PARIS - Monaco coach Niko Kovac refers to players on the bench as “finishers” who can settle close games rather than substitutes, and they are serving him well in an increasingly tense title race. Although Monaco is in third place, Kovac’s side is playing better soccer than leader Lille, Paris Saint-Germain or Lyon, the other close title rivals. Ben Yedder has 17 league goals and Volland, who has excellent movement for a centre forward, has 15. “He knows I count on him because he can change the course of a game.”Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... The way Monaco’s “finishers” share between them has made Kovac’s side a force in the second half of the season.

Source: thestar April 22, 2021 17:36 UTC