Lord of Greenery

Chapter 97 Goals for the second half of the season

Du Suye naturally didn't know that Li Ze was hesitating.

He didn't even think that Li Ze might leave during the winter break.

What he is hesitating now is planning for the second half of the season.

According to the current results of Cannes, relegation is worry-free, but it is basically impossible to upgrade.

In the last season, Li Ze and Cutron maintained full attendance!

It's okay for Li Ze to say, after all, he has a huge role and can support his physical strength, but Catron is different.

The 37-year-old central defender has reached the age to retire, but he is still an indispensable member of Cannes in terms of ability.

In the second half of the season, can Catron still hold on?
the answer is negative.

Especially at the end of the season, Catron's physical condition will definitely have problems.

At the end of this season, it happened to be the most critical moment for the competition for promotion places.

At this time, if there is a problem with the core physical strength of the defense, what else is there to play?
No matter how strong Li Ze is alone, it is impossible to break into the top three with a line of defense full of loopholes.

What's more, in the second half of the season, the opponents have a better understanding of him, and Li Ze's own physical strength has declined, which will limit his performance to a certain extent.

Under such circumstances, it is really difficult for Li Ze to expect him to perform well all the time.

Promotion is impossible, and relegation is unlikely, so how should Cannes play in the second half of the season?

Are you fooling around?

That obviously doesn't work.

After thinking about it, Dusuye decided to go deep into a cup competition.

France has two high-weight cups, Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.

For the convenience of understanding, the translation into Chinese can be called the French Cup and the French League Cup.

Speaking of cups, Cannes actually won the French Cup once, but that was in the distant 1932.

Ashamed to say, there is only one champion worth mentioning in the honor book of Cannes.

If he can win a cup championship, the Cannes under Dusuye's team is enough to rival the best Cannes in history!
And winning the cup is not impossible for Cannes now.

Especially in the French Cup, the competition system is a single game to determine the outcome, and there is a draw to determine the home and away games of the two sides, so there have been many upsets.

For example, the champion of the French Cup in the 0405 season was Auxerre, and their opponent was Sedan who was still in Fadin at that time!

And last season, that is, the 0607 season, the champion was Sochaux from Ligue [-], and they defeated Marseille from Ligue [-]!
It can be said that it is not a rare thing for a team in the second-tier league to reach the final of the French Cup and even win the championship in the end.

The French League Cup is similar. The champion of the 0405 season is Ligue [-]'s Strasse, a completely unknown team, and their opponent is Caen from Ligue [-].

In the 0506 season, Nancy of Ligue [-] also defeated Nice of Ligue [-] to win the championship.

It can only be said that in France now, this kind of domestic cup competition has not been taken seriously.

The luck of Cannes is also quite good. In the French League Cup, Cannes did not send all the main players, and even did not let Li Ze play, and they have already entered the quarterfinals.

That's right, Cannes, which is in the middle of Ligue [-], has reached the quarter-finals without sending in the main force. It's just that exaggerated.

However, the next Cannes luck is not so good.

Although the next game in Cannes will draw a home game, the opponent is Marseille from Ligue [-]!
As for the French Cup, so far only the qualifying rounds have been played.

You know, the schedule of the French Cup and the French League Cup is completely different, and many small teams around will participate in the French Cup.

When these teams are almost eliminated in the qualifiers, it is time for the French team to participate.

Cannes will then need to participate in the knockout round in the first round, and their opponent is FC Paris from France [-].

Du Suye has reason to believe that if Li Ze is allowed to devote his main energy to the cup competition, it is entirely possible for Cannes to win the championship.

After all, in the league, Li Ze needs to preserve his energy for a long season, and there is no such worry in the cup.

Moreover, even if they really win the championship, there are only 3 games left in the French League Cup and 6 games left in the French Cup.

According to Li Ze's current physical strength, he can handle it completely.

The problem Dusuye is struggling with is——

Is it necessary for Li Ze to give up the league completely and let him devote all his energy to the cup?

After all, these two cups in France are complete elimination events, and if you lose one game, you will be completely gone.

Considering the risk of losing, it is best to participate in both cups.

However, if Li Ze is not allowed to participate in the league, Du Suye is also a little worried.

It's not that he is worried about the risk of relegation. According to Cannes's current scoring efficiency, if there is one less Li Ze and there is a need to relegation, then Du Suye doesn't know what to say.

After all, Cannes has now scored 28 points. In previous seasons, it was possible to successfully avoid relegation with 40 points.

To score 19 points in the next 12 rounds of the league, if his own players can't do it, Dusuye feels that they deserve to be relegated.

The problem that really made Du Suye hesitate was Li Ze himself.

You know, after half a season, Li Ze's performance in Ligue [-] is amazing.

If he can play steadily in the second half of the season, the best of the season is almost in his pocket!

That's right, although the overall results in Cannes are not impressive enough, Li Ze's personal ability and performance are beyond doubt.

Counting goals and assists, he averaged one goal per game!
If this kind of efficiency is placed in the five major leagues, it is a star level, and if it is placed in a giant, it is a superstar!

Li Ze is a well-deserved superstar at the French second level.

However, if Li Ze does not participate in the Ligue [-] competition next season and focuses all his attention on the cup competition, what will happen?
With his brilliant performance for half a season, can Li Ze win the best of the season?

the answer is negative.

The best selection in France is, after all, the French.

If Li Ze's personal performance is too outstanding, that's fine, but if there are legitimate reasons, the French will not be willing to award this award to a Chinese.

It's not discrimination, it's just human nature.

On the other hand, even if Li Ze is preparing for the cup with all his strength, he may not be able to win the championship.

After all, the chance of the cup is too great, and the chance of the French cup is even greater.

Even Ligue [-] teams often stumble, let alone Cannes in Ligue [-].

How should he explain if he discarded the best in the league and failed to achieve results in the cup?

If possible, Du Suye doesn't want to fall out with Li Ze. After all, what kind of results Cannes can achieve depends on Li Ze alone.

After thinking about it again and again, Dusuye realized that he couldn't decide anything by himself.

Finally, he called Raymond.

(End of this chapter)