"I think the importance of this game doesn't need me to say anything more... For this game, we even gave up the previous league game. You must know that with the state shown in La Coruna in that game, we have not had the chance to defeat them. I am a person who refuses to suffer such a big price. If I cannot get compensation, I will be very unhappy... The target of compensation is our opponent in this game!"

"Use attack to defeat them, Miguel, if you have the chance, you can also forward assist and help the teammates in the frontcourt put pressure on... Don't worry about other things, break through after you get the ball, we have the chance. There are many players in the frontcourt with breakthrough ability, and their defenders are also used to using fouls to block the opponent's attack. Don't forget, this is our home court! If they want to use fouls to deal with us, then they will definitely suffer! Diego, you are at the forefront in this game to attract their firepower, Yuwan, Ariel, Samuel, after you get the ball, break through and create their fouls! Do you understand?"

"I understand!" Mallorca's players answered loudly in unison. They played without any pressure in the last game, and the veterans got a good rest. At this time, they were strong and in excellent condition. It was the time to defeat their opponents in one fell swoop and gain a huge advantage in advance!

Monaco's recent condition is definitely not bad either.

Since the beginning of this season, they have performed well in the Ligue 1 League. Now they rank first in the Ligue 1 standings and are likely to win the French Ligue 1 championship this season. In this case, Puel's emphasis on the League Cup has also increased. The Ligue 1 championship alone cannot satisfy his appetite. If he can win a double championship, including the League Cup.

As long as you are a coach, you will have ambitions, and Puel is no exception.

He watched the previous game between Mallorca and La Coruña, and then naturally made the judgment that Jose hoped that he would make - Mallorca is a team that has the courage to like attack, but its offensive efficiency is not very high, has no big way to deal with intensive defense, and is prone to making mistakes in the back line.

"Well, it will be difficult to deal with if these guys are crazy. At least they have also broken the goal. They have a high winning rate in La Liga recently. It seems that the morale is quite strong. It is better to be safer away..." Puel thought like this.

"If their defense line wasn't too bad, their offensive ability might not have fallen into the relegation zone, but this is good news for us. How much energy can they have to play in the League Cup when they are busy with relegation? This draw is really good..." Puel thought happily.

After leading the entire team to Mallorca, Puel seemed very cautious in the interview: "Mallorca is a very excellent team, and we will encounter great trouble in the away game... But the schedule is more favorable to us, and we will advance in the end, Monaco will be the one who advances. Even in the away game, we will not be afraid of any opponents and will strive to win."

When asked by reporters that Mallorca is just a La Liga team that fights for relegation, if it loses to such an opponent, Puel said confidently: "There is no team in La Liga that can be dealt with. I don't know Mallorca, but it is normal to encounter difficulties in La Liga. Although I don't think we will lose this game, even if I lose, it's just that the Ligue 1 team lost to the La Liga team."

Jose was happily watching the interview footage of the local TV station in the hotel room with a smile and said to Natal: "Man, what does it mean to say that Puel emphasizes that they are trying to win?"

Natal hesitated for a moment: "He wants us to think they will fight us in St. Mois?"

"Bingo!" Jose snapped his fingers: "It seems that this guy was fooled and thought we were really a team that was crazy attacking... I released the smoke screen to attack, and most of the time it was to catch us off guard with a defensive counterattack in the game. In this way, we can suppress them and then gain an advantage through strong attacks! If we are suppressed, it is not easy to play out!"

"Jose, you must know that we are indeed not good at dealing with the other party's quick counterattack..." Seeing Jose's look of browsing, Natal thought for a while and couldn't help but remind him.

"I'm really not good at dealing with fast counterattacks... But is Monaco's fast counterattack very powerful? If Henry is still there, I'm really a little worried. He's a master of counterattacks. But now there are two main strikers in Monaco, an Italian old guy Simeone and a Croatian center Pursau. Yes, they are both good forwards, but they are not all forwards who are good at fast counterattacks... There are only two people in their counterattacks, Galado and Juli. The speed of attacks between these two guys

The time is very fast, but their position is midfield! It is not easy for the midfield to participate directly in the counterattack. We just need to suppress them well. Yuwan's offense will reduce Juli's assists, and Galado has Francesco to deal with him. Our defense line will not be too high, and there will be no danger. Even if there is danger... But is there any game that can be won without danger? It is necessary to bet." Jose said without caring.

Natal nodded thoughtfully. Indeed, in the world of football, there is no game that can be "absolutely" won, otherwise there would not be so many upsets.

March 3rd, St. Mois Stadium.

More than 20,000 Mallorca fans occupied the entire stadium, which also surprised Monaco players. Although the stadium with more than 20,000 people was not very large, thinking about it, Mallorca is now in the relegation zone and looks very miserable, but the fans still occupied the home stadium, which shows that this team is very popular.

When Monaco players were surprised, their head coach fell into confusion because the list of the opponent's starting lineup he got seemed to be very different from the starting list of the last Mallorca League.

You know, although Jose said something to make all the reporters boo at the press conference, strangely, the reporters were so ambiguous that almost all of them did not make their own comments, and just published in the newspaper that the five main players in Mallorca were injured and absent.

Although most La Liga fans were laughing happily after seeing these reports, Monaco scouts and observers, as outsiders, did not notice this, which also caused Puel's current confusion: "Are there five players? Five old guys? What's going on? Is this the matter? Did the last La Liga game put smoke bombs on..."

Unlike Puel's confusion, Jose seemed very leisurely before the game started. After setting up the game tactics in the locker room, he came to the coach's seat in advance and then leisurely looked at the entire stands.

"This home court is still a little smaller." Jose held his chin and looked at the stands and thought: "And it is not the stadium of Mallorca Club... It should be fine if you want to build a new stadium. The Mallorca Municipal Government will be very happy. After all, this island is not small... But with too much investment, my entire capital is enough to build a new stadium. But if you only use the current stadium, the ticket revenue will be divided into the municipal government. Will the club almost go bankrupt in the future and you can't even participate in the Champions League?"

He reached out to the fans cheering enthusiastically in the stands, and the fans of Mallorca in the stands immediately gave a huge cheer - the previous five consecutive victories were enough to make Mallorca fans like and admire this young coach - Jose is a local Mallorca, which also played a huge role. Fans of any team hope that the locals will coach the team - after all, it represents the honor of a city!

"For such enthusiastic fans, the stadium of 20,000 people is too small." Jose sat down and continued to ponder: "The entire Balearic Islands have nearly one million permanent population, more than two-thirds of the population live in Mallorca. Among these 700,000 permanent populations, more than half of them live in the Parma region of Mallorca. After all, other places on Mallorca are basically agricultural areas, mountains, cliffs, and the most suitable place to live is the Parma region. According to the home capacity that can reach one-tenth of the population, it is not too luxurious to have a home court of 40,000 people. The current home court of more than 20,000 people is too conservative."

Generally speaking, the home capacity accounts for one-twentieth of the local population, which is a relatively good proportion. However, the situation in Mallorca is different. Because of the developed local tourism industry, as the capital of the Balearic Autonomous Region, the average income of Mallorca people is relatively high, and they are basically Mallorca fans. Mallorca can become a Mediterranean paradise and attract countless tourists to visit every year. That is because the scenery and weather here are quite good. However, after all, it is lonely overseas, and the entertainment facilities are definitely not as developed as inland cities. No matter how beautiful the scenery is, it will not become an entertainment link when you live here. Therefore, the happiest thing most Mallorca fans do in their spare time is to watch Mallorca games on site.

"If such a good fan environment is not used, it would be a waste. If there is a fan community centered on the home court, it would be a money tree that makes money every day!" Jose thought to himself, of course, he knew that it would take a long way to go to do this. At least, just building a stadium is enough to consume all his belongings, let alone other ancillary facilities.

"It's better... I'll try to get control of the club first... Juan, don't trip me up, otherwise I won't have to discuss it." Jose thought to himself.

At this time, huge cheers rang out in the stands, and Mallorca and Monaco players walked onto the stadium in two rows. The League Cup game was about to begin!

"Christanval, Marquis, Badz..." Jose silently looked at the Monaco players walking onto the stadium. This defense line is the defense line that Mallorca must tear open in this game and must score a large number of goals.

Jose is also vigilant enough about Monaco's attacking line. After all, players like Galado, Pursau, Jiuli, and Simeone have strong offensive abilities. Even if they focus on defense, Mallorca may not be able to prevent the opponent from scoring goals. Then at home, Mallorca must score more goals to ensure the advantage in the second round.

It is not easy to do this, but European-level games will not be too easy. No matter how difficult it is, Jose must ensure that the team will move forward in the League Cup!
Chapter completed!