“Goooool！”
"The ball's in!"
With a boom, the visiting fans at the Juan Pis Stadium erupted in loud cheers. About a thousand Sporting de Gijón fans had come to Seville. At this moment, these thousand people created a huge wave of noise!
"The goal is Ribéry! The Frenchman was there at the most appropriate time. He deftly unloaded the ball and shot! "
"One to one! Ribéry scores for Sporting de Gijón! "
"This is Sporting de Gijón's second shot since the start of the game, and it broke through Seville's goal!"
"Sporting de Gijón equalized the score with a player down! This is amazing! "
The Sporting de Gijón players on the field hugged each other to celebrate the goal. This goal came at the perfect time. With a disadvantage in numbers and a similarly passive situation, this goal greatly boosted the team's morale.
A goal in such a passive situation was enough to reignite everyone's confidence and make them stronger!
*****
On the sidelines, in the technical area of the home team, Seville's manager, Caparos, was furious at the goal concede. He shook his arms vigorously and his mouth was chattering non-stop. It could not be anything good.
In the technical area and the substitutes' bench, Vermaelen, who was being instructed by the manager, waved his fists excitedly to celebrate the goal. He thought his celebration was excited and exaggerated enough. Then he turned his head and saw Li Ang beside him waving his fists vigorously and gnashing his teeth in celebration of the goal.
After coming to Sporting de Gijón, he had heard that the manager of the team was a very passionate manager. Vermaelen was still thinking about how to be regarded as a very passionate manager. At this moment, he had seen it for himself.
While he was happy for the team to equalize the score, Vermaelen suddenly felt a little worried. In this situation, would the manager change his mind and not let him play?
"Hey, hey, hey, wake up!" Li Ang looked at Vermaelen, who was in a daze, and frowned slightly.
"Ah, manager."
"What are you doing? Did you remember what I said just now? "
"Ah, I remember." Vermaelen nodded subconsciously. Then, he realized what it meant. Was he going to make a substitution? Was he going to play?
Then, Li Ang pushed the Belgian youth to the sidelines and patted him on the shoulder. "Kid, don't let me down."
Impossible!
I won't let you down, coach!
Vermaelen shouted inwardly, his face flushed and his palms sweaty, nervous and excited.
In the 26th minute of the match, Sporting de Gijón made a substitution. The 19-year-old Croatian midfielder Modric was replaced by the 19-year-old Belgian center back Thomas Vermaelen.
Modric, who was brought off, was a little depressed. However, he also knew that it was the aftereffects of captain Hierro being sent off. It was not that the manager was dissatisfied with his performance, so he was not too upset.
Li Ang patted Modrich's shoulder to comfort him.
*****
Li Ang had been considering whether to bring off Ribéry or Modric. Now, he finally chose to bring off Modric instead of Ribéry, mainly because Ribéry had speed and was a sharp weapon in the counterattack.
However, bringing off Modric, who had a certain amount of defensive ability, meant that Li Ang made another adjustment to the team's midfield position.
Albertini's position retreated, forming a double defensive midfielder with Carlos.
Di Natale's position was suitable for retreating, shortening the distance between him and the backfield.
Overall, this also meant that Sporting de Gijón's formation had begun to retract, beginning a true defensive counterattack.
Li Ang saw it very clearly. Now that the team had equalized the score, it would have a profound impact on the direction of the match. In a ten-man game, if they could take one point away from the Juan Pisa Stadium, it would be a result that he could accept. However, it was obvious that the Sevillians could not accept it.
Caparos's team's offensive was bound to be more intense. Sporting de Gijón could only defend well and then look for opportunities to counterattack. The home team's offensive momentum would be unprecedentedly strong. This was also why after the equalizer, Li Ang continued to complete the substitutions and let Vermaelen fill the gap in the center back position.
*****
The direction of the match was as Li Ang had expected. After the equalizer, Seville's manager, Caparos, ordered the team to launch a more aggressive attack. The Sevillians repeatedly threatened Sporting de Gijón's goal.
In the 29th minute, Baptista received a pass from Alves and forced a breakthrough from the flank. His shot was saved by Valencia.
Then, they attacked from the corner and Navarro's header was slightly over the crossbar.
In the next two minutes, Ramos plugged in again to assist. He received the ball from Renato and raised his leg to cross. The football was headed out of the penalty area by Pepe. Vermaelen was not able to stick to Alves immediately, giving the Brazilian time and space to raise his leg for a long shot. The football was slightly deflected from the post, which shocked the Sporting de Gijón people.
Li Ang was hopping on the sidelines. He was not satisfied with Vermaelen's defense this time.
"He's still too young and inexperienced. He's a little too nervous, "Scotty said. Although it sounded like he was criticizing Vermaelen, it was more like he was defending Vermaelen. He really liked this young Belgian defender, and he believed that Vermaelen would grow into a great defender in the future. At the same time, he was impressed by Li Ang's foresight. Vermaelen wasn't in an important position in Jax, but Li Ang was able to recruit him. Li Ang's foresight was incredible.
Li Ang nodded noncommittally and did not say anything. That was because he saw Pepe roaring at Vermaelen on the field.
"Do you want to …" Scotty asked when he saw this. He was worried that Pepe's actions would backfire and make Vermaelen more nervous.
"Let's wait and see." Li Ang shook his head.
*****
"Asshole, what are you doing? Why didn't you stick it? " Pepe roared at Vermaelen with a ferocious expression. It seemed like he was going to eat Vermaelen.
"Sorry. I'll be careful next time. " Vermaelen was scared by Pepe's ferocious expression. His face was a little pale as he apologized. He had the awareness that a rookie should have. Moreover, it was true that he did not defend well.
Pepe snorted and walked away without saying anything. He was very angry at his partner's mistake.
A few minutes later, during an attack by Seville, Renato received the ball in front of the penalty area. He stopped the ball a little too long, and Pepe rushed out without hesitation. He was even a little fierce as he kicked the ball out with his big foot. At the same time, he 'accidentally' knocked Renato to the ground, which made the Sevillians unhappy. They questioned Pepe's foul, but Gomes ignored it this time.
"You're really good," Vermaelen said to Pepe. Vermaelen said to Pepe. He could see that Pepe had deliberately knocked Renato to the ground. If it had been him, he might not have dared to do so. It was the edge of the penalty area. It would be terrible if a foul was called.
Hearing Vermaelen's praise, Pepe grinned. He found his new teammate more pleasing to the eye.
"You can do it too!"
"Hold them back!"
"Don't give them space!"
"Don't be afraid! Be fierce! "
Pepe shouted at Vermaelen.
Vermaelen nodded submissively, indicating that he understood. He looked at Pepe with admiration. They were both 19 years old, and this was his first time playing in a La Liga match. Pepe had already played as the main force for half a season, and he didn't seem to be afraid of anything. He was very calm and looked very experienced. Vermaelen was very clear about his shortcomings. He was inexperienced, nervous, and panicked.
Pepe was very proud of himself when he felt Vermaelen's admiring gaze. He patted his chest at his rookie partner. "Fierce! Bold! Decisive! Don't be afraid, I'm here! "
Looking at this scene from the sidelines, Li Ang could more or less guess that Pepe was teaching Vermaelen, even though he could not hear what they were saying.
Pep, this' boor ', actually liked to teach others and was teaching Vermaelen?
This scene was too out of place. If he had not seen it with his own eyes, Li Ang would not have imagined it.
Teacher Pepe … Tsk.
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