Chapter 711: Second Round

Heading for Turin, the Monaco team waited quietly at Nice airport to board their flights.

Sitting with everyone, the pensive Yaldim remembered the scene in Nancy.

Ahead of the start of the second half, a clash between Tiemoue Bakayoko and Dillal shattered the lifeless atmosphere in the dressing room, and Yaldim himself lost his temper in a fit of rage.

To everyone's surprise, Li Liang once again stood up and firmly told everyone that no matter what happened, he would never give up his goal of reaching the Champions League final in Cardiff.

After a season of getting along, everyone knows that Li Liang will do what he says, but at this time, this daydream-like declaration is unbelievable.

Yaldim couldn't forget that Li Liang suddenly turned to himself at that time: "Leonardo, will I still play in about 65 minutes?" ”

After receiving an affirmative reply from the Portuguese, Li Liang said firmly to everyone: "Okay.

No matter what happens before I play, I'm going to bring more than one goal when I come on!

There's no way we're going to lose points here today!

So if you really want to win in Turin, please don't concede any more goals before I play! ”

Subaquici laughed first: "Lee, what nonsense are you talking about?!"

How could we be the team that is going to win the league and make a stupid mistake again!? ”

Glick slammed his fist on the table: "If I can't take Nancy today, I'll walk back to Monaco!" ”

Falcao shouted, "Come on, brothers, kill them!" ”

Bakayoko stretched out his arms to Dillard, and the two hugged each other tightly, and Bakayoko shouted to everyone: "I swear that I must fight like a man until the last second of this season!" ”

Everyone gathered together again and shouted around Falcao: "Forward!

Monaco! ”

Watching the murderous fish of the team members, Caldeira was dumbfounded: "These guys ......"

Another assistant coach, Barros, lamented: "I didn't expect that in less than three days, they completely forgot about the loss to Juventus......

Yaldim suddenly laughed: "It was Lee who released them from the cage again!" ”

Sure enough, in the first minute of the second half, Silva scored another goal for Monaco, and the Portuguese winger frantically rushed to the sidelines and pointed at Li Liang and roared: "See!?"

You guy, we can do the same! ”

Everyone on the bench was completely convinced at this moment that, as Jardim said, it was Li Liang who made everyone forget the pain of losing to Juventus for the time being, and the whole Monaco team was no longer scattered and reunited again!

On the day after the match with Nancy, the whole team returned. In Latubi's tactical session the following day, Yaldim unveiled his plans for the away game.

The tactics are still narrated by Caldeira, and everyone has already seen the starting and squad for the Juventus game in the tactical manual in advance.

The tone for this game was to go all out and go all-out, and unless they can win by at least one goal away from home, and must score more than two goals, any other outcome would mean that Monaco will say goodbye to the Champions League final that is just a stone's throw away.

Vasilyev had informed Yaldim in advance that the club would prefer to finish the game smoothly rather than the illusory possibility of a reversal, and then completely focus on the next three league games.

Yaldim felt that not only all the team members were brought out of the huge pressure by Li Liang, but even his own thoughts had also changed.

It is precisely because of this that Jardim will put out an unprecedented lineup for the match between Turin and Juventus -

He boldly borrowed from Juve's tactics at the Stadio Louis II, with three centre-backs at the back – Glick, Rjmelsen and Raj.

He has given Edouard Mendy, who has returned from injury, and Sidibi, who has returned to the right, a great deal of tactical freedom, allowing them to operate mainly up front, just like Juve's Sandro and Alves.

The attacking veteran Moutinho started in place of Fabinho, and he and Tiemoue Bakayoko acted as the team's barrier in midfield, responsible for the overall rhythm of attack and defence.

Falcao and Kylian Mbappe played up front, with Li Liang behind them in charge of linking up the midfield and organising the attack.

Despite the fact that you have a considerable gap to the opposing Juventus players in almost every position in this line-up, the Monaco players were clearly excited in the tactical classroom.

By any measure, this is not a squad that will be easily compromised on the road, and the determination of Yaldim is clear on paper!

Caldeira continued: "Our opponents, Juventus, drew 1-1 at home to the Torino derby yesterday in the 35th round of Serie A.

As you should know, even Gianluigi Buffon, Allegri rested eight players who started against us, with only Leonardo Bonucci, Dybala and Mandzukic starting against Torino.

We'll have to be honest about that – Juve will have a clear physical advantage when they return home. ”

Falcao said: "There are not many teams in Europe that can field two super teams like Juventus, and they have opened up two goals to Napoli in second place in the league!

So they have the capital for such a rotation! ”

Yaldim nodded: "Yes, we are under a lot more pressure in the league than they are.

So there's no way to give everyone here enough time to rest like they do.

But I believe that it also means that we are hungrier than they are! ”

The tactical lesson the day before we left for Turin was much longer than any before, and Yaldim had prepared a lot of new content.

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The flight took off smoothly, Li Liang looked at the familiar scenery outside the window, put on headphones and turned on the music.

In yesterday's tactical class, Yaldim asked every player who participated in the match against Juventus to participate in the review for the first time, and everyone said their truest feelings after more than five days of thinking.

Li Liang finally felt the deep helplessness and helplessness of his teammates in the face of the powerful Juventus in the audience.

When it was his turn, he came to the stage: "...... I felt like I couldn't play the way I wanted to.

There were a few successful breakouts, but in retrospect it looks more like a trap they set for me.

I feel like each of us has been studied by them thoroughly......

I had two of my best chances of the game, one coming towards the end of the first half when I broke through to Killian......

Another time it was the last goal that was scored.

I get the feeling that against Gianluigi Buffon and Giellini you can't think too much about them, they are so experienced, and with their super ability to read the game and anticipation, it is impossible to shake their defence at our usual pace.

In those two opportunities, frankly speaking, I relied more on my own instincts, but I received different results......"

Yaldim originally wanted to give the players a psychological massage in this way, so that everyone could express their fears and remorse, so that everyone could become more united and cohesive.

To his surprise, from the words of Li Liang and the others, he was quite inspired!