Chapter 135 Li Ang Is Not in the Top Five Defensive Midfielders. He Just Beat Two of the Top Five Defensive Midfielders.

Modric still felt very dreamy when he saw that the score had been changed to 2-0 in less than half an hour in the first half.

Last season, Tottenham, where he was, met Manchester City for the first time in the Premier League with a score of 1-5. It can be said that they were completely beaten by Manchester City.

When they met for the second time, the score was a little better, only losing 2-3.

The two defeats made Modric's evaluation of Manchester City quite high. For Yaya Toure, he could also deeply feel the opponent's pressure and misalignment advantage on the offensive end.

At least he couldn't face Yaya Toure head-on, and from the perspective of the entire team, his frontcourt teammates at the time couldn't compare with Manchester City's offensive cluster.

At this moment, it can only be said that Modric once again had an intuitive comparison of Real Madrid's hard power in European football.

Manchester City's tactical arrangement and offensive and defensive rhythm were firmly grasped by Real Madrid.

For Tottenham, Manchester City, which is almost as insurmountable as a mountain, has become a rebellious teenager who seems to only lose his temper in front of Real Madrid.

Real Madrid's young and strong man didn't use all his strength, but just pushed Manchester City twice in the interference, and Manchester City fell to the ground and was suppressed by the momentum.

It's okay to get up, but if you provoke Real Madrid after getting up, you can only get beaten.

There is such a big gap in strength, at least in the current straightforward perception.

Modric also had to sigh that in Real Madrid, victory is indeed much easier.

"Is this his playing style in the Premier League?"

Leon asked Modric while covering his mouth, and Modric looked at the direction where Leon was looking, and soon looked at Yaya Toure, who was obviously emotional at the moment.

"It's not that... excessive. He usually returns to defense appropriately, and sometimes intercepts well. Today, he probably played poorly."

Modric's answer was beyond Li Ang's expectations.

But when he thought about how Yaya Toure kept looking for him to break through like a possessed man after he was intercepted by him in a one-on-one situation, Li Ang understood.

"Could it be that the English media has compared him with me? I don't have any private grudges with him."

Li Ang asked tentatively.

And seeing Modric's "how do you know" look, Li Ang also laughed and waved his hand.

Well, with this reason, Yaya Toure's desire to suppress him in a head-on confrontation can be barely explained.

But Li Ang really couldn't understand how Yaya Toure's inexplicable dissatisfaction, as if he had robbed his interests, came about.

However, this is a good thing for Real Madrid. Li Ang has never cared much about whether he will be overshadowed by others on the court.

Since Yaya Toure wanted to play a basketball-style one-on-one duel with him, he was naturally happy to accompany him. Mourinho must also hope to see this scene continue to happen on the court.

Li Ang, who had made up his mind, also deliberately increased his physical contact with Yaya Toure on the court.

This left Yaya Toure with no buffer time to reflect and calm down.

He became more and more impatient.

Occasionally, he was able to bypass Li Ang's defense, but after he got the ball in front of the Real Madrid penalty area, the first thing he thought of was not to attract the defense and then pass the ball.

Yaya Toure chose to go it alone.

His long-range shot was actually very threatening, and several powerful shots after shaking off the Real Madrid defenders also hit the goal frame.

But Casillas was still very focused at this time, and did not give him the opportunity to continue to show off.

After taking the ball steadily, Casillas directly chose to throw it to the two full-backs for a quick counterattack!

Manchester City seems to be getting further and further away from returning to the normal rhythm of the game. Perhaps the only good news for them is that Real Madrid did not continue to score in the first half.

When the referee blew the whistle for the halftime break, almost all Manchester City fans sitting in front of the TV breathed a sigh of relief.

They did not play well today, and Yaya Toure's poor performance can be used as a sufficient reason for the defeat in the first half.

But in fact, all Manchester City fans can also see that Real Madrid is not in an "excited" state today.

Even after Ronaldo swung three shots, he did not raise his hand frequently to indicate that he needed the ball.

Real Madrid at the beginning of the season is obviously still slowly adjusting its state and finding the feeling of the game, but even so, Real Madrid still suppressed the football upstart Manchester City on the field.

Manchester City fans only hope that Mancini will make tactical adjustments as soon as possible.

They don't expect Mancini to be able to compare with Mourinho in terms of on-the-spot decision-making.

But at least during the halftime break, you have to boost the players' morale, right?

Don't ask for points at Real Madrid's home ground, just score a goal and maintain the goal difference!

Manchester City fans have already lowered their demands, and Mancini in the locker room also urgently reminded Yaya Toure of his ideological problems.

He didn't scold in front of all the players in the locker room, but Mancini also used a stern tone to make Yaya Toure stay calm and sober enough in the second half.

Mancini didn't say more about the latter part, but everyone could hear the meaning.

If Yaya Toure can't figure out the current situation, he should be prepared to be replaced at any time!

Dzeko and Aguero are still sitting on the bench, and Mancini can completely replace Yaya Toure with a striker to play 4-4-2.

The tactical effect may be better at that time.

This unspoken threat finally achieved a certain result.

Yaya Toure didn't dare to express his disagreement with Mancini.

Or, this time is enough for him to reflect on the mistakes he made in the first half and gradually calm down his emotions that had inexplicably surged up before.

Mancini is not very good at on-the-spot adjustments, but the tactical changes he made during the halftime break still had a good effect.

At the beginning of the second half, Manchester City changed to a 4-5-1 formation.

Barry and Garcia's double defensive midfielders remained unchanged, Toure went to the right midfielder, Silva retreated to the middle, Nasri was still on the left side of the midfield, and Tevez rushed forward.

With this change in formation, Nasri and Tevez played much more comfortably.

Silva's organization and distribution of the ball in the front midfielder position was very reasonable, and there were two defensive midfielders behind him to intercept, so he was not afraid of a normal competition with Real Madrid's double defensive midfielders.

The change of the midfield core made Manchester City's offensive rhythm much better than in the first half.

Whether it was Mourinho or the players on the field on Real Madrid's side, they could feel that Manchester City's offensive threat was constantly increasing.

Silva and Nasri share the ball possession, and Real Madrid can't make tactical restrictions. At this time, Yaya Toure, who was pulled to the side, showed his value as the "No. 1 midfielder in the Premier League".

Marcelo couldn't withstand Yaya Toure's impact on the ball. The difference in body size was too big. Yaya Toure couldn't rush Li Ang, but he could rush Ma Pengpeng.

This made Li Ang have to distract the defense to help Marcelo double-team Yaya Toure, and Modric naturally had to retreat again to assist Alonso in defense.

The situation seemed to start to tilt rapidly towards Manchester City, and many commentators praised Manchester City for its good start in the second half.

With the correct offensive rhythm, the four players in Manchester City's frontcourt are all capable, and it is entirely possible to score a goal against Real Madrid.

Mancini even had more expectations in his heart.

But Mourinho was destined not to let him get his wish.

The reason why he didn't adjust before was that Mourinho still needed to analyze the offensive focus of Manchester City's tactics.

After seeing through Mancini's plan to let Yaya Toure break the deadlock on the left side of Real Madrid, Mourinho would never give the opponent a chance.

"It seems that Real Madrid will take advantage of this dead ball opportunity to make a substitution! Matuidi has already finished warming up before, and he is receiving tactical advice from assistant coach Karanka. Is Mourinho's response choice at this moment to put another defensive midfielder?"

He Wei was a little curious. With Matuidi on the field, he wondered if Mourinho was going to withdraw Modric to further consolidate the midfield and backcourt defense.

But when the fourth official raised the electronic card, He Wei and countless Chinese fans found that they had once again guessed wrong Mourinho's on-the-spot decision.

"Wow! Di Maria was replaced! Is Real Madrid going to change to 4-3-1-2? Or simply pull Modric to the defensive midfielder position and directly change to 4-4-2?"

Coach Zhang was in high spirits again, and was obviously very interested in Mourinho's tactical adjustment.

Soon, Matuidi, who came on the field, conveyed Mourinho's latest tactical instructions to his teammates, and he also took a position in the area on the right side of the midfield.

Three defensive midfielders!

Real Madrid withdrew a winger at this moment and changed to 4-3-1-2, with Leon, Alonso, and Matuidi lined up on the defensive midfield line!

Mancini looked at the change in Real Madrid's formation and felt a little uneasy.

And soon, Real Madrid's players on the field also proved the correctness of Mourinho's adjustment with their performance.

Leon was now focused on the offensive threat in his own defense zone, and his completely left-leaning position completely interrupted Yaya Toure's explosive point play rhythm.

With Matuidi's defense against Nasri on the right, Alonso and Modric in the middle could be more relaxed against Silva.

As for Tevez?

If he wants to pull out of the penalty area to receive the ball, he can do it. In Real Madrid's penalty area, he must face Ramos and Pepe's rotation defense.

Under this defensive deployment, Tevez was able to get the ball into Real Madrid's goal, which was really a great skill for him!

The three defensive midfielders were deployed in a scattered manner, just in time to deal with the three lines of attack launched by Manchester City at this moment.

After Li Ang exchanged Yaya Toure, the position of the three defensive midfielders of Real Madrid also locked the rib area in front of the penalty area. No matter how good Silva and Nasri were at passing and drilling, if they couldn't penetrate the rib area, they could only fight to the side.

Nasri is in bad luck now. He should move inwards. Matuidi, who has plenty of energy, is eyeing him covetously. But he will be even worse if he pulls to the side.

One-on-one with Essien!

Nasri immediately lost the idea of ​​forcing a breakthrough. He didn't even dare to hold the ball for a long time, for fear that the two black players on the opposite side would double-team him.

Mourinho's adjustment on the defensive end completely made Manchester City fans dizzy.

This is a stupid attack. Let's use Dzeko to fight with the Real Madrid midfielders as a fulcrum. Maybe there will be some offensive opportunities.

If he keeps passing the ball outside the Real Madrid penalty area, even if he passes for another 90 minutes, he may not be able to pass a few opportunities for Tevez to face Casillas!

Regardless of whether the fans at Real Madrid's home stadium are happy or not, the media commentators in Spain are all relieved at this time.

A good start in the Champions League is still important, and Dortmund and Ajax, who are in the same group as Real Madrid, are still in a 0-0 situation.

If both games end with the current score, Real Madrid will be at the top of Group D after the first round of the Champions League group stage.

Real Madrid's opponent in the next round is old friend Ajax. Although Real Madrid will play away at that time, it is not difficult to get all three points.

Dortmund and Manchester City will fight hard again, and it is best to fight for a draw. Then Real Madrid's third round match with Dortmund will be very easy.

Even if there is an upset and a small loss, it will still be the top of Group D.

Of course, it is best to win all the games in the first round. At present, all the commentators in Spain have great confidence in Real Madrid.

In contrast, the commentator of the British media Sky Sports is a little pessimistic.

Manchester City is also the new king of the Premier League last season.

As a result, before the first round was over, the mentality of these commentators and the audience changed quickly from confidence in getting points at the Bernabeu to the frustration of having to fight Dortmund in the second round to keep the second place in the group.

While many Manchester City fans were trying to convince themselves to accept this score result, the situation on the field changed again!

Modric's position premise and liberation were not aimless by Mourinho.

He did not let Modric retreat to play as a defensive midfielder, waiting for the moment to seize the opportunity to pass the ball forward again!

In the 68th minute of the second half, Matuidi and Alonso's contraction and double-teaming in the middle forced Silva to make a mistake in his dribbling pass.

Li Ang blocked the position in advance and hijacked the ball before Tevez, and then made a long pass directly to Modric who stood at the top of the arc in the center circle!

Ronaldo was not excited enough today.

But he would not refuse the counterattack goal opportunity that came to him.

At the moment when Modric took the ball and turned around, Ronaldo and Benzema began to follow forward tacitly.

When facing Garcia's forward pressure and interception, Modric played a coquettish trick, using his eyes and movements to deceive the Spanish midfielder directly, and passed the ball to Benzema who rushed into Manchester City's defensive third zone.

Kompany's cautious retreat at this time became the last straw that broke the camel's back for Manchester City.

Benzema decisively broke into the right side of Manchester City's penalty area, and then forced Kompany and Nastasic to press out to interfere with his shooting.

So Benzema's cross pass gave Ronaldo an unusually easy chance to shoot.

Facing Joe Hart, Ronaldo didn't even think about passing the opponent before shooting.

He decisively volleyed the ball into the near corner of the goal!

Joe Hart was helpless with this decisive kick. Ronaldo was as easy as taking a penalty kick. The distance was so close, and he could not save it!

3-0!

This is the final score of this Champions League group match!

After the game officially ended, in response to Sky Sports, which had previously provoked Li Ang to be ranked in the top five defensive midfielders in football, and many English fans who said online that Li Ang was not qualified to enter such a ranking.

Real Madrid fans began to fight back.

One of them, a Real Madrid fan who was obviously a loyal supporter of Li Ang, received a lot of fans' reposts and likes through his live speech.

"Yes, Li Ang may not be among the top five defensive midfielders, he just beat two of the top five active defensive midfielders in football!"

Under this tweet full of irony, the comparison players in the picture were Busquets and Yaya Toure!

Professor Busquets was just caught in the crossfire this time.

But facing the personal data and the comparison of the wins and losses given by Li Ang's fans, Barcelona fans could not refute it.

Li Ang won this time by relying on the previous hype of the British media.

It was a numb win.

Well, there is one today.