Gao Sheuro Madrid to oversee the afternoon training session and received a call from Bueura whe home that night.

  The future fitness master said he accepted the invitations from Gao Shen and Real Madrid. Cadiz had vinced him tn, but Real Madrid o pay a small pensation.

  Gao Shen was fih this and immediately agreed on behalf of Real Madrid.

  Bueura said he would prepare a training pn ht and fly to Madrid early the m. After signing the tract at Valdebebas, he could start w immediately.

  Bueura's style is indeed effit.

  After hanging up, Gao Shen first called Butragueno to report the progress.

  Gao Shen had informed Butragueno about poag Bueura befoing to Cadiz. Vulture had heard of this person, and seeing Gao Shen's determination and , he immediately had no objes.

  Now that Gao Shen had iated with Bueura, Butragueno firmed he would call the ma of Cadiz and draft a tract ht so Bueura could start work the day.

  After hanging up with Butragueno, Gao Shen called Carlo again to share the good news.

  Then he called Raul, Guti, Zidane, Beckham, and others to inform them one by one.

  This was not about showing weakness but showing respect.

  These pyers are the bae of the team and the core of Real Madrid's bat effectiveness. They are the erstones of a stable locker room. Gao Shen o keep them informed about the appoi of Bueura, preparing them mentally.

  Gao Shen had already told them about hiring a fitness coach before, so now they expressed their full cooperation.

  Training would definitely be harder than before, but the team had won three secutive victories, and with Bara losing away, Real Madrid had successfully narrowed the points gap, giving everyone hope.

  Where there is hope, there is motivation.

  , Gao Shen asked Fernando Lucas to pick him up at the airport the m.

  Finally, after some thought, he called Maqueda and informed him of the decision.

  Gao Shen had previously expressed dissatisfa with the team's low level of daily training in the coag staff meetings. He had asked the coag staff to e up with a pn, but no one wao offend others.

  Afterward, Gao Shen said he would hire someone from outside, but no one responded. After all, it was already March, and finding a fitness coach who could e to Real Madrid and had the capability was not easy.

  Who would have thought that Gao Shen would actually find someone.

  Cadiz is a newly promoted team and not well-known in La Liga. They are favorites fation this season. Bueura is somewhat known in Spanish coag circles, mainly through coag training courses.

  Overall, Bueura is not well-known and does not seem like the type of coach who could solve Real Madrid's physical issues quickly. He might just be looking to polish his resume at Real Madrid.

  Initially, Maqueda thought the same, not g much as it would just be another subordinate.

  But when Gao Sheiohat the team's physical training, targeted pyer training, and aspects like injury recovery and diet would be handed over to Bueura, Maqueda panicked.

  The Real Madrid assistant coach's first rea was that Gao Shen was cutting his power.

  Why? Because he had opposed Gao Shen before, and now it was time for payback.

  But Gao Shen didn't give him time to read hung up after speaking.

  Gao Shen's tone from start to finish was a notification, not a sultatiotiation, essentially telling Maqueda that whether he agreed or not, the decision was made, and he could either accept it or leave.

  Without Bueura, Gao Shen might have hesitated, but now he didn't care if Maqueda stayed or left.

  In fact, Gao Shen believed Maqueda would nn.

  If Maqueda were going tn, he would have done so after their previous fallout, not now.

  …

  Most of the Real Madrid pyers, especially the Brazilian group led by Ronaldo and Carlos, learned about the club hiring a fitness coach before training.

  The name wasn't well-known, ing from Cadiz and teag Spanish coag courses.

  This made Ronaldo and Carlos extremely annoyed.

  They hadn't been notified beforehand. Meanwhile, Raul, Beckham, and others knew who the new coach was in advance.

  Everyone khe Brazilian group had fallen out of favor in the Real Madrid locker room. Ronaldo and Carlos had been marginalized and couldn't stir trouble anymore.

  Before training, Gao Shen brought Bueura to the locker room to meet all the pyers.

  Maqueda and the coag staff were present, serving as a ptform for Bueura.

  This formal introdu indicated to everyohat the decision was final.

  Raul, Guti, and Beckham had all agreed with Gao Shen and weled Bueura on the spot. Gao Shen also weled the new coa behalf of Zidane.

  In other words, the locker room leaders had known and agreed in advance.

  Ronaldo and Carlos were surprised and powerless, and even Bueura was taken aback.

  He initially thought he'd fae obstacles aance from pyers.

  But Gao Shen had paved the way for him, eliminating the biggest hurdles.

  This made Bueura reassess Gao Shen's influen the Real Madrid locker room.

  After all, it had only been 12 days since Gao Shen took office!

  In front of everyone, Gao Shen gave Bueura enough resped authority. But on the way back to the coach's office, Gao Shen warned him.

  "Our pyers are special. They are older and have high prestige in world football. When dealing with them, we o sider methods and the actual situation."

  Gao Shen had mentiohis to Bueura on the pho night.

  Real Madrid now had many aging pyers, like Zidane, Salgado, Carlos, and Ronaldo.

  Training pns o improve training levels while sidering their actual ditions.

  Especially for pyers like Ronaldo and Woodgate, adjustments must be made.

  "Don't worry, I'll develop a preliminary training pn based on our schedule. I'll thee targeted pns for each pyer, sidering their roles and tactics."

  Bueura's training would sider the eeam, individual pyers' ditions, and regional cooperation on the field, but these would take time to implement.

  "The Champions League quarter-finals are about to be drawn. We have about half a month until the first leg. Starting this weekend, we'll have three league games in a week, which are crucial. Your task is very important."

  Bueura, in his forties, was not used to accepting a young leader. But Gao Shen seemed very mature and posed.

  This strange feeling made it hard for him to recall the situation.

  But standing in Valdebebas, he longed for his future.

  Apart from coag the Argeional team, his career had always been with Cadiz. This season was his first in La Liga, and now he was moving to a giant like Real Madrid. He cherished this opportunity.

  More importantly, Gao Shen's heartfelt trust made him want to prove himself.

  …

  The media only briefly mentioned Bueura joining Real Madrid's coag staff.

  No one focused oential ges he would bring to Real Madrid.

  People were more ed about the superstars and the narrowing gap between Real Madrid and Bara in the La Liga standings.

  And the Champions League quarter-final draw at UEFA headquarters on Thursday.

  On Wednesday, after all the Champions League round of 16 matches, the top eight teams were announced.

  Three La Liga teams reached the quarter-finals: Real Madrid, Bara, and Vilrreal. Three Serie A teams also advanced: Juventus, A, and Inter Min. The remaining teams were Benfica from the Puese Super League and Lyon from Ligue 1.

  Acc to the quarter-final draw rules, all teams were randomly paired, potentially leading to same-try matchups or even a final preview.

  Real Madrid's lu draws hadn't bee. Last season, they faced the formidable Juventus in the round of 16 and this season, Arsenal.

  Now, after reversing Arsenal to reach the quarter-finals, they avoided the weaker Benfica but drew Juventus, led by Capello.

  Last season, Real Madrid lost to Juventus in the round of 16.

  Today's Juventus is even strohan st season.

  How strong are they?

  Aside from coach Capello, their team includes stars like Buffon, avaro, Zebina, Thuram, Chiellini, Robert Kovac, Zambrotta, Bsi, Vieira, Emerson, Taardi, Camoranesi, Nedved, Marchisiuet, Del Piero, Ibrahimovic, Mutu, Miccoli, and Zayeta.

  Just t how powerful this lineup is.

  So much so that when the draw results were annouhe world sang a sad tune for Real Madrid.

  The betting odds for Real Madrid to win plummeted, falling to the bottom among the quarter-finalists.

  The media and fans agreed: Real Madrid was done!