It was already the 89th minute of the game, and the "mighty" Aravis were trailing the home team, Sporting de Gijón, by a score of 0-2.
In the stands, the Sporting de Gijón fans were overjoyed.
Loud singing filled the air above the El Molinon Stadium.
"We said we're going to slaughter you, are you scared?!"
This was the singing of the Sporting de Gijón fans. They had adapted the provocative song of the Aravis fans in the first half of the game, "We heard that you're going to slaughter us, we're so scared," and sang it loudly. He could be considered to have vented his resentment.
"What a bunch of good-for-nothing country bumpkins," an Aravis reporter said unhappily in the media seats.
"Yeah, two goals, what kind of slaughter is that?" Joey Mitra, a reporter from the Voice of Gijón, said from the side. This caused the Aravis people to be indignant. This was not an explanation, it was clearly showing off.
Yes, it was showing off! Joey Mitra was a reporter, but as a local of Gijón and a Sporting de Gijón fan, he was very happy and proud at this moment. Yes, 2-0 was not a slaughter at all. However, considering that Sporting de Gijón had lost to this opponent at home by a score of 0-6 in the previous game, the current score of 2-0 was a huge psychological contrast for the Aravis people. On the other hand, for the Gijón people, it was a great pride!
*****
"Well done!" Li Ang cheered for Carlos. He was really surprised. Carlos's performance after coming on was very good, so good that it was beyond his expectations.
At this time, on the field, the Aravis players were in possession of the ball, and the one who had the ball was their midfield core, Natezio. After he dribbled the ball for a feint, he intended to cut inside, but this time he was met with a strong obstruction — the ball under his feet was a little too far, and he was tackled by Juan Carlos, who rushed up in big strides.
"Well done!" Joey Mitra shouted, and his Gijón peers around him also cheered.
This kid!
The kid who was transferred from Team B to the First Team, the kid named Juan Carlos, came on as a substitute. This was his debut for the First Team, but it made everyone look at him in a new light.
The Aravis players, who were very active on the offensive side, were suppressed.
Especially their midfield core, Natezio. Ever since he was tangled up with Carlos, his power was greatly reduced, and as he was suppressed, the offense that Aravis were so proud of was also directly suppressed.
This surprised the reporters in Gijón. They looked at Sporting de Gijón's technical area, and their minds were now full of curious question marks. What kind of magic did this China man perform in the three months he was in Team B? Team B, which was originally at the bottom of the Spanish Serie C, directly charged back to the middle of the league. Most importantly, now, looking at the few lads who were transferred from Team B to the First Team by Li Ang, it was as if they had come out of nowhere. It was their first appearance in the First Team, their first real professional debut, and it surprised everyone.
If it was a young player who performed well, it might not be surprising. Which family did not have one or two young geniuses?
However, one, two, three, including Juan Mata, who followed Li Ang from Real Madrid to Gijón, there were now four Team B players on the field, and they all had such amazing performances. This made people look at the China man in amazement!
Joey Mitra and his colleagues were the local media in Gijón. They had a deeper understanding of Sporting de Gijón, and it was because of this understanding that they were even more shocked.
Javier Blanco, who used to be just an ordinary player who did not seem to be special.
Marcos, a "waste" who was almost terminated by the former manager, Osvaldo.
Juan Carlos, who was rumored to have been kicked out of Getafe's youth team, and then Li Ang personally went to the Madrid slums to bring him in. A kid who was kicked out by Getafe. Why did this China man have such a keen eye for talent?
Juan Mata, a product of Real Madrid's youth team. Li Ang used Pallada in exchange for this kid, and it was said that this kid took the initiative to come to Gijón to follow Li Ang.
In this way, these four players were almost all cultivated by Li Ang, or discovered by his keen eye for talent!
This made people marvel at the China manager's vision.
*****
"What a surprising kid." The commentator, Spielson, was full of praise for Carlos's successful steal of Natezio once again. He had been paying attention to this kid named Juan Carlos after he came on because of the wonderful performance of Javier Blanco, who wore the number 80 jersey, and the outstanding performance of the kid named Marcos, which made Spielson pay special attention to the kid sent by Li Ang.
And Juan Carlos really surprised him.
This strong kid was not nervous at all because it was his first appearance in the First Team. He was like a piece of sticky candy, sticking to Alves' midfield core, Natezio.
And Natezio seemed to be very uncomfortable with this kind of sticky candy defense. The midfield core of Alves was directly restrained.
Alves' football was passed to Natezio's feet, and they were about to launch a threatening attack.
It did not matter. Juan Carlos took advantage of the fact that the opponent was still adjusting the football and poked the ball away.
"For nearly 20 minutes after he came on the field, Carlos strictly carried out the task of defending Natezio that the coach gave him," Spielson said. He did not hide his admiration for the 17-year-old midfielder at all. "He was relentless. He tackled when he needed to and fouled when he needed to. There was no hesitation at all. He was like a robot that had been programmed in advance, and he carried it out meticulously. "
In these 20 minutes of commentary, Spielson seemed to be a completely different person. He went from attacking Li Ang and criticizing Sporting de Gijón to admiring Li Ang's tactics and praising Carlos. There was a 180-degree change.
Of course, this was what Sporting de Gijón fans liked to see.
And his old partner, Elstow, seemed to be determined to go against Li Ang and Sporting de Gijón today. He was looking for any opportunity to attack Li Ang's team.
For example, this time, Elstow began to criticize Carlos's excessive movements on the field.
At this time, the fourth official raised the electronic signboard indicating the three minutes of injury stoppage time in the game.
And Natezio was once again kicked to the ground by Carlos.
"This is a terrible foul! This kid named Carlos has been fouling since he came on the field. He has been fouling! "Elstow said." And the referee condoned such behavior! "
Elstow's words attracted strong dissatisfaction from the Sporting de Gijón fans in front of the television.
In fact, although Carlos's movements were relatively big, he was very smart. He rushed for the ball and tried to avoid fouling as much as possible. This was obviously contrary to what Elstow said about fouling all the time.
However, this time, the referee finally whistled to signal that Carlos had fouled, but he only gave a verbal warning and did not show a card.
His actions attracted the dissatisfaction of the Aravis players. They surrounded the referee, hoping that the referee would give Carlos a yellow card.
The actions of the Aravis players provoked a collective booing from the Sporting de Gijón fans in the stands.
This booing was not only directed at the Aravis players, but also could be seen as the more than 20,000 fans in the stadium who liked Juan Carlos.
Good job, Carlos!
Kick the damn Aravis players to death!
They liked this kid, they liked him too much. He was very cool on the field, his actions were clean and neat, and his kicks were very fierce, but he did not foul! If he could tackle, he would definitely not be sloppy!
This made the Sporting de Gijón fans, who hated the Aravis players, very happy.
Marcos was also a defensive barrier in the midfield. The Sporting de Gijón fans also cheered for Marcos's performance, but in comparison, they seemed to like Carlos more. Why? It was related to their personalities, and also related to their tactical positioning on the field. Marcos was quieter and more taciturn. No matter what, he would never cross the center line. He was a silent guardian. On the other hand, Carlos was different. This kid was cold and ruthless. He was like a mad dog, biting onto Natezio and refusing to let go. No matter which team's fans were crazy about a kid like him. He had fighting spirit and was ruthless enough!
For a moment, the applause and cheers for Carlos in the stands became louder.
*****
Natezio crawled up from the ground. He was extremely depressed. He could not accept that he had been frozen by an unknown brat.
Until now, Natezio still did not understand how he was blocked by this kid.
He had never encountered such a situation. A player who was like a mad dog, biting him and not letting go. He could not shake him off no matter how hard he tried. For a moment, he did not know how to deal with it. In addition, he had underestimated Carlos at the beginning, which made him a little careless, which led to the current situation.
Aravis was awarded a free kick.
This was a good scoring opportunity for Aravis, who was still behind 0-2 in the injury stoppage time of the game.
When the situation was not good in a mobile game, a set piece was a very important way to score.
Although they were behind 0: 2, the overall score was still 4: 3 ahead of Sporting de Gijón. They would advance to the semifinals. However, for Aravis, they could not tolerate being defeated at the feet of Sporting de Gijón, who they thought they could trample on wantonly. They could not accept the "shame" of not scoring a single goal.
Therefore, in this set piece opportunity, almost all of Aravis' players pressed up and participated in the set piece attack.
In particular, their two center backs, Tevez and Trotta, also came up. Generally speaking, the team's center backs were one of the best headers in the team, so they would participate in the set piece tactics.
This was the first time that Aravis' two center backs had pressed over half of the field at the same time after Aravis' manager Olić's tactical change.
Li Ang's eyes lit up when he saw this.
Before the set piece was taken, Li Ang called the team's captain, Miguel Kobas, over.
He wanted to instruct him personally.
It was already injury stoppage time … If he could sneak attack and stab Aravis at this time …
Li Ang's breathing quickened. This scene was too beautiful.
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