Chapter 81 The Defensive Twin Stars From Castilla to the Bernabéu [Please Subscribe, Please Vote! ]

Leon was very glad that he chose to come to La Coruna to find the answer, and he was even more fortunate that he and Belleron could stay quietly in this seaport city for two days.

Perhaps, some questions still remain in his mind.

He will also slowly gain his own insights through the tempering of his career in a state of vague understanding.

However, his heart, which had been a little restless due to doubts during this period, did calm down.

As Belleron said, he was ready to start all over again after failure.

I will never give up on football.

Then he is already on his own path.

Belleron also used his calmness and calmness to give Li Ang a new understanding of professional football.

Off the court, he can carry out his own business activities, package his image, and cooperate with clubs and agents to run awards.

But the moment he steps onto the field, he has to return to football itself.

This is not only his original intention to embark on this career path, but also his passion and the foundation for all his future careers.

"Enjoy football, just like when you first came into contact with it. Adhering to your courage and not being afraid of any failure, you are already your own winner, little lion."

Bellelon's parting words filled Li Ang's heart with a heavy sense of peace.

And besides a firm hug, he had no better way to express his gratitude and respect to the midfield master.

"I sincerely wish you and Deportivo a smooth return to La Liga at the end of this season, and I look forward to seeing you next time."

"Thank you, Li Ang, and I wish you and Real Madrid good luck. Come on."

"Goodbye, Monsieur Belleron."

"Goodbye, Li Ang."

Li Ang, who felt relieved both physically and mentally, left La Coruna with far more gains than he imagined.

After two days of simple advertising shooting in Madrid, he didn't take any rest and directly started a two-point and one-line life between his residence and training base.

Of course, before that, he still called Mourinho.

The person who welcomed him and supervised his extra training in Valdebebas this time was not Karanka, nor was he Mr. Rui Faria, the physical coach who had accompanied him the most before.

Rather, he was someone who was unexpected and pleasantly surprised.

"Mr. Pintus!"

After Li Ang saw the people on the training ground clearly, he said hello in surprise, and then went up to Pintus with a happy face and gave him a hug first.

There was no need to ask why Pintus appeared at the Valdebebas base. Li Ang had already guessed the answer.

"I still can't refuse the invitation from José and Zidan. It just so happens that I also ended my previous contract with Marseille. I didn't expect to meet you again so soon, Li Ang."

Pintus looked happy too.

Although he has only temporarily joined Real Madrid's coaching team as a consultant, the salary offered to him by Real Madrid is completely generous.

Coupled with the presence of Li Ang, a training partner he was very satisfied with before, Pintus still feels very good about joining Real Madrid.

That morning, the two people who had worked well together before started the one-on-one training mode vigorously and resolutely.

It's just that Pintus didn't engage in any devilish extreme training this time.

The training patterns and purposes during the offseason and during the season are quite different.

Li Ang just completed the restorative training in the morning.

In the afternoon, I started to focus on surprise practice and consolidation of long and short passing skills.

Naturally, Pintus took over the post-training recovery physiotherapy.

The rest of the Real Madrid players are either on vacation or participating in national team matches.

Pintus happened to use Li Ang to practice, and became familiar with the various training facilities in the Valdebebas base in advance.

On October 9, some players who did not have national team competition duties arrived at the training base on time before 9 a.m.

Altentop. Granero, Callejon, Las Diarra and other first-team players are listed.

Nacho, Morata, and several second-team players were also brought up to the first-team by Mourinho again, allowing them to train with the first-team players.

Li Ang was naturally very happy about this.

Even though he talks to Nacho almost every other day, he will see Nacho at least two or three times a week after returning to Madrid.

But it feels really different to meet Nacho again on the training ground of Real Madrid's first team.

Nacho was even more excited.

His promotion to the first team this time has a completely different meaning from his participation in Real Madrid's first team pre-season training last year.

Being promoted to the first team midway through the season only shows that Mourinho is satisfied with his performance in Castilla and intends to give him more playing time and opportunities.

This is great news for Nacho, who only made two appearances for Real Madrid at the end of the season last season.

Morata and Jese were simply slipped into the first team by Mourinho to experience the training atmosphere.

These two boys are not old enough, and there are enough forwards in Real Madrid's first team now, so they can rotate enough.

Unless Ronaldo, Benzema and Higuain are injured at the same time.

Otherwise, it is unlikely that Morata and Jese will have the chance to represent Real Madrid's first team this season.

On October 12, Real Madrid first-team players who participated in the national team competitions went to the training base to report for physical examinations.

And Morata and Jesé returned to Castilla as Leon had expected.

Nacho really stayed.

"Sergio will switch to playing as a central defender. The right side now mainly depends on Arbeloa. You will have a lot of playing time. Seize the opportunity."

After the training that day, Li Ang directly revealed a key message to Nacho.

As Ramos and Pepe get better and better at the central defender line, their cooperation becomes more and more tacit.

Mourinho has fixed Ramos in the central defender position earlier than Li Ang expected.

Carvalho and the young Varane complement each other very well, forming a very good rotation combination.

So now Real Madrid's defenders on the right are not enough.

Arbeloa, who was a substitute at the beginning of this season, has directly become the main force on the right back.

At present, there is no way to recruit players, so the Real Madrid coaching staff can only tap the potential within and prepare a substitute for him.

Compared to Carvajal, who is performing well in Castilla.

Nacho, who is older, more confrontational, and has the attributes of a multi-faceted backfielder, obviously won more favor from Uncle Bird.

Li Ang did not say much to Mourinho in this matter.

After all, Nacho is his best friend, but they both have a good relationship with Carvajal.

This group of excellent youth training who emerged quickly in La Fabrica have known each other since they were young.

Li Ang and Carvajal were teammates in the C team, and Carvajal and Nacho were also teammates in Castilla.

So with such a relationship, it is really hard for Li Ang to say who to recommend in Mourinho's selection.

Now this result is the best. Li Ang can be happy for Nacho without any psychological burden, and the same is true for Nacho.

After the training, Li Ang did not practice more, but drove back to Alcalá de Henares near Madrid with Nacho.

That is the city where Nacho's family lives now.

Nacho's parents, who learned the good news that Nacho successfully stayed in the first team in advance, prepared dinner early and waited at home.

Li Ang's visit to Nacho's house is no different from returning to his own home. After warmly hugging Nacho's parents, Li Ang smiled and watched Nacho get encouragement and comfort from the whole family in his excitement.

That night, Li Ang was in a good mood and had a good appetite.

He ate well and slept soundly.

The next morning, after saying goodbye to Nacho's parents, Li Ang and Nacho set off for the training base.

Similar scenes have happened many times in the past seven years.

However, Li Ang, who stayed overnight at Nacho's house, sat in the back seat with Nacho the next day.

At that time, Nacho's father would drive them to La Fabrica early in the morning.

At this moment, looking at the familiar street scene that kept receding outside the window, Li Ang instantly recalled all the hardships and fun things in the youth training camp.

Until Nacho's shout pulled him back to reality.

"Don't be in a daze, little lion, help me think about how to perform today, so that Mr. Mourinho will have a better impression of me."

Li Ang tilted his head to look at Nacho, who was excited and a little nervous, and suddenly grinned, lying comfortably on the co-pilot with his hands behind his head.

"Just show your usual performance. Do you think the boss and the others haven't seen your games and training videos in Castilla? Besides, you already played in the first team last season, so you don't have to worry so much, right?"

"God! You have already established yourself in the first team. I was just a supporting role last season. Of course you can say that. You idiot, stop being a riddle man and give me some advice!"

"Really, relax a little, don't be too restrained with the boss, just be natural. Besides, why are you so nervous? Maybe you will win more Champions Leagues than the boss in the future. Much more. "

"Ah? Are you dreaming? The boss has two Champions League titles now, two! I have only seen what the Champions League looks like in the club's Hall of Fame in real life."

"Really, you will win at least five Champions League titles! Do you believe it?"

"Huh? OK, I will win five Champions League titles, OK, you really dare to think about it, how many will you win?"

"Of course I will win more than you, just one more, I will win six Champions League titles~"

"No, are you serious? I am going to be dizzy, please stop teasing me."

"Hahaha"

The two of them arrived at the training base with a happy conversation.

Li Ang soon took the still slightly restrained Nacho to greet the first-team stars one by one.

Because Nacho also appeared in the first team last season, the introduction ceremony was omitted, and Mourinho also routinely encouraged Nacho before the morning training session.

In the heavy training in the morning, Nacho finally gradually faded away his nervousness and anxiety.

Well, if Li Ang could stop winking at him and always stealing his ball in training, Nacho would feel better!

After a few days of training, Nacho's integration progress was good, and Real Madrid also ushered in a new round of La Liga after the international match day.

In terms of physical recovery, the time node of this round of league is very unfriendly to players who have just finished playing national team games.

And from October 15th, when this round of league starts, to October 22nd, Real Madrid will play two rounds of La Liga and one round of Champions League group stage in eight days.

Rui Faria and Pintus became busy instantly.

They have to observe the physical condition of each Real Madrid player as precisely as possible, and finally provide Mourinho with a suitable rotation plan based on the advice given by the team doctor.

Three games in eight days, one of which is a Champions League game.

If there is no rotation, at least one-third of the players in Real Madrid's first team may be at risk of serious injuries after this intensive schedule.

Fortunately, Uncle Bird is not the kind of head-strong coach who sticks to one lineup.

In the match against Real Betis on the afternoon of October 15, he directly arranged a 4-4-2 starting lineup with a lot of rotation.

Li Ang, the iron man, is of course still in the starting lineup, but his partners today are not Alonso and Di Maria.

Las Diarra and Granero became his starting partners in the midfield today.

Kaka only played one round of the World Cup qualifiers when he returned to Brazil this time, and sat on the bench for rest in the second round, so his physical condition is still good at this time, so he will continue to start.

The two forwards in the front court became Ronaldo and Callejon.

Benzema and Higuain both sat on the bench.

Varane and Pepe started the defense, Ramos was on the bench, Coentrao and Arbeloa continued to be the starting left and right fullbacks.

The goalkeeper was still Casillas.

When the La Liga commentators from various countries saw the starting players of Real Madrid today, they all said that Mourinho was preparing for the third round of the Champions League group stage.

However, even if Real Madrid used a rotation lineup to deal with Real Betis, it was completely a "killing a chicken with a butcher knife".

This round of the league is still not a challenge for Real Madrid.

And Li Ang was even more reckless when facing his former teammates.

Just after greeting and hugging before the game, he directly punched hard during the game!

After teaming up with Las Diarra to block Real Betis's counterattack idea of ​​advancing from the middle, Li Ang also kept delivering the ball to Kaka behind him.

He didn't make many insertions today, but it was precisely with the strong support on his side that Kaka showed a good offensive performance without defensive concerns.

Before the end of the first half, Kaka directly sent two assists to help Real Madrid take the lead 2-0.

C Ronaldo and Callejon also scored a goal each, and the chances they got were very even.

In the 56th minute of the second half, Mourinho saw that there were not too many twists and turns in the game, so he happily replaced Arbeloa with Nacho.

At this moment, warm applause rang out at the Bernabeu.

The defensive twin stars of Castilla reunited at the Bernabeu at this moment.

Many Real Madrid fans have seen their games in various youth training teams.

From La Fabrica to Real Madrid C team, and then to Castilla.

One is the best defensive defender in the youth training camp, and the other is the best defensive midfielder in the youth training camp.

After growing together for almost six years, the two have a tacit understanding and their defensive effect is unquestionable.

Li Ang looked at Nacho who was running on the field, and Nacho also looked at him. The two smiled at each other, and when they passed each other, they stretched out their palms to clap.

The story of Castilla's defensive twins officially began in the La Liga.

My God, it feels harder to break down the article than to write it.

I will update three chapters today, three chapters of 4,000 words, with a total of 12,000 words.

I will update one chapter each at 6 pm and 9 pm.