In the first game of the new La Liga season, Real Madrid won Valencia 2-0 at home at the Bernabeu.

The result was expected by the media before the game, but the game process was beyond the expectations of the media and fans.

There's a lot to be said about it, whether it's the performance of Real Madrid's rotation players, or Jose Mourinho's tactical arrangements, or the progress of new signing Matuidi integrating into Real Madrid.

Originally, after the game, the major Spanish sports newspapers and magazines were also ready to stir up the heat of this topic, so that the so-called experts could analyze the probability of Real Madrid defending the title this season.

But after Barcelona's opening game, the direction of public opinion instantly changed again.

After the results of Barcelona's 5-0 victory over Real Sociedad came out, the pro-Barcelona press spoke out that Barcelona would regain the La Liga title this season.

This is a bit too big, after all, Real Madrid and Barcelona are going to play the Spanish Super Cup, and this time it is the Spanish Super Cup that is in progress during the season.

If Barcelona loses the game at that time, that scene, tsk.

I don't know which high-level people are in Barcelona, or if Guardiola expressed his dissatisfaction, and these pro-Barcelona media, which were all about the first day, died down the next day.

And the two giants of the Western Super League are also in full swing to make final preparations for the Western Super Cup.

In this year's Spanish Super Cup, Barcelona will play at home first, so the attacking pressure will be greater for Real Madrid, and they must strive to score more away goals in the first leg.

Real Madrid's main players, who have been rested for about the same time, are still very confident in this.

Last year's overall dominance over Barcelona left them optimistic enough about the outcome of the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup.

Mourinho no longer insists that every Real Madrid first-team player maintain a desire to challenge and a hostile attitude towards Barcelona.

In previous seasons, it was really different, Barcelona was too strong at that time, and Real Madrid did not have a good record and honor to compete with Barcelona in those years.

So at that time, Mourinho could only keep his players angry at all times, in order to stimulate his own potential and desire to fight against Barcelona.

However, after last season's Grand Slam of honours, he also had a brief clash with Casillas during the season.

Jose Mourinho has given up on this way of motivating his players.

He had the necessary reasons to do it before, and subjectively he did not like Barca, but that doesn't mean he's stupid.

Mourinho in front of the camera is not the same as Mourinho in private.

When there is no need to take the risk and continue to disagree with the captain of the team, he will also give up the steps in moderation.

The normal way of motivating and verbally communicating before the game made Casillas feel respected.

But Leon looked at Mourinho, who seemed to have nothing to do with Casillas and hugged and encouraged him cordially, but he always felt that something was wrong.

Yes, Mourinho is very kind and easy-going to the players in private, as long as he is outside of training hours.

But Leon just felt that something was wrong.

He can't tell what is wrong, it's more like a gut feeling.

In the end, he chose not to get involved in a struggle that might not happen or that would have been undercurrents surging even after the wind and the waves were calm.

Because he suddenly remembered Lafayette's public intimacy with him before.

Florentino was an excellent chairman, a staunch Madridist, but he was also a shrewd businessman.

A shrewd businessman would do something in front of the camera that doesn't seem necessary at all, with too many personal subjective emotions?

No, maybe other chairmen do, but Florentino's every move on camera has a purpose.

Leon would not make some shady speculations about his own chairman because of this, but he didn't want to set himself on fire, so he had always been more cautious in this matter.

He remembered some of the previous rumors that seemed exaggerated, but when he thought about it, there was some truth to them.

Well, before being distracted by these jumbled speculations, Leon made a simple decision.

Focus on the game!

He just wants to keep playing well now.

Stabilizing the relationship between Casiramos and Jose Mourinho last season was already enough for him.

If he did it again this season, he didn't think he would be able to reconnect with each other.

So he might as well not care about anything and play a good game first.

Li Ang thought so, before the match against Barcelona, he put aside superfluous distractions and put more energy into training.

However, there are many things that he can't avoid if he doesn't want to get involved.

His youth status, the way he established himself in the Real Madrid team, and his growing popularity among the Real Madrid fan base.

The combination of these conditions doomed him to not be able to stay out of it.

At the very least, there are some people who don't want him to stay out of it.

On the afternoon of August 22, Real Madrid CEO Alexis Sanchez asked Leon to have a cup of coffee together after training.

The location is inside the training base, in his office.

This is the first time since the end of the last contract renewal negotiations that Li Ang has received an unsolicited offer from the team manager.

At first, he didn't think much about it and speculated too much, thinking that Sanchez wanted to talk to him about the length of his contract again.

But after a pointless exchange of pleasantries and encouragement, Sanchez asked him what he thought of the club's hierarchy's "international" policy.

When Leon heard this topic, he subconsciously raised his eyebrows and looked at Sanchez.

The other party still looked smiling, and didn't seem to think that it would be abrupt to talk about this sensitive topic with Leon.

In other words, the real god behind him wants an affirmative attitude from Li Ang at this moment.

After taking a deep breath, Leon didn't go around in circles with Sanchez again, he rubbed the wall of the coffee cup and asked bluntly.

"If you have to put me on the side, can't Mr. Chairman wait until next season? We have a lot of hope of winning another heavyweight trophy this season. ”

"Heh, you may have misunderstood, Leon, just to talk about your opinion on this policy."

"I don't think there's any need to go around the bush, Mr. Manager, I don't want to know what verbal agreement Mr. Chairman has reached with the coach or the other players in the team, I just want to play well, if you have to let me stand with you, let's talk about it next season, okay?"

The smile on Sanchez's face gradually faded, and he didn't say anything more, and after changing the topic, he asked Leon to continue to go back to practice.

And when he left Sanchez's office, Leon's face also sank.

This TM is really afraid of anything.

But he doesn't care, if he has to waste this season to clean up the team.

Whoever dares to force him to stand in line, he will directly flip the table!

At the very least, he's going to flip his desk!

Normal plot advancement, Real Madrid buddies who know about this should understand that this is Lafayette's follow-up team building policy, no one can avoid it, and the protagonist's positioning is doomed, and he will definitely be found.

But let's also mention the transition, there is a power struggle, but the main line is definitely a game.

There are two more chapters today.

(End of chapter)