i don't want to be king

Chapter 287 Tactical Game
Seeing No. 10 Bernardo Silva standing on the sidelines, the DJ yelled: "Let's come together - Bernardo -"

Nearly [-] fans shouted deafeningly at the same time: "Silva!"

Silva looked stern. At this time, the team was completely passive and his attention was on the field. He didn't respond to this familiar introduction.

DJ took the big list of Monaco and found the name of No. 17.

He immediately turned off the microphone and pointed to Li Liang's name and asked the person next to him: "My God, who among you can pronounce the correct pronunciation of this name (Liang)?"

Several people around tried to spell it in French, Italian, and English, but they couldn't reach an agreement.

An elderly staff member said: "Do you know Bruce Lee?

I think this No. 17 should be called Lee..."

Just like that, after Li Liang entered the venue, the DJ's voice sounded: "Number 17——Lee, from China!"

The 500 "warriors" who went on an expedition to Istanbul, as well as the fans who had watched the previous live broadcast, still remembered Li Liang's outstanding performance when he was ordered to step into danger, and warm applause broke out in the stands immediately.

More fans asked curiously, when did the club get this mysterious figure.

Li Liang and Silva quickly communicated with their teammates on the field, and Jardim's tactical intentions were implemented.

He asked Li Liang to replace Lemar to play the left midfielder, Silva replaced Bakayoko to stand in the center and play the midfielder, and then put Carrillo at the front, Germain retreated and Lee Good parallel stance.

Behind Germain and Li Liang are Fabinho, Dilar and Silva lined up.

As a last resort, Yardim adjusted the formation of players 442 on the field to a position similar to 4321.

The coach of Monaco does not want to drag the game into overtime or even a penalty shootout. He is now resorting to the winner and intends to directly resolve the battle within 90 minutes!
He rarely used the 4321 formation in previous games and training, because Jardim always felt that the team's existing personnel could not realize this extremely powerful formation configuration for the time being.

From the beginning of the warm-up match to the present, especially the thrilling contest in the last round in Istanbul, he began to waver.

——Li Liang's rapid rise is unexpected, and it also means that this tactic that has been conceived in his mind has finally become a reality.

Both Dilar and Silva have played central midfielders, plus the almighty Fabinho, the midfielder composed of three has the ability to provide sufficient support for the frontcourt.

But if the striker's offense can't open up the situation, these three midfielders who are more technical than physical can easily expose their deficiencies of insufficient defensive hardness and insufficient interception ability.

Seeing that No. 17 Li Liang appeared again, the players of Fenerbahçe were already prepared.

In view of Li Liang's characteristics, Perez has already explained to his disciples the methods of defending and restricting him.

Li Liangyi's old opponent No. 8 Tufan posted it again. According to the details explained by Perez, he resolutely prevented Li Liang from getting up easily, and tried to limit the opponent's forward path of the ball as much as possible.

At the same time, Tufan's midfield teammate, the tall No. 48 Wukan, has been protecting him all the time.

Unlike the previous game, Wukan was always standing on Li Liang's right side.

Li Liang was very "awkward" after several fights, so he had to hastily pass the ball back.

Soon, all the teammates and opponents found that Li Liang, who was in great form in the previous game, gradually began to disappear on the court.

After the match against Monaco, Perez specifically contacted his acquaintances in Sporting Lisbon and got the video of Monaco's match between Montreux and Sporting Lisbon.

He found that No. 17 has a strong ability to predict the situation on the court, is very good at reading games in complex situations, and is often the first to find solutions to problems in extremely difficult situations.

He and his assistants repeatedly studied the 2:1 victory over Monaco, and finally understood why Tufan's special marking did not control No. 17.

The consensus is that No. 17 is less forward-passing at a standstill and at low speeds, and clearly prefers to make offensive choices in high-speed runs.

The more complicated the situation is in the sports state, the more aggressive the opponent presses, the more No. 17 seems to be able to control the situation.

The seasoned Perez immediately concluded that No. 17's ball skills must have major flaws——

Compared with other qualities, No. 17's physical strength and explosive power are obviously insufficient, and it is difficult to get rid of opponents at a standstill or at a low speed.

In other words, as long as you try to slow down the tempo of this talented attacker and fall into a positional attack, then his threat can be greatly reduced.

After careful analysis, the assistants also pointed out that, at least judging from this game, most of the physical energy of No. 17 was consumed in non-stop running. This is an offensive organizer who likes to exchange space for time.

And it is certain, but No. 17 is more used to turning to the right to get rid of when facing the press, which is also a technical defect.

It is usually difficult for players to calmly summarize and analyze during the game. When Tufan and Wukan heard Perez's explanation when preparing for the game, they finally realized it.

After several contests, they found that No. 17 was not as difficult to limit as the coach said!
Caldeira stomped anxiously: "This is impossible!
Our attackers were 'asleep' on the field, we had to think of something else! ? "

Yardim has remained silent and his face is extremely solemn.

Seeing this, Barros stabbed Caldeira, and he had to temporarily silence.

No one knew what Jardim was planning.

Indeed, after Li Liang came on the field, at least from Fenerbahce's highly targeted arrangements on the field, the opponent must have discovered Li Liang's weakness.

Caldeira has been keenly aware of this.

Now Caldeira has the same question as everyone else——

The team's substitute list also includes the extremely fast Portuguese left forward Ivan Caballero and the talented Brazilian midfielder Gabriel Boschlia who performed well in the warm-up match. Two good attackers.

Why did Yardim insist on using Li Liang again in such an important game, relying only on his performance in the first half of the game?
(End of this chapter)