Exactly as Jardim had predicted, Nancy burst into an amazing fight in this game.

From the first minute of the game, the expressions on their faces, the shouts to each other, and the body language on the field all revealed a strong signal.

Nancy is fighting to qualify, to qualify for the final.

Halfway through the game, Nancy, as one of the relegation favourites, has exploded into an astonishing fighting force in the French League Cup, and has already picked out all the opponents they encountered.

Even now facing Monaco, who once bloodied their side 6-0, Nancy looked fearless on the field.

Li Liang still remembers that Yaldim said to himself: "We only have Nabil (Dillard) going back to the Africa Cup of Nations, but they have two main players going to play the Africa Cup of Nations."

Nancy will not be able to threaten our goal, so they will defend desperately to drag the game into extra-time and even on penalties.

If this is the case, then we will be under huge psychological pressure, and when the time comes, it is likely that they will be the last to laugh. ”

In addition to Chetu's defensive followers, what shocked Li Liang and his teammates was that even Nancy's striker Moroccan veteran Haji retreated to the edge of his penalty area and defended tenaciously like a midfielder.

Nancy's coaching staff did a lot of hard work to prepare, and the immediate effect was that their dense defensive tactics managed to keep Monaco's attacking organisation at bay in the opening stages.

Li Liang felt that Nancy's defenders were almost omnipresent in the frontcourt, and their defense was extremely aggressive.

It can be felt that, unlike the "lethal" defense of many teams, Nancy's ferocious defense is all about constantly putting pressure on the home team.

The action was ferocious, with the intention of intimidating and preventing the Monaco players.

From the very beginning, Chetu tried to contain Li Liang's play with high-intensity running and physical confrontation.

Li Liang felt that Chetu's attack ability was almost zero compared to Tolisso, but this opponent was extremely focused, so it was also extremely difficult to deal with.

Grimandi was a bit surprised from the stands, he had come to inspect the Monaco players, but it was clearly Nancy who were in better form at the moment.

Several of the players he followed, including Li Liang, had been slow to find his groove since the opening kick-off, making frequent mistakes under the opponent's suffocating defence.

The former Arsenal captain who has just retired and is now Manchester City's assistant coach Mikel Arteta is enthusiastic, and Nancy, who is at a clear disadvantage, has played bloody on the field, which makes Arteta can't help but cheer loudly.

This caused him a lot of rolling eyes and boos, and Torrent, the first assistant coach of Manchester City, had to nervously remind him: "Mikel, I still want to return to Manchester alive, we better be careful!" ”

Unai Emery couldn't help but say to his assistant Juan Carlos Caicedo: "I really don't understand what Yaldim is thinking, he still sent more than half of the main players in this game.

Does he want to grasp all four lines in his hands and not give up? ”

Caicedo frowned: "I don't understand either, and this is still when they only have a high-level lineup......"

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Jardim was very nervous, and although the situation was going as he expected, he did not expect Nancy to be in such an amazing form.

Just now, when Li Liang was violently knocked to the ground by Chetu, Yaldim's heart suddenly hanged!

When he learned that Li Liang could continue to play, the Portuguese hesitated again, he didn't want to continue to take risks and wanted to remove Li Liang, but Li Liang told himself categorically: "Leonardo, I have no problem!" It's not time yet! ”

He understood what Li Liang meant when he said "there is no time".

In Latubi's manager's office, Yaldim told Li Liang that he thought Nancy was unlikely to score in the game as long as the players played normally.

But if Monaco can't score either, the game will go in an increasingly unfavorable direction, so he told Li Liang to do everything he can to open up the gaps in the opponent's defence.

He gave Li Liang 70 minutes of playing time, hoping to help the team take as many leads as possible before Li Liang left the field.

If the game is in a stalemate, then Li Liangduo will be left on the field for a maximum of five minutes - Yaldim must have some reservations for the match against Grand Paris on the 29th, and it is impossible to fight for the last bullet.

Li Liang understood that there were only two situations when he was substituted, one was that the team took the lead, and the other was the 75th minute of the game.

His brain was racing, and he still hadn't figured out a way to open the situation.

If it continues like this, the game will become more and more difficult because Nancy's defense has become more resilient and their morale is getting higher and higher!

Li Liang felt a lot of familiar things, from every sprint of the opponents who spared no physical strength, from the decisive eyes of these players whose total rating was generally around 70, Li Liang suddenly remembered those players in the Maldives.

That's how truck drivers, hotel security guards, elementary school teachers, and customs brokers fight against professional football stars who earn a month's worth in a day.

Li Liang finally believed it now.

Regardless of their motivations for fighting so hard, the persistence and desire for victory of these opponents in front of him has made him respect more and more.

The rest of the Monaco squad was already visibly impatient, and the Raj defence was called aside by the referee for a warning.

Immediately afterwards, Bakayoko elbowed Chetu in the aerial duel and was shown a yellow card by the referee!

Chetu had a large brow bone knocked open, bleeding profusely, and the referee signaled that he had to be treated to stop the bleeding.

Accompanied by the team doctor, Chetu walked out of the field with his hands on his forehead, and Nancy temporarily responded with 10 men.

Nancy temporarily defended Li Liang with another midfielder, Senegalese Dia, and Li Liang felt much less pressure than Chetu.

The opponent temporarily played one less, and Monaco's formation pressed even higher.

Dia is fast, but his physique is obviously not as good as Chetu, and Li Liang has a clear advantage in the confrontation.

He began to take the initiative to ask for the ball, wanting to open the gap directly from the middle.

The most lethal danger of Chetu's fate is that the original balanced defensive system suddenly has a vacuum, which cannot be solved by stacking defenders.

Seeing Li Liang trying to advance in the middle, Nancy's other midfielder, Burkina Faso's Kula, and defender Diarra all came up, and they all saw that Dia was difficult to limit Li Liang one-on-one.

Dia himself was well aware of this, and he tried to cling to Li Liang, trying to delay his advance.

Chetu, who was urgently stopping the bleeding on the sidelines, suddenly pushed the team doctor away and shouted hoarsely on the sidelines: "Don't get close to him, keep your distance, keep your distance-"

It's too late, facing Kura and Diarra who rushed in front of him at the same time, as well as Dia on his side, Li Liang has already begun to change speed and shake!

Like Tolisso, he watched the video of Li Liang's game many times - and he came to the same conclusion as Tolisso, that Monaco's No. 17 was more in control of the situation the more difficult it was!

Talent is also, the day after tomorrow is hard work, in short, such a multi-person package will make No. 17 like a fish in water!

Li Liang stepped on the ball with his left foot, violently changed direction, and at the same time leaned on Dia to pull the ball down the control range of his right foot.

Then at the moment when Dia kicked out, Li Liang pulled the ball back with his left foot again, relying on Dia's large "Marseille roundabout", and got rid of the defense and put Dia in front of Kula, blocking the opponent!

Before the big defender Diarra could react, Li Lianghe completely turned around and smoothed the ball to his right foot.

In the face of Diarra, he continued to turn, Diarra immediately pounced in the same direction, but Li Liang just shook it, he gently led the ball with the tip of his right foot, and the ball rolled smoothly between Diarra's legs!

The audience erupted in a huge exclamation, and the stands that had been dull for more than half an hour were instantly ignited by Li Liang!

Grimandi's eyes widened and he stood up!

Emery and Caicedo exclaimed at the same time!

Arteta and Torrent shouted at the same time!

Gaudino sat firmly in the VIP seat, he knew that Li Liang's "magic moment" had appeared again, and he took a deep breath - he knew that the essence was next, and his cheers were ready!

Everyone is waiting for Monaco's No.17 to break the deadlock once again.