Signed for Ribery and then had a delicious meal of lamb pie and carrot soup.
Leon praised Ribery's wife Wasiba's cooking skills, which made Ribery very happy. The young man with the terrible scars on his face was proud to have such a wife.
Leon and Banderas said goodbye and left. Franck Ribery had already signed his personal contract. When the contract with Brest expires on June 10, Ribery will be a member of Sporting Gijon. At that time, Ang will be with Sporting Gijon again.
Ribery will contact Ribery, and Ribery will only need to report to Gijon at the agreed time.
When leaving, Leon took out his wallet, took out two twenty-euro banknotes and a five-euro banknote, and handed them to Ribery.
Ribery was stunned for a moment, then quickly waved his hand and explained that he was just joking before.
Li Ang laughed loudly, "Take it."
Seeing Ribery at a loss, Li Ang said, "This is a signing of 45 euros! But, in my eyes, Frank Ribery will be a great star in the future!"
Ribery was stunned when he heard this, and then the French young man from a poor town took the forty-five euros excitedly, "Sir, it will be as you wish!"
Leon smiled, he patted Ribery on the shoulder, then said hello to Wasiba, and left this old and poor residence in Brest.
After Li Ang left, Ribery found an old photo album, and then carefully placed the three banknotes behind the film.
Watching her husband do all this, Wasiba was surprised. Because her family was poor, she knew that Ribery was stingy. When she got rich, she would put it in her wallet first. Now, it's only 45 euros.
That’s all, I actually collected it... Do these three banknotes have any special meaning?
Ribery put his arm around his wife's shoulders and told the story of his meeting with the Chinese head coach from the Spanish club...
At this time, it was already past seven o'clock in the evening, the night was already dark, and outside the window, stars were dotted, embellishing people's dreams.
The next day, Leon and Banderas returned to Spain together.
On the flight back, the two people were still talking about Ribery.
Leon was quite optimistic about Ribery, which surprised Banderas. He had never seen Ribery play. Although he had no right to speak without an investigation, he still felt that a man who was already 21 years old still had no right to speak.
Players who play in the French third division really have no future.
"Just wait and see." Li Ang laughed, he was in a good mood, "Ribery will surprise you."
Banderas glanced at Leon, smiled, and said nothing else, obviously not believing it.
Li Ang pursed his lips, thinking that you would be surprised when the time comes.
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Take a flight from Paris to Madrid, then transfer to Gijon from Madrid.
That afternoon, Li Ang appeared on the training ground at the Maleo training base.
He formally introduced Pablo Banderas to the rest of the coaching staff and players.
Pablo Banderas has become the new assistant coach, and he will assist Leon together with Scott Terry.
Li Ang is quite satisfied with this assistant configuration. Scott Rui is the veteran of the team. Although his ability is mediocre, he works meticulously and can handle the tasks assigned by Li Ang well. Banderas and Li Ang have done well before.
It's a pleasure to work with him. He understands Leon's football philosophy more thoroughly and is more capable than Scott Terry. With Banderas by his side to fill in the gaps, Leon can feel more at ease.
This port city in southern Spain is on the west side of the Gulf of Algeciras on the Mediterranean Sea, and is only 9.6 kilometers west of the Strait of Gibraltar. It is a small city.
When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, Sporting Gijon players were celebrating heartily on the turf of Algeciras' home field.
In the thirty-seventh round of the Spanish Football League Serie B, Sporting Gijon defeated Algeciras 2-0 in an away game. This team that had been relegated early caused a lot of trouble for Sporting Gijon.
, Sporting Gijon did not break the deadlock for them until the 71st minute of the game with a header from McGuer Pihra. Ten minutes later, substitute Matt Bilic shot in front of the goal.
The success expanded the score to 2-0, and also insured Sporting Gijon's victory.
When the whistle blew at the end of the game, Li Ang finally breathed a sigh of relief. Before the game, he did not expect that this team that had been relegated early would cause them so much trouble. Li Ang was thinking, he was reviewing,
He underestimated the enemy a bit. As a head coach, he underestimated the enemy. Moreover, this kind of thinking is not only on the head coach, but also on the players who underestimated the team that was relegated early.
Under such circumstances, the players of Algeciras, with the cheers of the fans in the audience, actually played very well and caused a lot of trouble for Sporting Gijon.
It is precisely because of the unexpected difficulties that after winning the game, the players were very excited and felt a sense of relief.
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At the post-match press conference, Li Ang praised his opponents in this game, "I know that Algeciras was unfortunately relegated early, but in this game, they deserve respect and they played great.
If I were to rate our opponents today, they would all get perfect marks!”
Li Ang's words won the favor of the people of Algeciras. After the game, the local newspaper also specially introduced the outstanding coaching resume of the Chinese head coach of Sporting Gijon in Gijon and praised Li Ang generously.
This also made some media who didn't like Li Ang couldn't help spitting acid. They thought Li Ang was too despicable. Although it seemed that Li Ang was respecting and praising his opponents, don't forget that Sporting Gijon won the game. Since
The losers are all praised, aren't the winners even more powerful?! You are so naive, you have all been deceived by the Chinese's rhetoric!
Li Ang was really wronged this time. He really didn't make so many twists and turns. He really thought Algeciras played well. On the contrary, Li Ang was not satisfied with his players.
In the first training session after returning to Gijon from Algeciras, Li Ang first severely criticized the players.
"Do you think your opponent is a team that has been relegated early, so you think it's easy to bully?"
"Are you all complacent? Think we can win easily?"
"We have no right to underestimate our opponents yet."
After being scolded by Li Ang, the training ground was quiet, and no one dared to speak.
Li Ang's authority in Gijon is now growing. Especially after leading the team to win the Copa del Rey at the Bernabeu, Li Ang's authority in the team has reached a new height.
Seeing Li Ang getting angry, the players were a little trembling.
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After getting angry, Li Ang's face looked better.
"I think you all know the significance of the next game without me telling you," Li Ang said.
"I know!" The players, who had been trained to remain silent, breathed a sigh of relief and shouted loudly, with excitement in their voices.
No wonder they are excited, because the next league game does have special significance.
Sporting Gijon defeated Algeciras 2-0 in the 37th round of the league and scored three points.
After this round of competition, their points reached 58 points.
Sporting Gijon's league ranking has also risen two places again, and is now ranked tenth in the Spanish Second Division.
Eibar and Salamanca became the new teams to be overtaken by Sporting Gijon in the standings.
Leganes, which has always been ranked 19th in the league, was once Sporting Gijon's most direct and dangerous relegation opponent when it was ranked 18th in the league. In this round of the league,
The game ended 1-1 with Cordoba, and the current score is 44 points.
After this round, Leganes has 44 points and Sporting Gijon has 58 points. Leon’s team leads Leganes by 14 points. There are still five rounds left in La Liga this season, and Gijon
Sporting has an advantage in the win-lose relationship with Leganes, and the goal difference is now much higher than that of Leganes. This means that Sporting Gijon will be better in the next thirty-eighth round.
In the league, you only need to remain unbeaten and score one point to successfully avoid relegation four rounds in advance.
The danger of relegation was the Sword of Damocles always hanging over Sporting Gijon when Leon took over this team!
Only when the relegation is truly successful, and even the theoretical possibility of relegation is eliminated, can we truly breathe a sigh of relief.
"The media has been calculating the points we need to avoid relegation..." Li Ang said, "I get irritated after reading those analysis and data. After the next round of the league, I hope I don't have to see those analysis reports that make me upset.
.”
"In the game against Malaga B team, the media said that a draw would mean we could avoid relegation in advance." Li Ang paused, looked at his players, and suddenly raised his voice, "What do you think we need in this game?
What is it?"
"Victory!" all the players shouted in unison.
"Didn't you eat? I can't hear you!" Li Ang shouted.
"Victory! Victory! Victory!" Everyone roared with flushed faces.
"Very good!" Li Ang nodded, "I will put the victory of this game in my pocket in advance! I believe you will not let me down."
No one spoke, but their eyes and facial expressions said everything.
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May 23, 2004.
Gijon, Ermoline Stadium.
The entire stadium was packed.
All Gijon fans know the significance of this game to the team. If they win this game, they will be able to avoid relegation four rounds in advance.
From being ranked fifth from the bottom three months ago, and almost being judged to be relegated by the media, to now having the opportunity to successfully avoid relegation four rounds in advance, all Sporting Gijon fans are filled with emotion and excitement. They know the team best.
What happened during these three months!
What's more, just over half a month ago, they defeated the powerful 'Galactico' 4-3 at the Bernabeu Stadium and snatched the Copa del Rey trophy from Real Madrid. They won the history of Sporting Gijon.
The first truly valuable championship trophy. The Sporting Gijon team that dominated La Liga 20 years ago was not able to win a trophy, and there was nothing they could do. Now this team has actually done it!
These three months have been a dream for Sporting Gijon fans.
Malaga B team currently ranks 16th in the league with 52 points.
This team was one of the first teams to be overtaken by Sporting Gijon in the standings.
Not only was it surpassed by Sporting Gijon in the standings, but the most serious thing for Malaga B team is that they are now in danger of being relegated.
Including the ongoing game with Sporting Gijon, with five rounds of league games left, they are eight points ahead of 19th-placed Leganes, and there is still a possibility of relegation.
Therefore, this game is also a relegation battle for Malaga B team. Although it is an away game, Málaga B team still showed a strong fighting will.
During the entire 45 minutes of the first half, neither side scored a goal, and the score was zero to zero.
Sixty minutes into the match, the score is still zero to zero.
Li Ang stood on the sidelines with a calm expression.
However, he was suffering in his heart. Although a draw could save him from relegation in advance, he still hoped to see the team celebrate the success of relegation with a victory.
What's more, it's a draw now, and Malaga B team has greater pressure to avoid relegation. This team has never given up the expectation of winning. If Malaga B team succeeds in a sneak attack, they lose the game.
, then Li Ang was going to faint from anger.
Sporting Gijon fans in the stands were singing and cheering for the players.
The camera captures the faces of the fans, and you can see that the expressions of these fans who are singing are also impatient, they are waiting for the goal!
The hero waiting for the goal!
In the 72nd minute of the game, the hero appeared.
Miguel Cobas took a free kick into the penalty area, and Maiguel Pihra headed the ball towards the goal. After the football was saved by the Malaga B team goalkeeper, Juan Mata cleverly used his knee to kick it.
Pad and shoot the football into the net.
The moment the net trembled, the entire El Molinon Stadium erupted!
Everyone in the entire stadium was roaring, roaring, jumping, and stamping their feet. It was like an earthquake.
Three minutes later, substitute Javier Blanco's long shot scored another goal for Sporting Gijon, expanding the score to 2-0!
The craziness of the entire stadium has reached a new level!
From this moment on, no one in the entire stands was sitting to watch the game. Everyone stood up, singing, applauding, and cheering!
Waiting for the moment of celebration to arrive!
In the last minute of stoppage time, Malaga B team was still looking for goals. For their relegation, one more goal difference is also very helpful.
Twenty thousand fans stood in the stands.
Li Ang stood on the sidelines.
He was surrounded by equally excited players and coaching staff.
Finally, as the players of the Malaga B team made a pass error, the football was shoveled out of the sideline by Marcos, forming a dead ball.
The referee also blew the whistle at the right time to end the game.
At that time, the active volcano called Ermolinon erupted.
The earth shook!
The camera immediately focused on the sidelines, and the head coach of Sporting Gijon rushed into the court with his arms raised to hug his players...
The camera is shaking!
The stadium went completely crazy... (To be continued.)
