REAL MADRID continue to show why they’re a cut above the rest and football’s leading flagship club.
Los Blancos have taken their training into the future with the addition of a ROBOT wall to allow players to master their free-kick techniques.
Gone are the days of players bending the ball over stationary metal men in training, these guys can actually jump!
Footage from Madrid’s Valdebebas Park base shows players working with a robot wall in front of goal.
The mechanical free-kick wall allows coaches to adjust the specific height of each of the humanoids by a control panel on a tablet.
This means players can practice against the height of different defenders they’re about to play against.
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So, ahead of the El Clasico on Friday, Madrid stars could practice shooting over a mannequin that resembles the height of Jules Kounde or Raphinha.
In a resurfaced video shared on Real Madrid’s social media, several players including midfielder Luka Modric managed to curl shots into the net.
Eder Militao also successfully avoided the wall that consisted of five ‘mechanical men’.
The clip shows sculpted torsos bearing Real Madrid kits mimicking the effect of jumping, akin to how a human wall would react in a game.
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But despite the advance in technology at their £100m base, the robot wall has not brought about many direct results on the pitch yet.
In fact, the last time Madrid scored from a direct free-kick was Rodrygo’s strike against LaLiga outfit Sevilla on May 27 2023.
Paris Saint-Germain also attempted to implement something similar, albeit not to the same aesthetics.
PSG practice free-kicks with a wall of mannequins on wheels which move up and down to block shots.
Meanwhile, Madrid’s new free-kick taker Kylian Mbappe has never scored from a direct set piece.
The France international has become the primary free-kick taker following the retirement of German legend Toni Kroos.
Moroccan full-back Achraf Hakimi is the primary free kick specialist at PSG and was during Mbappe’s time at Parc des Princes.
Kylian Mbappe ‘snaps up £15m mansion in Beckham’s old neighbourhood’ next door to Real Madrid legend and Hollywood star
By Gerard Couzens
KYLIAN MBAPPE has reportedly splashed out more than £15million on a mansion in Madrid.
The French superstar, whose drawn-out transfer to Real Madrid has finally being confirmed, is said to have finalised the purchase late last month.
Respected Spanish daily La Razon says the house he has bought is in the exclusive Madrid suburb of La Moraleja, where David Beckham spent most of his time living when he was in the Spanish capital.
And it says his neighbours will include former Real Madrid legend Sergio Ramos and his stunning model wife Pilar Rubio as well as Hollywood star Richard Gere and his Spanish publicist wife Alejandra Silva.
La Razon said Mbappe had considered the gated estate of La Finca where Jude Bellingham lives and Cristiano Ronaldo still owns property as an option.
But it reported the 25-year-old, who threw an extravagant party for 250 guests at a stylish Italian restaurant a short walk from the Eiffel Tower, ended up opting for La Moraleja a 15-minute drive from Real Madrid’s Valdebebas training complex because it was “more comfortable.”
Read more on Mbappe’s property hunt.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
