road to victory

Chapter 51 Internal Contradiction
After eliminating AC Milan, Bordeaux entered the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. Their next round opponent is the Czech powerhouse Slavia Prague.Bordeaux will be a guest in Prague on April 4st, and on April 4th they will sit at home to meet the challenge of Slavia Prague.

Fan Shang looked at the league again, Bordeaux had no hope of winning the league this season.Bordeaux are now seventh in the standings with 7 points, while league leaders PSG are now on 44 points.There are 63 league rounds left. If Bordeaux wins all and Paris Saint-Germain can only score 7 points, in this case Bordeaux can surpass Paris Saint-Germain in points, but this possibility is close to zero.Not to mention Paris Saint-Germain, even Auxerre and Monaco, No. 2 in the standings, Bordeaux have difficulty surpassing them.

This year, from now on, Bordeaux still has a certain chance to win the UEFA Cup, so Vincent hopes that Bordeaux can enter a higher level of competition next year, that is, the European Cup Winners' Cup or the Champions Cup.It's a pity that this hope is almost impossible to realize now. The champions of Ligue 3 will participate in the Champions Cup, the runners-up will participate in the Cup Winners' Cup, and the other teams ranked 6-11 will play in the UEFA Cup. Those ranked before [-] can have European competitions .With Bordeaux's current position, if you push forward with enough energy, you will reach third or fourth place. Since the championship and runner-up are hopeless, you don't have to worry too much about the quota for the UEFA Cup next year. Fan Shang wants to gamble in the league now. Cup champion, at any rate, give yourself the first shot in Europe.

After deciding on his goal, Fan Shang also held a meeting of the coaching staff to express his thoughts to the coaches.After being silent for a while, everyone nodded in agreement.What Battiston, Rolle and others mean is that the team's league performance should not be too low, preferably before No.6, so that they will not have to play in the Toto Cup next year.Fan Shang also thinks that what they said is very reasonable. Although it is still uncertain whether Bordeaux will be able to coach next year, he should plan ahead. If he is not prepared now, he will be caught blind by then.

In the 32nd round of the league, Bordeaux played away against Rennes.After enjoying the sweetness of attacking from AC Milan, the players' enthusiasm for attacking was high. Vincent did not attack them, and the game still formed a 442 formation.He wants to fight against Rennes, since the fans like to watch the offense, he doesn't need to be stingy now, it's okay to have a game occasionally to please the fans.

As the referee blew the final whistle at the Lorient Stadium, Vincent just shook hands with the head coach of Rennes, and then walked into the waiting room without looking back.

The offense of the two teams in this game was very impressive, and it seemed like I was on the stage after you sang, and the 6 goals also won bursts of applause from the fans.In the end, the two teams shook hands with each other 3:3.

It was Dugarry, Taolot and Witzger who scored for Bordeaux.Rennes' goal was completed by Caltron and Wiltord, and Wiltord scored twice.

Wiltord, the hero of the French European Cup in 2000, performed very well today. When he faced the Bordeaux defense line, he took whatever he wanted like cutting tofu with a sharp demon knife.His two goals fully proved this point. If it weren't for the lack of team-mates, today's Bordeaux might lie under his demon knife.

When the players entered the lounge, they first saw Fan Shang standing in front of him with a cold face.They sat back to their seats one by one quietly, just like elementary school students who did something wrong and were discovered by the teacher.

"Tell me, are you dumb after playing a game?" Fan Shang didn't back down at all, "Does this kind of offense make you feel good?"

“你们同不同意，我数十下，如果没人回答这赌约就作废了，以后所有的安排都要听我的。”樊尚看都球员们没有吱声，“10、9、8、7、6、5、4、3、…”

"Coach, we want to try again." Dugarry stood up at this time.

Most of the players below raised their heads, with expectant expressions on their faces.

"Are you guys happy playing like this?" Fan Shang continued to ask in a strange way.
No one nodded, and no one shook their heads either.

"Boss, we know we are wrong." Ancestor Lizara stood up
"Wrong? The responsibility for today's game lies with me. I indulged you too much." Fan Shang said, "I told you before the game to attack, but did I say to give up defense?"

"I don't know what my last name is if I score in two consecutive games!" Fan Shang was upset with Du Jiali
"What about you?" Fan Shang looked at the other players

"Are you having fun?" Fan Shang said after watching the players sit down
The players' fluke mentality was completely gone, and their heads were all lowered.

"Aren't you talking again? I also hope that we can play beautifully and be pleasing to the eye. But what about you? Can you win by attacking?" Fan Shang kept asking the players questions, "No, this That's the answer you gave me today. Offense scores goals, but defense wins."

There was no sound at the bottom. If it wasn't for Rennes who didn't have any reliable forwards except Wiltord and Hual's position at several critical moments, it would be absolutely impossible to concede only three goals today.

Seeing that the players below did not refuse, Fan Shang continued, "This can be regarded as a bet. The tactics and lineup are the same as against Milan. If you can not lose at the end of the game, you will win. If you lose, I will win." .”

"Forget it, keep it simple, halftime, do you have any objections?" Fan Shang looked at the players.Fan Shang felt that after they lost in the first half, he still had room for adjustment in the second half.It's too child's play to bet directly on that game.

players nod yes

"It seems that you all think the same way." Vincent lowered his head and thought for a while, "Well, we can't afford to miss the next match against Slavia Prague. Just wait for the match against Auxerre on April 4th." Let's play."

The players didn't respond, they had to listen to Vincent continue.

"Then if you win, I will change my tactics and focus on offense in the future. If I win, you must completely obey me in the future, and you must implement my tactics [-]%." ​​He swept towards everyone, and finally put On Dugari, now Dugari is the most powerful jumper.

"It's true that if you don't hit the south wall, you won't look back!" Fan Shang sighed inwardly, "This Dugari has started to worry about his grades, and he must be driven away next season."

Dugari also looked at his teammates first, and then looked at Fan Shang like everyone else.

Having said that, Dugari couldn't sit still any longer.He is now confident and feels that he is already the core of the offense. If he continues to defend and counterattack, where will his position be? "I agreed"

"Only you?" Fan Shang frowned

Dugarry looked around. "No, we all agreed." His teammates didn't deny it, but they didn't say yes either.

Fan Shang didn't care about these things, "Okay, the bet is established, and you can't go back on your losses. We will see the outcome in due time. By the way, we will continue to defend in the next match against Slavia Prague." Then Fan Shang walked out out of the lounge.

(End of this chapter)