Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

No matter what football era it is, fans have always been very interested in the showdown between masters and apprentices.

Although Li Ang and Pirlo played together in Milan for only half a year.

But since then, when the two of them were interviewed by the media, whenever they mentioned each other, their words were full of intimacy and admiration.

Fans who know a little bit about Li Ang's past interviews and the matches in Milan will basically know that Li Ang learned a lot of team organization skills from Pirlo.

Speaking of Li Ang's teacher, most fans will immediately think of Xabi Alonso, but it is completely reasonable to call Pirlo the second master of Li Ang.

Now this pair of masters and apprentices, who have spanned almost two football eras, are facing off head-on on the stage of official competitions.

Milan's old fans were filled with emotion, while the rest of the neutral fans were completely excited and ready to watch the show.

Li Ang's sudden organizational interference with Pirlo was the first confrontation between their master and apprentice.

Compared with his rejuvenating performance in the 2012 European Cup, Pirlo has now truly reached the end of his career.

When he was young, faced with such targeted tactical interference, he would choose to use smarter methods to avoid it.

Not to mention he is now over 35 years old.

However, a master is a master after all, and Pirlo does not need to hold the ball frequently to control the team's game rhythm.

Many times he only needs to move and then use a kick to slightly correct Marchisio or Pogba's wrong organizational route.

And these two juniors are not mediocre people.

Sometimes the pace of conduction is too fast. Even if they can't react for a while, they will make adjustments as soon as Pirlo reminds them.

Marchisio prefers to stay behind to stabilize possession of the ball, while Pogba prefers to deliver cannonballs forward.

The two of them each perform their own duties and work together to support the overall operation of Juventus.

In the short opening 10 minutes, Li Ang did not just restrict Pirlo from getting the ball.

He is also observing the current operating system of Juventus' midfield.

In a way, after removing Pirlo, Juventus will not actually lose much strength on both offense and defense.

This strength refers to the lower limit of Juventus' performance.

Without Pirlo, they should now be the hegemons of Serie A. Even if their lead is a few points shorter, it will not affect their current dominance of Serie A at all.

It shouldn't be too much of a problem to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

At first glance, Pirlo does not actually appear to be very important to this Juventus team. Pogba and Marchisio, one behind the other, can also support Juventus' midfield organization.

For example, now, Pirlo is not directly involved in the organization of the start of the Juventus game, but Juventus is still fighting a 50-50 situation with Chelsea in the midfield.

The fans' feeling of the game is very direct. Compared with the "invisible" Pirlo, they can pay more attention to Pogba who has made many forwards on the offensive end and performed well.

But is this really the case?

Chelsea actively pressed forward after the start and already took some control of the game.

If Li Ang is also involved in the offense at this time, Chelsea will naturally get more threatening opportunities on the offensive end.

But Mourinho has not changed the tactics deployed at the beginning. He still let Li Ang penetrate into the hinterland of Juventus and continue to keep an eye on Pirlo, preventing the Italian veteran from playing comfortably.

Li Ang also had no objection. He would rather be invisible with Pirlo at this time, and had no intention of retreating to catch the ball and organize the attack.

Allegri looked at this scene on the court and cursed secretly in his heart.

He knows that Mourinho has seen the importance of Pirlo to the current Juventus team.

Yes, if Marchisio and Pogba can perform normally, the lower performance limit of the entire Juventus team can be completely maintained.

But when it comes to the upper limit of the team's performance and the stability of controlling the rhythm of the game, then Juventus really can't do it without Pirlo!

Pirlo's importance to Juventus goes far beyond just sending a few wonderful long passes on the court and sending a few through balls to the ground.

He is in charge of adjusting the pace of the game, and he is also responsible for the stable delivery and distribution of the ball.

Pogba is extremely talented, but he can't bear his temper and always wants to press forward.

Marchisio is calm enough, but his talent is limited to the top level in football. He has enough pockets but not enough progress.

Only Pirlo, whose existence makes up for Pogba's current lack of scheduling, has also made Marchisio the best organizational deputy in Europe.

Even though he is old, Pirlo does still have "magic". He can make the two juniors in the midfield perform better and more calmly.

He is indeed the only true core at Juventus.

Therefore, Mourinho's targeted tactics at the beginning of the game hit Juventus' lifeblood completely.

It's completely understandable that Uncle Jon's mood has deteriorated.

The only thing that made Uncle Jon feel acceptable at this time was that Chelsea also lost their core player - Li Ang.

Trading the upper limit for the upper limit, using self-destruction in exchange for the misfire of the opponent's core, Mourinho is cruel enough!

Anyway, Allegri thinks he can't do this.

"Should we let Paul (Pogba) and Arturo (Vidal) switch positions? We move the offensive organization point forward, and we also have Arturo drop back to increase interception and beat their counterattack!"

The Juventus assistant coach suddenly spoke at this time and gave his tactical advice.

Allegri was a little moved, but after thinking for a moment, he finally shook his head slowly.

"Look again, look again..."

In terms of tactical paranoia, Uncle James has the demeanor of a famous football coach, that is, he is serious and paranoid to the end.

This is not to say that Uncle Jon does not know how to adapt tactics and make on-the-spot adjustments.

But when he thinks he doesn't need to adjust his tactics, Uncle Jon will stubbornly continue to let the players on the field execute the tactics arranged before the game.

When you think you need to adjust your tactics, you don't need others to urge you. Even if the players on the field think the original tactics are better, Uncle Jon will stubbornly force the adjustment.

Well, it sounds a bit incredible, but this is also a clear manifestation of Uncle Jon's tactical style.

However, the latter's appearance on the court is relatively rare. Uncle Jon still highly values ​​stable winning.

At this stage, there is no imbalance in the rhythm of the game between the two teams on the court, so Uncle Jon will naturally be more conservative and stable.

Li Ang had expected this in advance, after all, he was one of the players who came into contact with the core of Uncle Jon's tactics.

At this moment, Li Ang also smiled knowingly when he saw that Uncle Jon had not made an on-the-spot decision.

Pirlo didn't know why, but when he saw Li Ang's confident smile, he suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.

Fans in front of countless TV sets also believe that Chelsea and Juventus will continue to be in a stalemate for a period of time and will not easily fight.

Chelsea's changes came quickly!

In the 16th minute of the first half, Mourinho quickly made two tactical change gestures to the Chelsea players on the sidelines.

Immediately afterwards, Chelsea's midfielders and backfield players quickly and systematically pressed forward!

Li Ang finally became active at this moment, and together with his teammates, he aggressively pressed towards Juventus who was currently controlling the ball!

"Mourinho's tactical adjustments came very quickly. Chelsea seems to be pressing high! I wonder if Juventus made a corresponding tactical plan before the game..."

Zhan Jun, who was commentating on today's focus of the Champions League, watched the live broadcast footage with great interest. Countless fans also looked at Allegri who was quickly communicating with the assistant coach in the camera.

Chelsea's crazy running and high pressing tactics are no longer a new secret.

Especially after defeating Barcelona in the last round of the Champions League knockout round, Chelsea's tactics have been dissected and analyzed by countless media experts.

As for how Chelsea presses its opponents and launches continuous rapid attacks by seizing opportunities in transition between offense and defense, even a senior fan can tell you the essence of the tactics.

But in football, fans have never seen any team that can cope with Chelsea's tactics well.

Can Juventus become the first wealthy club to withstand Chelsea's crazy offensive?

Sports media and fans from various countries are very curious at this moment.

And Allegri also quickly gave his own answer after Chelsea's tactical changes.

All members of Juventus further shrunk their formation, with midfielders and frontcourt players retreating, and Pirlo, who was no longer entangled by Li Ang at this moment, finally had his place to play.

At the beginning of Chelsea's tactical adjustments, both Pogba, who was holding the ball, and Vidal, who was retreating to respond, were embarrassed by Chelsea's double attack.

But after the collective retreat for half-time, with Pirlo as the core of ball control, Juventus quickly came up with a new tactical system of passing and controlling in the backcourt!

"Oh! The backcourt ball control system that Chelsea used when they played Manchester City! It seems that Allegri has also studied Chelsea's games. Juventus actually used this set of tactics today!"

Zhang Lu was amazed at the scene in the studio, and Zhan Jun was also quite surprised.

Juventus stole the essence with this trick. After all, Mourinho came up with this new set of backcourt passing and control tools in order to deal with Guardiola's high-position press.

The tactical effect is not very good.

Now Allegri uses Mourinho's tactics to deal with Chelsea's high press. The tactics are naturally applicable. It just depends on whether the Juventus players can withstand the pressure.

Under the expectant eyes of countless fans. Juventus was stunned to initially gain a foothold in the backcourt.

If you want to play pass and control in the backcourt, you must have extremely high requirements for the players' technical ability and tacit cooperation.

Juventus happens to be one of the European giants that adapts to this system.

Barcelona, ​​which Chelsea had previously defeated, is actually very suitable for this style of play.

But Barcelona lost the ball too quickly at that time. After losing the initiative in the game, Barcelona had no choice but to press forward, and was finally beaten by Chelsea with a score of 7-0 in two rounds.

Now it seems that Juventus has completely learned the lesson from Barcelona's disastrous defeat to Chelsea in the last round. As soon as they encountered Chelsea's high-pressure situation, they immediately came up with a response plan for controlling the ball in the backcourt.

With Pirlo in the center, Marchisio and Pogba dropping back to support, and Bonucci's ball-playing ability at the back, Juventus can really play around with this system.

The inward positions of Evra and Lichtsteiner increase Juventus' backcourt release points, and they can also move forward to receive the ball at any time for counterattacks.

Uncle Jon has copied Mourinho's tactics so well this time that the level of restoration even made Mourinho look surprised on his face!

Li Ang was also surprised. This was an unexpected situation that he did not expect.

Pirlo led the rapid rotation of the ball in the backcourt, using his skills to counter Chelsea's high pressure.

What is even more dangerous is the long-pass counterattack that Juventus may launch at any time in this situation!

When I think about the fact that Morata, the younger brother of the past, is still standing in his backcourt.

Li Ang couldn't help but recall the dusty memory of Morata riding thousands of miles alone to help Juventus eliminate Real Madrid...

If Juventus really wants to score first at home, there is no doubt that Li Ang 100% believes that Uncle Jon can really defend the whole game and try to maintain the 1-0 result!

At this moment, Chelsea is pressing heavily, and it is impossible to adjust the tactics at any time.

Before Mourinho could react, Li Ang felt that he needed to put a safety net on his team's tactics first.

"Tony! Tony! Let's change positions, I'll retreat first!"

There was no time to explain more, Li Ang immediately shouted for Cross to come forward and change positions with him.

Cross didn't know Li Ang's tactical intention of doing this, but the tacit cooperation in the past half of the season made him choose to trust Li Ang unconditionally at the first opportunity.

The two quickly took the time to complete the change of positions, but Li Ang did not just retreat to Cross's original position, but continued to retreat all the way.

It was at this moment that Juventus held the ball in the backcourt to avoid De Bruyne's pressing Pogba, and suddenly sent a counterattack long pass that spanned more than half of the field!

Tevez, who had been at the forefront of Juventus' formation before, has now become the object of greatest concern to Chelsea's defenders.

But in this flash of defensive misjudgment, Tevez retreated to respond, but Morata pushed forward at high speed!

Between the two Juventus forwards, they have already produced a wonderful cooperation that interferes with the judgment of Chelsea's defense!

"Back to defense!!!"

Terry was horrified and immediately roared!

He has to be anxious, because neither he nor Thiago Silva is currently considered top-notch in football in terms of absolute speed.

Chelsea's two full-backs had already pressed into the Juventus half before, and Matic's pursuit was even slower.

Terry simply couldn't imagine how badly Chelsea would suffer in this Juventus counterattack if Morata was allowed to rush!

In the Juventus Arena, more than 30,000 die-hard Juventus fans cheered crazily at this moment!

They seem to have seen the scene where Chelsea, who had been invincible and unbeatable in the Champions League before, was scored by them under Morata's strong impact!

It only takes one goal to lead by one goal!

Then Juventus can also use Chelsea's defensive counterattack, which is also a tactic that the Bianconeri are good at.

Defeated Chelsea and restored Juventus' glory again, right here... Damn it! ! !

Countless Juventus fans who had already fantasized about the wonderful scene of Juventus defeating Chelsea immediately started swearing when watching the live broadcast, and their moods plummeted like a roller coaster!

Because they saw that the moment Morata successfully received the ball and rushed through Chelsea's defense, Li Ang followed closely behind and chased Morata at a faster speed!

This is fucking hell!

Wasn't Li Ang still in the Juventus half just now? Why did you come back to defense so quickly!

The questions in the minds of Juventus fans cannot be answered by anyone, and Morata, who is running with the ball in the Chelsea half at the moment, is also facing the biggest crisis.

The two brothers, who had a good relationship in Real Madrid in the past, now completed a fast and violent contact confrontation on the court!

Li Ang unceremoniously knocked away Morata's position and took the ball back from his feet!

Morata wanted to counterattack, but after Li Ang got the ball, he just spun around in circles.

The two people's bodies passed each other again, and Li Ang launched a counterattack on the spot without making the slightest pause.

The Juventus players, who had previously pushed forward because of the excellent counterattack opportunity, at this moment exposed their defense line directly in front of Chelsea!

Juventus can counterattack with long passes, and of course Chelsea can too!

Li Ang's counterattack with the ball just reached the center line, and before Vidal could intercept it, he hoisted the football directly in front of Hazard, who was already pulling away and accelerating forward!

Steiner and Evra both moved inwards in the previous tactical adjustments, which just gave Hazard enough space to sprint forward.

Chelsea's terrifying ability to seize opportunities in transition between offense and defense was fully demonstrated at this moment!

Hazard held the ball alone and directly penetrated the right side of Juventus!

Master Pi, who rushed to intercept, didn't even touch Hazard's jersey and was ruthlessly passed over.

But at this moment, not many Juventus fans will blame Pirlo for his poor defense, because this is not his defensive responsibility in the first place.

Marchisio originally wanted to stay in the middle to interfere with Li Ang's further advance.

But after Hazard passed Pirlo and cut inward into Juventus' penalty area, Marchisio couldn't control that much.

He could only return to defense first and help Bonucci, whose defensive strength was far inferior to Chiellini's, block Hazard's space for movement.

This is the forward space that Hazard has created for Li Ang through his personal strength.

In many games in the past, Li Ang was able to smoothly penetrate back and participate in the attack, all thanks to Hazard's huge advantage in this kind of side offensive and defensive battles!

Allegri's heart was beating very fast, and he roared for Pogba to rush to the center to withstand Li Ang's forward impact.

But Li Ang really didn't seem to need to rest, and he still maintained a terrifying impact speed after continuous sprints!

Hazard sent a cross before being surrounded and surrounded.

Ibrahimovic and Chiellini took off in the middle of the court at almost the same time.

Under the nervous gaze of more fans who held their breath, Li Ang rushed into the back of the Juventus penalty area and took off with all his strength like a heavy bomber!

Pogba, who came over to defend, had no time to think too much. After taking off, he hit Li Ang!

But the scene where he knocked away Li Ang at the cost of a foul did not happen.

The one who flew out was himself!

Under Li Ang's terrifying impact, Pogba didn't even have room to resist.

Still in the air, he could only watch as Li Ang shook his head hard and pushed the football towards the far corner of the Juventus goal!

Buffon actually reacted immediately and he really pounced on the football.

But just a strong touch of the fingertips could not make this powerful header deviate from the goal range!

The football finally spun and flew into the goal!

After landing, Li Ang did not beat his chest as passionately as usual, and then ran to the corner flag area to skate and kneel to celebrate.

He took a deep breath first, and the smile on his face became a little ferocious.

Commentators from various countries passionately released their emotions at this moment.

They were applauding Li Ang's powerful and wonderful header!

But the fans really felt Li Ang's fatigue for the first time.

Without saying anything else, Li Ang leaned on his knees near Juventus's bottom line and calmed down.

After returning to defense, he participated in the attack non-stop, sprinting at full speed twice in succession, which almost made him lose his breath.

After the other Chelsea players rushed over, they were extremely excited and very happy to celebrate with Li Ang in their arms.

Mourinho was also lying on the coaching bench at this moment, covering his chest with an expression of fear and joy.

It was a bit funny for Lao Mu to make such an action, and many neutral fans in front of the TV couldn't help laughing after seeing it.

But looking back at the offensive and defensive changes that took place in this extremely exciting minute, neutral fans immediately understood Mourinho's mood at the moment.

There is no doubt that Li Ang saved Chelsea... No! Not just salvation.

Li Ang jumped off the cliff directly, and climbed to the top of the mountain while holding Chelsea about to fall!

At this moment, Li Ang played the role of a B2B midfielder to the extreme!

The Sky Sports commentator even shouted passionately!

"God will believe it! At the end of the B2B midfielder is Li Ang!"