"Let Robert warm up, quick!" Li Ang said.
"What?" Scottley thought he had heard wrong.
"Robert!" Li Ang shouted at the substitutes' bench.
The substitute goalkeeper, Robert, was sitting on the substitutes' bench in a daze. The substitute goalkeeper was the most special position in a team's substitutes' bench. Unless the starting goalkeeper was injured or sent off, they would not have a chance to play.
Some substitute goalkeepers could not even get a few chances to play in a season.
Therefore, when he heard the manager call his name, Robert was stunned. He even thought that the manager had seen him spacing out and was going to scold him.
"Go warm up, quick!" Li Ang waved his arms, looking very anxious.
Robert was still in a daze. You want me to warm up?
"What are you doing?" Li Ang roared.
"Oh, oh!" Robert did not know what was going on. Was the main goalkeeper, Valencia, injured? No! However, when he saw the manager roaring, he did not dare to be negligent. He quickly rushed out of the substitutes' bench and ran to warm up.
Then, Li Ang shouted the name of Carlos, who was closest to the sidelines.
Carlos ran over. Li Ang said something to Carlos, who widened his eyes in surprise.
"What are you waiting for?" Li Ang feigned a kick at Carlos.
*****
Carlos rushed into the penalty area. He found his own goalkeeper, Valencia, and whispered in his ear.
Valencia was stunned. He even thought he had heard wrong. Carlos told him that the manager was going to replace him with Robert. At the same time, he told him to stall for time and not let the penalty kick have a chance to be sent out first.
Valencia looked to the sidelines and saw Li Ang waving his arms.
To be honest, at that moment, Valencia was very unhappy. He was not injured. Why did he have to be replaced?
Marcos was sent off. Even if there was an adjustment, it had nothing to do with the goalkeeper.
The only explanation was that the manager did not trust him, so he sent Robert to save the penalty kick.
This made the old goalkeeper very hurt and very dissatisfied.
At this time, Li Ang's prestige and control of the team came into play. Although he was puzzled and unhappy, Valencia did not dare to go against the manager's wishes.
Then, the crowd saw Sporting de Gijón's main goalkeeper leave the chaos in the penalty area and walk to the sidelines.
As for the referee, he was just about to let the Real Zaragoza player take the penalty kick when he saw the Sporting de Gijón goalkeeper.
*****
In the stands, the Central TV Sports Channel program team was discussing the referee's decision.
"It looks like a dive. There's something wrong with the referee's decision." Duan Xuan said.
"Sporting de Gijón is in big trouble," Liu Jianhong said.
"Yes, yes." Duan Xuan was the one who knew Sporting de Gijón the most. "Marcos is a player that Li Ang promoted. Although he is young, he is Sporting de Gijón's defensive barrier. Now that he has been sent off, they are in big trouble!"
Marcos walked to the sidelines. He looked very upset and wronged. He swore that he did not touch the Real Zaragoza player. That guy was a dive.
"Boss, I —" Marcos said.
Li Ang hugged Marcos and patted him on the shoulder. "Don't think so much. The referee is blind, but I'm not! Go, take a shower in the locker room. When the game is over, let's celebrate our final! "
The fourth official heard Li Ang's disrespect for the referee and looked over.
Li Ang ignored him. His team was at a disadvantage, and he was comforting his players. What else did he want?!
"He was comforting his players. He didn't mean any harm," Assistant Manager Scott Terry quickly said to the fourth official to put out Li Ang's fire.
The boos in the stands were deafening. The anger of the home fans towards the referee's decision was evident.
The fourth official snorted and did not say anything. If he reported it to the referee, Li Ang would probably be sent off too. However, the stadium would probably explode. The fourth official had to be cautious. Forget it. I'll just pretend I didn't hear it.
*****
Two minutes passed, and Robert was still warming up.
"Robert, come here!" Li Ang shouted. He did not have any more time to give Robert.
At this time, the referee, Ribeiro, called out to Sporting de Gijón's starting goalkeeper, Valencia. "Hey, where are you going?"
Valencia's expression was not good. He looked back at the referee and pointed to the sidelines.
The referee looked in the direction Valencia's finger was pointing. He saw the Sporting de Gijón's manager call a player to the sidelines. This player was wearing the goalkeeper's jersey. Was he going to change the goalkeeper?!
The referee was shocked. At this time, the opponent was changing the goalkeeper? The starting goalkeeper was injured? He glanced at Valencia. He did not look injured!
"Look at the sidelines." The commentator, Dagestino, shouted, "Manager Li Ang seems to be changing the goalkeeper. Is Valencia injured?"
"He should not be injured," González said. González said. "Valencia isn't injured, but under these circumstances, we have to change the goalkeeper …" He thought of a possibility, but he couldn't believe it.
"Is he going to bring on Robert to save the penalty kick?!" Dagstino also thought of this possibility. He was also shocked. He had never heard of a manager replacing the starting goalkeeper and replacing him with a substitute goalkeeper just a few minutes into the game when the team was awarded a penalty kick just to save the penalty kick.
"This is Coach Li Ang. He always surprises us!" González said with a wry smile. He didn't know how to comment on the situation. This was simply an unprecedented change in personnel!
*****
"Robert, you're coming on now. Replace Valencia." Li Ang said to Robert. He wanted to put his arm around Robert's neck to talk, but the goalkeeper was 196cm tall and big. He could not reach him.
However, Li Ang was very satisfied. Robert was taller than Valencia, who was 190cm tall, and the young man was stronger. Such a goalkeeper was a deterrent to the opponent.
Robert was still dizzy and could only nod his head.
Li Ang patted Robert's shoulder hard. "Hey, kid, wake up. Do you know why I'm sending you on?"
"Huh?" Robert looked down at the manager, his eyes blank.
Li Ang was depressed. He could not rest assured with Robert like this.
"Robert, if I said you're a good goalkeeper, would you believe me?" Li Ang said with a serious expression.
"Huh?" Robert looked at the manager in surprise. I'm good at saving penalties? Manager, how did you know? I don't even know myself.
"Kid!" Li Ang knew he had to add fuel to the fire. "How's my eye for people?"
At this question, Robert immediately nodded. The manager's eye was, of course, very good. Now, the players admired Li Ang. One of the reasons was that Li Ang's eye for people was too accurate. Marcos and Juan Carlos were examples. In particular, the veteran Michael Pihela was a golden advertisement. Michael also shared with the players the story of how the manager arranged for him to play as a center forward. With an expression of admiration and worship, he said that the boss was simply a god! The players also deeply agreed. Michael, an amateur player who had played as a midfielder all his life, was unexpectedly discovered by the manager to have the potential to play as a center forward. His eye for people was godly!
In addition, don't forget about Jeffrey, a player who had always played on the left side of the offensive line, was arranged by Li Ang to play as a left back. He actually played a shocking half of the game and even scored such a shocking overhead goal!
Therefore, when it came to the manager's eye for people, Robert was naturally convinced and admired. Sometimes, the substitute goalkeeper even wondered if he should ask the manager to look at him. He was tall and strong. Perhaps he was also cut out to play as a center forward? Of course, this was just a random thought out of boredom.
*****
"Very good!" Li Ang said, "Kid, I can see that you're a good player at saving penalty kicks! Now the team needs you to save this penalty kick. Do you understand? "
Robert was curious and pleasantly surprised. However, it was a surprise with a hint of bewilderment. The manager said that he was a good player at saving penalty kicks? Was it true? Was it true?
Although he still did not dare to believe it, when he thought of the manager's amazing eye for people, he had to say to himself in his heart that maybe he was really a good player at saving penalty kicks!
"You know what to do, right?" Li Ang asked.
"Got it." Robert nodded. Just as Li Ang breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had finally boosted the kid's confidence, Robert asked again, "Manager, which side should I go to?"
Pa!
Li Ang patted Robert's head. "You can go to whichever side you want."
"Okay, huh?" Robert's eyes widened.
"Whichever side you go to, the opponent will definitely shoot in that direction!" Li Ang said with a serious expression, his eyes fixed on Robert.
Robert's expression was extremely exaggerated. He was frightened. Which side should he go to? Which side would the opponent definitely shoot in? Manager, are you sure?
At this time, assistant manager Scott Terry had completed the request for a substitution.
The staff member raised the signboard indicating the substitution.
Number 1 Valencia, off.
Number 12 Robert, on.
"Remember, you can go to whichever side you want!" Li Ang said. At the same time, he patted Robert's shoulder and pushed him forward.
Robert staggered, took a step forward, and then turned his head to look at the manager.
"My eyes have never been wrong!" Li Ang waved his fist. "Kid, you can do it!"
Okay, I can do it, I can do it!
Robert muttered in his mouth.
I can do it!
I can do it!
I can go to whichever side I want!
I can do it!
Scott stood next to Li Ang and stared at the scene, dumbfounded. Is this even possible?!
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