The stands at El Molinón were already full. The two teams were warming up in the middle of the field. The fans burst into cheers one after another.
Li Ang sat alone in the locker room. In front of him was a tactical board. On it was the tactical analysis that he had explained to his players many times before.
Everything should have been prepared. Now, it's time for the 90 minutes of competition!
Li Ang was a little nervous at this moment. Well, what was he going to say to the players in a while?
"Guys, I don't need to say more about the importance of this game. If we win this game, we can eliminate our opponents and fight our way into next season's La Liga. If we lose the game, then everything …"
Li Ang stopped and thought about it. Then he shook his head and said, "No, you can't say that."
He took out a cigarette and wanted to light it. Then he realized that he was in the locker room. He pinched the cigarette in his hand, frowned, and waved his hand. "We can win against Getafe in the away game. Now that this is our home ground, we naturally don't need to be afraid of our opponents …"
"No … It's too dull." Li Ang rejected it again.
"For this match, everyone, listen up. Only victory is the result we can accept! Last season's effort … "
This time, just as he started, Li Ang rejected it again. He felt that the words that came out of his mouth were dry and meaningless.
He felt a little nervous. More than a month ago, before the Copa del Rey game at the Bernabéu Stadium, he felt nervous.
With this thought, Li Ang's nervous mood was relieved. Yes, we survived the game against Real Madrid. This game is nothing.
He cheered himself on. Then, he was still nervous.
Li Ang valued this game too much. He was eager to go to the stage of La Liga as soon as possible.
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At the same time, on the field.
Getafe's manager, Escedra, stood on the sidelines with his hands behind his back and watched the players warm up.
He glanced at the other side. Sporting de Gijón had two assistant coaches instructing the players to warm up. Their head coach, Li Ang, did not appear.
This discovery made Essedra a little nervous. The opposing China coach was really crafty. At this time, he did not appear when the players were warming up. This made Essedra vigilant. Where did that guy go? What kind of scheme was he plotting?!
Clearly, at this moment, in Escedra's eyes, Li Ang was no different from the demon with long horns and green eyes.
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In the media seats, the reporters were also discussing heatedly.
The match was about to begin, but the media had yet to get the starting lineup of both teams. This was a rare situation.
It was precisely because of this that they were discussing so enthusiastically.
On Getafe's side, their defensive midfielder, Hadrogeri, was suspended with a red card. Which player would Escedra choose to replace this position? What kind of tactics would he use in this game with a 0: 1 score at home?
On the other hand, on Sporting de Gijón's side, Sporting de Gijón's captain and the team's midfield core, Miguel Kobas, was suspended. This seemed to have a greater impact on Sporting de Gijón. Without Kobas, Sporting de Gijón's midfield coordination would obviously be greatly affected. What kind of tactics would coach Li Ang use to deal with the aggressive Getafe in today's game?!
*****
In the chairman's box at the El Molinon Stadium, Manuel Arango, the chairman of the home team, Sporting de Gijón, was shaking hands with Mr. Torres, the chairman of the away team, Getafe. Both of them had a smile on their faces. It was impossible to tell that the two sides were scolding each other before the game.
Sporting de Gijón's young and beautiful general manager, Miss Benita Arango, was wearing a simple floral dress. On this beautiful girl, she looked less capable and more adorable than usual … After all, she was only a girl in her early twenties.
Mendes and Pepe sat in the stands. Pepe was looking around. Mendes glanced at the field and found that the home team's manager did not appear on the sidelines. He was surprised and exclaimed.
"The stadium is very big," Pepe exclaimed. "The atmosphere is great."
Well, although Pepe was a player of Porto, he had just transferred from Maltimo to Porto. Therefore, the Dragón Stadium, which could accommodate 50,000 people, had nothing to do with him. Therefore, the El Molinon Stadium, which could accommodate 30,000 people, was now full of people. This kind of home atmosphere made Pepe a little excited.
To be honest, Pepe had looked down on Sporting de Gijón before. However, in fact, as a veteran Spanish club, Sporting de Gijón was much better than Maltimo, which Pepe had previously played for, in terms of reputation and background.
*****
The players returned from their warm-up.
Li Ang once again explained the details of the game before they went on the field.
"Getafe is behind in the overall score, so they have to attack in this game. This means that when the game starts, the pressure on our defensive line will be great."
"Don't be scared by Getafe's offense. We didn't let them score at the Alfonso Perez Stadium. They are more confident in our territory."
"The two flanks have to be faster when you assist!"
"When you return to defend, you also have to be quick. In today's game, the two flanks have to work harder," Li Ang said, calling out Carlos's name. "Carlos, your task today is also very important."
Because of Miguel Cobas' suspension, Sporting de Gijón's midfield coordination and organization in today's game were weakened. Therefore, Li Ang simply chose to attack from the flanks. Li Ang moved Mata's position back, and Mata appeared in the position of the left midfielder. The left flank where he and Jeffrey were was was their offensive weapon. At the same time, Javier Blanco appeared in the position of the right midfielder. This also meant that the left flank was slightly suppressed, and the right flank could immediately take over the attack.
Although the right back Dorado's ability to assist was lacking, Li Ang's actual tactic today was to play from both flanks!
On the front line, Michael Pihra's header ability was needless to say. The other starting striker, Matt Bilic, was also more versatile. His header ability was passable!
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In the midfield, Marcos held the fort in the middle, and Carlos swept the entire midfield!
Li Ang's goal was very clear. He wanted to strangle Getafe in the midfield. Sporting de Gijón's ability to organize attacks in the midfield was weakened because of the lack of Miguel Cobas. Therefore, Li Ang went all out. He did not want the midfield, and at the same time, he did not want Getafe's midfield to be able to organize effective attacks. With the two players, Marcos and Carlos, today's task was to mess up the midfield and turn it into a quagmire!
Getafe's midfield was in a quagmire, and their attacking ability was greatly reduced.
What was left was the confrontation between the two sides on the flanks. Sporting de Gijón had formulated the tactic of playing from both flanks at the beginning. They were already prepared. Once Getafe was in a quagmire in the midfield, they might be forced to take the flanks. One side came prepared, and the other side was forced to play from the flanks. The effect seemed to be predictable.
This was the strategy that Li Ang had formulated for Sporting Gihon in the past few days. It was an emergency strategy in the event that Miguel Kobas was suspended from the competition. The results of the tactical deduction were not bad. As for the effect of the competition, only the competition would tell.
After saying this, Li Ang paused for a moment.
The players looked at their manager. They knew that this was the manager's last mobilization before the game started.
Li Ang had thought of a lot of hot-blooded words before this and had a lot of drafts in his mind.
However, at this moment, he suddenly felt that the words that he had racked his brains to think of to motivate the players were not so satisfactory.
*****
Li Ang looked at the eager eyes that were looking at him.
He suddenly smiled.
"Do you know what's special about today's game?" Li Ang asked.
Li Ang did not intend to listen to the players' answers. He continued, "This is our last game in Segunda División. We're going to La Liga next season! So, guys — "
Li Ang suddenly raised his voice. "Treat the game seriously and enjoy every minute of the game!"
"Go!" Li Ang smiled and waved his hand. "For this great season, long live victory!"
There was a moment of silence in the locker room. They thought that the manager would say some motivational words that would make them so excited that they had goosebumps. They did not expect the manager to say these plain words. However, why did these words make their hearts feel incomparably warm? There was an inexplicable feeling of gratitude.
"Long live victory!" The captain, Miguel Cobas, stood up and shouted. He could not play today, so his voice was deafening. It seemed that all the depression was roared out.
"Long live victory!" Everyone stood up and shouted with their arms raised.
In the visiting team's locker room next door, when the players and coaches of Getafe came out, they saw this scene:
Sporting de Gijón's manager, Li Ang, stood at the door of the locker room and high-fived every player who came out of the locker room.
One by one, they high-fived each other. During the whole process, no one spoke. It was a little quiet!
It was terrifyingly quiet …
Only when the players walked, the sound of the studs and the floor made a clicking sound, like the drums of battle: Click click click — Dong dong dong!
Long live victory, we are moving towards victory, from victory to victory, to a brand new world …
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