Chapter 84: .084 Activate Tiger

The second half of the Ligue 1 league officially started, and Monaco ushered in Nantes' challenge at the Louis II Stadium in the 20th round of the league.
When Situ Yunbing walked into the stadium wearing the warm down jacket of the Monaco Club, he could obviously hear the changes in the cheering atmosphere in the stands. Some fans in the stands nearby would cheer him and applaud him.
The attendance rate of the Louis II stadium has significantly improved compared with the beginning of the first half of the season!
Situ Yunbing applauded and greeted the fans, and then came to the coach's bench of the home team, waiting for the start of the game as always, with a serious expression on his face.
Compared with Monaco's goal of hitting the league championship in the second half of the season, Nantes's goal in the second half of the season is also very straightforward and there is no retreat: relegation!
Nantes' overall lineup is relatively mediocre. Although their defense is also poor, if they insist on comparing offense and defense, their offense will be even more horrible. This is why they introduced Monaco's substitute forward during the winter break. Gakpe.
Gakpe had just left on his front foot, put on a Nantes jersey and went to the Louis II Stadium.
Monaco fans can't talk about the grievances of Gakpe, his own strength and past contributions are not enough to resonate with Monaco fans.
Falcao and Matic entered the starting lineup today, and the new aid appeared. The home fans are naturally happy to see and look forward to their best performance.
Benatia was sitting on the bench, and he could not take the main position from Mongongu and Modesto.
Nantes is a relatively mediocre team, and it can even be said to be weak. Today, at the Louis II Stadium, they formed a 451 formation. When the game started, their tactics were also clear.
Defensive counterattack!
Gakpe was the only one who countered the Knife.
Perhaps Nantes is counting on Gakpe, who has a better understanding of Monaco's technical and tactical system and the defensive characteristics of the players, can surprise them.
But reality disappointed them.
The midfielder composed of Matic, Perez, and Merian completely controlled the midfielder. Its defensive strength is absolutely superior in Ligue 1. In addition, after the team focused on creating a joint defense and anti-robbing method, This makes it difficult for Nantes, who does not have the ability to control the ball, to stand in midfield.
Monaco has been pressing the Nantes team crazy!
In addition to Gakpe, who is cruising in the middle of the field, the Nantes team all compressed the space in the key area of ​​the defense forty yards in front of the goal and tried their best to contain Monaco's offensive.
Compared with Pino being restricted on the right, there are not many bright spots, but Moreau actively shuttles up and down on the left.
Monaco has repeatedly used long shots in front of the penalty area to threaten Nantes' goal, but it is difficult to create an absolute threat.
Center Falcao runs actively, but the tacit understanding with his teammates is still not enough. When some opportunities appear in front of him, he will disappointingly miss out, and sometimes he will find obvious signs of disconnection with his teammates.
After all, there is still a little time to come to the team, and the skills and tactics created by Situ Yunbing are indeed somewhat different from the traditional ones. It is normal that he has not fully integrated into the team.
It’s just a shame that Nantes can’t be taken. Situ Yunbing strengthened the team’s offensive in the second half and even removed Mongongu and moved on to Mangani to make the midfield defense more flexible. Players on the field can boldly assist into the opponent's penalty area without any worries!
Ninety minutes later, Situ Yunbing lowered his head, sighed lightly, then raised his head, his face as normal.
The number on the scoreboard is 0:0.
Monaco's possession rate is absolutely close to 70%!
But the number of shots created was only about 20, and the threat shot was almost invisible.
Compared to blasting opponents with nearly 30 feet but not being able to score, it was obviously luck. Today's game made Situ Yunbing realize that after changing the forward and midfielder, Monaco's offense may have changed as a result.
It is disappointing that he did not get a good start in the second half of the league, but Situ Yunbing is very calm in his mentality. He knows that he can't be anxious, and the current situation is not enough to make him panic. Whether he wins or loses, Monaco will still be League leader.
After the game, the media criticized Falcao's performance in the game like a headless fly, and incidentally criticized Monaco for not being cautious in signing.
Situ Yunbing turned a deaf ear to this.
In the middle of the week, Monaco continued to host the French second team Lens, and the French League Cup quarter-finals arrived as scheduled.
Compared with the starting lineup in the league, there are only three changes. The central defender combination of Modesto and Mongongu was replaced by Nkulu and Benatia, right back Simić truce, and Adriano started.
Situ Yunbing in other positions did not make changes, and the team's home game was still not ideal.
There is basically no problem with defense!
Matic’s fighting spirit also obviously enhanced the team’s midfield defense, which is much stronger than Lecco, who was more of a starter before.
But Monaco's offense still seems awkward.
Moreau on the wing is okay. Pino on the right has begun to decline after being focused on by his opponent. Falcao's cooperation with his teammates is still a little strange.
Monaco and Lens fought hard until the second half 83 minutes before Nkulu made a contribution in a set-kick melee.
Monaco eliminated Lens 1:0 at home and reached the quarterfinals of the French League Cup!
The French media exploded!
Attacks on Monaco flooded in. After two games, Monaco had a good defense, but the opponent's strength really didn't make Monaco feel pressured. On the contrary, their offensive was very bad but the media was very dissatisfied.
The media hope to see a Monaco that has at least continued its strength in the first half of the season, not a challenger who will take the lead temporarily!
Monaco has not won anything yet!
During the preparations for the weekend game against Caen, Situ Yunbing stayed in the club's office after get off work, and Alonzo joined them, just as they did in the early part of the first half of the season to transform Monaco.
The two repeatedly studied the videos of the last two games of Monaco, and refined to the details within ten seconds of each attack, to analyze the team's running position, the opponent's defense changes, the player's choice of handling the ball, and discuss the team's current How to improve the problem.
Alonzo is more of an analyst, he is very good at this.
With him by his side, Situ Yunbing listened to him to analyze the specific details much more thorough and clearer than he could understand at a glance.
This also allowed Situ Yunbing to diverge his thinking and start to make changes.
It was not until Friday morning that Situ Yunbing repeatedly confirmed the analysis results to understand the problem.
It's not that Falcao has a problem, it's that Monaco's system has a problem.
In the past, the center of the team was Nimani. Nimani has sufficient height advantage and header advantage. At the same time, it is easier for him to form a forward line fulcrum to bring changeable offensive options.
But Falcao is not a fulcrum center in the strict sense, so when other players on the team, such as Merian, mostly give him the ball, let him control the ball in the restricted area and turn around and shoot again, or Morrow crosses hope. It is difficult for Falcao to play more matches after receiving the ball.
It's not that it doesn't work, but the success rate will be reduced, and the characteristics of Falcao will not be brought into play.
The resulting change is that Situ Yunbing deliberately made new requirements for Moro, Muratori, Simic, and Merian during Friday's tactical exercise.
In order to liberate Falcao, Situ Yunbing also changed the technical and tactical system.
Pino was removed and changed to a single-sided flying wing formation on the left of 4321.
He doesn't know the specific effect, but he has to be brave enough to try.
However, what surprised Situ Yunbing was that Falcao himself was a little frustrated. After joining the team, he failed to score a goal in the entire two games. Coupled with media criticism, his confidence seemed to have been hit.
When Situ Yunbing saw Falkao's listless look, he couldn't help calling Falkao in front of him.
"Don't pay attention to what the outsiders are saying. They are farting. Do you really have to smell it? You can hear me clearly. You can become a top striker in Monaco. You can score a lot of goals. A top striker is the most basic. Your quality is self-confidence!"
After being reprimanded by Situ Yunbing, Falcao was not angry, but showed a reflective expression, and then told Situ Yunbing that he would work hard in the next game!