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Chapter 136 Back to Lewo
What is it like to be booed by your own fans at home as a manager?If it wasn't for the dismal performance of the team he coached, it would be that he made some radical remarks publicly. Only in this way can the fans be dissatisfied with the team coach.

But for Santini right now, his situation is considered unique.The reason is very simple. Although the Lyon team at this time has initially possessed the image of a dynasty, after all, it has not really reached the level of seven consecutive championships as shocking as later generations. Therefore, when the club is heading for the championship and the Champions League The practice of putting the big-name players who came from the club with a lot of money on the bench undoubtedly aroused strong dissatisfaction among the fans.

Because even if the Lyon club has sufficient financial support, it will not spend all of it on signings. You must know that a series of projects such as youth training maintenance, infrastructure construction, etc. are money-burning things.Rather than relying on large-scale signings to achieve temporary success, shareholders are more concerned about the club's long-term establishment of its own brand image to bring them greater benefits.

Therefore, apart from deploying one or two superstars in the team to attract media attention and exposure, shareholders will not spend additional money to continue signing in. After all, such an approach is not worth the candle.During the same period, except for Real Madrid who dared to adopt the policy of one superstar a year under the leadership of Faye, the rest of the wealthy clubs also followed the same path as Lyon.The most typical one is the Triple Crown Manchester United. The class of 92, which has risen to fame and skyrocketed in value, is the representative work of the Red Devils' youth training. AC Milan's head star Paolo Maldini, Liverpool's double evil Owen and Fowler are all there. From the youth training system of the club.

It can be seen that in the Lyon team with strong financial resources, big-name stars are also important and rare team backbones. One can imagine how Lyon fans felt when they knew that their father Santini would spend a lot of money to bring in the stars on the bench. up.

However, it is precisely this stubborn and rigid coach's approach that allowed him to quickly stabilize the morale of the army after taking over Lyon and made breakthrough progress in the league and the Champions League.

From some aspects, Lyon and Leverkusen at this time have many similarities. They are both on the rise, and both are head coaches who are appointed by club officials. They are also behind the company group with strong financial resources. But there are also few big-name players in the team.I believe that if Leverkusen coach Völler puts Ballack or Kirsten on the bench, he will get the same treatment as Santini.

You must know that not everyone can have the courage to catch the big-name players in the team who are in poor condition and decisively send a substitute player to start multiple games to replace him.

So at this time Leverkusen is facing Lyon is actually a team with a high degree of execution and combat discipline under the training of Santini.

If this game had been three months ago, then Leverkusen would probably have won the battle. After all, the strength of the two teams is evenly matched, and it is even said that Leverkusen is even stronger.

But now, when Lyon midfielder Arthur declared the game with a free kick and they had scored the third Leverkusen goal, all Leverkusen players, including Kenny, knew the game was over. up.Because it is obvious that the Lyon team under Santini's training is not a smooth opponent.

That day, when they took the plane back to the Leverkusen club under the pressure of public opinion, they were greeted by the ashen-faced Wöhler scolding them all the way.This was also the first time that Worrell, who was usually gentle and gentlemanly, got angry in front of everyone.

All the players know that this is undoubtedly a huge blow to Völler, who is ambitious to introduce many new aids and wants to show his talents in the Champions League at this time.

In the case that the new aid cannot play in the Champions League, their only contribution to Leverkusen's European war is to give Leverkusen's main players enough rest opportunities through rotation in the league.

But even after recuperating, Leverkusen led by him was still bloodbathed by the Lyon team in the away game. How could this be accepted by Völler?
Wöller could imagine how the outside media would attack him at this time, so he vented all his anger on the Leverkusen players. The strength of this game undoubtedly made Leverkusen fall into a trap. Passive!This is not alarmist talk. In this death group, every team is walking on thin ice and dare not be careless, but Leverkusen made a mistake at this time and gave the other three teams a chance!
All the players in the second round against the Gunners Arsenal knew that it was a hard fight, and today Lyon also used the game to teach Leverkusen a good lesson. It is conceivable that when they return to the home court to face this opponent again, How tough this bone will be!What's more, when the situation of these two second rounds is unclear, there is still a home and away game against Bayern. How can this not make Völler angry!

Sitting in the locker room and listening to coach Worrall's harsh criticism, how can the players dare to be dissatisfied?They had nothing to say until after the game that they realized how ridiculous it was to underestimate an opponent of the same strength as themselves.

Fortunately, news came from the Highbury Stadium that the match between Bayern and Arsenal ended in a 2:2 tie, which also prevented Leverkusen from widening the gap with Bayern, so After two rounds, Bayern Munich ranked first in Group C with one win and one tie with four points. Lyon and Bayer Leverkusen both scored three points with one win and one loss. The advantage overwhelmed Leverkusen to rank second, while the Premier League giants Arsenal ranked fourth with one point.

This also means that in the next four games, Leverkusen must go all out to win at least three games to ensure absolute advancement.So without Worrall's urging, the players spontaneously invested in high-intensity training, and they would not make the same mistake twice.

In the 21st round of the Bundesliga, Leverkusen played at home against their old rival Cologne. In this game, Völler still carried out a large degree of rotation, replacing Lucio in midfield and replacing midfielder Barberto. , Basturk also started again to replace Happ.

This time, perhaps due to the bloodbath in the away game against Lyon and the disastrous defeat, Leverkusen showed a strong desire to attack amidst doubts. Facing the strong team Cologne, they won the game with a score of 4:1. , Completed the season double play against Cologne!

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