Chapter 677: "Oxtail" Package
Monaco managed to take the lead on the road, and the fans who accompanied the team roared in the stands.
Tolisso's surprised gaze has been staring at Li Liang, compared to the French League Cup final or even the match with Dort, this opponent looks very different!
Caldeira said convincingly to Jardim: "Leonardo, do you feel it?
Our ethos has completely changed! β
Yaldim nodded solemnly: "Yes, it's all because of Lee!"
It was from the second game against Dort that we became like a different team!
It was Lee who made everyone start playing like a real powerhouse now! β
The game restarted, and the big screen showed the scorer as Li Liang, but Depay didn't think so.
He saw very clearly in that moment that if the ball hadn't bounced off him, it would never have flown into the goal. Unfortunately, there are no ifs on the football field, everything cannot be repeated, and the Dutch believe that it is their own "oolong" that caused the opponent to take the lead.
Depay's mentality began to be unbalanced, and he now only had Li Liang in his eyes.
There is a debtor and a debtor, and Depay believes that the shame he has suffered can only be recovered from Li Liang.
Lyon's head coach Genesio began to direct his disciples on the pitch to make adjustments, and they had to change their tactics when they fell behind.
Tolisso has been used more in a midfield position this season, and in addition to his maturing attacking playmaking ability, his strong individual defence has provided a stronger barrier for Lyon's midfield.
Genesio signaled for the two wingers to retract their positions, and Tolisso's position was behind Lacazette in front of the front line, and began to change the formation to 4231 to press the strong attack.
Despite the pressure on the defence, Genesio had no choice but to put his hopes of equalisers on Tolisso and Alexandre Lacazette and Depay.
Depay was once widely regarded by all football pundits as the leader of the new generation of Dutch football, but he never played at the level expected by Manchester United.
After the transfer to Lyon, Depay changed to a slightly bleak stage, but Depay played better and better, and has become an important attack point for Lyon in the second half of the season.
It's just that the mentality of rushing to get back on the field now makes Depay's attention on the court more focused on Li Liang.
Seeing Depay's frequent loss of position in pursuit of Li Liang, Tolisso, Lacazette and other teammates shouted, and even captain Lopes rushed to the penalty area and roared at the Dutchman, and Genesio was even more furious on the sidelines.
Helplessly, Depay was like a demon, and he had to try to cut off the ball at Li Liang's feet.
Li Liang was already aware of Depay's intentions, and he was not afraid, on the contrary, he was secretly excited.
The free kick just scored felt much better than the first kick, although Depay finally scored with the "help", but Li Liang still felt that he had not returned to the state he was most familiar with.
Now facing the aggressive Depay, it is the best chance for Li Liang to get back to his best condition!
Li Liang picked up the ball near the halfway line, and Depay rushed over despite the reminders of his teammates. After several battles, the Dutch has realized that although his height is not as good as Li Liang, his speed and strength have an absolute advantage!
He believes that he does not need to be wary of Li Liang's dribbling and passing, because even if he is rid of by his opponent, he has absolute confidence to chase back in time.
Li Liang also became more and more aware of the characteristics of the Dutchman in front of him, and he took the initiative to slow down while carrying Depay, who was pressing step by step, and at the same time transferred the ball to his left foot and began to protect the ball.
Tolisso also strode over, he knew exactly how this ball would end, and beckoned his other teammates to come over for reinforcements as he ran.
At the same time as Tolisso rushed forward, he saw that Li Liang had already begun to move.
Li Liang's body struggled to fend off the strong Depay, and he suddenly took a step back after a few rounds of continuous strength, while pulling the ball back to his right foot with his left foot.
Depay thought that he had completely taken the advantage, and immediately made a fierce big start, directly stretching out his right foot to try to cut the ball directly!
Tolisso had already shouted: "Don't kickβ"
Li Liang's right foot slammed the ball to the left, and Depay saw it very clearly, he was betting on this one! According to his observations, this No. 17 is nothing more than liking to alternate his feet to control the ball, but his movements are too slow -
Depay's gambling break was about to succeed, and Li Liang's right foot was still close to the rolling ball, which made Depay suddenly realize that something was wrong, and vaguely felt that something was about to happen!
Li Liang's right foot suddenly changed his movements, and the instep of his foot quickly probed down and cut into the bottom of the ball, and his body drove the waist and hip joints to exert force at the same time, and the front end of the outer instep immediately rose in reverse as soon as it touched the ball-
Li Liang used the first time he met Ding Ding at Haicheng University of Political Science and Law, and was passed by Ding Ding's "ox tail" action-
Depay desperately tried to retract his right heel in fright, Li Liang's sudden change of direction, the huge inertia made him stumble to the ground, and the Monaco fans in the stands let out explosive cheers!
Depay's vicious foul on Li Liang has been condemned by the visiting fans of the expedition, and now seeing the Dutchman successfully shaken to the ground by Li Liang undoubtedly makes Monaco fans feel very happy.
Li Liang quickly adjusted the ball back to the forward direction and accelerated to sprint, because he knew that his real opponent Tolisso had caught up.
The cheers from the surrounding Monaco players, the roar of Genesio, and the laughter from the stands made Depay angry, and he got up from the ground desperately, and rushed to Li Liang like crazy and flew out directly!
Fabinho and Bakayoko shouted, and the stands were full of exclamations, and Gaudino even stood up nervously!
Li Liang immediately stopped and stepped on the ball with his left foot, and quickly pulled the ball behind him as the center of gravity moved, and then stepped on the ball with his right foot and turned around again, successfully dodging Depay's flying tackle while carrying Tolisso behind him-
Li Liang used a clean Marseille maneuver to get out of danger in an instant, and at the same time successfully got rid of Tolisso's defense!
Mbappe had already begun to accelerate when Li Liang broke through Depay for the first time, and he didn't look back, firmly believing that as long as he ran out of space, Li Liang's pass would definitely be delivered in time!
Tolisso, who was behind Li Liang, saw that Li Liang had raised his arms, and he was about to send a long pass forward without raising his head, so he reached out and hugged Li Liang in desperation, and forcibly ended Monaco's attack with a hugging foul.
The referee's whistle sounded at the same time as Li Liang and Tolisso fell to the ground, and Yaldim and the players on the field angrily made a gesture to the referee to pull out the cards, shouting and accusing the opponent of repeatedly violating Li Liang.
Genesio put his head in his hands and scolded in frustration, if Tolisso was eating cards, he would have three players with yellow cards in the first 20 minutes of the first half, which would undoubtedly make the whole team more passive.
Fortunately, the referee showed mercy and did not play Tolisso's cards, but called Depay a stern warning.
The referee was insightful of Depay's attempt to foul maliciously, and he shouted: "If you do something like this again, I'll play my cards no matter what the consequences are!" β
Depay, who was still chattering, was pushed away by Lopes and the Dutchman was pulled aside by his teammates.
In desperation, Genesio called the veteran Valbuena and asked him to immediately prepare to replace Depay, who was hot-headed and out of his mind.
Soon, in the 25th minute of the first half, Valbuena, who had performed well in the first leg between the two sides, came on to replace Depay, and at the same time brought a message from Genesio, changed the defensive tactics, and Tolisso once again marked Li Liang.