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Although Deschamps said he could not tolerate defeat, Monaco ushered in their first defeat of the season in the third round of the league.

And the person who gave them this failure was another team from Corsica, Bastia.

Bastia and Ajaccio are both Corsican teams, but Bastia is better than Ajaccio, and they also have their own big-name star, the Ghanaian midfielder, Michael E. pungent.

The big-name star who became famous in the World Youth Championship is no longer young, and his level has always been regarded as one of the best midfielders in Ligue [-]. In this game, he also proved that at this point.

Throughout the game, he was tackling, intercepting, pressing in midfield, then rushing, shooting, passing - almost all he could do.This kind of pressure Zhao Yaning only encountered when facing Davis, but Davis was not serious at that time, and he did not regard him as a sufficient opponent.But Essien is different from him. His body is stronger, his speed is not slow at all, his defensive coverage is huge, and he also has excellent defensive skills, and his forward ability and skills are not weak at all. [

What made Zhao Yaning feel even more frightened was Deschamps. He could last for 10 minutes without getting tired with such a galloping style of play, and he was still running at the fastest speed until the last minute of the game. The whole team of the enemy Monaco was in distress.

And Monaco, who was not very skilled in cooperating, met Essien who broke out in the strongest state, and the entire offensive line was messed up, and naturally lost the game.

What makes Zhao Yaning even more depressed is that after the game, he has not been able to exchange jerseys with Essien-July took that opportunity away, and Zhao Yaning couldn’t say anything.

After the game, Deschamps didn't criticize them too much.Unlike the previous game, the poor performance against Marseille was due to their tactical problems, while against Bastia, it was because Essien's personal ability was too strong, beyond everyone's expectations outside.

And Deschamps also understands that if punishment is imposed after consecutive losses, the players will have a rebellious mentality.At this time, what they need is encouragement rather than blind scolding.

At this time, I can only comfort with gentle words, trying to let the players arouse their inner determination.

And sure enough, as he expected, in the game against Sochaux, Monaco found itself again. In this game, the team was in good condition. His second win of the season.

"Our state is still ups and downs. One game is good and the other is bad. We can't always play our own style. Find the state quickly for me. The cooperation in the frontcourt needs to be closer and we can play better."

The problem that Deschamps said was actually discovered by the whole team.Monaco always wins the game without scoring. Although everyone passes the ball a lot in the frontcourt, when it comes to scoring goals, they are always unable to do so.Except for the first game, when Troyes was caught off guard, in the subsequent games, it was difficult to successfully create opportunities in almost every game.

This situation made the Monaco players a little confused.

"Actually, this problem is not your problem, it is my problem." When Deschamps said this, he was willing to take the responsibility on himself, "I still lack some systematic guidance for your training, which makes You are always used to playing your own style of football when you are on the field, not Monaco's style of football, so naturally you will gain power and not score."

Didier Deschamps actually had a word left unsaid.He had seen these things a long time ago, but in the summer, no one would be willing to listen to these words.At that time, everyone had a little too much self-esteem, thinking that as long as there was no internal strife, Monaco would definitely be a strong team in Ligue [-]. With that attitude, it was impossible for them to listen to the tactical arrangements.

Deschamps knows what his disadvantage is: after all, he has just become the head coach not long ago and has not yet shown his tactical ability.His fame and prestige can only bring him enough respect, and his iron fist policy has won the approval of the players, but in terms of real tactical arrangements, if he wants to convince everyone, he must come up with a real Here comes the tactical stuff.

And the best way to convince people is grades.As long as I can rely on tactical adjustments to let everyone see immediate results, then they will fully obey me.

Compared with these, the results of the first few games of the season can be put in half first.

"Something, I have to tell you." Deschamps took out his notebook and drew on the tactical board, "First of all, Sabani. About your running position. There is a big problem with your running position , you are always trying to avoid all the defenders intercepting. This kind of play is not allowed. You do not adjust your running route."

It is a matter of course that forward players avoid defenders.But sometimes, too deliberate evasion will also get the striker himself into trouble.Nongda does not have very good game analysis ability. It is unrealistic to expect him to be able to analyze when to confront, when to avoid, when to kick the ball, and when to knock the ball back. Didier Deschamps What can be done is to formulate a new running route for him, so as to reverse the fact that he is currently on the field for a long time, and his shooting is a waste of opportunities.

"Secondly, Ludovic, you also have problems with the way you play. What are your strengths? You run the ball fast, you shoot at a high level, and you know how to choose your timing and pass the ball well. You should What you do is cruising in the frontcourt, waiting for the opportunity. Whether it is Joey's forward pass, or the scuffle in the penalty area after Jerome's long pass, it is your opportunity. You should seize such opportunities. You The way you play should be to frequently attack quickly on both sides of the penalty area, or to outflank to the sides to seek cooperation. Your pass should serve as a connection in front of the goal and help your teammates seek better shooting opportunities. What do you play now? You always retreat to the midfield and cooperate with your teammates to find breakthrough opportunities. You also always receive passes in the midfield and play like a midfield playmaker. What I need is not a shellfish. Long, not a Qi Zu, what I need is your midfield assault, connection, and shooting ability. There are many types of attacking midfielders. What you need to do is the attacking midfielder who makes the last pass, not the deep position In terms of midfield rhythm, we have Bernardi, you always keep retreating to squeeze his position, do you understand?"

"Let's talk about you, Jerome. Since we got Joey, I hardly see your breakthrough. Last season, your breakthrough was sharp, why not this season? I know, you are a smart player , I feel that my breakthrough is not as good as Joey, and I always hope to give up the breakthrough to teammates with greater opportunities, while I use the long pass that I am best at to solve the game. But sometimes, your breakthrough is also very useful, If you can attract some attention and pass the ball to Joey, then Joey's pressure will be greatly reduced. Don't be a fixed-point turret, what I need you to do is a wing plane." [

"Let's talk about you, Joey. Your right foot is the habitual foot, right? Your feet are very balanced, which made me overlook a lot of things. I forgot that no matter how balanced a person's feet are, they still have habitual problems. When you get to the right side, the inside cut is not as sharp as the left side, is it because you are not used to it? It is really troublesome to cut inside with your non-dominant foot. But since you have this ability, find a way to enhance it. You always use it Got this technique. What I want to say most now is, why is your long pass so bad? You almost only pass the ball from the bottom to the bottom. You are an Englishman. ? I have never seen your 45-degree long pass in the ribs, and I rarely see you make a wide-range transfer from the wing. Your first position is a winger. If you can’t practice long passes, what kind of winger is it?”

Deschamps was talking, paused for a moment, and then continued, "Last season, even when you were in the national team, there were many wonderful moments of cutting inside. But this season, after you cut inside, you always It’s blindly looking for cooperation, and it’s rare to hit the goal by yourself. Why? What are you afraid of? Do you think you make too many mistakes, or waste opportunities, and I will be unhappy? Or, do you think you rob other players? If you have a chance, others will hate you for it? Stop thinking about it, don’t bring those bad vibes here. The players in Monaco are the most professional players. If you don’t shoot yourself like this, it’s an insult to them The team spirit will only make them more unhappy. In my locker room, no one is allowed to have this kind of concealment and concealment, no matter what happens, they will open up to me and say, If you don't say anything, it will be a disaster for Monaco."

Deschamps called names one by one and continued to curse.His words were not very pleasant, and everyone was singled out by him for a lot of mistakes.But when he was speaking, no one dared to interrupt, and no one dared to disagree.Everyone can hear that what he said is basically correct, and the team's poor performance has indeed made the team try to change its style.

Picking the right moment to say what to say is the most important task of the coach.Shout a few championship slogans, even dogs can do it.People are not machines, and it is impossible to shout a few slogans to transform into Maradona, let alone try their best just because a certain person's charm halo is on.As a good coach, no matter how well you practice talking, it is better to catch people's hearts.No matter how loud the slogan is, it is better to engage in tactical practice.

In the next game, Monaco won another victory.Their opponent this time is the Rennes team.Rennes is known for its excellent youth training, rich boss, and mid-range team performance. They are always half-dead, without any breakthroughs, and there are always no moments of downfall.Their boss is the fourth richest man in France, but this millionaire threw all his money into Rennes' youth training camp, saying that he would never buy some big-name stars.He built the top three in Ligue [-] and the top five in the world for the Rennes youth academy. Every year he throws tens of millions of euros into the youth academy, but when it comes to buying people, he never pays.

But this summer, they still made some signings.They heard about Arsenal's trial of a Czech goalkeeper, but it was stranded because of labor certification issues, and signed the goalkeeper to Rennes.And the Czech international, Peter Cech, a young goalkeeper with a height of 197 meters, quickly proved that he is worthy of the main position.

Although it hasn't been long since the start of the season, people already think that Cech is likely to be the best goalkeeper in Ligue [-] this season.His abilities are too comprehensive and outstanding. Every time he appears in front of the gate, he always reminds people of the patron saint in front of the goal in Italy. Even if there are few games, it is enough to see that his level is not as good as others Not a grade.

But in this game, Rennes suffered a big defeat.

Although Monaco played away, they won an unexpected victory.

From the start of the game, Monaco took full advantage of the initiative.Zhao Yaning and Jiuli took turns to attack Rennes’ defense, and Roten also changed his previous style of play, frequently forming a double offensive with Evra to launch attacks, and the connection between Jiuli, Roten, and Zhao Yaning was also stronger. It was a lot more before, and the openness between them naturally made Monaco really revitalized. In this case, Rennes couldn't resist it soon.

Less than 10 minutes into the first half, the deadlock of the game was broken.Zhao Yaning knocked on Rennes’ door with a long shot after an inside cut, rewriting the score to 1:0

In the 10th minute of the second half, after Giuly's shot was saved by Cech, Nongda grabbed the opportunity in the penalty area and further expanded the score.

Although Rennes set off a frenzied counterattack after this and scored a goal, but in the 10th minute of the game, Rothen assisted Squillage with a free kick and scored the third goal, which also made Monaco completely. The victory of the game was established.

This is the game we want!

After the game, the Monaco players were very excited. They finally found the rhythm they should have. This is the rhythm of winning.

But at this moment, Zhao Yaning also received another bad news: Zhang Yuan rushed over from China and asked him to participate in the Asian Games held in Busan, South Korea.

"I'm going back home to compete."

After the game training, Zhao Yaning decided to talk about this issue with Deschamps.Although Zhang Yuan was going to contact the club, Zhao Yaning felt that the words came from his own mouth, which made Deschamps more happy.

And because the game was good recently, Deschamps was also very interested. After hearing that Zhao Yaning had something to look for him, he caught him in the tavern and offered him a glass of wine. The two chatted while drinking.

But when Zhao Yaning brought up this matter, it was as expected by Zhao Yaning. This topic made Deschamps frowned, “When?”

"It will start on September 27. It will end by mid-October at the latest. But I don't know if it can be ended earlier. In fact, our country has never reached the end in the Asian Games. It is normal to say that it fails halfway." matter."

Zhao Yaning explained, but Deschamps didn’t understand what he heard, “Asian Games? It should be the same event as the Olympics, right? Then, shouldn’t it be the youth team to participate in the competition?” [

Zhao Yaning was a little embarrassed.Indeed, since 2002, the rules of the Asian Games have been changed, and all countries have changed to sending youth teams to compete, but what is special about Zhao Yaning is that in addition to being selected for the national team, he is also a member of the Olympic team.

"Head, I'm not yet 23 years old." Zhao Yaning reminded.

"Of course I know that you are not yet 23 years old, but the problem is that you have already been selected for the national team. Why do people who have been selected for the national team still play for the national youth team?"

What Deschamps said is actually a kind of customary rule in European football.If a player is selected for the national team, then he can no longer play for the youth team.

Even some powerful countries have this even more strange fixation.For example, the World Youth Championship and the Toulon Cup use different teams to compete. After participating in the World Youth Championship, there is no need to play for the Toulon Cup.But there are only a few such countries, and only France, the Netherlands and other youth training countries dare to do such a thing.

However, the youth team games are separated from the adult team games, which is something everyone knows.

It is very disrespectful to let players who have already been selected for the national team play in the youth team.

But such an agreement means nothing to the Chinese national team.China has always had only one policy for athletes. Good athletes have to serve the national team conditionally. For the Chinese Sports Commission, it is intolerable.

In European football, the purpose of playing youth teams is to express yourself and be selected for the national team.In China, the purpose of playing for the Olympic team is to win the championship, or to play football for the sake of playing football, and other things should not be considered too much.

After all, China's sports have not been commercialized for a long time, and the nationalized system is easy to change, but the traditional intellectual history derived from it cannot be changed.

In fact, even Zhao Yaning himself felt that this was a very contradictory thing.On the one hand, he feels that club games are very important, but on the other hand, playing for the national team is also obligatory.The conflict between the two made him really not know what to do.

So, he simply didn't think about it, and directly threw the question to Deschamps.If Deschamps let him go, then he can feel at ease if he goes, if Deschamps doesn't let him go... then it's not his fault if he doesn't go.

"We don't have such rules in China..." Zhao Yaning explained to Deschamps, and soon, Deschamps understood what he said.

It turned out that after finally catching a useful player, he used it to death.Deschamps could understand this.

"I understand, you have to play the national team and the national youth team now." Deschamps nodded and thought for a while before speaking.

"Joy, there are some things that I don't know how to say...because what I want to say may be too much, I hope you don't misunderstand what I mean."

"I really like some collectivist practices in your country. I think it's very good. For example, if France also adopts some collectivist practices, it would be great to manage these guys who go on strike every now and then." Deschamps took a sip of his wine , looked outside, paused, and then continued to speak, "But what I have to say is that although collectivism is worth advocating, from your personal point of view, some competitions, if you participate too much, it is not very good. .”

Zhao Yaning nodded. It was not good for him to say such words, but it was good for Deschamps.

"To put it simply, in the next two years, if you play all kinds of games in the club, you will play about 50 games in one season, and you will have 75 games in two seasons. That's a lot of games. As for the national team, you have to maintain a [-]% attendance rate, right? Otherwise, when you transfer without the Premier League as an option, your path will be much narrower. In this case Now, you have already played quite a few games, if you play youth team games...too many. Even if you don’t consider the physical energy you spend running back and forth, so many games are a bit too much.”

Zhao Yaning didn’t think about this, he only knew that there were a lot of games, but he was shocked to hear that he would play [-] games a year in two years.Doesn't that mean that I have games every week on average?

"Let's talk about the purpose of participating in the competition." Deschamps paused before speaking, "If it is for honor, then with all due respect, there is not much honor in a competition like the Asian Games. The national team's B-level competition, such an honor What is there to fight for? A medal for the Asian Games champion? I remember that China is a big country in sports, and there are many sports in the Asian Games that you can participate in. There should be no shortage of this medal, right?"

"If it's for improving your strength...Joy, at your current level, playing in Ligue [-] can improve, and playing in the national team can also improve. But the youth team competition means little to you. I don't know about Asia. What is the level of the youth team, but I know what the level of the French youth team is. With your current level, against the youth players of Monaco, you can play like Maradona. Playing that kind of game is nothing to you help."

Zhao Yaning nodded, he was the so-called, if Deschamps was unwilling to let him go, it would be fine, he was too lazy to play youth team games.If it is a serious World Youth Championship, or the Toulon Cup, it can be considered a serious event.The Asian Games, a multi-sports event, is meant to be a joke, and he is unwilling to give up club games to play for it.

"But after thinking about it, I still think you should play." Deschamps suddenly changed the subject, "After all, your country is quite special, and I understand that you have to play for your country. But what I said just now The meaning is to tell you that it is not an important game, and your future tasks are very heavy, so don’t waste your energy for such a game. Moreover, if you are injured, it will be even more worthless.”

What Deschamps said this time made Zhao Yaning a little strange again. What was he thinking?

In fact, Deschamps had his own plans in mind.

It is not unheard of for players to compete in the national team and the national youth team at the same time.African football and French football are connected in every way. Didier Deschamps has also heard of the bad habits of some small football countries.There are indeed few such things, and Deschamps is also very clear that such things are still very difficult for a weak football country. Even if he came forward to stop him as the head coach of the club, it would be very important for Zhao Yaning’s future development in the national team. There will be no positive impact.

Deschamps is a coach, not a mercenary businessman.As a coach, in addition to guiding the team to win, what you have to do is to teach the players.If it is because of what you do that affects the future development of the players, or because of your own selfishness, if you don't teach the players when they see restlessness, in Deschamps' view, that is very immoral matter.

Grades are very important, but it would be shameful to disregard morality for the sake of grades.

He saw Zhao Yaning's careful thinking.But he blocked his mind back with words in time.This opening cannot be opened. If he avoids the youth team competition now, he will avoid the national team competition in the future, and even play tricks in the club competition. Many players who have been ruined started like this. Deschamps intends to let his players also do that.

"The match on the 27th..." Deschamps pondered for a while before speaking, "When do you plan to leave?"

"I listen to your orders." Zhao Yaning replied very readily.

"I hope you can go after the Lyon game...you know that game means a lot to us. But the Lyon game is on the 25th, will it delay things?"

Zhao Yaning shook his head, "There is still one day in between."

"You made a mistake. You went to Asia to play a game, and the time there was nine hours later than here. When you finished playing here, it was already the 26th there, and when you got there, you basically had to sleep. Participated in the game."

It was only then that Zhao Yaning remembered that there was still a jet lag problem.But he still nodded, "No problem."

"Then, in other words, you will miss the games against Sedan, Auxerre, Lille, and Bordeaux...they are all tough games." Deschamps sighed and counted the games.

The game against Sedan was not a big problem. A team like Sedan is not a strong team and should be able to win.But Auxerre, Lille, and Bordeaux are not easy nuts to crack.Without a Zhao Yaning, the team’s offense will be much different. For an attacking team, a stable assault point is the most important.

"In fact, the first game of the French League Cup was also missed."

Deschamps began to regret it a bit. He missed all five games, which is indeed a great loss.

But since players from outside Europe are used, this is something that must be undertaken.If Zhao Yaning is a European, with an EU passport, he must be worth a lot.But he's Asian, which makes him worth a lot less.Now that I have used him and taken advantage of this advantage, then the following problem is the consideration of my own employment.

What's more, I really should also consider how the game should be played if one or two people are missing. Otherwise, if the wounded soldiers suddenly attack, wouldn't the team be in trouble?

It seems that there must be a way to do it.

Deschamps rubbed his head. Being a coach is much more troublesome than playing football.