Chapter 400: Olas defected
Seeing that the team that reached the quarterfinals of the Champions Cup last season did not score a point in the group stage of the Champions League this season, they bid farewell to the knockout stage two rounds early. As the president of the Lyon club, Aulas's mood at the moment can be said to be extremely bad. He never imagined that Lyon, which had been developing so well before, would suffer such a level of Waterloo this season!
Although Monaco snatched a Ligue 1 title last season and was overshadowed by the other party, Lyon is the first club since Marseille to complete three consecutive Ligue 1 titles, and is much stronger than Monaco in terms of overall strength, fame and heritage. So, in the summer, Aulas was a little panicked by the club's removal from the G14, but he was quite optimistic about the team's prospects this season.
As long as the team plays a good result this season, then the door of G14 will definitely be open to Lyon, and those bigwigs will definitely not sit idly by. This was Aulas's plan for Lyon before the start of the new season – he naively thought that Lyon could use this influence to return to the G14 by winning attention with their performances in the Champions Cup, as they did last season!
And now, with Lyon in the group stage and Monaco triumphant in Ligue 1, the Champions League is in a good position, and Aulas, who has been dreaming about it, has finally come to terms with the reality that football is not a utopia. Lyon, who was on the wrong side in the power struggle between Johansson and Platini, simply could not have received the slightest bit of care and preferential treatment from UEFA on the pitch!
Just like George's previous life, the FA has always been a die-hard supporter of Johansson, but after Platini came to power, the Premier League club was immediately suppressed by the French in all directions - from the Financial Fair Play Act, to the referee's deliberate targeting, to the constant schedule of strong opponents, Platini's blow can be described as all-encompassing!
That is, at that time, the influence and ability of the Premier League to attract money almost exceeded that of the other four major leagues combined, and the attraction of players was also the best in European football. Otherwise, the end of the Premier League may be even more miserable than Serie A!
Therefore, Olas also complained that Johansson was cruel to Leon. In other words, if Johansson doesn't take Leon's prestige and put on a good show of killing chickens and monkeys, then the Swedes don't want to deter their half-hearted guys and let them do their work honestly!
It has been suppressed by Monaco in China for two consecutive seasons, and its results in the Champions Cup are not as dazzling as the other party, and it has been surrounded and suppressed by the Proud Gate Club and targeted by UEFA...... If this continues, Lyon's desire to become a member of the G14 organization again will become a completely unattainable thing!
It was only at this time that Olas realized it in hindsight. It turned out that the situation around Lyon had become so sinister when he didn't know it!
Realizing that the situation was already extremely unfavorable for Lyon, Olass decided to fly to London to visit Georges in person. He believes that the Tottenham boss has definitely played a key role in the reason why Lyon are in trouble!
"Chairman Aulas, you've found the wrong person this time. After receiving him in the office and learning of the other party's intention, George immediately looked unhappy, "Although I have a good relationship with Lennart (Johansson), I have no say in this kind of matter." Also, why don't I open my eyes to Lyon? You mean, did I deliberately release water on Udinese and Real Madrid before?"
Hearing George's rebuttal, Aulas couldn't help but be shocked, and found that what the other party said was really not right at all - Tottenham is the team that has won all four games in the Champions Cup, how can he say that he is deliberately targeting Lyon? This is simply a groundless speculation!
Am I really wrong? This has nothing to do with Tottenham, it is purely the work of Johansson's sinister old fox?
"So, Chairman Aulas, please remember what I said. Lyon's affairs have nothing to do with me. My job is to lead the team to play every game. You can't let me deliberately lose against Lyon, right?" Seeing Olas's vacillation, George once again firmly denied it - although he had promised Johansson that he would help him rectify Lyon, but this was also to give himself a breath of air, and by the way, he would make an example of Platini's power, and George didn't want to really have too much to do with this kind of thing. Because once it is exposed, his reputation and that of Tottenham will be greatly negatively affected.
"By the way, if you really want to change your current situation, then it's best to show enough sincerity to that person. I don't think he'd be able to kill Leon in a hurry. Ligue 1, one of Europe's top five leagues, can't have only one Monaco as a façade. ”
If Monaco dominates Ligue 1, it is difficult to develop the ability of the players, and only with competition can there be motivation to improve. That's why George let go of his previous grudges and vaguely reminded Aulas, suggesting that he should go to Johansson to take a stand, instead of arguing with himself. After all, in the previous life, Olas's Lyon was the most famous label in Ligue 1 before the emergence of Grand Paris, and it was simply the most suitable training object!
"Thank you, Mr. Viscount, for the reminder, that tomorrow I will visit Chairman Johansson in Nyon. "Speaking of which, if Olas could no longer hear George, then he would not have to sit in the chair of Lyon," he said...... Hopefully, there is room for redemption. I don't want to see Lyon, which has been so hard revived, fall into decline again in my hands. ”
At this point, Johansson's plan finally achieved a complete victory - under his unsparing blows, he not only successfully achieved his goal of killing chickens and monkeys, but also successfully rebelled against Lyon, one of the few supporters of Platini in the big club!
None of these things have anything to do with George, though. After beating Lyon at home, he turned his attention to the league and was ready to take advantage of the Champions League's big lead to dominate the league and distance himself from Chelsea in the table!
However, reality gave George a slap in the face. In the twelfth round of the Premier League on November 8, Tottenham, who visited Reebok Stadium, suffered a deflated game on Sam Allardyce's Bolton Wanderers, and drew 1-1 with the home team in 90 minutes!
In this game, Bolton did not look like a team dominated by veterans at all, and the fierce style of play and the collective outbursts of veterans caused huge problems for Tottenham. Especially its main center, Kevin Davis. The striker, hailed by the media as the most injurious striker, kicked his head and feet in the game, scoring a goal and kicking Ledley King and Phil Neville off the pitch in succession, leaving Tottenham with 10 men in the closing stages of the game!
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