When Situ Yunbing walked into the not-so-large Louis II Stadium, the atmosphere of the stadium stands was a bit different from what he imagined.
Louis II, with a capacity of less than 20,000 people, only sat 1/3 of the seat in the stands today, which means less than 7,000 spectators!
There are no cheers like tsunamis here, and the cheers are not very powerful. If you carefully observe the expressions of fans wearing Monaco jerseys in the stands, you will find that most of them are looking at the sidelines with a cold eyes.
No one would think that Situ Yunbing is the savior. Even Situ Yunbing himself may lack sufficient confidence. Monaco's unsatisfactory performance in the past three years has caused the home occupancy rate to decline year by year. As of last season, the average home occupancy rate has been lower than 6,000 people!
On the one hand, it is the record, and on the other hand, Monaco is indeed limited in the number of local fans. You should know that Monaco has only about 30,000 local citizens. The small base determines that the number of local fans will be very limited.
Today's attendance rate has already made Situ Yunbing very proud, at least it has not fallen below the average level of last season.
Although the fans did not support Situ Yunbing, they were curious about his coaching debut.
What he said before the game was to make the team look fresh.
Situ Yunbing, wearing Monaco sportswear, stood on the sidelines like a sunny boy, while other coaches and substitutes were sitting on the bench, while he himself stood on the sidelines waiting for the start of the game.
He noticed that a gaze was concentrated on him not far away. He turned his head and looked at him, and saw his opponent coach Lorient full of scrutiny and surprised gaze.
Christian Gurkuf!
The coach of Lorient is 53 years old, a generation older than Situ Yunbing. Let's put it this way, his son Yoan Gurkuf is two months older than Situ Yunbing!
That's right, although Lorient coach Christian Gurkuf is not a famous coach in European football, he has a great son.
Joan Gurkuf made a big splash in France when he debuted at the age of 17. He transferred to Serie A giant AC Milan at the age of 20. He has not had many opportunities in San Siro in the past two years. He returned to France on loan this season to play for Bordeaux. Although Gurkuf did not have a chance to perform in Serie A, he is still the undisputed star in Ligue 1!
Situ Yunbing nodded politely to the other party, saying hello, and then took a deep breath to wait for the start of the game.
"Good evening for everyone, everyone. Welcome to the 5th round of the Ligue 1 League, Monaco will play against Lorient at home.
The biggest news in Ligue 1 in the past week was that after dismissing Brazilian coach Gomez, he hired a Chinese coach Situ Yunbing who had never heard of before.
Monaco has created the history of French football, and Situ Yunbing is the first coach from China in the history of the French Football League.
Maybe you haven't heard of him as the most scary thing. Situ Yunbing just turned 22 years old and he has never coached the team before. This is probably the reason why Monaco fans are uneasy.
In the media street interviews, 99% of fans who are not optimistic about Situ Yunbing account for, while the remaining 1% maintain a wait-and-see attitude.
In other words, no one is optimistic that Situ Yunbing can continue working in Monaco for a long time.
This also made the media speculate before the game that Situ Yunbing would be dismissed after coaching for many games, which prompted Monaco's farce to come to an end!
Back to the point, Situ Yunbing claimed in an interview before the game that he wanted to make Monaco look brand new, and we will wait and see.
Today, Monaco put up a very aggressive 433 formation at home, and they gave up the 442 formation that they commonly used in the past few games.
Goalkeeper: Rufiel.
Defenders: Simici, Modesto, Muller, Muratori.
Midfielder: Perez, Haruna, Merian.
Forwards: Adu, Park Joeyong, Kokata.
Lorient's starting lineup is 442.
Goalkeeper: Odal.
Defenders: Machar, Sinia, Monreal, and Leya.
Midfielders: Abrel, Evolo, Mansouri, Ayu.
Forward: Saifie, Gamero.
I can't wait for the game to begin. I'm really curious about what kind of brand new Monaco coach Situ Yunbing from China will present us!"
Situ Yunbing stood on the sidelines and pretended to be calm and nervous, but he tried his best to show his calmness and leisure, so that he could at least calm the scene!
To be honest, Monaco's lineup does not have many strong players, and most of them are still relatively mediocre.
Rufel in the starting lineup has an average qualification. If it weren't for the old goalkeeper Roma on the verge of retirement, he was indeed old. Situ Yunbing really hoped that Roma would burn the last energy. After all, Roma was also the main force of Monaco in the past years and had also competed in the Champions League final in 2004.
Right-back Croatian player Simici is already old, 33 years old, I don’t know if he can still "fly" on the wing. Brazilian Adriano, who is substitute, has strong offense and weak defense, and the veteran is the first.
Modesto and Muller are the oldest of the centre-backs. It is most suitable for them to take the defense line with rich experience. Muller was transferred from Lyon in the summer.
Monaco is not bad in midfield. The 28-year-old Argentinian Diego Perez and Merian, who is also 28-year-old, have the former defending and the latter attacking. Their characteristics are clear, which can make Monaco's midfield clearer. In terms of the choice of another player, Situ Yunbing chose the 18-year-old Nigerian young player Haruna.
Once the emperor is in his second life, as the new coach takes office, Situ Yunbing must promote some young players in addition to inheriting Gomez's "legacy", so that he can get the long-term support of the young players of the team.
Adu on the front line is also very young. He was named by Debangdan. This American genius who Bailey praised in the past has not been very smooth in recent years and has a big temper. In the past few days of training, Adu has not caught a lot of colds against Situ Yunbing and his effect in team training is not ideal.
If it weren't for considering that he was a star player introduced by Debangdan to open up the international market, Situ Yunbing would really not want to use him.
There is also Park Joeyong. It is the same as how Situ Yunbing scolded him on the training ground. When it is time to play, he still has to put Park Joeyong as the main player, otherwise he will not be able to explain it to Debangdan.
This led to a remaining forward position. He had to make a choice between young Pino, Nimani, Gakpe, Kokata and others. In the end, he made Kokata, who was older than other forwards, a starting left winger.
When the referee blew the whistle at the beginning of the first half, Situ Yunbing stared at the arena with bright eyes, and with his head held high, he seemed to be facing a life-and-death battle!
Chapter completed!