Monaco-Valencia (2-1): ASM spent his summer to strengthen his attack, but his defense has sinned – Eurosport.fr

The game: Monaco was leaded from the start

         Ten minutes of absence were enough to complicate the Monegasque mission. Nonexistent defense, the men of the principality took water against a team from Valencia fair and efficient technically. The goal scored after 5 minutes ruined the plans of Monaco, who were initially not to give in again.
       

         Forced to react and discover Monaco held the ball (57%) while exposing the killers cons of Valencia. Well organized after their disastrous start, they managed to find flaws in the defense of their opponent. But missed more precision and risk taking to switch the match to madness.
       

Monaco Valencia Kurzawa – AFP

Players: entry Lemar was not enough

         Came on in the 62nd, Thomas Lemar has brought to the heart of the Monaco game technical foundation and a desire that made her damn fault. With this injection of fresh blood, cumulative output of Ivan Cavaleiro, transparent, Guido Carillo, ASM has more intensity. But it was already too late. Kurzawa, back from injury, had a difficult meeting and left his prematurely partners.
       

         Tenured instead of Alcacer, Alvaro Negredo agreed with his coach. Decisive in his first action, he then continue to show dangerous, helped by Sofiane Feghouli again untenable. In trouble on set pieces, the central defense of Valencia has not made a very good game. But it was not enough to Monaco.
       

Alvaro Negredo in Monaco – Valencia – Panoramic

What could change everything: not to take water to the leg

         One would raise these first 10 minutes unworthy, but the Monegasques (players and president) seemed to agree on one thing: the qualification (or rather the removal) was played on the first leg. In flowing Mestalla, ASM had already largely compromised his future.
       

The stat: Spain 5 representatives C1, a first

The tweet that we did smile

The declara: Leonardo Jardim

“We’ll see what will happen the week next, decisions will be taken on the number that will keep at the end of the transfer window “

The issue:. how to find a seat defensive?

         This is the paradox of this version of Monaco from 2015 to 2016. Touted for its defensive solidity of last year, the ASM was then based his fine run in the Champions League on its lock behind. It is precisely because of his back four it took on water during his double confrontation with Valencia. Already guilty of mistakes in the first leg Monaco’s rearguard was again in trouble. On set pieces, Valencia’s forwards have too often found free of any marking. Fabinho was offered a “decisive pass” in Negredo, while Kurzawa, back from injury, failed to muzzle Feghouli.
       

         Yet the defense sector with the least moved in the transfer market unlike the forward line. But the strength shown last season seems to have disappeared. The case of Aymen Abdennour, who is awaiting a proposal from a club, partly these wanderings. But Monaco will likely do without him for the rest of the season. The elimination of C1 will only further motivate a departure from the former Toulouse. Just as it could cause one of layvin kurzawa. Monaco puzzle defense could become even more complicated to resolve. A few days of a shock against PSG, Leonardo Jardim must hope quickly find the solution.
       

Monaco Valencia Fabinho – Panoramic