"He did it! Jose, Leon did it! ”

When Mourinho ran freely on the sidelines, the whole person had not completely calmed down.

Holland, who was following closely behind, hugged him and drove him to shake constantly!

Mourinho didn't respond at the moment, he just looked at Leon with great pleasure who was still embracing his teammates passionately near the baseline.

"Yes, Leon did it!"

The surprise in Mourinho's heart is beyond words. Ahead of the game, he and everyone in the Chelsea coaching staff had very high expectations for Leon.

In this kind of cup final, tactical planning is very important.

But in many cases, the performance of the core players of the team on the day can often play a huge role in determining the direction of the game!

Deco in '04, Sneijder and Milito in '10, Super Ronaldo in the last two seasons.

Mourinho's key players have given him a lot of experience on how to win in cup competitions with a reasonable core explosion.

Today's Leon is naturally the most trustworthy core player under Mourinho.

Even if today's game was the first major final since Leon moved to Chelsea.

But Mourinho still chose to trust him 100 per cent, give him authority and try to reduce his defensive pressure.

And Leon also fed Mourinho a big reassuring pill with this wonderful giant planet!

In the past few years, there have always been voices in the outside media criticizing his frequent arrangement of superstar tactics.

But Mourinho doesn't care.

Giant planet?

There are players in the squad with this ability, so why not expect a lot from them in the most crucial games?

His success at Real Madrid over the past three seasons has shown that there is no problem with his tactics.

Today's outburst of Leon also strengthened his confidence.

And near the bottom line of the stadium that is boiling and celebrating at this moment, the other players of Chelsea are surrounded by Leon, and their confidence is even higher!

They have played Manchester City before, and they have played City twice in the league this season.

In terms of record, they have an absolute advantage, with one win and one draw.

But in the actual game, they are well aware of the strength of the Manchester City team in midfield control and defence.

Manchester City are not easy to play, and compared to any other team they have faced this season, they are the most organised, consistent and defensive opponents in central and backfield.

When Arsenal are healthy in Tulalang, they can play at the same level of defensive intensity as Manchester City.

However, after Tulalang increased the rotation in the second half of the season, Arsenal's midfield defensive hardness dropped another notch, and it was no longer possible to continue to stand on the same level as Manchester City.

Chelsea's players know the quality of their opponents for this game.

Manchester City may seem like a team that is far stronger in attack than in defence, but in fact, their attacking and defensive levels can be said to be quite balanced.

And, like Chelsea, City are adept at using the advantage of the first goal to constantly seduce opponents into making mistakes.

The difference may be that Chelsea will give up the ball more often and then take advantage of the opponent's offensive and defensive transitions to break the ball and play a quick counter-attack.

Manchester City, on the other hand, will control the ball more in their own hands, and then seduce the opponent to keep grabbing, lose their defensive position, and expose more space to use the backpush.

So the players on both sides know that the game is basically about who will score the first goal first.

Whoever scores the first goal will be in control of the pace of the game for most of the game!

This is not an exaggeration.

Therefore, after the first passionate celebration, many Chelsea players even had the idea of taking advantage of the situation to fight defensive counterattacks and give Manchester City a hard time again!

However, Leon quickly shook his head after hearing the excited discussion of his teammates.

"No, we can't take the initiative to give up the attacking rhythm of the game today! What Manchester City are lacking now is more attacking time, we must withstand it in midfield and continue to fight with them for the ball! ”

Leon's mind remained cool.

He has never underestimated Manchester City's attacking ability, so from the bottom of his heart, he doesn't want to be too passive to play this final with Manchester City.

And most importantly now, Mourinho did not personally signal them to change their tactics.

In the pre-match tactical formulation, Mourinho also emphasized more on the need to disrupt Manchester City's penetration attack in the middle of the midfield and in the rib area of the half.

If this is achieved, whether he will aggressively disrupt City's playmaking rhythm or passively defend against City's furious attacks is not particularly important to Mourinho.

If he felt the need to change the pace of the game, he wouldn't have given Leon the wrong tactical option at the moment.

So at this moment, Mu Shuai is not moving, so what Li Ang has to do is to unify the tactical ideas of all his teammates on the field for the first time.

Their previous tactical play is no problem, and it can help them achieve more court advantages.

Even some Chelsea players are nervous and a little uneasy because of the increased physical drain.

Then the place where they give their opinion should also be in the dressing room at half-time, not on the pitch.

"You know what we should continue to do, right? Keep the oppression on them! Keep it up! Brothers, you did a great job before, all we have to do is keep going! Still have questions? ”

When Leon made it clear, the other Chelsea players on the pitch immediately dispelled any unnecessary thoughts from their minds.

Including Nemanja Matic, who has just offered Leon advice that he can strengthen his defense.

The episode passed quickly, as Leon had the tactical options given by Jose Mourinho and he was never afraid to take the blame.

While a few of the team's veterans were completely unrestricted, Chelsea's young players were even more optimistic about Lee.

That is, at this time, the reporters on the sidelines did not know what Li Ang said and what kind of tactical decision he made.

Otherwise, they would have to make a big deal about Leon becoming as "authoritarian" and "arrogant" as his coach after becoming the core.

However, at the moment, Leon's "arrogance" is to some extent beneficial to Chelsea.

The Manchester City players who conceded a goal first will have to ease their emotions and then count on Pep Guardiola to make tactical adjustments at such a critical time.

However, Chelsea, who are in the lead, did not hesitate to continue to press the re-kick-off Manchester City in central midfield.

The two teams, which also played in the 433 formation, showed completely different mental outlook and momentum at this moment.

Chelsea is like a heavy sledgehammer, with Leon as the core of the pressing, and it is fiercely embedded in the heart of Manchester City's formation.

Their high pressing was as if they were constantly smashing Manchester City's formation, forcing Nasri and Silva, who were originally going to attack, to return to the middle to assist in the defense.

Leon was still staring at Fabregas.

He could let Yaya Toure take over the playmaking responsibilities from Cesc Fabregas, playing the ball and even holding the ball.

But he would never give Cesc Fabregas the slightest chance to dribble across the halfway line!

In the twenty-sixth minute of the first half, in Manchester City's attacking round, as soon as Cesc Fabregas received a pass from Zabaleta at the top of the middle circle of his own half, Leon did not hesitate to grab it directly!

He stabbed the ball out of Cesc Fabregas's feet, but the referee's whistle blew at the moment.

Perhaps it is believed that Leon also hooked Fabregas's support leg in the process of breaking the ball, and Fabregas also fell to the ground decisively.

So the referee blew for the foul on Leon.

After seeing the referee signal that he had committed a foul, Leon just shrugged his shoulders and did not complain anything, but stared at Fabregas and slowly retreated.

His targeted, aggressive gaze made Cesc Fabregas feel like he was being targeted by a poisonous snake!

Xiaofa's technical foundation is very solid, but his current body is indeed not as agile and fast as four years ago.

So if you want to rely on technology and speed to break through Leon's marking, Fabregas feels very unrealistic.

Fortunately, his thinking changed quickly, seeing that Li Ang would rather give other Manchester City midfielders a chance and limit him to the halfway, he also decisively gave the ball more to Yaya Toure.

The attacking strength of Manchester City's midfield was well reflected in this moment.

Even though Bregas was restricted, City's midfield was still running smoothly.

Or after Yaya Toure succumbed to Guardiola and was able to concede a certain amount of offensive possession, playing the kind of performance he is now is his normal strength.

Even without Fabregas' assistance, when there is no need to face Leon's tangled defence.

Yaya Toure was able to withstand defensive interference and deliver passes forward normally, whether against Frank Lampard or Nemanja Matic.

Even when Chelsea's wings continued to press high, the success rate of passing links between Silva and Nasri and Sergio Aguero has not been very high.

After Chelsea's goal, City's most threatening attack was when Sergio Aguero pulled out of the box and played the ball to Yaya Toure.

In the end, Yaya Toure tried to hit a long-range shot from around 30 yards from outside the Chelsea penalty area.

The Ivorian superstar's long-range shooting ability is still very good.

Cech didn't dare to take his sudden shot lightly, and flew straight to the save, hitting his heavy cannon with both fists out of the penalty area.

In the face of Aguero's scramble for football two points, Matic drove the ball directly to Manchester City's half, without dragging his feet on the defensive end.

Leon tore his throat and cheered up his teammates at this moment.

He clapped hard and signaled that they were doing a great job on the defensive end!

City can certainly continue to look for similar opportunities in the game, and perhaps next time, one of their attacking players will also burst into play and catch Chelsea off guard.

But as long as they're attacking and trying to figure out how to put their forces together, chances are equal for Chelsea.

Li Ang patiently observed the movement of the players on both sides of the field and the changes in the overall offensive and defensive situation.

If the camera were to focus on him at the moment, he would have seen him turn his head to look at both ends of the pitch and at the front and back of the pitch faster than all the players on the field.

In the past, when he was at Real Madrid, Leon stood further back, so he didn't need to constantly observe the movement of his teammates behind him.

But after moving to Chelsea, Li Ang always remembered what Brother Long told him.

'As the heart of the team, it's not just a midfielder, you need to see as much as possible the movement habits of all the players on both sides and side.

Because a lot of times, the attack doesn't start from the moment your own team breaks the ball, but from the moment your teammates in front of and behind you press the opponent defensively.

You need to do more, take on more responsibilities and see more steps than your opponent can change the situation in the seconds after the pitch......"

In the 31st minute of the first half, Leon squinted slightly and noticed the figure of Frank Padlari and Cesar Azpilicueta squeezing towards Silva.

Yaya Toure plugged in again, and Leon remained unmoved, still standing in the middle line, standing on the path where Cesc Fabregas could follow forward as well.

Cesc Fabregas didn't move, he was peaceful.

In Leon's frequent observations, he could see the tendency of his team-mate Nemanja Matic to trot down the middle from the left side of the half.

With little warning, Leon suddenly took two steps back, apparently letting go of Fabregas's mark.

This made Fabregas suddenly raise a trace of alarm in his heart.

He is City's only midfielder in the half, and Fernandinho has followed Silva through the half.

Although Silva has Fernandinho and Kolarov on the flanks at the moment, there is not much chance of conceding a goal.

But Cesc Fabregas is more convinced that Leon will not make unnecessary runs!

"Pablo! Come closer to me, help me..."

Cesc Fabregas is looking to call Zabaleta to the middle to take some positions inside to help him consolidate his midline defence.

As a result, his words did not fall, and in the Chelsea half, Silva, who had been advancing steadily, pushed the ball to Yaya Toure, who was inserted.

And Matic, who had already quietly moved closer to the middle line, seemed to have a tacit understanding with Silva at this moment.

As soon as Silva passed the ball, he accelerated with all his might and stopped the ball before Yaya Toure!

"Here!"

Li Ang had already retreated to the left side of the top of the center circle in advance, and as soon as he shouted loudly, Matic, who broke the ball, directly stuffed the ball vigorously!

There was no need for Cesc Fabregas to call him again, and Zabaleta stepped forward decisively to force Leon to stop.

But Leon was not afraid to fight with him at all, and after leading the ball and turning, he went directly to the middle from the left side of his own half!

Cesc Fabregas turned sideways and began to yell backwards, and the Manchester City defenders, who had been slowly moving outside the penalty area with Ibrahimovic, were also somewhat flustered at the moment.

Because they have already suffered losses, they also know that Li Ang has the ability to score goals after a long run with Ibrahimovic.

So in the face of Leon's back-cut attack again, Kompany and Nastasic both took Ibrahimovic's movement very seriously.

They vowed that they would never give Ibra a chance to get out of the box and help Leon with the ball again!

But just after Leon stubbornly withstood Zabaleta's defensive interference and forcibly overtook him by half a position, he made a decisive pass!

This time he didn't pass to Ibrahimovic again, but sent a straight ball to the right side of the Manchester City back line that was more than 30 meters fast to the ground!

The through ball was moving fast at first, but slowed down as it approached the touchline.

Gave Hazard, who was running at full speed at full speed, plenty of advance and space to receive the ball!

The sudden blow forced Zabaleta, who had previously lost his defensive position, to turn around and chase back to Hazard.

Even Nastasic didn't dare to play with Kompany anymore and Ibrahimovic.

He returned to the right and had to withstand Hazard's attempt to cut inside before Zabaleta could get back in place!

Leon was free, even if he had Cesc Fabregas in front of him.

But for him, Cesc Fabregas's defence is completely no match for Zabaleta.

So he was very generous and rushed all the way to the left side of Manchester City's penalty area against Cesc Fabregas to respond to Hazard.

When Hazard successfully picked out the ball and passed it back to him, he turned his back the moment he received the ball, completely withstanding Xiaofa's defensive interference.

He is like a serious pillar center forward, using his back ability to smoothly transfer the ball to the weak side of Manchester City's defense at the edge of Manchester City's penalty area!

With Kompany eyeing Ibrahimovic and Cesc Fabregas also stuck behind Leon, he couldn't make up for it in time.

De Bruyne ran past the slower Kolarov and burst into the Manchester City penalty area before firing a low shot!

The commentators of various countries exclaimed!

De Bruyne's low shot also quickly skimmed the fingertips of Joe Hart's save and eventually swooped into the far corner of the Manchester City goal!

At this moment, the Wembley scene was like a hurricane, and the crazy sound completely swept the entire stadium!

In the studio of Sina Sports, Zhan Jun also completely opened his throat and celebrated the achievement of Li Ang's double 20 data this season!!

In the live broadcast camera, Li Ang laughed heartily, he raised his right arm that was clenched into a fist, swung it vigorously and hugged De Bruyne who scored the goal!

He has great ambitions, and it's not just as simple as wanting Double Twenty.

Stats and championships, today he has to !!

Foodies have to apologize first for not updating in the past two days.

It was very uncomfortable to get sick during the long journey, and now my brother is still on the infusion, and tonight the foodie returned to the hotel from the clinic and endured the fact that his body was no longer so uncomfortable to finish the chapter.

If your physical condition is better tomorrow, foodies will increase the amount of updates.

Apologies again!

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