Chapter 20 Team Bordeaux

On September 14, Bordeaux, the first opponent of Gosho in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League this season, came to Gosho, and they will play a group match of the Champions League with Gosho on September 16. This is also the first time that Bordeaux has participated in the Champions League group stage in several seasons.

Bordeaux has a history of more than 100 years, but their achievements in the 20th century are not good. It was not until the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century that their results improved and they became one of the strong teams in Ligue 1. In the 2009-2010 season, they also reached eight in the Champions League. Strong good grades.

However, since then, they have never entered the group stage of the Champions League. Until last season, they beat Lyon, the former overlord of Ligue 1, won the runner-up in Ligue 1, and once again directly entered the group stage of the Champions League. However, Lyon met Serie A giant AC Milan in the fourth round of the UEFA Champions League qualifiers. In the end, they lost 0:2 to AC Milan in two rounds and could only participate in this season's UEFA Europa League.

Entering the group stage of the Champions League was originally a good thing for Bordeaux, but it led them to win the league runner-up coach Laurent. Blank is leaving them, because of the Ligue 1 giants that won the league championship last season. The rich Paris Saint-Germain took a fancy to Blank. Their invitation was that Blank could not refuse. In this way, Bordeaux lost Blank, and they had to invite them to lead the team to win the Ligue 1 championship in Lens. Meritorious coach Francis Gillette served as the team's new head coach.

Bordeaux's strength and financial resources in Ligue 1 can only be said to be average. Due to the change of the head coach this season, their pre-season preparations have not been done well. By the end of the transfer period, their biggest investment was only to introduce a Brazilian attack from the Donetsk Miners of Ukraine for 6.25 million euros. Hit midfielder Walter, the total transfer expenditure has just reached 10 million euros, and they have not improved much in strength.

Bordeaux can rank second in the group stage of the Champions League because they have been able to play in the UEFA Europa League every season in the past few seasons, and they can always qualify from the UEFA Europa League, so their ranking in European clubs is not bad. Of course, they are also known as the weakest team in the second group stage of the UEFA Champions League this season. Unexpectedly, Lin Fenglei's character broke out this year and won the group where Bordeaux was.

Of course, for Bordeaux, it is not a bad thing to draw this group, because the other two teams in this group are weaker. Even if they lose two group matches against Gosau, as long as they perform well in several games against Salzburg, Austria and Bel Glade Guerrillas in Serbia, they You can also qualify from the group.

Bordeaux head coach Francis Gilotte looked very low-key after coming to Gosau. He said that the strength gap between them and Gosau is relatively large. Gosau is a European championship-level team. In this game, they will focus on defense and strive to draw with Gosau away. If they can get a draw away from home, it will make them very satisfied.

Francis. Gilott's words should not be hypoto-key. At present, the strength of the Bordeaux team is indeed unable to compete with the Gosho team. What's more, they still fight away, and the chances of winning are even lower. Gilott's low-key can also relieve some pressure for his players. At that time, there may be an unexpected performance in the game. It's enough to surprise Gilot.

Lin Fenglei said in an interview with reporters: "Bordeaux is a strong team in Ligue 1. They can beat Lyon in last season's Ligue 1 and win the runner-up in the league, which has already demonstrated their strength. So we won't take it lightly. We will use the strongest lineup to fight against them.

However, in the team's training, the players of the Gosho team still have some signs of underplaying the enemy. Several players such as Egman and Lima did not train rigidly as required in the training. Instead, they laughed and played, but the young players in the team trained very seriously.

Lin Fenglei stood on the edge of the training ground, with his hands on his chest, and looked at the players with a gloomy face. Captain Avanzini saw Lin Fenglei's face. He quickly ran to Egman and the others and pointed to them to Lin Fenglei on the side of the field. Lima turned his head, spit out his tongue, and immediately became much more honest. Geman and others also began to train seriously.

When a group of training was over, Lin Fenglei blew the whistle and summoned the players. He looked at them with a straight face and did not say anything. It was not until Egman, Lima and other players lowered their heads that he said, "Do you feel that you are strong now? Do you have your own opponent? Do you think you will definitely win this game?"

It is rare to see Lin Fenglei's players who are so angry that they don't say anything. Lin Fenglei looked around at the players and then continued, "I don't know who remembers the game we played away against Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Europa League a few years ago. Anyway, I will always remember it, April 5, 2012. We lost to Atletico Madrid 1:5, which was a shame for my life. I remember that before that game, your attitude in training was similar to today's, because we beat them 4-0 at home, and you thought the second round was just a through game. Of course, I also made a mistake. I didn't correct your arrogant mentality in time. But now, I won't make any more mistakes. I don't know if you will make such mistakes again?

Egman raised his head and said, "Head, I know I'm wrong. I will always remember that game. In the future, I will always remind myself that you punish us." There was a firm look in his eyes.

Several other players also admitted their mistakes to Lin Fenglei, and captain Avanzini also asked to be punished with those players, because he was the captain and did not fulfill his duty to urge his teammates to train.

Lin Fenglei thought for a moment and said, "Since you have realized your mistakes, you have run five laps around the training ground for the players who just played. As a punishment for you, Mitchell, you also run with them!"

Egman and several others didn't say a word. Under the leadership of Avanzini, they ran around the training ground. The other players stood still and watched the players running silently. Some young players who had just entered the team were full of surprise in their eyes. You know, these players who were sent off are the world football today. The famous stars in the world, especially Egman, is the winner of the Golden Globe Award, but these people are so well-behaved in front of Lin Fenglei.

Lopez, who has just joined the team this season, doesn't know much about the previous history of the Gosho team. After asking some old players around him, he knew how the Gosho team suffered that defeat on the road and why Lin Fenglei was so angry. When he saw that his idol Egman was honest and obedient under Lin Fenglei, running around the training ground like an ordinary player, he had planted a seed in his heart that must strictly abide by the team rules.

This is also the reason why there has been no trouble in the locker room of the Gosho team. The bigwigs in the team can lead by example, strictly abide by the team rules, and respect the head coach Lin Fenglei. What other players have for any reason to make trouble?

Of course, Lin Fenglei can also be said to have clear rewards and penalties and decisive killing. In addition, he does have the real ability. The Gosho team has prospered under his leadership, which can naturally convince the players.

All the penalty players have finished five laps and returned to the team one after another. Lin Fenglei said again, "Maybe some people will think that I'm making a fuss and dealing with a Bordeaux team. I don't need to be so nervous. Anyway, our victory is within reach. I admit that the strength of the Bordeaux team is not strong. Maybe you can defeat them as long as you take 80% of the state. No one in our group can shake it. We can always be so relaxed. But what about the knockout stage? You are used to such a relaxed state. When you suddenly meet a strong team in the knockout match, can you still be nervous? Just like the game against Atletico Madrid, you have relaxed. When you encounter difficulties in the second half, you can't be nervous anymore, which finally led to your collapse.

"In fact, I'm not afraid of losing. If I lose the game because of strength, status or the tactical mistakes of the coaching team, I won't blame you, but I don't want the game against Atletico Madrid to be repeated in Gosho. I also remember that after that game, you promised me that you would always remember that game, and you would never make such a mistake again. I don't want you to break your promise. Now I'll ask you again, do you remember what you said?"

Avanzini took the lead and shouted, "Remember!"

Lin Fenglei said with satisfaction, "Just remember. I will see your performance in these two days of training and the game the day after tomorrow!"

With a wave of Lin Fenglei's hand, the players immediately threw themselves into the training with high morale. This time, their training was meticulous and fully met the requirements of the coaches. The coaches all laughed so much that they couldn't close their mouths, because such a training attitude would achieve the best training quality.

After two days of training before the game, the state of the Gosho players has been adjusted to the best, and their morale is also very high. They are eager to have this game with Bordeaux soon, so that they can use their best performance to be dedicated to Lin Fenglei.