Rebirth Football Simulator

Chapter 22 Fournier

"Zhang, is there any fun place to go during the holidays?"

"No, I'll stay at home with my parents."

"No way? You're too boring."

"Is it boring? I think it's not bad."

"I heard that there is a famous place in China called the Great Wall. Didn't you go there for two days?"

"The Great Wall exists, but I've only heard of it and never been there."

After Zhang Chaoqiang returned to Lyon, he soon began to prepare for the training camp.

On the way to the team assembly, Tolisso kept showing off his itinerary, Marseille and Monaco for a while, and Bordeaux in Paris for a while.

It seems that during the holiday of more than a month, he traveled all over France.

After arriving at the training base and greeting his old teammates, Zhang Chaoqiang met the team's new head coach Hubert Fournier, another young coach.

In fact, in terms of age, Fournier is two years younger than his predecessor Gard.

When it comes to resume, Fournier can also be regarded as a DNA coach, because he also played for Lyon when he was a player.

However, he has only played for two short seasons, and even if he has DNA, it is not pure enough.

On the first day of the team's training camp, there was basically nothing serious about it.

The whole team will have a simple physical examination first, and then the coaching staff will call everyone over for a warm-up, and get to know each other by the way.

Zhang Chaoqiang also took this opportunity to find out the members of the coaching staff.

Head coach Hubert Fournier, chief assistant Bruno Genesio, fitness coach Dimitri Falbo, goalkeeper coach Gilles Ruse, striker coach Gérard Batticale.

Among the members of the coaching staff, assistant coach Genesio and goalkeeper coach Ruse are both old Lyon employees and have served in the team for several years.

Forward coach Batikler is also an old man of the team, but he has coached the reserve team before and has only been promoted now.

Only the fitness coach Falbo is Fournier's confidant, and he has only been in Lyon for a few days.

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The first round of the new Ligue [-] season is scheduled for the second weekend in August, but because Lyon will participate in the Europa League qualifying round, they need to prepare for the game earlier.

So after the players returned to the team, Fournier took out the training content that had already been arranged, and prepared for the new season step by step.

What Zhang Chaoqiang has to do is to prepare physical reserves with the team, understand the new coach's tactics and play, and find his position in the team as soon as possible.

The whole team trained for two days, and Zhang Chaoqiang discovered that Fournier's main tactical framework was also 442.

Perhaps because he was worried that the changes would be too large and the players would not be able to adapt, Fournier largely copied the formation of his predecessor Gard.

But Fournier's 442 formation also has his own understanding, that is, it pays more attention to defense and strengthens the team's pressing.

And in this 442 formation, the core of the striker is of course Lacazette, which is well known.

As for who is left for the other position on the front line, Fournier has not yet made a clear intention.

Zhang Chaoqiang knew that he had a great chance, because Gomi and Brion left the team successively, and he was already the only reliable striker left on Lyon's front line.

But no one can tell what it is like to compete for the starting lineup.

In many cases, you are not afraid of ten thousand, but just in case.

Fournier obviously took advantage of the holiday to find out the situation in the Lyon team, and promoted Fekir from the reserve team on the first day of training.

The other teenager Kornet, who was introduced from Ligue [-], is also on the team's training list.

If Zhang Chaoqiang's performance is not convincing enough, it is really uncertain who the main force is.

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Under the scorching sun, the cicadas sing.

On the Lyon training ground, the confrontation between the two sides is fierce.

Zhang Chaoqiang dribbled the ball in the middle, and used his speed advantage to pass two people in a row and then decisively split the ball.

Lacazette, who was plugging in from the left, raised his foot and pushed the ball accurately into the lower corner of the far post.

After the goal, Lacazette gave a thumbs up to Zhang Chaoqiang who passed the ball, and Zhang Chaoqiang responded with a nod.

In the recent team training, Zhang Chaoqiang has been intending to cooperate with Lacazette.

Because in the upcoming new season, Lacazette will be the core of the team's offense.

Zhang Chaoqiang is very self-aware, knowing that not only his status in the team is not as good as the opponent's, but even his technical awareness is temporarily inferior to the opponent's.

Simply put, the two are not competitors.

So just give support to the opponent with peace of mind, this is Zhang Chaoqiang's optimal solution in the competition within the team.

As long as a tacit understanding is cultivated with Lacazette, the main position is basically stable.

After the training session, the players left one after another.

Fournier brought the coaching staff to the office and continued to discuss the team's tactical issues.

"I think Zhang and Alexander are very good partners. Alexander plays as a center forward and Zhang plays as a winger. This is how we defeated Paris Saint-Germain in the League Cup final last season." Genesio took the lead in expressing his thoughts.

"What about Naby, he is also a good player and can also play on the wing."

Before Fournier spoke, physical coach Falbo raised a different opinion.

Nabi Fekir was specially promoted from the reserve team by Fournier, and he does have impressive strength.

"Let Naby play the attacking midfielder. He is an all-rounder in the frontcourt. He can play as an attacking midfielder, winger, and shadow forward." Batikler, who had been leading the reserve team before, gave his advice.

"Yes, if the three of them cooperate well, we will have a good offensive trident." The goalkeeper coach Ruse immediately came out to smooth things over.

"If the cooperation is really not good, it will not be too late to split up."

After the establishment of the general framework, there are still many details. The coaching staff discussed for a long time before the meeting ended.

Genesio and Ruse walked together, and the topic returned to Fournier after leaving the base.

"This guy looks easy to get along with, and he smiles at everyone, but he is actually more difficult than Remy." Genesio's tone showed a trace of dissatisfaction.

After Rémi Garde's get out of class, the old Lyon staff held a meeting.

Everyone agrees that in the new season, let Lacazette and Zhang Chaoqiang partner with double forwards, which can not only ensure the stability of the team, but also cultivate players.

After Fournier took over the team, he apparently agreed with their suggestion, but quickly promoted Fekir and entrusted him with important tasks.

This somewhat meant to show the authority of the head coach, which caused dissatisfaction among Genesio and others.

The key is that Fournier's qualifications are not enough, and it is somewhat difficult to convince the public.

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Before the arrival of August, Lyon played two already agreed warm-up matches at home.

First, they played La Liga Sevilla. Both teams seemed to have not gotten out of the rhythm of the holiday. There were very few chances for a chaotic battle, and finally ended with a score of 0:0.

Then they played Sporting Lisbon in the Portuguese Super League. This time Lyon finally found their form, performing well on both offense and defense, and won 2:0.

Zhang Chaoqiang started both warm-up matches, and also sent an assist in the second match.

But the most important thing for him is stealing attributes.

In the warm-up match against Sevilla, Zhang Chaoqiang successfully stole 3 points of bounce, raising his bounce attribute to 59 points.

It's a pity that when facing Sporting Lisbon, his stealing the sky and changing the day has not yet finished cooling down, so he couldn't continue to steal.

Now he is only short of 3 points of reaction and 1 point of bounce, and he can unlock professional-level skills and awareness.

(End of this chapter)