golden ball prince

Chapter 152 is not a special case
(PS: I am very sorry, there is only one chapter tonight, and it is too late to make up yesterday.)
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"boom!"

The ball shot by Baosettidis hit the post on the right side of the goal.

Missing the opportunity of a fantastic start, Paulsettidis complained angrily and covered his face with his hands.

"I thought the goal was scored." Patrick Gillo was ready to yell excitedly.

Yoan Lu nodded and said, "Me too." Then he smiled again and joked, "The goalpost didn't score, it's all due to the goal post! I'm afraid no one would have thought that it would be the goal post of the Parc des Princes who stood up to save Paris Saint-Germain at the critical moment."

Paulsettidis's burst shot failed to help APOEL score and, in the opposite direction, knocked PSG's players out of their stupor.

The game resumed and Paris Saint-Germain quickly entered the rhythm of the game, but APOEL did not lag behind in terms of scene and momentum. After all, the game had not started for a long time. Even if Paris Saint-Germain's strength exceeded a lot, they could not immediately reverse the situation. As the first team to attack, every APOEL player was full of fighting spirit.

The rhythm of the game has become slower under the deliberate control of APOEL. This is one of the tactics of the head coach Jovanovic. He uses the rhythm change to find opportunities, and suddenly raises the rhythm when the right time is right.

"Jovanovic is not a head coach who requires the team to control most of the possession. It's just that the current situation is more suitable for APOEL to control the rhythm." Regarding the uncharacteristic behavior of APOEL's head coach, Yoan feels that this may only be temporary.

When Ioan Lu finished, Patrick Gillo continued: "It is true. Judging from the group stage of APOEL, the essence of Jovanovic's tactical arrangement is not in possession of the ball. On the contrary, from the group stage to the final quarter-finals, APOEL's tactics are not mysterious. Jovanovic's tactics are to allow the opponent to occupy the main possession of the ball, then emphasize the compression of space, and finally grasp the few opportunities on the offensive end."

After speaking, Patrick Gillo took another look at his partner sitting next to him, and added: "So I agree with you. Athletic is not a team that is good at possession of the ball, and Jovanovic is not a head coach with a casual tactical style."

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After 15 minutes of the game, Paris Saint-Germain became more and more powerful, and APOEL no longer had the advantage of controlling the ball as it did at the beginning, so they returned to their best tactical play and gave up control of the ball to Paris Saint-Germain.

Of course, if you don’t give up, you have to give up. If you fight hard, APOEL is far inferior to Paris Saint-Germain, who is at home.

"Look, I'll just say it." Yoan Lu said slightly proudly.

Patrick Gillo followed with a smile and said: "Sooner or later, even if APOEL is a team that plays possession of the ball, they can't help it tonight. Paris Saint-Germain will not let APOEL continue to maintain possession of the ball."

Paris Saint-Germain has controlled the rhythm of the field and the offense has begun to become sharper, but it is still unrealistic to say that they will be able to beat Athletic and score goals immediately.

Athletic Greek coach Yovanovic came to the sideline from the coaching bench, but his face did not become worried because of Paris Saint-Germain's increasingly aggressive offensive.

Because APOEL is good at playing games under the opponent's possession of the ball, as the team's head coach, Jovanovic has worked hard on the team's defense.

Paris Saint-Germain launched an attack on APOEL's goal. Wang Zi dribbled the ball from the wing and passed Trichkowski, who was coming forward to defend.

In APOEL's left frontcourt, Sierra quickly throws a strong hand throw. In the left midfield position, Matuidi receives the ball and crosses it to Nene.

"Hey!"

Gameiro, who raised one hand at the front of the penalty area, motioned for Nene to pass the ball.

With Gameiro's action, the two defenders of APOEL, Herder Souza and Willian, blocked the Paris Saint-Germain striker at the same time.

But after adjusting his position, Nene still kicked the ball obliquely to the front right to the penalty area. Mene was already in place, and Gameiro also helped him attract enough defenses.

Mene, who was ambushing in the Greek penalty area, unloaded the ball from his chest and shot in the air.

"Hit the door!"

Alongside Patrick Guillo's excited voice is Pinto.

The APOEL midfielder suddenly rushed to stretch out his right leg. Mene's shot happened to hit Pinto's right calf, and then flew out of bounds.

"Pinto cleared the ball with his legs!"

"Mene's luck is a little bit worse!"

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Looking at Yovanovic, who remained unchanged, Yoan Lu praised: "In addition to turning APOEL into a team with clear tactics, Yovanovic's improvement in the team's mental outlook is also admirable."

(PS: I was lucky enough to watch a game of APOEL, and their overall style of play looks very comfortable.)
"Paris Saint-Germain competes with the Greeks. One team is worth hundreds of millions of clubs, while the other team is worth only about 500 million euros."

"But it is such a club with the lowest value in the top [-] of the Champions League. They just showed a higher level of hard work and fighting spirit than many large clubs."

"Just like what coach Jovanovic said when the team advanced to the knockout rounds of the Champions League, he said that he and the players knew their own strengths and weaknesses. Even if the team faced very strong opponents, that would not make APOEL timid. In the game, everyone contributed to the team without reservation."

"At the same time, Jovanovic also specifically mentioned the team's first Champions League match experience two years ago. He admitted that it was precisely because of his desire to appear on the Champions League stage again that APOEL worked so hard. This time, he was able to break out of the Champions League group stage. The team's confidence and experience came from the Champions League match two years ago. That experience was the catalyst for this successful qualifying."

After listening to Ioan Lu's praise of APOEL, Patrick Gillo didn't say anything further. He didn't think his partner said anything wrong, but he didn't agree with his partner's words completely.

Patrick Gillo did not expect APOEL to perform well in the Champions League this season, but this does not mean that he believes that a team like APOEL will not qualify from the Champions League group stage or even go further.

Because APOEL turned out to be born, in addition to their own efforts, but also due to the failure of the other three so-called "strong teams" in the same group to play their strengths, otherwise APOEL would not have given APOEL a chance to score points in the away game.

So, really speaking, Patrick Gillo feels that teams from second- and third-tier European leagues like APOEL should be the "birther" of the Champions League's new deal.

And all of this comes from the hands of UEFA President Michel Platini, so the person most European clubs need to thank is UEFA President Michel Platini.

As one of the representative teams, APOEL is one of the beneficiaries of the Champions League qualifier stage reform introduced by Platini that year.

It is precisely because of the introduction of the New Deal that teams from second- and third-tier European leagues were able to avoid strong qualifying opponents.

It was in 2009 when Platini's reforms came into effect that APOEL became the second Cypriot team to qualify for the Champions League.

But for the first time in the Champions League, APOEL's first Champions League season can only be regarded as "a trip". After six rounds of group matches, APOEL's group was at the bottom and missed the knockout round.

But as coach Jovanovic said, although the team's first Champions League season was very bad, the experience accumulated by APOEL is enough to allow them to break through the Champions League qualifying rounds and enter the Champions League.

Because the team can participate in the Champions League qualifiers and even enter the main match, this also attracts many players with strength and potential to improve the club's effectiveness.

Many unknown professional players whose strength is greater than their fame are more willing to prefer second- and third-tier league clubs like APOEL that can basically participate in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers every year because of the new Champions League deal.

The most important thing is that APOEL's outstanding performance in the Champions League this season is not a special case. There may be many teams like APOEL in the future.

　Thanks to [Yaoyao Yaoyao] for the recommendation ticket, thank you!

　　Thank you [Only Love Little Stone] for the recommendation ticket, thank you!

　　


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