Diligent Li Mingyu (Seeking Collection, Seeking Recommendation)

Two bizarre goals completely sapped the Getafe players of their fighting spirit.

With the Goddess of Luck standing firmly on the opponent's side, how could they possibly play a match like this?

In the remainder of the game, Li Mingyu assisted Griezmann in scoring the final goal.

5:0, Barcelona secured another big win at home.

With 32 rounds played, Barcelona ranked second in the league with 23 wins, 5 draws, and 4 losses, totaling 74 points.

In first place was Atletico Madrid with 24 wins, 5 draws, and 3 losses, totaling 77 points.

Third-place Real Madrid had fallen to just 4 points behind Barcelona, meaning they were not without a chance to fight for the second-place spot.

With six league matches remaining, every single one was a life-or-death battle; no one wanted to fall behind at this final stage.

However, the good news for Barcelona was that both Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid had Champions League commitments.

In the quarterfinals, Real Madrid faced the Premier League's Red Devils, Liverpool, while Atletico Madrid encountered the French giants, Paris Saint-Germain.

The preparations for the Champions League would inevitably take a toll on these two teams.

Barca, having been knocked out of the Champions League early, could only use this slight advantage to console themselves.

Li Mingyu still lived in the Barca player dormitory every day, which surprised everyone.

This was because Li Mingyu's current annual salary could be considered top-tier at Barca—ten million euros after tax. While he couldn't compare to the big boss Messi, he had still managed to break into the top ten.

Currently, Li Mingyu's weekly wage was nearly two hundred thousand euros; logically speaking, buying a house outside should have been no problem at all.

However, Li Mingyu believed he hadn't reached the point where he should be indulging himself. Furthermore, the environment at the Barca player dormitory was decent, and most importantly, it was close to the training base, allowing him more time every day to intensify his training.

Although the star talent abilities he had acquired were powerful, these abilities still needed to be strengthened and consolidated.

In his attribute panel, his potential value was extremely high. According to the system's feedback, if he didn't maintain his training and let himself slack off, his potential value would decrease. Moreover, this decrease in potential value was irreversible; once it dropped, even if he acquired super-strong star abilities through check-ins in the future, he wouldn't be able to make up for the lost potential.

Therefore, Li Mingyu didn't dare to let his guard down for a single day.

For every training session, Li Mingyu was the first to arrive and the last to leave.

This level of training enthusiasm made head coach Koeman very satisfied.

In contrast to Li Mingyu, the lack of discipline shown by some other players was also noted by Koeman.

Thursday's training session.

Early in the morning, Li Mingyu had already appeared at the training base, starting his laps.

His stamina was his weakest point, so daily laps were an essential part of his training regimen.

By the time he had run ten thousand meters, the others had arrived at the training base one after another.

Messi looked at the sweat-drenched Li Mingyu with a smile and praised him, "Li, you are truly excellent. I hope you can keep this up!"

Li Mingyu nodded; receiving praise from his idol made him feel more excited than anything else.

Once everyone had arrived, Koeman prepared to start the day's training session.

A sound of hurried footsteps echoed, and as everyone looked over, a dark figure stumbled in.

Koeman's face darkened—it was him again!

Dembele was disheveled, looking like he hadn't slept off a hangover. He yawned, waved at head coach Koeman, and said, "Sorry, traffic jam!"

Brother, that should count as drunk driving!

Without waiting for Koeman's permission, Dembele returned to the squad, infuriating Koeman to the point of shouting, "Mr. Dembele, if you don't want to play football, you can choose not to come!"

Dembele didn't say a word, keeping his head down and muttering slang from his hometown; it was unclear if he was greeting Koeman's family.

Li Mingyu, standing to the side, frowned.

This Dembele, relying on the fact that he was currently an indispensable starter for Barca, treated every training session with extreme perfunctoriness. He would slack off whenever possible and had no professional ethics to speak of.

Furthermore, Dembele's contract was set to expire next June, and his hope of securing a big new contract at Barca had already been rejected by the club.

But Dembele didn't care, because Barca was still very short of personnel in the front line. Li Mingyu's stamina issues were obvious to everyone; although his scoring efficiency was astonishing, his inability to play a full match was his biggest flaw.

However, after Li Mingyu's contract was exposed, Barca's attitude made Dembele feel uneasy once again.

Dembele's agent had repeatedly requested to restart the renewal process, but Barca had not responded, only stating that it was the most critical moment of the season and hoping everyone would prioritize the team, with all contract negotiations to be discussed after the season ended.

After the season ended?

Dembele felt that Barca was just playing him for a fool. Li Mingyu's biggest flaw was his stamina, but one summer would be enough for Li Mingyu to resolve that issue.

By then, Li Mingyu would definitely be favored by Koeman, and he himself would, in all likelihood, be relegated to the bench or even kicked out the door.

Dembele had been very frustrated last night and drank too much. When he woke up, he arrived at the training base feeling dizzy and ended up late, causing the head coach to fly into a rage and many teammates to harbor complaints against him.

However, when training began, Dembele became active.

The dissatisfaction on Koeman's face slowly faded.

After all, Barca's left flank still relied on Dembele to break through defenses, especially with the world-renowned El Clasico coming up in two rounds, where they would challenge their arch-rivals, Real Madrid, at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Furthermore, the penultimate round might be a life-or-death battle, which would also be an away game against the current league leaders, Atletico Madrid.

At a time like this, Koeman did not want any changes in his team; any disruption would have unpredictable consequences for the squad.

Dembele was no fool; if he truly went head-to-head with Koeman, he likely wouldn't come out of it unscathed. Next year was his contract year, and if he didn't have a respectable goal tally to show for it, his market value would surely plummet.

After completing the day's training session, the players left the pitch in twos and threes.

Li Mingyu began his own extra training.

Koeman watched Li Mingyu's retreating figure, his eyes filled with approval.

How could one not like such a diligent young man?

Especially when he was a talent he had discovered himself; this was his own inner circle!

Koeman jotted a few things down in his notebook and then hurried away from the training ground as well.

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