Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

"You're not going to go sunbathing secretly behind our backs, are you? Why are you tanning so evenly?"

On the afternoon of October 14, in the physical therapy area of ​​the Valdebebas training base, Ronaldo looked at Li Ang's evenly bronzed skin after taking off his shirt, and finally couldn't help but ask questions.

Li Ang sat on the stool and casually spread his hands and said: "When you are playing national team games, I will practice extra in the base. Sometimes when I get tired, I will move a chair to the training ground to bask in the sun and take a nap. Come on, that’s it.”

Pepe, who was receiving a massage from a physiotherapist on the other side, was very surprised.

"You've been staying at the base for more than ten days to train? Are you here every day? Do you really have no social life at all?"

Ronaldo suddenly waved his hand with disgust when he heard this, and said before Li Ang spoke: "I asked him this last time, and he told me that he also had a social life. I asked him how old the girl was with him. Or a woman was dating, but he told me that he had just visited the museum on the Avenue of the Arts with Nacho and Morata two days ago!”

Li Ang was a little unconvinced when he heard this. Isn't this a rich social life?

You know, because of his heavy studies in his previous life, he rarely had extra time to go to museums or visit famous local attractions to relax while he was studying.

Now, at least, I have lived my life again. At the age of ten, wouldn’t it be nice to go out with friends for a walk and see more?

Ronaldo was really helpless when he saw this, and he did not intend to continue discussing this topic with Li Ang.

Rather than guiding Li Ang to date a beautiful Spanish girl in her early twenties, he was more interested in Li Ang's "tanning" results in the past ten days.

Peipei was happy, seeing Li Ang slapping away Ronaldo's hand pinching his arm with disgust, but he didn't expect that Li Ang would ask him and Ronaldo questions the next second.

"Hey, didn't our team just play against AC Milan last season? What do you think of Milan's strength now?"

Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe looked at each other, although they both wanted to show their arrogance that Real Madrid no longer regards Milan as their opponent.

But after a short period of thinking, the two gave a more pertinent answer.

"It's not easy to kick!"

Just look at the results.

Real Madrid and Milan fell in love with each other in the group stage last season.

As a result, Real Madrid lost one and drew one. With the absolute advantage in terms of price and pre-match public opinion, Real Madrid failed to beat Milan.

And AC Milan also told everyone with its bizarre record of two wins, three draws and one loss:

My Milan brother can lose to Zurich and tie with Marseille, but I just want to gain the upper hand against Real Madrid!

What about second place in the group?

What if Manchester United were defeated 4-0 in qualifying?

I beat Real Madrid in the group stage!

Cristiano Ronaldo still remembers those veteran defense players in Milan.

Even though he was flagrantly fouled by his opponent when playing Marseille last season and was unable to play for two rounds in Milan, he watched both rounds of the game at that time.

It can be said that Real Madrid's bad luck, coupled with the stiffness of the defense at the time, and the high number of goals conceded were part of the reasons why they were unable to win against Milan.

But Milan's defense is also really difficult to deal with.

This year, although several of Milan's veterans are one year older, the position of defender is not as age-hungry as the forwards and offensive midfielders.

Milan's defense is composed of several superstar veterans who are still full of energy and Thiago Silva who is in his prime.

It can still be seen as a tough nut to crack.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe talked about their views on Milan's strength.

Li Ang listened while receiving a massage from the physiotherapist, his eyes full of thoughts.

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On the evening of October 16, Li Ang sat on the bench and quietly watched the seventh round of La Liga match between Real Madrid and Malaga.

Today Mourinho chose a midfield three consisting of Alonso, Khedira and a dead midfielder.

After Khedira devoted more energy to defense, Real Madrid finally performed a relatively balanced offensive and defensive performance in games where Li Ang did not start.

Among them, the dead midfielder assisted Ronaldo twice to score. Real Madrid finally defeated Malaga with a score of 4-0 and regained two consecutive victories in the league.

With a clean sheet and a big win, the Western media, which had been quiet for a while, seemed a little restless again.

Without Li Ang, Real Madrid's midfield offense and defense did not seem to return to an unbalanced state.

The outstanding midfielder's ability to pass and threaten the ball makes Ronaldo's game more comfortable and relaxed.

The scene is nice and smooth, and the defense is good for scoring many goals.

Does that mean that Real Madrid no longer needs to use players like Li Ang who are only outstanding defensively but cannot perform decently on the offensive end?

Many reporters excitedly asked Mourinho questions at the post-match press conference.

Mourinho scolded him in his heart at that time, and after praising his players, he did not give reporters a good look.

After a flurry of remarks and once again emphasizing that Li Ang was Real Madrid's future focus, the madman left the table with a groan.

The Spanish journalists who have almost figured out Mourinho's temperament are not annoyed. At least they have got a lot of news material to write about from Mourinho.

As a result, a "deja vu" public opinion storm gradually emerged.

It was not until three days later, an hour before the start of the Champions League group match between Real Madrid and AC Milan, that the Western media stopped their unnecessary speculations.

Because Li Ang appeared in the starting eleven again, those media who said that Mourinho was about to use a new starting lineup naturally stopped.

Las Diarra and the Deadman's midfielder are still on the bench, while Li Ang is a stable starter.

On this point, there is no problem at all when Mourinho said that Li Ang is Real Madrid's key training target in the future.

Almost an hour later, the "Future of Real Madrid" standing in the player tunnel couldn't help but turn his head and look at the Milan players beside him.

To be more precise, he was looking at the elegant middle-aged player with long hair who looked like he had not woken up.

Pirlo seemed to feel the glances from beside him from time to time.

He turned around and saw that the Oriental player, who seemed to be frequently reported by the Italian media recently, was looking at him with a rather "weird" look.

Well, there seems to be a trace of enthusiasm, a trace of curiosity, and a little bit of satisfaction in those eyes?

It's weird enough.

But Pirlo didn't feel uncomfortable, because Li Ang's eyes were very clear, and he could feel more respect.

Smiling politely at Li Ang and nodding, Pirlo smoothed his long hair gracefully, and then looked forward.

Li Ang also felt very "surprised".

But before he noticed it, Xavi Alonso, who had already seen all this, suddenly slapped Leon on the thigh.

"Focus!"

Li Ang reacted despite the pain and quickly stood still, not daring to look around again.

Alonso, on the other hand, hummed, glanced quickly at Pirlo, who still looked awake, and then looked ahead.

"Teacher, teacher?"

Leon's voice, not much louder than a mosquito, came from behind.

However, Alonso didn't speak for a while, and Li Ang didn't dare to speak anymore.

But he knew in his heart that his behavior just now should, most likely, be.

It makes Brother Long feel a little unhappy.