Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 644
As for Juninho, Mourinho has never believed that one player can completely decide the game. In his football philosophy, any star must be attached to the whole, and only the whole can win. The era when a single person can decide the outcome of a game has passed. Today, with various training facilities, the gap in personal ability between professional players has narrowed to a very close level. Facing a superstar-studded team fighting on their own, Mourinho firmly believes that the team's strength will definitely win.

Even if you have Juninho...then there is still room for you to play. In the dangerous area at the front of the penalty area, Newcastle will never foul or make too many moves. At most, they will use their bodies to oppress the opponent. In such a situation In the knockout rounds, the referee's calls will not be too strict. As long as they are not excessive, generally speaking, fouls will not be called. What's more, Newcastle's tackles are not aimed at stealing the ball, but at destroying it. In both cases, the referee will let the game continue. Besides, Juninho is not the god of free kicks. Can he really hit the ball in every position?

The best free kick player only has a scoring rate of 30.00%. Although Juninho often scores some unbelievable free kicks, it is not seen that he can score free kicks in every game. , Besides, in the case of Newcastle's counterattack, Lyon can't use enough offensive power to cause trouble for Newcastle's defense. Newcastle's defenders only need to pay attention to not fouling in a few dangerous places.

In fact, the game was just as Mourinho expected. Although Lyon had a considerable possession rate, they were unable to create a threatening attack at all. No matter who they looked up, they were all opponents. Sometimes, there will always be a sense of powerlessness in my heart.

The first half went through this kind of messy midfield confrontation. Except for the die-hard fans of both sides, I believe no one will be satisfied with this first half.There are no wonderful shots, no excellent cooperation, let alone exciting goals.Lyon tried their best but couldn't attack. Newcastle was conservative and passive and didn't dare to attack. They just used up 45 minutes.The referee blew his whistle to end the first half without even giving a second of stoppage time—it seems that the referee was not very satisfied with the performance of both sides in the first half.

In the locker room, the players were panting heavily. This style of play consumes a lot of energy, but the main players of Newcastle who played today have already rested in Newcastle for a whole week, and they can still support it.

"How? Can you still support it?" Mourinho asked, raising his voice.

"No problem! It's absolutely no problem to support until the end of the game!" Woodgate replied panting, and the other players also nodded.

Their performance made Mourinho very satisfied. At least they have not lost their fighting spirit and desire to win. As long as this is the case, fatigue will not easily occupy their bodies.

"Our defense in the first half must have made Lyon feel that we must just want to keep a one-goal lead ... Even though we know it is not the case, they don't know it, don't they?" Mourinho showed strong Confidence: "So in the second half, Le Guin will definitely let his players launch a more violent attack than in the first half. At that time, it is when we counterattack."

"When their defenders also join the attack - this is very possible, because their two Brazilian central defenders also have a strong offensive ability, then they will definitely let Essien stay in the backcourt to defend, so we When counterattacking, you must quickly throw the ball, bypass this troublesome guy, and then kill with one blow!" Mourinho drew on the tactical board: "Increase the running range of the frontcourt players, and the distance between each other Make the distance as wide as possible. Even if that guy has a buffalo-like physique, it is impossible for one person to stare at two people. It doesn't matter if you pass the ball quickly. There will definitely be enough in Lyon's half. space for you to run."

Speaking of this, Mourinho raised his voice: "Our tactics in the second half are very simple, solid defense, quick counterattack, this is our tactics."

Football tactics are very simple to put it bluntly. It is to try to hit the ball into the opponent's goal, and then try not to let the opponent score. As for those head coaches who regard their tactics as more important than victory, they can only say that they are on the wrong path .

Mourinho has never been a coach who sticks to the rules. For him, there is only one correct tactic, and that is the tactic that allows them to win. Whether it is offense or defense, winning is a good tactic.

In another locker room, Le Guin was walking around the locker room with a headache.

He is now facing a dilemma, he can't give up defense, because Newcastle's quick counterattack is enough to put Lyon in a desperate situation as long as he can score a goal, and he also can't give up offense, otherwise Lyon will still be eliminated from zero to zero. .

Only now did he realize how stupid it is to be satisfied with the result of losing only one goal in the last game-falling behind means losing the opportunity, and it means that all his arrangements will fall behind the opponent .

However, who would have thought that Newcastle, which is good at offense and invests a considerable amount of troops in the offense even when defending counterattacks, would put down their faces and defend with all their members?You must know that they also won the English League Cup after killing Middlesbrough with beautiful offensive tactics more than a week ago. In just over a week, they went from one extreme to another extreme. No one can think of it.

After thinking for a long time, Le Guin finally made up his mind. He can't just watch the other party spend 10 minutes and then enter the next round comfortably. No matter what to do, it's better than sitting still. .

What's more, Mourinho's tactics are very demanding on the physical fitness of the players. Le Guin does not believe that Newcastle's players can still have such ample physical fitness after entering the intensive March. Watch them run off the field one by one Just by looking at them, you can tell that their physical energy has been consumed a lot. In this case, as long as you increase the offensive pressure, you may be able to overwhelm your opponent. As long as you can score a goal, the balance of victory will be tilted towards the sky. The Lyon team has both the right place and the right people.

What he didn't expect was that what Mourinho was afraid of was that he would sit and wait to die, because the pressure on the defensive side was quite high, especially in such a full defense. Neo has no confidence in his players, but because there were too many accidents in the game, Mourinho had to take these factors into account.

And if Lyon presses out, then Newcastle's counterattack in the frontcourt can play a role. In the first half, they put on a defensive posture with all members, nothing more than hoping to get a precious goal through the counterattack.

After making up his mind, Le Guin knew what he should say, he stopped, and then smiled and looked at his players.

"What's the matter with you? Do you think our situation is not good?"

The Lyon players looked up at the head coach. They also admired the 39-year-old head coach who had already led them to two Ligue [-] titles in a row. His words could mobilize all player's emotions.

"Yes, the situation is not good for us at the moment, our opponents use ugly defense to make us attack helpless, in the first half we didn't even have a shot inside the frame, only 45 minutes from the end of the game. Minutes, if we don't score, we will be eliminated from the Champions League, and we will be ridiculed by Monaco, which has entered the quarterfinals... At the same time, we dare not attack with all our strength, because if we concede another goal, we will fall into despair... ...The situation is extremely bad for us, but can this defeat us?"

Le Guin's words made the eyes of the Lyon players slowly light up, and his words hit the hearts of the Lyon players sentence by sentence:

"What team are we? It's Lyon! We don't have a glorious history, but in the past two years, we have overturned Monaco, Marseille, Paris Saint-Germain and other Ligue [-] teams, and have been standing at the top of Ligue [-]! But Just becoming the champions of Ligue [-] cannot prove our ability, only the Champions League is the only way to establish a dynasty! Is our progress going to be replaced by a team that has never won the Champions League, only this year? Will the fast-growing Newcastle stand in the way? Indeed, many of them have high net worth, but this net worth has not been proven, and in the past two years, your ability has been truly tested. Now, tell Me, do you have the confidence to defeat those mercenaries?"

"Yes!" The players roared in unison. Indeed, they have basically no opponents in the Ligue [-] now. Only in the Champions League can they prove that their ability is not only in the Ligue [-]. king!
The 15-minute intermission is easy to pass, especially when the fans on both sides are very excited and constantly use singing to confront each other-when they see players from both sides appearing at the exit of the player tunnel, the whole Gerland Stadium immediately burst into huge cheers.

Players from both sides spread out on the field, and everyone had a look of determination on their faces.

The Newcastle players were full of confidence to support the remaining 45 minutes of the game, even if they couldn't score a goal, they would keep the tie until the end, while the Lyon players were even more desperate to launch a fierce attack. After the calm first half, What's coming will be a turbulent second half.

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