Chapter 513: Challenge Grand Paris
The old duo of He Wei and Xue Yang were in good spirits, commenting that the match between Paris and Monaco was very happy for them.
Major European sports media generally believe that Li Liang's injury is nothing more than a smokescreen for Monaco, and many predictions have placed Li Liang in the visiting team's starting lineup.
So when He Wei was a little disappointed when he saw the starting lists of both sides, Li Liang still appeared on the substitute list.
Of course, it wasn't just the two of them who were surprised.
In the dressing room at the Parc des Princes, Unai Emery was meditating on how much of his pre-match preparations were directed at Li Liang.
With Li Liang not on the pitch and Monaco being two teams, Emery and his assistants have long been convinced.
After thinking about it, he still made an adjustment, removing Ben Arfa, who was originally scheduled to start, and replacing it with veteran Motta.
Now that Monaco have reinstated their 442 style of play, there is no need for their side to pile up in midfield, and Emery decisively changed the formation from 4231 to 433.
Since the beginning of this season, Emery's several attempts to completely change the style of play in Paris have been unsuccessful, and after several setbacks, he finally made a compromise, and the team's daily training has not completely abandoned the regular style of play of 433 in previous seasons.
After thinking about such a tough battle, Emerys decided to release a three-man midfield to increase the offensive firepower as much as possible.
In the absence of Li Liang, Monaco's attack in the middle is not a problem, this is Emery's judgment.
The majestic Parc des Princes stadium has long since turned into a sea of deep blue, and the home fans are more hungry for a victory than ever.
Monaco have become one of the favourites to win the league title this season, so this game is a game that will mean more than just six points for Paris, who are aiming to defend their title in a row.
If you can take out the opponent, you will not only be able to complete the overtake in the standings, but more importantly, you can defeat the strong momentum that Monaco has been crazy recently.
And if Monaco takes even one point away from the Parc des Princes, it will be an extremely heavy blow to Paris, and fans believe that not getting three points is a complete failure.
The visiting team's starting XI has already appeared on the big screen, and the home team's list has not been shown.
Many people are anxiously refreshing on their mobile phones, and everyone is talking about what happened in the dressing room of Grand Paris?
Arsene Wenger was disappointed that half of the two teams he wanted to watch the most were sure they wouldn't start.
Mourinho has been pondering, and his purpose is simple and clear - to see Li Liang.
Despite this, the magic bird still has a strong feeling that it will definitely be worth the trip.
Finally, the home team's starting list was displayed on the big screen.
Bil Ghazi, the team reporter in the press box, smiled and turned sideways to his Chinese counterpart, Mou Zhaoge, and said: "It seems that Emery has given up on his 'revolution'.
You see, except for the replacement of Aurier with Meunier, who was signed this season, the formation and starters were all left by Blank (the former manager of Grand Paris). ”
The brief opening ceremony ended quickly, and the two sides walked out of the players' tunnel, and Li Liang walked to the away bench with other teammates.
Li Liang was deeply shocked by the frenzied home atmosphere created by the more than 46,000 fans at the full-house Parc des Princes Stadium.
Unlike a super stadium like the new Wembley, Li Liang felt strong pressure from the moment he stepped off the bus.
Needless to say, the feud between these two teams has been or is likely to be the most direct rival in the league, the French Cup, the French Cup, and even the Champions League this year.
This is where the pressure comes from, and this match is not only very likely to decide the league championship in advance, but also the first of these four direct competitions, which is extremely significant.
The sister-in-law of the captain of the Grand Paris team guessed the coin thrown by the referee, and he chose half time and kicked off from Monaco.
The younger brother and daughter-in-law who ran to the back line glanced at their teammates with a grim expression.
He saw Di Maria praying silently with her eyes closed.
Kurzava gave a thumbs up to his gaze, indicating that there was absolutely no problem!
Cavani has been clapping and cheering on his teammates loudly, like the heart of the team.
My brother and daughter-in-law almost laughed.
The Uruguayan striker, nicknamed "Cadazzo" by Chinese fans, has an extraordinary self-confidence, and even in the season when Ibrahimovic is gone, Cavani has always believed that he should be the team's starting centre-forward.
However, as long as Ibrahimovic is healthy, he has been firmly in control of the starting center forward of Grand Paris, and Cavani can only be forced to make sacrifices to play as a winger.
The act of applauding his teammates before the game has always been the exclusive property of Ibrahimovic, and seeing that Cadazzo is also clapping, his brother and daughter-in-law understand that this guy thinks he is the boss of the team.
My brother and daughter-in-law have long been in the locker room, and there is no problem with who will be the boss of the team, as long as they can show a performance that can compete for the Ballon d'Or.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but have some expectations for today's Kadazo.
Several fellow Brazilians made an "OK" gesture to their sister-in-law, which means "Boss, don't worry!" ”
The younger brother and daughter-in-law ran up to the German goalkeeper Trapp and gave him a quick hug to show encouragement, and then high-fived the other three people on the defensive line one by one.
In less than half a minute, he completed the interaction with the whole team, and the performance of his brother and daughter-in-law amazed Li Liang on the bench.
With the referee's whistle, the global live broadcast and the game that attracted the attention of thousands of fans finally began in huge cheers and shouts.
In the opening stage, both sides tested each other and were not in a hurry to attack.
The defeat in the first game has made Grand Paris fully aware of the amazing strength of the new Monaco, and they have recognized this, so the initiative to lower the figure of the initiative to start is unusual, and is not in a hurry to attack steadily.
The whole team has reached a rare consensus - not to knock out the opponent directly, but to hope for a point victory.
Even if the outside world almost unanimously believes that the comeback of the younger brother and daughter-in-law has brought Grand Paris back to the top, they will never dare to take it lightly again.
Li Liang, who was sitting on the bench, immediately became nervous.
Li Liang was shocked from the warm-up training, he saw his brother and daughter-in-law with a total rating of 90!
Di Maria with a total rating of 88!
A total rating of 87!
Matuidi with a total rating of 86!
……
This is completely different from the chaotic organization I have seen at home, and the big Paris that fights separately on the field, and the total rating of each opponent's player I have played against has almost increased to varying degrees!
From his training, he found that Monaco is definitely not as good as Grand Paris in terms of cards alone, and the total rating of each position is lower than that of the opponent!
Then something even more shocking happened, and there were suddenly waves of cheers and applause in the stands, and Li Liang immediately discovered the reason for the commotion of the home fans.
On the opposite side, when doing a simple ball activity, there is one person who is clearly different.
Li Liang involuntarily walked over and walked to the edge of his own half, where he saw a big Parisian player skillfully practicing feints with a dazzling speed.
Cross steps, pendulums, bicycles and other actions are not uncommon, and many teams' goalkeepers do the same.
When Li Liang was shocked, "Angel" Di Maria completed these actions in the air every time he picked up the ball.