Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

Aguero, who scored a crucial goal, was also very excited when facing the excited fans in the stands.

After roaring and beating his chest, he seemed to want to take off his jersey directly to vent the excitement in his chest.

However, David Silva had quick eyesight and quick hands, and restrained his movements first, preventing him from doing such a stupid thing.

All the players on the Manchester City field feel that they are full of power at this moment.

Because they relied on their firm confidence in their own tactics to get the result they wanted most at the beginning of the second half!

This shows that their persistence is correct and the tactical concepts they believe in are also correct!

Compared with the winning or losing results of one or two games, it is quite cruel to ask professional players to accept that their own team-building tactics are wrong.

And looking at it the other way around. It can make the players have extremely firm confidence in the coaching staff's team-building tactics, which in itself is the most rapid and effective shot in the arm!

Metaphysical things like "team morale" have never been able to be stably controlled on the playing field.

If the head coach tries to make a difference, it will only be effective for a short period of time.

What's rare is that he continues to perform explosively for a long time.

A situation like Manchester City, which fell behind by two goals early in the first half, was able to start the second half with great momentum and successfully pulled one goal back.

It is also really rare in the professional arena.

This couldn't help but remind Li Ang of the team he remembered in the original timeline that almost overturned Real Madrid's dominance of the Champions League and almost led a miraculous comeback by Juventus.

The Juventus team in the 17-18 season was absolutely behind in the score, and their hard power was also at a disadvantage.

In the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals, Juventus allowed Real Madrid to score three away goals, but failed to score a single goal.

Under this premise that there is almost no hope of a comeback, Juventus can still unite as one and force Real Madrid, which is much stronger than itself, into a desperate situation!

They relied on their high fighting spirit throughout the second round and the desperate attack they launched from the beginning of the game!

It is a bit inappropriate to compare such a crucial Champions League quarter-final match with today's Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester City.

But Manchester City in the second half of this game does have many similarities with Juventus in the Champions League knockout match that Li Ang remembers.

They both chose to take unexpectedly determined risks in tactics.

After the initial success of the adventure, their heightened team momentum further stimulated their potential in the game.

You could say that these two teams got the opportunity to continue to fight against powerful opponents because of part of their gambling luck.

If the first goal they were looking forward to did not come, Real Madrid and Chelsea seized the opportunity to score the final goal that killed the game.

Then their desperate actions will become quite ridiculous.

But no one can deny that they relied on their courage to fight hard and get the opportunity that allowed them to continue to stand in the ring!

Li Ang likes and respects such an opponent very much.

But he also doesn't want to be a supporting villain who is used as a stepping stone in a shocking reversal!

Guardiola and the players on the field of Manchester City have their own ways to compete for the offensive initiative in the game.

And Li Ang naturally has his own methods to interrupt his opponents' fantasies and reverse their ambitions!

He has faced off against Barcelona, ​​which is at the tail end of its peak, and he has also faced off against Bayern Munich and the Hornets at the top.

When he was most embarrassed, he was turned into a wooden stake by Messi. Messi was still able to produce perfect passing and shooting data under his full-court coverage.

Even in such a difficult moment, facing a tougher opponent than the current Manchester City team, Li Ang never panicked or doubted himself.

He received a huge reputation bonus during the establishment of the Mu family's Real Madrid dynasty.

But don't forget, every tough battle Real Madrid fought in those two seasons was soaked in his endless blood and sweat!

"You are already strong, but unfortunately, this strength is not enough... far from enough!"

In the live broadcast footage, Li Ang, who had already taken his position in advance, suddenly showed a smile that could be said to be ferocious at the Manchester City players!

Yes, unlike the calm and gentle smile of the past, Li Ang's smile, which now revealed his two rows of white teeth, was full of excitement and ferociousness!

His arrogant smile, which had never been shown in public before, immediately caught the eyes of tens of thousands of Manchester City fans at the scene!

And the Etihad Stadium, which was still cheering, suddenly erupted into angry boos!

Guardiola suppressed the joy in his eyes. Looking at Li Ang who was very different from the past, his heart tightened inexplicably.

But at this moment, Mourinho, who was standing not far next to him, had his eyes moving, and he had more expectations for Li Ang while thinking!

If Li Ang wants to take on more tactical responsibilities at such a moment.

There is no doubt that he can unconditionally trust the core midfielder he has trained!

Regarding Li Ang, what else does he feel worried about now?

The most improved supernova in La Liga.

The MVP of the Champions League final, the MVP of the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona, ​​and the Premier League MVP selected by the three authoritative selection agencies of the Premier League last season!

Perhaps today's home court fortune will indeed bring great strength to Manchester City.

But Mourinho still believes that Li Ang is the lucky boy with his own metaphysics.

At least in the Premier League last season, Li Ang has proved it many times.

He is the most powerful superstar in this league now and the most capable of controlling the trend of a game!

Thinking of this, Mourinho suspended the idea of ​​making emergency substitutions.

He also did not convey updated tactical instructions to the Chelsea players on the field.

This time there was no need for Li Ang to be the first to understand what he meant.

Every Chelsea player on the field understands that Mourinho has made the decision to give unlimited power to Li Ang!

Their tactical tone is the same as before, they still have to continue to compete with Manchester City, but the tactical details on the field must be controlled by Li Ang himself.

This is a kind of absolute trust from the coaching staff that would make the rest of the Chelsea first-team players, except for Li Ang, feel envious, even jealous!

But in fact, at this moment, none of the Chelsea players on the court, including the first team players on the bench, were dissatisfied with Li Ang gaining such "preferred" trust from Mourinho.

On the one hand, they sincerely admire Li Ang's super strength. On the other hand, it is the huge responsibility that is visible to the naked eye and trusted by Li Ang!

The enjoyment of tactical rights and the assumption of tactical responsibilities are often derived together on the field.

As the core of Bayern's midfield last season, Cross understands better than other Chelsea players what it means for Li Ang to dare to take over such a tactical task.

He felt a sincere physical and mental relaxation, and he admired Li Ang even more in his heart.

At the most critical moment, with such a team core and midfield partner who he could rely on, Cross felt that his emotions suddenly calmed down.

The same goes for most of the rest of the Chelsea players.

If Li Ang dares to stand out and has the responsibility to be the boss, they will naturally feel at ease.

And Ibrahimovic and Terry, who are used to playing games, helped Li Ang further calm down the mentality of his young teammates in the front and back of the team.

Li Ang's strong self-confidence soon affected several Manchester City players closest to him.

When he showed his momentum as a super giant in football, Aguero and Cesc Fabregas could not help but feel a sharp increase in psychological pressure!

After all, he was beaten several times by Li Ang on the field last season.

Regardless of caution or inertia, Manchester City's players on the field subconsciously paid more attention to marking Li Ang.

This kind of double-teaming that exceeded the specifications did not make Li Ang feel annoyed.

On the contrary, he saw more opportunities for offensive options in an increasingly difficult ball-taking environment.

Li Ang still left most of the organization and scheduling work to Cross.

Compared with the current high-position pressure of Manchester City, the Kroos in Liang's memory was a super organizer who was not even afraid of the peak Atletico Madrid press.

And the facts soon proved that Leon's trust in Cross was correct.

When Li Ang did not retreat too much to participate in the organization, Cross, with the help of Matic, was able to transfer Chelsea's midfield and backcourt ball rights in an orderly manner.

His body is not as agile as Iniesta, but his ability to protect the ball and get rid of it is not bad at all, and he has a balanced ability to release the ball with his left and right feet.

As long as he doesn't encounter a ball-grabbing machine like Li Ang who can put down his body and keep close attention throughout the game, it will be difficult for Cross's performance to be interfered by his opponent.

At least for this moment, Manchester City's midfielders' attempts to press Kroos failed.

Guardiola once again felt inexplicable tension.

City are becoming slower and slower in regaining possession of the ball on the pitch.

Among them, Kroos is getting better and better, and there are almost no passing errors.

At the same time, Guardiola is also very clear that his disciples have reached a critical time point when they must slow down their physical fitness.

Not all teams are suitable to be trained into track and field teams.

Compared with last season, today's new Manchester City has greatly improved in terms of running ability.

But compared with Chelsea, Manchester City's physical fitness is still at an absolute disadvantage.

Being able to fight Chelsea for more than 60 minutes, a tough confrontation and a desperate counterattack, is already quite difficult for the Manchester City players.

Of course, it would not be a problem for Manchester City to be defeated by Chelsea.

But if they want to withstand the pressure at the last moment and continue to compete with Chelsea, then Manchester City must find at least five minutes to slow down the pace in the gap between the games.

This five-minute break is Manchester City's lifeline.

Guardiola was very keenly aware of this, and he directly called Nasri to warm up.

If nothing else happens, Manchester City will eventually switch to 442 to further strengthen the ability to stabilize the rhythm and offensive penetration in the midfield and frontcourt.

Compared to his conservative on-the-spot adjustments in other games, Guardiola believes that he has already produced extraordinary on-the-spot performance in this game.

But just when Nasri was still doing warm-up exercises hard.

Li Ang, who had been responding rationally to Manchester City's defensive double-teaming before, suddenly took the ball and forcefully knocked away Cesc Fabregas who was pressing towards him, and then started a brutal push!

Guardiola looked at Li Ang who suddenly became angry, and a strange thought suddenly came to his mind.

"Is he also waiting for such a time point to force the game to continue to speed up?!"

A big question mark appeared in front of Guardiola's eyes.

Li Ang's forced advance this time was finally stopped by Kolarov and Fernandinho.

But Manchester City's midfielders and backfielders also failed to regain the ball.

Because Li Ang protected the ball at the last moment and passed the ball back to Azpilicueta who stepped forward to meet him!

After going around and around, Kroos got the ball again in the Chelsea half. The Manchester City players subconsciously exhaled and thought in unison:

Can we finally calm down for a while?

But Li Ang quickly took the initiative to retreat to get the ball, and then took the initiative to face Fabregas again and made a brutal push!

The rest plan of the Manchester City team was completely ruined. Li Ang led his frontcourt teammates to continuously attack the Manchester City half.

Fernandinho immediately became the most tired Manchester City player on the field.

In the 68th minute of the second half, after receiving the ball, Li Ang suddenly changed his previous forced push mode and turned his back to pass the ball back to Cross who was advancing.

And this time Cross also sent a direct pass along his right side without hesitation!

De Bruyne, who had been silent for almost fifteen minutes before, made a tacit advance and succeeded. Then, as soon as he entered Manchester City's defensive third zone, he swept the ball towards the center!

Ibrahimovic, who withdrew from the penalty area early, did not choose to stop the ball. After withstanding Kompany's close marking, he directly kicked the ball back again.

Manchester City's midfield defense, which had been stretched thin by De Bruyne and Ibrahimović's passing and running, could no longer stop Leon and Kroos from behind!

Hazard's oblique insertion from the left made Mangala dare not leave the penalty area easily!

After Li Ang got the ball easily, he had at least two threatening passing routes at this moment.

However, this time he did not give the ball to Cross or Hazard who crossed into the Manchester City penalty area.

After getting the ball, Li Ang himself rushed towards the line of Manchester City's penalty area.

Fabregas, who followed him all the way back to defend, was after all a bit slower in speed. Seeing this, Fernandinho could only put down Kroos completely and pounce on Li Ang who was holding the ball!

The two of them arrived in tandem and formed a double-team defensive posture against Li Ang.

But at the moment Fernandinho was about to fight with Li Ang.

Li Ang flicked the ball with his left foot, and then he ducked to avoid Fernandinho's steal!

This was almost an instinctive dribbling action from Li Ang, but it still felt a little inconsistent, so much so that Fernandinho, who was passed by, was stunned for half a beat!

Li Ang's current tall figure makes him not look very cool and beautiful when making extraordinary moves.

But at this moment, it is enough for Li Ang to be able to open up a space enough to kick off!

Looking at the several tall and strong men blocking the Manchester City penalty area at this moment, Li Ang raised the corner of his mouth, then quickly swung his leg and used enough force to blast the ball towards the upper left corner of the Manchester City goal!

Relying on his rich experience in saving, Valdez can still make stable saving choices for traceable shots.

What about this powerful shot that was completely beyond his expectation?

Valdes, whose defensive line of sight was disrupted by several players fighting in the penalty area, could hardly see Li Ang's leg swing clearly.

He stood in front of the goal in a daze. When he saw the trajectory of the football clearly, the football that cut through the air had already plunged into the blind spot of the goal behind him!

silence!

The Etihad Stadium fell into complete silence at this moment!

Li Ang opened his arms and ran towards the corner flag area of ​​Manchester City's half again!

His figure seemed to turn into a huge shadow, weighing on the hearts of all Manchester City fans!

"Want to make a comeback?

I won't give you such a chance.

Melo's era in the past was indeed exciting enough.

But you should remember it from today on.

in this new era.

I am destiny! "