Regarding the game against Fenerbahce, Li Ang and his coaching staff repeatedly deduced and discussed. Finally, at the tactical meeting, Li Ang decided on Sporting Gijon’s tactics for this game: use their best “defense”
"Counterattack" tactics.
Taking into account the difficulty of this away game and the fact that the opponent is not weak, the Turkish team will definitely take advantage of the home court advantage to launch a violent attack on Sporting Gijon's goal. After the opening game, Sporting Gijon will first base its defense to avoid the enemy's edge.
Then it's time to look for opportunities to counterattack.
Li Ang had previously considered whether to adopt an upgraded version of the 'LION' tactic, using passing and running to completely 'crush' and control the game.
However, considering the fanatical atmosphere of Turkey's away game, Li Ang was worried about how much his players would be able to exert their strength in such a situation. He was worried that the players' performance would be abnormal in the severe away environment, so he still took the approach
Defensive counterattack tactics are more reliable.
Facts have proved that Li Ang's consideration was accurate. In the manic Saragioglu Stadium, a solid defensive counterattack tactic is the most suitable.
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Sporting Gijon started this game. For the goalkeeper position, Li Ang chose the veteran Valencia. On the defense line, the center back partner was Pepe and captain Hierro, the left back was Grosso, and the right back position
In the game, Li Ang still chose to trust the young Ivanovic, and it became increasingly difficult for the veteran Dorado to steal the starting right back position from Ivanovic after recovering from injury.
In the midfield, there is a double midfielder combination of Albertini and Juan Carlos. Albertini takes on the important task of organizing and dispatching, while Carlos strangles the opponent in the midfield and protects the defense.
In the left midfield position, Ribery is a well-deserved starter.
As for the other midfielder spot, Li Ang originally planned to start Modric. However, during the "fake fire alarm" incident the night before the game, Modric escaped from the room wearing only underwear and was beaten again.
The fire sprinkler sprayed water and caught a cold. Li Ang thought about it again and again, and finally chose to let Juan Mata start.
However, given that Mata had just recovered from his injury, Li Ang was really worried about Mata being injured again, so at the beginning of the game, he decisively used the [Elementary Misfortune Transfer] skill. Using the [Elementary Misfortune Transfer] skill, this
In each game, Mata's injury probability decreases by 20%, while the injury probability of a random opponent's player will increase accordingly.
On the front line, it is the starting combination of Di Natale and Benzema.
This can be said to be the strongest lineup that Sporting Gijon can field under the current circumstances.
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Among this Fenerbahce team, Li Ang is most familiar with their goalkeeper Rustu.
That's right, it's the Turkish national team Rustu who shined in the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup. In fact, Rustu didn't become famous until the Korea-Japan World Cup. In the 2000 European Cup, Rustu's performance was already impressive.
Quite impressive.
Rustu, who is 1.86 meters tall, stood under the gate. He has long disheveled hair and a mighty mustache. If he could put some field army paint on his face, he would really have the intimidating power of a "goal god".
After the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, Rustu joined Barcelona, but he only stayed for one season and left in despair. Regarding his Barcelona career, he actually played well in the preseason. There were many players in the American Invitational Tournament at that time.
Good performance. However, he was injured before the start of the season. When he recovered from the injury, he could not speak Spanish. The inadaptability to the environment is also an aspect. In fact, players are like ordinary people. They have changed to an environment that is very different from their home country in terms of lifestyle, language and culture.
, will produce a more or less sense of discomfort. After returning to Fenerbahce, Rustu once said that he had almost no friends during his time in Barcelona, and his private life was very monotonous, almost a two-point and one-line life; plus there was no
He made a few mistakes at the right time, and then the media immediately amplified his mistakes. After a lot of verbal criticism, he basically lost his confidence. No matter how good a player is, once he loses his confidence, everything is over. Rustu was originally known for his basic skills.
He rarely makes mistakes in his shots, but his repeated mistakes in Barcelona can only show that his mental condition is completely broken.
In fact, from Li Ang's point of view, Rustu is a relatively outstanding goalkeeper with characteristics. He is fast, agile, quick, and his ability to seal the ball is also quite good. He has solid traditional goalkeeper skills.
He lost the fierce style of Turkish football. His biggest problem may be that he lacks experience in top leagues and is not used to the pressure of playing in foreign leagues. If his confidence is gone, it will be ruined. Rustu has a very bad impression of Spain and Barcelona.
, before he left Barcelona, it can even be said that he was greatly humiliated. During the Christmas period of 2003, leagues in various countries suspended their activities, and some media also entered the holiday. However, Barcelona's "World Sports News" did not stop reporting on the players during the holidays.
Their ridicule. This time, goalkeeper Rustu, who made a big mistake in the home game against Celta Vigo, became the number one target of ridicule.
In Barcelona's match against Celta Vigo, Rustu stopped the ball after receiving a pass from his teammate and was directly intercepted by the opponent's forward, causing the team to concede the ball in advance in an extremely embarrassing manner. This mistake also made coach Frank Rijkaard on the sidelines very embarrassed.
He was furious and furious. Obviously, Rustu, who had just played two rounds of the main force, could predict that he would sit on the bench again.
Barcelona's local media, Mundo Deportivo, made a bitter mockery of Rustu. During the Christmas period, the newspaper's cartoons featured the Turks. In the cartoon, Rustu made a pious wish in front of the Christmas tree.
The paper wrote: "Dear Reyesmagos is the legendary "Three Kings" in Spain, equivalent to Santa Claus at Christmas.), I have to sit on the bench for a long time after the game against Celta Vigo. I hope that on Christmas
Save energy and get a soft seat cushion and a box of hemorrhoid ointment.”
It is said that Rustu decided to leave Barcelona later, partly because the club gave up on him, but also because he felt humiliated by the Catalans.
Another Fenerbahce player that impressed Li Ang was their center Van Hooydonk. This big player, who is 193cm tall, is a Dutch international. He has good header ability and a beautiful kick.
His free kick is a very practical player. However, he has never played for a wealthy club and only played for a second-rate team.
Before the game, Li Ang emphasized that he should be careful of Van Hooydonk. This tall man will be Fenerbahce's strongest offensive weapon today!
Goalkeeper Rustu, center Van Hooydonk, and Fenerbahce's head and tail are their biggest reliance.
