Chapter 8: .008 mediocre Monaco

When Situ Yunbing walked into the small Louis II Stadium, the atmosphere of the stadium stands was somewhat different from what he had imagined.
Louis II, who has a capacity of less than 20,000 people, only took about 1/3 of the seats in the stands today, that is, less than 7,000 spectators!
And there is no cheering like a tsunami, and the cheer is not big. If you look closely at the expressions of the fans wearing Monaco jerseys in the stands, you will find that most of them are holding a cold-eyed attitude.
No one would think that Situ Yunbing is the savior. Even Situ Yunbing himself may lack sufficient confidence. Monaco's unsatisfactory performance in the past three years has caused the home attendance rate to decline year by year. As of last season, the average home attendance rate There are already less than 6000 people!
On the one hand, it is the record. On the other hand, the number of local fans in Monaco is indeed limited. You must know that there are only about 30,000 local citizens in Monaco. The small base number determines the number of local fans.
Today's attendance rate has already given Situ Yunbing a lot of face, at least it has not fallen below the average level of last season.
Although the fans do not support Situ Yunbing, they are very curious about his coaching debut.
What he said before the game to make the team look new.
Situ Yunbing, wearing Monaco sportswear, stood on the sidelines like a sunny boy. Other coaches and substitute players were sitting on the bench. He himself stood on the sidelines waiting for the start of the game.
He noticed that a gaze was condensed on himself not far away, he turned his head and saw the opponent coach Lorient's scrutinizing and surprised gaze.
Christian Gourcuff!
The Lorient coach is 53 years old, a generation older than Situ Yunbing. Let’s put it this way, his son Joan Gourcuff is two months older than Situ Yunbing!
Yes, Lorient coach Christian Gourcuff is not a famous coach in European football, but he has a great son.
Joan Gourcuff made a blockbuster in France since his debut at the age of 17. He moved to Serie A giants AC Milan at the age of 20. In the past two years, he did not get many opportunities in San Siro. He returned to France on loan this season to play for Bordeaux, although in Serie A. Gurcuff has no chance to perform, but he is still a big star in Ligue 1!
Situ Yunbing nodded politely with the opponent, regarded as saying hello, and then took a deep breath and waited for the start of the game.
"Good evening, everyone, and welcome to the fifth round of the first league match where Monaco will host Lorient at home.
The biggest news in Ligue 1 in the past week is that the Monaco club hired a Chinese coach Situ Yunbing who had never heard of it before, after dismissing the Brazilian coach Gomez.
Monaco created the history of French football. Situ Yunbing was the first coach from China in the history of the French football league.
Perhaps everyone has never heard that he is not the scariest one. Situ Yunbing just turned 22. He has never coached the team before. This is probably the reason why Monaco fans are uneasy.
In the street interviews by the media, 99% of the fans who were not optimistic about Situ Yunbing accounted for 99%, while the remaining 1% remained on the sidelines.
In other words, no one is optimistic that Situ Yunbing can continue to work in Monaco for a long time.
This also caused the media to speculate before the game that Situ Yunbing will dismiss get out of class after how many games he has coached, which quickly ended the farce of Monaco!
Closer to home, Situ Yunbing claimed in an interview before the game that he wanted to make Monaco look new, and we will wait and see.
Monaco played a very aggressive 433 formation at home today. They abandoned the 442 formation that they used in the past few games.
Goalkeeper: Rufael.
Defenders: Simic, Modesto, Muller, Muratori.
Midfielder: Perez, Haruna, Merian.
Forwards: Adu, Park Zhouyong, Kokata.
Lorient's starting formation is 442.
Goalkeeper: Odal.
Defenders: Machar, Signa, Monrell, Laiya.
Midfielders: Abriel, Evolo, Mansouri, Ayou.
Forwards: Saifi, Gamero.
I can't wait for the game to start. I'm really curious about what a new Monaco coach Situ Yunbing from China will show us! "
Situ Yunbing stood on the sidelines pretending to be calm, and his heart was extremely nervous, but he wanted to show a state of calm and restlessness as much as possible, so that he could hold the scene anyway!
To be honest, Monaco's squad does not have a few strong players, most players are still relatively mediocre.
Rufeel in the starting lineup is mediocre. If it weren’t for the old goalkeeper Roma on the verge of retirement, he is indeed old. Situ Yunbing really hopes to let Roma burn the last energy. Anyway, Roma is also the main force of Monaco in the past many years. In 2004 played in the Champions League final.
The right back Croatia player Simic is also old. He is 33 years old. I don't know if he can "fly" on the wing. The Brazilian Adriano, who is the substitute, is strong and weak.
Modesto and Muller are the oldest of the central defenders. The two have rich experience to raise the defensive line, but Muller came from Lyon in the summer.
Monaco is not bad in the midfield. The 28-year-old Argentine Diego Perez and the 28-year-old Merian, the former defends and the latter offensive, have distinct characteristics that make Monaco’s midfield clearer. In the selection of players, Situ Yunbing chose 18-year-old Nigerian teenager Haruna.
Once an emperor and a courtier, as a new coach, in addition to inheriting Gomez's "legacy", Situ Yunbing must promote some young players to be appropriate, so that he can get the long-term support of the team's young players.
Adu on the front line is also very young. He was hired by Debondan. This American genius who Pele has praised in the past has not been very smooth in recent years, and his temper is not small. In the past few days During the training, Adu didn't catch much cold to Situ Yunbing, and the effect in team training was not ideal.
If it weren't for considering that he is a star player introduced by Debondan to open up the international market, Situ Yunbing would really not want to use him.
The same goes for Park Zhouyong. How Situ Yunbing reprimands him on the training ground is one thing. When it comes to the game, he still has to put Park Zhouyong in the main position, otherwise there is no way to explain to Debondan.
This resulted in one striker position. He had to make a choice between the young Pino, Nimani, Gakpe, Kokata and others. In the end, he made the 24-year-old Kobe, who was older than the other forwards. Kata became the starting left winger.
When the referee blew the whistle at the beginning of the first half, Situ Yunbing stared at the arena with piercing eyes. With his head held high, he seemed to be facing a battle of life and death!
His debut officially begins!