Greenery Reverses The Madness

The advantage of a team having big-name stars to teammates is that they can share the pressure of teammates when the team's performance does not meet expectations.

Monaco failed to win Toulouse at home.

The French media will not criticize Martial.

Treating a player who is not yet 18 years old is as tolerant as treating a child. I will encourage him, support him, and hope that he will not lose confidence!

But for Falcao, James Rodriguez, Moutinho, including Ranieri, they will not be too polite.

Who let them come to this team with high or even sky-high transfer fees, and who let them hold the club's top salary.

When a team doesn't win, it means they don't work.

In contrast, the French media didn't care about Ye Yifeng at all.

Even if he scored in two consecutive rounds, in their view, even if Ye Yifeng didn't score, Monaco would win the game.

In the competition for Monaco's main left winger position, the entire French media is supporting Martial, hoping that Ranieri can train this young genius into a left winger in Ligue 1!

Like Henry who rose to fame from Monaco almost 20 years ago!

But in the team's internal summary, Ranieri is very clear that Martial's performance in the game was lower than expected.

Maybe Martial can bring more imagination and expectations, but from the perspective of seeking stability, Ye Yifeng's comprehensive score is still completely higher than Martial.

He will give Martial a chance, but he will never take risks with the team's record.

Ye Yifeng got better training guidance in Monaco, and Benetti, the Italian coach, would always explain tactics to him on weekdays.

In other words, any well-known player might not be able to stand Benetti's nagging.

But Ye Yifeng was different, he was like a sponge, fully absorbing knowledge and expanding his professional knowledge.

Especially with his own positioning, better understanding and execution of tactics, he can more fully display his value.

Talented and highly skilled players are qualified to dominate the game according to their own ideas.

Ye Yifeng's attitude and devotion in training made Benetti favor him, and he often spoke good words for Ye Yifeng by Ranieri's side.

On the last day of August, Monaco came to the port city of Marseille not far to the west as a guest.

Marseille started the new season with a strong momentum of three consecutive victories, and Monaco performed well with two wins and one draw. Unfortunately, Monaco was deducted points and they were already 4 points behind Marseille in the standings.

Ye Yifeng returned to the starting lineup.

Even though Martial was lost in his heart, he understood that with Ranieri's coaching style, strengthening the defense in this level of competition is the first consideration for the formation.

Joining Ye Yifeng is equivalent to joining an engineer.

It looks like a 4231 formation, but it is actually similar to the unilateral flying wing 442 formation.

Once upon a time in Serie A, when utilitarian thinking reached its peak, most Serie A teams played defensive counterattack tactics with unilateral flying wings.

When the lights first came on, Ye Yifeng stepped into Marseille's home court, the Velodrome Stadium, with the team.

The Velodrome Stadium, which was nearly full with 45,000 spectators, was overwhelming, and Ye Yifeng was full of energy and fighting spirit!

Being on the bench in the last round made him even more motivated!

Martial had a chance, but he didn't take it!

Even though Ye Yifeng is actually lagging behind in the competition, he will use his performance to close the gap little by little, so as to firmly occupy the main position!

Marseille, as a traditional powerhouse in Ligue 1, is also the former overlord of Ligue 1. Their competitiveness is not like that of Lyon, which has sprung up since the 21st century, nor is it like Paris Saint-Germain, which fluctuated violently before relying on the gold dollar.

Even if they were sent down to Serie B due to match-fixing, they quickly returned to Serie A and maintained the competitiveness of the league's first group for a long time.

It's just that it's unrealistic to want to restore the dynasty without the father of the patron.

But at least they are title contenders every season.

Marseille coach Eli Pope lined up a 4231 starting lineup at home.

Goalkeeper: Mandanda.

Defenders: Rod Farney, Nkuru, Diawara, Benjamin Mendy.

Midfield: Valbuena, Romao, Payet, Imbra, Andre Ayew.

Forward: Gignac.

Marseille's lineup has stars in the third line, and its strength is definitely not inferior to Monaco.

Monaco's starting price is also 4231.

Goalkeeper: Subasic.

Defenders: Kurzawa, Fabinho, Carvalho, Abidal.

Midfield: Ocampos, Kondogbia, James Rodriguez, Moutinho, Ye Yifeng.

Forward: Falcao.

Today Ranieri on the right side used the Argentine Ocampos, the reason is that Ocampos is more active than Carrasco and Germain in defense!

Playing against a strong team away from home, Ranieri is understandably more cautious.

After all, whether it is the small and fast Valbuena or Ayew with a football background, they are enough for Monaco's side defense to drink a pot!

With the whistle of the referee, the game officially started.

The focus of this strong dialogue was not fast at the beginning of the game. Both teams tightened their fences and deliberately controlled the rhythm so as not to be caught by surprise by their opponents.

Ye Yifeng's first task today is to limit Valbuena on the wing.

The opponent is short, fast and flexible, so Ye Yifeng always stands relatively late in order not to lose the opponent. Even if he loses the opponent at the first time, he can return to the defense in time and play a role if he is not far from the teammate behind him.

The Marseille team's offense is also relatively cautious and restrained, and they also adopt the tactics of local encirclement and suppression at the first time when facing Monaco's fast break.

It may seem to a neutral audience that both teams are a bit passive and dare not attack boldly.

The truth is more or less the same.

It is basically difficult for Payet to break through Kondogbia's blockade in the middle of the frontcourt. Without more support from the midfield, Marseille still focuses on wing attacks.

Ye Yifeng and Abidal teamed up to freeze Valbuena with good results.

Failed to keep Valbuena out of their defensive grip.

Kurzawa and Ocampos on the right side also limited Ayew's threat of breakthrough in the pincer attack.

Compared to the Marseille team trying to break through the barriers and play both wings.

Monaco can only rely on the flexible running positions of Falcao and James Rodriguez in the middle to play fast break.

Ye Yifeng and Ocampos on the wing can provide significantly less support, after all, they focus more on defense.

Even if they step forward to support, most of them are sideline support, and they dare not go deep into the heart of Marseille's defense. When the opponent's defense line is tight and no obvious defensive flaws can be seen, rushing forward may expose the vacancy of one's own defensive position. Make the defense line passive.

As a result, the game was completely deadlocked!

Marseille couldn't make a breakthrough from the wing, and Monaco was struggling to attack in the middle.

In terms of the formation system, the different roles of the two teams have led to the difference in offense.

The Marseille team arranged two defensive midfielders, while the winger arranged players with strong offensive ability.

Monaco just arranged for more active defensive players on the wing, and only one defensive midfielder in the center.

In this way, it just became a tit-for-tat effect!

Can't stand it!

Basically, the two teams are playing a tug-of-war back and forth in the midfield, not to mention shooting in the penalty area, they can't even enter the penalty area!