Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Great Fool

After a big home win over Lorient in the previous round, Lyon had already overtaken Lille in the Ligue 1 table and moved up to fourth.

But after the draw with Nantes in this round, Lille ran to Lyon's head again.

However, Lyon's position did not change and they were still fourth.

Because Marseille and Saint-Etienne played each other in this round, Marseille finally beat the Green Army 2:1 at home.

At present, the standings after eight rounds of Ligue 1 are:

Marseille tops the table with 19 points, followed by Bordeaux with 17, third-placed Lille with 15 points, fourth-Lyon and fifth-Saint-Etienne both with 14.

Grand Paris has won one and drawn one in the last two rounds, and the points have reached 13 points.

The ranking was improved to sixth, but it was still far from ideal.

Rumors have begun in the Parisian media that Laurent Blanco may be stepping down.

In fact, Grand Paris is only six points away from the top of the table, and as long as they can return to normal, they should rush to the top of the table very quickly.

The point is that there is no return to normalcy for a long time.

Ibrahimovic was injured in training and Ravic was off the pitch in seconds against Caen.

The back-to-back injuries have left Paris looking in danger and it seems unlikely to return to normal anytime soon.

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After returning from Nantes, Zhang Chaoqiang was invited by the team's president, Aulas, to have lunch at the opponent's house.

At first, Zhang Chaoqiang thought that the other party was coming on behalf of a South Korean sponsor, so that he would stop messing with Koreans, and might even ask himself to apologize or something.

When he arrived at the other party's house, he found that it didn't seem to be the case.

"Zhang, how are you doing?"

"Very well, Mr. Chairman."

Aulas's tone was kind, like an elder talking to a junior, and there was no sense of accountability at all.

After the meal was served, the other party finally cut to the chase:

"I know you've been making some off-the-road conversations lately, so it doesn't matter."

"But remember, don't let off-the-field factors affect you."

'Everything a player needs is in the same place, and that's the pitch.

"No matter fame, honor, money, women, it's all there, how much you want."

"As long as you can do well there, you're doing the right thing."

"Recently, the Koreans did ask you to apologize in the negotiations, but I have rejected them, and the club is not short of a Korean sponsor."

"I've been in French football for so many years and I believe in my eyes."

"You're very talented, and you're going to be a superstar in the future."

"Those sponsors are nothing compared to a superstar."

"But to be a superstar, you have to focus on the pitch."

"Our most successful star at the moment at Lyon is Karim Benzema, and in terms of talent, he is definitely not the best Lyon have ever made, because he is focused enough and is constantly improving."

"I hope that one day when I introduce the most successful player in the history of Lyon, I will be able to say the name Super Power......"

Olas said as he ate, and the two of them had eaten for nearly an hour.

Zhang Chaoqiang basically listened to the other party's teachings the whole time, and he was still dizzy when he left.

A little touched.

But as soon as the cold wind blew, he suddenly came to his senses.

This old guy can fool around.

Obviously, the decision was made by weighing the pros and cons, but when it came to the other party's mouth, it became a valuing of his own talent, as if the club had suffered a lot for himself.

If you really change to a young person, you have to be grateful if you can't do it.

And what about the real situation?

If the Koreans give enough, today's lunch may turn into pressure to apologize.

But it's not bad to be optimistic about your talent.

But it's definitely not as powerful as he says.

He is worthy of being the top manager in French football, he has a set of team management and is quite good at fooling players.

Lyon was able to go from a team with no history and no results in the 80s to the top team in French football today, and Olas is undoubtedly the first to play a role.

Even women's football and basketball, Olas has done a lot of things.

Now Zhang Chaoqiang has really seen the old guy's ability.

But one thing to say, Olas's advice is correct.

Players can only win everything if they focus on the pitch.

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[You strengthen your body through personal training, bounce +1]

It may be that more than half a year of training has taken effect, and recently Zhang Chaoqiang has accumulated a total of 3 natural attributes.

At the moment, his latest attributes are as follows-

[Name: Zhang Chaoqiang]

[Nationality: Chinese]

[Age: 19 years old]

[HEIGHT: 177CM]

[Position: Striker]

[Stamina: 65]

[Strong: 64]

[Speed: 82]

[Outbreak: 70]

[Flexible: 70]

[reaction: 61]

[Bounce: 61]

[Injury Resistance: 74]

[Talent: Iron Man, Walking Like Flying, Mr. Key, Memory Inheritance, Foolproof, Stealing the Day]

[Comprehensive Judgment of Technology and Awareness: Vocational Level]

On October 2, in the second round of the group stage of the Europa League, Lyon hosted Brugge.

Club Brugge, one of Belgium's traditional powerhouses, came to the Europa League as the third runner-up in the Belgian League last season.

In the first round of the group stage, they drew 0-0 at home to Torino.

Now at the Stade Gerland, Club Brugge also has the expectation of picking up points.

This game is just an ordinary group stage for Lyon fans, and it is enough to win it.

But domestic fans are quite concerned.

On the one hand, they want to witness Zhang Chaoqiang's first goal in Europe, and on the other hand, there is also a Chinese player in the Brugge team.

Wang Shangyuan, who joined Club Brugge last summer, also started and scored a goal in the first round of the Belgian League last season.

Unfortunately, he didn't perform well after that and soon lost his place in the team.

Now Wang Shangyuan has been reduced to a marginal person in the team and has been out of the squad for a long time.

The domestic media didn't hype any Chinese derby, they knew that Wang Shangyuan would not be in the team squad at all.

But the game still needs to be watched.

Club Brugge is not a strong team, and Zhang Chaoqiang's chances of scoring should not be small.

The game officially began, and the two sides tested each other first.

After almost the test was made, Leon took the initiative to attack.

In the 17th minute of the game, the whole team of Lyon pressed to the front.

Zhang Chaoqiang took the ball in front of the opponent's penalty area, and Spanish midfielder Vasquez took the initiative to take a step back, seemingly worried that Zhang Chaoqiang would accelerate him.

Since the other party gave him a chance, Zhang Chaoqiang of course chose to kick it.

Draw your bow and shoot with your right foot!

After Zhang Chaoqiang took a shooting pose, Vasquez rushed up as an afterthought, but it was too late.

The ball was curled in an arc that flew easily over Vasquez's head and quickly into the top right corner of the Brugge goal.

Australian goalkeeper Matthew Ryan didn't expect his team-mate to shoot so easily, but he reacted quickly and immediately flew to pounce.

But he has the same shortcomings as Casillas, he is not tall enough, but he does not bounce like Casillas.

The ball gently circled his fingertips, spinning and flying into the net.

Bang, very loud.

“Goooooooal————”

"Super Zhang, he once again showed excellent competitive form, and scored with a dexterous shot!"

"In the last six games, except for the last game against Nantes, Zhang has scored or assisted in the other five."

Far away in China, the narrator can be many times more excited.

"The ball is in! Attaboy!! Zhang Chaoqiang!! ”

"A very beautiful curved ball hung straight to the dead corner, Zhang Chaoqiang successfully scored the first goal of the European main event, and it was also the first goal of the European main match for Chinese players."

"Nearly 30 years have passed since the first Chinese player participated in the European competition in 1987, and finally a Chinese player has scored in the European competition."

"And it was against the Australian goalkeeper......

Since Australia joined the AFC, it has quickly become a major sufferer in Chinese football.

Now Zhang Chaoqiang has scored the first goal in the European competition against the talented Australian goalkeeper, which is somewhat of a special emotional bonus.

As for the first Chinese player to participate in the European competition in 1987, it was the famous Jia Gui.

The level of coaching is not good, but he was one of the top centre-backs in Asia as a player.