i don't want to be king

Chapter 448 Big Fish
On the evening of December 12, the Stade Louis II was less than half full.

Grimandy, the chief scout in the French section of Arsenal, was in a good mood. Because there were not many spectators for such a game, he easily found a parking space in the garage under the stadium.

The weather was a bit cold, Grimandi pulled down the brim of his hat, and began to pay close attention to the players who were warming up on the field.

As one of the most traditional roles in professional football, a scout like Grimandi does not reject the application of new high technology, but he always believes that the eyes and brain of a scout can never be manipulated by software and big data. Analyze what is being replaced.

This seemingly unimportant game has attracted the attention of big clubs including Arsenal. Grimandi believes that in other corners of the stands, there must be his colleagues silently observing.

According to the instructions of Professor Wenger, Grimandi temporarily changed his plan and came to Monaco's home court. In addition to continuing to observe Monaco's talented striker Kylian Mbappe, he has another task.

Wenger was also very concerned about Li Liang's lack of opportunities to play for a long time. During the call with Grimandi, he firmly believed that this must not be a technical problem, and it must not be that simple.

There are usually three reasons for Xuezang to be a player in good condition, first, violation of discipline; second, conflicts with the head coach or core players in the team; third, related to the contract.

Looking at Li Liang, who seemed energetic during the warm-up, chatting and laughing with his teammates from time to time, Grimandi was a little puzzled, because Li Liang seemed to be in a good state of mind, and he didn't look like something was wrong at all. .

He continued to observe for a while, but found nothing unusual about Li Liang, so he had to turn his attention to Mbappe again.

As Grimandi reported last season, this little guy is definitely worth investing in!

However, the professor is very scruples about his former club Monaco's trend of "black shop" in the transfer market in recent years. His psychological evaluation of Mbappe is not as good as the offer intention of Real Madrid and Manchester City, and he has not been able to make up his mind.

And the professor also concluded that Monaco would definitely not let Mbappe go in the winter transfer window, so he prefers to make a decision at the end of the season.

Looking at Mbappe, who also appeared to be in good condition on the field, Grimandi sighed secretly. He always felt that if he hesitated any longer, this big fish would swim into someone else's net.

At the beginning of the game, except for Subasic, Glick and Bakayoko who entered the starting lineup, Mbappe replaced Clentin-Jean and Carrillo as the strikers, and Jardim sent all substitutes in the rest of the positions.

On this point, he and the club's vice-chairman Vasiliev are completely consistent: the primary goal of this season is the league and the Champions League. As for the cup, the more important role is to make adjustments and examine substitute players.

At the beginning of the game, facing Rennes, who was defeated not long ago, the young players of Monaco played proactively and quickly controlled the situation.

In the 11th minute of the game, the Brazilian Boschlia on the left side of the home team made continuous passes and then inserted into the penalty area. After swaying the defense, he shot a cold arrow. Rennes goalkeeper Nardi threw the ball and Mbappe shrewdly shoveled the ball in front of him. Entered the empty goal, 1:0!

Cheers erupted from the stands, and Grimandi's heart tightened, knowing that his goal was about to increase the price again.

After scoring the goal, Monaco completely let go of their hands and feet. Li Liang found that with Subasic, Glick and Bakayoko on the central axis, the performance of his young teammates was much better than in Germany. up.

He quickly realized that being able to play a smooth game is more related to the strength of the opponent. An underdog like Rennes struggles to fight alone in the league, so he also chose to rotate a large area in the cup.

Monaco's ball possession rate, number of passes and success rate are significantly higher than their opponents.After another 10 minutes, Mbappe shot again from the angle of Boschlia's shot just now. This time Nardi didn't catch the ball again, and the ball went straight from under him to the bottom of the net, 2:0!

Seeing Mbappe happily rushing to the bench, Grimandi shook his head angrily. The "big fish" seemed to be swimming farther and farther.

The professor's judgment was very accurate, and Grimandi's premonition was not wrong.

Seeing his players surrounded by Mbappe, Vasilyev on the VIP seat smiled and said to Paris Saint-Germain's chairman Nasser: "Kylian (Mbappe) is an important choice for our striker.

I think all clubs that are interested in him can make an offer next summer - at the end of the season. Now the club's primary goal is to maintain a complete lineup. We don't want to lose competitiveness after the new year! "

Nasser smiled wryly, obediently, it seems that the hope of bringing Mbappé to the Parc des Princes in winter is getting slimmer and slimmer.

Nasser understood that this little guy's performance has been getting better and better recently, which really gave Monaco the capital to sit on the ground and raise prices.

Not far from the two chairmen, Gaudino kept his hand on his chin, thoughtful.

Spignoli had already quietly told Gaudino that the club thought it was difficult for Li Liang and Mbappe to coexist.

Godino understands that this is probably the only reason why Li Liang does not get playing time.

In the 35th minute, Rennes, who had been under siege, made another mistake in the defense line. Mbappe, who was in good shape, made a lightning-fast attack, successfully broke the defender's ball, and then swayed Nardi beautifully.

Facing the ball that was about to roll off the baseline, Mbappe forcibly accelerated, fell to the ground and rubbed the shot at a very small angle, the ball soared into the air at an angle of almost 0 degrees, hit the far post and bounced into the net nest!
3:0, the halftime game is not over yet, the 18-year-old Mbappe has successfully staged a hat-trick!
Mbappe rushed to the bench again, hugged Jardim tightly, and then all the substitutes rushed up, together with the teammates on the field, everyone crazily pressed Mbappe under him.

Li Liang felt a huge shock, not only because Mbappe's performance was perfect, the moment he scored the third goal, Li Liang found that Mbappe's overall rating had reached 3!

In addition, he found that the biggest difference between Mbappe and before is that he appears extremely confident when taking the ball and shooting.

Especially for the third goal, Mbappe's extremely strong confidence can be felt from the bench nearly 3 meters away.

All the spectators in the stands gave a standing ovation. Without counting, Mbappe must have set a new record for the Louis II Stadium and even the entire League Cup.

The audience was overjoyed, everyone was thrilled to witness the rise of a new star.

Some of those who applauded had mixed feelings.

Grimendi's expression was numb, and he was out of tune with the audience around him. Mbappe's unexpected outburst made him less and less confident.

Nasser looked at the excited Vasilyev beside him and smiled helplessly. He knew that his offer would no longer satisfy the Russian.

Gaudino was also amazed at the side. The old man in his seventies had seen too many geniuses, but he immediately realized that Mbappe was different.

He shifted his gaze to Monaco's bench, and sighed secretly in his heart: "Li, it's this little guy who took away your playing time. The difficulties you encountered are really not ordinary!"

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(End of this chapter)