When night falls on June 19, 2004, where is the best place for business in the seaport city of Gijon?
There is no doubt that it is a bar.
Or to be more direct, bars where you can watch football games have the best business.
Fans like to get together to watch the game and watch the game with their friends over a delicious beer. This is simply a pleasure.
The local TV station in Gijon started the live broadcast of this game two hours in advance. Sporting Gijon has been away from La Liga for too long. Over the years, it has been impacting La Liga. However, the results are not good, and even the promotion play-offs
There are very few opportunities to obtain the qualification. If you win this game against Cadiz, the team will qualify for the promotion play-offs. This is a feast not to be missed for fans.
There were still two hours before the start of the game, and a large number of fans had already gathered outside El Molinon Stadium.
Xavi Gradro, Bader Coure and their partners, carrying banners and flags, were 'getting ready' outside the square outside the stadium.
Everyone is discussing the upcoming competition enthusiastically, and they are all filled with emotion and excitement.
"I really didn't expect that we would still qualify for the promotion play-offs." Bader Kure sighed.
"Yes." Harvey Gradro nodded, "We all want to thank Li. It was Li who led the team all the way to this point."
"Yes, thank you Li Ang!" Baderkure laughed loudly. He looked at the friend beside him. Gradro had fiercely opposed Li Ang at the beginning, and even almost started a fight with Li Ang. However,
Now he has become the most die-hard Li Ang supporter. Just as Sporting Gijon fought their way back from the relegation zone to the promotion zone, this is like a dream, it is incredible.
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The Sporting Gijon bus is heading towards the stadium.
Li Ang sat in the front row on the right side, a seat reserved for almost every team's head coach.
The team's training is in good shape, with training on various tactics, offense, defense, set pieces, and even small coordination in details... everything is going smoothly.
Everyone cherishes the opportunity to upgrade, and the morale of the players is also very high.
Li Ang thought for a while, there should be no problem! He said in his heart.
He was a little nervous.
Even when facing Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final, facing this 'Galactico', Leon was not so nervous.
Winning the Copa del Rey is a huge honor.
La Liga represents a new world.
"Kadis".
Li Ang softly read out the opponent's name, the file information about Cadiz. Li Ang, Scott Rui and Banderas, together they studied the team thoroughly, how strong the opponent was, and what changes there were.
, he knows even better than the Cadiz people that the person who knows you best is not yourself, but your opponent!
The game was coming soon. I thought I had made all preparations and could rest assured. However, at this time, Li Ang became a little nervous.
He shook his head. He was still too focused on the game and valued this promotion opportunity too much. That's why he worried about gains and losses.
When the Sporting Gijon team's car arrived outside the Ermolinon stadium, even in a sealed air-conditioned car, the huge noise coming from Ermolinon could be heard inside.
At this moment, in this city, this is the most popular volcanic crater!
When the car stopped and the players stepped off the bus and appeared in front of many reporters and fans, they caused a commotion.
The players waved and greeted the enthusiastic fans, but they did not stay much longer and filed into the tunnel towards the locker room.
The last one to get off the bus was Sporting Gijon's head coach Li Ang, who was interviewed by Spain's National Radio.
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Almost at the same time, in Madrid, in the hotel where Shakira was staying, the TV had just been turned on. Alice, Shakira and Miss Betty were sitting on the sofa together, preparing to watch the live broadcast of the game.
After that beautiful and important night with Leon, Ally stayed in Madrid and temporarily joined Shakira's team. Shakira admired the lyrics written by Alice. She felt that this elf-like girl wrote
The lyrics are very spiritual.
This league match between Sporting Gijon and Cadiz is related to the qualification for the promotion play-offs. Alice will definitely be waiting in front of the TV to cheer for Leon, and Shakira and Miss Betty will also accompany them to watch the game.
They know football, and they are shocked that Li Ang actually led Sporting Gijon from the relegation zone to the promotion zone. They also want to see whether Li Ang's team can achieve satisfactory results in this important game.
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As soon as the TV was turned on, I saw the head coach of Sporting Gijon, wearing a suit and leather boots. He said to the camera with a cold face, "Victory! Of course it is a victory! Besides, what do you think a team head coach would say?
Any other answers?!"
After saying that, Li Ang, under the protection of the security personnel, walked straight away from the long guns and short cannons and walked into the corridor.
"Mr. Li Ang, the head coach of Sporting Gijon, expressed his confidence in winning the game." The reporter said loudly to the camera, "His words aroused huge cheers from the Gijon fans at the scene..."
At this time, a fan approached the camera and shouted, "Lee, we love you!"
This startled the reporter. He turned around and saw these fans cheering and walking away.
Almost at the same moment, at the entrance of the away team, the Cadiz people also arrived.
Caddis head coach Stekelenberg was also being interviewed by the media, while his players filed into the tunnel from behind him.
"Sporting de Gijon is the home court? This has no impact on us, we have a big heart!"
"Will we 'set up the bus'? You will know after the game starts."
"Evaluate Coach Li Ang? I don't know this person." Caddis head coach Stekelenberg looked gloomy.
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"After the game starts, be careful of Cadiz's crazy offensive."
"The first ten minutes are the most dangerous. I don't want to see any goals conceded."
"Of course, it doesn't mean that you should all defend at the beginning of the game. If there is an opportunity to counterattack, try to seize it."
"In the first ten minutes, don't concede the ball. If possible, make a successful attack and try to score a goal."
"Press! Press the opponent! Don't let the Caddis have a chance to get the ball comfortably!"
"Cut off their passing lanes!"
"Isolate their forwards and midfielders!"
"Their left back Redit likes to assist, so try to seize the space after he comes up."
"Their forward Gadron has good foot skills and is very fast. Don't give him space to sprint with the ball. If it doesn't work, just foul. Be smart when you foul."
"Kadiz's midfielder Heffron, he is the core of this team's midfield, limit him, and don't make him comfortable from the first second of the game."
"Their defender Lyford Lage is tall and has good header ability. When hitting high-altitude balls, try to avoid this person's defensive area. Of course, this person's turn is slow. You know what to do."
"If you lose the ball, don't panic, don't forget, we are the team that defeated Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final!"
After the players came back from warm-up, Li Ang once again emphasized the tactics and some details of the game.
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After finishing talking about tactics, Li Ang looked around at his players, and he could see that the players were a little nervous.
This won't work.
"I won't say much about the importance of this game." Finally, Li Ang said, "I will also say that this game is an ordinary game, don't be nervous or anything. Because, in such a game, it is normal to be nervous, not only
We are the only ones who are nervous. Our opponents are even more nervous than us. You know, they have been chased by us all the way and are now forced to fight us with bayonets."
Hearing what Li Ang said, the players burst into laughter. They were a little nervous at first, but after hearing this, their nervousness also eased a little. The coach was right, Cadiz people are the most nervous.
At this time, assistant coach Scott Terry came over to remind him that it was time to play.
As Li Ang waved his hand, the players all stood up with a roar.
"Go ahead and kick the Caddis' ass!" Leon said.
These words resonated strongly with the players.
"Kick the Caddis' ass!" the crowd shouted loudly.
Then in such a heated atmosphere, the players filed out of the locker room.
Scott Rui and Banderas both looked at this scene dumbfounded. In such a crucial game, at such a tense moment, Li Ang's last words were... really wonderful.
They could see that Li Ang's words seemed to give the players a final boost, which not only encouraged the players, but also further eased their tension.
This is Li Ang, a seemingly casual sentence can have a good effect.
In addition, Banderas is concerned about another question, "How do you know Cadiz will attack aggressively at the beginning of the game?"
"I already said that he would 'set up a bus' and said that his tactics were ugly. He had to prove himself with offense." Li Ang said with a smile.
"Are you so sure that this provoking method will work?" Scott Terry also asked.
"It should be useful." Li Ang touched his chin and said with some uncertainty. He studied it and found that Stekelenberg's temper was not good.
The two assistant coaches gave a wry smile. They thought Li Ang was sure, but it turned out to be just a guess.
"What does this mean? It doesn't matter if I guessed wrong." Li Ang said with a smile, "I focused on defense at the beginning of the game. It's always right."
The two assistant coaches nodded, that was correct.
The three people walked towards the players' corridor, but Li Ang was thinking in his mind. If possible, he still hoped that his guess was right. If the opponent's head coach was really as he expected, this game would have an advantage. (
