Seeing Li Ang's solemn declaration, the vice-chairman, Beretta, became even more upset.
"Don't be happy too early, Chinese. Do you know the situation of the First Team now? What gives you the confidence to say that? "
Li Ang turned his head to look at the vice-chairman. Li Ang wasn't deaf. He had heard that the vice-chairman didn't like him. This made Li Ang feel somewhat baffled. He didn't remember when he had offended this person. To be exact, the two of them didn't even have any contact before.
"Of course I have the confidence! What was Team B like before I took over? What is it like now? If you give me a full season, I can guarantee that Team B will be promoted to Segunda División! "
Li Ang was definitely not bragging. Team B, which had been on the verge of relegation, had become the most eye-catching team in the entire Spanish Serie C after he took over. In two months, they had an unbeaten record of five wins and one draw. The team was now ranked in the middle of the Spanish Serie C.
Li Ang had only taken over the team in January. As he had just said, if he had taken over the team at the beginning of the season, it was very likely that he would have been able to lead Sporting de Gijón's Team B to compete for a promotion spot.
Beretta's mouth was blocked by this sentence. He didn't like this Chinese, but this Chinese's performance in Team B was solid. Data and results were the best weapons to counter.
However, seeing Li Ang rudely refute him, Beretta was very upset. He snorted and said, "Segunda División is not comparable to Segunda División."
What he meant was that he could play in a lower league, but Segunda División was not something he could handle at his level.
Since he knew that this person didn't get along with him, Beretta was only the vice-chairman. In a club, the vice-chairman was often just a decoration and didn't have much power. Moreover, who was Li Ang's backer now? The chairman supported him, so Li Ang wouldn't be polite to Beretta.
"I've always been very confident in myself." Li Ang said, "If you have any doubts about my ability, you can see what the First Team I lead will be like."
What he meant was, I can't be bothered with you and I can't be bothered to explain myself. Let's just wait and see.
*****
The club chairman, Manuel Arango, looked at the conflict between his newly appointed First Team manager and the vice-chairman, Beretta. He did not have the slightest intention of stopping them. Instead, he watched the scene with interest.
"Everyone knows how to boast!" Beretta snorted.
Li Ang was furious. Was there an end to this?!
He turned around and looked at the chairman. "Sir, given the current situation of the team, I think my goal of leading the team should be to successfully avoid relegation."
Hearing the words "avoid relegation," the old Arango's heart ached. His Sporting de Gijón, he always wanted the team to be able to fight their way back to La Liga, to return to the place where he should have been. Now, they had fallen to the point where they had to avoid relegation in Segunda División.
"That's right!" The old Arango nodded. For Sporting de Gijón, the goal now was to avoid relegation.
After getting a positive answer from the club chairman, Li Ang nodded and then turned to look at the club's vice-chairman, Beretta. "Would you like to make a bet, Mr. Vice-Chairman?"
Beretta was stunned. He clearly didn't understand Li Ang's meaning. This person's thinking was too jumpy.
"Let's make a bet," Li Ang said, "Let's make a bet on whether I can lead Sporting de Gijón to avoid relegation."
Beretta understood Li Ang's meaning. He looked at the Chinese man and saw that he seemed to be very confident. He wondered in his heart why this Chinese man was so confident. What made him so confident that he could lead Sporting de Gijón to avoid relegation? Sporting de Gijón's current situation was extremely bad. They hadn't won for three months. It could be said that they were on a slippery slope. In the latest odds from the European Gambling Organization, Sporting de Gijón was considered to be the most likely team to be relegated. They were even worse off than the two teams ranked behind Sporting de Gijón.
Old Arago looked at Li Ang in surprise. Although he had a good impression of Li Ang, he didn't expect Li Ang to be so confident.
The club's general manager, Elroyd, remembered Li Ang's previous bet with the radical fans. This person really liked to bet with people.
He didn't get along with the club's vice-chairman, Beretta. At this time, he was completely uninvolved and had the attitude of watching a good show.
No matter how Beretta calculated in his heart, he felt that this Chinese man was bluffing. He didn't think that Li Ang had the ability to lead Sporting de Gijón to avoid relegation. Chinese man? Haha, do Chinese people understand football?! Young man, don't think that just because you led Team B to play a few good games, you don't know the immensity of heaven and earth. The Segunda División is not comparable to the Segunda División, especially the relegation battle in the second half of the season. It's not as difficult as the promotion battle. It will be incomparably tragic.
Since this kid is so arrogant and ignorant, I'll fulfill your wish.
He accepted this bet.
In the end, in the presence of the club's chairman, Manuel Arago, and the club's general manager, Elroyd, Sporting de Gijón's first team's new manager, Li Ang, and the club's vice-chairman, Mr. Beretta, made a bet.
Both sides bet on whether Li Ang could lead Sporting de Gijón to avoid relegation at the end of the season.
If Li Ang could lead the team to avoid relegation, the vice-chairman, Mr. Beretta, would apologize for "disrespecting Li Ang" and promise that he wouldn't criticize Li Ang's coaching in the future.
If Li Ang couldn't lead the team to avoid relegation, Li Ang would resign and leave.
*****
The conflict between Li Ang and the club's vice-chairman, Beretta, was "resolved."
The next step was to sign the contract.
Li Ang was Sporting de Gijón's coach, so the signing of the contract was simple.
On the basis of his original contract, there was an additional contract. He would leave his position as the manager of Sporting de Gijón's B team and take over the job of Sporting de Gijón's first team.
Of course, Li Ang's salary was also greatly increased in his new job.
When he was in the B team, Li Ang's salary was 10,000 euros a month.
Now that he was the manager of the first team, his monthly salary was increased to 25,000 euros.
With a monthly salary of 25,000 euros, his annual salary was 300,000 euros. In the European football world, this was a very low salary. However, considering Sporting de Gijón's financial situation and Li Ang's weak resume, this salary was reasonable.
Of course, if he could lead the team to avoid relegation, there would be a bonus.
Li Ang had no objection to this salary. For him, coaching Sporting de Gijón's first team was not what he cared about, but this opportunity!
To him, this meant that a wider stage had been opened to him.
Li Ang signed the contract.
The club's chairman, Manuel Arango, shook hands with Li Ang. "From now on, you're the manager of the team! I'm handing the team over to you! I hope you won't let me down. "
"As you wish, sir!" Li Ang said with a smile. "You'll be proud of your choice today!"
Hearing Li Ang's shameless boasting, Mr. Beretta snorted coldly.
Li Ang smiled and ignored him.
Then, the club's general manager, Mr. Elroyd, also came up to shake hands with Li Ang to congratulate him.
On February 28, 2004, at 22: 05, Sporting de Gijón's official website suddenly updated and released two announcements.
The first announcement announced that Sporting de Gijón and the first team manager, Lachidria, had terminated the contract. In fact, the main intention was to announce that Lachidria was dismissed.
The second announcement: Sporting de Gijón is pleased to announce that Mr. Li Ang will be the new manager of Sporting de Gijón. He will leave his position as manager of Sporting de Gijón's B team and will immediately take on the responsibilities of the first team manager of Sporting de Gijón! The club is satisfied with Li's coaching results in the B team. The club believes that Li's coaching ability can lead the team out of its current predicament.
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