Star Coach

In the last round of the Champions League group stage, Monaco played against Roma at home, which was a training battle between the two teams.

Before the game, Jiangshan asked Guardiola to set up tactics and see how he would pass and control. During training, the team performed very well, and the coordination of passing and cutting was smooth, but on the court, they were constantly blocked.

In the main game, Monaco played very hard. The tactics in training could not be used and they conceded the ball first.

Guardiola covered his face, touched his head, and sighed on the bench. He kept thinking about the difference between official games and training. It was difficult. During training, it is not a real fight, and the players can easily cooperate, but on the field, the intensity is completely different, and there is no tactical coordination at all.

"Am I a master of training?" Guardiola looked at the performance of the players on the field. "No, it's because the players are not suitable for my tactics. Only Giuly and Franck Ribery among the Monaco players can play the coordination I want. The others There is no such ability.”

"If I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely return to La Liga." Guardiola deeply agrees with Jiangshan. In the future, teams with good passing control are most likely to appear in La Liga.

Players in La Liga prefer to show off their skills, and exquisite technical moves are more popular. In contrast, in Ligue 1, muscles, personal abilities and tactics are almost the same. It is difficult to play good skills and tactics, so it is difficult to achieve results in the Champions League.

At the last moment, Prasil, who came on as a substitute, shot a shot, which hit Cafu and bounced into the goal. Monaco struggled to equalize the score.

The two sides shook hands 1:1 and ended the Champions League group stage matches.

Jiangshan's two-game suspension period has also ended successfully. He will coach the Champions League quarter-finals with a clean conscience. What awaits them is the draw for the Champions League quarter-finals.

All the Champions League quarterfinals are out.

Serie A became the biggest winner, with all three northern teams qualifying. Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan stood out in the end, maintaining the final glory of Serie A. AC Milan ranked first in the group, and Juventus and Inter Milan were second in the group.

There are also three teams in La Liga. Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Valencia join hands to qualify. Super Depor is squeezed out by Manchester United and Juventus, and Real Madrid is only second in the group.

There are three teams in the leagues of the two countries. According to the draw rules, the same group is avoided, so this time there is a high possibility of a derby with the same country. According to calculations by Good News Media, the possibility of a derby is as high as 91%!

If there is no derby, hehe, it must be because of a small probability event. It is very normal. Ordinary people will also win double-color balls. Of course, there is no derby, the fans are more excited, and the stranger the team is, the more exciting it is to play.

UEFA enjoys the success, and the money comes in a big way.

Outside of these six teams, no Bundesliga team has qualified, and Bayern did not even reach the second round of the group stage. Bayern is the barometer of German football. German football has fallen into a trough, and Bayern's strength is not very good.

Both the Premier League and Ligue 1 have only one team left, with Manchester United and Monaco qualifying first in the group. Little-known Monaco, with a young coach and inexperienced players, is of course the biggest gift package. After they qualified first in the group, they became the coveted object of all the wealthy clubs.

Except for Benitez, who has competed with Jiangshan and will not meet Monaco, other teams want to compete with Monaco, no, they want to step on Monaco and advance to the semi-finals. Real Madrid, in particular, simply regards Monaco as their dream lover.

Jiangshan is also very depressed. None of the four second-placed teams in the group, Real Madrid, Valencia, Juventus and Inter Milan, are easy to deal with.

"In the last life, Ajax was drawn against AC Milan and became Milan's biggest obstacle to promotion. Are we going to continue to encounter them?"

On the plane to Switzerland, Jiang Shan covered his face with a magazine to hide his frown. In the Champions League quarter-finals, every opponent was like a wolf. In comparison, we were really too kind, too gentle, and as easy to bully as a pleasant goat.

The only positive thing is that Monaco players are not troubled by red and yellow cards, and after rotation in the league, their physical condition is maintained well.

"This season, if we don't win the championship, we will be a failure. We are already first in the group stage, there is no reason not to win the quarter-finals." Jean Campora turned his head and said in a sinister way, "I think we will meet Real Madrid , they are definitely not our opponents.”

Campora is also the club's president and rarely attends the drawing ceremonies for the quarter-finals. Of course, he does it himself. It's not that easy for Albert to seize power.

No one thought Monaco had any hope of winning, so Campora dared to joke. It is recognized that the teams that have the ability to win the championship are all super giants. Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona and the top three of Serie A all have the ability to win the championship.

The 2003 Champions League final was held at Old Trafford. Manchester United also had its own home court and was very hopeful of reaching the final. They are also the first favorites to win the championship.

Campora's words were harsh. Jiang Shan took off the magazine covering his face and said with a sharp smile, "How many Champions Leagues have you won in the past few years when you have been in charge of the team? How many championships have you won? Let me do the math, huh? ? It doesn’t count.”

He suddenly made a serious face, "I have no control over the goals your management sets or how to deal with the problems. What you have to do now is to prepare the best contract for me. I have led the team to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. It’s the best result in the past ten years.”

"Oh, by the way, you are only the interim head coach. Give you a contract? Didn't I give you a contract? A temporary contract is also a contract? Do you want a contract as a permanent coach? Hehe, I am not the only one who has the final say in the Monaco management. "

Campora and Albert don't get along, and Jiangshan is also labeled as Albert. It's normal for Campora to look down on him. It's not easy for Jiangshan to get in the way occasionally. But the team can't operate without the chairman, so he has been maintaining his face.

Jiangshan took over the precarious Monaco and quickly qualified from the second round of the Champions League group stage. This result is enough to get a formal contract no matter where he is, and the temporary worker will be converted to a regular employee.

There was no conversation along the way. The plane landed in Switzerland. There were beautiful scenery everywhere, including lakes and mountains. Jiangshan and his party soon arrived in Nyon, Switzerland, the headquarters of UEFA.

Switzerland has been a neutral country for a long time, and the headquarters of hundreds of world organizations are located in Switzerland. UEFA is in Nyon, the headquarters of the World Football Federation is in Zurich, and the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee is in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Nyon is just a small town with a population of more than 10,000. When Jiangshan stepped into Nyon, he had a sense of déjà vu of a small town in the eastern part of China. Of course, it was the small town before he crossed over.

Orange-red roofs, mottled walls, short and narrow alleys, looking far away, the blue Lake Geneva, reflecting the sun, lazily projected on the pedestrians.

Walking on the shore, Jiangshan also felt warm. Perhaps, playing football in such a place is also a good experience. Why didn't he think of joining the Swiss team back then? It must be easy to get along.

"Maybe today is not a good day. There are too many people by the lake." Campora's mood was ruined. There were reporters carrying cameras everywhere. He didn't like it and muttered, "All the limelight has been taken away by you coaches."

"How about I call a few people to interview you?"