i don't want to be king

Chapter 390 The Passionate Central Army

The dressing room of the away team at the Stade Luis II.

Slutsky gathered everyone together and said in a low voice: "Boys, we have played 2011 Champions League games since 25, sounds amazing doesn't it?
But in these 25 games, our record is 4 wins, 6 draws and 15 losses!
We've conceded goals in every game in those 25 games!

In the 11 away games, we have 1 win, 1 draw and 9 losses...

What I want to say is that the whole world now thinks that CSKA Moscow has become the first seeded team in the UEFA Champions League group stage, which is simply a big joke!

Others said that among the 32 teams participating in the Champions League, we should be ranked between 25 and 30 in terms of strength..."

Before he finished speaking, there was already a dead silence in the locker room, and everyone was motionless.

Some players' eyes were almost spitting fire, some were trembling slightly, and some were gnashing their teeth.

Slutsky suddenly raised his voice and burst into veins: "Fuck the history, fuck the goal conceded record, fuck the weakest seed team!
We are the great CSKA Moscow!

No matter what happened before, every game is our chance to be reborn, the best chance to say goodbye to the past! "

Everyone stood up, and Slutsky, who was standing in the center, waved for everyone to come closer, and soon everyone stood shoulder to shoulder and held each other's arms tightly around each other.

Slutsky yelled loudly: "We are not here to lose, no one can easily beat us!

Come on boys, for your dignity!

1, 2, 3! "

Everyone yelled at the same time: "Ulla!!!" "Ulla!!!" "Ulla!!!"

When the bottom line is touched, everyone will react most violently.

Of course, the members of the CSKA are no exception.

Even among the three opponents they have faced in the group, the players privately believe that Monaco is the strongest.

The careful preparations before the game, coupled with the unprecedented high morale, surprised everyone in the Monaco team as soon as they played, as if this was a brand new team!

Grimandi in the stands was even more surprised. Having experienced countless fierce battles in his player days, he could tell at a glance that the visiting team was definitely not good at coming!
When the home team kicked off, Li Liang passed the ball back to Fabinho from the center circle. Suddenly, he felt two or three people rush past him and rushed towards the Brazilian! .

After several fierce fights, CSKA's style of play has begun to take shape.They deeply learned the lessons of the previous game, and implemented high-intensity high-position pressing when defending, with the main purpose of completely disrupting Monaco's rhythm.

They have already recognized the huge gap in strength between the two sides, especially the speed and physical fitness of the players on both sides. CSKA, which is mostly veterans, is simply not as good as the young and vigorous Monaco. Therefore, once they get the ball, CSKA will take the initiative to slow down.

Disrupting the opponent's rhythm with a fierce press, and then looking for opportunities with a patient offensive organization. After putting down its stance, CSKA's extremely pragmatic style of play made the Monaco team feel extremely uncomfortable.

The visiting team's two defensive midfielders, Swedish international Wimblom and Israeli international Nacho, changed their defense strategies against Li Liang——

When one person makes a tackle, the other always pays attention to blocking Li Liang's possible route of the ball, preferring to let him pass back and cross, which is to resolutely destroy his attempt to pass forward.

Li Liang retreats or pulls to the side, and he will also encounter the opponent's group defense.

Slutsky warned his disciples in the pre-match preparations that although this Chinese player named "Li" has been unknown and occasionally appears a little naive on the court, he must admit that he has the ability to change the situation of the game in an instant!
Also, although his off-ball running is not efficient, it can also create a huge killing opportunity.

In the opening 5 minutes, the fans in the stands have been shouting desperately.

They felt tremendous pressure. The CSKA team, which they thought would be easily won, unexpectedly exploded with amazing fighting power, and it was indistinguishable from Monaco, which had the advantage of home court.

Netizens expressed their surprise:

"It's only been half a month. What kind of special training does CSKA have? Isn't this too intense?"

"As expected of a fighting nation, did you see that, you are risking your life!"

"They are the same as Saint-Etienne, using the overall defense to limit Li 17's performance..."

……

If Monaco were in this state two weeks ago, Monaco would definitely be in big trouble, and Jardim would never dare to take the risk of using Li Liang, who has not fully recovered.

CSKA's desperate performance, Yardim had already warned his players in the tactics class.It's not that he has no countermeasures—letting Li Liang, who has fully recovered his physical condition and is even in better condition than before, start the game is his answer.

Spignoli told Jardim that Li Liang's current physical fitness is enough to sustain a 75-minute high-intensity game.

What's more, Jardim concluded that the opponent will definitely shrink and fight back after a period of strong attack in the opening game. After all, the whole game takes 90 minutes. No team in the world can maintain the highest intensity game for 90 minutes. Rhythm.

Li Liang was already very familiar with the characteristics of these opponents, but he was still secretly surprised by the intensity of the pressing he encountered. Even he was thinking, what would happen to the physical fitness of the second half of CSKA's unrelenting fight?
Sure enough, in the 10 minutes of the game, CSKA's pressing intensity dropped significantly.This is also Slutsky's strategy-after 10 minutes of onslaught, continue to return to the defensive and counterattack style of play.

Slutsky told the players that regardless of whether the attacking strategy worked or not, they should immediately shrink their defense after 10 minutes, save their strength first and then try to change.

Li Liang immediately felt that there was more room for movement, but passing the ball forward was still the same difficulty, especially trying to establish contact with Falcao who was surrounded by heavy fronts was even more difficult.

Li Liang immediately decided to try to open up the space first, and then he could find opportunities to pass the ball or attack the goal.

He has established an initial tacit understanding in the game with Lemar and Silva in the middle and on the left and right.Especially Silva, who has become more and more proficient in changing positions and passing between Li Liang and Li Liang.

Watching Li Liang, Silva, and Lemar frequently play exquisite cooperation, the fans burst into cheers. After all, this level of wonderful ground cooperation is something that has not been seen in the Louis II Stadium for a long time.

From the time of warming up, Li Liang found that his physical condition felt better than ever.

After Spignoli adjusted Li Liang's training plan according to the characteristics of young players, Li Liang's physical fitness made an amazing breakthrough.

Correspondingly, his explosive power and core strength of the torso have been greatly improved, giving him more and more confidence in running positions and confrontations.

(End of this chapter)