Ferrando saw his team concede another goal and his face became gloomier.
He realized that he had been fooled. Sporting de Gijón kept passing back just now to lure the snake out of its hole. When Atlético Madrid almost turned out in full force, Sporting de Gijón's tide-like offense broke out in an instant.
0: 2!
Although the first half of the game was not over yet, Ferrando already had a bad feeling in his heart. His team might be in danger in this game.
If Atlético Madrid desperately pressed out to attack, then the scene of losing the goal just now was likely to happen again. Sporting de Gijón did not have to use defensive counterattack tactics, but their current set of tactics was more threatening when they pressed out to attack.
And if Atlético Madrid was timid and did not dare to press out, the Gijón people would continue to pass back and forth, which would not only waste time but also deplete Atlético Madrid's fighting spirit.
Damn it!
Ferrando looked at the Chinese man not far away. This guy spoke so warmly before the game. When it was time for the game, he was ready with soft knives, sharp knives, and blunt knives. He was just waiting for Atlético Madrid to be his dish to go with the wine.
Also, Ferrando's resentment for the team's arch-rival, Real Madrid, was even stronger.
Atlético Madrid's center back, Pablo, was suspended, which also had an impact on Atlético Madrid. Today, the 19-year-old player who replaced Pablo as the center back was Molinello. The young man who came out of Atlético Madrid's youth training could be said to have an extremely bad performance today. Sporting de Gijón's two goals could be said to have been a breakthrough opportunity from Molinello …
Ferrando firmly believed that if Pablo had been on the field, it could not be said that Atlético Madrid would not have conceded these two goals, but there was still a great hope to avoid the appearance of a goal.
Damn Real Madrid!
Damn the referee!
Ferrando's resentment spread …
*****
When Sporting de Gijón's people celebrated the goal, in El Molinón's VIP box, the owner of Atlético Madrid and the club's general manager, Little Hill, looked at the field with a gloomy face. The new head of Atlético Madrid was now receiving a lot of media attention. Next to him was the smiling president of Sporting de Gijón, Manuel Arango. The old Arango was very proud of his team's easy two-goal lead over Atlético Madrid. He did not hide his pride and joy.
Little Hill was very depressed.
His father, Old Hill, had passed away last year. He was a controversial old man. He was outspoken, unscrupulous, and had a surly nature. He was chased out of the VIP box by the former Real Madrid president, Mendoza. Every year, he tirelessly criticized the referees. As a result, the team subsequently suffered more referees' plots. He was outspoken, but he did not care about the team's difficulties. His impatient nature set a world record for the frequency of changing coaches. In 16 years, he had chased out 37 coaches. The shortest time he had left was after three consecutive defeats. After angering many famous managers, he finally sent Atletico Madrid to hell. On May 7, 2000, Atletico Madrid was relegated to Serie B after 66 years. In the first season in Serie B, he changed three coaches, but still did not bring the team out of the crisis. At the same time, the team's debt was as high as 66 million euros. He was also entangled with the court for three years for misappropriating public funds with his two sons. In the end, he did not escape the sanctions. It was not so much that he was physically and mentally exhausted as that he had personally pushed the team to the brink of collapse. Now, Atlético Madrid had not completely recovered from the previous turmoil.
However, despite the controversy, no one would deny Old Hill's love for Atlético Madrid. He regarded Atlético Madrid as his favorite child. He was accused of misappropriating municipal funds, and the money was also used by him to recruit Atlético Madrid …
After Old Hill's death, Little Hill became the owner of Atlético Madrid. The first thing he had to face was Atlético Madrid's huge debt. However, Little Hill was very business-minded. Atlético Madrid had signed a letter of intent with the Madrid city government to sell the Calderón stadium. The originally debt-ridden Red and White suddenly saw a beautiful "money scene." Based on this optimistic estimate of the future, the club's general manager, Little Hill, recently proposed the idea of creating a "Super Atlético Madrid."
He dreamed of building a luxurious warship called "Atlético Madrid." The first thing was to choose a good captain. The current Atlético Madrid manager, Ferrando, could not satisfy Little Hill. After 18 rounds of the league, they were ranked eighth in the league. This was unacceptable to Little Hill.
Although the Atlético Madrid boss had always expressed his support for Ferrando in interviews with the media, Little Hill had been planning to change the manager. The team's chairman, Cerezo, recommended the Argentine manager, Bianchi to Little Hill. However, Little Hill had not made up his mind.
At this moment, at the El Molinón stadium, Little Hill was very depressed when he saw his team being stabbed twice by Sporting de Gijón, a newly promoted team in the first half of the game. However, looking at the flamboyant and excited China coach in the home team's technical area, Little Hill's eyes lit up. Maybe …
Old Arango was still triumphant and did not realize that the man next to him was already thinking about his team's pillar.
*****
Ferrando did not know that the team's boss in the stadium box was already thinking about letting him go. He frowned. There were less than ten minutes before the end of the first half. Ferrando was now thinking that Atlético Madrid could not continue to concede goals in the remaining time.
Therefore, after the game resumed, people noticed the changes in Atlético Madrid. Atlético Madrid retreated into the penalty area, hoping not to continue to concede goals.
This was equivalent to giving up the attack.
Li Ang saw that Atletico Atlético Madrid had actually given up on attacking. Atletico Madrid's posture of 'please let go, don't concede any more goals.' He looked in the direction of the away team's technical area in surprise. He did not expect Ferlando to be so conservative.
Ferrando's idea was very simple. Sporting de Gijón was now on the rise. If Atlético Madrid continued to press out, they were likely to concede goals. If they conceded another goal, it would really be impossible to reverse the situation in the second half.
Ferrando ordered Atlético Madrid to return to full defense. What he needed was for the team to survive the rest of the first half of the game. He put his hopes on the adjustment at halftime. He hoped that the fifteen-minute break would allow the team to regain their state and find a solution to the problem.
Atlético Madrid retreated. Without the threat of the rear defensive line, Sporting de Gijón pressed forward and launched a tide-like attack on Atlético Madrid's goal. This attack was as beautiful as it could be.
Sporting de Gijón even formed a siege on Atlético Madrid's goal as soon as they came out. They constantly passed, moved, and advanced the attack smoothly. It was dazzling to watch.
*****
Di Natale, Ribéry, Diego Milito, Modric, and Albertini were constantly cutting, cutting forward, running, and passing the ball. They were having fun, and the honest Di Natale even used a Marseille Spin to pass Molinello, causing the stands to erupt in cheers.
Sporting de Gijón's fans could be said to be stunned. They pressed the veteran powerhouse Atlético Madrid into the penalty area and beat them up. The team's attack was as beautiful as a painting. How could they not be happy?!
The Atlético Madrid fans in the away team's stands were stunned. This was the first time they played against Li Ang's Sporting de Gijón. Although Sporting de Gijón's ranking was higher than Atlético Madrid's, the Atlético Madrid fans still thought that their team was stronger than their opponent. But what did they see now? The team was behind 0-2 and was now being beaten by their opponent in the half of the field. Looking at Sporting de Gijón's quicksilver attack, the Atlético Madrid fans were a little dazed. If it were not for the red and white of Sporting de Gijón's jersey, they would have thought that their opponent was their nemesis, Real Madrid.
The Atlético Madrid fans were aggrieved.
In the box, Hill's face was gloomy. He looked at Sporting de Gijón's president, Manuel Arango, who was sitting next to him and could not hide his smile. He was furious. Ferrando's conservative tactics caused Atlético Madrid to be suppressed and beaten, which made him lose face …
When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the Atlético Madrid fans almost escaped from the field and returned to the locker room.
The fans were aggrieved. They were also aggrieved.
Ferrando looked at the depressed faces of the players. He suddenly felt that his decision to let the team retreat was not right. It looked like the team's morale was affected.
Ferrando's head was big. He did not expect Sporting de Gijón to be so difficult to deal with.
There were only fifteen minutes at halftime. He needed to find a solution to the problem as soon as possible. However, the problem was that he had no clue about Sporting de Gijón's tactics!
*****
In the home team's locker room, the Sporting de Gijón players looked very excited.
Because the team had previously won against Real Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, and Deportivo La Coruña, and other strong teams, the Sporting de Gijón players had built up a certain amount of confidence when facing strong teams. Therefore, in the face of Atlético Madrid, they had a certain amount of confidence in defeating Atlético Madrid at home. However, they never thought that they could lead Atlético Madrid by two goals so easily.
Moreover, after scoring the first goal, they could be said to have completely dominated and taken over the game. Atlético Madrid was completely led by their rhythm. The Madrid giants played in a panic. In the final stage of the first half of the game, they were simply suppressed by them. This was the first time they had done such a situation against a strong team!
Li Ang was also very satisfied. He was very satisfied with the results of today's test of the upgraded version of the 'LION' tactic.
Whether or not it was because Atlético Madrid was caught off guard, the result was that the opponent seemed to be at a loss in the face of Sporting de Gijón's tactics. For the time being, they could not find a solution to the problem. That was enough! The results spoke for themselves.
The players were enthusiastically discussing the first half of the game. Li Ang did not stop them immediately. After waiting for a few minutes, Li Ang stepped forward and made a stop gesture. The scene immediately quieted down. His prestige in this team was evident.
Li Ang was very satisfied with the players' obedience. He nodded and said with a smile, "Guys! How did you feel in the first half of the game? Was it great? "
"It was great!"
"I didn't expect us to lead Atlético Madrid so easily!"
"We dominated the game!"
"It was great!"
Everyone could not wait to share their joy with the manager. All of this was brought by the Chinese. During this time, the manager had been asking them to practice the 'LION' tactic. Some of the players who joined the team this season did not think much of the tactic that the manager named after himself. Now, after just half of the game, everyone was convinced.
*****
"The football is at our feet. It's so satisfying to see the Atlético Madrid players anxious but unable to touch the football," Ribéry said.
"Coach, are you happy?" Pepe asked.
"Yes!" Li Ang said with a smile. In his excitement, he did not realize that this sentence was a bit dirty.
"Well, guys." Li Ang clapped his hands. "Are you satisfied with a two-goal lead?"
Some people were a little confused and did not understand what the coach meant. Was it not enough to lead Atlético Madrid by two goals in the first half and completely control the game?
Some players' eyes were shining. They guessed the manager's meaning. The manager was not satisfied with a score of 2-0. They were excited because they were not satisfied yet.
"What's 2-0?" Li Ang raised his voice, and his eyes were bright. The ability of 'Emotional Scholar' that the [Medical System] acquired made his speech have an invisible effect of bewitching people. It was exhilarating and exhilarating.
"It's not easy to have the opportunity to slaughter the powerhouses of Madrid." Li Ang roared, "Guys, let's burn, let your blood burn, let your adrenaline burn! Because you now have the possibility of beating Atlético Madrid by a big score! 3-0? 4-0? 5-0? Or even more! "
"Atlético Madrid is now like a defenseless chick. You can do whatever you want. Does anyone think they are a two-minute fast shooter?"
Everyone shook their heads.
What a joke. They often bragged to their teammates for at least half an hour.
*****
"Antonio." Li Ang called Di Natale's name. "Did you think you could beat Atlético Madrid by a big score before?"
"No." Di Natale shook his head. He was still playing for a Serie A relegation team last season.
"Diego, what about you?" Li Ang asked Milito.
Milito shook his head.
"Franck, what about you?" Li Ang asked Ribéry.
"I dreamed about it," Ribéry said with a smile.
"Very good. Remember, guys, it's not a dream now! It's reality. Remember, you are very strong now. You are stronger than anyone imagined and stronger than you think! "
"You did a good job! You can do better! "
"What is the embodiment of strength?!"
"It's the game!"
"It's the score!"
"To be able to beat Atlético Madrid by 2-0, they will say, ah, not bad."
"3-0, they will say, great."
"4-0, what will they say? Is it true? It can't be. I didn't expect it. I underestimated them. "
"Five to zero, six to zero, seven to zero?" Li Ang looked at everyone. "What will people say?"
Everyone looked at their manager. They also wanted to know the answer.
"People will say, Sporting de Gijón is worthy. They are really strong!" Li Ang's eyes flashed. He waved his fist. "This is strength! This is the embodiment of strength! When we are strong to this extent, our strength is deeply rooted in people's hearts! They take it for granted! "
"Then, go! Guys! " Li Ang jerked open the locker room door and pointed outside. "Go, tell everyone how strong you are!"
All the players' eyes seemed to be spitting fire. Their hearts were like a volcano erupting. Their blood was boiling and their breathing was rapid!
With a whoosh, everyone stood up and filed out!
The coach was right. They wanted to tell everyone:
We are strong!
It's natural that we won!
We are strong!
*****
In the corridor, the players walked past, the sound of the studs hitting the floor, making muffled thumping sounds. It was like the drumbeat of a battle, beating in people's hearts!
Li Ang looked at the empty locker room and listened to the drumbeat in his ears. His chest was full of heroism.
Banderas and Scottley looked at him as if they had seen a ghost.
Finally, Scottley breathed a sigh of relief. "I almost couldn't help but play because of what you said."
Banderas stared at Li Ang and then said, "The Atlético Madrid people are so pitiful."
In the stands of the El Molinón Stadium, the banner brought by the Atlético Madrid fans swayed weakly. They were trailing Sporting de Gijón 0-2 in the first half. The fans were depressed and no one paid attention to the banner. However, they did not put it away.
"Thank you, Li!"
This was a gift from the Atlético Madrid fans to thank Li Ang for speaking out against Real Madrid.
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