Chapter 1022, Monaco's Great Dilemma
After this thrilling game, Simeone only hugged Huang Bowen, who scored the goal, and Jiang Zhipeng, who assisted, and both of them had neck pain.
"Coach, can you let go, we're about to be strangled to death by you......"
"I'm definitely not going to let go! What if I let go and you are poached by someone else? β
"Coach, we can't play the main team at Atletico Madrid, how can anyone take a fancy to us......"
"Oh, you two boys are arguing with me. Yes! From tomorrow onwards, you're going to be promoted from a substitute to a rotation player for the team, how about that? Don't be dissatisfied! β
"Thank you coach, we will definitely try to help the team win!"
"Well said! I like you two boys! Play well at Atletico, let's win the game together and win the title! β
The two Chinese players performed well, and all the Chinese fans were very happy, and Yunsheng couldn't help but be overjoyed.
A few days later, Simeone made a special call to Yunsheng to thank him: "My dearest brother Huaguo, thank you for recommending two excellent players to me!" Without them, Atletico's Champions League quarter-finals might not have been there. β
Yun Sheng smiled slightly: "I'm also very happy to see the two of them improve so much." β
Simeone: "Then again, do you have any Chinese players with similar talent?" As much as I want! The price is negotiable! β
Yun Sheng: "Man, although China has a population of more than one billion, football geniuses are not everywhere. Besides, even if I get you, your first team won't be able to let go of so many foreign players. β
Simeone: "It's okay, I can get them to go to the youth team and get them back up again. β
Yunsheng: "Atletico Madrid's youth team? Is it a youth team that will be disbanded suddenly and will still be able to produce a Real Madrid captain? β
Simeone: "Phew! Lao Tzu's team is now rich and can afford to raise talented stars! In the future, we will get richer and richer, if the talent is good enough, even if we spend 100 million to buy people, it will be no problem! β
Although Yun Sheng ridiculed Atletico Madrid's pain of losing Raul on the phone, his concerns about La Liga's foreign aid policy are necessary.
In La Liga's foreign aid policy, it is stipulated that a team can register up to 3 players from non-EU member states, and a maximum of 3 non-EU players can play at the same time.
Now Atletico Madrid has two Chinese players, and another foreign aid spot in the team has long been occupied. Even if Chinese players are introduced, they cannot be registered for the first team.
Having said that, if it weren't for Godin and other players who met the residency period and already had Spanish nationality, then even Huang Bowen and Jiang Zhipeng would not be eligible to enter the first team of Atletico Madrid.
And Huaguo does not have dual nationality, so as long as Huang Bowen and Jiang Zhipeng are still in Atletico Madrid, then they will occupy two foreign aid places.
Atletico Madrid is not the only team that is struggling with foreign aid policies, Monaco is also experiencing similar problems.
Ligue 1's foreign aid policy is similar to La Liga's, allowing each club to have a maximum of four foreign players, and the maximum number of players on the pitch is also limited to three.
As a result, the situation of the five Chinese players in the Monaco team is very embarrassing.
Zeng Cheng, Zhang Linpeng, Li Xuepeng, Wu Xi, Sun Ke.
Only four of the five Chinese players will be eligible for the first team.
But having said that, because of Yunsheng, Makelele has a lot of trust in the Chinese players, otherwise it would be impossible to give all the four foreign aid places in the team to the Chinese players.
At the start of the season, Claude Makelle had already confirmed the list of foreign players.
Wu Xi and Sun Ke performed well last season and they still retain their first-team spots.
Zhang Linpeng is one of the hottest defenders in European football, and as Monaco's absolute defensive pillar, he was naturally selected.
And Li Xuepeng's arrival is to fill the vacancy after Kurzava's departure, and he is also indispensable to the team.
As a result, Zeng Cheng, who was sent to the youth team for training, did not get the qualification for the first team.
In the first half of the season, Zhang Linpeng's main position was stable and his performance was impeccable.
Li Xuepeng has gradually become the team's main left-back, although he is still young, but he can attack and defend well on the court and work hard, which has won him the trust of the head coach for himself.
Wu Xi and Sun Ke have also played well as Saviola and Gudjohnsen's rotation players.
In the second half of the league though, things changed a bit.
Wu Xi was injured during the return training after the winter break and needed to recuperate for three months, and basically scrapped the second half of the season.
In order not to waste a foreign aid quota, Makelele canceled Wu Xi's foreign aid quota this season and re-registered it with Zeng Cheng in Ligue 1.
However, in the second half of the season, Monaco's results began to decline significantly.
Not only Wu Xi, but also veterans Ujfarusi and Gudjohnsen have also been injured and suspended, which has seriously affected the team's results.
Now that Monaco have fallen out of the European league zone, it will be difficult to qualify for next season's European competition.
And in addition to the multi-front battle, it is a great test for Makellele.
Among the options to face the league, domestic cup and Champions League, Makelele opted for the Champions League.
With league results slipping and domestic cup competitions out early, Claude Makelele, who finished second in the FIFA Best Coach award last year, is now in great difficulty.
And in the face of the mighty Bayern Munich, Monaco is even more in danger.
In a parallel world later, Bayern were the team that reached this season's Champions League final, and although they eventually lost to Chelsea, it is fair to say that they are no worse than Chelsea, but they lack some luck.
Lahm, Robben, Ribery, Schweinsteiger, MΓΌller, Neuer......
These stars are all famous talents, especially the Robery, which is one of the hottest attacking combinations in Europe right now.
However, this time their genius attack group was met with a strong resistance at the Louis II Stadium.
Makelele's lineup this time was very targeted, he let the veteran Ujfarusi and Senderos form a central defensive partner, let Li Xuepeng start, Zhang Linpeng went to the right side, and the two Chinese defenders were separated on the left and right, defending Robben and Ribery in the opposite position.
For Bayern, their most powerful attacking means is the sharp break-through, pushing and shooting ability of the Robery, as long as they can strangle Bayern's two wings, then Bayern's attack power can be lost more than half.
In the first leg, it was Robben and Franck Ribery who scored a goal each and Bayern were already 2-0 on aggregate.
In this match at Monaco's home stadium, how well Monaco's two wings defend will determine the outcome of this game......