Although he was determined to fight for the last time, when it came time to implement it, Houllier unconsciously returned to the old path. When arranging his troops, he focused more on defense to maintain a draw and win, instead of taking a chance and using offense to solve the problem. Take the initiative for a chance to beat Tottenham at White Hart Lane!
Compared with the last time they met, Houllier made only two adjustments to the attacking line in the starting lineup. One is to use John Carew to replace Fred as the starting center, intending to let the Norwegian center forcefully attack Tottenham's defense; the other is to replace veteran Wiltord with Govou to enhance the impact of the wing and allow Tottenham can't concentrate on defending Kalu in the middle!
I have to say that Houllier's calculation was indeed very good. If the game can really go according to his ideas, then Tottenham, who sent many substitutes to play, will definitely be embarrassed by Lyon's slightly simple and crude, but extremely practical methods, and the probability of overturning at home will be high. A lot. However, Houllier failed to grasp the key to the problem, which is whether Tottenham will cooperate with his tactical intentions and allow Lyon to play as he arranged before the game!
Sure enough, the moment he saw Lyon's starting lineup, George instantly understood Houllier's intentions and immediately explained to the players some of the weaknesses in Lyon's lineup so that they could be more targeted in the game. Deal with Leon sexually!
As for whether the players can understand and utilize the knowledge he described in such a short period of time, George is not too worried. Because Klose and Arshavin are both players with high golf IQs, even if they can't remember them all, they can understand about seven or eight points. In this way, even if the team cannot completely block Lyon's offensive due to rotation, it can still rely on a sharper offense to solve this powerful enemy!
Mendieta, who directs the overall situation in the midfield, can prevent Tottenham from being taken away from the familiar rhythm by Lyon in the game. Dempsey's excellent forward long shot can force Lyon to not concentrate on defending Klose. Arshavin and Cristiano Ronaldo on the wing are both good at passing and shooting, and Karl and Baines can also provide high-quality crosses to deliver shells for God... To put it bluntly, Tottenham's offensive system , it’s simply not something Lyon’s second-rate defense can handle!
And that's exactly what happened. Although Juninho was in excellent form today and took advantage of free kicks in the frontcourt to score for Lyon twice in the 21st and 54th minutes of the game, Lyon's poor wing defense became the reason for this. The stumbling block for the former Ligue 1 hegemon to win its first group stage victory - facing the offensive trident composed of Klose, Cristiano Ronaldo and Arshavin, the full-back combination of Reviere and Tanat was once again completely defeated. Became the main culprit for Lyon's final defeat 2-3 in the away game!
The defensive triangle composed of Chris, Kasapa and Kupe is indeed a very good combination, and Houllier's ability to coach defense is indeed a master level. However, Lyon's defense is still beaten by Tottenham. Exploded repeatedly. Of course, this is due to Tottenham's stronger overall strength, but in fact, the reason why Lyon is dragged down by the defense is mainly because of Revière and Tanat who guard the wing!
It is normal for Tannat to be unable to withstand Ronaldo's impact. After all, not every player can maintain his competitive status at a first-class level like Maldini at the age of thirty-six. Houllier and Lyon fans are also very clear about this, and naturally they will not make too high demands on the German veteran.
Reviere, who serves as the main right back, is different. At the age of 26, he is in the golden period of a player's career, but he has never been able to solve the problem of strong offense and weak defense, which has seriously affected the quality of Lyon's right-side defense. This is particularly evident in this season's Champions League. The four group matches that Lyon lost were basically due to Revier's poor defense on the right, which allowed the opponent to get a lot of easy crosses or inward shots. Therefore, Lyon fans can say that they love and hate the player Revière - they both like his wonderful performance on the offensive end, but hate that he is always getting everything from his opponents in defense!
The reason why Lyon did not expose such a serious problem in the previous life was because it was Abidal who was on the left for Lyon at that time, so Houllier only needed to divide his troops to help defend and block the hole in Revier to solve this problem. . But now, Lyon's defense has two loopholes at the same time, and the quality of defense is naturally difficult to compare with its previous life.
Klose became the biggest contributor to Tottenham's home win. God K first opened the scoring for the team only ten minutes into the game, and then assisted Arshavin to score a goal before the end of the first half to exceed the score again. Finally, Juninho equalized the score for the second time. Five minutes later, he scored with a header from Karl's cross and scored the goal that sealed the victory for Tottenham!
"It seems that we should prepare in advance for Klose to leave the team." Seeing Klose's outstanding performance, George had mixed feelings. Because he knows that the better K God performs, the greater Tottenham's hope of winning the Premier League this season or defending the Champions League, and the less likely it is to retain the German next summer!
Although Klose has not mentioned his future plans with George, George also knows very well that with enough team honors, Klose will definitely seek breakthroughs in terms of personal honors and team status in the future. . In this way, God K will naturally no longer be willing to share playing time with Drogba!
In another Group F match at the same time, Real Madrid, which was a guest at the Friuli Stadium, overturned in the guts of Udinese and was tenaciously tied by the home team - although Raul scored a personal goal in the game. With the 50th goal in the Cup, he surpassed the legendary star and "Golden Arrow" Di Stefano and became the first person in the Champions League's total scorer list. However, Real Madrid's defense dug holes again, and Iaquinta caught La Moss's chance to equalize the score for Udinese helped the home team get a valuable point from Real Madrid!
With two wins, one draw and one loss in four games, Real Madrid's hope of competing for the top spot in Group F, which is five points behind Tottenham in the group standings, has become extremely slim. However, Hitzfield's coaching position showed no signs of instability because of this, and instead received support from more Real Madrid fans!
Real Madrid fans are not stupid. They know that it is not easy for Hitzfield to lead the Galaxy Battleship in its trough period to hand over such a report card while still allowing the team to maintain an offensive football style. Therefore, they, who have always been demanding, showed great patience and were willing to give the German coach more support!
After losing all four games in the group stage and trailing second-placed Real Madrid by seven points, Lyon could be said to be completely out of sorts. This also means that Lyon, who has not scored a point so far, has missed the Champions League round of 16 and can only compete with Udinese for a UEFA Cup ticket!
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