Chapter XXIV
At four o'clock in the afternoon local time in France, the first round of Ligue 1 Lyon hosted Rennes to come.
Rennes is a veteran team in Ligue 1, which has been operating on a small scale for a long time, and basically relies on the ability of youth training to make its own blood.
It is precisely for this reason that Rennes has been mixed in the middle and lower reaches of Ligue 1 for a long time, and the most prestigious honor in the team's history is the two French Cup championships.
However, Rennes have improved in recent years, finishing in the top six of Ligue 1 in both 10/11 and 11/12, reaching the final of the French Cup in 12/13 and the French Cup final in 13/14, but unfortunately only finished as runners-up.
Facing such an opponent in the first round, Fournier did not dare to be careless, and discharged his carefully adjusted new lineup, striving for a good start in Ligue 1.
Starting goalkeeper Anthony López.
The back four from left to right are Henry Bedimo, Samuel Umtiti, Lindsey Ross and Christopher Jallai.
The midfield four are Maxime Gonarlons, Jordan Ferry, Colantan Tolisso, Naby Fekir.
Gonallons played as a central midfielder, Fekir played as a central midfielder, and Ferri and Tolisso were left and right forwards respectively.
The front line is a duo of Zhang Chaoqiang and Lacazette.
'There's no doubt that Fournier wants to build a more dynamic squad and eight of his starting eleven are players born after '90, so it's a clear youth force.'
"If this youth army can really run in place, maybe they can make a name for themselves in Ligue 1."
The French commentator's words point out Fournier's idea of building a team.
Reuse young players and engage in youth troops.
Except for the left and right wing-backs and the midfielder Gonarlons, Lyon's other starters are all post-90s players.
Zhang Chaoqiang, who is only 19 years old, is the youngest in Lyon's starting lineup.
But he wasn't the youngest in the audience.
Because Wesley Seid, the starting striker opposite Rennes, is also nineteen years old, two months younger than Zhang Chaoqiang.
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[You launch a steal against Abdoulaye al-Douqure, react +3]
In the pre-match handshake session, Zhang Chaoqiang carefully selected and stole three reactions from Rennes midfielder Doucoure.
After continuously using the Stealing Heaven and the Day, Zhang Chaoqiang has figured out the rules for how many attributes are stolen each time.
When the opponent's attribute is 1 to 10 points higher than your own, you can steal 1 attribute each time.
When the opponent's stat is 11 to 20 points higher than your own, you can steal 2 stats each time.
When the opponent's stat is 21 to 30 points higher than your own, you can steal 3 stats each time.
And so on, you can steal 4 points when you have a high stat of 31 to 40 points, and you can steal 5 points when you have a high stat of 40 points or more.
Doucoure's reaction is as high as 79 points, which is 22 points higher than Zhang Chaoqiang, so he can steal 3 points at once.
And in last week's Europa League qualifying match, Zhang Chaoqiang used a stealing day.
Unfortunately, Boleslav's players are all low-stat, and he can only steal 1 bounce.
Now that he has stolen 3 reactions from Doucoure, Zhang Chaoqiang has already filled up all his attributes to 60 points.
Just wait for the night to sleep, and he will be able to unlock pro-level technology and awareness.
After the pre-match handshake, the game began quickly.
Lyon kicks off first.
The ball spun around twice in midfield and was soon sent to Fekir by Gonarlons.
Fekir and Tolisso immediately split sides after seeking a kick to the wall, and Zhang Chaoqiang quickly started to catch up and crossed directly.
Alexandre Lacazette headed in the box, but was unable to get it due to interference from Rennes defenders.
In the training and preparation, Fournier emphasized the most on the frontcourt trident coordination, so Lyon's first attack followed this routine.
Although he did not threaten, Fournier smiled and applauded on the sidelines as a sign of encouragement.
After the ball exchange, Rennes launched their first attack.
Zhang Chaoqiang retreated deeply with his teammates, because he knew that his head coach attached great importance to defense, and if he was lazy on the field, he would probably leave a bad impression on the coach.
Rennes' attack was rough, largely supported by a single Brazilian striker, Henrique.
Lyon's defensive skills have increased dramatically after Fournier's continuous adjustments, and it is relatively easy to deal with.
After switching between attack and defense several times in a row, everyone in Lyon has figured out that Rennes' offensive threat is not great.
So Leon began to launch a siege mode.
In the 12th minute, Lacazette retreated, and Fekir sent a cross in time after passing by on the side, and Zhang Chaoqiang pushed in front of the goal.
It's a pity that the footwork is not well controlled, and the ball is pushed out of the bottom line.
In the 19th minute, Jordan Ferry hit Rennes defender Armand with a long-range shot from outside, but the referee thought it was a handball and the defender's arm was close to his body, not a penalty.
In the 30th minute, Zhang Chaoqiang's cross from the side was successfully delivered to the feet of Lacazette, but the latter adjusted too much after receiving the ball and missed the opportunity.
Lyon launched wave after wave of attacks to the cheers of the home fans, but could not find the back of the net until the end of the first half.
At half-time, the French commentator commented: "It's a problem that the youth army often encounters, it's a lively game, but the goal is not very efficient. ”
'Football matches always end with goals and Fournier should take advantage of the break to make the right adjustments.'
In fact, Fournier did not make any adjustments in the dressing room at half-time, but only praised the whole team and then asked everyone to continue to play the way they did in the first half.
So in the second half, Lyon continued to besiege.
In the 62nd minute, Lyon attacked again.
Fekir received the ball in front of the box and seemed to want to find Alexandre Lacazette again.
At this time, Zhang Chaoqiang just switched to the left side, in a position of one step in the big penalty area.
Without any hesitation, Fekir pushed the ball over with the inside of his instep.
"Good shot! Opportunity in Lyon!! ”
Zhang Chaoqiang received the ball steadily in the commentator's exclamation and lightly buckled.
Rennes midfielder Marcón was shaken straight out of position.
Zhang Chaoqiang decisively got up and shot with the instep of his right foot.
The moment the football flew out, Zhang Chaoqiang felt it.
Because at this time, the Rennes goalkeeper is standing on the left, and the ball is flying in an arc towards the upper right corner of the goal.
This goal has been unstoppable!
Behind the goal, the Lyon fans bent their legs slightly, ready to cheer and celebrate.
But.
Syllable!!
There was a crunch.
Mozambican defender Mike Ssell on the goalline raised his hands on tiptoe and smashed a volleyball-style smash to keep the ball out.
"Wow-"
The cheers in the eyes of the Lyon fans who had already mentioned it were muffled and quickly turned into an amazement.
The French commentator also shouted: "What happened? Is this playing volleyball? ”
'The Mozambican snuffed in a great goal and he has to pay for it.
The referee immediately blew the whistle and blew for a handball foul on Mixel.
The Mozambican defender was sent off with a straight red card for handball, and Lyon were awarded a penalty.
Soon Lacazette scored the penalty on behalf of Lyon, and the Gerland stands erupted in wild cheers.
It was Lyon's first goal in Ligue 1 of the new season.
Zhang Chaoqiang also celebrated with his teammates, but his face was a little silly.
"That guy has a special brain problem, right?"
"This kind of must-score is still reaching out to block, and it deserves a red card!"
If that guy hadn't made a stupid mistake, the first goal should have been Zhang Chaoqiang.
Now a call is forwarded and directly changed to Lacazette's name.
The only good news is that Rennes have one less player and this game is solid.
After the game restarted, Lyon was still under siege.
In the 80th minute, substitute Malblanco scored a powerful goal and killed the game directly.
"Lyon got off to a good start 2-0 at home and the youth debut was a success."
"But the season has just begun, and it will take time to verify their true success......