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It's not unreasonable for Platini to say this.

There has never been a lack of users for the tactic of counter-grabbing in the frontcourt. If the opponent's ball can be intercepted in the frontcourt, the success rate of quick counterattacks will be much higher. All fools know such things.But to be able to use this tactic, you need more than just two slogans. Shouting two voices to win, hard work cannot make the team stronger. The frontcourt counter-grab tactic has what it needs. Attitude and physical strength are also a huge test.

Defensive football does not necessarily save energy compared to offensive football. Although offensive football requires more ball control, more passing, and more energy, defensive football requires more running and more oppression. , More physical confrontation, in fact, when it comes to saving energy, it is really not necessarily more energy-saving than attacking football.

Especially for strong teams, in addition to physical strength, there is also an attitude problem.Obviously some games can be won by running 8000 meters and just kicking a few kicks. If you allow players to run more than 1 meters per game, no wonder the players are happy.Those players who don't have much skill have to rely on running to make up for their shortcomings, but those skilled players can obviously rely on their skills to play football, but they need to run as much as dogs, so it is inevitable to say "Why? Let the artist do a plasterer's manifesto of dissatisfaction.

Everyone knows that counterattacks in the frontcourt can share the pressure for the midfield and defense players, but whether they can mobilize the enthusiasm of the players and let them actively complete the counterattacks in the frontcourt depends entirely on the coach.Some coaches are well-known and capable, and they can use words to persuade players to make them willing to run more, while some coaches do not have this ability, and often the team will have conflicts. [

Platini said that he is not optimistic about Lyon's counter-attack tactics in the frontcourt, which is actually the reason.

One is the problem of physical strength: among Lyon's frontcourt players, Sony Anderson is Brazilian, and he is not young. Although Dorasso and Carrière are French, they are both technical midfielders. It is impossible for the current field engineers to have enough physical strength.There is only one Gewu, who has enough physical strength and doesn't care about running and confrontation. Juninho's physical strength and defensive ability are strong enough.Lyon seems to have controlled the scene, but his physical strength is declining. How long this style of play can last is a question.

The second is whether they are willing to play the whole game like this?Lyon is the defending champion. Because the defending champion already holds the honor, their sense of struggle is often not as strong as that of other teams. At such a time, they are not very happy to let them play tactics that require a lot of physical strength.What's more, standing in front of the defending champions is still a young coach who is less than [-] years old. Whether he can make the defending champions give up offensive football, switch to defensive football, and stick to the whole game is also a difficult topic.In the current Lyon frontcourt, except for Ge Wu, who is a player from the youth training, he is very hardworking on any Lyon style of play, and he can run with regret. It is hard to say whether the others are happy.

"Right now, although Lyon is sticking to the defense, their stamina and patience are exhausted extremely quickly. If there is a mistake in their defense, the consequences will be absolutely irreversible."

Platini analyzed the situation on the field. In his opinion, the best breakthrough is naturally Zhao Yaning's side.

"Roten is a master of long balls, so Lyon dare not give him too much space and always pay attention to him. Because of this, Lyon's defensive front is right-leaning, and the defense on the left wing mainly depends on Kazapa's personal ability, and Diarra's excellent cover. This kind of defense is no problem for ordinary players, but if it is facing a real breakthrough master, it seems a bit too sloppy."

Platini's analysis is obviously very reasonable. Casapa is the captain of Lyon and the marginal international of the Brazilian national team. In terms of strength, he is also very good, but defense is always a one-on-one. at a disadvantage.

After Zhao Yaning got the ball, he immediately launched an assault.Jiuli passed the ball to his feet, and he didn't pause much. When receiving the ball, his body was still facing Jiuli's position on the field, but the moment he caught the ball, he stepped on and pulled the ball under his feet, and at the same time took a step back with his left foot. It has already distanced itself from Kasappa.Kazapa knew that he was difficult, but he was stuck in the position and did not dare to rush up, and this was Diarra who also leaned over. Zhao Yaning glanced at their positions and knew that there was not much hope for him to cut in, so he had to Take a step to the right and start running along the touchline.Diarra and Kasapa were marking him one after the other to prevent him from cutting inside suddenly. As his position got closer to the bottom line, the distance between the two became closer. When he was only one position away, Zhao Yaning suddenly stepped up and Diarra, who was close to the bottom line, immediately took a step to try to block Zhao Yaning, but Zhao Yaning’s left foot was the axis, and he dunked the ball with his right foot, and turned sharply. Just cut in from the side of the two people.

Because the distance between the two was very close, Zhao Yaning broke through with his right foot. When he turned around suddenly, Diarra thought that Kazapa would intercept him, so he didn’t make any extra moves, and Kazapa had already stepped forward at this time. After taking a step, Zhao Yaning shook his center of gravity, so he couldn't take it back in time. Although he tried to take a step back, he still staggered and fell to the ground.

As soon as Diarra saw the mistake, he immediately followed.And Kasapa immediately got up and chased after him, but Zhao Yaning suddenly stopped at this moment, knocked the ball with his heel, and handed it to Panucci behind him.

After Panucci received the ball, he immediately made a cross.It's a pity that the line is a bit bad, Pursau did not win, but Lyon's goalkeeper Coupe rushed out and sent the racket flying.

"A great breakthrough. In the current Ligue [-], the three best breakthrough players are Malouda, Zhao Yaning and Ronaldinho. Malouda’s breakthrough is purely based on physical strength, while Zhao Yaning’s is more powerful. Much technical, as for Ronaldinho, it was a work of God."

Thierry sighed in admiration, but still turned his attention back to the game.

"The current Monaco has obviously noticed this. Although Lyon plays with two midfielders, because Juninho has to spend part of his energy on offense, the task of pestering Roten can only fall on Govou. And Roten clearly understood that on the one hand, he let Evra step in to help him, and on the other hand, he always transferred the ball to Zhao Yaning’s feet in a wide range. It’s starting to take the initiative.”

The ball reached Zhao Yaning’s feet again, and this time, Kazapa rushed forward without waiting for Zhao Yaning to stop the ball.He already knows Zhao Yaning’s ability very well. If Zhao Yaning is given space to hold the ball, it will be his disaster.Although it may not be possible to grab the ball, but Lyon is physically strong, more confrontation and more contact may destroy Monaco's technicality, which is not harmful to Lyon.

Zhao Yaning took a step to the left, blocking his press with his back, but at this time, Diarra also leaned in, and directly used his physical advantage to squeeze him towards the side. Zhao Yaning wanted to rely on a turning movement to avoid He, but Kasapa behind him immediately took another step back, waiting for him to turn around and break his ball.

Zhao Yaning gave the ball to Panucci with a sensible kick, but he was knocked out of the sideline by Diarra.

Panucci gave the ball to Bernardi with one kick, and just as Diarra retreated, Bernardi gave the ball to Zhao Yaning who had penetrated a lot.

"The midfielder of a defensive team is the most tired person." Platini sighed.He doesn't like this style of play, and when he talks, he doesn't like Lyon. [

Zhao Yaning's several attacks caused Lyon a lot of trouble, and at this time, Le Gang also stood up, walked to the sidelines and roared.

"What changes will Le Guin make? In fact, Lyon is not suffering too much now. After all, Zhao Yaning is a winger. It is impossible for him to break through the penalty area by himself. It is too difficult. What Lyon has to do now is to stabilize the front and defend well. His own defense system, after all, although Zhao Yaning has a strong breakthrough ability, it is impossible to defend. As long as Lyon defends steadily, it will be able to win."

"I don't think so." Platini shook his head. "If you are facing someone else, you can. But since Monaco and Lyon have almost the same points, then it won't work."

Monaco has seven games, four wins, two draws and one loss, and now has 14 points. Lyon also has seven games, four wins, two draws and one loss, the same points as Monaco.But because they had a 6:1 Sedan and a 4:1 Bastia in their winning games, their goal difference surpassed Monaco and ranked second in the league.In front of them is Paris, which has seven games, four wins and three draws, and is still defeated. However, Paris only has 15 points, and their goal difference is only a pitiful four. Victory...

In the eighth round, Paris faced Bastia. With a monster like Essien, Paris, which is mainly technical, is not expected to win.In a sense, the battle between Monaco and Lyon is already a battle for the top spot.If they are lucky, they may be able to determine their dominant position in the first half of the season.

"If Lyon just blindly seek stability, maybe they can grind to the end and get a draw. But this is their home court, this is a key game, they are the defending champions, how could they do that kind of thing? Doing that, morale Do you want more? Le Guon is not Santini, and he is not the team's meritorious coach. If he is so conservative, who will be convinced by him? I am more optimistic about them making tactical adjustments and counterattacking Monaco."

Sure enough, soon, the changes in the Lyon team were seen.

When Zhao Yaning tried to break through again, Kazapa did not step forward to press, but stuck in the inside position and forced him to go to the bottom. Immediately forced over, and when Zhao Yaning hurriedly sought a pass, he found that the pass line back to Panucci was also blocked by the retreating Dorazo. At this time, he could only pass the ball to the middle.

But with a pass, Edmilson had already intercepted the ball and passed it directly to Carrière in the frontcourt.

After Carrière took the ball, he turned around halfway and gave the ball to Gewu, who was plugging in at high speed. After Gewu swayed into the penalty area, he immediately turned around and leaned on Abidal relying on his own strength. It's just a pass back.

Juninho greeted him and fired directly outside the penalty area.

"Nice blow!"

The whole counterattack was simple and clear, and it was done in one go, so Thierry couldn't help but shouted hello.Roma had no time to react and saw the ball go into the upper left corner of the net.

"The two full-backs are Lyon's weakness. Casapa's explosiveness after injury is not as good as before, and now he relies more on consciousness to play, while De Flandre, after all, is worse. But Le Guin also understands very well. Field interception is Monaco's weakness. Bernardi's role is to sort out the midfield, and Zicos' defensive ability can only be said to be average. Their interception can't stop the two geniuses of Lyon, Carrière and Juninho. It has to be said that it is a good move for Legan to let Edmilson freely advance to the midfielder position. In this way, Lyon's midfield defense and combing have better quality, and it also allows Diarra You can lock Zhao Yaning with more confidence.”

Platini was quick to comment.

"It's already 1:0. It seems that your prediction was wrong." Thierry looked at the score and laughed.

"That's not necessarily the case. Le Guin is indeed a very thoughtful coach, but Deschamps probably didn't have all the ideas."

Sure enough, Deschamps stood up, called Zhao Yaning to the sidelines, and whispered something.

"Is it Zhao Yaning who changed his move? I thought it would be Jiuli."

"Giuly's figure is too big a disadvantage for the muscular football team at Le Gon. Didier Deschamps didn't dare to overuse him to avoid injury." Platini was also not very satisfied with Didier Deschamps' arrangement, but At this time, it is difficult for him to change his words and support Monaco. "Although Zhao Yaning is also a winger, he has a head anyway, and his muscles are not bad, and he has to suffer a little less."

"Actually, this is also a very interesting place. Zhao Yaning's stature is indeed very tall, but when you look at him again, you can find that his center of gravity is always kept very low, and his turning speed is very fast. This is also his excellence. One of the reasons for the very high success rate is that a 180-level player has a 170-level ability to press the center of gravity and turn speed, which has caused many people to suffer a lot.”

"People of the yellow race have shorter legs, and it's normal to have a low center of gravity..." Platini remembered halfway through the sentence. This seems to be suspected of racial discrimination. It's fine to talk about it in private. It can't be said on TV, but He's also smart enough to make up for it by simply complimenting the player, "Maybe it's a talent. I like his stopping the ball better. Have you noticed? His waist and legs The flexibility is particularly good, so at the moment of stopping the ball, he can always rely on a half-turning action to pull the ball away from the defender. Let him gain space for the next move. This ability is also his an important reason for its success.” [

When two people commented on Zhao Yaning, Monaco and Lyon once again fell into a stalemate.Obviously, Lyon's quick counterattack style of play made Monaco suffer, and they also began to hold the midfield and stopped trying to attack.But when it comes to confrontation in the middle, Lyon is afraid that they are not afraid of any team. Although Monaco is good in the middle, it is still a bit difficult to cooperate with penetration through ground passes.

"This should not be Deschamps' last resort, he should have other changes." Platini quickly came to his own conclusion.

"But what else can he do? In this situation, perhaps switching to Roundup will be more effective. At least Roundup has better skills and can retreat to the outside of the penalty area to respond. Otherwise, it is Everest Pull forward to break through and break the balance of the frontcourt. Otherwise..."

While Thierry was speaking, Zhao Yaning's attack changed the situation on the field.

He started cutting inside just past the center line. Kasapa did not chase him, but stayed on the side to guard against Panucci who advanced forward, while Edmilson and Diarra in the center were on their own. Stuck in the position, the blocker Zhao Yaning's various breakthroughs and interceptions.

"Jiuly, or Roten?" Thierry said softly, but before he could finish his sentence, Zhao Yaning suddenly raised his foot and made a long pass.

Midfield pass directly to center forward?

The pass stunned Diarra.He only cared about preventing Zhao Yaning’s breakthrough line just now, but he forgot to stop Zhao Yaning from passing the ball directly to Pursau.Zhao Yaning’s long pass is not good, this is what they know, Lyon has done a lot of preparations before the game, they are very clear that Zhao Yaning preferred breakthroughs in the past games, and passing the ball is mostly a cohesive cooperation. Instigated attacks are mostly done by Jiuli or Rothen.

But they just didn't expect that Zhao Yaning sent the long pass this time.

Edmilson had no time to retreat, and Pursau had already thrown off Muller by running back.Zhao Yaning’s pass was indeed a little bit wide, but this did not prevent Purshaw from catching up, and completed a violent lion shake next to the left post of the goal.

"Equalized!"

1:1

This somewhat sudden goal made Thierry shout out, but Platini didn't say anything.

"What's the matter, don't you like this goal? It's wonderful." Thierry asked back.

"At this time, it should rely on the creative performance of the midfielders, not the personal abilities of the forward players." Platini shook his head, "Although this goal is good, it is more of a result of Mongolian players. Yes. It is impossible for Zhao to send such a good goal every time. This goal was scored by Purshaw's personal ability, which is not Monaco's tactical ability."

"Don't be so demanding, just win in the end." Thierry said perfunctorily, but he had another idea in his heart.

Who said Deschamps didn't make a decision after careful consideration?

Although Lyon's midfielder is strong, in fact, it was created in advance by Edmilson.Le Gua took a gamble and wanted to rely on the pressure of the midfield to force Monaco to pass the ball in place, so that Pourshaw was completely useless, but Deschamps' response and the very beautiful Zhao Yaning's breakthrough ability made him the only one. A guy who might get a chance to kick the ball, it's a perfect fit for him to pass the ball.

And Deschamps' judgment is very accurate.Edmilson moved forward, which made three midfielders appear in the midfield at once. This style of play has not experienced enough coordination and training, and it is difficult to have the desired effect.When Zhao Yaning broke through the middle, it is reasonable to say that it should be the best way to go up alone and intercept by one person behind, but neither of them knew what the other was thinking, and they were afraid of rushing up so that Zhao Yaning could break through. As a result, both of them wanted to get stuck, which gave Zhao Yaning the time and space to pass the ball.

The position of the defensive midfielder is very important, it is the team's offensive and defensive hub, the position of the command tower.The passing, stealing, and offense-defense conversion coordination at this position must be explained very clearly. A slight omission is a fatal opportunity.

Deschamps' way of thinking is different from Platini's after all.Platini is an attacking midfielder. When the team is in trouble, he hopes to rely on the ability of the attacking midfielder to change the team's situation.And Deschamps is a defensive midfielder, and he can always grasp the shortcomings of the defensive midfielder at a glance, so he naturally wants to deal with the enemy from this aspect.Two different ways of thinking, there is no difference between good and bad.

It's just that there is no need to refute Platini. After all, he is the hero of the French team, saying that he is not good at anything.

"In fact, Zhao Yaning's pass also shows that his basic skills are very good." This player was still playing in Ligue [-] last year. It is really rare to be able to perform like this this year. He and Roten are only four years old. It seems that Latubi has cultivated a new young talent."

"Is there any advantage? For French football, it is not necessarily good or bad." Seeing that the first half time is running out, Platini is also happy to change the topic.It's just that he criticized Deschamps just now, and it's hard to change his tone now, so he had to bring up the old matter again, talking about the things that had been arguing for a long time this summer.

France lost to Senegal in the World Cup.When the French were even more angry, most of the players in Senegal were football talents who played in France and were trained by France.This kind of behavior of training others, but in the end harming one's own national team, caused a lot of debate in French football for a while, and the topics were also varied.

"I think you are worrying too much. His nationality is Chinese. How could the strength of the Chinese team threaten the French team? Even if they were given a hundred chances, they would not win once. Zhao Yaning is a good player, very talented. Strength, but I don't think he has the ability to turn the tide. Players from Asian and African countries are destined not to have too many achievements in football."

"I don't think so." Platini shook his head, "Why don't we make a bet. I don't know if this threat to the French team has a chance to come true. I will bet with you that his future achievements will be very high. , even more than the main players of the French team, believe it or not?"