Chapter 78 I Often Return to Defense, Steal the Ball Fiercely, and Can only Head the Ball Violently, but I Am a Good Number Ten

Ibrahimovic's words of justice came at a very timely moment.

Because the Italian media, who like to watch the fun, immediately started to mock the Spanish media.

Several well-known Italian media reporters wrote articles that went straight to the point, just short of directly mocking the Spanish media for not understanding the importance of defense.

Moreover, based on the talent for organizing growth that Li Ang showed in Milan last season, he will sooner or later develop in the direction of Alonso.

Even if his organizational level is not first-class in the end, combined with Li Ang's defensive talent, he will at least be a top-notch midfielder in the future football world.

Wearing a number 10 that Real Madrid doesn't value much in advance, is it exaggerated?

The Spanish media, which were mocked by the group, had no time to unify and counterattack the Italian media, and they were split into two camps.

The pro-Real Madrid media first bombarded several sports newspapers and magazines that had previously published articles to provoke this war of words.

Then other media that were still waiting to see the wind direction quickly stood in line.

The two sides quarreled fiercely, and finally Li Ang's reputation was further spread in the football world.

Mendes, who was observing the development of the situation, turned his worries into joy and decisively withdrew the subsequent public relations plan.

Li Ang also called his teammates and Ibrahimovic to thank him as soon as possible.

However, in the process of thanking Ibrahimovic, Li Ang was very keen to notice that Ibrahimovic was slightly depressed.

Recently, Li Ang, who has been paying attention to Milan and knows Milan's performance at the beginning of the new season, also tactfully did not mention the game.

Moreover, Milan is now in a mess, not just a simple problem with the performance.

Li Ang, who knows how deep Milan will fall in the future, can only comfort Ibrahimovic a few more words.

Apart from this, there is nothing else he can do.

Give advice on Ibrahimovic's current situation and future career planning?

That is not what he is suitable for now.

After ending the call with Ibrahimovic, Li Ang also put his mind back to the La Liga and the upcoming Champions League group stage.

In the last round of the league, Barcelona was finally tied again at Valencia's home stadium.

Now that Barcelona has drawn two games in a row, it has fallen to the third place in the league standings.

Real Madrid players are looking at the gap of four points with Barcelona, ​​and they are full of energy.

In the sixth round of La Liga, Real Madrid is still going all out against Rayo Vallecano, whose strength is not much different from that of Santander Athletic.

Mourinho will not be confident to frequently rotate the lineup at this time, and it is enough to let the core players rest occasionally.

Why not take advantage of the good schedule to bully the weak and get more points, and save physical strength to fight with the strong teams later?

And Real Madrid, which went all out again, did not give Rayo Vallecano too many opportunities to resist.

Seeing that the team took a two-goal lead in less than 20 minutes in the first half, the fans of Real Madrid at the Bernabeu knew that they would usher in another hearty victory.

Ronaldo didn't score many goals today, he just opened his goal account, but he made a lot of assists.

Ronaldo played very easily and didn't consume much energy, delivering a beautiful assist in each half.

Benzema rarely wasted opportunities today, scoring twice in the first half.

And Higuain, who replaced him in the second half, finally scored a goal.

This scene made Movistar's La Liga commentator call Mourinho "happy troubles".

After all, the two center forwards in Real Madrid are in good shape.

How to arrange the playing time of the two has naturally become an important issue for Mourinho and the Real Madrid coaching staff at this stage.

In the end, Real Madrid defeated Rayo Vallecano 6-1 at home, rewriting the league start record of this season into a dazzling five-game winning streak.

As the only team in the La Liga that still maintains a winning streak, Real Madrid ranks first in La Liga with 15 points.

Barcelona, ​​with three wins and two draws, rose to second place with eleven points.

Comparing the first five rounds of the top teams in other major leagues, only Manchester United and Real Madrid have the same five consecutive wins at the start.

But in the sixth round of the Premier League, which has already been completed, Manchester United was also tied by Stoke City.

In other words, among the current mainstream European leagues, only Real Madrid has the possibility of pursuing six consecutive wins or even more consecutive wins at the start of the league.

If you say that such data is not very meaningful, it makes sense when you look at it from the perspective of the entire season.

However, at this stage, the morale of the entire Real Madrid team has been significantly boosted by this winning streak.

Compared with the Barcelona team that has been so arrogant in recent years, the impact of this breath of morale is still quite important.

After all, the difference between being able to withstand and not being able to withstand is actually this breath.

And Mourinho attaches more importance to the fighting will and morale of the players than other head coaches.

To quote his original words at the team meeting after the pre-season training camp, that is:

"We didn't lose to Barcelona by three points last season, but we lost to Barcelona's tenacity and fighting spirit that was worth the last three points!"

It sounds mysterious, but Mourinho thinks so, and Real Madrid players finally agree with it.

So the Real Madrid players who are currently carrying this momentum are actually proving to Mourinho and the outside world.

They are no worse than Barcelona.

And how many rounds can they keep this winning streak, and how much league pressure can they put on Barcelona.

It depends on the determination of each Real Madrid player.

This is mental pressure and a psychological burden, but it can also be a source of motivation.

Transformed and grown in pressure and pain, this is the only way for Real Madrid to surpass Barcelona again.

And now every Real Madrid player firmly believes that they can achieve their goal in the end.

Because they represent Real Madrid, they are already on a thorny road of challenge.

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The Champions League group stage will resume on September 26.

In all the group matches in this round, there is only one game that can be called a strong dialogue.

Bayern vs. Manchester City, the richest team in the Premier League.

In the rest of the group matches, the European giants basically faced opponents that were much weaker than themselves.

In comparison, the gap in strength between Real Madrid and Ajax was not particularly large.

The trend of public opinion was basically advocating that the giants continue to win and consolidate their leading position in their respective groups.

In other words, in this round of the Champions League group stage, except for Bayern, it would not be surprising for the other giants to win.

Whoever loses will make the headlines!

Real Madrid is naturally not too worried, after all, they had the pleasant experience of defeating Ajax in two rounds last season.

Li Ang was also there at the time, so the players in Real Madrid's main lineup basically had an overwhelming psychological advantage.

And Ajax, who was visiting the Bernabeu again, was obviously inferior in momentum.

However, just before the game, when the two teams finished warming up and the Ajax players were walking back to the player tunnel in a slightly serious and reserved manner, Li Ang cheerfully took the initiative to find Ajax's head coach De Boer.

Yes, it was the De Boer who had drawn the long pass talent fragment before.

Li Ang shamelessly went up to say hello. Although De Boer looked confused, he still chatted with Li Ang in a friendly manner.

In the flattery of Li Ang's words "I am your fan" and "I have loved watching you play games since I was a child".

De Boer couldn't help but smile and finally took Li Ang's paper and pen.

He signed his name and left his phone number at Li Ang's request.

In the end, in the surprised eyes of the players of Ajax and Real Madrid, Li Ang happily ran back to the locker room with paper and pen.

While De Boer felt happy and comfortable, he couldn't help but have a small question.

"Is Li Ang really my fan? Then why didn't he ask me for an autograph last season?"

De Boer, who didn't know he was being tricked, thought for a few seconds, and finally shook his head with a smile, thinking that he was worrying too much.

After all, Li Ang was too happy when he saw him signing and leaving his phone number.

That kind of joy from the heart is not easy to act out. Besides, what's the point of Li Ang lying to him?

Right?

"Got it! I'll send him text messages to communicate and greet him more, and then find a chance to say that my long pass is an imitation of his since I was a child, and then."

Li Ang returned to the locker room with a happy face, and kept thinking about how to learn long passes from De Boer in his heart.

There is the "On the Best Time for Defensive Players to Pass Long" insights from De Boer himself.

At that time, he pretended to reveal a few words inadvertently, saying that it was a learning summary from his study of De Boer's game tapes.

Hehe, he didn't believe that De Boer would not be tempted!

Li Ang, who had a preliminary plan in mind, was looking forward to it, but after Mourinho entered the locker room, he quickly put his attention back to the game.

At this moment, under the noisy background of the Bernabeu, commentators from various countries also faced the live camera and began to introduce the situation of the two teams to their own audiences.

Today, Duan Xuan and Xu Yang from Wutai will partner to comment on this Champions League group match.

It was probably past 2:40 in the morning in China, but the two were still in good spirits.

After reviewing the results of the group match between Ajax and Real Madrid last season, Duan Xuan watched the players on both sides enter the stadium and went straight to the point.

"Okay, the players on both sides have entered the Bernabeu stadium with the referee team. Xu Yang, let's introduce the starting players of both teams today to the audience friends."

Xu Yang, who had rehearsed beforehand, quickly took over the words handed over by Duan Xuan, without even taking the manuscript, and confidently spit out a string of player names.

"Okay Duan Xuan. Real Madrid, who played at home today, did not use Kaka to play the modified 4-4-2 formation as before, but instead deployed a 4-3-3 formation that was more inclined to active attack.

The starting goalkeeper was Casillas.

The back line is lined up from left to right, namely Coentrao, Ramos, Pepe, and Arbeloa.

In the midfield, Alonso continues to play as a single defensive midfielder, Di Maria plays as a left central midfielder, and Li Ang plays as a right central midfielder.

Of course, we all know that Li Ang's current position is very flexible. Under normal circumstances, he will provide defensive protection in front of Alonso and can also move forward to support the attack.

When defense is needed, Li Ang can retreat to the defensive midfielder position and form a double defensive midfielder with Alonso. How to play specifically depends on Mourinho's tactical arrangements at that time.

On the forward line, Ronaldo is on the left, Benzema is in the middle, and Callejon is on the right.

As for Ajax, De Boer deployed a set today."

With Xu Yang's slightly monotonous and hypnotic introduction, the players on both sides quickly walked through the opening ceremony.

The Chinese audience could only rely on the exciting UEFA Champions League theme song to wake up.

When the game officially started, all the Chinese fans were in high spirits and looked forward to Li Ang who ran to the wing to receive Long Ge's pass at the beginning.

Ajax's opening pressure today was very aggressive. Not only did two forwards press Real Madrid's half, but as many as three midfielders joined the ranks of pressing Real Madrid.

With a 3-5-2 starting formation, Ajax did have plenty of midfielders to do it. This kind of work.

Real Madrid was not in a hurry to kick the ball directly to make an offensive test, but hooked Ajax's midfielders and pressed into Real Madrid's hinterland.

Li Ang decisively knocked the ball passed by Long Ge to Aveiroa, indicating that he should pass the ball to Pepe.

Then, Li Ang looked at an Ajax midfielder running forward from his side with a hint of curiosity.

That was the young Eriksson.

When playing against Ajax in the Champions League group stage last year, Li Ang had already played against the young Su Shen.

But this was the first time to play against Eriksson, after all, Eriksson was still a substitute in the Champions League last year.

When did Eriksson play Li Ang didn't remember how famous he became, but he remembered that Tottenham bought Eriksen with the money from selling Bale.

In other words, Eriksen will attract the attention of at least Tottenham's level in the next one or two seasons.

Well, his strength is still far from his peak, but it doesn't prevent Li Ang from being interested and wanting to give him a good "lesson".

"I'm letting you feel the Premier League level confrontation in advance. Anyway, you have to go sooner or later. It's better to adapt early than late, right? Hehe."

Thinking of this, Li Ang also actively retreated to the backcourt to help Brother Long and his own defenders pass the ball.

After a skilled seduction, seeing that the two wings of Ajax's midfield were somewhat out of touch with the defense, holding the ball Ramos kicked a precise long pass directly!

After receiving the ball, Callejon stopped the ball and quickly advanced along the left side of Ajax.

However, Ajax's left center back Vertonghen also reacted quickly and snatched the ball from Callejon's feet in a one-on-one situation with a faster speed.

And Ajax's counterattack came just as quickly.

Although they don't like long passes like Real Madrid, through fast short passes on the ground, Ajax also hit the ball to Real Madrid's half in a few moves.

After Eriksson got the ball near the midline, he wanted to observe the running positions of his teammates on both wings, but unexpectedly, a figure in white quickly approached his area.

"Oh! Li Ang's pressure was very decisive. Eriksson wanted to dribble horizontally to protect the ball first. Oh! The confrontation ability is too poor!

Li Ang's kick seemed to knock Eriksson down after poking the ball away. What did the referee say? No problem, the game continues! "

Duan Xuan's commentary was very fast, Xu Yang couldn't keep up, and could only say "That's right!"

Li Ang, who gave Eriksen a warning at the beginning, didn't give the other Ajax midfielders much time to react.

He rushed forward with the ball for two steps, and then sent a bold through ball rolling to the side!

In the end, the through ball almost kept close to the sideline, but it didn't go out of the sideline and rushed into the defensive third zone of Ajax with Ronaldo.

Mourinho was smiling from ear to ear off the court, and Long Ge in the backcourt couldn't help but give Li Ang a thumbs up for this forward through ball.

It has technical content, and the lead time is also appropriate. More importantly, Li Ang now has the confidence to send it. Such a pass!

Real Madrid fans at the Bernabeu burst into cheers.

Cheered for the tacit passing and running cooperation between Li Ang and Ronaldo.

At this moment, Ronaldo was full of confidence and used his speed to completely get rid of Sidwell, and turned inside the moment he touched the ball!

Alderweireld had to give up Benzema who was following up in the middle to limit Ronaldo's shooting options.

But the next moment he moved, Ronaldo gently pushed the ball to the middle!

For other teammates, Ronaldo would probably not choose to pass the ball at this time.

But for Kaka and Benzema, Ronaldo would pass!

Don't ask why, just ask "favoritism"

Even though my forward Guo has been happy to receive Ronaldo's pass more than once, when he runs out of a better opportunity, Ronaldo will still find him first.

And this time Guo Feng has obviously switched to the "Lyon Little Overlord" mode correctly.

After stopping and adjusting, he shot a low shot at the near corner. This amazing shooting technique made Ajax goalkeeper Vermeer lose his temper!

In just the seventh minute of the game, Real Madrid took a 1-0 lead at home!

Such a perfect start made the entire Bernabeu a sea of ​​carnival!

Li Ang, who had previously sent a key through ball, stood in place, tilted his head and spread his hands in a very chic manner, and then smiled and went to his teammates to celebrate together.

Chinese fans who stayed up late to watch the game looked at Li Ang's celebration and laughed happily!

Some Spanish media previously wrote articles about Li Ang wearing the No. 10 jersey of Real Madrid.

Those news were translated and posted on major domestic sports forums.

Many Chinese fans immediately climbed over the firewall to join the crusade against those Western media.

Although the Real Madrid stars stood up and Ibrahimovic scolded them, they felt relieved.

But Li Ang did not continue to speak, which still made many Chinese fans feel a little regretful.

Seeing this scene, they realized that they were overthinking.

It turned out that Li Ang was waiting for the opportunity to make another "counterattack".

Look at the coquettish helpless hand-spreading action. Obviously, he didn't say anything, but through the camera, he slapped the faces of those boring media!

"Yes, I defend a lot, steal a lot, and can only violently headbutt."

"But I am a good number ten~"

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