Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 90 A Test of Strength
Situ Yunbing was not surprised that Monaco took the lead in the away game. From the perspective of hard power, Monaco is definitely stronger than Lorient by a lot now, and at the beginning of the season, the hard power comparison between the two teams is comparable .

In the past half season of hard work, the changes that Situ Yunbing brought to the team are not only the improvement of technical and tactical soft power, but also the hard power of the team itself. After the qualitative change, Monaco is not only suppressing many teams in invisible temperament, but can indeed surpass most teams in Ligue [-] in terms of overall strength!

Old Gourcuff's coaching style is simple and unpretentious. It is difficult for Lorient to counter Monaco technically and tactically against Monaco at home!

But the good thing about Lorient is their mentality. Even if the score is behind, they are not as fragile and unbalanced as they imagined.

In other words, many teams will immediately change their offensive rhythm after falling behind at home, hoping to quickly equalize the score.

Lorient did not do that.

It’s not that they don’t care about falling behind, but they know that if they speed up the pace or only rely on the increase in the number of offensive players to counterattack, they will dig their own grave. There are three strong defensive players on the field, plus an asymmetric unilateral flying wing configuration.

Matic, Nkuru, and Perez are like iron chains blocking the river in the midfield. It is difficult for Lorient to break through this line of defense!
This was exactly the effect Situ Yunbing wanted, but the trend of the game made him feel a little helpless.

Lorient's mentality was calm, and after the score fell behind, they tightened the fence. Monaco's offensive was like a tide, but they still got the upper hand and could not score!
When the game came to 70 minutes in the second half, the score still had not changed, and Situ Yunbing made a decisive substitution!

Pino replaced Falcao, who had fallen back in form today, and then replaced Matic with Mangani. Monaco's overall formation retreated to shrink the defense!
The old Gourcuff would see the needles to seize the opportunity. At this time, he also made substitutions, trying to increase the success rate of the counterattack by adding a striker.

However, Monaco's defense is more efficient than before, because they retreated and compressed the space, making it impossible for Lorient to play a position to penetrate the attack. Modesto had a good hold over Monaco's penalty area.

Although the score was 1:0, Situ Yunbing looked calm on the sidelines.

He is really not worried, which stems from his confidence in the team's strong defense.

In the last 10 minutes of the game, Monaco delayed the rhythm and began to slow down the overall game!
After Situ Yunbing used up the last substitution, he put his hands in his pockets and watched the field calmly.

After Matic's goal, Monaco had more chances, but they didn't grasp it. Now the score of 1:0 will be maintained until the end of the game.

For Monaco fans, it's really cool to be 1:0 for a while, and it's always cool for 1:0!

There was no goal again. Monaco beat Lorient by one goal in the away game. After 4 games in the second half of the league, 1 draw and 3 wins, three consecutive victories!
After the game, Situ Yunbing shook hands with old Gourcuff friendly.

In his heart, he actually admires a coach like Old Gourcuff. Although he has no great achievements, he has a lot of experience in training small teams. At least he can prevent Lorient from collapsing when facing strong teams. Because of this, Lorient was able to survive in Ligue [-]. Big things can't be expected, but there will be no catastrophe.

Among the top five teams in this round, Marseille has a direct dialogue with Bordeaux. Marseille beat Bordeaux by one goal at home, and the other three top teams all won.

Monaco's lead at the top of the table remains at six points.

Monaco, 49 points.

Lyon, 43 points.

Marseille, 40 points.

Bordeaux, 40 points.

Toulouse, 40 points.

New year and new weather, Monaco has made great strides in the third line after entering 2009, and the fans can't help but be overjoyed. Although there has been a farce like Debondan hiring Cobosla, it is not harmful.

On the contrary, the outside world saw that Situ Yunbing supported Debondan behind the scenes at the critical moment and played a key role in stabilizing the locker room. All rely on him!
Now Monaco has a special landscape almost every day.

That is when Situ Yunbing rides a road race to and from get off work, the fans on both sides of the road always greet him with a smile, and ask him to sign and take a group photo when waiting for him to go to work outside the club or when he goes in and out after get off work.

Naturally, Situ Yunbing will not ignore the fans coldly. As long as time permits, he will always satisfy every fan. On social media, there are always many photos of Situ Yunbing taking photos with fans.

But the Chinese media may be a little unhappy, because wave after wave of Chinese journalists who went to Monaco failed to interview Situ Yunbing.

In private, Situ Yunbing's refusal to accept interviews has almost become the consensus of the media. He will only talk to reporters when he must attend the pre-match press conference or accept interviews after the game to fulfill his duties as a head coach.

It's not that Situ Yunbing is a maverick. In fact, many coaches in the coaching circle are like this, and big-name coaches are no exception, because most coaches don't like reporters, and the media always creates troubles for them in one way or another. , I don't like the pressure brought by the media attacking them, nor do I like the impetuousness caused by the media's touting them.

February 2, Valentine's Day.

Situ Yunbing originally wanted to buy a gift for Sigrid, but he was afraid that his wishful thinking would make the relationship awkward. The two usually send some simple text messages to greet and care for each other. Today is a special festival like this. Situ Yunbing still had to work, and he didn't know if Sigrid would have someone of the opposite sex to accompany her through romantic time.

After Situ Yunbing came to the club in the morning, he put aside the mediocre distractions. After all, today he will lead the team to face Marseille at home!
Before the game, the French media tried to bring up old stories to make the atmosphere of this game more heated.

In the first half of the match, Marseille coach Gretz despised Situ Yunbing. As a result, Marseille was defeated by Monaco at home. After the game, Situ Yunbing also spoke rudely to Gretz!
Are the two feuding over this?
Situ Yunbing didn't know it himself, because he didn't see Gretz every day, and almost forgot about him after the game.

But the media always want to make the game more attractive gimmicks. Moreover, the league has developed to this stage, and the civil war between the top five teams will inevitably become a key battle!

Situ Yunbing didn't say anything about Gretz before the game. It was true that he didn't like Gretz, but he couldn't really treat the opponent as an enemy.

Respecting your opponent is often also respecting your own work.

Everyone is in the football circle, and when they have not risen to sectarian disputes, personal grievances are often not worth mentioning. Excessive entanglement will only appear to be small-minded and unmannered.

Naturally, Gretz will not be boring to hit Situ Yunbing's gun. It is well known that the Chinese young coach who is the most popular in Ligue [-] is not good at dealing with it. Whether it is managing the team internally or fighting externally, The ruthlessness in Young Marshal Situ's bones left a deep impression on the outside world.

As night fell, the Louis II Stadium was brightly lit, and fans entered the stadium early to watch the upcoming strong dialogue. Although it is rare for the stadium to be overcrowded, after the soaring record of Monaco this season, anyone who plays the ball The team's game attendance rate will not be lower than 80%, and if it is a strong team, then it must be full of seats!

Situ Yunbing mobilized the team before the game. After many games in the second half of the season, Monaco was a small test and the results were good. Now a strong opponent has finally come to test their true strength. .

This makes the generals of Monaco full of energy and fighting spirit!
They also want to know what level they are now in the Ligue [-] championship group!
Although the first half of the season has a good record against strong teams, winning is not very convincing, and some games have not yet been won, such as Bordeaux, and winning Marseille is because the opponent has taken it lightly, and winning Lyon is because Lyon is trapped in multiple lines Combat plus the main injury, and only winning Toulouse is convincing.

Playing Marseille today, they want to see whether their strength has improved or whether the past few games are just an illusion.

If it is the latter, then Situ Yunbing must also make technical and tactical corrections!

(End of this chapter)