We agreed to play football together, and you will be the head coach?

Chapter 277: Giroud puts pressure on Lewandowski

In the sixth minute, Camoranesi dribbled past the defense and made a diagonal pass.

Shinji Okazaki's shot from a small angle in the penalty area hit the side net.

It was a relatively threatening attack.

In the 24th minute, Giroud took the initiative to retreat and meet De Bruyne, who then moved forward.

Giroud passed the ball to the left.

Ashley Young rushed forward at high speed and made a cross pass from the bottom.

Dong Fangzhuo fought with the opponent's central defender at the front point and made a sliding shot...but failed to touch the ball.

But this also interferes with the judgment of the opponent's central defender.

The football slipped through.

Ulreich moved outwards and was about to hug the ball, but De Bruyne also made a sliding shot and touched the ball first.

Then the two of them collided not violently.

The ball has gone into the net.

"GOAL! 2-0! De Bruyne played really well, he is a real triple threat player in passing, running and shooting!"

"Ashley Young has now become Villa's stable offensive starting point. As long as he comes up and gets the ball, he will most likely be able to create a threat!"

"Of course, we cannot ignore the role of Giroud and Dong Fangzhuo in this attack."

"Oh, Stuttgart players thought De Bruyne collided with the goalkeeper and the goal should be disallowed."

"The referee confirmed that the goal was valid! De Bruyne touched the ball first, and the subsequent contact between the two sides was not intense, and he had no subjective intention to collide."

Stuttgart players were a little anxious because of this.

In the 31st minute, Stuttgart launched an attack from the entire army, starting from the left side of Villa's penalty area and passing the ball continuously.

But the most crucial diagonal pass was blocked by Boateng.

In the 43rd minute, Aston Villa's army pressed forward and the team also passed the ball continuously.

Walker made a cross and launched an attack.

There was chaos in the restricted area.

At the critical moment, Giroud held on to the opponent, made a back pass, and passed the ball to De Bruyne on the penalty area line.

He Tianqi nodded repeatedly.

It was obvious that Giroud had done his homework when he carried the opponent this time.

He's not the kind of big guy who bullies people purely by relying on his physical strength.

Because when Giroud was carrying the player, his arms were slightly open, and it seemed that he was fighting against one person, but in fact he was holding two players.

Make the greatest possible contribution to your teammates.

boom!
De Bruyne shot an arrow through the clouds, and thousands of troops came to meet him.

The football went straight towards the goal.

At the critical moment, Ulreich lived up to his mission and blocked the ball in a mysterious way.

He himself didn't know how he managed to make the save.

But he couldn't help but be happy, because Bale, who was not far from the goal, had already started, and kicked the ball into the goal ahead of other defensive players and Ulreich.

Then the two of them collided with each other.

Ulreich looked somewhat distressed, but of course he was pretending.

Otherwise, how should he deal with this goal loss?

Although he was almost not responsible for the goal conceded this time, but... after all, the goal he was guarding had been pierced three times.

Stuttgart players once again surrounded the referee, asking him to rule the goal out because Bale collided with the goalkeeper.

Of course, the referee once again ruled that the goal was valid.

This ball is even less controversial than the previous one.

"GOAL! Three to zero! Villa is leading by three goals at halftime, they can go back and open the champagne!"

"Gareth Bale scored the goal!"

"He's really fast. Everyone started at the same time, but after two steps, he was already one body length ahead of the others!"

In the second half of the game, both sides changed sides and started again.

Lewandowski stared at Giroud on the field nervously. If the big guy continued to play like this, it would be difficult for Lewandowski to compete for the starting position.

Whether it is Dong Fangzhuo, Bale or De Bruyne, they all have strong goal-scoring ability.

Having one more player won't change the quality of the team.

On the contrary, it is workers like Giroud who create opportunities for the front trident and are more likely to determine the direction of the game.

In the 51st minute, Lewandowski breathed a sigh of relief.

Because De Bruyne took a free kick and found Giroud.

But Giroud's header was too high.

Excessive physical confrontation caused Giroud to lose control of the ball when attacking, which affected his finishing performance.

In the 60th minute, Camoranesi shot from outside the penalty area and broke through Schmeichel's defense.

Stuttgart scored a goal.

At 1 to 3, Stuttgart still has a chance to get a draw.

In the 72nd minute, He Tianqi asked the players to do routine warm-up.

Lewandowski is also among them.

But the situation on the field suddenly changed.

Schmeichel quickly kicked the ball out of the goal and launched a counterattack.

Giroud competed fiercely for the ball with the opponent's defender in the center circle and won the ball again.

boom!
Giroud made a through ball to the left.

Dong Fangzhuo was entangled by the other party and couldn't start.

But Ashley Young leapt past him.

"Ashley Young is like a bullet...one-on-one, this is a one-on-one opportunity!"

"A beautiful shot... beautiful! Ashley Young scores with a solo shot!"

"Ulreich once again watched the opponent break through his own goal. He really couldn't defend against the four young players of Villa today!"

"Four to one! Stuttgart has no chance anymore!"

The commentator talked incessantly, stating everyone's comments on Villa players on the Internet.

Ashley Young, Dong Fangzhuo, De Bruyne and Bale are known as the "Four Youngsters of Villa"!
It just so happens that everyone scored a goal today!
In fact, Villa has many players who can be shortlisted as the top four.

For example, Lewandowski, Vardy, Albrighton, Giroud and so on.

But in terms of market value, popularity, overall performance, etc., these four players are the highest ranked among Villa's offensive players.

Lewandowski was too soft recently and his reputation was short-lived.

Vardy has a grassroots temperament and has nothing to do with "young".

Albrighton lacks expressiveness and is a ball-blind identifier.

Giroud looks too old, almost like one of the “Four Old Men of Villa”.

"If a player can activate the Villa 4, I think it's worth it even if he never scores a goal!"

When Lewandowski heard a fan in the stands next to him say this, his heart skipped a beat.

"Well, Lewandowski, what are you ready to do..." He Tianqi planned to let Lewandowski be on the bench.

"Boss, I feel a little uncomfortable." Lewandowski held his stomach.

He can't play in this game.

Otherwise the comparison between him and Giroud would be too direct.

He is not a pillar-type center forward like Giroud. It is not wise to use his own weaknesses to take advantage of others' strengths!

"Oh, then Vardy, you go ahead." Vardy had just warmed up.

Vardy is very happy and cherishes every opportunity to play. He is very professional.

Villa then made three consecutive substitutions.

Vardy replaces Giroud.

Eriksen replaces De Bruyne.

Fellaini replaces Kante.

In the 83rd minute, Motta made a straight pass from the backcourt, Vardy sprinted and won the ball, but had no chance to attack directly, so he passed it back to Dong Fangzhuo.

Dong Fangzhuo made another through pass.

Ashley Young had the upper hand on the left and made a cross.

Of course, we are not looking for the small restricted area.

After all, without Giroud as a high point, with only Vardy and De Bruyne in the middle, the team's chances of successfully fighting for the ball are slim.

Ashley Young is not a mindless crosser. After awakening, he can see better opportunities.

The football flew across the penalty area and arrived at the back point.

Bale was unguarded there, so he drew his bow and shot the ball directly into the goal from close range.

"GOAL! Five to one!"

"Gareth Bale scored twice!"

"Ashley Young's cross is full of wisdom! This is extremely rare both among black people and among English people! And he is a black Englishman!"

These words were definitely not said by the commentator at the stadium, but by He Wei, the commentator from CCTV who also broadcast the game.

He has taken over from Huang Jianxiang and become the ace commentator of the football program on CCTV Sports Channel.

"Aston Villa has one draw and one win, and is now first in the Europa League group! The competition in this group is very fierce, and it is called the group of death!"

In the end, the score was five to one.

After the game, Giroud, who completed two assists and participated in four goals, was selected as the best player of the game for the first time.

He was very excited during the interview: "I want to thank Dong, thank Bale, thank the Celtics, and thank senior Ashley Young. They scored the goal, and I just handed the ball to them."

"I would like to thank the fans and media for their kindness to me. I will continue to work hard."

"As long as the team can win and as long as I can help my teammates play better, my own personal performance doesn't really matter. I'm not a player who pays much attention to self-expression."

“I may not be able to score explosive goals in a game, but I believe I can provide the team with a stable guarantee for winning!”

Good guy!
It’s worthy of being a go-kart, in one word…smooth!
This wave seems to have no pull-down, but in fact it is all pull-down!
The Poles have five sons, right?
Okay, then you are beautiful.

I'm here to unite the team!

In this way, Lewandowski's competitor is not just Giroud.

It also includes Dong Fangzhuo, Bale, De Bruyne, Ashley Young and even all other midfielders and forwards.

Because Giroud can make everyone shine, while Lewandowski can only absorb everyone's nutrients.

Who do you like as a player?

……

October 23rd, the ninth round of the Premier League.

Aston Villa will challenge the Black Cats Sunderland away.

With the battle on three fronts and other teams paying more attention to Villa in the new season and focusing on certain players, Villa was shutout again.

Sunderland won narrowly 1-0.

Villa lost three games and drew one in the league.

It broke the joy of Villarreal's victory in the European match.

Lewandowski played the whole game, but not only did he perform poorly individually, he also had problems coordinating with his teammates.

Zidane found He Tianqi about this matter and wanted to discuss whether he should talk to other players in the team.

After all, he can see Lewandowski's excellence.

As long as the whole team cooperates with Lewandowski, he will definitely be a Golden Boot level player!
Last year Drogba won the Golden Boot with 29 goals, but the year before that Arnneka only scored 19 goals.

"And then?" He Tianqi looked at Zidane, "Lewandowski won the Premier League Golden Boot, and then what?"

"As you said, as long as the team is willing to invest resources in him, he has the potential to become the Golden Boot winner."

"But is the team's goal the Golden Boot?"

He Tianqi poured Zidane a cup of tea: "For some small teams, having a Golden Boot winner is a great morale booster. But Villa is not that kind of team. Villa has too many talented players."

"Dong Fangzhuo, Bale and Vardy are all players who are easier to win the Golden Boot than Lewandowski."

"Even De Bruyne can be fed the Golden Boot."

"But this has done nothing but exacerbate players' dissatisfaction with the uneven distribution of resources."

"No, it does work, but it has side effects. For example, it will make the Golden Boot winner feel superior, so he will ask for higher salaries and more authority, and eventually... leave for a wealthy club."

Zidane thought he understood: "So it's a salary issue?"

He Tianqi shook his head: "Has Villa ever treated any player unfairly in terms of salary? We are not a team like Tottenham, man... I just want to tell Lewandowski that if you want to get more resources by working with a group of geniuses, you must pay more."

"It took Ribery four years to win a Ballon d'Or and World Player of the Year in my hands. If he was in Real Madrid, Manchester United, Juventus or even Bayern, his chances would at least double!"

"Cristiano Ronaldo has been in my team for three years, winning three Ballon d'Ors and two FIFA World Player of the Year awards. But he has taken on 80% of the negative news about Real Madrid, and has also become the key player in our reversal of our opponents in important competitions!"

"Modric has been the captain of my team most of the time, but the price he paid was that he never made the top three in the Ballon d'Or and World Player of the Year voting, and he had to become a big-game player like Ronaldo."

"As soon as De Bruyne came to Villa, I focused on training him and letting him control the ball. The price was that although he also had a strong ability to score goals, he had to make passing the ball his top priority and feed super strikers like Agbonlahor, Dong Fangzhuo, Vardy and Lewandowski!"

"What about Lewandowski? What can he do for the team? Can he lead the team to four consecutive league defeats?"

Zidane was speechless.

You know what, in these four league games, as well as the previous European match against Atletico Madrid, Lewandowski started more than half of them.

His personal data is quite good, on par with Dong Fangzhuo and Bale, but the latter two are the absolute main players.

However, the team's record is somewhat miserable.

Lewandowski must understand this in order to get more team resources.

"However, we should indeed discuss the recent targeted defense of our starting players by other teams." He Tianqi then began to study the problem of the rookie wall with Zidane.

This is the trouble that every newly promoted team and every new star will encounter.

……

On October 25, under pressure from Giroud, Lewandowski took the initiative to find De Bruyne and apologize to him after the team training.

When they were having a barbecue before, he was impatient with De Bruyne and spoke loudly.

To be honest, Lewandowski really humbles himself.

He was the one who turned against his friends and went solo, and he was also the one who came back to seek reconciliation.

His spirit is really not as good as that of players like Cristiano Ronaldo who have the belief of being invincible, and his personality is not as good as that of Kaka and last season's Ding Ding, who are sincere, sunny and friendly players.

But his ability to quickly adapt to the changing circumstances also makes it easier for him to get on the cusp of the trend, much more smoothly than those players.

De Bruyne actually didn't take it to heart at all. After all, Lewandowski was not an important person to him.

Lewandowski then said that he was willing to do more for the team on the court, but he needed De Bruyne to give him a chance.

Although he may not be a pillar like Giroud, he has comprehensive skills and all-round conditions, and is actually more useful than Giroud in many cases.

De Bruyne did not refuse.

With a technically excellent center forward who is willing to cooperate with him more, he can also make more changes in tactics, which is an environment that Villa has not been able to provide him with before.

Heskey, Agbonlahor and Giroud are all too rough.

Dong Fangzhuo can, but last season the team mainly played a two-forward tactic, which is far less creative than this season's three-forward tactic.

The two hit it off immediately, Nine felt at home and Ten was generous.

Aston Villa, reload!

(End of this chapter)