Chapter 271: Speed is King
As the highest level of competition for European clubs, the Champions League is an absolute ultimate experience for fans.
Bayern, who came from afar, is far more physically fatigued than its opponents.
Just last night, outside the door of Bayern's hotel, some extreme Monaco fans, crazy to make noise.
They want to use the noise to interfere with the normal rest of the Bayern players and thus affect their game form tomorrow.
Although he was quickly chased away by the hotel security, the crazy behavior of the fans also illustrates the importance of tomorrow's game.
During the warm-up, the crowd facing the Bayern players also heard boos from the home fans.
Bang!
A crisp hit.
The ball slashed across the Stade Louis II like a precision-guided missile.
At the landing point, Rossi's body squatted slightly, and after unloading the ball with his chest, he didn't wait for the ball to hit the ground, and turned the ball upside down with his right foot.
Ooh!
The ball came from the feet of Alonso, who was more than 30 meters away, and the speed and power of the ball were amazing, and Rossi was able to unload the ball perfectly with his chest.
How terrible this ball feels!
Rossi flicked the ball back to Alonso with his right foot after a series of bouncing the ball with his left and right foot.
The latter did the same thing, unloading the ball and turning it upside down before passing it back to Rossi.
The two passed the ball back and forth in the air, and the ball never landed during the whole process.
The home fans were dumbfounded, what kind of god operation was it?
One or two is enough, it's been back and forth more than a dozen times, and the ball hasn't landed on the turf yet.
The home fans watched the two perform intently, and they almost couldn't help but stick out their thumbs and praise them.
After demonstrating their superb passing and stopping skills, both sides warmed up and returned to the dressing room.
"Luo, you kid can."
Alonso touched Rossi's head, he really didn't expect that Rossi could complete such a difficult pass and catch with himself in such a big scene.
You know, if you make a mistake, you will be ridiculed by the home fans.
This is more effective than what psychological warfare is.
"You're not old!"
The two teams assemble on the players' tunnel.
The absence of national team teammates and the fact that they have never played for the same club have put on a cold face on both players.
Rossi saw the talent mentioned by Carlo Ancelotti.
Kylian Mbappe.
With black skin, neat hair, and a slightly green face, he is Mbappe, who is known as the "new Henry".
Mbappe, who seemed to feel someone watching, suddenly turned his head and met Rossi's gaze.
This is what the head coach explained before the game, and Rossi, who had to guard against death, also customized tactics for him.
Well, it's a bit domineering.
Not good, he found out, flash mob.
Mbappe quickly twisted his head back, with a hint of haste in his eyes.
Rossi sees everything in his eyes.
How do you feel that this future French star is a bit like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
Under the guidance of the FIFA flag, under the leadership of referee Ma Riqi, accompanied by the passionate theme song of the Champions League, the players of both sides stepped into the Louis II Stadium.
[Welcome to the 16-17 season Champions League 1/8 finals, Monaco hosts Bayern Munich. 】
[Both teams are ranked first in the league in their home leagues.] 】
[This is a battle for the top of the Bundesliga and the top of the Ligue 1, and it will be quite exciting. 】
[Now let's introduce the starting lineups of both sides.] 】
[The Monaco team that appeared in the battle wore a red and white shirt and white shorts. 】
[Goalkeeper Subaquic. 】
[The backline is Bonyaman Mendy, Raj, Glick and Sidibe. 】
[The midfielders are Lemar, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Fabinho and Bernardo Silva.] 】
[The two forwards are Falcao and Mbappe. 】
[Then there is the away team Bayern Munich.] 】
[They wore black away jerseys.] 】
[The goalkeeper is Noyer.] 】
[The backline is Alaba, Hummels, Martinez and Lahm. 】
[The two midfielders are Alonso and Vidal. 】
[The three players in midfield are Rossi, Thiago and Robben.] 】
[The front line is Laiwandowski. 】
Falcao and Lahm, guessed in the centre circle, Monaco got the right to kick off.
The referee looked at his watch, and with a long whistle, the game officially began.
After hearing the whistle, Mbappe passed the ball back to the back and then quickly cut forward with Falcao.
Speed, one of Monaco's major strengths, is the attack.
Especially Mbappe, who plays as a winger, has the speed to take on the backlines of all European clubs.
In order to give Mbappe enough space to sprint, manager Jardine put Moutinho, who is good at organising the ball, on the bench.
Bringing on defensive solidity Tiemoue Bakayoko and Fabinho as central midfielders.
The two will not only give Mbappe more space to sprint, but will also be able to use the backfield pass to go straight to Falcao in the front line.
On Bayern's side, in order to limit Mbappe's breakthrough with the ball, they set up a 4-2-3-1 formation, using a well-layered defense line to delay the opponent's side attack.
Both managers have their own ideas and strategies are extremely targeted.
The next thing to look at is the actual effect and the performance of the players on the field.
In the 3rd minute, Monaco took the lead.
Midfielder Fabinho played a long pass from the back and moved directly to Bayern's weak-side defensive area.
Mbappe faced Lahm, suddenly started to accelerate, and took advantage of the change of pace to shake off the veteran.
The experienced Bayern captain, while turning, made reasonable use of his position and stuck Mbappe behind him.
With team-mate Alonso in action, the ball was cut off.
Excellent defense that gave Carlo Ancelotti a thumbs up off the pitch.
Ram has no waves on the surface, but in fact, his heart has long been tumbling like a wave.
At such a young age, with such strong explosiveness and starting speed, the future is really limitless.
Although the defense just now was successful, it was at the beginning of the game and when he was full of energy.
What about twenty minutes later?
What about thirty minutes later?
Can you still withstand such aggressive speed?
I can't imagine it.
"Harvey, keep an eye on me."
Lahm hurriedly signaled to teammate Alonso.
He didn't want to be eaten raw by Torres at speed in the European Championship final that year.
Bayern attack.
Thiago held the ball and pushed through half the pitch with ease.
Monaco's defensive strategy is also very simple.
The midfielder shrunk fifteen meters outside the penalty area and fought with the opponent here.
Once the ball is broken, it only needs to be passed to the two people in the front line.
In this game, Rossi was placed in the left wing-back position.
But as the attack advances, he will switch positions with Thiago in the middle and quietly lurk behind Laiwan.
This position can not only insert and steal two penalties, but also help Thiago attract the defence.
When necessary, he can be in the middle of the field to help the team complete the transition.
In the 11th minute, Thiago dribbled the ball on the wing and tucked a very hidden pass into Rossi in the box.
The defense of Monaco, very timely encircled Rossi.
What's the situation, a three-person bag?
However, Rossi hesitated for less than half a second before quickly returning to Thiago on the wing.
It's dangerous!
Obviously, Monaco's tactics in defending Rossi are to take advantage of the large number of people and press quickly.
After Thiago got the ball, he wanted to play some passes with Rossi.
But the opposing midfielder Fabinho has already appeared between the two passing lines.
Thiago, who frowned slightly, had no choice but to pass the ball back.
Blocking the flanks and cutting off the passing opportunities to the middle, which the opposing manager threatened to find a way to deal with Bayern before the game?
Ancelotti remained silent and watched quietly.
As soon as Alaba received the return pass, the Monaco defence circled him.
Their defensive strategy is to cut off Bayern's passing lanes.
Alaba had no choice but to pass back to the centre-back.
At this moment, Mbappe suddenly started and sprinted towards the trajectory of the ball.
He scares Alaba a lot with such a dash.
Because when he returned the ball, he didn't notice Mbappe, who was ambushing nearby.
Moreover, this sprint speed is too fast!
Realizing that something was wrong, Hummels also hurried out of his steps and rushed towards the ball as fast as he could.
But Mbappe's speed is just too fast.
Hummels had no choice but to fly into a sliding tackle to get ahead of him and destroy the ball.
Ooh!
Hummels, who flew to the shovel, never dreamed that the young player Mbappe would be one step faster than him and poke the ball forward first.
Then jumped up and dodged his own sliding shovel.
Mbappe, who dodged the sliding tackle, was about to face the goal.
Goalkeeper Noyer, after observing that the opponent's formation was too far behind, boldly pressed near the big penalty area.
When he saw Mbappe wading past Hummels, he didn't hesitate to rush out of the box and keep the ball at his feet.
The unrelenting Mbappe pounced on Noyiner, saw that he was about to clear the ball with a big foot, and immediately flew to block his pass.
Unexpectedly, Noyer faked the ball with his right foot to the left side, and then passed it leisurely to Alaba who was returning to the defense.
His virtuosity was also booed by fans.
After this return pass danger, the Bayern players finally understood why Ancelotti asked them to pay attention to the speed of the No. 29 Mbappe.
This is the most direct and effective means of attack on the football field.
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