Chapter 13: Galtier's Thoughts

Ding Yue chatted with Reeves on the bench, the situation on the field did not change from the beginning, and when the situation was evenly matched, everyone did not have a good way to open the deadlock. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

Twenty minutes into the game, the coach finally called Ding Yue and several other teammates on the bench to warm up. However, everyone knows that this is just a routine, and whether you change people depends on the weight of your coach and the situation that changes all the time on the field.

Under the scorching sun, Ding Yue jogged, crossed steps, pressed his legs, and seriously did various warm-up movements, while waiting for the call of coach Victor, although, before the end of the first half, this was not possible.

"That's a kid that's fast!" Reeves said, making a cross-step and staring at Lyon's No. 9 on the field.

Ding Yue knew who he was talking about, Lacazette, he knew this person.

It can be said that Lazer Carter is definitely another excellent product of Lyon's academy, he has shown more talent than others since he was a child, and due to his fame at a young age, Lacazette has also been a regular in the French youth team at all levels.

In 2008 he played in the Under-17 European Championship with the team and reached the final with the team all the way through. Lacazette did not get a chance to play in the final against Spain, watching from the bench as his side were beaten 4-0 by the Matadors.

Two years later, Lacazette returned to the Under-19 European Championships with France. They reached the final again against the same Spain side who beat them two years ago, and this time it was no surprise that Alexandre Lacazette was once again put on the bench by the boss. In the 18th minute, Rodrigo helped Spain take the lead, but Sulu equalized for France in the 49th minute.

The stunning moment began when Alexandre Lacazette stepped off the bench and sealed the score at 2-1 with a brilliant header after receiving a pass from Kakuta on 85 minutes.

The French team lifted the U19 championship trophy, and the hatred of two years ago was gone. As a result, Lazer Carter has officially entered the field of attention.

At this time, Lazer Carter on the field frowned slightly. With the aura of a future star, it always makes him feel a little difficult to adapt, but he has to accept the pressure coming from all sides. Every touch of the ball, every pass, precision, every shot, there must be a threat, every game, there must be a goal. People think that a genius should be like this.

He's going to need to impress the manager and he needs to earn more first-team minutes this season instead of wasting his talent in Under-19s or development teams!

But now, facing his teammate in the French youth team, Zouma, this kid is really difficult! Several one-on-one singles due to Zouma's strong individual ability, coupled with the help of other people's support, Lazer Carter has not had a good chance.

'Kurt Zouma is great, Reaves, you should see how this kid defends. To tell the truth, if Kurt Zouma doesn't have major injuries in the future, he will definitely be a world-class centre-back!"

Reeves, like Zouma, is also a central defender, and although his height of 185cm and weight of 79kg make him look not much different from Zouma, Reeves always makes people feel that he is a notch behind Zouma when it comes to defensive skills and game reading.

Reeves' face changed, he didn't expect this Chinese boy who had just come to the youth team to subdue him in a few days would say such a thing, but he immediately sensed something else from these words, especially since it was not the first time that the other party insisted that Zouma would definitely become a first-class central defender...... He frowned and asked, "Zuma...... Is it really that powerful?"

Ding Yue still kept smiling, but there was a touch of vicissitudes and emotion that did not match his age in his smile: "Believe me, young man,...... He may not be shining yet, but Puyu won't always be buried. ”

Reeves was silent for a long time, worried about his future at Saint-Etienne, because he knew what he was doing, but he really wanted to continue his football career, which is why he had traveled thousands of miles to return to France from the United States.

"Let's do it together. ”

"Well, work hard!" Ding Yue smiled and said, "We will all have a chance." ”

These days, at the beginning, Ding Yue's behavior of taking the initiative to practice after training was a bit tasteless in the eyes of some people, and they felt that this Chinese kid was going to attract people's attention as soon as he came, and he took some crooked ways to attract the attention of the coaches.

It's just that when Ding Yue persevered day by day, and slowly won their respect with his strength in the training session and in the confrontation with them again and again, the situation was a little better, and there were finally fewer gossips.

And Reeves was also a little driven by Ding Yue, and the two practiced silently after the game. Ding Yue practiced his free kick, crossed, and shot. Reeves, on the other hand, was training his strength, standing, and being passed by Ding Yue again and again......

Two young people with their own expectations for the future, sweating under the sunset at the Saint-Etienne training base, also gained their first friendship in France.

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The game ended the uneventful first half with the referee's whistle.

Galtier didn't see the attacking elements he wanted to see in his youth squad. On the contrary, it was Lyon's Lacazette who made a big impression on him. Although he is not tall, his ability to combine the ball with his feet is stronger than everyone else on the field, and the frequency of his movements is really talented, which is enviable.

"Donis, you go over and talk to Victor and let that Chinese kid go up and try it. ”

Galtier usually doesn't deliberately interfere with the youth team coach Victor's lineup when he watches the youth team game, but he looked at his watch, his wife is still waiting, there are still thirty minutes, it's too late, and he asks him to pull this kid up to see if it's a tiger or a mouse, pull it out and slip away.

Because of Emarson's previous boasting and the evaluation of youth director Bernard David, Ding Yue already has a small place in Galtier's heart. Of course, there is a more important reason that Galtier has a small sense of affinity for Ding Yue from China, but except for Galtier, no one else knows.

Ding Yue hoped that he could get some opportunities to play in the second half, but who would have thought that after a middle-aged man in a white shirt said a few words to the reserve coach Victor, Victor walked directly towards him and signaled for him to play at the beginning of the second half, replacing the left winger Gasama.

Who is that person? Ding Yue looked at the middle-aged man who was gradually walking towards the outside of the court, squinted his eyes and thought, and there were a lot of unspeakable questions in his heart. It wasn't until he saw the man walk to Galtier's side that it dawned on him that it was the assistant coach of the first team!

Someone tapped him on the shoulder, Ding Yue turned his head and saw Reeves's face happily, and at the same time noticed the envy hidden under the other party's excited expression.

Reeves was originally like Ding Yue today, thinking that it would be good if he could play for ten minutes, but unexpectedly, at halftime, the coach signaled that Ding Yue could play in the second half! Although he was a little jealous in his heart, he still couldn't help the joy of being really happy for his friend, and hurriedly came over to congratulate Ding Yue: "That person is Mr. Doss, the assistant coach of the first team." Ding Yue, you're going to be developed! Coach Galtier must have personally told you to replace you!"

Ding Yue was stunned, thinking that he hadn't heard Emarson tell him again, and he said hello to Galtier again.

But in any case, since the opportunity has been smashed on the head, what else can you think about except to work hard!

After watching the first three rounds of Ligue 1 matches at Saint-Etienne, coupled with the tactical indoctrination of the usual reserve team coaches, Ding Yue was very sure that Galtier's main formation was definitely not the 4-3-3 as Emarson said, but close to a 4-2-3-1 formation.

Stuffing the team's most talented attacker to the wing, with one less striker and more midfielder, also expresses Galtier's tailor-made strategy for the team to defend and counterattack + fly on both wings. However, when there are some changes to the line-up, such as when the score is down, Galtier will also offer his second plan, such as removing a box-to-box midfielder and replacing it with an authentic striker to change the line-up to 4-4-2.

So, is it really to test my ability as a winger? Do you want to see what I can do on the left side? Ding Yue was thinking about Galtier in his heart, and he was also thinking about the situation in the first half, how to play after he came on the field. It's just that, judging from the situation in the first half, the strength of Lyon's right wingback and right central defender should not be underestimated.

The fifteen minutes of the halftime passed quickly in the voice of Victor constantly explaining the tactics, and in the eyes of the remaining players on the bench with some puzzlement, Ding Yue was taken to the sidelines by the fourth referee, holding up the sign, signaling for substitutions.

The second half began.