Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid - Chapter 419

c410 Keep attacking, Barcelona, ​​I tell you to keep attacking!

“Barcelona’s attack at the beginning of today was not smooth. Messi and Neymar seemed to have lost their dribbling magic. From the beginning to now, they have not been able to create threatening opportunities near Real Madrid’s penalty area.

The defensive rhythm of Li Ang and Casemiro is simply suffocating! Such defensive pressure is actually not quite in line with the Real Madrid we are familiar with in recent years.

It has a strong Mourinho style, brought by Li Ang from the Premier League, but I think that Real Madrid’s defensive quality at this moment is also what Ancelotti wants to see…

The Italian coach’s record against Barcelona in the past three years is really not outstanding, but from now on, he should be considered to have found a magic weapon to curb Barcelona’s passing and controlling tactics!”

The commentator of the Spanish Movistar Sports Channel gave Real Madrid a high evaluation of the quality of its opening defense at this moment.

Such Real Madrid is unfamiliar to many fans, because in the past three seasons, Real Madrid has never attached so much importance to the pressure on the opponent’s offense at the beginning of the game.

Not to mention that it attaches so much importance to defense in the key game with Barcelona.

In the last season, Real Madrid would only choose to go head-to-head with Barcelona in the face of Barcelona’s offensive.

This is not only a reflection of Ancelotti’s tactical intention, but also an extension of Real Madrid’s top propaganda will.

Mourinho’s football philosophy has brought Real Madrid heavyweight championship titles.

But in fact, every fan who has followed Real Madrid’s games in those years knows that Florentino still wants Real Madrid to play more beautifully and look better.

After breaking up with Mourinho, Real Madrid’s top management chose the more “obedient” Ancelotti to coach the team, precisely with this consideration.

But the old saying is good, you can’t have your cake and eat it too.

At that time, the old man chose to get results first, so he tolerated Mourinho’s tactical style, and led Real Madrid to rise strongly and dominate Europe again.

Now, Real Madrid, who chose to get the scene, is playing more and more beautiful games, but the results of hard battles are always unsatisfactory, and it has been suppressed by its arch-rival Barcelona in the La Liga for many consecutive years.

Li Ang didn’t know whether the old man had regretted letting Mourinho go in the past three years. He met with the old man after returning to Real Madrid and talked a lot in private, but he didn’t talk about this issue of opening up scars.

However, he is now very sure that Ancelotti, who wants to prove himself, has been eclectic in his choice of tactics.

And Ancelotti likes to study and ponder the famous tactics of other coaches.

Mourinho has been away from Real Madrid for three years, but the defensive counterattack mark that he once deeply imprinted on Real Madrid has not been completely eliminated with his departure.

After all, the team’s main framework has not changed, and most of the main players of Mourinho’s Real Madrid are now in the Real Madrid first team.

Playing the familiar tactics and being asked to devote more energy to defense is not a problem for these Real Madrid stars now.

As long as Ancelotti needs it, they can always pick up the counterattack tactics of the Mourinho Real Madrid back then.

At most, it takes some time to review and adapt.

With Li Ang, the core midfielder who has been immersed in Mourinho’s tactics for many years, the adaptation time of Real Madrid’s first team to regain the old style of play has been greatly shortened.

Ancelotti made up his mind before the key battle with Barcelona. After all, the tactical legacy left by his predecessor is too rich, and the super high winning rate against Barcelona is also there, so it’s useless to use it!

So there was this scene in the opening of the national derby today, where Real Madrid forcibly stifled Barcelona’s offensive penetration.

Tough confrontation, extreme oppression, and the familiar constant disruption of the game rhythm!

When the defensive rhythm that Mourinho’s Real Madrid was best at in the past reappeared, all Barcelona fans were wailing in their hearts!

At this moment, Ancelotti, who was sitting firmly in the Real Madrid coaching seat, calmly drank some water, and then admired the chain defense played by his own team.

As an Italian card-level coach, it is definitely impossible not to study and study defensive tactics.

Ancelotti may not be one of the top coaches using Italian defense, but he also has a solid foundation in chain defense tactics.

So he can understand Mourinho’s tactical thinking very well, and he also tried to add a little “ingredients” to this set of oppression tactics.

Fortunately, the three midfielders who implemented his tactics were able to invest 100% in defense.

Even Modric, who looks the most “literary”, has a surprisingly large defensive coverage area, and his defensive skills are not bad at all.

If Li Ang and Casemiro took up the front battlefield on the defensive end, then Modric can be said to be a good guerrilla.

It just so happens that Barcelona does not have a strong center forward in the frontcourt. With Modric’s physical fitness, he can deal with any forward of Barcelona for a while.

And as long as he can slow down the advancement speed of Barcelona’s ball holder, the eager Li Ang will seize the opportunity to come up and give a hard blow!

Looking at Real Madrid’s defensive rhythm that took the initiative during the opening period, Ancelotti could only silently say sorry to his former favorite James in his heart.

If he still uses James, then whether he replaces Modric or Casemiro, Real Madrid will not be able to play such an effective defensive pressure.

It cannot be said that the reason why Real Madrid always lost to Barcelona in the league in the past few seasons is that he reused James.

But at least there is an impact in this regard, and now it is time to change.

It is this national derby that determines James’s fate in Real Madrid.

Facts speak louder than words. As long as he can lead the team to suppress and defeat Barcelona this time, Ancelotti can only make a decision on the selection.

He is a good man, but he is also a coach who desires victory.

In the face of victory, all personal relationships need to give way.

He can explain to James in private, and even express a little apology.

But now, he just wants to win!

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Real Madrid’s defensive suppression of Barcelona is still going on. After Real Madrid invested more troops in the midfield, Barcelona’s seemingly strong midfield advantage was completely offset.

And Li Ang is not in a hurry to lead the team to counterattack today, because it is not time to take risks at this time.

The correct counterattack time should be pushed back at least 20 minutes.

Generally at that time, Messi, who has not been able to break through or shoot for a long time, will always retreat to get the ball and try to pull Real Madrid’s midfield defense.

Li Ang knows this habit of Messi too well.

In the years when Messi was still at the peak of his personal strength, he would always rely on the trick of retreating to get the ball and cooperating with his teammates to hit the wall to forcibly tear the opponent’s defense line.

He could use his invincibility to create a “killing chicken” or cut into the opponent’s hinterland and force a shot.

But so many years have passed, and if Messi still plays like this now, his strength is not enough to cover him for mistakes.

Li Ang thinks that Messi’s stubborn play will be a good point to use.

Xavi or Iniesta, who were squeezed out of the midfield and backcourt by Messi, will definitely move forward passively.

And their actions will also drive Barcelona’s two full-backs to participate in the attack.

When there is only one Busquets left in Barcelona’s midfield and backcourt as a defensive barrier, Real Madrid’s counterattack will directly turn Barcelona’s defense upside down!

Of course, if Messi no longer makes this kind of play mistake, then Real Madrid will certainly have other counterattack plans.

But Li Ang still believes in his intuition.

In other words, he believes in the superstar’s dependence on his own strength and overconfidence.

The game time kept passing, Li Ang was not in a hurry, and the other Real Madrid players on the field naturally kept their composure.

On the contrary, Barcelona, ​​playing at home, was slow to open up the situation on the offensive end, and some players seemed a little impatient.

Neymar thought about relying on his personal ability to break through the surface on the offensive end and drive the team’s offensive rhythm.

But after being knocked down by Li Ang and Pepe in succession, he decisively gave up this unrealistic idea and turned to honestly cooperate with his teammates in passing and cutting.

At this time, Neymar also missed his former teammate Sanchez, who left Barcelona and joined Arsenal this summer.

Although Sanchez is not so good at playing in the middle, he has a strong sense of forward insertion and outstanding personal technical ability, which can help him share the pressure of breakthrough.

Now Sanchez is gone, Turan plays as a false 9, and he really has no other unique skills except for his organizational skills.

Neymar is full of complaints about his “four-in-one” teammate, who can’t carry people and can’t pass people one-on-one.

You said you were doing well as the core of the wing organization in Atletico Madrid, why did you have to come to Barcelona!

Wouldn’t it be better if Barcelona had the money to get a proper center forward? !

Every day, some offensive players who don’t play center forward play as pseudo-9, and from time to time he has to switch positions to the middle of the midfield to attract defense and fight with those central defenders!

Is this what he does in Barcelona?

The more Neymar thought about it, the more upset he felt, and his performance on the court became more and more “reasonable”.

But without his wing breakthrough, Barcelona’s methods of breaking the deadlock are becoming more and more scarce.

Messi saw the situation on the field, and he became anxious again. He no longer cared about Li Ang’s provocative look at him, and he made up his old habit and began to retreat frequently to get the ball.

At this time, the game on the field just came to the 29th minute. When Li Ang saw Messi’s action, the corners of his mouth subconsciously curled up.

Let’s start!

Messi’s retreat can help Barcelona to increase the speed of ball transfer in the midfield to a certain extent.

But just as Li Ang thought before, his retreat will also squeeze Xavi or Iniesta’s organizational space.

The forced forward movement of the two led to the advancement of Barcelona’s overall offensive line.

The most fatal thing is the frequent forward insertion of Alba and Alves.

Barcelona’s two full-backs are playing like wingers at this moment, especially Alves, who even advanced to the edge of Real Madrid’s penalty area!

This will naturally put pressure on Real Madrid’s defense, but correspondingly, Barcelona’s midfield has gradually become semi-vacuumed!

Before all Barcelona players reacted, Li Ang had already advanced his position and began to take risks to press forward and intercept many times.

His initial goal was not to target Messi, or he did it on purpose, letting Messi continue to hold the ball in the midfield to try to break through.

But in the 34th minute of the first half, Messi retreated near the center line to receive the ball and turned to dribble to Modric.

Li Ang suddenly rushed out from the wing, cooperated with Modric to double-team Messi, and decisively and cruelly took the ball away from Messi!

Messi spread his hands and looked at the referee as soon as he lost the ball, but the referee did not make any move, and Messi did not chase back to participate in the defense immediately.

In a flash, Real Madrid switched from defense to offense!

Li Ang decisively knocked the ball to Modric, who just observed for a while and then sent a pass to the right with the outside of his foot!

At this moment, Bale, who had already inserted at high speed on the right side, was like a man in the air. Alba was still desperately chasing back, but Bale did not give him the opportunity to shorten the gap between the two of them, and dribbled the ball forward!

Benzema was not in a hurry to advance to grab the point, but almost pressed on Pique’s side, which made Pique and Mascherano dare not relax their vigilance against him.

And Benzema’s smart running gave Ronaldo and Li Ang enough time to advance.

When Pique realized that something was wrong, Real Madrid had formed three outflanking points in the penalty area!

However, only two defensive players on Barcelona’s side returned to defense first. Professor Bu had been thrown away by Li Ang and was still chasing back desperately!

Without much hesitation, Bale directly chose to pass the ball back in a triangle, passing it to Li Ang, who had just stepped into the Barcelona penalty area and deliberately slowed down!

Mascherano had no choice but to gamble and pounce on Li Ang.

But Li Ang easily passed the ball to the left in front of him under his desperate eyes!

Ronaldo rushed over and directly shot the ball in front of Li Ang without any adjustment!

The Portuguese king did not perform well in the previous rounds of the game, but at this moment, at this critical moment, his shooting skills showed the style of a superstar, and it was fatal!

When the football flew into the gate guarded by Ter Stegen, Ronaldo roared and rushed to the bottom line of Barcelona’s half!

Li Ang jumped up behind him, rode on his back and roared with his arms facing the live camera!

He didn’t say anything at this moment, but it seemed that he had said everything. His firm support for Ronaldo got the best reward at this moment!

After venting his emotions, Ronaldo turned around and gave Li Ang a tight hug.

He thanked Li Ang for his clear support for the team, and thanked Li Ang for the wonderful assists he gave him on the court.

He is actually such a simple player.

If you trust him, he will give you back. If you treat him well, he will treat you well too!

Other Real Madrid players on the field then swarmed up like bees.

They were celebrating the goal excitedly, but Messi, who lost the ball and caused the team to be counterattacked, pursed his lips and lowered his head, and walked back with his hands on his waist.

There was jubilation in front of the Real Madrid coaching bench, and on the Barcelona side, Valverde, who couldn’t sit still, had walked to the sidelines and began to try to appease the anxiety of his disciples.

But to be honest, it was really embarrassing to lose the ball at this time.

Valverde’s appeasement didn’t work.

When the game resumed, Barcelona’s tactical thinking was obviously briefly confused.

They may want to strengthen their offense and try to equalize the score as soon as possible.

But facing the Real Madrid defenders who were watching closely in the backcourt, and thinking of the super counterattack Real Madrid had just made, they seemed to hesitate again.

Li Ang was squatting in the backcourt, and he laughed subconsciously when he saw this scene.

The other Real Madrid players on the field were also full of heroic spirit!

Come on, keep attacking!

Barcelona, ​​I tell you to keep attacking!