Vermaelen was obviously very impressed with Pepe's superb long shot goal. On the way to the field in the players' tunnel, he gave Pepe a lot of compliments.
"That goal was wonderful. Many top offensive players might not be able to score a goal like that." Vermaelen's face was full of envy. At the same time, he was a little annoyed and regretful. At that time, the corner ball had been driven into the penalty area. Sevilla's penalty area was in chaos. He had also had a chance to head the ball. Unfortunately, he was not prepared enough and did not have the strength to head the ball. Otherwise, he would have been the one to score.
"I tell you, I could have been a great midfielder." Pepe held his head high. "Unfortunately, when I was in Brazil, the coach arranged for me to play as a defender. I've been playing until now."
"Then you can also play as a midfielder now." Vermaelen felt sorry for Pepe.
"Ahem, I'm used to it." Pepe did not expect Vermaelen to believe whatever he said and felt a little embarrassed.
"So there was a midfield genius buried in my team." Li Ang's voice suddenly came, scaring Pepe so much that he almost jumped up.
"Boss, my dream is to be a great center back," Pepe said righteously.
Vermaelen looked at Pepe in shock. The honest Belgian youth probably did not expect a person's face to change so quickly.
"Get lost." Li Ang kicked Pepe. "If you let Sevilla score in the second half, I'll teach you a lesson."
Pepe patted his chest and promised before running away with Vermaelen. Li Ang snorted. "That bastard."
In fact, looking at the smile on his face, it was obvious that he liked this player.
*****
The loss of a goal at the end of the first half had a huge impact on Sevilla.
It was a home game, they had the advantage in numbers, and their opponent was a direct opponent of the top four. These were all reasons why Sevilla had to win the game.
After the start of the second half, Sevilla tried to launch a strong attack on Sporting de Gijón's goal to equalize the score, but they did not expect to be hit in the head.
For the second half of the game, Li Ang's designated tactic was defensive counterattack. In terms of the specific details of the tactic, Li Ang decided to make a fuss about the high ball and use Gerosso's height and header advantage to create trouble for Sevilla. Therefore, he asked Gerosso to enter the penalty area in time to grab the header during the counterattack..
He succeeded!
"Gerosso leaps high … Header!"
This time, Di Natale dribbled the ball to the outside. He feinted and then lobbed the ball into the penalty area. When Grosso jumped up, no one around him could compete with him in terms of height. Di Natale's pass was also very comfortable. The 190cm tall Italian left back did not even need to adjust his posture. He only needed to tilt his head slightly in the air and then swing with force!
The Sevilla goalkeeper, Esteban, still reacted at such a close distance. His reaction was quite good. He pounced out horizontally, but unfortunately, he was still a step too late. When he pounced out, the football had already smashed over. The Sevilla goalkeeper, who was still in the air, could only watch the football enter the goal …
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“Goooool！”
"Three to one! Three to one! Sporting de Gijón's counterattack was successful again. The tall left back, Gerosso, scored a goal. He has enough height advantage in Sevilla's penalty area! "
"Sporting de Gijón scored another goal in the 51st minute! This is their first attack and first shot since the start of the second half of the game! They widened their lead! Sevilla has suffered a heavy blow! "
Just as the commentator had said, Grosso's goal was a huge blow to the Sevilla players. After the start of the second half of the game, they did not threaten Sporting de Gijón's goal with two consecutive shots. Then, the opponent's counterattack was successful? They did not expect to concede a goal so soon in the second half of the game. This was definitely not in their tactical arrangements.
During the halftime interval, the Sevilla manager, Caparos, spoke a lot and made all the arrangements. They were all centered around scoring a goal, equalizing the score, and then reversing the score. They did not even expect to concede a goal again …
In a sense, the Sevilla people did not have a response plan to concede a goal again!
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Gerosso, who scored the header, was excited. The Italian left back ran to the sidelines and hugged Li Ang tightly. He wanted to thank the manager. It was Li Ang who arranged for him to participate more in the attack in the second half of the game and play to his advantage with headers. As a result, he scored. The manager was really good, too good. Gerosso admired him.
There was another reason why Gerosso was so excited. In the stands of the Estadio Pis Juan, an Italian man with silver hair stood up and applauded the goal.
The Italian national team manager, Lippi, came to the Estadio Pis Juan in Sevilla to watch the game. In the Sporting de Gijón team, there were three Italian star players. In addition to the veteran Albertini, there were also Gerosso and Di Natale. Albertini belonged to the Italian national team in the past. However, Gerosso and Di Natale were both Lippi's targets, especially Gerosso, who was Lippi's new discovery in the left back position.
Sporting de Gijón's goal was scored by Di Natale after he received the ball in the middle and pulled it to the outside. The left back, Gerosso, suddenly entered the penalty area and scored with a header. Di Natale assisted and Gerosso scored. The cooperation between the two Italian players, and if the long pass from Albertini was included, this goal could be said to be the chemistry between the three Italian players.
Gerosso naturally knew that the national team manager came to the stands to watch the game. Therefore, at this moment, the Italian left back was particularly excited. He seemed to see the door of the national team open to him again.
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The game continued.
The morale of the Sporting de Gijón team was high because of this goal. Although they were down one player, they showed a tougher defensive attitude in the following game. They were also sharper when they counterattacked, which gave the Sevillans a headache and made them anxious.
On the other hand, Di Natale's sudden swing hit the crossbar. The Italian striker appeared extremely annoyed, and he pounded the ground forcefully.
"That's not like Antonio." Li Ang also felt sorry and then said. Di Natale was very gentle and honest. If he missed the goal, he would scratch his head, laugh bitterly, or shake his fist hard. That was his biggest emotional reaction. This time, he was a little too excited.
"Lippi is in the stands," Scotti said to Li Ang.
It turned out that Silver Fox had come to inspect the players. Li Ang understood immediately. He understood why Di Natale was so annoyed and why Gerosso was so excited after Gerosso scored. Lippi would have called the Italian players in advance to communicate with them when he came to watch the game live. His meaning was: I'm here to inspect you. Perform well.
Therefore, in today's game, both Gerosso and Di Natale seemed to be on steroids.
Li Ang's eyes stopped on the team captain, Albertini. In today's game, Sporting de Gijón was down one player early on. As the core of the team's midfield, Albertini was under a lot of pressure. However, the 33-year-old Italian veteran was very calm today. In a passive situation, he still organized Sporting de Gijón's midfield in an orderly manner. Out of the three Sporting de Gijón goals, two of them came from Albertini's organization and instigation. The second goal was also a place kick that caused chaos in the Sevilla penalty area.
Today, Demetrio's performance was very good … Li Ang thought. He subconsciously looked in the direction of the stands thoughtfully.
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