Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 64 The Battle of the Young Marshals
The side effects of losing Nimani were exposed in the next game.

In the 18th round of the league, Monaco challenged Valenciennes as a guest. Situ Yunbing's team blasted 23 shots here but failed.

Basically, Monaco, which can only rely on long-range shots to threaten the opponent's goal, seems to have lost the ability to threaten opponents in the penalty area.

Gakpe's role in the center position cannot be compared with that of Nimani. He cannot replace Nimani's fulcrum role, and the tacit understanding between Nimani and the team's offensive cooperation formed after three months is also something he does not have.

Monaco won the championship without scoring, and scored a goalless draw with Valenciennes. Even though the final result of 0:0 allowed Monaco to win the half-time championship of the league, anyone could see that Monaco was somewhat at the end of its momentum at this time.

In fact, this is also the reason why Sabo called for the fight. The team really needed a high center forward like him to temporarily replace Nimani, but Situ Yunbing did not compromise.

It is great news that Lyon continued to lose. They also drew with Marseille within 90 minutes, but Bordeaux defeated Le Mans 3:1 in the away game. Bordeaux caught up with Lyon in the standings!

Monaco, 38 points.

Lyon, 32 points.

Bordeaux, 32 points.

Marseille, 31 points.

Toulouse, 29 points.

The first half of the league is coming to an end, but Situ Yunbing does not dare to take lightly on his work. The last league game in 2008 will be against Bordeaux at home. Maybe others don't know the strength of Bordeaux this season. At most, they won the runner-up last season. However, Situ Yunbing knew that Lyon's seven-time champion was Lyon's most glorious stage in the 21st century, and the team that ended Lyon's seven-time champion was Bordeaux!

So Lyon is the end of the dynasty, while Bordeaux is the upstart in Ligue [-]. The real enemy of Monaco is Bordeaux, not Lyon!

Victory over Lyon inspires morale and boosts self-confidence, and the match against Bordeaux is the battle of Tianwangshan that is related to the league championship!

In order to solve the problem of the center forward, Situ Yunbing reset the offensive tactics when preparing for the game against Bordeaux. If he played as before, the effect would definitely not be very good.

On December 12, on the eve of the final half of the league, Bordeaux coach Blank highly praised Monaco at the pre-match press conference.

"Four months ago, no one was talking about Monaco being in the title race, but now, Monaco are the closest team!
They have a new manager who is new to the world, no one expects him to succeed, but for now, he is the best manager in Ligue [-] this season.

He injected a new soul into Monaco, and Monaco's style of play has also set off a new trend in Ligue [-]. I noticed that some teams have begun to imitate Monaco.

Monaco's current performance proves an eternal truth: anything is possible on the football field!
I think Ligue [-] will be very different this season, people are tired of Lyon winning the title and looking forward to a new champion, Monaco have already won the half of the league, but we expect to close the gap with them at the end of the half, It won't be easy, we have to be careful not to be overwhelmed by Monaco's fast-breaking wave at any time, but also to find a way to break through their almost impenetrable defense.

Our preparation for this game may be more difficult than playing Lyon, because we are familiar with Lyon, but against Monaco, it seems to be playing against a strange team!

I'm looking forward to tomorrow night's game at the Stade Louis II! "

Blanc was quite successful as a player, and his coaching career was not long. This is only his second year of coaching. In comparison, he is a new young coach, and Situ Yunbing has less seniority than him. Marshal.

A few days ago, the French media defined this confrontation as: the battle of the young marshals!
Coincidentally, Situ Yunbing seemed to have been friends with Blanc for a long time, and he also expressed his respect for Blanc in the pre-match press conference.

"Bordeaux was the runner-up last season. They also maintained a very high level this year. Blanc has brought Bordeaux a transformation from inside and outside. This team is very close to success and glory. In contrast, although Monaco is now ranked in the standings Top of the table, but we are behind Bordeaux in terms of experience competing for the title.

We have beaten top teams like Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, and the game against Bordeaux will definitely not be easy, if we think Bordeaux are as vulnerable as other teams, then we may not let the Christmas preparations at home Fans get a happy result.

Now that the team is experiencing the excitement brought about by the excellent record and the shortage of personnel, this situation reminds us that every new battle will be more difficult, because it is not an easy task to continue winning in the competition. Our performance was not good enough in one game, but our confidence has not been affected. We hope to regain the feeling of victory in tomorrow night's game! "

The duel between the two young marshals was quite gentlemanly and won unanimous praise from the French media.

In fact, whether it is Blanc or Situ Yunbing, they have a consensus in their hearts: if they don't defeat each other, the championship will be out of reach!

This is just the first match in the league, and maybe the second half of the league will be more intuitive. After all, the season is long, and some teams can change from a championship candidate to a mid-range player in a month or two. There are also some teams that can swim against the current and suddenly appear in the championship.

For Monaco and Bordeaux, the significance of the results of the game at this time point in the final half of the league lies in the impact on morale and mentality!

If Monaco wins, Monaco will face the second half of the season more calmly and confidently, while Bordeaux may become nervous and anxious because they are 9 points behind Monaco.

And vice versa, Monaco naturally don't want to be narrowed the points gap.

On December 12th, at 20:8 p.m., the Stade Louis II in Monaco was crowded!
This is another rare Monaco home game full of attendance!
Situ Yunbing used all the remaining 5 cards on the team's starting players before the game. The half-time league is coming to an end. He has nothing to keep. He only hopes that the team can fight for the next victory!
When he walked into the Stade Louis II, the stadium was filled with the loud cheers of Monaco fans. He looked around the stands, the fans looked beaming, and the atmosphere of Christmas filled every corner of the stands.

Situ Yunbing and Blank took the initiative to come together, and they talked with each other with arms, both of them had smiles on their faces, looking very relaxed and calm.

After exchanging greetings and saying Merry Christmas in advance, the two coaches came to the coach command area and waited for the start of the game.

The starting players of the two teams entered the stadium together. Amidst the cheers of the fans, during the pre-match kick-off ceremony, the players held their heads high and their chests high!

Whether it is Bordeaux or Monaco players, in fact their mentality and morale are very similar.

If you look at the lineup, it is clear that Bordeaux is stronger!
"Good evening, audience friends, today we follow the camera to the Louis II Stadium in Monaco, where the most eye-catching confrontation in the final match of the first half of the Ligue [-] will be staged here.

League leader Monaco sits at home against Bordeaux, No.3 in the standings!

Bordeaux's goal for the season must be to win the league championship, which we have known for a long time. Of course, last season's runner-up hopes to replace Lyon as the new overlord of Ligue [-].

Monaco coach Situ Yunbing declared that he would lead the team to win the championship when he took office three and a half months ago, but now he is gradually realizing it!

At that time, no one thought that Situ Yunbing could achieve his goal, but now Monaco is at the top of the list, and is as many as 2 points ahead of the No.6 teams!
Today's game is bound to be a fight between dragons and tigers.

Let's take a look at the starting lineups of the two teams.

Monaco started today with 451.
Goalkeeper: Rufael.

Defenders: Simic, Modesto, Mongongu, Muratori.

Midfield: Pino, Perez, Merian, Lecco, Morrow.

Forward: Gakpe.

There is nothing surprising about Monaco's starting lineup. L'Equipe previously commented on the characteristics of Situ Yunbing's coaching for the past three months: Situ Yunbing is almost obsessed with only using around 15 players!

This makes Monaco's lineup stable and has made significant progress, but it also brings hidden dangers, that is, once the main lineup faces extensive injuries, Monaco will face an embarrassing situation where no one is available, and even players in some positions have irreplaceable There is no role for one more person to act as a substitute, and Nimani's injury seems to confirm this.

The conclusion is that Situ Yunbing's leadership style is actually a bit risky.

Bordeaux is a guest today starting 433.

Goalkeeper: Lame.

Defenders: Chaleme, Diawara, Prani, Giulieti.

Midfielders: Diarra, Gourcuff, Menegazzo.

Forwards: Ruchet, Kavinaghi, Berlyon.

It is a pity for Bordeaux that the main player Wendell failed to enter the roster due to injury. This is a blow to Bordeaux's offense, but in other respects Bordeaux sent the main players to the field. Today is a good show! "

(End of this chapter)