i don't want to be king

Chapter 409
在11月22日晚上，2016至17赛季欧冠小组赛第5轮的比赛开始之前，E组的出线形势已经越来越明朗。

摩纳哥积8分排第1，勒沃库森积6分排第2，热刺积4分排第三。

Since CSKA, which is at the bottom of the table, has only 2 points, unless they get a full victory and enough goal difference in the next two games, they will definitely miss the top two in the group.

Due to the weather, CSKA's match against Bayer Leverkusen in Moscow will start two hours and 45 minutes earlier than Monaco's kick-off time against Tottenham.

Regardless of the outcome of the game in Moscow, as long as Monaco gets 1 point from Tottenham, it will definitely enter the top two. If Tottenham loses to Monaco and Leverkusen gets 3 points in Moscow, then Tottenham will be in the top two. No chance of qualifying.

Therefore, this game at the Stade Louis II will directly determine the qualification of the qualifying places in Group E, so it has received widespread attention from the outside world.

After the away victory over Lorient, Caldeira announced the 18-man roster for the game in Latuby's tactical class.

Monaco will adopt a 4231 formation at home, with Subasic as the starting goalkeeper, and the defense line from left to right is Mendy, Glick, Remyerson and Sidiby.

Fabinho and Bakayoko still started as the double defensive midfielders, Lemar, Silva and Li Liang formed the attack line in the midfield.

Mbappe seemed a bit disappointed, he has only entered the substitute list in good form recently.

Caldeira believes that Tottenham will send the strongest lineup, and he speculates that Tottenham will also send 4231.

According to public reports, the central defender combination of Alderweireld and Vertonghen will miss the starting lineup due to injuries. In addition, the starting left back Davis and midfielder Lamela in the last match against Monaco were both missed due to injuries. big list.

Li Liang's tactical task is to attack the area between the double defensive midfielder Dembele and Wanyama and the new central defender combination Dell and Wimmer, connecting the midfielder and Falcao in series.

Recently, the special training for Li Liang has begun to be adjusted for this game. The training volume has been steady and moderate. Spignoli is committed to making Li Liang's state reach the best on the day of the game.

Although the coaches were all trying to relieve Li Liang and didn't put forward any specific expectations, Li Liang was already gearing up.

In the training match a few days ago, in the confrontation with his teammates, he found that his strength and explosive power were no longer comparable. The teammates were also very surprised, and they all felt that Li Liang had become tougher.

The most important thing is that because of the significant improvement in the ability to protect the ball and get rid of it, Li Liang found that his stability in handling the ball has been significantly enhanced, which has significantly improved his success rate in handling the ball in high confrontation and small spaces.

The most intuitive effect is to make him more able to play according to his own ideas on the field.

Under the leadership of Ghazi, UEFA's promotion column team came to Latubi again. This time they interviewed not Li Liang, but Falcao.

Falcao, who has now become the top scorer in the Monaco team, has scored 2 goals in the last 6 club matches since his second return from injury, including 6 goals in the league and 4 goals in the Champions League.

He also returned to the national team after a long absence with his excellent performance.

In the away game against Lorient on the weekend, Falcao, who returned from the national team, was placed on the bench, but he scored a goal after only 1 minute of coming off the bench, and he was in a hot state.

The Tottenham team was interviewed by Harry Kane, who has been equally hot recently. He has become the head center of the Tottenham team with two consecutive seasons of high-profile performance, and he has also been firmly established in Southgate's England team. main position.

Public opinion generally believes that this game is a duel between the ace centers of both sides.

Before and after the new Wembley game, the Sun reporter Justin Allen, who had asked tricky questions about Monaco, wrote a more scathing report. After comprehensively comparing Kane and Falcao in terms of conditions and other aspects, it is concluded that Kane has completely defeated Falcao.

Allen wrote: "Considering the struggles of Falcao, who is two years younger, at Manchester United and Chelsea (including the reserve team), even Kane, who was not famous two years ago, went to Ligue [-]. The doubt will be phenomenal..."

Allen believes that Tottenham's first defeat in the Champions League group stage was caused by not adapting to the new Wembley Stadium. Now that the season has gone on for 3 months, Tottenham's lineup has been completely adjusted. The game against Monaco is revenge best time.

Although it comes from The Sun, his views are very representative in England, where people think that the Premier League is generally regarded as the world's number one league.

Although Ligue [-] is also known as one of the five major leagues, in fact only Paris Saint-Germain, which is piled up with gold dollars, has a certain degree of competitiveness in the European arena.

All in all, the media in England tend to favor Tottenham in this game.

Li Liang felt aggrieved when he saw this. He played with Falcao at Stamford Bridge more than half a year ago, and they also trained together in the Chelsea reserve team.

He is very convinced that compared with that time, Falcao now can be said to have gained a new life, and the comments in the British media are biased.

Li Liang, who has done a lot of homework, also noticed that Sun Xingmin has been in good form recently, and has a very eye-catching performance in both club games and the national team.

He also noticed that Wanyama has firmly occupied the position of the main midfielder, and Ali is also playing better and better in the position of the forward midfielder.

This game is undoubtedly the most important game against Monaco and for himself in the recent period. As the game draws closer, Li Liang believes that he is ready both mentally and physically.

On the day of the game, Xiao Yu told Li Liang that the sports channel would broadcast the game live, and many domestic media expected that Li Liang, who was also in good form recently, would continue to play as a substitute in the game.

Li Liang resisted the urge to tell Xiao Yu that he would start first, but told Xiao Yu firmly: "We will definitely win!"

Mou Zhaoge's trio also arrived in Monaco early and started preparing to report on the match.At the press conference before the game, Jardim, Falcao, Pochettino and Tottenham goalkeeper Lloris appeared in front of the reporters.

A reporter asked Pochettino: After this game, Tottenham will usher in a London derby with Chelsea on the weekend. Now Tottenham only has 4 points, and against Chelsea is also the highlight of the league. Tottenham will have two games. How to choose?
Pochettino said, "There is no doubt that the Champions League is more important, but because we have one less day off than our opponent (Monaco), the lineup will be determined according to the physical condition of the players. Players such as Kane, Alli and Dembele will accept before the game. Evaluate."

Lloris said that the whole team is looking forward to the game at the Louis II Stadium. He believes that his new team-mates Lemar, Sidiby and Bakayoko in the national team are in very good condition, and they are the focus of Tottenham. Pay attention to opponents.

Then Jardim said: "Tottenham are a very strong opponent. They have performed very strongly in the Premier League in the new season, and their offensive power in the midfield is particularly impressive.

It's going to be a tough game for sure, but we're ready for it. "

When Falcao was asked by a reporter from England about the comparison between him and Kane, the Colombian laughed: "I like Kane very much, he has all the elements of a super striker.

My two years in England were very memorable, I had some difficulties there, but now I have found myself.

Regarding this, I think I will show it to everyone in the game against Tottenham. "

(End of this chapter)