On the evening of February 1st, the 22nd round of the Ligue 1 league ended. Since the competition in the relegation zone was extremely fierce, the teams at the bottom of the standings all tried their best to grab points and strive for a safe landing.
At the top of the standings, the rankings have also undergone considerable changes.
Among the top four teams in this round, except for Monaco, which won, Bordeaux, Lyon and Marseille all lost.
As a result, Monaco has achieved 7 draws, 3 losses and 12 wins in 22 rounds of the league, accumulating 43 points, rising one place to the third position in the league.
After the loss, Marseille, which had accumulated 41 points, fell to fourth place in the league. Behind him, teams such as Paris Saint-Germain and Auxerre were eyeing the opportunity, waiting for the opportunity to overtake.
The top two teams in the league are Bordeaux with 45 points and Lyon with 44 points.
The current points situation is very delicate. Maybe in just one game, Monaco may reach the top of Ligue 1 and return to the top!
This situation makes Monaco club and fans excited!
What makes them even more happy is that in the 23rd round of Ligue 1 next week, they will directly compete with their rival Lyon to compete for the second position in the league!
This got the players excited.
On the training ground, Dong Fangzhuo was a little dissatisfied: "Who arranged this French Ligue 1 schedule? If we can finish playing Lyon and then go directly to Bordeaux, we will be able to reach the top soon!"
The teammates laughed endlessly after hearing this. No one thought that Dong Fangzhuo was talking arrogantly.
Monaco's morale is currently strong. From the 19th round of the first half of the league until now, Monaco has won eight consecutive victories on all fronts!
They are now invincible and not afraid of any opponent!
Chen Tao was also excited: "Now even if we call Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern, and Juventus over, we are confident that we can kill them."
Yun Sheng secretly laughed.
This guy is so arrogant now.
But having said that, Chen Tao does have arrogance.
In recent times, Chen Tao has shown extremely strong performance. He has already become an indispensable core of the team's frontcourt.
Now some professionals have concluded that if Chen Tao can continue to perform like this, then he is likely to win the Ligue 1 best player award this season.
Maybe it was because he was about to leave Monaco and wanted to devote his full strength to repay Yun Sheng; maybe it was Yun Sheng's stimulation on New Year's Day, saying that he was not as good as Wang Chuhe in some aspects. In short, Chen Tao's current performance is phenomenal.
Speaking of Wang Chuhe, Yun Sheng felt that Chen Tao's performance might really have something to do with him.
During this period, the two became very close. During the extra training in the evening, Chen Tao often asked Wang Chuhe for advice on the situation of European youth training, as well as tactical requirements and playing style coordination.
Wang Chuhe also gave the gift without hesitation.
Chen Tao said with emotion: "Xiao Wang, please get healthy as soon as possible. I really want to see with my own eyes how you perform on the court."
Wang Chuhe smiled: "My recovery speed during this period is extremely fast. I can't believe it. In less than half a month, I will be able to train with the ball. The boss promised me to let me participate in the youth team at the right time." game. Well, maybe I can be selected for the first team in advance and play with you."
"That would be great, I'm waiting for that day." Chen Tao said excitedly, "The boss said that your players in the European youth training system are better than me. I really want to compete with you."
Wang Chuhe waved his hand: "Brother Chen, don't say that. I understand what the boss means. He is not praising me and belittling you. Maybe he is just using this method to encourage you to continue to make progress. After all, you are now a Dharma master. You are the best midfielder in League One and he might be worried about you stagnating."
After hearing this, Chen Tao was stunned for a moment. After a while, he slowly spoke: "During this period, I often asked Ljungberg and Flamini for advice. They also taught me a lot, but after all, we Different technical characteristics, I feel that my progress is still a bit slow. There are some things I shouldn't say, but I still want to talk to you. In fact, I am now looking forward to going to Arsenal, to a bigger environment, a higher stage, and With those more awesome world-class stars together, I will definitely grow faster! Maybe one day, I can become one of the best midfielders in the world, hahaha!"
"Brother Chen, come on. When the time comes, the two of us will return to China together, become midfield partners, and help the Chinese team compete in the World Cup!"
"You really have no vision. What does it mean to win the World Cup? Then we will win the World Cup together!"
"Hahahaha! I really hope that one day!"
"It would be better if the boss could be here too, great!"
The two young generals are looking forward to the future, but Yun Sheng still has to keep his eyes on the present.
Before facing Lyon at the weekend, there is a French Cup game to be played in midweek.
This is the quarter-final match of the French Cup, and the opponent is the French second team Bolegni.
This is because the team is not weak and is currently in the middle of Ligue 2. If Monaco does not take it seriously, it is possible that the ship will capsize in the gutter. If they lose this game, then the French Cup journey will be completely over, which is something Yunsheng doesn't want to see.
But the weekend's league match against Lyon will be another battle for second place, which is also very important.
Yun Sheng sighed secretly.
The team's bench depth is still not enough.
Should we securely keep the cup, or should we focus more on weekend league games?
This is a big problem.
After much thought, Yunsheng finally decided to give young people more opportunities.
In this French Cup match, Monaco is still dominated by young people.
Almost none of Monaco's main players started, except for one person.
Chen Tao.
Originally, according to Yun Sheng's idea, he was not prepared to let Chen Tao enter the competition roster, but this time, like before, Chen Tao asked Ying again to participate in this competition.
Although Yun Sheng was not happy with his beloved general's request, he still complied with his disciple's request.
In this game, Chen Tao and Dong Fangzhuo became the most relied upon weapons on Monaco's offensive line.
Facts have proved that it is not a problem for the two to play in the French second team.
The final score of this game was 2-0. Dong Fangzhuo and Nene each scored a goal, and Chen Tao contributed two assists. The process of this game was even easier than the result.
After successfully advancing to the French Cup quarter-finals, Monaco's opponent in the next round is French Ligue 1 team Sochaux.
Until now, Monaco finally met the same team from Ligue 1 in the French Cup.
The next game is on February 26th, which is still early.
The cup match has come to an end for the time being, and the Monaco players have no time to rest, because they are about to face a very important game.
This is a six-point game, a battle for second place in the standings!
