The side effects of losing Nimani are exposed in the next game.
In the 18th round of the league, Monaco challenged Valencienna, and Situ Yunbing's team shot 23 times here but failed.
Monaco, who can basically rely on long shots to threaten his opponent's goal, seems to have lost the ability to threaten his opponent in the penalty area.
Gakpe's role in the center position cannot be compared with Nimani, and he cannot replace Nimani's fulcrum role. The offensive cooperation tacit understanding formed by Nimani and the team after three months is something he does not have.
Monaco was in a position to score but failed to score, and he exchanged a blank score with Valencienna. The final result was 0:0, even though Monaco won the half-time league championship, anyone could see that Monaco was at a loss at this time.
In fact, this is also the reason why Saab asked for a fight. The team does need a high center forward like him to temporarily replace Nimani, but Situ Yunbing did not compromise.
It is good news for Lyon to continue his unbeatable victory. They also ended with Marseille within 90 minutes, but Bordeaux defeated Le Mans 3:1 away, and Bordeaux caught up with Lyon in the standings!
Monaco, 38 points.
Lyon, 32 points.
Bordeaux, 32 points.
Marseille, 31 points.
Toulouse, 29 points.
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The first half of the league is about to end, but Situ Yunbing dares not be at all down. He will face Bordeaux at home in the last league in 2008. Perhaps others are not very clear about Bordeaux's strength this season, and at most they are looking at them with the runner-up last season. However, Situ Yunbing knows that Lyon's seven-championship is already the most glorious stage of Lyon's 21st century. The team that ended Lyon's seven-championship is Bordeaux!
So Lyon is the end of the dynasty, while Bordeaux is the newest French Ligue 1. Monaco's real enemy is Bordeaux, not Lyon!
The motivational morale of defeating Lyon is to increase confidence. The match with Bordeaux is the battle of the King of Heaven that concerns the league championship!
In order to solve the problem of center forward, Situ Yunbing reset his offensive tactics when preparing for the game against Bordeaux. If he played like before, the effect would definitely not be very good.
On December 20, on the eve of the final half of the league, Bordeaux coach Blanc highly praised Monaco at a pre-match press conference.
“Four months ago, no one would talk about Monaco participating in the championship, but now, Monaco is the closest team to the championship!
They have a brand new and stranger to the world. No one is optimistic that he will succeed, but for the moment, he is the best coach in Ligue 1 this season.
He injected new soul into Monaco, and Monaco's playing style has also set off a new trend in Ligue 1. I noticed that some teams have begun to imitate Monaco.
Monaco's current performance proves an eternal truth: anything is possible on the football field!
I think the Ligue 1 will be very different this season. People are tired of Lyon winning the championship and are looking forward to a new championship. Monaco has won the half-time league championship, but we expect to narrow the gap with them at the end of the half-time league. This will not be an easy task. We must be careful to be overwhelmed by Monaco's fast break wave at any time, and also find ways to break through their almost unbreakable defense.
We may have to work harder than playing against Lyon, because we are familiar with Lyon, but Monaco seems to be fighting against a strange team!
I look forward to the game at Louis II tomorrow night!”
Blank was quite successful in his player age and his coaching career was not long. This was only his second year of coaching. In comparison, he was the new young coach, while Situ Yunbing had a less experienced experience than him and was also a young coach.
The French media decided this battle a few days ago as: the battle between the young marshals!
Coincidentally, Situ Yunbing seemed to have been in contact with Blank for a long time. He also expressed his respect for Blank at the pre-match press conference.
"Bordeaux was the runner-up last season, and they also maintained a high level this year. Blank brought Bordeaux's transformation from Nell. This team is very close to success and glory. In contrast, although Monaco is now at the top of the standings, we are lagging behind Bordeaux in terms of experience in competing for championships.
We have beaten the top teams such as Lyon, Marseille and Toulouse, and the game against Bordeaux will definitely not be easy. If we think Bordeaux is as vulnerable as other teams, then we may not let fans preparing for Christmas at home get a satisfactory and pleasant result.
Now the team is experiencing the excitement and shortage of personnel brought by excellent results. This situation reminds us that every new battle will be more difficult, because continuing victory in the competition is not an easy thing. We did not perform well in the last game, but our confidence was not affected. We hope to regain the feeling of victory tomorrow night!”
The showdown between the two young men is quite gentlemanly and has received unanimous praise from the French media.
In fact, whether it is Blank or Situ Yunbing, they have a consensus in their hearts: if they don’t defeat the other party, the champion will be out of reach!
This is just the first confrontation in the league. Perhaps the competition pattern in the second half of the league will be more intuitive. After all, the season is long. Some teams can change from championship candidates to mid-range teams in one month or two months, while others can go upstream and suddenly appear in the championship competition.
This time point in the final half of the league match is more important for Monaco and Bordeaux, the significance of the game results lies in their impact on morale and mentality!
If Monaco wins, Monaco will face the second half of the season with more calmness and confidence, while Bordeaux may become nervous and anxious because of the 9-point gap behind Monaco.
Vice versa, Monaco naturally does not want to be narrowed the points gap.
On December 20, at 8 pm, the Louis II Stadium in Monaco was crowded!
This is another rare game with a huge home attendance rate in Monaco!
Situ Yunbing used all the five cards left before the game on the team's starting players. The half-time league is about to end. He has nothing to keep. He just hopes that the team can win the next victory!
When he walked into the Stadium of Louis II, the cheers of Monaco fans echoed in the stadium. He looked around the stands, and the fans looked happy, and the Christmas atmosphere filled every corner of the stands.
Situ Yunbing and Blank took the initiative to get together. The two of them talked with their arms, and both sides had smiles on their faces, and they both looked very relaxed and calm.
After a few greetings, I said Merry Christmas in advance. The two coaches came to the coach's command area and waited for the start of the game.
The two teams started the field together. Amid the cheers of the fans, the pre-match kickoff ceremony was in full swing!
Whether it is Bordeaux or Monaco, their mentality and morale are actually very similar.
If you look at the lineup, Bordeaux is obviously stronger!
"Good evening, everyone, everyone. We follow the camera to Monaco's Louis II Stadium today. The most eye-catching confrontation in the first half of the Ligue 1 will be staged here.
League leader Monaco is home to face Bordeaux, third in the standings!
Bordeaux's season goal is definitely to win the league championship, which we already know long ago. Last season's runner-up certainly hopes to replace Lyon as the new overlord of Ligue 1.
Monaco coach Situ Yunbing claimed to lead the team to win the championship three and a half months ago, but now it is gradually realizing!
At that time, no one thought that Situ Yunbing could achieve his goal, but now Monaco ranks first and leads the two teams in the second place by as many as 6 points!
Today's game will inevitably be a battle of dragons and tigers.
Let's take a look at the starting lineup of the two teams.
Monaco started 451 today.
Goalkeeper: Rufiel.
Defenders: Simici, Modesto, Mongongu, Muratori.
Midfielder: Pino, Perez, Merian, Leco, Morro.
Forward: Garcpe.
There is nothing surprising about Monaco's starting lineup. When commenting on the characteristics of Situ Yunbing's coaching in the past three months, the team newspaper said: Situ Yunbing almost persistently only uses about 15 players!
This makes Monaco's lineup stable and progress significantly, but it also brings hidden dangers, that is, once the main lineup faces large-scale injury situation, Monaco will face an embarrassing situation where no one can be used, and even players in local positions have an irreplaceable role, and there is no more person to act as a substitute. Nimani's injury seems to confirm this.
The conclusion is that Situ Yunbing's style of leading the team is actually a bit adventurous.
Bordeaux is a guest starter today and starts 433.
Goalkeeper: Lame.
Defenders: Chaleme, Diavala, Prani, Julietti.
Midfielder: Diyala, Gurkuf, Menegazo.
Forwards: Russe, Kavinagi, Berion.
Chapter completed!