"Diego Milito! This 25-year-old Argentinian striker played for the Italian Serie B team Genoa last season. Li Ang brought him to Sporting Gijón and trusted him. Now, he is Sporting de Gijón's number one striker. Before his injury, he had scored seventeen goals. Now, he has scored his eighteenth goal in the league! "Dagestino was full of praise for Milito.
"For this Argentinian striker, this is his season to make a name for himself. On the list of goalscorers, he is second only to Eto'o and Forlan, and the gap is very small. He still has hope to compete for the league's golden boot," González said.
Just as González said, on the current list of goalscorers in La Liga, the number one was Barcelona's Cameroonian striker Eto'o with twenty goals, followed by Villarreal's Uruguayan striker Diego Forlan with nineteen goals. Now, Milito had scored eighteen goals. The gap was really very small. This late-bloomer Argentinian striker really had a chance to compete for the throne of La Liga's top scorer.
At this time, the television screen was replaying the goal over and over again. The commentator was full of praise for Milito's positioning and headers. "… He is a real killer in the penalty area. He shook off Barcelona's captain, Puyol, and dived to head the ball before Puyol. The Barcelona captain was completely confused by his positioning! The goalkeeper, Valdés, was also confused by Di Natale. The Italian's positioning was also very agile! His forward movement attracted the attention of the other defenders, including the goalkeeper, Valdés! And Mata. His dribbling and passing were very exciting. After coming on as a substitute, the young man immediately integrated into the game. Sporting de Gijón's attack this time showed their sharpness and purpose. Their passing was very purposeful, and their positioning was also very purposeful. From Carlos's interception to Modric's beautiful distribution of the ball, Mata's breakthrough, passing, Di Natale's positioning, Diego Milito's header … what a beautiful offensive combination! "
*****
In the stands of the El Molinon Stadium, some people saw Milito's goal, and their eyes lit up. Ever since Milito came to Sporting de Gijón and was entrusted with an important position by Li Ang, he had received the attention of some teams. As Milito's goals continued to rise, and he even led the scoring charts for a while, he received even more attention. The media reported that some big clubs were already investigating the Argentine striker. Today's game was a battle between Sporting de Gijón and Barcelona. Milito's return from his injury was seen by some teams as a good opportunity to investigate Milito. They wanted to see if the Argentine striker could continue his hot scoring form after his injury. Now, they saw the Argentine's goal. It was a very beautiful and important goal!
"A very good player who can be the fulcrum of the team's offense. What's worth paying attention to is that he is not a traditional center forward. His skills are quite comprehensive. In addition to shooting, he is also quite good at protecting the ball, dribbling, and making passes. From time to time, he can even pass people. The most important thing is that his psychological quality is strong! Definitely a big scene, sir. " One of the scouts recorded this in his notebook, and this evaluation could be said to be quite high.
Li Ang sat back in the technical area. He still could not help but admire his favorite player. In Li Ang's view, Diego Milito was definitely a player who was seriously underestimated. In the original history, he was not really recognized as a top star until he joined Inter Milan. At that time, Milito was already 30 years old.
In Li Ang's view, a player like Milito, if given the right opportunity, could become a great player early on. Now, he had given Milito this opportunity, and Milito's performance also pleased him. In addition, the most important thing was that Milito's professional quality was high. He trained hard, so his condition was maintained for a long time. His speed was not fast, but his ball quotient was high. He could be used as a final weapon to score. In addition, as a fulcrum, the last pass was also very good. The Argentine's role in Li Ang's offensive tactics was quite important. It could also be said that under Li Ang's command, Milito had been activated in advance!
At this time, the players who had finished celebrating the goal ran past the front of the technical area and returned to their positions. Li Ang shouted there, "Continue to attack! Continue! Don't relax, focus! "
Li Ang was very clear about the impact of this goal on Barcelona. It was conceivable that Barcelona would attack wildly. At this time, Sporting de Gijón could choose to be conservative. However, Li Ang insisted on continuing to attack. In his eyes, Barcelona was already an arrow at the end of its flight. In such a situation, Sporting de Gijón was fully capable of attacking Barcelona!
Then, Li Ang called Juan Carlos to his side and hurriedly conveyed the latest tactical instructions. He said, "Pay attention to Barcelona's counterattack. If they play a long pass, there is nothing to be afraid of. If they attack from the midfield, intercept their ball and pass it directly to Modric. Tell the Croatian to play with speed and continue our tactics. Our offense is simple and efficient. We will fight back against their counterattack and strive to score another goal! At the same time, tell Di Natale and Mata to always be on the lookout for opportunities to fight back. "
Carlos nodded as he wiped the sweat from his forehead. When he heard the manager's instructions, he quickly turned around and ran back to the field.
*****
After doing all this, Li Ang turned around and walked back to the technical area. He picked up the mineral water bottle and twisted it. He did not twist it open. When he finally twisted it open, he did not drink the water. Instead, he clenched the bottle so tightly that the water in the bottle was squeezed out.
Banderas glanced at Li Ang. He could feel his old partner's nervousness and excitement. If they won this game, they would be five points ahead of Barcelona! With six rounds left in the league, five points would mean that Sporting de Gijón was very close to the league title! It was no wonder that Li Ang was so excited. Even Banderas was so excited that his heart was beating faster – La Liga!
The water in the bottle spilled out and wet Li Ang's shoes. Only then did he realize that he didn't drink the water. He quickly tightened the bottle cap. He didn't want to drink the water at all. It seemed that he was just nervous.
Banderas then asked, "With this goal, we are one step closer to victory, right?"
"No, it's too early to say that we are going to win," said Li Ang.
"Ah?"
"I won't be able to relax until the game is over and we win. This goal will make Barcelona go crazy. This is a Barcelona team that is desperate for the title. It's scary when they go crazy."
Li Ang was not talking nonsense. The current Barcelona team was extremely hungry for the glory of being champions. In recent seasons, Real Madrid and Valencia took turns to be the champions of La Liga, while Barcelona was sinking. Now that they finally saw the light of revival, the league title was already in their bag. Under such circumstances, how could Barcelona be willing to accept defeat?!
*****
In fact, as Li Ang said, after the game resumed, Barcelona launched an almost crazy attack.
Moreover, Barcelona soon received a reward.
In the 83rd minute of the game, Ronaldinho was in possession of the ball. He faced Pepe's defense. After he pulled the ball horizontally, he used his left foot as the axis and half-turned on the spot, as if he was going to break through to the left and then dunked back. Pepe was a little embarrassed by his dribbling and could not keep up with Ronaldinho's rhythm. Ivanovic came over to help. At this time, Ronaldinho passed the ball. He picked it up and the football should have been passed between Ivanovic and Pepe. However, Pepe reacted quickly and forcefully twisted his body. The football hit Pepe's body and bounced to the side.
However, Ronaldinho raised his right hand and shouted at the referee at the same time.
The referee's whistle sounded. He ran over and pointed to the penalty spot!
"Penalty! The referee, Marienko, gave a penalty! He blew the whistle for a penalty. What happened?! "
"It's not just a penalty. The referee also showed a yellow card to Pepe! This is the Portuguese's second yellow card of the game today! A red card! As expected, the referee showed a red card to Pepe! Sporting de Gijón's center back has been sent off with two yellow cards and one red card! The game has gone on for 83 minutes and there's a dramatic change! "
Pepe tried his best to explain and tried to get the referee to retract the penalty. However, the referee's expression was serious. He shook his head and pointed to the side of the field, indicating that Pepe should quickly leave the field.
*****
"F * ck his grandmother!" Li Ang cursed on the side of the field.
With a score of three to one, Sporting de Gijón's victory was in sight. However, such an accident happened at this time and they were whistled for a penalty kick. Of course, this was not the end of the world. However, a penalty kick plus a red card and Pepe being sent off was a huge blow to Sporting de Gijón.
Li Ang cursed angrily. Rijkaard rushed out of the technical area with a look of excitement. This accident gave the Dutchman hope.
The slow-motion camera showed that when Ronaldinho passed the ball, Pepe's body moved to block. His hands subconsciously stretched out. The football hit Pepe's right hand and then bounced off. The referee was very close to the scene of the incident and saw it clearly …
The referee's decision could not be changed. Pepe walked off the field a little depressed and sad.
"Coach, I …" Pepe was very sad, very sad. If the team lost the victory because of his handball and his dismissal, he would be the team's sinner.
"You did very well!" Li Ang hugged Pepe tightly. "Go to the locker room and take a shower. Then wait to celebrate the victory!"
"Will we really win?" Pepe asked.
"Yes." Li Ang patted Pepe's shoulder and said with a wink, "If possible, you'd better prepare the champagne …"
Li Ang did not have time to continue complaining about his bad luck after Scott sent Pepe, who was so sad that he almost cried. He shouted for the team captain, Hierro, to come over.
"Coach." Hierro's expression was serious.
"Three backs!" Li Ang's expression was very serious. "You're in the middle. Let Grosso and Ivanovic move to the middle appropriately. Let Modric's position withdraw relatively!"
Hierro nodded and asked, "Withdraw to defend?"
"Pay extra attention to the rear defensive line, but it doesn't mean to be conservative!" Li Ang shook his head. "Attack! Attack when you have the chance! Barcelona will go crazy. They will attack wildly. Fernando, do you know what the biggest blow to the opponent is? "
Hierro shook his head.
"Give them a head-on blow when they are at their craziest! Let them be completely desperate! "Li Ang's eyes lit up." Go, tell them to find an opportunity and seize it! Score! "
Li Ang's confidence greatly infected Hierro. The former Real Madrid captain nodded vigorously and ran back to the field to convey the manager's confidence and tactical intentions to the players.
*****
At this moment, the cheers of the Barcelona people came from the field.
Barcelona's penalty kick.
Eto 'o stood at the penalty spot. He took the penalty kick and successfully deceived Sporting de Gijón's goalkeeper, Valencia, and scored the penalty kick!
“Goooool！”
"The ball is in! Eto 'o scored the penalty kick! Two to three! Now Barcelona is only one goal behind Gijón! There are still about ten minutes left in the game. It looks like it won't be easy to equalize or even overtake the score, but the important thing now is that Barcelona has the advantage in numbers! "
The Sporting de Gijón players on the field were a little frustrated and worried. At this time, the team captain, Hierro, gathered everyone and conveyed the manager's tactical arrangements. At the same time, he conveyed the manager's confidence to everyone.
"The manager said that Barcelona will attack wildly. The current situation has made them crazy!" Hierro said.
When everyone heard this, some looked worried and some sighed.
"But, do you want to know what else the manager said?" Hierro asked.
Everyone looked at the captain, Hierro, in surprise and curiosity.
"The manager asked me if I knew what the biggest blow to the opponent would be?" Hierro said. He shook his head. "I shook my head and said I didn't know."
"Then, he said that the biggest blow would be to give the opponent a head-on blow when they are at their craziest! This will make them despair! "
Everyone was stunned, and then their eyes lit up!
"Guys! Victory is in front of us, right under our feet! "Hierro's voice was powerful." If we win this game, we will be closer to the championship! That is the league championship, a trophy that many people can't touch in their lifetime! Now, I have won many league championships in Real Madrid, but this time, I still want it very much. What about you?! "
The response he got was the gnashing of teeth and fiery eyes of the crowd.
At this time, the referee had to come over to dissuade the Sporting de Gijón's "battlefield meeting." The Barcelona people were already protesting. They wanted to kick off quickly.
"Look here, look here!" The players spread out and were ready to stand in their respective formations, but they heard the manager's roar on the sidelines. They turned their heads to look and saw their manager standing on the sidelines. He did a somersault on the spot and landed steadily. Then, he cracked a smile … and made a V-shaped gesture, a victory gesture!
It was an action and behavior that no one had expected. However, this somewhat inexplicable action, as well as that bright smile and that victory gesture, were like brilliant sunshine that dispelled the dark clouds in everyone's hearts …
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