Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid - Chapter 410

c401 We will bring Real Madrid back to where it should be

As soon as the news of Li Ang leaving Chelsea and moving to Real Madrid was officially confirmed, all the players mentioned in this summer transfer window were completely reduced to supporting roles.

The news that shocked the entire world of sports was fresh out. Overnight, almost people all over the world were discussing the “fairy tale” of Li Ang returning to Real Madrid.

Apart from the saying of “true love”, fans really couldn’t find a reason why Li Ang insisted on returning to Real Madrid after successfully establishing a dynasty at Chelsea.

Real Madrid’s record in recent seasons does look good. It can enter the Champions League semi-finals almost every year and can compete for the championship in the league to the end.

But for a super giant like Real Madrid, just looking at the process cannot satisfy the fans and major media in the football world.

They must win a heavyweight trophy, and win it beautifully and gorgeously.

The process and the result are equally important to Real Madrid. Without the heavyweight championship trophy, what is the point of entering the Champions League semi-finals for 10 consecutive years?

Therefore, the “excellent” record achieved by Real Madrid now is actually not worth mentioning in the eyes of Real Madrid fans and most Spanish media.

In other words, the current Real Madrid is not successful enough, and what is more fatal is that compared with the peak period three years ago, the overall age of this Real Madrid has also increased.

Compared with other emerging young and powerful teams in European football, the physical advantage that Real Madrid used to be proud of has gradually been wiped out.

Last season, Real Madrid was extremely uncomfortable with Chelsea’s crazy running tactics in the Champions League group stage, which has already confirmed this.

The main players in the new season of Real Madrid are one year older. Without large-scale signings and renewals, Real Madrid’s prospects for the new season are really not optimistic for the Spanish media.

So Li Ang chose to return to Real Madrid under this circumstance, which is really leaving the comfort zone again to seek new challenges.

While the Spanish media are praising the attractiveness of Real Madrid, the British media, which have received a lot of traffic from Li Ang and Chelsea in the past three seasons, are in mourning.

Chelsea’s dominance over European football may continue next season, but even if they have completed the feat of defending the Champions League, Chelsea still failed to keep the top player in the team.

This situation forced these media to compare Real Madrid’s forced poaching of Ronaldo from Manchester United’s peak lineup.

It would be fine if there was no comparison, but after the news was released, the Red Devils fans who were originally happy to eat Chelsea melons suddenly followed EMO.

Manchester United will not play in the Champions League next season, which is enough to make them upset. Now the media jumps out to dig up their sad stories?

Damn, Manchester United fans are also human!

The public opinion storm brought about by this big transfer that shook the football world is getting more and more intense, and it seems that there is no trend of slowly cooling down in the near future.

Just as more fans and media were waiting for the two clubs to release details about Li Ang’s transfer, Chelsea Club took the lead in issuing a date for a press conference for Li Ang’s farewell ceremony.

At this time, the various British media who were still lamenting that the Premier League was not as attractive as the “La Liga” could not care about publishing news to attract attention, and contacted Chelsea Club to book seats for the press conference.

The fans who were watching the game were discussing whether Chelsea’s decision not to hold a home farewell party for Li Ang meant that Chelsea’s top management had broken up with Li Ang in terms of personal relationship.

However, before this wave of public opinion started to spread, Li Ang directly clarified on his personal social media:

He himself requested the club not to hold a home farewell ceremony.

The reason is actually very simple. He did not announce his departure at the end of the season in the middle of the season, so according to the transfer process, he would not have a home farewell ceremony.

Generally, players who leave the team with this treatment say goodbye to their teammates and fans alone after the last home game at the end of the season.

He left the team during the normal transfer window after the end of the season. Stamford Bridge is undergoing routine maintenance and repairs, and he does not want to disrupt the work progress of the club staff.

Of course, he did not explain the deeper reason, that is, he did not want to make the farewell ceremony too sad.

After a successful and hard season, he hopes that his teammates can spend the off-season holiday happily and comfortably.

He also hoped that all the fans who supported him and Chelsea would feel less disappointed or frustrated because of his departure.

So, a press conference was enough.

He could honestly and sincerely express his gratitude to the fans, the club, his teammates and coaches, and he could also say “goodbye” more easily.

If he really had to hold a farewell ceremony at Stamford Bridge, he was afraid that he would not be able to refuse the fans’ requests to stay…

Two days later, Li Ang appeared on time at the farewell press conference accompanied by Chelsea’s press officer.

Abramovich, No Sister, Emenalo, Mourinho…

A group of Chelsea bigwigs appeared at the press conference.

Their appearance also refuted the rumors that “Li Ang and Chelsea’s top management have broken up” that had been spread among the fan group.

What surprised the reporters on the scene was that all members of Chelsea’s first team also appeared on time at the press conference today!

When Li Ang saw the familiar faces of his teammates on the stage, he immediately couldn’t hold back his emotions.

After biting the tip of his tongue to let the pain clear his mind, he nodded to his teammates and sat down at the main seat of the press conference.

There will be no questions from reporters today, so after the press officer indicated that the live broadcast had officially started, Li Ang faced the camera and made a farewell speech.

“Three years ago, when I came to Chelsea, I had already received the expectations and love of the fans. We also created the current successful team in an extremely united environment…

Mr. Chairman and the entire club’s management have given us 100% trust and support during the team’s reconstruction. Thank you for your solid backing and giving us the confidence to move forward. Thank you for your trust and hard work…

I am absolutely grateful to every member of the coaching staff. You have completed 90% of the preparations before every difficult game. People say that we are the English team that brought the championship honor to London. I am not a hero, but in my heart, you are the real heroes…

I have the best teammates and brothers in the entire football world in the past three years. I have no doubt about this. It is my great honor to fight side by side with you! I will always remember the days of fighting and struggling with you, and of course, the cheers of the fans over the Stamford Bridge that always make my blood boil and always make me persist until the last moment of the game!

I will always love you, my dear Chelsea fans! Thank you for your continuous support and love over the past three years. Maybe my teammates and I can win a Premier League title and a Champions League trophy with our desire for honor, but Only you are the most important reason why Chelsea can continue to win heavyweight championship trophies and even establish a league dynasty!

It is only your continued love that makes every game we win more shining and meaningful!

I can’t refuse the call of my parent team. I need to apologize to every Chelsea fan here, but I still want to tell you frankly that making such a choice does not mean that I don’t love Chelsea enough, but I prefer challenges and adventures. I am not yet at the age of pursuing stability. I hope you can understand…

We have won everything together. Fortunately, I did not break my promise to you. It has become a blank check, and I have really given everything for Chelsea!

I don’t want to say that this is the end. In my heart, you and I, and Chelsea will never end. There will always be blue courage flowing in my body, which will always remind me what is tenacity, what is unyielding, and what is the iron-blooded spirit of Chelsea!

Picking flowers with you on the thorny road is what I am most proud of. What else can I say now?

Always be a proud and brave lion, and glory to Chelsea! ”

Li Ang finished his speech without a script, and then he walked off the stage with red eyes and hugged all the teammates who were present one by one.

All the reporters at the scene applauded Li Ang’s frankness after completing the filming task.

To be honest, they were also very moved at this moment.

Because they can really feel Li Ang’s strong feelings for Chelsea.

And when seeing the scene of Li Ang and Mourinho hugging and crying, many emotional reporters also shed tears of reluctance.

Countless Chelsea fans in front of the TV put down their negative emotions at this moment and shed tears of relief.

As Leon said, he has given everything for Chelsea, and his departure is not because he doesn’t love Chelsea or them enough.

It’s just that he still needs challenges, and he is eager to lead Real Madrid back to the top.

So it’s time for this blue fairy tale they wrote together to come to an end.

Parting is not the end, forgetting is.

But at this moment, looking at Leon, who burst into tears for leaving Chelsea, all the Blues fans understand that they will never forget the lion king who led Chelsea to lay the foundation for a wealthy family!

There will always be a special bond between them, supporting each other and missing each other.

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The news of Leon leaving Chelsea was sensational, but his departure was very “quiet”.

Just after the farewell press conference on July 13, Leon quietly left London by plane that afternoon and went to Madrid.

Neither the British media nor the Spanish media received Leon’s exact departure time.

It was only that several reporters who squatted near Leon’s Madrid villa that afternoon that took pictures of Leon’s re-check-in, and the fans outside saw the relevant news.

All of a sudden, I don’t know how many reporters from all over the world flocked to Madrid again, adding a lot of news heat to the city before the start of the new season.

Because of the European Cup this year, many main players in Real Madrid are still on vacation.

So Li Ang did not meet too many old Real Madrid teammates after returning to Madrid.

After meeting with Nacho and Vazquez who happened to stay in Madrid to rest, Li Ang and his girlfriend Anna bought some new furniture and redecorated the villa.

Then, according to the previously agreed time, they met with Real Madrid coach Ancelotti at the Valdebebas training base.

After three not-so-successful seasons, Ancelotti is actually very likely to be dismissed this season.

But now there are no other more well-known coaches unemployed on the market, and Li Ang mentioned his optimism for Ancelotti through Mendes.

So after hesitating, the old man chose to give Ancelotti one last season of coaching time.

Ancelotti had a very good first impression of Li Ang.

The two had a very happy chat when they first met at the training base.

Li Ang was very satisfied with the personnel configuration of Real Madrid’s first team in the new season, and he also showed sufficient confidence in the outlook of the team’s performance in the new season.

Of course, more importantly, he showed 100% recognition of Ancelotti’s coaching of Real Madrid.

This confidence and recognition made Ancelotti feel more at ease.

He liked Li Ang’s confident leadership temperament, and was even more glad that Li Ang ignored the Spanish media’s bad-mouthing remarks about him.

What surprised Ancelotti even more was, of course, Li Ang’s initiative to end his vacation early and integrate into the team’s pre-season training.

Although there are still ten days before Real Madrid goes to the United States for training, it is a good thing for Ancelotti that every additional main player can resume pre-season training as early as possible.

Not to mention that midfielders like Li Ang can return to the team’s pre-season training in time and help the substitutes find their form.

The entire Real Madrid coaching staff praised Li Ang’s positive attitude.

Soon, the reporters and Real Madrid fans who were squatting outside the Valdebebas training base also saw the familiar figure that made them excited!

Li Ang was no longer surprised to see reporters squatting outside the training base.

He would not have the slightest desire to stay because of these reporters, but when he saw a large number of Real Madrid fans who appeared with these reporters, he subconsciously stopped the car and lowered the window.

Smile, say hello, and meet the fans’ requests for autographs and photos.

Even though Li Ang has won the club’s Grand Slam glory and the Golden Globe Award again as the core of another team three years after leaving Real Madrid.

But at this moment, when facing the fans who support him, he still showed the same kind attitude as three years ago.

He is still the kid who walked out of the Valdebebas base, and he is still the friendly little lion in the hearts of Real Madrid fans~

The Real Madrid fans who got Li Ang’s autographed photos were very excited.

Before Li Ang officially participated in the home welcome ceremony prepared by Real Madrid Club for him, some lucky reporters also got Li Ang’s domineering declaration on the outlook for the new season:

We will bring Real Madrid back to where it should be. Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are strong, but what we see is the whole of Europe!