Chapter 147
At the same time, in the Lyon locker room, Fournier was furious.
Being beaten 0:2 in the first half was unacceptable to any coach.
Fournier clenched his right hand into a fist and pounded the tactical board hard.
“What are you doing? Wake up! The opponent is a team that has never played in the Champions League for more than ten years. You can’t even beat such an opponent, so what’s the point of playing in the round of 16 and the quarterfinals!”
The players watched him get angry, and on the surface they were submissive, but in fact they were all very unhappy.
Fournier always talked about Laco not playing in the Champions League for many years, and didn’t look at Laco’s performance in La Liga last season.
Third in the league, defeated the powerful Barcelona in the cup and won the King’s Cup. Aren’t these results?
It’s really a lie, I always feel that Laco is very weak, this coach is not a scumbag, right?
No one dared to say it out loud.
During the fifteen-minute break, Fournier cursed for at least thirteen minutes.
The Lyon players were dejected and listened silently.
It was not until the last moment that Fournier softened his tone and said quietly: “The club just informed me that if we can qualify from the group this time, the bonus is 5 million euros!”
The locker room, which was dead just now, immediately became lively when they heard about the extra bonus.
Ensami was the first to shout loudly: “Coach, don’t worry, we just need to score two goals in the second half!”
Umtiti followed and echoed: “Yes, if they can score two, we can also score two!”
Tolisso, Fekir, Lacazette and other young people also expressed their firm attitude and must fight with Laco in the second half!
Fournier saw the fighting spirit of the crowd, nodded with satisfaction, and then said: “Everyone work hard, and try to score one as soon as possible in the second half!”
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In the second half, Lyon kicked off first.
After the halftime break, Lyon’s morale has obviously improved.
After the game resumed, a group of black guys were full of energy and ran all over the field.
Especially the players in the frontcourt, Tolisso, Fekir, Lacazette and others, who rushed to grab the ball as soon as they saw it, very fierce!
Laco was a little uncomfortable with the sudden tough pressing and the accelerated rhythm.
Lyon took the opportunity to gradually take the initiative, and with the cheers of the fans, the offensive wave was higher than the wave!
Just three minutes into the second half, Tolisso made a long shot at the top of the arc, the football was slightly higher than the crossbar, and almost went in.
Only five or six minutes later, Lacazette successfully broke through Karan’s defense on the left, crossed the ball from the bottom, and Fekir in the middle grabbed the header and pushed hard, but fortunately it was saved by Roux.
In this way, Lyon was still passive in the first half, but in the second half, they seemed to drink chicken blood, and their offensive wave was stronger than the wave!
The French commentator at the scene, witnessing this situation, said: “After the start of the second half, Laco is a bit passive. Jimenez needs to think of a way. If it continues like this, it is very likely to lose the ball!”
Jimenez knew that it was dangerous to play like this without him saying too much.
He looked around the court, rubbing his chin with one hand, while thinking whether it was time to change players and strengthen the backcourt defense.
Just as he was hesitant, the field changed.
In the 59th minute, Fekir sent a lob pass at the front of the penalty area.
In the penalty area, Lacazette, who will join Arsenal for 50 million euros in the future, seized the opportunity to volley the ball, and the football immediately bombarded Laco’s goal like a cannonball!
Roux tried his best to save the ball, but the ball was too powerful and he couldn’t stop it at all.
1:2, Lyon scored a goal!
Instantly, a deafening cheer broke out on the Gerland Stadium.
Lacazette was extremely excited. He rushed to the corner flag area and knocked over the corner flagpole with one kick, then jumped over the billboard and ran to the front of the stands to celebrate the goal with the Lyon fans.
Fournier returned to his usual state, grinning, clapping and laughing.
Now he was only one goal behind and there was more than half an hour left in the game. He was more and more confident to catch up.
Jimenez couldn’t sit still. He originally planned to make a substitution in about 70 minutes, but now he wanted to make a move in advance.
Thinking about this, he waved to Rowe who was warming up in the distance, and then the two whispered.
Laco made a substitution adjustment, and Du Jie, who was in average condition today, left the court.
After Rowe came on the court, he ran towards Su Wei and said to him, “Su! The coach asked you to go to the position of defensive midfielder, I will go to the right.”
This substitution was not surprising. Lyon’s attack was fierce for a while, and Jimenez tried to strengthen the defensive ability of the midfield.
Su Wei nodded and said, “Okay, I’ll leave this to you!”
After that, he ran to the midfield and came to BrozoStanding next to Vic.
Brozovic was very tired today. Lyon’s midfielders were quite strong, and he was a single defensive midfielder, so he couldn’t handle it at all.
Seeing Su Wei coming at this moment, he felt like he saw a savior.
“Brother, you are finally here. I am so annoyed by the dead blacks on the opposite side!”
Su Wei chuckled and said, “Don’t panic, we are still leading.”
Brozovic said, “I feel relieved when you come. Take down these African mercenaries today, and I will treat you to pick up girls in the bar tonight.”
As the two were talking, the referee’s whistle sounded.
In the center circle, Salman and Farina had already kicked off.
The game continued, and Lyon, who scored a goal, had a stronger morale.
The score of 1:2 gave them hope of equalizing the score.
The French Ligue 1 started in early August. These blacks have played in the league for more than a month, and their physical fitness is in the best condition.
After more than an hour of playing, they are still running fast.
Laco withdrew one player from the front line, and the attack seemed to be even more powerless.
After the game resumed, Lyon’s ball possession advantage was even greater than before.
However, although they had more ball possession, Lyon players gradually found that their attack was not as smooth as before.
Once the football crossed the center line, it was difficult to move forward, and the chance of shooting also dropped sharply.
The French commentator on the scene quickly found the problem.
“Laco has changed its formation. They are now in a 4231 formation, with Su and Brozovic playing as double defensive midfielders!”
“This is not easy to deal with. Su and Brozovic are both defensive midfielders with a large coverage area, especially Long Guosu. He is very fast. Our midfielders must be extra careful to prevent him from entangled and steal the ball. Try to pass the ball as much as possible and cooperate on the ground.”
As soon as the commentator finished speaking, the Lyon fans in the stands exclaimed…