My name is Colani

Hugo and the club's top management flew to France alone the next day. Bordeaux is located in the southwest of France. Bordeaux is an important force in the French football map. It has won five domestic first division championships, but it has never had any outstanding results in the European arena. It has only entered the finals of the three major European cups once and lost to Bayern Munich in the final of the UEFA Cup.

Hugo went there early because he was invited by Bordeaux chairman Jean-Louis Trio. They had lunch together at noon. The chairman owns several wineries in the Bordeaux area, and the lunch was also held at one of Trio's wineries.

Also present at the lunch was Trapani's veteran Micoud who returned to Bordeaux. Why Bordeaux was willing to welcome Micoud back this summer has to do with the situation in their team.

The influence of the French Ligue 1 has always been insufficient, and the development is not very good. They once had a team that was glorious in European football, but it was just a flash in the pan. The great reputation of the Serie A is due to the long-term and unremitting investment of the family behind them, but it is impossible for the boss of every team in European football to be willing to fill the bottomless pit of the team.

In fact, the number of people willing to spend money on the team can only be counted in the single digits. Most owners are not willing to continue to invest. The money may not even make a bubble. This is the case in Ligue 1. The owners of the teams are famous for being stingy. Trio also has money, but he can't be as dedicated as Hugo.

It is important to maintain the balance of income and expenditure of the team. This season, Bordeaux's overall budget is less than 100 million euros, while Trapani's budget is more than 200 million, and salaries account for most of it.

Ligue 1 teams only train young people, and then players with a little fame will soon be poached by other leagues. Bordeaux also sold a lot of people in the summer. Veteran Miku can return for free, and the salary is not expensive. Trio will certainly not miss such an opportunity. It is unknown how much Miku can contribute, but at least paying only 500,000 annual salary after tax is still very cost-effective.

Miku has Bordeaux in his heart, but Trapani also has a place in his heart, and its status is no lower than Bordeaux. He left Trapani not because he had to return to his old club, but because he wanted to continue playing football, and Trapani could not provide him with a place.

So during this period, he also contacted Hugo and Giorgio. Hugo came here to meet Trio. On the one hand, it was an opportunity to reminisce with Miku, and on the other hand, he wanted to use Miku's relationship to win over Trio and invite him to join the European Football Club Association.

Trio's intention in this regard is actually not too strong, because the situation in Ligue 1 is basically that Lyon is stronger now, and the performance of other teams is extremely unstable. This background is because many teams that performed well last season often cannot maintain a complete lineup in the next season, while Lyon's lineup has always been relatively stable, and Lyon is a metropolis, which has advantages over other regions.

Bordeaux can really get very limited benefits from joining this association.

Hugo wanted Trio to give up such an idea. If everyone thought like Trio, the association would definitely not be established.

"Don't you want to pry Lyon's rule?!" Hugo shook the red wine in the glass and laughed bluntly.

Lyon? ! Trio certainly wanted to pry it. Lyon's chairman Jean-Michel Aulas is also a hegemon in the French football circle, and he is very annoying, but unfortunately no one can do anything about him.

Aulas is the crazy chairman of Ligue 1 football. Well, Ligue 1 is still good, and there are more crazy chairmen in Serie A.

Lyon, Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille have another identity. They are all members of the G14 group.

Hugo further explained to Trio that if G14 continues to grow and hold the greatest voice in European football, then Bordeaux will never stand out, unless you are willing to pay money and you are willing to give the team continuous blood transfusions.

To put it bluntly, our association was established to oppose them. They can talk to UEFA, so can we. We can also unite more teams than them to form a group to talk to UEFA.

But even so, it is hard to say that Bordeaux can get any benefits, but it is enough to oppose Aulas and make trouble. The membership fee is not expensive. Why not have some fun? Maybe I can also be the chairman of the association to expand my reputation. Reputation is a good thing!

Trio was persuaded by Hugo and expressed his willingness to join. He was also willing to pull other Ligue 1 teams to join, which made Hugo very satisfied.

The top management was very harmonious and exchanged many opinions and ideas, but the team had to meet on the court after all. Since Trapani defeated the Sardinian team Cagliari in the last game, Bordeaux was immediately looked down upon by the media and bookmakers in the pre-match preview of this game in the Champions League.

There is no way. Trapani is strong and is the strongest in the group. Look at Liverpool, who was suppressed and breathless away from home, but people ignored that Liverpool actually had a chance to win.

The current head coach of Bordeaux is Ricardo Gomez Monredo. He took over Bordeaux in 2005, and the team qualified for the Champions League that season. Naturally, he continued to lead Bordeaux forward this season, but Bordeaux's performance in the league at the beginning of this season was not outstanding.

It is meaningless to compete for the first place in Ligue 1, because that is what Lyon has already decided. They are the only team that is difficult to beat. The important thing is the second place. The league has just started, so there is no need to rush. Trio still trusts Ricardo.

Ricardo is a Brazilian who has played in Ligue 1 and has the Samba spirit in his bones. He said at the press conference before the game that he would beat Trapani at home and occupy a favorable position to qualify for the group.

Ranieri, who has just taken office, is very low-key. He repeatedly said that this game will be a tough game and the whole team must be in high spirits to overcome the difficulties in front of them.

It is really difficult for Ricardo to guess Ranieri's thoughts. Ranieri is used to using 442, but he has also used many formations and tactics. Even if he has just taken office, Ricardo can't figure out what Ranieri is thinking, and it is difficult to guess even roughly.

On the evening of September 27, the two sides started the second round of the Champions League group stage at the Sappon Delmar Stadium in Bordeaux.

Ricardo adopted a 451 formation,

Goalkeeper: Lamé

Defenders: Yemali, Enrique, Enakarcire, Juridi

Forwards: Faubert, Menegazzo, Mavuba, Wendel, Miku

Forward: Darcheville

Substitutes: Valverde, Laslande, Alonso, Dicas, Dalma, Marange, Shamac

Trapani adopted a 442 formation:

Goalkeeper: Kameni

Defenders: Maggio Victor Barzagliankulovski

Midfielders: Cesar Essien Pizarro Messi

Forwards: Vucinic Toni

Substitutes: Fontana Barzali Peruso Ballack Mascherano Di Maria Maicon

From the formation, Bordeaux has accumulated a lot of troops in the midfield. Ricardo's goal is to compete with Trapani for the ball possession in the midfield, and Bordeaux's tactics are more inclined to ground attack. Darcheville is only a little over 1.7 meters tall, and it is not his strong point to compete for high balls. Flexible running and speed are his specialties.

Trapani's attack is actually more three-dimensional, and both ground and overhead attacks can be carried out. From the perspective of personnel configuration, it goes without saying that Trapani is the more advantageous side.

The Portuguese referee on duty, Bequerenka, led the players of both sides into the stadium, and the stadium burst into warm cheers. There were also many away fans in this game, and they cheered for their respective players.

The game soon entered the main topic. Bordeaux deployed heavy troops in the midfield, and the intention was very obvious. After a period of time, they did quickly take the initiative in the midfield. There was no way that the disadvantage of 442 was here, and Trapani's real battle formation was not 442 but 424.

The two wingers were too far away from the midfield and the center circle. Ranieri kept whistling on the side of the court, indicating that the two wingers needed to provide support to the midfield, but the effect seemed relatively general!