He felt that he had nothing to do with Sporting Gijon, even though he had conflicts and quarrels with the chairman. However, he single-handedly built the current Sporting Gijon team, creating a youth storm in Spanish football. Last season, he won the Copa del Rey and was successfully promoted.
, now it has reached the European finals, the league championship is in sight, and the Copa del Rey has reached the finals again, with high hopes of defending its title.
To put it bluntly, even if Sporting Gijon loses to Sporting Lisbon in the UEFA Cup final, even if they lose the league title, even if they fail to defend the Copa del Rey and become the king of Sanya, Li Ang's achievements can definitely be regarded as Gijon's.
The best coach in the nearly 100-year history of athletics.
Manuel Arango hinted in his words that he wanted to lead the team and even doubted the professional ethics of his current team leader. This made Li Ang angry and chilled.
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"Mr. Chairman, please don't insult my professionalism." Li Ang said coldly, "Not only in this final, but before the end of the season, I will work hard to lead this team to the final success!"
Seeing Li Ang's angry look, Old Arango sighed in his heart, not without a trace of remorse. However, he still gritted his teeth and said with a sneer, "Of course I believe in your professionalism."
Clearly against your will!
Li Ang stood up and turned to leave, but inexplicably he remembered the nearly two years of getting to know and interact with the chairman. The past cannot be traced back, but after all, this is the starting point of his coaching career. This football team
The team has his hard work and dreams.
Old Arango can be unkind, but he cannot be unjust. Even if it is for his own dreams and ambitions, for the support of the fans and the youth army he has built, he must start well and end well.
"As you wish." Li Ang did not look back, "I will leave after the season is over. This season, we have reached the end, and I will draw a successful conclusion."
After saying that, Li Ang walked away without looking back. Triple Crown Champion, this can be considered the last gift.
Seeing Li Ang leaving without hesitation, old Arango shook the spoon. The coffee was not cold yet, and the conversation was over.
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Old Arango looked down at the coffee in the cup, feeling as bitter as the contents of the cup.
After a while, Benita appeared.
Old Arango looked at his daughter with affection and more complicated emotions.
"Benita, I still don't understand..." Old Arango sighed. He had a tough personality and had conflicts with Li Ang. He also guessed that with Li Ang's current reputation, he might be invited by wealthy families, but Arango didn't
He planned to let him go easily. Li Ang had a contract with Sporting Gijon and there were still two years left on the contract. Old Arango was determined to keep Li Ang by force. Although his relationship with Li Ang was now tense, he knew Li Ang's ability and could force him to keep Li Ang for a long time.
In 2017, Arango Sr. believed in Li Ang's professionalism. Even though Li Ang would be angry and the rift would continue to widen, Li Ang would not slack off in his work, and this year would consolidate Sporting Gijon's achievements.
, can truly establish a foothold in La Liga and become a strong team.
Of course, this is extremely unfair to Li Ang. It can be said that Li Ang has made great contributions to Sporting Gijon, and this is suspected of being ungrateful.
However, at this time, Benita found her father.
"Gijon can keep him for one or two years, but it can't keep him from moving forward." Benita's eyes were filled with sadness, "He has done enough for Gijon, and his stage is not here."
"But there's no need to show off your cards so early." Old Arango snorted.
"Li is a very emotional person." Benita forced a smile and said.
Old Arango glared at his daughter and understood. What Benita meant was that only with such ruthlessness would Leon leave without hesitation. Otherwise, if according to Old Arango's intention, he could purposefully and appropriately ease the relationship,
Instead, Li Ang would hesitate and not leave anyway.
"Humph, this bastard, does he know what you did for him?" Old Arango was extremely angry. That bastard stole his precious daughter's heart.
Benita smiled and said nothing.
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"Forget it, forget it, the liquidated damages are only one million, and the bonus for winning the championship can make up for it." Old Arango sighed. If Sporting Gijon can win the UEFA Cup trophy, this means a huge bonus.
, for Sporting Gijon, whose economic strength cannot be compared with the La Liga giants, the economic significance of winning the championship is also particularly important. The runner-up in the UEFA Cup will receive a bonus of 2.268 million euros, while the championship bonus is 3.24 million euros, plus the previous league
With the broadcast share of the Cup group stage and knockout matches, Sporting Gijon can earn close to 8 million euros in the European competition.
Benita pursed her lips in disgust. The financial crisis in Old Arango's industry has made Old Arango take finance and money very seriously. This is also the biggest conflict between Leon and Old Arango.
Because of this irreconcilable contradiction, even if Li Ang stayed at Sporting Gijon, it would be difficult for him to show his talents.
In this case, it is better to let go as soon as possible.
"He has his ambitions. Sporting Gijon's stage is too small." Benita said softly.
Old Arango snorted and wanted to get angry, but thinking of his debt to his daughter, he finally sighed and said nothing more.
Then, thinking about the lineup that Li Ang created for Sporting Gijon, the old Arango finally felt a little happier. Li Ang left after the end of the season, and no one stopped him in terms of player transfers. Some players are now
He is a hot commodity in the transfer market and can be exchanged for large sums of money.
Of course, old Arango is not dizzy and will not sell out the entire team. However, just by selling a few players such as Ribery and Mata, the team's financial situation will be greatly improved.
This is the biggest conflict between Leon and Arango Sr. Although Sr. Arango also has ambitions, he is satisfied if Sporting Gijon has become a strong team in La Liga and can always be ranked in the middle and upper reaches. Therefore, when the team can be allowed to rely on
Selling players to cash out, however, Li Ang's goal is to lead the team to continue to dominate and will not allow important players to be sold. Instead, he will further require the club to invest money in signings.
To a certain extent, Li Ang's departure is a relief for Sporting Gijon and himself.
Of course, without Benita, it might not be so easy for Li Ang to escape and leave. With old Arango's nature, Li Ang would never leave freely.
"Do you really not regret it?" Old Arango asked his daughter. Benita was willing to sell part of her club shares to him, so he nodded in agreement.
With Sporting Gijon's current outstanding performance and Sporting Gijon's shares rising sharply, Benita sold part of her shares at this time, and the old Arango was naturally very happy.
Benita shook her head and said nothing.
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Leon didn't know Benita's silent efforts behind this. He now felt a sense of relief. He had been hesitant about leaving Gijon before. Now, old Arango's attitude made him completely give up and determined to leave.
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However, as he just said to old Arango, he wants to use the championship trophy and the Triple Crown to bring his Gijon years to a successful conclusion.
This is not for old Arango, but also for his own dreams, his players, and the fans.
At a certain moment, he remembered the figure of a certain girl in his mind, which could be regarded as worthy of her.
Leon will never forget Benita's help to him when he was at his lowest, and it is impossible for him not to be moved by Benita's feelings. However, with Alice, he did not dare to touch her and left like this.
That's fine. If we are together often, something will inevitably happen.
The moment of farewell.
Triple Crown!
Let’s start with the UEFA Cup Champions!
On May 18, 2005, the Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon was packed with people.
Sporting Lisbon VS Sporting Gijon!
The 2004/2005 UEFA Cup final is about to begin.
After Li Ang shook hands with Sporting Lisbon head coach Peseiro, he walked to the coaching bench.
On the field, the players from both sides have already stood up according to the formation, and the German referee Merkel is looking at the watch and is about to blow the whistle to start the game.
The huge Alvalade stadium was silent.
Finally, a crisp whistle blew, the entire stadium burst into loud cheers, and the game began.
