With the referee's whistle, this highly anticipated game officially began.
Valenciennes took the lead in the first half.
Today they adopted a 4-4-2 formation with a balanced offense and defense. On the front line were 27-year-old French forward Denich and South Korean Park Joo-young.
In recent games, the two have become more and more cooperative and have jointly helped the team score 910 goals.
After today's start, Danic followed the coach's arrangement and played steadily at first. He did not jump in hastily. He just moved outside Monaco's penalty area and retreated to get the ball at any time.
But Park Joo-young was different. He was very active in attacking today. From the first minute of the game, he rushed into the Monaco penalty area and frantically waved to his teammates.
Danich thought to himself, it seems that Park Joo-yong's offense is very strong today.
Danich knew something about the grudge between Park Joo-yong and Yun Sheng, but to be fair, he felt that no one was right or wrong in this matter.
At that time, Monaco only initialed a transfer contract intention with FC Seoul, and it was not a real transfer contract. Therefore, it is understandable for Monaco to make changes after the new coach takes over.
But for Park Joo-yong, who has a strong self-esteem, this is simply a shame and a big humiliation.
"I was pushed out of my position by a Chinese, and I must avenge this!"
At the training ground, Park Joo-yong once said this with a ferocious face in front of everyone.
Therefore, Danic understood that Park Zhouyong was eager to attack, so he tried his best to provide Park Zhouyong with the ball.
"Park Juyong received a pass from Denic, he dribbled the ball into the penalty area and forced a shot from a small angle! The ball missed the crossbar!"
"His attack came again, this time it was a long shot from outside the penalty area! The ball was still high!"
"Park Joo-young shot twice in a row without success. He was too impatient today."
"But it can also be seen that he still harbors resentment towards Yunsheng for withdrawing his intention to transfer."
"Will this game finally prove Park Joo-young's worth in front of Yun Sheng, or will Yun Sheng tell him that he is not good at all?"
Seeing Park Zhouyong repeatedly shooting in the frontcourt, Puro on the sidelines poked Yun Sheng: "This kid is very active. It seems he wants to demonstrate in front of you."
"It doesn't matter, I have no feelings for him," Yun Sheng said coldly, "Competitive sports strength is king. If he really has the ability to score goals, I have nothing to say."
With that said, Yun Sheng came to the sidelines and whistled loudly at Chen Tao, indicating that he would put more offensive pressure on his opponent.
Chen Tao nodded and started to make appropriate assumptions.
In this Monaco team, although they usually play a 4-4-2 formation, Yunsheng often makes small changes, especially after Chen Tao's return.
For example, when the attack is blocked now, Yun Sheng will move Chen Tao's position forward and into the middle.
Flamini, who originally played as a defensive midfielder with Makelele, is now positioned further to the right. The original 4-4-2 formation has now become a 4-3-1-2, and Chen Tao is the most important The core point of attack.
After withstanding the fierce opening attack of Valenciennes, Yunsheng pushed Chen Tao forward. This was a signal for Monaco to start a formal attack.
"Chen Tao shook off the defender and made a pass! Shevchenko pushed the ball into the blind corner! The ball went slightly wide!"
"Chen Tao suddenly pulled away again and made a pass! Nene hit the goal with a header! The ball went over the crossbar!"
"Chen Tao attracted two defensive players, and he created space for Flamini! Flamini suddenly moved forward and took a long shot from the top of the penalty area! The ball was barely saved by the goalkeeper!"
In the first ten minutes, Valenciennes had an obvious advantage, but in the next twenty minutes, Monaco kept pressing them.
Puro, who was standing next to Yun Sheng, was carefully observing the situation on the field. He couldn't help but nod secretly.
Recently, the team's state has really improved at a speed that can be seen with the naked eye. Whether it is the spirit of the players, the quality of offense and defense, and the organization and connection of the midfield, they are much better than the previous stage.
If it weren't for the players' bad luck during this period, they might have been able to get back on track earlier.
Yun Sheng stared at the court. The person he observed the most was Chen Tao.
To be honest, among these new players, the one he cares about most is Chen Tao.
As the top talented player in China, he has been abolished in another parallel world, but here, Yun Sheng hopes that he can live a different life.
However, since Chen Tao returned, he has been firmly placed in the starting lineup by Yun Sheng. Usually, there are very few substitutions and adjustments. In these games, he is allowed to play as full as possible for 90 minutes. On the one hand, the team needs him, on the other hand, Yunsheng also hopes that he can grow faster.
At this time, in Valenciennes' half, Chen Tao, wearing the No. 10 jersey, was looking for an offensive opportunity, and he was alone in the frontcourt, so he suppressed the two Valenciennes midfielders and did not dare to move. He didn't dare to assist because in a one-on-one competition, no one could guarantee to intercept the ball at Chen Tao's feet.
This young Chinese man, who is not tall in stature, used his excellent foot skills to suppress the Valenciennes defenders so that they did not dare to move.
One goes and the other goes, the defensive end struggles, and the offensive end declines.
Near Monaco's penalty area, Park Zhouyong has not received the ball for a long time.
He was extremely anxious at this time and waved to his opponent repeatedly for the ball.
At this time, strike partner Danic frequently retreated to help defend, and he no longer cared about Park Zhouyong.
While other players also focused on controlling the midfield and backcourt, Park Joo-young did nothing in the front.
At this moment, when Mangani received a pass from Makelele, his foot suddenly slipped and the ball missed him and was caught by Nam Tae-hee.
This is a great opportunity!
Park Zhouyong's eyes suddenly lit up!
Pass the ball to me!
Park Zhouyong waved his hands repeatedly and asked his compatriot for the ball.
But Nam Tae Hee looked at him. His position was not good. He was holding the ball with his back in front of Kompany. Even if he gave the ball to him, he would probably not be a threat.
However, for the sake of being a compatriot, Nam Tae Hee had no choice but to pass the ball to him.
Park Zhouyong does have certain abilities. He had already predicted his position, so he didn't pause after receiving the ball and directly chose to flick to the left. Kompany was suddenly pulled away by him!
"Park Joo-young received Nam Tae-hee's pass! He turned and rushed towards the penalty area!"
"Kopany was one position behind, but he was trying to catch up and didn't give Park Joo-young a chance to move forward!"
"Sun Jihai from the wing is also coming up, the two of them are guarding each other!"
"Although Park Joo-young entered the penalty area, he almost had no chance to shoot! This offensive opportunity is gone..."
"Wait, something changed in the penalty area! Park Joo-young was tripped by Kompany?"
"The referee stopped the game and pointed to the penalty spot!"
