Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 8 Mediocre Monaco
When Situ Yunbing walked into the small-scale Louis II Stadium, the atmosphere in the stands of the stadium was a little different from what he had imagined.

Louis II, with a capacity of less than 2 people, only took about 1/3 of the seats in the stands today, that is, less than 7 spectators!

And here there is no cheering like a tsunami, and the cheering momentum is not big. If you carefully observe the expressions of the fans wearing Monaco jerseys in the stands, you will find that most of them are holding a cold-eyed attitude.

No one would think that Situ Yunbing is the savior. Even Situ Yunbing himself may lack enough confidence. Monaco’s unsatisfactory performance in the past three years has caused the home attendance rate to decline year by year. As of last season, the average home attendance rate Already less than 6000 people!
On the one hand, it is the record. On the other hand, Monaco does have a limited number of local fans. You must know that there are only about [-] local citizens in Monaco. The small base determines that the number of local fans will also be very limited.

Today's attendance rate is already very good for Situ Yunbing, at least it has not fallen below the average level of last season.

Although the fans do not support Situ Yunbing, they are very curious about what his coaching debut will be like.

What he said before the game is what makes the team look brand new.

Situ Yunbing, wearing Monaco sportswear, stood on the sidelines like a sunny boy. Other coaches and substitute players sat on the bench, and he himself stood on the sidelines waiting for the game to start.

He noticed a gaze focused on him not far away, he turned his head to look, and saw the scrutiny and surprise gaze of the opponent Lorient coach.

Christian Gourcuff!

The head coach of Lorient is 53 years old, one generation older than Situ Yunbing. Let's put it this way, his son Joan Gourcuff is two months older than Situ Yunbing!

Yes, although Lorient coach Christian Gourcuff is not a famous coach in European football, he has a wonderful son.

Yoan Gourcuff made his debut at the age of 17 and became a blockbuster in France. At the age of 20, he moved to the Serie A giants AC Milan. In the past two years, he did not get many opportunities at San Siro. This season he returned to France on loan to play for Bordeaux. Gourcuff has no chance to perform, but he is still a big star in Ligue [-]!

Situ Yunbing nodded politely to the opponent as a greeting, then took a deep breath and waited for the start of the game.

"Good evening, viewers, and welcome to the match between Monaco and Lorient at home in the fifth round of the Ligue 5 Ligue [-].

The biggest news in Ligue [-] in the past week is that the Monaco club has hired a Chinese coach Situ Yunbing who has never heard of it before after dismissing the Brazilian coach Gomez.

Monaco created the history of French football. Situ Yunbing is the first coach from China in the history of the French Football League.

Maybe you haven't heard of him, it's not the scariest thing. Situ Yunbing has just turned 22 years old. He has never coached a team before. This is probably the reason why Monaco fans are uneasy.

In the street media interviews, 99% of the fans who are not optimistic about Situ Yunbing account for 1%, while the remaining [-]% maintain a wait-and-see attitude.

In other words, no one is optimistic that Situ Yunbing will be able to work in Monaco for a long time.

This also made the media speculate before the game that Situ Yunbing would dismiss get out of class after how many games he coached, and this farce in Monaco ended quickly!
Closer to home, Situ Yunbing claimed in an interview before the game that he would give Monaco a new look, we will wait and see.

Today Monaco played a very aggressive 433 formation at home. They gave up the 442 formation that they used in the past few games.

Goalkeeper: Rufael.

Defenders: Simic, Modesto, Müller, Muratori.

Midfielders: Perez, Haruna, Merian.

Forwards: Adu, Park Joo-young, Kokata.

Lorient's starting formation is 442.
Goalkeeper: Odell.

Defenders: Machar, Signa, Monreal, Laiya.

Midfielders: Abriel, Evolo, Mansouri, Ayew.

Forwards: Saifi, Gameiro.

I can't wait for the game to start. I'm really curious what kind of Monaco coach Situ Yunbing from China will show us! "

Standing on the sidelines, Situ Yunbing pretended to be calm, his heart was extremely nervous, but he tried his best to show a calm state of mind, so that at least he could hold the scene!
To be honest, there are not many strong players in Monaco's lineup, and most of the players are relatively mediocre.

Rufael in the starting lineup is mediocre. If the old goalkeeper Roma is on the verge of retiring, he is really old. Situ Yunbing really hopes to let Roma burn the last energy. Anyway, Roma has also been the main force of Monaco for many years. In 2004, he played in the Champions League final.

The right back Croatian player Simic is also old. He is 33 years old. I don't know if he can "fly" on the wing. As a substitute, the Brazilian Adriano is strong in offense and weak in defense. For the time being, the veteran will be the first.

Modesto and Muller are the oldest of the central defenders. The two have rich experience and are most suitable to lead the defense. Among them, Muller was transferred from Lyon in the summer.

In terms of midfield, Monaco is not bad. The 28-year-old Argentine Diego Perez and the 28-year-old Merian, the former defends, and the latter attacks. The distinct characteristics can make Monaco's midfield clearer. In another In the selection of players, Situ Yunbing chose the 18-year-old Nigerian teenager Haruna.

Once the emperor and courtier, as the new coach, Situ Yunbing, in addition to inheriting Gomez's "inheritance", must promote some young players, so that he can get the long-term support of the team's young players.

Adu on the front line is also very young. He was rented by Debondan. This American genius who was praised by Bailey in the past has not developed very smoothly in recent years, and his temper is not small. In the past few days During the training, Adu didn't like Situ Yunbing very much, and the effect in the team training was not ideal.

If it weren't for the consideration that he was a star player introduced by Debondan to open up the international market, Situ Yunbing would really not be willing to use him.

The same is true for Park Joo-young. How Situ Yunbing reprimanded him on the training ground is one thing. When it comes time for the game, he still wants to put Park Joo-young in the main position, otherwise he can't explain it to Debangdan.

This left a striker position. He had to make a choice between the young Pino, Nimani, Gakpe, Kocata and others. In the end, he let the 24-year-old Ke Kata became the starting left winger.

When the referee blew the whistle to start the first half, Situ Yunbing stared at the field with piercing eyes, as if he was facing a life-and-death battle with his head held high!
His first show officially begins!
(End of this chapter)