Chapter 634 Visiting Marseille

Chapter 634 Visiting Marseille

Chapter 634 Visiting Marseille
Leeds United have no time to celebrate their four-game winning streak, because the much-anticipated Champions League group stage is coming, just in the following week after the game with Newcastle United.

The opponent is Marseille from Ligue [-]. Marseille is considered a veteran team in Ligue [-]. It used to dominate Ligue [-]. In recent years, it has been ups and downs, and its performance has been ups and downs.

But even so, Marseille is still a strong team in Ligue [-], and its strength should not be underestimated. Of course, with Li Yi's cautious character, he can't underestimate it, let alone this is Leeds United's first Champions League match in recent years.

Li Yi concentrated on preparing for the match, and Marseille didn't care about it. Although Leeds United had been away from the Champions League for a long time, Li Yi's name was there, let alone Leeds United's performance in the Premier League.

And in this tense atmosphere, Li Yi took the Leeds United players on the plane to Marseille. In the first match of the Champions League group stage, Leeds United will be a guest at the Velodrome Stadium.

"The Champions League, not to mention the players of Leeds United, but I have been away from the Champions League for a few years." When attending the pre-match interview, Li Yi said nervously.

Speaking of which, the French media still have a good impression of Li Yi. Now the French core Franck Ribery was trained by Li Yi. Valbuena and Lamy are also regular members of the French national team, and these three were all trained by Li Yi. It can even be said that without Li Yi, these three people would not exist.

After all, before being brought to Italy by Li Yi, one was moving cement at the construction site, the other was just kicked out by the club, and the last one was working as a gardener.

To be honest, up to now, not only France is grateful to Li Yi, but even the Italian media are grateful to Li Yi from the bottom of their hearts, because the people Li Yi brought up in Cagliari are now the mainstay of the national team.

In contrast, Spain didn't have the same thoughts, but the Real Madrid club itself decided that Li Yi couldn't do what he did in Cagliari, so it's no wonder.

As for the current Leeds United, it is already a big player in the national football team. The players in the team have been selected for the national team one after another, and many of them have become the main force or even the core of the national team.

For example, Bell, the young Bell has been established as the new core of the Welsh national team, and the same is true for Modric, and the positions occupied by other players are becoming more and more important.

For Li Yi's humility, the English media obviously didn't buy it, but they didn't tell the truth. After fighting Li Yi for more than half a season, this group of people naturally knew that Li Yi was definitely not a cowardly person.

This was actually reflected in Leeds United's starting roster. Although Li Yi's starting roster for this game had undergone a lot of rotation, the two veteran players, Beckham and Owen, were still in the team.

"I know, you must be very nervous now." In the visiting team's locker room, Li Yi looked at the disciples and said.

"Let me tell you a way, don't think it's a Champions League, just think it's just a league game, how we usually play in the league, we play this match," Li Yi laughed.

"I have already analyzed with you before the Marseille strength match. They are at most at the level of the second group of the Premier League, but now we have broken into the first group, let alone we are still the leader of the league."

"So guys, don't think too much, go on the court intuitively and show your own strength, then the final victory will definitely belong to us."

Following Li Yi's words, the tension on the faces of the Leeds United players calmed down a little. Seeing this, Li Yi had achieved his goal.

Appropriate tension helps players to perform, and this tension can no longer be changed with words. After the players are playing on the field and feel the strength of their opponents, they can truly understand the meaning of Li Yi's words.

Soon, players from both sides went to the field, and under the auspices of the referee from Denmark, the captains of both sides conducted coin guessing. Unfortunately, Leeds United did not win the opening ball.

Marseille, who had the right to open the ball, quickly scored into Leeds United's half. Speaking of Marseille's ups and downs over the years, they still have a lot of experience in the Champions League.

Besides, Marseille's strength is not too weak. For example, Ben Alpha, one of the four little swans in France, initiated Marseille's first attack.

However, the first wave of offense does not mean the first shot. Ben Alpha's advantages and disadvantages are obvious. He has good skills at his feet and outstanding dribbling. But because of this, he likes to control the ball at his feet.

This wave of offense was that they continued to dribble without passing the ball even though they had clearly broken through the Leeds United defenders. As a result, they were forced to the corner by Leeds United's replacement players.

It stands to reason that it is impossible for Lyon, a talented player like Ben Alpha, to let go, but this summer, Lyon did not prevent Ben Alpha from leaving.

In fact, this can explain the problem very well. It is said that the then Lyon coach Houllier made it very clear that he was not optimistic about the future of Ben Alpha. This is one of the reasons why Ben Alpha was sold to Marseille.

The four words flashy and unreal are the most suitable for Alpha, but the four little swans of the 87th generation can only be mixed with Benzema.

Therefore, all of this is Benzema's fault. Without that blamed life, he would dare to be as famous as the number one blamed man in football.

Compared with Ben Alpha's flashy, Leeds United's winger is much more practical. In the 7th minute, Gareth Bale did not make any extra moves after receiving the pass. He accelerated and wiped out the defensive player, and then made a direct pass.

Owen is not tall, but he dares to fight ahead, not to mention that Marseille's defense line is not outstanding in height. The first height is Zubair, who is only 186.

"Mandanda beautiful save" Owen's header was very good, the ball went straight to the dead corner, but unfortunately the Marseille goalkeeper made a better save.

Two minutes later, Leeds United ushered in the first free kick of the game. This time Beckham did not take the penalty, and Bell stood in front of the ball.

In fact, Beckham can also take the penalty at this spot, but Bell has a high success rate of free throws at this spot. Besides, Beckham has already reached an agreement with Li Yi this season.

Of course, Beckham is also willing to support these juniors. To be honest, as a teammate, Beckham knows the talents of these players from Leeds United best. It can be said that they are improving every day.

"You are still young" Speaking of it, after nearly 10 minutes, the Leeds United players have no longer been nervous at the beginning, but when faced with opportunities, young players like Gareth Bale still have not played their true level.

For the situation on the field, Marseille is a little unacceptable, because Marseille has taken the initiative since the beginning, but in fact it was Leeds United who completed the shot. In the first 10 minutes, Leeds United took two shots, but Marseille did not have any shots.

(End of this chapter)