Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

"This kid should put more effort into practicing long passes! He practices short passes very quickly, but he still can't make long passes."

Mourinho was actually very happy at this moment, but he still muttered a few words.

Karanka, who heard his words from the side, smiled and said nothing.

If other La Liga coaches were to hear Mourinho's muttering, they would definitely be mentally unbalanced, and they might even have to scold Mourinho for being greedy.

It has only been a while since Li Ang returned this season. Not only has his short passing improved a step further, but his long passing has also begun to make great progress visible to the naked eye.

yes.

Comparing the current Li Ang with those playmakers in the middle and upper reaches of La Liga, his long passing ability must be at the bottom.

But if we put aside last season, then Li Ang is not qualified to compare with these players at all.

At this moment, after Li Ang celebrated with Kaká and the others on the court, he was also thinking about the feeling of tearing apart Granada's defense with a long pass just now.

"Long passes are still used less. If the distance is enough, my short passes should be able to be sent out faster. That is to say, against Granada, the ball just now may have been destroyed first against other teams in the top six of La Liga. Rescue."

It felt great to successfully launch another attack, but Li Ang reviewed the launch process of the ball just now in his mind, and his mind was still very clear and he was not overly excited.

After all, he himself often intercepts passes from the backcourt like this during games.

If he thought about it from his perspective, he felt that if he had been marking Morata in the backcourt just now, Morata's pursuit of the ball would have been blocked by him first.

Secondly, the landing point of this long pass is too close to the opponent's penalty area. If directed properly, the goalkeeper can attack in time and destroy the ball first.

However, after identifying several obvious shortcomings, I am ready to make more improvements during the subsequent practice.

Li Ang is content with the fact that he can occasionally send such long passes to counterattack.

What is important is to further hone the combination of organizational awareness and passing skills.

There is still a big technical gap between finding opportunities and being able to transmit them in a timely manner to being able to transmit them well.

However, Li Ang is not afraid of slow progress. With solid training bit by bit, as long as he can see the continuous improvement of his skills, he will not lack motivation no matter how slow his growth is.

"Keep our steady passing, control the rhythm, solidly defend and then look for opportunities to counterattack. Everyone has done a good job before, so don't rush."

After returning to his own half, Li Ang took the initiative to applaud and signaled his teammates to look at him.

Brother Long is not here today, and neither is Ramos, so he has to stand up in time to remind his teammates in the midfield and backcourt to keep their minds clear.

And with Li Ang's words, Albiol and Las Diarra, the veterans of the game, will not talk about it.

The rookies Varane and Carvajal will indeed feel more at ease.

Nacho also made a "reassuring" gesture to Li Ang.

The other teammates in the backcourt are stable, and Li Ang feels at ease. Who asked him to play as a defensive midfielder today.

It's okay to hold back the organization, but the biggest fear is that your teammates and your defensive thinking are not on the same page.

If you can hold it steady, but they can't, then the defense will still be doomed.

Li Ang also felt the hard work of Brother Long in the second half of last season.

At that time, there was no one who could clean up the middle and backcourt.

Looking back now, Brother Long supported Real Madrid's third-line operation. That's really awesome!

"Move, move! Esteban (Granero), go boldly to grab their wings! Don't worry about missing someone, I'm right behind you!"

After putting away his unnecessary thoughts, Li Ang looked at Granada, which was actively pressing forward because of lagging behind, and signaled Granero to be more active and attack.

Liang doesn't need to worry too much on Las Diarra's side. The French midfielder is an excellent sweeping partner when defending.

Even Granero still needs more reminders from him.

However, Granero has a good temper and is also very devoted to defense after Mourinho's transformation.

Well, active defense is already very good. Having this attitude can save Li Ang a lot of trouble. As for the issue of average defensive strength.

Li Ang doesn't care, he will defend the Granada players that Granero missed!

After Granada's offensive players poured into Real Madrid's half, the first thing they had to face was Li Ang's frontal interception.

On both sides of Li Ang, Morata and Callejon were also actively retreating to their own midline.

Under Mourinho's full-body defensive tactics, which were resolutely implemented by the rotation players, Granada's midfield advances were strongly pushed back by Real Madrid several times.

Occasionally, Granada attacked Real Madrid's defense once or twice, and Albiol, who was in good condition, would lead Varane to destroy the opponent's attempt to go further.

Granada tried to attack for more than ten minutes, but the more they attacked, the lower their confidence became.

The thought of picking up bargains after seeing Real Madrid's starting lineup before the game completely disappeared.

When Granada's offense slowed down slightly, Real Madrid seized the opportunity to push the front to Granada's half.

In terms of offensive organization in the opponent's half, Li Ang thinks he is inferior to Granero.

He also simply signaled Granero to take control of the ball.

There is also Kaka in the frontcourt who can help sort out the offense and deliver threatening passes, so Li Ang focuses more on the defensive defense.

With this division of labor, Real Madrid's distribution of ball rights in the midfield and frontcourt is very appropriate.

Kaká and Granero are already enough to link up a smooth attack, and Las Diarra can still play and insert that trick, so there is no need for Leon to go up and intervene.

Morata performed well today. The young man lacked confidence, but his skills were good, and he had several threatening cooperation with Kaká and Callejon.

In the 34th minute of the first half, Morata moved again to help open Granada's defensive players in front of the penalty area.

Kaka, who was observing the rib area on the right side of the front court, saw this and sent a cross pass directly to the top of the penalty area. Granero moved forward and made a slight adjustment before choosing to shoot directly!

Granada goalkeeper Roberto struggled to save Granero's shot, but the ball hit the heel of their defender Siqueira and bounced to the right side of the penalty area.

Callejon, who had been actively running without the ball before, saw the opportunity coming and took the lead in facing the football!

He didn't give Roberto a chance to make a second save, and directly used a non-stop volley to send the football into the far corner of the goal!

2-0!

Real Madrid successfully rewrote the score on the field before the end of the first half!

And more than 3,000 Real Madrid fans who were traveling with the team were cheering and celebrating in the stands happily and relaxedly!

Looking at the Real Madrid rotation players who were already in good condition, various Western media reporters on the sidelines couldn't help but discuss it with acquaintances.

Yes, Granada is not a difficult La Liga relegation team to deal with.

But when Real Madrid used an almost pure rotation formation to control the rhythm and win Granada, then this matter became very topical.

Because this at least means that Real Madrid's main players will get more adequate rest in the subsequent La Liga games.

Teams like Espanyol, Racing Santander, Zaragoza, Sporting Gijon, etc. can directly send this rotation lineup to play in the future!

At most, adding Cristiano Ronaldo will allow him to work hard enough to play a few games and maintain the lead over Messi in the league's top scorer list.

Real Madrid's main players, who have received sufficient rest time, can rest assured to play tough matches in the league and compete in the Champions League.

So far this season, Real Madrid is on the verge of tying the record of 16 consecutive wins set by Barcelona last season, which they achieved at the beginning of the season.

Don't talk nonsense now about not having any ideas about the Champions League.

Real Madrid is in such an explosive state that they just beat Barcelona head-on in the last round of the league, breaking the curse of not beating Barcelona for three seasons.

Any normal Real Madrid fan will have the same ambition for the Champions League at this time.

The majestic king of the Champions League has been away from the Champions League for nine and a half years.

Talking about revival, regaining the league championship can only be a basic goal for Real Madrid. If we don’t win the Champions League, can we call Real Madrid’s revival?

Reporters from all walks of life who came up with good news ideas became more and more excited the more they thought about it, and they no longer paid attention to the progress of the game. Some anxious ones even sat on the sidelines and started writing articles.

So the Real Madrid players who scored another goal in the second half and finally defeated Granada 3-0 were puzzled.

In the past, after winning a game, reporters could not wait to grab them for interviews.

Where are the reporters today?

This sparse amount is so outrageous that all the reporters went home early for dinner? !

The rookie players Morata and Carvajal are still a little disappointed. After all, they have lost an opportunity to show their faces and gain fame.

Li Ang was very satisfied with the clean environment after the game. After receiving physical therapy comfortably, he rinsed off and returned to the team bus early.

Mourinho will be busy attending the post-match press conference, and may also hold a tactical review meeting with members of the coaching staff later.

The coaching staff still attaches great importance to their newly formed "B team", and many tactical details and personnel arrangements will definitely need to be fine-tuned.

Unlike the Real Madrid coaches who have a heavy workload, all the Real Madrid players are in a relaxed mood at this moment.

Whether they are the main players who are watching the game at home, or the substitutes who are waiting on the bus to fly back to Madrid later, they are all in a happy and relaxed mood.

Because after the Copa del Rey match against Ponferradina on the evening of December 20th, the Christmas holiday came.

If nothing else goes wrong, Real Madrid will advance to the next round of the Copa del Rey with a big win, and then usher in a wonderful Christmas holiday.

It would be too difficult to overturn the situation. After all, Real Madrid's main players started in the second leg of the fourth round of the Copa del Rey.

And that's exactly what happened.

At nine o'clock in the evening on December 20, Real Madrid, with all the starting lineup, ended the last official game of 2011 with a 7-0 victory at home.

Ponferradina's players were not too embarrassed about being beaten. Instead, they were very excited to take photos with Real Madrid stars and exchange jerseys.

Well, it looks like they had a successful star chase.

Li Ang started again in this game, but he just missed the mark.

Because he needed to cooperate with the club's publicity campaign, he held the Golden Boy Award and smiled awkwardly before the game started, allowing reporters to take pictures.

After playing for 30 minutes, he was replaced by Mourinho and rested.

Yes, not long ago, after Real Madrid defeated Barcelona head-on and won the 15th consecutive victory in the league, "Turin Sports" also announced that Liang defeated Gotze and won the 2011 Golden Boy Award.

The German media was naturally very dissatisfied with this.

After all, before Li Ang returns to Real Madrid this season, Gotze's probability of winning this year's Golden Boy Award is far greater than Li Ang.

At that time, Gotze also suppressed many competitors with his more impressive personal offensive data.

But Li Ang relied on his increasingly outstanding performance in Real Madrid in the second half of the year to change the direction of public opinion bit by bit.

When Real Madrid's publicity campaign was launched, coupled with Mendes' public relations efforts, Li Ang finally gained momentum that surpassed Gotze after October.

In the final analysis, when it comes to awarding, personal performance is of course the basis, but the platform you are on is also an important factor that affects the direction of public opinion.

If Gotze makes his debut at Bayern Munich, with his personal data and the honor of being the Bundesliga champion, there will be no suspense at all about winning the Golden Boy Award.

But he happened to be in Dortmund, facing Li Ang, who won the Italian Double last season and returned to Real Madrid.

Do you want Dortmund to compete with Real Madrid to create publicity?

The magnitude of the difference is not even a little bit different.

And Li Ang's award this time is completely justified.

In addition to last season's Serie A championship, Li Ang also has one more Italian Cup championship.

than this season's results.

Real Madrid has won consecutive games so far, ranking first in La Liga and qualifying for first place in the Champions League group stage with six consecutive wins. Among them, Li Ang has played every game and is the absolute main starter.

What about Dortmund?

Now they are suppressed by Bayern and ranked second in the Bundesliga. They only won one game in the Champions League group stage and lost four games and were eliminated at the bottom.

There's really no way to talk about this record. The German media can only say that Gotze's personal performance is fine, but they dare not mention Dortmund's Champions League results this season at all.

So the final result of the competition is very clear, and Li Ang has no psychological burden at all about winning this award.

After the game, he was prompted by club staff to accept an interview with Marca while holding the Golden Boy trophy.

After the game, the most anticipated moment for the Real Madrid players who returned to the locker room came.

The beautiful long holiday is coming, and Mourinho did not say too many things to note.

After explaining the time when he needed to return to the base to report, he announced the disbandment in the locker room.

Mourinho doesn't care how the players play or indulge during this period.

After all, they are all famous players, and professional ethics are the most basic self-requirements.

Besides, if someone really dares to go to the base for a physical examination covered in fat, Mourinho wouldn't mind letting him feel what training intensity is.

Pintus is on the coaching staff now, hum.

Li Ang did not plan to return to China during this vacation. He went directly to Valencia with Ronaldo and Master Pei to enjoy the winter sunshine of the Mediterranean.

There was no intensive training, and apart from the daily routine of fitness and swimming, the few of them just played.

During this period, Li Ang spent Christmas with Ronaldo's extended family, and also met with Mendes to discuss future work arrangements.

After nearly a week of pure rest and relaxation, Li Ang said goodbye to Ronaldo and the others, and embarked on a journey to England with his assistant team.

The advertising shooting location for this commercial cooperation was in London. It took three days of hard work before Li Ang completed his shooting task.

During this period, there were many people who looked like reporters holding cameras squatting outside the studio.

Li Ang didn't pay attention at first. It wasn't until the commercial shooting was over that his assistant showed him a piece of tidbits from The Sun. Only then did he realize that Du Nima, who came to camp before, was a paparazzi from The Sun!

And the protagonist in that tidbit is not him or who?

"No, don't they know this is an advertising model? What does 'the new golden boy is suspected of meeting a hot blonde girl in London'? This is slander! Can I sue them for slander?"

Li Ang laughed out loud when he saw the photo and title published by The Sun.

He just came to London. Apart from shooting commercials, he usually stayed in the hotel to rest and never went out much. How could there be scandal rumors?

The assistant pondered for a moment, and then told Li Ang that this kind of prosecution would have no effect on the Sun.

The Sun is absolutely authoritative and professional when it comes to reporting on scandals. If they use the word "suspected" in their title, there will be too much room for them to write articles.

Moreover, The Sun may be eager for his decision to prosecute.

"What they want is traffic and the attention of fans. Of course, Li Ang, if you really want to sue The Sun, then I can also make arrangements here."

".Is there no other way to directly sanction them?"

"Well, if there is bigger news coming out in the near future, then The Sun will naturally not be able to earn your scandal traffic, or in other words, their harvest will be far lower than their planned expectations."

After listening to the assistant's words, Li Ang pondered for a moment, but finally his eyes lit up.

The next afternoon, Li Ang appeared on the streets of London with a high profile, and fans and reporters soon recognized him.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, he and his assistant appeared in the stands of Stamford Bridge to watch the game between Chelsea and Aston Villa.

It's either a private room or an ordinary fan stand.

This scene quickly aroused numerous reports from the English media, and on the Internet, a large number of Premier League fans also discussed Li Ang's sudden appearance at Stamford Bridge.

Some people say that Li Ang came to London for vacation and watched the game.

After all, among the five major leagues, only the Premier League is still in full swing. It is normal for Li Ang to watch one or two Premier League games during his vacation.

But there are also many fans who believe that Chelsea must be in contact with Mendes.

All Premier League fans now know that Chelsea are short of midfielders, especially tough midfielders.

Li Ang is not only tough enough, but he has also been known for his endurance since his debut. Doesn’t he just meet Chelsea’s needs?

Amid the divergent opinions, yesterday's tidbits about Li Ang were quickly suppressed by new rumors.

Many Real Madrid fans who heard about the Li Ang transfer scandal in England also quickly refuted the rumors on the Internet.

They posted Li Ang's previous travel records, and also posted Li Ang's response to fans on social media about his current commercial shooting work in London.

Real Madrid fans' efforts to refute the rumors appear to have been successful.

But at the end of the Premier League game, Li Ang made the front pages of various British media with an angry action that seemed to "show his true feelings" and slapped the seat!

The reason is just that Chelsea lost 1-3 at home to Aston Villa.

Rumors are starting to take off

Well, La Liga has a short winter break, so I have to write a transitional chapter. This is also the biggest reason why I had problems coding this afternoon.

I feel anxious every time I write a chapter. Foodies are actually really willing to write about games. For example, if you write about the Premier League, Foodies like it very much.

It is compact, and there is basically a summer transfer period between each season.

But in La Liga, I have to write something during this short winter break. I just skipped it. Maybe many big guys said that foodies have no daily life at all, and the writing is too dry.

For things like the Golden Boy Award selection, I also condensed it into this chapter to explain it together.

Hey, this is daily life. Foodies can only say that they try their best to write and write more interesting content. Fortunately, all the chapters published now are big chapters. It will be over after a little more than one chapter. In the future, I will try my best to return to the league and Champions League.

I hope you guys can leave more messages. Feel free to mention anything that is not well written. Foodies here will reflect on it and work hard to correct it.

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