Losing 2:1 to Nantes, the whole team was not as interested in going to Paris as before.

That evening, the whole team flew back to Moscow together.

On the return plane, the mood of the whole team was a little better.

In the final analysis, it is a lack of European experience, and even a lack of backward experience.

Some of these players have just been promoted to the first team or are firmly in the main team, and some are later, Spartak has monopolized the Russian Premier League in the past few years, plus several international players have left, this team has really not experienced any ups and downs.

As soon as the game is over, although it is lost, there is still an away goal, and it doesn't feel so difficult.

In the 1965-1966 European Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA introduced the away goals rule.

In the second round of that year's Cup Winners' Cup, Hungary's Budapest Honverde became the first team in history to rely on away goals to advance – beating Dukla Prague 3-2 away and losing 2-1 at home in the second leg.

This rule was subsequently applied in the Fairs Cup and the European Champions Cup.

The team with the same score over both legs and the team with more away goals advances.

So when you return to home, as long as you score a goal and stick to 1:0, you have every chance to drag Nantes to death.

Romantsev did not feel better because of the change in atmosphere, and during the half-time period, the silence of the team made him vivid, and he already felt the team's problems, the old captain Gorukovic gradually faded out of the main lineup, and the second captain Chezi, although the main goalkeeper, was too far away.

And Chezzie's character is not particularly the kind of player who is particularly leading, and he is not very commanding the defense as a goalkeeper.

Romantsev gradually had an idea in his mind.

When he returned to Moscow, he asked the players to rest, and at 10 a.m. the next day, he personally knocked on the door of each dormitory.

"Give you 10 minutes to wash up, and at 10:15 I'm going to see you sitting in the conference room."

The conference room is more of a tactics room than a conference room. However, Romantsev, the former Soviet Union international, is obviously more accustomed to meetings, so he has always called the tactics room a conference room, and this name alone reminds Lin Supo of the two meetings held during the Asian preliminaries.

"Damn, shouldn't you rest today?"

Epifanov muttered as he got up.

Lin Supo, who was wearing a shirt, gave him a kick angrily and said, "Hurry up, if you eat it, the coach won't kill you." ”

"Damn."

Epifanov finally got up.

By the time they entered the tactics room, members of the coaching staff and veteran captain Gorukovic, who had not gone to France due to injury, were already sitting in the main seat and on either side.

"Good, you're not late."

Romantsev got up with his hands on the conference table and walked around the table.

"I called you here today to find out what everyone thought in France. We are a young team, but we are also the leaders, the whole Russian Premier League is afraid of you, it is the first time I have seen you have no motivation at all, can you tell me what is going on. ”

Seeing that no one was talking, Gorukovich took the initiative to order: "Ivanov Sergey, tell me what you think." ”

Ivanov Sergei Ludenkovich was only a substitute that day, and he didn't play, Seeing the big brother ordering him, he looked confused, but found that Gorukovich's face was not good, He didn't dare to fight back, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "I thought Nantes was very strong that day, I couldn't think of how to beat them, I thought about it for a long time, and I still didn't find a way." ”

"Very well, thank you for your candor, Mr. Ludenkovich."

Romantsev looked again at Konovalov, the main player in the midfield.

Konovalov was very conscious and got up to speak.

"My thoughts are similar, it's the first time I've met such a strong opponent, and at half-time I find that there's no way to deal with them, so I feel hopeless."

"Okay, sit down."

Romantsev patted him on the shoulder and said: "I probably understand what happened at that time, it's normal, I don't blame you." Even if we are the defending champions of the Russian Premier League, we are not invincible in the world, the defending champions of the Premier League have gone home in ashes, and it is only a matter of time before we leave the Champions League. ”

"I never thought you could beat a big club like Real Madrid, but I was disappointed by the cowardice you showed. Football can do miracles and it's hard to do miracles, I know on the pitch you don't suddenly become Maradona and Chezzi doesn't become Yassin, but what I need is that you can fight until the last minute, no matter what. Because you not only represent yourself, you also carry the hopes of all the Spartak fans in the whole region, and even the whole country, the competition in which each country participates, is called the European Champions Cup, you are Spartak, the champion of Russia!! ”

Obviously, Romantsev could not accept the players' reasons.

As he himself said, he was disappointed in the young people of the day.

When he plays, even if the opponent is the mighty England, or the hateful Germans, the prohibitive Germans, the Germans with Beckenbauer, they will still fight to the end.

"I only saw one man, and 10 cowards. With the exception of Subele, your performance is truly a disgrace to the great Motherland! ”

With a clang, Romantsev slammed the enamel jar in his hand to the ground, and the entire tactical room fell silent.

"You have to remember that you are already working, you can support your family, you can get married and have children, you are a man, every player is a man, you need to take on the responsibilities of a man! Whether it is for yourself or your family, for your club and for your country, for your words and deeds, for your performance on the field, you must be worthy of every ruble you earn! ”

Epifanov muttered "It's all in dollars now" and was kicked under the table by Shirko, who was next to him.

The coach is very unhappy now, you really want to die and don't drag everyone along.

It's good that Romantsev didn't hear it, otherwise today Epifanov would definitely be arrested, and the others were also thought about.

"After my deliberation, I am going to make changes to the team's role."

Romantsev looked at Lin Supo.

Lin Supo immediately had a premonition in his heart, and he was a little excited.

Growing up, he didn't even be a group leader.

"Chezi went from second captain to third captain, with Subel as the second captain and Korovanov as the fourth captain. Even if you are not the captain, everyone has to understand that you are players of Spartak Moscow, and as the captain of the team, you should be a role model for the team, well, if there are no objections, here for today, you can take a break and train on time tomorrow. ”

Chezi, who dropped one place in the ranks, has no opinion, he doesn't want to take the team, but because of the transfer of those teammates, he and Gorukovic are old qualifications in the team.

Lin Supo didn't expect that he would directly become the captain of Zhengyin.

The so-called second captain, there is no difference between the captain of Spartak and the captain of Zhengyin, although the old captain Gorukovic is only 34 years old, but his body has declined, and there are many injuries, usually the second captain is the captain on the field.

This made Lin Supo, who was originally very happy, feel the pressure.

He has thought about getting addicted to officials, but he doesn't have a big head, and the pressure he has to face will be much greater.