road to victory

Chapter 32 Sudden Strength
Monaco's head coach, Tigana, can't sit still now. He has had a hard time recently. It seems that the No.5 score is good. In fact, they slipped to No.11 in the first few rounds, and they only caught up in the last few rounds.If they lose the game today, their ranking may slip to about ten again, which is an unacceptable result for Tigana.

Tigana called Pettit to his side on the sidelines and told Pettit to pass the ball to Sonny Anderson.To reduce side crosses, focus on short pass penetration.The two forwards, Ikpeba and Sony Anderson, are both skilled players, not tall, and passing the ball is the best choice.

After Tigana finished explaining, Monaco's offense moved to the middle. According to Tigana's request, try to pass to the feet of Ikpeba and Sony Anderson.

In the 38th minute, Sony Anderson and Ikpeba cooperated. Ikpeba passed the ball from Dudir's crotch. Sony Anderson, who was ambushing in the penalty area, did not adjust after getting the ball and shot directly.After Yu Aer Yuyue just rubbed the ball a little, the ball hit the outside of the door frame and went out of the baseline.Sony Anderson knelt on the lawn covering his face, frustrated that he missed such an excellent opportunity.

Monaco's offense in the past few minutes has been making a fuss about the center, and Vincent was not slow to react, signaling the two full-backs to move closer to the center, trying to harass the players in the center of Monaco who are holding the ball.

In the 43rd minute, Bordeaux's most threatening counterattack in the first half appeared.After Lizarazu cut off the ball from Monaco's winger, he passed it to Witzger. Relying on his excellent technique, the Dutchman drove straight all the way, and passed it to Zidane, who followed up in the middle, before Thuram pressed him up.Zida picked a pass from the inside and outside of the penalty area, and Bancarel, who succeeded in anti-offside, could form a goal with a header.But at the same time that Bancarel took off, Barthez, who likes to attack, punched the ball out with both fists, defusing Bordeaux's counterattack.

Until the end of the first half, the two teams had no good chances.

During the intermission, Vincent was very satisfied with the current score.But I am very dissatisfied with the fact that the two defensive midfielders did not give some threats to the opponent's forward.He asked the two defensive midfielders to be fierce in the second half, regardless of the fierceness of fouls, to make Sony Anderson and Ikpeba afraid of holding the ball in front of the Bordeaux penalty area.

In Monaco's locker room, there was only Tigana's roar. He was very dissatisfied with the team's performance in the first half, missed many opportunities, and failed to establish an advantage.Not even top scorer Sonny Anderson escaped Tigana.

At the beginning of the second half, Bordeaux suddenly launched an attack.Before Monaco could react, Zidane's long-range shot in front of the penalty area hit the post of the goal. After 5 minutes of violent attack to no avail, Bordeaux retreated and continued to defend and counterattack. The 5-minute offense was specially instructed by Fan Shang, and every game should be like this. In the first 5 minutes of the second half, it is better to attack if there is a goal. If not, then continue to defend.

In the 70th minute of the game, Monaco replaced the veteran Schiff, who could no longer run, and replaced him with a striker, Madal.At this time, Monaco's lineup became 433, and Tigana had to give it a go.

After 5 minutes in a trance, Monaco finally realized that Bordeaux was attacking with all its strength. When they were about to organize the defense, they suddenly found that Bordeaux had retreated again.Monaco could only continue the positional battle in the first half, sending the ball to the two forwards.Now the two forwards of Monaco are not as easy to catch the ball as in the first half. As long as the defensive players of Bordeaux pass by the two of them, they will find opportunities to make some small body movements. wins in use.Under constant harassment, they will stop the ball when they receive the ball or miss the pass.Even if they receive the ball, Bordeaux's two defensive midfielders will step forward and tackle fiercely.In this case, Monaco's offensive quality in the second half declined significantly, and they did not make a threatening shot until the 55th minute of the game.

After Ikpeba was carried off the field, he stood up again, but moved his legs and sat down.Tigana discussed with the team doctor and called Henry to warm up.

In the 58th minute, Ikpeba retreated back and caught the ball 10 meters in front of the penalty area. Just after he stopped, Dudial dribbled the ball from the side and knocked Ikpeba to the ground.Ikpeba was lying on the ground clutching his calf. The referee ran over and awarded a free kick and showed Dudial a yellow card.In fact, Dudial did not foul, he tackled the ball first, and then hit Ikpeba, but the action was a bit big, the referee had to give a warning, so he got a yellow card.

In the 65th minute, Vincent replaced Dudial with Caussy. Dudial had already received a yellow card. Facing the impact of Henry, he was likely to foul again. Too passive.

After a free kick in the front court flew out of the baseline, Henry came on to replace Ikpeba.Fan Shang felt nervous when he saw Henry playing. Although Henry is young now, Fan Shang is also worried about the talent of the future King of Highbury when he was young.So Fan Shang ordered the two substitute midfielders Caussy and Fernandez to warm up.

Fan Shang's heart is not superfluous. Henry got a chance when he came on the field. When the Bordeaux defenders didn't pay enough attention to him, he received a pass from the midfielder and shot from the left edge of the penalty area. The angle was good, but The strength was a little weak, and he was caught by Hual.Fan Shang hurried to the sidelines and asked the players to pay attention to Henry and not to relax their vigilance.

In the 67th minute, Vincent adjusted again. Bancarel, who had been waiting for an opportunity in the frontcourt throughout the game, was replaced by the fast and short striker Taolot.After he came on the field, he had a few secret words with Zidane and Witzger, and then ran away.

Fan Shang didn't move, just looked at the field silently, hoping that he had told the players what he had told Tao Luote.

In the 75th minute, Bordeaux counterattacked. After taking the ball, Zidane did not dribble forward, but dribbled the ball laterally to the left.Lizarazu is behind Zidane, Taurote is in front of Zidane, and the right midfielder Castertan is responding in the middle. All the defensive attention of Monaco is attracted by Zidane's sudden left dip, and he does not pay attention at all. At this time, Weitzger, who was supposed to be on the left, sneaked to the weak defensive side of Monaco.After taking a few steps, Zidane felt that the attention was almost attracted, and suddenly the long pass was shifted to the right. After Witzger easily took the ball, there was an open field in front of him.Weitzger dribbled the ball at high speed, and when facing the Monaco left-back, he flicked the ball over the opponent's head, flashed the opponent, unloaded the ball that fell from the air and continued to speed forward.

Fan Shang stood up after Weitzger took the ball, and seeing him pass the opponent's defender beautifully, he clenched his fists unconsciously and fixed his eyes on Weitzger.

After Witzger passed the full-back, he slanted towards the penalty area. At this time, only central defender Dumars and goalkeeper Butters stood in front of him.Seeing Dumars running over, Witzger made a shot. Dumars didn't think much, and instinctively shoveled at Witzger. When Dumars fell to the ground, Witzger was about to shoot. With a twist of his left ankle, he turned his shot into a horizontal stroke, and then jumped up to avoid Dumas who was coming to shovel.Witzger's two beautiful dribbles demonstrated the extraordinary talent of the Dutch winger, and Vincent is waiting for his final treatment.Weitzger made some adjustments after landing. Butters had already abandoned the goal and was only about 5 meters away from Weitzger.Witzger did not continue to pass, but took a powerful shot. The ball went straight to the upper right corner of Monaco's goal. Butters just stretched out his hand and watched the football into the net.

(End of this chapter)