102 Two legs
Just as Situ Yunbing was thinking, the situation suddenly changed. Saint-Etienne, who had already contracted his defense, obviously wanted to maintain the lead by the end of the first half.
Morro received a pass from Matic on the left. He led the ball and turned around and then made a move to pull the ball to the side, but he dunked under his feet to wipe the Saint-Etienne full-back Valot!
Immediately after dribbling into the penalty area, he suddenly changed his head to the bottom line and rushed to the bottom line. Saint-Etienne's back line was immediately broken through by Moro, and Monaco made an offensive depth advantage!
Falcao rushed straight to the front of the goal, leading Saint-Etienne's defense line to retreat in front of the goal. Moro calmly knocked the ball backwards to Merian who was inserted into the penalty area. The latter decisively pushed the ball into the lower left corner of the goal at the penalty area!
The football hit the inside of the goal post and bounced into the goal!
Louis II's Stadium suddenly boiled. After Merion scored, he pointed at Morrow and ran over and hugged each other passionately!
Monaco equalized the score!
This goal helped Situ Yunbing clear his mind. Whether it was Muratori's injury or Modesto's injury, the impact on Monaco was partial.
Adjusting the team only requires a small operation to minimize the impact.
But if Morrow is changed at all, the adjustment will undoubtedly be equivalent to a major operation, but instead it will change from simplicity to traditional.
In the past half of the season, Situ Yunbing has invested hugely in Moro. As long as there are cards from Wendel or Valbuena, he will use them on Moro. Moro's progress in the team is also the most significant, and has become a successful example among Monaco youth training players.
Now let him perform his best in the position he is best at!
At the end of the first half, Monaco drew 1-1 with Saint-Etienne.
During the halftime break, Situ Yunbing's adjustment to the team was to allow Nkuru to take into account the defense of Mendy, but it should not be too rigid, because the game always changes rapidly.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. Monaco and Saint-Etienne seemed to be in a deadlock again. In addition to fierce confrontation, it was difficult for both teams to create excellent opportunities.
When the opponent began to pay attention to Monaco without being as tactical as Marseille, Situ Yunbing found that it was not easy for the team to open up the situation in the offense, but might have been successfully attacked by the opponent because of continuous pressure.
In the 70th minute of the game, Monaco intercepted a foul in the midfield. Saint-Etienne took a quick free kick. This time they did not hit the right side, but instead hit the left side. Taking advantage of the gap between Monaco just completed the substitution and Adriano had not yet entered the game state, Paye quickly stepped forward from the left and responded to the pass from his teammate and knocked the ball backward to Gomis who followed in the middle. The latter lightly sent a foot to the ground and the attack moved through the right rib defense area of Monaco's penalty area. Elland went straight in to face Rufiel who was abandoning the goal.
Elland was a master of art and brave. He dribbled across the ball and cut Ruffier and scored in the empty goal.
Benatia's return to defense was still slow, but in the context of the defensive line being pierced, this was understandable. The defender lost the defensive opportunity and it was very difficult to remedy it.
Saint-Etienne led the score again, and Situ Yunbing felt that the game was really difficult!
At this stage, some opponents have begun to become difficult to deal with. Even strong teams may capsize. Opponents like Saint-Etienne who have no shortage of strength but have to fight for relegation can often burst out with strong combat power when they urgently need to grab points.
If this is not Monaco's home court, Monaco must play slightly positively and not too utilitarian. Maybe the scene would not be like this.
Situ Yunbing walked to the bench and decided to use the last substitution.
Nimani, who returned to the team after recovering from injury, was called up by Situ Yunbing. Situ Yunbing asked him to warm up, and then he asked him to come back after he came back.
Falkao is a little isolated on the front line alone. Situ Yunbing needs to add a partner to him, and at the same time, it will also enrich the team's playing style.
After Situ Yunbing replaced him, he asked Nimani to come on the field with tactical instructions.
Nimani replaced the young Mendy and ran on the field and explained to Benatia and Nkuru, then ran towards the frontcourt.
Monaco is transformed into three defenders!
Nkuru, Mongonggu and Benatia are three central defenders.
Adriano and Moro are on the left and right wing positions, Matic is back midfielder, and Perez is centrally wardrobe.
Merian midfielder, Nimani and Falcao double striker!
As expected, Saint-Etienne coach Perrin led the team again in the score and narrowed the defense line, which reduced Monaco's defense line pressure a lot. Next was Monaco's half-court attack against them!
Nimani's shot is quite effective in attracting firepower in the middle of the penalty area line. At least Falcao's chances are starting to increase, but the shooting effect is not satisfactory.
As time passes by minute by minute, Situ Yunbing has played all the cards in his hand. Now we can only see whether the team can take advantage of the momentum of the fierce attack to break through the opponent's city gate!
Perez would occasionally break into the penalty area of Saint-Etienne to threaten!
Because Saint-Etienne's counterattack became smaller, the threat created was not great.
Seeing that the game had entered the injury stoppage stage, most of the Saint-Etienne players retreated to the forty yards in front of the goal, while Monaco was infiltrating the attack and unable to hit the penalty area.
In the second minute of injury time, Moro made a cross from the bottom from the left. Nimani was double-teamed in the middle of the goal to form an attack. After the football was cleared, Matic controlled the ball in the middle of the frontcourt, and then followed with a diagonal pass to the ball to Falcao's feet in the right side of the penalty area.
Falcao started cross-cutting while pulling the ball, instantly dodging Paye's interception. Falcao suddenly kicked out the ball at about 25 yards away from the goal!
The football flew straight to the upper right corner of the goal like a cannonball, like a white rainbow flying through the sky, which was extraordinary!
When the football slammed straight into the dead corner of the goal, the fans of the audience were shocked!
Falcao roared and rushed to the sidelines to celebrate the goal, and Monaco fans immediately cheered for him!
Monaco once again scored a goal at the end of the game!
This shows their tenacity and desire to win.
Although this is just a goal to equalize the score, it is also very precious!
Saint-Etienne coach Perrin looked disappointed, while Situ Yunbing was extremely excited by the goal!
Compared with the impact of a draw and a loss, the score may be only 1 point, but the effect will be a huge difference!
After Falcao scored the goal, Saint-Etienne re-telephoned offensively, their offensive was successfully intercepted by Monaco's defense. The game was over.
Situ Yunbing shook hands with Perlan and turned around and walked into the player channel.
When he was interviewed by a reporter for a post-match interview, Situ Yunbing said calmly: "It is not easy to equalize the score at the last moment. I am very happy to see the fighting spirit of the players. We went through a difficult game. Saint-Etienne was well prepared. They had strong tactical discipline. They seized the limited opportunity and scored two goals. We experienced a long-term behind in the score and the team captain was injured. But we overcame the difficulties, we did not fall, and the winning streak was ended. But I think the next game will be a new beginning. We don’t have to talk about regaining our strength. The team is in good shape, but we are not very staffed now, and we need to put in more effort than before!
In fact, Situ Yunbing did not say what he said, so of course he could not say it to the media.
The last-minute goal or the home game is a sign that Monaco is almost at its limit.
He needed to re-tune the tactics, and the last-minute goal also inspired him.
Since the back line is not intact now, the defense cannot be filled. If you have to fill those holes, it may turn into a chain reaction and cause greater disasters.
It’s better to activate the team’s offensive firepower as much as possible at this time!
Since the concept of joint defense and high-level oppression has matured, the team will not lose these foundations when emphasizing offense.
Chapter completed!