Li Ang was furious at the team's performance in the final stages of the first half.
He washed his face in the washroom and forced himself to calm down.
As a manager, he had reason to be angry at the current terrible situation. However, anger would not solve the problem.
Li Ang began to think about the reason for the sudden "collapse" in the first half of the game.
Youth!
Lack of experience!
Li Ang immediately found the crux of the problem.
The team was too young.
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Javier Blanco, Juan, Carlos, and Juan, Mata, and Marcos were the direct descendants of Li Ang who had been promoted from the reserve team. They were not yet 18 years old. When the team was playing well, the young people could explode with amazing energy. However, when there was a major change in the game, these young people would be a little helpless. This could not be blamed on them. They had played less than 20 First Team games in total and lacked the experience to adapt.
As for the veterans, the team also had veterans. However, although Michael Pihra was a 35-year-old veteran, his First Team game experience was also very lacking. If Li Ang had not discovered Michael Pihra's talent in headers, this veteran who had played in the amateur league all his life would have sadly retired.
The most experienced player in the team now was the team's captain, Michael Kobas. However, Kobas could only be considered a player of La Liga's standard. At most, he could be considered a relatively outstanding player in La Liga. Furthermore, Sporting de Gijón's results in the past few seasons were average. Michael Pihra had never experienced such a stressful promotion playoff game.
In short, the team did not have a true core player. Sporting de Gijón did not have the kind of experienced veteran who could shout on the field at key moments and stabilize the team's morale.
Li Ang began to realize this. Such a veteran was the treasure of the team and was needed. The manager shouting on the sidelines and making adjustments needed time. The players needed time to receive the manager's tactical instructions and play to the best effect.
However, if there was a core player on the field, an experienced veteran would be able to play to the best effect in the most timely manner.
Li Ang wiped the water off his face and took a deep breath.
To find the crux of the problem, they needed to solve it now.
Naturally, he could not conjure an experienced veteran to lead the team on the field. Fortunately, it was halftime now. As a manager, he had to make good use of the halftime to solve the problem.
Sporting de Gijón's locker room. The players obviously knew that they did not perform well. After coming back. Not daring to breathe too loudly, he sat with his head lowered.
They were waiting for the manager. When they returned to the locker room and did not see the manager, the players were anxious.
At that moment, the sound of footsteps could be heard from outside the door. It was their opponents, the Cadiz players who were in high spirits. They were talking happily as they passed by the door of the home team's changing room. They might even be talking and laughing loudly on purpose to provoke the Sporting de Gijón players.
Sporting de Gijón's players were irritated by their opponent's complacent laughter. Their expressions became even uglier.
After another minute, footsteps could be heard.
The players knew that their manager was here.
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The players looked up at their manager and were surprised.
He did not come in with a gloomy face as they had imagined. Their manager had a smile on his face.
Weren't they supposed to be aggressive?!
The players were a little stunned. Some people wondered if the manager was mad with anger, or if he was deliberately sneering?!
"Why are all of you looking so bitter?" Li Ang asked.
No one dared to speak.
"Have we already lost the game?" Li Ang raised his voice. "Hmm?"
"Answer me!" Seeing that no one spoke, Li Ang seemed to be angry. "Have we lost the game?"
"No!" Finally, someone spoke. It was Juan and Carlos.
"Very good, it seems that some people have not admitted defeat." Li Ang nodded. "What about the others? Have you admitted defeat?! "
"No!" This time, the answer was much louder.
However, Li Ang was still not satisfied. "I can't hear you. Louder!"
"No!" The crowd roared.
"Very good." Li Ang knocked on the table. "When I came in just now, you were all very surprised. Did you think that I should be aggressive and come in with a gloomy face?"
"Why should I have such an expression?" Li Ang asked. "Cadiz is nothing. We are the team that defeated Real Madrid. It's just that we are behind Cadiz by one to two in the first half of the game. What do I have to worry about? "
"Why am I not worried?" Li Ang raised his voice suddenly. "Because I have confidence in you. I believe that at the end of the first half of the game, that was not the performance my team should perform!"
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"I believe that you will be able to perform well in the second half of the game!"
"I believe that Cadiz will not be our opponent!"
"I believe that we will equalize the score!"
"I believe that we will continue to score and win the game!"
"Why do I believe that?"
"Because I believe that you are good!"
"We fought our way back from the relegation zone and returned to where we should be!"
"We won the Copa del Rey! Is Real Madrid strong? No one is stronger than them. So what? We are behind by three to one, but we can still win the title! "
"What is Cadiz?!"
"So, I am not worried. I believe that in the second half of the game, I will see a different side of you!"
"But!" Li Ang roared. "You have disappointed me! Look at what you are all like! With a sad face! With a blank face! These are not my players! "
"What should my players be like? They are fearless! They are not afraid of any difficulties! "
"One to two in the first half of the game, this is nothing!"
"They will show a lot of energy in the second half of the game!"
"Because they know the importance of this game. They will definitely win this game!"
"Now, I still believe in you!"
"And you, are you worthy of my trust? What should you be like in the second half of the game? The decision is in your hands! "
"Should you proudly win the game and continue to move forward! Or should you continue to make me angry as if you have lost the game? It is up to you! "
After his roar, Li Ang slammed the door of the locker room and went out. Now, he did not need to arrange any tactics. He had already talked about the tactics for this game and how to play when the score was behind in the first half of the game.
Now, there was no need for him to say anything more. The team falling behind was not a problem of tactics.
Only by raising the morale of these guys could they summon their fighting spirit. Then, all the problems would be solved!
This was Li Ang's solution. Yes, the team was young. Now, this was their shortcoming!
Now, he needed to completely stimulate the advantage of this shortcoming and arouse the fighting spirit of this group of players!
They only needed to summon their fighting spirit and start from the beginning. From the first minute of the second half of the game, he still had the confidence to win this game!
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With a loud bang, the door was slammed shut. The locker room was quiet again. Li Ang's action made everyone aware of how angry he was at this moment.
The players looked at each other.
At this moment, their hearts were burning with anger!
They hated themselves!
The manager was not angry. He was not angry because of the result of the first half of the game!
He was angry because of our decadence. He was angry because we looked like we had lost the game!
The manager believed in us. He believed that we could turn the tables in the second half of the game!
However, our dispirited appearance disappointed the coach and made him angry!
That was the reason why the manager was angry!
Everyone's heart was immediately filled with such thoughts!
They were ashamed!
They hated themselves!
Hot blood began to burn in their chests.
The team's assistant managers, Martin Skrtel and Banderas, looked at each other.
"Your manager is very angry," Martin Skrtel said. "Because he believes that you can do it! Because he trusts you!
"Are you worthy of the manager's trust? Are you worthy of all the hard work you have put in? "
After leaving this question, the two assistant managers left as well!
This was a situation that had never happened before. During halftime, the coaching staff left, leaving only the players in the room.
"I don't care what others think." Michael Pihra stood up. "In the second half of the game, I will give it my all!"
"I will give it my all too!" Juan and Mata stood up!
"And me!" This was Marcos!
"The manager is right!" The captain, Miguel Cobas, stood up. "We can beat Cadiz. We can do it! Right?! "
"Yes!"
"That's right!"
The entire locker room was filled with the roars of the players.
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Li Ang was smoking in the corridor.
At this time, the club's chairman, Manuel Arango, hurried over accompanied by his daughter, Venita.
The collapse of the team at the last moment of the first half of the game made the chairman unable to sit still.
Arango and his daughter were surprised to see the manager smoking in the corridor instead of the locker room.
Then they saw the assistant managers, Martin Skrtel and Banderas, coming out of the locker room.
What was going on?!
Was there chaos in the locker room?!
"What's going on?" Arango Sr. asked anxiously, "Is there any hope of a comeback in the second half of the game?"
Li Ang stubbed out the cigarette and looked at the chairman with a smile on his face. "Listen to this, Mr. Chairman." He pointed in the direction of the locker room.
In that room, there were bursts of roars.
Manuel Arango was stunned. Although he did not know what had happened, he nodded and patted Li Ang on the shoulder. "You've worked hard."
Li Ang shook his head. "This is my job. This is my dream."
Arango Sr. took a deep look at Li Ang, then turned and left.
Venita looked at Li Ang with concern, then nodded slightly and left.
About two minutes later, Li Ang returned to the locker room again.
He pushed open the door of the locker room, and the noise and roars inside stopped abruptly.
"What are you roaring for?" Li Ang roared, "If you have the strength, go and teach the Cadiz people a lesson!"
Following his words, all the players in the locker room stood up and rushed out without saying a word …
Like a rolling torrent, they rushed out of the reef and rushed to the sea!
This was a power that could break through all obstacles!
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