"This is Luca Modric's first goal for Sporting de Gijón. It's a beautiful long shot! " González shouted. "This was Modric's first touch after he came on and he scored. Manager Li Ang's substitution was immediately effective."
The camera panned to the sidelines. Li Ang stood on the sidelines and applauded, cheering for his player's wonderful goal.
Assistant manager Scott excitedly shouted in Li Ang's ear, "Li! I really admire your vision. The Croatian boy's goal was beautiful! "
Li Ang was slightly proud. Modric and the others were the first group of players that he had truly brought in as a manager. Watching this young boy begin to step into the mainstream stage of the European league under his command, progressing step by step, he felt a sense of accomplishment.
Banderas said to Li Ang, "Li, how did you get Ribéry to pass the ball? I thought the boy was going to force a shot. "
Li Ang looked at the field, where Ribéry and Modric were surrounded by their teammates celebrating. He smiled. "I just told him how to become a great player."
Banderas gave Li Ang a thumbs up. He knew how difficult it was to persuade a player who played football alone.
The television was replaying Modric's wonderful long shot. The replay started with Ribéry's consecutive breakthroughs. Ribéry looked like he was going to shoot but suddenly knocked back. Then Modric plugged in and scored!
Dagestino's excited voice continued, "Ribéry and Modric, who just came on, worked together before. The Frenchman's breakthrough was very sharp. He unexpectedly passed the ball and Modric understood tacitly and plugged in to shoot!"
González obviously appreciated Modric's goal. The goal scorer was always the most eye-catching.
González shouted, "Luca Modric! This is the second time he has come on as a substitute. He has only played ten minutes for Sporting de Gijón. Before this, no one knew about this Croatian kid, and no one cared about him. But now, please allow me to introduce him again. Ladies and gentlemen, this is Luca Modric! The new baby that Coach Li Ang got from Croatia. "
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Modric's goal was a huge blow to Olomouc, who had been in high spirits since the start of the second half.
Falling behind by one goal and falling behind by two goals had a completely different impact on the mentality of the laggard.
After the restart of the match, the morale of the Olomouc team seemed to have taken a hit. There was a moment of panic, and Sporting de Gijón took advantage of this opportunity to put pressure on the Czech team's goal.
Li Ang stood on the sidelines and stared intently at the field. The score of three to one made him feel a lot more at ease. Now, he was paying attention to the performance of the team's offense with Modric in the midfield.
The young Modric and the veteran Albertini had a certain degree of similarity in style, but they were also different players. Albertini was best at managing the midfield, while Modric ran more actively and covered more ground. The toughness of the midfield could also be improved a lot.
This was a counterattack by Olomouc. Their midfielder, Jerome, stopped the ball slightly too late, and it was intercepted by Modric.
Li Ang nodded on the sidelines. Modric's prediction was good.
After intercepting the ball, Modric began to dribble the ball forward. Seeing Modric go up, Carlos hesitated and chose to stay in the midfield.
Without Marcos on the field, Carlos was Sporting de Gijón's most reliable defensive barrier in the midfield. He was obviously aware of this and did not press on easily.
After Modric dribbled for two steps, he passed the ball directly to Mata.
This was a diagonal pass. It was not passed to Mata's feet, but was sent forward. This allowed Mata to take advantage of his speed.
Olomouc's left back, Berdich, rushed up and directly fell to the ground for a slide tackle.
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"Idiot!" Olomouc's manager, Polak, scolded on the sidelines. The defensive player easily threw his weight out for a slide tackle. This was a one-off deal. It was good if he could disrupt the opponent's attack, but if he could not intercept it, then it meant that his side's defense had been broken through!
Sure enough, Mata deftly picked up the football. He also jumped up and avoided Berdich's slide tackle.
Then, Mata, who landed, directly cut inside horizontally and then looked like he was going to shoot with his left foot.
"Block his shot!" Olomouc's goalkeeper, Kolinski, was shocked and directed the team's defensive line.
Mata's shot was fake, but he passed the ball!
A rolling ball quickly swept to the front of the goal.
Olomouc's captain, Kletinski, did not dare to act rashly. He could only desperately press Milito with his body to prevent the Argentine from rushing up.
Milito desperately squeezed. Although he did not completely squeeze his opponent away, he still managed to stretch out a leg. However, it was still a little short. His foot could not reach the football.
And Di Natale, who was behind, did not kick the football in time.
The football quickly slid past the goal and toward the sidelines.
Then, just when everyone thought the football was going to go out of the end line, Ribéry ran up from the left side. He faced the rolling football, swung his right foot directly, and swept the football back to the goal again.
The Olomouc players were shocked. They had just watched the football slip past the goal in fear. Before they could catch their breath, the football came back.
This time, Di Natale displayed his characteristics to everyone.
He twisted his waist, deftly shook off the defender, and went to the front.
At this time, Di Natale's back was to the goal, and it was too late to turn around. Then, everyone saw the Italian's football talent blossom at this moment. He cleverly kicked with his heel!
The football immediately changed direction, bounced up, and flew into the goal!
Olomouc's goalkeeper, Kolinski, had no time to react in the face of such a shot.
*****
“Goooool！” Dagestino was completely stimulated by this goal. He was so excited. In less than ten minutes, he saw two wonderful goals, one more wonderful than the other.
"A heel shot! Di Natale! This Italian is extremely witty. His clever shot disintegrated the opponent's defense in an instant! " Dagostino waved his fist and shouted, "His escape, his backheel shot, it's simply wonderful. Antonio Di Natale, the Italian who is about to turn 27 years old, has shown us the wonderful beauty of football!"
Di Natale was obviously very satisfied with scoring such an imaginative goal. At the same time, for the Italian, who still cared about playing for Empoli in Serie B last season, this was a UEFA Europa League game. To be able to score in his first European game, he was very excited.
Di Natale, who was running to celebrate, was chased by his teammates. Then he was hugged by his compatriot, Grosso, and thrown to the ground. After more than two months, the Sporting de Gijón fans once again saw the familiar human pyramid celebration.
"Antonio is really strong," Banderas said with his mouth wide open on the sidelines.
Scott Terry also clapped and nodded in agreement.
Li Ang smiled. Of course, he knew that Di Natale was strong, and he was not an ordinary wall. This Italian, who had only begun to make a name for himself at the age of 27 or 28, was a typical example of the older he got.
He believed that in his team, Di Natale would score more and more goals. This player was really useful.
Di Natale climbed up from the human pyramid of his teammates. The happy Italian came up and hugged Ribéry, who had assisted him. Perhaps inspired by Modric, Di Natale also kissed Ribéry on the forehead.
Ribéry was stunned. Then, the French youth shouted at Di Natale in exasperation, "In the future, if anyone kisses me again, I won't pass the ball!"
His words caused his teammates to roar with laughter.
Ribéry glared at Modric again. "Croatian boy, it's all your fault."
Modric, on the other hand, blushed shyly. He could not help but kiss Ribéry just now. Now that he thought about it, he still felt embarrassed.
Four to one!
Di Natale's goal gave Sporting de Gijón a three-goal lead over Olomouc.
In the two-round knockout game, this score could be considered relatively safe.
*****
Down by three goals, Olomouc's manager, Polak, put everything on the line. He immediately used the team's last substitution and replaced the team's midfield defensive player, Jerome, with the 191cm tall center forward, Bunoweski.
When Li Ang saw the opponent's substitution, he immediately made a substitution.
He replaced Dorado with the young Ivanovic. Dorado's header ability was weak, so he brought on Ivanovic to strengthen the team's air defense ability.
At this time, Ivanović was not the defender with a blade who galloped on the flank in the future. In OFK Belgrade, Ivanović often played as a center back because of his ability to head the ball.
Li Ang's adjustment was very timely. With Ivanovic and Pepe, the two of them restrained the tall and big Bunoweski, it was difficult for the Czech center forward to really threaten Sporting de Gijón's goal.
In the end, Sporting de Gijón defeated the Czech First League team, Olomouc, by a score of four to one at home. They obtained their first victory in all competitions of the new season, and at the same time, laid a good foundation for the team to qualify for the third round of the UEFA Europa League.
When the whistle blew at the end of the game, the El Molinon Stadium was filled with cheers. Li Ang raised his arms and cheered on the sidelines. The first victory of the new season, there was a reason for football to celebrate!
*****
Li Ang walked towards Olomouc's manager, Polak. He smiled and shook hands with the other side, praising the other side's excellent performance. Both sides had contributed to a wonderful game together. The visiting team's manager was obviously not in the mood to exchange pleasantries. His face was ugly, and after shaking hands, he turned and left.
Li Ang looked at the other side's manager's flustered and exasperated back and took a deep breath. When Sporting de Gijón lost previously, they also left in such a depressed manner, leaving behind a lonely back view that the victors were proud of. Now, after losing four games in a row, the feeling of winning was great!
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