Chapter 46 Ligue 1 Environment
Seeing the team's training on track, Zhang Mu also had enough time to do other important things, while Pettit was able to catch the team's training well and was quite competent.
Now Zhang Mu is watching videos of his opponents in the league. While enhancing his team's strength, he is also thinking about how to limit the performance of his opponents' strength.
According to the memory of previous lives, the Ligue 1 champion this season will be the new No. 1 pick Lyon. They successfully defended their title after winning the championship last season. This is also their second season in the seven consecutive Ligue 1 dominance.
If nothing unexpected happens, this will be Monaco and Zhang Mu's biggest opponent in Ligue 1, and it will definitely not be able to deal with it easily.
Look at Lyon's young lineup, which is not as old as Monaco in average age. Look at their list, although it is not as bright as Monaco, it is also a star-studded one.
The most underrated organizational core, Juninho, the French national team star Gowu, Sony Anderson, who was a gentle killer, the powerful striker Luindula, and the best player in Ligue 1 in the previous life next season... If it weren't for Zhang Mu's appearance, this would be a lineup that could dominate the French Ligue 1.
Marseille and Bordeaux should not be underestimated. They are also direct competitors in Monaco's championship. It is definitely not easy to break through the siege among the heroes.
What made Zhang Mu even more worried was the Ligue 1 environment.
Although the competition environment of Ligue 1 is not as dark as Serie A, it is definitely not a clear pond. It is also full of all kinds of darkness. Moreover, there are many people who want to take advantage of the situation. Zhang Mu must be mentally prepared enough.
He doesn't want to be strangled by his opponents with disgraceful means at critical moments and lose hope of winning the championship.
Ligue 1 has shown a three-legged situation in recent years, with Lyon being the strongest. In the eyes of fans and media, the powerful Lyon is still a strong contender for the championship.
The other two strong players in Ligue 1 are Marseille and Bordeaux, and the rising Paris Saint-Germain is generally expected that the Ligue 1 championship this season should be among these teams.
As for Monaco, it has been arranged to be relegated.
The geographical location of Ligue 1 is mostly distributed in the east, southwest, northwest, and central areas. Now the strength of the teams in various leagues is shrinking a little further, and the current financial situation is not good, and the investment of various clubs has been greatly reduced.
Therefore, if a team wants to continue to be the king in the league, it cannot achieve this goal with its own strength alone. This argument has been proven in other leagues. It can be said that any league will have factions to varying degrees, but it is obvious and not obvious.
Last season, Lyon was able to win the championship ahead of schedule because of his super strength.
However, Lyon has always had a tradition of selling star players on the team. In the fiercely competitive Ligue 1, if Lyon wants to win the championship again next season, he may have to rely on factions.
In other words, what Lyon has paid in the previous few seasons may have to pay back next season. As the saying goes, he will give him a peach and a reward.
The factions in the French Ligue 1 are very similar to those in the Bundesliga.
One is a faction led by Lyon with brotherly relations as the bond. This is to some extent similar to the Bayern franchise in the Bundesliga.
Another is a one-core and multi-polar faction led by Marseille and Monaco. The relationship between members of this faction is somewhat similar to the troika.
If Lyon is Bayern in Ligue 1, Marseille is Bremen in Ligue 1.
There is a saying that goes, brothers fight, father and son fight.
The relationship between brothers is definitely good. There is a very obvious example of this in the Bundesliga: Bayern and Hertha Berlin. Coincidentally, there are teams similar to this relationship in Ligue 1, namely Lyon and Lille.
The chairman of Lyon team is called Olas, and the vice chairman of Lyr team is also called Olas, and the two are brothers.
This is very similar to the situation where Bayern and Hertha Berlin's general manager are a pair of brothers.
Because of this, the Lyon team, which often slaughters against other teams, often extends attractive olive branches to Lille.
In addition, Lyon and Marseille have a better relationship, and the same is true for Bordeaux.
As well as loyal little brothers like Toulouse and Le Mans, Lyon can almost be regarded as the biggest force in Ligue 1.
On the other hand, although Monaco is also a traditional wealthy family, it is suspected of being inferior, and sometimes it is even more suitable for horse racing.
However, the strength of Marseille's series cannot be underestimated. Soshau, Nice, Nancy, and Rennes are all closer to it, and they can borrow some strength at critical moments.
Although some teams are in the same relationship, their relationship is not very good. They can even be described as bad. In short, it is a mess.
After analyzing it, Zhang Mu felt very troublesome. Combined with his memories of his previous life and his current perception, he still felt that it was confusing.
In fact, Zhang Mu did not need the care or let go of other teams, he just wanted a fair competition environment.
Just imagine, two teams aiming to compete for the championship, one is frequently taken care of and wins easily; the other team has to face fierce snipers and has to spend all their energy to barely win. Even the ignorant children know how big the gap is.
It would be fine if he was sniped by the Lyons, but why did Zhang Mu feel that Marseille would not let Monaco become bigger?
If you don't do it well, Monaco will become the public enemy of all Ligue 1 teams this season. The situation is worrying. No matter how strong it is, it cannot resist the opponent's turn. Moreover, the opponent may not deal with you openly. You must be careful of the cold arrows flying from behind at any time.
It's really a headache. Maybe this is the time to test the club's public relations ability. Don't ask your opponent to avoid it, just be relatively fair.
However, there is something that Zhang Mu admires more, that is, the Football Association's work is relatively excellent, at least there are no major mistakes in the referee issue, and misjudgment is inevitable, but there seems to be no precedent to deliberately make it.
The referee issue has always been one of the most attractive topics on the court. False penalty kicks, offside goals, unsolved goals... These are all classic scenes on the court. If you are the benefit side, then congratulations; but if you are the victim, please feel sorry for it.
Zhang Mu felt that he would treat this issue very carefully. He hoped that the referees he met would be fair. Perhaps this was just an ideal idea, but it was completely possible to achieve it in Ligue 1. As long as it was not a malicious punishment, he felt that he could accept it.
Chapter completed!