I changed football.

Mbappe was promoted to the first team on November 27th.

Three days after being promoted to the first team, Mbappe was included in Monaco's squad for the 15th round of Ligue 3, although he did not play in the match.

However, the fact that a player under 17 years old was included in Monaco's Ligue 1 squad still made the news.

Monaco drew 3-3 with Marseille away from home, which was actually an acceptable result.

However, many Monaco fans expressed their dissatisfaction, believing that the team's performance over the past month has been too poor.

Yaldin is getting a little anxious now.

The team's offensive woes became apparent as October began.

His promotion of Mbappe to the first team also reflects his desire to improve the team's attack.

However, unexpectedly, in the French Ligue 12 match on December 2nd, Monaco drew 0-0 with Caen at home.

Mbappe played in the 80th minute of the second half, but it didn't affect the overall situation of the team.

By this point, Monaco had gone five games without a win.

Yaldin knew it was time for a change.

Otherwise, they might fall out of the Champions League qualification zone in the league and be eliminated from the Europa League as well.

Since it's not yet the winter transfer window and they can't make any signings, if they want to make changes, Jardim knows that the simplest, and only two, things he can do are—

First, change tactics.

Second, promote young people.

This is a choice that most head coaches would make.

Yardin chose the second option.

On December 3, Li Yuan received a notification that he had been transferred to Monaco's first team.

When Li Yuan received the notification, he couldn't help but burst into laughter in Team B's locker room, jumping up from his seat and wildly waving his fists.

Of course, there was no one else in the locker room at that time, so Li Yuan was able to celebrate wildly.

Otherwise, he would definitely be seen as a sick person.

He arrived at the first team's training base that afternoon.

Before the afternoon training session began, he greeted all the players as soon as he entered the locker room.

However, most people ignored it.

There are only three people who truly care about him: one is Mbappe, who is his friend, of course.

The second is Toulalan. When Li Yuan and Mbappe first came to the first team, Toulalan was very kind to them.

The third person was Bernardo Silva, whom Li Yuan was meeting for the first time, but Bernardo Silva was very friendly to him.

Li Yuan greeted the three people who responded to him one by one, and then sat down next to Mbappe.

"Killian, what's going on?"

Li Yuan asked Mbappe in a low voice.

Mbappe and Li Yuan were positioned in a corner, which is the spot where junior players are placed after being promoted to the first team. It was originally a rather peripheral position, but now it allowed the two to have a quiet conversation.

"The team has been in terrible form lately. They used to have a chance to compete for the title, but they have been on a losing streak recently, and their league ranking has dropped from the title race. Not only have they dropped to third place, but the key issue is that they are now being caught up by fourth-placed Nice. They are only 5 points ahead of fifth place. Under these circumstances, it would be strange if the atmosphere in the locker room was good."

Mbappe arrived at the first team a while earlier than Li Yuan, and he was well aware of the strange atmosphere in the first team's locker room during this period. He disliked this atmosphere, but he was currently insignificant and had only made two substitute appearances in the few days since arriving at the first team, so he didn't have much say.

Now that Li Yuan has arrived, Mbappe is naturally very happy to see his friend and has become more talkative.

"It's also related to the Europa League. If they don't win their last group stage match, they'll definitely be eliminated, but Tottenham is a tough opponent."

"You have no idea," Mbappe said, lowering his voice even further, "In the last Europa League group stage match, the team lost 0-2 to Anderlecht, and there was a huge argument in the locker room after the game."

Li Yuan frowned upon hearing this; he had never heard of such a thing in his previous life. He immediately asked, "Really? Did they start arguing?"

"Would I lie to you? I was in the locker room at the time, and I saw it with my own eyes."

"Who's arguing with whom?"

"Fabinho and Almami."

Almami can play center-back and right-back.

It's worth mentioning that Fabinho can play both right-back and defensive midfielder at Monaco.

Li Yuan watched the previous Europa League group stage match live in his dormitory. In that match, Fabinho played as a defensive midfielder and Almami played as a right-back.

"They got into an argument about defense."

"I watched that game. Armami was completely outplayed. Both goals conceded were essentially due to his mistakes."

"Yes, so Fabinho and he argued after the match. Now neither of them is speaking to each other!"

"Still not saying anything?"

Li Yuan and Mbappe were chatting quietly about locker room gossip, seemingly enjoying themselves immensely.

The following training sessions were nothing special. Li Yuan had already adapted to the training intensity of the first team after almost a week since his previous selection.

This time, returning to the first team and training with them again, he was able to keep up with the intensity of the matches.

Yaldin doesn't teach training sessions, but he always watches from the sidelines of the training field.

Training is very important. Although there are players who can outperform Messi and Ronaldo in training and play like Ganacho on the field, generally speaking, the better you perform in training, the more likely you are to perform well in matches.

Yaldin is a bit annoyed right now.

His problem is that the team's offensive firepower is insufficient.

"Right now, the team's main problem is that their two flanks lack attacking power. Using Bernardo Silva as the right winger and Coentrao as the left winger... sigh!"

He started complaining to teaching assistant Ilora.

After observing the situation, Irola said, "We can try making some adjustments on the left flank, how about using Mbappe? Our next opponent is Bastia."

Bastia is currently ranked 11th in Ligue 1. Don't be fooled by their 11th place; they are only 3 points above the relegation zone, making them a pure relegation team. In the first half of the season, relegation teams don't have much fighting power.

If you need to adjust your lineup and change your playing style, it's best to do so during this type of match.

The very next morning, Jardim announced the squad list for the Ligue 12 match on December 5th.

Li Yuan was not included in the 18-man squad, while Mbappe was.

Li Yuan was not surprised by this result at all. After all, he had only been with the first team for less than two days and had only just started training with the whole team. It was normal for him not to be included in the roster.

Li Yuan hadn't thought anything of it at first.

On the morning of the match day, he trained with his four teammates who were not selected for the 18-man roster, while the 18-man roster trained on a separate training field.

Since the evening match is a home game, Jardim's usual practice is to do a final overall training session on the morning of a home game day.

Everything was fine until 11 a.m., when a scream came from the training field of the 18-man roster.

Li Yuan was practicing passing with Traore when he heard this scream.

The two training grounds were very close together, and Li Yuan heard the scream clearly.

"It seems Carrillo is injured."

"I don't know how serious it is."

"Hey—look, you're standing up. You were shouting so loudly just now, and you can still stand up? It's just a minor injury."

Traore said with a disdainful look.

Li Yuan ignored it. In his opinion, Carrillo was a center forward, and since he was injured and couldn't play, Jardim would probably adjust the squad and add a center forward to the roster.

The center forward Traore, standing next to him with a disdainful expression, is the most likely to be added to the roster.

But when it was lunchtime in the cafeteria...

Li Yuan was originally eating with Mbappe. Li Yuan was eating spaghetti with salmon and steak, while Mbappe was eating mashed potatoes with chickpeas, gravy, and a sandwich.

Li Yuan thought today's lunch was pretty good. Just as Li Yuan was enjoying his meal, Irola walked towards him.

Even in Monaco's cafeteria, there are designated seats, and rookies like Li Yuan and Mbappe, who were promoted from the youth academy, can only sit in the corner.

Moreover, only Li Yuan and Mbappe were in this corner; everyone else was three to four tables away from them.

So the only reason Irola is walking this way is to find Li Yuan and Mbappe.

"Li, get ready, you'll be on the roster this afternoon."