Chapter Seventy-One: Two Pairs of Players
After visiting the construction site with Mr. Olas, Mr. Zhang posted the photos on his social media, including Weibo in China.
Domestic fans saw the "beautiful photo" of Zhang Chaoqiang wearing work clothes and a helmet on his head, and they ridiculed one after another.
"Which guy on the construction site is this?"
"Brother Qiangzi's outfit looks like a good brick mover."
"Don't say it, if Brother Qiangzi hadn't played football, maybe he would have moved bricks at the construction site."
"Maybe it's possible to share a construction site with me."
"The big star on the construction site, why don't you go and find a team for a tryout?"
"Don't, how happy are you to move bricks on the construction site, isn't it better than playing football in a tired and tired way?"
"If it weren't for the fact that I couldn't live without me on the construction site, I would have gone to Europe to kill all sides."
"If it weren't for the garage's screws, I would have gotten a wrench and kicked the ball a long time ago."
"By the way, is it the Shaolin football team that asked you to play?"
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On March 22, in the 30th round of Ligue 1, Lyon hosted Nice.
Nice have dropped down the Ligue 1 table compared to the first leg, but they have not fallen to the point of relegation.
So after the start of the game, Lyon played well.
In the 21st minute, Zhang Chaoqiang retreated to the penalty area and sent a through ball, Fekir ran into the penalty area to take the ball and turned around, and directly pushed the goal.
There was cheers in the stands of Gerrand, and the French commentator praised Fekir's performance again and again, and the goal was indeed very good this time.
But the Chinese commentator is making crazy numbers for Zhang Chaoqiang.
"Congratulations to Zhang Chaoqiang! A through ball set up Fekir to open the scoring, giving him his tenth assist of the season in Ligue 1. ”
"With the perfect data of 12 goals and 10 assists, Zhang Chaoqiang not only became the first player to complete a double-double in Ligue 1 this season, but also became the first player in the history of Asian football to complete a double-double in the top five leagues."
"Of the many Asian players who have played in the top five leagues before, the closest to a double-double is Japan's Shinji Kagawa, who scored 13 goals and eight assists in the Bundesliga in 11/12, but he didn't complete a double-double.
"Now Zhang Chaoqiang has completed this historic breakthrough and achieved the first time for Asian players!"
"In addition, 10 assists in a single season, which also makes Zhang Chaoqiang another Asian player to double assists in the top five leagues after the Iranian player Madavecchia who played for Hamburg in the Bundesliga in the 02/03 season."
"However, Madavecchia won the Bundesliga assist king with 14 assists that season, and Zhang Chaoqiang is still some distance away from the Ligue 1 assist king......"
Zhang Chaoqiang picked up an assist and then set a bunch of records.
In the current Ligue 1 assist list, Zhang Chaoqiang is one of only two assist-double players.
The other is Marseille midfield centrepiece Payet, who has 14 assists.
Zhang has a chance to catch up and compete for the Ligue 1 assist title, but the chance is not high, unless Payet is suddenly injured.
Because assists are much more difficult to brush than goals.
Zhang Chaoqiang only got 10 assists in 30 rounds, and he only got one every three games on average.
So there are 8 rounds left in the next game, and Zhang Chaoqiang's expected assist income is 3.
Payet is not injured, he really doesn't have much chance.
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After Lyon took the lead, the race went smoothly.
Nice doesn't seem to have any intention of winning points, just wanting to win with less.
So Lyon played a little bit slack.
Unexpectedly, in the 61st to 65th minutes of the second half, Nice suddenly launched a wave of counterattack, and the slightly careless Lyon was directly hit and was scored two goals in a row to reverse the score.
Fournier hurriedly shouted to cheer his players up, but Nice, who had succeeded in the sneak attack, had already begun to shrink the defense and hold the score.
In the end, Zhang Chaoqiang scored a long-range equalizing goal with the bonus of [Mr. Key], and Lyon had no choice but to draw 2:2 with Nice at home.
The team had just made up their minds to compete for the double, and immediately dropped points against an opponent in Ligue 1 who should not have dropped points.
Fournier thinks this is not a good omen.
In this round, Paris defeated Lorient 3-1 at home with a hat trick from Ibrahimovic and successfully recovered two points.
Now Lyon has 65 points and Grand Paris has 60 points.
The lead is still there, but the sense of urgency is clearly increasing.
Fortunately, Ligue 1 officials have issued a statement that in the next few days, they will announce the decision on the punishment of Ibrahimovic referee.
Even if that guy can score again, he will have to hold back a few games first.
In addition, Bisevac is about to recover from injury, which is also a good thing.
The reason why we conceded two goals in a short period of time against Nice tonight was also the main reason for the inconsistent performance of the defenders.
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Zhang Chaoqiang completed a double-double in Ligue 1, and also broke Park Joo-yong's single-season Ligue 1 goal record.
But Lyon was chased by two points, which made his stats look less impressive.
At the Lyon training ground, the team's training schedule is much simpler than it was at the start of the season.
Because by the end of the season, the players' physical energy has already been almost exhausted, and it is not appropriate to train a lot.
Therefore, at this time, the championship is to compete for the coaching staff's adjustment ability on the one hand, and on the other hand, to compete for the player's willpower and game experience.
Arsenal are in the Premier League race for the top four every year, and Arsene Wenger and the Gunners' vast experience has definitely helped them immensely.
Fournier understood this, which is why he was worried.
The players in Grand Paris have stronger comprehensive ability and are very experienced in competing for the championship.
And what about Lyon?
A group of young soldiers, almost all of the team has no experience in competing for the championship.
If you compare the difference between the two coaches, Fournier asks himself if he probably can't be more capable than Laurent Blanco in Paris.
In this situation, does Lyon really have the ability to challenge for a double?
Marshal Leon tortured himself again and again, but there was never a positive answer.
Fortunately, with the next two weeks of rest, the team can quickly adjust to their form.
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After the 30th round of Ligue 1, there are two weeks of international breaks.
Most of the players in the Lyon team are not the main players of the national team, especially the French gang, which is the main body, are basically marginal players of the French national team, and some have not even entered the national team.
So Fournier gathered everyone together and adjusted their condition with simple training.
During the national team match, Ligue 1 officials announced the punishment decision against Ibrahimovic, who banned him for four games.
Grand Paris naturally expressed dissatisfaction, but it could only be dissatisfied.
Their only counterattack was to announce that they would refuse to be interviewed by French television until the end of the season.
Because it was the French television that interpreted Ibrahimovic's swearing, which caused a lot of trouble.
Many French fans felt that the punishment was too light, especially Lyon fans, who were eager to ban Ibrahimovic until the end of the season.
But this is clearly unrealistic.
Ibrahimovic can be banned for four games, which is already a very face-saving official in Ligue 1.
After all, Qataris are rich, and not everyone can withstand the money offensive.
Later, when the Parisian media talked about the Ibrahimovic incident, they began to do things and make Lyon mentality.
Ibrahimovic's contract expires next summer as the star of the big Paris.
There has been news from the Paris management that he will not renew his contract with the Swede.
On the one hand, Ibrahimovic is too old, and will soon turn 34.
On the other hand, Ibrahimovic has had too many injuries this season, and there have been incidents that have been boycotted by fans.
So by next summer at the latest, Ibrahimovic will leave Grand Paris.
After Ibrahimovic left, there was no real pillar of the stars in Paris.
Edinson Cavani, Verratti and Thiago Silva are also stars, but the attention is far from Ibrahimovic's.
So the French media gave Paris a suggestion that after Ibrahimovic left, he should poach who should be the star of the house.
Brazil's top name Neymar is the top pick on the list.
During the management of the team by former sporting director Leonardo, Grand Paris brought in Brazilian players on a large scale, so the biggest gang in the Paris team today is the Brazilian gang.
If there is a group of Brazilian players to help pull the strings, there will be a lot of aspects to bring in Neymar.
But in view of the current Neymar playing in Barcelona, Barcelona will never let people go easily, and it is too difficult to poach people, so there is a supplementary plan.
Zhang Chaoqiang of Lyon.
Whether in terms of fame or strength, the current Zhang Chaoqiang is not enough to be the star of Paris.
But he debuted in Ligue 1 and is rising rapidly, and with the bonus of Chinese nationality, as long as he is cultivated for a season or two, he has a good chance of becoming another top star in European football.
And even if the training fails, it's not bad to be an ordinary star like Cavani and Verratti.
The Paris media suggested that at the end of this season, Paris would immediately grab people, get Zhang Chaoqiang to Paris as soon as possible, and play the last season first to see the situation.
Wait until Ibrahimovic leaves the team next summer, if Zhang Chaoqiang grows enough, he will directly become a star.
If it doesn't meet expectations, it's not too late to poach people from other giants.