Starting with Real Madrid kicking the midfielder

Chapter 26 As long as he hasn't left, he will be Real Madrid's starter in the Champions League
The turmoil of public opinion in the outside world seemed to have nothing to do with Li Ang in late September.

Especially after learning from the coaching staff in advance that he will not start the fifth round of La Liga against Levante.

Li Ang even blocked all interference signals from the outside world, and simply spent all day in the Baldbebas training base.

Take the opportunity to ask your teammates to "test" your recent extra training results.

Mourinho is even more distressed.

He asked Li Ang to rotate in order to let him take a break from the recent intensive schedule and frequent extra training, so as not to cause problems with his body.

But Li Ang was not at all willing to honestly go home and stay for a long time.

According to the staff in the training base, Li Ang is almost living in the player dormitory of the training base right now.

Hmm. Well, that's really close.

Because Li Ang really brought all the suitcases here before.

If Kalanka hadn't tried his best to stop it, maybe Li Ang would have lived a regular life of "training ground" - "base canteen" - "base dormitory" now.

Never underestimate the determination of a man who has no physical worries.

Li Ang really thought it would be nice to live directly in the training base.

He doesn't have to cook by himself, he can see the training ground after getting up and walking two steps, and even the dirty clothes are changed and washed by the staff.

In the eyes of other players, the base life may be very boring, but in Li Ang's view, it is an ideal life mode that can save him a lot of time for training.

At least during this period of "special training" when he is determined to improve his hard power as much as possible, this kind of life is what he wants most.

But Kalanka was really scared, and he refused to let him live in the training base.

Can this Nima not be afraid!

There is no need for Mourinho to explain, as soon as Karanka receives a call from the physical coach who "supervises" Li Ang, he will immediately rush to the training base in the shortest possible time.

He was afraid that one day if he didn't keep an eye on Li Ang, this stubborn kid would train himself to be good or bad.

Li Ang himself had a problem, so he was able to grit his teeth and hold on in the training mode of maintaining the limit.

After all, there is no such thing as muscle soreness and physical exhaustion that cannot be cured by using a physical recovery potion.

He is not stupid, if the effect of the intermediate and advanced physical recovery potions does not meet his expectations, he will not practice so desperately.

But the coaching staff doesn't know.

If Mourinho and Karanka hadn't seen that every time Li Ang received a medical report showing that everything was normal, they would have forcibly suspended him from training.

But now even if he has not reached the point of using coercive means, being stared at for additional training is a constraint that Li Ang cannot escape.

On the evening of the 24th, after finally completing the last set of short pass practice under the "accompaniment" of Kalanka, Li Ang obediently went to the physiotherapy room.

An hour later, he received a comprehensive examination by the team doctor. After the examination was over and the team doctor initially nodded to Karanka, the Real Madrid assistant coach felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.

"What day is it today?"

After Karanka made a routine report call to Mourinho, he suddenly asked Li Ang, who was rubbing his calf.

"what?"

Li Ang was subconsciously taken aback for a moment, but then he rubbed the back of his neck with some embarrassment and smiled awkwardly.

"Hmph, boy, you are not allowed to come to the training base tomorrow. Jose said, no matter whether you stay at home or go out to find friends tomorrow, whatever you do, you are not allowed to come to the training base anyway."

Li Ang was a little surprised when he heard this.

"Aren't we going to leave for Valencia in the morning tomorrow? Don't we need to gather at the training base first?"

Tomorrow night, Real Madrid will play the fifth round of La Liga against Levante. Although Li Ang did not start the game, he was still selected for the 18-man squad, so he is very surprised now.

"It's a holiday for you! Sleep late tomorrow, eat a good meal after getting up, and shave your beard by the way! You know how to practice every day, remember that tomorrow is the game but don't remember what day it is today, Oh, God."

Kalanka smiled and covered her forehead, then patted Li Ang's head distressedly.

"You are a professional player, not a professional machine. How can you only know how to train but not enjoy life? To be an absolute main player, is it really that important to you now?"

Li Ang pursed his lips lightly, didn't say much, just nodded.

Kalanka was really at a loss now, knowing that she still couldn't persuade Li Ang, she could only force Li Ang to rest tomorrow.

"Save some energy. Although you can't play this round of the league, do you still want to give up the chance to play in the Champions League on the 28th?"

Kalanka's words quickly pulled Li Ang out of his short "disappointment".

"Coach, you mean?"

"Cough, I didn't say anything, and you don't need to say anything to others. Go back and rest for a day, and get enough energy for the training the day after tomorrow, you know?"

"understood!"

Li Ang got the answer he wanted most, and then trotted towards the parking lot after Kalanka waved goodbye with "disgust".

But in the dimly lit head coach's office that he hadn't noticed all along.

Mourinho, who he wanted to thank the most at the moment, watched him drive away with a smile.

"You deserve it, little lion."

Three days later, on September 9, Mourinho participated in the press conference before the second round of the Champions League group match against Auxerre.

In the fifth round of La Liga against Levante on the 25th, Real Madrid finally failed to score a goal to break the deadlock in the away game and shook hands with Levante 0-0.

But Mourinho, who had his winning streak ended, didn't seem to be much upset.

At the end of that league game, he faced the live camera with a calm face, and now he is participating in the pre-match press conference of the Champions League with a calm face.

Naturally, the media from all walks of life will not let go of the news enthusiasm like this.

For one thing, Mourinho's starting midfielder performed mediocrely in the battle against Levante.

Secondly, Real Madrid, whose winning streak in the league has been terminated, has now been narrowed to only one point by Barcelona, ​​which has four wins and one loss at the start of the game.

The tricky questions surrounding these two incidents were thrown to Mourinho one by one by reporters.

But the madman spread his arms out, and directly fired back with full firepower.

"I don't understand, are we losing now? Why does it seem to you that Real Madrid has fallen behind after a draw in the league?"

"There are many reasons for the draw, but I don't want to repeat them one by one today. This is the pre-match press conference for the Champions League match. Do you need me to teach you how to ask questions?"

"I know what you want to ask, sir, you want to get a bad opinion from me for some players, but I can only tell you that I am very satisfied with our current first-team players, every one, I Very satisfied!"

"Auxerre is not the soft persimmon you say. They were the third place in Ligue [-] last season. They are undoubtedly a strong team. We must be more vigilant to play against them."

In the eloquent conversation, Mourinho pointed to the last reporter, and the other reporter was unambiguous, and went straight to the point.

"Will Li Ang, who performed well in the last round of the league, appear in the starting 11 of this round of the Champions League? We have all seen that he was once again selected for the 18-man squad."

Mourinho frowned, and then answered abnormally.

"Yes, he will start!"

The reporters at the scene were in an uproar, and the reporter who asked the question became even more excited.

In Mourinho's last answer, they got a very topical news material!

After Mourinho finished answering, he also got up and left the press conference.

In fact, he didn't finish the sentence, but now he can only hide that "truth" in his heart.

"As long as he doesn't leave, he will be Real Madrid's starter in the Champions League."

(End of this chapter)