Li Ang waited to see the fun. He did not think that Barcelona would swallow their anger. Sure enough, the Barcelona people directly fired at the referee.
In the eyes of the Catalonia people, the referee had become an "accomplice" in the draw. "This seems to be the main theme now. We have a penalty kick that is not awarded, but as soon as the other side falls to the ground, the whistle will sound." The Barcelona manager, Rijkaard, expressed his dissatisfaction with the referee's decision. "We received a lot of fouls in the first half. We played very clean and we attacked with the ball. But in the end, we received the most cards and were awarded a penalty kick. This is unfair. "
If Rijkaard's remarks were slightly milder, the Catalan media was simply unscrupulous in their attacks, pointing their guns directly at the referee's enforcement of the law.
"Shame! Anger! "– The Catalonia media, El Mundo Deportivo, angrily denounced the referee's decision with such a big headline. The Catalan media pointed out that the referee, Fernandez, not only awarded a non-existent penalty kick to Albanice, but also missed a red card to the Albanice defender.
There was no harm without comparison. Real Madrid played a little earlier in this round of the league tournament. They beat Real Sociedad at home with a score of 2: 1. Real Madrid's second goal was scored under the circumstances of a foul, while Real Sociedad had a goal, but it was whistled for offside first. It was just that the slow-motion camera showed that it should have been a good goal.
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Fernandez's wrong decision in this game could be said to have caused a huge loss to Barça, allowing Real Madrid to narrow the gap with Barcelona. The Barça players also decided not to remain silent. The locker room expressed their dissatisfaction with Fernandez.
According to Spain's Goal Daily, the Barça players were furious after the game. Some players even shouted, "Just give the trophy to Real Madrid, it's easier to just give it to them!" According to later media speculation, these "some players" were most likely Eto 'o …
And the Catalonia media, El Mundo Deportivo, even used a big headline after the draw, "Give the title to Real Madrid!" to directly criticize the referee for being biased towards Real Madrid.
The Catalonia people did not hesitate to fire at the referee, which immediately became the focus of the Spanish media.
On Real Madrid's side, their mouthpieces, AS and Marca, immediately counterattacked. The two media cited some evidence that Barcelona had benefited from the referees in the games this season. What they meant was that Barcelona had also benefited from the referees, so stop blindly speculating.
Interestingly, Marca even cited some evidence from the away game between Sporting de Gijón and Barcelona, pointing out that the referee on duty, Cadillamendi, actually favored the home team Barcelona and awarded a non-existent penalty to Barcelona. It was just that Eto'o did not score the penalty.
The Madrid people and Catalonia people accused each other and attacked each other for being taken care of by the referee.
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At this time, Li Ang was unusually silent, which was a bit out of character for him. Many media outlets wanted to interview him to hear what he had to say. To be precise, they hoped that the unruly manager would say something explosive.
Li Ang finally did not let them down. However, he did not speak in an interview, but in his own column in The Voice of Gijón. In his column, he listed examples of Madrid and Catalonia criticizing each other for benefiting from the referee. After he quoted these examples, he only added a sentence. "Is it really okay for you to question the referee's enforcement like this?"
This sentence revealed a strong sense of sarcasm, and it immediately made the readers burst out laughing. In their minds, they could almost imagine this person's face when he said this sentence with a sneer.
The reporter from El País, Ace Dallas, said, "… Sporting de Gijón's China manager seems to be very good at black humor. He has a philosopher's brain and his sharp words are amazing. I am now studying what Manager Li Ang said and found that he is really a master of language …"
The Ink Merchant Ace Dallas even took Li Ang's previous use of the word 'hehe' to analyze it. He analyzed it from many angles and finally concluded that this word was f * cking awesome!
"Master of Language" Li Ang, Sporting de Gijón's manager, Mr. Li Ang, seemed to have gotten a new, different, and cool nickname.
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Sporting de Gijón's chairman, Manuel Arango, personally called Li Ang to thank the team's manager for not continuing to "blatantly" provoke the referee and the Spanish Football Federation this time.
Even the old Arango, who had always been known for his bad temper and stubbornness, was a little scared. He found that the team's manager had more character than himself.
This time, he was really worried that Li Ang would directly fire at the referee after the team suffered an unfair penalty in the game against Villarreal. If that happened, it would be terrible. Sporting de Gijón was not a big club. They were just a small club and could not afford to be targeted by the referee committee and the Spanish Football Federation.
Fortunately, this time, Li Ang only made a few sarcastic remarks in the column and did not directly fire at the referee. Although those sarcastic remarks were enough to give people a headache, in any case, Li Ang restrained himself, didn't he?
Li Ang hung up the call with the chairman and touched his nose. How worried was the chairman that his big mouth would attract hatred?
Li Ang was not a fool. With Barcelona there to fire, now that the two big clubs, Barcelona and Real Madrid, were quarreling, he just had to quietly watch the show. Only a fool would go up at this time.
With Barcelona there to help him attract the firepower, he just had to be at the back and stab them from time to time. Although Li Ang was arrogant, he did not have to be the stupid bird that stood out. Of course, the most important reason was that Sporting de Gijón, a small club, really could not withstand his torment at this time.
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Three days later, Sporting de Gijón played an away game in the UEFA Europa League. In the last round of the group stage, they played an away game against the Austrian powerhouse, Rapid Vienna.
Although Sporting de Gijón did not have a ban in the European competition and could play this game with a full lineup, Li Ang still made a rotation for this game.
And it was a large rotation. Not only did he try to send as many substitute players as possible, he even called up three players from the B team to the first team.
In the end, Sporting de Gijón, who played almost all of their substitute players in this game, lost 1: 2 in the away game and ended their journey in the UEFA Europa League group stage with a defeat.
Li Ang did not care about this loss at all. After all, Sporting de Gijón had already locked in first place in the group. In this game, he made a large rotation to ensure the rest of the main players and achieved the goal of training the substitutes and young players. The 1: 2 score was not too bad and was completely acceptable.
Li Ang put all of his attention early on in the 16th round of the league, Sporting de Gijón's away game against Real Sociedad.
In the game against Real Sociedad, Ribéry's ban ended and he could play.
This was good news for Sporting de Gijón. With Ribéry on the field, Sporting de Gijón's offensive ability could go up a level.
As for Li Ang, this game against Real Sociedad would be the last game of Li Ang's three-game ban. After this game, he could return to the technical area again.
Just before this game, Li Ang received a fax on his desk at the Malaio training base. It was a list of offers for his players.
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