Rebirth Football Simulator

Chapter 32 The Hope of the Village

In the locker room during the halftime break, Fournier was basically talking nonsense the whole time.

It was full of clichés encouraging players and asking everyone to stay focused, not a word about tactical arrangements.

Because he was satisfied with the first half of the game.

The score was a draw, but Lyon's offense was fast and fluid, which is what he wanted.

As long as they can play like this for a long time and stably in the future, the youth army that Fournier wants will take shape.

On the previous national team match day, Lyon chairman Aulas invited Fournier to a big meal alone, and exchanged views with each other by the way.

At that time, Aulas made a suggestion that if the team really didn't play well, they could consider tilting their tactics more towards the striker's double guns.

This advice is not blind command.

Aulas has been in charge of the team for nearly 30 years. He is a chairman who really understands the ball. Otherwise, Lyon would not have changed from an unknown team to today's Ligue [-] powerhouse.

But Fournier did not accept the chairman's suggestion, but insisted on his own views.

The forward double guns are indeed very talented, and the statistics are also very good.

But that's just an appearance.

Without the adhesive, a double gun is just two long guns in isolation.

It looks glamorous, but its actual lethality is limited.

And where's the glue?
Fekir is the perfect glue.

Fekir was injured before, and although the two guns were able to stumble and score goals, Lyon's results were not satisfactory.

Now that Fekir has returned from injury, Lyon's offense has obviously become much smoother.

This made Fournier even more convinced that Fekir is the team's best glue.

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After the intermission, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

Lyon still maintained the offensive in the first half, suppressing Monaco at home.

Monaco is also very pragmatic, honestly playing defensive counterattacks.

Jardim is a utilitarian coach. He never cares what tactics his team plays, as long as it can win.

In the 53rd minute of the game, Lyon overwhelmed Monaco halftime as a whole.

Tolisso took the ball in the middle, turned around and got rid of the defender directly, then poked his toes and gave the ball to Lacazette in front of the penalty area.

As soon as Lacazette got the ball, Monaco's defenders immediately closed in on him.

Zhang Chaoqiang took advantage of this opportunity to move forward and cut diagonally into the Monaco penalty area.

Lacazette has average vision, but everyone has practiced this kind of cooperation, and he knows where to look.

So with a push of the arch of the foot, the football went to Zhang Chaoqiang's feet.

"Good opportunity, Zhang Chaoqiang!"

"This position can be opened!"

As a retired striker, Yang Chen immediately saw an opportunity.

But Zhang Chaoqiang took a step forward and came to a more threatening position.

Sure enough, the Monaco goalkeeper and two central defenders were transferred.

Zhang Chaoqiang was not greedy for merit, and teleported to the left with one kick.

Fekir galloped up and sent the ball into the Monaco goal with a flick of his left foot.

"Good shot, this is a wonderful tactical attack!"

"Lyon's four people cooperated with short passes in a row. Monaco's defense line was instantly torn apart like paper, and they could only watch the opponent score."

"This is a very comfortable goal. It can be seen that Fournier's training has paid off."

Compared with the French commentary, CCTV's focus has always been on Zhang Chaoqiang.

"Lyon's offensive cooperation is very smooth. In fact, Zhang Chaoqiang can directly hit the goal when he receives the ball."

"But he was very team and chose to pass the ball to Fekir who was in a better position."

"Fekir scored the ball and Zhang Chaoqiang also received an assist. He has completed one pass and one shot in this game..."

Lyon exceeded the score again, and the Gerland stadium was full of cheers again.

Zhang Chaoqiang is very satisfied with his performance. For the first time on CCTV, he played one pass and one shot, which should be worthy of the fans watching in front of the TV.

And the game is not over yet, he still has the opportunity to continue to perform.

In the 57th minute, Berbatov received the ball in front of the Lyon penalty area and made a sudden lateral cut, passing Jordan Ferry and Gonerons and then shot angrily, scaring the Lyon fans in the stands.

Everyone thought the score was about to be equalized again.

Fortunately, brother Xiaosa's feet became weak as he got older, and he failed to hit the goal with his last shot, and was firmly pounced by Anthony Lopez.

But this shot reminded the Lyon team that Monaco is not weak, and Lyon still needs to be careful.

Monaco fell behind, and the frequency of active attacks increased significantly.

Correspondingly, Lyon's opportunities have naturally increased.

Soon the situation on the court turned into a confrontational battle, and the fight was very lively.

In the 68th minute, Carrasco, who came on as a substitute for Martial, received a through ball from Moutinho and got a semi-single chance.

It's a pity that the Belgian's feet were cold just after playing, and he didn't hit the goal after being transferred. In the end, the veteran Jalais destroyed the ball.

The game was quickly killed by Lyon after Monaco missed their best chance of the second half.

In the 73rd minute, Fekir made a pass from the left, and Subasic grabbed the ball over Lacazette's head.

Tolisso grabbed the landing point from the outside, stopped the ball and widened the angle, and shot through the Monaco gate with a long shot.

"Lyon led by two goals and basically sealed the victory..."

In this way, Lyon defeated Monaco 3:1 at home, finally ending the embarrassing situation of three rounds of the league.

After the game, Zhang Chaoqiang thanked the field with his teammates.

When passing by the sidelines, he heard many familiar voices.

"Zhang Chaoqiang, great job!"

"Brother Qiangzi, can you sign it?"

This game is the first strong battle of Lyon this season, and there seem to be many Chinese fans watching the game.

Zhang Chaoqiang walked to the sidelines and signed autographs for the frontmost fans.

Several of the fans were wearing Zhang Chaoqiang's Lyon No. 25 jersey, which looked quite professional.

"Brother Qiangzi, play well and give us Chinese football a face."

"You are the only hope for our village."

Amidst the compliments, Zhang Chaoqiang quickly signed the signature and went back to the locker room to take a shower.

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After Lyon defeated Monaco at home, the ranking rose to eighth in the standings.

Monaco is miserable, dropping three places again, falling to No.19 in Ligue [-].

Fortunately, Yiwei En, who started with one draw and four losses, gave them a guarantee, otherwise they would become the deputy squad leader.

Speaking of which, Ivan's draw was not easy, it was won on the head of Paris.

This round of Ligue [-] standings has changed a lot.

Bordeaux lost 1:2 away to Guingamp and lost the top spot directly.

Greater Paris drew 1:1 with Rennes in an away game, and the ranking also fell.

On the contrary, Lille and Marseille succeeded in winning and their rankings improved steadily.

The current top five in the Ligue [-] standings are:

Lille ranked first with 11 points, Marseille, Bordeaux, and Saint-Etienne ranked second, third, and fourth with 10 points, and Paris ranked fifth with 9 points.

Bordeaux gave way after only three rounds at the top of the list, and now it's Lille's turn to sit on the bank.

However, the points difference between the top few is not big, and it is very likely that there will be a big change after the next round.

Lyon has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses with 7 points, and it is only four points away from the top of the list.

(End of this chapter)