Chapter 27 Taking Risks
"What awesome explosive power and bounce," Martin Barr couldn't help but exclaim.
"Wait~~~ I seem to see something amazing." Polank suddenly interrupted Martin Barr.
"What a great thing," Martin Barr asked immediately.
"Man~~~ Look at that guy's expression and look at the corner of his mouth." Polank pointed to the replayed shot.
"Oh~~~God~~ Did he do it on purpose?" When Fang Dan finished shooting, there was a slight arc on the corner of Li Shou's mouth.
Did Li Shou intentionally?
If someone asks him this, Li Shou will definitely tell you that he did not do it on purpose.
But what is the real situation? He just intentionally, he just wanted to deliberately lure Fontane into the corner.
In order to show his abilities to Ranieri.
But Li Shou would never admit this to the outside world, because Li Shou knew very well that there was no goalkeeper who the coach liked to take risks.
For goalkeepers, stability is the most important thing. As long as you save the ball you should save, you can be called an excellent goalkeeper. If you make some wonderful and incredible saves on the basis of stability, you can be labeled as the word "top".
"Did Li do it on purpose?" Ranieri actually had this question on the sidelines.
"From my understanding of Li, he shouldn't do this," Pellizaro immediately defended Li Shou.
"And I think that if the opponent's player is given another chance, he may not be able to play such a free kick." This sentence really made Ranieri dispel the doubts in his heart.
In fact, Li Shou was just gambled, and the opponent really kicked a world-class free kick.
It was also because of this wonderful save that Li Shou felt the enthusiasm of Monaco fans for the first time. More than 5,000 Monaco fans in the stands cheered Li Shou for the first time, and even scattered voices calling their names.
Fans are not head coaches, they won’t think so much. In their eyes, as long as you perform well enough, they will not be stingy with cheers and applause.
At the same time, Monaco players also expressed their recognition of Li Shou. Many people rushed over and hugged Li Shou, and Medjani was even more grateful.
However, this situation did not last long, because Le Havre's attack was not over yet, and the next corner kick was Le Havre.
"I'll do it." When the ball was sent into the penalty area, Li Shou yelled and completed the clearance before the opponent's central defender.
Monaco then launched a counterattack, and Li Shou knocked out the ball and landed at Endinga's feet, but in the end Monaco's counterattack failed to complete the goal.
Monaco failed to expand its lead, and Le Havre failed to tie the score. In the next ten minutes, Monaco's defense only gave Le Havre one shot, and this time the shot was directly won by Li Shou.
Before the end of the first half, Le Havre ushered in the last chance to attack. Bone went down the sidelines. Although Raji tackled the ball, he also gave the opponent a corner kick.
Le Havre took a tactical corner kick. Rivier suddenly pulled the side in this corner kick and completely disrupted Monaco's defense. After receiving the pass from Fontane, Rivier decisively rubbed the ball into the penalty area.
Although Bone and Le Havre's winger are short, they have good physical fitness. Coupled with excellent speed and explosive power, they actually beat the defensive players away for a while.
"He headed the ball~~No~~No~No~No~~No~~Li~~~He rushed out, touched the ball before Bone, and hugged it firmly and pressed it under him." Martin Barr shouted excitedly.
"Li~~~It's Lee~~~~ At this moment, I completely forgot Daniele." As for the first half, Li Shou's performance was perfect.
When Li Shou grabbed the ball at Bonezhi, he represented Le Havre missing the last chance of the first half, and the referee also blew the whistle to the end of the first half.
"Don't be proud, continue to maintain a normal mind in the second half." In the player channel, Pellizaro had been waiting there for a long time. Pellizaro was very satisfied with Li Shou's performance in the first half.
Back in the locker room, Ranieri also praised Li Shou for his performance in the first half. As a goalkeeper who started in the league for the first time, Li Shou did perform very well in the first half.
Moreover, compared to those goalkeepers who had excellent performances in their first start, Li Shou is even more rare, because this guy has almost no experience in any game before, which is what Ranieri was most worried about before the game.
After praising Li Shou Ranieli, he expressed his dissatisfaction with Monaco's performance in the first half, especially the offensive players. Monaco had a very big advantage in the first half, but the players never seized the opportunity to expand their lead.
In fact, this cannot be blamed for Monaco's offensive players. Speaking of which, Monaco is indeed very good at midfield and frontcourt, but there is always a lack of a forward who can score a stable goal.
German is already the best striker in Monaco, but his goal rate is not high. Including this goal in this game, German scored 9.
However, even if there are only 9, it has broken the number of goals scored by Germann in the season. Last season, Germann only scored 8 goals throughout the season.
It's no wonder Ranieri wants to buy another striker during the winter break. Although Monaco already has six strikers on the front line, there are no strikers who are truly useful.
Monaco was still in the second half and did not score. Faced with this situation, Ranieri finally couldn't sit still and used the first substitution in this game. Toure replaced the Argentine genius Ocampos.
Toure's appearance increased the impact and air superiority of Monaco's forward line. Then Monaco changed its tactics, flew together and passed the ball into the penalty area. Although it was simple and crude, it had a good effect.
In the 70th minute, Dillal made a cross from the side, Toure headed the ball in the penalty area, Germann headed the ball to the top of the back point to rewrite the score to 2:0.
This goal almost crushed Le Havre. There was a gap in strength between the two sides. Li Shou performed very steadily in the second half. Not only did he direct his teammates to block the attack of two le Havres, but he also saved Le Havre's two good-quality shots.
In the 67th minute, Le Havre left-back Marshan inserted and sent a cross. Rivier headed the ball and was directly captured by Li Shou again.
In the 81st minute, Le Havre's last shot from a normal game was a long shot from Fontane with a very high quality. He received a cross from the top of the penalty area and decisively took a shot.
When Fontane was shooting, Li Shou's vision was blocked by Medjani, but even so, Li Shou still blocked Fontane's shot with an amazing reaction.
If Li Shou had not had these two wonderful saves, perhaps Fontane could have scored twice, and the situation in the game would not have been like this now, but there was no if in the football world. Li Shou's excellence became a nightmare for Fontane and even Le Havre.
Chapter completed!