Extraordinary coach

After brainstorming and Sun Yi's consideration for several nights, he finally developed a training plan for Sarr. Then he handed it over to the entire coaching staff to arrange Sarr's training plan for at least one month.

After finishing Sarr's training plan, Sun Yi immediately ushered in another more important thing-the Europa League.

International competitions are more important than domestic leagues in any case. This is true for any country.

If you don't play well in Ligue 1, but play well in the Europa League, you generally won't be scolded. But if you don't play well in the Europa League, even if you play well in Ligue 1, the fans will spray you to death. The evaluation from the aspect will also be very low. The Europa League is a more important event than Ligue 1.

Sun Yi really attaches great importance to this first Europa League game of this season. And he attaches more importance to it than anyone else.

He can't not attach importance to it. This is the last level of his "Five Consecutive Victories" mission. Not only must he attach importance to it, but he must also win. If he fails to win, his IQ will be confiscated.

How can his IQ be confiscated?

Therefore, since Sun Yi joined Nice, this is the first time he feels great pressure for a game.

But it is really difficult for Sun Yi to complete the task this time.

Because the opponent is not simple, it is Schalke 04, a famous team from the Bundesliga. A person's name is like a tree's shadow. Schalke 04 is a very strong team just by its reputation.

Sun Yi and the coaching staff knew this when they were studying the intelligence of Schalke 04. Dio and others' opinion is that Schalke 04 is stronger than Nice. The chance of losing this game is not small, and setting the goal as a draw may be more achievable.

There are also football people from outside who agree with the coaching staff.

"Although Nice has won all four games since the start of the new season, there is no real strong team among these opponents except Marseille. This time, Nice will face Schalke 04, which is a tougher opponent than Marseille."

"From the perspective of the strength of both sides, Nice may still be slightly inferior to Schalke 04. Moreover, the head coach of Nice is Sun, who has no experience in European wars. His experience is also a weakness of Nice."

"In view of various circumstances, Nice's goal for this game cannot be set too high. It is more reasonable to get one point in a draw. It is actually more acceptable to get one point in the first game. It is acceptable to both Nice and the fans."

The analysis of the media seems to make sense, and the fans of Nice agree with this view.

But Sun Yi can't follow this idea. A draw is acceptable to others, but not to him. Whether it is a draw or a loss, it means the same to him.

Therefore, when the coaching staff tended to formulate a strategy for Nice that was mainly aimed at maintaining a draw, Sun Yi could only think hard about how to win.

The match day soon arrived.

Sun Yi could finally see Schalke 04 in person. But he soon discovered that, as everyone had analyzed before the game, the overall strength of Schalke 04 was indeed stronger than that of Nice.

Just looking at the comparison of the strength of the goalkeepers of both sides made Sun Yi scratch his head. Nice's main goalkeeper Cardinale was only B-level. While Schalke 04's goalkeeper Feldman was as strong as A-level. This is a difference of three levels.

In terms of the back line, Nice was also far behind Schalke 04. The strongest defender on Nice was Ricardo Pereira, who was B+ level, but Schalke 04 had two A-level defenders, and the worst was also B-level.

In terms of midfield, Nice was also inferior. Schalke 04's Goretzka and Bentaleb are both A-level players. The worst of the three midfielders is Stambouli, who is also B+ level.

Speaking of which, the only advantage of Nice is the forward line. Balotelli and Salah are both A-level players. Schalke 04's strongest player Choupo-Moting is only A-level. There is a young player named Embolo who has high talent and potential and is A+. But his current strength is still at B+ level.

In comparison, Nice lost three of the four lines in the lineup. It can be said that the strength gap is really big.

If Sun Yi wants to win the game, the only thing he can rely on is the front trident composed of Balotelli, Pléa and Salah.

Another advantage of Nice is that they are playing at home this time. They have the advantage of home court.

In today's game, because it is the Europa League and influenced by the four-game winning streak, many Nice fans flocked to the Allianz Rivera Stadium.

There were 15,000 people in the last game against Marseille, and this time it reached 25,000. This is almost full for the Allianz Rivera Stadium, which can only accommodate more than 30,000 people.

And this time, the fans of the Nice team are also more dedicated. As soon as they entered the stands, they immediately started to cheer for the Nice team. The atmosphere at this home court is better than ever.

"Today's atmosphere is good. This should also be considered a favorable factor. In this way, our disadvantage is not as big as imagined. If the tactics can succeed, the chance of winning is still not small." Hearing the enthusiastic shouts of the fans, Sun Yi became more confident.

"Do we really want to do this?" Looking at the players who have already entered the court, Dio asked Sun Yi worriedly.

"Yes." Sun Yi nodded firmly.

"But this is really risky. I suggest that we be more cautious. A draw is completely acceptable to us." Dio said earnestly.

"We must move forward. The only way in our eyes is to defeat the opponent, no matter who the opponent is. This is my creed." Sun Yi said without question. And this is just his appearance, but in fact, he said something else in his heart: Brother Dio, I also want to be more cautious. I also want to get only one point. But I can't do it. I can only win! I have no choice!

"Okay." Looking at Sun Yi's heroic expression, Dio could only nod. At the same time, he felt quite emotional: Maybe this is the difference between Sun and me. This is probably why he can be the head coach, while I am only suitable to be an assistant coach. In terms of mental temperament alone, I am not as good as him!

After the entrance ceremony on the field, the game started soon.

At the beginning of this game, the fans of the Nice team in the stands were quickly startled.

"What? We're playing 433 formation, and we're so aggressive?"

"We're going to play offensive football! Shouldn't we be more cautious and play defensive counterattacks to be more reliable?"

"Did Sun take the wrong medicine today? Doesn't he usually like to play defensive counterattacks the most? Why is he playing offensive football today?"