Real Madrid's manager, Luxemburgo, returned to the technical area and sat down. Guti's attempt just now, although it did not penetrate Sporting de Gijón's defensive line, it was not bad to get a place kick.
Moreover, with the little guy named Carlos's tough defensive stance in the game, it was only a matter of time before he was booked.
Thinking of this, Luxemburgo had some doubts: Li Ang did not need to make Carlos work so hard. The coverage was so wide. He just needed to pull the whole team back. Why did he ask the front field to press on and control the rear defensive line to defend the defensive line?!
It was really strange. Luxemburgo expressed that he did not understand.
If Li Ang knew Luxemburgo's thoughts, he would be angry and scolding him.
Why? Why? Why do you think?!
It was because in the second leg of the semi-final game against Real Madrid, the Zaragoza striker, Moreno, dived and the bastard referee sent off Marcos.
Originally, Marcos was Sporting de Gijón's reliable defensive barrier in the middle. Marcos's work was not as good as Carlos's because he was always on the field, but he was very reassuring and also very crucial and important.
With Marcos on the field and Carlos, the two of them, one firmly defended the middle and the other swept the midfield. It was simply a perfect fit.
Now that Marcos was suspended, Li Ang had no choice but to let Carlos take on more tasks.
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Real Madrid's free kick.
Carlos's foul was timely and did not let Raúl dribble the ball to rush up, which ensured that the foul spot was a little far from the goal.
Before the game, Li Ang had told his players to try not to let Real Madrid get a good free kick opportunity.
This was mainly because he was afraid of the several free kick masters in the Real Madrid team. Beckham's Full Moon Scimitar was needless to say, and Zidane and Figo were both free kick masters.
The distance of the free kick on the television screen was thirty-six meters away from the goal.
At this distance, it was possible to directly attack the goal and score, but the success rate was relatively low.
Beckham stood at the penalty spot and looked in the direction of the goal. After weighing the pros and cons in his heart, he gave up the idea of directly shooting the goal and planned to pass the ball.
Beckham's Arc not only referred to his direct free kick to score a goal, but also Beckham's free kick assists.
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Real Madrid center back Helguera appeared in Sporting de Gijón's penalty area. They were ready to participate in this set piece attack.
Helguera's header ability was not bad. Of course, his most famous header was an "invalid ball" that was blackened by the referee. This was a very beautiful header that Helguera scored when Spain and South Korea were competing for a place in the top four of the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan. However, it was blown away by the referee from Egypt, Ghandour. In the end, the "strong" South Korea team was guaranteed to enter the top four, and the Spaniard returned home with a grievance. Now, two years later, the Spaniard still could not forget the header that was blackened by the Egyptian referee.
Li Ang saw Helguera rush into the penalty area and was ready to compete for the header. He was still a little worried. The Real Madrid star's header ability was quite good.
However, despite his worry, Li Ang could not help but feel happy. This was because Helguera was coming up. Then, in the backfield, Real Madrid's only center back was Paven.
Helguera was now playing as a center back. In fact, Li Ang, who knew the players of the "Galácticos" season very well, believed that Helguera could have become a very good defensive midfielder, the type of player like Barcelona's Guardiola. Unfortunately, in Real Madrid, Helguera was used in various guest roles and was finally arranged to play as a center back.
How effective was Helguera playing as a center back?!
Later, there was a sarcastic remark about Helguera, saying that he was a "beaten professional." Some people even said that it was Helguera's repeated beatings, coupled with his and Paven's joint contributions, that finally made Casillas a talent.
But how to put it? When Helguera and Hierro were partners, there was the help of the old captain, so it felt good. After Hierro was cold-blooded by Real Madrid, there was no help from the big brother. In addition, Makelele was sold. Real Madrid did not have a good defensive midfielder and lacked protection in the midfield. All year long, a row of players did not return to defend. That was why they were so miserable.
Of course, for Li Ang, a center back Helguera was a good Helguera.
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Helguera and Raúl were in the crowd in Sporting de Gijón's penalty area, waiting for the opportunity to score with a header.
These two players were Sporting de Gijón's key targets.
Compared to Ronaldo and Figo, those two players were better at headers.
Li Ang was on the sidelines, looking for Guti. Guti's header ability was also very good. When Real Madrid did not have a center forward, Guti played as a center forward and scored 14 goals in half a season. If this person also rushed into the penalty area to compete for a header, the threat would be even greater.
Then Li Ang saw Guti standing a little outside the top of the penalty area arc.
The "Blonde Wolf King" did not intend to go in to compete for a header. It seemed that he intended to look for a long shot outside the penalty area. Of course, there was another possibility. Guti intended to organize Real Madrid's second attack here.
Sporting de Gijón's center forward, Matt Bilic, was relatively good at headers. He returned to the penalty area to defend. The other players also returned. It looked like a full defense.
But when no one was paying attention, Mata was quietly lying in ambush near the centerline.
Moreover, Carlos was less than two meters away from Guti.
On Real Madrid's side, almost everyone was involved in the free kick attack.
The full-back, Carlos, also rushed up outside the penalty area. It seemed that he also intended to look for a long shot.
Zidane and Figo were also in the penalty area.
Raúl, Ronaldo, Figo, Zidane, and Carlos were all involved in the attack.
Beckham was the free kick.
There was also Helguera in the penalty area.
There was also Guti outside the penalty area.
In the entire Real Madrid team, eight players participated in this attack.
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And in the backfield?
Only the center back, Paven, and the full-back, Salgado.
Then there was the goalkeeper, Casillas.
There was no need to say much about Paven. The full-back, Salgado, was once considered to be a relatively good right-back. However, Li Ang thought that this player was still relatively rough. His defense was more than brave, but he was not calm enough. He had been blown up many times. It was considered a weakness of Real Madrid's defense. Salgado, who was now 29 years old, was in a state of decline compared to the previous two seasons.
Paven was alone in the penalty area.
Salgado was pressed down on the center line.
Li Ang saw this scene and could not help but laugh.
Sporting de Gijón's assistant manager, Scott Tri, did not understand why Li Ang was laughing. He followed Li Ang's gaze and looked over.
Then Scott Tri saw Paven standing alone in the penalty area.
"Jesús, do you think Paven is feeling particularly lonely and nervous right now?" Li Ang said softly. His voice was like a devil's curse. There was a smile on his face. It could be said that it was a devil's smile.
This kind of smile was often called a sinister smile!
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