In the ninth round of La Liga that night, Real Madrid encountered stubborn resistance from Celta Vigo away from home, and the away team, which did not take advantage of the slightest advantage on the field, finally withdrew 3-1 from the Valedos Stadium with the individual ability of stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo. Odegaard and Mbappe sat on the bench for the whole game, and Li Mudi, who saw this scene from TV, could only shake his head and let out a sigh.

In the turn of the day, Li Mudi, who had sorted out his mood, came to the training ground and held a weekly meeting of the coaching staff, preparing to make tactical arrangements for the next league opponent. Solari came in with a notification from Rafael Benitez that Odegaard would return to the reserve squad this week, while Kylian Mbappe would remain in the first team for the time being, and decide whether he would be on the squad before the next league fixture. This means that the French youngster will continue to miss this round of La Liga B, because he has missed all training in Castilla, and even if he is eligible to play, he will not be able to form a tacit understanding with his teammates. If he is unable to play in the first team next weekend, Mbappe will not be able to play in official matches for 20 days from the start of his injury in the national youth team, and the lack of training for a long time is very detrimental to the development of young players. But in the face of this situation, Li Mudi had no choice at all, and all his grievances could only turn into another sigh......

Castile's next league opponent is Sestao River Club from the Basque Country, a team with Basque tradition and a tenacious style, with 16 points from 16 points after 10 rounds, 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. The team's players are average, there are no obvious shortcomings, the state is very stable and there are few abnormalities, the biggest score in the previous game was 2-0, never scored more than 2 goals in a single game, and never conceded more than 2 goals in a single game. The team plays in a 4-1-2-2-1 formation, with a single midfielder, two central midfielders, two wingers and a single striker.

At the heart of the midfield is 27-year-old midfielder Mikel Abaroa, who is temporarily third in the player rating list with an average score of 7.65 with only one assist. (Mbappe's average score is 8.3, but he has played too few games to enter the rankings, and the top two are Álvaro and Enzo of Castilla for the time being) This player has suddenly risen this season, and has played extremely well at both offensive and defensive ends, with an 82% pass rate and 80% steals and strong power, which can be said to be phenomenal.

In addition, the 23-year-old right winger Hernandez is also a sharp weapon for the team, with speed and skill related attributes around 14 or 15, and breaking through is a headache for defenders. He suffered some shin contusion in the previous round and it is not yet known if he will be able to play against Castile.

In addition to these two key players, left winger Laforente and center forward Gito are all very strong guys, plus Gago and Cabello in the backline, it is extremely normal for the Sestao River team to be at the top of the rankings.

However, the shortcomings of this team are also very prominent, that is, the main players are a little too old, among the 11 main players, 5 are over 30 years old, which is very rare in the second division B. The core of the defence Cabello and the main centre-forward Gito are both 35 years old, and the negative effect of fitness constraints on the whole team is very obvious, four of the seven goals conceded in the first ten league games have been conceded in the last 25 minutes, and two of them are conceded in the last seven minutes of the game.

This information is easily found by Li Mudi using the FM system, and it is also something that he never paid attention to when he played this game in his previous life, and he never imagined that the basis for becoming a qualified head coach in reality would be a senior player who first made a football manager game, who would believe it!

On Saturday, October 31, at 20:00, Castilla played the second match of two consecutive home matches. There was also good news before the game, with the visitors' main player Hernandez missing the game due to repeated injuries, and the Castilla backline was slightly relieved.

Castilla's starting lineup for this game: goalkeeper Yáñez, right wing-back Dani, central defenders Bernabeu and Leon, left-back Abner, central midfielders Odegaard and Fabas, forward Enzo, right winger Alvaro, left winger Lin Liangming, center forward Mariano, there are several positions in the lineup.

After the opening, the home team quickly took the initiative, the main way of attack was to cross after the side attack, using Mariano's young body to impact the away team's defense, Enzo received the header back or scramble for the second landing point, and Lin Liangming on the left side did not cut inside to attract Avaroa and then transferred the ball to the right. When defending, Lin Liangming moved closer to the middle, cooperated with Enzo to interfere with Avaroa, and did not let the opponent's core play normally at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.

In the first half, the visiting team used a wealth of experience to play with the home team, although the field was relatively passive, and the offensive side did not play at a normal level, but it did not give the home team any chance. In the end, Castilla ended the first 45 minutes with 59% possession, 4 shots on goal and 2 shots on target, and the score was 0-0.

At half-time, both teams seemed to be happy with the scoreline, so they didn't make any adjustments, and the start of the second half was still the same as before. The stalemate lasted until the 66th minute, the visitors took the lead in substitutions, and the central defender Cabello faced the impact of the Dominican black boy who was 13 years younger than himself again and again, and was really unable to withstand it. Seeing his defensive core embarrassed on the field, the manager of the Sestao River team couldn't bear to replace the old captain with Slovenian central defender Kubas.

In the 70th minute, Alvaro returned the ball from the right side, and Dani, who inserted the assist, crossed directly without stopping, Enzo's run to the forward point attracted the opponent's two central defenders, and Mariano in the middle jumped up to head the goal, and the opponent's goalkeeper couldn't save it, and the ball smashed into the lower left corner of the goal. 1-0, Castilla leads at home.

Six minutes later, the home team made a comeback. Substitute Peperu made a successful steal up front and caught the Sestao River, who had just turned to attack, by surprise when he was about to dribble forward after Avaroa got rid of Enzo and kicked the ball to the feet of Enzo. Facing a defensive line with only two central defenders left, Enzo made a bicycle feint and passed the ball straight into the gap that was extremely empty due to the right full-back's pressing. After the first shot was blocked by the goalkeeper with his foot, he was lucky enough to get the second drop and push the ball into the empty net. The visitors, who were two goals behind, had no spirit to resist and replaced the strikers with defenders, intending to give up the attack and not concede any more goals.

In the end, Castilla, playing at home, did not break the record of no more than 2 goals conceded in a single game, but it was a complete victory both in terms of statistics and technical tactics. It can be said that after three consecutive poor performances, Li Mudi's team quickly adjusted their form, fully demonstrated the dominance of the league leaders in the last two games, and the confidence of the media and fans in the rookie manager has gradually recovered a little.

On November 1, the day after the game, the whole team had a holiday to recuperate. Li Muddy used this month's scouting tools, and in an environment where the ability of all players has generally increased, it was found that Mbappe really did not make the slightest improvement in the last month, and his form has declined. In La Liga later last night, the French youngster was once again in the squad for the game, but still did not get a minute of playing time. Seeing that his development had stalled today, Li Mudi's resentment against Benitez reached a new high after crossing over, and after hastily recording the situation of his opponent this month, he simply cleaned up and left the apartment, walking towards the Castilian office building.

Coming out of the office of the chairman, Mr. Francisco, Li Mudi's heart was very heavy. Mr. Lao said that there is nothing he can do in the face of this situation, the chairman of the reserve team has no position in front of the coach of the parent team, although he has a good relationship with Galeries Lafayette, but it is obviously inappropriate to convey this kind of information to the head coach through the chairman.

On the way back to the apartment, the unwilling Li Mudi called Qi Zu again, and the feedback he got was still not optimistic, and words such as "try his best" and "little hope" kept eroding his reason, and finally Li Mudi was "crazy".

Reflexively walked back to the office building, found Garcia, the team's public relations manager, and got the phone number of the editor-in-chief of Marca from him......

On November 3, on the edge of the Castilla training ground, Li Mudi received an exclusive interview with Marca columnist Simon Harrison. The interview focused on Real Madrid's academy players, with the Castilla boss detailing the efforts and growth of the youth team, and finally appropriately appealed to the first-team bosses not to always wave cheques all over the world to buy stars, but to focus more on their own backyard, where the youngsters will not disappoint.

This interview was published on Marca's official website the next day, and the reporter took advantage of the topic after Li Mudi's topic on youth training. The next three league games since Karim Benzema's injury in the seventh round of the Madrid derby were listed. Although Real Madrid has won three in a row, but facing three opponents who are far inferior to themselves, Benitez's tactics of putting Cristiano Ronaldo in the center forward position did not play very well, whether it is the efficiency of possession or the opportunities created, it is between the opponents, and the victory can only be attributed to the superstars' super individual ability. Finally, it was suggested that in the absence of a positive striker, it would be possible to put the reserve team's hopeful Kylian Mbappe on the pitch, and he could be a qualified replacement for his French countryman.

This article did not attract much people's special attention at the first time, youth training is the top priority of each team, and for a (local) giant like Real Madrid, even if it is mainly to introduce big-name stars, the slogan of attaching importance to youth training must be shouted from time to time. Just when people thought it was another routine "headline party" advertorial, the weekend league gave them a big surprise.