"The team's opponent in the next game, Salamanca, is average. This is a good opportunity to test our new tactics." Li Ang explained his tactical requirements for the team to Scotterre, who would modify the training tactics according to his requirements.
Although Scotterre was a mediocre coach, he was suitable for this support work. He was conscientious and meticulous in his work.
However, with only one assistant, Li Ang thought to himself, he was still a little understaffed.
Generally speaking, the head coach of a team would have a coaching team. For example, his predecessor, Lachidria, had a small coaching team of three people. When Lachidria was fired, the other two naturally left.
Li Ang came to the position alone. His two assistants in Sporting de Gijón's B team, Fernandez and Paller, could not follow him to the first team because the B team needed them more after he left. The club's general manager also asked Li Ang about the next coach of the B team. Li Ang recommended Fernandez to take over as the head coach of the B team and Paller to be the assistant coach. The two assistants were about the same level, but Fernandez was more loyal to Li Ang's tactical instructions, so he was more familiar with the set of tactics developed by Li Ang. When Li Ang left, Fernandez was the best successor to ensure the continuity of the B team's tactics. For Li Ang now, the B team was the blood of the first team. The B team's tactics would be the same as the tactics he would use in the first team in the future. This meant that the players he promoted to the first team in the future would basically be able to play. They would not need to spend time adapting and familiarizing themselves with the tactics. This was the most perfect pursuit in a team's echelon system.
The team that did the best in this regard was the La Liga powerhouse, Barcelona. La Masia's youth training camp was in the same vein as the blood of Barcelona's first team, supporting the cornerstone of a dynasty.
Maybe he really needed to find another assistant. Li Ang knew how much work he would have in the future. If he only had Scotterre as an assistant, he would not be able to handle it.
Thinking of looking for a partner and assistant, Li Ang thought of his old buddy, Banderas, who had been traveling around the world with his wife to recuperate. Had he come back?
Yes, in Li Ang's opinion, Banderas was the most suitable assistant. He had always wanted to pull this old friend into his coaching team.
Banderas had worked with him at Real Madrid. The two of them were familiar with each other and did not need to work together. In addition, as the assistant manager of Real Madrid's youth team, Banderas's level could also be trusted. To be honest, Banderas's level was higher than Li Ang's assistants, Fernandez and Paller on Team B. He was also better than Li Ang's current assistant, Scott Terry.
Another point was that Banderas's character was absolutely trustworthy.
Li Ang thought about it. When the team finished playing the first few games and he was able to get through this stage smoothly, he would take the time to contact Banderas. Even if he had to visit the thatched cottage three times, he would get this old buddy into his coaching team.
With Banderas's "assistance," he would be able to save a lot of trouble.
*****
"For the afternoon training, do as I said just now." Li Ang said. Their next league opponent, Salamanca, was ranked in the middle of the league. They were basically in no danger of relegation. At the same time, they had basically lost the possibility of promotion. They were a team with no desires. On the road to avoiding relegation, this kind of opponent was obviously Li Ang's favorite.
After arranging the work for the afternoon, Li Ang watched Scotterre go to explain some things to the players. Li Ang stretched.
Wait, league?!
League!
Li Ang suddenly thought of something. Sporting de Gijón was now fighting to avoid relegation. However, Sporting de Gijón was now fighting on two fronts!
Sporting de Gijón was still alive in the Copa del Rey.
At this time, it was already the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey. Many La Liga teams had been eliminated. However, Sporting de Gijón, a Segunda División team, had not been eliminated. This was simply a damn miracle.
This was thanks to Sporting de Gijón's heaven-defying luck in the Copa del Rey. They had played from the second round of the Copa del Rey. After the third and fourth rounds, they had not encountered any strong opponents. They were all opponents in the Segunda División. It was not until the quarterfinals that they encountered a strong opponent, Alavés, who was also in the Segunda División. A team that was currently ranked fourth in the league and had a great chance of being promoted to La Liga.
Then, Sporting de Gijón's good luck came to an end. In the first round of the game, they faced Alavés and were defeated without any suspense. They lost to Alavés 1-4 in the away game. It could basically be said that they were out of the competition.
The main reason why Rashidria had not been dismissed despite his terrible record in the league was that Sporting de Gijón had relied on heaven-defying luck to advance all the way in the Copa del Rey.
In the quarterfinals, they were defeated by Alavés 1-4 in the first round. It was almost certain that they were out of the Copa del Rey. This also announced that Sporting de Gijón and Rashidria's good luck had come to an end.
After that loss, the final drumbeat of Rashidria's dismissal directly sounded.
Then, in the league, Sporting de Gijón met Alavés after two rounds of games. Their home game, El Molino FC was defeated 0-6 by Alavés! This game directly led to Rashidria's dismissal, and then Li Ang became the First Team manager.
In a sense, Rashidria was directly defeated by Alavés, and Li Ang was able to coach the First Team because of this team.
However, at this moment, Li Ang smiled bitterly. He wrote Alavés's name in his notebook!
Because Li Ang suddenly realized that before the league game against Salamanca, Sporting de Gijón had a second leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals to play in the middle of the week, which was the day after tomorrow.
They were at home, and their opponent was Alavés.
It was Alavés, who had just defeated Sporting de Gijón by six goals in the El Molino FC field!
Li Ang could not be blamed for forgetting such an important matter. He had only taken over the team late last night, and had come to the First Team early in the morning. There were many things that had not been handled properly, and Rashidria, who had been fired by the team, had not had any work handover with Li Ang at all. This showed the guy's character and work ethic. Therefore, Li Ang had to rely entirely on himself to slowly familiarize himself with his new job.
*****
Sporting de Gijón was very familiar with Alavés this season. So far, the two sides had played against each other three times this season.
In the first half of the season, Sporting de Gijón visited Alavés in the league and were defeated 0-2!
Then, in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals, they visited Alavés again and were defeated 1-4!
After that, it was the 26th round of the league game last night that led to Rashidria's dismissal. Sporting de Gijón were at home this time, but they lost even more miserably, being defeated 0-6!
Now, two nights later, Li Ang's first game as Sporting de Gijón's coach was against Alavés!
Thinking of this team, the team that had a total score of 1-12 in the previous three games, and the team that had defeated Sporting de Gijón twelve times, Alavés!
Li Ang instantly had a headache!
This game, the time of the game, and this opponent were simply too f * cked up!
Rashidria's team had been beaten to death by Alavés, and Rashidria had also been fired directly and left!
Now, in his first game after taking over the team, he had to face Alavés again!
This was simply the most conspicuous template and touchstone for comparison!
Even if he thought about it with his feet, whether it was the media or the fans, they would pay special attention to this game …
This was the most direct and effective way to test Li Ang's coaching ability!
In particular, the media, who had just been "arrogant" by Li Ang, were overjoyed.
Who told you to be arrogant, kid? Continue to be arrogant, we will quietly watch this game! Let's see how you deal with it!
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