Rebirth Football Simulator

Chapter 58

There is no snow in Lyon in January, but it is a bit cold and humid.

Zhang Chaoqiang walked on the road while juggling the ball, just as a warm-up.

But Tolisso's mouth is very cheap, and he ridicules whenever he opens his mouth.

"Zhang, didn't you go back to play in the Asian Cup? You came back so soon?"

"Haha, isn't it because they didn't even make it out of the group stage?"

"You are too bad..."

Zhang Chaoqiang didn't bother to argue with him, so he responded directly and asked, "Have you ever been in the French national team?"

"Uh……"

As expected, the kid was suffocated, and it took him a long time to spit out: "Sooner or later, I will enter."

In early January, Zhang Chaoqiang went back to play in the Asian Cup, but returned in less than two weeks.

In the 2015 Asian Cup in the previous life, the Chinese team won three consecutive group matches and qualified, but the quarterfinals were immediately eliminated by the host and eventual champion Australia 2:0.

With Zhang Chaoqiang in this life, the result is still the same.

Xiao Wang took Zhang Chaoqiang to report, but he didn't encounter any difficulties.

But some technical factors cannot be changed.

Zhang Chaoqiang has played football in Europe for a long time. His football style is seriously Europeanized. His playing rhythm is much faster than that of domestic players who have been playing in the Chinese Super League for a long time. It is difficult to cooperate at all.

One AM, one FM, everyone has different channels, how to cooperate?

So there is no way, Zhang Chaoqiang can only try to play at a pace of 0.75 times.

Perrin wanted to change the rhythm of domestic players to accommodate Zhang Chaoqiang, but it didn't work at all.

I can't keep up with my physical fitness, and I made a lot of mistakes.

So just like that, Zhang Chaoqiang swiped two data and came back.

In the group stage, they scored a long-range shot against Saudi Arabia, and sent a nanny assist in the face of North Korea. Then they faced Australia in the quarter-finals. They took advantage of the hard-won counterattack opportunities to score consecutive goals. The team saved a little face.

Two goals and one assist in four games, this is the data of Zhang Chaoqiang's first intercontinental competition.

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After returning to France, Zhang Chaoqiang quickly devoted himself to the team's preparations for the second half of the season.

There is no hope for the national team, so we can only try our best to get some results in the club.

In fact, during Zhang Chaoqiang's absence, the second half of the season has already started, and Lyon played three games first.

The first game is the top 64 of the French Cup. As the first game of the second half of the season, Fournier did not give up, but arranged most of the main players to attack.

But Lacazette scored twice and still failed to help the team advance. Lyon drew with Nantes 3:3 away and was eliminated due to a penalty shootout.

Then in the 20th round of Ligue 21, Lyon played against Toulouse at home, and in the [-]st round of Ligue [-], Lyon challenged Lens away.

Lacazette's state has been maintained quite well, and his outstanding performance of scoring three goals in two games helped Lyon easily win two consecutive victories.

Key competitors Marseille and Paris both won only one game in these two rounds, and Lyon took the opportunity to expand the gap again.

Currently Lyon has 49 points, Marseille has 44 points, and Paris has 40 points.

Lyon leads Paris by as much as nine points, and the number of people who are optimistic about Lyon's championship has suddenly increased a lot.

Both rivals dropped points from the start, which shows that Lyon have the luck to win the title.

It was against this background that Zhang Chaoqiang returned to the team.

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"Zhang, do you want to take a break first?" Fournier, who had just returned from Australia, was worried that Zhang Chaoqiang was not in good condition, so he asked proactively.

"No, coach, I'm perfectly fine..."

Under Zhang Chaoqiang's insistence, he quickly returned to the team's starting lineup.

On January 1, in the 25nd round of Ligue 22, Lyon played against Metz at home.

As a newly promoted, Metz played very well at the beginning of the season, even beating Lyon at home.

But now they can't hold on anymore, losing points one after another and falling into the relegation zone.

At present, the three positions in the Ligue [-] relegation zone are being occupied by Caen, Lens and Metz, which happen to be three newly promoted horses.

"Zhang has returned to the team, which is great news for Lyon."

"If Bedimo, who is currently participating in the Africa Cup of Nations, can return in time, then the undefeated Lyon youth team in the first half of the season will be regrouped again and launch a powerful impact on the Ligue [-] champions..."

Before the game started, Zhang Chaoqiang first stole two bounces.

During the Asian Cup, Zhang Chaoqiang stole a total of four rebounds by stealing one point per game.

Now with these two points added, his jumping attribute has also successfully broken through the seventy barriers.

The game officially started, and the Lyon team immediately launched an offensive.

Lost away to the opponent in the first round, now everyone wants revenge.

Lyon's first attack. After the football was passed back and forth a few times in the front field, Jordan Ferry tried unsuccessfully to dribble on the right, but quickly sent the ball back in front of the penalty area.

Zhang Chaoqiang, who was ambushing outside the penalty area, stepped forward to keep up, and hit the ball immediately!
Bang! ! !
The football was hit hard by the instep, and with the sound of the wind, it flew over the heads of the crowd in the penalty area and flew towards the upper right corner of the goal.

Metz's goalkeeper bravely flew to save him, but he was helpless.

The football swished past his fingertips, and a slam into the net.

"Gooooooal————"

"The goal is scored! Super Zhang! Long shot world wave!!"

"Only 2 minutes into the game, Chao Zhang announced his official return with a beautiful long shot!"

"Now Lacazette is in hot form, and Super Zhang is also in excellent form. The Lyon twins are the most powerful contenders for the Ligue [-] championship this season!"

Zhang Chaoqiang rushed to the sidelines excitedly, and the familiar Super Zhang shout sounded again in Gerland Stadium.

"This is Zhang Chaoqiang's tenth goal in the Ligue [-] this season. He once again refreshed his Ligue [-] scoring record..."

The game restarted, and Metz still focused on defense.

They probably took chances, thinking that as long as they hold on and don't continue to lose the ball, they will find a chance to steal one later, and they will be able to take away a point happily.

But in the 63rd minute of the second half, Lacazette, who was in hot form, broke into the penalty area with the ball and was tripped. The referee whistled a penalty kick.

Lacazette made a shot to expand the score to 2:0, while allowing himself to continue to lead the Ligue [-] scorer list.

Scoring 22 goals in 23 rounds, this guy is almost locked in the Ligue [-] Golden Boot this season.

After leading by two goals, Lyon played relatively relaxed, and Fekir missed a chance to score, so the score of 2:0 was maintained until the end of the game.

"The game is over. Congratulations to Lyon for beating Metz 2-0 at home. Not only will they continue to lead the Ligue [-] standings, but they will also extend their unbeaten streak to [-] games."

"Since losing away to Metz in the fourth round of the league, Lyon has remained unbeaten in Ligue 4."

"Now they are revenge against Metz at home. They have successfully broken the 05-match unbeaten record created by Gerard Houllier in the 06/[-] season, and enjoy the second longest unbeaten streak in team history."

"If they continue unbeaten for three more games, they will tie the longest unbeaten game in team history with 21 games."

"However, in the next two league games, Lyon will face Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain successively. They are both strong opponents. Their unbeaten run may end in these two games..."

(End of this chapter)