What was the main conflict between Li Ang and Manuel Arango?
The chairman thought that he was the owner of Sporting de Gijón. No one could go against his decision, not even the manager.
Li Ang was angry because the rules were broken. He and Manuel Arango had an agreement that the manager had the power to control the transfer of players. Now, the old Arango had ignored the agreement and broken the rules agreed upon by both parties. The result was that Li Ang no longer trusted the old Arango.
Sitting in the team bus, Li Ang's expression was a little cold. He knew that there was no foundation of trust between him and the old Arango. It would be difficult to continue working together.
In addition, Sporting de Gijón's finances had always been problematic. This was also a problem that Li Ang had to face. Without transfer funds, it was not a solution to rely on his golden finger to poach young players and veterans. Moreover, after the young players were cultivated, they were most likely to be cashed out in small clubs.
For a healthy and promising club, financial security was the first priority.
Sporting de Gijón could not meet his requirements.
What Li Ang wanted was a stage where he could express his ambitions to his heart's content. Obviously, the current Gihon Arena could not satisfy him.
Leave Sporting de Gijón after the season?!
An idea that he had never had before began to germinate in his heart. Although it did not affect his decision now, who knew what would happen in the future?
"Li, we're here. What are you thinking about? "Banderas touched Li Ang's arm.
"Nothing." Li Ang shook his head and stopped thinking about the messy things. As he had said to the old Arango before, his work ethic was unquestionable. The most important thing now was to lead the team to continue moving forward in the three lines and achieve as good results as possible. As for the future? He would think about it after the season.
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There was a conflict between Li Ang and the old Arango, but the two men had a common understanding of one thing, and that was to hide the conflict and not affect the team.
Li Ang wanted to lead Sporting de Gijón to great glory, and the chairman naturally wanted the team to do better. On one hand, it was because of the glory and trophies. On the other hand, the better the team performed, the higher the value of the players.
Therefore, neither of them had the intention to make their conflict public.
However, the news of the conflict and rift between the Sporting de Gijón manager and the club owner was still exposed.
Speaking of which, this matter was related to the club's vice president, Perez Beretta.
On the day before the UEFA Europa League match between Sporting de Gijón and Austria's Rapid Wien, Sporting de Gijón's vice-president, Perez Beretta, got drunk with a few of his drinking buddies.
The relationship between Perez and Li Ang was very bad. In fact, the conflict between Li Ang and Perez had never been a secret within the Sporting de Gijón club. One could imagine his resentment towards Li Ang.
The drunk Perez Beretta proudly said to his companions, "The Chinese people will not be in Gijón for long."
The other two drinking buddies did not say anything. One of them, a guy named Philorin, had his eyes lit up. He tried his best to get information out of him. Although he did not clear everything, the fact that Li Ang's relationship with Sporting de Gijón's president, Manuel Arango, because of the transfer rights of the players was clear.
Then, the guy named Philorin sold the news to Marca for 2,000 euros.
Soon, a special report about the conflict between Li Ang and Manuel Arango appeared in Marca. They used the front page to report the conflict between Li Ang and the old Arango.
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The relationship between Li Ang and Real Madrid was extremely bad, and Marca, as one of Real Madrid's mouthpieces, had fought with Li Ang many times. Unfortunately, they had not tasted victory. Therefore, now that there was a chance to expose the internal problems of Sporting de Gijón, Marca was naturally very proud and excited.
What's more, Real Madrid was about to visit Sporting de Gijón in the league tournament. The news of the internal strife of Sporting de Gijón at this time could cause trouble for Sporting de Gijón, or even big trouble.
In the report of Marca, it could be said that Li Ang was extremely vilified. It described Li Ang as a clown who "bit the hand that fed him." It said that Sporting de Gijón's boss, Arango, took him in when Li Ang was at his lowest. Now, after Li Ang led Sporting de Gijón to achieve results, he became arrogant and wanted to fight for power. He even tried to "ride over" the team boss. This was simply an act that angered both men and gods!
If you only read the report of Marca, your impression of Li Ang could almost be described in a few words: Vengeful for the smallest grievance! Strong desire for power! Bad temper! Biting the hand that fed him!
If someone did not know Li Ang before and only read this report, they would definitely hate Li Ang from the bottom of their hearts.
As for Sporting de Gijón's boss, Manuel Arango, he was described as a kind old man who reached out to help Li Ang when he was at his lowest and entrusted Li Ang with an important position. Now, the Chinese man bit the hand that fed him. This kind old man was in pain.
In addition to describing the conflict between Li Ang and Arango, it also described the conflict between Li Ang and Sporting de Gijón's vice president, Perez Beretta. It said that the relationship between Li Ang and the top management of Sporting de Gijón was very bad. The team manager had a problem with the relationship of the entire club's top management, so the root of the problem must be Li Ang.
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"Bastard!"
At the Malaio training base, Sporting de Gijón's boss and president, Manuel Arango, was furious.
On his desk was the front-page report of Marca.
He was not angry at Li Ang, but at the report.
In any case, Sporting de Gijón was Arango's team. It could even be said that it was his lifeblood. Of course, he wanted Sporting de Gijón to get better and better. Therefore, even if he had a conflict with Li Ang, Arango would still choose to cover it up for the time being. Everything would be based on the team's results. Everything would wait until the end of the season. And he also knew that Li Ang should have the same idea. The two sides with a rift had a tacit understanding.
But now, the report of Marca lifted the lid that covered the conflict. This made Arango extremely angry. He was worried that it would affect the team.
Marca only said that it quoted an insider of the Sporting Gihon Club and didn't say that the information was obtained from Perez Beretta. This was also Philoran hiding the source of the information. This guy was still loyal to Perez Beretta and didn't sell him out.
Of course, if old Arango knew that Perez was the one who leaked the news, his already stiff relationship with his old friend would completely worsen. He would not tolerate anyone who posed a threat to his team.
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"Is what it says true?" Scotteri held a copy of Marca and asked Li Ang.
"You mean the words that slandered me?" Li Ang pointed to the words in the newspaper, such as' revenge for the smallest grievance 'and' biting the hand that feeds'.
"You have a bad temper." Scotteri nodded and said with a serious face.
Li Ang rolled his eyes. Scotteri, an honest person, had become a little funny.
"It's not as exaggerated as what the newspaper says." This was Li Ang's answer to Scotteri's question.
The latter nodded, but there was still a haze in his heart. If it was' not as exaggerated as what the newspaper says', then it meant that there was indeed a conflict.
Scotteri knew that Li Ang had quarreled with Arango when the club planned to cash in on Ribéry, but that matter had passed. He also thought that the relationship between the two men had cleared up. Now it seemed that a rift had appeared. When he went to call Li Ang, he heard the chairman roaring angrily at Li Ang. Scotteri guessed that the relationship between the manager and the owner of the team was very bad. This was not good news for Sporting de Gijón. It could even cause turbulence in the entire team.
Scotteri was well aware of Li Ang's importance to Sporting de Gijón. Li Ang was the backbone of Sporting de Gijón.
"Well, let's not talk about things that have nothing to do with the game." Li Ang shrugged. "Tell Pablo to come to the meeting. We must win the game against the Austrians."
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At the pre-match press conference for the game against Austria's Rapid Wien, the media focused their questions on the conflict between Li Ang and the owner of the team, Manuel Arango. Obviously, they were far more interested in this matter than the UEFA Europa League.
Regarding this, Li Ang naturally flatly denied it.
"It's all a rumor. It's all nonsense." Li Ang's words were cold. "As for why such a rumor report came out at this time, it's actually not difficult to understand."
"We are about to meet Real Madrid in the league. Obviously, this rumor report has ulterior motives. They want to use rumors to shake Sporting de Gijón's morale."
"This is despicable behavior!"
"I strongly condemn it!"
"Can't you play football properly?"
"Don't always think of using dishonest methods to win, okay?"
"Or rather." Li Ang had a mocking expression on his face. "Is Real Madrid so afraid of us that they have to use the means of rumor to cause trouble?"
Now there was an uproar.
Li Ang not only denied that the team had internal strife, but he also threw the blame on Real Madrid and used humiliating remarks to mock them.
Of course, after listening to Li Ang's words, some reporters had to wonder if the report in Marca was just as Li Ang said. Was it a rumor deliberately created to shake Sporting de Gijón's morale?!
After all, Li Ang said it with a nose and eyes, and looking at Li Ang's furious expression, it did not seem like he was faking it.
In addition, it had to be mentioned that this guy really hated Real Madrid and was ruthless in his words.
Especially his last sentence, it could be said to be a great humiliation for the century-old powerhouse Real Madrid!
This matter was big.
The media was excited. They were the least afraid of things blowing up. They only wanted the world to be in chaos. The battle between Sporting de Gijón and Real Madrid, the 'new rivals', was imminent, and Li Ang fired at Real Madrid angrily. This was simply awesome.
Li Ang looked at the excited reporters and sighed in his heart. To be fair, although he had old grievances with Real Madrid, he did not want to provoke Real Madrid at this time. If the enraged Real Madrid broke out with huge energy, he could only bear the consequences. Li Ang was really careful in the situation where the team was fighting on three fronts.
However, he had no choice. At this time, he could only take the initiative to provoke Real Madrid.
This was to throw the blame of Marca's report on Sporting de Gijón's internal strife to Real Madrid: everything was Real Madrid's conspiracy, nothing more!
In order to stabilize the morale of the team, he could only wrong Real Madrid.
Anyway, he and Real Madrid had a deep hatred for a long time, so it was not bad to add fuel to the fire.
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In the first leg of the UEFA Europa League quarterfinals against the Austrian powerhouse Rapid Wien, Sporting de Gijón finally won at home with a score of 2-0.
Before the game, Li Ang used the words he said at the press conference in the locker room to stabilize the morale of the team: throw the blame to Real Madrid, and everything was just a rumor created by Real Madrid.
The players believed him when he said that. After all, there was no sign that the manager and the chairman had a conflict — (The two men concealed it very well).
Before Li Ang's statement, the team was indeed a little flustered. Li Ang was the backbone of the team. If he had a conflict with the team's boss, then the biggest possibility was that the manager's position would be unstable, which would naturally affect the morale and state of the team. After Li Ang's words, the morale of the team was indeed stabilized. The team played at home with ease, scoring a goal in the first half and a goal in the second half. They won the first leg of the UEFA Europa League quarterfinals with a score of 2-0 at home, laying a good foundation for advancing to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Europa League.
In the game against Austria's Rapid Wien, Li Ang still carried out a certain degree of rotation, freezing some of the main players. After all, the quarterfinals of the UEFA Europa League consisted of two legs. Even if the home team did not play well, there was still the away team to fight for. In the game against Real Madrid on the weekend, he needed the whole team to go all out. In the case of the team's lack of depth, he could only choose to take the risk of rotating in the UEFA Europa League to let some tired main players get more rest, and at the same time reduce their chances of injury in the game.
Fortunately, the result of the game against Austria's Rapid Wien was good, with a score of 2-0 at home, laying a good foundation for advancing to the quarterfinals.
After the midweek European game, the whole of Spain began to enthusiastically discuss the league match between Sporting de Gijón and Real Madrid at home.
Everyone in the Iberian Peninsula knew about the feud between Li Ang and Real Madrid.
Moreover, there were two teams now. The newly promoted Sporting de Gijón was second in the league, and the Galácticos Real Madrid was third in the league. Real Madrid was actually eight points behind Sporting de Gijón, which was a great shame for a century-old powerhouse.
In addition, Sporting de Gijón was in an uproar, and Li Ang blamed Real Madrid for being handsome and humiliating them with his words.
This game could be said to be like the crater of an active volcano, hot and hot.
All eyes were on it!
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