Chapter 40: Blitzkrieg
Vincent first discussed it with Battistone, and then went to the U19s to take Distin and Abidal, who is now 18 years old, and Abidal is only 16 years old, and the two went to the first-team training ground with Vincent in an excited mood. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Of course, Fan Shang also encouraged the other three, saying that he had not forgotten them, and when he had the opportunity, he would definitely take them to the first team. Whether they believe it or not, Fan Shang believes it.
The two quickly integrated into the team after arriving in the first team. Especially Distin, his excellent physical fitness is also unmatched in the first team, and the players in the first team are lamenting that Distin's body is good, and they don't know where Fan Shang dug up the bull.
Fan Shangxin said, "What will happen if you see Drogba and La Motte again?"
Bordeaux has one more French Cup match ahead of the 29th round of the league. Interestingly, the opponent also happened to be Montpellier, but this time it was Bordeaux's home stadium.
Vincent's lineup for this game is still the usual practice in the French Cup, with five youngsters added to the bench. Montpellier are in the same squad as in the previous league game.
Bordeaux still held on to the half, while Montpellier continued to attack. This match is a complete remake of the previous one, and the final score is still 0:0. After going into extra time, Bordeaux's physical superiority was on display, and the Montpellier players who had been playing consecutive games were almost unable to run.
In the first half of extra-time, Bordeaux had already started to organize several effective attacks, but it was a pity that Sanuno's long-range shot and Drogba's header did not hit the woodwork.
It wasn't until the 113th minute of the second half that Bordeaux got a corner. After learning the power of Drogba's headers on several occasions, the two defenders began to defend Drogba, and Distin, who entered the box, was also taken care of by the Montpellier defenders. Slightly skinny compared to Didier Drogba and Distin, Abidal was largely ignored by the defenders. But it was Abidal who easily put the ball into the goal with his head after receiving a corner kick from Sanunno at the back post.
1:0 Bordeaux took the lead with seven minutes left in the game. After being scored by Bordeaux, Montpellier also launched an attack, but the physical strength was close to exhaustion, and the movement had begun to deform, so as not to cause problems for Bordeaux.
Instead, Bordeaux scored another goal in the final minute of the game. Drogba received a direct pass from Sanuno, carried the opposing defender into the penalty area, and then squeezed away the opposing defender to gain a space to get his feet, Drogba did not hesitate and pierced the opponent's goal with a heavy kick.
The shot also sealed the victory for Bordeaux and advanced to the next round of the French Cup 2-0. Bordeaux will continue to host Ligue 2 side Caen in the next round, with the winner progressing to the semi-finals. However, Vincent decided to abandon the French Cup, as Bordeaux hosted AC Milan in the UEFA Cup on March 19, while the French Cup was played on the 17th. Two days of rest is too short for the players, with Vincent already deciding to send the Under-19s to play Caen while the first team is fully prepared for AC Milan's UEFA Cup tie.
In the 29th round of the league, Bordeaux will face the challenge of Strasbourg at home. The last time the two teams met, Vincent and Muslim had a falling out due to tactical problems, while Bordeaux also swallowed three goals in a row away from home, losing 0-3. Fan Shang felt that he had to win this game, to prove that he was better than Muslims, and I Fan Shang could handle what he couldn't do.
No matter what Fan Shang thought in his heart, during the game, Fan Shang still discharged his usual 451 formation. The two midfielders who were suspended from last game returned to the starting line-up, while striker Vincent opted for Dugarry.
Strasbourg were the traditional 442, with Leboeuf leading the defence and Dacourt in midfield, while Russian Tsar Mostovoy, who had scored in the last meeting, was not present in the game, much to the surprise of Vincent. Up front, Keller and Jettu are the strikers.
Vincent looked at Strasbourg's head coach Dugperroux in confusion, then at the Russian Tsar sitting on the bench, frowned, and then returned to the field.
At this time, the whistle sounded at the beginning of the game, Bordeaux unexpectedly launched an attack after the kick-off, after the kick-off Zidane passed the ball to Witzg on the left, Witzger accelerated with the ball, passed the opponent's right midfielder, and distributed the ball to the inserted Lizarazu when facing the opponent's right-back, Lizarazu had no defender in front of him when he got the ball, and Lizarazu accelerated to the bottom line. Strasbourg's defender Dacourt is entangled with Zidane and has no time to take care of Lizarazu, so central defender Leboeuf can only step forward to fill in the position. Lizarazu didn't rush to make a move when Leboeuf stepped forward, but saw Witzger run down the middle and pass the ball back to Witzger. At this point, Witzger was in Strasbourg's defensive vacuum, with the centre-back going to intercept Lizarazu and the midfielder staring at Zidane, while the right wing-back was thrown behind by Witzger. After Witzger entered the box, another Strasbourg centre-back who stepped forward to make up for the ball was close to arrival, and Witzger got to the ground and slotted the ball into the near corner of the net before the defenders arrived.
1:0 Bordeaux took the lead in the opening 1 minute. The Bordeaux fans shouted wildly, they couldn't believe their eyes. Originally, they were ready to watch a half-time offensive and defensive drill, but now it was Bordeaux who took the lead and scored a goal with the first shot of the game, how could they not be excited!
After taking the lead, Vincent did not let his team continue to attack, and with a wave of his hand, Bordeaux began to swing the iron bucket formation again. Strasbourg, who scored three goals against Bordeaux in the last meeting, also felt at a loss when facing the current Bordeaux bucket formation, especially without the Russian Tsar Mostovoy.
The stalemate lasted until the 30th minute, when Strasbourg's head coach Dugperroux may have realised his mistake in formation and brought on Mostovoy.
In the 33rd minute, it was Mostovoy, who had just come on the field, who passed straight to Jetu on the edge of the penalty area, Jettu half-turned and shot, and Yual hit the ball off the bottom line.
In the 38th minute, it was again Mostovoy, who, after getting rid of Bordeaux's midfield, got up and shot with his feet, the ball was slightly more powerful, and flew over the crossbar and out of the bottom line.
In the 43rd minute, Mostovoy took a free kick and shot directly at the goal, and the ball hit the side-netting.
Less than fifteen minutes into the game, the Russian tsar had already caused Bordeaux several times in trouble. Fan Shang, who was originally sitting calmly in the coach's seat, can't sit still now. Walked to the sidelines, shouted to Dudière, whispered a few words to him, and returned to the dugout.