There is a dream called football

Chapter 24 This is European Football

The training time in Madrid was the same as in China, but Li Qiao felt drained, because the intensity was at least ten times that of China.

Hardly a second is easy.

You have to think fast when you get the ball and pass it right away.

Immediately after the pass is passed, he moves, constantly thinking about where he should run, and which direction the teammate's ball will pass from.

If unfortunately the ball is lost, then immediately counterattack like a wolf.

Don't look at the training as boring, but the intensity is very high, and it's only the first day that many people can't take it anymore.

The idea here is to use the game as a substitute for training. After a simple warm-up, there will be high-intensity training immediately.

In La Fabrica, Li Qiao lived in a room with Mandzukic.

Coming out of the shower, Mandzukic limped around on the balcony.

"injured?"

"No, I'm a little tired. The training here is really abnormal."

"Maybe this is what Real Madrid should have been."

"No, this is hell."

"Haha."

Mandzukic looks big and thick, but he is still a child at heart. He took out a silver cross.

"My mother gave it to me before I left home."

"Homesick?" Li Qiao smiled.

"One thing, it's the first time I leave my homeland, and I don't know if I can stay."

"Worry?"

Mandzukic did not continue to speak, looking at the cross, as if he was praying for something, maybe many people were praying that night, hoping that he would be the one who stayed after ten days.

*****
During training the next day, Mandzukic squatted on the ground, retching from time to time.

Li Qiao and Louis stood aside, at this time Juan also noticed the abnormality here, so he came over and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Maybe heatstroke."

Juan handed Mandzukic a bottle of water, "Go and rest."

"I am fine."

"Don't be brave, your lips are white."

After warming up, 20 people participated in the training, but as time went on, there were fewer and fewer people on the training ground.

"You got down on the ground the next day, are you the best young people in football today?" Juan shouted.

Is the will of young players reduced?It's hard to say.

For example, Scholes later criticized young players for crying too much. In his era, crying was cowardly.

Another example is that one of Ferguson's fierce generals - Alan Smith, broke his leg on the court, and he could still watch the team doctor during treatment.

Juan felt that the young people nowadays were too delicate, and he was unmoved. Although he also let those who could not persevere rest, he did not give a little sympathy.

In the end, there were only 5 people left on the court, and Li Qiao was one of them. Juan shouted: "You 5 are doing well, let me see who is the last one to fall down."

These five people persisted through the training session, and they didn't fall down. When the time came, Li Qiao sat on the ground and gasped for breath.

"The heart is beating wildly in the chest."

Li Qiao really wanted to lie down, because he didn't even have the strength to sit up. At this moment, someone handed over a water bottle.

"Thanks, Head."

Juan looked at Li Qiao with a smile on his face, as if the two had known each other before.

Juan took out a card and handed it to Li Qiao.

"What's this? My Spanish isn't that good yet."

"Scorecard, yours! The last time was the one with 100 points."

Li Qiao was taken aback, "You are the one who gave me the grade!"

Juan nodded.

Holding this card in my hand, I suddenly felt a kind feeling.

"But I won't take care of you at all, maybe I will be stricter with you."

"Then I thank you in advance."

*****
The dormitory here is very quiet. The daytime training has been exhausted, and these usually active children can't move anymore. The only thing they want to do when they return to the dormitory is to lie down.

The Spaniard had dinner at 9 pm. In the restaurant, Li Qiao saw Lei Wen, who was obviously not in a good mood.

After 3 days of training, Li Qiao is now ranked 8th, while Lei Wen is 35th, which is a bit far from the top 10.

"Why are you unhappy? Because of grades?"

"It's a bit far behind, and I don't know my level until I come here."

"Hehe, don't be discouraged, there are still many days."

"Yeah, I think I've succeeded if I can rank in the top 50." Lei Wen said with a wry smile.

In order to encourage Lei Wen, Li Qiao felt that he would tell the whole story about the special training he had done.

"Lei Wen, do you still remember when I was in China, I was injured, fell behind in points, and finally counterattacked?"

"of course I remember."

"Actually it's like this..."

Li Qiao said everything exactly, and Lei Wen's eyes widened like a fish's swim bladder.

"Damn, are you embarrassed to keep such a big thing from me?"

"Hey, I just don't think it's necessary to say it. How about it, I'll teach you everything I've learned."

Lei Wen didn't say anything, but nodded, "It's really a brother, haha."

The two went to the training ground, but a bearded man was maintaining the ground. It turns out that the standard of the training ground here is the same as that of the Bernabéu. Real Madrid is committed to providing the best training facilities for young people.

"It seems that it can't be used."

"It's okay, let's talk about it on paper for now."

Li Qiao went to borrow a tactical board and some magnetic plastic discs, and then found a place to study tactics with Raven.

Li Qiao first arranged a few routines, "Saki taught me these, even if you don't understand, let's memorize them first."

"it is good."

They are all sophomores in high school, and rote memorization is the best. Lei Wen memorized several routines.

"Haji taught me these things."

Lei Wen rehearsed it several times by himself and wrote it down slowly.

"Remember, the most important thing in passing and receiving the ball is to think together, not to guess the thinking of teammates, but to synchronize thinking."

"It's too difficult." This was Raven's first reaction.

"Let's memorize some theories today. Tomorrow I will try to borrow a small field from the coach. I will call Mandzukic and we will train together."

"Haha, okay, I didn't expect that big tall guy to be in a group with you."

"It won't be easy for him in the future."

“How come you see?”

Li Qiao chuckled, "Intuition."

*****
Sacchi was in Real Madrid's office, and the old man was quickly scrolling through some training videos, when suddenly he saw a familiar face.

"Haha, it's this kid again."

The video fast-forwards, the players fell one by one and left the field to rest, while he was still training, running positions again and again, and counter-robbing again and again.

Saki understands that this place is different from the China region, and helping Li Qiao in the China region was also a whim, but it is not easy to be so good here.

However, Saki has seen too many young talents, so it is not surprising, because in the end, only a few are really kicked out.

He wrote Li Qiao's name in the notebook, and wrote on the back, "Following and observing."

(End of this chapter)