Stadium Louis II.

Although Lyon is a bit far from Monaco in the standings.

However, the two teams are still at the level of strong dialogue.

Both teams started the game with solid performances, constantly testing the opposition defence while being cautious.

Lyon's threat is from Brian, and the midfield is basically a tough guy and all-round combination, capable of attacking and defending, but dexterity and talent are not amazing.

But that allowed them to do a better job of limiting the threat of James Rodriguez and Moutinho.

The attack in the middle is not easy to play, and you can only make a fuss on the side.

Ye Yifeng managed to limit Glenier's threat on the right in a couple of rebounds from the start of the game, and his combination with Abidal gradually improved.

At least from a defensive point of view, the combination of Ye Yifeng and Abidal is the most stable on the left side of Monaco!

When Monaco's attack advanced to the front, Ye Yifeng judged the situation and decided whether to respond or quickly cut inside into the penalty area.

Compared to his cautious approach at the start of the season, he is now better able to adapt to the pace of the game as he gains experience and ability.

In the 17th minute, he ran wildly into the left side of the penalty area, and James Rodriguez's diagonal cross over the top was grabbed by him and nodded to the middle of the goal.

Falcao stepped forward to tackle the ball and was one step away from being able to touch the ball and form a shot!

Falcao gave Ye Yifeng a thumbs up after getting up.

This awareness and effort to make a ball is certainly commendable.

Compared to Carrasco, who had more control on the right flank, Ye Yifeng was a threat on the left, relying on movement rather than dribbling.

Lyon were forced to make adjustments, with Ferry dropping back to fend off Ye Yifeng's inward threat, and Dabo, who was playing at full-back today, also shrank into the box.

Because it is clear that Ye Yifeng is not a traditional winger's style of play, he does not present a threat of breaking through or cutting inside in possession on the outside.

Leon also played several waves of fast attacks, and Glenier knew that it would be difficult to break through Ye Yifeng's sandwich with Abidal today, so he took the initiative to respond to the attack.

Brian on the left flank was a frequent threat of the ball, and Gomis was a little bit off in the box on several occasions.

Malbranck's long-range shot from the edge of the area also caused a stir in the hearts of Monaco fans from time to time.

In the 30th minute of the game, when Ye Yifeng ran again into the left rib of the penalty area, he found that James Rodriguez controlled the ball and retreated, so he decisively withdrew from the penalty area.

At this time, Moutinho came up to receive the ball and sent a diagonal pass to the ground.

Ye Yifeng saw Ferry killing him, and there was still pressure from Dabo behind him.

He took the initiative to retreat and pass Ferry before passing the ball diagonally to the bottom line.

Abidal sprinted up to meet the ball and crossed with his feet.

The soccer ball flew straight to the middle of the goal.

Falcao struck a wide-legged shot from behind Bishevac and sent the ball into the Lyon goal!

The cheers at the Louis II Stadium suddenly shook the sky!

Just after the last round of the game, the French media criticized Falcao as a parallel product, and this is the goal!

Lyon coach Garde looked frustrated, to say that Lyon is indeed slightly worse than Monaco in terms of strength, but he thinks it is more of a gap in momentum!

Monaco is in full swing, while Lyon is demoralized!

Ye Yifeng was hugged by Abidal with a smile as he celebrated his goal with his teammates.

"You're getting better and better now, and the overall view of the ball just now is awesome!"

This made Ye Yifeng really realize where he had made progress.

Yes, his game reading skills have improved a lot.

It's not like the previous rush impact, which is a bit of a stroke of luck.

This time, he realized that the situation was not right after he was running, immediately adjusted, and observed the situation around him, the opponent's defense, the response of his teammates, and then made the right judgment.

The most commendable thing is that he does not panic in his heart and controls the ball steadily.

Although it is simply a matter of controlling the ball and retreating to share the ball, at this level of Ligue 1, it is not easy for Chinese players to calmly do these things at critical moments.

Ye Yifeng said to Abidal: "I don't know why they want so many people to force me, but they let the side have so much space. ”

Abidal smiled casually: "Even if you don't scold Lyon's boss, Lyon won't ignore your existence!" You're a threat to your opponents right now! ”

Hearing Abidal say this, Ye Yifeng didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing.

He still likes the kind of situation where opponents focus on blocking Falcao, James Rodriguez and Monaco on the right flank, and he can play a surprise attack.

Of course, that's a lot easier than the current situation.

But if his strength continues to improve and he becomes more and more threatening on the court, of course, the opponent will not let him go.

There are already signs of this.

Like before, there is a big space in the penalty area to let him rush in to catch the point, I am afraid it will not be rare, there will definitely be a defender blocking his way!

Garde regained his serious expression on the sidelines, clapping his hands to boost the team's morale.

Lyon is also very backbone, and after conceding away goals, they are getting better and better!

If you can't threaten on the right side, then attack the left side!

Briand can play to the advantage, so add to the fire!

Left wing-back Bertimo frequently supports Brian up front, and with Malblanc in midfield, they form a triangular attacking system in midfield.

For a while, the battle was booming, and the Monaco defense tilted to focus on supporting Tulalang and Kurzawa.

As a result, there are easy openings in the backfield.

At this time, Ye Yifeng's role is more obvious.

He frequently made up for the defense, so that Lyon's wave of strong attacks that lasted for more than 10 minutes after conceding the goal was futile.

Several times I tried to divert the attack, sneak attack, and the other side failed!

Glenier was even about to form a single chance when he was about to cut inside before the penalty area, and Ye Yifeng rushed to destroy the ball!

Before the end of the first half, Ranieri couldn't help but say to himself: "He's really a good player who can attack and defend!" ”

Originally, Ye Yifeng frequently retreated to support the defensive line, and Carrasco should play a greater threat in the frontcourt, after all, Bedimo and Briand were both involved in the attack.

But Carrasco didn't seem to have recovered from a disastrous performance that lasted nearly an hour after scoring a brace in the previous game.

It was a disappointing performance.

A large part of the reason why Monaco failed to play a counter-attacking threat was that he did not complete the task well in the connection and strategy of the frontcourt.

Thankfully, Monaco didn't concede a goal before the end of the first half.

At half-time, Monaco temporarily led Lyon 1-0.

The midfielder returned to the dressing room for a short rest.

For the first time, Ranieri criticised the performance of some of his team's players in the dressing room.

And this is when the team is ahead.

Carrasco bore the brunt of the attack, followed by James Rodriguez.

To be fair, these two were in the worst form of today's game.

None of them were able to make the threat they deserved.

If you can't attack in positional warfare, that's fine.

However, after Lyon stepped up the attack, Monaco had several counter-attack opportunities, and neither of them could create a threatening offensive, and Falcao waited for them to deliver the shells, but waited lonely.

As for Ye Yifeng, he was not criticized, after all, the style is different.

Although Ye Yifeng didn't have many shining points in the attack, he made up for it with defensive performance.

Claudio Ranieri should be a good guy in the minds of most Monaco players, but whether he is a good coach or not is debatable.

Because after the start of the second half, it was clear that his midfield rhetoric did not work very well.

When Lyon's offensive became more ferocious, Monaco's counter-offensive still failed frequently!

With the tightness of the back line, Ye Yifeng did the work of defense, and it was difficult to rush to the front court to respond at the first time, so that he could only turn around and return to the defense as soon as he ran to the middle line from the penalty area many times.

In the 56th minute of the game, Lyon, who frequently fed cannonballs into the penalty area, suddenly changed his strategy, Briand knocked the ball back after going down the side, and Bedimo followed up and sent a cross ball when he followed.

Malblanc shoots in front of the penalty area!

The ball flew like a cannonball, and the middle of the goal was in the direction of the bottom left corner.

Subabasic barely managed to keep the ball out of his flying save.

But the football that bounced out of the small penalty area was sent into the goal by Gomis with a supplementary shot!

The Monegasque fans in the stands at the Stade Louis II were not in their hearts.

What's going on?

How many are there?

How many games have Monaco scored first and then equalised?

No wonder the French press said that Ranieri could not lead them to success!

It's not unreasonable!

How can you be habitually conservative when you are ahead?

And habitually have to be equalized by opponents?

It's about playing exciting, isn't it?

Or does Monaco have perverted attributes?

Do you want to give the opponent hope, and then kill the opponent's hope, and give the opponent a more painful blow?

Ranieri was able to maintain a steady mentality at the beginning of the season, after all, he had to give time and patience to a "new team" that needed to run in and adapt to the environment!

But the first half of the season is halfway through!

If the team finds a problem, it's a real problem!

It doesn't take time to improve.

Lyon coach Garde gritted his teeth and raised his arms in the coach's command area!

Equalize!

And then what?

He clapped his hands and encouraged the team to continue to strengthen the attack!

The game situation is already Lyon has the advantage!

On what basis to weaken the offense?

Isn't Monaco unbeaten in 9 rounds this season?

It's time to taste defeat today!

Lyon is not Reims, Sochaux and the like, playing a strong team is satisfied with 1 point to live a comfortable and moist life.

Even if it will be cheaper PSG, they will knock Monaco from the top of the table today!

At the Stadium Louis II!

Ranieri is still waiting.

He hopes that conceding a goal will lift the team as a whole, and indeed the players who pose the greatest threat in midfield.

But no!

For the next 10 minutes, Lyon launched a frequent threatening offensive against the Monaco defence.

If it weren't for Subaxiac's high end saves and a few crucial interceptions from defenders, Monaco would have been reversed by Lyon in 10 minutes!

Ranieri couldn't wait.

In this case, you can only change people!

With the game going on 69 minutes, Monaco made two substitutions.

Kondogbia and Ocampos are introduced.

James Rodriguez and Carrasco were removed.

After Kondogbia appeared on the court, he ran to Ye Yifeng and said: "The coach told you to go to the front court as soon as possible in the counterattack!" ”

Ye Yifeng instantly understood that the reason why Ranieri removed two offensive players and replaced them with Ocampos was considered a counterpoint, but upper Kondogbia obviously fell into the eyes of others and was a sign of strengthening defense.

Indeed it is.

But the purpose is to unload Ye Yifeng's defensive tasks, but this can't be said clearly, and it's easy for the players to simply stay in the front court and not go back.

Ranieri still can't lose the bottom line of defense in his bones.

In other words, what Monaco is counting on in the front court is Ye Yifeng, Falcao, and Ocampos now!

Ye Yifeng instantly felt a little pressure.

Because that means at least for the moment, Ranieri thinks it's better to keep him on the pitch than to keep James Rodriguez!

It's a trust as well as a need!

Ye Yifeng was under pressure and at the same time, he also had a stronger fighting spirit!