Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

Time flies, and several winters and summers have passed since that conversation that unpacked Li Ang's psychological burden.

But at this moment, Master Beleron's heartfelt consolation appeared in front of Li Ang more clearly than ever.

But time did not allow Li Ang to think for a moment at this moment, and the whistle from reality also made him wake up again...

"The game has begun! Dear viewers, you are now watching the UEFA Champions League 2015-2016 season..."

At this moment, commentators from various countries also read out their unique opening remarks for the game.

The global ratings data for today's game can be said to be quite beautiful.

After all, the other Champions League knockout match broadcast at the same time as this game was just a "rookie pecking" between Benfica and Zenit.

Comparing the two games, countless neutral fans can't even find a reason not to watch the dialogue between Chelsea and Paris, the two major league hegemons.

The strong cheers from the audience that broke out at the competition site actually explained a lot.

The star-studded starting lineups of both teams can be said to be completely worth the price paid by the audience today.

And what corresponds to the high prices of these stars on the court is naturally the quality of today's top matchup.

Blanco spent another two seasons carefully and patiently polishing this Paris Saint-Germain team, and now it is not top-heavy at all.

After they successfully introduced Matuidi from Real Madrid in the summer window this year, their backcourt defensive capabilities have reached a new level.

This is no joke at all.

Matuidi is an excellent "midfield destroyer", otherwise Mourinho would not have valued him at the beginning. He brought him to the extremely successful Real Madrid and gave him enough opportunities to play.

The current Matuidi is a ruthless midfielder who has been personally trained by Mourinho and has also learned defensive skills from Li Ang and Alonso.

That is to say, the offensive end is indeed a bit lacking, so he gradually became Casemiro's substitute in the second half of last season.

Otherwise, just in terms of his sweeping ability and coverage area in the midfield and backfield, he is now at least half a level better than Casemiro. No matter how you look at it, he should continue to be Real Madrid's main defensive midfielder.

But in the world of football, many times if you are strong enough in the field you are good at, it does not determine whether you can always occupy a certain starting position.

It also depends on the tactical arrangements of the coaching staff to see if you can adapt to the new tactical responsibilities given by the head coach.

Ancelotti doesn't want a ball-grabbing machine that only drags back to sweep and intercept. He needs to drag back the midfielder to shoulder more offensive and defensive responsibilities.

Matuidi can actually play B2B, and his potential is not limited to being a late interceptor and a midfield destroyer.

But he needs to adapt to the new playing style, and he also needs room for error. Unfortunately, his competitor Casemiro does not need such time, so he fell out of favor.

After losing his starting position for nearly half a year, Matuidi nodded when faced with Nasser's invitation to return to Paris with a lucrative contract and a verbal promise to absolutely guarantee his main position.

So he returned to Ligue 1, and with the halo of becoming a well-known star, he returned to the most successful big club in France, Paris Saint-Germain.

In Ligue 1, Matuidi's defensive ability is completely dimensionality reduction attack!

Not only did he help Paris achieve a super luxurious league record in one breath, he also helped Paris rebuild its external image during this season's Champions League group stage journey.

Robust defense, strong in tackling, especially extremely high offense-defense conversion efficiency.

Today's Paris Saint-Germain can play this style of football, largely due to Matuidi's outstanding performance.

Mourinho knows Matuidi, and Li Ang also knows it.

At this moment, the two sides were on base, and the Chelsea master and apprentice had expressions of "Sure enough," on their faces.

Matuidi completely released the capabilities of Paris' midfielder, Motta was fully protected, and the deep-lying organization showed his master's style.

Verratti also received full support from Matuidi, and with Matuidi behind him to help regain the ball, his forward passes became more confident and decisive!

This is the mental confidence that a good midfielder and a strong enough defensive midfielder can bring to his other midfield teammates.

And now the combination of a new midfield trio like Paris also distributes the ball very reasonably.

Motta delays the organization and sorting out, and Verratti moves forward or sends shells to the two wings. Matuidi can at most participate in such organization process, but he will never stick to the ball too much.

If a certain attacking midfielder or Pastore is replaced, the efficiency of organizing passes will drop a lot.

This gap directly represents the death or increase of several offensive rounds in the modern football system.

The harder PSG's waist is, the more efficiently the midfield is organized, and their forwards and wide players will get more opportunities to try on the advancement end.

All the players in the Chelsea team understand this very well.

Why are their results stable?

That's because there are two ruthless men, Li Ang and Matic, who are always in the middle!

So even if they are in poor condition sometimes, they can always get more attempts and ball possessions.

If you try too much and attack too much, no matter how bad your condition is, chances will come your way.

The current Paris Saint-Germain looks like there are a lot of Chelsea influences.

The two teams played the first 10 minutes of the game cautiously while testing each other's offense and defense.

It’s hard to say whether PSG has discovered the depth of Chelsea’s strength, but Chelsea’s players now at least have a high opinion of PSG:

"They are not easy to deal with now!"

The inherent impression that Paris Saint-Germain had on the Chelsea team was torn away bit by bit as the game progressed.

And many neutral fans who are watching the Paris Saint-Germain game for the first time in front of the TV this season will even be deeply surprised by the solid performance of Paris at this moment!

Li Ang completely gave up on trying to get the ball directly into the center of the PSG midfield before the game to test their tough defensive tactics.

This road is obviously unworkable. As long as Matuidi entangles him, Verratti, who is actively returning to defense, and Motta, who is already on guard, will definitely make it difficult for him to go around.

So he still has to take a roundabout way to compete with Paris Saint-Germain's new midfield trio.

Matic can just sit in the backcourt alone. He has to bring Kroos with him to "play guerrilla" in the frontcourt~

After making the decision, Li Ang quickly directed his midfield partners to change their positions. Ma Ke fell behind to distribute the ball, while he and Kroos took further positions.

As soon as the three of them changed their positions like this, the entire Paris team became alert instantly.

Blanco looked hesitantly at Mourinho, who was standing on the sidelines like him, obviously not making any tactical moves.

He didn't know that Li Ang made tactical fine-tuning on the field based on the game format. He thought Mourinho had prepared some tactical tricks before the game.

Lao Mu didn't know that he had been misunderstood at this moment, but even if he knew, he wouldn't care. What he cares about now is the tactical effect that Li Ang can achieve after this adjustment.

He probably understands why Li Ang pulls Kroos forward to fight together, to compress Paris Saint-Germain's midfield defense, and also actively attracts Paris Saint-Germain's midfielders to let them devote their energy to defense first.

But what happens next? What will Li Ang's further means of breaking the situation be...

A smile flashed in Mourinho's eyes, and he began to look forward to the tactical surprise that Li Ang would give him.

The balance of the game seemed to be slightly damaged as Li Ang took the initiative to take Kroos to take the ball and press forward.

Paris Saint-Germain, who played more aggressively at the start, cautiously retracted the midfield defense, but at this moment, the side that was more proactive in applying pressure became Chelsea.

This scene seems to be natural to more fans, including many Paris fans.

Paris has indeed transformed. They have become better than before, and their tactics are more mature and methodical.

But what they face today is Chelsea, the new devil who has been invincible in Europe since last year!

If Paris suppresses Chelsea from beginning to end today, that would be something abnormal in the eyes of the fans.

However, after Chelsea regained the offensive initiative at this moment, they were very reserved and did not launch any violent offensive.

Leon and Kroos will now press into Paris Saint-Germain's half, and they seem to be more organizing passes. They first try to stretch the width of Paris' defense line, but there are still not many forward passes.

And the ball the two of them sent out will soon return to their feet again.

Because Paris also did a good job of defending on both wings today, Hazard and De Bruyne failed to take advantage of one-on-one situations, and it was too easy to lose the ball when they broke through.

So they all decided to wait for Li Ang's command.

This kind of patient transmission and defensive involvement is always a bit boring, and it is not easy to complete smoothly.

But fortunately, Chelsea have practiced this kind of tactical play too many times in the past two seasons. They are familiar with such a involved rhythm. It is boring, but it does not find it difficult to play such a tactic.

Li Ang was always observing patiently, and the live broadcast camera also took good care of him. Every time it was frequently pointed at him, the audience could clearly read the meaning of observing the game situation from his eyes.

But no one could guess what he was observing in the somewhat monotonous and repetitive quick ball transfer.

There are even many fans who wonder if Li Ang has no good solution, so they can only continue to conduct tests to see if Paris Saint-Germain's midfield defense will have loopholes on its own first?

There are various speculations among the fan group, and commentators from various countries are also rapidly turning their heads to analyze the situation.

However, in the 23rd minute of the first half of the game, Chelsea and Paris were still playing cautiously, and there was no first shot in the game.

After Li Ang passed the ball, he suddenly began to move forward decisively. The Paris midfield and backfield defense lines that were not involved also quickly shrank at this moment!

Cross, who was in control of the ball and moved with Li Ang, immediately distributed the ball to the slightly open wing.

After getting the ball, De Bruyne was not in a hurry to move forward immediately. Instead, he looked at the Paris defense that surrounded him, and then passed the ball across to Li Ang, who was approaching him at this time.

Li Ang seems to be a huge magnet. Whichever area he runs to, Matuidi and at least one midfield partner around him will follow Li Ang's footsteps.

But just when they repeated their old trick and double-teamed Li Ang, Li Ang, who received De Bruyne's pass, seemed to have a 360-degree holographic projection installed on his head, directly He met the ball and sent a fast through ball to the opposite side!

It was as if he had anticipated in advance that Hazard would advance forward in tacit cooperation with him!

His pass was like a sharp scalpel, directly cutting through Paris' seemingly solid and tough defense!

After Hazard got the ball at high speed, he almost didn't slow down at all and dribbled the ball at high speed and passed Vandeveer who intercepted him!

The Dutch defender was passed so cleanly that he almost fell to the turf because he failed to stop his body's inertia!

The road ahead was smooth, and Hazard, who was almost completely unblocked, decisively cut inside and entered the Paris penalty area.

At this moment, only ten seconds have passed since the two teams started to test smoothly and the situation of the calm confrontation began to change!

Li Ang's forward pass and a direct pass with the ball turned the game upside down!

Hazard adjusted his posture and steps, but just when everyone thought he was going to shoot confidently, he finally chose to sweep the ball towards the Paris goal with a slight spin!

Suarez, who suddenly started running horizontally to grab points, cooperated very well with Hazard in passing and running, and he also completed the most appropriate shot immediately.

However, Trapp's flying body dive still blocked Suarez's stab shot for the first time!

Kroos on the outside of the penalty area took the football that bounced towards him, and Motta flew toward him, but the German midfielder calmly knocked the ball horizontally to Leon who was running towards him with his hands raised!

This time Li Ang raised his forearm slightly and adjusted his steps, but he didn't make any fake moves.

He aimed at the bottom of the near corner of the Paris goal and directly hit a putt shot with Kroos' personal flavor!

The precise and formulaic push shot does not have much artistic beauty, but it makes Chelsea fans feel extremely at ease at this moment!

When the football rolled naughtily on the turf, evading the interception feet of two pairs of Paris defensive players, and finally plunged into the net in the near corner of the Paris goal, the noisy Parc des Princes stadium finally became quiet...

Li Ang smiled and ran towards the bottom line of the court. He opened his arms and began to celebrate.

To be honest, he admires the current Paris Saint-Germain team.

pity…

The two teams met too early.

I had two needles inserted into my butt today, and I suffered...