Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

When it comes to fighting a war of attrition, Li Ang has a lot to say.

He followed Mourinho from Real Madrid to Chelsea, and he will not lack the experience of playing this kind of game every season.

Whether it is single-point marking or coverage and sweep, his physical hardware is enough to support him to compete with any opponent in the midfield.

Atletico Madrid is very good at running and does a very good job in confrontation.

But to be honest, the competition pressure they brought to Li Ang was really no better than the super Bayern team in 2013!

At that time, Li Ang had to wipe Marcelo's butt on the defensive end, to mark Robben one-on-one, and from time to time he had to compete with Bastian Schweinsteiger and Martinez in the midfield.

He has withstood such defensive pressure, and there is no reason why he is restricted from performing against Atletico Madrid.

Before Atletico Madrid adjusted their tactics to overcome the midfield press, Liang and Kroos almost completely controlled the midfield situation.

The two of them just wanted to control the field, and had no intention of trying to penetrate the offense.

Chelsea's ball possession data has also skyrocketed.

Diego Costa and Raul Garcia's pressing was unable to create much interference in Chelsea's half-court passing control.

The two of them are very positive, but it is obvious that Atletico Madrid needs to invest in the entire frontcourt at this time, so that Atletico Madrid can compete with Chelsea for the ball near the center circle.

Although Simeone had some hesitation, he finally signaled to his disciples to compete with Chelsea for the rhythm of the game.

He can accept giving up the initiative in the game first, but the premise is that Chelsea will actively attack if they get the initiative.

But in this situation, Chelsea has no intention of attacking at all, so Atletico Madrid must fight for the ball and take the initiative of the game into their own hands first.

After Atletico Madrid's four midfielders received tactical instructions from their head coach, they finally cooperated with the two forwards and began to put pressure on the Chelsea midfielder.

In the 13th minute of the first half, Matic almost lost the ball under the pressure of Raul Garcia and Arda Turan.

Although in the end, Marco Polo succeeded in passing the ball to Kroos, who retreated to respond, but his small mistake still made the Chelsea fans at the scene scream in surprise.

Atletico Madrid's pressing system is very mature, and after investing enough manpower, the effect has slowly come out.

Upon seeing this, Li Ang retreated decisively, forming two main ball control points in the midfield with Kroos.

Raul Garcia didn't believe in evil, and when he saw Li Ang getting the ball, he wanted to ask Diego Costa to double-team him.

In the end, Li Ang took the initiative to get up and resisted his defensive interference and successfully distributed the ball to Bertrand on the wing!

Diego Costa seemed to have expected Raul Garcia's defeat on Liang.

Other midfielders will feel uncomfortable when faced with the intensity of their pressing, and may even deform their movements.

But who is Li Ang?

In La Liga that year, Pepe and Diego Costa were the most difficult figures to mess with among the defenders and forwards respectively.

In the midfield, Li Ang is definitely the defensive hero that offensive players of other La Liga teams except Real Madrid hate to face the most!

This guy can be a forward when he retreats, or a defender when he is advanced. After returning to Real Madrid in the summer of 2011, I have never seen him give up in any game!

Anyway, Diego Costa has suffered a lot from Li Ang, and he does not want to waste energy and physical energy to provoke Li Ang again.

Raul Garcia was forcibly "hardened" by Li Ang, and his mind finally came to his senses, and he recalled Li Ang's original reputation in La Liga.

Of course he is not a shy person.

But when he thought of the famous rumor that Li Ang would not be punished if he elbowed someone, Raul Garcia only hesitated for a moment, and finally gave up the idea of ​​continuing to challenge Li Ang.

Gradually helping his teammates stabilize their position in the backcourt, Li Ang still did not carelessly and continued to direct the defensive positions of his teammates, and then returned the main task of controlling the ball to Cross.

There was no beautiful escape with the ball, and no cool display of passing skills.

But Li Ang is sitting in the backcourt at the moment, and his tough performance shows his core style!

Mourinho sat back on the coaching bench with confidence, and the countless Chelsea fans in front of the TV also felt extremely at ease in their hearts at this moment.

On the contrary, it is natural that Atletico Madrid fans feel bored at this moment.

When Li Ang was still at Real Madrid. He has repeatedly frustrated Atletico Madrid's offensive players on the field.

To be honest, Atletico Madrid fans probably didn't hate Liang any worse than Barcelona fans at that time.

Unexpectedly, almost two years have passed, and Li Ang still successfully hindered Atletico Madrid in a head-on duel!

Watching Chelsea successfully resolve Atletico Madrid's pressing offensive, Atletico Madrid fans' resentment towards Li Ang has become more and more serious.

"Should we increase the pressure? Our two full-backs can also try to press through the center line. As long as Li Ang is not in the first echelon of Chelsea's counterattack, Diego (Godin) and Gabi can handle Chelsea's fast attack!"

Atletico Madrid assistant coach gave a bold tactical suggestion.

Simeone looked at the game situation on the field at this moment and saw Li Ang who had been staying in the half court to defend. After thinking for a moment, he finally nodded!

In this Champions League final, he and Mourinho will naturally focus on stability.

But in addition to the stable main tone of tactics, some small adjustments and variations are still necessary to try.

And at this moment, Chelsea's tactical tone of sticking to the half-court has also taken shape. It takes time to change the tactical thinking.

Simeone felt that it would not be a bad idea for Atletico to take the initiative to attack for a few minutes before Chelsea launched a counterattack.

So after quickly making tactical adjustments, Atletico Madrid's forward pressing also penetrated deeper into Chelsea's hinterland.

Many neutral fans in front of the TV became excited at this time.

No matter which side, Chelsea or Atletico, takes the initiative to attack, the game finally has a change in rhythm.

Even if Atletico Madrid ends up being overwhelmed by Chelsea's steel defense, it's still better than the previous stalemate between the two teams where you couldn't move and I couldn't move either.

But under the expectant gaze of countless fans.

Li Ang saw that Atletico Madrid had unified its tactical thinking and wanted to press forward aggressively, but did not hold the ball hard to the end.

Instead, he decisively drove the football passed back by Kroos towards the Atletico Madrid half!

There is no hesitation in the action of opening your big feet!

Gabi, who had already followed the center line, had no choice but to chase back and catch the ball controlled by goalkeeper Courtois.

Many Atletico Madrid fans were also made angry by Li Ang's big foot behavior at this moment.

It’s fun!

Atletico Madrid did not take the initiative to press forward to test Chelsea, but they controlled the ball. As soon as Atletico Madrid pressed forward, Chelsea slipped away in the backcourt.

So which side has the stronger hard power in today’s final?

Can't Chelsea show some dignity and face as a strong team?

If Li Ang knew the thoughts of Atletico Madrid fans at this moment, he would have responded simply:

Our team really doesn’t have these silly things!

Perhaps when playing in the league or small cup matches, Chelsea will still pay attention to the so-called face of a strong team.

But having already reached the Champions League final, Mourinho's team will only be pragmatic!

There are no so-called tactical surprises, and more back-ups are designed to deal with emergencies.

As long as the balance of the score on the court today is not broken, then Chelsea will have to be stable to the end, and they will have to compete with Atletico Madrid to see who can make fewer mistakes!

When Atletico Madrid took control of the ball, they finally launched a siege on Chelsea.

Chelsea's players burst out with great defensive enthusiasm in their own half!

Atletico Madrid's offensive ability is not considered top-notch in the four major leagues, but today Chelsea will take the initiative to give Atletico Madrid 200% respect.

Give Atletico Madrid enough space to organize their attack calmly?

That is impossible!

Chelsea directly adopted the posture to deal with Manchester City in the Premier League.

Tough fighting, confrontation, defensive strangulation!

Anyway, it is impossible to let Atletico Madrid attack calmly in Chelsea's defensive hinterland!

In Atletico Madrid's own half, it doesn't matter how Atletico Madrid passes the ball, but it cannot cross the line.

Once you reach Chelsea's half, you must challenge according to Chelsea's rules!

Manchester City players have suffered a lot from Chelsea's defensive system this season, and Atletico Madrid's players on the field today also have to suffer a little bit!

Under this strong rhythm of confrontation, Atletico Madrid's thorny players soon couldn't stand it anymore and began to make big moves with Chelsea's defensive players.

Featuring two brutal forwards, Raul Garcia and Diego Costa, Atletico Madrid's offensive players used unconventional confrontational moves.

On Chelsea's side, Matic, Terry and others on the defense are also not modest gentlemen.

In addition, the referee's whistle for the game today was relatively loose.

So the two teams were bundled together, and before they could decide the winner in terms of technique and tactics, they were about to stage a full-scale martial arts show!

At the critical moment, Li Ang stood up again!

In the chaotic situation, he first pushed away Raul Garcia who wanted to make trouble with Ma Ma, and then he fiercely fought with Diego Costa!

"Tell your teammates not to bother my brother anymore! And pay attention to your actions! This is the Champions League final! It's not a Segunda División or English Championship game! You guys are not embarrassed, but we are too!"

"Isn't that because you fucking made the move first?! If you can't afford it, surrender in advance and admit defeat. Don't complain like a bitch!"

"Shut your stinky mouth! If you want to fight, I'll fight with you! Come on, let's do it right here..."

The two greeted each other fluently and skillfully in Spanish.

But just when Li Ang grabbed Diego Costa's arm and signaled that he would really fight on the spot, Costa subconsciously withdrew his forearm with force.

The referee on duty is also the first and the second.

These two teams rank in the top two for the number of fouls committed in this year's Champions League.

If these two teams really fight on the court today, then his chance of officiating such a large event will basically be over!

After a fierce and rapid whistle blew, the referee forcibly separated Li Ang and Costa who were still pushing the bull.

The punishment of 50 rebounds each is definitely inevitable. Both Li Ang and Costa received a severe verbal warning from the referee.

Raul Garcia and Matic, who had been quite tough in confrontation before, were seriously pulled aside by the referee and reminded.

He blew his whistle loosely today, but it was just to ensure the smoothness of the game.

This does not mean that he acquiesces that the two teams can engage in further confrontation on the court. There can be a smell of gunpowder, but conflicts must not arise. This is his red line!

After some fuss, the game started again.

However, facing Chelsea's defensive stranglehold, Atletico Madrid, which did not dare to continue causing trouble at the moment, obviously did not have many ways to break the game.

If Griezmann can still play stably at this moment, his long-range shots and local breakthroughs can still play a big role in the strong attack.

But he missed the game due to injury.

Arda Turan, as the core of Atletico Madrid's offense at the moment, naturally has to take the lead.

Looking at the data alone, Arda Turan does not actually have the demeanor of a top European offensive player.

It has been four years since he moved to Atletico Madrid, playing on the wing, but it was not until last season that he posted his best single-season career data in La Liga.

Throughout the 2013-2014 season, Arda Turan scored 9 goals and 6 assists.

At first glance, this data is not considered top in Europe.

But Arda Turan's role for Atletico Madrid cannot be seen at all just by looking at his personal data.

He is not fast. Although he mainly plays on the wing, he is not a fast horse on the wing at all.

But he has excellent skills, stable dribbling, stronger confrontation ability than ordinary wide players, excellent ability to read the game, and the unique skill of holding the ball with his back.

He is a rare offensive player in the four major leagues in terms of connection between the wings and the penetration attack in the rib area of ​​the court.

Not to mention that he is also responsible for the short-distance ball advancement in Atletico Madrid's midfield.

It can be said that Griezmann's statistics this season are better and he has attracted more attention from the outside media.

But Arda Turan is the indispensable offensive core in Atletico Madrid.

He is still Simeone's most trusted offensive cornerstone.

At this moment, Turan has got more offensive ball rights, and he naturally has to find ways to help the team open up the situation on the offensive end.

It's a pity that many media and fans are ignorant, but as Atletico Madrid's opponent, Chelsea has studied Atletico Madrid's offensive and defensive system very carefully in preparation for this game.

Of course, Mourinho also understands the importance of Arda Turan to the operation of Atletico Madrid's midfield and frontcourt offensive system.

So Li Ang once again took over the tactical burden and actively marked the seemingly ordinary Alda Turan!

Li Ang also made up for some of Arda Turan's recent game highlights some time ago, knowing that he cannot be allowed to hold the ball and advance into his own defensive third zone.

Turan has the ability to pass and threaten the ball, and he is very capable of changing directions in short distances!

The closer this threatening player is to the penalty area, the more he can perform alone!

Therefore, if you want to successfully restrict him, you must further restrict his range of activities to the side and not give him the opportunity to cut inside. It is best to push him near the center circle.

This is not difficult for Li Ang to do.

Now he can basically achieve Tianke state when facing midfield opponents who are not fast.

Moreover, Turan's good confrontation ability is only compared with other wing players.

In front of him, Turan couldn't withstand his powerful collision no matter how stable his bottom plate was.

Mourinho's rogue tactics made Simeone shake his head as he stood on the sidelines.

Turan was stared at by Li Ang on the right, and in the end he had no choice but to switch sides with Cork and go to the left to look for opportunities.

But soon the Turkish midfielder discovered that Leon quickly exchanged positions with Cross and came to the opposite side of him again!

Such a match scene is complete torture for Atletico Madrid fans.

Atletico Madrid's offensive operation has basically been declared ineffective. The routine of directly kicking the ball from the center to find Costa is also difficult to work because of Terry's aerial dominance.

The only thing that comforted them may be that Chelsea spent the entire first half just making fuss with them around midfield control and did not launch a large-scale attack on them.

But with the game time in the first half about to bottom out, Chelsea still looked as stable as a rock.

A large number of neutral fans can't help but have a question mark in their hearts.

"Chelsea won't really be fighting a war of attrition today and force overtime, right?"