"This is completely slander. I feel very happy in Turkey. The fans here are very enthusiastic. Please note that enthusiasm and troublemaking are two completely different meanings."
"I don't understand why the Gihon people would tell those lies."
"In this game, we have to go all out and repay the fans' support with practical actions."
Fenerbahçe's manager, Dahm, strongly refuted the claim that the stadiums in Turkey were unsafe and angrily denounced it as unfair slander. He expressed confidence that he could lead the team to defeat Sporting de Gijón.
On the flight from Madrid to Istanbul, Banderas held a newspaper and pointed to a report on it to Li Ang. "Hey, Li, look at what that guy wrote."
"Don't pay attention to the words of a drug addict," Li Ang curled his lips and said disdainfully.
The drug addict he was talking about was Fenerbahçe's German manager, Dahm. As a famous international football manager, he took drugs! Dahm had created a name that could be recorded in the history of international football.
In October 2000, the German manager, Bayer Leverkusen's manager, Dahm, caused an uproar because of his drug use. The tactician, Dahm, was regarded as a savior during the downturn of German football and was designated by the German Football Association as the manager of the German national team in 2001. After his drug use was exposed, he resigned from Bayer Leverkusen and had no chance to be the manager of Germany. He could not even continue to coach in Germany. Instead, he went to Turkey. In the 20012002 season, he coached Beşiktaş. However, Dahm was now the manager of Fenerbahçe. He took charge of Fenerbahçe in the summer of 2003.
It was said that the chairman of Fenerbahçe personally invited Dahm to join. Not only did he promise a high salary of one million euros, but he also gave Dahm a special plane and a fleet of luxury cars. He gave Dahm enough face. No wonder he spoke so hard for Fenerbahçe.
As a manager, not only did he not set an example and be strict with himself, but he also took drugs. This could be said to be a disgrace to the manager's job. Many coaches despised him, including Li Ang.
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Fenerbahçe was a strong team in the Turkish Super League and a team that often participated in the UEFA Champions League. In Turkey, they were one of the powerhouses of the Turkish Super League, along with Galatasaray and Beşiktaş. At the same time, their main stadium, Saragosoglu Stadium, was also known as the Devil's Stadium.
Istanbul was a famous city that spanned across two continents in the world's geography. Westerners had always called this city 'Constantinople'. Previously, Istanbul was the capital of the Ottoman Turkish Empire. During the most powerful period of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, they established a super empire that spanned across the Eurasian continent. At their peak, they used the Mediterranean Sea as their own internal lake and beat the European countries until they cried for their parents.
Whether it was due to geographical, political, historical, or religious factors, the Turks were at odds with the traditional European countries. It could even be said that they had a long-standing grudge against each other. Therefore, football matches were considered to be a manifestation of a modern civilization war on a certain level. The rivalry on the football field became more and more prominent.
Looking at Istanbul from the air, one had to admit that it was a very beautiful city.
Li Ang and his players arrived in Istanbul. They did not have time to experience the charm of this historical and cultural city. It could be said that from the moment they landed, the Sporting de Gijón team fully felt the "enthusiasm" of the Turkish fans —
"You will be burned to death, Spanish bastards!"
This was a banner that appeared on the side of the highway from the airport to the hotel where they were staying. It was written in English.
Such banners were hung every few miles, and the street lights on both sides of the road were brightly lit. There was absolutely no need to worry that the Sporting de Gijón players could not see it. The radical Turkish fans firmly believed that by doing so, their opponents, Sporting de Gijón, would feel great psychological pressure and thus perform poorly in the game against their team. They had inquired about it. Sporting de Gijón was a small Spanish club. Although they were currently ranked high in La Liga, this team had not played in Europe for more than 20 years. It could be said that they were country bumpkins who had not seen the world. They were confident that they could make Sporting de Gijón tremble in fear and be unable to concentrate on the game.
In fact, the Sporting de Gijón players did see these banners. There were so many banners, and they were "considerately" written in English and Spanish. As long as one was not blind, they could see them.
Everyone in the team had a serious expression. They had never encountered such an unfriendly away game. Before coming to Istanbul, the club had warned them to be careful. Some players did not take it seriously, but as soon as they got off the plane, they saw the "characteristics" of this away game.
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In order to prepare for this away game against Fenerbahçe, the Sporting de Gijón club could be said to be well-prepared and painstakingly prepared.
In order to avoid delay in Istanbul, the team arrived the night before the game, slept for the night, and played the game the next night. After the game, they did not stay in Istanbul and took a flight back to Spain in the middle of the night.
At the same time, the club also asked the away fans who came to Istanbul to move with the team. When the team left after the game, the fans should immediately evacuate.
In short, they tried to minimize the time they spent in Turkey. Safety first.
Sporting de Gijón arrived at night. Coupled with the exhaustion from the long-distance travel, after arriving at the hotel where they were staying and allocating the rooms, the coaching staff, including Li Ang, and the players hurried to rest.
In the middle of the night, without knowing what time it was, Li Ang was awakened by the shrill alarm and then heard the sound of the door being slammed.
He opened the door in his pajamas and a coat.
He saw Banderas in a very sorry state outside, wearing pajamas. He was wet and had a panicked look on his face.
"What's the matter?" Li Ang asked in surprise.
"Oh no, there's a fire," Banderas said in a panic.
Li Ang was shocked and immediately rushed out. He was worried about his players and wanted to see the situation. Then he was completely drenched. The fire alarm was ringing, and the ceiling of the corridor was spraying water "savagely" into the corridor. That was why Banderas was all wet.
Subsequently, the completely drenched Li Ang, Banderas, Skrtel, and the other coaching staff patted the players' rooms. Some of the players had already run out in a panic. They were all wearing pajamas. At most, they had put on a coat. Some guys even ran out in their underwear.
They fled the room in a sorry state, and now they were sprayed by the ceiling sprinkler. It could be said that they were even more embarrassed.
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Achoo!
Someone sneezed.
Li Ang frowned. This won't do. The players might catch a cold.
Where are the hotel staff?
Li Ang subconsciously looked, and then he found the problem. The corridor was full of his players and some other guests who also ran out in a panic. He did not see the hotel staff.
The most important thing was that it was not choking.
If there was a fire, even if the fire was put out, there would still be smoke. It would be choking.
But there was no smoke now.
"There doesn't seem to be a fire," Skrtel said. Other than the fire alarm ringing and the sound of the sprinklers spraying water from the ceiling, everything else was normal.
Li Ang's face was livid. He was not stupid. It would be strange if he did not understand what had happened at this time!
They had been fooled!
PS: Fourth update.
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