"I have no idea what you guys are playing. You let the opposing goalkeeper have the ball for so long. With only a few minutes left, you were completely overwhelmed by Monaco and couldn't even stop their basic attacks."

"When you encounter pressing players, pass the ball to the backfield. We won't contact them in midfield. We'll use our forward advantage to overwhelm the opponent. Remember to observe carefully."

"Beware of their fast counter-attacks. If that kid named Killian gets the ball again, just take him down. You can't outrun him, and you can't out-contest him either!"

"Mario, keep playing at your own pace in the second half. I have a feeling you'll score a goal in the second half."

The head coach continued speaking to Balotelli, whose eyes were cold.

At this moment, Balotelli, who had no expression on his face, simply nodded casually without saying anything.

Everyone was already used to Balotelli's behavior; he always seemed to think that others owed him money and rarely smiled.

Sometimes, even when he scores a goal, he can still celebrate with a completely expressionless face.

In contrast, the atmosphere in Monaco's locker room was not as heavy. Jardim first highly praised the players' ability to execute tactics and commended Reming for his timing in controlling the game at the end. He then continued to make arrangements for the second half.

Considering the opponent's strong performance on both offense and defense, Jardim instructed the full-backs to pay close attention to the opponent's long ball tactics in the second half.

He believes there is at least a 70% chance that the opposing team will arrange for their players to avoid midfield pressure, attempting to use Balotelli's individual ability to break through their defense.

Because Nice had played this way in almost all of their previous matches.

"Hehehe, Lei Ge, how was my performance in the first half? Wasn't it cool?"

During a break, Mbappe leaned close to Lei Ming and said with a smile.

"You're handsome, but you'd better be careful; they won't let you get the ball easily."

“Hey, what’s there to be afraid of? As long as I run, none of them can catch me. Bruce Lee said, ‘Speed ​​is the only way to win in martial arts!’ I’m good at that.”

"Then you probably haven't heard the saying: 'The faster you run, the faster you die!'"

Mbappe: "..."

"Can't you wish me something good?"

........

In the second half, the two sides switched sides and the coach's guess seemed to be confirmed. Nice did not engage in much fighting with Monaco in the middle and directly launched an aerial bombardment mode, constantly probing Monaco's defensive bottom line.

Even though Balotelli is no longer at his peak, when he unleashes his lower body abilities, the terrifying Balotelli can indeed make Monaco's defense feel hopeless.

In the 49th minute of the match, Balotelli dribbled inside and made a series of quick turns with his left foot in the penalty area, causing Toure and Glik to lose their balance and fail to block the gap. At this moment, Balotelli did something that no one expected.

A cross-legged shot.

This set of movements was fast and fluid, showing what kind of strength the opponent once possessed; being world-class below the neck is no exaggeration!

What's even more surprising is that this shot, which could easily rank among the top ten goals, was saved by Monaco's goalkeeper, eliciting almost continuous gasps from the fans in the stadium.

"My God! He managed to save that shot? That's incredible!"

"I knew it! With Ray here, even Balotelli is useless!"

"No matter how fancy you are in front of me, I can take you down with just one save, aren't you angry! Hahahaha!"

Watching this save, the home fans were incredibly thrilled, because just moments before, their emotions had been on a rollercoaster.

Watching Balotelli single-handedly tear their defenders apart and even unleash a very subtle shot, most goalkeepers probably wouldn't have reacted at all. But Ray was different; he not only reacted but even managed to tackle the ball.

It can be said that he completely anticipated the opponent's prediction.

Balotelli is no match for Thor!

The host at the scene was also stunned by the save, and kept expressing his surprise!

"Oh my god, I can't believe it. Lei actually did it. The shot was beautiful, but Lei's save was definitely better."

"Ray's save was absolutely brilliant! Look at Balotelli's surprised expression; even he probably thought the ball was going in! Hahahaha!"

As the ball was caught by Lei Ming, and he passed it out to his team in an attempt to launch a quick counter-attack, Nice's players returned to their positions to guard against the opponent's counter-attack.

As luck would have it, the ball was once again passed to Mbappe. Nice's players already had someone specifically watching him, and as soon as they saw the ball coming again, they immediately marked Mbappe closely.

The force transmitted through his body caused Mbappe, who was about to receive the ball, to lose his balance and take two steps back, thus missing a very good opportunity.

The ball was regained by Nice's players, who then passed it around in their own half to control the tempo.

On the sidelines, Jardim saw Mbappe lose again in physical confrontations and emphasized to his assistant, "Kilian's muscle gain and weight loss are not enough. He needs to do more. If this continues, it will be difficult for him to exert his advantages."

Assistant coach: "Understood, boss, I think so too."

Seeing that Mbappe was being targeted by the opponent, Jardim made a fist gesture towards the players on the field.

After seeing the head coach's gesture, the players all understood what to do next.

Continue the attack, but shift the focus to create more opportunities for Falcao in the middle and other midfielders.

Balotelli was in a bad mood while running. He clearly felt that he was in great form today, very good, better than ever before. That fancy footwork was the perfect example of that.

But to my utter surprise, under these circumstances, I encountered someone just as unpredictable as myself.

The flower arrangement was already highly concealed, and the shot was enhanced by both speed and perspective, but unexpectedly, even so, the opponent was still able to tackle it.

Damn, when did such a powerful guy from the yellow race emerge?

The game continued, and Balotelli's shots never stopped. Although Monaco's defense had strengthened their marking of him, they still couldn't effectively contain Balotelli from the neck down.

However, even with his talent, Balotelli still couldn't overcome Jonas Reming.

Not only did the fans at the scene gasp in amazement, but even the teammates were repeatedly amazed by Lei Ming's powerful strength.