After winning the UEFA Super Cup, Zidane did not bask in the joy of victory for long.

Before the start of the new season, he went to Florentino's office to discuss the team's goals for the new season.

Triple Crown!

This is the task given to him by the President.

The heavy pressure made Zidane a little overwhelmed.

It's not that he doesn't have confidence, it's that this goal is too difficult to achieve.

The league has Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, the Champions League has four giants from England, France, Germany and Italy, and even the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid has to deal with many mid-tier teams in La Liga.

Coupled with the tight schedule, this pressure is too great, and Zidane is afraid that he will not be able to withstand it.

But Lafayette did not give him room to negotiate, and signaled to Zidane what he wanted, and tried to satisfy himself as much as possible.

Meet the ghosts!

The summer window has closed, and Real Madrid, which has 0 reinforcements, has to fight on three fronts with the current personnel, which is a headache to think about.

It's not that Zidane is not confident, but this task is too heavy.

After coming out of the chairman's office, Zidane kept his face gloomy until he walked back to his office, slammed the door, ripped off his tie, and fell on the desk.

He rested his weight entirely on the back of the chair, rested his feet on the table, stretched his body, and rested his right hand on his forehead to relax his nerves.

"Sir, what hell-level mission is conveyed above?"

Seeing that he was so angry, Assistant Coach Betoni guessed that the chairman must have embarrassed him.

Zidane pressed his temples and replied nonchalantly: "Triple crown champion, does the chairman really regard me as an immortal?" ”

Bettoni was also stunned when he heard this.

He thought that Florentino's biggest demand was to defend the Champions League, compete for the league as much as possible, and give up the cup.

Who knows, he's going to do it all.

"Sir, this is not good!"

Real Madrid, which has 0 reinforcements, wants to achieve results in the third-line battle, which is really not easy.

Zidane also had a headache about it.

In the new season, Real Madrid has retained almost all the first-team players from last season, and has the strength to challenge for the treble.

However, Ramos, Marcelo and Luka Modric in the starting lineup are a year older, which affects the team on the defensive end.

In particular, the positions of Ramos and Modric, judging from the current staffing of Real Madrid, have not yet been completely replaced.

"The chairman is really, if you don't give money to buy people, you have to make results, isn't it embarrassing?"

Although Zidane complains on the lips, his heart is like a mirror.

Real Madrid, which has always been generous, will definitely not be unable to afford people because of lack of funds.

Florentino didn't buy anyone, nothing more than two points.

First, there are no suitable players for Real Madrid in the current transfer market.

After all, expensive and easy-to-use stars are not for sale by other teams.

Second, Real Madrid's first-team personnel reserve is full and needs to be streamlined.

As many as 14 Real Madrid players have returned to the squad this summer, after spending time on loan.

Florentino wants to pick the right players from these players to strengthen the squad.

Galeries Lafayette does this to avoid the loss of good players and save money in order to buy people and accumulate funds for the next transfer window.

When Rossi was introduced, Real Madrid also cut back on spending in the previous transfer window.

Otherwise, how could it be possible to come up with 127 million euros at once.

Since the chairman wants to reuse his own players, Zidane has to carefully select from them to fill the first team.

Once the first squad is decided, the most crucial formation is next.

If you want to go hand in hand with the three lines, you must distinguish the priorities and reasonably distribute the physical fitness of the players.

Therefore, Real Madrid must have two completely different starting line-ups.

One set is used to compete in the main battlefields, the league and the Champions League.

The other set focuses on the Copa del Rey.

This allows players to rest in rotation and stabilizes the team's results.

The starting line-up of the league and the Champions League does not need to be greatly adjusted, only the substitute team needs to be selected, plug and play.

As for the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid have too many options and too many worries.

First up is the Norwegian genius Odegaard.

He didn't have many opportunities to play last season, but he actually had the idea of leaving the team for a long time.

After all, there is no guarantee of playing time, which is a big obstacle to the improvement of one's own competitive state and ability.

However, Real Madrid's three midfielders are very stable, and with strong substitutes such as Valverde and Isco, it is difficult for Odegaard to find opportunities.

If he is only allowed to start the Copa del Rey, I am afraid that Real Madrid will lose him sooner or later.

Therefore, Zidane first determined the Copa del Rey squad system with Odegaard as the core, and built a second-team squad around him.

As for the league and Champions League, Zidane has also promised him to add him to the squad for the competition.

As for whether he can play, it all depends on the usual training and the performance of the Copa del Rey.

After determining the core, the back of the second team has always been a disease in Zida's heart.

Whether a man is hard or not, it's all on the waist.

It's the same with football.

A good back is an important existence that gives the team spirit.

Makelele, Essien, Vieira, Kante and others are among the best.

When Zidane picked up the whip for the first time at Real Madrid, the first thing he did was to straighten Casemiro.

As it turned out, he made the right decision.

Real Madrid can repeatedly defuse the attacks of strong opponents and win the Champions League, and Casemiro's importance is self-evident.

However, in the Real Madrid team, most of them are technical midfielders, lacking pure defensive interception midfielders.

Zidane set his sights on Ceballos, who returned from Arsenal this summer.

As a member of the Under-19 European Championship winning team, Ceballos' talent is visible to the naked eye.

It's a pity that Real Madrid's midfield is full of talent, and he is arrogant. There is only the fate of being leased.

This time, Real Madrid did not continue to let him out, but got the last place in the first team after the departure of James.

Although he is not physically as strong as Casemiro, he relies on positional sensitivity and tireless running in interceptions and defense.

Zidane believes that under his tutelage, Ceballos will develop into an all-round midfielder.

The midfield and defence have been decided, and now only the forward line remains.

Vinicius, Gareth Bale, Rodrygo and Asensio can all play as wingers, and Zidane has a lot of options.

As for the position of center forward, it is, naturally, Mariano.

But judging from last season's observations, Mariano is suitable for playing tailwind and often stealth in headwinds.

This would have to leave Zidane to choose between Benzema and Rossi.

In the end, Rossi was named in the Copa del Rey squad.

But Zidane doesn't need Rossi to start, it's just that if the team can't win, he will come on as a killer player, and that's enough.

A healthy professional athlete plays more than 50 games in a season.

Too much, it's a serious burden on the players' fitness.

Rossi, who does not play in the national team, is physically better than others and is the best choice.

After the two sets of lineups A and B were formed, Zidane began to arrange training for the two sets of lineups.

The opening match of the new season of La Liga, a week later at the Bernabeu, officially began.

(End of chapter)