What was the most beautiful Spanish city on the Atlantic coast? Most people's answer would be Saint Sebastian. But Gijón was also beautiful. It had a quiet port, a lively fish market, and an artistic beach. Accustomed to the uniform rules of the northern ports of Spain, the harmonious coexistence of Gijón's old port with the city and the sea always made people find a trace of peace in the busy city life. During busy times, Gijón's old port always brought a quiet beauty.
In fact, this city had a very special home for Sporting de Gijón — the Molinon Stadium.
This stadium was currently the oldest stadium in Spain and even Europe. The Molinon Stadium had hosted football matches as early as 1908. Sporting de Gijón's home stadium could accommodate 30000 people. The shape of the stadium was beautiful, and coupled with the flowing river outside the field, the appearance of the stadium gave people a sense of aesthetic enjoyment. During the 1982 World Cup, the Federal Germany team used Gijón as their base. They played three matches here and successfully advanced from the group stage. Many of the world's music stars also used the Molinon Stadium as an important stop on their tour. From the Rolling Stones to Bon Jovi to Paul McCartney, the Molinon Stadium also had a high status in the art world.
Sporting de Gijón arranged for Li Ang's residence to be closer to the Maleo training base. Of course, it was not far from the Molinon Stadium, because the two places were close to each other.
Li Ang's dormitory building was an apartment about six to seven hundred meters away from the training base. The back door of the apartment was only three hundred meters away from the side door of the Maleo training base. Entering from the side door, walking along a small path with pines on both sides for a short distance, it was the office building of the Maleo training base.
Although it was called an office building, it was actually a small three-story building.
The size and construction of Sporting de Gijón's training base naturally could not be compared to the size and construction of the powerhouse Real Madrid.
On the first day Li Ang arrived in Gijón, accompanied by a staff member, he walked around the Maleo training base to familiarize himself with the environment.
The next day, which was also his first official day of work in Gijón, Li Ang did not go directly to the training base. He had to report to the Molinon Stadium first, which was also where the Sporting de Gijón office building was located.
The distance from the dormitory to the Molinon Stadium was less than two miles, so Li Ang decided to walk directly. Gihon was a beautiful harbor city, and the sea breeze in the morning carried a faint salty smell.
In the general manager's office on the third floor, Li Ang met the general manager of Sporting Gihon Club, Alexandre Elroyd. He was a half-bald fatty, tall and strong, and looked very stylish.
Alexandre Elroyd was also looking at Li Ang. He knew this Chinese man quite well because the club's chairman, Mr. Arango, had personally called him yesterday and asked him to inquire about a young Chinese man who was said to be the head coach of Real Madrid's under-17 A team. At that time, Elroyd was surprised. His first reaction was that the chairman was joking. A Chinese man, and a young man at that, was the head coach of Real Madrid's Cadet A team? . How was that possible?
... Elroyd was shocked when he heard the news. There was actually a Chinese young man working for Real Madrid Cadet A. According to what he heard, the Chinese man's performance was quite good. In the last game, he had just led the team to a three-nil victory over Barcelona Cadet A. What surprised Elroyd the most was that, according to the latest news, the Chinese man had fallen out with Real Madrid... fell out! Then he resigned! He resigned!
It was not easy for a coach to join Real Madrid and become a member of this century-old powerhouse. In Elroyd's eyes, the fall out between Li Ang and Real Madrid was as shocking as the fact that the Chinese man had become the manager of Real Madrid Cadet A. In fact, the former was even more shocking.
Of course, what surprised the Sporting de Gijón general manager was not only that. After the president asked him about the situation of the Chinese man, he called the next day and said that he had hired the Chinese coach as the manager of Sporting de Gijón's B team and asked him to make the arrangements.
A week ago, the position of Team B's head coach was indeed vacant after the previous coach was dismissed due to his poor performance. Ayroyd was also considering the new coach and had already made up his mind. However, he did not expect the chairman to directly intervene in this matter and arrange for a Team B coach to come over.
Elroyd did not have any opinions about Li Ang because the president had suddenly arranged for Li Ang to be the manager of the B team, which disrupted his plans. Since the president had made the arrangements, he could only cooperate as the general manager. This was his job. He had no interest in placing people in the B team. For a small club like Sporting de Gijón, the most important thing was the first team. It would always be the first team. As long as you controlled the first team, you controlled everything!
What surprised him was who the Chinese man was. It could be said that he had appeared out of nowhere and quietly obtained the position of the manager of Sporting de Gijón's B team. He did not think that the president and Li Ang had known each other before. After all, the president had only called him yesterday to ask about this person.
It was precisely because he understood this situation that Elroyd was very curious about Li Ang.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Elroyd took Li Ang to a small conference room and introduced him to his colleagues and staff.
"This is Mr. Li Ang from China. From today onwards, he will be the manager of the B team," Elroyd said.
The club's coaches and staff crowded in the room looked at Li Ang curiously.
Especially the coaches.
In 2004, there were not many Chinese tourists in the port city of Gijón. Chinese people seemed to prefer to travel to big cities like Madrid and Barcelona.
Chinese tourists were rare, let alone a Chinese man who suddenly appeared at the Molinon Stadium and became their colleague. He was not an ordinary staff member, but the manager of Sporting de Gijón's B team. This naturally brought them great shock.
Looking at the black-haired, yellow-skinned Chinese young man, they felt very curious and surprised. At this moment, Li Ang was like a giant panda surrounded by onlookers.
A Chinese man, and a young man at that, becoming the manager of Sporting de Gijón's B team. If this news spread, it would definitely be on the front page of the local media in Gijón. This was the first thought in many people's minds.
Then, the second thought was, do Chinese people understand football?
Everyone looked at the young Chinese man who appeared at the Molinon Stadium with surprise, curiosity, and suspicion. This person's identity was the manager of Sporting de Gijón's B team?!
In this way, under everyone's suspicious, curious, and complicated gazes, Li Ang appeared in front of his Sporting de Gijón colleagues. This young man looked quiet, with a smile on his face and a humble appearance … He looked so harmless …
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