164 The Blue Army Strikes!
Monaco is in good shape, and all fronts are advancing rapidly. Situ Yunbing's team is almost a team that is difficult to defeat in Ligue 1. No, it is difficult for even a draw to be won by his opponent.
In the 7th round of the league, on the eve of the second round of the Champions League group stage, Situ Yunbing only gave Suarez 60 minutes to play in the game against Saint-Etienne at home, but Suarez scored twice in the first half.
A long shot of 30 yards away from the goal made the goalkeeper Saint-Etienne stunned. He also grabbed his teammates from outside the penalty area and immediately stepped forward to the penalty area and crossed the ball to score. Falcao scored two goals in the last round, and Suarez immediately scored two goals in this round. The two Monaco strikers competed for each other to be the first in the scorer list!
Monaco beat Saint-Etienne 3-0 at home, and Stu Yunbing's team began to scare the French Ligue 1 heroes.
Marseille lost to Valencienna in this round and lost to Valencienna away. As a result, the gap between Marseille and the top spot began to become a bit large.
Monaco, 21 points.
Bordeaux, 19 points.
Lyon, 17 points.
Marseille, 14 points.
In the next round, Monaco will have a direct conversation with Marseille. What is not good for Monaco is that they need to attack away, and after the Champions League match.
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Chelsea is about to visit Monaco, which makes local fans extremely excited. Two days before the game, the fans' conversations after dinner were all about the upcoming battle.
Monaco was highly morale and prepared for the war seriously, and Situ Yunbing also considered the arrangements for the troops.
At the pre-match press conference, Situ Yunbing was asked by reporters about the results expected to achieve the game.
He said without hesitation: "Of course we don't want to lose at home. Winning is definitely the best result. In that case, we will become the top spot in this group. Although it is temporary, it will bring us a huge advantage on the psychological level and help us better welcome future games."
Regarding how to limit Chelsea's forward line, Situ Yunbing said: "The good news is that Chelsea's main center Drogba was injured. He couldn't play. The offensive pressure we will be under is less.
But Chelsea is a world-class team. They not only have Drogba, Anelka, Maluda, and Karau, but also have enviable midfielders. This will be a game that tests the team. Chelsea's strength is not because they have a strong forward line, but because they have a balanced configuration, especially the fighting spirit is a tenacious representative team in the entire European football world."
Regarding the confrontation with famous coaches like Ancelotti, Situ Yunbing smiled and said, "I remember when I was young, I watched Ancelotti command the game on TV. He always gave people a relatively calm feeling, but he was the confident coach. People always like to talk about his glory during AC Milan. He was the top coach in Europe and was my goal of learning and catching up. If you can compete with him, I think I have to be 200% energetic."
These words are not worthy of Situ Yunbing complimenting Ancelotti. With Ancelotti's glory in his player age and his two Champions League titles as the head coach in AC Milan, he deserves any praise.
Although there is also a dark history of tragic defeats, which top coach does not have such a history?
Oh, Guardiola hasn't, but there will be some in the near future. This is the most normal football rule.
When Ancelotti attended a pre-match press conference in London, he spoke of Monaco with a different opinion.
“I would love to have my assistant go to Monaco for a while, really, after a closer look at Monaco’s past season, I was surprised by how Monaco has grown and improved!
I really want to know how Monaco trained after their young coach took office. The players' progress was obvious, and young players were simply improving at the span of super-light speed, which was incredible!
Maybe that young man really has mysterious power from the East."
Ancelotti mentioned a major factor in Monaco's rapid progress in strength.
Monaco grew up very quickly, as if Situ Yun’s army led troops to fight, using war to support the war, and the more they fought, the stronger they became!
Last season, Moro, Muratori, Falcao, Matic, Benatia, Nkuru, Nimani and other players.
This season, Gareth Bale, De Gea, Suarez, Witsel and Vertonheng, in just two months, some players have not made much progress, but some players have made great progress. Overall, Monaco's team has grown too fast!
This situation often happens in relatively well-founded teams. For example, in Manchester United in 1999, a group of young players under Ferguson were promoted to the main players and achieved glory for the team, but Manchester United itself also has a strong foundation. For example, in 2004, Ajax set off a youth storm in the European game, but Ajax was originally famous for his outstanding youth training. The group of young talents who led Ajax to the top of the Champions League were recognized as players with top talent and potential.
Some star players have emerged in Monaco's youth training, but France's youth training has never been able to avoid Clay Fontaine. In other words, when players were young, they would go to Clay Fontaine, and then the club picked up the players from Clay Fontaine. Because they were young when they were taken away, they always joined various clubs in their youth training background.
On the road to cultivating players to become stars, the role of Monaco coaching is far greater than the club's own hematopoietic ability. For example, during Wenger's coaching Monaco and during Tigana's coaching Monaco, they vigorously promoted young players and cultivated them. Since Tigana, Monaco has almost never had any stars with outstanding youth training. Most of the players who led the team to the Champions League finals were bought after the players became famous.
Ancelotti hit the key point, as if heralding that another glory in Monaco has begun.
Regarding tomorrow night's game, Ancelotti said: "After watching Monaco's match against Atletico Madrid, I think it's enough to attract our players to pay attention to Monaco. If Monaco has not participated in the Champions League for many years and we will make unforgivable mistakes!
As a hotline qualifying player, we should be more cautious, otherwise, this will be our death group!"
Ancelotti had to pay attention to Monaco. After seeing the game where Monaco defeated Atletico Madrid 4:2, he felt a very intuitive threat.
I just don’t know if Monaco can remain rational when he returns to home court.
On September 30, Chelsea arrived in Monaco. At 8 pm, the two teams met as scheduled at the Louis II Stadium.
The tickets for this game are hard to come by.
Not only Prince Albert sat in the royal box, but also other royal members. Monaco has outstanding achievements and is also bright on the royal family.
Situ Yunbing entered the court early and took the initiative to wait for Ancelotti's arrival. When Ancelotti walked out of the player's passage, Situ Yunbing stepped forward to shake hands with the other party to express his welcome.
Before the game, Ancelotti and Situ Yunbing praised each other. Everyone was just a polite first and then a soldier. The two teams were about to meet each other on the court, but it did not prevent the coach from sympathizing with each other.
In Situ Yunbing's memory, Ancelotti will be the protagonist of the European football coaching circle for at least the next ten years. It can be said that he is the coach who has been declining among the top ranks, but he has never fallen out of the top ranks.
At least Situ Yunbing is still far away from Ancelotti's status.
The two of them greeted each other before the game that was about to stop, and then they came to the coaching command area to stand and wait for the game to begin.
The starters of both teams received warm cheers from all the fans when they entered the court!
This should be Monaco has faced the most famous opponent at home since playing against Real Madrid in the 2004 Champions League knockout stage!
How can this not make Monaco fans look forward to it? Not to mention Monaco fans, many neutral French fans are eager to watch this showdown at the Louis II Stadium.
The atmosphere on the scene is so hot!
"Good evening for everyone, everyone. Welcome to the second round of the UEFA Champions League group stage. Today we will live broadcast and explain the focus battle of the second round of Group D.
French Ligue 1 champion Monaco plays Premier League giant Chelsea at home!
In the first round of the group stage, both teams won. Monaco beat Atletico Madrid 4:2 away. The game was heart-warming and exciting, while Chelsea won Porto 1:0 at home.
In terms of style, Monaco and Chelsea have similarities. Both teams pay great attention to defense. However, Monaco's rhythm changes in the game are more prominent, while Chelsea is more stable. Monaco is the new champion of the Champions League. After years of separation from the Champions League, the green passion it has created is expected, and Chelsea is somewhat regrettable. They have been the quarterfinals of the Champions League in the past years and are frequent visitors of the Champions League, and they even reached the Champions League final the year before. Unfortunately, they lost to Manchester United in the rainy night in Moscow, and were unfortunately eliminated by Barcelona, who later won the championship in the semi-finals last season.
In general, Monaco may surprise the audience, but Chelsea will never easily capsize!
Let's take a look at the starting lineup of the two teams.
Monaco starts at 442.
Goalkeeper: De Gea.
Defenders: Modesto, Benatia, Vertonheng, Moreau.
Midfielder: Perez, Nkuru, Matic, Gareth Bale.
Forwards: Falcao, Suarez.
Monaco's lineup is not surprising.
Chelsea coach Ancelotti has lined up a 433 formation.
Goalkeeper: Cech.
Defenders: Ivanovic, Terry, Carvalho, Ashley Cole.
Midfielder: Beletti, Lampard, Essin.
Forwards: Kalau, Anelka, Maluda.
There are relatively no surprises in Chelsea's starting lineup. Chelsea is obviously beyond the reach of Monaco, with Joe Kohl, Deko, Jerkov, Sturric and others on the bench.
What kind of passion will this game be interpreted, and who will finally win?
Let's wait and see!"
Chapter completed!