road to victory

Chapter 102 First Victory
After scoring the goal, Papin first yelled at the fans to vent his depression over the past few years.Then he ran to the coach's bench and jumped on Fan Shang's body, "Thank you" Papan said to Fan Shang in a voice that was about to cry.

"Thank you for coming back too," Fan Shang said.

The re-kick-off game has completely entered garbage time. Le Havre also knew that there was no hope, so they completely shrunk around the penalty area, and Bordeaux had no way to break through the dense defense.Until the end of the game, the only bright spot was that Chilavert took a direct free kick for the first time.

4:0, Bordeaux beat their opponents at home in the first game, which gave the fans a lot of confidence.At the same time, the complaints about the team selling off the main players of last season have been greatly reduced.

Fan Shang participated in the post-match press conference with Papin, not at all like other teams where the head coach and the players participated.This is considered as a player taking the head coach to participate.But Papan didn't mean to presume at all, and kept following behind.

This press conference is the first time that Papin officially appeared in front of the news media after returning to France, so after symbolically asking Vincent a few questions about the team's performance, the rest became Papin's It's a one-man show.So much so that Fan Shang sneaked away in the end, and the media reporters didn't respond. Only Fan Shang's old friend Wota from the Southwest News greeted him when he left.

It's just that Fan Shang didn't go far, and watched how Papan faced those vicious reporters at the door.To describe Papan in one word is "the style of a general". Looking at his answers, no matter how you ask, he is not in a hurry. Although the expression is serious, the tone is calm, and there is no ups and downs even if the question is sharp. "This is the so-called demeanor." Fan Shang secretly sighed, "I have to learn from others in the future, and my level of dealing with reporters still needs to be honed."

After the first round, Bordeaux ranked first with a goal difference advantage.But the next day's newspapers still only mentioned Bordeaux's big victory, and the headlines basically reported that Papin returned to Ligue [-]. Although he came off the bench, he scored a goal.This time the media trend is very consistent. Whether it is the local Southwest News in Bordeaux or the mainstream sports newspaper L'Equipe, they are all happy with Papin's recovery. I hope he can regain his lost game status and shine in the local World Cup two years later.

However, Fan Shang also talked about this matter with his boss, the head coach of the French national team, Jacques. Jacques is not very fond of Papin. He tends to focus on Mesozoic players, supplemented by some young people with potential. The important thing is that he needs obedient players.Although Papin seems to have a mild temper now, when his daughter was not sick before, this man was a person who dared to stare at Matthaus at Bayern, and he was definitely not a fuel-efficient lamp.If it weren't for the sudden change in his life, it would be impossible for Fan Shang to tame this old horse.

At the beginning of the season, the schedule is still relatively loose. Fan Shang made an attempt to put Papin in the main lineup during training.

In the 35th minute, Dacourt brought down the Metz player near 30 meters and received a yellow card. This was Bordeaux's first yellow card this season.

In the 45th minute, there was not much interruption in the first half, so there were only 2 minutes of stoppage time.This time it was another Metz corner, and Metz's players felt they were running out of stoppage time, leaving only one full-back at the back as the others entered Bordeaux's half.But Metz's corner kick was really not satisfactory. Chilavert took the ball decisively. He looked up and saw the gap defended by Metz. He made a long pass to find Pires on the left. That footwork ranked second, no one dared to say that it was the first. The ball was loaded with precision-guided shells and flew accurately to Pires.Pires was also unambiguous. After unloading the ball, he reacted to the Metz player who had just reacted and returned to the defense. Then, facing the smooth road on the left, Pires increased his speed to the maximum, and he was approaching after a few breaths. The penalty area, and in the penalty area, Shevchenko and Wiltord are already waiting in the penalty area. Except for the goalkeeper, there is only one full-back who just stayed behind among the defensive players.

This guard is the most embarrassing right now. In the three-on-one situation in the backcourt, the three opponents defend one against one and he may not be able to defend against it, let alone the current situation.He gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, left the two strikers behind and rushed towards Pires. Without a word, he fell to the ground on the penalty area line and put Pires to the ground. The referee's whistle sounded in time. Pires, who was rolling on the ground with his calf in his arms, gave the defender a red card without hesitation.

Fan Shang did not dare to underestimate this team at all. Although Fan Shang dug up Metz's biggest potential stock, Pires, in the summer, it did not have much impact on Metz's overall strength. Generally speaking, Metz is a team with a balanced offense and defense, and its strength is greater than its reputation.

After the opening, Bordeaux is still the premise of the overall defense line. The two midfielders swept and intercepted near the midfield, and Nedved also retreated slightly in defense, so that basically formed a position of three midfielders during defense.

Metz is now considered a strong team in Ligue [-], and will participate in the UEFA Cup with Bordeaux this year.

Only when the fist is retracted and then punched out can the power be exerted. What Bordeaux is doing now is to retract the fist, and later will find the right time to give Metz a fatal blow.

The starting lineup was the same as the first match, and Papin was still sitting on the bench. Vincent wanted to leave Papin's first start to the Bordeaux home audience.

In the 41st minute, Metz got a corner kick. Song rushed to the front point and missed his position.Although he lacked preparation, he still subconsciously shook his head and smashed the ball to the right of the goal. Fortunately, Chilavert was experienced. hand.

A week later, Bordeaux came to Metz for an away game against Metz in the second round of the league.And the day before going, Bordeaux took a closed training.

On the day of the competition, it began to rain lightly in Metz. For France, which has a maritime climate, this is the rainy season.Before playing, Fan Shang also specially emphasized in the locker room that he should strengthen the long-range shots in the offense, pay attention to the defense of the 30-meter area when defending, and must try to give Metz as few opportunities as possible.

Within a few minutes, the situation on the field changed. The originally evenly matched game gradually gave the initiative to Metz, who was fighting at home.Bordeaux retreated to a position near 20 meters in front of their own penalty area. The players also relatively reduced their running and mainly started zone marking.

Metz obviously studied the last Bordeaux game, so he entangled with Bordeaux in the midfield from the beginning.In this situation where it seems that you are coming and going, and the scene may be dull, time passes by every minute.

It was 30 minutes into the first half, and neither side had a threatening shot.Fan Shang felt that this stalemate might only waste more energy.Vincent walked to the sidelines, made a few gestures, and called Lizarazu who was closest to him.

Fan Shang, who was on the sidelines, just wanted to send a message. Seeing that the referee was so decisive, he didn't have the nerve to say anything to the fourth official. He just asked the team doctor to check on Pires' situation.The team doctor picked up the medicine box and stood on the sidelines waiting for the referee's gesture. At this time, Fan Shang talked to the team doctor again. The team doctor nodded and saw the referee's gesture and ran to Pires.

Fan Shang did not leave the field. After seeing the ok gesture from the team doctor, Fan Shang was relieved, but he continued to stand on the sidelines, waiting for the last free kick in the first half.

The position of this free kick is not bad, on the penalty area line, slightly to the left of the top of the arc, almost in the middle.Four people stood in front of the ball, Chilavert, Pires, Nedved and Song, while there were only three Bordeaux players ambushing in the penalty area.

After the referee whistled, Chilavert started to run. Just when everyone thought Chilavert was going to shoot, he lifted his foot, and the sole of his foot lightly crossed the football. Behind him, Pires also lifted his foot. Well, the attention of the defensive players was attracted by Chilavert, and just recovered, he hurriedly prepared to meet Pires' shot.

(End of this chapter)