Benzema has been training with Leon for a long time some time ago, and he is not surprised that Ronaldo has such a statement at the moment.

Because he also has a similar evaluation of Leon.

What may be mundane in the eyes of fans is rare in their eyes.

Because there are few young players who can accurately position themselves, and there are even fewer young players who can stand up on the defensive end and are willing to do the dirty work in a low-key manner.

Star strikers like Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema are already talented and love to eat the ball.

So they would have preferred to defend behind them, not stick to the ball, and help them get back to the attacking rhythm of the midfield.

As for the shortcomings of Leon's poor offensive attributes?

They don't care at all.

To put it bluntly, at Real Madrid, there has never been a shortage of attacking talent.

Look at Real Madrid's bloated midfield in the first team right now.

Granero, Canares, León, Van der Vaart, and some dead man.

This offensive talent is almost overflowing.

The only ones who can provide solid defensive protection in the midfield position are Xavi Alonso and Las Diarra before him.

Gago can actually barely be counted as half, but he has been trained by the previous coaches to become a four-like.

was originally the core of the team that dragged the organization, but he changed his defensive back for the opportunity to play.

But his fitness is a bit overwhelming, at least in Mourinho's case, Gago is not up to the task of protecting Alonso.

It's not on the one that was discarded, but it's not far off.

Xavi Alonso can actually do the dirty work on his own, but he also has to be organised at the back.

If Brother Long is really to be responsible for these two heavy responsibilities all the time, then he will not be able to bear it even if he is beaten with iron.

It can only be said that Diarra's sudden injury completely disrupted Mourinho's training plan, and in this case, he did not dare to let Leon go to Real Betis.

Even if Khedira is about to report to Real Madrid, it seems to be the most correct choice for Real Madrid's defensive midfield position.

But in fact, Khedira is also a master who likes to get involved in attack, and he is famous for it in the Bundesliga.

Jose Mourinho may have big expectations for a revamp in the German midfield.

But in the current situation where this kind of defensive back is scarce, and a defensive general in the team does not know if he can return smoothly in two months.

He didn't trust Gago, so he could only trust Leon, who had a better impression.

"I love this kid! You have to turn a corner, I'm different, I like to play with a midfield partner like that. ”

Marcelo touched a half-length of fluffy hair, and then trotted towards Leon with a brisk step, seeing Ronaldo and Benzema looking at each other.

"Would you like to say hello to that kid?"

"Together?"

"Together!"

The two made eye contact for a moment, and then walked towards Leon together.

Benzema had become acquainted with Leon in almost two weeks of summer training, and he mainly accompanied Ronaldo.

Otherwise, Ronaldo alone would definitely not take the initiative to greet newcomers so much.

Old tsundere.

Jose Mourinho watched the scene from the sidelines, a little surprised.

It may be surprised that Ronaldo has a stronger desire to get close to his new team-mates than he imagined.

It may also be surprising that Leon has already obtained the initial qualification to be "recognized" after the second training session with the superstars.

But either way, it's a good thing.

He would love to see that happen.

In the next few days of training, Li Ang still showed a stable performance that Mourinho and his teammates were more satisfied with.

It's not that Leon is strong enough to conquer Real Madrid's coaching staff and the team's pride.

Rather, it is his consistency that gives Real Madrid at least a reassuring record in the selection of substitute midfielders.

In this case, the atmosphere in the training camp in the Real Madrid team is quite peaceful, and there is not much impetuousness.

In addition to Nacho, Leon's iron buddy, he is gradually able to chat with the superstars in the team from time to time.

Before Xavi Alonso finished his break to report to the club, Mourinho experimented with a number of combinations in midfield.

On August 4, in a friendly match with Mexico America, Mourinho changed the formation many times, from 433 to 4231 to 442.

Basically, the team's existing midfielders have come out to complete the warm-up.

Among them, Granero's performance was the most prominent, and he was very active in attack, assisting Ronaldo to score the first goal in the first half.

In contrast, Li Ang's play is not so eye-catching.

He played 27 minutes in the second half, making a crucial interception, winning two aerial duels and completing a wide chase.

With an 85 per cent pass completion rate and no threat passes, it still looks "mediocre".

So much so that many North American fans who came to see the excitement at the scene thought that Real Madrid had signed such a young Oriental player for the East Asian market.

They don't care which East Asian country Li Ang is, they don't care about Li Ang's youth background, and they don't care why Mourinho chose to bring Li Ang to the United States at the last moment to participate in pre-season training.

All they want to see is Real Madrid's star performances, Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema, Marcelo.

So it's no surprise that such a joke is made.

In Mourinho's eyes, Leang's two-man midfield partnership with Gago in the last 30 minutes of the game was a sight to behold.

Why didn't he value Gago before?

It is because Gago is not durable enough to play a defensive midfield, he is prone to injury and insufficient frontal interception, and his ability to play and organize the back waist to protect the ball is not strong enough, and the defect of insufficient confrontation makes him too easy to lose the ball.

But with Leon's not strong but sufficient strategy to protect the ball, active and timely defense and excellent frontal air defense capabilities.

Hey, it's just the right time to make up for Gago's lack of defense when organizing the offense!

And if it is Real Madrid's turn to defend the round, Li Ang's defensive position is excellent and can stand in key positions, and Gago's sweeping area is large, and the two just complement each other.

Such an "accident" really brought a lot of surprises to Mourinho!

On August 7, in a friendly match with the LA Galaxy, Mourinho unexpectedly played a double midfield combination of Leon and Gago at the beginning of the second half.

As a result, Real Madrid, who played to a 2-2 draw with the LA Galaxy in the first half, firmly controlled the situation in the second half and did not concede a goal.

In the end, Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winning goal, and Real Madrid also won two consecutive friendly matches in the United States.

The score of 3-2 was not good, and Real Madrid's attack in the second half was not as sharp and beautiful as it was because of the constant substitutions and adjustments.

But Real Madrid's midfield defense has indeed stabilized visibly.

It may still be less obvious, but it's true.

After a friendly match against the LA Galaxy, the Real Madrid team returned to Madrid the next day after a week-long training trip to the United States.

At the Valdebebas training base, Leon finally saw the rest of the Real Madrid superstars returning to training.

Khedira has completed his body and officially joined the Real Madrid first team to start training with his team-mates.

Gago's eyes have brightened a lot in the past few days, and the colors seem to have dimmed again.

Leon didn't have much of a lost mood.

After all, Khedira is Mourinho's handpicked midfielder, and after the World Cup, this news has long been no secret in the transfer market.

Rather than worrying about how much playing time he will lose in the Real Madrid first team because of the arrival of Khedira.

Leon is more concerned about whether he can get the opportunity to go out in the winter window.

And that golden talent shard card he's ready to draw!

On the evening of August 10.

After the end of the training session, he received a greeting from Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema at their own request.

Li Ang hurried home, rubbing his hands and sitting on his sofa.

With a look of anticipation, he spent 500 points from the "Road to the Ball King" system that he had only saved in six years!

The mobile phone on the side is still playing Ronaldo and Benzema's lame "The European emperor is possessed, and the non-chief retreats!" Chinese recording.

Li Ang only felt a flash of golden light in front of him, and he didn't have time to yell out yet, "Golden Legend!" ”。

A middle-aged player wearing a blue and white jersey, with medium-length hair and a slightly melancholy expression appeared in front of his eyes.

Li Ang was stunned, first surprised, then entangled and disgusted, then surprised, and then entangled.

It took a full two or three minutes for him to come to his senses and force himself to accept reality.

"Belleron 11-12 Season Short Pass Talent Fragment, Talent Value: 93 (Full Value 100, Host's Current Short Pass Ability Value 78); Bonus experience insight: the core essentials of the organization. ”

Is this golden talent fragment good?

Actually, it's pretty good.

Although it is a fragment of Belleron's talent in the twilight of his career, it is a technical class that has not been seriously degraded, and it is still his specialty of short passing skills.

Li Ang's short pass ability value is only 78 when his liver is full now, and he can raise the upper limit to 93 all of a sudden, which is enough for his liver for a long time.

Moreover, the accompanying Belleron's own organizational experience and insights are even more valuable.

When Leon received the golden full talent card for the twilight of Makellele's career.

The "defensive picking" perception that comes with the system makes him useful.

Having been studying until today, Leon feels that he is still a long way from understanding Makelele's "defensive positioning" perception.

Therefore, this Belleron's "core essentials of the organization" must be enough for him to ponder for a long time.

It's just that what he wants more now is a piece of talent that can take him further on the defensive end.

After all, practicing a certain skill to the extreme is the most cost-effective training method for him at present.

But now that the smoke has been exhausted, Li Ang can only temporarily change his training plan......

On August 11, at the Valdebebas base, Xavi Alonso was surprised to see Leon, who had asked to train with him after training.

"Do you want to learn from me how to organize a team?"