Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid - Chapter 421

c412 Of course I will trust you, because we are shoulder to shoulder

Last season, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid twice in the league, 1-0 and 3-1 respectively, neither of which was a big win, but both defeats were deeply remembered by Real Madrid fans and they were angry about it.

After today’s game, Real Madrid fans were finally able to vent all the anger in their chests and once again had the psychological upper hand over Barcelona supporters.

4-0!

It felt so good to return all 4 goals to Barcelona in one game and defeat the old enemy in a grand battle!

For two consecutive days, the Spanish media who were pro-Real Madrid were celebrating and praising Real Madrid’s super performance of suppressing their mortal enemy head-on.

Li Ang also organized a dinner for the whole team with Ramos after the big win over Barcelona.

Not only did the players enjoy the fruits of victory together, but Li Ang also asked his teammates to bring their families along.

In the end, because there were too many people coming, Li Ang directly booked a medium-sized restaurant and simply held a family party.

The effect is naturally very prominent. More contact with teammates’ families is very conducive to bringing closer feelings and relationships between each other.

Perhaps the old teammates who have been together for many years in Real Madrid’s first team no longer need to win over feelings in this way.

But for Bale, he has participated in too few family parties since joining Real Madrid.

There may not have been similar opportunities before, but now he can further open his heart to communicate with his teammates, and he will not set up any communication barriers.

Explanations such as language barriers are ultimately excuses for facing the media in the end.

If you really want to, you only need one party to take the initiative, and there will be no barriers between teammates who have been together for two or three years.

At least in Li Ang’s view, Bale is still relatively enthusiastic and talkative, as long as you take the initiative to communicate with him and want to get closer to him.

Anyway, after deliberately chatting a few more words about golf, Li Ang clearly felt that Bale was more enthusiastic about himself in private~

The team has an excellent record in the new season, and has just defeated its mortal enemy in a head-on confrontation. This feeling of always winning keeps the atmosphere in Real Madrid in a positive and excited state.

Even after playing against Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid did not get much rest time, and they had to rush to the away game to challenge Las Palmas.

But every Real Madrid player did not feel any physical fatigue at all, and still had a positive attitude towards the arrival of the new round of games.

The main players wanted to continue to start the game, and the substitutes were more eager for playing time and wanted to show their skills in the next tight schedule.

According to Ancelotti’s past preparation habits, he would most likely send out the full main lineup in the next round of the league.

If the main players are used well, then of course they have to keep using them. Unless they are exhausted or injured, they will definitely not be replaced.

This habit of using players by Fat Ancelotti has brought him many championship titles, but it has also caused his team to collapse in the middle and late stages of the league many times.

For a team like Real Madrid that has to compete for the championship on three fronts almost every season, Fat Ancelotti’s way of using players seems even less healthy.

But as the old saying goes, it is easy to change the country, but it is difficult to change one’s nature.

It is the most difficult for people to change their habits of many years, and this is certainly the case with Fat Ancelotti.

Can you say that he is not aware of the troubles that his habit of using people will bring to the team’s preparations in the middle and late stages of the season?

He is actually aware of it.

But it is definitely unrealistic for him to suddenly start rotating the main players on a large scale in the first half of the league like Mourinho did in the past few seasons.

To change an old habit, there must be a process of adaptation.

For Ancelotti, the experience of being almost fired this summer sounded the alarm for him, and he was determined to seize the last chance to succeed in Real Madrid.

So he needs to learn and change.

If he makes a big change, he will never feel at ease, so he will start with small changes.

That is, he chooses to rotate the tactical core players and the more durable main players in the first team less.

But for the main players who are more prone to injury and whose tactical position is not so advanced, he will try to give them more rest time.

So before the start of the sixth round of La Liga between Real Madrid and Las Palmas.

The media and fans who paid attention to the starting lineups of the two teams soon discovered that Real Madrid directly excluded many of its main players from the 18-man roster in this round of the league.

Correspondingly, many substitute marginal players in Real Madrid’s first team also have the opportunity to enter the 18-man roster.

After discovering this phenomenon, many Spanish media lamented that Ancelotti actually began to try to rotate the lineup in the first half of the league.

The American Lingges thanked God for finally opening up Ancelotti’s slightly stubborn mind in using people!

For three consecutive seasons, Real Madrid collapsed in the second half of the season. It was really how happy the first half was, and how hard it was in the second half.

Real Madrid’s supporters did not ask Ancelotti to learn the essence of lineup rotation. Now at least there is a good start, and with such an attempt, it is much better than in the past.

With more expectations, many diehard fans of Real Madrid chose to go to the away game to support the team with the expedition.

On the evening of September 24, in the broadcast and analysis of commentators from various countries, Real Madrid’s starting eleven lineup for this round of the league was freshly released.

Benzema and Ronaldo continued to start on the striker line, while Bale, who was relatively less durable, rested at home in this round of games. Isco replaced him in the starting lineup.

In the midfield, Casemiro was on the bench for this round of the league. Li Ang started as a single defensive midfielder today, while Modric and James Rodriguez played as double central midfielders.

On the defensive line, Marcelo, Ramos and Pepe continued to start. Carvajal, who had a slight hamstring discomfort in training, was rested in this round of the league, and Nacho played as right back.

The starting goalkeeper is still “the wall” Navas.

It can be seen that Anpan’s rotation strategy is still slightly conservative, but no matter what, it is better to have a good start than to use all the main players and then change them.

And James’s starting position today also explains the decision of the Real Madrid coaching staff to some extent.

In the future, it should be difficult for Real Madrid to have a “front midfielder” in the starting lineup.

Ancelotti should not play the retro tactics of matching a front midfielder with two back midfielders.

So James Rodriguez must adapt to his new role in the team.

Either he can become an all-around No. 8 midfielder, like Modric, who can attack and defend. His defensive ability can be a little worse at this stage, but his attitude must be positive.

Or he will be eliminated and leave Real Madrid. There is no third way to choose.

This situation is cruel for James, who was still the core of Real Madrid’s midfield last season.

But he is lucky. Fortunately, Ancelotti finally gave him the opportunity to adjust and the right to choose.

In Li Ang’s view, James is not unable to adapt to Real Madrid’s new tactical system.

Li Ang believes that James has the ability to play well in the No. 8 position.

The key lies in whether his mentality can be reversed in time and whether he can clearly realize that the new positioning and playing style are the key to his further integration into this new football era.

If the cognition is in place and he is willing to change his playing style, then James has a great probability of successful transformation.

After all, he has no shortage of skills, passing vision, or organizational talent.

But for a famous star, the most difficult thing to change is his understanding of his own position.

Li Ang doesn’t mind helping his new teammate at a critical moment, but whether he can succeed depends on James’s mentality.

After the game started that day, Li Ang did not take over the ball and organization rights early like in the previous rounds.

First, because he was playing behind the back midfielder today, his position is very important. If he controls the ball too much, once he loses the ball, the opponent can face Real Madrid’s defense line directly.

Second, because there are enough people to organize the midfield today, Modric and James can ensure the smooth operation of Real Madrid’s offensive organization. If he intervenes again, the ball is not enough for the three of them.

The reason why the new Real Madrid midfield trio composed of him, Modric and Casemiro can cooperate tacitly and quickly show strong combat power.

It’s not because the three of them relied on their personal strength to suppress the opponent, but because they worked together and sacrificed for each other, and finally established a reasonable division of midfield power.

If someone wants to take more balls to organize, someone must run more to support and retreat more to defend.

Only with a clear and reasonable division of labor can the effect of 1+1+1>3 be achieved. Otherwise, if you just pile up superstars and play with the ball, the whole team will soon be finished.

So Li Ang chose to let go of the ball at this moment and fully trust his midfield partners.

What he thought was normal was completely different in the eyes of fans, reporters, and even his teammates on the field.

James, who once again got the core position of the organization, was in a very complicated mood.

He really didn’t expect Li Ang to be so open-minded. The coaching staff asked him to play as a defensive midfielder, and he really played as a defensive midfielder honestly. He gave up the right to organize and control the ball without any hesitation!

If he stood in Li Ang’s position, could he do this?

James asked himself, and the answer he got from the bottom of his heart made him purse his lips.

He can’t do it!

This is the first time that James really realized where the huge gap between himself and Li Ang lies.

He is also really convinced by Li Ang!

It’s not because of Li Ang’s top performance on the court, but because of Li Ang’s demeanor.

He was really impressed by Li Ang’s demeanor.

After “admitting defeat”, James didn’t feel too much frustration in his heart. On the contrary, he suddenly felt relieved and relaxed.

“As strong as Li Ang can put down his posture and play as a defensive midfielder. I haven’t even won a Champions League trophy now. Where does so much pride come from to insist on not defending and sacrificing tactical position?”

When many things are not clear, it is like a wall at the end of the mind that makes people restless.

But once you figure it out, people will give up hitting the wall, change their thinking, calmly bypass the wall and continue to stride forward.

James is now in the process of changing his mindset.

Because Leon is right beside him, and he has demonstrated this to him.

So he gradually discarded the shackles that had bound him.

He is not quite used to it yet, but he is already learning, and he tries his best to contribute his strength on both offense and defense!

He will follow Modric to the same area as him.

It doesn’t matter if he is passed by the opponent, just delay the opponent’s attack time as much as possible, and his teammates will help him solve the remaining problems.

Even if he is a little embarrassed and no longer looks like a “star”, so what?

After James finally stopped the opponent’s offensive advance, he felt another kind of satisfaction and excitement in his heart.

Li Ang, who was not far from him, gave him encouragement and praise, patting him on the back of his head and praising him for a good job!

A fiery and long-lost strong fighting spirit filled James’ heart at that moment.

But he did not become overly passionate on the court. Instead, his eyes calmed down, and there was a glimmer of observation in them.

In the 21st minute of the first half, James, who retreated to assist in defense again, received a direct pass from Li Ang after a steal.

He did not have the strong desire to directly send a threatening ball to help his teammates face the opponent’s goal as usual.

Perhaps because he invested more energy in the defense in today’s game, James could easily switch positions and look at the game situation from the perspective of a defensive midfielder.

If he was a defensive midfielder of Las Palmas at this moment, would he be most afraid of the opponent’s adventurous through ball?

No… As a defensive player with not too outstanding strength, he should be more afraid of the opponent’s multiple forward penetration points and smooth distribution of the ball!

James, who successfully changed his way of thinking, quickly made his own pass choice-a calm and timely horizontal pass!

Gomez, the Las Palmas midfielder who was originally pressing forward to defend him, missed the ball directly, and Modric, who was advancing, once again smoothly distributed the ball to Marcelo who was on the side!

Real Madrid’s quick counterattack was quite smooth, and countless fans in front of the TV were also fascinated at this moment.

With the rapid passing and cutting, it took only three or four seconds for Real Madrid to get the ball from their own half into the defensive hinterland of Las Palmas!

This time, Marcelo did not wait until he got to the bottom to send a cross, but when he was close to the edge of the Las Palmas penalty area, he suddenly sent a powerful inverted triangle cross pass!

The football rolled quickly towards the middle along the grass.

At this moment, the Las Palmas defenders were horrified to find that:

Previously, the forward speed was not fast, but now Li Ang, who happened to meet the rolling trajectory of the football, had entered his shooting range!

Who dares to let Li Ang shoot easily? !

In recent years, Li Ang’s reputation as a heavy artillery has long spread throughout the world football!

The Las Palmas defenders did not have such courage.

For a while, almost three Las Palmas midfielders and backfielders rushed straight to Li Ang!

Li Ang was not in a hurry to see this. He did not shoot directly, but took the ball to the left side of the midfield.

This step led to the tilt of the entire Las Palmas defense line!

The next moment, Li Ang chose to pass the ball again and knocked the ball to James Rodriguez who was waiting outside the right edge of the Las Palmas penalty area!

The biggest advantage of Li Ang’s organization of offense is that he will always remember the most comfortable offensive area and starting position of his teammates.

Bale did not start today, and Isco, who replaced him, had excellent skills in both feet.

But in comparison, James, who has a “golden left foot”, is more lethal in the right area of ​​the penalty area!

After all, this is a man who defeated a World Cup fan with his left foot!

Li Ang cast an expectant look.

Under his gaze, James also confidently swung his left leg back, and then shot a wonderful swivel shot without stopping the ball!

This shot from the edge of the penalty area finally drilled into the upper left corner of the Las Palmas goal without suspense!

James excitedly patted the Real Madrid team badge on his chest. This was not only his first goal of the season, but also his “rebirth” in the Real Madrid team!

Amid the excited cheers of thousands of Real Madrid diehard fans, James opened his arms and then ran towards Li Ang excitedly!

He didn’t say anything, but Li Ang understood what he meant.

He was expressing his gratitude to himself, thanking himself for trusting him!

Li Ang also gave James a big hug in return:

Of course I will trust you, James, because we are teammates side by side!