The next day, as soon as Li Ang arrived at the Maleo training base, he quickly asked the team doctor, Marotta, about Mata's injury.
"His condition is still considered good," Marotta said. He had communicated with the Spanish U19 national youth team's team doctor, Tarvalho, the night before to understand the exact situation of Mata's injury. "He will need to rest for about two to three weeks. However, this is only an estimate. Maybe his condition will be better, not two weeks. Maybe it will be worse, then it will take three weeks."
Li Ang nodded expressionlessly. Whether it was two or three weeks, it would be a blow to Sporting de Gijón. Sporting de Gijón's attacks on the two flanks were Sporting de Gijón's sharp weapons. Moreover, the team's tactical drills were becoming more and more mature. At this time, Mata's injury was bound to affect the team's offensive effectiveness.
The current situation was that if Mata could return to the field within two weeks, he would be able to make it in time for the game against Real Madrid. Therefore, Li Ang could only ask Mr. Rotalo to work a little harder, hoping that Mata could recover and return to the team as soon as possible.
Two days later, Mata and Carlos returned to the team together. The two Spanish U19 national youth team players had left the national youth team early.
Mata was injured, and Carlos was suspended by the Spanish Football Federation after receiving a red card.
This was the punishment issued by the Spanish Football Federation that morning. Sporting de Gijón's midfielder, Juan Carlos, was suspended by the Spanish Football Federation for three games due to his impulsive behavior in the game between the Spanish national youth team and the German national youth team.
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In fact, the game against the German national youth team was only a warm-up game. Generally speaking, a red card in a national team game, especially in a warm-up game, would not lead to additional punishment. However, the Dutch referee of the game, in a report submitted to the Spanish Football Federation after the game, pointed out that Carlos had attacked others, which was a bad behavior, and recommended that the Spanish Football Federation impose additional punishment.
Then, the Spanish Football Federation announced that Carlos was suspended for three games. It was worth mentioning that the three-game suspension referred to all official games under the jurisdiction of the Spanish Football Federation, which meant that in the following games, Carlos would be absent due to the suspension in the following games, the seventh game against Deportivo La Coruna, the eighth game against Real Betis, and the Copa del Rey game against Elche. On the other hand, the UEFA Europa League game on October 21 against Utrecht was not within the jurisdiction of the Spanish Football Federation, but because it was a European game, Carlos would be able to play..
When Li Ang received the fax from the Spanish Football Federation to the Sporting de Gijón club regarding Carlos's suspension, he immediately went berserk.
His own player had been selected by the national team to play for the country, which in itself was the club's contribution to the national team. Even if there was no merit, there was still hard work. Now, he was being suspended and f * cking implicated the club. Was there any justice in this?!
Li Ang's fiery temper could no longer be suppressed. He had to get it off his chest. Otherwise, he would suffocate to death.
Then, Li Ang wrote in his column in the Voice of Gijón in an extremely bitter tone, "… Warm congratulations to the Spanish Football Federation for taking one step further towards the Nobel Peace Prize. We will witness a miracle for the first time in history, a football association being honored with the Nobel Peace Prize. In this regard, the Germans are obviously very rude. Their Khedira was actually able to play in the German national youth team's subsequent game against the French national youth team. This is not right. The German Football Federation should be ashamed. They should learn from the Spanish Football Federation … A player receiving a red card in a national team friendly game and being suspended by a club. This is a great feat for maintaining world peace and the peace of the stadium. The Spanish Football Federation has completely set an example for the other Germans, French, and Italians to learn from …"
Li Ang used an extremely bitter and sarcastic tone to make a dig at the Spanish Football Federation's suspension of Carlos.
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Li Ang's angry attack on the Spanish Football Federation also caused a huge uproar. The Spanish people also witnessed the power of this Chinese's joking and scolding mouth this time. There was not a single word of profanity in the entire article, nor did he scold anyone. However, everyone could feel the scene of the Sporting de Gijón's manager pointing at the Spanish Football Federation's nose and scolding!
The Spanish Football Federation had yet to respond to this, but some of the Spanish clubs and media had already reacted.
Unexpectedly, Li Ang received the support of many clubs. Even some of the clubs that did not have a good relationship with him stood on his side at this time.
This was understandable. The clubs and the national team were natural opposites. The clubs paid the players' salaries and nurtured the players. The players played for the national team for free. If the players were injured in the national team, the clubs would be responsible for the aftermath. The relationship between the clubs and the national team was already stiff enough. Now, the Spanish Football Federation had made a case that a player received a red card in a national team friendly game and implicated the club, resulting in a three-game suspension. This was intolerable. This could not be repeated!
The media also did their best to fan the flames of the struggle between the clubs and the Spanish Football Federation.
Moreover, many of the media also stood on the side of the clubs. After all, many of the media were mouthpieces of the clubs.
"A player receives a red card in a national team game but is suspended in a club game. This has no basis in any rules. This is unreasonable. It is really hard to imagine that the Spanish Football Federation's referees' committee must have water in their heads to make such a decision." – AS.
"Carlos received a red card in the game between the Spain U19 national team and Germany. However, considering the cause and effect, the German player, Khedira, committed a foul first. Carlos' behavior is pardonable … Moreover, Khedira was not affected by the red card in this friendly game. Only Spain is slapping our own mouth and punishing our own players." – Mundo Deportivo.
The two major mouthpieces of Madrid and Barcelona also stood on Li Ang's side this time and questioned and attacked the Spanish Football Federation's muddle-headed behavior.
As for the local media in Gijón, they collectively fired at the Spanish Football Federation. Carlos could be said to be the favorite player of the Gijón players. Their player played for the country but suffered such treatment. It was really infuriating. Moreover, Carlos took action in the game because he stood up for Mata, who was maliciously assaulted by the opponent. This in itself even made the Gijón fans and media applaud. The Spanish Football Federation's action was like igniting a powder keg.
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