Star Coach

(The fourth update and the fifth update will be at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.)

Milan entered the second half with a score of 0:1, and the balance of victory gradually tilted towards Monaco. Ancelotti couldn't help but make personnel adjustments.

Costacurta had no choice but to end the game. His slow three-beat action in the first half was simply Monaco's undercover. A series of mistakes made Ancelotti unbearable, and Gattuso almost vomited blood from him.

Milan's full-backs were unable to form an effective back-up, which was equivalent to breaking an arm. In the first half, Milan's offense was mostly launched from the center, and Monaco's defense was very targeted.

Unable to bear it, a substitution was necessary. The younger Junior came on to increase the mobility on the right side and reduce the defensive pressure on Gattuso.

Gattuso had already received a yellow card in the first half and could not focus on defense. Franck Ribery continued to provoke, so adjustments had to be made.

On Monaco's side, there are no changes in personnel. One substitution has been used in the first half, and the team is leading, so it is safer to maintain the status quo.

The game continues.

Milan players really set off an offensive frenzy. Shevchenko and Inzaghi were active and connected with Seedorf, threatening Monaco's goal from the start.

Milan fans are shouting louder and louder. They want to reverse. They want to reverse. Milan wants to win in the Champions League final and win their sixth Champions League title. Ancelotti seemed to be infected by the chants of Milan fans.

Standing on the sidelines, pointing to the players, full of passion, "Pirlo, go to the front and receive the pass. Don't give them a chance to counterattack."

Smith, Cisse, and Zicos kept retreating, almost approaching the penalty area, and almost all the players were concentrated in the midfield.

Jiangshan was not worried about the team's defense, and still watched the game calmly and rarely spoke.

Players from both teams were concentrated about ten meters in front of Monaco's penalty area. The formation was extremely flat. With nearly twenty players concentrated in a small space, it was difficult for the players to perform no matter how good their skills were.

Looking from above the stadium, Roma was the only one left in front of the Monaco penalty area, while Milan's backcourt was embarrassingly empty. Their defense line actually reached near the midfield line.

Mourinho looked at Monaco's defensive lineup with excitement, "Oh my God, Jiang Shan is really a genius. He squeezes the defensive space. The distance between the forward and the defender is less than 20 meters. The three lines remain stable. It's amazing."

"It's too difficult to perform in such a space. Milan doesn't have Ronaldo and can't break Monaco's defense." Del Bosque looked at the situation on the field and complained in his heart, "Why didn't we win? Alas... if we face Milan, we have killed them long ago.”

Ferguson admired the tactics of both sides. Whether it was Jiangshan or Ancelotti's tactical arrangements, he was very excited. "Sure enough, mainland football is more skillful. Jiangshan squeezed the defensive space and took the opportunity to counterattack the team that suited him. Milan's Pressure play can only be achieved through the scheduling of Pirlo and Seedorf.”

Guardiola licked the corner of his mouth, "Jiangshan definitely didn't expect that I was thinking about dealing with him, right? To deal with such a defensive formation, you must have a strong breakthrough point. In the future, my team will find a player with superb dribbling and shooting skills. It’s definitely going to be successful.”

In the first ten minutes of the second half, Milan pushed and rubbed Monaco, but Monaco felt quite comfortable. The two sides were poking at each other without losing anything, and it lasted for a long time.

Suddenly, Luo Teng whipped the ball and passed it long, directly across the midfield and down to the wing. Giuly and Ribery ran at the same time, and Smith was in the middle and also ran with strength.

Here it comes again, Monaco’s counterattack. In ten minutes, Monaco only had two or three decent counterattacks, but each time it made Milan very uncomfortable.

Maldini commanded the defense line, "Retreat, retreat quickly. Stand in a good position."

Ancelotti also jumped on the sidelines, "Hurry up, Pirlo, you also return to defense."

Pirlo dragged his steps slowly, back to defense! He is not fast, does not track back, and is a midfielder, so his positioning is awkward.

Giuly's dribbling failed to break through Kaladze, and the ball was destroyed by Monaco.

Substitutions, Ancelotti and Jiang Shan actually chose to make substitutions at the same time. In the 65th minute, both sides made substitutions at the same time.

On Milan's side, attacking midfielder Costa was replaced. He has never been able to gain the full trust of his teammates. He has few opportunities to attack with the ball and cannot perform well.

Ambrosini came on as a substitute and got a chance to showcase himself. "Is it time to replace Drogba? Ambrosini is there to deal with Drogba. He has good physical fitness and can definitely pester Drogba."

Jiangshan also made a substitution, but it was not Drogba, but the Italian Bernardi, who replaced Chicos, who was physically exhausted very quickly. Zicos ran more than 9 kilometers and had some physical problems.

Compared with Prasil, Bernardi is more energetic and has stronger tactical execution at this stage. When Bernardi comes on the court, he is to limit Seedorf's passing.

Pirlo and Seedorf, the two teamed up to break Monaco's frontcourt press and created a great threat. They sent almost all the threatening balls Shevchenko received.

The connection between Milan's midfield and forward line must be cut off.

"Isn't it Drogba?" Ancelotti yelled, "He is actually thinking of cutting off the connection between our midfielder and forwards. This guy is so ruthless and merciless."

Ibarra smashed the ball to the midfielder, Bernardi caught the ball adaptively, controlled it for a while, felt the atmosphere, and then gave the ball to Ribery's feet.

Ribery no longer wasted time, he broke through and passed people. Gattuso was interfering beside him. The brother in front? Smith hasn't gone up yet. His physical strength is almost gone and he can't bear it anymore.

Failed to create a threat, the ball was passed back to Bernardi, and then went to the wing. Giuly started, dribbled, and shot hastily. There was no order, no contact point in the frontcourt, and the pressure was not small.

Rothen could only defend in the midfield during this period, without room to play. His long pass dispatch could not be demonstrated, and half of it was wasted.

Milan attacked, Shevchenko retreated, received a pass from Gattuso, accelerated, and broke through Evra. Evra desperately chased, but still couldn't stop the Ukrainian nuclear warhead.

Evra is still young, and it is impossible for him to contain the offensive players throughout the game. No one can do it.

Shevchenko saw the opportunity, knocked it horizontally, and passed it to Ambrosini's feet. Ambrosini did not stop the ball, facing Cisse, and chose to pass it.

Inzaghi happened to appear and shot suddenly, and Roma instinctively dived.

Hey! Good luck, he actually saved it, and Inzaghi's shot was saved by Roma.

There is also someone, the player in the white jersey, Shevchenko.

The toe shot and the follow-up shot broke the net.

Monaco's defense was strong for 70 minutes, but it was finally broken, losing to the consecutive shots of Inzaghi and Shevchenko.

Jiangshan's expression was calm, and he did not feel annoyed after losing the ball.

The players looked at Jiangshan unconsciously and found that everything was still under Jiangshan's control. The panicked mentality calmed down again.

Shevchenko ran frantically and rushed to the Milan fans to cheer. The players behind followed and pressed him under him.

There is still hope. As long as Milan scores, they can continue to score goals and there is still hope of winning. Even Juventus was eliminated by them. Who else can threaten their plan to reach the top?

After the restart, Jiangshan immediately made a substitution. The last fight.