After defeating Zaragoza at home, Mallorca returned to the second place in the league with five wins and two losses. The one above them was Real Betis, who had five wins, one draw and one loss. Barcelona lost to La Coruna in the last round, and both La Coruna won four wins, two draws and one loss and 14 points ranked third and fourth, Valencia tied for fifth place with 13 points and Celta. Real Madrid improved slightly, and after defeating Bilbao two goals at home, they ranked 13th with eight points...

It is obvious that this season started early and ended late last season, which greatly affected the combat effectiveness of the La Liga giants. In addition, the Champions League involved too much energy, so it created a vicious circle. La Liga teams performed well in the Champions League, but their performance in the league was fluctuating.

So after this game, Jose gave the players a day off. In the previous month, the players played nine games and had almost no rest time. If they were not allowed to relax, they might make their condition worse.

Jose also needs to take advantage of this day to summarize the previous game, see if he has made any mistakes and judged the problem, and at the same time see if the current team still has room for improvement.

Of course it is difficult to do these things alone, but he has the best helper.

Unlike Real Madrid, Jose can be said to have fully utilized Piri's full ability, making him, the "technical director", more worthy of his reputation and complement each other with the head coach. Piri's vision is accurate, so Jose never shys away from Piri every time he trains. His professional vision can make up for some of Jose's shortcomings in details. Jose has always attached great importance to Piri's opinions.

"I have already observed the five new players."

When Jose came to the door, Piri seemed to be ready: "Van Bitten's skills are already very mature. His ability to fight on high altitude balls is quite excellent, and his feet are not slow to move. However, he seems very difficult to face a fast and flexible forward. After all, it is not easy for him to block the opponent's impact with such a big body. In addition, Nadal's speed is not fast, so our defense will be very difficult when encountering this type of team."

"I know this, and Van Biden doesn't have much room for improvement. At most, it's just to increase experience... I've already shown it very clearly against Barcelona. Saviola's goal was scored after breaking through him. It can only strengthen the protection of the front of the penalty area so that they don't face the opponent's impact directly. Now they can only use them like this. It's not that easy to find a defender who turns around and defends quickly." Jose said helplessly.

He also had a headache about this situation, so sometimes he used Gamara and Van Biden to partner. After all, he was faster, but he was also easily beaten behind him. But these days, he turned around and was quick to defend and steady defender... It's not that there were any, but everyone was at a sky-high price, Stam, Nesta... None of them could be afforded by Mallorca.

Piri nodded, his intention was to remind Jose that he was not good at tactical arrangements and did not want to care about it. That was Jose's business - it was not that Piri was lazy, but that it was the coach's job and the authority of the coach. No coach wanted anyone else to point fingers at his tactics. Piri had never done such a thing when he was in Real Madrid, and he would not do it in Mallorca.

"Ruffet's situation is similar to Van Bitten. His skills have been set and he is very mature. He is not very fast on the wing, but his passing and ball control abilities are good. He is a very good addition to the midfield. At this stage, he will be an indispensable main force for us and cooperate well with other midfielders. Such players will not bring too many surprises, but they can perform well under the appropriate tactical system."

Piri continued to say it, and Jose nodded slightly. He was the same as Piri in this judgment. In fact, Rufite and Novo overlap. Both of them were typical Spanish midfielders. However, Rufite was more mature than Novo. Rufite was the main one, and Novo substitute. This combination was good. The only thing I was worried about was whether Novo would have any ideas because of the few games. Although he came to the first team with Campano, his personality was very different from that of Campano. Campano worked diligently and willing to be substitute, and Novo should be more ambitious.

There is actually nothing to say about the two main players. They play many games and their abilities are clearly visible. Instead, they judge the three new substitutes. Jose wants to hear Piri's opinions and see if there are any problems with his ideas.

Piri did not disappoint him: "Pablo Garcia is a good defensive midfielder, running actively and fighting fiercely. Although he has the problem of taking too many cards, since he is just used as the main substitute, this problem can be ignored. At the same time, his characteristics are somewhat inconsistent with Mallorca's current midfield characteristics. In some cases, this approach is correct... He is different from Marklele. Although Marklele is also a purely defensive midfielder, his footwork skills are not bad. At least he can intercept the ball and pass the ball to the most appropriate position as soon as possible. Garcia lacks a lot in this regard."

Speaking of this, Piri smiled at Jose: "I suddenly feel that maybe I will lose that bet. Marklele is indeed very important to Real Madrid."

Jose smiled happily. He knew that Piri had completely untied his heart. During the time he left Real Madrid, Piri was reluctant to watch Real Madrid's game. This escape proved that he still couldn't let go of Real Madrid. Now, he could clearly tell the role of Marklele in Real Madrid's midfield. This is not something you can see by comments or something. It must have been watched many Real Madrid games to get such a result. From this point of view, Piri has already started watching Real Madrid's game and no longer has any entangled mentality.

Perhaps he is still the most loyal fan of Real Madrid in his life, but working for Mallorca sometimes as an enemy of Real Madrid will not cause any obstacles to him - Jose is naturally extremely happy about this.

"As for Krashnich, his speed is not as fast as Etoo and his skills are not as good as Luke, but he is more comprehensive than both of them. It is also very suitable to be an important substitute. It can play a very suitable role when he goes on the court to open up the situation or use him when changing his tactics. At the same time, although his characteristics have been established, he still has considerable potential in his ability. As long as there is a suitable training opportunity, his performance will get better and better."

Speaking of this, Piri took a breath and looked at Jose.

Jose laughed, he knew it was Drogba's turn.

"This Drogba..." Piri smiled bitterly, then looked at Jose who was proud and said: "Okay, I admit that I was wrong... Although his shooting skills are still very rough, his progress speed in the past or two months is really surprising. If he can continue like this, it may only be a matter of time before he surpasses Luke. After all, his physical fitness is much better than Luke. If his shooting ability is similar to Luke, then his ability on the court is probably much better than Luke, and even not worse than Etoo!"

The evaluation of Drogba has changed so much, which is what Piri came from this period of observation. Although Drogba has watched a lot of videos of the game before, the videos of the game are not as careful as watching training from close distance. After this period of observation, Piri found that he underestimated Drogba's physical fitness and his progress in shooting...

"If you didn't point out where Drogba needs to make progress the most, maybe he wouldn't have made such a fast progress... But Drogba still can't use it now, because although his shooting has improved a lot, it still seems very mediocre. This is the basic skill, and it needs to be laid a solid foundation through training, rather than just letting him play at will... If he can't score goals, confidence in him is also a setback. If he can only be used as a coolie center, it would be a pity." Piri said in the end.

Jose nodded: "Yes, that's why I didn't give him a chance to play during this period. Fortunately, he seemed to be able to understand my efforts and did not express any dissatisfaction... Next, I plan to let him train more alone with Roa, which can also allow Roa to slowly adapt to the intensity of the training."

"This is your job." Piri smiled.

Jose shrugged: "The second half of the season, after the second half of the season begins, is the time when Drogba really plays his role. He will be a pawn in the second half of the season that will increase our strength. Even if he can't be used in the second half of the season, it doesn't matter. This is a forward who can rely on for a long time, just like Etoo."

"There are many outstanding players in Mallorca now... I am worried about whether I can keep them." Piri looked at Jose and said, and what he was talking about was the most realistic question, that is, whether to keep people.

"There is no way. Our financial resources cannot be compared with big clubs like Real Madrid and Barcelona. We try our best to keep people, but if we can't keep them, we can only get together and part. As long as we can pay enough transfer fees, what's the problem with us?" Jose smiled: "As long as we can continue to introduce fresh blood, it's enough that Mallorca did this before. As long as we don't sell all the good players in one go, we only keep players that no one wants. As long as we can continuously cultivate excellent teams, it is also a way to survive."

"If you say this,... Jose, I want to ask you for the same power." Piri suddenly said to Jose seriously.

Jose was stunned for a moment, then nodded immediately: "No problem, as long as you want it, I will give it to it!"

"I won't want any excessive power, it's just the power to sign young players." Piri smiled, but was very moved in his heart - Jose's attitude of full trust...
Chapter completed!