Chapter 124: Second in the League
For the match against Montpellier, Vincent did not make any special preparations. www.biquge.info Although the game was won in the end, Bordeaux's record of not conceding a goal did not continue, and the score was finally fixed at 3:1, Bordeaux scored by Papan, Shevchenko and Gamarra, who scored a header from a corner, which was his first goal for Bordeaux. But with premature garbage time, Bordeaux let their guard down in the final minutes, giving Montpellier a chance to break the door of Bordeaux's 13 rounds without conceding a goal.
However, Chilavert is proud of his 13-game clean sheet, and his European experience has completely washed away the shame of the last time.
Of course, 13 wins and 1 draw in 14 games is the best start in Ligue 1 history, although the opponents are not Paris and Monaco, but this result is enough to go down in Bordeaux's history.
In the next round, Bordeaux met a real opponent, and Monaco, who is now ranked second, still went to challenge away from home.
Monaco, the second smallest country in Europe, can also be considered the most extravagant country in Europe, although it is a country, but it is completely wrapped in the middle of France, like a city in France, just a bus to Monaco in France. Monaco is also one of the most extravagant cities in the world, and you are embarrassed to leave Monaco without a Porsche.
Monaco's home stadium, the Louis II Stadium, is less than two blocks from the coastline and can only accommodate 20,000 spectators, but it has excellent facilities.
Bordeaux came to Monaco three days in advance in order to better prepare for this game, especially the day before the game, Vincent also paid out of his own pocket to invite the whole team to take a bath in the Monte Carlo marine spa baths to relax. Of course, if he can win the game the next day, Fan Shang will definitely go back and take out the money from the club.
However, this kind of candid scene has also enhanced the relationship between many players, and Fan Shang, who is not usually used to playing with players, also messed around with the players this time.
However, Fan Shang was calculating in his heart, "If you can't win the game tomorrow, then one of these people will be counted as one, and all of them will be specially trained." ”
The next day's game was held in the afternoon, and the sunshine was still relatively sufficient, which also ensured that the temperature on the field was not too low.
Bordeaux today is still the 442 they are most familiar with, goalkeeper Chilavert, four defenders Lizarazu, Song, Gamara and Zebina, midfielders, Dacourt, Dudier, Pire and Nedved, forwards Shevchenko and Papin. In this game, Fan Shang sent Zebina, who has been in good form recently, and Fan Shang is still not very relieved about Toyes' ability, too mediocre, it's not bad to be a substitute, and the burden of being the main force is a bit heavy. It just so happens that Zebina's recent form is stuck at his upper limit, so Fan Shang is still more relieved to use it.
The strength of the starting line-up on the Monaco side is unquestionable, with goalkeeper French international Barthez, Blondo, Gido, Dumas and Martin in the back line, midfielders Legovinski, Petit and Benabia, the three forwards can be arguably the brightest three on the field, Nigerian striker Ikpeba, Brazilian prolific goalscorer Sonny Anderson, and the last one is the future King of Highbury, Henry. Also on the bench are Belgian stars Sheifo, Scots Collins, Trezeguet and other former or future superstars.
Vincent had already approached Monaco in the summer, hoping to bring in Thierry Henry and Trezeguet, but the problem was the price and attractiveness, and the introduction was not successful.
Today's game was the same, with Bordeaux in defense and Monaco in attack. Fan Shang wants to see if his team's strongest shield in Ligue 1 can block the attack of the Monaco Trident today.
Monaco are strong, and as you can see from the opening waves of attacks, Monaco's magnificence is unmatched by other Ligue 1 teams. Bordeaux's defence was under double the pressure than usual.
Monaco's head coach is Tigana, who is the second man in Monaco after Arsene Wenger to be in the managerial position for more than a year. This French star in the 80s has been in the past two years at Monaco, and he has spared no effort to promote young players, and Henry and Trezeguet were single-handedly promoted.
In the game, the Trident and Bordeaux's steel defence met several times, attacking and defending each other, and if it weren't for Chilavert's excellent performance in the last line of defence, the score would definitely not be the way it is now. Although Vincent was on Dudière today, his performance was not satisfactory to Vincent, who was very appreciative of his lifeless sweep before, and today's Monaco this kind of passing and dribbling clearly surpassed Dudielle's interception ability.
Fan Shang is still unwielded, and then Fan Shang remembered Makelle of Nantes, and went to trade with Taiao during this winter break to see if he could get him over.
Vincent also looked around the stadium seriously on the sidelines, Monaco's defense is definitely prepared today, because the ability of the frontcourt players is indeed relatively strong, the strength they put into the attack is three midfielders, three strikers six, four defenders are standing in the midfield position, almost not involved in the attack, just to prevent Bordeaux's counterattack.
The situation has been so deadlocked, and although the likes of Imppeba, Sonny Anderson and Thierry Henry have also looked for some shots on goal, there will always be Bordeaux distracting players when shooting, and the effect of shooting is greatly reduced. The bigger the scene, the more dreary it became, and in order to organize a more effective attack, Monaco kept transmitting and patiently looking for opportunities.
In the 32nd minute, Monaco won a direct free kick in front of the Bordeaux penalty area, and Petit's penalty flew off the post.
Fan Shang on the sidelines broke out in a cold sweat at this time, and today's game made him feel inexplicably nervous and excited.
In fact, Bordeaux's today has limited Monaco's trident enough to death, Henry can't play his characteristics of breaking through with the ball at all, and Ikepeiba and Sonny Anderson can occasionally play a little together, but after the cooperation, they will fall into the dilemma of individual combat again.
The depressed first half passed very slowly, and Fan Shang sat on the bench for many years, and he never looked forward to ending the game quickly. Bordeaux now needs to adjust, both tactically and psychologically.
finally waited until the end of the first half, the Bordeaux players were panting in the locker room one by one, facing Monaco under great pressure, coupled with the complete head beating in the first half, from the situation and momentum on the field are in a very disadvantage, in this case there is often too much physical consumption.
Let the players rest for a few minutes and breathe evenly, before Fan Shang began to speak. 'It's a tough game but you've held on for half the game and they're going to have the same pressure as you for the rest of the half, when they're at home and if they don't score, it's a joke. So you have to keep the formation in the second half, don't let them have a chance to run individually, and you should also pay attention to Monaco's small-scale cooperation, and don't show mercy when you should foul, just pay attention to the position. Vincent continued, "I almost didn't see our counterattack in the first half, Robert, Andre, Pierre, Pavel, when you counterattack, you run more and try to cut inside the middle, Barthez is a guy who likes to attack, if you see him in a very high position, you can try to hang the door." ”
The second half was still a replica of the first half, but the offensive and defensive directions were dropped. However, Monaco may not be content with just one point at home and will aim to reduce the gap on current league leaders Bordeaux.
So about 15 minutes into the second half, Monaco suddenly accelerated and threatened Bordeaux several times in a row.
In the 63rd minute, Ikmaba received a pass from Petit near the top of the box and then turned and shot, but his shot was just over the goal.
In the 65th minute, it was Ikpeba again, almost in the same position, shot a low flat ball, fortunately the field was good, and he was not on tiptoe in front of the goal, and was crushed in his arms by Chilavert.
Fan Shang also made a substitution adjustment at this time, replacing Dudier with Distin, with Distin and Gamara playing at central back, Song mentioned the position of the midfielder, but the main responsibility is still defense, and he needs to make a barrier to the backline. The formation remains the same, but the intensity of the defence increases.
Tigana saw that there were many missed chances on the pitch, and he began to make adjustments. Swapped for Shifford, Trezeguet and Collins respectively. Tigana has played in Bordeaux for 8 years in his career, which is considered a Bordeaux stay, he is very disdainful of Bordeaux's conservatism now, and today he wants to teach Bordeaux a lesson, let Vincent know that Bordeaux should not play like this, Bordeaux needs more attack, not this kind of stubborn defense.
Tigana kept gesturing forward, forward to the players on the sidelines. Fan Shang watched Tigana jump up and down like a monkey on the sidelines, and he didn't understand.
"Was he unhappy when he was in Bordeaux?" Vincent asked Battystone that the two had been teammates in Bordeaux for several years.
Battistone shook his head, "No, Amadou definitely has feelings for Bordeaux. But who doesn't want to prove themselves in front of their old club? ”
Fan Shang nodded, but decided in his heart that he must find a way to lower the fire for the monkey next to him today.
The game continued, and although Monaco had made successive adjustments, the results were mediocre and did not pose any substantial threat to Bordeaux.
In this way, the score was still 0:0 in the 90th minute of the game, and there were three minutes of injury time, and Fan Shang had no extravagant hopes, and when the 90th minute arrived, he replaced Abidal and replaced Papan, which was purely to delay time.