Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 151 Except the goalkeeper is picturesque

The new season starts.

Monaco's league opener is at the Stade Louis II against Toulouse.

Toulouse's transfer operations in the summer are not big, but the main lineup has changed significantly. The goalkeeper Carrasso moved to Bordeaux, and the defensive core Mathieu also went to La Liga Valencia, introducing Monaco's Merian and two goalkeepers. In addition, there is no action that attracts attention.

The two league games where the two teams clashed last season were relatively aggressive. In the first game of the new season, the two teams were relatively restrained in the opening stage.

Toulouse is still based on defense and counterattack, while Monaco must not be too conservative when attacking at home.

The turbulent game suddenly changed in the 22nd minute.

Toulouse launched a counterattack from the backcourt. Merian scored the ball from the midfielder and went to the wing. Moussa Sissoko made a 45-degree cross from the wing and directly hit the area behind the Monaco defender.

The football landed probably on the penalty area line. Vertonghen and Benatia retreated together to pinch Gignac. It is hard to say how the ball will develop, but De Gea surprisingly chose to abandon the goal and go out. !

In the middle of his attack, Gignac took off directly to meet the ball and headed the goal!

De Gea made an emergency stop and chased towards the goal. He could only look at the ball and sigh!
The Monaco fans in the stands were a little disappointed, this attack was too frizzy!

The live camera also meaningfully locked the camera on Rufael sitting on the bench.

Situ Yunbing looked calm, he gestured to De Gea, pressing down with one hand, signaling him not to panic!

Strictly speaking, this ball was his mistake.

The opponent's striker has not fully formed a single-handedly, so why attack?
If Benatia and Vertonghen can't stop Gignac, there is absolutely nothing wrong with attacking again!
It's ok.

Monaco fell behind at home. As the defending champions, they were like irritated beasts and quickly launched an offensive.

Without Merian, Monaco's offense lacks some changes, but it is clear at a glance that the impact is strong enough.

In the 36th minute of the game, Modesto made an assist from the right, and after responding to Falcao's return pass, he passed the ball into the right side of the penalty area.

Suarez shrewdly slanted his chest to unload the ball and then followed up with a low shot to send the ball into the near corner of the goal!

Personal ability is super strong!

Monaco equalized at home!
Situ Yunbing is still calm and composed, but Toulouse coach Casanova is a little unwilling.

In the final stage of the first half, neither team could create more threats.

During the intermission, Situ Yunbing made some adjustments, requiring the offensive transfer to play faster.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and Toulouse unexpectedly took the lead in launching a strong attack!

Monaco was a bit caught off guard, but they were able to withstand it. It was just that in the 55th minute of the game, Merian's long shot in front of the penalty area caused De Gea to make a save. Gignac followed up and sent the ball into the goal, which made some Monaco fans hold back. Can't stop.

Monaco's two goals conceded are inseparable from the goalkeeper. Such a scene seems to prove that Situ Yunbing's stubbornness is wrong.

Even the commentator didn't let Situ Yunbing go, and kept asking him why he didn't go to Rufael.

Regardless of De Gea's potential and talent, at least for today's game, Rufael will not make mistakes like De Gea.

Toulouse did not create great chances but already scored two goals.

When Situ Yunbing saw De Gea's dejected look, Situ Yunbing, who had been as stable as Mount Tai, was a little annoyed. His expression suddenly became severe, and he made a movement towards De Gea. He stretched out his right hand and raised it repeatedly. own jaw.

De Gea cheered up immediately after seeing it. Situ Yunbing was telling him to hold his head up and fight!
Casanova found that Monaco's rookie goalkeeper was weak, so he asked the team to immediately strengthen long-range shots and punching attacks. Anyway, they scored two goals through these two methods. If they can score one more, then the game It's basically taken!
The Monaco fans did not boo Merian today because they knew that the club did not meet Merian's contract renewal request and then sold him, but now watching Merian fight on behalf of Toulouse, they feel somewhat uncomfortable.

There are not many players in the Monaco team who can play for the team for more than four years!

The main lineup on the field is only Modesto and Perez!
Monaco scored from the right in the first half, which allowed Toulouse to strengthen their defense against Falcao and Modesto in the second half.

Monaco's current two wing attacks still maintain the thinking of last season, with bright left and dark right.

Gareth Bell and Moreau on the left are the obvious cards. Today, Gareth Bell drove frequently on the wing, and most of the results were the result of overturning.

So Toulouse's marking of him is also slightly relaxed.

However, in the 71st minute of the game, Gareth Bale was in possession of the ball when he was marked on the left, but he gently split the ball. What caught Toulouse's defense by surprise was that Moro quickly advanced and took advantage of the situation to pass the ball to the bottom!

After the bottom, Moro passed the ball. The quality of this pass was extremely high, and it landed in the middle of the back line. In the middle of the penalty area, the Toulouse defense line stared at Suarez and Falcao, but failed to notice. Matic's forward.

Matic rushed into the penalty area and directly hit the goal, and the football flew to the upper right corner of the goal like a cannonball!
The goalkeeper can't do anything!

Monaco equalized again at home!

Casanova was pacing back and forth nervously on the sidelines, while Situ Yunbing remained calm. He walked to the bench and called Nimani up to let him warm up.

Three minutes later, Nimani came off the bench to replace Nkuru.

Monaco has four forwards!
Situ Yunbing fought for his life without making a fuss!

Wang Zha came out, but Casanova dared not take it!
Monaco's style of play has become relatively simple, crossing from the wing!
Perez and Matic guard the center, Modesto's position provides a cross threat from the right, and Bale and Moro are on the left.

With Benatia lagging behind on the back line, Vertonghen's position is more flexible and his range of activities is larger.

Toulouse's counterattack threat is plummeting because they put more energy on defense. Monaco's formation after Nimani is too scary!

And they just sold the core of the defense in the summer, the air defense master Mathieu.

Monaco frequently bombed from the side and repeatedly created dangerous situations. Falcao lacked luck in scoring today and missed at least two must-goal opportunities.

Seeing that the game was approaching injury time, Gareth Bale sent a pass from the side. The pass made people speechless, and it landed on the other side of the penalty area.

In other words, it is impossible for anyone in the penalty area to reach the ball.

But Modesto controlled the ball on the other side, and Toulouse's defense was too tight in the penalty area.

Modesto made a cross again, and the football flew into the middle of the penalty area. Seeing that Nimani was about to head the ball when he took off, the Toulouse goalkeeper jumped up and punched the ball.

Perez squeezed his former teammate Merian outside the penalty area to control the ball, and then sent the ball wide to the left. Gareth Bale put the ball straight ahead, and Morrow swept the ball quickly. Front area.

At the critical moment, Suarez shot the ball into the goal from a small angle in front of the goal!

Suarez celebrated wildly at the Louis II Stadium, and his buck teeth seemed to become cute in the eyes of the fans.

Situ Yunbing let out a long breath from the sidelines. He didn't have time to celebrate, so he immediately called Muratori and Mongonggu to warm up.

Monaco used their last two substitutions before the restart.

Mongongu came on to replace Falcao and Muratori came on to replace Gareth Bale.

Monaco played a five-back formation.

Now this stage is to prevent Toulouse from creating chaos in front of Monaco to score goals.

In fact, Toulouse was somewhat powerless. After the re-kick-off, they played a wave of slamming attacks and were cleared by the Monaco defenders. They fought back but fouled.

Casanova pursed his lips with an expression like a child about to cry. When the whistle sounded for the end of the game, Situ Yunbing breathed out a sigh of relief.

The league opener, luckily it wasn't messed up.

It's not that the loss of points at home made him think how bad the prospect of defending the title was.

But he knew that if Monaco failed to win this game, the pressure of public opinion on De Gea would be like a storm!
His relief was more to De Gea.

In an interview after the game, the reporter would naturally ask about De Gea's two mistakes. Situ Yunbing said without changing his face: "I think we should be more tolerant and patient when dealing with young players. Buffon, Iker Casillas, etc. Goalkeepers make mistakes too, if De Gea doesn't make mistakes now, I would be worried because it is not normal, he did make mistakes today, there is no excuse, but I believe he will learn from his experience."

Situ Yunbing also made a statement on whether he would consider re-activating Rufael.

"Currently the team's main goalkeeper is De Gea."

What he said was actually for Rufael in a disguised form.

It's not that Situ Yunbing has a prejudice against Rufael, but he is focusing on the Champions League starting next month. Situ Yunbing is between De Gea and Rufael, and he is more willing to gamble on De Gea.

Simply put, players like Morrow, Rufael, and Merian have a very low probability of surprises, but players like Gareth Bale, De Gea, Suarez, and Falcao are very likely. The miracle soldier!

Focusing on defending the league title, Situ Yunbing will choose Rufael without reservation, but in the Champions League stage, hard power is a part, luck is a part, and winning by surprise is also a part.

Monaco went by the rules and probably left as expected.

To run the team and promote young players, Situ Yunbing is betting, it is a gamble, the risk is high, but there are high returns that can be expected.

When the French media commented on Monaco's performance in the opening game of the new season, the general meaning was: except the goalkeeper is picturesque!
(End of this chapter)