Li Ang called Mata to the sidelines and said to Mata, "Now we have one less player on the field, but I want the ten of you to play an eleven-man game!"
Mata's expression was serious as he nodded fiercely. "Boss, tell me what I should do."
"Your task today is very difficult. When you attack, you have to be able to rush up and give play to your speed and skills. And when you defend, I want you to be the first line of defense!" Li Ang said as he stared into Mata's eyes.
He knew that his request was a little too much for Mata, who was not even 17 years old.
"Boss, don't worry. I know what to do. "Mata did not hesitate as he nodded and said.
This surprised Li Ang a little, and he was also a little moved. "Tell me, what are you going to do?"
"I'll put in 110% of my effort today. Our whole team will put in more effort so that we can make up for the advantage in numbers," Little Mata said.
Li Ang happily patted Mata's little head. "That's right, go!! Tell everyone to let the Zaragoza people feel your will! "
"Don't forget to fight back!" Li Ang finally exhorted. Mata was a dagger in Sporting de Gijón's counterattack. He did not want Mata to only focus on assisting in the defense and let the dagger rust.
"Don't worry, boss!" Little Mata waved his fist.
When Little Mata turned to leave, Li Ang sighed. A football game was not an arithmetic problem. What Mata said was only theoretical data. In fact, for a nearly ninety-minute game to have one less player, for a team with a numerical disadvantage, it required more than 10% more sweat and effort.
But in any case, Mata's statement made Li Ang very satisfied.
Mata was not a particularly hardworking player, which was the key to the conflict between Mata and Mourinho when he was at Chelsea. However, the current little Mata was indeed very obedient. The little guy worshipped Li Ang very much. As long as Li Ang said a word, Mata would definitely do his best to carry it out without hesitation.
Li Ang conveyed his tactical will to the whole team through Mata's mouth. Immediately after the match restarted in the center circle, the Zaragoza people felt the will of Sporting de Gijón!
*****
Li Ang stood in the technical area and looked around the stadium, looking at the fluttering flags in the stands.
His chest was filled with pride.
Saragosans, don't think that you have the advantage in numbers. The real competition had only just begun!
The Zaragoza players are in possession of the ball.
Replacing Savio, who was injured and absent in the last leg of the game, Henerello originally wanted to show his personal skills in front of the Sporting de Gijón players.
But just as he pushed the football away, Juan Carlos knocked it out. The whistle for a penalty kick sounded. It immediately caused a wave of disgruntled boos in the stands.
Looking at Carlos, who was gnashing his teeth and looking ferocious. Listening to the endless boos and insults in the stands, Henerello felt his scalp go numb. He had an intuition that even though Zaragoza now had the advantage in numbers, today's game seemed to be far more difficult than they had imagined.
Li Ang, who saw the scene in the technical area on the sidelines, said to himself, "Well done, let the Zaragoza people have a taste of your tenacity and fighting spirit!"
Zaragoza's free kick.
González lobbed the football into the penalty area.
Villa jumped up to fight for the header. Under Yago's interference, the back of his head slightly touched the football. The football changed direction. Although it had no power, it floated and flew towards the top right corner of the goal. Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper, Roberto, hit the football out with a single punch.
Outside the penalty area, Zapata stopped the ball and directly shot a long shot.
Samuel did not hesitate to block it with his chest. The football hit Samuel's body heavily and bounced back. Samuel looked as if he had been shot by a rifle and fell down with a bang.
Kani followed up and directly shot at the goal.
The football was blocked by Isma's body again. The latter was hit by the powerful shot and also fell to the ground with a bang.
*****
Zaragoza's player, Henerello, took the ball and wanted to continue the attack, which caused a harsh and angry protest in the stands.
Carlos rushed up with a ferocious look, which gave Henerello the illusion that if he did not take the initiative to kick the football out of the sideline to stop the attack, this opponent would definitely not mind sending him a fierce flying tackle.
Henerello kicked the football out of the sideline.
Only then did the main referee, Ribéry, run over to check on the two Sporting de Gijón players who had fallen to the ground.
Sporting de Gijón's team doctor hurried into the field.
Samuel and Isma did not have any major problems. The main problem was that they had been hit by a powerful shot at close range and felt some chest tightness.
The two players stood up. The team doctor raised two fingers and asked the two players, "How many fingers is this?"
He needed to judge the state of the two players to prevent the players from being in a temporary mental and visual trance.
There was a burst of applause in the stands. The fans expressed their appreciation and encouragement for their players' hard work.
This was almost the portrayal of Sporting de Gijón's hard work in the following period. They were just as Mata had promised Li Ang. Everyone was working hard, trying their best to give as much as possible, running more, not caring about their stamina, and using a fearless attitude to make up for their disadvantage in numbers.
*****
"Thirty minutes have passed! The game is going on in a way that we are surprised by. Zaragoza has the advantage in numbers, but it looks like they are in trouble. Sporting de Gijón's players are frantically pressing and attacking them. Any idea of playing with their footwork has become impossible under the tight pressure of the 'red and white army'! " That was Dagstino's stage summary of the thirty-minute match, and he was absolutely right.
Zaragoza wanted to rely on their advantage in numbers to launch an attack and score as soon as possible. Without Marcos's interception in the middle, they tried to launch a breakthrough campaign from the middle. However, Sporting de Gijón's entire team seemed to have been injected with chicken blood. They used the toughest defense to contain Zaragoza's offensive.
As Dagestino said, any attempt to show off their footwork was rejected. As long as the Zaragoza players dribbled the ball more than five meters, they would definitely be intercepted in the toughest and fiercest way.
In fact, before the game, Li Ang predicted that Zaragoza would make a fuss in the middle. Therefore, the tactic that Li Ang formulated for the team was to let the team press the ball all over the field. After Marcos was sent off, Li Ang's team took this tactic to the extreme, using the whole team to press the ball to make up for the loss of Marcos's absence on the field.
At present, Li Ang's tactic was quite successful.
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