Chapter 14: Cup debut
The second-round tie may be just an accident. In the next three league rounds, Monaco triumphantly won three consecutive victories. The first five rounds of the league achieved an impressive record of 4 wins and 1 tie, firmly occupying the top of the standings.
In these three league games, Li Shou still did not get even one minute of playing opportunities, and even sat in the stands in the last game.
But this does not affect Li Shou's mood. Even after sitting in the stands, Li Shou is in a good mood, because he can start the simulation training game after this round of the league.
Li Shou is top-notch in all aspects, whether it is savvy or adaptability, he was caught off guard by the sudden change before, plus there are too many real concerns.
After two simulation training games, Li Shouwu realized that the pressure of the head coach is important, but the most important thing as a player is to look at his own performance.
Therefore, when Li Shou finished the second simulation training game, his mentality really began to change, which can be seen from the subsequent training games.
"Karl~~ retracement."
"Captain~~~Be careful on the left."
"I'm coming~~~" Before the second round of the French League Cup, during an intra-team training match in Monaco, Li Shou's voice sounded on the court from time to time.
Although his teammates may not necessarily listen, this does not prevent Li Shou from continuing to shout, because he has focused all his attention on the match.
Li Shou’s performance naturally did not escape the eyes of the caring people. For example, Perizzaro, who has been helping him, is full of gratification in the eyes of the old Italian at this moment.
Li Shou’s performance during this period of time is in his eyes and worried in his heart. As an experienced coach, Pelizzaro knows what is most important to young players.
In the eyes of Pelizzaro, Li Shou has never played a game before, so as the season approaches, his mentality is somewhat out of balance. This imbalance is fatal for young players, but now, Li Shou has clearly adjusted.
Pelizzaro’s thoughts Li Shou also knew. After all, the old man had been helping him, so Li Shou did not deny it. Besides, his mentality did have a problem.
Li Shou’s performance seemed to have also aroused Ranieri’s idea. Later, it was announced that Li Shou’s name was on the starting list of the French League Cup.
"Is this the first release?" Although Li Shou felt unreal, he didn't seem to be very excited.
"Man, congratulations" After Ranieri left, Raj and Medjani sent their blessings immediately.
In this Monaco team, the best relationship with Li Shou is the two teammates who tried out together, but the two are different from Li Shou. Not only did Raj make his debut in the first round, he also made his start. Medjani made his debut in the first round of the French League Cup and made his second start in the fourth round of the league.
"In this case, I will not only play one game in reality, but also simulate another game, so that I can play three games in a row." If it were not for the two-week international game day, Li Shou would have played four consecutive games. field.
The opponents in the second round of the French League Cup of Monaco are also the French second team, Niort in the west of France. This is a typical mid-lower team. The first five rounds only achieved a record of 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses.
Although Monaco is still dominated by substitutes and young players, it is still better than Niort in strength. As a mid-lower team, although Niort hopes to go further in the Cup, it also needs to consider the league.
So Monaco's advantage is still very large, and it also reacts very well on the field. Although Monaco is playing away, Monaco has always taken the initiative after the start of the game and quickly broke the situation on the field.
In the eleventh minute, Balachite sent a through pass, and Touré successfully went to the meeting against offside. Faced with Niort's goalkeeper, Touré pushed the goal from the far corner.
Ten minutes later, Monaco rewritten the score to 2:0. Dimon made a long pass to find Toure, who hit back with a header to Poulsen, and the Monaco midfielder kicked a long shot.
After taking a 2-0 lead, Monaco began to be a little absent-minded. In the twenty-sixth minute, Niort launched a surprise attack. Jimmy Juan suddenly sent a long pass. The teenager Pape Senna, who just came to Niort this season, put himself The speed was played to the extreme and rushed into the Monaco restricted area.
"Dangerous~~~oh~~~No~~~Relief~~~The Monaco Oriental goalkeeper has attacked." Li Shou’s first appearance did not arouse many people's attention, and even the commentator asked why it was not Sulzak.
"Decisive attack~~~ Let me re-introduce him. His name is Li Shou~~~from the ancient country in the east." The close save tests the goalkeeper’s response, and the attack tests the goalkeeper’s judgment and timing.
Therefore, Li Shou’s timing of his attack was close to perfect. The opponent's pass was so sudden that Monaco's entire defense failed to react.
While the commentator looked at Li Shou for the first time, Monaco fans also looked at Li Shou for the first time. At the beginning of the game, Monaco fans were also questioning why this never-before-seen goalkeeper appeared on the field. UU reading www.uukanshu. com
Yes, I have never seen Li Shou in the eyes of Monaco fans.
The fans of Monaco are not fanatical. The nature of this country determines the fans, not to mention that Monaco has signed up to 11 people this summer, and Li Shou is one of them.
Among these 12 people, Li Shou is the most nonexistent one. Firstly, Li Shou has never played for a professional team before, and secondly, the goalkeeper itself is not a concern.
Furthermore, Monaco is not short of goalkeepers. Although Subazic came in the winter of last season, his performance has been recognized by everyone. Sulzak is the youth academy of Monaco and is also famous in Monaco.
In the eyes of many Monaco fans, Sulzak will replace Subazic in the near future, so Li Shou will only be the team's third goalkeeper.
What kind of existence does the third goalkeeper belong to in a team? Unless one of the first two goalkeepers is injured, otherwise you will never want to see him in the starting list.
As for the media, the selling point they are pursuing is popular players. How can they pay attention to a player who has no reputation? This was demonstrated vividly in the previous media meeting.
You need to know that although Li Shou’s name was reported in the news about the Monaco transfer in the newspaper the next day, his nationality was labeled as Japan. One can imagine how Li Shou existed in the eyes of the media.
Li Shou is naturally very dissatisfied with this matter, but he also knows that no one cares about his dissatisfaction. As a player, if you want to be noticed and respected, you must prove yourself in the game.
On the court, Li Shou’s flying ball came to the feet of his teammates, Monaco turned from defense to offense, and as the situation on the field changed, everyone’s attention immediately shifted from Li Shou.