Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid - Chapter 412
c403 Reverse and drive
Li Ang’s normal performance made countless Real Madrid fans in front of the TV feel extremely excited at this moment.
Before the friendly match officially started, what they were most worried about was actually Li Ang’s integration into the current Real Madrid.
Most of the Real Madrid players who were teammates with Li Ang three years ago are still in the Real Madrid first team. They and Li Ang are very familiar with each other’s technical characteristics.
But after all, Real Madrid’s current head coach is different, and the coaching staff’s tactical requirements for Li Ang are also different.
Many Meilingge are mentally prepared to give Li Ang more time to make mistakes.
But now it seems that they are completely overthinking. Li Ang can’t see any problems with adapting to Real Madrid’s current tactics.
Even if it can’t be said to be perfectly integrated, at least after taking down James Rodriguez, Li Ang’s performance still makes Real Madrid’s midfield and frontcourt offense run smoothly.
This shows that Li Ang can fully support Real Madrid’s current offensive system.
As for defense?
Now there will be no reporter or fan on this planet who will question Li Ang’s defensive ability!
There is no problem integrating into the system, so the only thing that Li Ang needs now is time to continue running in.
Think about it, when Li Ang shows the phenomenal performance he played in Chelsea in the previous two seasons in Real Madrid, the offensive efficiency of Real Madrid’s midfield and frontcourt will be improved to a terrible level!
Just as countless Real Madrid fans were fantasizing in front of the TV, Li Ang received Modric’s return pass again on the court, and he also directly drew his bow and arrow, sending a long pass to the right side of the half!
The familiar stretching posture and the fast and accurate long pass transfer ball immediately made many American Lingges’ eyes warm.
The Spanish commentator who was live commentating this friendly match was also very emotional at this moment.
“What a long pass transfer ball with Alonso’s personal characteristics! Li Ang’s current long pass skills are really unfathomable, and the football is like a precision-guided missile to Isco’s feet…”
Li Ang’s chic and calm style of play makes it difficult for fans not to think of Brother Long who was the finale in the Real Madrid midfield.
In addition, after returning to Real Madrid this time, Li Ang directly chose the vacant No. 14 jersey that Long Ge wore that year, and the meaning of tribute is self-evident.
Real Madrid still maintained its offensive suppression on Paris Saint-Germain on the field, and Li Ang’s master-level dispatching ability behind also always guaranteed the offensive ball rights of his teammates in the frontcourt.
Even if he temporarily gave up his super strong ability to shoot from behind today, he still became the focus of the fans.
Many spectators who don’t understand football games at all feel that watching Li Ang and Modric take the ball is a kind of enjoyment.
Their passing, short-distance dribbling and distribution seem to contain a lot of football wisdom.
Therefore, when Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain shot at each other happily in the first half of the friendly match, there were not many goals in the end, and the score was only 1-1.
The fans at the scene did not boo without giving face, but they cheered and applauded the two midfield masters Li Ang and Modric very enthusiastically!
After the second half of the game started, Ancelotti still did not choose to replace James Rodriguez, but continued to use the starting midfield trio in the first half.
Casemiro stayed in the middle to protect the back line, and Li Ang and Modric still partnered as double central midfielders.
However, in the second half of the friendly match, Li Ang and Modric flexibly switched the midfield roles.
Now it was Modric’s turn to act as a midfield metronome, and Li Ang took the ball and charged forward!
After taking on the offensive responsibility of holding the ball, Li Ang also untied the shackles that he had put on himself in the first half.
Like Modric, he has the ability to cover a large area in the midfield and frontcourt.
And his stronger offensive point compared to Modric lies in his super impact on the enemy’s penalty area!
Mariano, a young player who started today and got a lot of performance time, also showed his talent.
But to be honest, if he wants to be the starting center of Real Madrid, his physical confrontation and technical ability are still far from enough.
Throughout the first half of the friendly match, Real Madrid almost played on the two wings, so it made sense not to go to the middle.
Mariano was completely unable to deal with his opponent Kimpembe. First of all, he was a little behind in terms of confrontation ability. He couldn’t hold the ball and it was difficult to stand in position. He could only barely run and head the ball.
After Li Ang participated in the attack, the fulcrum role that should have been borne by Mariano was played by him instead.
Kimpembe can bully Mariano, but he is also a younger brother when he meets Li Ang.
Real Madrid’s center and wing have a stable connection, and the offensive firepower has naturally been further strengthened.
Li Ang took the lead in the 57th minute of the second half, first shot from outside the penalty area of Paris Saint-Germain, and then broke into the penalty area of Paris Saint-Germain seven minutes later, receiving Isco’s cross and heading the ball!
Li Ang, who was fully fired, also completely ignited the passion of the North American fans at the scene.
However, before the fans had enough fun, Ancelotti was satisfied to replace Li Ang with James, giving his former favorite some more warm-up time.
However, I don’t know if James’ mentality has not been adjusted yet, and his performance after playing can only be described as average.
Real Madrid finally defeated Paris Saint-Germain 4-2 in the first friendly match of the training camp in the United States, successfully getting a good start in this summer’s friendly matches.
Leon, who scored twice, conquered the picky Real Madrid fans again in just half the game.
Under the guidance of some public opinion, major sports media in North America praised Leon’s “professionalism”.
He was enthusiastic about the fans, played hard in the friendly match, had a master-level organizational performance, and scored beautiful goals.
This kind of high-quality idol deserves to be praised all the way. Not only fans like him, but the media also like him because there is enough news material to write.
For several days, several well-known sports media in North America have been reporting on Leon in various ways.
However, in the friendly match between Real Madrid and Chelsea that these media have been looking forward to for a long time, Leon did not continue to start as they hoped.
Ancelotti chose to let James Rodriguez, Isco and Kovacic form a new midfield trio in this International Champions Cup.
Leon did not appear on the stage until the 73rd minute of the second half.
Although he didn’t have much time to perform, he still seized the opportunity to assist Bale, who also came off the bench, to score a goal at the last moment of the game.
Real Madrid and Chelsea tied 3-3 in this Champions League friendly match.
The process of the friendly match was quite good, but more fans still focused on Li Ang, who hugged and laughed with Chelsea players after the game.
Mourinho put his arm around Li Ang’s neck, patted his head with a smile, and then hugged and greeted his former Real Madrid disciples.
Perhaps in this year’s Champions League, their two teams will be each other’s super rivals.
But at this moment, under the communication link of Li Ang and Mourinho, the players of Real Madrid and Chelsea are more friendly and appreciative of each other.
After this round of games, Real Madrid’s trip to the United States only has the last round of friendly matches left.
On the afternoon of August 3, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich fought against each other, and the players of the two teams also presented a beautiful goal battle to the enthusiastic audience in North America!
Real Madrid sent all the main players who had almost recovered to the field.
In the midfield, except for Cristiano Ronaldo who had just returned to the team for training, the rest of Real Madrid’s main players were the first to appear.
In the backcourt, only Pepe, who was still recovering from injury, continued to hang the exemption card.
Ramos led Varane and the rest of Real Madrid’s main defenders also appeared in this game.
Bayern, who also played almost all the main players, need not be introduced too much.
The name of the European Derby has long been known around the world, and fans in North America have heard of it.
What surprised these fans even more was the offensive style of play that Real Madrid and Bayern tacitly chose in this round of friendly matches.
After the whole game, Bayern lost 5-6 by one goal, and Lewandowski and Bale performed hat tricks.
Li Ang made two passes and one shot, and personally led the fatal pass that killed Bayern at the last moment.
So far, Real Madrid’s pre-season preparations for the US tour this summer have officially come to an end.
In three friendly matches, Real Madrid won two and drew one. The game was gorgeous and beautiful, which naturally attracted a lot of praise from the Spanish media.
However, after returning to Madrid, the entire Real Madrid team entered the stage of preparation and training in a low-key manner.
Five days later, Real Madrid welcomed a friendly match with Naples at home. In this round of friendly matches, Real Madrid finally lost, and finally lost to Naples 3-4.
But Ancelotti also rotated the players in the game, and his intention to run in the troops was not concealed at all, so the media could not criticize him after the game.
By mid-August, Real Madrid played two more friendly matches during this period, with a record of one win and one draw. The game scene still made Real Madrid fans feel satisfied.
However, there are also things that make Real Madrid fans feel worried and anxious.
That is, after Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the team in the United States to participate in pre-season training, he never had the opportunity to appear in subsequent friendly matches.
Before the last pre-season friendly match with Reims, Ancelotti admitted to reporters’ questions that Ronaldo was injured.
“Cristiano played too many games in the past summer. As you all know, he persisted until the European Cup final and his rest time was greatly shortened.
When he returned to the team, the team doctor suggested that he delay the time to participate in high-intensity joint training.
I also feel sorry for his injury in training, but I can’t conclude that he can’t appear in the first game of the new season. We still need to wait for further evaluation by the team doctor…”
Ancelotti’s admission of Ronaldo’s injury has ignited a storm of public opinion.
Benzema has just returned from injury, and his condition is still unknown. Ronaldo is likely to miss the first few rounds of the new season.
The striker has to rely on Bale, who may get injured again at any time.
The Meilingges, who were very confident in the new season, have to worry now.
The midfield has been greatly upgraded, but the forwards can’t stand up anymore. Is God playing a joke on Real Madrid?
But now that things have come to this, more complaints and complaints will not solve the serious problems Real Madrid has in its forward line.
Real Madrid supporters can only hope that the other substitute forwards who come up can be more powerful, not waste too many opportunities, and wait until this awkward period and Ronaldo comes back…
On August 19, the curtain of the new La Liga season of 2016-2017 was officially opened.
Malaga and Osasuna played the first game of the new La Liga season.
The next afternoon, Barcelona, one of the top three teams in the Spanish Super League, took the lead. A 6-2 bloodbath of Real Betis announced their hegemony to the entire La Liga!
On the afternoon of August 21, Atletico Madrid appeared on the stage of the new La Liga season.
But compared with Barcelona’s strong performance, they only ended up with a 1-1 draw with Alaves at home.
Simone was naturally very dissatisfied with such a result.
The bandit coach also repeatedly expressed his dissatisfaction with the team’s sluggish performance in the press conference after the game.
The pro-Atletico media in Madrid were very embarrassed and could only hope that Real Madrid, their arch-rival in the same city, would also encounter thorny problems in their debut match of the new season.
However, Li Ang, who was full of confidence at the moment, did not think that they would encounter too many difficulties in their debut match of the new La Liga season.
Even if they had to play away in the first round, even if their opponent was Real Sociedad, known as the “La Liga mafia”.
As Li Ang’s first official match after returning to Real Madrid, this round of La Liga between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad also attracted much attention.
That evening, I don’t know how many fans in Europe watched the live broadcast of the La Liga on time.
In China, even though the live broadcast of the game was almost three o’clock in the morning, there were still a large number of fans who chose to watch Li Ang’s official debut after returning to Real Madrid.
So after the game officially started, the ratings of the live broadcast quickly soared!
The live broadcast camera was also repeatedly aimed at Li Ang. Even if he just made an ordinary pass and receive action, a large number of Real Sociedad fans at the scene would boo him strongly.
However, Li Ang was not dissatisfied with the boos. On the contrary, he still missed them.
After all, it was the first time in three years that Real Sociedad fans “feared” him again. This feeling was really cordial~
Li Ang, whose performance was not affected, quickly teamed up with Modric to control the initiative in the midfield.
Today, Li Ang was more active on the offensive end. Accordingly, Modric’s position had to retreat further.
This was also a tactical remedy made by Ancelotti for Ronaldo’s absence.
Make full use of Li Ang’s ability on the offensive end to make up for the lack of firepower caused by Ronaldo’s absence.
As an excellent fulcrum bridgehead, Benzema was able to make passes and provide tactical cover for Li Ang who was inserted at the back point.
As for the issue of offensive firing rights?
Benzema either gave up the firing rights to Ronaldo or to Bale. Now it was Li Ang’s turn. For Benzema, it was just a change of service object.
Ancelotti believed that Li Ang and Benzema, the former old brothers, could still have a very good chemical reaction on the court.
He didn’t expect Li Ang to score in his debut and lead Real Madrid to beat Real Sociedad.
But at least with Li Ang’s threatening attack, Bale and Isco on the other side can take the opportunity to find more scoring opportunities.
It is very reasonable for Ancelotti to have such an idea, and he actually does not mean to underestimate Li Ang.
If other head coaches were in his position, they would also let Li Ang be the tactical bait for attacking first to create more offensive space for other teammates.
But Li Ang soon told Ancelotti with practical actions:
Coach, conservative, too conservative, you have to further open up your tactical courage!
The game was just in the sixth minute of the first half, and Li Ang pushed forward to squeeze Real Sociedad’s midfielder Vergara and plunged into the penalty area of Real Sociedad.
At this moment, Bale, who was still holding the ball and considering whether to cut inside and try to play, subconsciously dribbled the ball along the sideline when he saw Li Ang confidently raised his hand, and then sent a roundhouse pass!
Although this tactical play is extremely simple, Bale often uses this trick to force a connection with Ronaldo.
Li Ang’s dominance over the penalty area is not as strong as Ronaldo’s, but he cleverly used Benzema’s tactical cover ability.
After signaling Guo Feng to go to the middle to compete with the Real Sociedad’s central defenders, he stayed in the penalty area and seized the opportunity to beat the Real Sociedad’s full-back to complete the header!
Less than seven minutes after the start, Li Ang scored a goal for Real Madrid!
This dreamlike scene made countless American fans watching in front of the TV at this moment intoxicated!
And Li Ang also cheered to his teammates who swarmed over!
“Don’t panic! Start the reverse drive!”