The game was fierce at the Stadium in Gerrand, with fans unleashing their enthusiasm and shouting wildly for the home team.

Zhang Chaoqiang, who was warming up on the sidelines, and Tolisso had the heart to chat.

"Zhang, do you think we're going to get a chance to play tonight?"

"Whether you can play or not, warm up first and then talk ......"

Both are marginal men under Garder, and whether they can appear or not is often a matter of luck.

However, Zhang Chaoqiang knew in his heart that the probability of getting a chance should be greater than that of Tolisso, because of the existence of a football simulator.

That is, of course, if that emulator actually works.

Soon in the 63rd minute, the home team Lyon took the lead in requesting substitutions, and striker Jimmy Brion came on to replace former talent Joan Gourcuff, who was once known as Zidane's successor.

At the same time, Lyon's tactical formation also changed from 442 to 433.

Unfortunately, this substitution did not have much effect, and Lyon's attack was still blocked.

Instead, it was Saint-Etienne's substitution in the 72nd minute that worked wonders.

Ivory Coast striker Gradel came off the bench to replace Saint-Etienne's first-half goalkeeper Erdingch.

Just five minutes later, Gradel had found the back of the net against Lyon.

In front, the ball changed direction into the penalty area and scored with a powerful volley.

It's simple and direct, but it's like an arrow straight into the heart of Lyon fans.

Shh

The boos at the Stadium in Gerrand were not only for the frantically celebrating Ivorian striker Gladle, but also for the 47-year-old Lyon coach Remy Garder.

As a coach who came through the Lyon academy and once wore the captain's armband, Garde's coaching record at Lyon was nothing short of spectacular.

Not only is there no bright spot, but it is also full of slots.

In his first season in charge, Garde managed to help the team miss out on the Champions League for the first time in Lyon's history since 1999.

Fortunately, Garde was brave and racked his brains in the second season to finally help Lyon finish third in Ligue 1 and successfully qualify for the Champions League.

But this season, in Garder's third season in charge of Lyon, the team's results have once again fallen short of fans' expectations.

At the beginning of the season, they were eliminated by Real Sociedad in La Liga in the Champions League qualifying round, which was the second time in Lyon's history that they were eliminated from the Champions League qualifying round.

At the same time, the team's performance in Ligue 1 is not satisfactory, and it has been blocked from the top three for a long time, and is currently 10 points behind Lille in third Ligue 1, and has basically missed the Champions League next season.

To make matters worse, however, Lyon have been overtaken by arch-rivals Saint-Etienne in the Ligue 1 standings due to a series of points dropped in recent rounds.

Saint-Etienne are currently three points above Lyon, and if they lose this derby, Lyon will be six points behind Saint-Etienne.

If they don't take advantage of the final rounds of the league to reverse the rankings, they will fall behind their arch-rivals at the end of the season for the first time since the 90s.

It's another bloody record, a shame that Lyon fans would never want to accept.

It is precisely because of this that the fans attach great importance to this game.

A win in the derby would be able to tie Saint-Etienne on points and try to bite Lille and retain the last chance of qualifying for the Champions League.

But now that Lyon is down 1-2 at home, the fans are of course angry and boos to express their dissatisfaction with Galde.

Although he is a team legend, he has made a lot of contributions to Lyon.

But on the merits, Garde is really bad at coaching.

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The boos from the crowd made Gard's face flush slightly, but he could only continue to command the team to see if he could salvage the situation.

Even if you can't turn the game around, at least try to equalize.

Although Saint-Etienne claimed to be the ten-time winner of Ligue 1, they have not risen since the decline of the 80s, and they have never entered the Champions League.

If Saint-Etienne had won the Rhône derby and had managed to secure a Champions League spot at the end of the season, Garde would have been scolded by the Lyon fans for not even knowing his mother.

Therefore, the equaliser is a remedial goal that can put less pressure on Garder.

"Bruno, get Gale ready to come off the bench." Garde didn't lose the battle, at least with a lot of momentum when he gave the order.

"And who to replace?" Genesio asked, getting up.

"Replace Stede." Gard hesitated for a moment, but finally made a decision.

Soon after, Lyon made another substitution, with veteran Gael Danic coming off the bench to replace fellow veteran Stede Malblanco.

"It's a midfield substitution, and it looks like Remy has run out of options......" The French TV commentator is obviously not optimistic about the change of the Lyon young coach.

Sure enough, after the substitution, Lyon still couldn't do anything with Saint-Etienne, who mainly played defensive counterattacks.

After all, Saint-Etienne have conceded the third-fewest goals in Ligue 1 this season, behind Paris at the top of the table and Lille in third.

Soon another 10 minutes were passing and Saint-Etienne was already holding on to the goal, ready to call the ball away.

At this time, Gard sat in the coach's seat and scratched his head anxiously, but he still couldn't think of a way.

In fact, even if you come up with a solution, it is useless, because the game time is almost 90 minutes, and there is no time to implement the best tactics.

So inexplicably, Gard saw the Chinese striker who was warming up on the sidelines.

He suddenly had a "flash of inspiration" in his mind: "Just give the last substitution to this kid, Mr. Chairman has said many times that I will give him some chances, and now let him play to try." ”

"If I play well, I have a merit in making substitutions, and if I don't play well, I can let him help share some of the pressure."

The clever Garde immediately instructed the assistant coach: "Bruno, go and ask the fourth official for our third substitution." ”

"For whom?"

Genesio was curious about what the use of substitutions was when the game was almost over.

"Let Zhang play, replace Alexander." Gard replied immediately.

"Who's going to get on?" Genesio even thought he had misheard.

It's not that Genesio looks down on Zhang Chaoqiang, but he knows very well that Garde has always looked down on Zhang Chaoqiang.

If it weren't for the constant pressure from Chairman Aulas, the Chinese striker wouldn't even have a chance to make the Galder squad.

Now that he was to be played in the final moments of a crucial derby, Genesio was indeed puzzled.

"Let Zhang play!"

Garde again gave an affirmative answer, and Genesio had no choice but to arrange a substitution.

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When Zhang Chaoqiang learned from the assistant coach that he was going to come off the bench, he had only one idea in his mind.

The emulator seems to be quite reliable.

Zhang Chaoqiang can clearly feel that head coach Remy Gard obviously looks down on him.

But as soon as the simulator worked, he inexplicably got the opportunity to make his debut.

"Congratulations, Zhang, although the time is a little shorter, after all, it is your debut." Tolisso immediately came up and said congratulations, but his tone was somewhat sour.

"Okay, just wait and see me perform." Zhang Chaoqiang took off his coat as he spoke, ready to play.

Soon there was another dead ball on the pitch, and the fourth official on the sidelines raised the substitution card.

No. 10 Lacazette came off and No. 25 "Super Power" came on.

On the back of Zhang's jersey is Superpower, the name he chose when he came to France.

After hugging and greeting Lacazette, Zhang Chaoqiang immediately received a prompt tone from the simulator.

[Talent "Mr. Key" effect activated, temporary all stats +6]

At the same time, on the other side of the distant world, in the text live broadcast room of various Lyon matches, a similar match information was released at the same time.

"In the 88th minute of the game, Zhang Chaoqiang came on as a substitute!"

"Since Li Jinyu in 1999, the second Chinese player to appear in Ligue 1 was officially born!"

However, the comments in the live broadcast room are not so good.

"Damn, Brother Hat is here?"

"It can't be an oolong, but don't be like last time."

"Brother Qiangzi, hurry up and get a hat for us to see."

"What hat? The kind that is worn on the skull? ”

"The game is almost over, what's the use of playing at this time?"

"Obviously, Brother Hat is on the field to take the blame."

"It is worthy of China's Benzema, and the attributes of the back pot are all reproduced according to the original."

The various comments can be described as extremely sarcastic, and I can't bear to look at them directly.

However, the reason why domestic fans ridicule Zhang Chaoqiang has to start a long, long time ago.