Without time to think about the heavy defeat at Toulouse and the ups and downs of the standings, Latubi was already preparing for the away game against CSKA.

Three games a week is a must-try for the big clubs every season, and compared to the Premier League's powers, who have to face the league, Europe, FA Cup and League Cup at the same time, Monaco's two-front competition is not harsh.

However, what caused a headache for Jardim was that the continued absence of Falcao and Dillard had greatly affected Monaco's attacking power, and he felt that this road trip was very dangerous against opponents with "special advantages".

A knock at the door interrupted Yaldim's thoughts, and he exclaimed, "Please come in." It's Li Liang.

At the end of the morning's training, Li Liang was taken to Yaldim's office by Barros, and since returning to Latubi, he has been finding it a little difficult to face Yaldim.

……

When he told Jardim that he had decided to return home early, as the Football Association had demanded, the Portuguese was very disappointed.

Li Liang himself knows very well that if there is no Yaldim, even if he joins another team in the top five leagues as he wishes, most of them are still training with the reserve team, let alone participating in a game like the Champions League.

It is even possible to compromise and go to some minor leagues to "level up", in which case you will embark on another unpredictable path of fate.

Li Liang still remembers that Yildim proposed a compromise plan to hope that he would stay, even if he did not participate in the matches against Nice and Angers, and returned home immediately after the Champions League game against Bayer Leverkusen, which was only two days later than the scheduled reporting time.

Yaldim told Li Liang very sincerely that the club would negotiate with the Chinese Football Association, and believed that the Football Association would not deliberately embarrass Li Liang.

After all, returning to China at this time, there is still a full week before the official competition, and everything is in time.

Li Liang replied to Yaldim at the time that this was his first time to be selected for the national team, which was not only his long-standing dream, but also an unavoidable responsibility. The national team is going through a very difficult period and there must be a reason for me to go back early.

In desperation, Yaldim told Li Liang that everything should be done according to the original laws of affairs, and too long preparation time would sometimes become a disadvantageous factor.

He finally agreed to Li Liang's request to insist on leaving early, and wished him a good future.

……

This was the first time Li Liang had a face-to-face conversation with Yaldim after returning to Latubi, recalling the last time he was here, Li Liang, who was sitting on the sofa, lowered his head.

Yaldim asked, "Lee, how does it feel to have fulfilled your wish?" ”

Li Liang slowly raised his head: "Mr. Yaldim, I feel that I am not strong enough, not enough to help our national team......"

The master and apprentice talked for a long time, and finally released their suspicions.

After patiently listening to Li Liang's description of the national team's journey, Yaldim told Li Liang sharply: "Your coach doesn't know how to play your best role, and he must not have the courage to use you as the core of the attack."

Also, Carlo told me that you are in very poor physical condition, which is also a fatal reason and will make your level drop a lot.

But Lee, I would say that you also have to think about yourself – have you adapted well to the new coach, the new team-mates, the new tactical system?

What should you do if you encounter such a situation again? If everyone doesn't take the initiative to adapt to you, are you still going to play a total of 15 minutes in two games? ”

Yardim's last words deeply touched Li Liang, and he had never considered this issue.

Until he fell asleep at night, until the next day he and the whole team came to Nice Airport again and boarded a flight to Moscow, Li Liang kept thinking about the question of Yaldim - apart from Monaco, can he play the same in other tactical systems?

Or will it be more on its own, as in Tashkent?

……

After Biel Ghazi was once again released early in Monaco's midweek squad for Europe, everyone who was following Li Liang was thrilled – Lee 17's name was once again in the 18-man squad.

Although Caldeira, Barros and Spinoli all disagreed, Jardim stood by his opinion.

Spinoli believes that Li Liang's current physical condition is not enough to cope with such a high-intensity game, and if he has to play, he can hold on for less than 40 minutes at most.

Yaldim told his aides that Li Liang would come off the bench in the second half if necessary, and that the timing of his appearance would depend on the situation on the spot.

As soon as we left the terminal, everyone felt that the weather was much colder, and Spinoli told everyone that the outside temperature was only 8 degrees Celsius.

This is one of CSKA's "special strengths" - the cold weather, which is almost 10 degrees Celsius cooler in Moscow than in Monaco at the same time.

In the tactical class, Caldeira has given a detailed introduction to the weather in Moscow, and the match will be played at 21:45 local time, when the temperature is expected to be 2 degrees Celsius, and may even close to 0 degrees.

In such weather, no matter how it is maintained, it is difficult for natural turf to meet the requirements of the game, so CSKA Arena, the home of the CSKA team, uses artificial turf technology.

This is the second "special advantage".

This is difficult for the vast majority of teams in Europe to adapt to, with very few stadiums in the entire European arena using artificial turf technology.

Barros suggested going to an artificial turf pitch in Nice for an early acclimatization exercise, which Jardim didn't think made much sense, as he was confident in the adaptability of his seasoned professionals.

Tottenham's 1-0 win away to CSKA on the previous matchday suggests that the turf problems were not big enough to affect the result.

After the tactical class, Li Liang asked to simulate the competition environment in Moscow in the virtual special training at night, but he didn't expect to tell him that with the continuous improvement of the level of the competition he participated in, the significance of virtual training for the actual combat part of the game has become less and less.

Even if the exact same low temperature environment and artificial turf are simulated, it will not be of much help to Li Liang in the midweek game, and it will depend more on his own adaptation.

……

On the eve of the game, after the whole team finished the strength exercises and massage recovery in the hotel gym, Li Liang, who returned to the room, washed up early and prepared to go to bed.

As soon as the lights went out, roommate Mbappe suddenly said: "Lee, I want to leave!" ”

Li Liang didn't react: "Huh? Leave? What to leave? ”

Mbappe said: "Tomorrow's starters are Carrillo and Valerare [Germain], I haven't started since my injury, I want to move ......"

Li Liang suddenly understood, Mbappe was sad that he couldn't start.

He sat up and turned on the bedside lamp: "Killian, the season has just begun, there will definitely be opportunities in the future." ”

Mbappe also sat up, and he shook his head: "Lee, I'm feeling bad right now.

Carrillo was always ahead of me when Radamel wasn't there, and even Boslia played more minutes than me.

This season, I've had fewer chances...... If Radamel comes back, the coach will definitely start him and Valeries, so I'll be the fourth substitute ......"

Li Liang smiled and lay down, interrupting Mbappe's complaint while turning off the lights: "No, no, no, Killian, didn't I tell you, the team and the need for your speed and strength."

Valère and Radamel are actually of the same type, Carrillo is more of a containment and cover, believe me, you are the answer to Leonardo's (Yaldim) striker!

Don't forget, you're only 18 years old......"

The pessimistic Mbappe wanted to complain, but heard a soft snoring from the other side.