The media is hyping Atletico Madrid's invitation to coach Liang, which has already had an impact on the players of Sporting Gijon.
"Hey, do you think the coach will really go to Madrid?" Modric asked.
"Maybe." Di Natale said uncertainly, "If I were the coach, I would go."
"No." Javier Blanco said categorically, "The boss has his dreams and plans here, and he will not leave Gijon."
With that said, Javier Blanco touched the shoulder of substitute goalkeeper Robert. They were both promoted from Sporting Gijon's B team. They were products of the Malayo youth training and they have feelings for Gijon.
"Yes, I think so too." Robert said.
Then the two men looked at Carlos and Mata.
Mata has returned to the team after recovering from injury, but he is still undergoing recovery training and has not played a game yet.
In this team, if anyone is the direct descendant of Li Ang, it is definitely Carlos and Mata.
Although the players did not know that Carlos was the coach's 'brother-in-law', Carlos was dug out by Li Ang from the slums. This boy was absolutely loyal to Li Ang, and Mata originally voluntarily followed Li Ang from Real Madrid.
There is no doubt about the sincerity of these two young people to Li Ang.
"Wherever the boss goes, I will go." Mata said, he didn't mind saying these words, his sincerity for Li Ang was known to everyone, and there was no need to avoid anything.
Carlos didn't speak and just nodded. What he was thinking in his heart was that even if he didn't want to follow Li Ang, his sister wouldn't agree.
But Ribery interjected, "I only know that I have to play well and repay my boss."
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Assistant coach Scott Rui looked at the muttering players there, a little helpless, and sighed. He felt it was necessary to talk to Li Ang. The team's military morale was a little weak now, and the fortress was breached from the inside.
Yes, Sporting Gijon's current state is a hidden danger.
"What to do? Have you rested? Then continue training?" Li Ang's voice shouted over.
Then these players were like frightened little beasts, hurriedly training seriously.
After the day's training, Scott Rui found Li Ang.
"Lee, I think you need to say something." Scottry said.
"What's wrong?" Li Ang asked.
"The players are all talking about it and can't train with peace of mind." Scott Rui said that this team can be said to be built by Li Ang. Most of the players were either promoted by Li Ang from the youth team or from the youth team.
Li Ang was introduced in the transfer market and is the backbone of the team. This is the reason why Atletico Madrid boss Hill's words have such a big impact on Sporting Gijon.
Li Ang glanced at Scott Rui, then nodded, "Okay, I understand."
The next day, in an interview with Spain's National Channel 3, Li Ang clearly responded to Atletico Madrid owner Angel Hill's invitation for the first time.
"Atletico Madrid is a respectable club. I am very grateful to Mr. Hill for his evaluation of me. This is an affirmation of my work. I am now the head coach of Sporting Gijon and have a contract with the club, and I am very happy here.
I’m happy, as for the future, it’s not time to discuss it yet.”
As soon as Li Ang's statement came out, Sporting Gijon, which had some unstable military morale, finally calmed down a little.
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His statement not only responded to Angel Hill's invitation, expressed his gratitude for the appreciation, but also declined politely.
This is basically the common interpretation of many media.
However, some media felt that they smelled something unusual.
Li Ang's words seem to be a statement that he will abide by his contract with Sporting Gijon and will not talk about his future until the contract expires. However, if interpreted in depth, it can also be understood as saying that he just doesn't want to talk about it now.
The future, then, does that mean wait until the end of the season?!
Anyway, it is just such a paragraph, and the media naturally has their own angles and reasons for interpreting it.
"Aspa" immediately published a statement saying that Li Ang was actually showing his goodwill to Atletico Madrid. Maybe after the season is over, the Chinese coach will fall into the arms of a wealthy club.
Regarding these interpretations of the media, Li Ang ignored them after making those remarks. Sometimes, the more you say, the more disagreements and discussions will arise.
One day later, in the 20th round of La Liga, Sporting Gijon welcomed Zaragoza at home.
They shocked Spanish football by sweeping this opponent 8-0 in the first round of the league.
However, this time at home, Sporting Gijon tied with their opponent one to one.
On the one hand, this is because the team has obviously been affected by the previous media hype and is somewhat out of shape. On the other hand, Sporting Gijon's luck is really bad. Zaragoza only had five shots in the game, and only one hit the target.
If it's within the goal frame, a goal is scored.
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In this round of the league, Atletico Madrid lost 0-1 away to Malaga, which ranked second from the bottom in the league, causing a big upset.
In the last round of the league, Malaga defeated Sevilla. In this round of the league, it defeated Atletico Madrid. They were both teams that were just massacred by Sporting Gijon. Some Spanish media joked that Malaga is lucky and has been following Gijon.
Picking up after the competition.
After losing to Malaga, Atletico Madrid's acting head coach, the team's youth team coach Rafael, could only return to the youth team to coach again. Atletico Madrid subsequently announced that Mexican Aguirre would become Atletico Madrid's head coach.
’s new head coach.
Aguirre served as the head coach of the Mexican national team as early as 2001. At that time, he replaced Enrique Mesa as the head coach of the Mexican national team and led the team to participate in the 2002 World Cup held in Japan and South Korea. In the 8th
After losing to the old enemy the United States in the quarter-finals, he dismissed get out of class. After that, he started to play in La Liga. Before that, he was still coaching Osasuna. However, Atletico Madrid directly poached Aguirre from Osasuna. Very soon
Obviously, faced with Atletico Madrid's invitation, Aguirre embraced it without hesitation.
After Li Ang "declined" Atletico Madrid's invitation, Atletico Madrid quickly took action and poached Aguirre.
The rumors about Atletico Madrid poaching Liang seem to have ended here.
However, at this time, Atletico Madrid general manager Angel Hill made an astonishing statement in an interview with La Repubblica, "My appreciation for coach Li Ang will not change. Let's see what happens in the summer."
What will happen?"
Well, this immediately caused another wave of media hype.
Faced with these reports, Li Ang had to talk to the players in the locker room to reassure them and tell them to ignore the hype. Together with the players, he had honors and goals to work hard for.
To sum up, let the players relax, he has a plan in Gijon, everyone must fight for glory together, and he will not abandon everyone.
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Li Ang was a little angry. He had heard before that the relationship between the Hill family members and the head coach was very bad. It could even be said that they had a grudge. It was a bit strange. Now seeing Hill's move,
Li Ang was also speechless.
Well, Li Ang is quite proud of Hill's pursuit of him, but because of his status as a head coach, he sympathizes with Aguirre, who has just taken office, and feels that Hill has gone too far.
Is not it?
On Aguirre's first day on the job, the seats in Atletico Madrid's head coach's office were probably not yet warm, but the club boss made a statement and continued to pursue other coaches, and also said things like "summer agreement". Aguirre's mood
One can imagine.
Anyway, Li Ang felt that if he were Aguirre, resigning in anger would be the only option.
Of course, not everyone has the arrogance and backbone of Li Ang. Aguirre did not go crazy. Later, Xiao Hill seemed to feel that he had said the wrong thing and it was necessary to appease Aguirre and praised him without any pain.
Gire said a few words, and the latter immediately expressed his loyalty to Atletico Madrid and praised the Hill family's contribution to Atletico Madrid. It was very harmonious.
Three days later, in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals, Sporting Gijon faced Sevilla at home, which they had just played two weeks ago.
In this game, Li Ang did not rotate, he sent out all the main players.
On the one hand, facing opponents that he had defeated 5-1 in the league before, his proud heart did not allow the team to fail.
In addition, as the team's morale has been fluctuating these days, it needs a victory. Nothing can stabilize the morale more than a victory.
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In the first half of the game, the two sides played to a score of 0-0. Sporting Gijon had some bad luck. Diego Milito and Modric had shots that hit the post and crossbar respectively.
And Sevilla also sent their main players. Obviously, Caparros was holding his breath for revenge in this game. He knew that Sporting Gijon was now a little unstable and planned to take advantage. Throughout the first half, Sevilla
Villa fought very hard.
Seventeen minutes into the second half, Sporting Gijon took advantage of a free kick and broke through Sevilla goalkeeper Esteban's fingers.
The goal came from the team's right back Ivanovic. The Serbian and Montenegrin defender overwhelmed Navarro in the penalty area and completed a very beautiful header.
In this game, Ivanovic continued to start. With Dorado injured, Ivanovic firmly secured his position as the main right back. Now Dorado is about to return from injury, but, obviously
, it is somewhat difficult for him to regain his position as the main right back.
Ivanovic was very active today. He continued to assist on the right, completely suppressing Sevilla's left, and scoring a goal to break the deadlock was the best compliment for him.
The game was not over yet. After scoring the goal, Sporting Gijon played more excitedly, especially Ribery, whose assists from the left were also very sharp. Near the end of the game, Sevilla took advantage of Sevilla's massive counterattack to try
At the opportunity to equalize the score, Ribery and Di Natale cooperated on the wing. After a beautiful breakthrough, Di Natale crossed the ball, allowing Di Natale to find a good shot opportunity in the middle, sending the football into Este for the second time.
Ben guards the earth gate.
Originally, Sevilla head coach Caparros made very detailed defensive arrangements for Sporting Gijon's offensive tactics, ranging from retreating to attacking and suppressing. But I didn't expect that Leon's tactics today emphasized the wing, Ribery
Ivanovic and Ivanovic, one on the left and one on the right, flew together on both wings, directly suppressing Sevilla. This made Caparros's specially formulated tactics based on the previous matches between the two teams suddenly lost.
effect.
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In Spain, reports that Atletico Madrid owner Hill Jr. wanted to poach Li Ang began to cool down as Li Ang later stopped participating in the discussion.
However, there was a ripple in the distant Apennine Peninsula.
Pinetina, the training base of Italian giants Inter Milan.
The Pinetina base was built in 1962. It was funded by Moratti's father Angelo Moratti at the strong request of the then coach Herrera. However, the purpose of building this base was only for training.
There were no accommodation facilities, only training grounds, gyms and swimming pools. In 1965, the Pinetina base had a small main building, but the base's uncoordinated structure and imperfect functions remained.
The players' room at the Pinetina base is small and has insufficient light. The only window is located near the roof and is only about the size of a palm. The air conditioning system is a mess, making it cold in winter and hot in summer. On January 12, 2003, Vieri and
Di Biagio did not play in the game against Modena. The team claimed that they had the flu, but in fact they left the base without permission. The two repeatedly insisted that it was because the room was too hot and they could not sleep.
The Nerazzurri have always been accustomed to allowing players to sleep in rooms at the Pinetina base before home games and conduct closed training sessions before games to avoid outside interference.
Current Inter Milan coach Mancini is not too keen on this. He suggested to Inter Milan boss Moratti that arranging for the players to stay in a luxury hotel before the game would help improve morale.
Moratti has not yet agreed to this suggestion. On this day, Moratti came to Pinetina for inspection, intending to have a heart-to-heart talk with the players and understand their opinions. This man, who is affectionately called by many Inter Milan fans,
Mr. Chairman, who is called "Dad", is indeed very good to the players.
The soundproofing of the rooms in Pinetina is very poor.
Moratti heard loud discussions in Vieri's room in the corridor.
"Hey, BOBO." A voice shouted, "I seem to have heard that Atletico Madrid is hiring a Chinese coach. Is this true?"
The speaker was Cambiasso, who had just arrived at Inter Milan on a free transfer from Real Madrid last summer. Popo is Vieri's nickname. He once played for Atletico Madrid, which is where he became famous.'
The newcomer Cambiasso is very knowledgeable, and chatting with the veteran Vieri about Atletico Madrid's affairs seems to be a good topic.
"Well, that's right." Vieri said lazily, "It's true. Everyone in Madrid is talking about it."
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