On the Lyon side, there are also two options, the diamond-shaped 442 with Gourcuff as the "spire" and the parallel 442 with Lazercut and J. Briand as the wings.

Of course, the 451 formation that has appeared in recent away games is also a potential strategy, but this style of play is very limited, and it is more suitable as a contingency strategy for a certain period of time than a blueprint for the main game, and it has made Lyon struggle this season. This is evidenced by the fact that there are only five points so far.

However, in the last six games, Lyon has maintained an unbeaten record of three draws and three losses against Saint-Etienne, with a strong psychological advantage, and even from the perspective of historical records, Lyon's record of 12 wins, 9 draws and 1 loss is enough to make Saint-Etienne fans disgraced.

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The glory of history and the collision of reality.

The footsteps of the predecessors and the catch-up of the latecomers.

The match between Lyon and Saint-Etienne, like any other competitive match, was a showdown between the lonely king and the new revolutionary forces.

Lyon actually lined up a 4-3-3 formation! It seems that the nightmare start of the new season has made the manager sitting in the crater unable to calm down.

Lyon's three strikers are No. 11 Bastos, No. 18 Gomis and No. 7 J. Briand.

The three midfielders are No. 10 Gourcuff, No. 6 Karlstrom and No. 28 captain Tulalang.

The four full-backs were No. 20 A. Sissoko, No. 5 Lovren, No. 2 Papu Diacutt and No. 13 Anthony Revier.

The goalkeeper is Lloris, who is already famous.

Garpaye made a 4-2-3-1 start, with No. 29 E. Revelli at the sharps, No. 10 Laurent Bartles at the left wing, and Payet, the shadow striker, full-court libero and playmaker, in the middle.

The rising star Ding Yue still rushed to the right winger position. Matuidi and Lodge Perrin form a sweeping double midfield. Four defenders, No. 2 Albin Ebondo, No. 3 Carlos Bocanegra, No. 6 Sylvain Monsoréo, No. 5 Sylvain Machar. The goalkeeper was No. 16 Jeremy Janot.

The captains of both sides drew sides and shook hands.

Players from both sides are in position.

As the referee's whistle blew, the Lyon fans waved their flags and shouted in unison, hoping to help the Lyon team gain even a slight negligible advantage with their cheers.

As soon as the game began, Lyon's three strikers immediately pasted towards several defenders of Saint-Etienne, this move instantly overwhelmed Saint-Etienne a little unexpected, only ten minutes into the game, Lyon has completed three crosses, won two corners, and both shots threatened Jeremy Janault, of which Gomis beat Carlos Bocanegra to the goal, and the shot was gently held up by Jeremy Janault and smashed to the crossbar before popping off the bottom line.

I didn't expect that the previously sluggish Lyon team would organize such a powerful attacking storm at the beginning, which made several old brothers in the Saint-Etienne back line a little overwhelmed.

"Ding, Ding, back some and help Albin!"

Galtier had already taken off his jacket, but in the past ten minutes, Saint-Etienne's attack was struggling, and everyone had to face the encirclement and interception of the Lyon players who immediately surrounded him as soon as they got the ball, and Payette's dispatch had been dumbfounded. And Ding Yue's speed and dribbling almost didn't have any chance to perform, in fact, Ding Yue touched the ball once in the past ten minutes, and it was still the ball touched by the hand that opened the sideline.

This is not going to work, it is suppressed! Galtier can only call the players in the front court to participate in the protection of the backline.

The crowd at the Stade Gerland were satisfied, and it was a good sign that the home side were finally back to the suffocating pressing and high success rate of last season. Hopefully this good start will turn tonight into a night of partying!

The audience sang the team song loudly, and some excited male fans even took off their T-shirts and cheered for the team naked.

Ding Yue was very embarrassed, for him, these ten minutes were really a disastrous performance, he didn't have an effective catch and pass with the ball, let alone shooting.

Ironically, I said I was going to shine again tonight.

The shouts of more than 40,000 spectators really shocked Ding Yue a little. The sound of shouting in unison cannot be experienced if you are not present at the scene. What's more, the Stade Gerland was also remodeled to host the 1984 European Championship, and the iron railings next to the stadium were replaced by a trench, which certainly made the fans feel more friendly. But for the away players, the feeling of the opposing fans being in front of you to interfere, taunt and even yell, is absolutely no one likes or enjoys.

Saint-Etienne made another blind long pass to the frontcourt, resulting in the loss of possession, Galtier slammed the water bottle in his hand to the ground, he turned around angrily, hurried to the bench, sat next to the assistant coach, and complained, "What kind of play?

But before he complained, Galtier himself immediately shook his head, "No, Lyon is pressing too tightly, and the midfield is not thick enough." Before the people around him could speak, Galtiye immediately got up, walked quickly to the command area, rolled his hands to his lips, and shouted a few times at Payette and Matuidi, and after seeing the two of them, he slowly raised a few gestures, the first time four fingers, the second five fingers, and the last time only one index finger.

That's right, change the formation, 4-5-1.Increase the number of midfielders, strengthen the midfield, and strive to get more balls.

The biggest charm of many attractive competitive games is that the game process is not uneventful, you can adjust your tactics according to the ever-changing form of the court, or make substitutions, to achieve the miracle of changing the situation or even defeating the strong.

Galtier's adjustments may not be effective, but what is certain is that if you don't change, you will always have to accept the bad status quo!

After the two wingers on the left and right retreated, Saint-Etienne finally had a few two-to-three passes, and although it was still difficult to find opportunities in the opposition half, they finally managed to contain some of Lyon's attacks defensively.

And Ding Yue finally got the chance to get the ball.

The first time, Ding Yue took advantage of a one-two with Albin Ebondo on the side to get past J. Briand, who pounced on the opponent, and brought the ball to the halfway line, but was intercepted by Tulalang when passing to Payette who was cruising in the arc of the center circle;

A rare opportunity, there is no one around for five meters!

When Lyon arranged the tactics before the game, he made a fairly detailed analysis of Ding Yue, a nameless boy, and the most important one was not to let him rush up!

Karlström was closest to the place of the incident, and without the slightest hesitation, pounced.

In this game, Saint-Etienne's first slow motion to be able to be played back on television took place.

I saw Ding Yue rush forward a few steps ahead, pick up the ball first the moment Karlström fell to the ground and tackle the ball on the side, and then the whole person flew over Karlstrom, who was already lying on the turf!

After a few more wild steps, the ball has been taken by Ding Yue near the middle line!

At this time, Payette and E. Revelli also crossed and ran forward, and Payette ran diagonally in front of Ding Yue!

Seeing this, several defenders of Lyon had to retreat en masse. This gave Ding Yue more freedom to exert his speed.

It's just that there are too many people in the middle, so Ding Yue had to follow the route designed for him by the other party all the way to the right side of the penalty area.

This is a distance and angle that cannot be directly completed, and the counterattack opportunity of three to four also loses the angle of passing and the opportunity to cooperate with Ding Yue as he gets deeper and deeper.

Galtier clapped his hands fiercely, this kid still needs a game to improve his experience, otherwise his field of vision is too narrow.

Despite this, Ding Yue still had a chance to cross, and everyone on the bench turned their eyes to the front.

Ding Yue looked up at the positions of Payette and E. Revelli in the penalty area. Payet tried to float to the front of the post, but was seen through by the opposition defenders and was stuck in his path to catch the ball and hit the goal.

Only E. Revelli remained.

During the run, Ding Yue chose the instep of his foot and rubbed the ball into the penalty area. The ball arced past Anthony Revie at the front of the line, on the route of E. Revelli, and Lovren was still behind him!

Gartier held his breath, his fists clenched, and unnaturally twisted his body to stare at E. Revelli.

E. Revelli breathed breathlessly, met the incoming ball, didn't even stand on tiptoe, and shook it hard!

With a bang, the ball hit the left post and bounced out!

Loris was stunned and then rushed over and pushed Lovren, "Look at your people!

Lovren nodded, it was his mistake, and he didn't have to wash it.

Galtier in the command area let out a long sigh of 'ah', and turned around helplessly, looking for the water bottle that was kicked away by himself. E. Revelli was so eager to make a fuss, even with a slight rub, the goal went in!

"Damn, it's ......" Galtier scolded angrily, you know, in a football game, such an opportunity cannot be encountered often in ninety minutes.