Li Ang knew that Rijkaard had seen through his tactical intentions. Obviously, Rijkaard wanted to drag on until Sporting de Gijón's stamina ran out. At that time, with Barcelona's powerful offensive capabilities, they would absolutely dominate the game.
Li Ang understood that his team's high-intensity defensive tactics could not last for ninety minutes. Seventy minutes was the limit.
Because he understood this, Li Ang also had a corresponding countermeasure. His counterattack was to fight for Barcelona's counterattack before the team's stamina crisis arrived. They would strive to score again and expand their lead!
If Rijkaard really thought that the current Sporting de Gijón was only focused on defense, he would be punished!
In the 20042005 season, Barcelona began their legendary journey to dominate Europe. However, in Li Ang's eyes, the current Barcelona was far from being as strong as the second Dream Team. At this time, they were in the ascendant stage. They were not invincible!
First, you had to understand Barcelona's tactics. Then, you had to be able to find a way to target them. Coincidentally, Li Ang had both of these points!
Barcelona's second Dream Team, and the third Dream Team under Guardiola, dominated Europe and were regarded as invincible!
Li Ang was an ambitious person. Although he was only the manager of the newly promoted Sporting de Gijón, he was ambitious. His ambition was lofty. He led the team to dominate Europe in the future. He wanted the whole of Europe to be shrouded under the iron curtain!
In this process, Barcelona, who would dominate Europe in the future, would be Li Ang's main opponent. He wanted to win against Barcelona from now on. In the heart of this strong opponent, Li Ang wanted to plant a seed of doubt in Li Ang's team!
At this moment, this game was just the beginning. Li Ang wanted to tell everyone that his team would proudly hold their heads high and leave Camp Nou!
"Do you need to make changes, Li?" Banderas also noticed that Barcelona began to deal with the game in an orderly manner, so he reminded Li Ang.
Li Ang withdrew his gaze from the field and shook his head. "No, we don't need to make any changes. Our defense is doing well. We just need to see if we have a chance to counterattack!"
On the football field, those managers who liked to make changes and be unconventional might shine for a while, but it was very difficult for them to become a real famous manager. Managers generally believed in one point of view: when the situation is not bad, then don't try to make changes! Because if you make a change, things might get worse.
Being able to restrain one's impulsive thoughts and not casually make changes was also one of the key factors that tested a manager's foundation and level!
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Li Ang knew that although his team's high-intensity defense seemed to be successful, there were dangers everywhere. In such a high-pressure state, once the players relaxed for a moment, Barcelona could take advantage of the loopholes.
He thought that the loopholes might appear when the players' fitness was in danger in the second half of the game. However, he did not expect a situation to occur on the field in the 44th minute of the first half.
To be precise, this was originally a chance for Sporting de Gijón to counterattack.
However, Di Natale dribbled the ball in the front field and was tackled to the ground by Barcelona's defensive midfielder, Márquez. Although the Sporting de Gijón players protested that the Mexican had fouled, the referee ignored them. He signaled that there was no foul and the game continued!
On the sidelines, Rijkaard's eyes lit up!
Sporting de Gijón's counterattack was intercepted. This was a good opportunity for Barcelona to counterattack! At this time, Sporting de Gijón's defensive line had not been able to fully close. This was a good opportunity that Barcelona had been dreaming of!
After Harvey got the ball, he immediately shot a mid-long overhead ball. This time, Barcelona's attack did not penetrate through the ground. Instead, it went directly to Eto 'o in front!
Eto 'o was very depressed after the game started. Milito scored right after the game started. The Argentine surpassed him on the goalscoring charts, which made him very depressed.
Eto 'o longed to score!
However, in the face of Sporting de Gijón's high pressure and high-pressure defense, Eto 'o did not get any good opportunities. Even a comfortable shot was rarely obtained, which made the Cameroonian very depressed!
Now, this counterattack made Eto 'o a little excited. This was a chance, a chance to score. He wanted to tell everyone that he, Eto' o, was the best striker in La Liga. He was number one!
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Before Eto 'o received the ball, he saw the situation of Sporting de Gijón in front of him. Sporting de Gijón had just pressed forward. At this time, the players had not been able to return to their defensive positions. After he received the ball, there were only two Sporting de Gijón players in front of him. One was the Italian veteran. With his speed, it would not be a problem to break through this old guy.
The other was Sporting de Gijón's captain, Hierro. At the same time, he was also the old captain of Real Madrid. Hey, he was also an old guy!
Carlos was brought over by Ronaldinho.
Marcos was defending against Decaux.
This made Eto 'o like a cheetah that had been untied!
He began to bare his fierce fangs!
Eto 'o was overjoyed. This was the best opportunity since the start of the game!
On the sidelines, Li Ang glanced over and saw the crisis in the team's defensive line. His heart thumped.
"Eto 'o dribbles the ball to break through, the Cameroonian cheetah! This is a good chance for him to score! "
Loud cheers immediately rang out in the air above Camp Nou. The Barcelona fans were aggrieved. They had been aggrieved for almost half of the game. At this moment, the team had obtained an excellent opportunity to counterattack. They finally exploded!
Sporting de Gijón's vice-captain, Albertini, and their captain, Hierro!
The former AC Milan vice-captain, and the former Real Madrid captain!
Two old generals!
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"I'll go!" The 33-year-old Albertini roared at Hierro behind him and rushed up.
Hierro glanced at Albertini, who went up to meet him without hesitation. He pursed his lips and did not say anything!
Eto 'o dribbled the ball. Suddenly, it seemed that the turf was uneven. The football bounced up slightly!
An opportunity!
Albertini suddenly rushed up and quickly closed the distance between himself and Eto 'o. Then, he prepared to block and intercept the ball.
Just when he thought that he had succeeded, Eto 'o showed his explosive power. He suddenly sped up and pushed the football to the side. Then, he sped up and bypassed Albertini, who had already made a defensive move and thrown his weight out.
"It's over! It's over! Eto 'o!! Albertini couldn't stop him!! "
"Beautiful! The speed of the Cameroonian cheetah! He showed us what speed is! He suddenly sped up again and made all of this happen! "
Albertini's heart was bitter. After he made his first defensive move, he felt a chill in his heart. He knew that he had been fooled. He tried to forcibly pull his weight back, but he did not succeed. He felt his body stiffen … The reason for this situation was that he was old! He was old, his body was not flexible, and his reaction was slow!
He was really old …
The 33-year-old former AC Milan vice-captain's expression was slightly sad.
"Goodbye, old Italian man!!" Eto 'o easily bypassed Albertini. He was proud. As he dribbled the ball at high speed, the night breeze of Camp Nou brushed against his face. He felt comfortable and proud. He had a feeling that the world was under his feet and he was the most dazzling star.
In front of him, Hierro was waiting.
"Hey, there's another old guy!" Eto 'o grinned. "Hello, old guy!"
He seemed to see himself bypassing the 36-year-old old man, then bypassing the goalkeeper and sending the football into the net. The whole stadium went crazy because of his goal!
Not only that, because the person in front of him was the old captain of Real Madrid, it gave Eto 'o an inexplicable thrill of revenge.
The distance between the two men was getting closer and closer.
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