Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

The feeling of winning key battles one after another is really refreshing.

More importantly, this feeling of constant victory has given other Real Madrid first-team players enough confidence.

And enough wins can cover up 99% of the team's problems.

As long as we can continue to win and win, the Spanish sports media, Real Madrid supporters, and even all Real Madrid executives will unite with this new Real Madrid and continue to move forward firmly.

Li Ang feels very good now. He feels that the team he is in has found a lot of the sense of unity that Mourinho's Real Madrid had back then.

When it comes to problems within the team, the current Real Madrid team is actually quite mild. Like the Muscovite Real Madrid back then, they were simply sitting on a powder keg!

At that time, Li Ang basically had the mentality that the team could survive one day at a time. Maybe one day captain Cassie would stand up and self-destruct and destroy the team.

The high-pressure strategy adopted by Mourinho in the locker room at that time was even more likely to arouse the rebellious spirit of many superstars.

But even though it was so difficult, the Real Madrid team of that year still embarked on the road to success, won everything in the end, and left a dynasty legend in the history of football.

This was the qualitative change in the team that the team confidence built up by continuous victory brought to the Mourinho-style Real Madrid at that time.

Facts have also proved that no matter how fierce the conflicts within the team are, they will eventually ease in the face of consecutive big wins.

Don't look at how tense the competition between Cristiano Ronaldo and Bale in the Real Madrid team has been hyped by the outside media, or even the competitive relationship between Li Ang and Cristiano Ronaldo for their core status.

In fact, in the eyes of the two parties involved, Li Ang and Ronaldo, this is not a big deal.

Back then, Ramos openly sided with Casillas in a media interview, not giving Mourinho face, and directly expressed his dissatisfaction with Mourinho's tactical arrangements. As a result, after reaching the Champions League final, Ramos directly talked with Mourinho in the locker room. reconciliation.

At that time, such a contradiction could be called a storm, but now they are facing this little momentum of public opinion?

It was just a drizzle at best.

Coupled with the fact that Ancelotti is now more and more liberal about rotation, many substitute players in Real Madrid have gotten more playing opportunities, and there is naturally less dissatisfaction.

After defeating Sevilla in the league, Ancelotti once again chose to send the "second team" with confidence when facing the ensuing quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey.

Even though Jese and Mariano were both absent due to injuries, Real Madrid's midfield trio led by James and Kovacic still suppressed the performance of Celta's midfield.

The deathly three small forwards composed of Vazquez, Asensio and Isco may not be so effective in tough battles.

However, the effect of the three of them in frequently changing positions and involving the defense line was very outstanding.

Throughout the first half of the game, Real Madrid relied on their technical advantages in the midfield and frontcourt and even used the pass-control penetration that their old rival Barcelona is good at.

The lineup without a traditional center happens to be the forward-less lineup that Barcelona loved in previous years.

Well, no one can imitate this well, it has all the elements.

As a result, don't mention it, Barcelona's passing, control and penetration tactics are really useful when playing against a team like Celta Vigo whose midfield control and defensive abilities are relatively average!

Because they spent a lot of game time on control and conduction, Real Madrid did not have many offensive rounds. In the end, they only led Celta Vigo by one goal at the end of the half. The result did not look outstanding.

But in fact, Real Madrid's tactics of controlling and seducing Celta Vigo in the first half have greatly consumed the physical reserves of Celta's starting players.

After the start of the second half, the two teams continued to stalemate in the midfield until the 65th minute of the second half, when Ancelotti replaced Kovacic with Liang.

This is like a signal of a tactical change. Li Ang's appearance immediately made Real Madrid's offense simpler and more aggressive!

Reflected in the midfield, that is, he and James took turns to intervene, which put great pressure on Celta's midfield defense.

In the 79th minute of the second half, Celta's backcourt defense finally collapsed due to lack of physical fitness.

Li Ang seized the opportunity to score a long shot first, and then split the ball to help Asensio make a last-minute shot to end the suspense of the game!

After defeating Celta Vigo 3-0 at home in the first round, Real Madrid almost entered the semi-finals of this year's Copa del Rey!

The main players of Real Madrid's first team are still in good physical condition. They still don't need to be distracted by the Copa del Rey and can fully prepare for the league and the Champions League.

So on January 21st, Malaga went to the Bernabeu and were unlucky to face Real Madrid's main first team in full form.

The match process was very smooth for Real Madrid. After all, the Malaga now is completely different from the Malaga that broke into the Champions League quarterfinals with Isco as the core.

Defeating a team in the middle of La Liga is not commendable for Real Madrid now.

A simple 2-0, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ramos each scored a goal, and Bell and Modric received assist data respectively.

Li Ang did not record any personal data in this game, but he and Casemiro locked up the midfield defense and did not give Malaga many opportunities to penetrate.

After winning another league victory, Real Madrid's main players also had a long-awaited holiday.

Previously, they could only rest for one day during the rotation. Although they did not have to play games after that, they still needed to participate in daily training.

This time La Liga ushered in a nine-day long rest period, and Ancelotti was very generous in giving the main players three days off.

The "second team" actually also needs a holiday, but they still need to finish the second leg of the Copa del Rey against Celta Vigo on January 25 before they can have a good rest.

This round of the King's Cup was not too difficult for Real Madrid's rotating second team. An Pang led the team and directly formulated a tactical plan to prevent counterattacks.

At Celta Vigo's home court, Real Madrid was not affected by the opponent's provocation at all and resolutely fought a defensive counterattack throughout the game.

Although Real Madrid suffered their first defeat of the season in the end, losing 1-2 to Celta Vigo in an away game, they still easily advanced to the semi-finals of this season's Copa del Rey with a total score of 4-2 in the two rounds.

The other three games also ended one after another. In the end, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona and Alaves seized the remaining three seats in the Copa del Rey semi-finals.

In the draw ceremony later, Atletico Madrid drew Barcelona, ​​and Real Madrid was very lucky to draw Alaves!

Unfortunately, both Atletico Madrid and Barcelona can accept this draw result.

There is no soft persimmon, but at any rate, they did not meet Real Madrid, the devil of La Liga this season, in advance.

Now Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are half a step weaker mentally than Real Madrid.

After all, they have met each other in the league a long time ago, and they know each other's combat strength very well.

Playing Real Madrid is still a two-round knockout round. Both teams find it difficult to win the final victory.

But whether Atletico Madrid is watching Barcelona or Barcelona is watching Atletico Madrid, they both feel that they are stronger than their opponents and are more confident in reaching the King's Cup final.

With the exception of Alaves, the top three players in the Western Premier League are quite satisfied with this year's Copa del Rey semi-final draw anyway.

But in this way, Real Madrid, which made Atletico Madrid and Barcelona fearful, unexpectedly failed at Real Sociedad despite being well-rested and well-prepared.

In the twentieth round of La Liga, the first team of Real Madrid, which was obviously more rested, was at home, but in the end it ended up with a 1-1 draw with Real Sociedad, who came to challenge!

Real Sociedad fought fiercely throughout the game, and the players' explosive performance was the key to their draw. However, Real Madrid's main players also showed quite a few problems.

To use the words of many commentators, it is that the main players of Real Madrid's first team have run out of form after this relaxing vacation.

This statement is not necessarily correct, but the excessive relaxation of mentality must have had a certain impact on Real Madrid's performance in this game.

Real Madrid's winning streak in the new season's league also ended, staying at 19 games.

The players of Real Sociedad, who worked hard for 90 minutes and finally succeeded in breaking Real Madrid's league winning streak, also celebrated very excitedly.

Li Ang was naturally not satisfied with the process and ending of the game, but he was not going to get angry because of an unexpected draw and create pressure on his teammates.

After regaining his composure, Li Ang jogged towards the Royal Sociedad half-court, and then embraced enthusiastically with Brother Long, who had played the entire game today and seemed to be immortal!

It has been a long time since the former master and apprentice reunited on the court.

After Li Ang left Real Madrid, it was difficult to meet Real Madrid in the main game. They finally met in the Champions League group stage. As a result, Long Ge had already transferred back to his old club Real Sociedad.

Long Ge announced through social media before the official start of this season that this will be the last season of his career.

In the first half of the league, when Real Sociedad and Real Madrid met, Long was still absent due to injury.

So for Li Ang, this is his first and last meeting with Brother Long in La Liga this season.

In fact, the master and apprentice have spoken and met in private quite a lot, but at this moment, when they thought that their last match meeting on the field was over, they were both extremely sad.

However, after feeling a little sad, Brother Long became more open-minded again, and Li Ang was also happy for his first midfield teacher.

I am happy that Brother Long can finally be with his family more. I am also happy that Brother Long can stay away from injuries and slowly start another career path.

Even though he didn't transfer to Bayern Munich, and he didn't learn anything from Guardiola's coaching team, Long Ge still decided to start his coaching career.

This is something he decided a long time ago, and it is not a secret, because he has expressed his interest in coaching the team in interviews with reporters many times.

Li Ang doesn't know whether Long Ge will choose to stay at Real Sociedad or go to another club to start a coaching career after this season.

But he firmly believes that no matter what choice Long Ge makes, he will eventually become an excellent head coach through continuous learning and reflection.

He also sincerely hopes that one day in the future, their master and apprentice can meet again and cooperate again, in the relationship between a young coach and an older player~

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After the 20th round of La Liga, all teams ushered in a 12-day rest period.

Of course, teams that still have the King's Cup mission are excluded.

Because from February 1st to February 8th, all two rounds of the Copa del Rey semi-finals will be played.

Previously, Real Madrid's main players were so rested that they suffered a slight setback in the league.

Therefore, Ancelotti chose to let the main players continue to play in these two rounds of the Copa del Rey instead of rotating them.

Real Madrid's main players, who happened to be holding their breath, had no objections to this, but were eager to fight.

On the evening of February 1st, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona started the first round of the Copa del Rey semi-finals. After 90 minutes of fierce battle, Atletico Madrid finally lost to Barcelona 1-2 in the away game and was defeated.

However, Atletico Madrid did not lose the opportunity to advance, because they were only one goal behind and had a valuable away goal.

Atletico Madrid, which returns to home in the second leg, is still very likely to overturn Barcelona and reach the Copa del Rey final.

Compared with the anxious battle between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid's main force faced Alaves, and the game situation was completely one-sided!

To put it more rigorously, when Alaves took the lead in scoring at the Bernabeu, the angry Real Madrid superstars directly took over the rhythm of the game and used a full 90 minutes of offense to eliminate the suspense of the two rounds of the knockout round!

Alaves' tactical strategy at the beginning was still very good. Faced with Real Madrid's heavy pressure and high pressure, they wisely chose to shrink their formation to counter Real Madrid's quick counterattack.

Their first goal came from a quick counterattack from the wing.

Real Madrid's opening attack was a little impatient, giving Alaves a chance, and the situation quietly turned after Alaves scored first.

But Alaves shouldn't have chosen to sit back and defend after taking the first victory.

If they continue to defend against counterattacks, Real Madrid may still be a little wary, but if they choose to give up control of the midfield and reclaim the penalty area to set up buses, they are giving Real Madrid more opportunities for trial and error!

The tactical legacy Mourinho left for Real Madrid was very rich, and one of the "legacies" that has benefited the entire Real Madrid team to this day is the rich means of breaking buses.

Even though Alaves is completely shrinking, its defensive strength is quite satisfactory.

Real Madrid didn't waste much time. In the 24th minute of the first half, Benzema scored with a header and equalized the score!

And just seven minutes later, Li Ang received the ball back from Bale and decisively took a long shot from outside the Alaves penalty area, winning another victory!

Alaves, who suffered two consecutive attacks, finally panicked and began to try to expand the defense line to counterattack.

But their lagging tactical adjustments sounded the death knell for themselves!

Real Madrid continued to press Alaves high, and in the stoppage time of the first half, Ronaldo scored Real Madrid's third goal!

In the second half of the game, as the physical fitness of the Alaves team declined, Real Madrid forced to speed up, and finally scored three goals in 45 minutes of game time, defeating Alaves 6-1 in the first round!

This score also completely lost the suspense in the second round match between Real Madrid and Alaves.

After a week's rest, on the night of February 8th, Atletico Madrid started a bloody battle with Barcelona at home.

But in this game, Barcelona unexpectedly chose to consolidate the defense first, which made Atletico Madrid, which lacked offensive means, very uncomfortable.

Valverde's correct tactical thinking eventually helped Barcelona draw 1-1 with Atletico Madrid in the away game, and finally defeated Atletico Madrid with a total score of 3-2, taking the lead in getting a ticket to this season's Copa del Rey final.

Real Madrid challenged Alaves away the next night and defeated their opponent 3-0 without any suspense, and finally met Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final.

Li Ang did not hide his expectations for the King's Cup championship after the game.

Facing the challenge from his old rival Barcelona, ​​Li Ang is even more confident.

"Of course I will continue my unbeaten record against Barcelona. There is nothing to say. Just wash your neck and wait, our dear old rival!"