Chapter 122 War of Mouth

Zhang Yang scored goals in a row, and everyone knows that he has just renewed his contract. Although it is not clear how much his specific salary is, the salary has risen sharply, so his teammates are cooing to invite Zhang Yang for a treat.

Now that you have money in your pocket, the treat is naturally nothing to Zhang Yang. He is not the kind of stingy person. At that time, he invited everyone to eat frozen dumplings because he had no money when he just came to Marseille. Now that he has money, he will naturally be richer.

Zhang Yang immediately said that when he came back from Lyon, he would definitely invite everyone to have a good meal.

Everyone shouted, why don't you treat me now? After playing the Lyon team, Zhang Yang said with a smile that it's cool to celebrate after winning the Lyon team.

As soon as everyone heard this, it really meant that they won the leader Lyon team. Naturally, they were very happy and laughed. They don't know the other meaning of Zhang Yang's words, because they don't know the festival between Zhang Yang and the Lyon team.

Lyon is the opponent of Marseille in the next round. Now Marseille ranks third in the league, and Lyon is at the top of the list. Naturally, this is another collision between Mars and Earth.

On January 20, 2006, the Marseille team departed from Marseille to Lyon. This time, they took an Air France flight to the away. The direct flight distance from Marseille to Lyon is 255 kilometers. It takes an hour by plane. If you take a bus, it will take several hours. It will be too much.

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Lyon is the capital of the Rhone-Alpes region and the second largest city in France. It is said that Lyons' name comes from a man named Ron and a child born with a woman named Thorne.

Lyon is located at the intersection of the Long River and the Suin River, and has been a traffic fortress since ancient times. The city is the main route from Paris to the Mediterranean coast, and can go east to Switzerland, Italy, and south to Spain. It has highways, electrified railways and inland waterways, so it is the center of the transportation network in southeastern France.

Although the Lyon Club, headquartered in the city, took shape as early as the autumn of 1917, it was not until 1950 that the Lyon Olympic Club was really established. After its establishment, the team was promoted to the first division as the champion in the 1950/51 season of Ligue, but one season later, the team returned to the second division. Since being upgraded to champion again in 1954, Lyon has won three times in the FA Cup in 1964, 1967 and 1973, although it has been unknown in the First Division.

In the mid-1980s, the team fell into the second-class abyss again. It was not until the 1988/89 season that the team returned to the first-class arena, and the team also ushered in a brand-new stage. In the late 1990s, with the arrival of head coach Santini, Brazilian striker Anderson and the emergence of rookie Govu, Lyon The Ang team launched a strong impact on the league championship trophy. Following winning the French League Cup in 2001, the team, which has been strong enough to win the league championship trophy in recent seasons since the 2002 season, has finally realized its historic desire to lift the league championship trophy and win the championship for four consecutive years.

Tracing back, like Paris or Marseille, the Rhône Valley is the hometown of football. However, the most famous place is Saint-Etienne, not Lyon, 60 kilometers away. From the perspective of football, Lyon was a suburb of Saint-Etienne until it won the second place in the league 10 years ago. Before Olas joined Lyon, Lyon was almost nothing on the map of French football.

Lyon's magic soared in 18 years, and Chairman Olas contributed a lot. Compared with the century-old history of other Ligue 1 giants, Lyon, founded in 1950, is half a century late. If it hadn't been for the current president Olas who magically brought a second-class team to the top 8 of the Champions League in 18 years, the half-century history of Lyon Club would have been a blank piece of paper.

In 1987, Olas, a proud businessman in the information publishing industry, joined Lyon. In 1989, Lyon was promoted to the first division as the second division champion, and the young Domenek became famous at that time. In 1991, Lyon entered the UEFA Cup. In 1995, Lyon won the runner-up in Ligue 1, which was also the best result in the club's history at that time. The then head coach Tigana made a leap forward with his personality and genius.

It is impossible not to mention Olas's vision of choosing the head coach. Domenek, Lacombe, Tigana, Santini and Legan have very strong personalities. As head coaches, they were unknown when they came to Lyon and were famous when they left. Santini won his first league title for Lyon in 2002. That time, Lyon defeated Lens in the last round and finally overtolded his opponent to win the championship, which was as thrilling as any suspense film. In the same year, Santini succeeded Lemaire as the head coach of the French national team. Olas tried to exclude the public opinion and chose Legan, who was frustrated in Rennes. And it ushered in Lyon's most glorious three years: three league championships and two Champions League top eight.

It can be said that there is only one secret to Lyon's growth, which is their president Olas. Under his auspices, in addition to the impressive results of the first team, Lyon has also established the best youth training camp in Ligue 1. In 1995 and 2000, Lyon won the national championship under the age group under 15. From 1993 to 2000, the under age group under the age of 17 won the national championship four times. Of the 30 players in the first team, 10 players come from their own youth training camps, which is an amazing proportion. With 18 years to lay the foundation for the club's great career, Olas is a patient person. In addition to the training camp, he pays more attention to club management.

The tentacles of the Lyon Club have extended into various industries such as media, service and production. It is rare in the football industry in the continuous economic crisis to make profits across the board while expanding the brand effect. Opening the balance sheet of Lyon's balance of payments, it is not difficult to understand why Olas's words about winning the league championship and entering the Champions League have been fulfilled one by one.

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Before he finished drinking the champagne after winning four consecutive championships last season, Lyon coach Legan resigned. The loss of the young coach who led the team three consecutive championships was Lyon's biggest loss this summer.

After the failure to retain Legan, Chairman Olas contacted his old friend, the former Liverpool coach Hollior, who has coached the Liverpool team for five and a half years, which can be said to have a mixed reputation. He has cultivated a group of young talents such as Owen, Gerard, Murphy and Riese, and has led the team to win five in a season. He won the cup, but he repeatedly failed in the middle of the league, and his game style was conservative. His defensive counterattack style was always criticized by fans and the media. In Ligue 1, which pays more attention to technical cooperation, Lyon, as the boss, is also a representative in this field. In the middle of last season's UEFA Champions League, they swept the Bundesliga champion Bremen 11-2, which is the peak work.

However, there have been 21 rounds of the league this season, and Lyon is far ahead in the league table, which also makes those who were previously skeptical of Hollior shut up.

In fact, Zhang Yang is not strange to Lyon. When he first came to France, the first team he recommended himself was Lyon. He will never forget the contempt and insult he received from the Marseille assistant coach. For Zhang Yang, who has revenge, this game with Lyon is a revenge battle that does not require mobilization at all!

Zhang Yang is no stranger to the Lyon team, and of course he is no stranger to the city of Lyon, because the school he studies at his own expense is an ordinary university in Lyon. Although he has only returned to school once or twice in the past six months, he has been taking time to read and prepare for an exam at school.

Coming to France to study was a springboard for Zhang Yang to go abroad to find opportunities to play football. He once thought that he would drop out of school after playing a professional game. However, this idea has changed now, and he suddenly wants to complete his studies. After all, he can't play football all his life. He has to plan for the future. Haha, well, to be honest, this boy just thinks that if he can get a bachelor's degree, it's quite a good thing.

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A few hours before Marseille's arrival in Lyon, the French "Voice of the North" reported a 'secret'. Their reporter found a 'secret', that is, the current Marseille team No. 27, the hottest young striker in France. The first club that recommended itself was not Marseille, but Li. Team Ang, this student who is still studying at his own expense at Lyon Business School is the first to find the Lyon team to ask for trial training. What's the result? Zhang Yang was rejected. The coach of Lyon thought that the young man had no future and directly kicked him away.

The Voice of the North is one of the most famous media in France. As soon as this report came out, it immediately caused a sensation throughout France.

Some Lyon fans expressed their views on the forum.

"Really? How could such a thing happen?"

"God, I really can't believe it. This is what happened to our Lyon team. Lyon, which has the best youth training system in France, will make such a mistake!"

"What's the coach's name?"

"It's not true, I don't believe it."

"If it's true, it's definitely a shame for the team. Such a thing would happen."

"It's unforgivable."

The one on the Internet is full of noise.

Looking at these criticisms and comments, Lyon assistant coach Belcordini is almost mad. What he is most worried about now is that the media will point out his name. In that case, do he still need to fool around in Lyon? Your coaching career will be humiliated.

The more afraid he is, the greater his hatred for Zhang Yang.

If it weren't for this boy, how could he have suffered such a crime?

He doesn't even think about who is really responsible for this matter!

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PS: The first update, followed by a second update. Two consecutive update.