Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 52 The Lion Fights the Rabbit
The Louis II stadium was noisy, and the starting players of the two teams came to the field to perform the pre-match ceremony in a heroic manner.

Monaco fans are looking forward to seeing the team's extraordinary performance against the Ligue [-] hegemony!
"Friends in front of the TV audience, good evening everyone, welcome to the 13th round of the Ligue [-], a highly anticipated highlight!
Monaco, currently third in the league, sits at home against league leader Lyon!
In the new season, Ligue [-] is quite chaotic. Toulouse, Bordeaux, Marseille, and Monaco have challenged Lyon's supremacy!

At present, Lyon is still leading the standings strongly, and when the schedule is about to pass one-third of the stage, Lyon's confrontation with opponents who play the role of chasing behind is a very critical game.

The disadvantage for Lyon is that they have to deal with two-line battles. In the fourth round of the UEFA Champions League group stage that just ended in the middle of the week, Lyon won the Bucharest Steaua 2:0 at home. Because the same group has such strong enemies as Bayern Munich and Fiorentina , so Lyon did their best in back-to-back matches with Steaua Bucharest!

This is why Lyon was a guest at the Louis II Stadium today but Benzema and Ederson were hidden because they consumed a lot in the midweek game.

Monaco was a blockbuster after the coaching change. Although Situ Yunbing suffered a disastrous defeat in his first show after taking office, he went on to unbeaten in 7 rounds of the league. Among them, he won four consecutive away games. It seems that he is more confident leading the team to play away. .

But today no one will underestimate the fighting power of Monaco at home!

Next, let's introduce the starting lineups of both sides.

Monaco, which sits at home, started today with 451.
Goalkeeper: Rufael.

Defenders: Simic, Modesto, Mongongu, Muratori.

Midfielders: Mangani, Merian, Nkuru.

Forwards: Pino, Nimani, Morrow.

Since Perez is still suspended, Situ Yunbing continues to reuse the young player Nkuru, and Lecco is sitting on the bench today.

Lyon's starting lineup today is 433.
Goalkeeper: Lloris.

Defenders: Revier, Boumsson, Chris, Grosso.

Midfielders: Karlstrom, Toulalang, Makun.

Forwards: Govou, Fred, Delgado.

Lyon has carried out a partial rotation, but I think Puel will definitely use the main players like Benzema for some time.

Well, the game is about to start, let us look forward to the performance of the two teams, whether this game will play the passion of sparks hitting the earth! "

Alonzo's prediction of Lyon in the pre-match analysis report was not very accurate, or he thought Puel would not rotate, but Puel still let Benzema and Ederson sit on the bench, Probably reserved for later use.

When the referee blew the whistle to start the game, Monaco, who was at home, did not rush into the opponent's half like a wolf, but directly attacked from the right.

Merian passed the ball obliquely to the right side of the front field from the center circle. Pino felt good after controlling the ball. Great left-back" Grosso crossed the ball straight in.

Nimani went forward into the middle of the penalty area, but the football was easily cleared by Boumsong with a header.

Monaco's offensive after the opening did not have an eye-catching impact. Lyon quickly launched a wing attack after taking possession of the ball patiently and passing a few times.

Tula Lang passed the ball obliquely to the right from the center of the field, and then Revier took advantage of the opportunity to quickly push the ball forward. When he came to the dangerous offensive zone, Nkuru and Muratori formed a joint defense to contain him or Govune cut lines.

Govou ran to the bottom before running, and Revier passed the ball straight. Govou forced a change from behind Muratori to cross the penalty area. He blocked Muratori from the outside with a strong confrontation. The man dribbled the ball over, and Nkuru suddenly rushed to the front and quickly cleared the ball out of the baseline!

Lyon was in good form after the start, and they got a chance to attack from a corner kick.

Puel is nearly fifty years old, and his hair is quite gray. He doesn't look like a strong coach, but he has a gentle temperament. When he stood on the sidelines to supervise the battle, his eyes showed a hint of confusion.

Monaco does not look strong at home, it seems to be very afraid of Lyon!

Even Situ Yunbing is very quiet not far away, which is very inconsistent with the impression Situ Yunbing left on people in the past two months!

Lyon quickly occupied the dominance of the situation on the field!
After all, they have three midfielders who are both offensive and defensive. Karlstrom and Tulalang can both attack and defend, plus a defensively strong Makun. The coverage of the three midfielders is very wide. Juninho was creative in organizing the offense, but the three of them achieved domination of the midfield through tough defense!

The shrinking trend of Monaco's formation is very obvious. The back line and the back waist line are closely connected, forming a criss-crossing interlocking defense system in the fan-shaped area in front of the goal!
Lyon's right back Revier was active after the start, and Morrow retreated to participate in the defense, which made his defense zone almost zero threat. On the other hand, Grosso's defense zone on the other side was attacked by Pinault in turn.

As long as Monaco has a chance to counterattack, it will basically start from the right.

Pino was also very active on the right side today, and it seems that he was entrusted with important tasks by Situ Yunbing!
10 minutes of game time have passed, Lyon has completed 4 shots, while Monaco has zero shots!
Although the Monaco fans in the stands are still cheering for the team, their mood is very depressed.

Lyon is gradually overwhelming the situation, and it seems that the game is completely under the control of Lyon.

Monaco can only retreat and be beaten passively in the backcourt!

In the 12th minute of the game, Delgado received a pass from Tulalang from the left and then swept the ball along the outside line to the bottom of the penalty area. Brazilian center Fred obliquely inserted Modesto's side and rear to actively respond. When he touched the ball first He half turned and shot!
It's a pity that he played too straight, and Rufael, who blocked the near corner of the goal, calmly hugged the ball.

"Lyon's offensive is booming! Fred completed Lyon's 5th shot after the opening, and it was also the 3rd shot that hit the goal!

Monaco looked a bit nervous at home today, they have not been able to create a threat so far. "

The forward pressure of Lyon's formation is obvious, and it will naturally decide whether to retreat according to the Monaco formation. When Rufael kicked the ball with a big kick, Nimani, who was in the middle of the frontcourt, acted as a fulcrum and ferried the ball to the right. .

Still looking for Pino!
After taking the ball, Pino dribbled forward and faced Makun almost directly to the side to block him. Pino quickly cooperated with Nimani, who was running actively, to hit the wall and then ran forward to meet Nimani. When the passed ball accelerated forward again, Grosso also rushed up.

When Grosso stretched out his foot to steal the ball, he touched the football, but he didn't expect that the football bounced off Pino's legs and went behind him.

Lyon central defender Chris made a quick kill. When Pino wanted to pass the ball to Nimani, Chris stretched out his leg in time to destroy the ball.

Karlstrom, who returned to defense, controlled the ball outside the penalty area.

Lyon turned their guns and attacked again towards the Monaco half.

Situ Yunbing stared at the field indifferently. If you don't look closely at his eyes, you must think that he is indifferent to the game, but in fact the concentration of his eyes is unprecedented!
In the 15th minute of the game, Lyon launched an attack from the right. After Levier assisted, he cooperated with Tulalang. The ball is passed obliquely to the front right, and when Revier touches the ball, he directly kicks the ball obliquely!
The football rolled from Muratori's side to the right side of the penalty area. Meng Gonggu, who came out of defense, did not expect Gewu to start an inside cut suddenly. His weakness of turning slowly was caught by the opponent. Although he turned almost simultaneously, he still let Gewu Wu passed!

If Gewu is allowed to touch the ball in the penalty area, he will probably shoot directly, because this will be an excellent opportunity!
However, Meng Gonggu confronted the opponent when he turned around, which interfered with Ge Wu's speed, causing Ge Wu to touch the ball when he entered the penalty area. Before the outside bottom line.

Mangani!
Today, Situ Yunbing went to Mangani instead of Lecco, because Mangani can play as a central defender. Once Mongolian defense was broken through, Modesto was also restrained by the opponent's center Fred. If so, then Mangani's supplementary defense in the penalty area is extremely critical!

Mangani did not disappoint Situ Yunbing, even if his clearance ball was aimlessly sent the ball back to Lyon's feet, but at least he did a good job on the defensive end.

Although Lyon's offensive is fierce today, it is difficult to form effective cooperation and shooting in the penalty area, because Monaco is trying its best to compress the defensive space, which requires Lyon to have strong creativity to penetrate their defense!
Two minutes later, Delgado made a sudden attack from the left and was blocked by Simic. Tulalang, who regained control of the ball from the outside, looked at Nkuru who was following up. He hit the ball across the middle, and Castro Mu let the ball in front of Mangani, then turned to chase the ball and adjusted a step, and suddenly blasted a long shot before Mangani moved to the front!
It's a pity that the football missed the goal.

Lyon's full-back killed halfway, and the midfielder pressed to the front of Monaco's penalty area!

As the king of Ligue [-], Lyon put on the posture of a lion fighting a rabbit and trying his best!

The faces of the Monaco fans in the stands were solemn, and many people felt terrified.

Situ Yunbing is still observing the game carefully. Lyon's formation is gradually pressing up, and they have almost formed a habit of actively blocking Pino when defending, and the defensive center of gravity is getting bigger and bigger.

Situ Yunbing looked up at the time on the big screen, 18 minutes had passed since the game.

His deep eyes suddenly exuded a strange brilliance.

Who is the lion and who is the prey?

(End of this chapter)