Two Hundred and Twenty-Five, Ready to Go!
On the weekend, Situ Yunbing led the team to sit at the Stade Louis II and ushered in the challenge of Auxerre. Auxerre is expected to enter the European competition next season, but it is still prudent to go to the away game, even if Monaco has a substitute lineup.
Situ Yunbing changed his normal routine. He sat on the coach's bench before the game, supervised the game with his arms crossed and his chest expressionless, as if he hadn't come out of the shadow of defeat at Old Trafford.
Even Monaco fans feel that Situ Yunbing seems to be asking too much of himself.
Based on Monaco's performance in the past two years, they have absolutely no complaints against Situ Yunbing, how could there be?
In the game they lost to Manchester United, they also recognized the views of the outside world. In terms of experience, Monaco lost to Manchester United.
The word most mentioned by the outside world about Monaco is young!
Youth represents potential, but not strength.
Maybe many Manchester United players don't have much potential, but their experience is part of their strength.
Monaco's defeat is more regretted by the outside world, but it will not be blamed by the outside world. If you are too mean to a young team, it will appear despicable.
Situ Yunbing seemed to be brooding over that loss, and he didn't let it go even when he returned to the league.
In fact, Situ Yunbing just has nothing to be happy about. The league is now more about training. It doesn’t matter whether the team is the main player or not. The huge lead makes Monaco may be very dangerous because the team tends to be too slack.
So the majesty of his posture is actually putting pressure on the players.
It is another matter to hit the Champions League. Now that the league is about to successfully defend the title, do you just ignore the substitute players?
Since he is the coach of Monaco, he has to be responsible for every player, and when the opportunity is given to them, he must see how much they cherish the opportunity.
Auxerre performed better in this game, Monaco performed well on the defensive end, and Nimani worked hard, which made Situ Yunbing seem to see Pinault last season.
Effort is an attitude, which is commendable, but the strength is not satisfactory.
It's not that Situ Yunbing's requirements have become higher, but that Monaco's level is constantly improving.
The opponent's attitude towards Monaco is also constantly changing. This season, Monaco is the defending champion. The opponent will attach great importance to Monaco from the beginning, but when they encounter Monaco in the first half of the season and the second half of the season, the attitude will still change.
Meeting Monaco in the first half of the season, referring to Monaco's standards is more: they were amazing last season!
But the reference standard for the second half of the season has become: Monaco has not lost in domestic competitions this season, and has made breakthroughs in the Champions League at the same time!
It has been unbeaten in 33 rounds of the league across the season and won the French League Cup. This has made the opponents pay more attention to Monaco.
Correspondingly, Monaco's strength also needs to be improved in order to better deal with different opponents. The embarrassing thing about Nimani is that he could perform well in the team last season, but apart from the sharp drop in playing time this season, he Personal growth also tends to slow down.
This phenomenon is commonplace, and it is not uncommon among many top giants.
Regarding Nimani's future, Situ Yunbing didn't think about it, just like he doesn't know what his future will be like. Before the end of the season, he will not plan for the next season at all. There is no need to play this amount in advance. , will most likely be a futile effort.
Monaco and Auxerre fought for 90 minutes, and finally the two teams shook hands 1:1 at the Stade Louis II.
Falcao also showed his fine form when he scored a save for Monaco in the game.
With the rest of the main players on truce, Falcao's appearance today is considered to have reached the pass line in Situ Yunbing's mind. If he can perform better in the next game, then Situ Yunbing will seriously consider playing against Manchester United in the second round. List him as a starter.
Bordeaux, who also played in the Champions League, suffered a defeat in a away game in the league.
This season, Bordeaux is showing signs of being dragged down by the European war. As long as it finishes a European war, the probability of returning to the league without winning is very high.
Lost a lot of points.
Marseille finally got their spirits back and seized the opportunity to overtake Bordeaux.
After 30 rounds of Ligue 1, Monaco's lead has been reduced to 18 points.
Monaco, 74 points.
Marseille, 56 points.
Bordeaux, 53 points.
Monlipier, 53 points.
Auxerre, 53 points.
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On Monday night, Situ Yunbing was sitting in the living room of the hotel watching the final match of the Premier League live on TV. Manchester United played against Chelsea at Old Trafford.
When the game ended, Situ Yunbing raised his fists and laughed. He just got up and took a sip of wine. Sigrid, who was wearing a sports vest and shorts, came back from the gym and was surprised to see Situ Yunbing's excited look. .
Situ Yunbing trotted over and took her hand and started dancing in the living room, humming a song, completely like a child.
"Honey, what's so fun about it?"
Situ Yunbing pointed to the TV and said with a smile, "Manchester United lost!"
Sigrid immediately curled her lips and said, "The last thing I like to hear is Manchester United."
In the past few days, what she heard about Manchester United was mostly related to the match in Monaco, and people were overwhelmingly optimistic about Manchester United's promotion to the Champions League semi-finals under King Louis II, so she wanted to keep it clean and block Manchester United.
But Situ Yunbing said: "Manchester United's loss is really great. Monaco has more hope of beating Manchester United!"
Although Sigrid didn't know what Situ Yunbing was thinking, but she didn't care so much, she just jumped up and put her legs around his waist, hugged him and smiled: "Well, since you are so happy, then Let's go take a shower."
What is the logic?
Do you want a mandarin duck bath if you are happy?
Situ Yunbing knew that she would definitely have to take a shower when she came back from working out in the hotel, so of course he would not refuse, and walked towards the bathroom with Sigrid hanging on him like a sloth bear.
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After Manchester United was defeated by Chelsea, because it was a home loss, it was a big blow to morale. More importantly, the Red Devils lost their top position. Chelsea reversed Manchester United and became the league leader!
This means that if Manchester United still have any thoughts on the league title, all the remaining leagues must go all out, without any breathing room!
In the middle of the week, Situ Yunbing led his team to challenge Montlipier as a guest, and the French media were very surprised that they still played with all substitutes.
Because from the perspective of the schedule, if Monaco plays with all the main players in this round, then the weekend league can be rotated, and then they will send all the main players to play against Manchester United at home in the middle of next week!
Situ Yunbing likes to rotate, which is a strategy that the French media are all too familiar with, and they also highly appreciate his rotation, but now that the substitute lineup has played two consecutive games, many people shook their heads.
Because in the eyes of many professionals, Situ Yunbing should allow the main players to keep enough game time to maintain their state!
If the main force plays the game on the weekend, it will make Monaco unable to face Manchester United in the best condition.
No matter how you look at it, Situ Yunbing seems to be a little out of order!
In this game, Situ Yunbing still sat on the coach's bench with his arms crossed and a serious expression on his face.
The on-site commentators are a little uncomfortable.
"Not seeing Situ Yunbing directing the game from the sidelines is like Monaco losing their navigator!"
Situ Yunbing gave the main players playing time, only a short 25 minutes in the second half, and all of them were midfielders.
Monlipier is aiming to enter the Champions League and performed very strongly at home. Monaco was under pressure most of the time. Although Falcao did not score in this game, several counterattacks still let Monaco Quite apprehensive, the momentum of the attack has dropped a lot.
0:0, Monaco suffered two consecutive league draws.
In an interview after the game, Situ Yunbing was asked by reporters about whether he sat on the coaching bench and did not go to the sidelines to direct the game because he was confident that the huge lead in the league had ensured the championship.
"Of course not. The championship has not yet been won. I think the focus of the outside world is wrong. They should not pay attention to whether I am directing the game from the sidelines, but to see how the Monaco players are performing. We have rotated the lineup in these two league games , and our opponents are Auxerre and Montlipierre, which are at the top of the standings. We got two draws, which seems to be a bit below the expectations of the outside world, but considering that this is the result of our substitute lineup, in the game We also performed very well, so I am satisfied with the team's performance.
As a coach, I take my job very seriously. When I think there is a problem with the team, or when it needs to be adjusted, I will play my role as soon as possible, but the team is running well, and I don’t need to stand out. To command and mobilize the team.
There are many famous coaches who stand on the sidelines and watch the game without giving too many instructions. All decisions must be made according to the actual situation. "
Are you worried that Monaco will suffer a bloodbath at the end of the season?
Situ Yunbing smiled and left the mixed area without answering.
He didn't bother to answer such questions.
In this round, Marseille defeated Lens at home and shortened the gap with Monaco.
Monaco has two consecutive draws, while Bordeaux has two consecutive losses!
Blank must be in a state of distress at this time, and Bordeaux looks likely to lose the qualification for the Champions League next season!
After 31 rounds of Ligue 1, Monaco's lead was reduced to 16 points.
Monaco, 75 points.
Marseille, 59 points.
Lyon, 54 points.
Monlipier, 54 points.
Auxerre, 54 points.
Bordeaux, 53 points.
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In the 32nd round of the weekend league, Monaco played against Valenciennes at home.
The French media focused on Situ Yunbing's starting lineup.
What surprised them was that the Ligue 1 defending champions played the league with substitute players for the third consecutive game!
And what's too much is that even Falcao was withdrawn from the starting lineup this time!
In the starting lineup of these three rounds of the league, the central defender is unstoppable Mungongu, then Benatia, Modesto, and Vertonghen each play a starting lineup, the left back Muratori, and the right back Adri Arno.
Mangani in the midfield, Mendy started three consecutive games, and Nimani started three consecutive games on the striker!
Witsel and Nkuru took turns starting. In this third league game, Nkuru became the starter.
In these three league games, Gareth Bale and Suarez played less than 60 minutes.
Valenciennes has completed the task of relegation in the league. If they can't go up or down, they can play the rest of the season comfortably in the middle and then go on vacation happily.
They resisted at the Louis II Stadium for a period of time, and finally Monaco completed the lore with Nkuru's goal, and won the victory with a small 1-0 victory over the opponent!
After 32 rounds of the Ligue 1 league, Monaco only needs to win one more victory to complete the league title defense!
Monaco, 78 points.
Marseille, 62 points.
Auxerre, 57 points.
Lyon, 55 points.
Monlipier, 55 points.
Bordeaux, 53 points.
Blanc's team suffered a three-game losing streak, and their morale fell to the bottom under the background of going to the Champions League. In other words, they have no way out!