The Sporting Gijon team's bus headed towards the Saragioglu Stadium, Fenerbahce's home stadium.
This is not the first time that Sporting Gijon has played an away game outside Spain, but Turkey’s devilish home court is notorious. Li Ang had only seen the horror of the Turkish team’s home court from the news and game footage.
It makes people's scalp numb. Therefore, Li Ang himself does not know how much negative impact the home team fans in this stadium will have on Sporting Gijon in today's game. It is impossible not to worry.
The bus was escorted by police cars, but it was still blocked. The road ahead was blocked by a large number of Fenerbahce fans, and the police were clearing the road.
Seeing that the Saragioglu Stadium is right in front of us, but it is blocked, it would be strange if Fenerbahce fans did not do it on purpose.
The bus stopped, and the Sporting Gijon players looked out the window and 'saw' the enthusiasm of the Turkish fans.
Fenerbahce fans raised their middle fingers towards the Sporting Gijon players in the car window to express their most direct emotions, and shouted loudly in a language that begins with the F word that the whole world can understand.
Finally, the police cleared the road and the bus started slowly.
"It's been delayed for another ten minutes." Scottry said, looking at his watch.
Li Ang's face was gloomy, which meant that the time left for Sporting Gijon to warm up before the game and to set up tactics in the locker room had to be compressed.
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The Sporting Gijon bus passed by amid countless raised middle fingers and curses. In a corner of the square outside the stadium, about a thousand Sporting Gijon fans were being 'protected' by the Istanbul police.
Below, waiting for entry.
Rather than saying that these Sporting de Gijon fans were being protected by the police, it was better to say that they were deliberately isolating the visiting team's fans from the visiting team, denying the visiting team's fans the opportunity to cheer for their team and boost their morale.
The players looked at the countless raised middle fingers outside the car window, as well as the fervent and ferocious faces, and all took a breath. They had never encountered such an away game.
"I feel like if I go out now, they will tear me apart!" Mata said.
"Afraid?" Carlos said with a sideways glance.
"Only cowards are afraid!" Mata said, squinting his neck.
Finally, the Sporting Gijon bus arrived at a parking lot, and the players got off one after another. Then they heard the huge noise, which came from the stadium. Those Fenerbahce fans had already
The fun started.
The air seemed to be filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.
There were reporters waiting outside the bus, planning to conduct interviews, including Turkish reporters and Spanish reporters.
Li Ang waved his hand, and then the players were urged by the coaches to quickly go to the locker room to change clothes and warm up. They were delayed on the road just now. Time is running out, and they need to stay away from all the Turks!
Li Ang simply accepted the interview from the media and left in a hurry.
At this time, he didn't say any harsh words. A biting dog won't bark before it bites. If he said harsh words at this time, it would only make people laugh. It would be better to see the truth in the competition.
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The players changed their jerseys very quickly and then went to the court to warm up under the leadership of assistant coach Scott Terry.
The players walking in the corridor were still talking about the 'enthusiasm' of the Turkish fans. In the Sporting Gijon team, the only real experienced and proven veterans are Hierro and Albertini. They are interested in this.
I'm prepared and won't pay too much attention to it, but there are more young people like Mata and Ribery in the Sporting Gijon team, as well as young people like Di Natale and Grosso who are not too young but have not experienced it.
Grassroots players with real names and big scenes, so the 'enthusiasm' of Fenerbahce people will still affect Sporting Gijon's players.
Then these players walked out of the tunnel and were shocked. The Saragioglu Stadium, which can accommodate 53,586 people, was like a powder keg that had been detonated.
It was no longer just harsh boos, the more than 50,000 raised middle fingers were like a dense forest of terror!
Of course, no one is throwing debris yet, the game has not started yet, and the Turks' program has not reached this point yet.
Even so, the deafening boos and fanatical hostile atmosphere rushed towards him. His mental quality was a little poor, and his legs even trembled a little.
Scoteri looked at the players, shook his head, and after a simple warm-up, he quickly sent the players back to the locker room. In such an atmosphere, the longer the warm-up time, the greater the impact on the players. It is better to wait.
The game starts. Maybe after the game starts, it will be better for the players to concentrate on the game.
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In the visiting team's locker room at Saragioglu Stadium.
Li Ang briefly explained the tactics of this game again, as well as some details that need attention.
When the players were about to prepare to go to the stadium, Li Ang did not give any long motivational speech this time.
"Ignore those fans. No matter how powerful and terrifying they are, they will never come down to bite you!"
He only spoke a short paragraph, the most important of which were a few sentences.
"Imagine what you suffered last night. You couldn't sleep, there were fake fire alarms, you were soaked by sprinklers, and everyone's female and male relatives were greeted once again! I know you are upset, and so am I."
"Does anyone think they're not a man?" he asked the team in the locker room.
Needless to say?
Everyone at Sporting Gijon is a breeder!
"He is a man! If you have the guts, vent all your grievances! Beat them! Score their goals! Kill them!"
When Li Ang said these words, his tone was calm, not as roaring and passionate as before. However, at this moment, it seemed to be more effective. Everyone was silent, no one shouted, and then it was like this
Quietly and orderly, he opened the door to the locker room and headed towards the players' corridor!
Don’t die in silence, just explode in silence!
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The live broadcast was reading the names of players from both sides. Every Fenerbahce player whose name was read would cause huge cheers from the audience. When the names of Sporting Gijon players were read, the stands erupted.
The shushing sounds can almost tear the eardrums...
Especially when the name of Sporting Gijon captain and former Real Madrid captain Fernando Hierro was read, the boos reached its peak.
"Real Madrid and Fenerbahce have a feud?" Li Ang, who was walking towards the visiting team's coaching bench, asked, "I haven't heard of it."
"Maybe they think Hierro is the biggest player on our team," Scoteri said.
Li Ang nodded, this explanation should be close to the truth.
The players from both sides stood in their respective formations, the referee was looking at his watch, and the game was about to start.
Li Ang came to the visiting team's coaching bench. He did not sit down, but put his hands in his trouser pockets and looked up.
On the grandstand at the entrance of Saragioglu Stadium, there is a huge banner underneath the stand. On the white background cloth, there are red words, which should be written with red paint or paint.
At this moment, on the banner hanging from top to bottom, the wet paint fell from top to bottom, leaving red traces on the cloth, like dripping blood, which read:
Welcome to hell!
Li Ang sneered, hell? Whose hell?!
At this moment, with the whistle of the on-duty referee Thomasson from Switzerland, amidst the huge noise, the focus of the 2004/2005 UEFA Cup quarter-finals, the second place in La Liga
The away game between Sporting Gijon and Turkish Super League leader Fenerbahce begins.
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