Leon was glad that he had chosen to come to A Coruña to find answers, and even more fortunate to be able to spend two days with Belerón in the harbor city.

Perhaps, there are still some questions in his mind.

He will also seem to understand but not understand, in the grinding of his career slowly come to his own insights.

However, his heart, which was a little restless because of doubts during this time, did calm down.

As Belleron said, he's ready to start all over again after a failure.

Nor will I give up on football.

Then he is already on his own path.

And Belleron also used his peace and calmness to give Li Ang a new understanding of professional football.

Off the pitch, he can do his own business, he can package his image, and he can also cooperate with the club and his agent to run awards.

But the moment he stepped on the pitch, he had to return to football itself.

This is not only the original intention of him to embark on this career path, it is his passion, and it is also the foundation of all his future careers.

"Enjoy the football, just like you did when you first came into contact with it, with the courage to not be afraid of any failure, you are already a winner, little lion."

Belleron's parting words filled Leon's heart with a heavy sense of steadfastness.

And there was no better way for him to show his gratitude and respect for the midfield maestro than a hard hug.

"I wish you and Deportivo La Coruna a smooth return to La Liga at the end of this season and look forward to seeing you next time."

"Thank you, Leon, and good luck to you and Real Madrid, come on."

"Goodbye, Mr. Belleron."

"Goodbye, Leon."

Leon, who was light-hearted, left A Coruña with far more gains than he had imagined.

After two days of simple advertising shooting in Madrid, he did not rest anymore, and directly started the two-point and one-line life between his residence and the training base.

Of course, before that, he still called Mourinho first.

And the person who greeted and supervised his training in Valdebebas this time was not Karanka, nor was it Mr. Rui Faria, the physical coach who had accompanied him the most.

It's someone he didn't expect and was pleasantly surprised.

"Mr. Pintus!"

After seeing the people on the training ground, Leon greeted him in surprise, and then greeted him with a happy face and gave Pintus a hug first.

There was no need to ask why Pintus was at the base of Valdebebas, Leon had already guessed the answer in his heart.

"I still can't refuse the invitation of Jose and Zidan, and it just so happens that I also ended my previous contract with Marseille, and I didn't expect to meet you again so soon, Leon."

Pintus also looked happy.

Although he has only temporarily joined Real Madrid's coaching team as a consultant, the salary package offered to him by Real Madrid is completely generous.

Coupled with the presence of Leon, a training object he was very satisfied with before, Pintus still feels very good about joining Real Madrid.

On the morning of the same day, the two who had worked together happily before also started the one-on-one training mode vigorously.

It's just that this time Pintus didn't do any devil extreme training.

There is a big difference between the offseason and the season's training patterns and purposes.

Li Ang only completed the recovery training in the morning.

In the afternoon, the focus was on assault practice and consolidation of long and short passing techniques.

Naturally, Pintus took over the post-training recovery physiotherapy.

In between other Real Madrid players either taking a break or playing in the national team.

Pintus happened to use Leon to train his hands, and familiarize himself with the various training facilities in the base of Valdebebas in advance.

On October 9, some players who did not have the task of playing the national team arrived at the training base on time before 9 a.m.

Altentop. Granero, Callejon, Las Diarra and other players of the first team are in the column.

Nacho, Alvaro Morata and Jesse were also put on the first team again by Mourinho and asked them to train with the players of the first team.

Naturally, Leon was very happy about this.

Even if he talks to Nacho almost every other day, he sees him at least two or three times a week after returning to Madrid.

But to meet Nacho again on the training pitch of the Real Madrid first team was a different feeling.

Nacho was even more excited.

This promotion to the first team is completely different from the pre-season training camp of the first team he participated in Real Madrid last year.

Being promoted to the first team midway through the season only shows that Mourinho is satisfied with his performance in Castilla and intends to give him more playing time and opportunities.

That's great news for Nacho, who only made two appearances for Real Madrid at the end of the season last season.

Alvaro Morata and Jose were simply sneaked into the first team by Jose Mourinhoti to get a feel for the training atmosphere.

These two boys are not old enough, and now there are enough strikers in the Real Madrid first team, and the rotation is enough.

Unless Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain are injured at the same time.

Otherwise, Morata and Jesus are unlikely to have a chance to play for Real Madrid's first team this season.

On October 12, the players of the Real Madrid first team who participated in the national team competition went to the training base to report on the physical examination.

Alvaro Morata and Jesse returned to Castile as Leon had predicted.

Nacho really stayed.

'Sergio is going to play centre-back, the right side is now mainly based on Arbeloa, you won't have less playing time, take advantage of your chances.'

After the day's training, Leon revealed a key message directly to Nacho.

As Ramos and Pepe get better and better on the central defense line, the cooperation is becoming more and more tacit.

Jose Mourinho had already fixed Ramos in the centre-back position earlier than Leon expected.

Carvalho and the young Raphael Varane complement each other very well and form a good rotational combination.

So now Real Madrid's defenders on the right side are not enough.

Arbeloa, who was still a substitute at the start of the season, became a regular at right wing-back.

At present, there is no way to bring in reinforcements, so the Real Madrid coaching staff can only dig up the potential internally and prepare a substitute for him.

And compared to Carvajal, who is doing well in Castile now.

Nacho, who is older, more confrontational, and has the attributes of a multi-faceted person in the backcourt, has obviously won more favor from Uncle Bird.

Leon didn't say anything to Mourinhodo in this matter.

After all, Nacho is certainly his best friend, but they also have a good relationship with Carvajal.

They have known each other since they were young.

Leon and Carvajal have been teammates on the C team, and Carvajal and Nacho have also been teammates at Castilla.

So in such a relationship, it is really difficult for Li Ang to say who to recommend in Mourinho's selection.

Now this is the best, Leon can be happy for Nacho without the slightest psychological burden, and Nacho is the same.

After training, Leon did not practice any more, but drove with Nacho back to Fort Henares, near Madrid.

This is the city where Nacho's family now lives.

Nacho's parents, who had learned the good news of Nacho's success in staying in the first team, prepared dinner early and waited at home.

After warmly hugging Nacho's parents, Leon smiled and watched Nacho get the encouragement and comfort of the whole family in his excitement.

Li Ang was in a good mood that night and had a great appetite.

He ate well and slept very soundly.

The next morning, amid the goodbye to Nacho's parents, Leon set off with Nacho to the training base.

Similar scenes have happened many times in the past seven years.

However, Leon, who would be a guest at Nacho's house for the night, sat in the back row the next day with Nacho.

Nacho's father would drive them to La Fabrica early in the morning.

At this moment, looking at the familiar street scene that keeps regressing outside the window, Li Ang instantly recalled all kinds of hardships and interesting things in the youth academy back then.

Until a cry from Nacho dragged him back to reality.

"Don't be in a daze, little lion, help me think about how to play today, so that Mr. Mourinho can have a better impression of me."

Leon turned his head to look at Nacho, who was still a little nervous in his excitement, and suddenly grinned, lying comfortably on the co-pilot with his hands behind his head.

"Just show your normal performance, you think they haven't seen your game and training in Castia? Besides, you already played in the first team last season, so you don't have to worry about that, do you? ”

"God! You've established yourself in the first team, I played soy sauce last season, of course you can say that, you bastard, don't be a riddler, hurry up and give me a thumb! ”

"Really, relax, don't be too restrained, just be natural, besides, what are you nervous about, maybe you will win a lot more Champions League than the leader in the future."

"Huh? You're not in a dream, but you have two Champions Leagues in your hands right now, two! In reality, I've only seen what the Champions League looks like in the club's honour room. ”

"Really, you've won at least five Champions Leagues! Do you believe it or not? ”

"Clams? Okay, I'll win five Champions Leagues, okay, how dare you think about it, how many will you take? ”

"Of course I have more than you, just one more, I'll just take six Champions Leagues~"

"No, are you serious? I'm going to get dizzy, so don't tease me. ”

"Hahaha"

The two chatted happily all the way to the training base.

Leon soon took the still slightly reserved Nacho to greet one first-team star after another.

Because Nacho also made his appearance in the first team last season, the introduction ceremony or something was omitted, and Mourinho also routinely encouraged Nacho before the start of the morning training session.

In the heavy training in the morning, Nacho finally faded from his nervousness and apprehension.

Well, if Leon didn't wink at him often and break his ball in training sessions, then Nacho would feel better!

After a few days of training, Nacho's integration is progressing well, and Real Madrid have ushered in a new round of La Liga after the international break.

In terms of physical recovery, the timing of this round of the league is very unfriendly to players who have just finished playing the national team game.

And from October 15, when this round of the league starts, to October 22, Real Madrid will play two rounds of La Liga and one round of the Champions League group stage in eight days.

Rui Faria and Pintus were instantly busy.

They have to be as specific and precise as possible to observe the physical condition of each Real Madrid player, and finally provide Mourinho with a suitable rotation plan based on the advice given by the team doctor.

Three matches in eight days, one of which is a Champions League match.

If we don't rotate, then by the time this intensive schedule has passed, at least a third of Real Madrid's first-team players will be at serious risk of injury.

Fortunately, Uncle Bird is not the kind of head iron coach who a lineup.

In the match against Real Betis on the afternoon of October 15, he directly discharged a set of 442 starting lineup with a lot of rotation.

Of course, Leon, the iron man, is still the starter, but it is not Alonso and Di Maria who will partner him today.

Las Diarra and Granero became his starting partners in midfield today.

Kaka only played one round of the World Preliminary Tournament when he returned to Brazil this time, and he didn't play on the bench in the second round, so his physical condition was not bad, and he continued to start at the top.

The two strikers in the front court have become Cristiano Ronaldo and Callejon.

Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain were both on the bench.

At the back, Raphael Varane started alongside Pepe, with Sergio Ramos on the bench and Coentrão and Arbeloa continuing to play as wing-backs on the left and right.

The goalkeeper is still Casillas.

La Liga commentators from various countries said that Mourinho was preparing for the third round of the Champions League group stage when they saw Real Madrid's starters today.

However, against Real Betis, even if Real Madrid uses the rotation lineup, it can be regarded as a "knife killing".

This round of the league is still not difficult for Real Madrid.

And Li Ang is not soft in the face of his former teammates.

Just greeted and hugged before the game, and he directly punched during the game!

After teaming up with Las Diarra to block Real Betis' counter-attacking thoughts of advancing from the middle, Leon also continued to feed him the ball behind Kaka.

He didn't put in a lot today, but it was with the strong support from his side that Kaka put in a good attacking performance without defensive concerns.

Before the end of the first half, Kaka directly sent two assists to give Real Madrid a 2-0 lead.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Callejon also scored a goal each, and the chances were evenly matched.

In the 56th minute of the second half, Mourinho saw that there were not too many twists and turns in the game, so he happily replaced Arbeloa with Nacho.

At this moment, the Bernabeu scene also resounded with warm applause.

The defensive twin stars of Castillari at the beginning completed the reunion at the Bernabeu at this moment.

Many Real Madrid fans have watched them play in the youth academy.

From Lafabrica to Real Madrid's C team, and then to Castilla in the back.

One is the best defender in the Academy, and the other is the best defender in the Academy.

After growing together for almost six years, the cooperation between the two is incomparable, and the defensive effect is undoubted.

Leon looked at Nacho who was running on the field, and Nacho looked at him as well, and the two smiled at each other, and tacitly stretched out their palms to slap at the moment when they staggered.

And the story of the twin stars of Casstilla's defense has officially begun in La Liga

Mom, I feel that it is more difficult to break the text than to write it.

Today, let's have three more chapters, three chapters of 4,000 words, with a total of 12,000 words.

Six o'clock in the afternoon and one more chapter at nine o'clock in the evening

(End of chapter)