i don't want to be king

Chapter 411 Pochettino Actively Seeks Change

The big screen showed that the match in Moscow ended in a 1:1 draw.

The fans in the stands talked a lot.The amazing thing is that both the home fans and the Tottenham fans who traveled with the team think this is an acceptable result, and they all feel that it is a very beneficial situation for their team.

Of course, the premise is that victory must be achieved, so that all theoretical benefits can be successfully realized.

There is still one hour before the game, and the two sides should announce the starting list according to the usual practice.

Monaco released the starting list 10 minutes in advance, but Tottenham did not release it for a long time. It was not until 40 minutes before the start of the game that Tottenham's list was announced.

Looking at the roster on the big screen, Grimandy, Arsenal's chief scout in France, was a little surprised. He didn't expect Jardim to send Li Liang to start again.

Like him, Nasser, the chairman of Paris Saint-Germain in the VIP seat, was also puzzled by him. He immediately communicated with Kluivert next to him.

Mou Zhaoge looked at Ghazi, who was smiling, and couldn't help giving a thumbs up. He was completely convinced by the Frenchman's revelation.

He Wei and Xue Yang, who had just entered the studio, were preparing materials. After the latest list of appearances was checked out from the computer, the two became excited.

Xiao Yu also saw the real-time update of Monaco's starting list in front of the computer, and she was a little annoyed that this Li Liang still kept it a secret from herself as before!
After the warm-up, the players from both sides returned to the locker room, and a simple opening ceremony began on the field.

In the locker room of the home team, Jardim was making the final arrangements: "Now please forget the 1:1 in Moscow just now, and please forget that we now have 8 points, while Tottenham only has 4 points."

He pointed to Falcao who was wearing the captain's armband: "Radamel, please treat this as your first game after you come back."

He gave advice to every starting player, and when it was Li Liang's turn, the Portuguese said solemnly: "I will trust you without reservation, Li.

Please also trust Lee.Please show all your talents, Lee! "

In the routine ceremony before the appearance, the captain Falcao was in the middle, and everyone held each other's shoulders and surrounded them tightly.

Falcao shouted: "Go! Monaco! We just want to win!"

The two sides walked out of the player tunnel, Li Liang walked behind the team, and the little blond caddy with his left hand seemed familiar. He finally remembered that it was Jean-Reno with the domineering name!

He smiled and said to Renault: "Hi, Jean, we meet again."

Little Renault was very pleasantly surprised that Li Liang remembered his name, and he said happily: "Li, I think you can still score goals!"

Li Liang smiled, and replied firmly: "Definitely!"

Dembele, who knows French on his right, turned his face and said clearly: "Jean, maybe he can score, but the victory will definitely belong to us Tottenham!"

Li Liang put away his smile, turned to Dembele and said, "Sorry, I will score again, and I will keep the victory!"

Dembele winked at the somewhat nervous little Renault, and laughed loudly: "Then let's wait and see!"

After the two sides finished the preparations for the opening game, the home team kicked off first, and Falcao and Li Liang stood in front of the ball.

He Wei began to quickly introduce the relevant situation of the game. He briefly analyzed the standings and qualifying situation of Group E; Xue Yang introduced the starting lineups of both sides.

The topic of the two soon returned to Li Liang. Because of their excellent performance against Tottenham for the first time and the goal that sealed the victory against CSKA in the last game, they had another feeling for Li Liang. Expect more.

Netizens also waited in front of the computer early, and began to express their opinions one after another.

"I'm going to qualify for a tie this time, right? The situation is great!"

"It definitely won't be a draw. If Tottenham draws, it will be suspended. Monaco may also become the second qualifying team. That would be dangerous!"

"This game is definitely not easy to play, Tottenham are going to die!"

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At the opening whistle, Falcao passed the ball to Li Liang, who passed it back to Fabinho, and Monaco started to play in midfield.

Tottenham pressed up across the board and quickly launched a press. Seeing the situation, Fabinho had to pass back to Subasic.

Monaco's goalkeeper faced Kane's big kick and kicked the ball out of bounds, and the ball fell into the hands of Tottenham in an instant.

Pochettino nodded with satisfaction, at least the start of the game has met his expectations.

After seeing Monaco's starting lineup, Pochettino was very surprised. Originally, he and his assistants expected that Monaco would return to the best 442. There is a high probability that Falcao and Germain will start on the front line, followed by Mba. Pei replaced Germain in the starting line-up, but Jardim did not expect Li Liang to start.

Pochettino has always regretted and blamed himself very much, and the defeat at the new Wembley has always made him brood.

After repeated replays after the game, he finally understood that his contempt for Li Liang was the main reason for the loss.

Especially for the first goal conceded, Li Liang's running position caused fatal confusion in his defense line in an instant, and finally led to conceding the goal.

The second conceded goal was even more unacceptable. Li Liangru entered no one's land. After launching an attack with a long pass, he grabbed points and made a follow-up shot, completely defeating Tottenham.

The defeat, swallowed in front of 8 ecstatic home fans at the great new Wembley Stadium, tormented Pochettino and his protégés like a wound that would never heal.

They were looking forward to this game, anxiously waiting for this chance of revenge for 67 days.

After seeing Monaco's starting lineup, Pochettino immediately decided to readjust his playing list.

Vertonghen, who had just returned from injury, passed the test and entered the starting list, but Pochettino still decided to replace the Belgian with Austrian defender Weimer.

At the same time, he replaced the main midfielder Eriksson with the more defensive teenager Wiggins, and replaced Walker with the more defensive right back Trippier.

All these adjustments are only for one person-Pochettino will never allow himself and his team to lose to the same person again!

He made up his mind, and at the same time he firmly believed that if he wanted to win this game, he must limit this person's performance!
During the 20 minutes when the release of the list was postponed, he re-arranged the disciples in detail.Now Pochettino is full of confidence. He believes that as long as he plays normally, his team will definitely win the game.

As for the person he is worried about, Pochettino believes that his careful arrangements will definitely minimize his threat.

Jardim and his assistants were a little surprised. Tottenham’s formation is still 4231, which they are best at. The combination of the two central defenders did make Caldeira guess right, but it was very surprising that Walker, the original main right back, did not play. .It is also difficult to understand that the midfielder replaced Eriksson with the teenager Wiggins.

Tottenham held the ball, and the two sides fought fiercely in the midfield. Bakayoko snatched the ball from Sun Xingmin's feet beautifully and handed it to Li Liang immediately.

Jardim finally understood that Wiggins' appearance was for Li Liang.

When Li Liang gets the ball in the frontcourt, Wanyama and Dembele will take care of him, and once Li Liang retreats to the backcourt, Wiggins immediately clings to him.

Li Liang began to strengthen the distribution of the ball, and Tottenham immediately launched a highly targeted defense. The newly promoted England international Danny Rose was closely marking Silva, and Trippier and Lemar were also inseparable.

In the midfield, Ali assisted Sun Xingmin to focus on restricting Fabinho, the most important point in the backcourt of Monaco.

After cutting off the connection between Monaco's midfield and frontcourt, Mendy and Sidiby, who were arranged to attack in turn, immediately dropped sharply because they could not get the pass.

Pochettino unexpectedly denied his own tactics when facing Monaco at home, and started the decisive battle with an extremely pragmatic defensive style of play.

(End of this chapter)