road to victory

Chapter 146 Dull Game

"Let's take a look at the starting lineups of the two teams." Charles Bidor looked at the materials in his hand, "Let's talk about the visiting team Schalke 04 first. The goalkeeper is Lehmann, and the four defenders are Malik Cruz and Thomas. Link, Evik Egenrausch, Olaf Thon, midfielders: Andres Müller, Latal, Nemec and Wilmots, Dutch centre-forward Mulder and the native German player Martin Marx."

"This set is Schalke 04's regular lineup and the strongest lineup that can be formed now, especially the Dutch center Mulder's height of 190 will pose a great threat to Bordeaux's limited back line." Platini said By the way, let's analyze Schalke 04's lineup.

"Let's take a look at the starting lineup of the home team Bordeaux today, goalkeeper Chilavert, four defenders Lizarazu, Song, Gamara and Gallas, four midfielders, Pires, Dacourt, Makelay Lay, Nedved, the two forwards are Shevchenko and Drogba. Today's three referees are all from Norway." Charlbeidor read the starting lineup according to the list in his hand.

"Bordeaux's starting lineup today is somewhat different from our pre-match predictions, mainly in two positions, one is a right back and the other is a forward." Platini said with a slight frown, "Bordeaux's back line today is Gallas. , although he has appeared in this position before, but I think his best position is the central defender. His speed is not dominant on the full-back, and his offensive methods are not as rich as Sagnol who is sitting off the court today. , Fan Shang's arrangement of Gallas playing today may be a signal to give up attacking and prepare to defend." If Fan Shang listened to Platini's analysis, he would definitely give him a thumbs up, what he said is almost inseparable Yes, Fan Shang means to stick to it.

"At the forward line, Bordeaux's starting lineup turned out to be the 18-year-old Drogba. Although he played in the league and cup games before, from the performance point of view, his body is really good, but there is still a gap in technical ability. I don't know if Fan Shang is today. What is the purpose of mentioning him in the starting lineup? If it were me, I should let Papin play. After all, he is a veteran, and his experience is still very useful when he is locked in." Platini said Vincent vs. striker The use of players has been disputed.

"Okay, now that the two teams have finished their side selection, the game is about to start. The first kick-off today is Schalke 04. They are wearing white jerseys, while the home team Bordeaux are wearing their traditional dark blue jerseys. .”

"Both teams don't seem to want to attack first today. Schalke 04 kicked off and kicked in their own backcourt." The two commentators entered the game state with each other.

"Bordeaux doesn't seem to be in a hurry today. They let Schalke 04 pass the ball in the backcourt. The two forwards only took a few symbolic steps. They won't be fighting a war of attrition."

Platini heard the war of attrition and said, "If it was me, I would never adopt this tactic. The schedule after Bordeaux is also very difficult. It is best for them to attack at the beginning of the game. As long as they can within 15 minutes Score a goal and stick to it for 75 minutes, then the task of promotion will be completed." This is his opinion to Vincent. In fact, there is another reason that there is really nothing to say about Schalke 04's passing. Name it.

"But Mr. Vincent obviously didn't choose that way. You see, the two teams are fighting on their own. Schalke 04 is pouring the ball from their own backcourt, and Bordeaux is also watching Schalke 04 from their own backcourt. The ball, why doesn’t Bordeaux go up and grab it?” Charles Biduo was a little impatient, and to be honest, the old host who has been explaining the top French league has never seen such a game. None of the games my ten-year-old son played at school were more fun than this one.

"If you didn't watch the first half of the game in front of the TV, then congratulations. The first half is really not interesting. I think their game is more boring than my son's game in his elementary school." Charles Biduo finally Said what he was thinking in the first half.

After Platini saw that the offense was destroyed, he said, "Now the roles of Bordeaux and Schalke 04 have been reversed, but Schalke 04 is more active than Bordeaux just now. Their two forwards have a large range of running when they harass. Mulder's height of 190 is actually so aggressive."

"Halftime is over. We saw that the score of the two teams is still 0:0. This score is definitely worthy of today's dull scene." Charles Biduo breathed a sigh of relief. The first half of the game was finally over, and the intermission Be sure to collect some gossip news during the game, or you won't be able to pass the second half.

The analysis of the two of them is wonderful, but there is no such situation on the court. The two teams are completely copying each other. The long ball is played backwards and forwards, the center grabs the first landing point, and the second landing point is destroyed, and the cycle repeats itself. The entire first half was so boring.

"Yes, this may be the most close match in the history of the UEFA Cup quarter-finals."

Fan Shang didn't say much in the locker room at this time. Today's game basically followed Fan Shang's train of thought. Of course, Fan Shang expected this dull scene. "Take a good rest, the same sentence, allocate energy reasonably, don't be stingy when you should run, and don't waste when you shouldn't run." It was the same as before the opening, "You have to be prepared to play for 120 minutes. I probably won't make a substitution in regular time, you guys get ready."

"But you see, Bordeaux's pass rate is obviously faster than Schalke 04's. If it continues like this, the two forwards of Schalke 70 will be replaced in advance in less than 04 minutes."

At the end of the intermission, Fan Shang was still standing at the door, high-fiving the players one by one, and what he said was different from the first half, "Persevere"

"Now the second half of the two teams is starting, and the first half ended at 0:0. Judging from the scene, neither team took the initiative. The two teams can be described as evenly matched. A more accurate word should be match. "Before Charpitto finished speaking, Platini took up the conversation.

The two commentators were chatting about tactics at the beginning, but as the game progressed, they found that they had nothing to chat about, so they began to gossip about the players, what disease Papan's daughter had, and Song How big is his family, where is Fan Shang's father's restaurant, etc. If the referee hadn't played the whistle at midfield in time, they probably wouldn't be able to stop them.

When the camera cut to the live broadcast seat, Platini said with an ugly face, "I really didn't expect that a UEFA Cup quarter-final match could be played like this. Could it be that our football philosophy is too backward to understand?" The advanced or even advanced ideas of the two head coaches?" Platini can be said to be sitting on pins and needles here today, looking completely exhausted.

"Schalke 04 finally started to attack, Latal took the ball and went straight to Mulder's head with a long pass, Mulder got to this point, look at the second point, Makelele, he controlled the ball. "Share Biduo finally saw the first attack, and his voice suddenly rose.

"Yes, Bordeaux is using a quick pass transfer to avoid Schalke 04's pressing. This is a good way, but the risk is also very high. If the pass is intercepted by the opponent when a mistake is made in the backcourt, it will be a big problem. It will immediately form a one-handed opportunity." Platini has been analyzing the situation on the field.

"Now let's take a look. Neither team has made any substitutions. It seems to be another difficult half."

"Yeah, let's see if the two teams will attack at the beginning of the game." Platini likes to attack at the beginning of this tactic, and said so in the first and second half.

"I hope so," Charles Biduo said helplessly at this time, "However, from the perspective of personnel, this assumption is no longer valid."

The two started their gossip trip again. Among them, Theo was cheated out of 100 million with a oil painting that was worth only 100 francs, which became the biggest joke of the TV audience.

(End of this chapter)