Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

"Leon really scored a goal! Virgin Mary! Those commentators were right, he is really the Beckenbauer of our era!"

"This shot is so beautiful! The best goalkeeper in La Liga has absolutely nothing to do against such a shot. I love such a heavy shot!"

"Will Li Ang directly switch to center next season? To be honest, Li Ang's performance in the 10 minutes he switched to center has been better than 95% of the so-called centers in football now. I am optimistic about his future development at the forward position. "

"Then when Li Ang switches to playing forward, who will be the best midfielder in football? Kroos, Modric, or Cesc Fabregas?"

"It depends on Mourinho's arrangement. As long as Li Ang retreats and plays in the midfield, he will be the world's number one defensive midfielder and central midfielder. When he is not playing in the midfield, it will be another matter..."

When Li Ang actually scored as a center forward, fans from all over the world immediately became excited, and they continued to discuss the possibility of Li Ang directly switching to center in the future on online forums.

They never thought that Mourinho would only temporarily let Li Ang play as a center forward in order to play a special tactical role.

Almost most fans believe that this is a precursor to Li Ang's upcoming transformation.

Who made Li Ang give fans too many surprises after changing positions?

From the world's number one defensive midfielder to the world's number one central midfielder and even the world's number one attacking midfielder, Li Ang has told the fans with practical actions:

With him, everything is possible!

Three years ago, no fans would have believed that he could perform at a dominant level in the attacking midfielder position.

Two years ago, no fans would have believed that he could really create a dynasty at Chelsea and win the Ballon d'Or!

But now, all this has become a reality.

Those fans who once didn't believe that Li Ang could succeed after leaving Real Madrid still have a dull pain on their faces.

So, do you predict that Li Ang can continue to perform at the top of football at the center position?

why not?

After "overcorrecting", the fans now have a kind of mysterious trust in Li Ang.

If Li Ang knew the hotly discussed topic among fans at this moment, he might feel flattered in his heart:

It's passed, it's been passed, the fans have really blown it a bit too far!

Although he, Lao Li, has dreamed of being a center forward since he was a child, but now that he has switched to playing center and completely stepped out of his comfort zone in the midfield, it is still a bit ridiculous.

He was overjoyed to score a goal, but Li Ang still knew in his heart that his goal was still thanks to the support of his teammates.

In essence, he still scored goals by inserting himself into the midfield and participating in the attack.

If he was forced to push into Atletico Madrid's penalty area to fight with a group of defensive tough men, he thought his performance was not as good as Llorente who was sitting on the bench at the moment.

It is important to be self-aware. After Li Ang celebrated passionately near the baseline, he immediately turned around and hugged Hazard tightly, who had provided him with an assist.

Expressing gratitude to his teammates is essential, and Li Ang has never lost his original intention in this regard.

And the Chelsea players who united to celebrate brought great confidence to the Blues fans at the scene!

Mourinho did not waste much time on the sidelines indulging in excitement. He always retained a trace of vigilance in order to keep his head clear.

The tactical success is gratifying, but Mourinho also understands that there is still a lot of luck involved in Li Ang's goal.

After all, the formation change tactic he designed uses Li Ang as the frontcourt fulcrum and tactical bait, and the scoring responsibility still lies with Suarez.

If everything really goes well, Suarez should be the one celebrating the goal at this moment.

Fortunately, Mourinho has always been very receptive to surprises on the court, and the result of the goal is even more important for important knockout matches like the Champions League semi-finals.

After rubbing his hands on both sides of his cheeks several times, Mourinho pulled Hollander, who was still celebrating excitedly, and directly discussed with him the countermeasures Atletico Madrid might take next.

The detailed tactical adjustments are difficult to predict, but Atletico Madrid, which is lagging behind at the moment, is bound to set off a counterattack climax at Chelsea's home court.

If nothing else, wouldn't it be nice to steal an away goal?

Even if Atletico Madrid loses this game at Chelsea's home court, as long as they can lose 1-2, they will have successfully taken advantage of the opportunity to advance.

So Chelsea's current game situation seems to be very good, but in fact they need to be more careful in dealing with Atletico Madrid's counterattack.

Mourinho did not dare to be careless. When he saw his players finishing their celebrations and walking towards their own half, he made direct tactical gestures to Li Ang to pay more attention to defense.

Li Ang nodded when he saw this, and soon he took his teammates to convey Mourinho's instructions.

It has never been difficult for Chelsea's players to focus on defense.

When the game restarted, no matter how Atletico Madrid adjusted, they took the lead in shrinking their formation and establishing a defensive position.

And watching Chelsea put on a defensive posture at halftime, the whole Atletico Madrid team also had a headache.

Simeone's tactical adjustments are not complicated. Without substitutions first, he can only choose to change the formation to release the team's offensive nature.

Carrasco moved forward to the forward line, Kok regained his position and Saul became the central midfielder. Gabi dragged back, and Atletico Madrid suddenly changed from 442 to 433.

Carrasco, Diego Costa and Griezmann's forward trident is still very powerful.

Li Ang is not afraid of Griezmann and Diego Costa's sudden strength. He understands the technical characteristics of these two people better.

What he is more worried about at this time is Carrasco's sudden explosive performance on the offensive end, giving Chelsea's defense a complete surprise.

Therefore, when defending behind, he also put more defensive attention on Carrasco.

As a result, his defensive choices really restricted Atletico Madrid's offensive variations once again!

In Simeone's offensive system, Griezmann needs to organize the frontcourt's offensive direction in series, and Diego Costa is the battering ram and shit stick, serving as both a tactical fulcrum and a scoring burden.

At this time, the sharp breakthrough Carrasco is a rare breakthrough point in Atletico Madrid's forward line.

This kind of striker combination that performs its own duties is very threatening when it plays normally.

But its flaws are also fatal.

The division of labor is too clear, and the skills of the forward players are not comprehensive enough. If one of them is restricted by the opponent, the power of their forward combination will be greatly reduced.

This time, Li Ang can be regarded as a blind cat who has encountered a dead mouse. He subconsciously wanted to suppress Carrasco, the uncertainty factor in Atletico Madrid's forward line.

As a result, he happened to solve the explosive point of Atletico Madrid's forward line.

Without Carrasco's breakthrough threat, Atletico Madrid's offensive system was immediately greatly affected after the change.

Griezmann's organizational ability on the offensive end is indeed very strong, but he just fails to organize, and Diego Costa, who is receiving the ball in front, can't do anything to Maguire!

The passing and running cooperation between him and Carrasco is still very important.

But when Li Ang restricted Carrasco's space for movement, Griezmann's pass could not hit the back of Chelsea's defense, and Carrasco was completely unable to rush through.

Simeone was also very pained watching this scene. In desperation, he could only signal Felipe Luis to advance more and go to the wing to meet Carrasco, or simply find a way to catch the ball himself.

This can make up for Atletico Madrid's offensive firepower in the frontcourt to a certain extent.

But everything has advantages and disadvantages. Felipe Luis once again actively pressed forward, and Chelsea's midfield and backfield players who were waiting for Atletico Madrid to counterattack suddenly had a new direction.

In the 29th minute of the first half, Hazard quietly changed positions with De Bruyne in the frontcourt and came to the right.

Before Saul could remind Felipe Luis, Matic grabbed the ball in the backcourt and decisively sent a long counterattack pass!

Atletico Madrid's left wing without Felipe Luis allowed Hazard to make a breakthrough!

Saul was able to retreat early to help defend, but his defensive ability was really not enough in front of Hazard.

The Belgian winger galloped all the way down the field. Although Atletico Madrid's two central defenders were able to keep their composure, they finally couldn't sit still when they saw Hazard advancing into their own penalty area!

Godin decisively intercepted, and Hazard didn't send the cross until this time!

Under the nervous gaze of hundreds of millions of fans in front of the TV, Suarez, who was outflanked, decisively completed the push shot in front of the goal!

However, this time the person facing him in a 1v1 confrontation was not Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Courtois, but Jimenez, who fell to the ground almost at the same time and stretched out his feet to intercept!

The football shot by Suarez hit Jimenez's calf and missed the goal and flew out of the baseline!

Suarez, who missed an absolute chance for the second time in the first half, couldn't help but roar to the sky again.

And more neutral fans are applauding Atletico Madrid's defensive tenacity today.

However, after marveling, they once again looked at Li Ang under the gaze of the live broadcast camera.

It seems that in order to break through Atletico Madrid's steel defense, it is still effective to use Li Ang's unreasonable and violent shooting...

Li Ang did not participate in the counterattack this time. After seeing Suarez's shot blocked from the baseline in the midfield, he called on Maguire to move forward with him to prepare for the next corner kick.

Set-pieces are indeed a scoring method that Chelsea are very good at now, and Maguire is even more famous as a super aerial dominator in football.

However, due to Atletico Madrid's careful positioning and double-teaming, several of Chelsea's leading header players were also restricted from performing.

In the end, Matic was interfered by the defensive interference of Felipe Luis and Saul and deflected the ball, directly returning the ball to Atletico Madrid.

However, Chelsea's counterattack climax in recent minutes still forced Atletico Madrid to suspend its attack.

Felipe Luis returned to the defensive end, and Hazard and De Bruyne stopped actively asking for the ball to move forward.

Li Ang still stared at Carrasco and directly blocked Atletico Madrid's offensive changes.

Simeone really didn't have any backup options now. He didn't make any new tactical adjustments until halftime.

Neither team made any major tactical changes during the 15 minutes in the midfield.

Chelsea still relied on defense at the beginning of the second half, and Atletico Madrid still used a 433 offensive formation to actively seek opportunities to equalize the score.

No matter what detailed changes Atletico Madrid's coaching staff will make in terms of tactical adjustments in the future, their tactical tone of focusing on offense will not change.

A 1-1 draw with Chelsea or a small 1-2 loss in this game is completely acceptable to Atletico Madrid.

But if we lose 0-1, the whole Atletico Madrid team will really not be able to accept it!

At the end of the day, Atletico Madrid still want at least one away goal.

But for Mourinho, the current 1-0 result is enough to satisfy him. Why should he direct the team to actively attack Atletico Madrid, thereby giving Atletico Madrid more opportunities to counterattack?

If Atletico Madrid can get a clean sheet in this game, Chelsea will only need to score one goal in the second round at Atletico Madrid's home court, and Atletico Madrid will need to score at least three goals to make a comeback!

What a beautiful thing this is!

Besides, what's wrong with 1-0?

Mourinho has full confidence in the defensive resilience of his disciples.

As long as no player in the team has a mental decline, he does not believe that Atletico Madrid's three offensive skills can force open Chelsea's iron gate.

Therefore, throughout the second half of the game, Chelsea invested relatively little force in the counterattack.

Even though Atletico Madrid pressed more and more forward after 70 minutes of the game, the space in the backcourt became more and more exposed.

But Chelsea have never launched a quick counterattack involving too many players.

Seeing Chelsea really trying to hold on to the 1-0 result, Simeone was really anxious.

But no matter how he mobilized his troops and directly changed the formation to 424, Chelsea still defended the half unmoved.

On the stage where he most needed to show his offensive training ability, Simeone handed over an answer that did not satisfy his fans.

Carrasco was eventually replaced by Correa after being invisible for most of the game. Vietto, another forward on the Atletico bench, also got 20 minutes of playing time.

But in the end, they failed to perform well on the offensive end, or in other words, their personal hard power is still far from the top in Europe.

Diego Costa and Griezmann were eventually lost in the muscular strength of Chelsea's defense.

After Mourinho replaced Terry and Karas in the 80th minute of the second half, the game came to an end.

Atletico Madrid's final counterattack was crazy, but Chelsea, after paying enough price, dragged the 1-0 score to the end of the game!

Kroos, Leon, Suarez and Karas, who came on as a substitute in the second half, all received yellow cards.

But after winning the first round of the Champions League semi-finals, they no longer care about the cost.

The slightly frustrated Atletico Madrid players had to convince themselves to accept the reality of defeat after trying their best.

After receiving the enthusiastic cheers and encouragement from the fans at home with his teammates, Li Ang also mobilized in advance to win the league in high spirits.

"Manchester City will fall behind again. We must be ready to win our third Premier League title in the past three years!"