The entire Sporting de Gijón team arrived in Barcelona and checked into the hotel.
"There are no flowers or beauties." Li Ang shrugged at Banderas. "Didn't they say I was an old friend from Barcelona?"
Or maybe they laughed when they heard this.
After settling the players, Li Ang did not immediately rest. Instead, he was ready to start work. The game against Barcelona was definitely the strongest opponent he had encountered so far.
Whether it was intentional or coincidental, there was a copy of Mundo Deportivo from a few days ago in the room!
The huge headline on the front page read: It's time for a real change of dynasty!
Obviously, this referred to Barcelona's home win over Real Madrid by 3: 0 and their victory in the battle of the century. Mundo Deportivo described Barça as having "left everyone else in the dust." "Barça has become the impeccable leader of La Liga. For Real Madrid, this opponent is indeed a little stronger. Barça destroyed Real Madrid with noble and majestic football. Ronaldinho is the commander, and Eto 'o's performance is extremely good. Real Madrid's entire team is like a caricature. Barça has left them 10 points behind. "
Mundo Deportivo believed that Barça had a strong victory and that Real Madrid was no match for them at all. Barça had already locked in the victory with two goals in the first half, and the goals in the second half had further improved the realm of victory. Real Madrid had no chance in the game and showed signs of collapse at certain moments. Eto 'o's goal was a reflection of the player's speed and wisdom. Van Bronckhorst's goal was a collective effort. Ronaldinho was involved in almost every attack, which made the quality of Barça, who had already played well, to a higher level. Every Barça player played their part. The engine of the "blue and red battleship" ran accurately and at high speed. Of course, the two players, Puyol and Decaux, who did not have many highlights but were extremely efficient, were also the protagonists on the field.
Li Ang clicked his tongue twice and put the newspaper on the table. He didn't think that the newspaper appearing in the room was an accident. The hotel cleaned the room every day. A newspaper from four days ago actually appeared here. If someone didn't deliberately put it here, it was impossible.
Obviously, the people of Barcelona did not seem to be very friendly to him, the "old friend of Barcelona" that the Catalonia media called him.
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Turning the page, Li Ang's gaze stopped on a picture of a player celebrating a goal. It was a picture of Eto'o's wanton celebration after his goal.
Li Ang frowned. This Cameroonian was going to be a huge test for Sporting de Gijón!
Li Ang admired Eto'o very much. He believed that the Cameroonian was definitely the most threatening striker in the current football world. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was the number one striker.
The picture of Eto'o in the newspaper could be said to be a wanton celebration after his goal. He was not worried about provoking Real Madrid at all. In fact, his purpose was to provoke the people of Madrid!
Eto'o was spotted by Real Madrid when he was very young and brought to the Bernabéu. However, the Cameroonian was not valued. Real Madrid kept loaning out Eto'o. Even though Eto'o performed well during the loan period, Real Madrid seemed to have ignored the Cameroonian striker. In the end, they sold the young man as if he was an old product.
In a sense, Eto'o and Li Ang were the same. They were both kicked out by Real Madrid. They both performed well, but they were still kicked out.
Eto'o was ashamed of his experience at Real Madrid.
"I want the people of Madrid to know that it was a mistake to throw me away." The wanton celebration after Eto'o's goal filled Madrid with tears. Tears of disappointment and regret. If there were three heroes at Camp Nou in the game against Real Madrid on this night, they would be Barça, Ronaldinho, and Eto'o. If there were only two, it would be Ronaldinho and Eto'o. If there was only one hero, it would be Eto'o.
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The Cameroonian striker always had a complex with Real Madrid, a complex of scoring goals. After Eto'o came to La Liga, although he was a "Real Madrid player," Eto'o had no chance to put on the "dazzling" white uniform since he was loaned to Mallorca. As a result, his complex with Real Madrid could only be expressed on the battlefield. Including the Derby of the Century, Eto'o had scored eight goals in 13 games against his "old team." He was Real Madrid's killer through and through. "I want Real Madrid to regret." Eto'o once expressed his dissatisfaction with Frarentino like this. He did it in this game.
The protagonist at Camp Nou took on the role of the "vanguard" to attack Real Madrid's rear defensive line from the first minute of the game. He first received Ronaldinho's pass, but unfortunately, his header was wide. Eto'o did not look regretful or disappointed. There was only fortitude, and it was precisely this fortitude that was rarely seen in Real Madrid players that night. A minute later, after a series of textbook coordination, Eto'o hit the goal with his heel. Casillas barely managed to press the ball under his body in shock.
Would God help Eto'o? With Ronaldinho's pass, Eto'o appeared between Carlos and Casillas like a bolt of black lightning. Carlos was stunned. Casillas pounced and Eto'o stepped. The goal came so easily that the Camp Nou crowd began to celebrate the goal in advance.
As long as they could get a goal in the early stages of the first half, Barça would have few opportunities to let their opponents overtake them this season. However, the progress of this game looked like they were going to sprinkle salt on their opponents' wounds. At least, that was what Eto'o did. He broke through, shook, and Paven and Samuels closed the door. But he was a step too late, and a penalty kick.
"Eto'o deserves to be Real Madrid's nightmare." Sport Daily also praised Eto'o.
*****
With ten goals, Eto'o "dominated" Ronaldo's position in the scoring charts last season. Catalonia's media had long said that if this trend continued, it was possible for Eto'o to score 35 goals in a season.
"I have no desire for revenge." Eto'o curled his lips after the game and replied casually.
This was the most prominent sentence on the second page of the newspaper.
Li Ang laughed heartily. Eto 'o's character was a little similar to his. They were both vengeful, and their mouths were quite venomous.
Li Ang liked Eto'o as a player. To have such a player was definitely the happiest thing for a manager. Of course, Eto'o's temper was not good.
However, Li Ang immediately stopped laughing. He rubbed his temples. The stronger Eto'o was, the better Eto'o's condition would be. Now, for Sporting de Gijón, it meant that he was more of a threat!
In the game against Barcelona, how to defend against Cameroon's star player Eto'o, who had the nickname "Cheetah," would be a big headache for Li Ang.
However, this was not the biggest headache for him. In addition to the "Cheetah" Eto'o, Barcelona also had the "Elf of Samba," Ronaldinho!
PS: Sixth update. Thank you to reader Jiexi for your bounty.
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