Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

"The opposing coach must be dumbfounded now. I'm now curious about how he will adjust later."

"He doesn't dare to let go in the air. We are not Everton. We have a bunch of engineers in the midfield. The boss's back-breaking attack is enough to give Tottenham a drink!"

"Tottenham should still focus on attacking. Their forwards can definitely rank among the top four in the Premier League this season. Liverpool's two wings are not comparable to them..."

After celebrating together near the bottom line of Tottenham's half, Chelsea's players smiled and covered their mouths to communicate with each other.

After scoring the first goal, the atmosphere in the Chelsea team became obviously relaxed.

To be honest, Pochettino's choice of a tactical strategy of defending first and then attacking in this game was completely reducing the burden on Chelsea's players.

After all, this kind of stalemate is the game mode that Chelsea is better at.

They all tightened the fence and slowly attacked each other's weak points, but Chelsea was not afraid of anyone.

After all, their offensive mode is quite balanced and not "scientific" at all. By slowly testing, they can always find the weak points in the opponent's defense.

If Pochettino is cruel and dares to open up a fight with Chelsea today and increase the rhythm of the game.

Then Tottenham might really be able to find some loopholes in Chelsea's defense.

This is inevitable. In the fast-paced offensive and defensive rotation, even the team with the strongest defense will inevitably make some mistakes.

Anyway, Li Ang felt that if he were Pochettino, he would rather take the risk and start a battle with Chelsea today.

Because this is more conducive to Tottenham's performance, and the offense has lost its previous sharpness, then what trump card does Tottenham have to compete with Chelsea?

Than defensive stability?

Who is better at catching the opponent's defensive mistakes than in a positional battle?

If it were their turn to compete with these two abilities, Tottenham would not be able to make a big splash, and would basically have to throw up their hands and surrender.

Li Ang didn't particularly understand Pochettino's idea of ​​drastically changing his tactics in today's important final.

But Pochettino also doesn't understand why Li Ang is still willing to make tactical sacrifices for the team, directly giving up personal data, and retreating to organize and defend with peace of mind.

After all, all the tactics he made before the game were based on Li Ang continuing to serve as the core of Chelsea's offense and controlling the offensive ball.

Otherwise, will he overeat and use two defensive midfielders with stronger defensive capabilities to restrict Li Ang's performance, so that his own offensive ability will be weakened?

But reality gave him a cruel slap in the face.

Li Ang really gave up his position as the core of the offense in this game!

Anyone who can understand football games now knows that Chelsea has the greatest offensive threat, and the player with the most offenses with the ball is Hazard!

Li Ang devoted more energy to controlling the rhythm, organizing and retracting for defense.

This makes Pochettino's carefully arranged defensive tactics before the game a joke!

He arranged for Dembele and Dier to stick to the center, but in the end what they defended was a ball of "air"!

No, that can't be said entirely.

Because Li Ang is still playing on the court, he does not participate too much in the forward attack.

But if Tottenham changes their formation later and Mourinho lets Li Ang return to the core of the offense, how will Tottenham make adjustments by then?

Such tactical passivity is extremely bad.

Tottenham's players on the field, and even those on the bench, can complain at this moment that Chelsea's tactics are too dirty.

But Pochettino had no extra time to criticize Mourinho in his heart. He still had to rack his brains to think of a way to break the situation.

The game restarted quickly, and Tottenham's side did not immediately launch a counterattack at the kick-off because their pre-match tactical arrangement was completely ineffective.

Now all the Tottenham players on the field are waiting for their head coach Pochettino to make new tactical instructions.

Eriksen has a strong desire to attack, but he is not Liang, and Pochettino does not give him as much tactical authority as Mourinho did.

He didn't dare to be like Li Ang, who relied on his ability to read the game and try to change tactics before the head coach did.

Therefore, even if he feels that offense is the only way out now, he does not dare to make independent decisions and guide his teammates to attack aggressively.

The pace of the game suddenly eased up again, and while Tottenham were not in a hurry, Chelsea's players were naturally even less anxious.

After all, Pochettino is still a popular young coach in football with online abilities.

No matter which head coach he is, he will inevitably have some experiences of making misjudgments and making incorrect tactical decisions before important games.

Guardiola and Mourinho have also made this mistake.

The difference between them and more ordinary coaches is that their on-the-spot adjustments after making mistakes or their ability to self-correct after the game are quite strong.

Pochettino is naturally one of the coaches with strong self-correction ability.

His on-the-spot adjustment ability is definitely not the best in football, but it is enough at this moment.

At least after thinking clearly for a few minutes, Pochettino gradually came to his senses.

His Spurs are indeed unable to use their own tactical strengths to attack Chelsea's tactical shortcomings.

But at least you should make the most of your strengths to gain a glimmer of hope for reversal!

He dug in too hard before the game.

It's not impossible to lower your profile and defend in an important final, but it depends on who the opponent is!

It's no problem to set up a bus to play against teams like Manchester City and Liverpool, because they will take the initiative to attack.

And facing low defense, the ability of these two teams to break the game is obviously slightly weaker.

But facing Chelsea and Arsenal, setting up a bus is simply giving away your life.

Both teams have high center forwards. The entire team has good long-range shooting ability and is also strong in set-piece tactics.

Another one, Chelsea also has Eden Hazard, the current top winger in the Premier League. His personal ability is really outstanding. He has torn through Tottenham's defense before even using headers and long-range shots!

If you continue to defend in this situation, you really deserve to lose.

Pochettino, who woke up from his shock, did not bother to restrict Li Ang's performance.

He quickly made a quick deduction on the tactical board with his assistant coach, and then made the latest tactical adjustments.

Dembélé moves forward, Eriksen moves back slightly, Tottenham wants to play a double midfielder, they are going to attack with a stud!

Such tactical instructions are undoubtedly like a shot in the arm for all Tottenham players on the field.

Being able to return to their best tactics has inspired all Tottenham players to have courage and confidence!

If they fight to the end like this, even if they lose in the end, at least they will have no regrets or complaints.

However, in the face of their overall forward-pressing attack, Chelsea did not take the same stance and stab them with a knife as they wished.

This disappointed the entire Tottenham team and countless Tottenham fans in front of the TV.

But for Chelsea, it is also a very normal tactical adjustment to shrink the formation and focus on defense first.

There is no reason to take risks and attack an opponent who is about to fight.

Now that Chelsea is in the lead, it is natural to choose the method most beneficial to Chelsea to kill the Tottenham team's will to counterattack.

Mourinho doesn't care whether the final scene looks good or not.

The Chelsea players on the field also just want to win the EFL Cup steadily.

The scene is beautiful but it can't help them win the championship steadily. The last word is to win the honor. No matter what others say, they can be happy in the end!

Li Ang and Matic teamed up to directly block the middle of the midfield. Cross moved forward and cooperated with Hazard and De Bruyne to sweep and interfere with Tottenham's offensive ball carrier.

Naturally, Kane once again left it to his sister-in-law to handle.

Compared to when I was partnering with "divine striker" Bonera in Milan, I have to be prepared for a one-for-two defense at any time.

My sister-in-law is very satisfied with her current central defender partner.

Whether it is Terry, Maguire or Gary Cahill, they can all give him confidence and security when he attacks the opponent's core arrow man alone.

At this moment, he went all out and made Kane disappear directly inside and outside Chelsea's penalty area.

If he wants to do something, Kane must withdraw from Chelsea's defensive hinterland, and even withdraw from Chelsea's own defensive third zone, in order to be able to receive the ball stably and serve as a fulcrum.

His current game experience is not enough to give him an upper hand in a competition with top central defenders in football like Thiago Silva.

Another thing is that he has not successfully completed the weight gain.

Kane's current weight and confrontation ability are a bit insufficient.

At least in front of Chelsea's steel defense line, he has to complete at least one more round of scientific weight gain before he can compete with Terry.

Of course, Kane plays very smart, moves well, and is willing to do things to help relieve pressure on his teammates. These are his great advantages.

Unable to maintain his position in the penalty area, he pulled out to catch the ball and help his teammates on both wings open up some offensive space.

In the second half of the first half, Tottenham relied on Kane's hard running in the frontcourt to get several long-range shots and corner kick opportunities.

Among them, Eriksen's long shot from about 30 meters away from the Chelsea goal was a test for Cech.

But in several other corner kick opportunities, Tottenham did not have the upper hand.

Maguire did not start today, but Terry still relied on his strong confrontation and high-altitude ball fighting ability to suppress Tottenham's 1.95-meter tall central defender Fazio.

And with Li Ang, Ma Ge and Ibrahimovic retreating to the penalty area to mark, Chelsea's corner kick defense ability is still flawless.

Tottenham attacked for more than 20 minutes, but in the end they couldn't find any good opportunities.

The two teams entered the halftime break maintaining a 1-0 score.

In the locker room, Lao Mu did not make many tactical changes.

It just emphasized that Chelsea's defensive players need to pay more attention to Tottenham's other winger, Lamela, who may come on as a substitute in the second half.

Today Pochettino chose Townsend to start as the right winger, probably because he wanted Lamela to be his tactical trump card and winner.

This Argentine offensive player who had a season record of 15+6 in Roma obviously has the ability to change the situation of the game after breaking out.

As long as his body is healthy enough.

Li Ang also nodded secretly when he heard this.

But his mind was not on limiting Lamela's playing ability.

He was more wary of Lamela making dirty moves on the field and messing with the mentality of his teammates.

As expected, Pochettino replaced Townsend with Lamela at the beginning of the second half. It seemed that he was planning to make a desperate move in advance.

When Li Ang saw this, he decisively changed positions with Matic.

Lamela advanced with the ball for the first time after coming on the field, and he faced Li Ang who was eyeing him.

The Argentinian winger curled his lips, silently put away some small thoughts that had existed in his mind, and honestly cooperated with his teammates in passing and cutting.

There is no way, Lamela really doesn't have the courage to play dirty with Li Ang. He has been taught a lesson by Li Ang on the court before.

If he messes with other people's mentality, it is himself and Tottenham who will benefit, but if he dares to mess with Li Ang, it will be his own ribs that will suffer.

The feeling of being elbowed is really unforgettable to him. The key is that Li Ang can also hide his movements. He won't get a card even if he was elbowed. Who can withstand this!

Lamela, who plays honestly, can add a lot of vitality to Tottenham on the right wing, but that's it.

After Li Ang moved to this area to assist in defense, Bertrand could take a breather and return to his position to make up for the defense.

After all, Ma Ma's defensive habit is more to stay in position first, and Bertrand needs to go up and defend first.

Li Ang also has a good sense of position, but he is fast and has outstanding physical fitness. He can take the initiative to attack and return to defense equally quickly. Bertrand can naturally take a breather.

Chelsea, who didn't have much desire to counterattack, didn't give Tottenham any chance to switch offense and defense.

In the second half, the attack continued for almost 15 minutes without any results. Pochettino stood on the sidelines and shook his head.

Only in the 67th minute of the second half did Chelsea get their first corner kick opportunity of the game.

When they saw the header experts from Chelsea's backcourt rushing into the frontcourt and into Tottenham's penalty area, I don't know how many Tottenham fans were sweating at this moment!

Set-piece opportunities, this is one of Chelsea's best offensive items!

It's also a good thing that Maguire hasn't played yet, otherwise it would be too scary. Chelsea has too many people who can create lethality in corner kicks.

When De Bruyne raised his hands and performed a tactical operation, Pochettino's heart suddenly started beating wildly.

A strong uneasy thought arose in his heart!

But the game time was still passing ruthlessly, and the cross ball sent by De Bruyne also quickly flew to the back of Tottenham's penalty area!

Fazio and Ibrahimovic were entangled in the middle. At this time, there was no time to go to the back point to fight for the top. He could only put his hope in his teammates.

Dale took off first, but he was a little reckless and jumped directly to the top.

Li Ang had an advantage in the card position battle with Kane.

Facing the stubborn Kane, Li Ang directly exerted all his strength, leaned down and pushed Kane away, creating enough space for himself to take off!

Although he didn't jump high enough this time and didn't exert enough force, the action of completing the header pass was enough!

So after Lori hurried to the back of the goal, almost all Tottenham players in the penalty area focused their defensive attention on Li Ang.

Li Ang's header turned back and became the last straw for the Tottenham team!

"Leon is at the back!!! Beautiful swing! Matic! This ball is there -!!! Matic pushed the football into Tottenham's goal! Will this be the goal that kills the game? !

Header connection from the midfield pairing of Li Ang and Matic! Chelsea lead Tottenham 2-0 at Wembley Stadium! ! ! "

In the live studio, Zhan Jun celebrated Chelsea's second goal of the game passionately!

This is also Li Ang’s twenty-ninth assist this season!

31 goals and 29 assists!

The total number of goals scored by Li Ang this season has reached 60!

Li Ang, who hooked up with Ma and rushed to the corner flag area excitedly, became the focus of the field again at this moment!

The Chelsea players on the bench couldn't hold back their excitement and also rushed out.

Mourinho stood on the sidelines with his arms raised high and a proud face full of smiles!

They are already celebrating their first championship trophy of the season in advance!

This is quite a bit like opening the champagne in advance, but at this moment there are not many neutral fans who feel that Chelsea's players are too arrogant and careless.

After watching the game, they all understand that Chelsea will not give Tottenham any chance to counterattack in the next game.

You, Tottenham, have been attacking for so long and have only threatened Chelsea's goal once.

In the final stage, facing a Chelsea team with all players withdrawing from defense, what means do you have to negotiate a reversal?

Of course, there are still many Tottenham fans who are unwilling to face this reality at this moment.

But it doesn't matter, Chelsea's coaching staff will help them face it.

After the passionate celebration, Mourinho decisively let Maguire and Karas play after they had finished warming up.

What they replaced happened to be De Bruyne and Hazard!

The tactical intention of removing two wingers and replacing them with two defenders is not too obvious.

However, Karas did not play directly as a defender when he came on the field. He first moved to the midfielder position.

Chelsea also changed directly to 541, and the fence was not too tight!

The final game time was a complete torment for the entire Tottenham team.

After the 80th minute of the second half, Tottenham had no choice but to play long passes.

But with Maguire dominating the penalty area, let alone Harry Kane, even if Fazio goes to the front of Tottenham's lineup and acts as a tactical center, it will have no effect.

When the game entered the injury time period, tens of thousands of Chelsea fans at the scene were already swarming in Mexico and excitedly started celebrating the championship.

As soon as the four-minute stoppage time came, the referee on duty blew the whistle to end the game!

At this moment, Li Ang first hugged Cross.

Then facing the live broadcast camera, he directly made the gestures of "1" with his left hand and "4" with his right hand.

The neutral fans watching the game didn't quite understand what Li Ang meant, but the Chelsea fans knew it very well.

This is what Li Ang is telling them.

“We are already a quarter of the way towards our goal of winning the championship this season!”