At the post-match press conference, Li Ang brought veteran Maigur Pihra with him.
When the head coach of Sporting Gijon came out with his favorite player, the reporters at the scene stood up and applauded.
This is a joint round of applause dedicated to Leon and Magul Pihra.
Sporting Gijon won under extremely difficult circumstances, and now their points have reached 68 points. After Barcelona lost to Real Madrid in this round, their points are still 66 points. Now, Sporting Gijon has surpassed them with a two-point advantage.
Barcelona, they are the league leaders.
As the head coach of Sporting Gijon, Li Ang can be said to have single-handedly created this legendary dark horse and is the creator of Sporting Gijon's current miraculous record. He deserves these applause.
And McGuer Pihra, a veteran who has played amateur football all his life, and who has rarely had a chance to play this season, stepped in when the team encountered huge difficulties and turned the tide, scoring two goals and one game.
A wonderful performance that helped Sporting Gijon score two goals in a row and come back to win this crucial game! McGuer Pihra also deserves the applause.
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The entire press conference seemed to be a tea party praising Sporting Gijon. Although the opponent in this game was only a relegation team and Sporting Gijon still won with such difficulty, success or failure depends on the hero. Sporting Gijon is now the league leader.
, the media cannot praise them enough.
"Mr. Li Ang, Sporting Gijon is now the leader of the league. There are still seven rounds of the league. If Sporting Gijon continues in this state, the league championship is also very promising." A reporter raised such a question.
Everyone at the scene was staring at Li Ang. They wanted to hear what the Chinese head coach would say. In a previous interview, Li Ang refused to talk about the championship, saying that Barcelona was the most likely team to win the championship and that Sporting Gijon was too young.
Ah, I'm not strong, or something like that.
Now that Sporting Gijon has reached the top, what will the Chinese head coach say?
"You also said that only by continuing to maintain our current state can we hope to compete for the championship." Li Ang said with a smile.
With a bang, the entire press conference exploded.
Although there are certain restrictions before Li Ang's words, this answer is tantamount to Li Ang's first clear statement that he agrees with Sporting Gijon's possibility of winning the championship.
"Coach Li Ang, you mean that Sporting Gijon's goal is to win the championship, right?" a reporter from a local media in Gijon asked excitedly.
"Whether it is a person or a team, there must always be goals and dreams." Li Ang said, "We are now the league leader. I am proud of my team and players. At the same time, I am also thinking
"Since we have done so well, why can't we do better?"
What does better mean? Of course it’s the championship trophy!
Facing the media, Li Ang showed the world for the first time that Sporting Gijon covets the league championship!
With the end of this game, the fact that Sporting Gijon topped the La Liga standings, especially the fact that Sporting Gijon coach Li Ang expressed his desire to compete for the league title for the first time at the post-match press conference, caused a stir in the entire Ibiguez.
Storm on the Maria Peninsula.
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"El Pais (El Pais)" commented: If you want to ask before the start of the season who can still occupy the top spot in La Liga at the end of the 31st round of the league, the choices will definitely not escape the names of Real Madrid, Barcelona, or
Valencia and Deportivo also qualified. But who would have thought that as Barcelona lost the El Clasico and Sporting Gijon defeated Albacete 2-1 in this round, they actually topped the La Liga standings.
Famous! The team of Chinese head coach Li Ang stands at the top of La Liga. A newly promoted team leads La Liga in April. This is something that has never happened in the 100-year history of La Liga. This is not April Fools' Day. An incredible scene is unfolding.
It's happening...
"El Mundo" commented: McGuer Pihra, a thirty-six-year-old veteran, a veteran with an amateur player background, stood up when his beloved team needed a hero the most. His two goals
A wonderful goal brought the team back to victory. The Albacetes were on track to win a victory, but McGuire made their efforts ineffective. Coach Li Ang promoted this veteran amateur player last season and gave him trust.
Renewing his contract is the most heartwarming story in Gijon. Now, this veteran has repaid his beloved team and coach. McGuire is a hero, and coach Li Ang is an extraordinary leader...
"Marca" said sourly: Leon was once again favored by luck. The incredible performance of the 36-year-old Maigur Pihra helped Sporting Gijon win a key victory. The performance of this veteran is a miracle... Now
Sporting Gijon is the league leader, they are two points ahead of Barcelona."
"ABC News" praised Sporting Gijon and Liang: April 7 will most likely be written into the history of Spanish sports. The newly promoted team Sporting Gijon topped the La Liga standings, and they are two points ahead of Barcelona! McGure Pi
Hera, the great story of an amateur player becoming a hero to save his beloved team is unfolding. Li Ang, the Chinese head coach led Sporting Gijon to achieve achievements that shocked everyone. There are still seven league rounds left before the end of the season. The championship belongs to
It is still unknown, but the achievements of this Chinese head coach are enough for him to be included in the history of La Liga... After the game, Coach Li Ang expressed to everyone his team's desire for the league championship, which made people
Shocking, but not surprising, Sporting Gijon is already number one in the league, why can't they become the league champion? Now, Barcelona may really be worried...
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Catalan media and Barcelona's mouthpiece "Daily Sports" angrily warned Barcelona, "It's time to wake up, Rijkaard and Barcelona's stars, the league championship has not been locked in the safe. In fact,
We are second in the league now and if we don't seize our chances we will be punished."
The opportunity that "Daily Sports" refers to is obviously the 32nd round of La Liga a week later. In this game, Barcelona will visit the El Molinon Stadium to face Sporting Gijon. This is the real Mars.
The game of hitting the ball.
Another Barcelona mouthpiece media, "World Sports News", is cheering for Barcelona, "Leon said that their goal is to win the championship. Barcelona's superstars, we should do something to tell this guy who talks shamelessly that the championship belongs to Barcelona!"
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Since the previous feud with Li Ang, the relationship between "World Sports News" and Li Ang has been quite tense. In almost every issue of the newspaper, they are "nitpicking" and trying every means to cause trouble for Li Ang.
The words of "Daily Sports" and "World Sports" also represent the thoughts of Barcelona people to a certain extent. They are a little uneasy about Sporting Gijon surpassing them in the standings, and then they are angry that they were beaten by a newly promoted team.
They felt offended. In the end, the Barcelona people were relatively confident in the league championship. They did not panic. For the direct showdown with Sporting Gijon in the next round of the league, they generally believed that their team could teach Gijon.
Hong Jingying is a good person.
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Sporting Gijon ascended to the top spot in La Liga, which not only made the Spanish media extremely noisy, but also aroused heated discussions in other mainstream media in Europe.
French "L'Equipe" commented: "Amazing game, amazing veteran, amazing coach. Chinese head coach Li Ang has created huge suspense about the ownership of the La Liga championship."
The British "Daily Mirror" news reported: "Incredible things are happening in the Iberian Peninsula. A newly promoted team has become the first place in La Liga." This British media praised Leon and even went so far as to make the British
Understanding the significance of Li Ang's feat in La Liga, they compared Li Ang with the four miracles in British sports history to explain, "If Sporting Gijon can finally win La Liga, then the achievements of this Chinese head coach will be
It will be no less than the great achievements achieved by legendary coach Brian Clough at Derby County (won the top league in the 1971/72 season) and Nottingham Forest (won the top league in the 1977/78 season, and won two European Champions Cups).
Compared with Li Ang, Sri Lanka's 1996 Cricket World Cup championship and the success of Billy Beane's Oakland Athletics baseball team will pale in comparison. It must be mentioned that Li Ang did it as a Chinese coach.
(Leading Sporting Gijon to the championship) would be even more of a miracle,"
The British "Guardian" commented: "Now the entire Spanish football is in shock because of this Chinese and Sporting Gijon led by him. In this round of the league, Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 4-2 and won the Spanish El Clasico.
They were very happy, but soon they found that the newspaper headlines had changed... It was incredible to beat the two traditional giants in Spain to reach the top."
"The Sun" introduced Li Ang's achievements in leading this newly promoted La Liga team and praised Li Ang twice, and then placed more praises on McGuer Pihra, an amateur veteran.
The counterattack, in the opinion of the newspaper, is even more eye-catching and amazing.
What happened in the Iberian Peninsula even attracted the attention of Russians. Russian Sports Express said: "A Chinese coach caused an earthquake in Spanish football."
ESPN commented: "Barcelona is playing with fire. They may have thought that the league championship was within their grasp before, but now they have lost their position as the leader. Coach Li Ang's team has let everyone know how incredible they are.
Dark horse."
The focus of the BBC seems quite intriguing, "Sporting de Gijon has topped La Liga, and their head coach Li Ang has expressed his covetousness for the league title for the first time. There are still seven rounds left in La Liga, and the title of the league is still there."
There is great suspense, but there is no suspense about one thing. Regardless of whether Sporting Gijon can finally win the championship, coach Li Ang, the Chinese young coach who has risen in Spanish football, will attract major attention from European football.
Maybe some European giants who are considering a coaching change are already considering this Chinese young coach."
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The BBC may have just spoken in a humorous or speculative tone. Perhaps the media did not expect that they were right.
At the Pinenati base, Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti just had a closed-door meeting with the club's senior management.
During this meeting, Moratti publicly expressed his appreciation for the coaching change and Sporting Gijon coach Li Ang to the club's senior management for the first time.
Although both Oriali and Blanca had learned about Moratti's admiration for Leon before, it was only a private occasion. This time Moratti held a meeting to discuss the matter so solemnly, making everyone understand that Moratti
Dad is serious.
Inter Milan president Facchetti is not very supportive of Moratti's desire to change coaches.
This is very interesting. Previously, Moratti took a fancy to Mancini and invited Mancini to coach, but Facchetti disagreed. Later, it was Moratti who personally persuaded Facchetti to let Facchetti support Mancini's coaching.
of.
Now, Moratti is about to change coaches, and Facchetti once again expressed his disagreement. Facchetti is worried that the team's frequent coaching changes will cause greater shock. He feels that he should be more patient with Mancini and give him more advice.
Mancini for one year.
In addition to worrying that the team's frequent coaching changes would cause turmoil in Inter Milan, the reason Facchetti voted against was also because he was unfamiliar with Li Ang and could not understand why Moratti was so fond of a Chinese coach.
It seemed incredible to Facchetti.
This is not because Facchetti is disgusted with Li Ang, but mainly due to lack of understanding. For an old man like Facchetti, any things and people he does not understand are uncontrollable, unknown, risky and subconscious.
avoidance and opposition.
Moratti attaches great importance to Facchetti's opinions and needs the support of the chairman.
Just like before, Moratti personally lobbied Facchetti to persuade him to support Mancini, this time, Moratti lobbied Facchetti again.
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At this moment, Facchetti was wearing reading glasses and reading a newspaper. The newspaper was given to him by Moratti and was the latest Gazzetta dello Sport.
Because Albertini plays for Sporting Gijon, and Italian players such as Di Natale, Grosso, and Chiesa play for Sporting Gijon, "Gazzetta dello Sport" is the first Italian media to pay attention to Li Ang and Sporting Gijon.
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Then, "Gazzetta dello Sport" was surprised by Sporting Gijon's outstanding performance. They were shocked by the storm this La Liga dark horse caused in Spanish football.
After the end of this round of La Liga matches, Sporting Gijon reached the top of La Liga, without exception, once again attracted the attention and heated discussion of "Gazzetta dello Sport".
What Facchetti is watching is a commentary report about Li Ang and Sporting Gijon in Gazzetta dello Sport...
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