The bus swayed gently as it moved. The interior of the bus was empty. Other than the driver, there were only four passengers.
The rain poured down, hitting the bus windows and making a loud sound. In such weather, there were very few cars on the road, and almost no pedestrians could be seen.
It was a Monday morning, and one of the passengers held up a newspaper that had been published that morning and read it attentively.
It was a copy of the Voice of Gihon. On the front page was a huge photo of a person and a sentence.
"We just took a nap!"
Seeing the confident expression of the man in the photo and the proud sentence, the elderly passenger laughed.
At this time, it had been two weeks since Sporting de Gijón's 3-1 away victory over Salamanca.
In these two weeks, Gihon had experienced some turmoil.
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In the 28th round of the league, Sporting de Gijón faced González at home. This was Li Ang's first home game in the league after he took charge of Sporting de Gijón. Before the game, the media was generally optimistic that Sporting de Gijón, who had two consecutive wins, could beat González.
This game was a rollercoaster ride for Sporting de Gijón's fans. Not long after the game started, Sporting de Gijón took a 1-0 lead with Mata assisting Matt Bilic's goal.
Sporting de Gijón maintained their lead for an hour, but in the 63rd and 69th minutes of the game, González scored two goals in a row.
With the team behind in the score, Li Ang brought on the veteran Maiquel Pihra. The veteran made a contribution again. His header at the last moment of the game forced González's goalkeeper, Guti, to dive for the ball and let go. Mata followed up and scored a goal.
Sporting de Gijón equalized the score in a difficult situation.
2-2! This was the final score of the game. For Sporting de Gijón, based on their previous record, this score was not unacceptable. Especially when they were behind, it was not easy to equalize the score.
However, the media, which had been waiting for Li Ang to make a fool of himself, did not think so. They began to criticize Li Ang and Sporting de Gijón.
In the face of these criticisms, Li Ang deliberately said in a surprised tone during an interview with Voice of Gihon, "I really thought we were Real Madrid. We only drew a game, and our opponent's ranking is higher than ours. Now, there are so many comments."
Sporting de Gijón's fans, who were not in a good mood, were amused by the manager's words. Indeed, compared to the team's long winless streak, and the team's crushing defeats in many of their matches, this 2-2 match did not seem unacceptable. Hearing the confidence in Li Ang's slightly sarcastic tone, the fans seemed to be infected and relaxed a lot.
In fact, Li Ang was worried. He was not as confident as he had said in the interview. Sporting de Gijón had been forced to a draw at home by González. At the same time, Leganés had won 1-0 against Gaddis at home. In this way, Leganés' points were two points higher than Sporting de Gijón's, and the team's ranking was higher than Sporting de Gijón's. Now, Leganés was ranked 18th, and Sporting de Gijón was ranked 19th. This was a ranking that was about to be relegated!
At a critical moment to maintain their ranking, it was actually a great crisis to be surpassed by a direct competitor in terms of points.
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In the following week, the entire Maleo training base was shrouded in dark clouds. Everyone trained seriously and did not dare to be careless, for fear of incurring the manager's anger.
How did the players feel about Li Ang now? They respected and feared him.
Li Ang's coaching ability and his accurate judgment of people were respected by the players. At the same time, they were afraid because the manager was really strict and could be called an absolute iron fist.
The day after the game against Salamanca, Li Ang sent David Reuben, who was not enthusiastic about the game, to Team B. The reason was technical reasons!
For a while, it caused a discussion in the media. The Gihon Post intensified its criticism of Li Ang as a tyrant. However, it was useless. Everyone knew that the media had a bad relationship with Li Ang, so they just treated it as entertainment.
Most of the media in Gihon, as well as most of the fans, agreed with Li Ang's decision. Everyone clearly saw Reuben's attitude in the game against Salamanca. Such a black sheep should be removed.
Originally, everyone thought that Li Ang would keep this man firmly on the bench. They did not expect him to be even more ruthless and send the player directly to Team B. Moreover, he used the ambiguous reason of "technical reasons."
The Nord Daily joked that Li Ang had provided a good idea and a good example for all the managers. For those disobedient players, they could also be dealt with using "technical reasons."
Later, in the 29th round of the Segunda División, which had just ended the day before, Sporting de Gijón defeated Ajido in an away game with a score of 1-0. The team's captain, Miguel Cobas, scored a wonderful long shot and finished off the opponent.
At the post-match press conference, Li Ang proudly said, "We just took a nap, and some people made it seem like the world was in chaos. Now, everything is back to normal. "
When he said this, Li Ang was in a good mood. Not only because the team had won, but also because the results of the other games that had ended at the same time were also out. Leganés had been slaughtered 3-0 by Numencia, who was ranked second in the league. In addition, Almeria had been defeated 2-1 by Velázquez at home. Las Palmas had lost 3-0 to Getafe, who was ranked third in the league, and vice-captain Algeciras had lost 1-0 to Córdoba at home.
Sporting de Gijón had won the away game, and at the same time, their opponents had lost in this round of the league. It was no wonder that Li Ang was in a good mood.
At this moment, this was the story of the photo and headline in the newspaper in the hands of the passengers on the empty bus.
At the bottom of the front page of the newspaper was the current Segunda División standings after the 29th round of the league tournament.
18th, Sporting de Gijón, 37 points;
19th, Leganés, 36 points;
20th, Almeria, 31 points;
21st, Las Palmas, 30 points;
22nd, Algeciras, 25 points;
According to the rules of the Segunda División, the bottom four teams would be relegated. Therefore, it could be seen that Sporting de Gijón's victory over Ajido was very important. Of course, there were still 13 rounds of the league tournament. Sporting de Gijón's journey to avoid relegation was very difficult and long.
However, no matter what, after Li Ang took over the team, Sporting de Gijón's overall situation had improved. This also made the Sporting de Gijón fans happy.
The passenger put away the Voice of Gijón newspaper. In less than a month, the Voice of Gijón could be said to have made a beautiful turnaround. This media outlet had become a staunch supporter of Li Ang, and as Sporting de Gijón's situation continued to improve, this was very pleasing. It was very popular with the Sporting de Gijón fans. The Gijón Post, which was a staunch supporter of Li Ang, was more miserable. They still persistently attacked Li Ang, which was very annoying. When the team's situation improved, the fans were in a rare good mood. When they opened the newspaper, they saw that it was criticizing Li Ang. For the current fans, criticizing Li Ang was criticizing Sporting de Gijón. The fans were naturally disgusted. This directly caused the sales of the Gijón Post to plummet …
Putting away the newspaper, the middle-aged passenger looked out of the window with a surprised expression.
In this drifting heavy rain, a person holding a black umbrella was walking in the storm. The wind and rain were heavy, but this person did not seem to be in a hurry at all. He walked neither fast nor slow …
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