Star Coach

Grand Duke Reinier, President Campora and Prince Albert sat in the Meazza box, next to Inter Milan boss Moratti, the man called Daddy by the fans.

Moratti was in a good mood, the team had already qualified in advance, and was in great shape. Facing Monaco, it was just a matter of reaping victory as usual, "You are so bold, you actually let a young man in his early twenties take charge of the team, haha..."

"This young man, oh, I remember, he used to be our coach Cooper's assistant. It seems that you are paying tribute to Coach Cooper!"

"Jiangshan is only our temporary head coach, not the official coach." Campora quickly stated. Reinier and Campora looked very unhappy. They didn't want Jiangshan to take up this challenge, but they didn't expect Jiangshan to agree very readily.

It was all Prince Albert's fault, otherwise they could still joke with Moratti easily now. The coach is too young now and doesn't know how to brag.

Prince Albert disagreed and laughed, "In the 2000 Champions League final, I heard that Jiangshan participated in the tactical arrangement, and the team's goal was Jiangshan's tactical arrangement."

"Moreover, Jiangshan created a magical record of unbeaten seasons in Germany, and led Hoffenheim of the German Southern League to win the German Cup." Prince Albert had expected that the other party would laugh at them, and he had obviously done his homework, "Moreover, Jiangshan led the team to defeat three Bundesliga teams, Bayern, Stuttgart and Schalke 04, which is full of gold content."

"More importantly, he has never tasted defeat during his coaching of the youth team." Albert said firmly, "His resume is the reason why we gave him a chance."

"That's Germany, not Italy." Moratti was not angry, and replied with a smile.

Italian teams have been very strong in recent years. Juventus, Milan, and Inter Milan, the three northern powers, have been constantly making waves in the Champions League, which is crazy and cannot be compared with German teams and Ligue 1 teams.

The players entered the field and the atmosphere was warm.

Prince Albert suddenly became nervous, clenching his hands tightly, "Jiangshan! Come on, I can control the team, it depends on you in this game."

Jiangshan wore a well-fitting coach suit, comfortable and refreshing, that's the feeling. When he entered the Meazza Stadium, the fans thought that a player was wearing a coach's uniform, a little surprised, and booed.

"This player looks a little old, but he is still too young to be a coach."

"I feel relieved when I see the head coach of Monaco. Look at our Cooper, this is what a head coach looks like."

Inter Milan fans are very optimistic. In their eyes, victory is in their grasp, waiting for the next round of group stage grouping.

Jiangshan took the initiative to walk towards Cooper, his former benefactor. When they met again, there was no hissing, "Hello, Coach Cooper! Thank you for your help before."

Cooper still had a head full of silver hair, but after winning the Champions League trophy, he was quite a famous coach and shook hands with Jiangshan generously, "Jiangshan, congratulations on becoming the head coach of Monaco. But I will not show mercy this year."

"Me too. The truth will be revealed on the court." Jiangshan smiled. No matter how the two of them had an off-court relationship, they had to win the game. This was Jiangshan's principle.

Jiangshan was not sure of winning, but he didn't want to miss this opportunity. If he escaped at the slightest difficulty, he would not be successful no matter where he coached in the future.

The starting lineups of both sides came out, and Jiangshan directly copied the main lineup of Monaco in the 2003-04 season in the previous life.

Goalkeeper Roma, the back line was lined up, Evra, Givet, Rodriguez and Ibarra, two full-backs with strong assist ability, this was one of today's changes.

Before, Sacchi rarely let the two start at the same time.

In the midfield quartet, Rothen and Giuly are on both sides, with Cisse and Zicos in the middle. Cisse's last name is very common. The player in Monaco is Edward Cisse, a midfielder, not Gilbery Cisse, the poor player who broke his leg twice.

Akis Zicos is a Greek player with a tough style of play. He is very good at defense, steals and interceptions. He is a Keane-like player. He is not very famous, but very practical.

He, Cisse and Bernardi form a low-key trio that helped Monaco reach the 2004 Champions League final.

On the forward line, Pussor and Nonda are the double arrows.

On the bench, there is also Drogba waiting for his chance. Drogba is worried. Jiangshan secretly asked him to learn Shevchenko, but he didn't even learn a stop.

The time is too short, and Shevchenko's skills cannot be figured out in a day or two. Drogba kept thinking, if Jiangshan sent him to play, and he showed his super skill of stopping the ball ten meters away, would Jiangshan collapse?

This is the Champions League, and it is related to Jiangshan's future. The most embarrassing thing is that after Drogba transferred to Monaco, he couldn't even get a goal as a gift, whether in the league or the Champions League. Drogba did have 4 assists, which is not bad for a striker.

The lineup that Jiangshan arranged in Monaco is not well-known. On the other hand, Inter Milan's starting lineup is so star-studded that it is outrageous.

Goalkeeper Toldo, well, if it weren't for the young player Buffon, he would be the starting goalkeeper of the Italian national team.

On the defensive line, Cordoba, Materazzi, and Cannavaro started together.

The midfield is a five-man team of Conceicao, Zanetti, Zanetti, Di Biagio and Emre, with strong control and offensive capabilities. In the forward position, Crespo and Recoba are double insurance.

With such a luxurious and extravagant lineup, it is no wonder that Cooper is in high spirits. This lineup will only be stronger than the one he had in Valencia.

Moratti brought Cooper to Inter Milan just to win the Champions League.

Cooper suddenly felt the magic of 352 in Serie A. The lineup kept switching between 352 and 442, with good results, and now ranks first in Serie A.

He looked at the starting lineup arranged by Jiangshan, which was not surprising. It was basically the strongest lineup Monaco could come up with. But he muttered in his heart, "Isn't Jiangshan a fan of 352? He actually used 442. Are you playing tricks with me? Be careful of being beaten by me."

If Jiangshan arranged Bernardi to start and fight for defense, Cooper would think it was normal, but Jiangshan's intention was obviously to compete with Inter Milan. Do you really think that top teams can be defeated so easily?

Moratti laughed again, "The lineups are mutually restraining! Haha, Cooper's 352 lineup obviously restrains the 442 lineup, isn't it?"

Smooth, the result of the game can be seen from the formation. Moratti wished he could open a few more bottles of Classico Conti and taste them with his French friends.

The people present all understand football. Everyone knows that from the formation alone, 352 is indeed more advantageous than 442, but as long as the 442 lineup sticks to the two wing lanes, it can still beat the 352 formation.

Jiangshan's idea is very simple. As long as the players are strong enough, it doesn't matter what lineup they put out.

The referee whistled and the game began. It was a key battle to determine Jiangshan's future, and it was against his old boss.