Star Coach

(Third update)

The game was just over half an hour old when Jiangshan couldn't wait to play the first card, and the whole audience was stunned. Substitutions are not uncommon, but it's rare to make substitutions immediately before the end of the first half and without any injuries.

Many people also speculated whether Jiangshan had conflicts with the players. He couldn't stand it even in the first half, but the fourth official's substitution sign had been raised.

Left-footed Beckham stood on the sidelines, about to go on the court, ready to cooperate with set pieces. Nonda was a little depressed. He was replaced. Did Jiangshan make a mistake? The pre-match arrangements were not finished yet!

He felt that he had performed well just now and led Maldini and Nesta around. Rothen stretched out his hand, but Nonda didn't give him a warm hug. He simply clapped his hands and left the field with a blank expression.

Jiangshan wanted to whisper a few words to comfort the guy who left the field, but he didn't expect that this guy would rush back to the bench and cover his head with a towel. It's clear that he doesn't want to see you.

Ancelotti frowned, "Jiangshan didn't even miss a set-piece cooperation? But is there anyone in the frontcourt rushing for the ball? He will definitely arrange Drogba to play in the next substitution. I have to be prepared in advance, maybe at the beginning of the second half."

Rotten came on the court and prepared to send a set-piece on the left.

"There is no high point in the frontcourt, how will the set-piece be arranged?" Everyone at the scene was thinking about this question. Jiangshan's arrangement was not even understood by the coaches on the sidelines. This crazy guy made every move unpredictable.

Monaco's set-piece position is good, just above the left side of the penalty area. As long as the footwork is well controlled, it is no problem to shoot directly. Monaco's frontcourt players are Smith, Giuly and Ribery, and none of them have an advantage in height.

Milan players judged that Rotten's set-piece penalty is likely to be a direct shot.

Drogba is still on the bench, watching the situation on the field nervously. Jiangshan couldn't have substituted two players in the first half and put Drogba on the court, so Milan's first defensive priority is to prevent Rotten from shooting directly.

Of course, Monaco's midfielders and backfielders also followed up. Rodriguez and Givet are over 1.8 meters tall, and they are a bit threatening when they head the set-piece. The other players are of average height. Poor team, they are not tall enough.

The human wall is well arranged, and the Milan players are full of confidence. Whether it is the control of the landing point or the defense of the goal, they are fully prepared.

"Jiangshan's substitution plan will fail." Ancelotti showed an undetectable smile and was full of confidence in the players.

Giuly was pushed by Maldini and Nesta, and he couldn't stand steadily. He was driven from the middle to the left. Poor guy, where is his strength? Smith is tougher. He held the middle position and didn't retreat. He kept raising his hand to indicate his position.

Ribery and Rothen stood in front of the ball, ready to kick off. Everyone knew that Ribery was just a cover. This is also the case. It is not even a cover. It simply can't squeeze into the penalty area.

Ribery ran over, jumped and ran, and didn't touch the ball at all.

Rothen did not kick the ball hard, but lightly lifted it and sent the ball to the left penalty area. Giuly suddenly started and appeared in front of the ball, facing a half-empty goal. Oh my god, the opportunity appeared, a set-piece match.

The unexpected set-piece match was very cleverly calculated.

There was not a single defensive player around him. They were all paying attention to the more threatening players. Who would pay attention to the short Giuly?

Giuly's starting speed was also unmatched. At the moment when Rothen passed the ball, he suddenly started and got rid of Costacurta's close defense.

As quiet as a virgin and as fast as a rabbit, Giuly faced the ball and faced a half-empty goal. He used the strength of his upper body to lean on Costacurta who followed behind and pushed the ball lightly.

When Dida was preparing, he paid more attention to the left side of his body. Rothen often chose to hang the goal in the upper right corner of the goal. This time, he made a wrong judgment.

Move sideways and dive down.

In fact, it was just a pretense. He had no time to react at all. Giuly's shot had already fallen into the net without any ripples.

The ball went into the net, the exquisite set-piece cooperation, the tacit understanding between Rothen and Giuly, no one can beat.

Monaco fans went crazy, they didn't expect the home team to score first, it was not passively beaten as the media imagined. In conjunction, neutral fans cheered, they appreciated the nearly perfect set-piece cooperation.

"What a cool set-piece cooperation, it's the first time I've seen it."

"Jiangshan's substitutions have results, so amazing, I'm hard, this guy, so handsome."

"Jiangshan, I love you... I want to give you a big chrysanthemum."

In the 40th minute, the score finally changed.

Monaco scored first, leading Milan 1:0, Giuly scored the first goal in Monaco's history in the Champions League final, and was extremely excited.

Jiangshan raised his hands to celebrate, "Not bad, you understand what I mean." He saw the position of the set-piece and immediately replaced Rothen. The set-piece cooperation in this position had been arranged several times before the game, and there was hope that it would be realized.

Monaco players did not disappoint Jiangshan. As soon as Rothen came on the court, he immediately recorded an assist, and Giuly scored successfully, announcing that he is still Monaco's first trump card.

A trump card means being able to hold up at critical moments. Giuly has already scored in the Champions League semi-finals and has scored 5 goals in the Champions League. In the Champions League final, Giuly still withstood the pressure and scored a key goal, the sixth goal.

Monaco is leading, and the players' mentality is finally relaxed, and all the pressure is on Milan.

After the celebration, Jiangshan immediately asked the players to do a good job of defense and not to relax at all. Then he sat back on the sidelines, took out the tactical note, and began to write.

The camera captured the shot immediately. Jiangshan rarely wrote tactical notes on the sidelines. This was his first time in the Champions League, and he appeared on the stage of the final.

Two strokes, done, handmade.

"Huh? It's done already? Less than a second?" The on-site director said depressedly, "This is the first time I saw Jiangshan writing a note. I didn't expect that it would be gone in the blink of an eye."

The on-site director was a little depressed. Jiangshan chose not to be photographed in a close-up shot. "Did he draw a bus? It doesn't seem like it, or did he write 90 minutes to delay time? The time is not up yet!"

After Jiangshan finished writing the note, he took a look at it and stuffed it into his pocket without giving it to the players to execute.

Not a tactical note? The fans at the scene exclaimed, what the hell does this mean? Is it written for fun? Or did he write some words to encourage himself? Self-hypnosis? Chinese fans guessed that Jiangshan must have written a special code.

Well, I'm going to buy a lottery ticket. The time of the goal or the number of the goal scorer? Both are possible.

Jiangshan didn't know that a note he wrote could cause a commotion. He looked up and found that many fans were staring at him, which was a bit surprising. He had no choice but to smile and walk to the sidelines, pretending to command.

Ancelotti looked at the paper sticking out of his pocket, and wanted to rush over and pull it out to see, "What the hell is written? Is it another trick against me? I won't be fooled."

Magically, Ancelotti looked at the slightly exposed small note and actually felt a little pressure.

After Milan lost the ball, the players' fighting power did not weaken, but put down their burdens and started to attack. Shevchenko's shot tested Roma and almost equalized the score.

Roma pressed the ball under his body and rubbed it, twisting his buttocks, and waited until there was no one around to pick up the ball, commanding the players to go up and kick.

Passing the midfield, continue to develop in a wretched manner.

Milan players wanted to eat Monaco alive. Monaco's wretched defense was like a turtle shell on its back, and it couldn't be broken even by knocking. The time in the first half passed quickly.

In the second half, Ancelotti was going to make a move.