i don't want to be king

Chapter 337 Waiting patiently
At noon on September 9, Li Liang let out a long sigh in the apartment and turned off his computer in great frustration. He was not even in the mood to have lunch.

In the second round of the just-concluded top 12 match, the national team, after a 90-minute hard fight at the Fengyang Olympic Sports Center Stadium at home, was finally defeated by another strong opponent in this group, the Iranian team, 0: 0 draw.

In this game, the Chinese team still played a defensive-oriented 532-[-]-[-] formation. Gao Bohong abandoned veteran Zhou Zhi and placed the injured Zhao Linpeng at the center back. Zhang Mingjian started at right back.

Midfielder Hao Jingmin replaced Wu Dong, and forward young player Jiang Yuning, who played for the Eredivisie Vitesse team, replaced Su Ke and Wen Lei as partners.

Both Wen Lei and Jiang Yuning had good opportunities throughout the game.

Wen Lei, in particular, had successfully broken into the penalty area after receiving a beautiful through ball from Zhang Xinzhe in the 71st minute of the second half, but he was too hesitant again and missed an excellent opportunity under the joint defense of the opponent Husseini and Beranwand.

Li Liang finally discovered that Wen Lei's performance was just the epitome of the entire national team.

From a player's point of view, he felt that the Chinese team's mentality had undergone subtle changes compared with the first game, and the team's self-confidence was obviously affected.

——It wasn't until Xiao Yu's call that Li Liang suddenly realized that he was hungry, so he began to prepare lunch while answering the phone.

After two days of serious consideration, Xiao Yu finally accepted Li Liang's proposal and began to go all out to become a FIFA-approved player agent.

Xiao Yu also told Li Liang that Old Xu called Da Xiong himself, and Da Xiong was also surprised when he heard that Xiao Yu would succeed Lao Xu as his manager.

Li Liang said with a smile: "This is called not being a family, not entering a family!"

Xiao Yu also laughed: "Brother Liangzi, you have become more numerous now, and you have become especially eloquent!
By the way, I have already started to pack my luggage and prepare to go to Beihua. Brother Xu has been calling me to urge me. "

Li Liang knew that Lao Xu had temporarily suspended his retirement plan, so he discussed with Li Liang and Xiao Yu—the company's affairs were gradually handed over to Xiao Yu. Once Xiao Yu successfully obtained the FIFA agent qualification, he Just retire completely.

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After a hasty lunch, Li Liang still couldn't help but send a WeChat message to the big brothers of the national team, and received a reply soon.

They told Li Liang in a private chat that everyone felt that there was no chance of winning the two games, but for some reason they couldn't produce what they had trained and prepared before the game.

Zhao Linpeng sent a long voice to Li Liang——

"... Liangzi, Sun Xingmin is really strong! To be honest, I have never met an opponent with such a strong physical fitness in Asia!

In the first half in Seoul, this guy obviously kept his kicks. He only started to exert strength when we were about to rise. This guy's personal ability has been a lot stronger..."

——The international match day has come to an end temporarily, and the Monaco teammates have also finished their respective national team games and returned to the club one after another.

Falcao's injury has recovered well and he has started practicing with the ball. Spignoli is optimistic that the Colombian is very likely to be able to return at the weekend.

Mbappe has not fully recovered, still can only do simple jogging, and will not be able to return to the team's squad in a short time.

拉图比基地又进入了紧张的备战气氛。从9月10日开始，一周内一连又要完成三场比赛——9月10日联赛客场对里尔，9月14日欧冠小组赛客场挑战热刺，9月16日联赛主场对雷恩。

Among them, the first official game of the UEFA Champions League, the first UEFA Champions League group match of the season in which Tottenham Hotspur was adjusted as a guest in London in the middle of the week is the most critical.

This game also has a special meaning for Li Liang, he is very eager to make his debut.

Because he wants to know how strong Tottenham's Korean star, Sun Xingmin, who defeated the key figure of the Chinese team in Seoul on September 9, can be?

In the recent training, Li Liang's physical fitness test data has improved considerably, and technical coach Vieira has completely changed his view of Li Liang, and began to simultaneously strengthen the guidance and practice of Li Liang's technical details.

After a lot of practice, Vieira also pointed out Li Liang's shortcomings-Li Liang seemed to lack rhythm changes when controlling the ball and passing people on the court.

Vieira told Li Liang: "Li, you should be more flexible and self-confident on the field! I can guarantee that more and more opponents will start to pay attention to you and study you. If your game style lacks changes, they will soon find a countermeasure. Your way!"

All teammates returned to the team, and Li Liang also experienced the so-called "FIFA virus" for the first time - Mendy and Subasic both returned with injuries, and the physical condition of several other teammates who had played for the national team was also worrying.

Facing the tight schedule, they were unable to make thorough adjustments. All members of Monaco immediately put into intense training, and the Latubi base entered a state of preparation for battle.

In the tactical class, Caldeira announced the squad for Lille.Excluding Mbappe and Lemar, who were originally injured, plus Mendy and Subasic, Monaco has a total of four main players missing.

The good news is that captain Falcao finally returned from injury, and he was included in the substitute list together with Li Liang.

Listening to Caldeira's explanation, the Portuguese center Eder, who is expected to start in the Lille team, has attracted everyone's attention. It was he who was the number one contributor to Portugal's championship in the previous European Cup final when he replaced France at the last moment.

After Caldeira finished speaking, Sidibi, who just transferred from Lille this season, explained again. He introduced the main style of play and key players of his old club.

Jardim cautioned when they were all done: "Lille is not a very easy opponent.

历史上我们在里尔的主场的打过6次比赛，输了其中5场只赢了1场！而且这6场比赛里尔共打进14球，场均进球数超过2个！
I know you're all tired and believe me, getting a win is the best way to beat that fatigue. "

On September 9th, the Monaco team successfully arrived in Lille, the largest city in northern France, the capital of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region and the capital of Noor.

They arrived at the 5-capacity Pierre-Mauroy Stadium to begin preparations for the game, which will begin at 7 p.m.

(End of this chapter)