Lazio's manager, Casso, walked from the technical area to the side of the field. He looked a little impatient and panicked. He seemed to be shocked and unprepared by Sporting de Gijón's powerful offensive at the start of the game.
Li Ang snorted. This person did not pose any threat to him.
Li Ang did not understand where Casso's confidence and arrogance came from when he faced Sporting de Gijón. Two months ago, during the draw for the UEFA Europa League group stage, Sporting de Gijón was just a newly promoted team that had not been doing well recently. Lazio still had the right to be proud. Now, although Sporting de Gijón was a newly promoted team, Sporting de Gijón had just defeated Real Madrid 4-0 at the Bernabéu. Sporting de Gijón was impressively third in La Liga!
Lazio, who was ranked 11th in Serie A, was facing Sporting de Gijón, who was third in La Liga. Where did their confidence and arrogance come from?!
To put it bluntly, it was arrogance. In other words, Lazio's people were still living in the book of honor when they won the Serie A championship. If this phenomenon was magnified and looked at the leopard through a tube, it could be seen that the entire Italian football world was still living in the glory of the mini World Cup. They still thought that they were the center of European football and the number one league in Europe!
The Serie A League was the earliest football competition in China that was broadcasted to the audience. Many fans first got to know the magnificent world of football, which was the Serie A League. Many people had a special feeling for the Serie A League, and Li Ang was the same. However, as a football manager, he sneered at the blind arrogance of the current Serie A.
In fact, Lazio's ascension to the top of Serie A in the millennium could be said to be the beginning of the decline of the "mini World Cup." Cragnotti and Tanzie, who were in prison, pushed down the dominoes of Serie A's decline.
After the millennium, Italy's economic decline affected all aspects of society. Economic growth slowed, trade declined, the fiscal deficit continued to rise, the inflation rate increased, and desperate economic crimes occurred from time to time. At the same time, the English Premier League teams actively expanded their stadiums, copyright fees continued to rise, and commercial development gradually became better. The two La Liga giants sold broadcasting contracts separately and made huge profits. The Bundesliga dominated and the powerhouses did not want to fall behind, so they pioneered and innovated in commercial sponsorship and other marketing methods. In that era of reform and opportunity, Serie A, which had a weak sense of innovation, did not take advantage of the best opportunity to improve its "only burning money" business model.
The decline of the local financial groups caused the powerhouses of Serie A to lose their foundation. If the three northern powerhouses could still rely on their deep foundation to delay the decline, then the other "seven sister teams," represented by Lazio, Parma, and Fiorentina, were in fact not having a good time. Take Lazio for example. Now, they had begun to rely on selling their star players to maintain the road of no return.
Therefore, Li Ang really did not feel that Lazio's current situation, facing Sporting de Gijón in a hot state, had anything to be proud of. That mentality of predetermined victory in the game was a little inexplicable.
Just as Li Ang said, Lazio, the Serie A champion four years ago, the current Serie A powerhouse team, a team with a more stable and systematic Italian defensive system, was arrogant and unprepared for the game. They were simply an opponent tailor-made for Li Ang and Sporting de Gijón to test their offense.
Moreover, Lazio's manager, Caso's previous attitude made Li Ang very unhappy. Since he was unhappy, he had to vent. Only by venting would his thoughts be clear and comfortable.
How to vent?
F * ck!
*****
Lazio's midfield was composed of Gianni Keda, Manfredini, Liverani, and Dino Baggio. Liverani was the offensive core, and Dino Baggio was Lazio's metronome. As long as the two of them played well, Lazio would be able to take the initiative.
After the start of today's game, the two veterans, Liverani and Dino Baggio, were not used to the game. They were a little flustered in the face of Sporting de Gijón's tight tactics.
Li Ang's tactics today were very direct. In the front field, he cut off the line between Liverani and the two strikers. In the midfield, he cut off and obstructed the midfield line between Dino Baggio and Liverani to the greatest extent possible.
Today's starting player, Modric, was also given a certain defensive role. Carlos's task today was very direct. He swept the midfield and went wherever he was needed. Modric, on the other hand, was to provide protection for Albertini.
In fact, Sporting de Gijón's starting formation was more like a three defensive midfielders formation. Carlos was the engineer type, Albertini was the organizational defensive midfielder, Modric was similar to the side defensive midfielder, Dino Baggio's position was slightly retreated, and he played in the number nine and a half position. Ribéry's position was actually more like the left winger, and Diego Milito was the center forward.
This tactical arrangement was made by Li Ang to target Lazio. Lazio's old midfield core composition was not a match for Sporting de Gijón!
There was only one goal and result in this, and that was to strangle Lazio in the midfield. Sporting de Gijón wanted to fight hard in the midfield, seize the initiative, and use an endless stream of attacks to completely destroy this opponent!
*****
Liverani received Manfredini's pass. He habitually wanted to make a half turn to pass the ball, and then he felt the pressure. Someone rushed up, and as his body leaned over, he agilely poked the ball away with the tip of his foot. Then this person turned halfway and blocked the route that he wanted to counter-snatch, obstructing him. Another person quickly came up and controlled the ball.
"Beautiful!" Dagestino cheered loudly. "Carlos steals, Modric controls the ball, and then passes the ball to Albertini to launch the attack! Sporting de Gijón's players are well distributed, with a clear goal and each has his own role! "
This time, when Albertini took the ball, he did not immediately send the ball out. Instead, he directly pushed the ball and dribbled the ball forward towards the deep zone. This caused chaos in Lazio's midfield.
Giannicheda came up to intercept.
Albertini looked like he was going to do a long shot, but he pushed the ball away and bypassed Giannicheda, who came up to block the shot. Then he passed the ball to the side and handed it to Ribéry, who was very active in today's game.
After the start of today's game, Oddo, who had tasted the threat of Ribéry's speed, did not give Ribéry a chance to start this time. He came up and tackled Ribéry with a fierce defensive move.
It was a foul. The referee's whistle sounded.
Li Ang chattered on the sidelines. He expressed his dissatisfaction with the referee's verbal warning to Oddo. He thought it should be a yellow card.
Sporting de Gijón was awarded a free kick outside the corner of the penalty area.
The free kick in this place was very dangerous. Lazio's goalkeeper, Peruzzi, shouted at his teammates and directed the defensive line. He felt threatened by his Italian compatriot, Grosso, who was 190cm tall.
"Keep an eye on him, keep an eye on that big man!" Peruzzi shouted.
The 'big man', Grosso, who was called out, glanced at Peruzzi. It was a familiar Italian accent.
The referee's whistle sounded and Albertini opened the free kick. The Italian veteran did not pass the football in through the air this time. Instead, he gave a low ball!
The football drilled in from the foot of the human wall that jumped up and rolled quickly along the turf. The ball was very sneaky. In the penalty area, anyone, no matter who it was, could let the football fly into the goal as long as they accidentally touched it. Diego Milito slid and shoveled to shoot. The football almost brushed against the nail of his shoe. He did not touch the football!
In the end, no one touched Li Du's pass this time. It just brushed against the back post and rolled out of the end line. The Lazio fans in the stands and in front of the television broke out in a cold sweat. It also made the Sporting de Gijón fans at home hold their heads in regret.
Of course, the most regretful person was Li Ang. It was a great opportunity to break the deadlock. It slipped away in front of countless feet in front of the goal.
*****
The experienced Albertini's free kick missed the goal. It made Li Ang feel regretful, but the goal came quickly.
In the fifteenth minute of the first half, the Sporting de Gijón team's continuous offensive finally knocked on Lazio's door.
The lively Milito attracted two Lazio defenders in front and then passed the ball to Albertini, who plugged in. The Italian swung his leg and looked like he was going to shoot directly. Lazio's defenders did not dare to be negligent and rushed up to intercept. Albertini was old, but his long shot was still enough to deter the enemy.
When the opponent jumped up to block Albertini's shot with his back, Albertini suddenly passed a straight ball!
Di Natale received Albertini's pass at the front of the penalty area. After he leaned against Zauri, who came up to defend him, he turned around and hooked the ball into the penalty area. In this way, the Lazio players around him did not dare to rashly make a move. Because as soon as they stretched out their feet and touched Di Natale, there was a ninety-nine percent chance that the opponent would fall to the ground. The referee would almost certainly blow for a penalty kick, and it might even be a yellow card plus a penalty kick.
The Lazio defenders around him were afraid to shoot the rat for fear of breaking the vases. They did not dare to move.
Zauri, who was held back by Di Natale, was even more afraid to move. He only had one thought now, and that was to not let Di Natale succeed in turning around. This was a successful defense.
At this moment, Di Natale stuck out his butt and pushed Zauri back slightly by half a step. It was this half step that decided everything!
In the narrow space.
Di Natale half turned. He lifted his right foot and picked up the football.
Pass!
Then, a red figure flashed. He rushed to the front of the goal and faced the falling football. As he ran, he stabilized his body's center of gravity, swung his leg, and used the arch of his foot to press the football down …
The football suddenly flew straight to the goal. It flew past the left side of the veteran Italian Peruzzi, who came out to block the shot, and then fell into the goal behind him amidst the loud cheers of the Sporting de Gijón fans!
*****
“Goooool！”
"What a wonderful goal!" Beautiful! Beautiful! Franck Ribéry! His volley in the air! "
"1: 0! The game has only started for 15 minutes, and Sporting de Gijón has taken the lead. What an exciting start! Look at Manager Li Ang's excited look … "
Li Ang was indeed very excited. Although he was very unhappy with Lazio, he had to admit that the Italian team was very difficult to deal with. Their defense was indeed very good. If they did not score as soon as possible, the game would become a tug of war. Sporting de Gijón, who had not been able to take down the ball for a long time, would also be affected.
Scoring as soon as possible was what Li Ang looked forward to the most!
Because of this, when he saw Di Natale's beautiful pass, Ribéry's smart cut forward, and volleyed the ball into the goal, he was the first to raise his arms and rush to the side of the field from the technical area. Then, he fiercely waved his fist towards the sky, so that everyone could see his undisguised excitement.
This would be the goal that opened the door to victory, and even the goal that opened the account! Li Ang had such an intuition.
PS: First update, I wish everyone a happy New Year in advance.
I got home at noon and slept soundly in the afternoon. I'm exhausted.
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