i am a football star

Chapter 49 The Trip to Lyon ([-])

During the intermission, Blanco was getting angry: "Bastard, I told you to speed up the tempo, not to follow the opponent's tempo. We were suppressed so badly at the beginning, we almost lost the game in the first half, and they will definitely attack first in the second half. Let's stabilize the game first. When they want to slow down, we speed up the tempo and not let them rest. If they strengthen the midfield control, you can return to the midfield to help control the ball."

At this time, everyone could only obediently listen to Blanco's lecture. Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit tense, Gasset immediately came out to speak: "Actually, as long as we do a good job according to the tactical arrangement, we can definitely win this game. By then, we will lead Lyon by 4 points. If the opponent wants to catch up, it will take two games to catch up. We will have more room to maneuver."

Gasset is usually responsible for singing red faces in the team. Everyone has a good feeling for him, and the psychological pressure is less after listening to him.

"Okay, 15 minutes of the halftime break has passed, players from both sides have returned to the field, and the two sides have changed sides to fight again, and a big battle has begun again."

Sure enough, as Blanco said, Lyon is not satisfied with the situation of leading by one goal, and needs more goals to ensure the victory of this game.

In the 46th minute, Wendell raised his foot too high when he restricted Juninho to take the ball in the midfield. He kicked Juninho on the forehead and caused the latter to bleed slightly. Wendell received a yellow card for this.

"This is already the fifth yellow card for the two teams. I believe it will not be the last one. The referee's grasp of the game today is not bad. More yellow cards will be issued to limit the possibility of conflicts between the two sides due to the intense competition. Red cards will not be easily given to affect the strength comparison between the two sides."

In the first few minutes of the second half, Bordeaux was indeed suppressed again, and Lyon went on the offensive for a while.

"Bordeaux was suppressed again. I said that Bordeaux would not be Lyon's opponent." Joseph was as happy as Lyon had won.

"Lyon's offense came again. Juninho took the ball and made a two-for-one with Bodme. He reached the left side of the penalty area and made a cross pass!! Keita received the ball and knocked back!! Benzema! Goooooal!!! Great goal!! Benzema appeared in the right position and scored with a kick!! Lyon opened the score again, don't give Bordeaux another chance." Joseph roared excitedly.

In the 51st minute, Benzema scored to help Lyon lead Bordeaux 3:1.

This goal made Liu Ting feel very disappointed. If he loses this game, he will definitely try his best to catch up with Lyon in the Europa League.Liu Ting clenched his fists. There are still 40 minutes left. Bordeaux still has plenty of time. The important thing is to boost the morale of the whole team and not let everyone down.

"Hey, guys, although they scored a goal, we still have time. Now we have enough time to catch up with our opponent again. We only need two goals, and there are still more than 40 minutes." Liu Ting's words lifted everyone's spirits a little.

Lyon continued to attack after scoring a goal, wanting to take advantage of the momentum after scoring to make another victory.

"The current situation in Bordeaux is not very good. If you don't respond as soon as possible after falling behind by two goals, the more time passes, the more difficult it will be." Baptiste is also worried about the situation in Bordeaux.

"This is a quick counter-attack opportunity. Lyon was a bit smug and pressed too high. Diarra intercepted the ball in the backcourt and passed it directly to Berlion on the wing. Berlion accelerated the ball and Lyon half-court was empty. Berlion went to the frontcourt. Squillage came to defend him and passed the ball!! Berlion passed to Liu. Liu dribbled the ball to the left and passed Tulalan. Which way to go, passed!! Foul!! Levier who lost his position directly knocked Liu down with his body. Once the ball passed, it was a good chance to hit the goal. What would the referee do? Penalty!! The referee pointed to the penalty spot without a doubt!! Liu was still explaining to the referee about Levier’s foul. He should have said that Levier should be sent off with a red card. The referee hesitated, or only issued a yellow card.”

"Cavinaghi stood at the penalty spot, the referee blew his whistle, Cavinaghi!! Run-up!! Goal!! The goal has been scored!! Lyon goalkeeper Coupe threw himself in the right direction, but he still couldn't touch the ball. Bordeaux pulled it back!!" Baptiste finally had a chance to respond loudly to his partner.

In the 58th minute, Liu Ting made a penalty kick. Kavinaji scored the penalty kick in one go. Bordeaux fell behind Lyon 2:3.

This goal made Bordeaux see hope, and there is still time to equalize or even overtake. Blanco and assistant coach Gasset hugged and celebrated on the sidelines, and then directed the Bordeaux team to speed up the pace. Now it is almost 60 minutes, and Lyon may be exhausted if they speed up the pace and delay for a few more rounds.

The game restarted, Lyon began to play more midfielders, and Bordeaux stepped up their pressing and wanted to speed up the tempo.

"During this period, the two teams have a very fast rhythm. As soon as the ball is lost, the opponent will counterattack. This rhythm may be the favorite of neutral fans. They attack more and shoot more."

Under such a rhythm, after 70 minutes, Liu Ting could clearly feel that Tulalang, who had been following him, was a bit immobile, and Juninho, Benzema and others who went to Manchester to play the whole game in the middle of the week also began to stop from time to time to rest.Lyon coach Alan Perrin on the sidelines naturally saw it, and at the same time knew Bordeaux's intentions, so he replaced forward Benzema with midfielder Ben Alpha in the 73rd minute, and replaced Juninho with Swiss midfielder Karl Strom in the 77th minute. In this way, Lyon's formation became a 442 formation. Juninho, the most important midfielder for Lyon, and Benzema, the most threatening striker, were replaced.

"Perrin's substitution is still open to question. He replaced Juninho, the core playmaker in the midfield, and Benzema, the most aggressive striker, within a few minutes. Juninho's replacement will reduce Lyon's midfield organization ability. Karlstrom's ability is completely inferior to Juninho. Even if a midfielder Ben Alpha is added, Ben Alpha is too young and inexperienced. Is it possible to defend this one-goal lead just by defending for more than ten minutes?" Joseph, who supported Lyon, also began to criticize Perrin's substitution.

"Perrin can't help it. He just came back from a full-fledged match against Manchester United in the UK four days ago. Many players are very tired." Baptiste instead excused Perrin.

Lyon's offensive threat became less, and Bordeaux's counterattack became more and more sharp, and began to suppress Lyon in reverse.

"Bordeaux's attack came to the frontcourt, Micoud was in possession of the ball, and the ball was distributed to Liu on the wing. Liu made a right change and easily passed Tulalan. During this time, Tulalan could not keep up with Liu's footsteps. Liu entered the penalty area!! Revier came to defend, beautiful! Liu's heel knocked the ball!! The ball came in front of Cavinaghi, and Cavinaghi kicked it up!! Kupe saved the shot!! Liu!! It was Liu who ended the attack again!! Now that Bordeaux have tied the score, they still have a chance to seek a comeback."

In the 81st minute, Liu Ting's supplementary shot helped Bordeaux turn the score into 3:3.

After Liu Ting scored a goal, he glided to the Lyon fans' stand with open arms to celebrate.

This goal made Perrin unable to sit still anymore. The best result he wanted was to win Bordeaux at home. Now it is a draw, which is not perfect. The end of the score will make Lyon still 1 point behind Bordeaux, and Bordeaux may score again in the next time. Perrin only has to arrange the defense personally on the sidelines.

In the 84th minute, Berlion kicked Karlstrom's ankle during the midfield press and received a yellow card, but Karlstrom rubbed his ankle on the ground and couldn't get up. At this time, the form changed and Lyon began to delay time and try to keep a draw.

"Lyon took the ball more often in the middle and backcourt. Without a good chance, they went to the frontcourt to attack easily, while Bordeaux fought hard in the midfield to score another goal."

"Lyon passed the ball in midfield, Kallstrom passed to Bodme, Bodme faced Diarra's press and passed to Ben Arfa, Liu came to press Ben Arfa, Ben Arfa dribbled the ball, and didn't pass it out? Too many dribbles, Liu!! Beautiful interception!! He stuck the ball with his right foot and broke Ben Arfa's ball. Ai and Squillage came to pinch him, Liu!! Nimble change to the right!! He was speeding into the penalty area, only Squillage was sticking to him, beautiful smash!! There is space!!! Goooooal!!! Goooooal!!! The ball went in!!! Beautiful goal!!! The ball flew to the lower left corner of the goal. When Kupe rushed over, it was too late. Liu first cut off Ben Arfa in the midfield. It's entirely Liu's personal ability to score this goal." Baptiste was roaring for this goal.

In the 87th minute, Liu Ting broke through Lyon's defense and scored a goal in a row. Bordeaux reversed Lyon 4:3.

(End of this chapter)