Zenit-AS Monaco, the cheat sheet: Strength and rigor, here is the Monaco of … – Eurosport.com FR

AS Monaco showed its best face against Zenit (0-0). It’s not a flamboyant team but a solid block, which allowed Monaco to win this good point. The face of this release ASM Jardim? Our cheat sheet

The game. A Monaco applied

         AS Monaco showed a beautiful face in her 4-3-3 with a more robust environment. We will not even say it was attractive. Because honestly, it has not enjoyed myself in terms of play. But in a closed match, players of ASM were applied. Seriously from the beginning to the end, they left very little space for Zenit in expression. The lines have been slid, each player has made the effort and the middle ground of Monaco has not released anything in the battle in the heart of the game. A full match in terms of intensity and desire. To do better, we would have a little more in the animation and especially show more realism.
       

Players: The indestructible Toulalan and experienced Carvalho shone

         In this match tactics and closed, the experience of Monaco players have shown. In midfield, Jeremy Toulalan, annoyed by its output against Nice, was impressive in its business to cut the Russian attacks and its technical correctness in the recovery. In central defense, Ricardo Carvalho was also valuable in its interventions. If Layvin Kurzawa and Fabinho have shown in their legs on side, all players of Monaco actually conspicuous by their involvement in the image of Berbatov out through injury in the 52nd.
       

         If it is on recovery, Moutinho has, however, still not had the impact that is expected of him. But in his defense, the lack of movement from his teammates on offense did not help. Zenit side, Danny and Hulk were not living up to their reputation.
       

Jeremy Toulalan face Hul at Zenit – Monaco – 2014 – AFP

The turning point that has not happened: Dimitar Berbatov has failed to pick the Russians cold

         We could of course have mentioned the post Yannick Ferreira Carrasco on 72. But the opportunity to Dimitar Berbatov could have changed everything in the 3rd minute. An action initiated by Layvin Kurzawa, Lucas Ocampos focused back on Bulgrae, who saw his volley blocked by Yuri Lodygin, Russian doorman. Caught cold, the Russians were forced to take a little more risk, which could have made the business of Monaco. But with so …
       

The tweet

         It begs the question … But in fact the C1, this is not the L1.
       

The stat:

         Dimitar Berbatov is not shining in front of goal in the Champions League. With the departures of summer, this lack of realism in front of goal could weigh in the European campaign of ASM.
       

The declara Leonardo Jardim, coach of Monaco

         “My team played very well, we had at least three clear chances, the team was well balanced and I consider this result as a very good result. Our strategy in the next games will be the same, defend well and try to win. A very positive result is to win, a draw is like like that. were studied our opponents and our goal was to eclipse the three main players of Zenit, Danny, Hulk and Rondon and I think we succeeded. Champions League and the championship are two different competitions in L1 we play more attacking football in the Champions League we focus more on the attack against .. ”
       

The question: What if that was the Monaco Jardim

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         It’s not very appealing. Not as flamboyant as hoped. Not surprisingly with the transfer of Falcao and James Rodriguez, Monaco fails to develop the fluid game that would like to establish Leonardo Jardim. However, this match showed that ASM could shine otherwise. In his 4-3-3, the runner-up France was rigorous wish. Face of an attack as well as the army Zenit – albeit handicapped by the absence of Witsel – he left little space and ammunition to the Russians.
       

         Before the defeat at Nice where Monaco were off topic, do not forget that the DSO remained three matches row without conceding a goal. Deprived of its best offensive arguments during the summer, Jardim is forced to do with the means at hand and sets up a more defensive team than expected. And when his players show this desire and this intensity, ASM has serious arguments although it will grow in the animation. However, it will show those qualities and not the face glimpsed against Nice. No doubt that in the Champions League and against PSG Sunday, all players will have the same concentration, however … Remains to be the face of “small” L1.