Chapter 969 Gold Medal Substitute

"Lyon's most fatal weakness is their midfielder."

In the Saint-Germain Lyon training base in the western suburbs of Paris, Gao Han watched the live TV broadcast of the Champions League and directly pointed out the weaknesses of the Lyon team. He had just played against Lyon in an away game, and Paris Saint-Germain won with four goals, so , Gao Han is well aware of Lyon's weaknesses.

Through this match in the knockout round of the Champions League's top 16, he was even more certain of this.

"This summer, Lyon sold the team's top midfielder Tularao to Malaga. Although this allowed Lyon to receive a large transfer fee, it has never been able to effectively solve the position of the defensive midfielder."

Makelele on the side nodded and said: "Lyon introduced Gueda Fofana from Le Havre and spent 1.8 million euros. This 20-year-old player is the main international player in the French World Youth Championship. , has extraordinary potential, and together with Lacazette, who was promoted by Garde, is hailed as the backbone of Lyon in the next few years.”

"That's right." Gao Han smiled appreciatively at Makelele. The Frenchman knows the Ligue 1 league well.

"Fofana has played well this season, but his defense in the midfield is relatively weak, his interception ability is not strong, and he is better at passing and controlling. This is probably why Garde likes him, but Lyon's midfielder But as a result, he lacks thickness and defensive ability, especially in the midfielder position. Fofana has poor positioning and is easily exploited. "

When Paris Saint-Germain played Lyon, Garde's team was completely beaten by Gao Han's team.

"Indeed, in Ligue 1 or in the Champions League, if the opponents we encounter are not strong enough, Lyon's problem can be concealed, but in the dialogue between strong players, Lyon's problem is very obvious. "

When Zidane said this, he changed the subject, "But Garde was also prepared for this game, and his tactics were well designed."

Gao Han glanced at Zidane and laughed. Zidane's vision was still very sharp when he could see this level.

"You are right. To put it bluntly, tactics are nothing more than making use of strengths and avoiding weaknesses. The same is true for Garde in this game. He did not play Gonaron, but chose Gourcuff, just to eat China at home. City, arranging Brand to play on the right is the best proof.”

Zidane looked thoughtful, "You mean, there's something wrong with this arrangement?"

"No, there was no problem. It turned out that it worked and he scored in the first eight minutes."

"But you just said..."

"Yes." Gao Han nodded, "The opening goal gave them a head start and upset Chinatown, but then a new problem arose, which was Bryant's defense on the right. He is not active. He used to play in the center of the striker and did not need to defend, but the position of right winger is needed, especially when facing Chinatown. "

When Zidane and Makelele heard this, they suddenly understood.

"Garde's targeted defense arrangement was good, but it was his first time coaching alone, so he probably didn't realize his problem, or in other words, he realized it, but he wanted to score another goal, so he never Move the two positions of Brand and Gourcuff.”

"If I were Pochettino, I would just liberate Alba at this time, press him boldly forward, let him advance to assist, and break Lyon's restriction on Hazard on the left, and then I can unleash Chinatown's offense. "

When Gao Han said this, he chuckled, "If I were more ruthless, I would consider directly replacing the three players De Bruyne, Firmino and Isco with two to attack Lyon's midfielder position. Garde It will be completely finished!”

Zidane and Makelele looked at each other, and both saw the look of admiration and helplessness in the other's eyes.

What they admire is Gao Han's insight. Even through live TV, he can still see the problems in the opponent's formation at a glance and give targeted strategies. But unfortunately, Gao Han's plan is too crazy. Well, I am afraid he is the only one in the world who dares to do this.

"It's useless for you to say this now. Pochettino can't hear it, and he may not be able to see it."

"No, no, no." Gao Han shook his head, "I believe that the team's data analysis will definitely show it. The simplest point is to look at the midfield interception data and it will be clear. The most important thing for Pochettino is to keep calm. , be calm, he will definitely see it.”

Just when Gao Han finished speaking, there was a change of people in Chinatown.

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Pochettino did see it, but he was not as crazy as Gao Han said. He did not have the courage. After all, this was the first time in his career that he led a team to play in the Champions League knockout rounds. Although he was tenacious and fought for his life, he was not crazy. No need to die.

He replaced Herrera with Isco, a signature substitution in Chinatown this season.

Isco is also known as Pochettino's gold medal substitute, and he can turn the situation around every time he comes on as a substitute.

It's the same this time.

As soon as he came on the field, the Spanish youngster made a strong breakthrough with the ball in the middle. After passing two Lyon midfielders in a row, he sent the ball to Pellet's feet. However, the defense veteran Chris made a tackle at the critical moment and resolved the situation. crisis.

But soon, Pochettino's adjustments became apparent.

Alba began to give up on marking Briand, and rushed forward boldly when his team had the ball, pressing to the front court and actively participating in the front court attack. Briand's poor sense of returning to defense made him rarely chase back, causing Revie behind him to face Alba and Hazard, two left-wingers at the same time.

After two years of experience as a main player in La Liga, Hazard has made significant progress. He flexibly switched positions between the left and the middle, and his running awareness was very smart, which completely disintegrated Lyon's originally effective regional defense.

Coupled with Isco's dribbling attack in the middle, Lyon was only concerned about the head and not the buttocks. The originally iron-clad defense suddenly became full of mistakes and dilapidated.

When the game reached the 81st minute, Chinatown, which frequently created threats, finally got a great opportunity.

After receiving the ball from the left, Hazard cut in horizontally and was closely marked by Lyon's defensive players. He was forced to pass the ball horizontally to Rakitic, and the Croatian passed it directly to Isco without stopping the ball.

Isco stopped the ball and faced two players, Carlstrom and Fofana.

The young Spanish player was very skilled and bold. He rushed forward with the ball. He used his skillful dribbling and excellent rhythm change to force his way through the two Lyon midfielders. He rushed to the front of the penalty area with the ball, which shocked Lyon's two central defenders, Chris and Lovren.

Pelle was unfortunately in an offside position, but he pointed out the soft spot on the left to Isco. Isco dribbled past Chris at the front of the penalty area and pushed the ball to the left.

Alba quickly offside Reveille at this time, rushed into the penalty area at a very fast speed, and faced Isco's diagonal pass. He swung his left foot without thinking and shot a volley.

The ball passed the outstretched leg of goalkeeper Lloris and hit the side net at the back point!

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"The 81st minute, the 81st minute!"

"Isco once again became the lucky star of Chinatown!"

"This magical young Spanish player passed three Lyon defenders in a row and assisted Alba to score a goal."

"Let's review Isco's wonderful performance again."

"His dribbling breakthrough left us with an extremely deep impression. His speed was not fast, but his feet were delicate and his rhythm was very flexible, which made it impossible for Lyon's defenders to keep up with his rhythm."

"It was so surprising that Chinatown finally equalized the score after falling behind for more than an hour."

"With the assist from the young substitute Isco, left-back Alba calmly shot and scored."

Chinatown was extremely excited after the goal. Everyone rushed to the sidelines and hugged each other. Head coach Pochettino jumped high from the ground, looked up to the sky and roared, venting his inner excitement.

But soon, the Argentine coach calmed down completely, and kept clapping his hands at the players on the sidelines, signaling them to return to the field quickly, continue to increase the offensive strength, and make persistent efforts to reverse Lyon.

Chinatown quickly returned to the field, and after the game resumed, it continued to attack Lyon.

The home team was caught in a weak spot and played a little embarrassed. Garde was caught off guard after the score was equalized. He immediately made substitutions and replaced the poorly performing Gourcuff with defensive midfielder Gonalon, intending to strengthen the midfield defense.

As one side grew, the other side grew. Chinatown began to play more confidently and more motivated, especially Alba and Hazard on the left, and Isco and Rakitic in the middle, all of whom were very active.

The release of the left and the middle attracted the defensive attention of Lyon. Aubameyang also quickly got an excellent opportunity on the right, but the right-wing fast horse did not have time to adjust after receiving the single-handed ball from Pelle, and when facing Lloris, he faced Lloris and directly sent the ball into Lloris' arms, missing a precious must-goal opportunity in vain.

Aubameyang was so regretful that he pounded his head on the grass, obviously regretting that he missed a good chance to score.

In the past few years in Chinatown, he has made rapid progress under Cantarero's training, especially in shooting skills, but he was too excited just now. Facing the sudden opportunity, he shot without thinking, and ended up shooting directly to Lloris.

This is a valuable away goal and a victory.

It's too bad!

The game ended in Aubameyang's regret. Chinatown launched a fierce attack at the last moment, but ultimately failed to break through Lyon's goal again, and the score remained 1:1 until the end of the halftime.

Although they failed to beat Lyon away, they got a valuable away goal, especially the last wave of attack, which gave Pochettino confidence.

On the other hand, Garde and Lyon players, the victory that was originally in their hands turned into a draw in the end, making them all lose interest.

Just as Chinatown was returning to the locker room in high spirits, Pochettino received a call from Gao Han.

"Congratulations, Mauricio, you played a great game, I am very proud of you and your team."

After every game, Pochettino would receive a call from Gao Han. If he lost, Gao Han would give him encouragement, and if he won, Gao Han would give him praise and affirmation without hesitation.

"Thank you, Mr. Gao Han. This game was very difficult. I was too conservative in the deployment and made some mistakes."

"But you adjusted well at the last moment, and the team's offense was threatening." Gao Han praised with a smile.

In recent times, Chinatown's performance has been ups and downs, very unstable, but Gao Han can see that Pochettino has run-in the team well during the winter break, especially on the offensive end, and the organization is quite good.

Because of this, Pochettino will insist on fighting on two fronts, hoping to impact the King's Cup and the Champions League as much as possible. Once eliminated, he will focus all his energy on La Liga.

"I believe that after this game, you should know how to play in the second round." Gao Han smiled.

Pochettino blurted out without hesitation: "Of course, attack his mother!"

Gao Han did not take it as an insult, but laughed out loud.

Yes, attack his mother!