Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 169 The battle has just begun

Stade Louis II witnessed Lampard's shot in front of the penalty area!

"The Blues Chelsea broke the deadlock! After stealing the ball in the front of the formation, Chelsea played a quick counterattack, and finally Lampard volleyed the ball into the dead corner of the goal!

Monaco was unable to attack for a long time but lost the city gate. I am afraid that this result is not what they want to see. Ancelotti's team seems to be adhering to the characteristics of the Italian team, relying on defense to consume opponents. It only needs to make a surprise attack suddenly. The opponent was caught off guard.

Although Monaco has an advantage from the perspective of scenes and opportunities, Chelsea has shown the strength of the top teams in the Champions League in terms of overall control of the overall situation. In the past 6 years, Chelsea has won the top 1 of the Champions League once. 16 semi-finals, 4 runner-up, rich experience in the Champions League, which is incomparable to Monaco.

Now let's see what Monaco can do to turn things around. "

While the Chelsea players were celebrating, Ancelotti went to the bench to arrange for Joe Cole to come off the bench.

Situ Yunbing called Nimani up.

At this time, if Monaco wants to counterattack, it must further liberate Suarez. Nimani is at the forefront.

Although the idea of ​​substitutions is still relatively clear, Situ Yunbing is also not very optimistic.

Against a team of Chelsea's level, it will be very passive to be scored first, especially when there is not much time left in the game.

Monaco and Chelsea completed substitutions at the same time.

Joe Cole came on to replace Kalou.

Nimani came on to replace Falcao.

When the game restarted, the Monaco players actively worked hard to create offensive opportunities, but the game situation has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Carlo Ancelotti played Joe Cole to increase the team's control in the midfield and slow down the rhythm, so that Monaco could not use its strength.

Monaco is eager to equalize the score. Although the players' defense did not lose the zone defense system, but after the opponent's two substitutions strengthened the possession of the ball in the midfield, they were somewhat helpless.

Joe Cole, Deco, Lampard, Essien, plus Anelka who dropped back, Malouda.

Chelsea's players are really good at handling the ball.

Although Chelsea are still far behind the top teams in European football who are good at controlling the rhythm, they are not as gorgeous and delicate, but they are more than enough to face Monaco.

Now they are buying time, consuming Monaco, and watching whether Monaco will lose their minds and press the whole army. In this way, their midfielders can easily send threatening balls. Joe Cole, Lampard, Deco all have a fatal kick passing ability.

Monaco's defensive concept built over the past year is deeply rooted. Although the situation is passive under such circumstances, they also know that at this time the problem cannot be solved by relying on the back line to press forward. Fortunately, they did not give Chelsea a simple and easy opportunity to penetrate. line of defense.

After 80 minutes of the game, Gareth Bell and Suarez's physical fitness declined significantly, and their running was decreasing.

After Monaco lost control of the midfield, the situation was completely controlled by Chelsea.

Steady possession of the ball, a solid line of defense, and the threat of a counterattack that can be launched at any time, Chelsea have brought into full play their characteristics of settling down.

Situ Yunbing's brain is spinning rapidly. Ever since the score fell behind, he has been thinking about how to reverse the situation. As far as their current personnel, including the bench, no matter how he arranges the players and designs tactics, he seems unable to take control of the midfield from Chelsea. Get it back, let alone create a threatening offensive to suppress Chelsea.

Being behind is too passive.

In the 83rd minute of the game, Situ Yunbing made the last shot, and Muratori and Witsel came on, replacing Gareth Bell and Nkuru.

Morrow pushed forward, Witsel pulled the side in the midfield, and Monaco's final counterattack strength seemed a bit weak.

Monaco failed to produce a miracle after trying several crosses from the wing that created chances for Nimani and Suarez.

Ancelotti did not make another substitution in the final stage, and Anelka had a threatening shot that was resolved by De Gea.

The game is declared over.

Although Monaco lost the Champions League game at home, many fans in the stands applauded the team, hoping that the team will not be discouraged.

Situ Yunbing walked calmly to shake hands with Ancelotti after the game, and then walked into the player tunnel.

He didn't use luck as an excuse when he attended the post-match press conference.

In fact, he knows that Chelsea is the strongest opponent he has encountered today, but Chelsea is not in the strongest state. How can Chelsea without Drogba be the strongest?
If Monaco can seize an opportunity to take the lead, then maybe there will be more intense scenes later in the game, because Chelsea will not fight Monaco desperately without conceding a goal!
He realized the gap between the team and Chelsea, the gap between him and the top coaches!

Ancelotti is really calm, the successive dangers in front of the goal are not enough to make him lose his position, but the desire of himself and the players to win dominates their thinking and consciousness from beginning to end.

There are too many summaries and reflections needed in this game, and there are too many things he has learned and comprehended, and it takes time to digest and settle.

He spoke positively after the game.

"This game at least made us aware of the gap with the top teams, and it also told us that even if we seem to have no opponents in Ligue [-], we are still just a small role in the European arena."

Victory is not arrogant, defeat is not discouraged.

The sky hadn't fallen, and Situ Yunbing couldn't get into trouble. Again, victory would bring them confidence, but failure would allow them to find problems and improve better.

Back in the locker room, Situ Yunbing found that the morale of the players was low.

Gareth Bale took off his shirt and sat blankly in front of the closet with a face full of remorse.

He missed an open goal in the first half, and apart from that, his performance at other times was actually lackluster.

The other players were also silent, as if they were a little overwhelmed by the first defeat of the new season.

Situ Yunbing walked to Gareth Bell and Falcao and sat down, patted their legs lightly, and then said loudly to everyone: "I know the feeling of losing is hard, I feel the same as you Yes, like before the game, during the game, me and you all hoped to beat Chelsea to win, but it turned out that we lost.

I think I made a mistake and I have to admit it.

Chelsea, who doesn't want to win?

If we win Chelsea, we will be the top of the group, we will be praised by all the mainstream media in Europe, and we will even be considered to be at least able to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League!
Thinking like this is like sweet poison affecting me, and each of you.

On the other hand, when we see how Chelsea face the game, we may be inspired by it. There is a big gap in the strength of the teams on the Champions League stage, but the further they go, the smaller the gap in strength.

Think about how the teams that can reach the top 8 and top 4 played. Chelsea just showed us how to face the game in the top confrontation today.

This is where we should learn. This loss made me wake up from the dream of continuous winning streak in the new season. No team can't lose, and Monaco is no exception, but the key is whether we have learned from the loss to valuable experience.

I will be thankful that this is not a fatal loss, and I will also be optimistic that this loss will make us stronger!

The battle has just begun!
We just had a little setback, we didn't lose an important battle, we didn't lose this war!
What you have to do now is to clear your head, relax and go home to rest. Tomorrow we will summarize the experience of this game in more detail, and then we will continue to work hard. We firmly believe that our efforts will be rewarded, and our efforts will make us change. Get stronger!
We are the champions of Ligue [-] and the champions will not be knocked down by such a defeat. If so, do we still deserve to be champions? "

After the game, the atmosphere in the locker room was somewhat depressing, but after Situ Yunbing's speech, assistant coach Petty took the lead in nodding and applauding.

For a moment, Petty felt that the atmosphere in the locker room had returned to the day after Situ Yunbing's first match defeat after taking office, but Situ Yunbing's performance today was completely opposite to that day. He let the players recover from the defeat. Walking out of the shadows in the haze, it is also obvious that the players' spirits have become active.

They listened carefully to Situ Yunbing's words, and nodded involuntarily. At this time, the team needs a backbone. Modesto and Perez can lead by example to boost the fighting spirit on the field, but they can't take care of themselves in this situation, because they themselves are tasting The sour taste of defeat.

However, Situ Yunbing played down the result of the defeat and discovered the positive impact behind the game, which can mobilize morale and minimize the blow caused by the defeat.

But words alone may not be enough.

What will they do next time they face Chelsea?Or what to do when faced with a stronger opponent than Chelsea?
This is the most realistic.

However, the players need to rest at present, and when they are full of energy after the rest, we will see what Situ Yunbing will do.

Situ Yunbing hopes that the players can go home and have a good night's sleep, so as not to affect the recovery of their physical condition.

But he himself stayed up all night in his suite at the Hôtel de Paris in Monte-Carlo.

He was sitting on the floor in front of the sofa, taking notes and watching the game that just ended repeatedly.

Monaco VS Chelsea.

He repeatedly analyzed the formation and player movement of the two teams and subsequent changes in each offensive and defensive situation.

If it is said that Monaco’s loss to Chelsea can be adjusted quickly in terms of mentality, then the specific changes in the game’s technical and tactical aspects need to be carefully considered by Situ Yunbing. The powerlessness when falling behind is the biggest problem with the current tactical system. Monaco can only use conventional means. To try to counterattack, but when facing opponents who are also tough in defense and even more efficient than them, Monaco's style of play is almost useless.

One thing must be admitted, Chelsea is far better than Monaco in terms of player allocation, and Monaco will encounter many such opponents in the future!

All the giants in the top league basically surpass Monaco in terms of hard power!
If they all adopt a very pragmatic style of play, how can Monaco improve its chances of winning? This is the top priority that Situ Yunbing must think about and come up with a reform plan now.

(End of this chapter)