Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

Last season, Barcelona beat Real Madrid twice in the league. One game was 1-0 and the other was 3-1. Neither was a big winning score, but both losses were deeply remembered by Real Madrid fans and were deeply remembered for them. hate.

After today's battle, Real Madrid fans were finally able to vent all the frustration in their chests and once again gained the psychological upper hand over Barcelona supporters.

4-0!

Returning all 4 goals conceded to Barcelona in the first game and defeating their old enemy in a grand battle is such a great feeling!

For two days in a row, the pro-Real Madrid Western media were celebrating and praising Real Madrid's super performance in suppressing their mortal enemy head-on.

Li Ang also organized a team dinner with Ramos after the victory over Barcelona.

Not only were the players enjoying the fruits of victory together, Li Ang also specifically asked his teammates to bring their families with them.

In the end, because too many people were coming, Li Ang directly booked a medium-sized restaurant and simply held a house party.

The effect is naturally very outstanding. More contact with the family members of teammates is very conducive to building feelings and relationships between each other.

Maybe old teammates who have been together for many years in the Real Madrid first team no longer need to use this method to win over each other.

But for Bale, the number of such house parties he has attended since joining Real Madrid is still too few.

There may not have been similar opportunities before, but now he can communicate more openly with his teammates, and he will not set up any communication barriers.

In the final analysis, excuses like being unable to understand the language are just excuses to face the media in the end.

If you are really serious, as long as one party takes a little initiative, there will be no barriers between teammates who have been together for two or three years.

At least in Li Ang's view, Bell is quite enthusiastic and talkative. As long as you take the initiative to communicate with him, you want to get closer to him.

Anyway, after intentionally chatting a few more words about golf, Li Ang clearly felt that Bell was more enthusiastic about him in private~

The team has an outstanding record in the new season and has just defeated its rival in a head-to-head match. This feeling of always winning keeps the atmosphere within the Real Madrid team in a positive and exciting state.

Even after playing against Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid won't get much rest time and will have to rush to the away game to challenge Las Palmas non-stop.

But every Real Madrid player feels no physical fatigue at all, and still has a positive attitude towards the arrival of a new round of games.

The main players want to continue to start the game, and the substitutes are more eager to play time and want to show their talents in the upcoming tight schedule.

According to Ancelotti's past preparation habits, he will most likely send out the entire main lineup in the next round of the league.

If the main players are comfortable using it, of course they have to keep using it. Unless they are physically exhausted or injured, there will definitely be no substitutions.

An Pang's employment habits have brought him many championship titles, but they have also caused his team to collapse in the middle and late stages of the league many times.

For a team like Real Madrid that competes on three fronts for the championship almost every season, An Pang's employment method is even more unhealthy.

But as the old saying goes, a country is easy to change, but a person's nature is hard to change.

It is most difficult for people to change their habits of many years, and the same is certainly true for An Pang.

Can you say that he is not aware at all of the trouble his hiring habits will bring to the team's preparations in the middle and late seasons of the season?

He actually knows it too.

But if you ask him to suddenly be like Mourinho in the past few seasons, starting to rotate the main players on a large scale in the first half of the league, that is definitely not realistic.

If you want to change an old habit, there must be a process of adaptation.

For Ancelotti, the experience of almost being sacked this summer was a wake-up call, and he was determined to seize the last chance to succeed at Real Madrid.

So he needs to learn and change.

If there is a big change, he will never feel at ease, so start with small changes.

That is, the tactical core player in the first team and the more durable main player, he chooses fewer rotations.

But for the main players who are more prone to injury and whose tactical position is not that high, he will try to give them more rest time.

So before the start of the sixth round of La Liga between Real Madrid and Las Palmas.

The media and fans who paid attention to the starting lineups of the two teams soon discovered that Real Madrid had directly excluded many of its main players from the 18-man roster in this round of the league.

Correspondingly, many substitute fringe players in Real Madrid's first team also have the opportunity to enter the 18-man roster.

After discovering this phenomenon, many Western media lamented that Ancelotti actually began to try to rotate the lineup in the first half of the league.

The Meilingers even thanked God that this old man had finally enlightened An Pang's slightly stubborn employing mind!

For three consecutive seasons, Real Madrid has collapsed in stages in the second half of the season. It is true that how happy the first half is, but how miserable the second half is.

Real Madrid's supporters don't expect Ancelotti to learn the essence of lineup rotation. Now there is a good start. With such an attempt, it will be much better than in the past.

With more expectations, many die-hard Real Madrid fans chose to follow the expedition and go to the away game to support the team.

On the evening of September 24, in the broadcast and analysis of commentators from various countries, Real Madrid’s starting eleven lineup for this round of the league was freshly released.

Benzema and Ronaldo continued to start on the forward line, while Bale, who was relatively less durable, rested at home in this round of games. Isco replaced him in the starting lineup.

In the midfield, Casemiro was on the bench for this round of the league. Li Ang started as a single defensive midfielder today, while Modric and James Rodriguez played as double central midfielders.

On the defensive line, Marcelo, Ramos and Pepe continued to start. Carvajal, who had a slight hamstring discomfort in training, was rested in this round of the league, and Nacho played as right back.

The starting goalkeeper is still "the wall" Navas.

It can be seen that An's rotation strategy is still slightly conservative, but no matter what, it is better to have a good start than to use all the main players and then change them.

And James's starting position today also explains the decision of the Real Madrid coaching staff to some extent.

In the future, it should be difficult for Real Madrid to have a "front midfielder" in the starting lineup.

Ancelotti should not play the retro tactics of matching a front midfielder with two back midfielders.

So James Rodriguez must adapt to his new role in the team.

Either he can become an all-around No. 8 midfielder, like Modric, who can attack and defend. His defensive ability can be a little worse at this stage, but his attitude must be positive.

Or he will be eliminated and leave Real Madrid. There is no third way to choose.

This situation is cruel for James, who was still the core of Real Madrid's midfield last season.

But he is lucky. Fortunately, Ancelotti finally gave him the opportunity to adjust and the right to choose.

In Li Ang's view, James is not unable to adapt to Real Madrid's new tactical system.

Li Ang believes that James has the ability to play well in the No. 8 position.

The key lies in whether his mentality can be reversed in time and whether he can clearly realize that the new positioning and playing style are the key to his further integration into this new football era.

If the cognition is in place and he is willing to change his playing style, then James has a great probability of successful transformation.

After all, he has no shortage of skills, passing vision, or organizational talent.

But for a famous star, the most difficult thing to change is his understanding of his own position.

Li Ang doesn't mind helping his new teammate at a critical moment, but whether he can succeed depends on James's mentality.

After the game started that day, Li Ang did not take over the ball and organization rights early like in the previous rounds.

First, because he was playing behind the back midfielder today, his position is very important. If he controls the ball too much, once he loses the ball, the opponent can face Real Madrid's defense line directly.

Second, because there are enough people to organize the midfield today, Modric and James can ensure the smooth operation of Real Madrid's offensive organization. If he intervenes again, the ball is not enough for the three of them.

The reason why the new Real Madrid midfield trio composed of him, Modric and Casemiro can cooperate tacitly and quickly show strong combat power.

It's not because the three of them relied on their personal strength to suppress the opponent, but because they worked together and sacrificed for each other, and finally established a reasonable division of midfield power.

If someone wants to take more balls to organize, someone must run more to support and retreat more to defend.

Only with a clear and reasonable division of labor can the effect of 1+1+1\u003e3 be achieved. Otherwise, if you just pile up superstars and play with the ball, the whole team will soon be finished.

So Li Ang chose to let go of the ball at this moment and fully trust his midfield partners.

What he thought was normal was completely different in the eyes of fans, reporters, and even his teammates on the field.

James, who once again got the core position of the organization, was in a very complicated mood.

He really didn't expect Li Ang to be so open-minded. The coaching staff asked him to play as a defensive midfielder, and he really played as a defensive midfielder honestly. He gave up the right to organize and control the ball without any hesitation!

If he stood in Li Ang's position, could he do this?

James asked himself, and the answer he got from the bottom of his heart made him purse his lips.

He can't do it!

This is the first time that James really realized where the huge gap between himself and Li Ang lies.

He is also really convinced by Li Ang!

It's not because of Li Ang's top performance on the court, but because of Li Ang's demeanor.

He was really impressed by Li Ang's demeanor.

After "admitting defeat", James didn't feel too much frustration in his heart. On the contrary, he suddenly felt relieved and relaxed.

"As strong as Li Ang can put down his posture and play as a defensive midfielder. I haven't even won a Champions League trophy now. Where does so much pride come from to insist on not defending and sacrificing tactical position?"

When many things are not clear, it is like a wall at the end of the mind that makes people restless.

But once you figure it out, people will give up hitting the wall, change their thinking, calmly bypass the wall and continue to stride forward.

James is now in the process of changing his mindset.

Because Leon is right beside him, and he has demonstrated this to him.

So he gradually discarded the shackles that had bound him.

He's not quite used to it yet, but he's already learning and trying to contribute as much as possible on both offense and defense with equal investment!

Whatever area Modric returns to defend, he will also return to defend the same area.

It doesn't matter if he is passed by his opponent. He can delay the opponent's attack time as much as possible, and his teammates will help him solve the remaining problems.

Even if he is a little embarrassed and no longer looks like a "star" at all times, so what?

After James finally succeeded in stopping an opponent's offensive advance, he felt another kind of satisfaction and excitement in his heart.

Li Anghao, who was not far from him, generously encouraged and praised him, patted him on the back of the head and praised him for a job well done!

A fiery and long-lost strong fighting spirit filled James's heart at that moment.

But he did not become overly passionate on the court. Instead, his eyes calmed down, with the brilliance of observation shining in them.

In the 21st minute of the first half, James, who once again retreated to help defend, received a direct pass from Li Ang after stealing the ball.

He did not have the strong desire to directly send threatening balls to help his teammates face the opponent's goal as usual.

Perhaps because he put more energy into the defensive end in today's game, James could easily change his position and look at the game situation from the perspective of a defensive midfielder.

If he is a defensive midfielder in Las Palmas at this moment, what is he most afraid of is the opponent's risky through ball?

No... As a defensive player who is not very outstanding, what he should be more afraid of is his opponent's multiple forward containment points and smooth distribution of the ball!

James, who successfully changed his way of thinking, quickly made his own passing choice - a calm and timely horizontal pass!

Las Palmas midfielder Gomez, who was originally pressing forward to mark him, directly missed the ball, and Modric, who advanced forward, once again smoothly distributed the ball to Marcelo on the edge!

Real Madrid's quick counterattack was very smooth, and the countless fans in front of the TV were mesmerized at the moment.

And with the cooperation of mercury-like passing and cutting, it took almost only three or four seconds for Real Madrid to take the ball from their own half into the defensive hinterland of Las Palmas!

This time Marcelo did not wait until he reached the bottom before sending a cross. Instead, when he was close to the edge of the Las Palmas penalty area, he suddenly sent a powerful inverted triangle cross that was close to the ground!

The football rolled quickly toward the center of the turf.

At this moment, the Las Palmas defenders discovered in horror:

Li Ang, who was not very fast before, but now caught up with the rolling trajectory of the football, has entered his shooting range!

Who dares to let Li Ang take an easy long-range shot? !

In recent years, Li Ang's reputation for heavy artillery has spread throughout the world of football!

Las Palmas' defense players were not so bold.

Suddenly, almost three Las Palmas midfielders pounced directly on Li Ang!

Li Ang was not in a hurry when he saw this. He did not shoot directly, but instead took the ball to the left side of the midfield.

This step caused the entire defense line of Las Palmas to tilt!

The next moment, Li Ang once again chose to distribute the ball and knocked the football to James Rodriguez, who was waiting outside the right edge of the Las Palmas penalty area!

The biggest advantage of Li Ang's organization of offense is that he will always remember the most comfortable offensive area and starting position of his teammates.

Bell did not start today, and Isco, who replaced him, has excellent skills with both feet.

But in comparison, James, who has a "golden left foot", is more terrifying in the right side of the penalty area!

After all, this is a man who has convinced World Cup fans with his left foot!

Li Ang cast an expectant gaze.

Under his gaze, James also confidently swung his left leg back, and then directly hit a wonderful smooth-footed shot without stopping the ball!

This shot from the edge of the penalty area finally got into the upper left corner of the Las Palmas goal without any suspense!

James excitedly slapped the Real Madrid emblem on his chest. This was not only his first goal of the season, but also his "new life" in the Real Madrid team!

Amidst the excited cheers of thousands of Real Madrid die-hard fans at the scene, James opened his arms and then ran towards Li Ang excitedly!

He didn't say anything, but Li Ang understood what he meant.

He is expressing gratitude to himself for trusting him!

Li Ang also gave James a big hug:

Of course I will trust you, James, because we are teammates together!