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Chapter 95 Guardiola is getting old
Paul Le Guin couldn't calm down anymore. It was obviously the team's counterattack opportunity, but he was robbed by three players from Monaco?

He can clearly see that the players in Monaco are not in harmony with each other, the timing of the counter-attack is very poor, and even the positioning of each other is not good.

However, this is the first time that an organized on-the-spot counterattack has appeared in the league. Facing three players who rushed forward, the Lyon players were in a hurry, and they didn't even pass the ball well, so they were easily intercepted.

After the Monaco players grabbed the ball, the counter-robbers spread out on the spot and turned into offensive players. The rhythm changed very quickly. Smith rushed the most. He and Drogba formed a double forward to suppress the opponent's defense.

Giuly dribbled the ball and assigned it. There were not many defensive players around him, and it was quite easy. "I like this style of play."

He gave the ball to the center, Cisse didn't look at the transfer, and Luo Teng, who was on the right, had already appeared in a suitable position, took the ball from the side, and made a cross.

There are many players in the frontcourt. The two defenders, Evra and Ibarra, have become wingers and are involved in the offense.

Drogba pressed the defender and took off, grabbed the ball, flicked his toes, and shot, not a shot, and the ball fell to the left again.Evra lightly rubbed the ball into the net, relaxed and freehand.

Less than 10 minutes into the game, Monaco had already taken the lead, which no one could have imagined.The goal came too suddenly, too easily.

The fans at the scene shouted wildly. They deeply felt the changes Jiangshan brought to the team. Not to mention the stability of the league, they are still No. 1 in the second round of the Champions League group stage, and they are likely to qualify early.

They started shouting frantically, waving the flag, shouting for the players and for Jiangshan, supporting Jiangshan unconditionally.

The old coaches watching the game looked dignified, thinking about Monaco's style of play. Ferguson seemed very excited, "Jiangshan's tactical system seems to focus on defense, but it is always planning to attack, which is terrible."

"You're a young guy, but he's still very skilled." Lippi took out a cigar, bit it in his mouth, and kept babbling, "If Juventus meets Monaco, it's pretty difficult to deal with."

Juventus, coached by Lippi, were in the same group as Manchester United, Deportivo and Basel in the second round of the Champions League group stage. They are currently second in the group with one win and one loss, ranking behind Manchester United. If they qualify, they are likely to meet Monaco.

Monaco is ranked first in the group, if Monaco can maintain the current situation.

"This guy has improved again. Such an offensive system cannot be figured out in a day or two." Cooper smiled, secretly wary.

Wenger had an ugly expression on his face. "Jiangshan's offensive system is very similar to my team. The offense is like flowing water. It penetrates every corner and is difficult to deal with."

In the next two UEFA Champions League group matches, Monaco will play against Arsenal at home and away.

After the Lyon team was scored, they still couldn't find a way to deal with Monaco, and they were still being beaten passively.The personal defensive abilities of Diarra and Erica, in the face of constant passing and cutting, completely exposed their weakness of insufficient defensive positioning, unable to keep up with the rhythm.

Lyon's defensive formation has been unable to exert its power. Soon, Monaco found another opportunity to pass the ball into the penalty area, and Chikos' weird through ball.

The speed was not fast, and it worked behind Kakapa. The nimble Jiuli shuttled in, met the ball, kicked an angry shot, and the ball hit the net again.

The first half of the game is not over yet, Monaco has taken a 2-0 lead and almost sealed the victory.

Ferguson chewed his gum with a blank expression on his face. "This style of play is obviously not well adapted. If it is used to deal with Arsenal's midfield line, it is not interesting enough. Arsenal has a greater chance of winning."

"The biggest problem is that the individual abilities of the players are uneven, and the individual's ability to control the ball is insufficient, so they cannot exert the maximum power of this tactic." Ferguson saw the clues, "If you face a top team, you will definitely lose."

Lippi also had the same idea, "If Monaco faces us, I really hope that Jiangshan will also use this style of play, and we will definitely win. Hehe..."

Any form of play is based on the player's personal ability. If the player's ability is not good, no matter how advanced the tactics are, it is useless.

Wenger watched the game, Monaco had already led 2:0, and there were still many chances to score goals, but Drogba's poor luck in scoring goals failed to expand the score.

He looked at the somewhat rusty cooperation of the Monaco team, thought for a long time, and finally smiled, "If Monaco is still like this, we will have no problem scoring six points in both games. Hehe... qualifying for the group? Monaco is still a little bit behind."

At the end of the first half, the score was still 2:0, with Monaco leading at home.Lippi, Cooper, and Wenger left the stadium at the same time. The famous coach watched the game, and he could tell the general idea at halftime.

As for the remaining Ferguson, he not only spied on Monaco's strength, he also wanted to buy someone.Whether it is Monaco or Lyon, there are good young players, which suit his taste.

Paul Le Guin criticized the players in the locker room, "Their cooperation is very rusty, don't be intimidated by their counter-attacks, we need to increase the contact points, we must pass the ball faster, it's very simple, don't mess it up."

Jiang Shan walked into the locker room and poured cold water on the excited players, "Based on your performance, do you still want to wrestle with the top European teams? In the first half of the game, at least 4 absolute opportunities were missed."

"Give me back in the second half, counterattack, and fight hand-to-hand." Jiang Shan said coldly.He changed his style of play, and he also realized that with such a performance, he could not compete with Arsenal.

Guardiola is puzzled, shouldn't he continue to run in?Competitions are the best training, and players' tacit understanding will improve only when they continue to work together in official matches.

In the second half, Jiangshan took the lead in making changes, defending and counterattacking, no longer wasting time on ball possession, and the team must continue to get used to winning games with a low ball possession rate.

Lyon had just changed tactics, and Juninho had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders. He is the leader of the team and must shoulder the responsibility. They all worked hard in the second half.

Then I suddenly discovered that Monaco was discouraged, and even retreated deeply, building a high wall in the backcourt. This, how can we play this?
Hand over possession to Lyon?Lyon is still a little unaccustomed to it.

Junior Juninho found a set-piece opportunity and sent a very high-quality curve ball, which almost broke through the Monaco gate. The crossbar rescued and popped out of bounds.

With two goals in hand, Monaco has a steady mentality and played a defensive counterattack comfortably. After sharpening their knives this season, Monaco once again showed their housekeeping skills.

The blade is still sharp.

Drogba was full of strength, crushed the defenders in the counterattack, withstood the pressure and scored a goal, a goal in open play.After the goal, Drogba celebrated wildly, knelt and slid on the ground, hey!There are no triple stripes.

It seems that it is not mature yet.

Looking at the score of 3:0, Jiang Shan was finally relieved that there was no disturbance in this game.In the last half hour, Jiangshan let Guardiola come off the bench to control the situation on the field.

It's a pity that Guardiola is really old. After playing, not only could not control the situation and lead the offense, but also became the focus of the Lyon team's steals, which almost caused a catastrophe.Jiangshan replaced Bernardi again, which stabilized the leading situation.

(End of this chapter)