Starting from playing as a defensive midfielder for Real Madrid

Li Ang's obvious joke did not cause any public opinion disturbance after the game.

After all, Real Madrid already entered the Champions League semi-finals last season, and they made it without Li Ang.

If they only get through one knockout round this season and reach the quarterfinals, it will be an absolute failure for Real Madrid.

Fans all over the world know that since the new generation of Real Madrid Galaxy battleship set sail, Real Madrid has only one goal in the Champions League.

That is to win their tenth Champions League title.

After Lafayette came to power, he spent a lot of money to introduce stars and brought in Mourinho, not just to continue to watch Barcelona dominate Europe.

So Li Ang's answer is still "modest" to a certain extent.

Many Real Madrid fans even encouraged Li Ang on the Internet to be more courageous and directly say that the goal is to win the championship next time he is interviewed.

Real Madrid has this confidence, and Real Madrid fans have even more confidence.

Li Ang was noncommittal about this.

His real idea is to help the team reach the semi-finals of the Champions League again first.

Otherwise, he won't be able to enter the semi-finals if there are too many, so what kind of reinforcing return is he?

As for whether to win or not, he feels that using actions to show determination is more convincing than using words.

Once you get to that point, just work hard and do it one game at a time.

The journey from the semi-finals to the championship is three games long.

If you win, you will be right even to God and God, and whatever you say is right.

If we lose, what's the difference between the top four and the top 16?

When the time comes, everyone will be left to be laughed at anyway. Is it possible that among a group of losers, we will have to decide who is more "successful"?

Mourinho almost had the same idea.

Everyone knows Real Madrid's goal, and all he can do is go all out, and the rest is to believe in his players.

The so-called championship slogan is meaningless to Real Madrid.

Because here at Real Madrid, not winning the final championship of participating events is a failure in itself.

At least in the past three seasons, last season's "Mu Nian" was slightly less disliked by Real Madrid fans.

After all, they also won a Copa del Rey championship and eventually reached the semi-finals of the Champions League.

For other teams, being able to enter the Champions League every season and steadily reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League is a pretty good achievement.

In the eyes of Real Madrid executives and Real Madrid fans, it is not an honor worthy of praise at all.

But Real Madrid’s scar!

The same is true when looking at La Liga.

Finishing second in the league for the past three years is not considered a good achievement by Real Madrid fans.

Such rankings made them feel irritated and aggrieved.

Because Barcelona has already beaten them to win three consecutive La Liga titles.

This feeling of frustration was only slightly relieved by Real Madrid's stable and strong performance in the league this season.

Therefore, as soon as the group stage of this round of the Champions League ended, Real Madrid fans were eagerly looking forward to the La Liga game on the night of October 2nd.

They want six consecutive wins at the start of the league, and they want to not give Barcelona the slightest chance of getting closer in the standings!

Bearing the pressure of this expectation and gaining huge motivation for the competition, the Real Madrid team also arrived in Barcelona on the morning of October 2nd.

Callejon returned to Barcelona again, feeling a little excited. Along the way, he and Leon, who was sitting next to him, kept chatting about Barcelona's attractions.

After all, he had stayed with Espanyol for three seasons and performed well. After retiring, he can be called a Spaniard legend.

Other Real Madrid stars are not very fond of this city.

Even if they are not playing against Barcelona this time, they will instinctively feel a little uncomfortable when they see the Barcelona logo everywhere in Barcelona.

The same is true for Barcelona players when they go to Madrid.

However, Real Madrid has no hostile views towards the opponent Spaniard they will encounter in this round of the league.

On the contrary, because of the Spaniard's status as Barcelona's mortal enemy, Real Madrid has always been quite "friendly" to the Spaniard.

When Mourinho led his team here last season, he restrained himself and got a small victory by one goal.

Against other teams in the middle and lower reaches of La Liga, Real Madrid could easily win 5-0 or even 6-0.

But against the Spaniards, Real Madrid has always had a small victory of around 2-0.

In terms of favor and respect, Real Madrid is very generous to the Spaniard, and there have never been any major twists and turns in the matches between the two teams.

The same goes for tonight's game.

Even though Pochettino, who led Espanyol to eighth place in the league last season, has resigned, the Spaniard's start to the new season is not very good.

But in the end, Real Madrid was still very proud and only scored two goals against the Spaniard before calling it a day.

Cristiano Ronaldo took advantage of Real Madrid's attack at the beginning of the second half and scored a header.

Afterwards, Real Madrid defended the counterattack, and Higuain, who came on as a substitute, took Kaká's through ball and scored a single goal.

In addition, Real Madrid basically controlled the field and defended steadily, but Li Ang did not feel much threat from the Spaniard's offense.

At the end of the game, Li Ang heard the system prompt that the reward points were credited, and he couldn't help but sigh. It is getting easier and easier to earn these points now.

After a mediocre victory, Real Madrid successfully increased their winning streak to six games at the start of the new season.

After returning to the locker room with a smile, they got the good news from assistant coach Karanka that Barcelona had tied with Sporting Gijon again!

In an instant, Real Madrid cheered happily in the visiting team's locker room!

Mourinho originally wanted to tell the players not to be so excited with a sullen face, but to stay calm first.

But in the end, he couldn't hold back the joy in his heart, and he raised the corners of his mouth and smiled a few words.

It’s really hard not to laugh. After only six rounds of the league, Barcelona is already six points behind Real Madrid. What is this concept?

Last season, when Real Madrid and Barcelona reached the tenth round of the league, Real Madrid was one point behind Barcelona. By the end of the nineteenth round of the league, Real Madrid was three points behind Barcelona.

At the end of the season, Real Madrid was only three points behind Barcelona!

This was the intensity of the struggle between Real Madrid and Barcelona in the league last season.

Last season, when Real Madrid was the most points behind Barcelona, ​​it was only six points behind.

And that was already the thirtieth round of the league, the final sprint stage for the championship!

So looking at the points difference between Barcelona and Real Madrid, Real Madrid players and Mourinho are so sincerely happy.

Barcelona was able to crush Real Madrid to death after gaining a point advantage over Real Madrid last season.

Why can't Real Madrid do it this season?

The lead in the league that exceeded expectations put every Real Madrid first-team player in a good mood.

Mourinho's slightly worried mood due to the upcoming international match day has also become much more relaxed.

With enough fault tolerance, even if the subsequent first team is greatly affected by the international match day and he comes back to tie a league game, he can withstand it.

After admonishing the players who were going to report for the national team to pay attention to protecting their bodies, Mourinho turned his attention to Li Ang.

"What are your plans for the two weeks before the international break?"

Mourinho was prepared and planned to state his supervision requirements after Li Ang said the word "training".

Unexpectedly, Li Ang simply said that he would take a break and attend business activities.

"I'm not really a machine. Although I can still survive this period of time, it's time to take a few days of rest. I'll rest for four days, maybe shoot one or two commercials, and then go back to the base to practice more."

Li Ang recalled the itinerary email Mendes sent him a few days ago, and directly told Uncle Psy his plan.

"That's good. It's time for you to take a good rest. I was really sorry that you couldn't participate in the past. Well, it's okay now. They are playing games. You can take a break to recover and regain your physical fitness. Remember to call me if you have anything during the vacation. If you want to come back early for training, remember to call me! ”

Listening to Mourinho's last detailed instructions, Li Ang also nodded patiently.

If it were other young players in their twenties, they might be a little impatient with Mourinho's management style.

But Li Ang thinks this is pretty good. After all, looking at Mourinho with Eastern thinking, he is a very qualified "strict teacher".

In essence, I am still responsible for my players, hoping that the players can take further steps in their careers and gain more growth.

Sometimes he is a little too intrusive, but this is a way of getting along that Li Ang can get used to.

After entering vacation mode, Li Ang was not in a hurry to go to the Mediterranean area of ​​Spain for vacation immediately.

Instead, he sorted out and reviewed all the Belleron game tapes he had watched at home.

On the morning of October 5, he drove directly to La Coruna with his assistant.

In this seaport city along the Atlantic Ocean, outside the Riazor Stadium, the home of Super Depor, which has long since disappeared, he saw Belleron looking at him with a smile on his face.

Due to the relationship between Tokasi and Raul, Leon successfully got the opportunity to meet and chat with Belleron.

This was not an aimless interview, nor was it Li Ang's sudden whim.

Rather, he wanted to take this opportunity to get some answers from Beleron that could solve his recent doubts.

The more he gathered information about Beleron, the more he knew the answers that only Beleron himself could give him.

However, he did not ask Belleron to answer his questions immediately.

Sitting with Belleron in an old coffee shop, Li Ang listened to the "Spanish Zidan" calmly talk about his past career after having some simple communication with Belleron. career.

Starting from the beginning of his career when he was not very promising.

From Las Palmas to Mallorca, to Atletico Madrid, and then to Deportivo, which is closely connected to him like fate.

Belleron spoke very calmly. Even when he talked about the great period of the club when Super Deportivo was so powerful in Europe, Belleron's expression did not have too many complicated emotions.

Just like his current style of play and his always-present character.

Calm, restrained and peaceful.

Li Ang listened very patiently, because what he heard was more than just a story about going from ordinary to great and finally returning to ordinary.

But I heard the calm attitude of a true midfield master who has experienced a magnificent career, but in the end has no dissatisfaction with returning to "ordinary".

Belleron said that this was his choice after trying his best. It was natural, and now he has successfully returned to football.

There was no trace of reluctance or regret when he said this, and he was so calm that Li Ang was a little surprised.

After all, if future generations look at it, Belleron's career cannot be considered "successful", and it can even be said to have many regrets.

Because he didn't get enough heavyweight honors.

No matter how he gets the praise of Bosque and Iniesta, the heartfelt praise of his former opponents, and the love of Depor fans.

Among the wider fan base, he has little reputation and little ability. Perhaps as time goes by, one day in the future, younger fans will question his reputation as a midfield master.

Li Ang tried to put himself in Beleron's perspective to see such a thing happening.

He found that no matter how he tried to calm down, he would feel lost and uncomfortable in his heart.

But in the eyes of Beleron, who was sitting opposite him, he saw true peace.

"Don't you care at all about these things happening? Even if one day in the future, you are forgotten and questioned by a new generation of fans, can you accept such an ending?"

At the end of the topic about Belleron's career, Li Ang still couldn't help but ask such a sentence.

Belleron, who had already implicitly answered Li Ang when expressing his attitude towards football, still smiled and shook his head.

"I don't mind. Deportivo fans should still leave a place for me in their hearts. It's enough for me to get the love and support of so many fans. Leon, do you remember Why did you want to embark on the path of professional football in the first place?”

Facing Bellelon's rhetorical question, many thoughts suddenly flashed through Li Ang's mind.

To make up for the regrets of your youth?

Do you follow the trend after having a golden finger?

Earn more money and gain more honors after becoming famous?

After one thought after another flashed through his mind, Li Ang finally blurted it out.

"Maybe because of my love for football"

"Yes, because of my love for football, I also chased honors and a career that seemed to be greater, but in the end I chose to stay here when Deportivo fell, because at that time I found myself The most suitable career path.

From this point of view, I am actually not as good as many professional players. I don’t have huge ambitions like them. I don’t have the decisiveness to go to a wealthy club to seize opportunities. I may also lack the courage to step out of my comfortable circle.

However, I have nothing to regret, because this is my path, a career path that I personally chose and have never regretted until now. "

Looking at Leon who was thinking silently, Beleron finally made another joke.

"But you should not imitate me now, an old player who has reached the end of his career. At your age, it is the time to bravely compete with your opponents for championships on your career path."

Li Ang rubbed the back of his head and smiled, and Beleron put his hand on his shoulder and suddenly asked again.

"No matter whether you win or lose on this road, are you ready to have the courage to start all over again?"

"I have done."

"If in the end you still lose the last chance to compete for the championship you crave most, will you choose to avoid giving up football?"

"No! Absolutely not!"

Beleron finally smiled after hearing Li Ang's firm answer to the last question.

"Then you're on your own path."

I was very nervous when I wrote this chapter before, but the gradual change in the protagonist's mental journey and the pavement for him to truly learn the organization method of Beleron made me have to write this chapter.

This conference has also been revised for the third time. In this revision, I feel that I have tried my best. The quality still needs to be judged by the readers.

In addition, I looked at the word count of today’s two chapters, and they are a thousand words away from ten thousand words.

So I will add this thousand words in tomorrow’s update chapter, so please don’t worry, bosses.

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