Star Coach

Jiangshan also took into account that this was West Ham's first time participating in the Champions League, and many players were still excited, so it would be safer to arrange some experienced old players to lead the team.

There was no way around the defense line. Except for Hummels who had experienced the excitement of the Champions League in AC Milan, the others were all rookies.

De Gea was still young, so it was understandable. The older Baines and Glen Johnson also had no experience in the Champions League. Not to mention Cahill, who had no chance to play in the Champions League at Bolton.

For the midfield quartet, Jiangshan let the old man Ballack start and lead his German brother Kroos. Modric could only sit on the bench depressed, with little rocket Reus and David Silva next to him.

Silva also had experience in the Champions League, which was also the experience Jiangshan gave him, which was more advantageous than Bale. Bale's impact was not allowed to be lost at home, and it was more efficient to stay away and counterattack.

On the forward line, the old man Drogba also started the game, with Suarez. Lewandowski played a similar role to Drogba, and had no experience, so he had to sit on the bench and wait for a chance to play.

Zidane looked at the players on the bench and cursed Jiangshan for wasting talent in his heart, "What good players these are! They can't even get a chance to start. The West Ham created by Jiangshan is simply terrible."

"Don't worry about the issue of playing. This game is just the first game of the group stage. You will have enough opportunities to play in the next few games. Don't worry." Zidane also had a task, which was to comfort the players who didn't play. This was his duty as an assistant coach.

At the beginning of the game, neither side launched a large-scale attack, but just tested each other, trying the depth, and then deciding the strength and speed.

Jiangshan also agreed with Mazzarri's strategy. Although this guy didn't play football very well, as a head coach, he was still capable. Of course, he was still a little worse than me.

As the game progressed, Mazzarri's face became more and more ugly. How could West Ham look like a new recruit in the Champions League? It was completely an old man on the battlefield, very oily.

Looking at his two old friends, Ballack and Drogba, Mazzarri was helpless. Their presence really quickly led the players of West Ham. With Drogba in the frontcourt, he kept instructing his teammates around him. Reus and Suarez were quick to understand and performed very well, and the threat became greater and greater.

Ballack sat in the defensive midfielder position and communicated with the back line from time to time to make them calmer. Naples' attack came over and was easily strangled.

Jiangshan looked at the team's steady performance and was excited in his heart, "That's it. I bought these veterans, not as mascots. In such occasions, the role of veterans is irreplaceable."

Why did Arsenal fail to hold up at critical moments in recent years? Did it start to collapse after February? A large part of the reason is that there are young people on the field, and no one taught them how to control the rhythm, how to allocate physical energy, how to win, or even how to play some tricks.

Cavani carried Cahill and shot, but the ball went far away. Baines made a follow-up kick and the ball fell to the sideline. No corner was given.

Cavani is still young, in good shape, and has a good ability to seize opportunities. It is not time for him to spit the ball. This is the cake he made himself. He wanted to kill West Ham's prestige, but it was a little crooked.

Ballack and Baines worked together to steal the ball. Baines immediately passed the ball to the front court. Reus received the ball, turned the corner without stopping, and rushed into the middle.

Suarez immediately pulled the space and moved to the side to leave enough space for Reus. Reus is very fast and his movements are quite smooth. After cutting inside, his vision suddenly became clear.

The running positions of several teammates are very considerate! They left him enough space. Drogba instructed David Silva to cut near the bottom line, almost parallel to the defender. As long as he passed the ball, he could launch an attack immediately.

Drogba moved himself into the penalty area, squeezing the space between Campagnaro and Cannavaro, making it difficult for them to move up. On the other side, Suarez was harassing.

Reus had too many options, in addition to passing the ball forward, he also passed it backwards. Kroos was next to him, waiting to respond at any time.

"Did you see it? Drogba's running position. There are also several teammates' positions. Reus has at least 4 options at the same time. This kind of attack is the best attack." Zidane quickly pointed out Lewandowski.

Lewandowski agreed with him. He always thought that the striker only had to score goals, but after seeing Drogba's choice, he realized that the striker not only had to score goals, but also had to be a bridgehead, and could even be the starting point of the attack.

Reus was young and more adventurous. He decided to pass the ball forward to cause damage. He immediately gently passed the ball, and the ball fell on Drogba's head. Drogba was not in a hurry and headed the ball back.

After a rub back, the ball fell at Suarez's feet. Maggio didn't have time to react and was a little panicked.

Suarez reacted quickly. He touched the ball and shot it directly without stopping. The ball went into the net from beside De Sanctis, and West Ham opened the scoring.

1:0, Suarez scored the first goal of West Ham in the Champions League group stage this season.

"Suarez's value should have increased, right?" Jiangshan was in a good mood.

In the previous "Kicker" magazine, the values ​​of West Ham players such as Suarez, Bale and Lewandowski all rose to more than 40 million euros, but the German magazine squeezed out a lot of water from the players.

If there is a deal, Woodward would not even be interested in starting negotiations without 60 million pounds. This season, if West Ham can reach the semi-finals in the Champions League, no, no, just reach the quarter-finals, the players' value can be hyped up again.

West Ham still has a loan of 300 million pounds. How to build a new stadium before it is paid off? Jiangshan bought so many players and wanted to sell them early.

Bale and Suarez are now hyped by the media. As long as West Ham wins a few more championships this season, their value will definitely soar again.

"It's hard for Reus. He has no intention of leaving. I will keep him for a few more years. The other valuable ones are really treasures!" Jiangshan laughed happily.

The team scored again. Drogba passed the ball again to Reus on the wing. Reus's shot was saved, and then David Silva made a supplementary shot into the net to expand the score.

2:0, at the end of the first half, West Ham had taken a two-goal lead.

In the relatively smooth first half, the defense was a bit chaotic, but the ball was not lost. The frontcourt players entered the state faster and had already controlled the rhythm of the game.

Drogba gave up two shooting opportunities to the opponent. It is true that an old man in the family is like a treasure.

In the second half, Jiangshan made substitutions early. The two veterans, Ballack and Drogba, completed their historical mission and were replaced by Modric and Lewandowski.