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The second half of the Ligue 1 league officially started, and Monaco ushered in the challenge of Nantes in the 20th round of the league at the Stade Louis II.

When Situ Yunbing walked into the stadium wearing the Monaco Club's warm down jacket, he could clearly hear the change in the cheering atmosphere in the stands, and some fans in the nearby stands cheered and applauded him.

The attendance of the Louis II Stadium has been significantly improved compared to the beginning of the first half of the season!

Situ Yunbing applauded the fans, and then came to the home team's coach's bench to wait for the start of the game as always, with a serious look on his face.

Compared with Monaco's goal of hitting the league title in the second half of the season, Nantes' goal in the second half of the season is also very direct and has no way out: relegation!

The overall strength of Nantes' lineup is relatively mediocre. Although their defense is also terrible, if they insist on comparing the offensive and defensive ends, their offense is even more terrible. This is why they introduced Monaco's backup striker during the winter break. gakpe.

Gakpe just left his forefoot, put on a Nantes jersey and came to the Louis II Stadium.

Monaco fans can't talk about how much resentment they have against Gakpe. His own strength and past contributions are not enough to resonate with Monaco fans.

Falcao and Matic entered the starting lineup today, and the new players appeared. The home fans naturally liked it and expected them to play well.

Benatia is on the bench, and he has yet to steal the starting spot from Mongungu and Modesto.

The Nantes team is relatively mediocre, and it can even be said to be weak. Today at the Louis II Stadium, they put up a 451 formation. When the game started, their tactics were also clear at a glance.

Defensive counterattack!

The only one who countered the sharp knife was Gakpe.

Perhaps Nantes is counting on Gakpe, who has a better understanding of Monaco's technical and tactical system and players' defensive characteristics, to surprise them.

But the reality made them very disappointed.

The midfield composed of Matic, Perez, and Merian completely controlled the midfield, and its defensive strength was absolutely superior in Ligue 1. In addition, after the team focused on creating a joint defense, anti-robbing and pressing style of play, It is even more difficult for Nantes, who have no ball-handling strength, to gain a foothold in the midfield.

Monaco has been pressing Nantes to attack!

Except for Gacpe who was cruising in the midfield, the other players of the Nantes team compressed the space in the key area of ​​defense forty yards in front of the goal and tried their best to contain Monaco's offensive.

Compared to Pino being limited on the right, there are not many bright spots, but Morrow is very active on the left.

Monaco also used long-range shots in front of the penalty area to threaten Nantes' goal many times, but it was difficult to create an absolute threat.

Center Falcao is active in running, but the tacit understanding with his teammates is still lacking. When some opportunities appear in front of him, he will be disappointed to miss, and sometimes he will find that there are obvious signs of disconnection between him and his teammates.

In the end, he still had a little time in the team, and the techniques and tactics created by Situ Yunbing were indeed somewhat unconventional compared to traditional techniques and tactics. It was normal that he had not fully integrated into the team.

It's just a pity not to win Nantes. Situ Yunbing further strengthened the team's offensive in the second half, and even removed Mongonggu and added Mangani to make the defense more flexible in the midfield and backcourt. Players on the field can boldly assist in the opponent's penalty area without any worries!

After 90 minutes, Situ Yunbing lowered his head, sighed softly, then raised his head and his face was as usual.

The number fixed on the scoreboard is 0:0.

Monaco's possession rate is absolutely close to 70%!

However, the number of shots created was only about 20, and the threatening shots were almost invisible.

Compared with slamming the opponent nearly 30 feet but not being able to break the goal, it is obviously due to luck. Today's game made Situ Yunbing realize that after changing the striker and midfielder,

Monaco's offense may have changed as a result.

It was disappointing that he didn't get a good start in the second half of the league, but Situ Yunbing was very peaceful in his mind. He knew he couldn't be in a hurry, and the current situation didn't make him panic. No matter whether he wins or loses, Monaco will still be the best. League leaders.

After the game, the media criticized Falcao's performance like a headless fly in the game, and also criticized Monaco for not being careful enough when signing.

Situ Yunbing turned a deaf ear to this.

In the middle of the week, Monaco continued to host the French League Two team Lens, and the quarter-finals of the French League Cup arrived as scheduled.

Compared with the starting lineup in the league, there are only three changes. The center back combination of Modesto and Mongungu was replaced by Nkuru and Benatia, the right back Simic was sidelined, and Adriano started.

Situ Yunbing did not make changes in other positions, and then the team's effect at home was still not ideal.

There is basically no problem with defense!

Matic's fighting spirit has also obviously enhanced the team's midfield defense, which is much stronger than Lecco, who was more of a starter in the past.

But Monaco's attack still seemed awkward.

Morrow on the wing was fine, Pino on the right began to threaten after being heavily marked by the opponent, and the cooperation between Falcao and his teammates was still slightly unfamiliar.

Monaco and Lens fought hard until 83 minutes into the second half before Nkuru made a supplementary shot in a set-piece melee.

Monaco beat Lens 1:0 at home to reach the quarter-finals of the French League Cup!

French media exploded!

Criticisms against Monaco came like a tide. After two games, although Monaco had a good defense, there was nothing to make Monaco feel pressured by the strength of their opponents. On the contrary, their offense was very bad, which made the media very dissatisfied.

The media hopes to see a Monaco that at least continues the strong first half of the season, not a challenger who will take the lead for a while!

Monaco haven't won anything yet!

Alonzo joined Situ Yunbing in the club's office after get off work in preparation for the weekend's match against Caen, just as the two of them did in the early days of their revamp of Monaco in the first half of the season.

The two repeatedly studied the videos of Monaco's last two games, down to the details within a dozen seconds of each attack, to analyze the team's movement, the opponent's defensive changes, and the players' choices in handling the ball, discussing the team's current situation. how to improve the problem.

Alonzo is more of an analyst, and he's very good at it.

With him by his side, Situ Yunbing listened to him and analyzed specific details far more thoroughly and clearly than he could understand at a glance.

This also allows Situ Yunbing to spread his thinking and start making changes.

It was not until Friday morning that Situ Yunbing repeatedly confirmed the analysis results and understood the problem.

It's not Falcao's fault, it's Monaco's system that's faulty.

In the past, the center of the team was Nimani. Nimani has sufficient height advantage and header advantage. At the same time, he is also more likely to form a striker fulcrum to bring variable attack options.

But Falcao is not strictly a fulcrum center, so when other players in the team, such as Merian, mostly give him the ball, let him turn and shoot in a small space in the penalty area, or Morrow crosses to hope It is a bit difficult for Falcao to be able to play the ball more after receiving the ball.

It is not impossible, but the success rate will be reduced, and the characteristics of Falcao have not been brought into play.

The resulting change is that Situ Yunbing specially made new requirements for Moro, Muratori, Simic, and Merian during the tactical drill on Friday.

In order to liberate Falcao, Situ Yunbing also changed the technical and tactical system.

Removed Pino and changed to 4321 left wing single wing formation.

He doesn't know what the specific effect will be, but after all, he has to have the courage to try.

However, what surprised Situ Yunbing was that Falcao himself was a little frustrated. After joining the team, he failed to score in the entire two games. Coupled with the criticism from the media, his confidence seemed to be hit.

When Situ Yunbing saw Falcao's listless appearance, he couldn't help calling Falcao in front of him and scolding him.

Don't pay attention to what people say outside, they are farting, do you really want to smell it? You heard me clearly, you can be a top striker in Monaco, you can score a lot of goals, a top striker is the most basic The quality is self-confidence!

Falcao was not angry after being reprimanded by Situ Yunbing, but showed a reflective expression, and then told Situ Yunbing that he would work hard in the next game!