Chapter 9 Rich rewards brought by La Liga matches, system upgrades
"It's good to learn and use it, I thought you wouldn't dare to let go of your hands and feet to ask for the ball, but I didn't expect you kid to be quite bold... It's very good, the team is actually from these trivial work, most of the time we do the work of sorting out and transferring the ball, so that the whole team is running, as for when to speed up, you have to pay attention to ......"
Alonso put his arm around Leon's shoulders in the tunnel and took the trouble to explain to him the rationale for his pace up or down in the first half.
Leon looked down and pondered.
He's just getting started with organising, and it's hard to understand some of what Alonso has to say, but that doesn't stop him from using his mind to put himself in his shoes.
What would he have done if he had been in that position at that time?
How is his knee-jerk approach different from Alonso's?
Through a very intuitive pass comparison, knowing the differences and gaps, you can naturally summarize the mistakes slowly, and then try to understand Alonso's combing ideas little by little.
Imitation is also a good way to learn.
Leon didn't know how many times he had watched the video of Makelele's game.
The Crazy Liver stat gives him the strength base to upgrade year after year in the Real Madrid academy.
The valuable "defensive picking" insight from Makelele made him twice as effective on the road of "imitation".
If you don't have the talent to organize before, you won't learn if you don't learn.
But now that Leon has Belleron's "core essentials" in his mind, he naturally has to seize the opportunity to ask Alonso about everything he doesn't understand.
"Okay, you can't remember what you said too much, so I'll think about what I just told you for half a month, and I'll show you how to make passing options when I practice later."
Seeing that Mourinho was still standing at the door of the dressing room, Alonso stopped communicating with Leon and patted his head to signal to hurry back to the dressing room.
"Well done."
The corners of Mourinho's mouth curled slightly, and he first high-fived Alonso with a smile, and then patted Leon on the back kindly.
'The first half was good, keep going.'
This sudden encouragement made Leon almost bite his tongue.
Mourinho had a good attitude towards him before, but not to the extent of active encouragement.
A little surprised, but it was difficult to ask the reason, Li Ang could only walk into the locker room first with a question mark on his head.
"Hey! Our Nova is back! ”
Marcelo was sitting on the bench and taking off his socks, and when he saw Leon coming in, he immediately threw up the socks in his hand and snorted.
The first half took the lead, which made the Real Madrid players obviously in a good mood and whistled or heckled along with the game.
Ronaldo, who had lost his protective color, grinned and patted Leon's buttocks, Di Maria took the initiative to high-five Leon, and Casillas gave Leon a round of encouraging applause as the captain.
"It really exceeded our expectations, you played well, better than you normally trained, and I think Jose can be completely relieved at this point."
Karanka rubbed the back of Li Ang's head affectionately, as a famous legend of Real Madrid, he would naturally feel very happy to see that Real Madrid's youth players can play well.
Li Ang was not complacent, and still humbly said that he would continue to work hard.
Then, after high-fiveing his teammates one by one, he returned to his position and took off his shoes to rest.
Mourinho saw all this in his eyes, and his satisfaction with Leon was a little stronger.
By the time the players were laughing in the locker room, Karanka moved the tactical board in the corner to the middle of the dressing room.
Seeing this, the Real Madrid players stopped talking and adjusted their sitting positions to look at Mourinho.
"Although we didn't play very well in the first half, in the midfield, we had a firm grasp of the initiative and after taking the lead, in the second half we were able to press down a little bit, first control the ball, and then use Mallorca's two sides to press forward to help their midfield fight for the ball, and Cristiano and Angel [Di Maria], you can get close to Sergio [Canales] when the time comes......"
Under Mourinho's clear-thinking and highly targeted tactical deployment, Real Madrid's tactical tone in the second half was quickly set.
Li Ang looked at Mourinho, who was confidently standing in front of the Real Madrid stars and talking eloquently, and he also had to admire.
This is Jose Mourinho, in terms of tactical deployment and adjustment, his ability is the best in football.
And Mourinho, who has only led Inter Milan to the treble not long ago, is also the time when his self-confidence is the strongest.
He arrived in Madrid with the ambition to return Real Mara to the ruler of football, and he was full of spirit and certainty.
Real Madrid's stars will also be closely united around him, convinced, without the slightest complaint or slackness.
Looking at the scene in front of him, who would have thought that just two seasons later, Mourinho would almost reach the point of "betrayal and separation" in Real Madrid?
Li Ang sighed for a moment, but quickly threw these distracting thoughts out of his mind.
After all, emotion is emotion, and these things have nothing to do with him.
Two seasons later, he won't be at Real Madrid.
Even if he returns to Real Madrid and plays the main team, the big brawl in the Real Madrid dressing room still has nothing to do with him.
Like his teacher Alonso, it is wisest not to take sides, play well, and leave everything else alone.
"Any tactical questions?"
Mourinho finished his explanation of tactical adjustments and asked one last question.
Canales also seemed to need to confirm his defensive commitment in the second half and spoke with Jose Mourinho for a while.
The rest of the Real Madrid players, who have no problem, are seizing the last time to adjust to rest.
With no substitutions on either side, the game quickly moved into the second half.
Leon watched Alonso, who had almost retreated to the same level as himself after the game restarted, and his heart became more and more settled.
In the second half, Real Madrid was all about controlling the tempo.
It's not just a counter-attack, at least on the premise that the players' level and ability are sufficient, Real Madrid can put the ball battle line with the opponent near the center circle.
Mallorca will have to invest more in the ball if they are to try to equalise.
If the midfield level is not enough, it is inevitable to pull the side to the midfield.
And at that time, the opportunity for Ronaldo and Di Maria will come.
Of course, I want Mallorca to follow the rhythm of the game on the Real Madrid side.
Real Madrid's midfielders had to withstand Mallorca's attacking impact first, forcing them to pull wide players into the middle.
For Leon alone, the defensive pressure will be great.
But for the two-man duo of Lee-Onga Alonso, the defensive pressure is within their reach.
Li Ang changed the defensive mode of selecting positions in advance in the first half to predict interceptions, and opened a wide range of coverage sweeps in the midfield.
Xavi Alonso, on the other hand, pays more attention to supplementing and assisting in defense, and is responsible for the shovel interception of people who are dragging behind.
Don't be surprised, Leon doesn't seem to be a sweeping midfielder, and that's only because he didn't have to do the job many times before, not that he won't.
From Real Madrid's youth teams at all levels to Real Betis, Leon is basically the player with the most runs in the team as long as he plays.
Just looking at this running ability, you know that Li Ang is able to cover and protect a large area of the backfield.
So when Mourinho needs Leon to turn into a sweeping machine, he can also change his style smoothly.
With him providing a wide sweeping defence on the horizontals, Alonso's defensive pressure has been much lighter than last season's.
Mallorca's players didn't expect Leon to be so able to run!
On the front foot, Li Ang assisted Arbeloa to complete a pinch defense.
Mallorca made a comeback on the back foot, and when they advanced down the middle, they encountered a close interference from Leon.
It's really the players who grabbed Mallorca are going crazy!
Leon may not be able to snatch the ball every time he strikes, but his "ubiquity" has made a mess of Mallorca's offensive advances.
Plus Alonso's trailing tackle and timely recoup.
Mallorca didn't hold out for 20 minutes before they had to pull the wide players together and press it hard.
Real Madrid, on the other hand, took advantage of the situation and entered the rhythm of a quick counter-attack.
Cristiano Ronaldo didn't score in the first half, and it was time to hold his breath and perform.
He wanted to shoot, and the rest of Real Madrid's attacking players naturally helped him take the initiative to pull away Mallorca's defenders.
In the 67th minute of the second half, Ronaldo received Higuain's ball on the way to counterattack, and after deducting Mallorca's right wingback, he shot directly!
Leon didn't see much from behind, only seeing Ronaldo on his feet, and then his teammates in the front court cheered and celebrated for the second time.
"The ball went in?"
Leon touched his head, a little unsure.
"That's definitely in."
Alonso laughed and beckoned Leon to go to the front to celebrate.
And Mourinho off the field also clenched his hands into fists, and finally completely relieved himself.
In the rest of the game, Real Madrid gradually shrunk their formation and completely started a defensive counterattack.
Cristiano Ronaldo's huge threat on the counter-attack made Mallorca never dare to make up his mind to press on all fronts.
When they fought back in the last ten minutes, Mourinho decisively replaced Gago and stubbornly held the two-goal lead to the end!
When the final whistle blew at the end of the game, countless Real Madrid fans were smiling.
Jose Mourinho has made a good start to his coaching career at Real Madrid.
Li Ang also showed a heartfelt bright smile.
Because the system prompt sound in his head brought him a huge surprise.
It's not just that winning a La Liga match will earn more system points than he expected.
And because of his rudimentary system, which hasn't "moved" much for six years, is finally upgraded at this moment!