Starting with Real Madrid kicking the midfielder

Chapter 99 After the turmoil subsides, the winning streak ends, unloading the burden and going to battle lightly [with locker room content]

CSKA Moscow is also a regular visitor to the Champions League.

Although their best result in the Champions League is only the quarter-finals, there is no doubt that no giants will want to meet them in the first round of the knockout rounds.

Without him, the only team that the giants can play in other second-tier leagues is Debuff, who is exhausted from the journey.

But the teams of the Russian Super League and the Uganda Super League are different. They are both ruthless characters with their own "magic attacks".

Going to their border game in February, you have to spend half of your energy fighting against the harsh wind and snow first, and the remaining half of your energy can be used on the game against them.

Therefore, the local strong teams in these two leagues can often achieve good records at home.

This year, there are still two teams in the Russian Super League that have reached the top [-] of the Champions League, CSKA Moscow and Zenit St. Petersburg.

Real Madrid and Benfica, who drew them in the first round of the knockout round, naturally became the unlucky ones in the mouth of the fans.

However, compared to Benfica, which is generally looked down upon by fans, Real Madrid is at most being ridiculed that there may be attrition in the first round.

To say that CSKA Moscow can cause a lot of trouble to the current Real Madrid on the field, most of the fans and the media do not believe it.

At present, Real Madrid has only won the No. 20 consecutive victories in the league. The game state is so good that it can burst, and the thickness of the bench is also the first in Europe.

It is completely easy to beat CSKA Moscow.

The media are more interested in seeing how much Real Madrid can perform in the snowstorm in Moscow in the first round.

Let's see if Ronaldo can continue to score goals and continue to compete anxiously with Messi on the Champions League scorer list.

Well, the current atmosphere in the Real Madrid team is as confident and optimistic as described by the media.

Especially after the main players defeated the Spaniard 1-31 on the night of January 5, almost declaring their entry into the Copa del Rey final.

The inflated atmosphere inevitably filled the training ground and the locker room.

After Mourinho noticed that something was wrong, he went directly to Casillas and asked him to help calm down the impetuous emotions of the players in the locker room.

Casillas naturally agreed, but after he held a player meeting, the effect was not significant.

At least it didn't meet Uncle Psy's expectations.

Li Ang saw all this in his eyes, but now he is very soft-spoken, so let him replace Casillas to make a more stern warning speech?

That is indeed no need for Mourinho to think of a solution, because the Real Madrid locker room had to explode immediately.

It's actually quite normal for this to happen.

There are too many stars in the Real Madrid team, and everyone usually communicates and chats happily together, and it is no problem to train hard.

But when it comes to the serious and serious management inside the locker room, Real Madrid lacks a big boss.

This is not to say that Casillas is not qualified enough.

Cassie's qualifications and prestige are actually sufficient, but his own temperament predestined that he is more suitable to be a "friendly" team deputy rather than the captain.

If Raul or Hierro were to be in the team, all the Real Madrid stars, including Ronaldo, would have to hold back their arrogance.

Regardless of whether you are convinced in your heart or not, no one dares to jump your feet. If you are told to reflect on your own thoughts, you must reflect on it.

Like Puyol in Barcelona and Gattuso in the Milan team, they are all really bosses of this type of town team.

With big men like them standing in line for the coach, the coach can save a lot of worry in the management of the locker room.

It's a pity that Real Madrid just lacks such a person.

Casillas held a player meeting and said such a thing. Seeing that his teammates opened their mouths and promised to reflect on it, they ignored it.

Li Ang liked Casillas and respected him, but he really didn't agree with his way of handling things.

Anyway, I have to find a few of the most "confident" players in the team to have a private talk, and open up my heart to persuade them, right?

If it's done like this, the other players in the team won't take it seriously.

And what Li Ang is most worried about now is that Mourinho will end in person.

The team has been winning before, and Mourinho has also proved that he has the ability to lead Real Madrid to defeat Barcelona, ​​so the current Mourinho has a high prestige in the Real Madrid team.

But consuming one's own prestige to forcibly control the big-name players in the team, keeping them low-key and calm, is a really difficult job.

How many coaches have lost in this matter?There are too many cases in football before.

But the scene that Li Ang was most worried about happened to happen in reality.

After the training session on the afternoon of February 2, Mourinho did not disband the team directly as usual, and let the players choose to practice more or drive home.

He called all the members of the coaching staff and all the players in the first team.

On the training ground, Mourinho issued a stern warning to everyone, including the members of the coaching staff.

"Before you win the final championship, I ask you to forget all the previous records! If we fail and fall to the last step, then all the previous victories are meaningless! You know? Nothing significance!
We were second only to Barcelona in the league last season and reached the final four in the Champions League, but tell me, do you feel good? !

The outside media and fans all say that we are losers!Have you forgotten?Do you think Barcelona won the double last season with pride and arrogance? !

Block out the flattery from the outside world!Keep your head clear, you can celebrate as proudly as you have won the championship, but remember your identities before you get the championship.

loser!
We must have this kind of awareness, climb up again in the Champions League and the league with the awareness of losers, and step on every step we take."

Mourinho's speech still has a strong personal taste, and Li Ang can listen to it, and he also understands what Mourinho means.

But obviously some players in the team have been stimulated by the phrase "loser".

It's just that they didn't speak up now, and they endured listening to Mourinho's "preaching".

At the moment of the final disbandment, Li Ang saw the ugly faces of several teammates.

For example, Casillas, who may feel that his captain's dignity has been offended, and Ramos, who doesn't like Mourinho's "loser" statement.

The only thing that makes Li Ang feel lucky is that Ronaldo did not commit any stubbornness.

Ronaldo is a little upset, but he is now in the upper hand in the competition with Messi, and he also wants to see the team move forward in the Champions League more smoothly.

So he still listened to Mourinho's advice.

Of course, Li Ang guessed that the more important point is that the current Uncle Psy did not suppress Pepe and Kaka.

If he didn't touch the friends around Ronaldo, then Ronaldo wouldn't be incompatible with Uncle Bird.

But with the dissatisfaction of Iker Casillas and Ramos, the leaders of the Spanish gang, how long can the superficially calm situation in the Real Madrid dressing room last?

Li Ang feels that this is hard to say, but he knows one thing, if Pepe, Alonso, and Ronaldo do not jump back, then this Mu-style Real Madrid team will not have too many problems.

The continued victories on the field will make the dissatisfied players continue to endure.

Even if they are dissatisfied with Mourinho's management style, as long as Lafayette can see the hope of successfully winning the club's tenth Champions League trophy, then he will never allow anyone to hinder it.

This is a safety rope.

Li Ang, who has the memory of later generations, fully understands the current problems in the Real Madrid dressing room.

If it is easy to solve, it is actually easy to solve.

As long as Casillas' big-mouthed girlfriend doesn't mess up things inside the Real Madrid dressing room.

If this woman is not a demon, Casillas and Mourinho will not break up, and a little problem within Real Madrid will gradually be healed under the attraction of the champion.

So to solve it fundamentally, or to delay the explosion in the Real Madrid locker room, how to persuade Casillas to keep his mouth tighter is the most important thing.

Last season, Li Ang still held the idea of ​​"staying out of the matter", but now he is completely unable to let the explosion of the Real Madrid locker room happen.

Because he already has feelings for this team, he himself is a member of Real Madrid's youth training, and he also likes the current Mu-style Real Madrid.

He didn't want those regrets from his previous life to happen again.

So he started to take action.

When he found Uncle Psy in private, Li Ang's attitude was very frank.

With Mourinho, Li Ang didn't need to make detours. He directly expressed his concerns and his solution.

"I will find time to chat with my teammates again. Boss, if there are some rumors circulating in the outside world, I hope you will give me a chance to communicate with them first."

"What rumors, have you heard some rumors? Also, I will tell them personally if there is anything, so you don't need to worry about it."

Mourinho didn't care much at first, and wanted to get rid of Li Ang so that he could go to practice more at ease.

But seeing Li Ang's serious face, Mourinho also felt that something was wrong.

"Are they dissatisfied with my speech today?"

"A little bit, so I will come to you now."

"Who is there?"

"You should have seen it when you announced the dissolution."

Mourinho's heart jumped, and he subconsciously grabbed the pen in his hand.

"Do you trust me, believe that I will stand by your side 100%?"

Li Ang didn't wait for Mourinho to speak, and asked again.

Of course, he got an affirmative answer from Uncle Psy.

"Of course I believe that you understand me, little lion."

"Then, let the problems in the locker room be solved internally, boss, I will try to bridge the relationship between the players and the coaching staff in the way you are most satisfied with, do you believe me?"

"Of course I believe you, but"

"Then let me try this time. If I fail, no matter what your subsequent decision is, I will stand firmly by your side!"

Li Ang temporarily stabilized Mourinho with proactive communication, and his sincerity became the key point to persuade Mourinho.

After all, facing a player who firmly said "I'm on your side no matter what", the head coach really has no reason to refuse his reasonable request.

In terms of communicating with Casillas and Ramos, Li Ang was not so straightforward.

He first invited some bigwigs from the Spanish-speaking gang, and then brought together a group of youth training brothers from Castilla, and went to a private restaurant for dinner after the training on February 2.

First of all, it created an atmosphere of "everyone who comes to eat today is a real person".

Then Li Ang brought the topic back to their excellent record this season.

Twenty consecutive victories in the league, six consecutive victories in the Champions League group stage, and the Copa del Rey will enter the final soon, defeating Barcelona.
After some enthusiastic exchanges, the atmosphere at the scene was extremely warm, and Iker Casillas and Ramos were extremely comfortable listening.

They have always regarded Li Ang as their own, and now they speak freely to Li Ang.

They said that this season Real Madrid will achieve more success than Barcelona before, and Li Ang echoed loudly!
They said they wanted to revive and restore Real Madrid's reputation and glory in Europe, and Li Ang clapped the table and said yes!

The rhetoric they complained about Mourinho was too ugly, and they firmly disagreed that they had failed in the past few seasons. Li Ang even shouted, "That's right, brothers! I think so too!"

Well, the brothers blushed as they chatted directly, and they obviously didn't drink, but the atmosphere had already reached this point, and they all became a little smug.

But Li Ang then changed the topic, and scolded that there are always some reporters outside who have evil intentions and don't want to see Real Madrid's revival.

When Ramos heard this, he couldn't bear it, and immediately slammed the table to ask Li Ang to tell which reporters were so despicable.

Li Ang also slapped the table and directly told the story he made up.

"Isn't it just a few days ago that you won a 5-0 victory at the Espanyol's home court?

When I went to the base for extra practice the next morning, I was stopped by a group of reporters, and one of them handed me a note, asking me to reveal the 'interesting' things in our locker room, and to help us do publicity.

At that time, I tore up the note in front of him. Isn't this trying to kill me and our team!
He said that he wanted to help us with publicity, but when I told him something, he would definitely have to add fuel to the external publicity.

Then the boss will definitely scold me, saying that I have leaked the privacy inside the locker room, then I will be miserable then! "

As soon as Li Ang finished speaking, Nacho was the first to speak resolutely:

"That must be a reporter from World Sports Daily! Seeing that we are going to overwhelm Barcelona this season, we deliberately made trouble!"

"I think so too!"

"Damn, don't let me catch these reporters, let me catch them, I must smash his video camera!"

"Well done, little lion, clear headed! None of us can make that mistake!"

Amidst the echoes of the crowd, Li Ang felt at ease when he heard Casillas' praise for him.

"Captain, don't blame me for trapping you, you love brain, if I don't trap you now, your girlfriend will have to trap Real Madrid later, I can only act first."

After complaining a lot in his heart, Li Ang finally imagined the bright prospect of finally winning the Triple Crown this season with his "insiders".

Everyone chatted to their heart's content, and finally left the restaurant and went home to rest.

The reporters watching the dinner at Real Madrid cheered and hugged each other to say goodbye. They also felt the good atmosphere and unity in the Real Madrid team.

The next morning, the news of the Real Madrid players having a dinner was widely publicized by various media.

Mourinho couldn't help thinking for a while when he got the morning paper.

And in the last practice before the match that morning, Karanka and other members of the coaching staff breathed a sigh of relief when the atmosphere in the Real Madrid team was clearly rising again.

Mourinho looked at Li Ang meaningfully during the training, but Li Ang followed Alonso cheerfully as if nothing had happened.

But Mourinho knew that Leon must have done something at the dinner last night.

He felt a little itchy, always wanting to know the truth of the matter, but when he thought of Li Ang's frankness when he came to him the day before yesterday, he stopped asking.

In any case, the atmosphere of the team has returned, and Mourinho is too lazy to delve into the changes inside the locker room.

He knew that Li Ang was thinking of him, and Li Ang had also proved with practical actions that he was capable of helping him stabilize the situation in the locker room, and that was enough.

After the turmoil in the locker room came to an end, Real Madrid continued to make rapid progress in the double-lane arena.

On February 2th and February 4th, Real Madrid's main players won successively in La Liga and Copa del Rey.

联赛No.20二轮，皇马2-0小胜赫塔费，国王杯半决赛第二回合再3-1很给情面的拿下了西班牙人。

After this round of the Copa del Rey match ended and reached the final, Real Madrid no longer needed to worry about the tight Copa del Rey match for the time being.

On February 2th, Mourinho once again activated the rotation lineup, entraining Ronaldo and Leon who are in good condition to sit on the bench, and played against Levante, the No.12 opponent in the third round of the league at home.

The current Levante is not a soft persimmon, rather a black-and-white posture, beating Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao to rank fourth in La Liga.

It was also a helpless move for Mourinho to finally choose to use a rotation lineup to fight Levante.

Regardless of whether the main players in the Copa del Rey game on February 2 will not take turns, the tough battle against Levante on February 8 will not be easy to fight.

Although the possibility of Real Madrid winning in the end is still very high, the physical energy consumption will increase accordingly.

In time for the Champions League knockout match with CSKA Moscow on February 2th, Mourinho is unwilling to let the main lineup play two tough battles in a row.

Therefore, it is most appropriate to send a rotation lineup to play this round of the league with Levante. It is actually a bit risky to bring a Ronaldo.

But Mourinho couldn't resist Ronaldo's strong willingness to play, and finally agreed to let him get a chance to play in the second half.

That night, Levante relied on single-line combat and fought with Real Madrid unscrupulously for physical fitness.

李昂和C罗坐在替补席上，看着自家队伍从上半场0-1落后到下半场1分钟的0-2落后。

To be honest, both of them were a little anxious, but if Mourinho didn't speak, they could only continue to sit on the bench.

At No. 60 minutes in the second half, Mourinho finally signaled them to warm up.

No.604 minutes, Real Madrid made a substitution, replacing Vazquez and Shaheen with them.

As soon as the two came on the field, they took over the rhythm of the game and drove the Real Madrid team to launch a fierce offensive against Levante.

The presence of Li Ang also stabilized the midfield defense that had been penetrated by Levante many times before.

No.80 In the second minute, under the siege, Callejon broke into Levante's penalty area and made a penalty kick.

Cristiano Ronaldo did not waste the opportunity created by Callejon. The penalty kick was taken overnight and the score was tied 1-2.

But in the end, there was still too little time left for him and Li Ang to perform.

Real Madrid failed to create another miracle equalizer at the last moment, and also stopped the league winning streak this season at 21 games.

This is a pity, for all Real Madrid players.

But Mourinho and members of the coaching staff had already expected this result.

In the face of realistic choices, Mourinho has no choice but to choose to give priority to ensuring the team's smooth progress in the Champions League knockout rounds.

From another point of view, the Real Madrid players who had been under the pressure of the league winning streak before were also "relieved" at this moment.

This is a kind of psychological relaxation.

Without the psychological burden, the main players of Real Madrid went into battle lightly.

The Western media and Real Madrid fans also set their sights on the night of February 2 after regretting it.

Put it in the snowy Moscow.

　Ah, the big explosion in the locker room this season has finally been filled.

　　The protagonist is still very soft-spoken in the locker room. This is a relatively good way to fill the gap I can think of.

　　Then, today I owe the number of words again, it’s hard to stretch.
　　Tomorrow make up, tomorrow will be ~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)