i am a football star

Chapter 45 Difficulties of the schedule

Chapter 45 Difficulties of the schedule

In the end, Leverkusen's counterattack still failed to break through Bordeaux's goal. Blanco also used a substitution to delay time in stoppage time.

"Bordeaux and Bayer Leverkusen's Europa League knockout match was tied 2:2. Bordeaux advanced to the next round relying on Liu Ting's valuable away goal. We congratulate Bordeaux. They are currently advancing in the Ligue [-] and the Europa League." Liu Jianhong is also happy for Bordeaux's promotion.

Liu Ting, the hero of the promotion of the best team in the game, was the focus of the reporters after the game, and they asked him all kinds of questions.

"We are happy that the team can advance to the next round. This is the credit of the whole team. The efforts of the head coach and all teammates have enabled us to advance."

"The stepping on the bicycle on the court? I have always used the bicycle. In fact, I have used it during the training of the team, but I have not used it in the game. My favorite and most proficient is the Marseille maneuver, but sometimes it can confuse the opponent when it is used unexpectedly."

"Why do you choose to wear the crotch when shooting? This is just a common sense of football. When learning football, the coach said that the single-handed ball has a high chance of scoring goals, but there is also the danger of being pounced. The most likely goal is to swing past the goalkeeper to hit the empty goal or directly hit the goalkeeper's crotch. Not coming."

……

Although this round of the Europa League knockout round was passed, it was very thrilling. Liu Ting felt that Blanco's strategic focus had a great influence on the league. Blanco put the league first and the Europa League was raised by his stepmother. Maybe he could talk to him.

※※※

After the match against Leverkusen, Liu Ting and his teammates returned to Bordeaux, but the head coach Blanc needs to go to the UEFA headquarters to draw lots. The opponent in the next round depends on this draw.

At present, only three teams in Ligue 32 are participating in the European competition. Lyon has entered the Champions League knockout round, but it can only stop at the top [-], because Lyon's opponent in the top [-] is Manchester United, which is very difficult for Lyon to pass.In the Europa League knockout round, two Ligue [-] teams, Bordeaux, which advanced through the group stage, and Marseille, which fell out of the UEFA Champions League group stage, participated. Now both teams have passed the top [-] and entered the top [-]. Marseille is the eliminated Russian team Sparta Moscow.

The bad thing for Bordeaux is that Lyon is likely to be out of the Champions League immediately, so they will try their best to compete for the league championship, and Bordeaux is also distracted by the Europa League.

The results of the draw soon came out. The opponents of the two French teams in the Europa League were from the same country as the previous round. Marseille met the Russian team again, this time Zenit St. Petersburg, and Bordeaux also met the German team again.

European games are played on Wednesdays and Thursdays in the middle of the week, while most domestic leagues are played on Saturdays and Sundays. Of course, some leagues are arranged to be played in the middle of the week when the schedule is tight.

Bordeaux's last round of the Europa League knockout round was first home and then away to Leverkusen. Between the two rounds of the Europa League, it was an away game against Ligue [-] powerhouse Monaco on the weekend.But this time, the schedule is home and then away. The weekend league between the two rounds is to go to Lyon on the weekend. The away game to Lyon can be said to be a decisive game for the league championship this season. Bordeaux must go all out and prepare carefully. The two games against Hamburg will become dangerous.

Just like last season's Bundesliga, the declining Dortmund has no ability to compete for the championship or even a chance for a place in the European war, but at the critical moment, they will cheat Schalke 04 and make the opponent lose the championship.

When he returned to France for an interview, Laurent Blanc said: "The Bordeaux schedule is tight now. We will consider giving up some less important games at the right time. The main goal of Bordeaux this season is the Ligue 9 championship. The last Ligue [-] championship in Bordeaux was [-] years ago. Now it is time for Bordeaux to win the championship."

Blanc is a traditional coach. He doesn't like to argue with others. He also focuses on safety when arranging games. He doesn't like to take risks. He believes that two birds in the forest are worse than one bird in hand. It would be great to be able to securely win the Ligue 3 championship. The current [-] points ahead of Lyon gave Blanc a lot of confidence, and he began to publicly express his ambition to win the championship.

Other media think Blanco is right. Now that Bordeaux’s schedule is tight, it’s better to give up the Europa League to compete for the league championship. This arrangement is understandable. Only Lyon’s media is saying that Bordeaux should fight for the honor of the French team. Of course, they want Bordeaux’s multi-line battle to be dragged down.

No one cared about what the Lyon media said, but Liu Ting decided to have a good talk with Blanco.

※※※

When Liu Ting entered Blanco's coaching room, the room was filled with smoke and there were many cigarette butts on the floor. It seemed that Blanco was worried about the team's situation.

"Liu, what's the matter?" Blanco asked strangely. Liu Ting rarely went to him alone.

"Coach, I want to ask about your latest schedule."

"Just call me Laurent, you mean I'll give up those games?"

"Yes, Laurent."

"I plan to use all the substitutes in the two rounds against Hamburg, and try my best to guarantee the victory against Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon."

"Laurent, I think we are fully capable of competing for a European title. In the just-updated UEFA Cup winning odds, we are the fifth favorite to win the championship, second only to Bayern Munich, Fiorentina in Serie A, Tottenham Hotspur and Everton in the Premier League. In the next round of elimination, Everton and Fiorentina will fight each other. In fact, we are the fourth favorite."

Blanco also has a headache. He doesn't know why his disciple is so concerned about the Europa League, which doesn't have much gold content, but he is the most important player in the team now. If he doesn't calm his emotions, it will definitely affect the championship with Lyon.

It’s no wonder that Blanc doesn’t pay much attention to the Europa League. In fact, since the restructuring of the UEFA Champions League, the Europa League has been less and less valued.In the past, there were three major cups in Europe - the European Champions Cup, the UEFA Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup. The three major cups have attracted much attention. The Champions League has always been the most influential, but which club wins one of the three major cups is also a great honor.

This is mainly due to the fact that there were not many participating teams in the three major cup competitions. For example, only the champions of each league can participate in the Champions League, and there are often more than one giant in a league.

Later, the three major cup competitions were restructured, the UEFA Champions League was expanded, and the Cup Winners’ Cup was merged into the Europa League. This was equivalent to transferring all the powerful teams that participated in the three major cup competitions to participate in the UEFA Champions League.The rest of the Europa League has become a pecking game. Occasionally, a giant will drop out of the Europa League and don’t care about it at all. The main focus is on the domestic league in hopes of qualifying for the Champions League next year.

So there is nothing wrong with Laurent Blanc wanting to concentrate on the league, but he has to find a way to convince Liu Ting.

(End of this chapter)

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like