Chapter 710: The First Day of Preseason Preparation

Zhen Shaolong's answer in an interview caused a big discussion among Real Madrid fans, who expressed their opinions one after another, and many people simply left a message on Zhen Shaolong's Twitter, "What do you mean? ”

"Don't you want to be teammates with them?"

"Or is it just a joke?"

"Zhen Shaolong is probably ridiculing reporters, or something, the combination of Zhen Shaolong, C-Ronaldo, and Kaka is the best!"

Zhen Shaolong also noticed the discussion on the Internet, and he felt that he was a little inexplicable in being the focus, just answering reporters' questions.

Actually, it's also normal.

Zhen Shaolong is the focus of the summer transfer, after the transfer is officially completed, he has become the focus of Real Madrid fans and even Spanish fans, every news of his will be reported by reporters, in the case of public opinion, a little abnormal answer, can successfully become the focus of public opinion discussion.

When Zhen Shaolong found out about the public opinion on the Internet, he simply posted a tweet, "Of course I'm looking forward to Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, they are all my friends, I'm just making a little joke with reporters." ”

Here's clarification.

While Privilege can't say hypocritical things, tweeting text doesn't have an impact.

C-Ronaldo also tweeted, "We are good friends, and we also went to Lisbon for a holiday together", Twitter brought photos taken on the boat, and the two were pulling up the fishing net together, so that they could see a few fish and crabs in the fishing net.

Kaka also immediately tweeted, "I invited Zhen to join the ceremony, of course we are friends, and we will be the best partners in the future." ”

The Twitter interaction of the three stars immediately attracted a new round of attention.

The Spanish media who support Real Madrid are happy to see that the three new superstars are on good terms, and the fact that they have such an interaction shows that there is no conflict between them, and Real Madrid fans are looking forward to the new season.

Before the start of the pre-match preparations, the players felt relaxed and just waited for the preparation training.

The head coach is different.

The newly appointed Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini has already felt tremendous pressure, and the Spanish media is full of doubts about him, and it is generally believed that he can't suppress Real Madrid's stars at all.

It's better to be questioned.

The pre-match preparations have not really begun, the new season is a little farther away, whether it can hold down the Real Madrid dressing room or not, the results are the foundation of everything.

Soon.

Manuel Pellegrini is in new trouble when Liverpool star Xavi Alonso signed for Real Madrid for €30 million.

For the vast majority of club managers, they would love to have more stars join their team, and a top star like Xavi Alonso, who has proven himself on the pitch, who can adapt to the fierce competition in the Premier League, and who is technical, powerful, will be welcomed by all managers.

Real Madrid is the exception.

The current Manuel Pellegrini is an exception.

The arrival of Xavi Alonso has aroused the expectations of Real Madrid fans, but it has made the outside world more suspicious of Pellegrini, not so much whether he can hold down the star, but Alonso has brought technical and tactical uncertainty.

Zhen Shaolong, C-Ronaldo, and Kaka are all problems.

Manuel Pellegrini laid out his coaching philosophy in his first press conference when he took charge – he likes a two-man midfield configuration.

This coaching philosophy is tantamount to vetoing the possibility of 433, where one central midfielder is responsible for defending, and the other central midfielder is more technical and responsible for combing the attack, while on the wing, he does not like winger-type players, because once the breakthrough is blocked, it is likely to be counter-attacked by the opponent on the spot.

Manuel Pellegrini also emphasised the importance of counter-attacking on the spot and defending as a whole: "My strikers have to drop back at the right time to help the team, we have to try to get the ball on the spot, not run the half after the opponent's butt. ”

According to Manuel Pellegrini, the best formation for him is the 442, which is actually what he has been using at Villarreal.

Now, here's the problem.

The first is Zhen Shaolong, who basically does not participate in defense, so it is difficult for him to change and retreat to participate in defense.

According to Marca, "That would limit Zhen's play, and it's uncertain how much his defense will help the team." ”

In addition, Cristiano Ronaldo is the quintessential winger.

Although Pellegrini has said that in his opinion, the Portuguese is more suitable for playing as a striker, after the end of the Champions League last season, Cristiano Ronaldo publicly said that he is not suitable for a simple striker position, and his performance has been greatly affected.

Then, what about Kaka?

Last season at AC Milan, Kaka had a temper tantrum because he was squeezed away from the goal by Ronaldinho, and it was not the most suitable choice for him to play as a central midfielder, and if he was also put on the front line, it would seem good to partner with Zhen Shaolong, but what can Raul do when the time comes?

Real Madrid still need Dutch goalscorer Vanney!

The above is the previous complication, which has been further complicated by the arrival of Xavi Alonso.

In Real Madrid's mid-field duo, Alonso must occupy a position, and in the current Real Madrid lineup, only Diarra is suitable for playing in the back, which is equal to the remaining four positions in the midfield, even if C-Ronaldo can play as a wingback, the forward line cannot accommodate Zhen Shaolong, Kaka, Raul and Vanney, the latter two are not in Real Madrid's clean-up list, and the player himself has said that he will not leave Real Madrid.

Manuel Pellegrini started to have a headache.

Pellegrini has been having a headache since he decided to coach Real Madrid, and in fact, he has carefully sorted out the problems.

Zhen Shaolong must be the main striker.

The star who created an astonishing transfer of more than 200 million euros and got the world's highest salary, playing as a substitute will make Real Madrid a laughing stock all over the world.

Cristiano Ronaldo will occupy a position on the wing.

After Kaka officially joined Real Madrid, Pellegrini wanted to let Kaka play as a central midfielder or striker, and it is difficult to say whether Kaka will adapt, but this arrangement can allow three superstars to play at the same time, which will not cause too much contradiction.

The arrival of Xavi Alonso has seen Manuel Pellegrini see a change in plans.

This arrangement does not work!

442?

If Real Madrid is allowed to adapt to the 442 lineup, there will probably be all kinds of troubles in the course of the season, and there is no way to balance the appearance of the stars, and it is impossible to become a rotation player one by one, and he can't suppress the stars at all.

"The formation must change!"

Pellegrini had no choice but to continue to have a headache, and before the season had even started, he felt that his hair had turned a lot grayer.

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23 July is the date for Real Madrid to report on the gathering.

All the players of Real Madrid returned to the club, and they were not even late in the morning, most of the players arrived an hour early, like some new players, such as Kaka and Alonso, who arrived nearly two hours early and arrived at the training base before seven o'clock.

Zhen Shaolong arrived at the locker room at eight o'clock, and found that many people came.

He didn't see any acquaintances in the locker room.

A blonde bearded man with a partial head attracted Zhen Shaolong's attention, mainly because the other party looked at him, and he didn't seem to be very friendly.

"Who is this guy?"

Zhen Shaolong thought about it for a long time and had no impression, so he simply sorted out his things, changed into training clothes and went to the court.

It wasn't until he got to the training ground that he met his acquaintances – C. Ronaldo, Kaka, Raul and Xavi Alonso.

If he is still in England, Zhen Shaolong will not regard Kaka and Alonso as acquaintances, C-Ronaldo is still more familiar, but it is different in Madrid, Spain, teammates in the Premier League can also be regarded as acquaintances, and Kaka has also met and spoke.

The rest of the people on the training ground were very unfamiliar, most of them had never seen them at all, and some of them had not even seen them on TV.

Zhen Shaolong is quite popular.

Many unfamiliar teammates also took the initiative to greet him, but unfortunately most of his teammates had communication barriers, he only spoke English and German, and Raul said a few sentences, all with a gesture, without an interpreter around, communication is a big problem.

Eight thirty.

Florentino, Baldano and other club bigwigs were present at the training ground, and manager Manuel Pellegrini also arrived, standing with the assistant coaches.

Zhen Shaolong found an acquaintance in the coach - Cavro.

"Pinis, you're here too?" Zhen Shaolong felt quite surprised, he didn't make it to Cavro to come to Real Madrid.

Cavro's face darkened, and he said something to him, probably because the big guys were there, and he didn't make any sound.

Zhen Shaolong and Cavro are too familiar, he doesn't even need to look at the mouth shape, he knows what the other party is saying, "I've emphasized it many times, don't call me Pinis, my name is Pinis", but Zhen Shaolong still likes to call Pinis, because it is a football star, it is best not to spit dirty words if you usually want to maintain your image, and you still have to feel comfortable when you have the opportunity.

All the staff gathered together.

When Florentino is on the training ground, he will certainly be the absolute center of attention, and Florentino will smile at everyone as he begins his pre-season speech.

He spoke again!

Florentino's biggest impression on Zhen Shaolong was the leadership style when he spoke, a series of nonsense seemed to be endless, and he didn't know what the meaning of saying a lot of nonsense was, he forcibly maintained a serious expression with his eyes open, in fact, he didn't listen to a word, and he was still thinking about Cavro's affairs in his head.

"Why did this guy come to Real Madrid?"

"Job-hopping?"

"That's amazing! It's also a promotion, right? ”

"That's right!"

Zhen Shaolong suddenly thought of something, "Cavro is a good person, he seems to know Spanish also and can be a translator for me." Maybe you can count on Cavro in life, and you can have some money left over to ask for a translator. ”

"I'm so smart!"

In Zhen Shaolong's reflections on money-saving work, Florentino finally finished speaking, and the main content of his speech was to emphasize a lot of discipline issues.

Florentino certainly knows what the main problem is at the moment - the dressing room.

Pellegrini will have a hard time holding down the big stars, so he has to stand up and support Pellegrini and set a series of record issues, and everyone in the team must be disciplined so that the preparation can be carried out easily.

After Florentino finished speaking, he handed over the right to speak.

Manuel Pellegrini became the protagonist, introducing himself, emphasizing the main elements of the preparations, looking forward to the upcoming new season, and then explaining the training for the nearly week---

Physical training.

Even Real Madrid FC is nothing special, and the first week of season preparation must be done with physical training, as long as there is enough physical reserves, so that the players can last for the whole season and reduce the probability of injuries.

This is the most important job.

In the morning, the team didn't have much training, and half of the time was spent in medical check-ups.

By the afternoon, the coaching staff had their work and the team had a series of warm-up activities.

Three and a half in the afternoon.

After a short break, Manuel Pellegrini organized a match on the small court, where everyone was divided into four groups for a 7v7 training match, and several of the top superstars were separated in order to balance the strength of each group.

Zhen Shaolong's group must be the main force only defender Ramos, the others are basically substitute players, and there are even young players who have been promoted to the youth team and may be loaned out in a few days.

Guti is also in this group.

Zhen Shaolong didn't care about the training match, it was just a short confrontation of twenty minutes, and it wasn't a big deal.

Guti cares.

He found that the opportunity to 'teach Zhen Shaolong a lesson' had come.