Chapter 66: The Initiator Nobody Notices

Whether it was the Valenciennes players on the field or the spectators on the sidelines, they were all stunned. In the last game, Lorient caught Saint-Etienne off guard, but today, the signs are wrong!

Matuidi and Christophef-Landlin were indeed the first to come to their senses, shaking Ding Yue and Payette and shouting, "That's it!

'Toot'!

The referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half.

"Cool-" E-Revelli, who was depressed in his heart, trotted over and walked side by side with Ding Yue to the players' tunnel, scoring goals always made the strikers extremely excited, and the desperate eyes of the opponent's goalkeeper always made them crazy. Under the double stimulus of constantly scoring goals and sitting firmly in the start, E-Revelli has naturally been proud of the spring breeze recently. But he knows that it is more due to the coach's use of Ding Yue and Payette. He knows his strengths and weaknesses and he understands what he needs to do on the field.

Although he was leading 2:0 again, Galtier in the distance still did not show too much spillover emotion. Ding Yue glanced at it, then took a bottle of water handed over by the substitute player, took a sip, and then said to E-Revelli: "You are also calm enough, just kick the ball like this!"

The starters behind E-Revelli and Ding Yue also walked slowly, Ding Yue looked back, and Payette was a little slower because he was still on the far left of the court. Specially stopped, Ding Yue pulled E-Revelli and waited for Payette.

In the first half, the two Ding Yue and Payette fought all the way along each other's two sidelines, as if they had rushed into various walls, and their eyes were full of black-pressed Valenciennes players. Every time I take a step forward, I am embarrassed. It wasn't until the second half that the connection was established. This opened the stalemate. Ding Yue hopes that this is a good start and an opportunity for herself, Payette, and Saint-Etienne to reach a higher level.

"Hey". Payette saw Ding Yue and E-Revelli waiting for him, and also said hello, put his arm on the shoulders of the two, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

The three chatted about their experiences in the first half and slowly walked back to the locker room.

The arrival of the two goals in the final stage was like a shot in the arm, which shocked all the players and coaches of Saint-Etienne, and the atmosphere in the dressing room became relaxed. Ding Yue didn't eat before the game, and he was a little hungry, so he grabbed a banana casually... But it was snatched by Zuma.

"Hey, you substitute, what to eat, does warming up also consume energy?" looked at Zuma's angry face, Payette teased.

Everyone in the team knows Kurt Zouma's temper and doesn't care about anything when he jokes.

Zuma peeled the banana, bit it viciously, and said vaguely: "Hmph, you must know that we shouted in our throats outside the scene, which made the boys on the other side weak in fright." ”

Ding Yue took a banana again, walked to his place and sat down, waiting for Galtier's midfield lecture.

"Hey, hey...", two abrupt shouts echoed in the locker room as if they were two bombs. The players have quieted down, and everyone knows that it is manager time.

Galtiye's raised hands slowly lowered. Waiting for everyone to be quiet, he began to say: "We played okay in the first half of the first half, but our two goals in the second half are what I want you to play and what you can play!"

Payette wiped the sweat from his head and looked towards the coach, who was also looking at him.

"You all know how powerful our two wings are now!" Seeing Payette's expression, Galtier smiled, "So we need to do more tricks on both sides!"

Albin Ebondo wiped the sweat from the corners of his eyes and nodded hurriedly, you know, in these games, Galtier has demanded much more from him than before.

Galtier's eyes really caught a glimpse of the two full-backs.

In fact, while Galtier stresses that everyone should be involved in defense, Ding Yuehao said that Payette is not always able to quickly return to his position to defend or assist in defense. He seems to prefer to play as a left midfielder with a degree of freedom and no need to take on heavy defensive duties, so Galtier has a passing, defensive and experienced defensive midfielder behind him: Matuidi.

After that, Galtier's requirements for the two full-backs came out - to provide support for the two attacking wingers on the flanks......both must have a certain midfield attribute, that is, to be able to make up for the waist position in the wing ribs in time when they assist to complete the defensive task, and when Payette and Ding Yue cut inside, they must also see the right time to quickly use the gap they pulled out to quickly move forward and pose a threat to the opponent.

Galtier really emphasised the amplitude and frequency of the two full-backs, as well as the movement and chemistry of the two touchlines.

The excitement on Albin Ebondo's face is hard to hide, and despite the great physical cost of his physical strength, he is the only young player who can play this style of play at right wing-back!

Emphasizing the issue of attention and the connection between the players again, Galtier concluded his half-time speech.

The exhaust fans in the dressing room were a bit old and buzzing, and the Saint-Etienne players didn't want to be as noisy as when they first entered the dressing room, and everyone was thoughtful.

If the previous coach was to select the starters and substitutes based on the state and the degree of compliance with the team's discipline.

What I said just now is undoubtedly a statement!

His tactics are no longer the defensive counter-attacking style that Saint-Etienne insisted on in the past. Instead, he has some tactical ideas of his own! Shrinking is no longer the label Galtier wants to be labeled!

Based on this tactical philosophy, Saint-Etienne's players must try to fit themselves in, otherwise they will never be favored by Galtier. In this case, there is no need to say how serious the consequences are.

Everyone couldn't help but look at E-Revelli and Albin Ebondo.

Thanks to the reforms of Galtiya, these two men succeeded in ascending to power. Especially E-Revelli, the momentum of this consecutive goals is enviable and shocking.

Payette also fell into deep thought, no matter how he changed the tactic, he would be the beneficiary of that tactic, otherwise the team would not be able to play.

But what Payette and the others think is a little different..... E-Revelli and Albin Ebondo have vested interests... However, the initiators of this tactical reform... A lot of people don't really notice it.