I am Quaresma

Quaresma, who was about to grow hairy at home, finally waited until Real Madrid assembled.

In fact, the Valdebebas training base has just been put into use not long ago. It is completely new and modern, and the hardware facilities are completely out of the training bases of all the rich clubs in the world.

Quaresma couldn't help but sigh with emotion. Compared with it, if Real Madrid's Valdebebas training base is a university town, then Arsenal's Kearney training base is a primary school, which is completely incomparable.

This is indeed the case, no exaggeration.

Each player can even be allocated a separate dormitory, where they can sleep and recover between training sessions.

Under the leadership of the staff, Quaresma was assigned to his own dormitory, which still had a fingerprint code. When he was sleeping, no one else could sneak in with the key and attack him.

But interestingly, not only half of these 70 dormitories belong to the first team, but also half belong to the Real Madrid basketball team. The basketball team and the football team have the same training base.

Although the dominance of the Real Madrid basketball team in European basketball is even stronger than that of the Real Madrid football team, but Quaresma really has no interest in European basketball.

Finally, after a long wait, Quaresma came to the dressing room of the first team.

Taking a deep breath outside the door, it is not nervous, but it is better to be more formal when meeting the stars of Real Madrid for the first time, at least leave a good first impression.

Outside the door, the speech inside could already be heard. When Quaresma pushed the door in, the speech stopped at that moment, and everyone's eyes had already turned to him.

"Hi!" Quaresma extended his hand, waved it, and said hello.

The atmosphere doesn't seem very warm.

At this time, Raul stood up, walked quickly to Quaresma with a smile, and offered his hand.

"Actually, there should be no need to introduce each other!" Raul held Quaresma's hand, smiling brightly, "You know, we were eliminated by you and Arsenal in the past two seasons, and we have been gnashing our teeth at you all the time! "

Quaresma couldn't help sweating a little, feeling guilty. I have to say that Arsenal have indeed tortured Real Madrid in the past two seasons.

"Yeah, we've been thinking about how to get revenge!"

"At least two big meals are needed to make up for the wounds in our young minds?"

"Two meals will send you away? Then you really have nothing to pursue!"

 …

The team members chattered and joked,

The atmosphere suddenly became less awkward.

Smiling and finding his own locker room under the guidance of Raul, Quaresma quickly changed his jersey, and gradually joined the chat of Real Madrid players.

Fortunately, there are no sore-footed kings like Ballack and Gallas in the Real Madrid team. Otherwise, wouldn't Quaresma just come out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's mouth?

Speaking of which, Quaresma, a group of Real Madrid players, are quite familiar with them, and they were also opponents in the past two seasons. The familiar process is eliminated.

What pleased Quaresma the most was the reunion with Pepe in the Real Madrid locker room. When the two good friends met, they would fist and kick each other. The other players were stunned. They didn't know that they had a good relationship, so they probably thought they were meeting each other after killing their father and enemies.

Of course, Quaresma has also been abused miserably. Pepe's kung fu is not for nothing. This guy can almost open a martial arts gym.

"I really don't know why you came to Real Madrid. Do you have a tendency to be abused? You can't sleep at night if you don't get tortured by me every day in training?" Quaresma laughed.

Pepe shrugged, and said disdainfully: "If I go black, I don't know who is abused by whom!"

Well, Quaresma has nothing to do with such a stingy Pepe.

After changing the jerseys, everyone came to the training ground together to conduct warm-up exercises under the leadership of the assistant coach, but the head coach Schuster has not come yet, obviously there are other things to be busy.

Quaresma counted. Although he is not very good at mathematics, he can still count within 30 numbers.

At present, if the No. 3 goalkeeper who plays in the reserve team is not counted, there are 23 players in the Real Madrid first team.

A large number of players were sold, and only three players were actually introduced with transfer fees, Quaresma, Pepe and Sneijder.

There are also two free players, the former Liverpool goalkeeper Dudek, and the former Argentine genius striker Rabbit Saviola.

Manchester United's Heinze joined on loan. Although there is a buyout clause, at least he will not have to pay for this summer.

In addition, there are three players who have returned from loan, Soldado, Balboa and the beast Baptista who played well in the just-concluded Copa America.

Of course, apart from himself, among these rookies, Pepe, who can secure the main position, is probably the central defender. Even Sneijder may find it difficult to get a stable starting opportunity.

Before the warm-up ended, the new coach Schuster had already arrived at the training ground. For this new head coach who has not yet proved himself in the giants, it is probably unknown how much awe the Real Madrid players can have in their hearts. On the court, Quaresma felt that Schuster was far inferior to Wenger.

This is indeed the case in career. Before coaching Real Madrid, although Schuster coached many teams, but it was really good, probably only last season.

When Schuster coached Getafe last season, he led this small club to the best result in the history of seventh place in La Liga, and successfully entered the UEFA Cup.

And the real reason that made Real Madrid decide to invite Schuster is probably still in the two rounds of the Copa del Rey semi-final.

Getafe, which was completely unpopular before the game, lost to the league giants Barcelona 2:5 in the first leg, which met everyone's expectations for the game. Then, in the second round, Schuster and his Getafe But it miraculously beat Barcelona 4:0. Such an epic reversal is simply a miracle.

Perhaps in the hearts of many Real Madrid fans, the coach who can lead the team to play Barcelona is a good coach, not to mention such an incredible reversal.

Therefore, Schuster was qualified to coach Real Madrid.

Schuster did not gather the players to give a speech. The Germans knew very well that it was obviously unrealistic to hope to win the heart of these proud Real Madrid superstars through a speech.

Everything, still have to use results to speak!

Only with good grades can he truly control the locker room.

The training on the first day was mediocre, and there wasn’t much to it. Perhaps Schuster wanted a gradual process, but Quaresma’s explosive power had no place to vent, so he had to wait until the team’s overall training was over. Stay on the training ground and practice more.

Raul originally planned to invite everyone to have dinner together, as a welcome for new players, but seeing Quaresma's posture, he gave up this idea directly. I am afraid that with Quaresma's character, it is the biggest thing for him if you don't disturb his training welcome.

Pepe also stayed to practice with Quaresmaga. He had just arrived in Madrid and was not yet familiar with any martial arts gyms around, so Pepe had nothing to do.

"Damn, you're still so perverted, I'll be an idiot if I practice more with you in the future!" Pepe ran away angrily after a one-on-one dribbling practice with Quaresma.

Quaresma couldn't help laughing, just now he treated Pepe like a dog again and again, it was so cool.

After getting along for a few days, Quaresma felt that the Real Madrid locker room was not as messy as the outside rumors, and the faction formation was definitely not that serious—is it a crime to be a compatriot of the same country?

Just like Quaresma and Pepe, the two naturally have a better relationship than others. Is this considered to be a clique?

With Raul here, it is unlikely that there will be too much conflict in the locker room.

Regarding this point, Quaresma still admires Raul very much. Although Raul is handsome and not physically strong, his leadership temperament is not inferior to anyone at all.

This is the case in the Spanish national team. With him, Barcelona players will not even think about raising their heads.

A few days have passed in a peaceful and peaceful manner, and the Real Madrid first team is also embarking on a journey of preparations, heading to Austria for training.

Sitting next to Quaresma on the plane, Casillas has been chatting about the goals he has conceded against Arsenal over the past two seasons.

"Ricciardo, why is your shooting arc so wide?"

"For a similar shot, it is not easy to save in a normal position. Can the goalkeeper consider anticipating and move in advance?"

"But isn't it easy to be self-defeating in this way?"

"Is there a way to have the best of both worlds?"

"Such as directing a defensive player in front of me to help me stand in one direction?"

"When you lead the trend of cutting shots, now there are more and more similar things, and the pressure on goalkeepers is also increasing!"

"You should understand the uneasy mentality of a goalkeeper who always keeps his original intention of guarding the goal!"

"Maybe we can do a big data analysis together, you shoot, I keep the goal, scientifically analyze the number of shots through the increase in the number of samples, and then analyze the defensive method!"

"We can even do research on a specific topic, and if we succeed, we can even publish it as a paper!"

"Just imagine, if there are more goalkeepers in the world who will learn my theory, can I surpass all my predecessors and become the greatest goalkeeper in history?"

"This is really an idea that makes me intoxicated!"

"Yeah, why haven't you spoken?"

 …

Quaresma felt as if ten thousand flies were buzzing in his ears. He never thought that Casillas's mouth was like a machine gun when he opened it, chug endlessly.

I just want to sleep quietly for a while, is it so difficult?

Casillas, you are so talkative, aren't you afraid of getting cancer in your mouth?

And what about publishing papers, you are really not afraid of being investigated for data falsification!

Isn't it good to keep the door open?

Quaresma was about to cry. He already had a premonition that what he experienced in Porto and Arsenal, where the people around him were funny, might repeat itself in the history of Real Madrid, and Casillas is First.

 …

I had closed training for about two weeks in Eddingning, Austria. It was a rare and quiet day. I didn't have to worry about being chased and intercepted by reporters every day, and I didn't have to be disturbed by any off-field factors. The training efficiency was naturally satisfactory.

After the physical training is over, the arrangements for the warm-up match will begin. The pre-season warm-up match is undoubtedly the best opportunity for tactical drills.

However, the result of this first warm-up match put huge pressure on Real Madrid.

The first warm-up opponent is Hannover 96 from the Bundesliga. The mid-range strength of the Bundesliga can be regarded as a very good warm-up opponent.

But what people never expected was that the opponent who was considered to cooperate with Real Madrid in the tactical drill directly put Real Madrid on the ground and beat Real Madrid 3:0. The new generation of Galaxy Battleship was completely defeated by the opponent.

Out of the idea of ​​adjusting the state of the players and inspecting the players, Schuster must have reserved in the game and sent more marginal players, so the starting lineup is by no means the real main lineup of Real Madrid in his mind.

Ruud van Nistelrooy and Higuain started as strikers, Baptista on the left, Sneijder on the right, Guti and Gago in the center, Marcelo on the left at the back, Salgado on the right, Pepe and Heinze partner in the middle, and Cassie is the goalkeeper.

This lineup should actually be regarded as Real Madrid's second-tier lineup. Core players such as Quaresma and Raul did not start at all.

I thought that such a lineup would be enough to control the situation. In fact, the midfielder composed of several technical players really controlled the situation most of the time, but because the midfielder could not provide much protection for the defense line, it was beaten by the opponent. A few quick breaks and the game is over.

Of course, Real Madrid also created a lot of opportunities, but Ruud van Nistelrooy and Higuain have not recovered to their best condition, wasting a lot of opportunities.

In the second half, although Schuster made some adjustments according to the situation on the field, the situation did not change. In the end, Real Madrid lost completely.

Quaresma didn't get a chance to play at all. Although I don't know what considerations Schuster made in his decision, he has long been not the person who loses his temper easily.

However, Real Madrid's warm-up loss naturally caused an uproar, and there was a sudden wave of bad-mouthing Real Madrid in public opinion. It's like it's about to collapse.

"Schuster is not as good as Capello at all, I bet he gets out of class in five rounds!"

"Real Madrid can even lose to Hannover, and Bayern can easily abuse Hannover. Does that mean that Bayern can beat Real Madrid to the top?"

"Don't look at Real Madrid's good lineup, but in fact they don't have any fighting power at all. This game has proved it!"

"Quaresma was bought to make him grow hair on the bench? Why not use Quaresma?"

"Sneijder's performance is also catastrophic, hurry up and deal with it at a discount!"

"If Real Madrid can win the championship this season, I will jump directly from the top stand of Camp Nou!"

 …

Naturally, everyone is not happy when they lose, but they are all professional players. They are used to big winds and waves, and have good self-regulation skills. Naturally, they will not always be worried about losing a warm-up match.

Many problems were exposed during the game, but after all, this is just preparation, and their purpose is to find and solve problems.

However, many players still care about and measure in their hearts. There are indeed some problems with Schuster's starting arrangement for this game.

The midfielder lacks hardness. The midfielder composed of purely technical players has stronger control, but the defense is more than sufficient. This is an important reason why Real Madrid conceded the ball several times.

On the other hand, a small problem was also exposed in the game-Guti and Sneijder seemed unable to coexist.

Guti plays an organizational midfielder, and Sneijder also has organizational skills. Even though Sneijder plays as a full-back, he is not the kind of person who can break through the wing at will like Robinho. To some extent, the roles of Sneijder and Guti overlap somewhat.

Coupled with Gago, who is also good at organization, the three of them scramble for the ball. It's no wonder that Real Madrid's midfield is not in a mess!

On the front line, the combination of Ruud van Nistelrooy and Higuain is also a bit out of touch. Because of his age, Ruud van Nistelrooy has almost lost his role outside the penalty area and can only wait for his teammates to pass the ball in the penalty area, while Higuain actually He is also a pure shooter and also needs the support of his teammates. Neither of them is the kind of player who can create opportunities by himself.

In this way, there is no way for the two to complement each other, and naturally there is no way to play the role of 1+1 greater than 2.

On the back line, Pepe and Heinze's partner is also embarrassing.

Pepe's usual performance is pretty good. His bold defense and aggressive style of play have given Real Madrid's backcourt a wildness that they didn't have before, which meets Real Madrid's needs.

However, Pepe's performance is still a little frizzy, so Cannavaro, a top player with defensive art, needs to be trained by his side later.

But today it is Heinze who starts with Pepe, this guy... is more frizzy than Pepe...

Therefore, the unbearable scramble between the two was a disaster!

Casillas, who is in charge of the goal, said that he was as stable as ever, but he couldn't stand up to the gang of scammers in front of him, and he was directly beaten and doubted his life.

 …

Although there was a lot of criticism from the outside world, Quaresma felt that Schuster actually made a good move.

Real Madrid exposed so many problems in one game, which is simply the biggest gain.

If these problems are exposed in the official competition, wouldn't it be too late to correct them?

Instead of losing clearly by then, it is better to expose all the problems now and eliminate them.

At least next time Schuster will know that Ruud van Nistelrooy and Higuain cannot start at the same time, Heinze and Pepe cannot start at the same time, let alone a group of technical midfielders create in the midfield. is not going to work.

In the next few warm-up games, Schuster has been experimenting, trying to expose various problems in the team.

It works great!

And after a few warm-up matches, the real Real Madrid main lineup in Schuster's mind has basically been released!

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