Although it was supposed to be a vacation, Yang Yang still set aside some time to train every day. As a result, when he returned to the team, his physical condition remained excellent, and his weight had not exceeded the standard.
At the time, the entire Real Madrid squad was in the medical examination room, and everyone was deeply impressed, especially the new signings.
Maintaining discipline during the season was a matter of professional integrity. But being able to remain so disciplined even outside the season truly depended on the player's own self-control.
But this was only the beginning.
Once the training camp began, everyone at Real Madrid threw themselves into intense preseason training, and Yang Yang was no exception.
Every morning at nine sharp, he arrived at Valdebebas and began an hour of extra training before the session.
His apprentice Jesé, Carvajal, and Marcelo had also been joining Yang Yang for extra training recently. There was no need to mention Jesé. Carvajal wanted to seize a starting spot, while Marcelo was working hard to recover his best form.
It was no joke. During the second half of the previous season, he had been suppressed by Azpilicueta the entire time. If he did not work harder, he would lose his starting position and find it very difficult to win it back.
After the hour of extra training came the team session. Ancelotti still followed the same approach as before, making the preseason training extremely intense. Although they trained only twice a day, it was genuinely the sort of regimen that could leave a person feeling as though their skin had been peeled off.
After the morning session, everyone ate lunch at the training ground. Then came a nap. Afterward, Yang Yang went to the swimming pool to swim, another good