"What are our players doing?! Go and entangle Li Ang and make Zagoev move!"
"It's not easy. Zagoyev has already changed positions, and his trajectory has also reached the middle, but Li Ang took the initiative to follow him."
"If that doesn't work, let him retreat and organize? Li Ang can't follow him and press him, right?"
"Have you never watched a Real Madrid game? Leon has been pushed forward by Mourinho's midfielder many times before."
The die-hard fans of CSKA looked at the situation of the game that was unable to open a breakthrough, and started discussing anxiously in the stands.
The focus of discussion is actually only one, how to let Zagoev, CSKA's offensive core, get rid of the shackles and perform.
After all, as the most outstanding young talent born in the 1990s in Russia, he is also the most valuable star in the CSKA team.
Once Zagoev was frozen, CSKA's offensive rotation was basically paralyzed in half.
Even though they are facing Real Madrid in a damaged state, it is still Real Madrid. If they don't take advantage of this opportunity, CSKA will be passive when Real Madrid recovers in the second half.
"If Mourinho is determined to use Li Ang to lock up Zagoev today, then we just pray that other Real Madrid players will not seize the opportunity to score away goals."
An old man who looked quite pessimistic muttered, which meant that he was not optimistic that Zagoev could perform any more.
Some of the other CSKA fans nearby wanted to refute, but the words were on their lips, and in the end they were swallowed hard.
There seems to be no reason to refute.
Li Ang has faced off against too many offensive cores before, and most of the time he has achieved good tactical results with his candy-style defense.
Fans who have watched the Spanish El Clasico this season should also know in their hearts what level of opponent Zagoev faced today.
CSKA head coach Leonid will be pacing the sidelines, wondering whether to put Dzagoev directly up front.
If he continues to play as an attacking midfielder, CSKA's offensive rhythm cannot pick up.
But letting him play as a forward and confront Real Madrid's defense does not seem to be a solution.
After struggling for a long time, Leonid looked at Mourinho helplessly, thinking that this was a specific tactic designed by Mourinho before the game.
And at this moment, Li Ang, who didn't know that he had put the opponent's coach into a tactical dilemma, was constantly putting psychological pressure on the opponent during the confrontation with Zagoev.
When it comes to skills, Zagoev has it. He is one of the few local technical players in the Russian Super League.
His talent is not as high as Arshavin's, but he is obviously worthy of his status as the number one post-90s player in Russia.
But when it comes to mentality, Zagoyev is not stable enough.
His emotions, like his skills, are of the unrestrained and bold type.
To put it nicely, young people have personalities, good skills and good temper.
To put it mildly, he is a skilled and reckless man.
At this moment, Li Ang was constantly making small defensive moves against him to arouse his anger due to his impulsive characteristic.
That is to say, he doesn't know Russian anymore, otherwise Li Ang would have to give Zagoyev a few words to let him know what a mental attack is.
This time it was not Li Ang who took the initiative to stir up trouble. On the contrary, Li Ang had never thought of teasing Zagoyev's nerves before.
But he couldn't resist him and wanted to play football well. Zagoev was really uncomfortable being locked up, so he had to compete with him with the ball.
Is this the same as the young version of Kovacic before?
Playing in the domestic league, I performed well before and went too smoothly, but suddenly I encountered some setbacks and fell into a corner.
And compared to Kovacic, Zagoev is not only famous domestically.
In the UEFA Champions League group stage of the 2009-10 season, Zagoev had a highlight performance when facing Manchester United.
Sir Alex Ferguson praised Zagoev after the game.
Maybe it was that game that made him confident, and he got better and better when he returned to the Russian Super League.
But Li Ang doesn't tolerate him.
Will he be Fletcher who is no longer at his peak or Anderson who is average defensively?
I had to teach this kid a lesson today and consecrate him right then and there.
Well, in this summer's European Cup, maybe Zagoev, who has curbed his arrogance, can perform even better.
Zagoyev will have to thank him then!
Li Ang, who had found enough reasons for himself, had no psychological burden at all.
Finally, the game reached the 28th minute of the first half. Faced with the fact that Li Ang took away the ball with another side tackle, Zagoev's mentality exploded.
After he fell down, he quickly got up and asked Li Ang to go up against the bull.
Li Ang didn't tolerate him anymore. He first indicated with his hands that he was not the one who started the dispute, but his body did take the initiative to lean forward and bump head to head with Zagoyev!
Essien, who was closest to the two, ran over first shouting "NO! NO!"
Zagoev's teammate Aldonin also stepped forward and hugged Zagoev, fearing that his little brother would make some additional moves.
"If you can't afford to lose, just get off the field and lie down! What? Just do this if you can't win?"
Li Ang waved his hand and yelled a few words in English at Zagoev, but after seeing the referee approaching, Li Ang quickly chose to shut up.
The referee, who roughly understood what happened from the linesman's mouth, did not hesitate. He pulled over Li Ang and Zagoyev and gave him a verbal warning.
The referee then signaled that he would drop the ball to Real Madrid, who had already gained control of the ball.
Such a penalty is actually very beneficial to Zagoev.
There was no stern warning, and no yellow card. If he had a clear mind, he should just walk away silently.
But Xiao Zha now believed that Li Ang had made a foul tackle on him before, and he asked the referee for an explanation with a look of dissatisfaction.
Three seconds later, a topaz battle card was raised high in front of Zagoyev.
Leonid was dumbfounded, and the CSKA fans at the scene were also stunned for a moment, and then they booed!
Most fans may be booing the referee, but some fans may be booing Zagoev.
Zagoev has already received five yellow cards in the league before.
In half a season, a core attacker who plays as an attacking midfielder can get five yellow cards. To be honest, it is quite an exaggeration.
This also reflects from the side Zagoyev's shortcomings of being prone to emotions.
But you said that it’s okay to have one or two illnesses in the league, but it’s still the same in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
It’s no wonder that some fans at the scene were disappointed with Zuckerberg and booed.
Aldonin will quickly drag Zagoev back to his own half.
And Leonid's tactical adjustments came accordingly.
Keisuke Honda started to warm up on the sidelines, and Zagoev moved to the left midfielder position. He can directly act as a left winger when pressing forward.
The original left winger Tosic became the unlucky guy who was replaced early.
Leonid was angry with Zagoev's irrational behavior, but he did not want to waste his offensive talents. CSKA also needed his skills to break the game.
So in the end, we compromised and had to make some adjustments first.
Xiao Zha left and went to play one-on-one with Nacho.
And when Li Ang looked at Keisuke Honda, who stood directly in the midfielder position after coming on the field, he also grinned with a "kind" smile.
Keisuke Honda nodded friendly to Li Ang, which was regarded as a greeting.
Duan Xuan, who was watching this scene, shouted "UEFA Champions League East Asia Derby" in response.
But in fact, Keisuke Honda has no intention of entangled and confrontation with Li Ang.
The way he handles the ball is much more stable than Zagoev.
Actively run, do not stick to the ball, transfer and sort out the ball without any delay.
When Li Ang saw that Keisuke Honda was a player as stable as himself, well, he gave up the idea of continuing to cause trouble for him.
The two teams played a defensive battle for nearly half an hour on the artificial turf filled with frost stubble.
With Zagoev's positional conditions and Honda Keisuke's appearance, this situation seems to be showing signs of loosening and changing.
CSKA wanted to speed up the attack, but Real Madrid's several offensive players who were not in good condition before were slowly slowing down.
It can be said that Li Ang, Essien and Alonso are using their increased physical exertion to delay the adaptation time of Real Madrid's offensive players.
Now CSKA wants to compete with Real Madrid in the environment they are best at.
Real Madrid can no longer rely on its three midfielders to hold on. If they defend hard, they will be passively beaten.
In the final analysis, you still have to press out and try to counterattack.
Alonso's long pass is the most affordable and effective way to counterattack in this environment.
So the back-and-forth offensive attempts from both sides seemed very simple and straightforward.
Keisuke Honda played his supporting role and constantly helped his speed forward Doumbia find offensive opportunities.
Real Madrid is even more amazing, intercepting the ball in the midfield and sending long passes, using Benzema and Ronaldo directly as rugby running backs, chasing the ball!
If this obscures the names of Real Madrid and CSKA Moscow, just looking at the offensive choices of both sides, many fans may think that this is completely a British Championship game.
Some grumpy fans may even say: This has Gill's technical and tactical content!
In addition to playing behind the ball and hitting the ball with long passes, the two sides played for a while, but saw that the effect was not great, so they both picked up the cross method.
The difference may be that several stars in Real Madrid's frontcourt occasionally provide pass-and-run coordination in flashes of inspiration.
Real Madrid will gradually create more offensive threats.
After all, can Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaká still take a kick from the outside? Only Keisuke Honda from CSKA has this ability.
Mourinho watched the development of the situation for a while, then looked at the time, and finally decided to be bold and suppress it.
In the 38th minute of the first half, Mourinho walked to the sidelines and waved his hand, indicating that Li Ang and Essien would move forward if they saw the opportunity.
One of them has a header and the other has a long shot. Together they are
Um? No, Li Ang thought to himself, I have seen this tactic before!
Not only have I seen it, Li Ang has also played it, and he also understands the essence of this tactic!
Mourinho also subconsciously touched his nose at this moment. It's about tactics. I can use them for reference from time to time. I think the person involved won't mind~
Some Milan fans watching the game were in tears again.
You copied all of Nima's XJBT tactics, right? !
Uncle Jon never imagined that his most proud offensive tactics were being flexibly used by Mourinho at the moment.
XJBT, to put it bluntly, is someone who has at least one big brother in front who can stably take the ball and create a one-on-one advantage.
With such an offensive big brother, the other players will surround him and complete the offensive methods in their respective areas of expertise.
Speed, long shots, headers, points.
As long as there are players who are good at these skills, they can participate in such offensive tactics.
If one's own offense is chaotic, the opponent's defense must also be chaotic, because there are too many people to guard against, and he can't do it without chaos.
In the end, it comes down to player performance and personal ability. If you win and score a goal, your vote will be revoked and you will not be able to score a goal.
If you can't score a goal, it must be because the chaos is not thorough enough. Add people, add people and keep plugging in, and that's it!
So is Real Madrid's current frontcourt configuration suitable for this style of play?
It fits, it fits very well!
Cristiano Ronaldo is the leader. If he presses forward, he will be a threat. CSKA must send someone to double-team him.
Benzema can be regarded as the second brother. He is actually good at everything offensively. Now he can only be a green leaf when playing against strong teams.
But against CSKA, as long as the support is sufficient, he is an all-round killer.
And surrounding these two people are Kaka, Leon and Essien.
There are long-range shots from behind, there are headers, there are also points to grab!
Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema can grab points by themselves, and Kaka can barely be the finishing point in the penalty area, so there is no shortage of offensive methods.
In terms of personal strength, Real Madrid's stars even surpassed CSKA after barely adapting to the environment.
So after a sudden attack, CSKA's back line was completely in chaos!
The two midfielders Weinblum and Aldonin did not dare to press forward, and they all retreated to help their teammates defend.
In the 44th minute of the first half, when Real Madrid once again stormed the penalty area and was blocked, Coentrao followed him and advanced to the CSKA half to catch the ball and observe.
At this moment, Li Ang and Essien happened to rush into CSKA's penalty area together, and Coentrao also decisively lobbed the ball from the back of the penalty area!
Benzema in the forward position attracted the defense of two CSKA defenders.
Under his restraint, Li Ang kicked off the ground aggressively!
This time, the remaining two defenders Shchnikov and Berezutsky were led astray, and the two followed Li Ang to grab the middle of the penalty area.
But the football finally passed over the heads of the three of them and fell straight into the open area at the back point!
Essien made a "screen and roll" and blocked Aldonin who came back to defend. Ronaldo stopped the ball comfortably with his chest at the back point.
There was no ink after one stop and two strikes. Cristiano Ronaldo's shot in the penalty area was so powerful that it penetrated goalkeeper Chepchugov's wicket and finally plunged into the goal behind him!
CSKA's home fans were buzzing with this attack from Real Madrid!
No, a goal was scored in an attack without any routine? !
Milan fans were also dumbfounded.
Is Li Ang really the "eye of the formation"? He directly copied the XJBT tactics to Real Madrid!
There is another chapter
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