At half-time, Galtier made a change, and Bogasio was removed and replaced with No. 10 Bartles. Bartles doesn't have Bogosio's physical, but he has the skill and running awareness in the box that Bogosio doesn't have.

Ding Yue and Payette remained on the pitch, but Galtier once again stressed the importance of changing positions and sides, and he had to go all out at the beginning of the second half to score the first goal in 15 minutes. The more it drags, the more comfortable Montpellier will be defended.

Montpellier, on the other hand, also made changes at the start of the second half, and made two personnel changes at once.

Ding Yue looked at Montpellier No. 17 who was about to play on the sidelines, and always felt a little familiar.

swept his gaze to his lower body, and then remembered in astonishment, isn't this Girugi**!

However, Giroud, who has just moved this year, has yet to play an absolute role in the team. The next season, 2011-2012, was his dazzling performance season, scoring 21 goals to help Montpellier win the Ligue 1 title, winning the top scorer, not to mention being directly looked upon by Arsenal, who lost Robin van Persie, and since then he has reached the pinnacle of his life.

Looks like Montpellier has some ideas, too. Stick to a set-piece and then watch your luck?

"Why don't I go to the right side first?" Ding Yue grabbed Payette, who was shaking his head and moving his body.

Nodding, Payette gave each other a thumbs up and encouraged each other to start the second half.

After the referee's whistle sounded, for the first five minutes, the audience must have thought they were watching a replay of the first half. The siege as always, as in the first half.

Actually, it's not hard to understand. Because before the game, the coaching staff in Montpellier must have been well prepared for the game.

Through video, statistics and intelligence analysis, some targeted tactical arrangements for the game are made, and these deployments are enough to stifle a capable star before the game. For example, Payette, who is definitely not very fast, was let go of a defensive distance of one or two meters, and then the defenders behind him followed the coordinated defense, which suddenly made him a little in a small predicament, while the extremely fast Ding Yue was completely defended by his underwear. In this case, his teammates were also reluctant to pass the ball to him, so the two sides of Saint-Etienne were a bit bogged down in the mud in the first half.

In fact, when looking at the tactical drawings in Galtier's hands before the game, you will find that a macro stadium has been divided into more than a dozen micro areas, and the players should do what they should and should not do in which area, all of which are clearly explained by the pre-season layout, under the general trend of modern football, relying on the individual ability of the star to dominate the game in the past is obviously not the main factor that Saint-Etienne has no superstar to consider.

In the case of an average base level, the more playfully organized side will determine the outcome of the game, and in an environment where the technical characteristics of the players themselves are almost entirely in the service of the team's tactics.

So, is Galtier's style of play suitable for the tough battle of this game?

Ding Yue didn't have so many doubts, for him, the first task was to complete the task given to him by Galtier - pulling, going down, crossing, and adding appropriate personal performance.

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The players may not have more ideas on the pitch, but off the pitch it is Galtier who has to set the tone for the whole game.

Although all coaches will want their players to play 100% according to their pre-match and half-time plans, everyone knows that football is not a game with absolute rules, and Galtier also hopes that players can shine the brightest thinking in their minds in a stalemate situation and make an offensive move that will decide the game.

As the game progressed, Payet, who had already been recognised by the players of Galtier and Saint-Etienne as the heart of the front line, gradually moved on to the end of the game, and was no longer stuck in a situation where he was only lumped on one flank. Turn on the mode to enter the attacking midfield.

In Ding Yue's eyes, the concept of attacking midfielder can be said to have existed with the emergence of modern football. Essentially, attacking midfielders are individuals with higher skill and attacking ability, and because of their outstanding talent, they naturally play an important role in the attack of more popular teams, so fundamentally, attacking midfielders are not a positional concept or a functional concept, but a concept of ability.

All in all, no matter what kind of attack the team uses, the ball almost always passes through the feet of these guys, and it is only through the feet of these people that it is possible to have stability, creativity and suddenness, whether it is a pass or a belt, and such a player is the highest player in a team in terms of threat level other than the strikers, and these people are the absolute bread and butter for the strikers and wingers.

So after seeing Payette start to move closer to the middle, Ding Yue also followed him to seek some opportunities to take the ball and make the ball. The side lane has been locked with various iron gates, so you can only do something more in the middle lane.

In fact, Ding Yue is looking at Payette, why isn't Payette looking at Ding Yue?

Both Bogasio and Bartles are active in the box, and after Matuidi retreated, there was nothing to rub up front.

There is only Ding Yue.

In the 18th minute of the second half, Payette received another pass from his team-mate in the centre circle and cut inside on the left flank, looking for the point of the pass. Ding Yue also gave up the position on the right side and left him to the right wing-back.

At the top of the arc of the penalty area, Bartles saw Ding Yue running over, a cross position, and pulled to the right.

Payette kicked the ball to Ding Yue's feet again. He now believes in Ding Yue's ability to hold the ball. I also believe in his extraordinary ability.

In fact, as far as passing people are concerned, many times it should be divided into three parts: the first is to get rid of, the second is to change direction and accelerate, and the third is the final pass.

And the key to determining the success of the whole follow-up action is the first step: getting rid of. Getting rid of passing people as the most controlling and counter-controlling part of the game, on the surface, the level of skill is actually compared to the inner thoughts and the ability to analyze the movements.

Payette prides himself on being a first-class master in Ligue 1, but Ding Yue's explosiveness and small range of flashes have convinced him.

So as soon as he saw that Ding Yue was vacant, Payette immediately divided the ball with him without hesitation!

Carrying a defensive back behind him, Ding Yue's left shoulder sank, and when the center of the opponent leaned slightly in the direction of his feint, he quickly smashed the ball with his right foot! A simple feint and perverted explosiveness! It's so rough!

In the case of losing the center of gravity, the left foot is helplessly hooked, a foul!

The foul was committed just a little at the top of the box, and although it was a bit positive, it was well within Payet's range.

If Ding Yue sees what he envies the most in Payette, it is definitely a free kick.

When Payette stands in front of the ball, that confidence comes from the thousands of times he has practiced.

The referee blows the whistle.

Payette runs, sideways, shoots!

The ball went around the human wall and suddenly fell six or seven meters in front of the goal!

The goalkeeper flew all over and was still helpless!

Galtier clenched his fists on the sidelines, turned and walked back to the bench. Finally breathed a sigh of relief. Who said I didn't make the right decision to leave that kid on the field!