77. Chapter 74 In the second year of Mu, the year of the championship, pull Barcelona off the damn La Liga throne!

Author: The first foodie in darkness

Chapter 74 In the second year of Mu, the year of the championship, pull Barcelona off the damn La Liga throne!

Mourinho and Real Madrid have once again become the focus of public opinion throughout Spain.

After two rounds of the Spanish Super Cup, Real Madrid defeated Barcelona in absolute "Mourinho style".

The results of these two rounds quickly spread throughout the world of football the day after Real Madrid won the championship!

To use the original words from the headline report of the next day in "Marca":

Barcelona, ​​which won the Champions League and La Liga double this summer, was the dominant football team just over two months ago.

Now it's like fighting Real Madrid in the quagmire for two rounds and 180 minutes, and then being knocked out by Real Madrid who is also exhausted but more tenacious.

Li Ang is the key to Real Madrid becoming more tenacious on the defensive end!

This is a view now shared by almost all Western media and fans of both sides.

Real Madrid fans are thankful that Liang returned in time for this summer window.

However, Barcelona fans were filled with hatred when they saw the reports about Li Ang!

If Real Madrid still had the same starting lineup in the second half of last year's league, it would be possible to defeat Barcelona in two rounds.

But the possibility is very small, and the scene will never be so reassuring to Real Madrid fans.

Barcelona fans are even more convinced.

If Li Ang's defensive methods were not too rogue and the physical exertion on Messi was not great, they would definitely win this year's Western Super Cup!

The way Li Ang defended Messi during the game was also discussed with interest by countless fans.

It's not just La Liga.

Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A

Fans of these major European leagues are talking online about Li Ang's personal marking of Messi.

However, after discussing and studying for several days and summarizing a series of defensive points, these fans also gave up the idea of ​​letting their own defensive midfielders learn from them.

Otherwise, the requirements are too comprehensive and there are too many points to pay attention to.

The first is to react quickly and be flexible enough; the second is to be fast enough to keep up with Messi; the third is to have a good defensive positioning, because if Messi loses his position, he can only foul; the fourth is to have the skills to steal the ball.

Exquisite enough; the fifth physical fitness must be good

The more it was summarized, the more frightened fans from all walks of life were.

Taking a few abilities into account, there are still many good defensive midfielders on the market who meet the requirements.

But it is too difficult to have all these characteristics.

Li Ang may not be top-notch in every technical ability in football, but he is better in one or two specialties, and his other defensive skills are not bad!

This is outrageous. If he continues to grow smoothly for a few seasons, what kind of defensive midfielder will Li Ang eventually become?

Milan fans will be in tears as they add a few words to the topic of discussion.

"He also has good headers and sufficient organizational skills. I heard that he stole Pirlo's long pass before leaving.

Now you know why we are reluctant to let the little lion go, right? The loss is huge, the loss is huge."

The Real Madrid fans were embarrassed when they saw this, and they all comforted the Milan fans and expressed their gratitude.

"Thank you to Brother Milan for helping to train the little lions for half a season. This time we defeated Barcelona, ​​thanks to Brother Milan's three victories!"

"Then can you rent the little lion to us for a few more years?"

"Ah, that won't work. We are currently using the little lion. You can use another one, such as another defensive general in our formation, Hedi."

"roll!"

Today's Li Ang can be said to be a direct hit in the match against Messi.

The level of enthusiasm was even far greater than when he helped Milan win the Italian Double.

However, even when it received a lot of attention and discussion, the person involved was still reviewing the game and was not very satisfied with his performance.

Although I feel very pleased with Li Ang's awareness and clear understanding.

But Xavi Alonso looked at Li Ang in the post-match review meeting and kept shaking his head as if he disliked his performance.

My hands are also a little itchy.

But before he could take action, Mourinho slapped Li Ang's head first.

"Be serious! You are facing Messi, and he is almost four years older than you. Are you really so dissatisfied with your performance?"

"No, boss, I was almost turned into a stake by him, and he also scored two goals in the second round, I think"

Listening to Li Ang's methodical analysis and narration, Mourinho was also speechless.

Come on, are there not many defensive players who have been turned into wooden piles by Messi in the past two seasons?

As for Messi's passing and shooting achievements in the second round, that's more normal.

Facing the defense of a 20-year-old midfielder, it would be abnormal if Messi fails to fire every game.

After giving Li Ang another slap on the shoulder, amidst the laughter of the Real Madrid first-team players, Mourinho stopped caring about Li Ang and continued today's review meeting.

But Li Ang obviously didn't mean to joke.

At the end of the review meeting in the afternoon, when the other Real Madrid players began to enjoy their two-day vacation, he changed into his training clothes and ran to the training ground again.

In this cup match against Messi, Li Ang could only rate his performance in the first round 80 points, but there was no point in the second round.

Because Li Ang felt that his defense in the second round failed and he failed directly.

No matter how much the outside media boasts about his defensive role, no matter how much the big guys in the team praise his performance.

He felt like he had failed.

Especially in the round when Messi scored a goal, he was completely beaten by Messi and became a wooden stake. He failed to react and didn't even have time to commit a foul.

At that time, he just watched as Messi passed by him and completed the go-ahead shot.

That feeling was so powerless. Li Ang hated this feeling of powerlessness, very, very much!

Regardless of whether he really liked the position of defensive midfielder when he first chose to embark on the path of professional football.

Now seven years later, defense has been engraved in his bones and flowing in his blood.

Defense was also his first ability to establish himself in football.

Every player has their own court skills that they are most proud of, and what Li Ang is most proud of is his defense.

It can be said that Messi, who went all out in the second round of the Western Super Cup, taught him a good lesson.

After the first round, he was a little complacent and was immediately woken up.

"I'm still lazy"

After warning in his heart, Li Ang started today's additional training with the training staff full of energy.

Frontal interception; pursuit of sideways sliding tackles with the inside of the foot and sliding tackles with the outside of the foot; position selection training

Li Ang started to warm up with several basic defensive skills, and then began to further refine the defensive skills of tackling and retaining the ball.

After completing an hour and a half of additional training to ensure quality and intensity, Li Ang entered the physiotherapy area to receive a massage and relax.

The same thing happened to him the next day. After extra practice and physical therapy, he resumed his relaxation in the club's swimming pool. He worked hard for four hours in the afternoon before going home.

After two days of extra training that were slightly tiring but fulfilling, Li Ang's heart, which was filled with a sense of crisis and restlessness because of Messi, truly settled down.

But just when he was getting ready for the upcoming new season of La Liga, an accident happened again.

Due to the breakdown of labor negotiations between the Spanish Players Union and the Spanish Professional Football League, the first round of the 2011-2012 La Liga season was postponed.

This disrupted the preparations of almost all La Liga teams.

After all, after the league was postponed, La Liga players who had adjusted their physical condition had to wait a few more days to see if they had a chance to play.

Big clubs can urgently invite other clubs to play another friendly match to keep the players in shape.

But it will not be so easy for clubs in the middle and lower reaches of La Liga to arrange friendly matches again.

For example, Barcelona invited Naples to play a friendly match on August 22, and Real Madrid also invited Galatasaray to play a friendly match on August 23.

But their opponents in the second round of their respective leagues can only rely on training to try to keep their players in shape.

On the afternoon of August 27, La Liga, which had been postponed for one round, finally officially started.

Most of the teams in the middle and lower reaches of La Liga that played first performed very average.

The players were generally not very excited, and the scores were basically 0-1, 1-1.

It wasn't until the evening of August 28, when Real Madrid made their debut, that La Liga fans finally saw a goal-scoring battle.

Mourinho, who started with a deformed 4-4-2 formation, was very confident in his disciples.

In the previous friendly match with Galatasaray, Real Madrid won 4-0.
To be continued...