Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

On the afternoon of September 14, 2010, when Mourinho attended Real Madrid's pre-match press conference for the first round of the Champions League group stage of the new season, he "generously" released an 18-man starting roster.

Because Albiol is still recovering from injury and Pepe has just returned from injury, Mourinho has put Garay, who has not been used in the league, into the squad this time to be on the safe side.

This was the only thing that surprised the reporters at the scene.

The other Real Madrid first-team players selected for the Champions League squad are basically consistent with what the Western media speculated before the game.

Put aside the stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Di Maria, Alonso, Ramos and others who are almost certain to start.

What reporters at the scene most want to confirm is whether Li Ang, who has received ample opportunities in the league recently, will continue to start.

No way, after two league games, Li Ang has indeed become the traffic code in Spanish football in recent times.

In the words of the fans.

When you see a player who has a sunny and handsome appearance like Kaká, but actually does a hard job in the style of Gattuso, he can play in Real Madrid at the age of nineteen, and he is a pretty good player.

It's really hard not to be curious and interested in him.

Even Real Madrid's official promotion has already released Li Ang's growth experience and performance in Real Madrid's youth teams at all levels.

But fans from all walks of life are still not satisfied.

They are eager to see more different things from Li Ang, an emerging "alternative genius".

Therefore, reporters also tried their best to raise various questions about Li Ang to Mourinho at the pre-match press conference.

Mourinho showed his signature smile, and when facing these reporters, he only had the same answer.

"No comment."

This is what Mourinho himself and Li Ang mean personally.

Real Madrid naturally respects the players' opinions first in this regard.

Li Ang doesn't want to deal with the media prematurely, and Mourinho also doesn't like the media's intense attention and interference in the private lives of his players.

At this point, Mourinho and Li Ang once again reached a tacit agreement.

So no matter how reporters made insinuations, Mourinho smiled and refused one question after another related to Li Ang.

Until, a Chinese reporter raised his hand and was qualified to ask questions.

"Mr. Mourinho, what role does Leon currently play in the Real Madrid first team? What is your opinion or evaluation of his future development? Do you think Leon will have the opportunity to become the main player in Real Madrid in the future? Location?"

This reporter with a staff badge from a newspaper in China asked three questions in one go.

Mourinho hesitated for a moment, but in the end he didn't know whether it was for Li Ang's sake, but he slowly answered these three questions that could easily arouse controversy in public opinion.

"You can actually see the role positioning. Li Ang is still a midfield defender. He needs to shoulder more defensive responsibilities in the backcourt to block the opponent's advancement. What is my evaluation of his development? I think he still has a lot of potential. There is room for improvement in his abilities. He is easy to learn and very smart. He always wants to learn more from games and training. As for the last question, maybe you should interview and ask Li Ang in person in the future. He is a confident young man. You may not get the answer you want from me, but you can from him.”

There was nothing wrong with Mourinho's answer, and he even made a humorous joke at the end.

But to his and many reporters' surprise, the Chinese reporter who asked the question did not look very happy in the end.

Instead, he pursed his lips and smiled rather awkwardly and sat back.

Mourinho felt a little strange, but such an episode passed by in a flash.

He quickly forgot about it as he finished his pregame press conference.

Push back a few hours.

When the major sports forums in China updated the news about Real Madrid’s press conference before the Champions League game.

Fans in China were not uniformly happy about Li Ang being selected into Real Madrid's starting lineup and Mourinho's praise of Li Ang.

Just like when they learned that Li Ang was starting to represent Real Madrid's first team some time ago, they quickly split into several camps and started a fierce "fight".

And everything can be traced back to the scarf posted by Li Ang in February this year.

"There are many people who are innocent, whether they are victims or scapegoats. They may be people who have the overall situation in mind. No matter how disgusting they are, they still want to mend this rotten ship and continue to sail. But for me, in the end, the What is sad is that these innocent people have far underestimated the greed and shamelessness of those in "high positions"! If the true revival of this sport in the country requires someone to pay a tragic enough sacrifice, then I am willing to pay this price today! !”

This seemingly mysterious scarf news did not attract too many people's attention at the time.

But the day after Li Ang distributed this scarf, a reporter revealed that Li Ang had resolutely refused to be called up by the national team and was unwilling to come back to play in the East Asian Cup held in Tokyo at that time. Domestic public opinion exploded!

As the only young player in China who received youth training at Real Madrid at the time, Li Ang also joined the Chinese National Youth Team early.

He is not only the captain of the national youth team, but also a future star who has high hopes from fans across the country.

Unsurprisingly, Li Ang has become the most popular among domestic fans. I don't know how many people are looking forward to him being promoted to the Chinese first team as an adult and helping the Chinese team successfully reach the World Cup finals again.

But all the good hopes were completely shattered on February 1, 2010.

After Li Ang sent out the strong and decisive post about his scarf, he directly announced his permanent withdrawal from the Chinese national teams at all levels!

There was no reason, no more detailed explanation, and a cold announcement completely cut off the possibility between Li Ang and the Chinese national team.

In those days, domestic sports reporters made various revelations.

Some people said that Li Ang was playing a big role, and after being scolded by the team leader, he angrily chose to quit the National Youth Team.

Some people say that someone among the national youth coaches asked for benefits from Li Ang's teammates and friends, and Li Ang made a big fuss after being discovered.

There is also a rumor that Li Ang was directly asked for "appearance fees" by a manager of the Football Association who has the right to vote.

Li Ang scolded the other party on the spot, so he was fired.

Amid the controversy, no one knows why Li Ang chose such a violent way to announce that he would never play for the Chinese national team again.

At that time, only a small number of fans clearly expressed their understanding of Li Ang.

Most fans cannot understand and recognize Li Ang's withdrawal from the national team.

As a result, the title of "traitor" gradually fell on Li Ang.

Even after Li Ang went to Real Betis on loan, many Chinese fans still felt "uneasy".

They just don't want to bless Leon, who has gradually kicked out at Real Betis.

Same reason.

Even now, more and more Chinese fans have softened their attitude towards Li Ang because he has established a foothold in Real Madrid's first team.

But there are still a group of heartbroken fans who cannot "forgive".

The more popular Li Ang becomes in Spanish football, the more controversial it will be in the country. However, Li Ang himself does not say anything, and the top management of the Football Association remains silent.

So a mysterious "official announcement of withdrawal from the team" became a sad story for countless Chinese fans.

As for Li Ang, who traveled back more than ten years later, he had hesitated, struggled, and joined without hesitation, and now he quit in complete despair.

The knife did not fall on him, but he could not turn a blind eye to what happened to his teammates around him.

So he chose the toughest way to break up.

This is a story that was destined to be tragic from the beginning.

Because Li Ang, who has no ties or interests with domestic football, does not need to compromise.

And because he is uncompromising, he is destined to have serious conflicts with some idiots sooner or later.

If he doesn't bow his head, he will naturally end up being ostracized and expelled.

But as Li Ang himself said.

If the true revival of domestic football requires someone to pay the price with a tragic enough sacrifice.

Then he is willing to pay the price.

He doesn't look back.

No regrets either.

As for the selection of the national team, well, I actually planned to explain it later, but I thought about it again and thought, hey, I’d better just take care of it earlier.

Friends who want to read about the national team can read the previous football article by Foodie.

Foodies have suffered a loss and learned a lesson. I really can’t write the story of the national team in this book, sorry.