green winger

Chapter 135 Journey to Lyon
Leverkusen lost the first goal in just a few minutes, and in the next 10 minutes, their always solid goal was broken by Lyon's players twice in a row, and the final score was fixed at 3:0.

Not bad in this game Leverkusen not only failed to score a goal, but also lost the game with a score of 3:0, so the major media immediately exclaimed after a short period of stupefaction, saying that this game is the first round of the Champions League group stage. The most unbelievable game ever.Germany's "Rheinland Evening Zeitung" said even more aggressively: Leverkusen lost to an opponent who could have easily won.

And such remarks also represent the views of most fans and the media on this game.

Until then Kenny finally knew the reason for the loss of this game, that is to underestimate the enemy.Once upon a time, Leverkusen still faced these strong European teams with the strength of an underdog, but the runner-up last season and the arrival of Kenny this season allowed them to gradually raise their status.

Although this reason sounds ridiculous, it is true.Naturally, there is no need to repeat the league journey of last season. In this season's Champions League, from the winter behemoth Sparta Moscow to the owner of the Stadium of Light, Sporting Lisbon, to the giants Real Madrid and Gunners Arsenal, facing these opponents Leverkusen seems to be Never been at a disadvantage.And this also made the Leverkusen people underestimate the enemy. Although Leverkusen had already realized that something was wrong after losing the first goal, the strong strength of the Lyon team was that they could not expect it. of.

Even Kenny did not expect that the Lyon team would be so strong at this time. Standing in the stadium and looking at the bright red 3:0 on the screen, he fell into confusion again, and he couldn't help but think of the scene in the game screen.

No one expected that Lyon, who took the initiative after the start of the game, quickly launched an attack and scored a goal with this attack. When the game ended, the major media and commentators were shocked when they looked back at the game. It was discovered that the trend of the game fell into the rhythm of the Lyon team in the first minute and fell into the planning of Lyon coach Jacques Santini.

As the captain of the glorious Ligue 70 team St. Etienne in the 1986s, he led the team wearing a green jersey to win four league titles and two French Cups. An fans called it the "Green Age".Santini, who joined the coaching career after retiring, has also made amazing achievements. First, the Toulouse team he coached eliminated the Naples team led by Maradona in the UEFA Cup in the 87-3 season. Under the leadership of this unknown Ligue [-] team, they finally achieved No.[-] in the league.

How can it not be surprising to achieve such results as a rookie coach in Ligue 1995, so Santini was specially approved to join the National Technical Steering Committee led by Houllier from 1997 to [-]. period", in this French football "research institute" and in the specific work of the Alpine regional league, Santini greatly enriched his knowledge and ability in coaching and organization.

After two years of training, Santini came to the Lyon team as the technical director, and this time was another three years. From the perspective of future generations, the precipitation of these five years is the most important in his coaching career. This also became the springboard for him to take over as the head coach of the Lyon team and the French team successively.

At this time, Santini, who had just taken over as the coach of the Lyon team, naturally came with full of revenge. He tailored a set of tactics for the Lyon team according to the characteristics of Leverkusen.

Do you know what "boom bang bang bang" is?

That's right, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!After the opening, the Lyon team launched an attack directly, running and passing in one go, passing the ball with five feet, without any hesitation. When the Leverkusen players were still intoxicated with a good sense of self and had not yet entered the real game state, Lyon striker Kasrali has already received a through pass past Leverkusen's defense and hit the far corner of the goal.

When Casrari put his right thumb into his mouth and dedicated the goal to his newborn child amidst the crazy cheers of the Lyon fans, the Leverkusen fans reacted Has your own goal been breached?

But at this time, the Leverkusen players have not realized the seriousness of the problem. They just set off a frenzy of counterattack after a short surprise. They are confident that they can equalize or even overtake the score with their offense. Of course, their self-confidence is nothing. It is groundless, and they average two goals per game with the best offensive firepower in the Bundesliga. They believe that the current lag is only temporary.

Kenny was still active on the wing, and Neuville on the other side also put tremendous pressure on the Lyon team.

But everything that happened next almost drove them crazy. Although the suppression and non-stop suppression of the offense was very good-looking on the scene, it did not bring about a fundamental change for the Leverkusen people. On the contrary, it was in 35 minutes They were seized by the Lyon team to steal the ball and played a long-distance counterattack. A big foot made the Leverkusen players fall into despair. They dribbled the ball at high speed and knocked down the only remaining defender Le After Verkusen captain Ramello, Lyon striker Casrari scored twice.

Seeing this scene, the commentator in the commentary who had said plausibly that Leverkusen would equalize the score in the near future could not speak anymore, because everyone saw Lyon after these two goals. The players have super high execution judgment, calmness, and sharp offense.

So people couldn't help turning their attention to the slightly dark-skinned Lyon coach Santini standing on the sidelines. They couldn't help but think of some French media's evaluation of this academic coach Santini: He has a strong personality, but he is also willing to play. He listens to the opinions of others but at the same time his requirements are very strict, and he pays great attention to whether the player's state is stable.In his eyes, there is neither an absolute main force nor a "big-name player".A national team's main defender is unstable and often sits on the bench.This style of saying one thing and sometimes lacking complete communication has made him unpopular with some people.Some members of the Lyon club council did not like him, so that when he first took office as the coach of the Lyon team, there were news that many fans were dissatisfied with him, and some extreme fans often booed him at home.

　Good night, spectators!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)