Since the team lost all the first two rounds of Group F, in order not to be widened by Real Madrid and Tottenham, and to get a ticket to the Champions League top 16 at the end of the group stage, Houllier could only Choosing to strive for victory in this game - he does not think Udinese has the ability to cause trouble to Real Madrid. Therefore, if they want to achieve this goal, they can only do it through their own efforts!
However, although they have made up their mind to do their best to defeat Tottenham and chanted loudly, judging from the unsteady expressions of Houllier and Lyon players, it is clear that they are not confident in capturing Tottenham at home. Not quite enough. After being suppressed by Monaco in the league and severely beaten by Real Madrid in the Champions League, Lyon in this life does not have the domineering and self-confidence of the previous life. Therefore, when facing Tottenham, which is even more powerful than Real Madrid, their psychological pressure will naturally be much greater than in the previous life!
Not to mention, Tottenham's performance since the start of this season has been too strong, and the psychological shock it has caused to opponents is too powerful. You know, so far, apart from being unexpectedly tied by Fulham due to a double match in a week, Tottenham have achieved an astonishing record of 11 wins in the remaining games, especially in the Champions League. Has defeated Udinese and Real Madrid. Facing such a strong opponent, even if Lyon has the home field advantage, there is no guarantee that they will be able to win the final victory when the final whistle sounds!
The most important thing is that Tottenham's focus this season is obviously still on the Champions League. This can be seen from George Nelson's personnel arrangement when he has Champions League match duties in midweek. Therefore, it is undoubtedly extremely difficult for Lyon to score points against Tottenham!
In this way, under the anxious gaze of Lyon players, the third round of Group F officially kicked off with the referee's whistle!
Now here is an introduction to the starting lineups of the two teams. Since George had previously promised Johansson to "take good care" of Lyon in the Champions League, and he had planned to ensure the team's qualification as soon as possible so that more energy could be allocated to the league battlefield, this game , Naturally there is no possibility of letting go at Tottenham!
Cech, Maicon, Ledley King, Vidic, Evra, Mascherano, Xabi Alonso, Gerrard, Robben, Ronaldo and Drogba. This is Tottenham's starting eleven for this game, and it is also the strongest lineup that George can field!
It can be seen that this time when Tottenham visits Lyon as a guest, Tottenham has only one goal, and that is to take away a victory from the Stade Gerland!
As for Lyon, the former Ligue 1 hegemon can be said to have used all its main players in this game. The goalkeeper is France's second national goalkeeper Gregory Coupet. The four defenders from left to right are Tanat, Kasapa, Chris and Revier. The midfielders are Mohamed Diarra, Thiago and Juninho joins a trio, and the front line is a trident composed of Malouda, Fred and Wiltord!
"Houllier is still the same as before. He focuses on stability in everything and has no sense of adventure." Looking at Houllier who was standing not far away from him, George said disdainfully to the old Charlie next to him, "It's all. Having been forced to this point, he actually asked the team to focus on defensive counterattack tactics. I really don’t know what he was thinking!”
"I think Coach Houllier has no choice but to do this." Hearing George's words, old Charlie couldn't help but replied with a wry smile, "After all, Lyon is still far behind us in terms of overall strength and bench depth. . Maybe Houllier did this out of this consideration."
"No, if Lyon's current head coach is still Le Guan, he will never choose such a conservative style of play. What's more, Lyon's current staffing is not suitable for defensive counterattacks against strong teams!" George heard this. Shaking his head, he did not agree with old Charlie's point of view, "But this is fine. Since Houllier likes defense so much, then I will do as he wishes... I want Lyon to have no time to think about offense throughout the game. !”
After being sacked by Liverpool and idled at home for a year, Houllier took over the team left by Le Guen and became Lyon's new coach. Although due to financial and management restrictions, Houllier is unable to build a lineup according to his own ideas like he did at Liverpool, but the difference between him and Le Guan can still be seen from the formation - and the main offensive football , compared to Le Guan who likes to recruit new players, Houllier is too conservative in hiring people and tactics!
In the previous life, Lyon began to turn from prosperity to decline since Houllier was coached. Although Lyon won two French Ligue 1 titles during the two seasons coached by Houllier and performed well in the Champions League, there has never been the emergence of players like Essien, Mohamed Diarra, and Abidal. Such stars just kept resting on their laurels, and were eventually driven out of the Ligue 1 hegemony by teams such as Bordeaux and Paris Saint-Germain.
Houllier obviously does not realize how much trouble his employment strategy will bring to Lyon, who made a fortune by reselling players. In other words, he never realized what Lyon really needed and just built the team according to his own ideas!
What's more, what Houllier didn't know was that his desire to make a career in Lyon was destined to be unfulfilled. Because in Johansson's eyes, Aulas and his Lyon, who are on the wrong team in UEFA's power struggle, are undoubtedly the key targets that must be severely suppressed! Therefore, after the UEFA presidential election is settled, or Aulas can find a way to hand in a vote to Johansson, otherwise Lyon will not be able to get many opportunities to show up in the Champions League!
Some people may ask, if Johansson does this, wouldn't it be giving others a handle and giving Platini a chance to attack him? In fact, this idea is completely unfounded. Having been in charge of UEFA for more than ten years, Johansson will never make such a low-level mistake in this matter like Platini in his previous life!
Take today's Champions League group match between Lyon and Tottenham as an example. Reni Temmink, who served as the referee for this game, seemed to be impartial and fair. The penalty scale for the two teams was exactly the same. It was impossible to see that he was biased in favor of any one of them. But in fact, as long as the Dutch referee relaxes his whistle a little, it will be enough to give Tottenham a huge advantage on the court!
The reason why I say this is because Tottenham from the Premier League is obviously better at physical confrontation than Lyon, who is a loser in Ligue 1. Therefore, when the referee's whistleblowing standards are relatively loose, it will undoubtedly be more conducive to Tottenham's performance!
They are stronger than their opponents, have an advantage in the situation, and the penalty scale is more favorable to themselves... No matter how you look at it, there is no reason for Tottenham to lose to Lyon! Even though Lyon is now the most powerful team since its establishment!
Therefore, Lyon's current struggle is just in vain!
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