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Chapter 1294 A signing more valuable than a superstar
Monday, July [-]th, the opening day of Real Madrid's pre-season training camp.

There was still more than an hour before the team reported, but Yang Yang came to Valdebebas ahead of schedule.

He is not just a player now, he is also the chief assistant coach of Real Madrid's first team.

Although he has not passed the exam and received the coaching qualification certificate, it is only a matter of time. Real Madrid has not announced the specific position of Yang Yang, but this does not prevent everyone from recognizing this fact.

At best, he couldn't sit next to Zidane.

But it doesn't matter, because he is a player and he has to go out and play.

Yang Yang has already entered the pre-season training camp in advance in the past few days, which is also his long-standing habit.

After arriving in Valdebebas, he went to the dressing room to get ready and then went to the gym, where he once again met Antonio Pintus, Real Madrid's fitness coach for the new season.

Pintus has a rich coaching experience. He worked for Juventus for seven years. During this period, he experienced the two coaches of Trapattoni and Lippi.

In the summer of this year, Pintus had already signed a contract with Lyon, but due to Real Madrid's cross-talk, the Italian gold medal fitness coach changed his mind and switched to Real Madrid. For this reason, Real Madrid also dispatched Manuel Redondo to negotiate with Lyon chairman Aulas and compensated a liquidated damages before allowing Pintus to come to Madrid.

Like Zidane, Pintus also has a bald head. At first glance, he looks a bit like the bald referee Corina. He is about 1.7 meters tall and looks a bit thin. He has a short gray beard, as if reminding everyone that he is over 50 years old.

Earlier, when he saw Pintus for the first time, Yang Yang was very surprised, because he found that Pintus was actually training with equipment in the gym, and the training intensity was not small, which was really the first time in history.

Over the years, Yang Yang has also insisted on equipment training, so he naturally felt close to Pintus. Later, he heard from the staff of Valdebebas that the first thing Pintus did after he came to Real Madrid was to practice all the training equipment in the training base, and they all looked very professional.

Yang Yang didn't believe this, so after seeing Pintus in the gym, he competed with the Italian fitness coach. Of course, Yang Yang won the final result, but he really began to admire Pintus.

At the age of more than 50, it is not easy to maintain his training intensity and training enthusiasm.

After the training, the two had a long talk. Pintus not only had his own unique understanding of physical training, but also had his own uniqueness in the physical reserve and training methods of players. He had a wealth of experience and countless details at his fingertips. This proved that he not only knows how to teach, but also can do it himself.

From Ajax to Liverpool to Real Madrid, Yang Yang has never met a physical coach who can personally train with the players, which also made his impression of Pintus a step further.

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Since today is the opening day of the camp, Pintus is not exercising like before, but is preparing for training.

Yang Yang went to the gym alone for more than half an hour of strength training. Not long after, Ramos and Marcelo also came. They are the team's captain and deputy captain, and they both received calls from Yang Yang in the morning.

Ramos' contract extension has not yet been negotiated, but he has been performing the duties of the team captain these days, such as attending the signing ceremony of Asensio and Vallejo, actively helping Casemiro contact the house, etc. These are his captain's duties.

Marcelo returned to Madrid only yesterday, and this kid got fat when he was on vacation.

This summer is the year of the Copa America, but Marcelo was absent due to injury and was unable to participate. He also took a break for more than a month. As a result, when this guy returned to the team, he gained a lot of weight. It was obvious that he had no restraint during the vacation.

"You guy..." Yang Yang pointed at Marcelo, shaking his head and smiling wryly.

The Brazilian Afro laughed nonchalantly, "Don't worry, I will definitely return to my best form before the season."

For him, this is already a routine operation.

He will exceed the standard almost every holiday, but he also trains very hard and can always recover quickly.

"This year is different from previous years." Yang Yang kindly reminded.

"What's the difference?" Marcelo asked curiously.

Before Yang Yang answered, Ramos nodded and said, "Yes, I also read Pintus' training plan, a typical Italian-style devil training, just looking at it makes people feel horrible."

"Really?" Marcelo was a little skeptical after listening.

Yang Yang chuckled, "He told me that he hoped that the players' average runs per game in the new season would reach [-]. Are you telling the truth?"

"What? Thirteen thousand?" Marcelo was in a daze.

Thirteen thousand kilometers, and an average, this is definitely the rhythm of killing people.

Ramos sighed, "There is too little training without the ball. I think it doesn't match our style."

As a Spaniard, although Ramos has a brave style on the court, in fact, he has good footwork, and he still has Spain's persistence in possession of the ball in his bones, especially in training with the ball.

"About this point, I had a very in-depth chat with Pintus. He thinks that the football training in recent years has been a bit biased."

This topic is big and unfamiliar, but it is also closely related to professional players. Both Ramos and Marcelo are very interested.

"Since Guardiola coached Barcelona, ​​passing and controlling the ball has more and more deeply affected all aspects of professional football. This is an epoch-making change. We must admit this, but we must also pay attention to it. Now every team is talking about possession of the ball, emphasizing passing and controlling. Even training emphasizes training with the ball and small-scale cooperation on the pitch. This is inappropriate."

"Each team has its own characteristics. What Barcelona is suitable for, Real Madrid may not be suitable for, and other teams may not be suitable, so what we need to do is to absorb the nutrients that are beneficial to us, but at the same time maintain our advantages."

"Pintus also believes that the ability of Guardiola's Barcelona to be strong back then is of course the key to the player's ability and passing and control system, but the excellent physical fitness of the players is the foundation. Without excellent physical fitness as the backing, Barcelona can't run such outstanding data in every game, and it is impossible to run so many opportunities."

On this point, both Ramos and Marcelo have the same feeling, and this is also a fact that has been recognized by the professional field.

Otherwise, how to explain that after Harvey and Iniesta got old, Barcelona's system advantage immediately weakened significantly?

"In football, fitness is the foundation of the foundation, and it is even more so for a team like ours at Real Madrid."

After a pause, Yang Yang said again: "We have advantages in technology and strength. As long as we can run, not to mention more than the opponent, as long as we can run as much as the opponent, then we can completely kill the opponent by virtue of our advantages in technology and strength."

"That's great!" Ramos couldn't help but slapped his thigh hard.

Yang Yang's remarks can be said to be concise and to the point, but they fully express the advantages of Real Madrid.

The reason why Real Madrid experienced a trough last season was because players ran in almost every game, so that many media criticized the running distance of Real Madrid players. In total, they were nearly ten kilometers worse than their opponents, that is, one person was missing.

This is very telling.

The current football game is to see who can run, run more, and run smartly. If they refuse to run or run less, then even a team like Real Madrid will still be forced to be embarrassed by Valencia, or even the middle and lower reaches of the team, or even upset.

Both Yang Yang and Zidane are very aware of this problem, so they strongly demanded that the Real Madrid management sign Pintus, and even paid a liquidated damages for him, because physical fitness is the foundation and key of football games.

Signing a good physical coach is, to some extent, more valuable than signing a superstar.

Of course, this is not to say that by signing Pintus, Real Madrid will be invincible.

It can only be said that the arrival of Pintus is to lay a solid foundation for Real Madrid's physical fitness.

"The reason why I took the initiative to invite you today is to hope that we can reach a consensus in advance." Yang Yang stared at the two captains and vice captains of Real Madrid in front of him. "We should set an example for the team and take the lead. At least we can't hold back, right?"

Ramos and Marcelo looked at each other and both nodded, but the Brazilian left back was bitter and even regretful.

If I had known earlier, he should eat less and drink less when he was on vacation, and take some time to practice every day.

With his current physical condition, needless to say, he will definitely be the worst one in the team.

"I can foresee that Pintus' training method is more Italian-style, with more training without the ball, more running, and less training with the ball. There will be a lot of high-intensity physical training in the pre-season training camp. This will be quite a challenge for our players, and there will definitely be complaints from many people."

When Ramos heard this, he looked at Marcelo sympathetically, and the latter waved his hand immediately, "Don't worry, even if I vomit blood after practicing, I will definitely hold on, and I will never lose face."

He is the team's vice-captain, what a disgrace!
If he couldn't support himself, would the vice-captain still have a face?
Both Yang Yang and Ramos couldn't help but smile, but they also believed that Marcelo could do it.

He has extensive experience in weight loss.

"During the pre-season training period, there will definitely be many teammates who can't bear it, can't stand it, and even have emotions. This requires us to do a good job and appease the locker room. There must be no trouble, especially if it affects the internal unity of the team."

For the unity and harmony of the team's locker room, Yang Yang has always put it first, and even he has done a good job. If there is a large-scale protest, he will also suggest that Pintus adjust the training plan under unavoidable circumstances.

But before that, it must be forced to squeeze out the potential and limits of the players as much as possible.

(End of this chapter)