I changed football.

"Dear viewers, today's Ligue 1 match has attracted a lot of Chinese fans, and the reason is simple: Li Yuan, who previously played for Monaco B, is on the roster for today's Ligue 1 match."

"This is the first time Li Yuan has been selected for Monaco's first team squad, which is undoubtedly a memorable moment."

Next, Zhan Jun decided to cool down the game today.

"Although Li Yuan was included in the roster for this match, we still want to remind all the fans that Li Yuan was promoted to the first team on December 3rd, which was only 2 days after this match. In fact, Li Yuan has had very little time to train with the first team."

"Today's match will allow us to observe Monaco's squad composition and playing style. As for Li Yuan, I believe he will eventually make his debut for the first team!"

From here, Zhan Jun smoothly transitioned to introducing the starting players for both sides.

After a brief introduction of Bastia's starting lineup, let's move on to Monaco's starting lineup.

"Monaco played a 4-2-3-1 formation in this match, with Croatian international Subasic in goal. The defense, from left to right, consisted of Neuma, Portuguese veteran Carvalho, Wallace, and Toure. The two holding midfielders were Bakayoko and Fabinho, the attacking midfielder was Bosgilla, the left winger was former Real Madrid star Coentrao, the right winger was Bernardo Silva, and the center forward was Costa."

The match began with Zhan Jun's commentary.

Li Yuan, who was on the bench at the Stade Louis II, was unaware that the match had already attracted a great deal of attention in China.

He sat on the bench, next to Mbappe.

The two had been discussing the match almost from the very beginning.

"I don't think Bernardo should be played as a winger. He should obviously play in midfield. His style is more effective in the middle, but his speed advantage will be wasted on the wing."

Li Yuan glanced at Mbappe and had to admit that Mbappe definitely knew a lot about football.

"You're absolutely right. It seems like he's being put in that position because there's a shortage of talent there. Actually, he'd be better suited to playing as an attacking midfielder, a number 8, or even a number 6 than as a winger."

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"Actually, I think the head coach had no choice but to let Coentrao play as a left winger. The team's left winger is really not good, so they had to let a full-back play as a left winger. But actually, Neuma is also not very good as a left-back. His defense is too poor, which is why the team has conceded so many goals recently."

Mbappe clearly has a strong affection for Monaco, and his words revealed his concern for the team's performance. Li Yuan, on the other hand, is completely indifferent to Monaco's wins and losses; he only wants to play.

"Hey, what kind of football is this? The opponent just defends so tightly and we can't do anything. We can't even break through. They're just passing the ball around on the perimeter. What are they doing?! We're not Barcelona!"

As Mbappe continued to complain, the time quickly came to about 30 minutes into the first half.

At this point, Monaco was still attacking with the ball, but they had absolutely no way to break through Bastia's tight defense.

This not only made Jardim on the sidelines very anxious, but also made the fans in the stadium impatient.

"Although Monaco is currently ranked third in the league, they have failed to win in their last five games and have only scored one goal in those five matches, raising questions about the team's attacking firepower."

Zhan Jun immediately began to explain Monaco's recent form to the fans.

"Monaco's current weakness is actually in their attack. As one of the top four teams in Ligue 1, Monaco has the fewest goals scored by their forwards, which shows the problem. This is why Monaco's coach, Jardim, decided to promote Li Yuan and another young player, Mbappe, from the B team."

"Speaking of Mbappé, Li Yuan's fans might recognize him. He and Li Yuan are from the same age group and are known as the twin stars of Monaco's youth team. They were promoted together from various youth teams to the B team and then to the first team. Both were born in 98 and are among the youngest players in the current Monaco first team. In terms of position, Mbappé plays as a left winger and Li Yuan plays as a right winger, which perfectly complements Monaco's current attacking system and tactics."

As Zhan Jun spoke, the conversation gradually turned to Li Yuan.

That's exactly the case right now; Monaco's attacking play in the frontcourt lacks any real depth or structure.

Bernardo Silva on the right wing is certainly excellent, but his shooting skills and speed are relatively average when playing on the wing, so he can't pose much of a threat to Bastia's defense. He mainly appears as an assist provider.

Let's not even talk about Coentrao on the left. When he plays as a left-back, he is indeed stronger in attack than defense. However, when he plays as a left winger, his passing is indeed good, but his ability to cut inside and shoot is somewhat lacking.

Such a frontcourt combination does indeed lack impact.

Because of the abundance of young and physically strong players, Ligue 1 has always been a very direct and straightforward league, with almost every team having two decent wingers.

It's normal for Monaco to struggle to create attacking opportunities on their flanks.

Jardim, watching from the sidelines, grew increasingly anxious.

The score remained 0-0 until the end of the first half.

Bastia's strength is indeed not that great; they didn't have a single shot on goal in the entire first half, focusing solely on defense.

Their defense in the first half was indeed very effective, completely shutting down Monaco.

Although Monaco seemed to launch a series of attacks and have a lot of shots in the first half, they didn't even have a single shot on target by the end of the first half. It looked exciting, but in reality, they posed no threat at all.

During halftime, the home team's locker room was quiet, with only the faint sound of breathing.

Li Yuan and Mbappe also refrained from whispering to each other due to the somber atmosphere in the locker room.

A moment later, Yardin walked in.

He stood at the very front of the locker room, with a tactical board beside him.

Yaldin patted the tactics board, his expression very serious.

It looks like he's about to lay out his tactics for the second half.

However, Li Yuan didn't think much of this arrangement; it just required everyone to fight faster and more decisively.

That's true. Given Monaco's current personnel situation, using the same tactics without changing players won't be effective.

Just as Li Yuan was thinking this, assistant coach Irola walked over.

"Lee, Killian, you two go to the sidelines to warm up after the second half starts. You might get a chance to play in the second half. This is a good opportunity."