Li Ang raised his head and looked at the scoreboard. The match had already gone on for seventy-nine minutes, and the score on the field was still 0: 0.
Li Ang kept his promise with Carlos and did not replace Jeffree.
In fact, the Dutch kid's performance surprised and satisfied Li Ang. Jeffree's performance in the second half of the match was completely different from his performance in the first half of the match. If you did not look at his appearance, you would even think that they were two different people.
In the first half of the match, Jeffree was timid and scared. He was battered and exhausted by the opponent's sudden attacks, so much so that Carlos had no choice but to defend from his side.
In the second half, Jeffree was fierce and decisive. He used aggressive tackles to successfully crush Levante's intention to score from his side.
In addition, Jeffree's tough defense also freed Carlos. Carlos, who no longer needed to defend against Jeffree, fully displayed his role as a sweeper in the midfield. He tore Levante's offense into pieces!
As a result, the match was about to enter the last ten minutes, but Levante was still unable to score!
Levante's manager, Lopez, was jumping up and down anxiously on the sidelines. He constantly roared and waved his arms, urging his players to strengthen their offense!
However, in front of Sporting de Gijón's goal, Carlos had built a wall in the middle!
On the two flanks, Li Ang made timely adjustments. He let Rafael Sastres assist in defending against Borregello, while Jeffree's side looked like they had been injected with chicken blood. It could be said that Sporting de Gijón's players were united as a fortress. They had built a moving wall that Levante was unable to break through!
Looking at Lopez's flustered and exasperated look, Li Ang could not suppress the smile in his heart.
For Levante, it was absolutely unforgivable that they could not win this match.
For Li Ang and Sporting de Gijón, if they could get a point from the lead team, especially when almost all of their substitutes were substitutes, it would definitely be a pleasant surprise. It would also be of great help to the morale of the entire team. If our substitutes can suppress the lead team, then what can we not do?!
*****
Levante was now powerless against Sporting de Gijón's strong defense. The middle was restrained by Carlos, and their attacks on the flanks were ineffective.
The Levante team simply started from the backfield and fed the ball to the forwards in front.
Seeing this, assistant coach Scott Terry told Li Ang happily, "Levante is anxious!"
"That's right! The more anxious they are, the safer we are! Li Ang said. When he saw that the Levante players were actually using the long ball tactic, he knew that the Levante players were panicking. The Spanish football team paid particular attention to coordination on the ground. They advocated a quick-flowing offense. The Spanish players looked down on long balls. Moreover, because they were using the ground coordination tactic, their players were not used to the long ball tactic. Therefore, the fact that the Levante players were using the "crude English style of play" showed that they were really panicking.
Levante's high ball tactic was completely unable to cause any trouble for Sporting de Gijón's defensive line. Sporting de Gijón's two center backs, Diaz and Isma, were not at a disadvantage in terms of height. They were good at headers. Their weakness was that they were slow in turning, but they were not afraid of high balls. Therefore, when the opponent could not threaten them from the ground and had to use long balls, they were not afraid of defending against high balls!
In the 83rd minute of the match, the statistics of the match were displayed on the television screen. Levante's ball possession rate was an astonishing 71%, while Sporting de Gijón's ball possession rate was 29%!
"This is really amazing. Sporting de Gijón may have created the lowest ball possession rate in the history of the Segunda División, but their goal looks safer and safer!" Dagestino said.
"It's incredible! Levante is up against Sporting de Gijón, who are almost all substitutes, and their ball possession rate is an astonishing 71%. They've shot 16 times, but they haven't been able to score! "González said.
"One thing worth noting is that Levante's 16 shots were 11 in the first half of the match, but they've only had 5 shots in the second half! What does this mean? "Dagestino exclaimed.
"This means that Levante's ball possession rate in the second half of the match is empty, but their threat to Sporting de Gijón is getting smaller and smaller!" González answered Dagestino's question.
This was the reason why Li Ang had said that Sporting de Gijón's goal was getting safer and safer!
Levante's ball possession rate was ineffective!
Moreover, Levante's high flying style was not Levante's forte. Facing Sporting de Gijón's strong defense, their opponent was already at their wit's end.
*****
The match had been going on for 85 minutes. Including the injury stoppage time, Levante only had seven or eight minutes left.
Ten minutes ago, Li Ang had started warming up the players on the substitutes' bench. He wanted to use substitutions to waste time in the match. He was very satisfied to be able to fight for a draw in this match.
Now, he was starting to make substitutions. Li Ang did not make three substitutions in one go. Instead, he made a substitution every one or two minutes.
The score was still 0: 0. He had achieved his goal. Next was to use the rules reasonably. Delaying the match time would allow him to get a point.
Not only could he allow the main players to rest to prepare for the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final against Real Zaragoza in three days, but he could also train the substitutes. He could also get points from Levante. Li Ang was very pleased.
In the 85th minute, Li Ang replaced Falco with the team captain, Miguel Kobas. Falco was not able to help the team in the offense today. This was also the reason why Sporting de Gijón's offense had almost completely disappeared. However, in the defense, this player worked very hard. Therefore, Li Ang was quite satisfied with Falco. After all, Falco's ability was limited. He could not play both offense and defense at the same time.
In the 89th minute, Li Ang replaced David Lago with Juan Mata. David Lago did not have any outstanding performance in the offense today. However, Lago had completed two of the three shots Sporting de Gijón had made. Furthermore, Lago's speed was also a deterrent to Levante's goal. Therefore, the manager could not look at a player's performance from the boring technical data. The manager had to make his own judgment in his heart.
Li Ang planned to save the last substitution until the injury stoppage time. He planned to replace Jeffrey with the full-back, Alegre. Replacing Jeffrey at this time was a compliment to the young Dutch player.
Li Ang was giving Jeffrey the chance to receive the cheers of the home fans. This young player's performance in the second half of the game made Li Ang have a whole new level of respect for him. He didn't expect that his sudden idea of letting Jeffrey play as a full back would really make a name for himself. Li Ang was now wondering if he didn't need to rush for reinforcements in the left back position, and if he could give this young player more time in the future.
*****
The staff raised a signboard indicating that there were two minutes of injury stoppage time in the game. This made Levante's manager, Lopez, fly into a rage. He thought that the injury stoppage time was too short.
"Bastard! That blind referee … "
The fourth official heard Lopez curse. He had long had enough of the complaints and protests of the manager of the leading team in the Segunda División. Therefore, this time, the fourth official's face was cold. He directly called the referee to deal with it.
The head coach of the visiting team, who had been protesting nonstop on the sidelines, finally made the referee unable to bear it any longer. He directly showed a red card to Lopez and sent the head coach of Levante to the stands as a punishment.
There were cheers in the stands. Seeing the manager of the leading team in the Segunda División being sent to the stands for swearing, the fans of Sporting de Gijón were very happy. Being able to force the manager of the leading team, Levante, to be sent to the stands with a substitute lineup was enough to prove that the home team played well.
Li Ang finally decided to use the last substitution.
Alegre stood on the sidelines, waiting for a dead ball to appear on the field so that he could replace Jeffrey.
At this time, Levante launched another attack. This time, Diego Camacho passed the ball high and diagonally moved to the right side. Sergio Garcia headed the ball over. Rivera had just stopped the ball when he saw Jeffrey's face.
The Dutch player became more and more confident as he played. He was always vigilant against Rivera!
He remembered what Carlos said to him: This is your territory! Anyone who wants to break through here can get rid of him!
As long as the game was not over, he would always be vigilant and ready to fight!
At this time, Li Ang's eyes suddenly lit up. Levante's attack this time could be said to be an all-out attack … If Jeffrey could steal the ball at the first moment, then what would Levante's half of the field mean to Sporting de Gijón? Just thinking about it made Li Ang excited!
The crux of the problem now was whether Jeffree could complete this defense!
Li Ang's eyes stared intently at his side's left flank. Jeffree rushed directly towards Rivera. Taking advantage of the moment when Rivera stopped the ball, the Dutch youngster decisively kicked out. This time, Jeffree did not shovel down, but agilely poked lightly …
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