After having everyone practice with the assistant coach, Jardim kept Lei Ming behind by himself.
He smiled and said, "Lei Ming, you played very well yesterday. I can see that you are a very promising player, but there are still many areas where you need to improve."
After observing the opponent yesterday, Jardim clearly felt that although Lei Ming had exceptional reaction skills, his passing, teamwork with teammates, and physical application were still lacking. Compared to the mature and steady Subasic, he still had a long way to go.
Fortunately, although this young man looks young, he seems to have a rather calm personality.
"Okay, Coach, I will try my best to improve myself."
Lei Ming is also aware of his strengths and weaknesses. Whether it's long passes, reaction time, or teamwork with his teammates, he needs to practice these things carefully.
Lei Ming won the head coach's favor with his humility. Jardine patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him, "Keep it up, kid. As long as you perform well, getting the same high salary as them won't be a problem."
"Thank you, sir."
"Hehe, go ahead and train hard with Pavón."
Pavin is the team's goalkeeping coach. Before coming here, he had already communicated with the other party. Pavin was impressed by Lei Ming after watching yesterday's game, so the two discussed giving the kid some extra training in the coming days.
We must make sure he doesn't make the same basic mistake he made in the first goal.
After that, Pavin began to develop a training plan for Lei Ming, which included various skills such as saves, reaction jumps, kneeling tackles, and multi-ball reaction speed.
During this period, Lei Ming trained alone in the morning and with his teammates in the afternoon. As the team's goalkeeper coach, Pavon would also be there to correct any wrong judgments he made.
Be decisive in defense, don't be afraid of losing possession, and make thorough connections with the back line. Try to keep the opponent pinned in their own half as much as possible. After all, this season's Monaco team, built by Jardim, is an aggressive young team. They either crush their opponents or they themselves perish. In any case, they need to play with passion.
This style of play also tests the defensive line's judgment ability. After all, such an aggressive style of play will inevitably create many one-on-one opportunities for the opponent, making the cooperation between the goalkeeper and the defense particularly important.
Four days passed in the blink of an eye.
Lei Ming has gained a lot in the past few days. At the same time, through his efforts, he has successfully raised his negotiation skill in Goalkeeper Rules to level 1 with 37%, and is only 63% away from level 2.
Now he can even recite the rules fluently without looking at them. At the same time, he also found that his memory and reaction speed were significantly enhanced on the day he upgraded his memorization of this thing.
Even if the improvement is minor, he is willing to accept any change.
On the day of the match, the streets were packed with fans who came to watch the game.
The stadium, which was not large to begin with, was packed to capacity with home and away fans. After all, it was originally a stadium that could only hold about 18,000 people, but now it held at least 20,000 people, which shows how enthusiastic the fans were about this game.
If Monaco wins this match, they will get a total of 11 points. Even if they don't win against Bayer Leverkusen in the next match, they will still secure the top spot in the group early on. This is not only a matter of honor, but also a matter of how far they can go in the Champions League in the future. This is crucial for them.
Everyone knows that as long as they win the group, they will be in the top tier of the draw, automatically avoiding all the top-tier teams. With such an opportunity right in front of them, why wouldn't they seize it?
Tottenham fans who traveled a long way were well aware of the importance of this match for them, because if they failed to defeat Monaco, their Champions League journey would likely end in the group stage, which would be an absolute disgrace for Tottenham.
Of course, none of the Tottenham fans believed they couldn't win the game. After all, Monaco is just a small team in Ligue 1 and is facing restructuring this season. Even with second-string players, they could easily defeat their opponents.
Therefore, the Tottenham players who were warming up on the pitch were all chatting and laughing, showing no signs of nervousness in the face of a strong team.
After all, everyone knows that Harry Kane is currently in his peak scoring period, holding a record of almost one goal per game. Coupled with the team's overall performance this season, they are much stronger than the patched-up Monaco in every aspect! Moreover, it is said that Monaco's first-choice goalkeeper, Subasic, is injured, and they have replaced him with an Asian goalkeeper with the same skin color as Son Heung-min.
This match is not only viewed unfavorably by the majority of fans, but even major bookmakers are not optimistic about Monaco, giving them odds of 5.81 for a home win, and these odds are still rising. In contrast, Tottenham is given odds of 1.32.
This also shows that the majority of fans have a surprisingly consistent attitude towards predicting the two teams.
Almost everyone bet on Tottenham to win, and some even considered them a sure bet.
Lei Ming even knew that many of his club staff had bet on Tottenham to win.
He also asked his agent to buy 200,000 euros worth of lottery tickets for him, but he bet on himself. The main reason for having his agent do it was to avoid suspicion, since FIFA generally has a rule that players cannot bet on their own matches, otherwise they may be banned.
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