Sporting Gijon requested a substitution, and Benzema, who was injured and unable to continue the game, was replaced, and veteran Maigur Pihera came on as a substitute.
Li Ang comforted the somewhat frustrated French teenager. It is still unclear whether Benzema's injury is serious and we need to wait for the results of further examinations after the game.
McGuire Pihra stood on the sidelines. He bent down and reached out to touch the turf of Ermolinon. His expression was pious and he murmured words before striding into the stadium.
Warm applause erupted from the stands of Ermolinon Stadium. Sporting Gijon fans like this 36-year-old veteran who was born as an 'amateur player'. It can be said that McGuer Pihra's
The story, his persistence in football dreams, is something that many people want to do but fail to achieve. In him, many fans see the dreams and shadows of their youth.
The local media in Gijon once described the feeling of seeing McGur Pihra playing for Sporting Gijon's first team and scoring a goal, "When I saw McGur playing, my heart beat faster, it was like
It’s me who is McGuire, and McGuire is me. My childhood dream and now have been exchanged in time and space... When McGuire scored, he jumped up excitedly, got goosebumps all over his body, and almost fainted with excitement.
My eyes filled with tears after seeing McGuire's goal. My tears could no longer be suppressed... That day, when we left the stadium, many of the old guys had red eyes. We were very drunk and kept talking.
Raising glasses and shouting 'For McGul'!"
In Gijon, Magur Pihra has represented a spirit, a spirit of optimism, pursuit of dreams, and perseverance.
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"Is this the old man from Gijon named McGuer?" Albacete head coach Jose Gonzalez asked his assistant.
In the season after the team was promoted to La Liga, McGuer Pihra has rarely been able to get playing opportunities. He has only played four times so far. Moreover, the head coach of Sporting Gijon’s rival team studied Sporting Gijon’s performance.
When they were players, nine times out of ten, the description of McGuer Pihra in their notebooks contained descriptions such as 'a veteran with amateur background' and 'rarely played', or at most it would be noted.
This person is better at heading the ball, so to speak.
Sporting Gijon is now a well-known dark pony team in Spanish football. Players such as Ribery, Mata, Pepe, Di Natale, Diego Milito and Benzema are now quite famous. However,
During this dark horse's journey to conquer the Iberian Peninsula, people did not pay attention to the veteran named McGuer Pihra. This is a veteran who has almost no presence among the coaches of many rival teams.
Therefore, it is no wonder that Jose Gonzalez is so surprised.
"Yes, McGuer Pihra, that player with a good header." Assistant coach Gasperini said with a smile, "That's what the information says, but who knows his true strength."
Gasperini was quite disdainful in his words. He was a thirty-six-year-old guy who had played amateur football all his life. He just got lucky and scored a few goals in the Spanish Second Division last season. This season
He had almost no chance to play in Sporting Gijon, so you can imagine his strength.
"Tsk tsk, there is no one to replace in Gijon." Jose Gonzalez nodded and said. He agreed with his assistant. In his opinion, there is no one to replace in Sporting Gijon.
Fuck this old guy.
"Do you want to arrange for someone to take special care of you?" Gasperini asked. In his heart, he was disdainful of McGuire Pihra, but as an assistant coach, he had to ask and remind the head coach.
At this time, on the court, Modric's long shot hit Albacchet midfielder Francisco and then went out of the baseline.
Sporting Gijon received a corner kick.
Ribery drove the football into the penalty area, looking for McGuer Pihra.
The veteran wanted to jump for the top position, but after being squeezed away by Arbachet defender Agus, he was unable to jump up at all. Instead, he fell forward and was chewed up in the mud.
"Ha. Do you think we still need to worry about such a trembling old man?" Jose Gonzalez laughed out loud and said.
His assistant Gasperini couldn't help but laugh, "Did Li Ang send this old guy to make fun of him?"
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Magul Pihra got up from the ground.
Arbachet defender Agus stared at him and growled, "Hey, old man, don't try to dive."
Old man?!
Seeing the triumphant look of the guy in front of him, Magul Pihra clenched his fists.
In the subsequent games, Sporting Gijon kept trying to play high balls from the wing, looking for McGuer Pihra's point.
However, McGuire's performance was very poor. He only grabbed a point once, but the ball he pushed was high and slanted. The other times he was not able to push the ball at all. In front of the opponent's tall and powerful defender, 30
The six-year-old veteran was struggling, and he had to spend more energy on physical confrontation with his opponent.
Li Ang stood on the sidelines, and he couldn't help but shake his head in his mind. McGure was indeed old. His qualifications were very average, and now he is old and has been out of action for a long time... Li Ang began to consider whether he should continue to pass the ball from the side.
It's a bad way of playing. Judging from McGuir Pihra's performance in the six or seven minutes he played, there is no hope at all.
Li Ang sighed in his heart. He liked the veteran McGuer very much. It could be said that he had some admiration for him. He still had special feelings when he missed the years when we were upgraded together last season. Unfortunately, time is not forgiving. It was only more than half a year.
McGuire was embarrassed to use up his time.
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McGuire gasped for air.
Although he only played for seven or eight minutes, he was constantly fighting with the opponent's defender, which caused his physical strength to drain quickly. Sweat dripped from his forehead and dripped down his cheeks.
He was very dissatisfied with his performance during the past seven or eight minutes.
Very dissatisfied!
He kept thinking one sentence in his mind, 'McGure, the team needs you now!'
The team needs you now, McGuire!
Come on!
McGuire!
Teach that bastard who called you an 'old man' a lesson!
He clenched his fists and cheered himself up!
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A minute later, Albacchet's players retreated very hard and kept passing back. An error occurred in a return pass. Facing Di Natale's pressing, their goalkeeper Balbrena shoveled the football out of the baseline in an awkward manner.
Sporting Gijon gets another corner kick opportunity.
McGuer Pihra was squeezed into the crowd, lowering his head and gasping for air. He was seizing every moment to recover his strength, and he wanted to use all his energy to burst out at the moment of fighting for the header!
This time it was Di Natale who came to take the corner kick. He held the football, wrapped it in his jersey, wiped it around, and then placed it at the corner kick.
Pepe and Ivanovic also ran into Albacchet's penalty area, preparing to participate in the corner kick attack.
These two defenders who are good at heading the ball immediately became the focus of Albaccet's marking.
The restricted area was crowded with people, and there was a lot of tugging and tugging.
Just as the corner kick was about to be taken, someone fell to the ground, and an argument broke out between Pepe and Albacchet players.
Li Ang shouted from the sidelines, "Hurry up!"
For Sporting Gijon, time is so precious right now.
Then, he turned around and saw McGuer Pihra in the penalty area. The 36-year-old veteran lowered his head and was still breathing heavily.
Li Ang pursed his lips tightly, gritted his teeth, and shouted in a voice that only he could hear, "McGuer, come on!"
Although judging from McGur Pihra's performance just now, his reason told him that it would be difficult for McGur Pihra to do anything, he still hopes to see a miracle. This miracle does not only belong to him.
Li Ang and Sporting Gijon belong to McGur even more!
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The referee Depay warned the players on both sides and asked them to be honest. Then after he made sure that everyone in the penalty area was honest, he withdrew and signaled that Di Natale could play football.
Di Natale looked in the penalty area. Both Ivanovic and Pepe raised their hands to indicate that they should kick above their heads. He also saw McGuer Pihra.
To be precise, it's not something you see, it's something you feel.
He felt the look in McGuire's eyes, which was so firm that it even made Di Natale feel a tragic unwillingness and stubbornness!
Di Natale runs!
He picked up the football and flew into the penalty area in an arc.
At this moment, I saw a person jumping high in the penalty area. At this moment, he jumped higher than everyone else. His opponent had just jumped up and he was already flying in the air.
Straighten your back, exert force, shake your head, and attack the goal!
It’s so relaxing!
It is the perfect strength and bounce!
And the beauty of that final header!
The football flew into the goal, but Albacchet's goalkeeper just waved his hand subconsciously and failed to cause any obstruction to the football.
The football rolled up the net, and the snow-white net fluttered at that moment, which was so beautiful.
El Molinon Stadium was suddenly quiet.
Then people saw McGuire rushing into the net, picking up the football, and running, pumping his fists and shouting: his expression was a little ferocious, and sweat was sliding down his face.
Almost instantly, cheers, shouts, and roars sounded like a mountain roar and a tsunami.
"Maguire! Maiguire! Maiguire! Maiguire!" Everyone shouted the name crazily.
Everyone is going crazy!
Everyone!
The entire stadium was shaken!
PS: In the name of McGuire, please give me a monthly ticket. This chapter has been brewing in my mind. If I feel dissatisfied, I will revise it again. I have done this three times, and I hope that the updated version can satisfy everyone.
