Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

Chelsea, who withstood Sevilla's counterattack pressure, finally took the lead in attacking and tearing apart Sevilla's defense.

The Chelsea players on the field surrounded Li Ang and celebrated passionately near the bottom line of the Sevilla half.

Mourinho off the court was also clenching his fists with both hands at the moment, with a confident smile on his face.

Before the start of the European Super Cup, almost all European sports media predicted that Chelsea would play steadily and use stronger defense and field control tactics to contain Sevilla's performance.

After all, in the past two seasons, Mourinho led his team to the cup finals with basically this routine.

In the Champions League final more than two months ago, Mourinho dragged the Atletico Madrid team into a battle of physical exhaustion. Don't be too steady!

So when Mourinho changed his tactical tone and started a head-on attack with Sevilla at the beginning of today's game, many media reporters on the sidelines were shocked!

But when they came back to their senses and saw that Chelsea had already taken the lead, they had to admit it.

Chelsea now indeed has the strength to compete with any team in football!

The teams led by Mourinho in the past few seasons have given fans and the media the inherent impression of solid defense and sharp counterattacks.

In comparison, "strong defense" is an indelible mark on Mourinho's coaching team.

But the data doesn't lie. Even when Mourinho was coaching Inter Milan, the teams he led were able to achieve the first place in offensive firepower in the league.

In the past few seasons in La Liga, Real Madrid also beat Barcelona to lead in goals for two consecutive seasons.

At that time, Barcelona was still at the tail end of its peak, far beyond what the current rebuilt Barcelona can match.

Chelsea is now leading Manchester City in all data gaps in the Premier League.

So judging from the straightforward data, the Chelsea currently led by Mourinho is indeed a super team with fierce offensive firepower.

There is no shortage of classic battles in which the opponent was defeated by a big score, and there is no shortage of classic scenes in which the opponent's defense line was torn apart by strong attacks.

The reason why this current Chelsea still leaves the fans with the impression that their defense is stronger.

That's because once they encounter an important cup final, the Chelsea team will use more reliable tactics to subdue their opponents.

Let’s take the Champions League final between Chelsea and Atletico Madrid more than two months ago as an example.

If Mourinho's tactical policy at that time was to attack Atletico Madrid throughout the game, Chelsea's main players would still be confident that they could achieve the final victory!

In head-to-head situations, this Chelsea team is not afraid of any opponent.

At this moment, it was completely expected for Chelsea's players to break the balance of the game and capture Sevilla's goal.

As for Mourinho, he had no intention of teasing the media and fans in this game.

He remains the same pragmatist.

Because when making tactical arrangements before the game, Chelsea's coaching staff unanimously believed that today's game would be easier to win if they focused on offense.

So Mourinho finally made the decision to fight Sevilla.

It's so clear and simple.

After all, Sevilla and Atletico Madrid are not opponents of the same level at all. It would be a waste to use the same tactics used against Atletico Madrid to deal with Sevilla~

However, confidence belongs to self-confidence. After taking the lead, Mourinho immediately issued tactical instructions to his disciples on the field not to relax and to continue focusing on the offense!

After Li Ang accepted the congratulations from his teammates, he also applauded to signal the whole team not to relax.

It is not safe to score only one goal. They must try their best to score a second goal in the first half!

The tactical tone of continuing to play against Sevilla will not change, but after returning to his own half, Li Ang took the initiative to retreat.

In doing so, it seemed that he weakened the offensive initiative of Chelsea's midfielder, but in fact, his retreat directly liberated Matic and Kroos.

In today's football world, the only one who dares to really pat his chest and say that he can play as a defensive midfielder and support a wealthy team's offensive and defensive transitions is Li Ang!

Matic is excellent. If Li Ang is not in the Premier League now, then he is the well-deserved number one defensive midfielder in the Premier League.

But Mourinho will not let Matic become the team's true single defensive midfielder in any case.

Looking at past formations, Matic either partners with Kroos to hold back, or he looks like he is holding back alone from his position, but in fact Liang will always protect and sweep in front of him.

His frontal interception ability and high-altitude aerial challenge ability are among the best in football, and his ability to organize the ball is also very good.

But he is also prone to being hit behind the ball by his opponents. When encountering speedy attackers, Matic can easily suffer.

Li Ang will not have such a problem.

He is truly the only midfielder in active football who can defend without blind spots!

The combination of his skills and his body is just right. He is tall but not too tall, strong but flexible, has a large defensive coverage area, and is fast in pursuit.

In theory, he can handle any offensive player in football today.

Therefore, if necessary, Mourinho will only ask Li Ang to delay and play the single defensive midfielder.

At this moment, Li Ang took the initiative to retreat, which directly allowed Matic and Kroos to actively intervene.

With his deep defense, Chelsea's frontcourt offensive players are completely relieved and can press forward boldly!

But for the players on the field in Sevilla after the restart at this moment.

Li Ang's retreat defense was like a blow to the head, which made them a little overwhelmed.

After all, although Li Ang has left La Liga for more than two years, most of the players on the field in Sevilla have been targeted and restricted by Li Ang in La Liga.

They will never forget the feeling of being defended by Li Ang.

At the beginning of this game, Li Ang invested a lot of energy in the offensive end, so they didn't play much against Li Ang.

But now looking at Li Ang's retreat position, they will inevitably have to continue fighting with the number one midfielder in La Liga in the past!

Several of Sevilla's main offensive players on the field couldn't help but have some headaches at this moment.

Banega subconsciously increased the proportion of passes and no longer actively looked for opportunities to advance as before.

But after all, he plays as a defensive midfielder. There is no problem for him to do so, but his midfield teammate Ivora can only bite the bullet and face Li Ang.

No way, who asked him to play as a midfielder? He was about to match up with Li Ang.

The game lasted until the 20th minute of the first half, and Ivora caught the ball for the first time in the game and faced off with Li Ang.

He originally wanted to dribble the ball to the side to avoid Li Ang's interception pressure, but as soon as he made a move, Li Ang decisively approached him and made a close confrontation interception!

Logically speaking, Ivora's size shouldn't be at a disadvantage. After all, he is a big man who is 1.9 meters tall and weighs 80 kilograms.

But somehow, at the moment of the close confrontation between the two, the fear of being dominated by Leon during the whole game in Levante appeared in Ivora's mind...

While Li Ang was fighting, he also moved very quickly with his feet and directly poked away the football controlled by Ivora.

The close fight between the two didn't last long, almost only one second. After passing each other, Ivola was a little stunned, but Li Ang had already got the ball and started to push forward!

Li Ang, who distributed the football to Kroos during the advance, completed his task in this counterattack.

Kroos played the No. 10 position again after a long absence, and very coquettishly passed the ball to Hazard, who penetrated behind the Sevilla defense.

Unfortunately, Zaqiuwang failed to cut inside with the ball this time and was stopped by Rami in the Sevilla penalty area.

Sevilla, who had regained the ball, started Chelsea's counterattack again, but this time Reyes was not so lucky.

His dribbling on the sideline didn't even threaten Azpilicueta's defense!

Because at the critical moment when he just caught the ball and turned around to start speeding up, Li Ang decisively stepped on him and scooped him out of the sideline with the ball!

Two consecutive key top defenses interrupted Sevilla's offensive process!

Li Ang also showed his important value in the holding midfielder position for the first time in a long time.

Although these two defenses did not directly help Chelsea gain a further lead in the score, they actually affected Sevilla's offensive morale.

In contrast, Chelsea can continue to attack with more confidence.

Under the circumstances, the situation on the field is further tilted towards Chelsea.

The countless Chelsea fans in front of the TV were completely relieved.

After Mourinho watched the game from the sidelines for a while, he boldly signaled that the full-backs on both wings should also actively press forward.

After Sevilla's several counterattacks failed to produce any results, they would become chaotic.

At this time, Chelsea needs to decisively increase their focus on the offensive end!

Hazard and De Bruyne can move inward and go to the rib areas on both sides of Sevilla's half to receive the ball or rush forward.

At this time, Azpilicueta and Trippier can act like traditional wingers, inserting behind Sevilla's restricted wings and sending threatening crosses!

Matic, who comes in from behind, can help Suarez share the pressure of fighting for points in the penalty area.

Kroos, who is pressed at the top of Sevilla's penalty area, can calmly handle the second penalty kick, or make a tactical foul immediately to force Sevilla's counterattack...

Chelsea's offensive routine is completely interlocking, with a high-pressing offensive mixed with aggressive pressing defense!

Under heavy pressure, Sevilla's defense also began to make frequent mistakes.

In the 35th minute of the first half, De Bruyne, who was in the middle of the midfield, received the ball with his back, and then decisively swept the ball to the wing!

Trippier moved forward and led the ball quickly past Sevilla right back Tremulina!

Suarez and Matic, who had already pressed into Sevilla's penalty area, made misplaced runs and began to attack Sevilla's goal.

But Trippier did not send the pass in a hurry immediately. Instead, he spotted the opportunity of Sevilla center back Krychowiak's inward position and chose to cut inside decisively to break into Sevilla. restricted area!

His choice immediately made the defensive players in Sevilla's penalty area nervous.

Rami yelled and directed midfielder Banega to intercept Trippier!

However, full-back Tremulina, who was one step back in defense before Banega, had already defended from behind Trippier at this time!

The two struggled together, and in the live footage, Tremulina could only be seen taking a step from behind Trippier in a hurry.

And then, Trippier fell into the Sevilla penalty area as if he had been seriously violated!

Sevilla goalkeeper Beto felt cold at this moment.

He immediately waggled his finger and rushed to the referee who was also running towards the scene of the incident, repeatedly stating that his teammate had not committed a foul.

Sevilla's defenders also swarmed up and directly surrounded the referee, as if they didn't want him to make a penalty so quickly.

But after receiving the linesman's signal for assistance, the referee on duty still decisively took out a topaz battle card from his pocket!

Seeing this scene, the tens of thousands of Sevilla fans at the scene covered their heads and screamed.

"Yellow card plus penalty! There is no problem with the referee's decision! We can clearly see through replays that Tremulina tripped Trippier from behind!

The French full-back may not have meant it, but that is the fact. The yellow card he received was not unfair at all! "

Zhan Jun, who switched jobs from PPTV to LeTV Sports this summer, is now delivering passionate live commentary to domestic audiences in the new studio as always.

At this moment, fans in China, like Zhan Jun, looked excitedly at Li Ang, who was trotting forward from the backcourt in the live broadcast!

The referee's penalty has been decided, and whether the Sevilla players are angry or disappointed, they can only disperse from their own penalty area at this time.

Li Ang took the football from Cross and walked to the penalty spot calmly.

"This penalty kick is unwarranted! I will save it!"

Beto yelled at Li Ang at this time, but his facial expression did not look as confident as his tone.

Li Ang ignored him and retreated to the penalty area line after placing the ball.

As soon as the referee's whistle sounded, he strode straight towards the football, and then unleashed his signature powerful slam!

Beto still made his choice extremely firmly at this moment, and he pounced on the left side of the goal!

But the football that Li Ang drew went straight to the center of the goal!

The football hit the net behind the Sevilla goal for the second time without any suspense in the first half of the game!

Li Ang deliberately slowed down his celebration this time.

After his teammates caught up with him, he made a celebratory gesture, then laughed and led his teammates in a collective kneel-down at the bottom line of Sevilla's half!

The International Stadium in Tbilisi was completely filled with the sound of cheering Chelsea fans!

After the team scored two goals, Chelsea fans completely threw away their reservations and began to celebrate the team's sixth championship of the year in advance!

However, they can open the champagne in advance, but the players on the court still need to keep a cool head and cannot get ahead of themselves.

With a two-goal lead, Chelsea no longer needs to compete with Sevilla.

Mourinho didn't need any tactical instructions in advance. After the game restarted, the Chelsea team directly shrunk their formation and began to defend with all their strength!

Facing Chelsea who were stuck in the half, Sevilla, whose morale was severely hit, had no way to attack.

The 2-0 score was successfully maintained by Chelsea until the halftime break.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Chelsea launched a violent offensive again!

Sevilla was stunned by Chelsea once again!

Chelsea, who had the absolute initiative in the game, continued to put pressure on Sevilla's backcourt defense.

In the 57th minute of the second half, Li Ang, who had been defending for almost half time, suddenly dribbled the ball forward again, completely disrupting the defensive layout of Sevilla's midfield!

After Banega was forced to cooperate with his teammates to double-team Li Ang, Matic, who was almost unguarded, received the ball from Li Ang in time!

In the rib area on the left side of Sevilla's half, after getting the ball, Mao just observed it for a moment, and then sent a pass comfortably with his feet!

Suarez, who was running just behind the Sevilla penalty area, jumped forward like a ghost!

The Uruguayan forward unloaded the football almost perfectly, and then he decisively pushed the ball into the far corner of the goal!

This goal perfectly demonstrated Suarez's exquisite movement and superb shooting skills.

Beto had tried his best to save, but his speed was still a little slow!

As soon as this goal was scored, Chelsea completely established the victory of the game!

Mourinho replaced De Bruyne with Van Ginkel 5 minutes later. The secret card was to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the midfield and backfield.

Sevilla was forced into a desperate situation, and their head coach Emery had no other choice but to make early substitutions and send in offensive backers.

Konoplyanka and Immobile, two forwards on the Sevilla bench, were replaced by Emery.

In today's game, full-back Tremulina and midfielder Crondelli, who performed averagely, were both replaced.

Sevilla went all out to attack, but at this moment Chelsea had no idea of ​​continuing to counterattack and just defended at halftime!

Later, Mourinho also used two substitution opportunities to slightly disrupt Sevilla's offensive momentum, replacing Karas and Gary Cahill.

Suarez, the hero of the goal, and Kroos, who played very well in the midfield today, were replaced successively.

At the last moment, Chelsea deployed a super formation with six defenders and four midfielders. The players on the field in Sevilla were miserable!

Finally, when the referee on duty blew his whistle while holding his watch, the Sevilla players were finally relieved.

The Chelsea team also welcomed their sixth championship trophy this year amidst thunderous cheers from the audience!

As the captain of the team, Li Ang led the team to win the European Super Cup and also won the second six-time crown in his career!

Although he is still short of the last Club World Cup this year before he can be called a club honors Grand Slam with Chelsea.

But at this moment, with two six-time champions in hand, he has undoubtedly become the first person with top honors in the new era of football!

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