road to victory

Chapter 47
Theo called Fan Shang to his office again, "Don't pay attention to those things in the media, it's all nonsense."

Vincent nodded

"Our club supports you, you can just do your job with peace of mind, and you don't have to worry about the rest. At least before Mr. Aflerou sells his shares, you must be the head coach of Bordeaux. We are very satisfied with you .” Theo gave Vincent a reassurance.

"Understood, Louis, I will continue to work hard" Vincent replied simply
Theo looked at Fan Shang's state, Fan Shang's brows were tightly furrowed, his eyeballs sometimes turned around, and sometimes stared at one place. "Fan Shang, relax, don't be too nervous. The UEFA Cup is not that important, and the league should be the focus." Theo comforted Vincent, hoping that he would not be overwhelmed by the match against AC Milan.

"I know, it's okay, I'll leave first." Fan Shang got up and left the office
Theo watched Fan Shang go out, "It's still too young, and the ability to withstand pressure is too poor."

At 3:19 on the evening of March 19th, the match between Bordeaux and AC Milan started.Before six o'clock in the afternoon, the bus from Bordeaux arrived at the stadium.After a week of confusion, Vincent finally ushered in AC Milan again.

Bordeaux needs at least two goals in this game, and AC Milan cannot score. If AC Milan scores, Bordeaux needs to score at least 4 goals to qualify.

When warming up before the game, Fan Shang still looked like he was dying.He looked at the field with wandering eyes, sometimes touched his chin, and sometimes squeezed his forehead.

When he returned to the locker room again, Fan Shang stopped in front of the door, closed his eyes, covered his face with his hands, and made a violent gesture of wiping his face.Then when he opened his eyes again, the confusion and hesitation of the week disappeared without a trace, replaced by firmness and unquestionable.Fan Shang stomped his feet a few times, straightened his clothes, coughed a few times, then opened the door and strode into the dressing room.

"Attention!" Fan Shang shouted as soon as he entered the door.The players below were all taken aback, only Lizarazu and Dogon didn't react much, and the others looked at Fan Shang with strange eyes.A few coaches are very calm, they know everything.

"Zizou, Richard, you two are very important today, I need you to keep changing positions, keep crossing, to confuse Milan's defense. The same goes for Christopher and Didier. Defensive line. We can only have a chance if we mess up their defensive line." Fan Shang was making pre-match arrangements, "Today is control and offense, and we will rush out at the beginning of the game. I believe Milan will be surprised. Vicente, when you defend Remind the position of the defense line."

People don't like to be said to be inferior to so-and-so, and Fan Shang, a lower-level player, quit.More radical people like Lizarazu began to deny it loudly, and said that they worked hard on the court.The calmer people like Zidane just clenched their fists and gritted their teeth.But even so, Fan Shang is also very satisfied, this is considered to have fighting spirit.

AC Milan's starting lineup today is different from the previous game.The goalkeeper is Irpo, the four defenders are Maldini, Baresi, Costacurta and Panucci, the two midfielders are still Vieira and Desailly, and the three in front of them are Ella. Neo, Baggio and Donadoni, who did not appear in the previous game, sent the Libyan George Weah as the striker.This is still Capello's 451, which is the same lineup that Vincent often arranges in the league.Five substitutes: Rossi, Tassotti, Albertini, Locatelli and Di Canio.

Just before the game in Caen, Fan Shang gathered the coaches together and told them that he was going to be an actor.In the surprised eyes of the coaches, Fan Shang explained that he wanted to put on a show for everyone, and he just wanted to make outsiders feel that he was overwhelmed. train of thought.Moreover, the game against Caen, Rolle and Battiston was also Vincent's intention. The 120-minute match in Bordeaux was to prove to the outside world that Rolle and Battiston would only continue to coach Vincent. Thoughts, full defense.

Bordeaux and AC Milan walked to the stadium amidst the cheers of the fans.Although Bordeaux's Recourt Park Stadium does not have the style of Milan's San Siro, the arrival of tens of thousands of Bordeaux fans still highlights the atmosphere of Bordeaux's home stadium.

Savicvic, who performed well in the last game, cannot play this game due to injury, and George Weah will pose a great threat to Bordeaux's defense.

Lizarazu and Duogang were asked by Fan Shang to study the captain's problem two days ago. Duogang's nervous expression made Fan Shang dissatisfied with his leadership ability. Shouting made Fan Shang a little happy.Fan Shang hopes that Duo Gang will hand over the position of captain to Lizarazu.Although Duo Gang was somewhat reluctant, he still did it. Fan Shang finally left Duo Gang to chat for a long time, and finally Duo Gang just bowed his head and walked out of Fan Shang's office.So Lizarazu and Dogon knew that Fan Shang was pretending, and he was very clear-headed.

The players already knew that Fan Shang had acted for everyone for a week, and they all nodded after hearing Fan Shang's words.

"Don't be surprised, as long as you know your head coach is fine." Fan Shang said calmly, "I have done everything I can, and you have read the starting list, do you know what to do?"

"Okay, let's play, I hope we can get on the bus with a smile." Fan Shang clapped his hands to signal the players to come out.

Fan Shang looked at the players again, "Don't think too much, just try your best, I don't think you are worse than Milan, do you?"

Vincent really succeeded. He deceived everyone, even his own players, at the cost of this year's French Cup.Fan Shang has now returned to his previous state. The players' originally depressed mood has ups and downs, and they see hope.

Bordeaux's starting lineup has also changed. First of all, it has changed from the formation, changing the original 451 to 442.The goalkeeper Hual remains the same, the back line is Lizarazu, Dogon, Hansen and Toyes, the two midfielders are Dudial and Lucas, Zidane is the right midfielder, and Witzger is the left. Avant-garde, the two forwards are Dugarry and Taolot.Sitting on the bench are Fontaine, Gerner, Fisher, Bancarel and Causey.

Looking at Bordeaux's starting list, Capello also frowned. He originally thought that Vincent would form the same formation as him today.There was a sense of uneasiness in his heart that he couldn't control.

After the opening, Bordeaux launched a fierce attack on the hinterland of AC Milan, and Milan did not defend.

In the opening 3 minutes, Maldini made a long pass from the backcourt to find Weah. After Weah stopped the ball, there were no defensive players in front of him, but when he was about to take the ball, he heard the whistle of the referee, and he was offside.

(End of this chapter)