Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid - Chapter 406

c398 The offseason is destined to be not peaceful

The entire Juventus team entered the halftime break with low morale and doubts about the coaching staff’s tactics.

The entire first half of the game was like a nightmare for them.

Not to mention limiting Li Ang’s performance as planned before the game, their own midfield core was eaten by Li Ang.

After 45 minutes of play, apart from a few long passes in the opening stage, did Pogba have any outstanding performance?

Either he lost the ball or lost his defensive position. Not only did he not play well on the offensive end, but he was still unwilling to lower his posture on the defensive end!

Everyone has a good relationship in private, but now they are playing in the Champions League final.

Everyone tried their best for this championship, but you, Pogba, are still in a bad mood and unwilling to defend. Do you really think you are already a superstar?

Many Juventus starters have opinions about Pogba in their hearts. It is unlikely that they will tear their faces directly to bring it up, but it will definitely affect the atmosphere in the locker room.

Allegri didn’t think so much. Now the team was two goals behind at halftime, and Juventus had to do everything possible to strengthen the offense in the second half.

So he couldn’t replace Pogba at this time. At most, he would criticize him as a routine.

Then Allegri put all his energy into improving and adjusting the tactics in the second half.

Juventus has tried both the 451 and 433 formations, but the control effect is not outstanding, and the offensive effect is not good.

So Allegri also decisively abandoned the tactical play in the first half and planned to use the 442 formation, which is more “retro” but actually fits Juventus’ lineup, in the second half.

If it doesn’t work, he still has a 352 tactical trump card, and he can always try out a formation that can work!

Standing in the middle of the locker room, Allegri passionately explained the tactical adjustment and tried his best to counterattack, but the main players of Juventus around him at this moment had different faces.

The opposite of this is naturally the atmosphere in the Chelsea locker room at this moment!

It was not very unrestrained, after all, Mourinho was still watching, but all the Chelsea starters were laughing happily at the moment, and their eyes were filled with longing for the Champions League title.

Li Ang looked much calmer than his teammates at this moment.

After all, he was a big-hearted player who had experienced such critical moments many times, knew how to control his emotions, and knew what to do more at this time.

He drank some energy drinks, then quickly changed his dirty jersey and shorts, took off his socks and sat on a chair in the locker room to feel some physical recovery.

Mourinho stood in the middle of the locker room, reviewing some tactical mistakes made by the team in the first half of the game.

While listening, Li Ang was also considering the effect of restricting Pogba in the first half of the game.

If he put himself in his shoes, he felt that Pogba would definitely avoid him in the second half, and Uncle囧 would definitely adopt a new tactical plan to help Pogba get out of trouble.

In his opinion, the best way to deal with it is for Pogba to pull back to replace Marchisio to organize the ball distribution.

Khedira always likes to go forward anyway. Instead of putting him in the backcourt to add pressure to other defensive players, it is better to move him to the frontcourt and let him actively participate in the attack.

With this change of position, Pogba can at least fully exert his ability to organize long passes.

If Li Ang then goes forward to Juventus’s defensive hinterland to limit Pogba’s performance, then Marchisio, who has moved forward, can naturally take over the responsibility of organization.

His ability to pass threatening balls is not as good as Pogba, but his ability to assist passes and distribute the ball stably is always better than that of Brother Lian.

If Juventus really wants to adjust the players’ positions in this way, it will indeed be a problem for Chelsea.

But now Chelsea has a two-goal advantage in hand, and they are not afraid of setting up a posture to attack!

Li Ang quickly thought of a response plan, and Mourinho happened to look over after reviewing the team’s performance in the first half.

Seeing this, Li Ang directly gave his head coach a “don’t worry” look, indicating that he was ready for the second half of the game.

Mourinho had a clear idea at a glance, and once again emphasized to the whole team the importance of controlling the midfield and focusing on defense in the second half of the game.

Chelsea did not need to make a move first on the tactical end. Their lead was large enough, and Mourinho would have time to counterattack after Allegri changed his formation.

Besides, with Li Ang on the court, Chelsea could also respond in the first time.

In this regard, Li Ang has repeatedly proved his ability to respond on the spot to the coaching staff, and Mourinho absolutely believes in him.

The halftime break was neither short nor long. After the two teams made their final mobilization preparations, they once again embarked on a cruel journey.

The morale of the Chelsea team was high. Facing Juventus’ fierce attack at the beginning of the second half, they were not panicked, and soon built three lines of defense in their own half!

The first line of defense was the pressure interference line composed of Suarez and Hazard.

They cruised near the top of the arc in the middle circle, and their main defensive target was Juventus’s ball organizers in the backcourt.

De Bruyne had already retreated directly to the midfield and formed the second midfield interception line with Kroos, Leon and Matic.

The coverage area of ​​the four midfielders was enough to cover the hinterland area in front of Chelsea’s defense line.

At this time, the double defensive midfielder combination of Leon and Matic also withstood the offensive impact of Juventus in the middle!

After the entire Juventus team was intercepted by Chelsea’s two lines of defense, there were only a few times that they could enter the Chelsea penalty area.

Especially when the rib area could not penetrate, Morata and Dybala were not Maguire’s opponents!

Maguire, who has now successfully grown into a first-class central defender in Chelsea, has a very stable style. He will not rush to the ball if he can avoid it.

And his frontal blocking and blocking ability has reached the top level in football.

A dirty work against the nearly invincible Maguire, plus Thiago Silva, who has extremely rich defensive all-round experience, such a central defender combination can be regarded as the top three in active service.

In the second half of the game, the Juventus forwards who attacked for ten minutes and failed to break through Chelsea’s last line of defense also fully experienced the power of Chelsea’s defensive system.

In other words, Dybala is smarter. Although he is not dominant in the confrontation, he is still very brave to take the ball and hit Chelsea’s defense, and also created several set-piece opportunities for Juventus.

But neither Morata, who is very good at heading, nor Chiellini, who is experienced in set-pieces, can take advantage of Chelsea’s header masters.

Just as Kane is often educated by set-pieces in the Premier League, Maguire also educated Morata many times today!

And his heroic performance in the header also made the commentator of Sky Sports in England excited “climax” many times.

There is no way, who made Chelsea, who is based on defense, not have any threatening counterattack opportunities in the first fifteen minutes of the second half.

Maguire got a lot of performance opportunities on the defensive end, and his performance was also very eye-catching and competitive, which was regarded as a wave of reputation under the attention of fans all over the world.

For the entire Juventus team, it was a good thing that Li Ang no longer targeted Pogba in the second half of the game.

But they soon discovered that Li Ang, who retreated to play as a defensive midfielder and fully participated in the defense, seemed to have become a bigger trouble!

If they can’t break through the interception defense line jointly built by Li Ang and Matic, they will never be able to truly control the offensive initiative.

Although there are many offensive rounds, they can never enter Chelsea’s penalty area. What’s the point of brushing these passing data?

Fifteen minutes of game time have passed, and all the offensive means that should be tested have been used up. Facts have proved that it is not a wise choice to force Chelsea to go to the middle of the midfield.

But Juventus’s wing attack is not that strong.

Dybala actually has no speed advantage when put on the wing. The only one who can be regarded as a speed explosion point in Juventus is Cuadrado.

In the Serie A arena, Juventus can always ensure the smooth operation of the offensive system with a more luxurious offensive line than other teams.

The defensive capabilities of the two Milan giants and Naples in the middle of the midfield are not necessarily strong, and Juventus’s penetration and strong attacks can all play a role.

But at this moment, facing Chelsea, the strongest defensive ability in Europe, Juventus is embarrassed because they can’t go through the middle and can’t play a flying attack on both wings.

With only half an hour left in the game, Allegri could only look at the full-back Alex Sandro on the bench.

After all, there were no speedy wingers in Juventus except Cuadrado, so at this time, Uncle囧 could only hope that the two full-backs could play an offensive effect.

So three minutes later, Alex Sandro, who was standing on the sidelines and ready, was replaced, and Evra, who performed mediocrely today, was replaced.

Khedira also left the field at the same time, and he was replaced by the old central defender Barzagli.

Juventus changed the formation to 3-4-3 for the last time, and Allegri was also planning to fight for his life in advance!

After such a change of formation, Juventus’s midfield interception strength will undoubtedly drop significantly, but the ability to advance and break through the wing has indeed been greatly enhanced.

If the wingers are not capable enough, they will pull the full-backs to make up for it. Allegri has played a few cards in his hand, but in Li Ang’s view, this is somewhat helpless.

If Juventus had made more efforts in recruiting players in the past two seasons and had a first-class left winger, the old man would not have been thinking about ways to strengthen the offensive ability of the two wings.

Juventus, who changed to 343, now has the ability to barely fly on both wings, but does Chelsea need to worry too much?

Of course not.

After all, Chelsea was able to cope with the super-strong wing attacks of Ronaldo and Bale when playing against Real Madrid before, not to mention Juventus’s wing configuration.

Mourinho also continued to sit firmly in the coaching seat, and he didn’t even let the several defensive players on the bench warm up first.

And the facts soon proved that his calmness was justified.

Chelsea’s right side, which should have been the focus of Juventus’ attack, was as stable as a rock.

Azpilicueta, who has strong single defense ability, plus Li Ang, who can always assist from the side, made Cuadrado and Alex Sandro, who changed positions, return empty-handed repeatedly!

If they can’t be relied on, it will be even harder for Dybala and Lichtsteiner, who mainly pass the ball, to break through Chelsea’s defense.

When the game time passed the 70th minute of the second half, Allegri, who was standing on the sidelines, also felt powerless.

His preparation for this final was definitely no worse than Mourinho’s.

With only these tactical trump cards in hand and the team he coached being much weaker than Chelsea in terms of strength, he has already made four changes in this game!

Who can say that he is not good at on-the-spot adjustments?

But even a good cook cannot cook without rice!

He has a plan for adjustment, but his players are not capable enough.

The fact that he can lead this Juventus team all the way to the Champions League final has already proved his ability to lead the team and the upper limit of Juventus’s combat effectiveness.

Now it seems that it is still difficult for Juventus to suppress the opponent and win in the Champions League final with the current starting lineup.

If you count them carefully, they lacked a first-class defensive midfielder in football after letting Vidal go in the summer window last year.

This is a flaw in the lineup. Khedira, who was introduced later, seems to have played well, but his role on the defensive end is still far behind Vidal.

The waist is not strong enough and the side configuration is also lame. With these two fatal flaws, perhaps Juventus was destined to be led by Chelsea before the start of this final.

Allegri naturally understood the flaws of his team. He was a little unwilling. After all, he had come to this point, but in the end, he still failed.

But in the end, he was relieved because he had done his best to bring Juventus to the Champions League final.

If he and Mourinho had swapped positions today, then it should be Mourinho who should be standing on the sidelines sighing helplessly at this moment…

Uncle Jon shook his head, but the smile on his lips was full of bitterness.

After a long period of attack, Juventus’s offensive players in the frontcourt began to play more and more anxiously.

But the more anxious they were, the more stable and calm Chelsea’s defensive players played.

In the 78th minute of the second half, Li Ang faced Cuadrado, who had finally passed Azpilicueta, and decisively shoveled him close to him!

His shovel this time was a little too big, and he directly shoveled Cuadrado and the ball out of the sideline!

The referee on duty wanted to let him go, but there was nothing he could do. In the end, he decisively showed him a yellow card.

But Li Ang, who received a yellow card warning, didn’t care at all. Instead, he cheered to the Chelsea and Milan fans in the stands after receiving the card!

The scene at San Siro became agitated again. As time went on, the Chelsea fans at the scene became more and more excited and happy!

Li Ang’s tough defensive response also directly turned on the blood switch of Chelsea’s backcourt players.

In the next seven or eight minutes of the game, Chelsea’s backcourt was in chaos, and after Li Ang, Matic and De Bruyne also received yellow card warnings.

Mourinho didn’t choose to make substitutions until this moment.

Kalas and Van Ginkel came on the court one after another, replacing Matic and De Bruyne who received yellow cards.

But their appearance was not to remind other Chelsea players to calm down.

Three minutes later, Van Ginkel decisively knocked down Morata in the backcourt and received another yellow card!

Many neutral fans in front of the TV laughed when they saw this scene. This style is really too “Mourinho”!

After the game entered the stoppage time, the ball flew back and forth between the two halves again.

Juventus, who had no more offensive methods, could only try long passes, but Chelsea was well aware of this and did not give Juventus any chance to grab any points.

An anxious Holland made a watch-looking gesture to the referee with Mourinho on the sidelines.

But Li Ang on the field did not think about when the game time would end at all.

He was still defending with all his strength until he helped Maguire double-team Morata for the last time to destroy Juventus’ offensive ball, and he vaguely heard three crisp whistles in his ears!

“It’s over! Boss! We won this championship!!!”

Before Li Ang could react, he was hugged tightly in the arms of the excited Maguire!

Deafening cheers rang in his ears, and Li Ang turned his head to look, and saw the figures of his teammates running wildly and the excited faces.

The next moment, the dazzling starry sky in his eyes seemed to spin.

Maguire was holding him and spinning around excitedly. His physical fatigue seemed to be swept away. He smiled and patted Maguire’s head.

The season is over.

This season is very perfect for him and all Chelsea players.

A grand championship celebration is waiting for them.

And this offseason is destined to be not peaceful…