road to victory

Chapter 88 Reconciliation
Jacques thought for a long time, and then said, "I think this is a try, do you have any specific plans?"

"No, this kind of short pass penetration mainly depends on the player's technique and spirituality. It often depends on the moment of passing the ball. If we restrict the player's passing route, then this will be opened by the opponent. I I think it is to tell the players this meaning, and then let them improvise, I think Zinedine will not let us down."

Jacques stared at Fan Shang with wide eyes, he might feel that such a free tactic is unbelievable.But Fan Shang confirmed that with a player like Zidane taking the lead, there is no need to say anything, Zidane will control the rhythm of the team very well.At that time, if there is a problem with Zidane on the field, it is not too late to directly change to a defensive counterattack.Besides, Djorkaf is also a good midfielder, Deschamps can also hold the ball and organize it a little.

"Is it okay?" Jacques, who was quite firm just now, was also a little shaken.

"But try it during the warm-up match. It's best if you succeed. If it doesn't work, then think of another way."

"Then tell the players in training tomorrow," Jacquet said.

Fan Shang frowned, "Aimee, it's better for you to come. I think I just joined the team, and I may not have that kind of qualifications. As the head coach, you are more formal." He just made up his mind to be invisible, so he didn't do such early things. "I'm here mainly to give you advice, and I don't care about the rest," Fan Shang continued to challenge.

Yakai smiled wryly and shook his head. He did say that Fan Shang came to the national team to give him advice. Now that Fan Shang said this to evade responsibility, Yakai had no choice.

In the next day's training, Jacques really accepted Vincent's suggestion, asking Zidane and other midfielders to strengthen short-pass cooperation, and also emphasized the need to improve ball possession in the make-up match.

A few days of training passed quickly, and France will have their first warm-up match before the start of the European Cup in Strasbourg on May 5. Their opponent is Finland.

Fan Shang thought about this for a day, finally gritted his teeth and decided to do it.So he bought two bottles of good red wine from outside the training base, bought a few more bottles of spirits, and knocked on the door of Le Maire's room at night.

Fan Shang said everything that should be said, so he looked at Le Maire and waited for his response.And Le Maire also stared at Fan Shang for a long time, as if he wanted to see Fan Shang thoroughly.

In fact, Fan Shang didn't do much that day. After entering the door, he simply said something about drinking and even drank two glasses of spirits. Then Fan Shang told him very calmly under Le Maire's surprised eyes that people in the Celestial Dynasty drank like this. of.After another two glasses of wine, Vincent began to point out some shortcomings of Le Maire's off-the-ball running tactics today.This made Le Maire, whose eyes were wide open, dilate his eyelids one by one again. He was a little angry at first, but the more he listened, the more he felt that what Fan Shang said was very reasonable, and the more he listened, the more he felt that Fan Shang was not him. The kind of guy who wins by luck and shameless tricks.

In fact, the official home court of the French national team is the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris, but every time they go to the warm-up match before the big game, they will carry out activities to benefit the French fans. team support.

Fan Shang thought about it, and finally expressed his thoughts honestly.But he finally added, "Aimee, I think we need to strengthen the running position of players without the ball. I can't do it in this regard. What do you think of Roger?"

During the game, Fan Shang hardly spoke to Yakai, but watched the game silently.After the game, Jacques pulled Vincent to ask him his opinion on today's game.

"Fatty, I told you to show me face all day long. Running without the ball is a big project, you can't live up to my expectations!" Fan Shang thought darkly.

As the strength of the Finnish team is really not strong, France played this game with ease, Zidane controlled the midfield very well, and for Jacquet's request to improve the ball possession rate, France's midfield did a good job .But in Fan Shang's view, they are too superficial, holding the ball for the sake of holding the ball, rather than holding and pouring the ball to tear apart the opponent's defense.

Le Maire was noncommittal, but Vincent could see the approval in his eyes.

Le Maire went from surprise to anger, then from anger to doubt, and finally from doubt to appreciation.It took less than half an hour for Vincent to conquer Le Maire in terms of professional knowledge.

"I don't think it will exceed the World Cup in 98. If the results are good, Aimee will retire. If the results are not good, then the Football Association will let Aimee 'retire', right?" Fan Shang didn't wait. Mel continued, "Then according to the tradition of the Football Association, the new head coach will be selected from the assistant coaches, that is to say, from you and me, right?"

Le Maire didn't react for a while, and looked at Fan Shang in a daze.

Fan Shang's one-man show will continue to sing, "Roger, I am very serious when I say this. I really hope that our team will be united. I know you may have some objections to my coming, but I am indeed here. Those who help the team, you have to believe me, I very much hope that the national team will have good results." Looking at Le Maire's still disbelieving eyes, Vincent continued, "You may not believe me now, but it doesn't matter, you You can record it for me, and I’ll repeat what I just said, if you don’t believe me anymore, we can find a reliable lawyer to sign such an agreement, no problem.”

In the end, the French team won a clean 2-0 victory over the challenged Finnish team in Strasbourg, with goals from Loko and Pedros.

Since that time, the communication between the two has become more frequent. Vincent interrupted from time to time when Le Maire was explaining the tactics to the players, and Le Maire also often discussed the team's situation with Vincent and Jacquet. question.

Fan Shang looked at Fatty Le and listened to him, nodding his head and felt that the time had come, so he threw out the purpose of tonight, "Roger, how long do you think Aimee will stay as the head coach?"

Le Maire didn't expect Fan Shang to say that, looked at Fan Shang in disbelief, and still didn't say a word.

Although Fatty Le is a bit small-minded, he is meticulous in his work. After receiving the task given to him by Jacques, he seriously studied running without the ball.In training, he also kept explaining to the players the position he made for running without the ball.Fan Shang looked at the busy Le Fatty, and he began to ask himself, "Although we have some problems with this Fatty, he still has two skills in understanding and formulating tactics. Shouldn't we ease the relationship with him?"

Jacques thought for a while, nodded in agreement with Vincent's statement, and then went to find Le Maire.

"Okay, for the sake of fairness, I think the two of us should coach one tournament. If you coach the 2000 European Cup, I will coach the 2002 World Cup. Otherwise, if you coach the World Cup, I will coach the European Cup. What do you think?"

About an hour later, Le Maire sent Fan Shang out of his room with a smile, seeing Fan Shang's expression was also very satisfied.But what the two of them talked about is unknown to others.

After more than ten minutes, Le Maire frowned and nodded, "I believe, I want to coach the World Cup."

Fan Shang breathed a sigh of relief, "No problem, Roger, if the Football Association finds me then, I will only sign a two-year contract, and I will recommend you after the European Cup. Of course, if my grades are not good, you can ask someone else to recommend you. Hehe. However, this is all based on the fact that the Football Association follows the tradition of the head coach resigning as an assistant coach. If there is any accident, we have to be consistent with the outside world!"

Le Maire also smiled. He suddenly felt that Fan Shang was actually quite an interesting person. He just wanted to be the head coach of the national team so much, and he just blindly rejected people who came to grab his job.Now that it's all said and done, it's as if a knot has suddenly been untied and everything is suddenly clear.

"By the way, Roger, you have to promise me one more thing." Fan Shang suddenly remembered something, and Le Maire frowned again, "I hope you will always be on the coaching staff, and I will be very happy when the time comes." Need your help. If you need my help, I will be obliged."

(End of this chapter)