Chapter 129 Luca, You Are My Natural Partner

"3-0! Real Madrid crushes the Dream Three Dynasty!"

"Desperate Camp Nou, no suspense in the Spanish Super Cup"

"Unsteady coaching position? Countdown to Guardiola's dismissal"

"Real Madrid's reign is back!"

After the first round of the Spanish Super Cup on August 23, the impatient Spanish media jumped out to sing praises for Real Madrid.

Losing, even in the eyes of Barcelona fans, Barcelona can be regarded as a "miserable defeat".

After this game, they also lost too much reputation accumulated in the past few successful seasons.

After all, although they lost many games to Real Madrid last season, Barcelona still showed their strong strength, and Real Madrid still won hard.

But in the Spanish national derby that took place at Camp Nou on August 23, Real Madrid seemed to win too easily.

The reason why I say "seems" is because the media will not publicize Barcelona's bad luck of hitting the goal post twice in the game.

They will not publicize the impact of Iniesta's injury and leaving the field in the second half of the game on the game.

More fans only know that Barcelona was completely defeated by Real Madrid. Under the guidance of this propaganda, Barcelona's failure and Real Madrid's victory were highlighted.

This is the exaggerated description trick that the media always likes to use.

Last season, when Real Madrid lost 0-5 to Barcelona, ​​the one-sided public opinion was not exactly the same as it is now, but there was no difference.

Real Madrid's players did not have too much psychological burden about this.

Because most of them survived the extreme public opinion environment where they were ridiculed and belittled for no reason.

And the way they chose to respond was to stand on the stage again after the failure, defeat Barcelona, ​​and take back the lost glory with their own hands.

Competitive sports have always been like this.

Top players know what the media is like, so before the game starts, they should be mentally prepared to face those negative public opinions after the failure.

However, perhaps because they had tasted such a bitter taste of failure before, no Real Madrid player made an extreme mockery in front of the media at this time.

For Li Ang, there will be one thing that is more important than mocking Barcelona.

That is, Modric, whom he has been looking forward to meeting, finally arrived in Madrid a few days before the summer window is about to close!

Levy had previously bitten hard on the transfer fee of 37 million. Although Real Madrid is not short of money, it is also very uncomfortable with Levy's attitude of asking for a sky-high price.

If Modric had not repeatedly expressed his desire to arrive in Madrid as soon as possible to participate in training and recover, the old man would have finally given the green light.

The completion of this transfer will inevitably be delayed for a few more days, even until the last moment of the summer window.

Fortunately, things have not been dragged to the worst point. Modric is very excited and satisfied that he can finally join Real Madrid successfully.

On the morning of August 24, Modric, who arrived at the airport, was full of energy in front of the camera, and the smile on his face never disappeared.

Because Modric had completed a physical examination in London accompanied by the Real Madrid team of doctors, the follow-up process of Modric joining Real Madrid was very simple.

The press conference was officially held in the afternoon of the same day, and the fan meeting ceremony was held the next day.

Modric is also a man of swift and decisive character. After the press conference ended in the afternoon of August 24, he went directly to the Valdebebas base accompanied by staff.

Here, he met his future teammates in advance before officially participating in the joint training.

Modric, who was still immersed in the excitement of joining Real Madrid at this moment, did not notice that among the Real Madrid stars who applauded and welcomed him, there was a pair of particularly enthusiastic eyes looking at him.

Mourinho was very satisfied with Modric's high spirits.

Although Modric has not participated in Tottenham's pre-season training in recent times, and now has missed the pre-season running-in time with Real Madrid.

But Mourinho is still very optimistic about the thin Modric in front of him.

Because Real Madrid now has enough time to tolerate mistakes and patience for Modric to slowly adapt to the new tactical environment.

Real Madrid currently has enough midfield reserves. Leon and Alonso firmly occupy the two midfield starting positions, and Essien and Matuidi can choose to start.

Even if there is an unexpected situation, Essien sometimes has to fill in the full-back, then Di Maria can retreat to play in the midfield.

So under the condition of not much pressure on performance, Mourinho still has enough patience to let Modric better integrate into Real Madrid's tactical system.

In the past, the media always criticized him for not giving new players, not giving young people opportunities and time.

The performance pressure on him does not give him time to make mistakes!

Last season's treble gave Mourinho great confidence in the performance, and now the sufficient and reliable rotation of personnel makes his mentality more calm and peaceful.

He does not need to prove his ability to lead the team to the world again and again.

Now which media dares to question and bark in front of him, he can smile calmly and raise his three fingers.

Not to mention the league championship, he has won three Champions League trophies with three teams in less than ten years.

This record is enough for him to fight back against all doubts and criticisms!

So what Modric sees now is not a tyrant who is scratching his head for the record.

But a "kind version" of Mourinho who is kind and humorous and takes special care of him.

On the morning of August 25, Modric officially joined the team and started the first training session with a group of Real Madrid stars.

His training was not very difficult, after all, he had also trained alone before to try to mobilize his body.

But it will take some time to recover his full state.

However, the communication and integration problem that he was a little worried about did not appear in this training session.

His new teammates are still quite easy to talk to. Of course, more importantly, there is an extremely enthusiastic local player who got familiar with him in the morning.

Well, Modric obviously got familiar with someone reluctantly in a slightly passive way.

But someone had no psychological burden at all. He chatted with Modric in a friendly manner under the pretext of complaining about London food and weather.

Marcelo was silent, Benzema covered his face, and Ronaldo grinned and shook his head.

Since Essien joined on loan last winter window, Li Ang is the first Real Madrid player to get acquainted with every new teammate.

This strong and shameless social ability really makes the other Real Madrid stars bow down.

Modric had no choice. Li Ang kept saying "Brother Luca" on the left and "I often watch your national team's games" on the right.

How could this newly joined rich newcomer stand up?

Besides, Li Ang's position in Real Madrid does not constitute a competitive relationship with him, and he may even be his future ball protection boss.

This is a must-have hook up.

After Modric finished all the signing ceremonies in the afternoon, he specially returned to the training base to accompany Li Ang to practice, and then the two chatted and laughed and went to dinner nearby.

Soon, a reporter took a photo of the two driving away from the Valdebebas base together.

Compared with the curiosity of the fans, many reporters directly blocked Li Ang on his way to "work" the next day.

Faced with this kind of gimmick interview about his views on new teammates, Li Ang did not refuse this time, and was very happy to praise Modric in front of the camera.

"Luka is definitely the type of player we need now. Do you want to ask about his characteristics or personality? My answer is actually the same: impeccable.

Luka is a good person. He is very calm and cheerful. He takes good care of his family. In this respect, I think he and I are the same type of people.

As for technology, he has all the qualities our team needs.

Technology, vision, ability to read the game, ability to make key decisions, he can pass long and short, and knows how to advance the offense. He is also very smart in position selection."

Li Ang's praise directly made the reporters in front of him feel something was wrong.

This is a complete compliment. It's not an introduction. You might as well just say that Modric is a model for professional players!

Li Ang didn't care about the secret criticism of these reporters.

After the compliment, he drove away with satisfaction.

Before the second round of La Liga that night, Li Ang's introduction and praise of Modric had been widely circulated on the Internet.

Modric, the person involved, was confused. He didn't realize at first that this was a report describing himself.

He was selected for the 18-man squad for the game that night. Of course, he should not be able to play in the game because his game condition has not been adjusted to the best.

This time his selection in the squad is more like a clear declaration by Mourinho to the outside world:

He is optimistic about Modric and has made clear his attitude. He not only comforts Modric, but also warns some media not to make trouble in public opinion.

Modric, who is supported and protected by his coach and teammates, is still very moved.

After the game started, Modric also seriously devoted himself to the detailed observation of the game tactics.

At this stage, he has few opportunities to play, and even if he plays, he will not have much time, so he needs to observe his teammates' game habits and running habits on the bench.

He played as the core of the midfield in Tottenham. After coming to Real Madrid, he needs to adapt to the new tactical identity. His keen and comprehensive observation is an excellent professional habit.

With such a habit, he believes that no matter what position he plays in the future, even if he plays as a defensive midfielder, he can adapt well.

He is good at grasping the strengths and weaknesses of his teammates and trying to make his own performance "play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses".

On the court, Li Ang's performance naturally attracted more attention from Modric at this moment.

"This defensive positioning awareness is too good, he doesn't stick to the ball, his defense awareness is always faster than others, and he can pass the ball"

After subconsciously mumbling a few words in his mind, Modric subconsciously recalled the "joke" that Li Ang said to him after the training yesterday.

"Luka, you are my natural partner."