Hierro later described in his autobiography when he heard head coach Leon talk about the team's desire and possibility of a league title. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Of course, everybody was dumbfounded, whether it was the young Pepe or the funny Franck Franck Franck or the old Di Natale, everybody was stunned, and of course, including me, we were all stunned by the 'ambition' that the coach showed. ”

"'Hey, hey, you're not scared, is it so terrible to win the league?' the coach said, he thought it was humorous, but, in fact, no one laughed, because we were still shocked, and finally, Pepe shouted, 'Champion, God, that's really ......' And then the whole dressing room became very noisy and lively, and everyone was crazy and there was a heated discussion about the topic, and the coach didn't speak, he just looked at everyone like that, and after about a few minutes, he clapped his hands and motioned for everyone to stop, and he said, 'Champion, maybe we need a lot of effort, maybe we can succeed, maybe we can't succeed, but he's right in front of him, within reach, should we?'...... We were so excited that even the Bilbao people came knocking on the door and told us to be quiet, because they weren't in a good mood when they lost...... That's it, for the first time, but it is a formal unification of understanding, the desire for the league title, so that everyone is excited, I have won the La Liga championship in Real Madrid, won many times, but, at this time I am thirty-six years old, I still feel excited, I feel how incredible, Sporting Gijón actually has the hope of getting involved in the league championship, God......"

As Hierro said in his autobiography, the whole team of Sporting Gijón was shocked by the enthusiasm of their manager.

During training on the second day after returning to Gijón, Leon noticed that the whole team was in better spirits than ever.

"Everybody was stimulated. Scott said happily.

"yes, league champions, I can't even think of it. Banderas nodded as well.

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Although the whole team has a unified understanding, when asked in an interview with the media, Sporting Gijón has a negative denial when asked about the impact and possibility of hitting the La Liga title.

"We don't have that quality, the league is a game for big clubs like Barcelona and Real Madrid, and we don't qualify to participate. Li Ang said seriously with a face to the microphone.

Hearing what he said, even the fans of Sporting Gijón were slightly disappointed, but they didn't feel anything, yes, the league champion, that's the game of the giants, Sporting Gijón is only three points behind Barcelona now, but it's really not qualified to seek the league championship, or don't think about this dream.

"Voice of Gijón" also said in the special feature that the current ranking of Athletic Gijón can already be said to be a miracle, as for the league championship, it is better not to have extravagant expectations, it does not belong to Gijón, and the fans are enough to be proud of the current team.

Leon's words, as well as the voice of the Gijón media, sent a message to the Iberian Peninsula that Sporting Gijón had no intention of winning the league.

This cooled down the topic of the promoted horses winning the championship that had just been hyped up by the media.

In fact, despite the media hype about this matter, almost no one really thought that Sporting Gijón had a chance to win the La Liga championship, and some media originally thought that with Li Ang's personality, he would definitely stand up and say that he was not ashamed to say that he wanted the league title, so that they could hype it up, but they didn't expect this person to be fooled.

Sporting Gijón's players listened to what their manager said in front of the media cameras, and if it weren't for the fact that they all had a unified perception of the league title, they would have believed it.

"The coach is too cunning. Milito, who is recovering from his injuries, said.

This remark attracted everyone's approval, and now Sporting Gijón is like a hidden poisonous snake, ready to attack at any time, hunting prey with that deadly venom to complete the fatal blow.

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Accumulate character!

That's right, Leon is just accumulating character, and he still learned from his former Premier League Leicester City manager Ranieri.

Ranieri, who led the 'Foxes' to the Premier League title, has been building character all season.

In the 2015/2016 Premier League season, Ranieri led Leicester City, who were relegation side last season, to a round of the top, even though he later became the favourite. But Ranieri's statement couldn't be more low-key, and the rhythm of accumulating character is obvious:

In the middle of the season, when Leicester City were at the top of the table, Ranieri: Our task this season is still to avoid relegation;

Halfway through the season, Ranieri got the points from last season, Ranieri: I'm glad that we are about to finish relegation;

Halfway through the season, Ranieri: We have to secure a place in the Europa League and try to play in Europe;

By the start of April, the season was about to enter its final sprint, and with Leicester still leading the Premier League, Ranieri's attitude was to try the Champions League if the Europa League was secured.

Then, it wasn't until the 35th round of the Premier League against Swansea that Leicester were five points ahead of Tottenham with four games remaining, and in this case, Ranieri finally lost his character and shouted the slogan of winning the championship.

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It is undeniable that the most important determining factor in football matches is the strength itself, and the character is only a legend. However, low-key character accumulation, being able to see oneself clearly, face up to one's own problems, and reduce the value of hatred, is conducive to creating a harmonious external environment; unauthorized loss of character will make players subconsciously appear blind and arrogant, will cover up many potential problems, once these problems are concentrated and erupt, the retribution of losing character is inevitable...... From this point of view, there may still be some truth to the law of conservation of character.

Of course, it's not that you can't be high-profile, if everyone saves character, then football will be a lot less interesting. It is the existence of people like the madman Mourinho who dare to speak and do that football will attract more attention. After all, the vast fan base needs to be inspired by the ambition of the club, and the bold words of the club and the players will be deeply delighted by the fans of the team. However, if it doesn't happen, it will be ridiculed by other fans, which is also normal, and everyone has the heart of schadenfreude.

Therefore, it is worth noting that the people who accumulate character are some small teams, in fact, Li Ang's understanding of character is: insidious!

Hide, hibernate, until the final moment comes.

This can also paralyze Barcelona, after all, with Leon's intuition, Barcelona really don't take Sporting Gijon too seriously at the moment, and it is clear that neither Rijkaard nor Barcelona's top management or stars such as Ronaldinho and Eto'o really regard Sporting Gijon as an absolute threat at present.

That's Sporting Gijón's chance.

With Leon's temperament, if possible, he is naturally more willing to express his desire for the championship with great fanfare, which is enough, but their strength is far inferior to Barcelona, so they naturally have to keep a low profile, which is no way.

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Leon's statement also paralyzed the Barcelonans, and the Catalan media stopped hyping up the threat of Sporting Gijón and began to praise their players.

Taking away a point from the icy birdie course is no longer artificially dropped, and the media has found a place to praise.

As long as you want to find it, you can always find the shining point.

And the shining point found by the Catalan media is the team's Mexican star Marcos.

"It's a trap game, don't look at Barcelona and Numancia as a league battle. Barcelona have never won at Birdie and we don't have the capital to be proud of. "The course of the game proved to be the accuracy of Rijkaard's pre-match analysis, Barca did not start the game until 10 minutes later, and even with the dominance on the field, Barca were very lacking in creating scoring chances, and in the 43rd minute, they did encounter a trap: a defensive mistake by a player, and a barb from Juanlu in the box scored with a golden hook.

"It was an accident, but Barcelona still have time to turn the score!" shouted the media. Who will play the role of Barcelona's savior on the cold ice and snow field? Is it Ronaldo Jr., Eto'o or Maxi who killed Chelsea in the last game? No, the answer is quite surprising: Marcos! The captain of the Mexican national team equalized for Barcelona just two minutes into the second half: Xavi took a corner kick from the right side, and Marcos shot diagonally with his right foot from a small angle on the edge of the small penalty area in front of the net, and Barcelona escaped with death!

'It was a beautiful and important goal. "Daily Sport" commented after the game.

Leon also joined in the fun, and he published an article in his column in the "Voice of Gijon", systematically analyzing and praising Marcos.

Marcos started the game in a central midfield position and dropped back to defend in central defence after Belletti went off injured. The post-match stats showed an interesting phenomenon: Marcos had three shots on goal, the most of any player in the Barca team, and he also created one scoring opportunity for his team-mates and made three tackles. Marcos was active in the 90 minutes: he cleared the ball in the fourth minute, in the 28th minute he sent a pinpoint ball deep to Deco, and in the 47th minute he scored his third goal of the season......

At the beginning of the season, Marcos had a falling out with Rijkaard because he couldn't play in the team, but after the injuries of Motta, Gabri, Edmilson and others, the Mexican became one of the most indispensable players in the Dutch coaching squad. Marcos can play a central defensive partnership with Puyol, play a defensive midfielder in advance, and have a long-range shot and, more importantly, when he gets a set-piece in front of Barcelona, he can also actively insert and look for opportunities to attack, and the Mexican's header will also play a huge role in making up for the shortcomings of Barca's strikers in this regard.

Analysing Marcos' three goals this season proves the Mexican's ability to score from a direct free-kick against Getafe, Xavi's header from Xavi's corner in front of Zaragoza and his goalmouth effort against Numancia. Rijkaard has recently emphasised the importance of the involvement of defenders, with assists from Puyol and Marcos as part of his performances, as well as his ability to unleash surprise attacks when the likes of Deco, Ronaldo and Samuel Eto'o are all looked down upon by their opponents.

Overall, Barca's scoring rate from set-pieces is not high, but the presence of Marcos is expected to improve Barca's weakness in this regard. The Mexicans have been outstanding. ”

Li Ang's article is very sudden, no one thought that the head coach of Sporting Gijón would actually send a column to praise the players of the leader Barcelona, is it really as this Chinese said, Sporting Gijón has no ambition for the league championship?!

"Between Real Madrid and Barcelona (who can win the league), I choose Barcelona!" Leon said in an interview afterwards.

This also made many people suddenly realize that the old grudge between Leon and Real Madrid, the Iberian Peninsula is well known, and it seems that it is really as this person said, he is willing to see Barcelona win the championship.

It's just that everyone ignores the trap of his words, and if he chooses between Real Madrid and Barcelona, he chooses the latter, but if he gets to the top, it will be a different story.

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On March 2, 2005, in the 26th round of the 2004/2005 La Liga season, Sporting Gijón hosted its rival Deportivo La Coruna.

In the first leg between the two sides, Sporting Gijón beat Deportivo La Coruna away and that match is also considered the start of the fall of the season for 'Super Laco'.

Since that game, Deportivo La Coruna seems to have taken a huge blow and has been slumping.

At present, after 25 rounds of league matches, Deportivo La Coruna's record is only 7 wins, 11 draws and 7 losses, accumulating 33 points, a full 20 points less than the league leader Barcelona, and 17 points less than Sporting Gijón!

This is definitely a very bad result for Deportivo La Coruna, who also reached the semi-finals of the European Champions Cup last season and finished third in La Liga.

In this game, Deportivo coach Irueta and Deportivo stars can be said to have a revenge mentality to visit Gijón.

While the match between Sporting Gijón and Deportivo La Coruna was underway, there was also a highlight match, the Barcelona derby, where Barcelona hosted their rivals Espanyol.

Leon's wishful thinking is that Sporting Gijón will win Deportivo La Coruna at home, and at the same time, they are counting on the Spaniards to stop Barcelona, no matter what, it's a derby, can the Spaniards rise again?!

Be yourself and wait for Barcelona to be blocked or make a mistake yourself, this is the counterattack strategy that Leon has developed for Sporting Gijon.