Chapter 362: Spiritual Trial
In this game, Seven Star Sports bought the broadcast rights again, and Tang Meng and Lu Yue got the information in their hands before the game, and Li Liang was on the substitute list.
Seeing Monaco's substitution, Tang Meng was a little puzzled: "Lu Yue, it is said that if the two offensive players are adjusted at the same time, there is no surprise that Germain will replace Falcao in the opposite position, but how did this Carrillo rank in front of Li Liang?" I really don't get it. β
Lu Yue also didn't understand, the computer in front of him quickly refreshed, and soon he found that the latest updated real-time information showed that Li Liang was put on the injury list along with Dillard and Mendy.
He immediately said: "There is a new situation, the latest information on the website indicates that Li Liang was replaced by Brazilian Boslia due to injury...... No, the information we got before the game didn't say that he was injured? β
Tang Meng shook his head and sighed, "Could it be the injury that was injured in the warm-up before the game?" This is not good news for the Chinese team!
During the day, the Football Association has just announced a new 24-man squad for facing Syria and Uzbekistan, and Li Liang has been successfully selected...... Now there are 10 days left before the first game of the national team, and I hope Li Liang's injury is okay......"
Netizens also immediately realized this problem, and soon some people found out about Li Liang's injury and suspension, and everyone became nervous:
"Li 17, don't have anything to do, I've been playing so well lately......"
"There should be news in the post-match press conference......"
"It won't affect the national team's game, right?"
"It's not a big problem to play Syria at home with him or not, it's a key game against Uzbekistan."
There are also netizens who analyze the problem from a different angle:
"Hehe, naΓ―ve! Thought he was really hurt? It's not about not coming back to play in the national team! Li 17 must have colluded with the club to evade the national team's call-up! β
Immediately, knowledgeable netizens retorted:
"Anything can be related to conspiracy theories, why don't you go to heaven?"
"Don't pretend to understand, the rules have been changed a long time ago: if you don't go to the national team to report due to injury, and then participate in club competitions, the national team can apply for FIFA to ban Li 17, and now only a fool would use such a method!"
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Allianz-Rivera Stadium, the second half begins.
Having spotted the tactical arrangement of his opponent's defense on the left side of Monaco, Jardim rearranged his defensive positioning, asking his disciples to pull a goal back as soon as possible on the basis of stabilizing the defense.
Li Liang observed intently in the stands for a while, and finally realized that in the first half, Nice was able to attack continuously, and Monaco's poor defense was actually just a symptom - in fact, the most critical reason was the existence of the two midfield partners of Nice's Cyprian and Seri.
These two offensive and defensive partners, facing the back-to-back combination of Fabinho and Bakayoko, who are higher than their overall ratings, have the upper hand at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, which also makes the Nice team completely suppress the Monaco midfield in this game.
Soon, with Cyprian and Seri organised, Nice continued to attack the right flank, and Raj continued to be under intense defensive pressure.
Seeing that Monaco's attack was still thunderous and rainy, Li Liang was anxious. Silva and Lemar on the left and right were clearly separated by their opponents, with Tiemoue Bakayoko and Fabinho unable to provide enough support up front.
If you are on the pitch at this time, you will definitely try to connect everyone together, recapture the midfield and then try to destroy the opponent's overall defense.
As he anxiously pondered how to take on Nice's midfielder, the game came to the 58th minute when Silva broke down the flank and headed for a corner.
The Portuguese took the penalty himself, curling a high-quality left-footed curling ball that caused chaos in the Nice penalty area.
The ball fell in front of the goal in the scramble, the opposing defender had a fatal leak, and Germain took the opportunity to complete a juggling back volley without being marked, and the ball was about to cross the goal line, but was pushed out by the little man!
Li Liang and Vieira both stood up, and then sat down with their heads in disappointment.
When Monaco's morale was rising and the offensive was gradually rising, in the 68th minute, it was Cyprian and Seri who teamed up in the midfield to play a wonderful quick counterattack. The latter broke through again in front of Raj and then distributed the ball to Pereira, who cut inside and stabbed the ball between Glick and Rzemelson to the open space as the Portuguese dribbled laterally.
Ba Shen faced Subasic who abandoned the goal, and scored a brace in the game, thus helping the team to completely seal the victory 3:0!
Li Liang and Vieira were stunned, and the game was played to this point, and Monaco's defeat was decided.
After another 10 minutes, Yaldim replaced underperforming veteran Raj with Amamir Toure, and Favre replaced the leading contributor to the victory with substitute striker Pleia.
This is usually a bonus β the home team replaces a good performer when the win is already in place, so that he has a chance to be cheered on.
In the thunderous applause and cheers of the fans, Ba Shen smiled and left the game.
Li Liang was sitting on pins and needles in the stands, and the game still had more than ten minutes to end, and he felt that this was simply torment!
However, the ordeal was far from over, as in the 83rd minute, Nice's Enrique made a long pass from the midfield, and substitute Esserik won the ball and burst into the box again from the left side of Monaco.
Bakayoko was clearly out of control, he pushed straight from behind to Esselik, was sent off on the spot, and gave a penalty!
Nice's new striker Plea was in charge, probably too relaxed, and his shot was floppy, but Subasic was able to avoid further growth.
But just 2 minutes later, Pleia, who had just missed a penalty, received a cross from Ciprian and used a powerful header in the penalty area to complete the goal, 4-0!
Li Liang was in the stands, this was the first time he had witnessed his team's defeat in the stands, and this feeling of powerlessness made him feel deeply hopeless.
The match finally came to an end, with Nice beating Monaco, who had been in hot form lately, with a near-perfect "slaughter", ending the winning streak of their opponents and replacing Monaco at the top of the standings temporarily.
At the post-match press conference, a reporter asked Jardim about Li Liang's situation, and the Portuguese only replied that the player's physical and mental condition was not good enough to meet the requirements for the game.
The reporter asked again, when will Li Liang be able to make a comeback? Yaldim replied directly that it depended on his recovery and training.
Soon various versions of the press conference quickly circulated, but all the information pointed to one point, Li Liang was temporarily excluded from the Monaco lineup.
On the way back, Li Liang was the last to board the bus.
The atmosphere in the car was quiet and solemn, Li Liang walked to his seat, and the teammates on both sides didn't say anything, and everyone already knew the reason why he was abandoned.
Several people reached out and patted him - a way for his teammates to express understanding and comfort for his current situation.