George is naturally well aware of Lyon's situation at this time. Therefore, after realizing that Teminke's whistleblowing scale was not strict and could even be called loose, he immediately issued instructions to the players on the sidelines, ordering them to increase the intensity and frequency of physical confrontations so that opponents could not follow their instructions. Attack with the usual routine!
George's adjustment had an immediate effect. Once he gets the ball in Tottenham's half, the Lyon player will receive meticulous care from Mascherano and others, seriously disrupting Lyon's game rhythm!
Houllier is indeed a good player when it comes to coaching defense. When he was coaching, Liverpool had the best defense in the Premier League. The best evidence was that the teams that conceded the fewest goals in the league almost every season were the best evidence. But the problem with this famous French coach is that his tactical thinking puts too much emphasis on the construction of defense. The offense completely relies on quick counterattacks and the personal abilities of several frontcourt stars!
In Liverpool, with Owen in his prime, Houllier led the team to win five championship trophies in 2001, and even almost led the Red Army to win the Premier League title for the first time in the 2001-02 season; in Lyon, the French coach again Once upon a time, I got lucky and met a young Juninho who was also at his peak and also had the ability to decide the outcome of the game!
In George's previous life, it was precisely because of this fringe international player of the Brazilian national team that Lyon was able to leap from a mid-range club to the hegemon of Ligue 1, and became Real Madrid's biggest sufferer in the Champions League. But now, due to Aulas' stupidity and Johansson's targeting, Juninho is destined to be unable to shine in European football like he did in his previous life. With his outstanding performance against the Galacticos and Lyon's brilliant record, he has won the support of fans and The media is crazy about it!
Due to Houllier's tactical arrangement, the quality of Lyon's offense depends largely on Juninho's performance. Therefore, when Tottenham concentrated their efforts to surround Juninho and did not give the Brazilian a chance to calmly organize an attack, let alone give him a free kick in the frontcourt, Lyon's failure was only a matter of time!
In terms of free kicks, Juninho is fully worthy of the title of master. Not only do the free kicks he takes have extremely weird arcs, he can often kick S-shaped free kicks that the media calls "violating the laws of physics", and the ball actually doesn't spin when it flies, which increases the goalkeeper's chances of making a save. Difficulty!
Despite being targeted to such a degree, and the referee did not take more care of him in the penalty because it was Lyon's home court, Juninho still seized the few opportunities to threaten Tottenham's goal - - In the 27th minute of the game, Lyon received a free kick in the frontcourt. Juninho, who was responsible for taking the penalty, suddenly shot a cold arrow 32 meters away from the goal. The ball successfully crossed the wall and Cech's fingers, but unfortunately it hit the crossbar and bounced off the baseline, missing the goal!
Unlike players like Pirlo and Beckham who need to be within 25 meters from the goal to kick a fatal free kick, Juninho's effective range of free kicks can reach more than 35 meters. This makes opponents have to be more careful when defending Lyon's offense when Juninho is on the court, and the difficulty of defense also increases exponentially!
Fortunately, the strength gap between Tottenham and Lyon cannot be bridged by Juninho. After narrowly escaping, Tottenham players, who had a new understanding of Juninho's free kick ability, became more defensive against the Brazilian - Mascherano's close pressing, and Gerrard and Alonso's assisting defense and blockade made Juninho almost unable to catch the ball on the court!
As for whether doing so will give other Lyon players on the field an opportunity? Sorry, are you talking about Wiltord, whose physical function has greatly deteriorated, or Malouda, who can completely prevent Maicon from dying by himself, or the one who is not even as good as Fabiano and was rated as a Samba player in his previous life? The weakest number 9 Fred ever?
Compared with Lyon, who is struggling on the court, Tottenham's situation is much better. Although Juninho almost used a free kick to teach him how to behave, Tottenham, which is at least one level better than Lyon on both offense and defense, has always firmly grasped the initiative in the game and has a very oppressive offense. It even forced the Lyon players to the point where they could hardly breathe!
Since Monaco poached Abidal first, Lyon recruited veteran Tanat as the starter at left back. The German veteran was indeed a strong player when he was young. Being able to share the playing time with Lizarazu is enough to illustrate his strength. But now, the 36-year-old Tanat has no way to deal with the attacks of Cristiano Ronaldo and Maicon on the right!
As for Revier on the right, there is no need to say more. The French right back is very powerful on the offensive end, but his job has always been unsatisfactory. Otherwise, he who became famous in Rennes early will not always receive calls from top clubs, and he will not even have the opportunity to serve as a substitute for Sagnol and Thuram in the national team!
With Tottenham's defense on the wing completely overwhelmed, the initiative firmly controlled by their opponents, and the likes of Steven Gerrard and Didier Drogba in the middle, there is no guarantee that no matter how hard Coupe is, The door is not lost!
In the end, with Drogba's brace, the superior Tottenham beat Lyon 2-0 at the Stade Gerland. While continuing to keep the former Ligue 1 hegemon at the bottom of the group, they ended up with three games. With a perfect victory, he takes the top spot in Group F!
After beating Lyon without any blood in the away game, Tottenham, who returned to the UK, arrived in Manchester on time for the tenth round of the Premier League two days later, ready to challenge the Red Devils Manchester United, who are in the rebuilding period!
Although under George's secret promotion, Manchester United's destiny has changed. Not only has the club owner changed from the Glazer family in the previous life to the current Qatar Investment Authority, but the overall strength of the team has also been greatly improved compared with the previous life. But even so, the Red Devils have also There are still many problems and deficiencies!
Giggs and Scholes are undergoing a difficult transition, the pair of Hargreaves and Carrick are still looking for a tacit understanding, several main defenders are suffering from constant injuries, and they also need to deal with two-line operations. The situation...all this is preventing Manchester United from performing to its due level in the Premier League!
Therefore, even though they had just played a battle with Lyon in France two days ago, the players' physical strength and condition were not adjusted to the best. Facing the strong enemy Manchester United, Tottenham is not without its strength!
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