There is a dream called football

The training time in Madrid was the same as that in China, but Li Qiao felt like he was being drained because the intensity was at least ten times that in China.

There is hardly a second of relaxation.

When you get the ball, you have to think quickly and pass it out immediately.

After passing the ball, he immediately ran, thinking constantly in his mind about where he should run and which direction his teammates would pass the ball from.

If you unfortunately lose the ball, immediately fight back like a wild wolf.

Although the training may seem boring, it is very intense and many people can't stand it even on the first day.

The idea here is to use competition as training, with a simple warm-up followed immediately by high-intensity training.

In La Fabrica, Li Qiao lived in the same room as Mandzukic.

After taking a shower and coming to the balcony, Mandzukic was limping.

"injured?"

"No, I'm a little tired. The training here is really abnormal."

"Maybe this is what Real Madrid is like."

"No, this is hell."

"Ha ha."

Mandzukic looked tall and thick, but in fact he was still a child at heart. He took out a silver cross.

"My mother gave it to me before I left my hometown."

"Are you homesick?" Li Qiao said with a smile.

"One thing is, it's the first time I've left my country, and I don't know if I can stay."

"Worry?"

Mandzukic did not continue to speak and looked at the cross as if he was praying for something. Maybe many people were praying that night, hoping that he would be the one left after ten days.

*****

On the second day of training, Mandzukic squatted on the ground and retched from time to time.

Li Qiao and Lewis were standing aside. At this time, Juan also noticed something unusual here, so he came over and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Maybe I'm suffering from heat stroke."

Juan handed Mandzukic a bottle of water and said, "Go and rest."

"I'm fine."

"Stop being so brave, your lips are already white."

After the warm-up, there were only 20 people participating in the training, but as time went on, there were fewer and fewer people on the training ground.

"You fell down on the second day, are you the best young people in football today?" Juan shouted.

Has the willpower of young players decreased? It’s hard to say.

For example, Scholes later criticized young players for crying too much. In his era, crying was considered cowardly.

Another example is that one of Ferguson's strong players, Alan Smith, broke his leg on the field, and he could still look at the team doctor during treatment.

Juan felt that today's young people were too squeamish, and he was unmoved. Although he allowed those who could not persist to rest, he did not give any sympathy.

In the end, there were only 5 people left on the court, and Li Qiao was one of them. Juan shouted: "You 5 are great, let's see who falls last."

These five people persisted through the training session without falling down. When the time was up, Li Qiao sat on the ground and gasped for air.

"My heart was beating wildly in my chest."

Li Qiao wanted to lie down because he didn't even have the strength to sit up. At this moment, someone handed him a water bottle.

"Thank you, head."

Juan looked at Li Qiao with a smile on his face, as if the two had known each other before.

Juan took out a card and handed it to Li Qiao.

"What is this? My Spanish isn't that good yet."

"The scorecard is yours! The last one was the one with 100 points."

Li Qiao was stunned, "You were the one who rated me!"

Juan nodded.

Holding this card in my hand, I suddenly felt a sense of intimacy.

"But I won't take any care of you. Maybe I will have stricter requirements on you."

"Then thank you in advance."

*****

The dormitory here is very quiet. The training during the day has been drained. These usually active children cannot move anymore. The only thing they want to do when they return to the dormitory is to lie down.

The Spaniards had dinner at 9pm. In the restaurant, Li Qiao saw Raven, who was obviously in a bad mood.

After three days of training, Li Qiao is now ranked 8th, while Lei Wen is 35th, which is a bit far away from the top 10.

"Why are you unhappy? Because of your grades?"

"It's a bit far behind. Only when you come here do you know your level."

"Haha, don't be discouraged, there are still many days."

"Yes, I think I have succeeded if I can rank in the top 50 in the end." Raven said with a wry smile.

In order to encourage Lei Wen, Li Qiao decided to tell the truth about his special training.

"Raven, do you still remember when I was injured in China, fell behind in points, and finally counterattacked?"

"of course I remember."

"Actually, it's like this..."

Li Qiao said everything, and Lei Wen's eyes widened, like fish maws.

"Damn it, are you embarrassed to hide such a big thing from me?"

"Hey, I just don't think it's necessary to say it. Let's just teach you everything I've learned."

Raven said nothing and nodded, "They are really brothers, haha."

The two went to the training ground, but a bearded man was maintaining the ground. It turned out that the standard of the training ground here was the same as that of the Bernabeu. Real Madrid is committed to providing the best training facilities to young people.

"It seems it can't be used anymore."

"It's okay, let's just talk on paper for now."

Li Qiao went to borrow a tactical board and some magnetic plastic discs, and then found a place to study tactics with Raven.

Li Qiao first arranged a few routines, "Sakhi taught me these. Even if you don't understand, just memorize them first."

"good."

They are all sophomores in high school, and they are best at rote memorization. Raven memorized several routines.

"Haji taught me these."

Raven practiced it several times by himself and memorized it slowly.

"Remember, the most important thing when passing and catching a ball is to think together, not to guess what your teammates are thinking, but to think in sync."

"It's too difficult." This was Raven's first reaction.

"Let's memorize some theories today. Tomorrow I will try to find a coach to borrow a small field, and then I will call Mandzukic over and we will train together."

"Haha, okay, I didn't expect that tall guy to be in a group with you."

"He will not be easy in the future."

"How can I see it?"

Li Qiao chuckled, "I guess it's intuitive."

*****

In Sacchi's office at Real Madrid, the old man quickly browsed some training videos, and suddenly he saw a familiar face.

"Haha, it's this kid again."

Fast-forwarding the video, the players fell down one by one and left the field to rest, but he was still training, running again and again, and counterattacking again and again.

Saki understands that this place is different from China. Helping Li Qiao in China was just a whim, but it is not easy to be so good here.

However, Sacchi has seen too many young talents, so it is not surprising, because in the end, only a handful of them are really successful.

He wrote Li Qiao's name in his notebook and wrote at the back, "Follow up and observe."