Chapter 115: Doing It Yourself
At half-time, Fournier was trying to adjust his players' moods.
'It's not in our favour at the moment, but two goals down is not a hopeless scoreline.
"We'll start the game and if we can pull a goal back, then there's hope."
According to the manager's arrangement, Lyon launched a rush at the beginning of the second half.
In the 46th minute, Lyon attacked for the first time after kick-off.
Zhang Chaoqiang and Lacazette continued to intersperse in the penalty area, but neither of them got a good chance to receive the ball.
Thiago Silva and David Luiz's Brazilian national duo of centre-backs worked together well to keep the box airtight.
As a last resort, Zhang Chaoqiang retreated outside the penalty area, and Rylacazette continued to entangle with the Brazilian.
Just two steps from the top of the box, Jordan Ferry sent in a cross pass.
According to the passing trajectory, Zhang Chaoqiang and Tolisso are both on the passing route and can both receive the ball.
Zhang Chaoqiang continued to run out with small steps, as if trying to give the ball to Tolisso, who was a few steps away.
As soon as everyone in Paris turned their attention to Tolisso, Zhang Chaoqiang, who was leisurely retreating, suddenly turned around and started, and strode forward to intercept the ball that was about to slip away.
Stop the ball and swing your legs.
Shoot directly!
This unexpected way of dealing with it was too late for the Parisians to stop.
The ball soared into the air and flew straight to the top left corner of the goal with a slight swing.
Paris goalkeeper Trapp was the only player who didn't see the ball, and he tried to fly to the side but couldn't do anything.
The ball flew straight into the net in the top left corner of the goal.
“Gooooooooooal——————”
"Super Zhang!! Long Shot World Wave!! ”
"The first attack at the beginning of the second half, Super Zhang long-range shot scored and pulled a goal back for Lyon!"
"This is a very crucial goal, Super Zhang used his excellent explosiveness to suddenly turn and receive the ball, and the Parisian players were caught off guard and could only watch him complete the shot."
"Now that the score is back to a one-goal difference, the game is far from over, I believe that in this key battle, neither side will easily admit defeat!"
After Zhang Chaoqiang scored, he simply shook his fist twice to celebrate, and then quickly went to fish out the football.
The Grand Parisian players were also quick to kick off without delay.
In the first half, Zhang Chaoqiang opened the goal, but Paris quickly organized a counterattack and scored three goals in a row, directly completing the score reversal.
Now it's the opening goal again, and they're mentally prepared.
If you can replicate the process of the first half, the score will go to 6:2.
Even if it can't be replicated, it would be enough to score one or two more goals on the counter-attack and completely destroy Lyon's hopes of struggling.
So the game restarted, and Grand Paris quickly attacked.
The Lyon penalty area was surrounded again, and it looked like it was under siege.
In the 51st minute, Grand Paris attacked twice in a row to no avail, and Ibrahimovic's reluctant push was held by Anthony López.
The Portuguese goalkeeper had no intention of delaying the ball after holding the ball, and immediately got up to run, sending the ball to the midfield with a big foot.
"Lyon's counterattack!!"
The French commentator exclaimed for the first time.
The Parisians crossed the halfway line almost entirely, with only Thiago Silva dragging in his own half.
López's big foot landed in the middle circle, and Zhang Chaoqiang was the top player in the Lyon team, rushing up with the wind on the soles of his feet.
David Luiz, who was the closest player to Grand Paris, swooped down from the flank to clear the ball early.
As long as the ball is cleared, Lyon's counter-attack will be wiped out in an instant.
In fact, Luis is closer, and he is trying his best to rush forward.
But in the perspective of the Parisian fans, when the Brazilians who were rushing horizontally were about to arrive, Zhang Chaoqiang, who was sprinting vertically, arrived a little faster.
Push your forehead a little harder, hit the ball on the ground and bounce the ball point forward, and then chase it straight up without slowing down.
The two just passed by.
After grabbing the football, Zhang Chaoqiang was already a flat horse in front of him.
He caught up with him in three or two steps, and continued to rush forward with the football.
Thiago Silva was forced to retreat in succession until he was in front of his own penalty area, and his team-mates still couldn't get back.
I had to rush forward and fight hard.
Zhang Chaoqiang took the football speed unabated, and in the face of Thiago Silva, who was bullied, he raised his right foot to shake it during the run, and then raised his left foot, this time it was no longer a blur.
Make a trip with the outside of the left foot and accelerate to break through from the left side.
Among the fast dribbling, pedaling a bicycle is the most convenient and fast way to pass people.
Because few people can tell the truth from the fake.
"Nice pedaling! Super Zhang passed Silva, straight single! ”
Grand Paris goalkeeper Trapp abandoned the door, and Zhang Chaoqiang stepped on the bicycle twice in a row.
He didn't even need to touch the ball this time, and Trapp was already unsteady in his center of gravity when he lifted his leg on the first swing, and the ball passed directly to his left.
Zhang Chaoqiang quickly caught up and pushed the empty goal from a small angle.
“Goooooooal————————”
"Super Zhang!! Here he is again!! ”
"It's only been five minutes since the last goal, and Super Zhang completed a long-distance run through a quick counterattack and single-handedly overturned Paris!"
"It was a really good long-distance run, and Super Zhang played to his speed advantage perfectly."
"Super Zhang helped Lyon score quickly at the beginning of the first half, but he didn't expect to be reversed by Paris, so this time he changed it to score two goals directly and equalized quickly!"
"Super Zhang has already scored a hat-trick!"
"Does anyone still doubt that he is a Paris nemesis?!"
Before Zhang Chaoqiang scored in the opening game, the French commentator shouted the slogan of the Paris nemesis excitedly.
But Paris completed the reversal in the first half, so many Parisian fans called the TV station to criticize the commentator.
Now that Zhang Chaoqiang is wearing a hat, the commentator is also relieved.
After pushing the empty goal, Zhang Chaoqiang slid to the sideline with open arms and waved his fist at the Parisian fans in the stands in celebration.
Naturally, the Parisian fans were not used to him and booed.
There were even paper balls, coins, lighters and other miscellaneous items thrown into the field, but it was of no use at all.
"Zhang Chaoqiang once again staged a solo ride, which is so beautiful."
"First he used his speed advantage to get in front of David Luiz and put the ball away, and then he pedaled twice in a row past Thiago Silva and the Paris goalkeeper to push the empty goal!"
"Zhang Chaoqiang scored two goals in five minutes to help Lyon equalize, and also completed his second hat-trick in Ligue 1 this season!"
"Although the current score is still 3:3, it is not certain who will win and who will lose on both sides."
"But no matter what the final result is, Zhang Chaoqiang is strong enough to leave the Parc des Princes stadium with his head held high!"
Relying on Zhang Chaoqiang's two goals in a short period of time, the morale of the whole Lyon team was completely up.
After the key Paris was stolen, it became a little timid, and did not dare to besiege it frantically.
So the game gradually came to a stalemate.
The two sides come and go, and on the surface it is lively, but in reality there are very few opportunities for the real threat.
Lyon have made no personnel changes for the time being, as Fournier believes a draw is perfectly acceptable.
Grand Paris made a midfield substitution in the 67th minute, bringing Verratti, who had just recovered from injury, on the field to replace Rabiot, who had started the last two games.
However, Verratti's play did not help Paris, and soon the game time entered 80 minutes, and the score was still 3:3.
Fournier began to think about holding on for a draw, and Paris boss Blanco on the other side thought the same.
If the game ends in a draw, Paris can still maintain a three-point lead over Lyon.
So in the 81st minute, Paris replaced the veteran midfielder Motta and replaced the Brazilian defender Marquinhos to play a cameo role in the defensive midfield.
Since the arrival of David Luiz last season, Marquinhos has been a rotating defender, occasionally making guest appearances in defensive midfield.
'The intention of the substitutions in Paris is clear, they want to hold on to the draw.
"At the moment the Paris midfield has two defenders, Matuidi and Marquinhos, but they still have to be careful, Super Zhang has the nickname of the king of killings."
In the face of this substitution, there were intermittent boos from the stands at the Parc des Princes.
The 3:1 lead was chased to 3:3, and he didn't even think about trying to win the game, and he still wanted to hold on to the draw?
Some Parisian fans were unhappy about this.