Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

Li Ang's goal brought Chelsea back on track.

At this moment, I don’t know how many Chelsea fans are sitting in front of the TV, excitedly venting their emotions.

Mourinho in the live broadcast also breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously, and then high-fived the emotional Holland in celebration.

Chelsea "alived" again. They did not fall into today's frequent mistakes, but persevered and survived another difficulty!

Li Ang, wearing the Chelsea captain's armband, did not forget to give confidence and encouragement to his young teammates.

Even young and mature players like Karas will inevitably make mistakes during the long season.

They need constant knocking to achieve continuous reflection, improvement and growth in the challenges of the top league.

But this type of work is more suitable for Chelsea's coaching staff to complete in private training.

In the current competition field, Li Ang will not be stingy in giving trust and encouragement to his young teammates.

He will not give up his expectations for any of his teammates easily, but at the same time, he also needs these boys to fight like a real man from the setbacks of mistakes!

“We performed poorly before! But that doesn’t mean we have to keep making mistakes in today’s game and regret losing in the end!

Let go and do it! I want to see you kick your opponent's ass on the playing field!

Even if your performance still does not meet the passing standard of the coaching staff, I ask you to perform better every minute than before!

This is our home ground, this is our territory! Let’s show our personality and passion! Tell those bastards at Stoke City, tell them who the hell we are! "

Li Ang's celebratory closing remarks were not warm at all, and even seemed a bit vulgar.

But at this moment, his encouragement filled the hearts of the substitute players who were burdened with pressure and guilt with fiery power!

The role of a leader is very important in the arena. No matter which team sport it is, as long as the leader of the team is mentally tough enough, his teammates will not choose to be weak!

And now Li Ang has not only shown his mental toughness, he has also shown his strong strength and told his teammates with goals:

Don't be afraid of mistakes, let go of the kicking, you guys try their best in the midfield and backcourt, I can still score goals!

His performance after shouldering the responsibility undoubtedly relieved the burden on other Chelsea players on the field.

After the game restarted, Chelsea's defense quickly resumed its efficient operation.

Overall, without Li Ang's massive retreat to assist in defense, Chelsea's defensive players in the midfield and backfield still failed to regain the ball well in the confrontation with Stoke City's offensive cluster.

But whether it is Ma Ma, who is in average condition today, or Karas and Van Ginkel, who have always made mistakes in their previous performances.

At this time, they can decisively interrupt Sky City's offensive rhythm with defensive struggles and tactical fouls!

Even if they couldn't regain the initiative in the game, Chelsea's defenders successfully broke up the rhythm of the game at this moment.

It will no longer be possible for Stoke City to play a threatening offensive as consistently as they did in the first ten minutes!

Mourinho certainly saw this positive defensive change.

So after the game entered the intermission, he quickly made a decision to continue to give opportunities to the rotation players who started today!

Karas and Van Ginkel, who were not replaced by the coaching staff at halftime, were naturally grateful and worked harder on defense in the second half.

This kind of positivity naturally has advantages and disadvantages.

On the plus side, Chelsea withstood Stoke City's forward attack very well in the first 15 minutes of the second half.

The bad side is naturally that the two of them got their cards prematurely.

As an unconventional defensive method, tactical fouls are very simple and effective, but this thing is not that easy to use. If you use it, you have to suffer the corresponding consequences.

After the two almost received yellow cards from the referee, Mourinho did not waste time and directly asked Kroos and Zouma to warm up on the sidelines.

In the 64th minute of the second half, the two were substituted one after another during a dead ball, but the fans at Stamford Bridge encouraged the two young defenders with applause.

Mourinho also gave them affirmative hugs from the sidelines.

These two young men definitely didn't perform well today, but they both tried their best and there's nothing to criticize.

Mourinho can allow the young players in his team to be a little lazy occasionally, as long as they work hard enough after playing and can resolutely implement the coaching staff's tactical ideas.

What he cannot accept the most is the kind of "genius player" who seems to have good talent, but is unable to fully devote himself to training and competition, and cannot make sacrifices for the team.

Today Karas and Van Ginkel have passed the test with Mourinho.

Now that Kroos is replaced, Mourinho's attitude towards today's game is quite obvious.

He doesn't want to be tied by Stoke City at Stamford Bridge. He still wants to pursue victory, even if he has to take a big risk at the last moment of the game!

This is in line with Mourinho's tactical style and the appetite of the current Chelsea players.

They were able to stabilize every game they could, but in this kind of game where being conservative could only score one point at most, but being aggressive could very well result in three points, they never hesitated!

Fight!

Cross's appearance is a signal for the Chelsea team to launch an active attack.

At this moment, Li Ang no longer considered whether to retreat slightly to prevent Stoke City from threatening a counterattack.

He and Kroos crossed the halfway line together and entered the heart of Stoke City's half, just to press the heads of Stoke City players and surround them!

Matic also pressed forward, and Maguire, who was trailing behind Chelsea's formation, almost became Chelsea's midfielder.

The pursuit speed is relatively fast. Zouma, who played as a guest at right back after coming on, is protecting Maguire's back. He has also become the defensive player at the back of Chelsea's field at the moment!

Mourinho's bold tactical decision at the last moment of the game made countless neutral fans exclaim!

But at this moment, Stoke City fans are a little restless.

Chelsea's aggressive attack made it difficult for Stoke City to play the beautiful offensive at the beginning of the first half of the game.

Although their offense and defense can be said to be balanced, it is better to attack more in the opponent's half than to be beaten in vain!

And at this time, Chelsea's overall offense is about to take off!

Even though the starting striker combination was not sent out today, Llorente also used his previous stable performance to let Premier League fans see his impressive strength.

Such a reliable big center has a very stable ability to get the ball and compete for high points when the team breaks the game.

Stoke City's two central defenders have also "proven" that they do not have a good way to limit Llorente's aerial performance in defense.

This makes it difficult for Stoke City fans to feel at ease.

They always feel that their team will lay mines on the defensive end later, allowing Chelsea to seize the opportunity to threaten the goal again.

And the facts proved that their strong intuition was not wrong.

Chelsea indeed found the key to victory after Llorente gave full play to his advantage in fighting for the top!

In the 79th minute of the second half, Cross made a long pass and went straight to Llorente. The Spanish high forward once again overwhelmed Stoke City defender Shawcross and calmly returned the ball to Hazard, who cut inside to meet him!

Stoke City's defenders do not dare to relax their vigilance at all towards Eden Hazard, the current number one winger in the Premier League.

Defensive midfielder Charlie Adam immediately abandoned his defensive zone and double-teamed Hazard with Stoke City's other central defender Walscheid!

However, Hazard seemed to be aware of the threat from his opponent at this moment. He did not hesitate to stick to the ball and decisively passed the football to Salah who raised his hand on the other side.

The Egyptian winger just observed for a moment, and after receiving the ball, he cut inside and shot the goal!

His decisive shot caused chaos in Stoke City's penalty area!

Stoke City goalkeeper Butland was very focused this time and had no problem with his positioning. His ultimate save blocked Salah's wonderful shot!

Llorente withstood the defensive pressure of Shawcross and grabbed two extra shots in the penalty area!

But his hurried stab was blocked by Walscheid's calf!

The thousands of Stoke City fans at Stamford Bridge were watching with their hearts beating!

Some fans who couldn't bear it even covered their eyes directly.

Perhaps it was because the referee's whistle did not sound for a long time, which made them realize that Chelsea's stormy attack still failed to open Stoke City's goal.

But when they plucked up the courage to open their eyes and observe the situation on the court, they happened to see a figure in a blue jersey rushing past the football blocked by Walscheid!

"Sarah cuts inside... and hits the goal!!! Butland saves the football! Llorente shoots!!! Oh! Woerscheid has made a contribution! Chelsea still has a chance! Leon!!!"

In the LeTV Sports studio, Zhan Jun, who was commentating on the game live with Director Zhang, put on his own personal show at this moment.

He drew out the last note, looking passionately and expectantly at Li Ang's back in the live broadcast camera as he ran towards the landing point of the football!

Just like the countless fans in China at this moment!

And in their anticipation, Li Ang, who had an extremely calm expression on his face, had already moved his right leg towards the football!

He slightly adjusted the pace before shooting, and Butland had already abandoned the goal and went straight towards Li Ang!

Stoke City's goalkeeper stretched out his arms as much as possible at this moment. He wanted to expand his defensive area, making Li Ang hesitate.

As long as Li Ang hesitates for half a second at this time, he can win this 1V1 victory between brave men!

Li Ang did seem to be dragging his feet at this moment. He did not shoot directly as confidently as before, and seemed to be still looking for a better shooting angle.

A surprised smile appeared on Butland's face.

He seemed to have predicted that he would save Li Ang's follow-up shot in the next second, completing the feat of saving Stoke City twice in a row in a short period of time!

But in the next moment, Li Ang smashed the ball decisively and dodged Butland's interception defense with the ball!

"Fake shot, real dunk! Leon passed! He faced Stoke City's empty goal!!!"

At this moment, Zhan Jun completely opened his throat and roared!

And Li Ang also decisively pushed the football under his feet forward!

The moment the football crossed the Stoke City goal line, Chelsea had already redeemed themselves by taking the lead in this difficult duel!

The entire Stamford Bridge seemed to be jumping and shaking at this moment!

When the sound of carnival swept through the entire stadium and reached the sky, Li Ang did not rush to the bottom line to celebrate wildly, but ran towards his teammates!

"Well done guys!!!"

Chelsea's players hugged each other tightly, slapped each other on the shoulders and backs, and the words they spoke at this moment were also very vulgar!

But at this moment, no one will pay attention to what they say!

What the fans and media care more about is their feat of self-adjustment and final victory over their opponents on the court!

Mourinho was very proud and applauded vigorously on the sidelines!

And the Stoke City starting players, who had worked hard throughout the game and played well for most of the game, now looked very painful and helpless on their faces.

But this is football. A temporary lead does not mean a lead for the entire game. They did not make any mistakes, but at this moment they have become losers on the court.

In other words, the tenacity shown by Chelsea today indeed makes them the better team at Stamford Bridge.

The last 10 minutes of the game were far from enough for Stoke City.

They did not give up and tried their best to make a final offensive attempt.

But in the face of Chelsea, whose morale was greatly defeated and their defense was shrinking, they had no choice but to swallow the bitter pill in the end.

2-1!

Chelsea relied on Li Ang's two golden goals to defeat Stoke City at home and continue to defend their impressive record of unbeaten home games in the past three years!

Li Ang once again proved his strong ability to fight in key battles!

Because he gave up part of his firing rights this season, the number of goals scored is far from last season. The current top scorer on the Chelsea team is also Suarez.

But the number of his goals has decreased, but the quality of his goals is still excellent!

Li Ang, who received the official best player award after the game, was once again surrounded by reporters.

The English reporters at the scene had so many questions to ask about what happened midway through the game.

However, apart from praising his teammates as always, Li Ang still doesn't like to reveal the inside story of the locker room.

Seeing that they couldn't get any news from Li Ang, the reporters directly asked Li Ang what he thought of the next strong dialogue between Chelsea and Manchester City in the Premier League.

When it comes to Manchester City, Li Ang is not "official" at all.

He licked his lips, his eyes filled with excitement.

"The match against Manchester City? I'm looking forward to it!

Very, very much looking forward to it! "