Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

James's change is gratifying. Ancelotti saw it and felt sincerely happy for James from the bottom of his heart.

After all, it was the core of the midfield that he had supported before, and he had always admired James's technical characteristics. If he really had to make up his mind to abandon James, he would definitely feel very uncomfortable.

Fortunately, things did not develop into the worst situation. If James is willing to change his playing style and accept his new position in the team, then he still has a future in Real Madrid.

Ancelotti can also adjust James' playing order accordingly.

There may be some selfishness in this, but it is undeniable that James, who is willing to invest heavily on the defensive end, will play a greater role than Kovacic and Marcos Llorente at this stage.

Thinking of this, An Pang couldn't help but remember the incredible second team created by Real Madrid back then.

In those years, Real Madrid's first team was able to conquer Europe for two consecutive seasons, largely thanks to their second team's ability to steadily score points in La Liga, which helped the first team's main players reduce the burden of the game.

It is no exaggeration to say that the lineup configuration of Real Madrid's second team back then was still able to compete for sixth place in La Liga.

So can Real Madrid now build a second team with superior strength?

Ancelotti feels really capable!

The strength of Real Madrid's striker substitutes now is definitely incomparable to that of the past. After all, two powerful stars, Morata and Callejon, are gone.

Mariano, who came on top, can only be said to be just enough. After Jose was seriously injured, he also lacked the aura he had in the past.

Fortunately, Real Madrid's midfield substitute strength has not declined much compared to before.

Just imagine, James, Llorente and Kovacic form the midfield trio of Real Madrid's second team. The defensive ability is indeed slightly worse, but the control is not weak at all.

Coupled with Achraf, Nacho, Varane and Danilo on the defense, such a substitute lineup can be used to play in the middle and lower reaches of La Liga.

Not to mention recreating the miracle of Real Madrid's second team being able to defeat strong opponents in the league. By suppressing those mid-to-lower opponents, the main players of Real Madrid's first team can devote more energy to the Champions League...

Without the attention of the live broadcast camera, Ancelotti suddenly lowered his head and smiled, obviously in a good mood.

Zidane saw Ancelotti's abnormal performance, but at the moment he only thought that Ancelotti was happy because the team was ahead. He didn't know that the head of their coaching staff had planned to leave after the game. Let’s go back to the experiment of forming the second team.

The young Real Madrid players on the bench had no idea that their opportunity had quietly arrived.

The first half of the game came to an end quickly.

James's opening goal helped Real Madrid open the door to victory. In the stoppage time of the first half, Isco made a long shot from outside the penalty area, successfully helping Real Madrid expand its lead to two goals!

In the 62nd minute of the second half, when Li Ang pushed forward and scored Real Madrid's third goal of the game, Ancelotti directly made substitutions.

Li Ang, Cristiano Ronaldo and Modric all took a rest, while Kovacic, Llorente and Mariano got the chance to play.

In three days, Real Madrid will go away to challenge Monaco in the second round of the Champions League group stage.

Now that the decision has been made to increase the frequency of rotation this season, Ancelotti simply rotated to the end in today's league.

It can also be regarded as giving more rest time to the three core midfielders and frontcourt players.

In the end, the score of the sixth round of La Liga was fixed at 3-0.

Real Madrid also achieved six consecutive league wins in the new season, dominating the standings, leaving rivals Barcelona and Atletico Madrid behind.

Coupled with victory in the first round of the Champions League group stage, Real Madrid has now achieved seven consecutive victories in the new season, and its hot state has attracted frequent attention from media across Europe.

In this case, no one thinks that Real Madrid will encounter any trouble in the Champions League group stage.

After all, Real Madrid had easily suppressed PSV in the first round of the group stage. There was no reason why they couldn't deal with a Monaco who looked to be on the same level as PSV in the second round.

Public opinion is almost overwhelmingly optimistic that Real Madrid will easily win two consecutive victories in the Champions League group stage.

It is under this situation of adulation across Europe that the confident Real Madrid ushered in the Champions League group stage showdown with Monaco.

This is not the first time for Li Ang to come to the Louis II Stadium.

Back then, he and his teammates defeated Atletico Madrid and won the UEFA Super Cup here. For him, this stadium also carries wonderful memories of the game.

But this is his first experience fighting Monaco here.

When it comes to his impression of this veteran French Ligue 1 team, Li Ang's first reaction is that they almost created a miracle in team history in 2004 and won the Champions League.

It's a pity that they met Porto led by Mourinho in the Champions League final that year and eventually lost.

Li Ang also knows that Monaco is a team that often plays in European competitions in Ligue 1 and has relatively rich experience in European competitions.

Apart from that, he doesn't know much about the history of Monaco Club.

However, compared to other Real Madrid stars, he is "familiar" with many young players in the current Monaco first team.

Except for Tiger Falcao, who he played against back then, and "Director M" Mbappe, who is destined to be famous in football in the future, looking at it, Li Ang can only say that the Monaco team is full of acquaintances!

Lemar, Bernardo Silva, Fabinho, Bakayoke, Moutinho, Glick, Subasic...

This is simply a big treasure house. In terms of development potential, the current Monaco team is more terrifying than Paris Saint-Germain!

Li Ang's impression is that Monaco at least reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League this season, and then almost all the potential players that emerged in the team were scooped up by the major giants.

It is precisely because of his outstanding performance this season that Mbappe has been favored by the Paris management.

After successfully "inspecting" the goods on loan to Paris in the 17-18 season, Mbappe transferred to Paris for a worth of almost 200 million euros.

You know, this huge loan and buyout fee was almost negotiated in the summer of 2017.

Mbappe's talent is so terrifying that at the age of 18, Paris Saint-Germain would be willing to pay such a huge sum of money for him, which is simply outrageous!

But now, Monaco is still stumbling forward in the Champions League group stage, and Mbappe has not become famous in one battle.

Li Ang will value such a dark horse team and the young Mbappe with explosive strength, but he will not be too nervous facing them.

Li Ang has no intention of suppressing young people to get ahead, but just like ruthlessly suppressing Pogba in this year's Champions League final, Li Ang still has a unique habit of "educating" young stars~

Mr. Mu is the future leader of the younger generation in football. Li Ang encountered him today. If he doesn't train him properly, it will definitely be unjustifiable.

So before the game officially started, Mbappe fully felt Li Ang's enthusiastic attention to him.

It was an undisguised gaze. When Mbappe looked over, what caught his eyes was Li Ang's warm smile.

And in private, Mbappe, who is a Meilinger, certainly knows what Li Ang's excessive attention to opponent players before the game means.

In the past, as a spectator in front of the TV, Mbappe would make noises with his friends, laughing and complaining about the unlucky ones who were targeted by the Lion.

But today, when he himself became the unlucky guy, a strange expression soon appeared on his face.

There was some satisfaction. Although he didn't know why he was targeted by Li Ang alone, it already showed that Li Ang valued him and recognized his strength.

In addition, what filled his heart was more helplessness and depression.

Can the players targeted by Li Ang still perform well on the court?

Mbappe is certainly confident in his own strength, but he is not arrogant enough to think that he can now match the peak of Melo.

And Li Ang is a ruthless man who has fought against the peak Melo, and went all the way upstream to win the Golden Globe Award!

When he thought that he would face off against such a powerful opponent, Mbappe was both excited and a little scared.

But no matter how complicated his emotions were, whether he chose to give in or muster the courage to face the difficulties, the game finally came on time!

The capacity of the Louis II Stadium is not large, and it cannot seat 20,000 fans at full capacity.

But at the moment when the game officially started, more than 10,000 loyal Monaco fans at the scene still cheered as enthusiastically as possible to cheer for their beloved team!

In that distant and glorious 03-04 season, Monaco happened to eliminate Real Madrid and enter the semi-finals of the Champions League that season.

More than ten years have passed, Real Madrid is still strong, and Monaco has once again created a youth army with full potential.

It seems that the same script was distributed to both teams.

Monaco fans are also hoping that the team they support can bravely defeat Real Madrid in the front as they did many years ago!

Maybe this is an unattainable dream, but in the football field, who dares to say that weaker teams are not worthy of dreaming? !

There are so many examples of the weak defeating the strong before our eyes. That year, Monaco personally made a comeback against the wind and forcibly reversed Real Madrid to create a football miracle!

Everything is possible.

Monaco fans are longing and looking forward to it, and Monaco's players on the field also have a burning desire to become famous on the bones of Real Madrid!

Young people don't know how to restrain their emotions. After this fiery battle was leaked, their opponents Real Madrid players quickly understood their intentions.

The smell of gunpowder soon enveloped the heads of the players on both sides.

Real Madrid's stars are not so petty and will not be angry because of the challenge of their young opponents.

But they were somewhat dissatisfied. This dissatisfaction made them enter the game state early and wanted to teach the young guys on the opposite side a lesson!

However, the actual game situation did not quickly favor Real Madrid. Instead, Monaco gave Real Madrid a disastrous attack on the offensive end!

The side where the offensive is launched happens to be the wing where Mbappe is.

This can be regarded as a deliberate and indulgent choice made by Li Ang in the early stages of the game.

He needs to first make his teammates deeply aware of Mbappe's technical characteristics and breakthrough threat.

With this basic understanding, he can get twice the result with half the effort by cooperating with his teammates to restrict Mbappe from double-teaming.

So Carvajal, who started today, suffered first.

Although the degree of unlucky was not as bad as Maicon, who met Bale at Inter Milan, Carvajal also served as a background for Mbappe.

Mbappé, who is still a few months away from turning 18, is really fast!

He was as powerful as a rainbow and fearless, using his speed advantage like a tiger down the mountain to kill through Real Madrid's right wing!

Such an arrogant attitude and such a sharp breakthrough speed made countless fans in front of the TV dumbfounded!

The live camera also focused on Bell, who was on the same side as Mbappe today, after Mbappe was finally tackled by Ramos.

The language of this shot is very interesting, and many fans are also looking forward to today's speed showdown between Bell and French teenager Mbappe.

But soon, Li Ang, who stood up, disappointed the fans who were watching the excitement.

Allowing Mbappe to break through once on the wing can give his teammates a warning, but let this kid break through unscrupulously a second time?

That would be a slap in Li Ang’s face!

After Monaco played a set-piece tactic in the frontcourt, Li Ang and Modric quietly completed the position change and came to the right side of their midfield.

So when Monaco once again won the offensive ball, and Mbappe got the ball on the wing as he wished, he looked up and saw Li Ang's familiar intercepting figure.

There was no time to make more dribbling attempts. Mbappe just crossed the ball and wanted to go forward, and he was directly greeted by Li Ang's decisive tackle!

This fierce tackle forced Mbappe to take off and let Li Ang pass, and the ball at his feet was quickly passed by Li Ang to Benzema who was running forward.

Real Madrid's counterattack begins!

It was still a smooth passing and cutting cooperation. After just four seconds, Bell sent a cross, and Cristiano Ronaldo beat his opponent from the back of the penalty area and hit the goal!

It's a pity that the football finally missed the crossbar slightly, and Real Madrid was only two or three centimeters away from the first goal of the game!

Ronaldo held his head and roared with regret, while thousands of Real Madrid fans at the scene gave enthusiastic applause.

This applause is not only for the offensive players in the frontcourt, but also for Li Ang, who accurately stopped Mbappe in the backcourt.

Three minutes later, Monaco made a comeback after getting the ball.

This time Mbappe chose a smart running path. He did not receive the ball in the midfield first, but moved in the inside position to insert into the ribs and then reverse the side!

Fabinho, who had a tacit understanding with him, soon sent a through ball to the wing. Mbappe held his breath, thinking that this time Li Ang would not be able to catch up with him easily!

As a result, Li Ang never thought about racing with him to chase the football.

After the outbreak started, Li Ang leaned to the sideline immediately, and then used his strength to directly squeeze Mbappe out of the sideline!

This scene makes Mbappe look very thin, but in fact, even though Mbappe is relatively young, his confrontational ability is not bad at all.

That is to say, Li Ang, a midfield tank with both speed and strength, can do this. If he uses an ordinary defensive midfielder to forcefully squeeze Mbappe, this kid might even slip past him using his speed.

After KOing Mbappe in confrontation, Li Ang successfully caught up with the ball, then turned around and sent a long pass.

The football came to Modric's feet accurately, and another quick counterattack by Real Madrid was about to begin.

Mbappe, who complained to the referee about Li Ang's foul to no avail, had a helpless smile on his face.

And Li Ang, who happened to be walking past Mbappe at this moment, just shook his head.

This action seems to be teasing Mbappe:

Your kid has potential, but he's still too young now. You need to practice more!