Star Coach

After defeating Roma, Jiangshan found that he wanted to keep a low profile, but the effect was not good. They were already tied with Roma in points, and the points were still rising. They still said that they did not want to compete for the championship. This was definitely a psychological warfare.

After the game, Jiangshan continued to play dumb and continued to praise Inter Milan and Roma. He said that they were the strongest contenders for the league championship. Milan's game was very difficult, and they had to play one game after another. The old players were under great physical pressure and could not maintain their condition. There was not a single truth.

Most reporters did not believe Jiangshan's lies. Who would dare to believe that the league championship had been decided before the halfway point of the season? Anyway, the reporters began to report that Milan became one of the contenders for the league championship. If they had not started with a negative 8 points at the beginning of the season, they would now be 3 points ahead of Inter Milan and definitely the first place.

Jiangshan focused on winning every league game. During this period, he carefully adjusted the team's status. The Champions League had already qualified in advance, and the first round of the Italian Cup round of 16 had also passed smoothly. He gave Simeone the coaching authority for the two games.

Simeone was flattered, even a little nervous and excited, "Will you let me coach the remaining two Champions League group matches?"

Jiangshan nodded, "We have already qualified in advance, and it is not a problem to be the first in the group. The remaining two games will make you happy."

"Hehe, hehe, great! This is the Champions League, and there is also the Italian Cup. I have coached many games this season." Simeone licked his lips, "Do you think I will win all the games?"

Jiangshan smiled, he didn't know how to answer.

In the Italian Cup, facing Brescia's home game, the team performed well and won 2:1. But the performance in the two Champions League games was very average.

Facing AEK Athens away, AC Milan actually lost, losing 0:1 to the Athens team away, giving the opponent warmth.

If Jiangshan hadn't asked for leave, he would probably be so angry that he would take back the coaching authority. He pretended to be sick and went outside for medical treatment. Simeone directed the last two Champions League group matches on the sidelines.

Of course, Jiangshan was not sick. He just went to a small island in Greece to relax for a few days, meet up with a few friends, drink, look at the sea, and make love. At the same time, let Simeone feel the pressure. Any team is not so easy to lead, especially the Champions League team, which is easy to overturn.

In the last round of the group stage, AC Milan played against Lille at home. Lille has already secured the second place in the group, and they still want to fight for the first place in the group.

Simeone finally gave his all and held a 1:1 draw at home, which was quite difficult. After the game, he had no idea of ​​coaching the Champions League.

Seeing Jiangshan coming back, he returned the team to him in one go, "This is your team, it's too difficult to lead. My prestige is not enough, and my mobilization ability is not as good as yours, so I can't lead it."

After all, Simeone is only an assistant coach. Jiangshan's prestige in AC Milan is too high, and the players basically only listen to him. In addition, the team has qualified in advance, so it is not easy for the players to tighten their nerves again and show 100% of their state, at least Simeone can't do it.

Jiang Shan smiled, "That's what you said. You didn't grasp the best opportunity for me."

"I will build my own team in the future and won't let you look down on me." Simeone said bitterly, "In the Italian Cup, will I continue to arrange tactics behind the scenes?"

"Of course, this is your stage." Jiang Shan said generously, "Hurry up and accumulate experience. Every coach has a different way to deal with players. I hope you can find your own way quickly."

Simone's coaching philosophy is good, especially after training with Jiang Shan for several years, he has a good foundation, but lacks some experience. Since Jiang Shan wants to push him out as the head coach, of course he has to create better opportunities for him.

In the middle of December, the league points gap between AC Milan and Inter Milan has not narrowed at all, and it was almost widened. If Inter Milan hadn't tied a game, the points gap would have become 7 points.

At present, the gap is still 5 points, and Inter Milan feels the pressure. If they want to succeed in the Champions League, the league cannot be a stumbling block. AC Milan has caught up, and Roma is still hanging in the third place, following closely.

The situation of the Three Kingdoms Killing has initially formed, and Inter Milan is in the first place.

The Champions League group stage is over. The three teams in Serie A performed generally. Although AC Milan qualified as the first in the group, its dominance cannot be compared with last season. As for Inter Milan and Roma, they only got the second place in the group stage.

Inter Milan fell behind Bayern Munich, and Roma was suppressed by Valencia. Unlike the strong performance in previous seasons, Serie A has weakened greatly.

Chelsea, Bayern, Liverpool, Valencia, Lyon, Manchester United, Arsenal and AC Milan became the first in each group. Overall, the strongest teams are still the Premier League teams.

With the maturity of Ribery and others, Bayern in the Bundesliga has recovered strongly and started to show their muscles in Europe. They want to compete for the championship. La Liga is relatively lonely during this period. Real Madrid and Barcelona only got the second place in the group, but Valencia grabbed the first place in the group.

Milan's opponents in the round of 16 have also surfaced. Excluding Lille in the same group and Inter Milan and Roma in the same national league, their opponents will be between Barcelona, ​​Eindhoven, Real Madrid, Celtic and Porto.

Jiang Shan vaguely remembered that in the last life, Milan met Celtic in the round of 16 and almost fell. Thanks to Kaka's solo effort, they made it to the quarterfinals.

I don't know how it will be in this life?

When the Champions League draw was made, the Ballon d'Or winner was also selected.

Kaka beat Ronaldinho and Ronaldo to become the new Ballon d'Or winner. Last season, Manchester United was the biggest winner, and Ronaldinho, wearing a Manchester United jersey, won the Ballon d'Or; last season, Milan became the biggest winner, and Kaka won the Ballon d'Or.

Moreover, they dug another Ballon d'Or winner, Ronaldinho, into the team, and his performance this season is equally outstanding, almost on par with Kaka.

Milan's two trump cards, the top two in the Ballon d'Or selection, Ferguson was a little regretful, "Ronaldinho actually resurrected Jiangshan?"

According to Ferguson's judgment, Ronaldinho would definitely become a frequent visitor to Milan nightclubs, but Jiangshan did not expect that he controlled Ronaldinho's desire and let him transfer more of his energy to the game. Next season, Ronaldinho can still maintain his high light.

The draw ceremony was very simple, Jiangshan did not care much, no matter what opponent, they had to deal with it. Of course, it would be best to be Real Madrid, which has been in poor form in the past two years and is easy to deal with.

The hat of the 16th player in the Champions League has been worn on his head, and he can't get rid of it even if he scratches it.

The draw results came out, and Milan did not meet Celtic, but met Porto, a Portuguese Super League team.

Celtic was drawn by Chelsea, and the matchup situation of the two teams changed. The matchup situation of other teams was no different from the previous life. Inter Milan still met Valencia. Of course, Valencia's strength was weakened this time, and they had a greater chance of advancing.