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Since 2024 is the European Championship in Germany, starting from mid-June, the focus of the world's football will be on this major sporting event second only to the Olympics and the World Cup for a whole month, which has led to a significant decline in the attention of several major leagues, and at the same time, Real Madrid, which is empty of the four majors, has not been sprayed so seriously by the outside world.

However, when the news of Li Mudi's arrival in the team was confirmed, the media and fans cheering for the upcoming European Championship temporarily turned their attention to the Iberian Peninsula, which is separated from Germany by France.

Just two days before the opening of this season's Champions League final, Real Madrid Club held a press conference for the introduction of the new coach in the temporary multi-purpose hall of the Bernabeu Stadium. It turned out that the room that could seat up to 350 people was crammed into more than 600 journalists from all over the world.

After the usual introduction process, Li Mudi ushered in his first test after joining the new team, how to deal with these crazy reporters.

"Coach Li, welcome home, can you express your feelings at this moment?" As soon as this question comes out, you don't need to look at people to know that it is a "childcare".

"It's exciting, but it's also calm...... Overall, it's a satisfying thing to achieve, after all, after some success in Italy and the UK, I have a lot of confidence to return to Madrid, so the day didn't make me feel too emotional, and I was back to normal with a little control. But the joy from head to toe was palpable, like the smile on my face at this time, unmistakable. ”

"It sounds like you're confident in leading Real Madrid out of the doldrums and back to the top! Can you tell us what kind of performance goals you would set for the new league that will start in two and a half months? "Sure enough, everything quiet and peaceful at the press conference was fake, and the second problem was a killing move.

"I don't agree with this journalist friend that Real Madrid have not had any slumps in the past few seasons, and that Julen (referring to Julen (referring to Julen Lopetegui) and José (referring to Guti) have made outstanding contributions to the team in their previous roles, such as the use of young players and homegrown players, which are among the best in the world, and this credit should not be forgotten. As for the results in your narrow sense, no team can guarantee that they will win every game or every title, and in the hands of Zizou before, we won everything and let other teams always go home empty-handed, so the bad luck was replaced by us, and everyone should understand.

However, it is precisely because the two predecessors have laid such a solid foundation that I will have the confidence to lead everyone to attack all the honors in the new season, and if there is a fluke in the end, I hope that all of us can also give the most sincere applause to Huren and Jose, because there are also their credits. ”

"Can I interpret that passage to mean that you are going to aim for a season of multiple titles or even six trebles in your first year at Real Madrid?" The next journalist to be given the right to ask questions is in a hurry.

"Of course, no matter what other people think, for me, football is all about winning and being the winner, and I go out with the idea that I can win all the trophies before the start of each season. It's just that the difficulties encountered are different every time, some have been achieved, and some have only left various regrets. Is it true that someone will decide that they can't win before the game even starts? Hopefully, such a person will not exist in the Real Madrid squad, otherwise there will be some trouble. Li Mudi is easy to deal with.

After seeing that there was no valuable news from the new coach through the team's results, the reporters turned their attention to another topic that could not be avoided after the change of manager - the transfer matter, and the reporter of the Catalan newspaper "Daily Sport" took the opportunity to ask the first question: "If you want to get good results, you must not be able to do without the support of a strong team, judging by your selection criteria, Is there anyone in the current Real Madrid squad who doesn't quite match his tactical style in terms of ability or technical characteristics? If so, is it convenient to reveal their names? ”

"Hehe, is this an attempt to find out my transfer plan in advance?" Li Mudi, who had been prepared for this, still maintained a relaxed state, and responded with a smile: "Because this is related to the important strategic deployment of the team in the new season, it is obviously impossible to talk too much here, but if I say that there will be no major adjustments to the team, it must be difficult for everyone to believe it, after all, I am a person with a 'previous record', and almost every time I join a new team, I will make a lot of noise in the first transfer window." But I can't say anything for sure yet, and every player has a chance to prove that they can adapt to my tactics, so I'm sorry I can't make big news here. ”

"So do you still have the same criteria for hiring people as you did when you were at Arsenal? Pursuing localization and rejuvenation of the lineup? Or will they put the same emphasis on youth training as they did eight years ago at Castilla, bringing Real Madrid back to the Five Eagles era? ”

"On the premise that there is not much difference in strength, the pursuit of localization, rejuvenation and focusing on cultivating their own descendants are the most basic principles that every team is following, so I will naturally not be an exception. Previous Real Madrid managers have done an excellent job in this regard, and Xiao Guicao is one of the most important tasks since I took over the team. But as the head coach of the best football club in the world, I am not bound by this rule, because over the past 100 years, countless seniors have used their actions to formulate a truth, that is, only the best players in the world deserve to wear the white shirt of Real Madrid, and this is what I want to say.

Whether it's a goalkeeper, a defender, a midfielder, a striker, I just want the best players, regardless of nationality, regardless of age, regardless of background, just look at ability. If you don't, you'll be deprived of the opportunity to wear the shirt, which is Real Madrid's selection criteria. ”

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately caused the exclamation of hundreds of reporters at the scene, not that they were a little fussed, but even the most arrogant head coach before did not dare to claim that all the players under his account were the best existences, let alone use this kind of statement to set up a flag for himself, because it was impossible to achieve.

However, Li Mudi actually said it with a calm face, this is extreme self-confidence? Or is it excessive bloat? Inevitably, there will be such a reaction.

"So Coach Li, in your opinion, how many people in the current Real Madrid squad meet this standard?" Immediately, a reporter dug deep into this topic, hoping to completely detonate the hot spot.

"I can't give a clear answer to this question for the time being, because in terms of ability, there is no doubt that the players who can join Real Madrid are all at the top level in the world. But whether or not they can play it depends on how hard they work on the training ground and on the field, and that's what I value the most. Competence and attitude are indispensable, but the latter is more important. ”

This view has never been seen in Lee's previous coaching career, because the quality of his players at Torino and Arsenal can only be regarded as first-class, and it can be said that every victory is achieved by taking advantage of the team.

But that is no longer the case in a top club like Real Madrid, which has some of the best players in the world, and even though there hasn't been a Ballon d'Or winner or world footballer since Luka Modric in 2018, it's still a star-studded gathering place for talent. Even though today, in 2024, the superstars of the older generation have basically withdrawn from the most central stage of football, but there will never be a lack of bright spots in the Galaxy Battleship.

Compared with the 2018-19 season when Zidane and Ronaldo left, the Real Madrid first team at this time has naturally been unrecognizable, but there are still many familiar faces. The 32-year-old Belgian international Thibaut Courtois, the 31-year-old French central defender Raphael Varane, the three Spanish internationals who are also 28 years old, Odriosola, Ceballos and Asensio, plus the French king Mbappe who was tapped by Li Mudi, there is no doubt about the strength of these stars. At the same time, Rodrygo, Kuchi, Uruguay international Valverde and Castile-born local defender Marcos Llorente are also old acquaintances of the team's new manager, so they don't need too much introduction.

The remaining ten or so generals in the squad are basically relatively unfamiliar faces, but whether it is personal ability or status in world football, they are also well-known celebrities, otherwise they would not have been allowed by Lafayette and Raul to wear that white battle report.

Among them, the most famous and valuable people are Argentine striker/striker Dybala, Slovak central defender Skriniar, French winger Coman and French central midfielder Hussem Oyar, all of whom can rank in the top ten in today's football in their respective positions, but Real Madrid's strength on paper can still rank among the top five in the world.

It's just that there are too many so-called superstars, and it will also bring a lot of negative effects, just like the situation of the first and second phases of the Galaxy Battleship and the Barcelona Dream One and Dream Two teams, which are destined to be unable to escape the final outcome of complete disintegration due to the team's internal gangs and fights with each other.

In the last two seasons of Guti's tenure, the atmosphere in the Real Madrid team has been problematic, which has seriously weakened their fighting power, which is also one of the important reasons for the team's significant decline in results.

Li Mudi naturally couldn't help but take precautions, so he appeared at his first press conference after taking office, and the intention was also very obvious, directly putting pressure on those restless thorns, asking them to obey their commands, otherwise don't blame him, the new coach, for being ruthless.

This is the three fires of the new official in a broad sense, the purpose is mainly to establish an absolute authoritative position in the team as soon as possible, and it is also a routine operation that almost every new coach has to carry out, but it still seems a little unusual here in Li Mudi. Because he entered the Bernabeu under the name of the world's No. 1 manager, it stands to reason that there should be no need for such calculations.

However, the current players are not as disciplined as the old-timers at the end of the last century and the beginning of this century, and they are all full of personality, which is really a headache from the perspective of managers. In the past, it is not uncommon for players to join forces and even a single superstar to get rid of the head coach, so one of the current evaluation criteria for excellent coaches is to be good at communicating with players, which is completely different from the paternalistic coach model of Lord Ferguson and Lippi twenty years ago.

However, for Li Mudi, he is not here to be a nanny for these stars, although he is still a proper "little fresh meat" in this industry, but the style of managing the team is to inherit some of the older generation of head coaches, that is, there can only be one voice in the team who gives orders. Members of the coaching staff and even the players can give him advice and inquiries whenever and wherever they want, but once the manager has made a decision, he must strictly follow the requirements, and he has also built two very effective teams in this way when he was in Torino and Arsenal, and now he is at Real Madrid, so he naturally has to follow this path.

It's just that if you want to directly subdue these big names with your past prestige status, this is obviously wishful thinking, so you must put bridle on them in advance, otherwise Li Mudi, who has no experience in facing the whole team of stars, really doesn't know how to manage, even if it is a bit of a villain's heart, it can't be taken care of so much.

Of course, in the eyes of the media, this demand is more like a reasonable excuse set up by the new coach to facilitate his upcoming squad purge. From the analysis of Li Mudi's previous conventional tactical style, there are indeed some players in the Real Madrid team who do not meet his requirements, and it is almost inevitable to make a big adjustment this summer, but the status and value of these stars require that even if you want to clean them, you must choose the most suitable method, and not meeting the requirements of the head coach is obviously the most common reason.

In general, the atmosphere of this "welcome" press conference still seemed a little tense, including Li Mudi's request for not following the routine, and a series of questions from the Catalan media about the new Real Madrid coach, all of which became the focus of attention in the following week.

It wasn't until the European Cup schedule was approaching that everyone's attention was taken away from the Galactic Battleship, but this did not affect the implementation of the plan that had been made by the Celestial Empire.