Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

As soon as the news of Li Ang leaving Chelsea for Real Madrid was officially confirmed, all the players mentioned in this summer transfer window were completely reduced to supporting roles.

The news that shocked the entire world of sports came out. Overnight, almost people all over the world were discussing the "fairy tale" of Leon returning to Real Madrid.

Apart from the term "true love", fans really can't find the reason why Li Ang insisted on returning to Real Madrid after successfully establishing a dynasty at Chelsea.

Real Madrid's record in recent seasons does seem to be pretty good. It can enter the semi-finals of the Champions League almost every year, and can also compete for the championship in the league until the end.

But for a super giant like Real Madrid, just looking at the process cannot satisfy the cunning appetite of fans and major football media.

They have to win the heavyweight trophy, but also win the beautiful, win the gorgeous.

Both the process and the result are equally important to Real Madrid. Without the heavyweight championship trophy, what is the point of reaching the top four of the Champions League for 10 consecutive years?

Therefore, the "excellent" record achieved by Real Madrid is actually not worth mentioning in the eyes of Real Madrid fans and most Western media.

In other words, the current Real Madrid is not successful enough, and what is even more fatal is that compared to the peak period three years ago, the overall age of this Real Madrid has also come up.

Compared with other young and powerful teams in European football, the physical advantage that Real Madrid was proud of in the past has gradually been erased.

This has been confirmed by the fact that Real Madrid was extremely uncomfortable by Chelsea's crazy running tactics in the Champions League group stage last season.

In the new season, Real Madrid's main players are one year older. Without large-scale signings and replacements, Real Madrid's prospects for the new season are really not optimistic to the Western media.

Therefore, when Li Ang chose to return to Real Madrid under such circumstances, he was once again leaving his comfort zone to seek new challenges.

While the Western media are extolling the attractiveness of Real Madrid, the British media, which have received a lot of traffic from Li Ang and Chelsea in the past three seasons, are full of sorrow.

Chelsea's dominance of today's European football may continue next season, but even after completing the great feat of defending the Champions League, Chelsea still failed to retain the top star in the team.

This situation made these media have to compare it with the time when Real Madrid poached Ronaldo from the peak Manchester United team.

It's easy to say that this is not a comparison. After the news was released, the Red Devils fans who were originally happily eating Chelsea melons immediately followed EMO.

Originally, it was enough for Manchester United that they would not be able to play in the Champions League next season, but now the media is jumping out to dig out their sadness?

Damn it, Manchester United fans are human beings too!

The public opinion storm caused by this big transfer that shocked the football world has become more and more intense, and it seems that there is no trend that it will slowly cool down in the near future.

While more fans and media were waiting for the two clubs to release details about Li Ang's transfer, Chelsea Club took the lead in issuing the date for a farewell ceremony press conference for Li Ang.

At this time, various British media who were still lamenting that the Premier League was still not as attractive as the "Western Premier League" no longer bothered to publish news to attract attention, and contacted Chelsea Club to reserve seats for the press conference.

The fans watching were discussing at this moment whether Chelsea's failure to hold a home farewell party for Li Ang meant that Chelsea's senior management had broken off their personal relationship with Li Ang?

However, before this wave of public opinion could take off, Li Ang directly clarified on his personal social media:

It was he who requested the club not to hold a home farewell ceremony.

The reason is actually very simple. He did not announce in the middle of the season that he would leave the team at the end of the season, so according to the transfer process, he would not have had a home farewell ceremony.

Generally, players leaving the team who receive this kind of treatment say goodbye to their teammates and fans alone after the last home game at the end of the season.

He left the team during the normal transfer window after the end of the season. The Stamford Bridge stadium was undergoing routine maintenance and repairs, and he did not want to disrupt the work progress of the club staff.

Of course, the deeper reason he didn't explain was that he didn't want the farewell ceremony to be too sad.

After a successful and difficult season, he hopes that his teammates can spend the offseason happily and comfortably.

I hope that all the fans who support him and Chelsea will feel as little loss or frustration as possible because of his departure.

So, a press conference is enough.

He can honestly and sincerely express his gratitude to the fans, the club, his teammates and coaches, and he can also say "goodbye" relatively easily.

If he really wants to hold a farewell ceremony at Stamford Bridge at home, he is afraid that he will no longer be able to cruelly refuse the fans' attempts to stay...

Two days later, Li Ang appeared on time at the farewell press conference accompanied by Chelsea's press officer.

Abramovich, Sister No, Emenalo, Mourinho...

Many Chelsea bosses appeared at the press conference.

Their appearance also dispelled the rumors that "Le Ang and Chelsea's top management have broken up" that had been spread among the fan groups.

What surprised the reporters at the scene was that all members of the Chelsea first team appeared at the press conference on time today!

When Li Ang took the stage and saw the familiar faces of his teammates, he immediately couldn't hold back his emotions.

After biting the tip of his tongue and letting the pain clear his mind, he nodded to his teammates, pursed his lips, and sat in the main seat at the press conference.

There will not be any questions from reporters today, so after the press officer signaled that the live broadcast had officially begun, Li Ang faced the camera and made a farewell speech.

"When I came to Chelsea three years ago, I already had the expectations and love of the fans, and we have created the successful team we are today in a united environment...

Mr. Chairman and the entire club management have given us 100% trust and support during the team's reconstruction period. Thank you for being a solid backing and giving us the confidence to move forward. Thank you even more for your trust and hard work...

I am absolutely grateful to every member of the coaching staff who complete 90% of the preparation before every tough game. People say we are the heroes who brought the title to London, but in In my heart, you are the real heroes...

I have the best teammates and brothers in the entire football world in the past three years. I have no doubt about this. It is a great honor for me to fight side by side with you! I will always remember the days of fighting and fighting with you, and of course, the cheers of the fans above the Stamford Bridge stadium that will always make my blood boil and will always make me persist until the last moment of the game!

I will always love you, my dear Chelsea fans! Thank you for your continuous support and love over the past three years. Maybe my teammates and I can rely on our desire for honors to win a Premier League championship and a Champions League trophy, but only you can continue to win this Chelsea The most important reason for the heavyweight championship trophy and even the establishment of a league dynasty!

Only your continued love can make every game we win shine brighter and be more meaningful!

I cannot refuse the call of my home club. I need to apologize to every Chelsea fan here, but I still want to frankly explain to you that making such a choice does not mean that I do not love Chelsea enough, but that I prefer challenges and adventures. , I am not yet at the age to pursue stability, I hope you can understand...

We have won everything together. Fortunately, I did not turn my original promise to you into a blank check. I also truly gave everything to Chelsea!

I don’t want to say this is the end. In my heart, you, me, and Chelsea will never come to an end. Blue courage will always flow in my body, and it will always remind me what tenacity is and what it means. Unyielding, what is Chelsea’s iron-blooded spirit!

Picking flowers on the thorny road with you is what I am most proud of. What else can I say now?

Always be a proud and brave lion, glory to Chelsea! "

Li Ang finished his speech without writing, and then he walked off the stage with red eyes and hugged all the teammates present one by one.

After completing the shooting task, all the reporters at the scene sincerely applauded Li Ang for his candidness.

To be honest, they were very moved at the moment.

Because they can all truly feel Li Ang's strong feelings for Chelsea.

When they saw Li Ang and Mourinho crying while hugging each other, many emotional reporters also shed tears of reluctance.

Countless Chelsea fans in front of the TV set aside their negative emotions at this moment and shed tears of relief.

As Li Ang said, he has given everything to Chelsea, and his departure is not because he does not love Chelsea or them enough.

It's just that he still needs a challenge, and he also desires to lead Real Madrid back to the top.

So it's time for the blue fairy tale they wrote together to come to an end.

Parting is not the end, forgetting is.

But at this moment, looking at Li Ang who burst into tears because of leaving Chelsea, all Blues fans understand that they will never forget the Lion King who led Chelsea and laid the foundation of the giants!

There will always be a special bond between them, supporting each other and missing each other.

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The news of Li Ang leaving Chelsea was sensational, but his departure was very "quiet".

Just after the farewell press conference on July 13, Leon quietly left London on a plane that afternoon and headed for Madrid.

Neither the British media nor the Western media received the exact time of Li Ang's departure.

It was several reporters squatting near Li Ang's Madrid villa that afternoon who took pictures of Li Ang re-checking in, and then fans outside saw the relevant news.

Suddenly, countless reporters from all over the world flocked to Madrid, adding a lot of news interest to the city before the start of the new season.

Because of the European Cup this year, many of the main players in the Real Madrid team are still on vacation.

So after Li Ang returned to Madrid, he did not meet too many old Real Madrid teammates first.

After meeting with Nacho and Vazquez, who happened to be staying in Madrid to rest, to reminisce about old times, Leon and his girlfriend Anna bought some new furniture and redecorated the villa.

Then he met with Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti at the Valdebebas training base at the previously agreed time.

After three less than successful seasons, Ancelotti actually has a high probability of being dismissed this season.

But now there is no other more well-known head coach on the market who is unemployed, and Li Ang mentioned his optimism for An Pang through Mendes.

So after hesitating, Lafayette chose to give Ancelotti one last season of coaching time.

Therefore, An Pang's first impression of Li Ang was very good.

The two had a very happy chat when they met for the first time at the training base.

Li Ang is very satisfied with Real Madrid's first-team staffing in the new season, and he also showed full confidence in the team's performance prospects in the new season.

Of course, more importantly, he showed his 100% recognition of Carlo Ancelotti's coaching of Real Madrid.

This kind of confidence and recognition made Ancelotti feel a lot more at ease.

He likes Li Ang's confident leadership temperament, and is even more fortunate that Li Ang ignored the Spanish media's negative remarks about him.

What surprised An Pang even more was, of course, Li Ang's request to end his vacation early and integrate into the team's pre-season training.

Although there are still about ten days before Real Madrid goes to the United States for training, every additional main player who can resume pre-season training as early as possible is a good thing for Ancelotti.

Not to mention that a core midfielder like Li Ang can return to the team's pre-season training in time and bring in more substitute players to help them find their form.

The entire Real Madrid coaching staff was full of praise for Li Ang's positive attitude.

And soon, the reporters and Real Madrid fans squatting outside the Valdebebas training base also saw the familiar figure that made them emotional!

Li Ang was no longer surprised to see reporters squatting outside the training base.

He would not have the slightest desire to stay because of these reporters, but when he saw the large number of Real Madrid fans appearing with these reporters, he subconsciously stopped the car and lowered the window.

Smile, say hello, and accommodate fans’ requests for autographs and photos.

Even though Li Ang once again won the club's Grand Slam glory and won the Ballon d'Or as the core of another team three years after leaving Real Madrid.

But at this moment, when facing the fans who support him, he still shows the same kind attitude as he did three years ago.

He is still the kid who came out of the Valdebebas base, and he is still the friendly little lion in the hearts of Real Madrid fans~

Real Madrid fans who got Li Ang's autograph and photo at the scene were very excited.

Before Li Ang officially attended the home welcome ceremony prepared for him by Real Madrid, some lucky reporters also got a domineering declaration from Li Ang about his outlook for the new season:

We will bring Real Madrid back to where it should be, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are strong, but in our eyes it is the whole of Europe!