A top-tier goalkeeper storms the football world.
Lei Ming – a man with a fierce, domineering appearance whose aura overwhelms all 21 players on the field. As Portugal's guardian deity, ...
On the sidelines, facing Bernardo Silva in such red-hot form, the head coach and the substitutes had different feelings.
Jardim appeared relatively calmer when he saw Bernardo Silva's outburst. Aside from his excited coaching of the first two goals, he was noticeably more composed with the third goal.
I knew this kid was good, but I didn't expect him to explode today. Actually, it was entirely thanks to Marseille's defenders. When facing Bernardo Silva with the ball, the opponents' interference was not strong, which allowed him to get a good shooting opportunity.
Allowing an attacker with a passing ability of 90+ to shoot freely is like dancing on a tightrope.
The key point is that your goalkeeper isn't as good as ours, so what makes you think you can compare to me?
On the bench, Mbappe stared wide-eyed in disbelief and covered his blue head after seeing Bernardo Silva wear a hat-trick.
Before the match, he was thinking that after coming on as a substitute, he would perform a heroic rescue and a winning start, becoming the absolute hero of the game. However, Bernardo Silva did not give him that opportunity at all and stole the limelight, rendering his 100 euro hair dye job useless.
With a three-goal lead, any more goals you score are just icing on the cake; all people will remember is Bernardo Silva, number 10.
In the 78th minute, Mbappe, who was eager to play, finally received the coach's call and was substituted on. He was full of ambition to make a perfect performance after being swapped with Gilman, but in the end, he did not get to play.
Instead, his partner Falcao scored a signature goal in the final moments, earning him another round of applause from the crowd.
When the 95 minutes of the match ended, thanks to the tireless efforts of the Monaco players, they finally won 0-4 against their opponent Marseille, giving themselves a wonderful start to the second half.
The entire Monaco team was beaming with joy, while the Marseille players, especially the Marseille coach, were not so happy, with a sullen face throughout.
At the post-match press conference, however, he lavishly praised Monaco's number 10 player, saying that the game was completely dominated by him and that his outstanding performance was truly amazing.
Despite being furious at the praise from the opposing coach, Monaco's coach Jardim had to put on a smiling face.
Damn, this guy is so insidious! He's clearly making it clear that Monaco's number 10 needs to be kept in check, and their biggest mistake was giving the opponent enough space to run.
However, just when Jardine thought that was the end of it, the other party spoke up again to the reporters in front of him: "I don't deny that Monaco's overall performance was better than ours, but what I find even more incredible is their young goalkeeper. It is because of his presence that we once again regrettably failed to score a single goal."
"Furthermore, you will find that several of Monaco's goals are related to this person."
After being reminded by the Marseille coach, everyone suddenly remembered the scene on the field where the player was usually unassuming, but would run over and hug the Monaco player every time he scored.
Upon hearing this, Yaldin cursed inwardly: "Are you a sore loser?"
Since the other party had made it clear, Jardim wouldn't hide anything and directly praised his own players in front of the reporters. He praised not only Bernardo Silva and Reming, but almost everyone. You want to target them? Come on, then target all the players on my team!
In the post-match data ratings, just as the Marseille coach said, Monaco's number 10 Bernardo Silva (B. Silva) received the best score of 8.5, followed closely by number 1 Reming, who again received the second best score of 8.
This rating is truly remarkable for a goalkeeper, yet everyone agrees that Lei Ming deserves it.
Lei Ming is now their pillar of strength; with him standing behind them, everyone feels at ease.
That evening, Monaco received praise from the club's management after their triumphant return, who were particularly satisfied with the team's perfect performance in the first game of the second half.
Not only did they offer a cash reward of 500,000 yuan, but they also arranged for the players to celebrate the victory together at the hotel. The head coach also announced that the next day would be a day off, and everyone could drink until they dropped.
With the head coach's words and the executives' remarks, everyone drank heartily that night, including Lei Ming, who clinked glasses with Mbappe, Moutinho, and Bernardo Silva quite a bit.
The main reason for his happiness was that he, like Bernardo Silva, received a 30,000 euro bonus as a victory bonus, while the others received around 10,000 euros. It's worth noting that this bonus was not included in his contract bonus. In other words, for just this one match, if he added the clean sheet bonus and the personal goal-scoring bonus in his contract, he would have received a whopping 50,000 euros in bonus. This efficiency is even close to surpassing that of the team's highest-paid captain, Falcao!
After all, Falcao's annual salary is 7 million, which translates to only about 140,000 per week. After taxes, that's even less. With some effort in the upcoming packed schedule, he might actually be able to surpass his opponent.
Three days later, the team, with unstoppable momentum, once again traveled to Ligue 2 team Reims for an away game.
This round of matches was Monaco's first game in the French Cup, and Jardim fielded a lineup of half starters and half substitutes, winning the game 0-3 without much effort.
Mbappe started in this match, and perhaps because he had been holding back for a while, he was particularly active in this game, scoring twice with his head and feet.
Subasic, as the starting goalkeeper in this match, also performed exceptionally well, firmly guarding the goal and preventing the opponent from scoring a single goal, showing a clear determination to challenge Lei Ming.
On January 22, Monaco hosted their league opponent Lorient at home and once again achieved a 4-0 victory.
With three consecutive victories and clean sheets in each match, Monaco's next league opponent is sure to be a tough opponent.
As the league's senior team, Paris Saint-Germain naturally wouldn't allow the currently in-form Monaco to ride on their coattails.
The higher-ups even held a special meeting with the team's current head coach, Unai Emery, indicating that this was a good opportunity to press their advantage and that they must seize it. They were already far behind, and if things continued like this, Emery was at risk of being fired at any time.
Emery also stated that he would lead the team to give it their all.