Chapter 501: A New Experiment in Yaldim
The match against Lorient was played in the afternoon, but the rainy weather caused the stadium to turn on the lights early.
When entering the stadium to warm up, Li Liang noticed that the attendance rate of the Louis II Stadium was less than 5%.
He understands that, in addition to the bad weather, the opponents in this game are too poor, and yes, the number of fans who come to watch the game is not as good as before.
At the start of the game, Yaldim fielded the traditional lineup of 442.
At the back, Mendy paid for it, and Amamir Toure, who had a good performance in the previous game, returned to the bench, and there were no changes to the rest of the team.
In midfield, Brazilian teenager Bosglia started in place of Lemar, Fabinho and Tiemoue Bakayoko were still unstoppable in the middle, and Silva, who had a brilliant performance in the last game, continued to start.
The main combination of the previous one was used in the front line: Fajo German.
Lorient responded with 433.
From the start, Monaco firmly controlled the absolute initiative on the field.
Li Liang saw very clearly that the difference in strength between the two sides was too great. Lorient struggled to create enough threat up front and could barely withstand Monaco's attack.
In the 5th minute of the game, Mendy, who had returned from the ban, cut in at high speed on the left side, received a ball from Fabinho and crossed with his feet.
The ball was saved by the visiting goalkeeper Leconte, who quickly changed lines and flew towards the back post.
Falcao's anticipation was still one step ahead, and he changed the line early and struggled to push the ball back into the middle before the defenders who were marking.
Germain knew that he would leap high in the middle to try to head the ball away, but Lecomt jumped up again with an astonishing second reaction speed and swung his fist out of the six-yard box.
It's just that Lyquant didn't get enough power in his hurry, and the ball started falling not long after it was knocked out.
Boschlia, who had already inserted into the penalty area, reacted quickly and strode towards the spot where the ball landed, and finally ran to the position before everyone else.
I saw Boschia leap high and kick a wonderful sideways volley with his best left foot!
He didn't quite eat the right part either, and the ball rolled towards the goal!
Because Boschlya's shot did not hit the power, but formed an unexpected time difference with Leconte's prediction and action!
The ball went right past Lecont and then landed in the net and bounced.
1:0!
Just five minutes into the first half, Boschlia's wonderful world wave scored to give Monaco the lead!
The scene was full of joy, and the diehards of the home team who came to watch the game in the rain were very happy.
Li Liang also high-fived his teammates in celebration, and everyone was optimistic.
Since the landslide win at Marseille in their last game, the confidence of the whole team has not only come out of the trough after the defeat to Lyon, but also greatly improved.
After conceding the goal, Lorient had to move their formation forward, thus exposing more and more gaps under Monaco's tidal attack.
In the 15th minute, Monaco attacked the front again.
Silva received a short pass from Sidibi on the right and cut through the opponent's interception like a butterfly to the edge of the box.
He scrambled forward with Lorient centre-back Pebela and flicked it with his left foot, but Peberner saved and lost control of his own zone.
Goalkeeper Lecont had already seen the danger and rushed out of the small penalty area with a loud roar.
He saw Boschia appear again in the most dangerous place!
The Brazilian received Silva's exquisite pass and was about to shoot hard, and Pebelna, who turned to meet the ball and blocked, desperately tried to stretch his legs to block, but Boschlya's shot finally changed to a light ball push!
The ball first passed between Peberna's legs, and then continued to pass through the Lecont "small door" that was caught off guard, and broke the net directly!
2:0, in the 25th minute, with Boschlia's wonderful brace, Monaco easily achieved a two-goal advantage.
The Monaco fans in attendance forgot about the cold winter rain and sang and danced in the stands, a perfect start that brought everyone to their faces.
In the following games, Monaco still dominated the field, frequently creating killings in front of the Lorient goal, almost extending the lead.
At the end of the first half, the score was not rewritten for the time being, and Monaco led 2:0.
As against Marseille, Jardim did not stress too much in the dressing room.
He is well aware that the team has entered a very good virtuous cycle and all he needs to do is to maintain and prolong this good form as much as possible.
In addition, he specifically told Li Liang and Mbappe to start warming up early and prepare to come on as a substitute in the second half.
At the beginning of the second half, under the stubborn defense of Lorient, Monaco continued to attack, but the score was fixed at 2:0.
Jardim is no longer worried about the outcome of the match, and he is ready to take the opportunity to try something new.
Prior to the match against Marseille, Jardim's definition of Mbappe had been that of a secondary attacker.
The Portuguese believe that Mbappe and Falcao can play the most powerful, and if he plays the most suitable 4231 formation for Li Liang, it will be difficult for Mbappe to play with a single arrow.
In other words, Yaldim believes that it is difficult for the two men to coexist under the existing conditions.
After the match against Marseille, Yaldim's mind changed dramatically.
In the discussion in which Gaudino participated, the Portuguese threw out his latest ideas.
He believes that if Li Liang can play against Marseille in the future games for a long time, then it is entirely possible for these two to coexist on the field!
The solution is very simple, in the past, Yaldim was always stuck in a fixed thinking, thinking that Li Liang's style of play was difficult to adapt to Mbappe's high-mobility attack.
Now, Yaldim has changed his thinking, and if Mbappe can take the initiative to adapt to Li Liang's style of play, then this problem will be solved.
Moreover, the two have also connected on the field in previous games, and they have also received very good results.
Prior to the match against Lorient, Li Liang had been training with Gaudino in addition to the team's normal training sessions.
Mbappe, on the other hand, has been actively learning new attacking tactics and moves with the help of his coaching staff.
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In the 65th minute of the match with Lorient, Li Liang and Mbappe came on at the same time, replacing Falcao and Silva respectively.
The experiment in Yaldim officially began.
Monaco's attack changed dramatically as soon as Li Liang came on the field, the rhythm of the forward movement became more organized, and the passing in front of the opponent's 30-meter area became more and more sharp.
In the 68th minute, Li Liang played a continuous wall-like cooperation with Bakayoko and Boshlia at the front of the penalty area, and when the opponent's two defenders were attracted, Li Liang sent a fatal direct pass to the penalty area from the middle.
Faced with a godsend, Mbappe did not hesitate to start immediately, and with his amazing explosiveness, he successfully shook off the pursuit of Ziani, another central defender from Lorient.
Mbappe showed a calm and age-appropriate calmness in the face of the attacking Leconte, and he successfully deceived Lecont by dribbling the ball horizontally in succession, combined with the wonderful shaking of the calf hypothetical real buckle.
The only thing that wasn't perfect was that the last touch of the ball before the shot seemed too powerful, but Mbappe forced a push from a tight angle with his excellent acceleration ability.
The ball was concentrated at the near post and landed right at the feet of Germain, who was outflanked in front of the six-yard box.
Germain made a quick adjustment and swung his leg on the spot in the face of the rushing Peberna to complete a surprise rub shot!
The ball went past Leconte, who had just stood up, hit the far post with precision and bounced into the net!
3:0, in the 69th minute, Monaco, which had been attacking for a long time, finally scored again.
Looking at the players celebrating on the field, Yaldim waved his fist fiercely on the sidelines - the hard work spent on Mbappe in the past few days has not been in vain, and the cooperation between Li Liang and Mbappe has begun to take shape!
Eight minutes later, Monaco scored again.
Li Liang took the ball in the middle and made a long pass to the right side to tell Sidibi on the right side at the first time.
Sidibi received the ball and cut straight cross, and he went wide under Ziani's interference.
Unexpectedly, the ball fell to the feet of Germain in the middle, and Mbappe's lateral pull in the penalty area opened up a gap for Germain, and he did not hesitate to push forward.
Lekante has not yet hit the ground, Germain has quickly hit the boccia, and the Lorient goalkeeper, who was unlucky in this game, was once again pierced through the "small goal", 4:0!
So far, Boschlia and Germain have each scored two goals, and Monaco has taken a four-goal lead!
For the rest of the day, Li Liang is still in excellent form, and Mbappe is also playing very actively. But Monaco's attackers failed to score again.
In the end, Monaco scored four goals for the second game in a row and swept Lorient 4-0.