Racing de Santander's manager, Alcaraz, placed a lot of importance on this match. On one hand, he wanted to defeat Li Ang. On the other hand, Racing de Santander was currently ranked 15th in the league and was not in a good situation. In Alcaraz's opinion, Sporting de Gijón had not won in three matches and were not in a good situation. "Take advantage of your weakness, take your life" was the most popular creed in the football world.
Of course, Li Ang had ended his ban and returned to the team. This made Alcaraz a little more vigilant. He had to be wary of Li Ang.
This match was not going to be easy. Sporting de Gijón was strong and not easy to deal with. He knew that. However, he still thought that his team had a chance to win against El Molinon. Carlos continued to be absent for this match. Alcaraz thought that this was a good opportunity for his team to win.
However, Alcaraz overestimated the impact of Carlos's absence on Sporting de Gijón. At the same time, he underestimated the impact of Li Ang's return on Sporting de Gijón. He did not understand one thing. In Sporting de Gijón, the most important and indispensable person was Li Ang. As long as this person was in the technical area, the team would still be the feared super dark horse.
Alcaraz sent out the strongest lineup he could in this away game to face Sporting de Gijón, who were without Juan Carlos. After Juan Carlos's ban, Sporting de Gijón's starting defensive midfielder had always been another young man, Marcos. Unlike Carlos's defensive coverage area, Marcos's defensive area was mainly in front of the center backs. The breakthrough point for winning was in the area between the center midfielders.
Carlos could be compared to a moving city wall, while Marcos was the last city wall outside Sporting de Gijón's penalty area. Alcaraz thought that Marcos was easier to deal with than Carlos. He also hoped to find a chance to win from here. They placed their main attack in the middle to break through Marcos.
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Although the players from Racing Santander were not very famous, they were all players who had been in La Liga for many years. If they really played well, their strength could not be underestimated. Their starting goalkeeper today was Anot. The center back was the tall and burly Cassar, and the fierce stealer Alvarez. The right back was Mora, who was good at cutting in and assisting, and the left back was Ayoze, who was good at long shots.
In the midfield, their core players were the Uruguayan national footballer, Regulo, as well as the skillful Anderson Silva, the fierce Jofti, and the offensive and defensive Mateo.
The vanguard was Benayoun, who was nicknamed 'Zidane of Israel', and Gurero, who was relatively fast.
Santander Atlético's lineup had a high chance of staying in the league. It would be more difficult for them to achieve a better ranking. However, for such a small club, this was a situation that they could completely accept.
If such a team went berserk, it would explode with a lot of energy. They almost overturned Real Madrid in the last game, which was an example.
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Li Ang naturally would not let the opponent's wishful thinking succeed. In this game, in the rear defensive line, Pepe had finally ended his three-game suspension and returned. The team captain, the veteran Hierro, and Pepe were paired as center backs.
Li Ang arranged for Albertini to continue to be in the starting lineup. The Italian veteran was given a certain defensive role today and would need to participate in the defense together with Marcos.
In the midfield, Mata continued to be injured, and Modric did not get a chance to be in the starting lineup in this game.
Li Ang's tactics in today's game were simple. It could even be said that it was so simple that it surprised Alcaraz. The away team's manager was caught off guard.
Sporting de Gijón placed two defensive midfielders in the middle of the midfield. Then, the team's offense completely relied on the wings and Albertini's accurate long passes. The offensive line was simple, but it was very practical.
In this game, Li Ang decided to attack the wings. Li Ang decided to attack the wings.
Carlos could not play, so the whole team worked hard to make up for the defense in this position. The offense relied on counterattacks. Milito was placed on the substitutes' bench by Li Ang because of muscle soreness. Sporting de Gijón's starting strikers today were Benzema and Dinatale. With the Frenchman on the field, Sporting de Gijón's offense would be faster. After all, Milito was not a speedy striker.
In this game, Sporting de Gijón's offense was still on both wings. Therefore, Modric, whose speed was not his strongest point, was not in the starting lineup. The starting player on the right wing was Javier Blanco, who was fast and had a good impact.
Li Ang meant that every attacking player could dribble the ball into the opponent's penalty area to create a threat or score goals. In this game, he wanted Sporting de Gijón's attacking players to play their offensive talents to the best of their ability. If it were any other strong team in La Liga, Li Ang might not have dared to make such an arrangement. However, Racing de Santander was indeed a good opponent to train his players.
After joining Sporting de Gijón, Dinatale, who had performed well, continued to be in the starting lineup. However, Dinatale's task was not to score goals, but to provide support for Ribéry and Javier Blanco, who were plugging in from the back, as well as Benzema on the front line, to attract the opponent's defensive firepower.
Dinatale could dribble the ball to break through and score goals. He had the ability to help the other players attract the opponent's defensive firepower.
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Li Ang did not expect Racing de Santander to be so lucky. Ten minutes into the match, the Santander Atlético players tore open a hole in the middle lane.
It was an accident that caused a gap in the defense.
Marcos used a tackle to block Anderson Silva, who fell to the ground. However, the football rolled to the feet of the other Racing de Santander players. The referee's whistle did not sound. He signaled that the offense was in their favor and the game continued.
Racing de Santander's strong offensive strategy in the middle finally paid off. They took advantage of the gap behind Marcos and launched a quick counterattack. Andro Gurero successfully reversed the offside position. After receiving Leguero's direct pass, he bypassed the attacking Valencia and sent the football into the empty goal.
“goooool！”
"Andro Gurero — he scored! Racing de Santander has scored. Racing de Santander has gotten off to a wonderful start. Sporting de Gijón has suffered a major blow. Will they continue their three-match winless streak? " D 'Agostino shouted. "Is the return of Manager Li Ang unable to stop this team from continuing to slide?"
The gold-medal commentator on National Channel 3 asked a big question.
The Racing de Santander players celebrated the goal without restraint at the El Molinon Stadium. The boos in the stands were deafening. The entire stadium was noisy and noisy.
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