Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

Chapter 299 What conspiracy? This is sympathy~

After a 5-0 victory, the public controversy surrounding Chelsea and Li Ang immediately dissipated without a trace on the Internet.

And just when Chelsea fans were chasing the victory and seizing the high ground of public opinion, Li Ang also gave a frank answer in the interview.

"Of course the fans will have their own standards of judgment. It is their freedom to decide which players they like or dislike.

However, I have no desire to explain some of the more stupid arguments.

After all, many fans know that Frank and I have a very good relationship, as well as Thomas, Xavi, Arjan... We have played against each other many times in the Champions League, and many players in the Bayern team are my friends.

If you ignore the facts and speak out simply because you hate me or my team, I won't have any bad feelings towards these fans. This is their freedom.

As for my answer? Then just look at my performance on the field. I only focus on the field. This is my answer! "

Li Ang's speech in the interview after the game was equivalent to standing up and responding directly to this public opinion storm.

Without any intention of provoking a fight, Li Ang's straightforwardness and open-mindedness naturally won him the favor of most neutral fans.

Which star is stronger or weaker has always been a hot topic of discussion within the fan community.

It is of course normal for fans to have their own subjective tendencies.

But it is really rare for a superstar like Li Ang, who has already won the honor of Mr. Silver Ball, to be able to stay awake amidst thousands of compliments and focus on the game without being affected by the tide of public opinion.

And he doesn't just talk nonsense.

He just scored a hat-trick of assists in a single game. Isn't this display of strength more powerful than telling a few big words?

Before the Premier League was about to enter a half-month break, Chelsea ended with a beautiful 5-0 victory, neatly winning their 21st league victory of the season.

Li Ang also further consolidated his ranking first in the league's assists list and continued to dominate the scorer and assists charts.

But when other Premier League teams are basically about to take a break, at most they will only play one FA Cup game in late January.

Chelsea still couldn't relax and rest.

Because they are about to face Liverpool in a two-leg English League Cup semi-finals in a short period of time.

The first EFL Cup semi-final was scheduled by the Football Association to the third night after the 22nd round of the Premier League.

The schedule was so arranged that the coaches of both Liverpool and Chelsea were scolded.

Chelsea's old Mourinho is scolding, but there are still people on hand, and the physical condition of the main players is also good.

Rodgers is in a miserable situation. After being skinned by the winter devil schedule, Liverpool now has major injuries from the frontcourt to the backcourt.

So much so that when Sky Sports predicted before the game, they didn't know what kind of starting lineup Rogers could put together to prevent Chelsea from taking away the victory from Anfield Stadium.

But this method is always more difficult than it is.

Rogers fiddled around for a while and really brought a big "surprise" to the Chelsea team and the reporters on the sidelines on the day of the game.

"Is this... 3421 or 352? Damn it, Rogers knows how to play. He is indeed a tactical genius!"

Of course Li Ang knew before the start of the game that Liverpool announced the starting 11 list today.

But he never expected that the position and formation of the starting 11 would be what it is now.

Skrtel, Sakho and Emre Can formed the three central defenders.

Henderson and Lucas, who had just returned from injury, were in the middle of the midfield and trailed behind.

The left wing-back is Moreno, and the right wing-back is Johnson's previous substitute Markovich.

Gerrard and Coutinho seemingly formed a double central midfielder, trailing behind Suarez.

Of course, this lineup looks like Gerrard can drop back when necessary.

At that time, Liverpool's 3421 can be directly and seamlessly transformed into 352...

Regardless of whether Rogers' tactics are reliable or not, at least he has put together a complete starting lineup.

After Sterling was injured, Rogers barely made up for Liverpool's lineup shortcomings of lacking the ability to advance from the wing.

Whether such a lineup can be played, Liverpool fans may have to put a question mark in their hearts.

But at least it seems that the offensive ability is not weak.

After Gerrard was pushed to the central midfielder, he was able to devote as much energy to the offensive end as possible.

If he and Suarez can successfully connect, the offensive power is still considerable. At least Chelsea will not besiege Liverpool unscrupulously.

After the game officially started, commentators from all over the world looked at the performance of Liverpool players on the court with a critical eye.

As Liverpool's opponent today, the entire Chelsea team was cautious enough to respect Liverpool at the beginning of the game.

After all, at first glance, Liverpool's midfield can gather 5 or even 6 players to compete with Chelsea at any time.

In addition, Mourinho has not spoken yet to let them boldly attack.

Therefore, it was safer to test out Liverpool's offensive intensity first, and then became the first choice for the two Chelsea players with brains on the field, Leon and Kroos.

While testing each other's offense and defense, Li Ang quickly discovered the hesitation of Liverpool's two-wing players in choosing forward pressing attacks.

Moreno on the left is better in comparison.

There is left center back Sakho behind him. When he presses forward to participate in the attack, Liverpool's left defense is slightly guaranteed.

But Liverpool's right wing-back Markovic rarely takes the ball forward.

At first, Li Ang didn't know what he was hesitating about, but when he saw Emre Can behind him, who played as a right center back today, Li Ang suddenly understood.

If there were not many people available in the team, Li Ang believed that Rogers would not put Emre Can, a big baby, in such an important position in the defense.

Emre Can, who randomly changes between two completely different forms of "Brother Miserable" and "Brother Nervous", whether he performs stably today may completely depend on whether he is happy or not.

If he is in a good mood, he can defend defensively. With his solid physical fitness and active fighting, this can indeed help Scott stabilize the defense.

But if he is not happy during the game and directly starts the frequent back-breaking mode, then Liverpool's three central defenders may directly become two central defenders.

Li Ang has a relatively thorough understanding of Emre Can.

So after feeling the intensity of Liverpool's offense for a while, he gradually took control of the ball in the midfield and began to mobilize his teammates on the right to collectively put pressure on Liverpool's left defense.

The Sky Sports commentator was a little confused when he saw this scene.

He even bluntly said that it would be a better choice for Chelsea to focus on Liverpool's right wing after getting the ball.

After all, no matter how you look at it, the wing defensive combination of Markovich and Emre Can is full of more instability.

But Li Ang is focused on playing Liverpool's stronger defensive left wing.

Of course, after concentrating offensive resources to suppress, Chelsea still achieved a lot of offensive results.

Li Ang cooperates with De Bruyne and the retreating Ibrahimovic, and they can still tacitly tear apart Liverpool's left defense line.

In the seventh minute of the first half, under the cover of De Bruyne's movement, Azpilicueta, who received a through pass from Liang, successfully reached the bottom and sent a threatening cross from Liverpool's left defense zone!

Ibrahimovic's header slightly missed under the marking of Skrtel.

This attack failed to pose much threat to Liverpool's goal.

But there is no doubt that Chelsea has proven their offensive strength, and Liverpool has to pay more attention to the stability of its left defense.

And when Chelsea was playing lively on Liverpool's left, Emre Can, who didn't have much defensive pressure on the right, was ready to make a move.

In addition, his teammate Markovich in front of him had always been timid and did not dare to move forward boldly.

Emre Can naturally had the idea of ​​​​taking the initiative and dribbling the ball to defeat Chelsea's counterattack.

Rogers gave him numerous instructions before the game, telling him to defend well today, and he agreed happily at that time.

But now the game is not going according to their tactical predictions before the game, so why not make appropriate changes based on the court situation?

Emre Can felt that his idea was okay. He regarded the current game situation as an opportunity that could be exploited, and he acted accordingly.

In the 16th minute of the first half, Lucas and Moreno finally stole the ball from De Bruyne.

As a result, before the two of them could stabilize and control the rhythm, Emre Can, who was on their right, decisively plunged forward!

In the process of sprinting, he yelled as if he was afraid that they couldn't see him.

When Emrejan moved, Markovich could only rush forward with him.

Henderson saw that Emre Can was almost reaching the top of the center circle, and without any time to think about it, he just pushed the ball over!

After getting the ball, Emre Can was overjoyed, and a surge of pride surged into his heart.

He pushed Markovich forward, and Li Ang also "cooperated" at this time and directed Matic to retreat quickly.

It wasn't until Emre Can almost brought all the defenders on the right side of Liverpool across the center line that Li Ang showed his defensive fangs!

Bertrand and Matic suddenly pressed Markovic, who had just received the ball from Emre Can.

When Markovich saw the menacing two men, he felt a little panicked and quickly pulled the ball back.

But after Emre Can gave him the ball before, he rushed forward very actively into Chelsea's penalty area.

Therefore, at this moment, Markovich's return target can only be Henderson, who is further away from him.

So crisis and opportunity appeared together!

While Henderson felt something was wrong and actively ran towards Markovich, Liang also moved forward faster and more swiftly towards the passing route between Markovich and Henderson!

The two men, who were running towards football at the same time, soon had a tough confrontation on the court.

Li Ang took the shot faster and did not protect the ball. He chose to go for the ball and then speed up to chase it.

Henderson was bounced away and lost his position almost the moment he confronted Li Ang!

But Li Ang, who was running, only turned his body slightly, and then accelerated towards the football with all his strength!

The sudden offensive and defensive turn caused the cheers at Anfield to suddenly stop.

And as Li Ang's familiar long pass posture reappeared, a beautiful arc that was fast and extremely deadly quickly cut through the sky above Anfield Stadium!

"Li Ang sent a through ball! Hazard passed by! Not offside!!! Hazard went solo!!!"

I don’t know how many commentators shouted excitedly at this moment, applauding Li Ang’s scalpel-like precise long pass!

Hazard, who happened to slip into the defensive center of Liverpool's defense through the gap left by Emre Can, unloaded the ball very calmly at this moment and advanced.

Scott was still quite far behind him, so he didn't panic.

After entering his best shooting area, Hazard just briefly observed Mignolet's position, then decisively cut inside to adjust his pace, and then kicked off to hit the goal!

A clean and neat kick!

Hazard did not play tricks on the near corner of the goal, he aimed at the far corner of the goal.

The feel and timing of the shot were just right.

Mignolet pushed the ground with all his strength while moving with fast steps. He stretched out his long arms and seemed to carry the hopes of all Liverpool fans.

But the football eventually spun around his fingertips, and then plunged into the upper right corner of the goal behind him!

For a moment, apart from the cheers of thousands of Chelsea fans, there was no other noise at Anfield.

However, the brief silence only lasted for a second or two. When Li Ang and Hazard excitedly rushed to the corner flag area, the boos that swept the audience came as promised!

Hazard scored this precious away goal, but the tens of thousands of Liverpool fans at the scene gave their boos to Li Ang, who they hated even more!

Rogers stood on the sidelines covering his head with his hands, looking at Emre Can who looked at a loss, and his lips were trembling with anger!

Mourinho, who was not far away from him, laughed and patted his head.

"I bet you, Steve, that Liang thought of taking advantage of the reckless boy opposite him at least ten minutes ago!"

Mourinho said this with great certainty, while Holland also smiled and shrugged noncommittally.

After the celebration, Mourinho took the tactical board from the coaching bench, and then made simple and quick on-the-spot adjustments.

Chelsea, who had taken the lead, ignored the overwhelming boos and yells at Anfield.

Liverpool was forced to have no choice but to take risks and force the attack early in the first half.

Chelsea, on the other hand, shrunk their formation and began to play their best defensive counterattack.

However, in the second half of the first half, Chelsea's scoring luck was still a bit poor.

Ibrahimovic and Cross shot at the center post during counterattacks and missed goals.

De Bruyne's long-range shot in stoppage time in the first half was just a hair's breadth away and missed the goal frame.

This kind of game process made Liverpool fans uncomfortable, but they were glad to accept the final result of the half.

However, in the second half of the game, Liverpool did not have time to regain their strength and continued to launch a fierce offensive.

Chelsea successfully knocked on the goal guarded by Mignolet during a set-piece opportunity and once again expanded their lead!

Li Ang, who successfully scored the goal, slid passionately near the baseline and knelt down.

Naturally, he turned a blind eye to the overwhelming boos.

And with his wonderful performance in passing and shooting, he also successfully led Chelsea to an important away victory from Anfield!

After the game, Li Ang once again mysteriously communicated with Suarez on the court covering his mouth.

However, when faced with the reporters' post-match interviews and questioning, Li Ang corrected him righteously:

"What conspiracy? Where is the conspiracy?

We are sympathetic to each other~"