Although he was determined to fight against the water, when it came time to implement it, Houllier unconsciously returned to the old way, focusing more on defense and winning in the lineup, rather than letting go, using offense to solve problems, and taking the initiative to fight for a chance to beat Tottenham at White Hart Lane!

Compared to the last meeting, Houllier made only two changes to the starting line-up. The first is to replace Fred with John Karui as the starting center, intending to let the Norwegian center forward force the Tottenham backline;

I have to say that Houllier's abacus is really good. If the game can really go according to his ideas, then Tottenham, who sent a lot of substitutes, will definitely be embarrassed by Lyon's slightly simple and crude, but extremely practical means, and the probability of a home overturn will be much higher. However, Houllier failed to grasp the crux of the matter, which was whether Tottenham would match his tactical intentions and allow Lyon to play the way he had set them up before the game!

Sure enough, the moment he saw Lyon's starting list, George instantly had insight into Houllier's intentions, and immediately explained to the players some weaknesses in Lyon's lineup, so that they could deal with Lyon more specifically in the game!

As for whether the players will be able to understand and apply what he has to say in such a short period of time, George is not too worried. Because Klose and Arshavin are both players with high ball intelligence, even if they can't remember them all, they can understand seven or eight points. In this way, even if the team can't completely block Lyon's offensive because of rotation, it can solve this fierce rival with a sharper attack!

Mendieta, who commanded the game in midfield, could keep Tottenham from being taken away from the familiar rhythm of Lyon in the game, Dempsey's excellent forward long-range shot could force Lyon to not dare to concentrate on defending Klose, Arshavin and Cristiano Ronaldo on the flanks were both good passers, and Karl and Baines could also provide high-quality crosses to deliver cannonballs to K-God...... To put it mildly, Tottenham's attacking system is simply not something that Lyon's second-rate defense can handle!

And that's exactly what happened. Although Juninho was in great form today, scoring for Lyon from two free-kicks in the 21st and 54th minutes, Lyon's poor wide defence proved to be a stumbling block to the former Ligue 1 giant's first win in the group stage - in the face of the attacking trident of Klose, Cristiano Ronaldo and Arshavin, the full-back combination of Revier and Tanat was once again completely blown up, and became the culprit of Lyon's final defeat on the road!

The defensive triangle of Chris, Casapa and Coupe is indeed a very good combination, and Houllier's defensive skills are indeed masterful, but Lyon's defence is still repeatedly broken by Tottenham. Among them, of course, there is the reason why Tottenham is stronger as a whole, but in fact, the reason why Lyon will be dragged down by the defense is mainly due to the two people who are guarding the side, Revier and Tanat!

It's normal for Tanat to be unable to withstand Ronaldo's onslaught. After all, not every player can be as competitive as Maldini at the age of 36. Houllier and Lyon fans are also very aware of this, and naturally they will not make too high demands on the German veterans.

Reviere, who played as the main right-back, was different. The 26-year-old is in the prime of a player's career, but he has not been able to solve the problem of attacking and defending, which has seriously affected the quality of Lyon's defense on the right flank. Nowhere was this more evident than in this season's Champions League. Lyon's four group games were largely due to Revier's poor defence on the right, allowing their opponents plenty of opportunities to cross easily or cut inside. So, Lyon fans can say that they love and hate Revière as a player - they love his wonderful performances on the offensive end, but they also hate that he is always being demanded by opponents when defending!

The reason why Leon did not expose such a serious problem in his previous life was because it was Abidal who was sitting on the left side of Leon at that time, so Hollier only needed to divide his troops to help defend and plug the hole of Revier to solve this problem. Now, there are two holes in Lyon's backline, and the quality of the defense is naturally difficult to compare with the previous life.

He opened the scoring just ten minutes into the game, then set up Arshavin to put the lead just before half-time, and finally headed home from Karl's cross five minutes after Juninho Jr.'s second equaliser to seal the win.

"It seems that we should be ready for Klose's departure. "Seeing Klose perform so well, George can be described as a mixed bag. Because he knows that the better he plays, the better the hope that Tottenham will win the Premier League or defend the Champions League this season, and the less likely it is that they will retain the German next summer!

Although Klose has not yet mentioned his future plans to George, George also knows very well that with enough team honors, Klose is bound to seek breakthroughs in individual 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 the other Group F group game played at the same time, Real Madrid, who visited the Stadio Friuli, overturned in the gutter at Udinese and were held to a stubborn draw by the hosts – although Raul scored his 50th goal in the Champions League, surpassing the legendary and "Golden Arrow" Di Anderson in the game. Stefano became the top scorer in the Champions League, but Real Madrid's backline dug a hole again, and Iaquinta seized a chance from Ramos to equalize for Udinese and help the home team get a valuable point from Real Madrid!

With two wins, one draw and one defeat in four games, Real Madrid, who are five points behind Tottenham in the group standings, have become extremely slim in their hopes of topping Group F. However, Heathfield's position did not show signs of instability because of this, but was supported by more Real Madrid fans!

Real Madrid fans are not stupid, knowing that Heathfield led the Galaxy Battleship in a low period to hand over such a report card, and at the same time be able to keep the team playing in attacking football, it is already quite a difficult thing to do. Therefore, they have always been demanding, showing great patience and willing to give more support to the German coach!

Losing all four games in the group stage, and at the same time seven points behind Real Madrid, who are in second place, Lyon can be said to be completely cold at this time. This also means that Lyon, who have not scored a point so far, has missed the Champions Cup round of 16 and can only compete with Udinese for a ticket to the UEFA Cup!

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