Chapter 29
After the match with Bordeaux, Monaco can finally take a good breath. The next match will be held in five days.
At that time, because it is still a home game, they can rest for one more day to recuperate and wait for Lyon's challenge.
During this period, Monaco has played frequently, and many players in the team have reached the warning line of physical warning. Every game will make everyone in the coaching staff hang in their hearts, fearing that they will get injured if they are not careful.
But fortunately, the players have adjusted well and there are no major injuries.
The league is about to be halfway through, as long as they persist in two more games, they can enter the winter break.
At this time, they can also find some players to supplement the team appropriately.
For this reason, Jardim has been looking for the target he needs in the transfer market. He has to find a team with similar strength and good value for money. It's difficult!
However, the next two games are not easy to play. The opponents are Lyon, ranked 5th, and Caen, ranked 16th.
As the fifth in the league, Lyon is naturally strong. The team has the third striker in the league's scorer list. It is in the second group with Paris Saint-Germain, Guingamp, Marseille and other teams.
And Caen, ranked 16th, is naturally not an easy team to chew. Although they are ranked a little behind, the more they encounter such a tail-end team, the more headaches they will have.
Barefoot is not afraid of those wearing shoes. The tail-end team is naturally barefoot, because they can't afford to lose. Once they lose, they are likely to enter the relegation zone. In order to climb up, even if they have a breath, they must try their best to break free.
Almost every time they encounter such a team, the scene will become a little out of control.
At the least, the card warning, at the worst, the player is seriously injured and leaves the field, and no one is spared.
He was seen making marks on the tactical board, and finally decided to continue to bet on Lei Ming.
Defense counterattack is still their most advantageous weapon now.
In the past few games, they have already brought 8 goals with this method, and he has no reason to choose other methods.
At the same time, in his opinion, Lei is a trustworthy player. Whether it is his performance on the court or his attitude in normal training, he is very reassuring.
On this day, the head coach led the team to continue to discuss countermeasures, and the players ushered in a rare rest time. Although it was only a short day, everyone was very happy.
Unlike everyone's mentality of enjoying the holiday, Lei Ming at this time continued to plunge into the latest accumulation of days and months like a stubborn donkey seeking abuse.
It was like getting a new toy, which made Lei Ming love it.
As long as his spirit recovered a little, he would continue to go in and be abused. Although it was very bitter, it made him feel that he had made rapid progress.
Last night, he faced Kane and could only catch two balls out of fifty balls, but today was different. His number of balls finally exceeded five. Although it only increased by three balls, it was also a visible improvement.
However, in the next few days, Lei Ming's performance made the coaching team a little worried. For some reason, this young man who had always been energetic suddenly seemed to be withered and lost his spirit. He also lost his previous bravery in training and frequently failed to defend the goal.
The same was true in the team training matches. He could easily block the goals of Mbappe and others in the past, but this time he couldn't. In one game, he even lost ten goals.
This really made the coaching team watching on the sidelines feel cold.
A white man named Johnson suddenly worried: "Is the curse that Asians can't play football well also working on Lei? Why does it feel that Lei's state has declined seriously in these few games! Paven, how do you explain it?"
Yardin and others also looked at Paven.
Tomorrow is the last training. If Lei is still like this, he may not even be able to make the roster. Should we pin our hopes on the third goalkeeper with butter hands? Just thinking about it makes Jardim feel terrible!
At this time, Paven was also confused. He had no idea why Lei suddenly seemed to have changed. He looked very tired.
He also checked the other party's activity trajectory in the past few days and found that his trajectory was terrifyingly regular. Except for training during the day, he stayed in his room quietly and never came out again.
But he was still like this even though he had enough rest time.
This is very strange.
Pavan shrugged and said, "I don't know either. His behavior is normal. I'll talk to him after this game!"
Yalding frowned and nodded, "Yes, let's talk about it. If Lei has any troubles, he can speak out. Don't hold it in."
In Yalding's opinion, Lei's sudden behavior may be due to something on his mind. This situation is not an isolated case. Before the winter break of each season, some players with good performance will be seriously deteriorated if they are tempted by other teams. He naturally hopes that Lei is not what he imagined.
After the training match, Lei Ming, who was yawning and about to take a shower, was suddenly stopped by Paven: "Lei, let's talk."
"Oh!"
Paven took Lei Ming to the warm lounge, poured two cups of warm water, and then said:
"Lei, have you encountered anything recently? Your condition has declined seriously. The head coach said that if you can't find your condition, you may not be included in the roster for the next game."
"Huh???"
Lei Ming, who was still a little sleepy, woke up halfway after hearing this, but he was still very sleepy.
"Coach, when is our next opponent?"
Because he was immersed in the accumulation of time these days, he was always in a state of not getting enough sleep, and naturally had no idea about the next opponent. After Coach Paven's reminder, he finally remembered that he seemed to have to play regular games these days.
Paven rolled his eyes at him and said helplessly: "Tomorrow is the last training. The night after tomorrow we will face the visiting Lyon at home. Lacazette's number of goals in their team ranks after Falcao. He was second before, but now he has just been surpassed by Falcao and has become the third scorer."
"Oh, okay, then I know!"
Paven: "???"
"Coach, if there is nothing else, I will go back first. I am so sleepy!"
When Lei Ming left, Paven suddenly remembered that he came to Lei Ming to solve the problem. Why didn't he solve any problem just now? He just talked a lot of nonsense with him.
Depressed Paven drank the water in the cup in one breath, but his luck was not very good. He could choke and cry even when drinking water.