Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

Zhan Jun didn't know whether the Mellingers at the Bernabeu could hold it, but he felt that the Real Madrid fans in China must not be able to hold it anymore.

Even he himself had some mixed emotions when he saw Li Ang score the Real Madrid goal.

There was no way, that Mourinho-style Real Madrid team was close to perfection, with records, championships, appearances, everything they wanted.

Li Ang also won the Club Honor Grand Slam in Real Madrid.

He has grown up in the best wealthy clubs in football, from rotation to main force, from ordinary player to football star.

Perhaps Li Ang at that time was not as powerful as he is now, but his image when wearing a Real Madrid jersey undoubtedly occupies a special place in the hearts of a large number of fans in China.

That was the beginning of Li Ang's success, and that period also carried too many beautiful memories for Chinese fans.

Many classic films and TV dramas from various countries are showing the same concept to the world:

The passage of time cannot be chased back. Move forward without regrets or look back.

It seems now that Li Ang has succeeded in doing this, his career choices have been sensible, and he has also succeeded in getting the personal honors he wanted to get.

He kept moving forward, never regretting or looking back.

But as his fans, many of them are Real Madrid fans, but they will inevitably fall into reminiscing about the good old days.

They love Real Madrid and they love Li Ang.

So it is inevitable that their emotions will be somewhat fragmented at this moment.

When happiness and discomfort coexisted, they could only smile bitterly at the familiar figure in the live broadcast camera who raised his hands and refused to celebrate.

The boy is no longer a boy, he has become a strong and mentally determined commander. Unfortunately, this time, he is slashing at the team he once defended.

The tens of thousands of Real Madrid fans at the Bernabeu also had the same mixed emotions at this moment.

They don't want to boo their little lion, and cheering is impossible, so all they can do is remain silent.

After Li Ang waited until his teammates around him had finished celebrating, he once again made a gesture of putting his hands together towards the Bernabeu stand.

This is his own apology to the Real Madrid fans.

He must go all out in this game, which is both respect for Chelsea and respect for Real Madrid.

But in terms of his personal feelings towards the fans, he also has complex emotions.

He will never forget the "favor" and support shown to him by Real Madrid fans.

So he folded his hands and chose to apologize.

Such a scene made the commentators from various countries full of emotions.

But the competition on the court will not reduce its intensity just because of the short-term warmth.

On the contrary, when lagging behind at home, Real Madrid's players suddenly became "angry"!

These days, Cristiano Ronaldo has not completely transformed into a "shooter", and Bell has not completely lied down, struggling with his soleus muscle in the hospital bed.

Last season, Ronaldo played another peak performance of his career.

Scored 63 goals throughout the season, first in football!

The total number of goals scored in the season is 79, ranking second in football after Li Ang!

He is still the most lethal left winger in world football, bar none!

When he becomes "angry", plus a Marcelo behind him to provide him with a steady stream of offensive support.

Real Madrid's left wing is still undoubtedly the strongest wing offensive line in the world!

Not to mention that on the right, Real Madrid also has the attacking combination of Berga Carvajal.

Benzema's performance today was sluggish, but even if Real Madrid forced both wings to fly together, it would still be terrible.

When the game restarted, Cristiano Ronaldo and Bale took turns taking the ball on both wings to forcefully attack Chelsea's wing defense!

Modric also returned to the frontcourt, receiving teammates who broke through in the rib areas on both sides. James could also seize the opportunity to send forward threatening passes from time to time.

Li Ang's goal broke the balance of the game early and forced Real Madrid to attack in advance.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Bale didn't exert much effort before, maybe because they felt that it was thankless to break through Chelsea's shrinking defense.

But now they have no other choice. They have to chew down Chelsea's wing defense even if they bite hard!

As soon as Li Ang saw that something was wrong, and knowing how powerful Ronaldo was after his explosive performance, he quickly retreated and hit the right midfielder.

Mourinho also took advantage of the situation and made positioning adjustments. Chelsea changed to 4231, with Li Ang and Matic trailing behind to help the left and right full-backs withstand Real Madrid's impact from the wings.

Hazard and De Bruyne also retreated to the midfield, leaving Suarez alone in the Real Madrid half, waiting for a counterattack opportunity.

Chelsea, who once again stuck to the half court, continued to break up Real Madrid's offensive rhythm on the defensive end.

Fortunately, there was not much time left in the first half. After Real Madrid blasted six shots to no avail, they could only stop and wait until the second half of the game began to continue attacking Chelsea.

During the halftime break, Mourinho once again praised the Chelsea team's tough defense.

Today we are playing away at the Bernabeu and we are playing against the strongest competitor in the group. There is nothing wrong with Chelsea's tactical tone being relatively conservative.

After all, in terms of paper strength, Chelsea is still slightly ahead of Real Madrid.

So with more fault tolerance, Mourinho will definitely make a fuss on the defensive end first.

Of course it would be best to win. If not, Mourinho would accept taking one point away from the Bernabeu.

Of course, if Chelsea were half a head behind Real Madrid in terms of strength at this moment, Mourinho's tactics would be completely different.

Maybe at the risk of losing both sides, Mourinho will have to let the players play exciting matches against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu to try his best to win the initiative to qualify for the top spot in the group.

Li Ang can understand the reason why the coaching staff has set the current tactical tone.

But he was actually mentally prepared to deal with emergencies.

Because he knows that Real Madrid is also a very resilient team now.

This kind of team does not mean that if you lead it by one or two goals first, you can sit back and wait for the end of the game.

They often burst out with strong combat effectiveness and sustained strong firepower output in the second half of the game.

In terms of experience in hard battles and big battles, this Real Madrid side has much more experience than Chelsea.

Li Ang never underestimates his enemies, and he will never underestimate his familiar former teammates.

The second half of today's game is destined to be a tough battle. He is fully prepared mentally. No matter what emergencies arise later, he will come up with his preparation plan as soon as possible...

After the short intermission, Chelsea and Real Madrid changed sides to fight again.

However, compared to the fierce competition for control of the midfield at the beginning of the first half, Chelsea decisively gave up the initiative to Real Madrid as soon as the second half started.

This is conducive to Chelsea's continued counterattack against Real Madrid, but the decision of the Chelsea coaching staff also played into Ancelotti's hands.

Real Madrid organized the attack in the midfield very calmly. They were no longer as eager and anxious as they were in the last 10 minutes of the first half.

Modric completely sorted out Real Madrid's frontcourt attack route, and James gave up possession of the ball at this moment, approaching the Chelsea penalty area more like a second forward.

Li Ang's heart sank when he saw this scene.

He subconsciously looked at Ancelotti, who was standing on the sidelines and raising his eyebrows.

I also overturned my previous view that Ancelotti would not use Modric.

"I'm just superficial. How could a coach of this level fail to use a core midfielder? Maybe..."

Somehow, the figure of Lafayette suddenly appeared in Li Ang's mind.

After the 2014 World Cup, it was Florentino who was the main force to introduce the popular James Rodriguez.

The stars bought by Galeries Lafayette must not only be used, but also reused.

An Pang is a smart man, so of course he knows who Lafayette wants to reuse.

In addition, he can indeed make good use of a classic attacking midfielder like James, so is there a possibility:

Even if he wanted to give Modric more tactical weight, due to Lafayette's plan to create a new favorite at the Bernabeu, he had to always let James serve as the apparent midfield core of Real Madrid's lineup?

Li Ang thought about it for a while, and instantly felt that Ancelotti's completely different methods of using Modric and James in the first and second half made sense!

And looking at it now, Ancelotti's choice to further put James up front is also very interesting.

Benzema didn't play much of his tactical role today, so let's put another player up front who can take the ball to reduce the offensive pressure on Ronaldo and Bell.

James is closer to Chelsea's penalty area, and he is still playing in the middle, so he will not feel dissatisfied.

As a result, Modric took control of the organization of the midfield, and he was able to free up his hands and feet to do whatever he wanted.

By the way, there’s also Benzema!

Now that James is on the front line, the forward is liberated from the center position. He can retreat deeper to fill Real Madrid's vacancy in the midfield, or at least the attacking midfielder position!

Can Benzema take the ball in the attacking midfielder position, run and shoot from behind?

That’s definitely possible!

Although Guo Feng sometimes messes around, when he is unhappy, he is indeed an all-around top attacker!

When Li Ang thought of this, his eyes changed when he looked at Ancelotti.

And only two minutes later, Benzema's deep retracement confirmed Li Ang's thoughts!

"Hey, did Benzema directly switch positions with James at this moment? He is very good at retreating to get the ball! Will Ancelotti also use his occasional guest appearance on the training ground to kick the ball? Where is the waist..."

Director Zhang joked easily in the studio.

But on the court at this moment, Chelsea's defensive players were not in a relaxed mood at all.

Ancelotti's simple substitution adjustment completely disrupted Chelsea's defensive arrangement.

After all, it was Kroos who was marking James before, but when Benzema retreated and stood in the attacking midfielder position, Kroos was no match for Benzema whether he was looking at speed or confrontation!

A fully enlarged version of "James" messed up Chelsea's midfield and frontline defense.

Mourinho couldn't sit still at this moment and turned to look at Ancelotti with wide eyes.

His old friend now gave him a big problem!

With a simple position change, Ancelotti directly activated both Benzema and Modric.

Now if we want to continue to limit Real Madrid's offensive organization, we can only choose to use the positions of Li Ang and Matic.

But what about after the premise?

Benzema can also switch positions with James, and Ronaldo and Bale can move more easily on the wing!

This is not a free point question at all, but a free proposition!

Mourinho has a thorough understanding of the game situation, but at this moment he can't find a good way to solve it.

It can only be said that An Pang is indeed a world-class coach born in Serie A.

This hand adjustment is absolutely amazing!

It forces Chelsea to give up their plan to defend and continue to fight Real Madrid on the offensive end!

Li Ang felt it more intuitively on the court. Real Madrid's offensive pressure suddenly increased, and their offensive has been connected!

Instead of simply attacking in one or two waves and then interrupting, they began to continuously attack the Chelsea defense in an all-round way!

Li Ang knows the source of Real Madrid's offensive rhythm.

Modric's organization and Benzema's series passing.

James is in the middle to help Cristiano Ronaldo and Bale on both wings relieve the offensive pressure. Not to mention, his shooting range is still very long.

Previously, after Benzema was forced out of Chelsea's penalty area, he basically had to pass the ball back.

But when James turns around with the ball now, he is directly within his shooting range!

His long-range shots must be respected by Chelsea.

Regardless of whether it is Li Ang or Matic who restricts his performance in the middle, Ronaldo and Bell, who are being marked, can continue to be active on the wing.

"We have to change! If we don't change our tactics, we will passively wait to die!"

Li Ang made a decision in his mind. Chelsea's best tactical variation now is to go out and fight Real Madrid.

Chelsea is still one goal ahead, and they also have an overall psychological advantage when playing against each other. Li Ang thinks this is not a problem.

What he is waiting for is a word from the coaching staff or a move from Mourinho.

As long as Mourinho agrees, he can immediately lead his teammates to press and defend and compete with Real Madrid for the initiative in the game!

Li Ang has this confidence, but at this moment Mourinho is still communicating quickly with Holland and is not in a hurry to make tactical adjustments.

But their steady discussions gave Real Madrid time and opportunity.

In the 62nd minute of the second half, Real Madrid, who had been patiently making offensive penetration, finally ushered in their best offensive opportunity in the second half of the game.

Modric once again connected with Benzema's pass. This time Benzema backed up Kroos and knocked the ball back to Casemiro who advanced.

The Brazilian midfielder held the ball and quickly pushed towards Chelsea's defensive third zone. Matic had no choice but to choose to defend. Casemiro took advantage of the situation and distributed the ball to Bale!

This time without Matic's double-teaming and defense, Bertrand was knocked out of defense by Bell in almost two steps!

Bale, who rarely succeeded in dribbling the ball into the heart of Chelsea's defense, did not take credit for it.

He used the instep of his outside foot to send a cross with a wide arc!

Casemiro, who rushed into Chelsea's penalty area at this moment, was just a cover for attack, because Bell's return pass went straight to the top of Chelsea's penalty area!

James calmly bent his bow and arrow in this area, and chose to volley without stopping the ball!

Li Ang also let go of Ronaldo at this moment and went straight towards James!

But when he stepped out to interfere with defense, James' volley had already been completed!

Oblak stood on the goal line and moved ahead of time. He tried his best to pounce on the far corner of the goal!

The audience at the scene and in front of the TV actually didn't see clearly whether he touched the football.

But the long-range shot taken by James finally hit the inside of the post in the far corner of the Chelsea goal and bounced back into the penalty area!

This time it was the turn of the Chelsea fans at the Bernabeu to go on a roller coaster of emotions!

But before their happy exclamations could be fully uttered, a figure in white suddenly stood out from Chelsea's chaotic penalty area and pushed the football that happened to bounce towards him!

"James's long shot!!! Hit the goal post! And! Ronaldo's supplementary shot! This ball is there!!! Oblak failed to save the ball, Ronaldo's supplementary shot helped Real Madrid equalize the score !”

This time the football also rolled into Chelsea's goal without any suspense!

Oblak made his second save a step late and slapped the turf in front of the goal angrily!

Li Ang also had a wry smile on his face. He looked at Cristiano Ronaldo who was rushing towards the corner flag area to celebrate and shook his head.

"I knew it……"

The Real Madrid fans at the Bernabeu began to celebrate excitedly.

They had been depressed for a full 60 minutes, and now they were finally able to release their passion happily!

But Ancelotti, who led all of this, is still as stable as a rock!

In front of Real Madrid's excited bench, he raised his eyebrows again, his face was as smooth as a lake, and his waist was not messed up at all!

This is the temperament of the top coaches in the old Serie A.

This is Carlo Ancelotti!