With the team losing the first two rounds of Group F, Hollier had no choice but to go all out to win this game in order not to be separated by Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur and get a ticket to the last 16 of the Champions League at the end of the group stage - he did not feel that Udinese could afford to cause problems for Real Madrid. So, if you want to achieve this goal, you can only do it through their own efforts!

However, despite the determination to do everything possible to beat Tottenham, and the slogans are loud, it is clear from the undetermined expressions of Houllier and Lyon's players that they are not very confident about beating Tottenham at home. After being suppressed by Monaco in the league and being severely repaired by Real Madrid in the Champions Cup, Lyon in this life does not have the domineering and self-confidence of his previous life. Therefore, when facing Tottenham, which is even stronger than Real Madrid, their psychological pressure is naturally much greater than in their previous life!

Not to mention, Tottenham's performance since the start of the season has been too strong, and the psychological shock caused by the opponent is too strong. You know, so far, in addition to being unexpectedly drawn by Fulham due to a two-game relationship, Tottenham have won all 11 games in the remaining games, and have beaten Udinese and Real Madrid in the Champions Cup. Against such a formidable opponent, even if Lyon have home advantage, there is no guarantee that they will be able to win at the final whistle!

On top of that, Tottenham's focus this season is clearly still on the Champions League. This can be seen in George Nelson's midweek Champions League mission. Therefore, it is undoubtedly extremely difficult for Lyon to score points against Tottenham!

In this way, under the nervous gaze of the Lyon players, the third round of the group stage of Group F officially kicked off with a whistle from the referee!

Now here is an introduction to the starting lineups of both teams. Because George had promised Johansson to "take care" of Lyon in the Champions Cup, and he planned to let the team qualify as soon as possible, so that more energy could be allocated to the league battlefield, so in this game, Tottenham Hotspur naturally cannot have any possibility of releasing water!

Cech, McConn, Ridley King, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Mascherano, Xavi Alonso, Gerrard, Robben, Cristiano Ronaldo and Drogba. This is Tottenham's starting eleven in this game, and it is also the strongest lineup that George can send!

It can be seen that this time to Lyon, Tottenham has only one goal, that is, to take away a victory from the Stade Gerain!

As for Lyon, the former Ligue 1 giants can be said to be the main force in this game. The goalkeeper is France's No. 2 international Gregory Kupe, the back four are Tanat, Casapa, Chris and Revier from left to right, the midfield is a trio of Mohamed Diarra, Thiago and Juninho Jr., and the front line is a trident of Malouda, Fred and Wiltord!

"Holier is really the same as before, he is mainly stable in everything, and he has no adventurous spirit at all. Glancing at Hollier, who was standing not far from him, George said disdainfully to old Charlie beside him, "It's been forced to this point, he actually let the team focus on defensive counterattack tactics, I really don't know what he thinks!"

"I think Coach Houllier had no choice but to do that. Hearing George's words, old Charlie couldn't help but reply with a wry smile, "After all, whether it is overall strength or bench depth, Lyon has a considerable gap with us. Perhaps Hollier did this out of consideration. ”

"No, if Lyon's current manager was still Le Guin, he would never have chosen such a conservative style of play. What's more, Lyon's current staffing is not suitable for defensive counterattacks against strong teams!" George shook his head when he heard this, not agreeing with old Charlie, "But that's fine." Since Houllier loves defending so much, I'm just as he wants it to be...... I'm going to leave Lyon without thinking about attacking for the whole game!"

After being sacked by Liverpool and spending a year at home, Houllier took over from the team left by Le Guin as Lyon's new manager. Although due to financial and management constraints, Houllier was unable to build the squad according to his own ideas as he did when he was at Liverpool, but the difference between him and Le Gon can still be seen from the arrangement of the squad - compared with Legon, who mainly plays offensive football and likes to use newcomers, Houllier is too conservative in terms of personnel and tactical play!

In the previous life, Lyon began to decline from Holier's coaching. Although Lyon won the Ligue 1 title twice during Houllier's two seasons in charge and performed well in the Champions Cup, there were no stars like Essien, Mohamed Diarra and Abidal, but they continued to eat their old ways, and were eventually ousted by the likes of Bordeaux and Paris Saint-Germain.

Houllier obviously doesn't realise how much trouble his strategy will bring to Lyon, who made their fortune by reselling players. Or rather, he never realized what Lyon really needed, and just built the team according to his own ideas!

Moreover, what Houllier did not know was that his desire to make a career in Lyon was destined to be unfulfilled. Because in Johansson's eyes, Olas and Lyon, who are on the wrong side in the UEFA power struggle, are undoubtedly the key targets that must be severely suppressed! Therefore, when the dust settles in this UEFA presidential election, or Olas can find a way to hand in a vote for Johansson, otherwise Lyon will not have much chance to show his face in the Champions League!

One might ask, if Johansson did this, wouldn't he give others the opportunity to attack Platini's faction? Being able to hold the power of UEFA for more than ten years, Johansson will not make such a low-level mistake in this kind of thing like Platini in his previous life!

Take Lyon and Tottenham Hotspur in today's Champions League group stage. Renny Teminck, who was the referee of the game, appeared to be impartial and fair, and the scale of the punishment for both teams was exactly the same, and there was no indication that he was biased in favor of either side. But in reality, as long as the Dutch referee loosens the whistle a little, it is enough to give Tottenham a huge advantage on the field!

The reason for this is that Tottenham from the Premier League are clearly better at physical confrontation than Lyon, who are abusive in Ligue 1. Therefore, when the referee's blowing penalty scale is more relaxed, it is undoubtedly more conducive to Tottenham's play!

The strength is stronger than the opponent, the field is superior, and the penalty scale is also more favorable to your own side...... No matter how you look at it, Tottenham has no reason to lose to Lyon!

Therefore, Leon's current struggle is just in vain after all!

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