Chapter 593: Castile's Chance

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"The team's title race is being dragged down by injuries? The Real Madrid coach is suspected of accusing Barcelona of trying to close the gap between the two teams by relying on off-the-market recruitment, but failed to do so. Asensio and Raphael Varane are worried about injuries and could miss all the games leading up to the winter break. —Marca

"1-4, the biggest defeat in the national derby in 16 years, several wrong decisions by the referee led to tragedy, and the despicable behavior of the Celestial Empire made the game and even the whole country shame." - World Sports Newspaper

"Defending his disciples, Coach Li believes that the sentence given to Mbappe is a bit too heavy, and hopes that the referee committee can carefully review the incident at that time and consider it as appropriate in terms of suspension punishment." – Madrid Times

"The defending champions have suffered a blow to the batter, and Xavi should not rest on his laurels over the past two years, but should complete the renewal of the squad as soon as possible and bring in stronger new signings in the coming winter window. Real Madrid's current serious injury situation also gives Barcelona a full opportunity, as long as they can reasonably complete the reinforcement, I believe that in five months at Camp Nou, they will definitely be able to return all the pain of last night. - Daily Sports

"The joys and sorrows after a big victory. Happy: After a head-to-head victory over their arch-rivals, Real Madrid have widened the gap at the top of the table to four points, a rare advantage over the past two decades. Worry: According to insider sources, Asensio will miss about two weeks due to an ankle injury, while team captain Raphael Varane is in an unknown condition and is likely to not return until the end of January next year. - "As"

Judging from the Barca manager's post-match statement, it is clear that they believe that they have been treated extremely unfairly, with many people repeatedly stressing that if Ruiz had been punished by the referee in the first half for a penalty that Vallejo had fouled, the game would have been completely different. And they also did not agree that the two Real Madrid players suffered from black feet due to injury, but instead threw the confrontation of the game to a far beyond the ordinary level to the Real Madrid side, accusing the home team players who took the lead in implementing fouls beyond the normal intensity, which led to the subsequent escalation of the conflict.

For this statement, the three Real Madrid representatives who attended the post-match press conference, Rodrygo, Vallejo and Febas, naturally immediately refuted it, and the players on both sides fought fiercely in the air, and extended the grievances on the field to the outside of the field. In the week that followed, a number of people from the two teams used their online social media to fight each other, and Raul's efforts to ease some of the tensions between the two clubs were directly wiped out after taking the stage.

Fortunately, the two head coaches, Xavi and Li Moody, are still very rational and have not shown too much hostility in front of the public. However, one claimed that he would "entertain" the guests during the rematch, while the other insisted that if the opponent held back tears this time, then Real Madrid would not mind being a "bad guest" when they visited the house.

In short, the heat brought by this Spanish national derby is still worthy of its other nickname - the battle of the century, until next weekend, the smoke of the league has been ignited and it is still not quickly forgotten by the media and fans, as for the 4-1 result and the direct or indirect impact of the game process on the two teams, it has continued until the winter transfer window opened from January 1 to 19, when the two top giants have made a rare big move, so that the whole world football scene is lively again.

But that's all for later, after Li Mudi fulfilled his wish to defeat the sworn enemy, it was difficult to get up. After losing two core members of the team in a row, both technically and mentally, the original strong squad depth advantage in the Real Madrid team has basically disappeared, and there is a big problem of lack of strong rotation in the back line and front, which makes him uneasy.

If it's just the long absence of one of Villarlivre's centre-forwards, it can make up for it by adding more minutes to other attackers, and then wait until the winter window opens to bring in Manuel Pellegri to solve the need. However, the injuries of Raphael Varane and Marcos Asensio are not so easy to deal with, and although the latter is likely to return in two weeks' time, it has put more physical pressure on an already understaffed front-court squad, and if there are other injuries that can be worse.

As for the injury of the double captain of the French national team and Real Madrid, the impact is even greater, Vallejo himself is also a glass physique willing to be injured, even if he has the protection of the manager's external halo, he does not dare to guarantee that he can achieve full attendance in the season, because there has been no such miracle in his previous ten years of career. Another homegrown centre-back, Mele, has a strong marker and tackling ability, but his headers and speed are slightly below average, and he needs to be paired with the right team-mates to play to his strengths, which makes Skriniar too heavy and needs someone to be able to share the pressure for him.

It's just that let's not talk about whether the team can carry it until the winter break when the transfer market opens, but now the value of the world's top central defenders has to be 60 million euros, and Real Madrid is ready to spend 150 million to get Pellegri after they have no additional funds for other players, which means that even if they want to make reinforcements, it is difficult for a woman to cook without rice.

So after two full days of deliberation, in the regular training session on Wednesday, Li Mudi made a rare and thorough hand-off in this regard, and after handing over the supervision task to his assistant Platz, he took the club's meritorious and current youth director Chendo, who is confirmed to retire next summer, to the side of the Castillian training ground, which is just a wall away from the first team.

There, the two men joined up with Javier Marlow, who will take over the team's youth team in six months' time, to watch the lads practice and exchange their views on the future of the young group.

After making 497 appearances for Real Madrid in all competitions as a right-back as a player and taming Maradona in a Champions League game against Napoli, Shendo made his debut in the Castilla academy and never wore another team's shirt before retiring in 1998. What's even more amazing is that in his first season when he took off his white shirt, he began to assist then manager Dutchman Guus Hiddink as a member of the first-team coaching staff, and then also played the role of assistant coach, and has been using his experience in the team since then, so to speak, he has never left the Bernabeu in his life.

And this old-timer is also very familiar with the youth training work, coupled with his incomparably impressive strong qualifications, ordinary people really do not have the courage to question his views in front of him. But fortunately, Mr. Shenduo's temper is still very good, and he can even be said to be a modest and polite gentleman, even if Li Mudi's age is not as old as his son, he still maintains enough respect in the conversation, which makes the Real Madrid coach can't help but feel closer and more close and admired.

So when Mr. Shen Duo asked the first team manager in the cafeteria yesterday noon to inspect the training of the reserve team, the latter agreed without hesitation. Li Mudi knew very well what kind of idea the other party had to find him, and coincidentally, he also had a long-term plan in this regard, so he had a special itinerary for this day.

With the squad unable to get any effective additions from the outside world in the month leading up to the winter window, there is only one way to deal with the shortage of staff, and that is to promote Academy players to be used as a backup force for a while, which is something that everyone can think of. However, the specific details have a variety of different options due to the differences in the club's planning, and this is the main reason why Shenduo hopes to get the most support from Li Mudi.

Since Casillas, the Galaxy, which can be ranked in the top five in the world in terms of youth work, has not had a situation where a reserve player has directly established himself in the first team. Castilla's model of sending players to Real Madrid is fixed in the routine of first being loaned out for training, and if the performance during the period is very good, they are sold with a buy-back clause, and then buy-back when the player's strength rises to the level of playing for the parent club, and there are few other cases. For example, Carvajal, Vallejo, Rodrygo and others returned to the Bernabeu in this way and established their positions in the team in one fell swoop.

It's just that in the vast majority of cases, the youth players on loan can only wait for the result of leaving the team freely after the contract expires or being bought out by other teams at a low price in advance, and the number of them who can enter the second stage is probably less than one-tenth. And those who can survive until the final victory and return to Real Madrid may not even be one-fiftieth.

That's just a regular cast of Castilla, and when you add to that the youth squad at all levels, you can't describe the brutality of the last century's best club. You must know that the players who can enter the echelons of Real Madrid will not have too low potential, especially in the process of promotion at each age, there is a very strict selection system, it can be said that except for some special existence (such as players from a certain country needed to open up the market), there are no weak soldiers who can occupy a place in Castile.

(PS: In terms of potential, the level of Real Madrid's reserve team is at least two levels higher than that of the Celestial Empire men's football team, but there are still many deficiencies in experience and physique, and it takes more time to accumulate.) )

What's even more terrifying is that even those excellent players who let their parent club trigger the buyback clause are extremely rare to be able to stay in the end, and many of them have completely died of their desire to play for Real Madrid after a season or two on the bench at the Bernabeu, and have since broken off with their childhood dreams.

In other words, even though Lopetegui and Guti have paid more attention to tapping the potential of their own youth training than previous managers, the actual effect has not changed much, and Castilla's reputation as a La Liga blood supply station is still praised by other non-Barcelona La Liga teams.

As a pure-blooded Real Madrid man who is about to retire, Shenduo naturally hopes to see this situation that makes all Mei Linger feel sad and helpless before he leaves the team he loves for a lifetime, and at least there is a sign of improvement, so he still has certain expectations for Li Mudi, a Celestial Empire who is known for coaching young players.

And Li Mudi did not disappoint his old-timers, through a long exchange, he got a lot of player information from the club's successive re-election of youth training directors, and to the surprise of the latter two people, the Real Madrid coach seems to be more concerned about the daily character of the young man and the way he behaves in the world, and he does not pay too much attention to the level of play, which is a little confusing.

Of course, they don't know that there are two super plug-ins, FM system and scouting tools, and Li Mudi no longer needs to seek any advice from others in terms of player potential and ability, and he is now more concerned about what the temperament of young players is like as an ordinary person.

On the morning of this day, the Spanish Football Federation sent a penalty for Mbappe being sent off with a direct red card in the national derby, and the team's number one star was suspended for three games, which is a heavier sentence.

Mbappe's ability is undoubted, and he was able to finish in the top five of the Ballon d'Or at the age of 20, and has since been selected in the top three of similar selections for many years, and is widely regarded as one of the superstars who stood at the top of world football after the end of the Mero era.

It's just that this kid's temper is really bad enough, and he often makes outrageous actions on the field, although more than half of them were provoked by the other party before they did brain-dead things because of losing their coolness, but this is not a reason why he can act recklessly. His multiple non-football playoffs and additional suspensions have done a lot of damage to the team. In addition, Real Madrid players such as Aaron, Melle and Peperu also have a violent temper and are often punished, and Li Mudi and his predecessors have a headache for this.

In order to avoid the first team becoming a "brain-dead concentration camp", the Real Madrid coach still hopes to bring in some young players with normal thinking and good at managing their emotions on the premise of being as good as possible, but this idea is not very likely to be realized, because talent is always full of personality, and the same is true of several of the best in the Castilla team.

So on Thursday morning, the next day, when the first team had their final training for the second leg of the fourth round of the Copa del Rey in the evening, three reserve youngsters joined in the preparations from next door.

Although their names have appeared in the squad announced in advance last night, and a joint practice before the game is something that everyone expected, it is clear from the introduction of the head coach that this time the selection of players is not a temporary act, but will continue at least until the winter break.

For these three young people, a rare opportunity is in front of them, but I don't know if they can grasp it.