Star Coach

Jiangshan had just "announced" the ownership of the Premier League champion in the 2011-2012 season, and the English Football Association gave him a big "gift".

According to past experience, the FA Cup championship will be held at the end of May, usually after the Champions League final. Last season, West Ham United participated in the Europa League final before competing for the FA Cup championship.

But this season, the English Football Association decided not to play by the rules. They scheduled the FA Cup final to May 6, after the penultimate round of the Premier League and before the last round of the Premier League.

In this way, West Ham United's league competition will become more difficult, but it will give West Ham United time to prepare for the Champions League final.

This year's Champions League final is scheduled for May 20, when the Premier League season will be over. The Champions League final will be West Ham United's last game of the season, facing Real Madrid, Mourinho's team.

Jiangshan's team is almost at the end of its energy. After each game, the team must organize medical personnel to relax the players' muscles so that each player can get as much rest as possible.

Before the third-to-last round of the game, Jiangshan gave the players a day off to relax their tense nerves.

The last three rounds, this period is very delicate. The points gap between Manchester United and West Ham is 3 points. West Ham still has great hope, but Manchester United only has the league to fight for. West Ham has to deal with the FA Cup, the league and the Champions League, and every step cannot be wrong.

The FA's approach is ostensibly to give West Ham time to prepare for the Champions League final, but in fact, it increases the pressure on West Ham to win the treble, or in other words, they don't want West Ham to succeed too quickly.

For the league and the FA Cup, they hope that West Ham will not be able to grab it, the league will be given to Manchester United, the FA Cup will be given to Chelsea, and then the most ideal state is that West Ham will win the Champions League, which is the heyday of the Premier League.

If Manchester City is a little stronger and reaches the final of the Europa League, it will be the real heyday of the Premier League. Unfortunately, Manchester City lost to Atletico Madrid coached by Simeone in the semi-finals of the Europa League.

This season's Europa League final was a La Liga civil war, with Atletico Madrid facing Athletic Bilbao. You read that right, Serbia did not make it to the Europa League final.

Back to the Premier League, in the third to last round, West Ham played against Swansea, and the team's fatigue was fully revealed. After all, Swansea is a relegation team and it is difficult for West Ham to pose a threat.

Who would have thought that at the beginning of the game, West Ham was scored by Swansea and fell behind 0:1. If they lost points in this game, the next two league games would be declared over in advance, and Manchester United would not give West Ham any chances.

Jiangshan looked ugly. He knew that the players were working hard, but at the critical moment, he repeatedly warned them not to take it lightly, but they still lost the ball. Fortunately, the time of losing the ball was still good. Losing the ball at the beginning was much better than losing the ball near the end.

The score of 0:1 lasted for half a game. At the beginning of the second half, West Ham seemed to have changed a team and burst out with infinite fighting power.

Ballack blew the wave of counterattack and led the team forward. Veterans Drogba and Hargreaves suddenly looked rejuvenated and ten years younger.

Soon, Suarez scored a goal on West Ham's side and tied the score.

In the 80th minute, West Ham finally reversed the score. Ballack received a pass from Hargreaves and shot from the middle, becoming the biggest contributor to the reversal.

"Are they worth another year's contract?" Zidane was a little expectant. "I think they are in good shape, especially Ballack. He is like a 20-year-old young man today."

Jiangshan also smiled, "Indeed, these guys performed impeccably in the second half today."

The contracts of these three guys are all expiring this year. Except for Drogba who renewed his contract for one year in advance, the other two are still under evaluation. Hargreaves wants to find new opportunities because he feels that his condition is very good. After the game, his waist is not sore, his legs are not painful, and he is more powerful.

Being a substitute in West Ham, and only a half-time substitute, is better than being a main player in a mid-stream team, which is more in line with his positioning. Jiangshan is going to have a good talk with him. His physical condition will not be able to adapt to the intensity of the Premier League next year.

The best way is for him to renew his contract for one year and then transfer to a trial match with less competitiveness, such as the Chinese Super League, where he can continue to play a huge role.

After the game, Ballack was trembling all over. He was really tired. There was no way. His condition could only maintain a high-intensity fight for more than half a game. He carried the whole game today and was about to collapse. His physical strength reached a bottleneck.

The team doctor came up quickly and helped him to the locker room for massage and relaxation.

Jiangshan had communicated with him that after this game, he would let him take a rest and give him a chance to play in the Champions League final. He had never won the Champions League and had been thirsty for a long time. Jiangshan gave him the best opportunity.

However, the three veterans in Jiangshan's team all played their due effects this season, especially Drogba, who scored several key goals to save the team, at least 6 more points in the league, and also scored key goals in the Champions League.

In this game, veterans are still the key factor. Jiangshan is considering whether to bring back a few more veterans next season. An old man in the family is like a treasure.

In today's crucial game, West Ham did not fall behind and still put pressure on Manchester United. As long as Manchester United makes a mistake, they can take the lead. But the difficulty is really too great.

Jiangshan still holds the same view, "Manchester United has already won the Premier League championship trophy, everything is no longer suspenseful, yes, especially the FA Cup final is about to take place, we will definitely put all our energy on the FA Cup final."

"This is the championship we must defend. Compared with a league victory, we are more interested in a championship trophy." Jiangshan smiled bitterly, "You know, West Ham needs a trophy. Our honor room is empty, and it is not a level comparison with Manchester United at all."

Ferguson rarely responded to Jiangshan's remarks after the game, "We must be careful, the league is not over yet, we have to keep working hard, only after the last game is played, can we say that we have won the league championship."

"West Ham has performed very well this season, I hope they can win the Champions League trophy, Jiangshan is a guy I admire very much, he is incredible." Ferguson also guided the media to put pressure on West Ham.

You just prepare well for the Champions League final, and give us the domestic trophy. Well, Chelsea head coach Di Matteo also holds this view, "West Ham United reached the Champions League final. Although we are rivals in the Premier League, from a friend's perspective, we hope they win the Champions League and bring glory to the Premier League."

Di Matteo replaced Villas-Boas as Chelsea head coach two months ago and led the team to the FA Cup final, hoping to win a championship. They are still fighting for a place in the Champions League next season, but are currently ranked fifth, which is very difficult.

In the penultimate round, West Ham United faced Everton, a mid-table team with no desire.

This book will be completed soon, and a new book is already in preparation, from the perspective of players, super players competing with the two peerless heroes.