Escaping the heat of Madrid is a good thing for the Real Madrid players who have just started training.

Coming to Dublin, where the weather is pleasant, the daytime temperature is around fifteen degrees, which is very cool and comfortable, which makes everyone start to look forward to a wonderful Irish holiday.

Maynooth is a quiet town, but its residents are enthusiastic about Real Madrid's arrival, especially Yangyang.

On the day the team arrived in Maynooth, it felt as if everyone in the city had come out to see the stars, and even the local police station had deployed all their police force to maintain order on the scene, which made Real Madrid feel a sense of pride.

But just when everyone was in a pretty good mood, Benitez completely shattered all this beauty with ruthlessness.

Three times a day, it's a devil!

After three days of adjustment in Madrid, after arriving in Maynoos, Benitez formulated the Devil's summer training.

Wake up on time at 6:45 in the morning, have breakfast with the whole team at 7:15 a.m., go to the gym and swimming pool for stretching training at 8 a.m., then rest for a while, and do physical training at 11 o'clock.

Lunch is at half past one at noon, after which you can take a two-hour nap, and the third training session starts at half-past eighteen, which mainly focuses on dribbling and tactical drills, and even a few injured players in the team, as well as players like Arjen Robben and Kaka, who have trained with Winston Bogard, although there are some differences, the intensity of training is still not small.

In Benitez's words, high-intensity training is not just about building up the summer fitness, but also about building the players' will, so that the team can improve themselves and bring out more potential in the devil's training.

"I think over the years, Real Madrid's players have been pampered, so in the next period of time, each of you has to be mentally prepared to drop a few kilos of meat." Benitez let out a blank look of intimidation.

Of course, the coaching staff is not completely ignoring the physical condition of the players, after all, no matter how much training, they must first ensure the physical health of the players, and they can't really practice injuries, which is why the team has adjusted the training camp in Madrid for three or four days.

When Benitez was at Liverpool before, he invited a team of Spanish physiology experts to train with the team and monitor the physical condition of the players before the major finals, and after coming to Madrid, where the deep pockets came, Benitez directly invited him to the coaching staff.

Yesterdam led the team to keep a close eye on the physical condition of the Real Madrid players and adjust their training plans at any time.

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Rafael Benitez prepared for the game with this almost torturous devilish training, and there was a wail in the Real Madrid dressing room.

In the dressing room, Real Madrid haven't trained at such intensity for a decade.

The last time high-intensity training was arranged in the summer was in 1996, when the head coach Capello was also a devil, but the effect was very obvious, Real Madrid won the La Liga title that season after training hard in the summer, and injuries were greatly reduced.

But Fabio Capello left after only one season in charge at Real Madrid, bringing in a La Liga title.

The reason is also very simple, Real Madrid did not like Capello's tactical style and his training.

During Capello's tenure, the team's number one star, Hakan Suker, once complained that he had lost several kilograms of meat.

As a die-hard of Real Madrid, Benitez used Hakan Suker's words to vaccinate the players, and he was obviously determined to train an iron army this summer.

It's like when he was at Liverpool.

Not only that, but he also wants to completely break the bad habit of Real Madrid players being pampered.

Everyone knows how much hard work in the summer will help the following season, but with Capello's example, it has been difficult for the next few managers to do so.

Bosque is not an iron-clad manager, but more of a dressing room and is loved by superstars; Queiroz once wanted to introduce Manchester United's training methods, but was met with difficulties in adapting to the soil, and in the second half of the 03-04 season, Real Madrid's physical inadequacy was vividly exposed, which Yang Yang, who played for Ajax at the time, was very clear.

Neither Luxemberg, Capello nor Schuster, nor Juande Ramos have been able to change the situation, and they may have tried their hand at devil training at one point, but they were unable to do so for a variety of reasons.

But this time, Benitez was determined to stay the course, even if there was a lot of grumbling in the dressing room.

Because he has Yang Yang's full support!

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As the number one star in the team, Yang Yang is not the leader of the dressing room, but he is definitely the soul of the Real Madrid team, and his every move has been closely watched by everyone in the team.

In his first training session with the team, Yang Yang used his work ethic to tell everyone that he would strictly implement the coaching staff's plan, and then he showed no less physical fitness than Las Diarra and Mascherano, the strongest players in the team, and let people see his self-discipline.

Benitez and Yesterdam approached him and mentioned the importance of summer physical reserve training, and during his time at Liverpool, Yang Yang also felt the importance of physical reserves, coupled with his past impressions of Real Madrid, so he supported Benitez.

Upon his arrival in Maynoos, Benitez's demonic training sparked a backlash in the dressing room, with even old courtiers like Guti, who was notoriously physically challenged.

Yang Yang meticulously carried out the tasks of the coaching staff on the training ground, even he did so, and the rest of the team could not find any reason to discount, and Yang Yang always looked on coldly for complaints, until one time, Ibrahimovic couldn't help but complain to him about Benitez's coldness, Yang Yang said what he thought.

"When it comes to building a balanced team, building a mature and stable tactical system, and forming a powerful fighting machine, I don't think there is anyone like him in European football today!"

"He was never a good guy and will never be our closest friend, including me, I don't think many people will like a manager like him, but I personally think that I didn't come to Real Madrid to make friends with the manager, I came to win, to win the championship, to kill all the opponents."

Yang Yang's remarks were unanimously agreed by Xavi Alonso, Mascherano and Arbeloa, who all have a distinct characteristic, that is, they have played for Liverpool and are familiar with Benitez.

Raul, Ibrahimovic and others were speechless, obviously thinking about Yang Yang's words.

Over the years, there have been many managers who have managed Real Madrid, some like Fabio Capello and Juander Ramos, who have been stronger, but in the end they did not end well, and even if they won some honors, they stayed here for a short time.

There are also some who can mingle with the stars and get liked by the dressing room, but in the end it is the Champions League 16, stopping at the round of 16 every year, and La Liga is also lacking.

Many people miss Bosque, but only those who know Real Madrid can know that even if Bosque really stays in 03, Real Madrid will still be unable to escape the subsequent predicament, because Bosque is not the kind of person who can make big moves.

Rafael Benitez is a die-hard Real Madrid fan, there is no doubt about that, he has the qualifications, the prestige, the strength, the courage, and now he has the full support of Yang Yang, the team's number one superstar, this should be a pretty good opportunity.

Do you want a breakthrough in grades, or continue to live in harmony?

Raul and Ibrahimovic, among others, were quick to give answers.

The captain and the superstars have made a statement, and the other players in the dressing room can only put away other superfluous thoughts and devote themselves to the summer training and preparation.

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The temperatures in Dublin were perfect for training, and the devilish training of three practices a day made the dressing room miserable, but no one dared to challenge the coaching staff's decision.

German central defender Metzelder said in an interview with Real Madrid TV that after joining Real Madrid, he experienced three practices a day for the first time, which was really hard and he was very surprised.

Raul also felt the same way, saying that it was the first time he had encountered such devil training in his 15 years at Real Madrid, but the Real Madrid captain also said that every manager has his own ideas and plans, and the players need to adapt to it.

"I'm sore all over the body right now, and I feel like I've never worked so hard like I have now, but I believe in the truth that the bitter comes first, and then the sweetness of the training, we will definitely benefit from this kind of training in the future."

Raul is not the only player who is so tired that he lies on the bed after training every day, but even in interviews with the media, none of the players questioned the manager, and more are looking forward to seeing the results in the future.

Yang Yang, Mascherano and Pepe became the best and most prominent players in the team's Devils training camp, and the three of them were known as not able to run to death, because they were still able to maintain their vigorous state in three practices a day.

Ibrahimovic praised his nemesis with a wry smile in an interview with Real Madrid TV, "He's just a beast, like a machine that doesn't need to rest at all, I really feel like I have to work harder to keep up with him, I don't want to lose to him!" ”

Kaka and Arjen Robben escaped training with Winston Bogard, and although the amount of training was not small, but more gradually, they also felt the atmosphere of the team.

"This is the first time since I joined Real Madrid that I have felt a huge change in the team's mental outlook, in just a few days, everyone has been training very hard, looking tired, but behind it there is a kind of anticipation." Robben said.

Kaka agrees, "They all think I'm away with training like this, but actually, I really don't feel good about it, and if I could, I'd like to be able to practice with the team so that I feel like I'm part of it." ”

Real Madrid's devilish training continues in the midst of this pain and anticipation, as well as the doubts of the outside world about how long it can be.