ball at foot

When Beibei was messing around with his classmates in school, Zhao Yaning had already returned to Monaco, ready for the next game.

Against Sochaux on May 21, against Guingamp on May 25, and against Troyes on May [-], Monaco still has a heavy task at the last minute.

"The best rookie gets it, and don't take him too seriously. Football awards are more valuable if they are won based on strength, and less valuable if they are won based on potential. It's hard to say what potential is. , don’t take it too seriously, you know?”

Returning to the club, Deschamps immediately found Zhao Yaning and gave him a lesson, “Don’t think that you are a star after winning an award. You are still far behind. This kind of thing is of no use to you. It’s used by the agent when negotiating with the team, you don’t need it, you know?”

Zhao Yaning nodded, and he didn’t attach much importance to this award.There are so many things going on in the club now, and the competition for the championship is imminent. Compared with those, although his personal awards are also very good, they are not as good as the championship after all. [

People remember him more as a champion than as a rookie of the year.Moreover, although superstars such as Zidane and Henry have appeared among the winners of this award, many people have not been kicked out. The last winner of Monaco was Philippe Cristanval. He is now in Barcelona. Disappointed, when he is still mentioned, he will also be mentioned as the winner of the best rookie in Ligue [-]?

However, having said that, he is still very satisfied with the star card brought to him by the personal award.This is a star card of 1, the name is 'Great Emperor', but it is only a 1 stop ball. How to play the rest of the game well.

And the following game is indeed of great significance to him: this is the first time he played a basic final game in the club, and it was also the first time he played a game on a neutral ground in a club game .

"There's no difference, it's all the same. Those who like you will still like you, and those who hate you will still hate you. Playing in a neutral stadium, you don't worry about so many boos, but you don't have as much fan expectation. You can let go of your hands and kicks, but you can play well."

Before the game, Jiuli dutifully comforted Zhao Yaning, "Don't worry, Sochaux is not a strong team. As long as we let go and play well, half the game will be enough."

He has the same opinion on these Zhao Yaning, but he is still a little uneasy when he thinks that this is the final of the League Cup.

After all, this is the Stade de France, and it can be said that it is the biggest stadium he has set foot on since he played football.

He has never played in this kind of stadium that can accommodate 8 people. The Monaco stadium can only accommodate 8000 people. Such a huge stadium has put a lot of pressure on Zhao Yaning.

"Don't pay attention to them, just pretend they don't exist." In the locker room, captain Jiuli was still whispering to Zhao Yaning, who was participating in a major tournament for the first time, "Just treat them all as some fixed machines. , when you play well, they applaud, and when you play badly, they boo, that's all. And, you see, the stands are still empty. I'm afraid there will be less than [-] people coming to this game Well, what's the big deal."

Zhao Yaning smiled and didn’t say much.Jiuli is used to seeing big scenes, so naturally he won't have any feelings, but Zhao Yaning is facing this situation for the first time.

"Listen bro," Giuly lowered his voice, looking at the field, "I played in a final two years ago, here. We lost that game, to Lyon. I don't know the end of the season Where will I go in the future, I don’t want to stay here with this regret.”

Zhao Yaning glanced at Jiuli, he did not expect that Jiuli would make his words clear at this time.

But he didn't say anything more, some things can be tacit.

"Okay, you don't need to explain this to me. I have even played in the World Cup. I haven't seen any big scenes?" Zhao Yaning also laughed, "Don't worry, I will give you this championship as a gift. "

"Fart, I won the championship, and I won it myself. What does it have to do with you?" Jiuli laughed, turned his head, and shouted into the locker room.

"Brothers, let's take that championship back to Monaco! Let them know who is the strongest team in Ligue [-]!"

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In the 10 minutes since the start of the game, Monaco did not make any successful and effective attacks.

Although he said he was not nervous, Zhao Yaning still felt a little nervous when he really stepped onto the field. [

Not only him, there are not many older players in Monaco. Whether it is Roten or Zikos, it is the first time to see this kind of scene, and it is also the first time for Squillacci and Evra in the backcourt. Participating in this kind of competition, their mood is also a little anxious, which makes Monaco's start not very good.

Fortunately, Sochaux played very conservatively.They have not been eager to attack after the start, but have been waiting for opportunities in the backcourt, which made Monaco gradually breathe, and when Zhao Yaning began to adapt to the surrounding noise, it was Sochaux's turn to be unlucky.

The Stade de France field is larger and wider, which allows more space for wide players to play.On such a field, my breakthrough can not only break through the opponent's defense line directly, but also make good use of the width of the field to tear their defense line even more severely.

Soon, Zhao Yaning, who had figured out his own advantages, was no longer nervous, and he became active. When he got the ball again, he changed from passing the ball to control the situation on the field to receiving the ball and preparing to break through.

With this change, Sochaux's defense immediately began to strengthen the defense.

Sochaux's defense this season is very good, and their league results are also very good. They have been competing with Auxerre and Guingamp for the last European place.If we were to compete with Monaco, they would naturally be a bit behind, but they still have confidence in the game against Monaco after sticking to it for 120 minutes and then going to kick a penalty.

Of course, the fans will boo it, but as long as it wins, it's fine.

But the problem is that Monaco's strength is not that simple.

Zhao Yaning swayed the ball for a while, without any pause, and inserted towards the sidewalk.He chose to hold on to the wing very decisively, causing Sochaux's defensive players to have a headache.

Against Paris, Monaco's style of play was to constantly break through the middle.Zhao Yaning's bottom line insertions were unsuccessful several times, but he chose more oblique insertions from the ribs or inward cuts in the middle.This made Sochaux think of a supplementary defense method, which is to deploy a large number of manpower in the middle to prevent it, but now, Zhao Yaning's playing style holding the sideways tightly has given Sochaux a headache.

Zhao Yaning's breakthrough ability is too strong. If only one person is sent to take care of the affairs there, if one person is sent to mark him, then it is easy to go wrong.And if two people are sent, it will excessively weaken the defense in the middle.What is even more uncomfortable is that Roten also hugged the wing tightly, and the two expanded the offensive lineup extremely wide, one left and one right, which also gave Jiuli and Nongda in the center a lot of space to play calmly.

And if they are left alone, then Sochaux is really worried.Although Zhao Yaning's long passing ability is slightly inferior, it is still threatening.

If Monaco attacks urgently, then the pressure will be on Monaco. They are eager to win and will make many mistakes.But now Monaco's unhurried play on the wing to tease the entire defense line has actually caused Sochaux a little trouble.

Coach Lacombe, who was watching the game, was a little anxious. This was the last situation he wanted to see.He originally thought that although Zhao Yaning has a strong breakthrough ability, as an Asian, his golf quotient should not be very high. As long as he blindly rushes towards the middle, it will not be a problem for Sochaux to stop Monaco.But Zhao Yaning adjusted in such a short time, which made them a little anxious.

And in Monaco's flat-paced attempt, Sochaux's defense began to become disorganized.

Finally, in the No.307 minute, Monaco ushered in a good opportunity.Rothen made a long pass, and the ball did not fall towards the front of the penalty area, but flew towards the edge of the penalty area.Zhao Yaning and Sochaux’s defenders rushed there almost at the same time. Relying on his good flexibility, Zhao Yaning stretched out his legs and hooked the ball to his feet, but it was difficult for him to maintain his balance against the Sochaux defender’s marking. , can only make a sharp turn and kick the ball towards the front of the penalty area.

Jiuli rushed over and shot a long shot to the lower left corner of the goal.

The Sochaux goalkeeper immediately fell to the ground and threw the ball out, but a supplementary shot by Nongda who was close at hand made his efforts empty talk, and the score was rewritten instantly.

"gooool!!!!"

All of a sudden, there was thunderous cheers on the court.This is Monaco's first goal of the game, and also the first goal of this French League Cup final.

"Monaco took the lead in breaking the deadlock, and the score was rewritten to 1:0! Roten's exquisite planning, Zhao Yaning's beautiful save, Jiuli's long shot, Nongda's supplementary shot, and the excellent cooperation of Monaco's frontcourt players made the game better. Finally, there is a change!"

Roundup made a gesture of holding the cup to the fans as a celebration, which also made the enthusiasm of the fans even higher.Although the game is not over at this time, the confidence of the Monaco players has risen considerably. [

The goal has been scored, can the championship be far behind?