Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

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When the first round of the Western Super Cup ended on August 23, the impatient Western media jumped out to sing praises to Real Madrid.

The defeat was even considered a "disastrous defeat" for Barcelona in the eyes of Barcelona fans.

After this game, too much of the prestige accumulated over the past few successful seasons was lost.

After all, even though they lost a lot of games to Real Madrid last season, Barcelona still showed their strong strength. It is still harder for Real Madrid to win.

But in the Spanish El Clasico that took place at Camp Nou on August 23, Real Madrid looked too easy to win.

The reason why I say "looks" is because the media will not publicize Barcelona's unlucky two goals in the game.

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

More melon-eating fans only know that Barcelona was completely defeated by Real Madrid. Under the guidance of this public opinion propaganda, both 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 direction cannot be said to be exactly the same as it is now, it can only be said that there is no difference.

Real Madrid's players don't have much mental burden on this either.

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

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

Competitive sports have always been like this.

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

However, it may be because they have tasted such a sour taste of failure, so no Real Madrid player made excessive mocking actions in front of the media at this time.

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

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

Levi had previously been very stubborn on the transfer fee of 37 million. Although Real Madrid was not short of money, they couldn't stand Levi's sky-high asking price.

If Modric had not repeatedly expressed his desire to arrive in Madrid as soon as possible to participate in training and restore his condition, Lafayette finally gave the green light.

The completion of this transfer will inevitably take a few more days, or even until the last moment of the closing of the summer window.

Fortunately, things were not dragged to the worst, and Modric was very excited and satisfied to finally successfully join Real Madrid.

On the morning of August 24, Modric arrived at the airport in high spirits in front of the camera, and the smile on his face never disappeared.

Since he had already completed a physical examination in London accompanied by the Real Madrid team's medical team, the follow-up process for Modric to join Real Madrid was very simple.

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

Modric also has a resolute character. The press conference ended on the afternoon of August 24, and he went directly to the Valdebebas base accompanied by the staff.

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

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

Mourinho is pleased with Modric's high mental state.

Although Modric has not participated in Tottenham's pre-season training in recent times, he has still 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 fault tolerance time and patience to allow Modric to slowly adapt to the new tactical environment.

Real Madrid's current midfield reserves are sufficient. Leon and Alonso firmly occupy the two starting midfield positions. Essien and Matuidi choose one of the two starting positions.

Even if an unexpected situation occurs and Essien sometimes has to fill in as a full-back, Di Maria can also drop back and play in the midfield.

Therefore, with little performance pressure, Mourinho still has enough patience to allow Modric to better integrate into Real Madrid's tactical system.

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

The record pressure that was placed on him didn't give him time to make mistakes!

Last season's Triple Crown gave Mourinho great confidence in his performance, and now the sufficient and reliable rotation of players has made his mentality more calm and peaceful.

He no longer needs to prove his leadership ability to the world over and over again.

Now, any media dares to question the barking in front of him. He can just calmly smile and hold up three fingers.

Not to mention the league championship, he led three teams to win three Champions League trophies in less than ten years.

This record is enough for him to respond to all doubts and criticisms!

So what Modric sees today is not a tyrant who scratches his scalp for the sake of record.

Instead, he is a kind and humorous "kind version" Mourinho who also takes special care of him.

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

His follow-up training was not very strenuous, after all, he had also trained alone before to try to mobilize his body's condition.

But it does take some time to return to his full state.

However, the communication and integration issue that he was slightly worried about did not appear in this training session.

His new teammates are quite easy to talk to. Of course, what's more important is that there is an extremely enthusiastic local player who has become familiar with him in the morning.

Well, the Magic Flute obviously became acquainted with someone passively.

But someone didn't have the slightest psychological burden. He used the excuse of complaining about the food and weather in London to start a chat with Magic Flute.

Marcelo looked at Silence, Benzema looked at him and covered his face, Ronaldo looked at him and shook his head with a grin.

Ever since Essien joined on loan in the winter window of last season, Li Ang must have been the first Real Madrid player to become familiar with each new teammate.

This strong and shameless social ability really puts the other Real Madrid stars at a disadvantage.

Modric couldn't help it. Li Ang said "Brother Luka" to the left and "I often watch your national team play".

How could he, a newcomer to a wealthy club, be able to withstand this?

Besides, Li Ang's position in the Real Madrid team is not competitive with him, and he may even be his boss in protecting the ball rights in the future.

This means we have to hook up even if we don’t hook up.

After Modric completed all the joining ceremonies in the afternoon, he went back to the training base to accompany Li Anga to complete the training. Afterwards, the two of them chatted and laughed and went to have dinner nearby.

Soon, reporters took photos 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 stunt interview about his views on his new teammates, Li Ang did not refuse this time, and happily praised Modric in front of the camera.

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

Luca is a good person, he is very calm and cheerful, he takes good care of his family, at this point I think he and I are the same type of person.

As for skills, he has everything our team needs.

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

Li Ang's compliment immediately made the reporters in front of them feel something was wrong.

This TM is just a piece of praise. It’s not an introduction. You might as well just say that Modric is a role model for professional players!

Li Ang didn't care about the reporters' secret slander.

After praising him, he drove away with satisfaction.

Before the start of the second round of La Liga that night, Li Ang's praise of Modric's introduction had already gone viral on the Internet.

The person involved, Modric, was confused and did not realize at the first moment that this was actually a report describing himself.

He was selected into the 18-man roster for the game that night. Of course, he probably wouldn't be able to play in the game because his game condition has not yet been adjusted to its best.

His inclusion in the squad this time is more like Mourinho’s clear declaration to the outside world:

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

Modric was deeply moved by the support and protection of his coach and teammates.

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

At this stage, he has very few opportunities to play, and even if he does play, he won't have a lot of playing time, so he needs to observe more of his teammates' playing habits and running habits on the bench.

He played as the core midfielder at Tottenham and needs to adapt to a new tactical identity after coming to Real Madrid. His keen and comprehensive observation is an excellent professional habit.

With such a habit, he believes that no matter which position he plays in the future, even if he plays as a defensive midfielder, he will be able to adapt well.

Grasp the strengths and weaknesses of his teammates and try his best to "leverage strengths and avoid weaknesses" in his performance. This is what he is good at.

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

"This defensive positioning awareness is so good. He doesn't stick to the ball. His defense awareness is always faster than others, and he can also release the ball."

After subconsciously muttering a few words in his mind, Modric's mind subconsciously echoed the "joke" that Li Ang said to him after training yesterday.

"Luka, you are my natural partner."