Football's hand covers the sky

Chapter 30 Changes brought about by two games

When Augrio was replaced, the score was already 2:0. Before the end of the first half, Dijon, who had been unable to attack for a long time, was seized by Monaco.

The ball at Mollet's feet was cut off, Monaco took advantage of the situation and played a wave of counterattacks, Dingom sent a long pass, Germain headed the ball back, and Karast inserted a single-handed goal from the side.

Near the end of the first half, the score was extended by Monaco to Dijon itself. It was a huge blow. Ranieri changed his tactics after the start of the second half.

Dijon is good at counterattacks, and with the team leading 2:0, Ranieri changed his tactics and returned to his body in his own way, which immediately made Dijon uncomfortable.

Coupled with the fact that the team's offensive initiator Mollet's performance plummeted after being hit by Li Shou, Dijon really struggled in the second half. In this case, if Augrio doesn't want to just lose like this, he must make a substitution.

Currently in the second group of Dijon, it is not that there is no chance to attack the top three. There are [-] rounds left in the league, and there is still such a chance to directly face competitors.

Substitutions, substitutions, not reconciled to losing like this, Augrio used up three substitutions in 10 minutes, but these three cannot change the situation on the field in Dijon.

Especially when Ranieri made up his mind to defend, Monaco also used two substitutions in these 10 minutes, and all of them were defensive players.

Monaco, which was completely retreating, did not give Li Shou much chance to perform. It is really that there are not many opportunities for Dijon to counterattack and really threaten Monaco.

Dijon's tactics this season have been single-handed, and rely too much on Jovial, a striker. Once targeted by the opponent, it will be difficult to launch any threatening offense.

Not to mention that Li Shou, the pervert who is guarding the goal of Monaco at the moment, not only has his vision opened, but his reaction is even more amazing, but the most terrifying thing is his concentration.

Even though Dijon did not threaten Monaco's goal much in the second half, Li Shou was still focused, and only a few shots were all saved by him, trying to keep the goal clean.

"If I remember correctly, Lee's save success rate is still [-] percent," Polank said as the game was about to end, looking at the data in his hand.

"Li Shou proved to us that he is indeed an excellent goalkeeper." In this game, Li Shou did not make as many saves as in the previous game, but he made far more shots than the previous game, and all of these shots were successfully cleared.

"Seeing Li's performance, I'm afraid Daniel can't sit still." In fact, Subasic really couldn't sit still. Li Shou initially showed his personal ability in these two games.

But no matter how hard Subasic can't sit still, he will have to sit for another week, which means that Li Shou has at least one chance to start. As for Sulzak, after these two games, Ranieri may not give him a chance.

Monaco, which was fully defensive, did not expand the score. When the referee blew the whistle for the whole game, Monaco ushered in the third three-game winning streak this season, and also extended the advantage of the standings to 5 points.

This 5-point advantage is also the biggest point difference between Monaco and No.2 so far this season. At the beginning of the league, Monaco had a good record, but Nantes was not bad. In the middle of the league, Monaco's record declined.

This situation did not improve until the off-duty season began. Nantes' record declined. Although Guingamp had a small climax, they fell behind too much in the early stage, and Monaco regained the initiative.

A wave of three consecutive victories has completely changed the atmosphere in the Monaco team. Ranieri is no longer stern, and the players can finally relax on the training ground.

At the same time, Li Shou was finally recognized by the fans and the media. After defeating Dijon, Li Shou was praised by the media again, and this time he praised Li Shou himself rather than Catalano who brought him to Monaco.

In these two games, Li Shou's appearance not only guaranteed Monaco's goal, but even made Monaco's defense more stable. There are data to check this point, and because of this, the media's evaluation of Li Shou is higher.

In fact, not only the media, but the coaching staff of Monaco also discovered this problem, and compared with the media, the data of the coaching staff is more detailed and intuitive.

This also made Ranieri a bit embarrassed. Subasic will be back in another week. If Li Shou still performs so well, who will be the starting goalkeeper when Subasic comes back.

In fact, in Ranieri's heart, he still prefers Subasic. Li Shou is indeed very good in these two games, but no one knows whether Li Shou can continue to perform so well. Subasic is different. The past season has proved that he is a stable goalkeeper.

Another point, Ranieri has always had doubts in his mind, that is whether Li Shou deliberately took risks in the game. Although Pellizzaro defended him in the game against Le Havre, when Ranieri himself reviewed the game after the game, the corner of Li Shou's mouth did have a slight arc.

In the match against Dijon, Ranieri also knew from Wolff that it was not Mollette who didn't want to defend at the time, but Li Shou commanded him and Kagmacha to defend Jovial together.

No head coach likes a goalkeeper who takes risks, especially if the head coach is an Italian head coach.

Ranieri did not ask Pellizaro again. Although Pellizzaro was his confidant, Ranieri was also very aware of the teacher-student relationship between Pellizzaro and Li Shou. His confidant liked Li Shou very much, because Pellizaro was already considering retirement.

At the same time, Ranieri will not kill him with a stick. Through these two games, Ranieri has to admit that Li Shou is a young man with great talent. For such a young man with great talent and willingness to work hard, Ranieri said that it is impossible not to appreciate him.

Yes, the two games changed Ranieri's position. Although Ranieri recognized Li Shou's efforts before, he still looked down on Li Shou in his heart, because Li Shou came from the East, a country with weak football.

Li Shou's outstanding performance in the two games won the praise of the media and the recognition of the fans, which changed Ranieri's view of him even more, and also attracted the attention of some clubs, which led to the attention of the management.

For a young man who has performed well, the management will definitely not mind giving him a new contract. Monaco is not short of money now, and Li Shou only signed a three-year contract with Monaco, and it has been almost a year now.

Li Shou knew that his outstanding performance would bring him some changes. He felt this after the first game, but he probably didn't expect that the changes would be so big, so much. The previous little transparency would attract the attention of other clubs, and even get the attention of the management team, and even get a new contract.

(End of this chapter)