Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid - Chapter 383

c376 I am very greedy. I want to let Chelsea enter directly.

Being able to overtake Manchester City again, especially overtaking Manchester City and returning to the top of the Premier League with one game less, such success is extremely morale-boosting for the entire Chelsea team!

For a while, many young players in the Chelsea team were tweeting to celebrate. After the game with Stoke City, Li Ang also organized a slightly high-profile team dinner.

Many media reporters even knew in advance which restaurant in the city center the Chelsea team would go to for a party.

When the Chelsea players packed up their personal appearance and drove to the city for a dinner, the reporters who had been waiting in advance kept taking pictures outside the restaurant and sending them back to the magazines for publicity.

But today’s Chelsea players obviously don’t care about this. Those in a good mood will even cooperate with reporters to pose in front of the restaurant and let them take pictures.

If it were the previous two seasons, Chelsea’s players dared to be so high-profile in the sprint stage of the championship, Mourinho would have called one by one to start information bombing.

But now is different from the past. Although Chelsea’s current players are not very old, they are all experienced champions.

Mourinho was not worried at all that these young people would play too much under Li Ang’s organization and supervision.

As long as they know that they should protect their bodies at this stage and maintain sufficient energy and physical fitness for training and preparation, it is completely okay to relax occasionally.

After completing the team dinner in a high-profile manner that night, the young Chelsea players who did not show any fatigue the next day and completed the recovery training in high spirits obviously did not disappoint Mourinho.

They are indeed more mature and calm than the previous two seasons.

After going through hundreds of battles and winning the top honors of the Premier League and the Champions League in succession, they are already familiar with the road to winning the championship.

What to do to successfully reach the top, how much boring training and post-match recovery to endure, is not a problem for them now.

Li Ang chose to hold a team dinner at this critical time node, not afraid of being high-profile, in order to express the confidence of the entire Chelsea team in a fair and open manner and continue to put pressure on Manchester City.

They don’t need to hide their goal of winning the championship, nor do they need to express any nervousness about Manchester City’s pursuit.

They are still and will definitely be the strongest and most challenge-resistant team in the Premier League!

Showing confidence openly is more conducive to team cohesion for them now, and it is also more conducive to giving confidence to teammates who just joined the team last summer!

And the facts also proved that Li Ang’s decision was right. After the high-profile dinner, the whole Chelsea team also privately completed a high degree of unity in the idea of ​​winning the championship.

They didn’t actually have much rest time after playing Stoke City. Three days later, they went to Norfolk to challenge Norwich away.

But they were more energetic and looked more like the home team of the day’s game than Norwich under the watchful eyes of the live camera.

Facing Norwich, who was shrinking at home, Chelsea did not have the slightest sympathy. Instead, they took over the offensive initiative directly from the beginning of the game!

For the Canary Army, which is struggling to stay in the league, Chelsea did not formulate a too complicated offensive plan, that is, to press forward and hit the two wings.

This rough style of play that relies on the personal abilities of the offensive players made Norwich’s defense completely unable to cope.

Norwich’s two defense lines, which started with a 541 formation, were compressed very tightly, without any hierarchy, and were completely unable to push Chelsea out of the half court.

Their two wing defenders were frequently targeted by Chelsea, and Bertrand and Hazard, who got the chance to start today, had a great breakthrough on the left side!

With Li Ang and Matic helping them clean up their butts, they didn’t care about whether they lost the ball or not, and they just wanted to dig into Norwich’s wing hinterland when they got the ball!

As a result, before the first half was over for 15 minutes, Norwich’s right defense line was directly declared lost, and Hazard and Bertrand sent threatening passes from the bottom one after another!

Li Ang was not in a hurry to get into Norwich’s penalty area to grab the point at this time. Instead, he was very patient and waited outside the penalty area with Kroos.

In the 19th minute of the first half, Bertrand’s cross from the bottom was cleared and headed out by Norwich central defender Russell Martin.

Li Ang, who was waiting at the left edge of the Norwich penalty area, took possession of the ball.

Just as he adjusted his pace and attracted the attention of almost all Norwich defenders, Cross, who was advancing, had already reached the dangerous area at the top of the penalty area!

Li Ang knocked the ball to Cross before being double-teamed, and the German midfielder chose to shoot a push shot aimed at the near corner of the Norwich goal without stopping the ball!

The cooperation between the two of them was very similar to the goal scored by Li Ang after receiving the ball and shooting in the previous rounds of the league!

However, Cross took the ball to attract the opponent’s attention and then passed the ball to Li Ang. Now the two turned around and completed this shot cooperation.

The result was naturally surprisingly good. The push shots of Li Ang and Cross at this distance were extremely threatening.

There were too many players from both sides in front of Norwich goalkeeper Rudy, which greatly interfered with his defensive vision.

When Cross’s push shot had penetrated the goal he said he was guarding, he realized that someone in front of him had already completed the shooting action!

After scoring the goal, Kroos opened his arms and laughed as he rushed to the corner flag area with Leon.

While hugging Leon, he also kissed the finger where he usually wears a ring while facing the live camera.

This celebration immediately charmed a large number of female fans in front of the TV!

He has a handsome face of a playboy, a good figure and outstanding temperament, but he is actually a good man who is devoted and loyal. Who can resist this!

Commentators from various countries also praised Kroos’ outstanding performance this season.

After shining at the No. 8 position, Kroos did not give up his ability to pass the threatening ball forward.

This season, thanks to the tactical adjustments of the coaching staff and Li Ang’s generous concession of power, Kroos has more opportunities to attack forward than last season.

So far this season, Kroos has scored 5 goals and 10 assists in various competitions!

This performance is completely worthy of praise, and it is worth praising!

Kroos, who has gained personal data, is also in a good mood. At this moment, he hugs Li Ang tightly and doesn’t know what he is saying.

However, looking at the smiles on their faces, it seems that they were just some “cheesy words” praising each other~

Chelsea’s collective celebration did not last too long. After all, they were just playing against a relegation team. The goal was worth celebrating, but it would not make them excited for too long.

After successfully opening the scoring account, Chelsea’s constant offensive pressure on Norwich also turned into one goal after another.

In the end, Chelsea successfully took away a 4-0 victory from Carrow Road!

And Norwich coach Alex Neil, who failed to prevent the team’s defeat, was also fired by Norwich’s top management as soon as the game ended!

This young coach was the absolute hero who led Norwich to successfully advance to the Super League last year, but he could not lead the team to successfully relegation, so he naturally had to accept the cruel reality of being fired.

Norwich, which fired the head coach, needs to find a new coach as soon as possible in order to get enough points in the remaining ten league games to successfully relegation.

From another perspective, Chelsea’s ruthless heavy hand this time can be regarded as a disguised help to Norwich.

Without a tragedy, Norwich’s top management might still be hesitant. Now that they are desperate, they may not have no hope of relegation.

After taking all three points again, Chelsea only rested for three days before rushing to challenge Southampton away.

Under the coaching of Dutch coach Koeman, Southampton still burst out with strong fighting power this season and is one of the strong contenders in the European war zone.

Currently they are ranked sixth in the Premier League, only four points away from the fifth Tottenham and six points away from the fourth Arsenal.

At first glance, the gap between their strength and Arsenal, the fourth goalkeeper in the Premier League, is not big.

At least in the main lineup, Southampton, Arsenal and Tottenham are all capable of fighting, and they are more lacking in bench depth.

For such an opponent, Chelsea’s coaching staff dare not have the slightest contempt.

You say Southampton is strong, but this team doesn’t seem to be too strong, but if you dare to relax your vigilance against it, he might suddenly come and bite you hard!

So even though Chelsea’s main players have played two consecutive league games, Mourinho still chose to play with all the main players against Southampton!

On the afternoon of February 27, Chelsea and Southampton had a fierce duel at St. Mary’s Stadium!

Almost at the same time, the focus battle between Manchester City and Tottenham also started at White Hart Lane.

The two super teams competing for the top spot in the Premier League standings have been fighting to a white-hot point.

Facing opponents who are not weak in each other’s eyes, they have also actively taken the initiative in attacking from the beginning of the game.

Tottenham now plays a fast-paced running and bombing football. They are unwilling to lower their heads to play defense against Chelsea, and it is even more impossible to show weakness against Manchester City.

So the White Hart Lane Stadium was in full swing for a while, and the two teams of Tottenham and Manchester City were completely stabbing each other, which made the neutral fans feel very excited!

But at St. Mary’s Stadium, the more pragmatic Southampton chose to slow down the pace of the game.

Koeman still has good means to train defense, and he is very confident in this regard.

Facing Chelsea today, he directly put out a five-back formation like the coaches of the two teams of Norwich and Stoke City before.

However, Southampton’s defense line is much more stable when playing with five defenders. Koeman’s pragmatic desire to strive for points at home also has his reasons.

Chelsea tried to attack at the beginning, but after besieging for about 10 minutes, they couldn’t do much to deal with Southampton’s shrinking formation.

Li Ang looked at Van Dijk, the new central defender of Southampton, who happened to not play in the previous match with Southampton, and the two did not pass each other, and his eyes were full of praise.

Others may not know much about the level of this Dutch central defender who transferred from the Scottish Premier League to Southampton last summer, but he knows it very well.

The three-center-back combination of Van Dijk + Jose Fonte + Taggart is enough for Southampton, let alone the top four teams in the Premier League except Chelsea.

With such a strong central defender line plus three defensive midfielders in front of them, it is no wonder that Koeman is confident of giving Chelsea a tactical surprise at home.

The backcourt is tightly fenced, and the double striker combination of Pellegamane is placed in the front. Southampton’s starting lineup is no joke when it comes to counterattack.

When Li Ang saw that the team had been besieging for almost 20 minutes without any results, he decisively signaled his teammates to slow down the pace, retreat and control the ball, and not to spread the formation too much.

Mourinho also saw the way Southampton played this set of tactics on the sidelines. He didn’t mind that Li Ang made adjustments first, just to see how Southampton would make changes later.

As a result, after waiting for almost 10 minutes, Southampton was still very honest. Mourinho immediately understood that Coman just wanted to get one point today.

That didn’t give Chelsea any chance to seize the threat of attack and defense conversion!

To be honest, if Coman wanted to play like this, Mourinho really didn’t have a good way to break the deadlock.

Southampton is qualified to defend the whole game. If Chelsea wants to get points, they must continue to attack at the risk of being counterattacked.

Of course, if Chelsea is also satisfied with only one point in today’s game, then they will not take too many tactical risks.

Southampton has invested too much energy in tactical defense, and its offense is weak, so it can only rely on counterattacks.

As long as Chelsea arranges its tactics normally, it can still bear this defensive pressure.

After weighing the pros and cons many times, Mourinho can only choose to wait patiently for a while.

In the end, the two teams tied 0-0 in the first half, and at the beginning of the second half, Chelsea showed great courage and chose to attack comprehensively!

Facing the risk of a quick counterattack by Southampton, Chelsea played 7 shots in the first 20 minutes of the second half.

But unfortunately, Southampton’s goalkeeper, Dutch national goalkeeper Stekelenburg, played well today, contributing 6 saves in the second half to keep the goal intact!

In a counterattack opportunity, Mane received a header from Pelle and got a half-single opportunity, but the final shot was slightly off and was saved by Oblak on the post.

The ball didn’t go in, but the whole Chelsea team was scared.

The risk was taken, but the expected return was not obtained, but fortunately, the goal was not breached.

In the end, Mourinho could only sigh at the Southampton defense line that performed too well today.

“Bring me a copy of their Dutch central defender’s information! As detailed as possible!”

After making the tactical decision to shrink the formation, Mourinho almost gritted his teeth and asked Holland to see Van Dijk’s detailed information.

It’s hard to say whether Mourinho has a talent, but now he really wants to know Van Dijk’s technical characteristics in more detail.

He doesn’t want Chelsea to encounter this situation of insufficient pre-match information collection and being surprised by the opponent’s tactics next time the two teams meet.

Seeing Chelsea’s active choice to stop, Koeman also breathed a sigh of relief.

It’s not easy!

It’s the first time since he came to the Premier League that he barely fought Mourinho on a tactical level.

And being able to get points from Chelsea now, Koeman feels that he has the qualifications to be proud of it anyway.

When the game was over, Koeman took the initiative to find Mourinho with a smile on his face and shook hands with him.

Uncle Bird smiled bitterly. It was rare for him to be successfully tortured by the opponent’s head coach on the defensive end.

It was the news from another stadium after the game that Manchester City and Tottenham finally tied 3-3 that made Mourinho feel better.

Otherwise, if Manchester City seized the opportunity to overtake Chelsea and return to the top of the Premier League in this round of the league, I don’t know how depressed the Chelsea team would be.

With two wins and one draw, Chelsea has completed this wave of points-grabbing plan in the Premier League relatively perfectly.

Before the second round of the Champions League knockout match with Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea regained the top spot in the Premier League, and the morale of the whole team was high.

Although it consumed a little physical energy, compared with the results now, this loss is completely acceptable.

Moreover, Chelsea can sit at home in the second round of the knockout match and wait for the opportunity to use the greater defensive advantage to deal with Paris Saint-Germain.

The advantage of a one-goal lead does not seem very safe, but for the entire Chelsea team, a one-step lead is the overall lead in the game between the two teams, and they are determined to successfully advance!

On the evening of March 9, Chelsea, sitting at Stamford Bridge, ushered in the second round of the Champions League knockout match with Paris Saint-Germain.

This is a life-and-death game for the entire Paris Saint-Germain team, and it is also another key match for the entire Chelsea team on the road to the top of the Champions League this season.

Both teams are very eager to win the game, so after the game officially started, both Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain chose to make cautious offensive tests first.

But no matter how they complete the conservative start, the situation of the game will always move towards a trend of Paris Saint-Germain becoming more aggressive and Chelsea becoming more stable.

This is what was destined after the end of their contest in the first round and the two teams also won and lost.

As expected, Chelsea was able to be content with the status quo after the offensive and defensive tests ended, and continued to deal with Paris Saint-Germain with a one-goal lead.

But the players of Paris Saint-Germain could not be satisfied with such a game status quo.

They must attack, and they have to attack!

Even if they were destined to be hit hard by Chelsea’s iron wall of defense, they had to stick to the attack!

But as the game time went on and the game situation became stalemate, the entire Paris Saint-Germain team deeply understood Chelsea’s determination to stick to the end today.

They wanted to keep calm and find a way to break Chelsea’s goal, but the constant passage of time made them inevitably anxious.

Blanco suppressed the players’ restlessness and endured until the halftime break.

Chelsea was very happy to see the score of 0-0 at halftime, but Blanco could accept such a result.

However, endurance until now is the limit of Paris Saint-Germain. Blanco knew that he could not suppress the players’ emotions and continue to play like this.

So at the beginning of the second half, he decisively adjusted the tactics and let Paris Saint-Germain enter the desperate rhythm in advance!

Paris Saint-Germain, who pressed on Chelsea across the board, burst out with a very impressive offensive combat power.

What they did more cleverly today was that they were more flexible in changing the offensive rhythm.

In the last round, they followed Chelsea’s offensive and defensive rhythm and played positional warfare, which made them gain nothing.

In this round of competition, they chose to run more. Even if Chelsea still had to defend tightly, the players of Paris Saint-Germain still chose to mobilize their enthusiasm for running.

This change in playing style undoubtedly activated Higuain and Lucas Jr. very well.

Di Maria is still the all-around winger. His stable and outstanding performance ensured the strong offensive of Paris Saint-Germain on the left.

So much so that in the second half of the game, Li Ang had to stand more on the left and work with Matic to limit Di Maria’s wonderful performance.

But Di Maria’s experience as a midfielder in Real Madrid gave him more options to break the game.

He did not need to go to the front line all the time to fight with Chelsea’s defenders. His retreat to get the ball and advance the ball gave his teammates more room to play.

Mourinho was also hit by the boomerang he transformed Di Maria many years ago.

When seeing Di Maria taking on the responsibility of the core of the attack on the court and driving the entire Paris Saint-Germain team to continuously attack Chelsea’s defense, Mourinho didn’t know whether to be proud or depressed for a moment.

However, at the critical moment, Li Ang stood up again!

He was ruthless, just like he did when he limited Messi one-on-one!

Li Ang never had any psychological burden in this matter, so he succeeded again.

He sacrificed his performance on the offensive end and also abolished the most threatening wing of Paris Saint-Germain!

Blanco was very desperate about this. He didn’t expect that his disciples had performed so well today, but they would still fall under Li Ang’s almost unsolvable personal defense!

Except for the peak Messi, no other player in football can break through Li Ang’s single defense.

Even Di Maria, who returned to his peak today, can’t do it!

When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the live camera was directly facing Li Ang, who was sweating profusely but not tired at all, but full of joy!

There was no offensive personal data, but Li Ang once again led Chelsea to overwhelm the strong enemy with impeccable defensive performance today!

The total score of the two rounds was 1-0. Chelsea suffocated the successfully transformed Paris Saint-Germain and entered the quarterfinals of the Champions League for three consecutive seasons!

Under the bright starry sky of London, Li Ang clenched his fists and roared to the sky!

He is very greedy and wants to use this season’s Champions League to really lift Chelsea into the ranks of European giants!

It’s a bit late to achieve 10,000 updates, but the foodie did not break his promise!

I hope to continue tomorrow. There may not be 10,000 updates, but two updates should be possible.