Sporting de Gijón's players were very excited, and the whole team's celebration was crazy. The club had not been so happy for a long time.
The club's chairman, Manuel Arango, also came to the locker room after the game to congratulate the players on their great results and praised them as the pride of the city.
This made the players quite happy, and the chairman's comments made them very proud and proud.
However, when the chairman left, Li Ang pulled a long face. He felt that it was necessary to remind everyone that now was not the time to celebrate.
"Guys, I'll give you half an hour to take a shower and change your clothes. After half an hour, everyone forget about the Copa del Rey for the time being! If you want to celebrate properly, wait until we've avoided relegation! "
He wanted to remind these players that although Sporting de Gijón had reached the final of the Copa del Rey, it still could not shake off the fact that the team was still a team in the relegation zone. They still had a cruel battle to play in order to avoid relegation.
Hearing Li Ang say this, everyone calmed down. One by one, they went to take a shower and change their clothes. The coach was right. Reaching the final of the Copa del Rey was certainly gratifying, but as long as they did not avoid relegation, the shadow of relegation was like the sword of Damocles, always hanging over their heads, making them shudder.
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Then Li Ang did not immediately go to the press conference. He smoked a cigarette in the bathroom, washed his face, and then walked to the press conference. As the winner, he was qualified to make Zaragoza's manager, Victor Fernandez, wait in the press conference hall for a while.
Fernandez was very unhappy with Li Ang's tardiness, but he had no choice. Being late was the privilege of the winner, and the loser could only accept it painfully.
Zaragoza's manager, Fernandez, had a gloomy face. He sat in his seat and did not say a word. Even if someone asked him a question, he used a very formulaic and simple answer.
However, at this time, the loser should thank Li Ang, because the winner was the main character of the press conference. Li Ang became the focus of the press conference. After the reporters met with a rebuff from Fernandez, they no longer paid attention to Fernandez and began to "besiege" Li Ang.
Li Ang faced the most problems. Most of the questions revolved around Sporting de Gijón's return to the Copa del Rey final after twenty-one years.
Li Ang was in a good mood and was very cooperative with the media.
Of course, Li Ang also gave a formulaic answer. He thanked the club for their support, thanked the fans for their support, and said that the players had performed well and so on.
When the media asked about Sporting de Gijón's attitude towards the final, Li Ang was very humble. He said that reaching the final was already an achievement, and now was the time to enjoy the victory. It sounded like he didn't care about the Copa del Rey title. However, the reporters at the scene were not surprised. Sporting de Gijón's final opponent was Real Madrid. Facing this Galácticos at the Bernabéu, this Segunda División team would not have any chance or hope of an upset! They also felt that Sporting de Gijón's unexpected elimination of Real Zaragoza and their advancement to the final was already worthy of celebration.
Li Ang had no thoughts about the final and the Copa del Rey title?! Of course not! He was more eager than anyone to play against Real Madrid. Of course, he wanted to win the title. He had already advanced to the final. Even if the opponent was unusually strong, so what? Did he have to raise his hands and surrender?!
What's more, for Li Ang, the opponent was Real Madrid. This was even more reason for him to look forward to this game!
But in this case, there was no need to tell the media.
These media all thought that the Copa del Rey title was already Real Madrid's. This made Li Ang unhappy, but he was very happy with this situation.
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"Manager Li Ang, you will become the youngest manager in the history of Spanish football to lead a team to the Copa del Rey final. Do you have anything to say about this?" Mitra, a reporter from the Voice of Gijón, asked.
The Voice of Gijón was now Li Ang's partner media, and Mitra was simply Li Ang's personal mouthpiece. Many people despised this reporter, but many years later, these people who once looked down on and despised Mitra would know how smart this young reporter was.
At this moment, when they heard Mitra say this, the reporters were shocked and realized that a new record had been born. As a manager who led a team to the Copa del Rey final, 28 years old was really too young. He was even younger than many of the players on the field. Moreover, as Mitra said, Li Ang had set a new record. He had become the youngest manager to lead a team to the Copa del Rey final! The reporters who discovered this were excited. This was a very good topic for hype!
What's more, Li Ang was a Chinese, which made this topic even more eye-catching.
Li Ang had a headache with regards to Mitra's question. He knew that the other party had good intentions and was highlighting his youth and praising the fact that he was the youngest manager in the Copa del Rey final to hype things up. However, Li Ang himself did not like the media to talk about his age. In fact, as a manager, being young was definitely not a good thing, but a troublesome thing!
When Li Ang started coaching Sporting de Gijón, he had been questioned by so many people because of his nationality and age. He had a deep understanding of this.
Moreover, if the media kept hyping his youth, hyping that he was the youngest manager in the history of the Copa del Rey final, this would also make Li Ang the target of public criticism.
Originally, a Chinese man stirring up trouble in Spanish football had already made many Spanish managers unhappy. Now that they were hyping that he was the youngest manager in the history of the Copa del Rey final, this would only make some people who were unhappy even more unhappy, and make some old guys jealous.
This was not good for Li Ang.
However, Mitra had good intentions, and Li Ang could not blame him.
Now, since this issue had been raised, Li Ang had to face it and face it head-on.
Avoidance and "humble and soft words" were not his style.
Li Ang had always erected a tough style in front of the media and fans, which was also a means for him to win over the players as soon as possible.
Therefore, at this moment, in front of the reporters, Li Ang smiled and said confidently, "I am the youngest manager in the Copa del Rey final? I have not paid attention to this, but if it is true, I will feel honored. I still say the same thing. Age is not a problem. This kind of record does not have much meaning. You will slowly get used to it in the future. "
At that time, the reporters at the scene did not understand the meaning of Li Ang's last sentence. However, they soon understood the meaning of this sentence and truly understood the confidence and arrogance of this young man.
The CCTV Sports Channel program team did not communicate with the Sporting de Gijón club in advance. Therefore, after the game, they came to the outside of the press conference site and delayed for a while before they were qualified to enter the interview.
Therefore, when they came in, the press conference was already coming to an end.
They just happened to hear Li Ang's answer on the topic of "age." After listening to the translation by the young interpreter, the program team director Chen Wenqiang, Liu Jianhong, and the others were shocked …
Showing off his ability, he was in high spirits!
They thought of this word!
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