Chapter 504 In the stands

When Monaco came up to Leiden, they immediately felt the unusual "passion" of the Leiden people for them.

When Monaco came to Leiden last season, the Leiden people were quite reserved for them. In fact, the fans of Leiden Oriental did not take Monaco seriously at that time. However, when Monaco home court last season, Leiden Oriental suffered the biggest defeat in the Champions League in five years and eliminated Leiden Oriental and finally entered the Champions League final, Leiden fans began to "look at this team differently"...

After feeling this, Deschamps began to smile bitterly, not knowing whether he should be happy or sad.

For Ligue 1 teams, it is normal to be poached after achieving good results. Marseille lost the most important Drogba in the summer, and Monaco, Roten, Gulli, Morientes and Poulsau, and Monaco lost their four best players. Although he bought the right attacker Macon from Brazil, pushed the full-back Evra into the forward, and bought Caron from Inter Milan and loaned Saviola from Barcelona. It seemed that there was no loss in terms of personnel, but the tacit understanding had dropped a lot.

In this game, Deschamps pushed Maicon and Evra to the front line. Both of them were wing attackers with excellent physical fitness and strong impact. Deschamps wanted to use their strength to fight against the technical advantages of Leiden Oriental midfielder. On the front line, although Saviola was suspended, the existence of Caron and young center Adebayo made them not lack attack power in the frontcourt.

Compared with last season, Monaco's defense is still not reassuring, so Deschamps sent three central defenders in this game. Maicon and Evra are on the surface, but most of the time they do the work of full-backs. Although Deschamps learned the lesson of losing away from home last season and attaches more importance to offense in this game, they still cannot ignore the huge pressure brought by Leiden's East offense.

Before the game started, 30,000 fans of Leiden Oriental used huge shouts to create huge pressure for the away game, and what Xiao Ming said in the locker room before the game was simple - this game not only needs to win, but also have to win beautifully! Use a refreshing victory to prove to all opponents in the Champions League that after leaving the Champions League for half a season, Leiden Oriental is still the best team in the Champions League, and the team that is most likely to win the championship in the Champions League!

Mascherano, Ronaldo and Pirlo were sitting in the stands. Xiao Ming had told them that they would not be sent to the game. However, when they appeared in the stands, the fans who found their existence immediately began to applaud them. Ronaldo and Pirlo were no longer surprised. However, Mascherano was a little flattered - he believed that he had not made any contribution to Leiden East yet, and these fans were already cheering him like this...

"Don't be surprised, Javier, the fans in England are the fans who support their club the most. I also enjoyed this kind of treatment when I came to Leiden East. At that time, I had never even participated in the Olympics." Little Ronaldo said to Mascherano with a smile. Little Ronaldo, who is cheerful, is a familiar guy. Although he has only met Mascherano a few times, he has regarded himself as a friend.

Pirlo nodded from the side: "Cristiano is right... They will boo you on the court unless your performance is so bad that they can't tolerate it... But I've been here in Leiden East for more than three years, and I've never seen fans boo us, even when they lost to Leverkusen."

Mascherano nodded thoughtfully. This is both an inspiration and a pressure for the players. In this environment, you may not be able to relax for a moment. You can perform poorly, but you cannot play casually...

"Javier, are you still staying in the hotel now?" Seeing that the game had not started yet, Ronaldo started chatting with Mascherano casually.

"Well, I haven't been to the team for a long time and I haven't had time to find a house." Mascherano nodded. He also had a headache about this. If you want to integrate into the team, living in the local area or living in the home of local fans is the best choice, which can allow them to quickly understand the specific situation of the local area - if you want to be familiar with a city, the fastest way is to live in the local people's home for a while.

"Didn't the boss tell you that you can live in the captain's house? Steven and Ashley have lived like this, and now I live in the captain's house." Little Ronaldo said enthusiastically: "Just live in too. The captain's house is very big. His father runs a Chinese restaurant, and he is very enthusiastic and hospitable."

"That's right." Mascherano was a little moved. If a young player like him was not so good to find a place to live, living in a local family is the best choice. But what is more suitable than living in a native team captain's house?

"Will the captain agree?" Mascherano asked Ronaldo.

Xiao Xiao Luo nodded and said with a gaze: "Of course, it's true. The captain has always been very hospitable. As long as he asks it, the boss will not care about these things. We can live together at that time. Whether it's learning language or training together, there are benefits. I can also participate in the training together."

"Then let's just say that." Mascherano was not a dragging person, so he nodded immediately.

“啊,对了,住在队长家里,还得有些必须知道的地方.”小小罗想起了什么,连忙向这个新室友面授机宜起来:“第一,我们队长有个很漂亮的妹妹,千万别打她的主意,阿什利就打过这方面的主意,结果差点被队长揍了一顿,所以现在才找了那个唱歌的谢丽尔嘛,队长的妹妹比队长要小八岁,今年才十八,队长不愿意她太早的谈恋爱,所以这一点,一定要注意.”

Pirlo, who was listening next to him, almost laughed out loud and turned his face aside. This kid was used to talking to Catherine. On the first day he came to the team and almost beaten into the hospital by Daniel. He even put this matter on Ashley Cole's head. It was so cruel.

Of course, Mascherano didn't know the twists and turns in it. When he heard Ronaldo speak solemnly, he immediately accepted it humbly: "It's okay, I already have a girlfriend, I won't."

"Damn, this kid is about the same age as me, and he already has a girlfriend..." Xiao Xiao Luo murmured in his heart, but he also felt relieved: "Second, our captain's girlfriend sometimes comes to London to live, so don't have any ideas about her, but there should be no problem with this. Do you have a girlfriend?"

"Then can I ask her for an autograph? I also have a sister in my family and I like Britney's songs very much." Mascherano asked.

"You want an autograph? I have it, I can give you one hundred euros per card." Xiao Xiao Luo said.

Mascherano was stunned by Ronaldo's shameless words, and Pirlo next to him laughed: "Don't listen to him, this thing is not a rare thing in Leiden East. Just ask me to give you one, it's free."

Little Luo rolled his eyes and began to mumble: "Third, I can't treat our captain's mother..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Pirlo who couldn't stand it: "Shut up, Cristiano... The game is about to begin, watch the game well, we all have no main position, you still have time to think about these things!"

In Ronaldo's nonsense, Leiden Oriental's first Champions League game in the new season began like this.

Leiden East, who screamed and wanted to avenge last season's revenge, did not rush and beat as soon as she came on the court. Although Leiden East's average age is reasonable, there are many older players in the main lineup. Campbell, Figo and Marklele are all players in their thirties, Van Nie and Ronaldo are also twenty-eight years old, and the opponent's players are all under 28 years old. It is obviously unwise to compete with the opponent's physical fitness. Moreover, the two full-backs of Monaco are very capable of running, and even Adebayo and Caron are the kind of strikers who run very actively...

So at the beginning of the game, the scene seemed a bit dull. Monaco had a large running range in the midfield, using physical strength to fight against Leiden East's technical advantages, while Leiden East competed with the opponent through Gerald's running and the skills of Figo and others. Compared with the previous seasons, Maclale's running ability has decreased, but his rich experience has made his defense more targeted. Although he has less physical confrontation with the opponent, he can always appear in the right place at the right place, and then use a bloodless way to stop the opponent's attack.

Seeing that Marklele had started in the midfield several times, intercepting the ball, and then launching an attack, Mascherano's brow gradually frowned. As the same defensive midfielder, Mascherano immediately realized how difficult it was to perform like this!

Originally, in Mascherano's impression, Maclale has always been a typical engineer midfielder, and it is so inconspicuous in Leiden Oriental's midfield. Although experts all think that Maclale is the most solid cornerstone of Leiden Oriental's midfield, Jin Clarze was injured, with Ronaldo and Figo tired, with Ronaldo and Ronaldo. Even when Gerald was unable to play, Leiden Oriental also had Pirlo and Holland to replace him. However, only Maclale has never been able to effectively replace his position.

However, before joining Leiden East, Mascherano believed that he could replace Mascherano, because Mascherano was already thirty-one years old. For an engineer's midfielder, this age means a decline in physical fitness. A low-level midfielder known for physical fitness and running often has a faster ability after physical fitness declines, while Mascherano is younger, and he is more confident in his offensive abilities.

But in just under twenty minutes today, Marklele's ability showed shocked him. Such a sophisticated defense is probably a defensive level that players of his age cannot imagine. What surprised him even more was that Marklele was definitely not helping the offense as rumored. Not to mention anything else, just saying that Marklele quickly passed the ball and made the team launch a counterattack at the first time seemed inconspicuous, but how much help it would be for a quick counterattack was simply immeasurable!

Is this the strength of the first midfielder who has played in Leiden East for six seasons? So what kind of strength will Vieira, Keane and others be more famous in the legend?

"Don't worry, Javier."

Pirlo's voice rang in Mascherano's ears: "Claude is indeed very outstanding, but in the first few seasons of Leiden East, his performance was not as good as this season... This kind of defensive instinct has been accumulated over time and has nothing to do with personal abilities. It is purely something that can only be possessed after the experience has increased."

Mascherano looked back at Pirlo, and Pirlo smiled bitterly: "Sometimes, seeing the performance of our teammates can easily make people lose their fighting spirit, but it can also make us have greater fighting spirit and desire to win to fight for the main position... Claude is 31 years old after all, you only need to exercise well and gradually increase experience. It is not too difficult to replace his position, but what about me? Steven is one year younger than me. Although I have played a lot of games, I may not be sure of the main position. However, in the past three years at Leiden East, I have learned a lot. At least I am confident that I can gain a place in the team. You are much younger than me. Do you not have confidence?"

Mascherano said hesitantly: "But Claude's condition can also play such a good role in the offense. How could the boss easily rotate his position..."

"This is indeed the case in the past few seasons. In Leiden East, only Claude and the captain will hardly be rotated, but this season is different. Claude has had a rest in the previous league. This is to ensure his physical fitness and perform better in the game, so you must have a chance. For veterans, playing less games appropriately will make them perform better, so you don't need to worry about not having a chance to play." Pirlo patted his shoulder and said with a smile.

Mascherano nodded thoughtfully and turned to continue to look at the situation on the court, but he began to look at Maclale more and began to pay attention to his running position and support. The young Argentine midfielder began to discover that he had to learn more if he wanted to gain a foothold in the European arena.

Under Leiden Oriental's experienced midfield dispatch, Monaco players felt that their offense and defense were like they were playing on a ball of cotton, and the opponent did not fight each other with a large-scale running, but they found that their running seemed to be in vain, and their physical energy was consumed a lot, but they could not achieve the desired effect.

Maicon dribbled forward on the right, and Ashley Cole did not directly post it, but stuck to his cut-in route and followed him all the time, without posing any threat to him directly, but it made him feel uncomfortable all over.

Maicon's forced breakthrough on the wing is quite threatening. His strength is quite outstanding and his impact is also very strong when running. However, compared with the identity of a Brazilian player, his crossing accuracy is not particularly outstanding, especially in the crossing at the bottom. On the contrary, his crossing accuracy at the forty-five-degree angle is higher.

Seeing Ashley Cole, he just didn't stick it up, Macon felt helpless. If Cole, who was only over 1.7 meters tall, Macon could use his own strength to force his defense and cut in to create some trouble. However, now, Macon can only lift his foot and pass the ball into the penalty area when the ball is about to go out of the baseline.

The pass speed of this kick was very fast. Adebayo planned to take off in the penalty area and headed the ball, but failed to take off successfully under Campbell's interference. Lucio at the back point controlled the ball and then quickly passed the ball to Marklele in front.

Leiden East immediately completed the transition from offense to defense. After receiving the ball, Marklele also passed the ball to Gerald who had already started. Gerald immediately dribbled the ball forward and broke through with two big steps. After the opponent's drag and back midfielder Zikos came up to press the ball, he immediately raised his foot and knocked the ball to Figo in the right front.

Figo did not pause at all. During the reception, he pushed the ball with a diagonal line. The ball flew into Monaco's penalty area from an indescribable angle. In that gap, he had been lazily pacing in the frontcourt in the frontcourt and Ronaldo inserted into the gap like a leopard!

A classic triangle pass that is as classic as a textbook, Gerald passed to Figo, and Figo passed the gap in the penalty area with only two passes, Monaco's three central defenders' single midfielder's defensive formation collapsed immediately!

During the run, he drove Figo's pass forward. Facing the attacking goalkeeper Roma, all Ronaldo had to do was to push and shoot at a far corner calmly. Roma's fall was so slow that before he could fall, the ball had already flew into the goal from the back point!

In the 22nd minute, Leiden Dongfang scored a goal first!

The audience was immediately cheering! All the fans of Leiden Oriental were shouting. After half a year, they returned to the Champions League arena. Everyone was extremely excited about this wonderful goal!

Mascherano also excitedly clapped Ronaldo and Pirlo around him. Such a wonderful pass combined with the goal was a pleasure to see from the upper stage. The short four-foot pass (including two-foot passes in the backcourt) formed a counterattack from the backcourt to the frontcourt. The pleasant sensory enjoyment brought by this goal is no less than those goals that scored by one's own strength!
Chapter completed!