Lister finally stayed in Prague to rest these days, watching the disputes within the Czech Football Association like watching a movie... As expected, just as Lister thought, Obst made a strong statement in the Czech Football Association meeting and would continue to give
Hovanec trusted. Riester sneered in his heart. Obst, the old immortal, has always been very smart. But when Czech football was on the rise, he didn't know what was wrong, and he gave up on Brückner.
For such a good coach to choose a young coach like Hovanec, Czech football will definitely suffer a big setback.
Look at the poor performance of Hovanec in the national team now, and the Czech newspapers have been bombarded. But Obst has no other choice, he can only continue to support him. But Riester knows that once the European Cup next year the Czech Republic
If the team cannot enter, then the only thing waiting for Obst is retirement.
Many powerful figures in the Czech Football Association have not come out to oppose. It’s not that they don’t want to come out to oppose, but they are just afraid of being the one who stands out. Although Obst’s position is shaky now, it is more than enough to deal with one or two standing out.
.After all, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and he is still very powerful. Therefore, no one wants to anger Obst at this time.
But these people are not to be trifled with. These people are waiting for Hovanec to perform poorly in this European Cup qualifier. When the time comes, these people will rush forward, and they will be better than Obst not retiring in the end.
It doesn’t work either.
Lister is not only because of Obst's prestige and strength, but more importantly, after Obst retires, Merkley is most likely to be the one to choose. Based on the cooperation between Lister and Merkley over the years,
List is willing to let Merkley become the chairman of the Czech Football Association. This will make it much easier for List to do things.
While the Czech Football Association is experiencing internal turmoil, Sparta Prague is continuing their journey in the Champions League this season. Tomas Cherny and Zeman's choices this season are simple. Most of their energy will be focused on the Champions League.
As for the domestic league, although Zeman is not more attentive than the Champions League, he will not let it go. And more importantly, this time for Zeman Tomas. Cherny has tapped out all the good players in the Czech Republic. Originally, Sparta Prague
Their strength is to win the Czech League. This time they have tapped out all the good players in the Czech League, and their strength is even more domineering. In the Czech First Division, no one can shake the status of Sparta Prague.
For the sake of rotation in the Champions League, Sparta Prague is also ranked first in the Czech league. The domestic league will not affect Sparta Prague's performance in the Champions League at all.
On September 15, 1999, Sparta Prague faced their first opponent in the Champions League group stage at home, Bordeaux from Ligue 1. Bordeaux was also the strongest player in this group. Tickets for the Champions League were more expensive than tickets for the league.
. Especially for a team like Sparta Prague, which has a hard time entering the Champions League, being able to play in the Champions League group stage is a very rare opportunity. Therefore, although the tickets are much more expensive than the league, they still attract everyone.
fans.
"Louis, Bordeaux has long been famous for its red wine. You also have quite a few wineries, and I'm very attracted to them."
"Rister, I'm always welcome."
In the box, Lister was joking with the chairman of Bordeaux. Although Lister has not yet entered the French football world, he is acquainted with some people in the French football world. The chairman of Bordeaux is Louis Theriault, who became a member three years ago.
Chairman of Bordeaux. He is also a successful wine merchant and owns several wineries and vineyards in the local area. His properties are among several famous wineries and vineyards in Bordeaux.
Among the players who have played for Bordeaux over the years, Zidane is undoubtedly the most outstanding player. It was because of his outstanding performance in Bordeaux that Zidane was introduced by Juventus, and now he has become a superstar. And the most famous player in Bordeaux is currently
The player is undoubtedly Miku.
There will be room for attacking midfielders like Miku in the next few years. In the future, with the emergence of defensive midfielders like Makelele, Essien, and Mascherano who are good at defense and destruction, many Miku will
Library type players are slowly withdrawing from the stage of history.
Because the biggest characteristics of these front midfielders are good ball control and good passing, but they also have their shortcomings, that is, they don’t run much. Because of their characteristics, being closely guarded by full-time defensive midfielders will greatly restrict the defense.
The most typical example of the development of these attacking midfielders is Gourcuff, the new generation of French classical attacking midfielder known as the "Zinedine Zidane Man". He performed very well in the French Ligue 1. But once the defense becomes stronger
In the league, they can only be eliminated. Because there are more and more destructive midfielders.
Zeman's tactics are attack, attack, attack. His tactical system only relies on offense, and defense relies on offense. But the difference is that Sparta Prague's midfielder is composed of Gilberto Silva and Senna.
combination.
Senna is an all-around midfielder. He is a midfielder who can attack and defend well. His defensive ability is not weak at all. Compared with Senna, Gilberto Silva is a purely defensive midfielder. He is
That kind of player is simply invisible and ignored in the game. But such a defensive midfielder is the most lethal to attacking midfielders like Miku.
Although Zeman is an offensive coach, he also came from Italian football. After being a coach for so many years, he also has his own way of defending. He is also very familiar with Ligue 1 teams, so he uses Gilberto Silva.
The man-marking defense focused on Miku. Miku has been playing in Ligue 1. Although he is very strong, he was not used to the man-marking defense of Gilberto Silva.
In addition, Senna often helped defend, so Miku played awkwardly. French Ligue 1 teams generally value technology, and because they have midfielders like Zidane and Miku, they attach great importance to the tactics of the attacking midfielder.
The so-called attacking midfielder is the absolute core of the team, and all offenses are launched through them. Therefore, when Miku received a lot of attention, Bordeaux's offense fell into a slump.
"There is indeed a reason why Sparta Prague eliminated Leeds United. Look at Sparta Prague's offensive ability, it is indeed extraordinary."
Zeman's team is always like this. Even if it faces the strongest opponent, it will not be at a disadvantage on the field. Now Sparta Prague is no weaker than Bordeaux, and it is still at home. Therefore, at the first moment of the game
It was already a massive offensive. So the French commentators were sighing.
"Lister, I didn't expect that your Sparta Prague team is really good."
After watching it for a while, Terrio was very impressed. I really underestimated Sparta Prague before, but I didn’t expect Sparta Prague to be really good.
"Louis, this group is where our two families can appear."
This is Riester's guess. The big dark horse in this group must be Sparta Prague, because no one pays attention to him. The other spot should belong to Bordeaux, who has good strength.
"I think so too."
Although both of them are concerned about the performance of their team, they cannot be as clear-cut about love and hate as the coach. What everyone discussed in the box will definitely not be about one or two games. So Lister changed the subject and said: "Louis, I
I have many players from Côte d'Ivoire. Although I dare not say that I have all the young talents in Côte d'Ivoire, but I can be sure that I have all the best and top talents in Côte d'Ivoire. How about this? Is there any information in this regard?
mean."
"Ivory Coast players?"
Theriault thought about it. Although there are many pure French players in French football, there are also many descendants of other countries. Because France was also an old power with many colonies around the world. Many people from those colonial countries
They all came to France and became French. Especially those of African descent were the most numerous.
Cote d'Ivoire is also one of the French colonies, and many people of Ivorian descent live in France. And because many people in Cote d'Ivoire can speak French, it is the best choice for Ivorian players to play in France. In addition, African players are cheap, and French Ligue 1 clubs are also willing to accept African players.
"Rister, if you really have outstanding Ivorian players on your hands, of course we will not refuse."
"That's easy. Louis, after a while I will show you the best Ivorian players I have. I believe there must be a player you like among them."
For the increasing number of Ivorian players on his hands, Riester has thought of two channels. One is to send Ivorian players to the Eredivisie through his connections in the Dutch league, including Heerenveen and PSV.
One is to sell to France. After all, joining Ligue 1 is the best development direction for Ivorian players. These are the two most important places for Ivorian players.
It’s just that Lister has been busy in the Netherlands and Spain in the past two years and has not been in contact with French football. Therefore, he took this opportunity to recommend his players to Bordeaux. Currently, Lister has the Toure brothers
, the Cone brothers, as well as Eboue and others who have been pre-purchased by Riester, the best way is to gain a foothold in the Belgian league, then go to the Eredivisie and Ligue 1 for training, and finally join the Premier League and La Liga. This is the best development channel.
.
"Rister, then we've settled on this."
Theriault has money, but he is not the kind of top rich man. Bordeaux has a limited budget, so it is a good idea to introduce African players cheaply.
The two of them care more about the cooperation between the two parties than the competition. But as Lister thought, apart from the lack of reputation, the current Sparta Prague is already very good in terms of team strength.
At the end of the first half, Bordeaux was leading 2-0 at home, and Riester knew that there was no big problem in this game. If Klose and Baros weren't so average at the front, Bordeaux would have been defeated long ago. (
