Compared with the excited Li Ang, Leganes head coach Ace Alder was silent. He frowned and stared at the situation on the field. After a while, he returned to the coaching bench and sat down, without making any adjustments.
Li Ang glanced over there, and he understood As Alder's considerations. The first half of the game was over in ten minutes, and the Leganes head coach wanted to wait until the first half of the game was over before making adjustments.
Leading by two goals, Li Ang did not ask the team to speed up the offensive rhythm. In today's game, his calculation was very clear, which was to have a tug-of-war with Leganes in the first half, not conceding the ball, and at the same time use the set-piece
Chance to score a goal.
Now that the basic strategic goal has been achieved, Li Ang does not want to take risks in the next game, which will give Leganes the opportunity to seize Sporting Gijon's loopholes.
This is when Li Ang begins to mature. If it were two months ago, he might have impulsively asked the team to suddenly exert force and strive for another goal in order to end the game in the first half. Doing so would have huge consequences.
risky.
Therefore, in the rest of the first half, Sporting Gijon took a two-goal lead and deliberately slowed down the pace, so the game returned to what it was like in the first fifteen minutes, with the two sides engaging in a tug-of-war in the midfield.
Li Ang is not afraid of such a tug-of-war. His team's defense is one of the best teams in the Spanish Second Division. Even the league leader Levante has not been able to achieve success against Sporting Gijon.
Goal scoring, not to mention Leganes whose offensive ability is far inferior to Levante.
In this way, the score did not change again until the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.
Almost as soon as the whistle blew, Leganes head coach Es Alder left his seat and walked straight to the players' tunnel.
The head coach of Leganes had a gloomy face and disappeared into the passage without saying a word.
On the other side, after hearing the whistle, Li Ang stood up and high-fived assistant coach Scott Rui before happily walking back to the locker room. All his tactical plans were realized. The team did not concede a goal and ended the first half with a two-goal lead.
field, this is the best result.
D'Agostino looked at the scene in the coaching bench and smiled, "Sporting Gijon's performance in the first half was more mature than before."
"Yes, in fact, Sporting Gijon did not have much of an advantage in the first half, but it achieved a two-goal lead. This is a sign that the team is beginning to mature," Gonzalez also said.
If Li Ang heard what the two commentators said, he would definitely be very happy. This is exactly the effect he is pursuing. This is a sign that a team is beginning to mature.
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In the home team's dressing room at El Molinon Stadium, the players of Sporting Gijon were in a good mood. Everyone was discussing the first half of the game. Some players were even surprised that they could lead their opponents by two goals so easily.
It was different from the previous three-to-one win over Zaragoza in the Copa del Rey, and also different from the three-goal win over Alaves. In those games, Sporting Gijon used defensive counterattack tactics very well.
He is relatively passive on the field and relies on sneak attacks to succeed.
In today's game, the two sides were strangled in the midfield. It seemed that Sporting Gijon had no advantage and neither side had a good chance. However, they seized two free kick opportunities and scored two goals.
!
The players read the game most directly, and they began to discuss it. The team's performance in this half of the game also made them interested and relaxed.
Li Ang listened to the players talking and laughing, but he did not say anything to stop them. Facing his direct opponent for relegation, such a relaxed mentality was a good thing in his opinion.
If it had been when he had just taken over the team and met Leganes at that time, Li Ang would never have indulged the players' relaxed mentality. That was because the team was under the shadow of a losing streak and needed to win and work hard.
Need to tense up!
It's different now. Li Ang has won the respect and trust of the players through game after game, and the team has gradually begun to regain its confidence through these three months of games.
At this time, facing Leganes, a direct opponent, Sporting Gijon will go all out in the game and relax off the court. This shows that the players are becoming more confident and mature, which is a good thing.
Li Ang was thinking about the second half of the game. Although he was satisfied with the first half and was confident in winning the game, he knew that he could never be careless. As long as the game was not over, anything was possible.
This is a relegation battle. Leganes will definitely not be willing to be relegated. They will definitely work hard. Their head coach Ace Alder will definitely not surrender. He will definitely make some changes in the second half. Li Ang is thinking about Leganes.
Si's possible change of tactics requires him to have sufficient contingency plans.
Es Alder will definitely ask Leganes to strengthen their offense. They are two goals behind. If they want to escape death, they must strengthen their offense.
Li Ang decided to remain unchanged in response to all changes. The midfielder relied on the defensive hardness of Marcos and Carlos to contain Leganes and strangle Leganes' offensive line, just like they did in the first half of the game.
Yes, it’s just that the intensity of defense must be strengthened.
In terms of offense, Sporting Gijon adopts defensive counterattack tactics. Anyway, with two goals in hand, Sporting Gijon is not in a hurry. What is anxious is Leganes. What Sporting Gijon has to do is to seize the back of Leganes' attack.
Possible loopholes, try to seize the opportunity to score another goal, and give your opponent a fatal blow!
When two goals behind, Leganes might still have the courage and morale to fight back!
However, if they fall behind by three goals, they may be in despair!
What Li Ang hopes is that the team can seize the opportunity to give Leganes another blow and make the opponent despair!
Li Ang conveyed his tactical instructions to the players: increase the intensity of the midfield fight, do everything possible to make the opponent fall into the quagmire of the midfield, and at the same time emphasize the speed and efficiency of counterattacks.
The players nodded one after another and defended and counterattacked. This is what they are best at during this period.
"I have only one request, win the game and win stability!" Li Ang finally said, "Let the opponents have nothing to say and make them despair. We want to use this game to tell everyone that Leganes is not worthy of being our opponent at all.
!Our current ranking is just an accident of ***!" He said viciously.
There was a roar in the locker room, and everyone was excited by the coach's words.
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"Aren't you afraid that they will be proud?" Assistant coach Scott Rui asked Li Ang in confusion. He didn't understand why Li Ang kept emphasizing the strength of Sporting Gijon today.
"Proud? Isn't it good?" Li Ang looked at the players who had already run onto the court and said seriously, "When we start to get used to winning, and when the strong desire to move forward in our hearts urges us to move forward,
We can be proud! Only a proud team will cherish the glory and work harder!"
"What I need is pride in our bones. We must straighten our spine and dare to face all powerful enemies. We should be proud of opponents who are not as strong as us! However, pride is in the heart. As long as the attitude is correct, as long as you are not arrogant at your feet,
Just know how to play football!"
"A team needs to have that sense of pride!" Li Ang said. His eyes were profound. He knew what he needed. His team was not a team that aimed at relegation. His ball
The team must compete on a broader stage. A team that is content with the status quo, worried about gains and losses, does not dare to despise its opponents, and has no pride will have no future!
He is not afraid of the team being too proud and underestimating the enemy because he is still the head coach!
Just like the captain of a giant ship, he will control everything, whether it is a reef or a storm, he will handle it well.
When the wind is nice, we can enjoy the sunshine and sea breeze; when it is stormy, we will brave the wind and waves and move forward!
ps: Second update.
My health is improving... I weakly asked for a monthly pass. During my illness, I never dared to ask for a monthly pass.
The monthly vote list has been continuously bombarded... In the last few days of the end of the month, I will give you a surprise.
