Football's hand covers the sky

Chapter 136 Occupy the top spot

"The last game was just an accident," the Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic said in an interview before the No.17 round of the league.

The Swede was in poor form in the last game. As the core of the striker, Paris Saint-Germain shot the most goals, but he failed to score even one goal.

In fact, the Swedes have never been known for their efficiency. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is most commendable for the 1.9-meter big man who made some difficult technical moves and incredible shots.

In fact, not only Ibrahimovic, but also other Paris Saint-Germain players, so Paris' opponents in this game will be tragic.

Sochaux, this is Paris Saint-Germain's opponent in the No.17 round, currently ranked last in the standings, and only scored a pitiful 7 points in the first [-] rounds of the league.

The result of Sochaux was doomed. This poor team not only lost the game, but was also massacred. When the referee blew the game whistle, the score on the field was fixed at 5:0.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice, Cavani and Lavezzi each scored a goal, and the fifth goal belonged to central defender Thiago Silva. This big victory also helped Paris temporarily overtake Monaco in the standings.

Paris Saint-Germain's top spot obviously won't last long, because Monaco's opponents in this round of the league are not much better than Paris Saint-Germain's opponents.

Ajaccio, 2 points more than Sochaux in the 9th round of the league, currently ranks second to last in the standings with [-] points, and is also a favorite for relegation this season.

Although football is round, the overturn of Paris in the last game is the best proof, but from the comparison of the strength of Monaco and Ajaccio, it is really unlikely that Monaco will lose.

It seemed to prove this after the start of the game. Monaco, who played at home, completed a shot in the first minute of the game, and then Ajaccio failed to cross the half for a long time.

Monaco's ball possession rate has exceeded 70.00% since the start of the game. What a terrifying statistic, it seems to indicate that this game will lose its suspense.

Don't forget, the man standing in front of Monaco's gate is called Li Yi. He is currently the best goalkeeper in Ligue [-], and he is also the goalkeeper who is least afraid of counterattacks in Ligue [-].

The situation on the field made all the Parisians desperate, but as the game progressed, the Parisians slowly had hope again, because Monaco had never been able to break through Ajaccio's goal.

From the beginning of the game, Monaco began to bombard Ajaccio's goal indiscriminately. Ajaccio's goal was like a lonely boat floating in the chaos, but no matter how fierce the chaos was, the lonely boat was still strong.

At the end of the first half, Monaco shot as many as 11 shots, which is almost the number of shots in the whole game in many games, but even so, Monaco still failed to change the score on the field.

"Or this is the impact of Falcao's injury" Falcao's injury has really had a big impact on Monaco. The presence of the Colombian itself is a deterrent, not to mention Falcao's efficiency has always been good.

Although Monaco has still won these games, its shooting efficiency is very low. If it weren't for Li Shou's existence, Monaco's winning streak might have ended long ago.

But so far in this game, Monaco does not need to rely on Li Shou, because Ajaccio only had two shots in the first half, and neither of these shots hit the goal frame.

Because of this, it seemed incredible that Monaco did not score in the first half. It is really that Monaco has too much advantage, so during the intermission, Ranier used the first substitution of the game, and Germain replaced Martial.

There is no doubt that Martial's recent performance is not good, and he can also be praised by Catalano, but in terms of genius, he is just a young player who has just turned 18, and the biggest characteristic of young players is instability.

Martial's performance in this game was very average, so it is understandable for Ranieri to replace him. Facing dense defense, Martial, who relies on technology and speed, really has little room to play.

Germain's appearance is still a bit helpful to the offense. Apart from other things, Germain's header ability is better than Martial, but even if Germain came off the bench, he still failed to change the situation on the field.

This situation lasted for No. 70 minutes. Ajaccio's defensive midfielder Pierazzi made a defensive foul, and two yellows turned one red and applied to leave the field.

At this moment, countless Parisians were crazily cursing the referee. The disadvantage in numbers is fatal to a team that is at an absolute disadvantage.

But for Monaco, Zhang Hong came at the right time. In the 5th minute after Pierazzi was sent off, Monaco scored. From Raj's side pass, Riviere inserted into the penalty area at high speed and pushed to complete the goal.

After waiting for 75 minutes, the goal completely detonated the Louis II Stadium, and Riviere once again became the object of fans' cheers. Although Riviere's performance was amazing at the beginning of the season, as the league progressed, Riviere's surprise began to disappear. Monaco's lineup also began to stabilize, and the chances of Riviere's appearance gradually decreased.

But Riviere is good. Look at last season's main striker Germain, who has not scored a goal so far this season, not even a starting game.

Originally thought that Falcao's injury was an opportunity for Germain, but who would have thought that a Martial would emerge, and his performance was so good that Germain was pressed on the bench again.

Germain worked very hard as a substitute, but hard work is not everything in a football game. You also need strength and luck. Today Germain obviously lacks a little bit of luck.

No.806 minutes, Germain got a very good chance, but he didn't grasp it himself, and it was also Monaco's best chance before the end of the game.

The long-term substitute has a great impact on Germain. After all, Germain is still young and has room for improvement, but the arrival of Falcao this season directly reduces the room for Germain to play and improve. This is a devastation for Germain, but this is football.

A professional player often changes his entire career because of a decision of his own. It would be better if Germain left or loaned out this past summer than staying in Monaco.

The final score of 1:0 has not changed. Although the score is a bit ugly, it is enough for Monaco. Ranieri has never been a person who wants to play beautiful football.

Even Monaco fans dare not have extravagant hopes in this regard. Although Monaco used to be known for its offensive football, the relegation in the first two seasons wiped out the pride of Monaco fans.

(End of this chapter)