Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 84 Activating the Tiger
The second half of the Ligue 20 league officially started, and Monaco ushered in the challenge of Nantes in the [-]th round of the league at the Stade Louis II.

When Situ Yunbing walked into the stadium wearing the warm down jacket of the Monaco Club, he could clearly hear the change of the cheering atmosphere in the stands, and some fans in the nearby stands also cheered and applauded him.

The attendance rate of the Louis II Stadium has significantly improved compared to the beginning of the first half of the season!
Situ Yunbing applauded the fans, and then came to the coach of the home team and waited for the start of the game as always, with a serious look on his face.

Compared with Monaco's goal of hitting the league title in the second half of the season, Nantes' goal in the second half of the season is also very direct and there is no retreat: relegation!

The strength of Nantes' overall lineup is relatively mediocre. Although their defense is also poor, if you insist on comparing the offensive and defensive ends, their offense is even worse. This is why they introduced Monaco's substitute striker during the winter break Gakpe.

Just after Gakpe left, he put on a Nantes jersey and came to the Louis II Stadium again.

Monaco fans can't talk about how much resentment they have for Gakpe. His own strength and past contributions are not enough to resonate with Monaco fans.

Falcao and Matic entered the starting lineup today, and the new players made their debut. The home fans are naturally happy to see them, and they look forward to their good performance.

Benatia sits on the bench, and he has not yet been able to take away the main position from Mongol and Modesto.

The Nantes team is relatively mediocre, and it can even be said to be weak. Today, as a guest at the Stade Louis II, they set up a 451 formation. When the game started, their tactics were also clear at a glance.

Defensive counterattack!

There is only Jia Kepei who counterattacks the sharp knife.

Perhaps Nantes is counting on Gakpe, who is more familiar with Monaco's technical and tactical system and players' defensive characteristics, to surprise them.

But reality disappointed them.

The midfield composed of Matic, Perez, and Merian completely controlled the midfield. Their own defensive strength is absolutely superior in Ligue [-]. In addition, after the team focused on creating a defensive and oppressive style of play, It makes it even more difficult for Nantes, who does not have the ability to control the ball, to gain a foothold in the midfield.

Monaco has been pressing the Nantes team to attack!
Except for Gakpe who was cruising in the midfield zone, the other players of the Nantes team compressed the space in the key defensive area forty yards in front of the goal, trying their best to contain Monaco's offensive.

Compared with Pino being restricted on the right, there are not many bright spots, but Morrow is very active in going up and down on the left.

Monaco has also used long-range shots in front of the penalty area to threaten Nantes' goal many times, but it is difficult to create opportunities for absolute threats.

Center forward Falcao is active in running, but the tacit understanding with his teammates is still lacking. When some opportunities appear in front of him, he will disappointingly miss them, and sometimes he will find that the passing and running cooperation between him and his teammates is obviously out of touch.

After all, it is still a little time to come to the team, and the skills and tactics created by Situ Yunbing are indeed a little different from the traditional skills and tactics. It is normal that he has not fully integrated into the team.

It’s just a pity that they couldn’t win Nantes. Situ Yunbing further strengthened the team’s offensive in the second half, and even removed Mungongu, and played Mangani to make the defense more flexible in the midfield, so as to liberate the team. Players on the field can boldly assist the opponent's penalty area without any worries!
After 90 minutes, Situ Yunbing lowered his head, sighed lightly, then raised his head and looked normal.

The fixed number on the score board is 0:0.
Monaco's possession rate is definitely close to 70%!

But the number of shots created was only around 20, and the threatening shots were almost invisible.

Compared with blasting the opponent for nearly 30 feet but being unable to score, it is obviously due to luck. Today's game made Situ Yunbing realize that after changing the striker and midfielder, Monaco's offense may have changed as a result.

It is really disappointing not to get a good start in the second half of the league, but Situ Yunbing is very calm in mind. He knows that there is no need to rush, and the current situation does not make him panic. No matter win or lose, Monaco will still be League leaders.

After the game, the media criticized Falcao for his headless performance in the game, and also criticized Monaco for not being cautious enough in signing.

Situ Yunbing turned a deaf ear to this at all.

In the middle of the week, Monaco continued to sit at home against the French second team Lens, and the quarter-finals of the French League Cup arrived as scheduled.

Compared with the starting lineup in the league, there are only three changes. The central defender combination of Modesto and Mongungou has been replaced by Nkuru and Benatia, the right back Simic has a truce, and Adriano started.

Situ Yunbing did not make changes in other positions, and the team's performance at home was still unsatisfactory.

There is basically no problem with defense!
Matic's fighting spirit has also obviously enhanced the team's midfield defense, which is much stronger than Leko, who was more of a starter in the past.

But Monaco's attack still seemed awkward.

Morrow on the wing is fine, while Pino on the right is less threatening after being heavily marked by the opponent, and Falcao's cooperation with his teammates is still a little rusty.

Monaco and Lens fought hard until the 83rd minute of the second half when Nkuru made a supplementary shot in a set-piece melee.

Monaco eliminated Lens 1:0 at home and reached the quarterfinals of the French League Cup!

The French media exploded!

The attack on Monaco came like a flood. After two games, although Monaco defended well, the opponent's strength really didn't make Monaco feel pressure. On the contrary, their offense was very bad but the media was very dissatisfied.

The media hope to see a Monaco team that at least continues to be strong in the first half of the season, not a challenger who will take it lightly if it leads temporarily!
Now Monaco has not won anything!

During preparations for the weekend's game against Caen, Situ Yunbing stayed in the club's office after get off work, and Alonzo joined in, just as the two of them did during the first half of the season in the early stages of the transformation of Monaco.

The two repeatedly studied the videos of Monaco's last two games, down to the details within ten seconds of each attack, to analyze the team's running position, the opponent's defensive changes, the players' choice of handling the ball, and discuss the team's current situation. How to improve the problem.

Alonzo is more of an analyst, and he's good at it.

With him by his side, Situ Yunbing listening to him analyze the specific details is far more thorough and clear than his own understanding at a glance.

This also allows Situ Yunbing to diverge his thinking and start making changes.

It was not until Friday morning that Situ Yunbing repeatedly confirmed the analysis results and understood the problem.

It's not Falcao's problem, it's Monaco's system.

In the past, the center forward of the team was Nimani. Nimani has sufficient height advantages and header advantages. At the same time, it is easier for him to form a striker fulcrum and bring a changeable option for offense.

But Falcao is not a fulcrum center in the strict sense, so when other players on the team, such as Merian, most of them give him the ball at his feet, let him control the ball in a small space in the penalty area and turn around to shoot, or Morrow puts his hopes on a pass It is a bit difficult for Falcao to be able to play with the ball after receiving more.

It's not impossible, but the success rate will be reduced, and Falcao's characteristics are not brought out.

The resulting change is that Situ Yunbing made new demands on Moro, Muratori, Simic, and Merian in Friday's tactical drill.

In order to liberate Falcao, Situ Yunbing also changed the technical and tactical system.

Pino was removed and changed to a 4321 unilateral flying wing formation on the left.

He doesn't know the specific effect, but after all, he has to be brave enough to try.

However, what surprised Situ Yunbing was that Falcao himself was a little frustrated. After joining the team, he failed to score a goal in two games. Coupled with the criticism from the media, his confidence seemed to be hit.

When Situ Yunbing saw Falcao's preoccupied and listless appearance, he couldn't help calling Falcao in front of him and scolding him.

"Don't pay attention to what the people outside say, they are farting, do you really want to smell it? You heard me clearly, you can become a top striker in Monaco, you can score a lot of goals, a top striker is the most basic The best quality is self-confidence!"

After being reprimanded by Situ Yunbing, Falcao was not angry, but showed a reflective expression, and then told Situ Yunbing that he would work hard in the next game!

(End of this chapter)