Chapter 583: A New Battleship Sets Sail

However, this online voting activity is just an unofficial keyboard party to entertain itself, and its influence is almost negligible, so it is naturally not widely recognized by the public. And Li Mudi has no mind to think about other issues now, just how to control the squad to the 25 players required by La Liga and the Champions League is enough for him and the coaching staff to have a headache.

Completely different from the previous coaches in Torino and Arsenal, it is needless to say that Real Madrid attach great importance to their own youth training, so it is easy to meet the registration requirements, which allows Li Muddy to fill the first-team squad in his first season in charge of the team, which should be a great thing.

It can be that too many talents can also bring troubles, this sentence sounded a little underwhelming before, but when you really have the opportunity to enter a top giant like Huang Saren, you can't help but sigh like this, because only 25 people can be selected from many excellent players, which is really a chore, and people with choice difficulties are estimated to have a tendency to self-harm.

Since there are not many young players under the age of 21 who do not need to register in this year's squad, it is necessary to find a place for the seven extra players in the first team before the first round of La Liga starts on August 18, otherwise it will be a bit unprofessional, after all, players who cannot register cannot be left without a ball for half a year. At the same time, it is also necessary to find the ideal home for them as much as possible, either for sale or on loan, in short, it must be satisfactory to all parties is the bearing and demeanor that a manager of a big team should show.

So through a series of warm-up games to examine the state and ability of the players, practice new tactics at the same time, Li Mudi also had to distract the transfer of players, starting from the pre-season training camp in mid-July, and then for more than a month, he began to coach the Torino team in the early days of the busy work state, like a spinning top rarely had the opportunity to rest.

However, such a dedication has finally paid off in exchange for a huge return, under the unfavorable conditions of the team's short training time in the early stage of the European Cup, Real Madrid's squad run-in has achieved good results, although the results in the early warm-up games are not particularly ideal, but everyone can feel their gradual improvement in mental outlook and competitive state.

Although due to problems with their results in various competitions last season, the Galaxy Battleship failed to qualify for the two "official warm-up matches" of the Spanish Super Cup and the European Super Cup, in order to test the true level of the team, Li Moody still arranged AC Milan and Dortmund as the team's final warm-up opponents before the start of the season.

As a result, 3-1 and 2-0, Real Madrid won relatively easily, even if the participating teams adopted the strategy of half-time main and half-time substitutes, but the game process still showed the strong control of the Spanish giants, which made most of Meilinger have more expectations for the new season.

With the passage of time and the progress of a game, Li Mudi is also constantly streamlining the size of the team's squad, almost every day or two, news about the departure of Real Madrid players is exposed, and occasionally there is news that some new signings may join.

On the morning of August 17, when there were 14 hours left before the summer transfer window closed, Real Madrid's official website sent out the final list of registrations in the league, confirming that Ndidi, who has been rumored to be transferred, will not land at the Bernabeu this summer, but the team's squad can still be described as extremely luxurious, which has attracted the attention of the entire European football world.

In terms of goalkeepers, the 32-year-old Courtois has been in excellent form and can still be ranked in the top 10 goalkeepers in the world today, but his main position at the club has been strongly attacked by 25-year-old Ukrainian international Andrei Luning, who started more than a third of his games under Guti last season, resulting in fierce competition for this spot.

However, on the positive side, these two world-class goalkeepers also add a double insurance to Real Madrid's goal, plus the third goalkeeper is a local player born in 2001, Quintamoya, is the team's youth training, and has many appearances in the Spanish national youth team at all levels, and also has a certain potential.

Right-back/wingback is also a double insurance configuration, Odriosola is the main player of the Spanish national team in this position, and David Carmona, who was brought to Turin by Li Mudi, grew up and joined Real Madrid at a high price, is two years younger than the former, and has been playing a substitute role in the national team and club before, but in fact, there is almost no gap in strength.

Fortunately, his former mentor took over the reins of the team, and Carmona finally ushered in the end of the hardships, and under Li Mudi's unique rotation mechanism, the two famous players who can be ranked in the world's top 10 right-backs will share the playing time of a season, and their fitness and form will be guaranteed, which is also a reassuring position.

And such a strong configuration is reflected in the position of central defenders, Varane, Skriniar, Vallejo, Melle and other four central defenders in the FM system The current ability is more than 160, which is one of the teams with the deepest bench thickness in the entire European football, and only Manchester City can stand shoulder to shoulder.

The only worrisome left-back at the back was also in good form in the warm-up games leading up to the start of the season, with new signing Aaron Calicole integrating into the squad with little effort, and the quality of his national team will not disappoint. At the same time, substitute Swiss Lotumba and the team's academy graduate Alvaro Fernandes also played a consistent performance in their limited playing time, so that this position will not be a shortcoming for Real Madrid at least.

It is worth noting that the addition of Aaron also allowed the Galaxy to successfully replicate the defensive lineup of the Matadors, and in the first half of the national team warm-up match, Odriosola, Vallejo, Melle and Aaron had two joint starts, and this rare situation was also considered by the Spanish media that Real Madrid's defensive ability will usher in an explosive period in the new season.

Just continue to take stock, and people will soon find that the strength of this team is actually more reflected in their midfield lineup, and its luxury can be described as terrifying.

Among the centre-backs/midfielders, Marcos Llorente, Ceballos and Uruguayan Ernesto Valverde are all active internationals, while Peperu and Febas are also among the best in the country. Although it looks a little dim at first glance, it is definitely in line with the tactical requirements of the new coach of the team in terms of ability and adaptability. In addition to the slight lack of defense, whether it is organizing the attack or passing the ball, it is recognized as a powerful faction, and it must not be underestimated.

As for the team's frontcourt, those names can definitely blind your eyes.

First of all, in the position of midfielder, Argentine veteran Dybala was rumored to be purged by the team's new coach this summer, but in the end he stayed, which was somewhat surprising to the outside world. But his ability is naturally undoubted, although he is 31 years old, but the all-round ability of the former megatron football is still at a very high level. The only concern is that Li Mudi's current tactics rarely set up a forward midfielder, but fortunately, he can play a lot of positions and roles, which can be used to get more playing time.

Similar to him is the homegrown player Kuchi, also known as Salazar, a player who has played as a striker since he was a child, because of his technical characteristics and physical condition, after joining Castilla, he was still used more as a shadow striker and a striker. Later, according to the needs of the team, he developed a skill package of two wingers on the left and right, and he is also a jack-of-all-trades type player in the frontcourt, and even the technical characteristics are very similar to Dybala, but this is also destined to make it difficult for him to get too many opportunities at least this season.

The two big players in the left winger position are Asensio, the current prince of the Bernabeu, and Vinicius, who are synonymous with flamboyant skill, both of whom are undoubtedly geniuses. It's just that judging from the face, it's hard to believe that the Brazilian is as much as four and a half years younger, when he first saw him on the training ground, Li Mudi really thought at that moment that this was the player's father who came to visit the class, this appearance, very determined!

As for the right side, in addition to the world's top five superstar Mbappe, Spanish international Mikel Oyarzabal, who joined from Real Sociedad for 85 million euros four years ago and switched to a right winger at the request of tactics, has no low reputation in football, and is already qualified to get a main position in a team at the level of a giant. It's just that Li Muddy forcefully rejected the offers of Manchester City and Grand Paris this summer, and kept the 27-year-old star in his prime with the promise of more playing time.

The four main players on both flanks can also juggle multiple positions at the same time, allowing the manager to choose the starting line-up based on their presence or the tactical characteristics of the opponent, and most of them can even go up front if necessary, but there are dedicated top scorers who are responsible for the team's attack.

Homegrown striker Villalivre and Brazilian Rodrygo, who quickly became popular all over the world during his season at Arsenal, are now Real Madrid's most reliable attacking weapons, and last season despite constant injuries, the two also combined to score 43 goals, and are the top goalkeepers in the whole of Europe.

These 25 players are all the players who make up the Galaxy squad for the 2024-25 season, and the total value of this squad is a staggering 1.47 billion euros, second only to Manchester City in the current second highest position in world football on the relevant list.

However, what is even more surprising is that in order to put together this team, Li Mudi's net investment in this summer was negative 31 million, which means that he not only did not spend nearly 100 million transfer fees provided by the club for him, but helped Raul earn more than 30 million, which is really incredible.

Of course, the money was not wasted in the end, and it was all used to renew the players. And in order to renew the team during Guti's previous coaching, he almost disposed of big-name stars such as Benzema, Bale and Kroos at a cabbage price, resulting in Real Madrid's financial situation for many years is not very ideal, and now it is better to fill some holes before.

However, there is no absolute and inevitable relationship between the strength of the team and the so-called value, otherwise there will be no need to replace the game, and it is easiest to directly determine the winner to see who has the money.

Since there have been no drastic changes on the basis of last season's poor results, the outside world still has some doubts about what kind of combat effectiveness this Real Madrid team can play. This view had subsided after seeing their warm-up performances, but when the Galaxy Battleship, which went into the new season with a new attitude, narrowly lost to McCity in their debut, forced a thrilling draw away from home, and failed to win at home in the second round, the Spanish media completely fried the pot.

It is not that the new coach who took over Real Madrid has suffered a bad start before, but not to mention the ancient times when the difference in strength between those teams was not too big, just look at the situation after entering the new millennium.

Counting the veteran coach Bosque, who has been in charge of the Bernabeu since the end of 1999, there are almost no managers who have not tasted the fruits of victory in the first two official games, even unknown people such as Raymond and Carlo, who appeared as interim managers in the middle, and Camacho, who has only been in charge for 6 games in 80 days, are no exception. Only the German Schüster, who was in charge of Real Madrid in 2007-08, started with two consecutive defeats, but before that, the former head coach of the Celestial Dynasty side of the Bencheng side did not have too dazzling qualifications and fame, and the outside world did not expect him very much, and he quickly led the team to complete a wave of 7 wins and 2 draws, and reversed the bad reviews in time.

However, Li Muddy took over Real Madrid as the world's No. 1 manager, and his performance requirements naturally increased, and the reference was automatically set to Mourinho in the 2010-13 season.

Mu Bird's start to the galaxy couldn't have been better, including the league, Champions League and Copa del Rey, he has maintained an unbeaten record in the first 19 games in charge of the team, and his specific performance of 15 wins and 4 draws is indeed worthy of the "special one" full of classic quotes and defiant gestures.

It's sad to be constantly compared to others, especially as a bad example. It's just that Li Mudi's heart is far bigger than the harmless appearance of other animals, although these two games were to be won according to the original plan, but who knows that Tiangong is not beautiful, one was first punished by the referee at the beginning of the scene, and he was able to respond with ten people and scored an equalizing goal at the last moment, which can no longer be picky.

As for the second draw, it was even more evil, with only 9 shots on target from 37 attempts in the game, which is also a lack of accuracy. What's even more exaggerated is that there were even three goalposts, where do you say to be reasonable!

Fortunately, the mentality of the players is still very good, and there is no nonsense about Li Mudi at all, and he soon returned to his normal state. A two-goal home win over Ajax in the Champions League group stage, followed by a four-game winning streak in the league against the likes of Valencia, Villarreal and Celta Vigo reversed the perception of the outside world and put them on the fast track to the eventual winner.