In front of the visiting team's coaching bench, Pierre looked at the situation on the field with ease. He sat back on his seat and seemed not worried in the face of Monaco's fierce attack.
The assistant coach asked: "We are playing defensive counterattack today, is it a bit too..."
"Too big a fuss? Are you taking Monaco too seriously?" Pierre was still smiling, "We are the league leaders, we shouldn't be so cautious about Monaco, right?"
The assistant coach nodded.
Pierre looked at the Monaco players on the court. They had just launched a wave of fierce attacks: "Monaco's morale has been strong recently. They have won four consecutive victories and climbed from 13th in the league to fifth in the league in one go. They are in good shape. If Now we are playing against them, playing into their hands. Even if we are now at the top of the league, we are not absolutely sure of winning. It is better to avoid their edge first, go around in the away game, and look for scoring opportunities. If this game It's completely acceptable for us to draw, let's stabilize it first and see what happens."
Yun Sheng, who was not far away, did not hear this. If he heard it, he would be surprised.
Has this guy secretly read "The Art of War"?
Monaco's offense continued to suppress, but could not open up the situation.
As the defending champions of the French Ligue 1, if they want to defend solidly, even if there are a lot of Monaco stars, it will be difficult to break their goal.
Shevchenko and Recoba on the front line were heavily targeted, and Chen Tao was also closely watched by the opponent's midfielder. This game was very difficult for Monaco's offensive players.
Is this the strength of the Ligue 1 overlord?
Several new players who joined Monaco thought to themselves.
Soon, Monaco told them with their performance: this is their strength, but not all!
Monaco continued to attack for about 30 minutes. Because they could not open up the situation, Kompany was eager to try and pressed forward.
After a steal, Lyon found an opportunity!
"Pjanic intercepted the ball from Kompany's foot and Lyon counterattacked!"
"Defensive midfielder Markun advanced quickly, and he received Pjanic's pass! A one-two without stopping the ball! Pjanic scored alone!"
"Facing Hildebrand, Pjanic pushed into the blind corner! The ball went in!!!"
"In the 31st minute of the game, Lyon, who has always defended solidly, scored a wonderful goal through an efficient counterattack!"
"This was a pass between two players in the frontcourt, but although the forwards did not touch the ball, their movement took away Monaco's defense and made a great contribution to this goal!"
"1-0! The defending Ligue 1 champion opens the scoring!"
After seeing the goal, the Lyon players celebrated excitedly on the court, while Yun Sheng frowned on the sidelines.
He looked sideways at Pierre.
Defend solidly and counterattack quickly.
As the defending champion of Ligue 1, he is able to let go of his arrogance and fight back here. His calmness and practicality alone are very admirable.
When will we see Barcelona playing defensive counterattack against Espanyol?
It seems that in Pierre's mind, he has regarded Monaco as a rival on the same level as Lyon.
What’s next for Monaco?
We can only continue to attack, there is no other choice.
Facing the opponent's shrinking defense, Monaco players did not have much room to sprint, and players like Shevchenko and Ljungberg had fewer opportunities.
Yun Sheng shouted to Chen Tao and Recoba from the sidelines, asking them to be more active and use their personal skills to tear apart the opponent's dense defense.
Yun Sheng arranged for Flamini's position to be improved again, completely freeing Chen Tao.
Chen Tao takes the position of shadow forward, getting closer to Shevchenko and Rekoba.
However, until the end of the first half, Monaco still failed to equalize the score.
In the second half, the game changed sides again, Yunsheng's tactics remained unchanged, and Chen Tao became more active in the frontcourt.
After half a season of training, Chen Tao has matured a lot.
In the past, Chen Tao was just a young genius, but now Chen Tao has become the core of Monaco's midfield.
Regardless of passing or dribbling, Chen Tao is already ranked high in the French Ligue 1.
In addition to technology, Chen Tao's confidence and overall outlook have also changed significantly.
When he first joined the team, Chen Tao was a little cautious, but as the game continued, he had already become Monaco's offensive commander, even with international superstars like Shevchenko, Recoba, and Ljungberg. When playing football, he also dared to shout for them to move and organize attacks.
If such behavior were carried out in China, Chen Tao would be scolded to death.
You, a 22-year-old boy, dare to call us to move?
When we were playing in the league, you were still wearing crotchless pants!
But in European leagues, the situation is completely different.
Strength is respected here. As long as you have strength, everyone will respect you. Chen Tao is the core of the offense arranged by head coach Yun Sheng, so he has the right to make adjustments on the spot. Shevchenko also thinks it's normal.
This time Chen Tao suddenly dribbled the ball to the left and suddenly took Recoba's position. Recoba retreated to the top of the penalty area, giving Chen Tao room to move forward.
The sudden adjustment of these two people disrupted Lyon's defense.
Chen Tao controlled the ball very quickly at his feet. Lyon players did not dare to take a shot easily in the penalty area for fear of being awarded a penalty kick.
When Chen Tao was approaching the near post, he suddenly passed an inverted triangle and the ball returned to Recoba's feet again!
But when Recoba retreated, he was already being targeted by the defensive players, and he did not have a good chance to shoot.
But Recoba was not nervous. He pretended to pull the ball to the left and made a shooting stance. Then he suddenly pushed with the arch of his left foot and the ball rolled to the back of the goal!
When Recoba and Chen Tao were cooperating, Shevchenko was already prepared in advance! He took advantage of the situation, bypassed the opponent's central defender, easily grabbed the point and pushed the ball into the near corner!
The ball went in! ! !
1 to 1! Monaco finally equalized the score!
This shot is so beautiful, it is the perfect cooperation of Monaco's offensive trident!
After scoring the goal, Shevchenko did not celebrate for too long. He just waved his fist, then rushed into the net, picked up the ball, returned to the center circle, and eagerly waited for the kick-off again.
The Lyon players on the field were a little surprised.
Aren't you satisfied after tying with the defending champion?
Is your goal to win this game?
After Chen Tao and Recoba also high-fived and celebrated, they quickly ran back to the half court and waited for the kick-off.
At this time, Pjanic looked at Chen Tao walking past him, his eyes narrowed slightly.
The way this guy was controlling the ball and passing the ball just now felt so familiar, as if he had seen it before somewhere...
