By the time Li Ang rushed to the locker room, the players' revelry was not over yet.
This was the first game Sporting de Gijón had won in the last three months, and they had defeated Aravés, who had previously abused them. There were too many reasons to celebrate.
The players were talking about the game.
There were also people talking about their manager.
"I think the Chinese are good," said Isma, the team's starting defender in today's game.
His words sparked a discussion in the locker room.
There was no doubt that leading the team to a three-goal victory over Aravés and successfully reaching the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey made these players begin to accept Li Ang.
In fact, after the game, the players were so excited that they swarmed up and threw Li Ang up to celebrate. Some of the participants were players who had previously maintained a skeptical attitude toward Li Ang. At that moment, they could not help but join in the celebration. It could be said that at that time, they had already accepted Li Ang in their hearts.
Speaking of which, did Li Ang have any enmity with them?
No!
Even if Li Ang severely punished Juan and David Lago, it was because the two men took the initiative to jump out and challenge the manager's authority.
Therefore, there was no fundamental conflict between the players and Li Ang.
On the contrary, they had common interests.
The manager of the team wanted to lead the team to good results, and the players naturally wanted the team to do well.
Previously, the team's morale was slack and their fighting spirit was flagging because they could not see hope.
If they could see hope, naturally, no one would think of leaving the team. No one would think of finding another way out.
This was the natural common interest between Li Ang and these players.
At this moment, the team's morale was greatly boosted after the team's big victory over Aravés. The previous problems no longer seemed to be problems.
*****
The change in the players' attitude toward Li Ang was reflected in their attitude toward Li Ang's "personal team."
Some of the older players began to praise Mata, saying that Mata had become famous in one game.
"Yes, in the first game, he scored twice! Mata, you're famous now. " The captain of the team, Miguel Cobas, also said. He was the captain of the team, so it was even more necessary for him to make the locker room more harmonious.
Of course, Kobas' words were not purely flattery. Mata's performance was indeed outstanding.
This also made these players feel a little emotional. Mata was still the same old Mata. Under the previous manager, Rashidria, he was despised and even suffered the humiliation of being substituted again and again. Now, under Li Ang, he immediately displayed great power!
Rumor had it that the 16-year-old kid had taken the initiative to come to Sporting Gijón from Madrid to follow their manager. Now it seemed that this was true. They also understood Mata's choice a little. It was a player's greatest happiness to have a manager who understood his characteristics so well and could trust and put him in an important position.
In addition to Mata, Marcos, the substitute Javier Blanco, and the substitute Juan Carlos were also praised by everyone.
Marcos was a taciturn person.
Javier Blanco did not have a very active personality.
On the contrary, the carefree Carlos quickly gained the favor of the others. This kid was very cool and cold on the court, but he was more active off the court. For a child from the slums, it was not a problem for him to have interpersonal relationships.
The team's midfielder, Samuels, liked Carlos very much. He simply put his arm around Carlos's shoulder and said that he wanted to take Carlos to Fifth Avenue to broaden his horizons.
Fifth Avenue was the famous "red-light district" in Sporting Gijón.
Carlos, who was originally quite good at bragging, immediately turned red when he heard this.
"Heh heh heh, kid, don't tell me you're still a virgin?" Samuels laughed.
"Who said that?" Carlos said stiffly.
"Old man, if you dare to take them to that place, the coach will definitely break your legs," Miguel Cobas said. Of course, he could see that Li Ang valued these little guys very much. If Samuels really took these kids to indulge in debauchery, the coach would definitely explode.
"I'm just saying." Samuels quickly said. He was joking. He did not want to anger the manager now. On the one hand, Li Ang's tyrannical power of "punishing the chicken to warn the monkey" was still there. On the other hand, this coach looked very good, and the players were naturally convinced.
Hearing the captain, Miguel Cobas, naturally call the Chinese coach, and the team's main midfielder, Samuels, also looked like he had been subdued by the Chinese, a few people's faces did not look too good.
There were not many of them, only three people. They were the few people who had instigated David Lago to fake injury. In a sense, they were the real "rebels" and belonged to a place where they could not be recruited.
The three people looked at their teammates around them and saw that the others were very happy. Their faces became even uglier. They began to realize that the others had begun to accept the Chinese man, which was a great blow to them.
*****
When Li Ang pushed the door open and entered, the originally noisy locker room suddenly quieted down.
Everyone looked at the excessively young coach.
Before this game, almost no one thought that the Chinese man would bring any difference to the team, or that he would make things worse.
Also, Li Ang's age was a very embarrassing problem for some veterans in their thirties. Thinking of being reprimanded and berated by someone younger than them, these people felt more or less uncomfortable in their hearts.
However, just three days later, or to be exact, now, after this great game, they were shocked to find that the Chinese man was very skillful!
He had a set of tactics! The tactical deception in today's game, as well as the decisive counterattack at the last moment, were examples.
He had a set of eyes for people! Looking at the young guys like Carlos and Marcos, they knew how good this person's eyes were.
He had drive!
He was ruthless enough!
Of course, the most important thing was that Li Ang led them to win. They defeated the opponent that the whole team had been afraid of before with a score of 3-0, and successfully advanced to the Copa del Rey semi-finals!
That was the result!
That was strength!
That was ability!
When Li Ang showed ability that did not match his age, age, qualifications, and so on were no longer a problem.
Li Ang looked at these players. He was thinking about how to open his mouth. He decided to "pursue the victory" and take advantage of the good atmosphere of winning to say something and subdue these guys as soon as possible.
At this time, his cell phone rang.
Li Ang first looked at the caller ID, but he did not go out to answer it. Instead, he answered the phone directly in the locker room.
Half a minute later, Li Ang hung up the phone and looked at the players who were still staring at him.
"It's a call from Mr. President." Li Ang smiled and shook the cell phone in his hand. "Mr. President said that it's his treat. Let's go and have a big meal now!"
"Hooray!"
"That's great!"
The players burst into loud cheers.
Hearing the cheers, the smile on Li Ang's face became wider. He knew that he did not need to say anything more.
He glanced around. Almost the majority of the players were cheering and were very happy. This showed that after this game, 80% of the players on this team had begun to accept him.
The players had begun to accept him. So far, they trusted him, respected him, and even worshipped him? Could it be far?!
Mr. President's call really came at the right time. Li Ang silently gave Old Arango a thumbs up in his heart.
As for the two or three "unsociable" small fries, Li Ang did not care at all. Anyway, he had to deal with them sooner or later. If they knew their place, he would let them go for the time being. If they dared to jump around, Juan and David Lago were waiting for them to reunite.
Li Ang looked at these players and his heart was incomparably carefree. After this battle, the effect of an unexpected reversal of victory, from this moment on, he really began to control this team!
Victory is the way of the king!
This is the truth!
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