Chapter 86

Mourinho suddenly thought:"By the way, please arrange some warm-up matches as soon as possible. Through the matches, I can see the problems of the team more clearly so that I can make timely adjustments. This can also enhance the understanding and cooperation between the players."

Emenalo replied:"Okay Mario, I will contact the opponent team immediately to arrange a warm-up match."

After that, the two came to the training ground. Mourinho looked around at the players' training on the field, and his eyes began to become firm and focused.

He saw that the new members Li Lei and De Bruyne were doing one-on-one confrontation exercises, and he was pleased with the fighting spirit and potential of the young people.

Mourinho is not a coach who sticks to the old ways. On the contrary, he will give young players reasonable opportunities, which is also an important part of training players.

Li Lei and De Bruyne are the beneficiaries.

He will arrange them to start or even play the whole game through warm-up matches, cup matches, etc. to enrich their experience.

As for whether they can seize the opportunity, it depends entirely on their own efforts.

But Mourinho observed from the current training that the two guys have good strength and potential.

Giving opportunities can lead to rapid growth, which is also his coaching philosophy.

Mourinho came to the training ground, clapped his hands, and shouted on the sidelines:"Okay gentlemen, assemble!"

The players ran over to gather, and Li Lei and De Bruyne also followed their teammates.

" I think most people are familiar with me. In the new season, I will lead everyone as the head coach." Mourinho got straight to the point

" I believe that through joint efforts, we will be able to achieve excellent results in the Premier League&#Mourinho continued:"I will do my best and I hope you will give 100% of your effort."

" Yes, coach!" The players responded in unison.

Mourinho looked at the players in front of him. Some were veterans from his last time as Chelsea coach, and there were also many new faces, but now everyone has become a member of his team.

Mourinho said in a deep voice:"I don't care if you are an old player or a new member. In this team, only my voice is the only one. From today on, the devilish training will begin!"

The players were in awe and nodded silently.

At this time, Li Lei was a little nervous and focused. He knew in his heart that under the training of such a famous coach, his progress could be described as rapid.

""Okay, let's start today's training!" Mourinho blew the whistle, and the players immediately dispersed and started warming up.

Li Lei and De Bruyne came to an open space and whispered,"Kevin, was the head coach so strict when he coached Chelsea before?"

Hearing his friend's question, De Bruyne shrugged and said:" How would I know? I was still in the youth training camp at that time, but I heard that his training was very strict, otherwise he wouldn't have the nickname"Madman""

Li Lei nodded and said:"Well, he does give people a very strict feeling, but this kind of high-intensity training is also good for our improvement."

"That's right, it will be a very valuable experience to be able to undergo the devilish training with Mourinho."

Just as Li Lei and De Bruyne were discussing in a low voice, Captain Terry passed by and reminded them:"Little guys, stop whispering, it's time to start the next training session, keep up the pace"

""Yes, Captain!" The two of them responded quickly and stood up straight.

Terry nodded with satisfaction and led the way to the next training project, followed by Li Lei and De Bruyne.

As Mourinho said, the devilish training really made the players go through painful trials. The high-intensity training in the first week had exhausted everyone, but before they could adapt, the training intensity in the second week was raised to another level.

The players were undergoing intensive physical training, sweating constantly, and their faces were tired.

After each training session, everyone just wanted to find a place to fall asleep.

Entering the second week, various technical and tactical training projects increased significantly.

And his positioning of each person gradually became clear, arranging them to improve in a targeted manner.

Today Mourinho arranged the first training match, dividing all the players into two teams, red and blue.

This was the first group practice after everyone's training camp, and Li Lei and De Bruyne were secretly happy. Li Lei and De Bruyne belonged to different teams, and it was a coincidence that they both played the same position of attacking midfielder.

The two of them had a competitive mentality towards their peers and had to compete for the same position.

At the beginning of the training match, the fast pace made Li Lei feel exhausted.

The passing speed and running intensity of the Premier League completely exceeded his expectations, and the gap with the Championship was huge.

Fortunately, he was not the only one who couldn't keep up with the pace on the court, which made Li Lei feel a little relieved.

But he was also reflecting that when playing against the relegated Premier League team before, the opponent's rhythm was not as fast as in today's training match. What does this show? It shows that the level of training within Chelsea is very high, and the requirements for cooperation and tacit understanding between players are far higher than those of ordinary teams. At first, the two teams were in chaos, with no rhythm at all, and the sidelines were in chaos.

The head coach Mourinho couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, thinking that if they played in the league in this state, they would only lose miserably.

But as time went on, the red team where Li Lei was began to change. After Li Lei discovered the problem, he ran desperately, trying to adapt to the high-speed rhythm and create gaps, and at this moment his advantage in speed gradually emerged.

Under his leadership, the red team's cooperation gradually improved, the offense and defense transitions became faster, the midfield organization ability was also improved, and the formation tended to be stable.

Mourinho saw Li Lei's efforts and nodded slightly. The young man was not used to it at first, but he gradually integrated into the team by running desperately. This kind of professionalism and fighting spirit is gratifying.

""Boss, Li is performing well. He is better than De Bruyne who was promoted from the second team." The assistant coach said

"Of course! I spent 10 million euros on it, so it has to be worth it."