Louis II Stadium.
Even though Lyon is a bit far from Monaco in the standings.
But the two teams are still in the level of strong dialogue in terms of strength.
After the game started, both teams performed steadily, and while being cautious, they kept testing the opponent's defense.
Lyon's threat is with Brian. The midfielder is basically a tough guy and an all-round combination. He can attack and defend but his agility and talent are not amazing.
But this just allows them to better limit the threats of Jamez Rodriguez and Moutinho.
The attack in the middle is not easy to fight, so you can only make trouble on the side.
Ye Yifeng successfully restricted Glenier's threat on the right after several return trips from the game, and his cooperation with Abidal gradually improved.
At least from a defensive perspective, the combination of Ye Yifeng and Abidal is the most stable on Monaco's left side!
When Monaco's offense advanced to the frontcourt, Ye Yifeng would judge the situation and decide whether to support or quickly cut inside and break into the penalty area.
Compared to his conservative and cautiousness on the field at the beginning of the season, now he can better seize the opportunity to adapt to the rhythm of the game as his experience and ability improves.
In the 17th minute of the game, he ran wildly into the left rib of the penalty area. The over-top pass sent by James Rodriguez was grabbed by him and headed the ball towards the middle of the goal.
Falcao flew into the ball and shot in the scoring point, and he was only one step away from touching the ball to form a shot!
Falkao gave Ye Yifeng a thumbs up after he got up.
This awareness and effort in making the ball is of course worthy of commendation.
Compared to Carrasco controlling the ball more on the right, Ye Yifeng threatened to advance on the left, relying on the running position rather than dribbling.
Lyon was forced to make adjustments, Ferry retreated to resist Ye Yifeng's incisive threat. Dabo, who played the full-back today, also contracted towards the penalty area.
Because it is obvious that Ye Yifeng is not a traditional winger's style of playing, he does not show the threat of breaking through or cutting in the ball on the outside.
Lyon's several fast attacks were also very exciting. Glenier knew that it was difficult to break through the attack between Ye Yifeng and Abidal today, so he took the initiative to support the offensive.
Berian on the left frequently sent threatening balls, and Gomis scored a few times in the penalty area and was a bit less interesting.
Malbrank's long shots on the outside also made Monaco fans terrified from time to time.
In the 30th minute of the game, when Ye Yifeng ran into the left rib of the penalty area again, he found that Jamet Rodriguez was taking the ball and retreating, so he decisively retreated from the penalty area.
At this time, Moutinho came up to receive the ball and sent a diagonal pass on the ground.
Ye Yifeng saw Ferry coming towards him, and there was pressure from Dabo to pressing.
He took the initiative to dribble and missed Ferry, and then passed the ball diagonally in front of the bottom line of the wing.
Abidal rushed forward quickly and made a cross.
Football flies directly to the middle of the gate.
Falcao came out from behind Bischevac and shot the ball into Lyon's goal!
The cheers of Louis II stadium suddenly shook the sky!
After the last round of the game, French media just criticized Falcao as a parallel player, so he scored a goal!
Lyon coach Gard showed frustration. Lyon is indeed slightly worse than Monaco in terms of strength, but he thinks it is more of a gap in momentum!
Monaco is full of momentum, while Lyon is depressed!
Ye Yifeng was hugged by Abidal while celebrating the goal with his teammates.
"You are getting more and more powerful now. The overall situation of the ball-submission just now is awesome!"
This statement made Ye Yifeng truly realize where his specific progress was.
Yes, his game reading ability has improved a lot.
Unlike the previous rushing impact, it is a bit of a chance.
This time, after he ran, he found that the situation was wrong, and immediately adjusted, and observed the surrounding situation, the opponent's defense, and the teammate's response, and then made the correct judgment.
The most commendable thing is that you are not panicked and you are also stable in controlling the ball under your feet.
Although it is just a simple control and retracement and pass the ball, it is not easy for Chinese players to be able to calmly do these things at critical moments at the Ligue 1 level.
Ye Yifeng said to Abidal: "I don't know why they wanted so many people to force me, but instead gave me such a big gap on the sidelines."
Abidal smiled casually and said, "Even if you don't confront Lyon's coach, Lyon will not ignore your existence! You are now very threatening in the eyes of your opponent!"
After hearing what Abidal said, Ye Yifeng didn't know whether it was a good or a bad thing.
He still likes the kind of game environment where his opponents focus on blocking Falcao, James Rodriguez, and Monaco's right, and he can play a sudden attack.
Of course, it is much easier than the current situation.
But if his strength continues to improve and his threats on the court are getting bigger and bigger, his opponent will certainly not leave him alone.
This kind of sign has appeared now.
Like before, there was a big space in the penalty area that allowed him to rush in to pick up the counter, and there would definitely be a defender blocking his way!
Gard returned to his serious expression on the sidelines and clapped his hands to boost the morale of the team.
Lyon is very strong, but after conceding the goal away game, his condition is getting better and better!
If you can't hit a threat on the right side, then attack the left side!
If Beryan can play an advantage, then add more fire!
Left back Bedimo frequently supports Beryan in the frontcourt, and Malbrank in the midcourt, they formed a triangular offensive system in the midcourt.
The battle was booming for a while, and Monaco's defense line tilted to focus on supporting Tularan and Kurzawa.
Therefore, there is a tendency to be a gap in the backcourt.
At this time, Ye Yifeng's role was more obvious.
His frequent replacement defense caused Lyon to return for more than 10 minutes after conceding the ball.
I tried to divert the attack several times but failed to attack the other side!
Glenier even cut inside in front of the penalty area and had to create a one-on-one opportunity, and Ye Yifeng took the lead to destroy the ball!
Ranieri couldn't help but mutter to himself before the end of the first half: "He is such a good player who can attack and defend!"
Originally, Ye Yifeng had frequently retreated to support the defense line, and Carrasco should have played a greater threat in the frontcourt. After all, Bedimo and Berian were both involved in the offense.
Cocarasco doesn't seem to have emerged from the disaster performance that was nearly an hour after scoring twice in the last game.
The game was disappointing.
The big reason why Monaco failed to threaten counterattack was that his connection and support in the frontcourt failed to complete the task well.
Fortunately, Monaco did not concede the goal before the end of the first half.
At the end of the half, Monaco temporarily led Lyon 1:0.
The midfielder returned to the locker room for a short rest.
Ranieri criticized the performance of some players in the locker room for the first time.
And this is with the team leading the way.
Carrasco was the first to be hit, with Jamez Rodriguez following closely behind.
To be fair, these two were in the worst form in today's game.
No one was able to make the threat he deserved.
It would be fine if the positional battle cannot be attacked.
But after Lyon strengthened the offensive, Monaco failed to create a threatening offensive for several counterattack opportunities. Falcao was waiting for them to transport shells, but waited for loneliness.
As for Ye Yifeng, he was not criticized, after all, his style was different.
Although Ye Yifeng did not have many flash points in the offense, he at least made up for it with his defensive performance.
Ranieri should be a good person in the minds of most Monaco players, but whether it is a good coach may be debatable.
Because after the second half began, it was obvious that his midfield speech did not work very well.
When Lyon's offensive became more fierce, Monaco's counterattacks still frequently died!
With the tight defense line, Ye Yifeng did the defensive work and it was difficult for him to rush to the frontcourt to support him at the first time, so that he often had to turn around and return to defend as soon as he ran to the center line from the front of the penalty area.
In the 56th minute of the game, Lyon, who frequently transported shells to the penalty area, suddenly changed his strategy. Berian got down the side and knocked the ball back. When Bedimo followed up and received the response, he ran out with a cross.
Malbrank pulled his feet in front of the penalty area and shot angrily!
The football flew straight like a cannonball and was in the lower left corner of the middle.
Subasic barely blocked the ball when he flew into a save.
But the football that bounced out of the small penalty area was shot first and sent into the goal!
Monaco fans in the stands of Louis II Stadium were feeling bad.
What's going on?
How many events have been?
How many games did Monaco score first and then equalize?
No wonder the French media said Ranieri could not lead them to success!
It's not unreasonable!
How to be habitually conservative when leading?
And they are also habitually trying to equalize the score by their opponents?
Just have to play exciting, right?
Or does Monaco have abnormal attributes?
We must give our opponent hope, then kill our opponent's hope, and give our opponent a more painful blow?
Ranieri was able to maintain a stable mentality at the beginning of the season. After all, he had to give a "new team" that needed to be running-in and adapted to the environment time and patience!
But the first half of the season has been played!
If the team finds a problem, it will be a real problem!
It can't be improved by time.
Lyon coach Gard gritted his teeth and shook his arms in the coach's command area!
Equalize the score!
Then what?
He clapped his hands and encouraged the team to continue to strengthen the offense!
The competition situation is already Lyon has the advantage!
Why weaken the offense?
Isn’t Monaco unbeaten in 9 rounds of the season?
It’s time to taste the loss today!
Lyon is not Lance, Sosha, and the like. If you are satisfied with one point in playing a strong team, you can live a comfortable and comfortable life.
Even if Paris Saint-Germain is cheap, they will knock Monaco out of the top spot today!
At Louis II Stadium!
Ranieri is still waiting and watching.
He hopes that conceding the ball can cheer up the team as a whole, to be precise, the players in the midfield who can bring the biggest threat to cheer up!
But not!
In the next 10 minutes, Lyon launched a frequent threatening offensive against Monaco's defense.
If Subasic hadn't had the high reception to resist the wonderful saves and the key interceptions of several defensive players, Monaco would have been reversed by Lyon within 10 minutes!
Ranieri can't wait.
In this case, only substitutions!
When the game came to 69 minutes, Monaco made two substitution adjustments.
Condobia and Ocampos appear.
Jamez Rodriguez and Carrasco were removed.
After Condobiya appeared, he ran to Ye Yifeng and said, "The coach asked you to go to the frontcourt as soon as possible in the counterattack!"
Ye Yifeng instantly understood that the reason why Ranieri removed two offensive players was to replace Ocampos as a match, but Condobia was obviously in the eyes of others and was a performance of strengthening defense.
That's true.
But the purpose is to remove Ye Yifeng's defensive task, but this cannot be said explicitly, so it is easy for the players to simply stay in the frontcourt and not go back.
Ranieri still can't lose the bottom line of defense at heart.
In other words, what Monaco is now counting on the frontcourt attack is Ye Yifeng, Falcao and Ocampos!
Ye Yifeng felt a little pressure in an instant.
Because this means that at least at this moment, Ranieri thought it would be better to keep him on the court than to keep James Rodriguez!
This is a kind of trust and need!
Chapter completed!