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Major transfers are still going on, and the transfer incident for Cesc Fabregas is also still fermenting.

But for Real Madrid, this has nothing to do with them. They just need to focus on preparing for the new season.

Entering the second week of training, I finally started training with the ball.

After a week of off-ball physical training, Mourinho began to personally supervise the further construction of the lineup system.

This season, Real Madrid still focuses on the 4-3-3 lineup system.

This is also the most balanced position between offense and defense at present.

Compared to last season, the midfield position has undergone some major adjustments.

Currently, Khedira, Alonso and Kaka occupy the main positions in the middle, while Di Maria is more of a substitute for Bell.

Mourinho is also currently having a headache regarding Di Maria's positioning.

He can play in the middle, and he can also play as a winger.

But I just can't find one place that stands out.

Bell's transfer has created two high-speed forward wings for Suker and Bell.

In this counterattack system, Di Maria's technical skills are somewhat useless.

Therefore, it is more necessary to adjust the substitute position according to different situations.

As for Bell, Real Madrid spent a lot of money to complete the transfer, so naturally they want to put him to use immediately.

"The next 30-meter sprint test!"

Mourinho stood on the sidelines with a notebook in his hand and shouted: "There are two sprint tests, one is sprinting with the ball, and the other is sprinting without the ball."

The Real Madrid players listened to Mourinho's introduction and nodded slightly.

Not long after, Mourinho began to group.

Many people expect Suker and Bale to be paired together. These two are undoubtedly the two fastest players in Real Madrid.

But Mourinho made no such adjustment.

Bale and Kaka team up!

Suker and Benzema team up!

Soon, groups of sprint tests began.

The first is Ramos and Pepe. Ramos, who is a full-back, is faster, but not much faster.

Among the defenders, the fastest one is undoubtedly Srna.

After a group of tests, we came to Bell and Kaka.

Immediately, everyone gathered around with great interest.

Needless to say, Bale is definitely a player synonymous with speed in football. Kaka rarely sprints now, but when he was young, Kaká was also a trend-chasing boy.

Therefore, the sprint test between the two is of great interest.

"Who do you think is faster?"

Srna asked Suk.

Suk thought for a while.

"If it's running without the ball, Bale should be faster, but with the combination of man and ball dribbling, Kaka should be faster!"

Not long after, the two were already standing at the starting line.

With Mourinho's whistle, the two men started running wildly.

At the moment of start, Kaka was obviously lagging behind, which showed that Bell was better in terms of explosive power. There was no way, after all, Kaka's age was here.

When it came to the full sprint stage, it was difficult for Kaka to make up the gap.

At a distance of 30 meters, Bell opened up a gap of two body positions.

In the next sprint with the ball, the two were evenly matched.

Kaka's man-ball combination ability is better.

Although Bell has undergone a transformation, he is not stable enough.

But these two people were already very fast.

"Next group!"

Mourinho spoke up.

Immediately, everyone turned to look over.

Suker and Benzema walked towards the starting point.

Suk twisted his waist, stretched his leg muscles, and then stood at the starting point.

Bell also stood on the other side, watching intently.

Speed ​​is definitely his most powerful weapon, and as Suk is also a speed type, he is naturally curious about the gap between the two.

At this moment, Mourinho whistled immediately.

Suk's hind leg muscles bulged obviously, and the moment he kicked off the ground, his whole body quickly jumped forward.

Just using his explosive power, Su Ke successfully pulled out of a position and completed the starting stage. Su Ke started to sprint at full speed with his head raised. It was not until one second after he rushed into the finish line that Benzema arrived late.

"How can you follow this!"

Benzema looked helpless.

The gap widened during the starting stage, let alone the sprint stage.

It can be said that he was running behind Suk almost the whole time.

The next sprint with the ball showed two scenes.

Su Ke's ability to combine man and ball is very good. During the sprint phase, there is almost no sense of confusion. It is very smooth and natural.

On the other hand, Benzema has obvious signs of "knocking the ball".

This also made the distance between the two wider and wider.

The speed test was over, but Mourinho did not announce the final results, which also disappointed some players.

They also wanted to know who was faster between Su Ke and Bell.

Even Bell showed a hint of disappointment.

The players returned to the training ground for training. At this time, assistant coach Faria came next to Mourinho, squinting, and kept looking at the notebook in Mourinho's hand.

Obviously, he was also very curious.

"Want to see the results?"

Mourinho looked ahead and asked.

Faria scratched her hair awkwardly and said with a smile, "I'm still a little curious!"

Mourinho smiled and handed over the notebook.

Faria immediately opened his notebook to watch the final results.

"Both are very fast, but when running without the ball, Bell is faster, but when there is the ball, Suker has a clear advantage."

Faria said, looking at the notebook.

This means that Bell is faster, but Suker's ability to combine man and ball is better.

"This is not the key!" Mourinho said with his hands in his pockets; "Look carefully at Suker's results without the ball/with the ball."

Faria lowered his head to compare, and the next second, he exclaimed, "It's only 0.8 seconds off!"

Mourinho nodded; "Normally, with or without the ball, even professional players will have a gap of 2-3 seconds. Some outstanding players can reduce it to less than 2 seconds, but currently this gap can be reduced to less than 2 seconds." Among the players whose gap has been reduced to less than 1 second, apart from Suker, I can only think of Ronaldo!”

"When I was coaching Inter Milan, I was curious about Ronaldo's peak statistics, so I checked the database and I have to say that Ronaldo's various statistics at that time were indeed at the level of an alien."

"I thought that such a player would never appear again in football, but Suker is definitely very close now, and even surpassed Ronaldo in some aspects!"

Faria nodded: "I finally understand why the players defending Suker are in so much pain. This kind of man-ball combination ability, even if they attack at 70% speed during dribbling, is enough to give them a headache. What's more, after Su Ke changed direction, he started at full speed!"

Mourinho nodded.

Faria continued: "So, you want to train Bale to become a player like Suker?"

"Gareth can't do it!" Mourinho shook his head.

"I can help him adjust his posture and dribbling method, and with his own efforts, it can be reduced to 2 seconds at most, but to go further, what is needed is talent!"

Faria sighed: "What a difference of one second!"

In competitive sports, a difference of one second can make a huge difference.

Bell worked hard to reduce the gap between sprinting with the ball and sprinting at full speed to 2 seconds, but he still has a 1 second gap with Suker.

This second is like a chasm!

You can't make up for it through hard work, you can only rely on talent.

And does Bell have this talent?

"After lunch, we will start the competition in the afternoon. The amount of training in the next week will not be too heavy. The following players will go to the physical therapy room to receive muscle relaxation massage immediately after eating!"

Mourinho simply arranged various matters before announcing the dissolution.

Suk first entered the locker room, rinsed his feet, and then went to the cafeteria wearing slippers.

Real Madrid's canteen has a rich menu.

Here are all the nutrients the players need.

Suk took the dinner plate and chose a few of his favorite foods, then came and sat down next to Srna.

"Your food intake has decreased a lot!"

Srna said looking at Suk's dinner plate.

Suk shrugged: "Do you think I'm still an adolescent?"

In the past, Su Ke had a large appetite due to malnutrition and the need for rapid growth. After each training session, he felt as if he could eat a whole cow.

But now, with the end of growth, the food intake has returned to normal.

In addition, Su Ke consciously controls his weight, so he does not eat too much.

"Do you think we can still win consecutively this season?"

Pepe came over and sat next to Suk and asked.

"Last season, we won 38 consecutive rounds and won the championship. We still have to try our best to continue this season, but..."

Srna looked around at the players who hurriedly finished their meals and headed to the physical therapy room.

Among them are Alonso, Kaká, Ramos, Marcelo and other players.

“Are they injury concerns?”

It's not just a matter of massage. During training, Mourinho also conducted some individual training for these people.

As players, they know very well that these are restorative exercises.

Perhaps, Real Madrid's current state is indeed not as full as before.

But it's understandable, after all, last season Real Madrid was at its peak in terms of morale, state and all aspects.

They also avoided injury problems very well and did not cause too much damage to the team, so they won the Triple Crown.

But after the intense season, the burden on the body is very heavy. Although I recovered a little during the holidays, I obviously did not recover well.

What's more, before the start of the league, there are still Spanish Super Cup and European Cup qualifiers to play.

"I heard that the Argentinian coach of Atletico Madrid took the team to Los Angeles, the United States, for a closed training camp."

Pepe whispered: "Two days ago, I spoke to Thiago. He told me that after the team assembled, they started training. Although he didn't know the specific content of the training, he felt that they were in pain every day."

Srna shrugged: "We are not much better, Pintus' physical training is also painful."

"But I'm very curious about Atletico Madrid's performance this season!" Marcelo said; "Don't forget, we almost overturned in the game against them last season!"

Atletico Madrid at that time gave them the feeling that it was difficult to deal with.

Very difficult!

But this is also the result of the short-term takeover of the Argentine head coach Diego Simeone.

Therefore, after this season, Atletico Madrid may begin to gradually threaten them.

The team members are very vigilant.

Su Ke was also very satisfied.

Previously, Atletico Madrid was indeed not too outstanding. The previous 'Super Deportivo', Villarreal, and Sevilla had all threatened Real Madrid and Barcelona's dominance of La Liga.

But the situation is different.

At that time, Barcelona and Real Madrid had not yet reached their peak form, so there was an opportunity to take advantage.

But now and the future are different.

Facing two monster-level clubs, Simeone's iron-blooded Atletico Madrid is simply a dead end!

Even under the pressure of the two major super clubs, they won the La Liga championship twice and reached the Champions League finals many times, which shows their coaching ability.

But Atletico Madrid is not a worry now.

They failed to reach their true peak.

Villa is still at Barcelona and Griezmann has not arrived.

The defense is not fully developed.

Therefore, for Real Madrid, the threat is still Barcelona!

Now they have survived Barcelona's peak Cosmos era, but there will be an MSN era in the future, and the iron-blooded Atletico Madrid will also have to overcome the hurdles.

Look to Europe!

The Southern King Bayern Munich, Dortmund's youthful storm, the comeback Juventus, Klopp's Red Army wave in the future and Guardiola's Manchester City.

These are opponents that require vigilance and attention.

Bell did not eat more lunch. He wanted to keep his body in a very relaxed state.

This is his first intra-squad match at Real Madrid and it is also the beginning of his integration into Real Madrid, so he needs to be prepared.

Previously, Mourinho had personally explained Real Madrid's tactics to him.

Mourinho was very enthusiastic about his attitude and showed a very affectionate attitude, which even made him a little flattered.

But Bell has no time to take care of this. For him, quickly integrating into the team and ensuring a starting position is the key.

He came to Real Madrid not to qualify for the European Cup in the league like Tottenham.

Since he joined Real Madrid, this club has constantly told him that their goal is to win the championship!

This idea is instilled almost all the time.

The championship that was once out of reach at Tottenham is indeed very real at Real Madrid.

In the afternoon, after an hour's rest, we finally entered the competition.

The two are divided into groups, main player vs substitute.

Bell was assigned to the main group.

Wearing the blue vest that represents this main force, Bell can clearly feel the intensely hostile looks from the bench.

After all, for these substitutes, Bell is a competitor that suddenly appears, and he is also the opponent they must defeat on their way to the main force.

Suk is out of reach, but Bell, they can still challenge.

There are even some people who are waiting to see Bell's digestion.

Although Bell joined with a high transfer fee, to some Real Madrid players, he is still a country bumpkin who has never seen the world and does not know how to survive in a wealthy club.

Bell also plans to slap these guys hard!

Soon, the lineups of both sides were separated.

Although it is said that the main force VS the substitutes, the back line of the substitutes is the main member.

Bell played as a right winger in this game.

Modern football is mostly reverse-footed forwards, with left-footed players playing on the right and right-footed players playing on the left.

Suker, on the other hand, is an all-around player.

Bell's previous position was on the left.

He plays on the left with his left foot, so he is more familiar with playing on the left. However, in Real Madrid, Suker occupies the left wing, so Bell can only be moved to the right. Bell has nothing to say about this.

Although he wanted to play on the left, he would not be allowed to do so without the bonus of performance.

After all, neither Real Madrid nor Mourinho want to fall out with Suker, a core player.

Players from both sides are in position.

The competition began soon.

After the kickoff, the ball began to move towards the right.

Mourinho has instructed that in order to integrate Bell into the team, they will tend to attack more on the right.

Bell has a strong desire for performance. For this reason, he wants to break through every time he holds the ball, but it is difficult to get the results he wants.

Mourinho placed Srna opposite Bell in order to put pressure on Bell.

If he cannot break through Srna's defensive point, then Bell will not be able to grow.

The match continued, with Mourinho and Faria watching the game from the sidelines.

"Bale played too uniquely!" Faria frowned.

Mourinho: "He regards himself as the core of the offense."

After all, this is how this guy played at Tottenham, so this habit cannot be corrected immediately.

However, Bell is in a competition after all to solve these problems.

"Bell! Pass more passes!"

Faria shouted.

Bell also felt pressure from Srna at this time.

Just like in the Champions League last season, Srna still put pressure on Bell steadily, and with the help of his teammates, he blocked his offensive channel.

boom!

When Bell wanted to hit the ball quickly, Srna suddenly stretched out his foot and intercepted the ball.

The substitutes counterattacked and won a corner kick through Di Maria's shot.

During the corner kick, Ramos suddenly jumped up and headed the ball into the goal.

The substitute team leads by one goal!

"Hey! Let's show the other side something awesome!"

Ramos waved his arms excitedly: "Defend! Guard for the next ten minutes!"

Since it is a rivalry match, there are only 30 minutes in each half.

In the last ten minutes of the first half, the substitute team relied on its tenacious defense to resist the main team's attacks time and time again.

What's more, Bell slowed down the rhythm, causing the main team's offense to be delayed.

During this period, Suker also tried a set kick, but was saved by Casillas.

Finally, at the end of the first half, the substitute team actually led the main team 1:0.

After a competitive match, the main players were a little depressed.

Some players even looked at Bell with doubts.

No matter how expensive you are, if you can't play effectively, your teammates will naturally look down on you.

Su Ke also felt a little unhappy, but this was a process of adjustment.

Bell was the core player at Tottenham. When he came to Real Madrid, many things suddenly changed, and naturally he needed to adapt.

Not in a hurry!

Take it easy!

Suk is patient with Bell, because as long as this guy kicks out, he will be one of his best supports.