Maleo Training Grounds.
Li Ang arrived early. He was already familiar with the training grounds.
He was familiar with the training grounds of Sporting de Gijón's B Team. At this moment, he was standing at the entrance of the Maleo Training Grounds. If he turned left, it would be the training grounds of the B Team and the youth team. If he turned right, it would be the territory of Sporting de Gijón's First Team!
That was where the core of this veteran Spanish football team was located. It was where the most glorious history was.
The old gatekeeper, Vázquez, smiled. He had just hugged Li Ang and congratulated him on his appointment to the First Team. He stood there and smiled as he looked at the first non-Spanish manager in Sporting de Gijón's history. At the same time, he was also the first Chinese manager. At the old man's feet, the Scottish shepherd, Osgood, was lying there lazily. Everything was so quiet.
"Goodbye, Vázquez." Li Ang nodded to the old gatekeeper and said goodbye. He took a deep breath and moved his feet to the right!
"Good luck, Li!" Vázquez shouted as he looked at the young man's back.
Li Ang waved his arm and walked with firm steps toward the First Team's training grounds and office.
He first went to his own office.
The office was a little messy. It could even be said that it was a little messy.
From here, it could be seen that Sporting de Gijón's late night change of manager had been rushed. Everything appeared to be in a mess.
There were traces of the previous owner everywhere in the office. There was a calendar on the office desk with many circles drawn on it.
On the wall, there was a family photo of Sporting de Gijón. The former manager, Lacidera, had a face full of ambition. He was surrounded by Sporting de Gijón's players.
After more than half the season and the winter break, some of the players in the family photo had already transferred out. There were also new players joining the team. The manager of the team had also changed.
"Sorry, Li. I didn't have time to clean the office." The First Team's assistant manager, Scotteri, knocked on the door and came in. He was a little embarrassed.
Lacidera was dismissed and took his coaching team with him. However, Scotteri was not included. He was not part of Lacidera's coaching team. Scotteri was an old man at Sporting de Gijón. He had always been the assistant manager of the team. Although his ability was average, he was loyal to the club and worked hard without complaint.
Li Ang had met Scotteri twice before. His impression of him was that he was a gentle and honest man.
Scotteri's full name was Jesús Scotteri.
"It's all right." Li Ang smiled and extended his hand. "It's a pleasure to work with you, Jesus."
"I'm very happy too," Scotteri said happily. He knew Li Ang far better than the other person knew him. This loyal manager also paid close attention to the B Team. He admired the excellent results of Li Ang's coaching of the B Team and was also happy from the bottom of his heart that the B Team had changed. Therefore, although Scotteri could not say that he was very supportive of the club appointing Li Ang as the First Team's manager, he was cautiously welcoming. At the same time, he was also very curious. He did not know if the Chinese man could reproduce his excellent coaching performance in the B Team.
*****
Li Ang and his new assistant, Scotteri, began with the current situation of the Segunda División.
Scotteri introduced the current situation of the Segunda División to Li Ang after the 26th round of the Segunda División.
The current leader in the league was Levante, who led the table with 55 points. Behind Levante were Numancia with 54 points, Getafe with 52 points, and Alavés and Huelva with 51 points. After them was Elche, who was in sixth place with 50 points.
There were three promotion spots for the Segunda División. At present, the teams that would be promoted to the La Liga next season would basically be born from these six teams.
When it came to the six teams that had hopes of being promoted to the La Liga, Scotteri could not hide his envy and disappointment. Originally, with Sporting de Gijón's player allocation and the team's preparation for the La Liga, under normal circumstances, Sporting de Gijón should be one of these six teams.
Now, Sporting de Gijón could only fight to avoid relegation.
This was a great irony and tragedy.
Li Ang also sighed.
However, he was most concerned about the team's survival.
Currently, Sporting de Gijón had 30 points and were ranked 18th in the league, which was the fifth from the bottom.
Behind Sporting de Gijón was Leganés, who also had 30 points. This team was ranked 19th because of their inferior goal difference.
20th was Las Palmas, who had 29 points.
Next was Almería, who was ranked second from the bottom, with 28 points.
The team in last place was Algeciras, with a total of 25 points.
Currently, there were four relegation spots in the Segunda División. In terms of points, Sporting de Gijón was tied for fourth from the bottom, and the difference between them and the teams behind them was so close. In addition, Sporting de Gijón had not won a single game in nearly three months, and their condition was worse than the teams behind them. Therefore, it was no wonder that the media generally believed that Sporting de Gijón's survival situation was the most serious.
It could be said that Li Ang had inherited a super mess.
*****
"At 22 o 'clock last night, Sporting de Gijón announced the termination of Lacidera's contract. Almost at the same time, the club announced their new manager. To everyone's surprise, the manager of the B team, the Chinese Li Ang, took over Lacidera's position and became the new manager of this relegation team … We are now at the Maleo training base …"
This was the morning news program. On the television, a female reporter with brown hair was holding a microphone and standing in front of the camera, announcing the news to the audience.
This was a live broadcast!
Behind the beautiful female reporter was the entrance to the Maleo training base.
The old gatekeeper, Vazquez, looked at these foreign visitors with a serious face. The Scottish shepherd, Osgood, also looked like he was ready for battle.
Sporting de Gijón and Li Ang had signed a contract to coach the first team. It could be said that the signing was done in a flash, and the club did not hold a press conference in time.
Therefore, these impatient reporters simply rushed to the Maleo training base to interview.
Sporting de Gijón was a Segunda División team that was in the relegation zone. A change of manager was usually just a ripple on the surface of a lake and would not cause much of a stir. However, this time, it attracted a lot of attention.
In fact, this had to do with the new manager, Li Ang!
Because Li Ang was a Chinese!
He was not a Chinese who lived in Europe or Spain. He was a Chinese through and through. He was a citizen of the Chinese People's Republic!
Some of the media were not completely unfamiliar with Li Ang. However, at that time, Li Ang was only the manager of the B team of Sporting de Gijón. How could the B team be compared to the first team? Naturally, everyone's attention could not be compared to the first team.
Now, this Chinese man had become the manager of a Segunda División team. He had become the manager of a professional team in Spain's second-tier league. This naturally attracted a lot of attention!
It must be known that in the 70-year history of the Spanish Football League, there had never been a Chinese man who could become the manager of a professional team.
Not to mention the Spanish Football League, even in the other European leagues, such as the Italian League, the French League, the English League, the German League, the Scottish League, and even the Portuguese League, etc., there had never been a Chinese man coaching a first team.
Now, Li Ang had done it!
He had become the first Chinese manager in European football in a hundred years!
Moreover, he was coaching Sporting de Gijón, a Segunda División team. This was an old powerhouse team that had fallen on hard times. They were also a little famous in European football.
This made people even more shocked and curious.
Therefore, many of the media gathered at Maleo.
At this time, Li Ang, accompanied by his assistant manager, Scott Terry, was at the first team's training ground in the front field. There, he would meet his players for the first time.
From this day onwards, he would truly begin his coaching career at Sporting de Gijón!
The morning sun shone on his body. There was a faint golden color to it. It looked very dreamy.
In the cameras of Maleo's reporters, this Chinese man was so dignified. He was dressed in a suit and leather shoes, and he walked over in high spirits …
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