Chapter 359: Dark Horse Vertical and Horizontal Monthly Ticket
The ninth round of La Liga in the 2004/2005 season can be said to be a battle between strong teams.
Barcelona was held to a 1-1 away draw by Athletic Bilbao.
Defending champion Valencia was also tied 1-1 at home by Atletico Madrid.
In this case, after the ninth round of the league, people paid attention to the La Liga standings, and were surprised to find that the fourth-placed team in the league was actually Sporting Gijon!
Barcelona ranks first in the league with 23 points.
Ranking second in the league is Sevilla, with 17 points.
Then Sporting Gijon ranked third in the league with 16 points!
Behind Sporting Gijon is another newly promoted dark horse, Levante, which also has 16 points, but ranks fourth in the league due to a low goal difference.
Following closely behind is the defending champion Valencia, whose points are 15 points.
Then the Espanyol ranked fifth in the league with 14 points.
Atletico Madrid also has 14 points and ranks sixth due to a low goal difference.
Zaragoza also has 14 points, ranking seventh in the league.
After Real Madrid lost to Sporting Gijon in this round, its 13 points remained unchanged and ranked eighth in the league!
The entire Spanish football world was shocked.
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The two newly promoted teams, Sporting Gijon and Levante, actually pushed the three giants Valencia, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid behind them and reached the top four in the league. The newly promoted teams are so fierce, which has not been seen in La Liga for many years.
The situation has passed.
Levante ranks fourth in the league. The big reason is because their schedule is more favorable. Except for Sevilla and Atletico Madrid, they have not encountered other giants. Moreover, Levante lost 0-3 away from home.
They lost to Sevilla and only defeated Atletico Madrid 1-0 at home. The results against strong teams were not good, but they performed well against other relatively weak teams.
It is a bit scary that Sporting Gijon can rank third in the league. They have met Deportivo La Coruna and Real Madrid in the league, and defeated quasi-powerful teams such as Athletic Bilbao and Zaragoza.
Nothing to say.
Previously, even though Sporting Gijon defeated Deportivo La Coruña, when Spanish football mentioned this team, they still looked at it with colored glasses looking at the newly promoted team. However, they slaughtered the powerful team 4-0 in the away game.
After Real Madrid, the Spanish football world was shocked. They began to realize one thing, that is, this newly promoted team is extremely fierce, and perhaps they can no longer look at this team with the same eyes as the newly promoted team.
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On the team's way back to Gijon from Madrid the next morning, the players were scrambling to circulate the latest newspapers, looking at the La Liga standings above, and seeing that Sporting Gijon was in third place.
People's faces are full of pride and proud smiles.
Hierro and Albertini, the team's captain and deputy captain, were also communicating softly. The two veterans were also filled with emotion. When they decided to come to Sporting Gijon to spend the last days of their careers, they never expected that this newly promoted Polo team would
The team actually burst out with such energy. After nine league rounds, they actually beat Valencia, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Deportivo and other teams and ranked third in the league!
"I agreed to Li Ang coming to Gijon, which was probably the most correct decision I made in my career!" Albertini looked at the league rankings in the newspaper with mixed feelings in his heart.
The players of Sporting Gijon cheered and the fans of Sporting Gijon were even more excited.
When the team bus returned to Gijon, fans even drove out to greet it, and then followed it all the way to escort the team bus back to the Maleo training base.
The Red and White Army, which had been languishing for many years, burst out with huge energy once they returned to La Liga. Their current results and rankings are not far behind the team's most glorious era!
"Red and White Army!"
"King of the North!"
The fans shouted loudly and roared at the top of their lungs.
Li Ang opened the car window and made a victory gesture to the fans, which immediately ignited all the passion!
"plum!"
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Hierro looked at this scene and smiled. Their head coach is really young, very passionate, energetic, and of course... also very cool!
Hierro had experienced famous coaches such as Capello, Del Bosque, Heynckes, and Hiddink during his time at Real Madrid. Compared with those famous coaches, Liang was too young. This young coach made Hierro feel novel.
, it’s definitely very interesting. Now, the old captain of Real Madrid has also begun to admire Li Ang in his heart. It is indeed very good to be able to lead a newly promoted team to the current results.
Hierro can feel that the entire Sporting Gijon team is as full of passion and energy as the young head coach. Even Hierro, a veteran, feels as if he is a few years younger, which feels good.
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For a long time, there have been few super dark horses in La Liga. This is because unlike the later Premier League, which generally benefited from the broadcast sharing plan, resulting in each team receiving huge profits to enrich the lineup, the broadcast sharing of La Liga teams is different for each team.
The team's self-care means that giant clubs such as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia all earn independent income, which is far more than the funds obtained by other non-rich teams. Moreover, Real Madrid and Barcelona benefit from the membership system and the advantages of century-old giants.
Various sponsorship contracts are coming one after another, making it easier to organize financial investment, so its purchasing power surpasses other La Liga teams.
The small teams in La Liga have very little income from broadcast revenue, which means there is insufficient funds. Without funds, it is difficult to recruit players and strengthen their strength.
A few seasons ago, there was a dark horse called Alaves, which shocked La Liga football and Europe. However, Alaves was only a flash in the pan in the end, and its players were divided up by the major European clubs.
And now, the emergence of Sporting Gijon and Levante, especially Li Ang's Sporting Gijon, once again let people see the scene of dark horses.
Now, it can be said that Sporting Gijon has aroused the interest of the entire Spanish football community and the media. They all want to see how good Sporting Gijon's dark horse is.
"While Alaves was still sinking into Segunda División, the emergence of newly promoted Sporting Gijon made our eyes shine. This is a very special club. Their head coach is Chinese and their head coach is very young. You
Some of the players on the team are still younger, and the composition of their players is also very interesting. Young people aged 16 or 17, players in their twenties who are in their prime, and veterans in their thirties have all become players.
The main force of the team, this team can play very conservatively and pursue defensive counterattack tactics. The 4-0 match against Real Madrid is an example. They can also play offensive football and massacre Zaragoza 8-0.
Compared with the big win over Deportivo, especially the match against Super Deportivo, Sporting Gijon's offense was picturesque, their head coach was extremely passionate, and their players were enthusiastic. The emergence of such a team is
The surprise of La Liga this season. I am very interested in this team and their head coach Li Ang. I am really looking forward to it and paying attention to it. I want to see how far they can go and what results they can achieve.
..."——José., the famous football columnist of the Spanish national news agency "Efe".
Vera said this in his newsletter column.
The name of his column is: "Dark Horse"!
The background image used is a screenshot of the real-time La Liga standings. Sporting Gijon is ranked third, which is extremely eye-catching!
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