Chapter 0349, the cup was smooth sailing
On the afternoon of January 6, Monaco hosted Ligue 2 side Wanis at home.
At present, Wanis is in a terrible situation, they are at the bottom of Ligue 2, the team is in financial crisis, and many players are planning to leave the team, secretly looking for a next home.
Such a team that has fallen apart can imagine its combat effectiveness.
Because he will face three matches a week, Yunsheng has made significant adjustments to the team's lineup.
In this game, he removed almost all the main players, sent substitutes and youth players, and several rookies of the youth team also sat on the bench.
Although he only stayed in Monaco for half a year, Yunsheng had a thorough understanding of the youth team, and he found that there were many good seedlings in the youth team, and Monaco's youth training system was definitely the top in Europe.
It is Yunsheng's idea to use as many domestic cups as possible to train young people.
In the two weeks before this match, Yun Sheng drew two C-rank charms [Attack Bonus], because the opponent's strength was not strong, Yun Sheng did not use the charm, and he temporarily saved the charm.
On the front line of this game, Dong Fangzhuo and Nene started the game.
As the team's pillar centre-forward, None's biggest strength is his strong body.
When facing the Ligue 1 powerhouses, Nene did not have a clear advantage, but against Vanis, Nene completely exploded.
He stirred up the opponent's penalty area and disrupted the opponent's defense by himself.
Dong Fangzhuo, who is still in excellent form, seized several good opportunities, scored three goals in a row in the last ten minutes of the first half, scored a hat trick, and performed very eye-catching. If he continues to move forward according to this normal trajectory, with better luck and fewer injuries, then it is the general trend to become the main striker of Chinese football in the future.
Young midfield partners Edouard Mendy and Bourong also showed great control in midfield. The duo didn't get a lot of appearances as substitutes for Claude Makelele and Flamini, but they have been working hard in training and have done everything they can to take their chances and show their impressive quality in the limited starting time of cup competitions.
The 21-year-old goalkeeper also made solid saves on several counter-attacks. In this way, even if the veteran goalkeeper Prato retires next year, the team will not have a shortage of substitute goalkeepers. If he can keep taking his chances, it is not impossible to succeed Hildebrand in the future.
Seeing the eye-catching performance of the young players, Yunsheng was happy in his heart.
The feeling of being unhappy because of nothing in the winter transfer period was also washed away by this game.
In stoppage time, Dong Fangzhuo returned the favor by assisting Nene with a header, and Monaco scored the fourth goal of the game to end the game.
They won their opening match in the French Cup this season and reached the round of 32.
Although the game was won, the pressure on Yunsheng did not decrease.
Because the next Ligue League Cup game is more important than this game.
Now that the French League Cup is in the quarter-finals, two steps further will give it a chance to win its first title in Monaco.
Not only that, as long as you can win the championship, then at least next season's European qualification is stable, which is the bottom line of Yunsheng's goal for the team this season.
So before the French League Cup match on January 9, Yunsheng decisively played a C-level [Offensive Bonus] for the team to use.
After all, the cup is a decisive game, and if the gutter capsizes, it will be troublesome.
Not only did he use spells, but Yun Sheng also sent out his entire starting lineup.
Monaco dominated the match from the first minute.
Although the players who returned from vacation were not in the best condition, because they returned to the team for training a few days early, the overall cooperation returned to at least 80% of the previous one, and with the blessing of the [Offensive Bonus] spell, Monaco's advantage is obvious.
Their opponents, Grenoble, were slow to enter the game and did not find their attacking touch for a long time, and were always pressed by Monaco at the back, struggling to defend.
Before the end of the first half, Monaco finally got on the scoresheet.
It was their attacking combination that was in full swing, with Shevchenko making a series of changes in front of the opposition penalty area, attracting the attention of three defenders, before the ball was bounced back to Recoba next to him. Recoba shot directly into the far corner with his foot and shot with the outside of his instep into the net!
1 to 0! Monaco has finally broken the deadlock!
With that goal, Monaco had an easier time going forward.
In the second half, Grenoble wanted to fight back, but their midfield defence had just loosened up a bit before Monaco seized the opportunity.
This time it was Ljungberg's sharp breakthrough on the wing, a low cross found Shevchenko in front of the penalty area, and the Ukrainian nuclear warhead grabbed the header, and the ball smashed into the near corner!
2 to 0! Monaco extends their lead over the score!
Seeing that the team's victory was decided, Yunsheng made substitution adjustments.
Because the second half of Ligue 1 will be ushered in three days, Yunsheng must save his strength and let the important players get rest.
He replaced Shevchenko, Rekoba and Ljungberg and brought on Dong Fangzhuo, Nene and Mangani.
And after a few young players came on the pitch, Monaco's offensive continued unabated.
In the 81st minute of the game, the offensive combination of Chinese players made a meritorious service.
Previously, due to Shevchenko and Recoba's performance was too eye-catching, Ljungberg was also very active today, and it seemed that Chen Tao did not do much.
When the three players came off the field, Chen Tao gradually got more balls.
Especially after Dong Fangzhuo came on the field, the tacit cooperation between the two was fully revealed.
Just after a 45-degree diagonal cross, Dong Fangzhuo shot high in front of the goal and missed a good opportunity to score.
And this time, it was Chen Tao who suddenly accelerated forward after winning the ball in the middle lane!
All Grenoble almost thought that Chen Tao wanted to use his personal skills to break through, but he didn't expect Chen Tao to pretend to speed up, but suddenly passed the ball!
The ball penetrated the opponent's defense, Dong Fangzhuo sprinted against offside and got the ball!
In the current French league, although Dong Fangzhuo's skills still need to be improved, his speed advantage is very obvious!
He received the ball and stepped forward, and no one from the Grenoble defenders caught up with him!
Before the goalkeeper strikes, calmly push into the far corner!
The ball is in!
3 to 0! The wonderful cooperation between the two Chinese players helped Monaco to completely seal the victory of the game!
When the final whistle blew, Yun Sheng's face was full of joy.
We won!
Monaco have reached the semi-finals of the French Cup and will be able to win their first title with just two games to go!
Monaco has had a smooth season in the Cup!