Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid - Chapter 403

c395 I can win because I am not stubborn

People always have a unique filter and good feelings for things they loved but could not get.

Today, Li Ang is such a unique existence in the hearts of Milan fans.

They once had a short-term possession, and the two sides were in love, but due to the reality, Li Ang did not become the prince who revived Milan.

Even now with the return of Ibrahimovic and Boateng, Milan’s league performance has rebounded rapidly.

But as long as they think that Milan really had the opportunity to keep the world’s No. 1 midfielder who has now won the Golden Ball, the Rossoneri will inevitably sigh and feel infinite regret.

This is human nature. As Li Ang’s personal performance is getting better and better, AC Milan fans will naturally feel more regretful.

Perhaps if we imagine deeply, if Li Ang did not choose to return to Real Madrid, but decided to stay in Milan, he might not have achieved such a terrifying growth rate.

To achieve his current personal strength, Li Ang who stayed in Milan may need more time to settle and improve, and it is also very likely that the transformation process will be interrupted with the arrival of a major injury.

Everything is possible. If Leon stays in Milan, he may not win the Ballon d’Or. After all, there are too many uncertainties.

It is difficult for him to lead a downtrodden club with financial problems to rise again.

Most neutral fans can figure out these problems. It was Leon’s wisest decision to return to Real Madrid.

But all these reasonable speculations are just conjectures. The reality is that Leon has won everything in Real Madrid and Chelsea.

The Rossoneri have their own positions, and of course they will be more inclined to the assumption that Leon will rise in Milan and lead Milan back to the top of the football world with Ibrahimovic.

Such a beautiful filter made Leon receive a welcome and love far beyond his expectations when he returned to Milan to play many years later.

So much so that other players in the Chelsea team were very surprised by Leon’s super popularity in Milan.

This is definitely a good thing for Chelsea. After all, supporting Leon is equivalent to supporting Chelsea.

As long as there are thousands of Milan fans entering the stadium on the day of the Champions League final, coupled with the increasingly fanatical Blues fans in recent seasons, the San Siro Stadium is likely to become Chelsea’s home stadium!

Mourinho was pleased to see this. After arriving in Milan, he also had many old acquaintances to meet and greet.

The master and apprentice seemed to have directly regarded Milan as their home ground. They were all familiar with each other. In the public opinion environment promoted by the Italian media, they were also called friends of Serie A.

As their opponent in this Champions League final, Juventus, the public opinion environment in Milan is not so good now.

There is no need to elaborate on the mortal enemy relationship between Inter Milan and Juventus.

Even after AC Milan temporarily ended its holy alliance with Juventus, most of the fans targeted each other.

Even if Juventus won the Champions League this season, it is very important for the overall future development of Serie A.

But the fans and media in Milan may not necessarily want to stand on Juventus’ side to support them to defeat Chelsea.

In this round of pre-match public opinion war, Chelsea, as the visiting team, won a small victory.

Although Li Ang didn’t care much about these things, he still felt more comfortable to complete the final preparations in a public opinion environment where his side had an advantage.

The pre-match training and rest went very smoothly. After completing the last training on the morning of the game, Li Ang and his teammates also entered the final tactical review.

The Chelsea coaching staff was obviously well prepared for this battle.

Whether it was the pre-match tactical reserve or the targeted training, they arranged it very fully and in detail.

Mourinho also paid attention to some of the tactical opinions that Li Ang put forward before the game, and finally gave an improvement plan.

In terms of the general tactical direction, Chelsea’s coaching staff has already taken control.

Next, it depends on what kind of result Chelsea’s starting players can achieve on the field today!

After the intensive final preparations were completed, in the evening, the players of the two teams finally appeared in San Siro in a slightly tense atmosphere and began to warm up before the game.

Today’s San Siro is just like the Bernabeu a month ago. The stands are full of famous superstars and celebrities in the football world and celebrities in the entertainment industry.

Maldini, Nesta, Ambrosini, Pirlo, Inzaghi, Vieri, Piero, Zambrotta, Desailly, Trezeguet…

When the live camera passed over the faces that were so familiar to the fans, I don’t know how many people were sitting in front of the TV, exclaiming excitedly or smiling quietly.

This was a visual feast before the game. At this moment, many older fans seemed to clearly recall the classic scenes of these superstars shining in the Champions League…

And when the memories of these superstars flashed, accompanied by the majestic and exciting Champions League theme song, countless fans turned their eyes to the new generation of stars who followed the referee team to step onto the court.

Perhaps these stars will become precious memories of the new generation of fans in the future many years later.

But today, at this moment, their style on the field does not need to be remembered.

Their youth is just in time!

Li Ang suppressed the excitement in his heart, his eyes swept across the boiling stands, and the emotions contained in his eyes gradually settled down.

While shaking hands with Juventus players one by one, he smiled at Pogba, who had a fiery look in his eyes.

This young midfielder who used to be very excited to face him and called him an idol is no longer a rising star in football, but a star player in Serie A!

He is regarded by major European sports media as the most talented attacking midfielder after himself.

Worth over 100 million, the core midfielder of the new generation of the French national team, the only true core of Juventus after Pirlo…

Li Ang can feel that Pogba is full of absolute self-confidence in the current optimistic public opinion.

After successfully eliminating Real Madrid in the semi-finals, this abundant confidence even made him want to challenge himself now.

Li Ang is familiar with that fiery look.

After all, he was the same in the past. It was only after successfully defeating a number of competitors that he naturally became the top midfielder in active service.

Pogba’s talent is enough to support his ambition, and Li Ang will no longer look at Pogba with the idea of ​​looking at newcomers and juniors.

This is his strong opponent on the field today, and it is also a strong roadblock for him to complete the great cause of defending the Champions League again!

Li Ang made a decision in his heart when he staggered and met Pogba’s eyes.

He still had a smile on his face, and there was no emotional fluctuation under the gaze of the live camera.

The game soon came to the final stage before the start.

Li Ang led the team to complete the last pre-match cheering work. He subconsciously tightened the captain’s armband on his arm, raised his head slightly, and stood in his position to look ahead.

It was only about three or four seconds later that the referee on duty looked at the watch and blew the whistle to start the game!

Chelsea, who got the right to kick off, quickly passed the ball back to Kroos’ feet.

Li Ang ran horizontally, leading Juventus’s frontcourt pressing players away, and stretched out his hand to signal Kroos to pass the ball to Hazard first.

The opening of the Champions League final, which made countless fans feel nervous, seemed a little dull at this moment.

Hazard took the ball and tested the defensive strength of Juventus’ right side. When facing the decisive double-teaming of Cuadrado and Lichtsteiner, he did not hesitate and quickly passed the ball back to Kroos who responded.

Li Ang also ran forward to respond this time. After getting the ball, he controlled the ball horizontally to observe, and then handed the ball to Azpilicueta who was advancing to participate in the attack.

Chelsea’s offensive exploration at the beginning was very patient, and the dual-engine organization of Li Ang and Kroos also sorted out the offensive direction very well.

There were no risky breakthroughs. Facing Juventus’s tough defense, Chelsea’s wingers mostly chose to return the ball to the midfield.

At first glance, Chelsea’s opening tactics were still a bit conservative, and their style of not giving opportunities made Juventus’ midfielders eager to move.

After all, facing Chelsea’s three-midfield formation, Juventus’ five midfielders in the starting lineup today still have an advantage in number.

Dybala seems to start with Morata as a striker, but in fact, his retreat to receive the ball is very strong, and it is completely okay to regard him as a front midfielder.

Five grab three, Juventus’ midfielders are very courageous, and after more than 20 days of rest, their physical strength is also quite abundant.

Marchisio, who had just returned from injury, partnered with Khedira to guard the middle today. His timely return also helped Pogba, who played on the left midfield, to share a large part of the organizational pressure.

When Juventus participated in the pressing in the frontcourt, Marchisio did not press forward as much as his partner Khedira, but consciously dragged back to help his teammates defend.

His organizational skills and dragging back defense also gave other Juventus midfielders confidence and confidence.

After a while, the Juventus frontcourt players in excellent form really took back the ball and began to attack Chelsea’s back line on the spot!

However, the Chelsea players who lost possession of the ball were not panicked at this moment. Instead, they retreated as if they had expected it.

Mourinho stood on the sidelines and observed the game situation, and he looked very calm.

The coaching staff had already made a tactical plan to test Juventus’s offensive and defensive strength at the beginning of the game.

However, within the general tactical framework, he still gave Li Ang a lot of tactical freedom.

Whether to attack first or defend first depends on Li Ang’s choice.

In addition to the overall attack and defense, there is also a personal contest that is destined to be staged and will soon be presented to all fans.

Thinking of this, Mourinho subconsciously looked at Pogba who was dribbling the ball on the field at this moment.

The young French midfielder has a slender figure, looks powerful and flexible at the same time, and his dribbling posture is also very agile. After passing De Bruyne, he advanced along the sideline to Chelsea’s defensive hinterland.

Li Ang came to defend at the first time, but Pogba also sent a long pass one step ahead.

The football swept across half of the field diagonally, and then accurately found Cuadrado who was inserting at high speed on the right side.

Pogba’s ability to get rid of organization was fully demonstrated in this short half minute.

Even as the coach of the opposing team, Mourinho wanted to applaud Pogba’s wonderful performance at this moment.

He has always liked this kind of talented young midfielder, who is energetic, has potential, has good physical fitness, and has great training potential.

If Pogba was under his command, he would place him in the middle of the midfield and ask him to take more defensive responsibilities to hone the young midfielder’s defense and ability to seize offensive and defensive transition opportunities.

Once the training is successful, at least in Mourinho’s view, Pogba’s future achievements will be much higher than Yaya Toure, who dominated the Premier League back then!

Unfortunately, Pogba is not under his command now, and he can only feel sorry for Allegri’s seemingly accommodating use of Pogba…

But such regret only exists for that short moment.

Mourinho appreciates Pogba, but now he doesn’t have too many strong emotions to have Pogba.

After all, Pogba only has the potential to grow into a top all-around midfielder in the future.

And he now has the first all-around midfielder in football!

Pogba has played very well this season, very well.

But when he meets Li Ang, who has already regarded him as a strong opponent and has long been prepared to limit him in this game, how much strength can he still show?

Mourinho’s mouth corners slightly raised, but his smile was not peaceful at all. On the contrary, it contained a lot of indifference and cruelty.

This kind of thing that destroys the confidence of young players is not particularly comfortable for Mourinho or Li Ang.

But it is impossible to say that they feel awkward because of this.

The participating teams and players on the Champions League stage have always been winners and losers. What’s so great about outstanding talent?

There is never a shortage of talents on the road of competitive sports. Mourinho and Li Ang have destroyed the confidence of many talented players over the years!

This is also part of professional football. If you embark on this road, you must face such a cruel reality.

Mourinho believes that Li Ang can do what he promised him before the game-to kill Pogba’s performance and firmly put this Champions League trophy in his pocket!

At this moment, Li Ang, who has warmed up on the court, is no longer “polite” to Pogba.

In the ninth minute of the first half, Pogba used the same trick again, trying to get the ball on the left to attract the attention of Chelsea’s defensive players, and then pass the ball to the east and west.

But this time, Li Ang did not let De Bruyne go up to make defensive interference, but personally went out and used a tough defensive position to push Pogba out of the sideline!

Yes, Pogba, who had played extremely well before, handed over the ball neatly under Li Ang’s ruthless and tough defense, and fell outside the court like a paper man!

The Juventus fans who had been cheering in the San Siro Stadium before were now silent as if their throats were suddenly strangled!

But the Blues fans and a large number of Milan fans cheered!

Yes, this is the Li Ang they are familiar with!

Strong, tough and decisive!

Under Pogba’s surprised eyes, Li Ang changed his gentle image before the game, looked at him coldly, and then passed the ball back to his partner Kroos.

There will only be one winner in this game today, and that is Chelsea.

Li Ang will not give Pogba too many opportunities to perform.

Because he never hesitates to strangle the opponent’s core.

He is never stubborn!