i don't want to be king

Chapter 437 The Greatest Help
The sun rose as usual, and Li Liang was still training hard.

After playing Dijon on Tuesday, and playing against Bastia at home on Saturday, there was an interval of 4 days in between, so that Monaco finally got a little respite.

Jardim told everyone frankly in the tactical class that although Bastia's performance in the new season is poor and he is now ranked third from the bottom, and Monaco has an absolute advantage in the historical confrontation record of the two teams, he still decided to send a full main lineup to face off. .

In the away game against Leverkusen on December 12, which is next Wednesday, the team will undergo a complete rotation, because the results of this game are irrelevant, so most of the main players will not go to Germany with the team.

Li Liang entered the squad against Bastia.

In the past few days of training, in addition to the content of training with teammates, Pezzotti and De Rosso have been by Li Liang's side.

They are scheduled to return the day after Monaco's away game in Germany.

Pezzotti and De Rosso took over the work of Spignoli and Carlo, and taught Li Liang their years of experience and accumulation.

What touched Li Liang the most was that they all suggested that Li Liang adjust his playing style.

Pezzotti told Li Liang that in the development trend of modern football, the center has become the most valued defensive area and the most difficult to break.

So now more and more top attackers like to walk on the wing and create threats in the offense by cutting inside.

De Rosso told Li Liang that if he can speed up the frequency of handling the ball at his feet, he is fully capable of gaining a foothold on the wing.

Li Liang was a little worried, and he asked back: "My absolute speed is not enough, how can I gain a foothold on the wing?"

De Rosso laughed and said: "Li, you really have the characteristics of Chinese football!" Pezzotti also laughed.

It turned out that when Lippi first arrived in China to coach the club team four years ago, he told his assistants not long ago: "People here have a kind of paranoid worship for 'speed'!"

Lippi found that Chinese football, especially the selection of youth training, attaches great importance to the physical fitness of the players, especially the speed of the players in the training of wide players.

Pezzotti and De Rosso put away their smiles and told Li Liang seriously that speed is of course one of the indicators to measure a player's ability, but it is not all, let alone determine whether a player is good or not by speed.

To be honest, Li Liang didn't fully digest the concepts of Pezzotti and De Rosso, but he remembered them carefully.

The game against Bastia was Saturday night. Except for Mendy, who was slightly injured, and Amamir Toure was replaced at the left back position, Jardim played the main force in the rest of the position.

On the front line, he arranged the combination of Falcao and Mbappe, the old and the young, as the double arrows of the 442 formation.

At the beginning of the game, the visiting team played with a three-back system, but both sides were mainly defensive, and rarely assisted halftime. In fact, they put on a dense defensive formation with five backs.

The progress of the game was unexpectedly smooth. In the 10th minute, Mbappe received Bakayoko in the frontcourt.

Li Liang, who was cheering and celebrating with his teammates on the bench, suddenly felt shocked after sitting down, because he saw that Mbappe's overall rating had reached 77.

Bastia became more cautious after conceding a goal, leaving only one striker in the frontcourt to defend with all his strength, and the score was not rewritten for the rest of the first half.

In the second half of the game until the 66th minute, Fabinho made a long pass to the penalty area. Falcao struggled to grab the spot and headed back. Lemar inserted a high-speed volley and scored with a heavy artillery, 2:0!

Li Liang took a closer look this time, and Lemar's overall rating has also improved, reaching 82!

When the audience was jubilant, Yardim calmly turned around and pointed at Li Liang, telling him to start preparing to play!
Pezzotti and De Rosso in the stands are also excited, and now every minute of playing time is precious to Li Liang.

When Li Liang was getting ready, Mbappe sent an exquisite cross from the left side of the front court, and Falcao took the lead and hit the ball into the goal!In the 68th minute, the home team unstoppably extended the score to 3:0!

Standing on the sidelines, Li Liang applauded, and was surprised to find that Falcao's overall rating had also made a breakthrough, reaching 83.

Amidst the cheers and applause of the fans, Mbappe, who sent out a pass and a shot, walked to the sidelines, warmly embraced his good friends Li Liang and Carrillo, and left the field. The fans in the audience were shouting With Mbappe's name.

Jardim replaced Lemar and Mbappe at the same time, and sent Li Liang and Carrillo.

According to the deployment, Li Liang played as a left midfielder. It was obvious that he was very excited. His teammates also trusted him very much and actively sought cooperation with him.

Pezzotti and De Rosso watched Li Liang's performance with full concentration, and they kept recording in the notepad.

Monaco's offensive on the left quickly became active, and the visiting team's defensive focus was quickly attracted.

In the 73rd minute, Li Liang knocked back from the left, and Fabinho passed the ball directly to Silva, who broke through from the right and crossed the penalty area.

The Colombian scored twice, 4:0!

Amidst the cheers of the audience, Jardim replaced Falcao with Germain in satisfaction.

In the 79th minute, Sidibi made a pass from the edge of the penalty area, and Carrillo rushed forward and scored the fifth goal, 5:5!
Monaco finally reaped a hearty victory at home.

Pezzotti and De Rosso stood up with the audience and applauded the Monaco players on the sidelines.

The two chatted, and they both thought that Li Liang's performance as a substitute was quite satisfactory, but he was obviously not as adaptable to the position on the side as he was in the middle.

The whole team had a holiday on Sunday, and in the tactical class on Monday, Caldeira announced that the team will set off for Germany on Tuesday and will face Leverkusen with a full bench.

Li Liang looked carefully at the tactical information in front of him, and he was not included in the 18-man roster for Wednesday's match!

He couldn't understand what it was all about!As soon as the tactics lesson was over, he followed Jardim.

The Portuguese seemed to have been waiting for this to happen. He invited Li Liang into his office and closed the door.

Li Liang put forward his doubts straight to the point: "Sir, why don't you let me go to Germany?
I played less than half of the game against Bastia, and I have no physical problems at all! "

Jardim replied: "It's not because of physical problems. Li, please believe that you are an important player for the entire team.

In the (Champions League) group stage you have already got two yellow cards - that surprised me a bit, so we had to prepare.

Nelson (Caldeira) offered you to try to get another yellow card against Germany so that you could come back for the second leg of our knockout game at home.

But the downside is that you have to stop in the first leg of the knockout round.By the way, Li, if it were you, how would you choose? "

Li Liang was speechless for a moment.

Jardim added: "I still hope you can play the first leg away.

So, Lee, I can't take the risk of putting you on the field next Wednesday - if something goes wrong, then our plan will fail! "

Li Liang thought for a while and asked, "I understand, but I still want to know why I only got 20 minutes of playing time in the last three games?
Is there something I have not met the requirements recently? "

Yardim's face became serious, and he replied: "Li, you work very hard, everyone knows that.

Sometimes a person needs to sacrifice for the collective, just like when you are doing your best in the game and your teammates are behind you to cover and defend.

Not just these 3 games, from now on, I can't guarantee you a stable playing time..."

Li Liang was stunned, and it took him a long time to recover, and he asked again: "I am willing to make any sacrifice for the team, but I still want to know, is there any way to change?
Mr. Jardim, I want to work hard for victory with everyone, I want to participate in the competition, just like before! "

Jardim sighed secretly, shook his head lightly, and said solemnly to Li Liang: "Li, it's not because you're not good enough! It's all because of the needs of the team's overall style of play.

If you are willing to make a change, then I hope you can become stronger, grasp it when the opportunity comes, and give us the greatest help! "

(End of this chapter)