Coupled with Mbappe, Odegaard and Mariano, who are the absolute mainstays in their respective national teams, as well as Rubio, who was called up by Spain's Under-19s for the first time, and La Zuo, who is suspended for a red card, the players available to Li Mudi in the eighth round of the league against S.D. Amorebita on October 10 have become stretched thin again.

Regarding the strange thing that the Spanish league in the third tier and below still arranges the game schedule on the national team match day, Li Mudi can't wait to scold. This may not be much for other teams, with only one or two absent players in a few teams, but Castilla is the hardest hit area, with two internationals in addition to a few Under-21 and Under-19 players, and almost 10 games a year due to the withdrawal of players, and it is even more tearful if someone is injured because of this.

Castile, whose winning streak was ended in the last round and the morale of the players was hit to a certain extent, should have regained confidence with a big win in this round, but the absence of several key players directly led to a serious decline in the team's strength. Facing Amorebieta, who is currently ranked 4th in the league, even if he is playing at home, Li Mudi has no confidence to win.

Amorebieta has a decent quality of players, but they work well with each other and are one of the few teams in this league with a stable squad. Eight of the starting eleven in the new season were the main players last season, and the other two players were substitutes last year, and only one new signing, so the run-in of the squad is very strong, second only to Castilla, which is close to full value. However, in this game, the home team lacked an absolute main force on each of the three lines, which had a great impact on the overall strength, and the cooperation between the substitute players and others was also unknown, so the pre-game big media rarely predicted that the draw was likely to be the largest.

Castilla's starting line-up for this game: goalkeeper Yáñez, right wing-back Dani, central defenders Bernabeu and León, left-back Tejero, central midfielders Peperu and Febas, forward Muñoz, right winger Cedras, left winger Lin Liangming, center forward Narvaez.

Among Li Mudi's starting eleven, only Yáñez and Leon were the original main players, and the rest were all substitutes. This is because in the training days before the game, the joint training of several substitutes for the absent players and the rest of the main players did not meet the expectations of the coaching staff, and the cooperation was very jerky, and the additional training for two or three consecutive days did not improve. Seeing this situation, Li Mudi decisively implemented a large-scale rotation, so that all the substitute lineups that had been working together and had a good tacit understanding were all on the field. Castilla's passing tactics require a high degree of tacit understanding between players, although the strength of the full substitute lineup is not as good as the semi-mixed lineup, but at least it can run tactics better, and it can also improve the morale of these players who lack games, why not!

The visitors used a 4-4-1-1 formation with a single striker up front. Four of the five midfielders, including the midfielders, have an average score of 7.2 or above, all of which are in the top 35 of the current player rating list, which can be said to be good. Leading scorer Goiria has scored five league goals and is a threat to the home side's makeshift bench backline.

After the opening, after testing each other a little, Castilla took the initiative to retreat, and the forward midfielder Muñoz and two wingers cooperated with the central midfielders to control the ball in their own midfield, and were not in a hurry to attack. Five minutes later, the visitors, who had not touched the ball much before, stepped up their midfield scramble, using their physical runs to cause the home team a lot of problems in possession. So the two sides spread out in the midfield. In the big battle, no one could control the ball well, and as for the wonderful offensive routine, they couldn't play it once, and the scene was extremely ugly.

Garcia, the referee of this game, was strict, showing only 38 yellow cards and 5 red cards in the previous seven rounds. Therefore, after each received 2 yellow cards, the actions of both sides became more and more cautious, although there were several shooting opportunities, but they were not absolute chances to score.

Forty-five minutes later, the 0-0 draw confirmed the good fortune of both teams, and the 2-2 number of shots on goal caused the fans to yawn for days, and the hypnotic effect was as good as two sleeping pills.

The reason why Castilla played so conservatively was because the strength of the lineup arranged by coach Li Mudi was indeed not strong, and it was more than one notch worse than the previous main team. Amorebieta was faced away from home against the leaders who had swept the teams with the overwhelming momentum of Taishan, and he didn't dare to let go of the attack at first, and when he found out that the opponent's strength was not strong, he fell into the meat with the opponent. In the quagmire of fighting, he didn't show his strength at all.

At the start of the second half, the visitors took possession of the ball and wanted to use their more experience and balance to keep Castilla at bay. The home team immediately defended with all their might, and even striker Narvaez retreated to the centre circle to participate in the pressing. It's also a coincidence, in the practice matches during the usual training, the substitute lineup has been pressed in the backfield in the face of the main team's passing control, and is very adaptable to this style of play. Compared to Castilla's starting line-up, Amorebietta's midfielder also has excellent passing ability, but his imagination is much worse, after all, he does not have the same brilliance as Odegaard and Enzo. And the step-by-step reversal and transfer did not cause much trouble to these "sparring partners".

In the 69th minute, Li Mudi made three substitutions in a row: Grau replaced Fabas with a yellow card, Toro replaced Cedres in the central midfield position, Gan Funnina replaced Narvaez, and Lin Liangming was put up in the front line, changing the formation to 4-3-2-1, abandoning two wing attacks and strengthening the control of the midfield.

The change was a change that saw a decline in fitness and a lack of quality on the bench, with the home side gradually taking back possession of the midfield with the movement of the two full-backs.

In the eighty-eighth minute, Lin Liangming fell into the opponent's encirclement outside the penalty area with the ball, and had no choice but to get up and try to shoot from a distance, but the football touched the bodies of the two defenders one after another, and after refracting, it flew into the goal, and the opponent's goalkeeper Herera was shaken so much that he almost sprained his hip and failed to touch the ball.

At 1-0, Castilla rewrote the score near the end of the match. This scene is so familiar, it seems to be Qi Zu's metaphysical possession!

Amorebieta immediately pressed the team to equalise in the final minutes, with goalkeepers coming up to take advantage of corners. At this time, the home team was even more desperate to defend, although the process was a little embarrassing, but in the end it still reaped a difficult victory.

After the visitors' final corner kick was pushed out, Lin Liangming got the ball and hit the empty goal with his feet nearly 75 meters away from the opponent's goal, but almost missed the sideline.

Also, the shot that led to the goal, shown in the post-match footage, was out of the frame at the beginning, but after two refractions turned into a goal on target, Amorebieta was really unlucky in this game.

Castile, who lacked several main cores, defeated his opponent with the help of luck - or metaphysics, which made Li Mudi excited but also a little worried, would this be too disgraceful? Usually some small good luck, don't return it all at a pinch, just get a big cup! It's like killing your opponent many times in a normal event, but you are counter-killed by your opponent in a life-and-death battle with your mortal enemy, you know who you're talking about.

Putting the process aside, the result is still satisfying to everyone. Not only did they take all three points, but also gave the substitutes who usually don't get playing time a chance to play, and the team's morale still improved to a certain extent.

After Sunday's post-match break, as soon as he came to the training ground on Monday, Li Mudi's scared big cup did not come, but the small cup came one after another: Mbappe was injured in the French U19 game, some slight concussion, the team doctor recommended a few days of rest, and it is better not to play in the next game; And on Wednesday, Enzo accidentally caught a cold again, and was directly sent home from vacation to drink double coptis and banlangen.

Two more key players were absent for the weekend's game, which caused a lot of problems for Castilla's line-up. Playing away from home was supposed to be a good time to play short pass penetration or quick counterattack, but the injury of the main striker and the top scorer left Li Mudi with little choice. Starting Mariano meant a complete loss of speed, and the only tactics that could be used were wide crosses and long-range shots that were a certain threat, but the opponent was a tough bone to gnaw.

Castilla will travel on October 17 at 20:00 p.m. to take on C.F. Fuenlabrada (also known as Fuenlabrada), a team located in the Autonomous Community of Madrid, about 25 kilometers from the center of Madrid, with a population of about 200,000 and the fourth largest town in the Madrid region. When it comes to its relationship with Castile, it is not just geographically close, the current coach of this team is none other than Real Madrid legend Fernando Morientes. The tactics used by the team are also exactly the same as those of Castile, 4-2-3-1, pass-and-control play. After eight league rounds, Fuenlavrada is in sixth place in the standings with 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, and has the strength to advance to the final promotion play-offs. The team's right winger Jorge Ortiz (Jorge Ortiz) has made eight appearances, scored 3 goals and provided 3 assists, with an average personal rating of 7.45, ranking ninth in the player list and is the star player in the league.

Since Morientes and Li Muddy are both good friends of Raul, the relationship between the two is also very good, and they often meet and chat together when Raul is still playing in Europe. When he returned to play as a player in Santa Ana in January '15, Li Muddy also went to the scene to congratulate him.

Morientes's coaching ideas were greatly influenced by Li Mudi, and when he finished his 13-year TV commentary career and was preparing to obtain a coaching certificate, he consulted Li Mudi with a lot of relevant knowledge, and was able to teach him. So now this Fuenlavrada team can be called a copy of Castile, from the coach to the players have a clear understanding of Castile's technical and tactical characteristics.

This may not be a bad thing for Li Mudi.