Mister Legend

Chapter 11 Team Gathering
Chapter 7 team assembly

This time it was Solari who called. He had just received news from the team that Li Moody had recommended him as Castilla's assistant coach, and he had been approved.Because I am still on vacation, I will first get to know the specific ideas of the team coach for the new season by phone, so that I can make preparations in advance.When Li Mudi was in U19, Solari had not returned to Real Madrid, but since the U19 training ground is adjacent to Castile, and both are friends of Qi Zu, the relationship between the two is still very good.After chatting briefly for a while, the call ended when Li Mudi returned to the apartment.

Sitting in front of the computer desk in the apartment, Li Modi reorganized the situation of the team, and made a more detailed plan for the problems that will be faced after the assembly and the plans to be implemented.Except for eating pasta in the cafeteria at noon, I stayed in the apartment all the time, trying to make the pre-season preparations as detailed and efficient as possible.Of course, it was unavoidable to have a drink with Zheng Xiaoyang at night, and it was not until noon the next day that he finally woke up, and took a taxi with Xiaoyang to the airport.Zheng Xiaoyang is going back to the team in Catalonia, while Li Mudi is going back to Mallorca to enjoy the last vacation before the new season.

Mallorca, a world-famous tourist destination, is located in the east of the Iberian Peninsula. It is the largest island in the Balearic Islands (Baleares), 80-300 kilometers away from Spain.It is located in the Mediterranean Sea, with an island area of ​​3640 square kilometers (75 kilometers from north to south and 100 kilometers from east to west). The island is full of natural scenery such as sandy beaches, steep cliffs, and fields planted with olive or almond trees.There are more than 300 days of sunny weather here every year, and it is also known as the "Mediterranean Paradise".The capital Palma (Palma) concentrates nearly half of the population of the Balearic Islands, where the Mallorca Museum, Elmdena Palace, and Belleville Castle are all famous tourist attractions.

The farm inherited by Li Moody is located in the southwest of Mallorca, only 19 kilometers away from the city of Palma, close to the Mediterranean Sea, and mainly grows grass and potatoes.Since neither parents knew much about the farm, two professional farmers were hired.Although this made the income situation not very ideal, the quiet and serene environment still made the family feel very comfortable.

Pizza and steak are good to eat once in a while, but Li Moody can’t stand it if he eats like Westerners every day. In addition, Spain’s unique seafood feast is not blessed because of his special habit of not eating seafood, so he took advantage of the season. , you have to enjoy the delicacy of Chinese food with your parents.

Catch wild rabbits on the farm, see beauties on the beach, use phone calls and emails to get in touch with colleagues, don't be too happy on vacation in Mallorca!
On July 2015, 7, the day when the team staff gathered, Li Moody came to the office building relaxedly, and under the leadership of Mr. Chairman, held the first staff group meeting of the new season.

In addition to the four left-behind staff including Li Moody and Solari, the new additions include offensive coach Rafa Pozo, physical fitness coach Ramón Orellana, scout Santiago Aragón, scout Benavent ( Manuel Benavente) and team doctor Dani Sánchez.

After a morning of communication, Li Mudi's position as the leader has been recognized to a certain extent by everyone, and the dinner at noon made the atmosphere of the whole team very good, and everyone's enthusiasm was also encouraged.

The next day, while the coaches and trainers were discussing their plans, the two scouts were handed the first two tasks of the new season: Mbappe and a list of forwards who played in the lower leagues .

Mbappe's information has been sorted out with the help of the system assistant, and has been sent to the chairman Mr. Francisco and Zizou respectively.The reason why we need to use professional scouts to do a relatively long-term investigation is firstly to get more detailed information. After all, the things given by the system are too data-based and can only be displayed in combination with specific games and training videos; secondly, It is used to cover up the function of the system. After all, without the use of scouts or personal observations, the detailed information of the players can be obtained. This bug is too big.

The forwards on that list are all used as spare tires after Mbappe's unsuccessful introduction. The potential is around 130-140, the worth is not high, and the transfer difficulty is very small.But Li Moody is still trying his best to get the French striker. For this reason, he has been in contact with Qi Zu for many days and got the news that Lafayette will make a decision before the players gather on the 15th.

The two-day wait was so long, but fortunately Qi Zu brought good news in the morning: Lafayette initially agreed to contact the Monaco Club and Mbappé's managers.

The reason why the attitude is not clear is mainly due to the first team coach Benitez.Bei Shuai had no concept of French teenagers before, and when he first took office, he encountered an application from the reserve team to introduce players, which would be a bit baffling to others.Fortunately, Qi Zu communicated in time and told Li Mudi that Liverpool was also following Mbappe on the FM system. Therefore, Bei Shuai reserved his attitude towards this transfer until he got the real information.

On the 15th, the players assembled.Except for a few players, most of them were in the reserve team last season or were promoted from U19, so they are old acquaintances, and the atmosphere between them is quite harmonious.After introducing the new staff and players, Li Moody did not deliver an impassioned and impassioned inauguration speech. Of course, he did not have the literary talent. Restorative training.

Taking advantage of the time for the players' physical examination, Li Moody combined the FM system and after discussing with Solari, he decided on six warm-up matches, namely: July 7th at home against Athletic Bilbao, August 26st against Athletic B Huesca (SDHuescaSAD), away to Mallorca on August 8, away to Villarreal B on August 1, home to SDEibarSAD on August 8, away on August 8 Against ADParla.There are six teams, including Class A, Class B and Class B, which can test the true strength of the team and help the coaching staff find loopholes.

Originally, Li Mudi planned to compete with the Barcelona B team. The two teams are in the second division B of the West, but they were divided into two groups. This season, they will not be able to meet in the official competition.Li Mudi plans to torture his mortal enemy in the last warm-up match when the technical and tactical training is relatively formed, so as to improve Real Madrid's sense of identity with him. I have to say that this is really a bit embarrassing!It's a pity that when the invitation for the warm-up match was sent out through the FM system, it was declined in an instant—obviously, the tea table in Li Mudi's life was not only full of cups, but also a lot of bowls!

Just returned from vacation, the physical condition of the players has not entered the tense state of the game, and some people even failed the physical examination because they played too crazy.Li Mudi sternly warned those players with low professionalism, ordering them to adjust their status within a week, otherwise they will be sold or frozen.

This week's training is mainly focused on restoring physical function and adjusting the state. The tactical class is only four to 10 minutes a day.It's not that Li Moody has a big heart, but that the main formation that Real Madrid has been using for more than ten years is 4-2-3-1. The tactical system is roughly the same all the year round, but there are some adjustments in the specific coordination.The coaches and players of the reserve team are very familiar with this lineup. Li Mudi just explained some of the tactics he required, and the process went very smoothly.

Except for the tactical class, Li Moody only discussed tactical arrangements with the coaching staff and targeted training for individual players, and delegated other subjects to other coaches, and the daily training supervision work was also left to the assistant coach Solari.Li Mudi is quite self-aware. When he was studying for the coaching qualification certificate, he only had some talent in tactics and offense, and he only knew a little about other aspects.Reasonably gather the strength of the team and give full play to the strength of everyone in the team. Li Moody believes that this should be the embodiment of the advanced concept of modern football.

Since the burden of coaching work at the beginning of the season was not heavy, Li Moody shifted his focus to the transfer work.Frequently contacted Zizu and two scouts every day, compiled reports from Mbappe and several candidate players, and sent them to the Real Madrid office.

On the 18th, Bei Shuai confirmed through Liverpool's old relationship that they are indeed very interested in Mbappe, and then through the report provided by the scouts, he affirmed Mbappe's potential.After Galeries Lafayette held an impromptu meeting and learned that the French teenager and his agent were eager to join, the Real Madrid Club formally proposed a transfer offer to the Monaco Club - 200 million euros.

After learning from Qi Zu that Lafayette is very interested in Mbappe, Li Mudi crossed out the other strikers who were originally prepared.Even though the offer of 200 million is far from Monaco's bottom line, the whole world knows that unless the players themselves are unwilling, as long as Lafayette wants to buy players, there are still many players who cannot be bought.

A week later, through the FM system inspection, the competitive state of all players has been adjusted to a good level, and the team's training focus has shifted to tactical drills.

Combining the technical characteristics of the players in the team, Li Mudi set up a set of tactics that focused on offense, emphasized frontcourt pressure, and required midfielders to pass more direct passes on the basis of the regular play style of the first team.In the FM system, it is displayed as: pass more space, strengthen the pressure, press the goalkeeper, take turns to insert, and keep the ball.

This style of play has high requirements on the strength of the players. Since there are no full-time defensive players in the midfield of the team, resulting in poor interception ability, Li Moody hopes to use the frontcourt to surpass the opponent's passing ability to achieve complete suppression. The effect of leaving the football in the opponent's half.

(End of this chapter)