In the match against Levante, Li Ang made a large number of changes.
As a result, the players who didn't usually play much welcomed their time to perform.
The starting goalkeeper was the 23-year-old Spanish player, Roberto, who rarely played. The center backs were also a new combination — Diaz and Isma. Diaz was originally the main center back, but after Li Ang took charge, Diaz's position was taken by Isma. In this match, Li Ang let the other center back, Yago, who had played for most of the season, rest. He let the current main center back, Isma, and Diaz partner. In fact, if possible, he wanted to let Isma rest as well. However, in the center back position, Li Ang was really stretched.
In addition to using a new combination of center backs, Li Ang also made some adjustments to the two full backs. The team's right midfielder, Dani Borregello, was going to play as the right back. Borregello had also played as a right back before. This could be considered as returning to his old position. The biggest change was that Li Ang had let the 18-year-old Dutch youngster, Jeffrey, play as the left back. This was a surprising adjustment. Jeffrey was previously the favorite player of the previous manager, Lászidria. This Dutch youngster was an important substitute in the midfield. He played the left midfielder position most of the time. Lászidria had even let Jeffrey play as the left winger. Now, Li Ang had let Jeffrey play as the left back. This was getting further and further back.
In fact, Li Ang also had a headache when it came to Jeffrey. This young Dutch player's stats weren't outstanding. On the offensive side, Li Ang didn't like this little guy. However, Jeffrey's speed was faster, and he could turn quickly. His tackling attributes were relatively good. Li Ang felt that playing left back was a good choice. Of course, Jeffrey's potential was really very average. Li Ang really didn't have any players under him, so he let Jeffrey play left back. As for how this kid could perform in this position, it would depend on his performance in today's match.
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In the midfield, there were still two defensive midfielders. Juan - Carlos was still in the starting lineup. In Li Ang's eyes, Juan, the midfield sweeper, was indispensable to the team. The others could be rotated, but Carlos could not be rotated. Fortunately, the kid's physical fitness was quite good, and his endurance was good. He did not look tired at all.
In addition, the young general Marcos, who had been in the starting lineup for the recent matches, was not in the starting lineup. Li Ang let Marcos rest, and the person who replaced Marcos was Rafael Sasré.
By doing this, Li Ang was also trying out a new tactic. Sasstre's mission was the same as Juan's, which was to clean up the midfield. He let Juan - Carlos lead Sasstre, and the two midfielders would deal with Levante's offensive line. He wanted to see how effective this combination would be.
In the attacking midfielder position, Li Ang chose to let Falco play, and at the same time, let Albaro play as the left midfielder. He instructed Falco to pass more, and try to pass the ball behind him to the striker as much as possible. If he was entangled by the opponent, let Albaro help. Li Ang also instructed the players in the front field to try their best to create free kick opportunities. Albaro's ability was average, but Li Ang was surprised to find that the attributes of Albaro's free kicks were relatively high. In this match, Albaro's free kicks would be useful.
In the front line, Li Ang sent out the combination of David Lago and Pablo Barez. David Lago did well as a substitute in the match against Real Zaragoza, and Li Ang gave him the chance to be in the starting lineup today.
As for Pablo Barez, Li Ang valued him more. Although it was difficult to compete for the main position, he was still a qualified substitute. Li Ang hoped to use the match to improve his condition and ensure that this qualified substitute could be used at any time.
The two players in the front line, David Lago was fast, and Barez was relatively well-rounded. His footwork was also good. This combination was not bad.
Sitting on Sporting de Gijón's bench were goalkeeper Antonio Valencia, defenders Yago and Alegre, midfielders Miguel Cobas, Javier Blanco, and other players, forwards Juan Mata and Maikel Pihra. However, if there were no unexpected circumstances, Li Ang did not plan to let these players play.
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Because their opponent was the league leader, and their team had done well during this period, the El Molinon Stadium was still full today.
However, even if Sporting de Gijón's fans were prepared to lose this game, they still gasped when they saw the starting lineup. Li Ang had almost rotated the entire starting lineup. Except for the center back, Isma, and the midfielder, Juan Carlos, the other nine players were definitely substitutes or even fringe players. Even the two fullbacks were cameos.
The fans did not boo. Instead, they were completely relaxed. Some people felt that they could understand Li Ang's approach. Since they had decided to give up this game, they might as well rotate it completely and let more of the main players rest. That was good. The fans, on the other hand, felt no pressure. They just had to watch the game. As long as they did not lose by a large margin, it was acceptable.
This was also because Sporting de Gijón's fans had been tormented by the team's previous results. Li Ang's team had done well during this period of time, so they could tolerate the manager's "reckless" actions. After all, there was still the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final in three days. If there was a large rotation, then so be it.
Levante's manager, Lopez, sat in the technical area. He was determined to win this game.
When the two teams faced each other in the first half of the season. His team had won 5: 0 against Sporting de Gijón at their home ground. Of course, the Sporting de Gijón at that time was not the Sporting de Gijón that was coached by Li Ang. This time, when facing Li Ang's Sporting de Gijón, Lopez also pulled himself together. He did not dare to underestimate this Chinese man. After all, Sporting de Gijón had just won against Real Zaragoza. In addition, if he could lead his team to win against this Sporting de Gijón, who was currently in a good position, Lopez would feel proud. His position as the leader of Levante would be well-deserved, and the confidence of the players would also increase. Sporting de Gijón had won against Real Zaragoza, and they had won against Sporting de Gijón. Although this kind of substitution was not very scientific, it had a psychological effect on the players.
However, when he saw Li Ang's starting lineup, Lopez was first surprised, but then he understood that his opponent had surrendered and did not intend to fight to the death with his team in this game. When Lopez saw Sporting de Gijón's starting lineup, he felt that his Levante team could easily win this game. The three points were almost certain to be in their hands, and this was a good thing for Levante, who was rushing towards the La Liga. After all, winning the game without bloodshed would not exhaust too much of the players' energy, and it would not affect the later games. However, for some reason, when he thought about how easily they had won against Sporting de Gijón's second team, Lopez felt that the victory had become dull.
Obviously, Mr. Lopez believed that with Levante's ability, they could easily win this game without breaking a sweat against a Sporting de Gijón team that was almost entirely made up of substitutes.
But he was wrong.
These Sporting de Gijón players were indeed Sporting de Gijón's substitutes, and even peripheral players. This was not wrong.
Therefore, after more than 20 minutes of the game, Sporting de Gijón seemed harmless, and did not pose any threat to Levante's goal. More than 20 minutes had passed, and Sporting de Gijón had not even shot a single goal.
However, Levante also realized something. They would not be able to easily break through Sporting de Gijón's goal.
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