Star Coach

In the first half of the game, the two sides kept colliding, and the game was extremely ugly. In fact, the second half of the game was not much better, and it was still very ugly.

However, the two head coaches, Jiangshan and Benítez, kept fighting on the sidelines, constantly calculating each other's tricks, and they were already having a lot of fun.

"It's time to decide the winner." Jiangshan saw Pushor send a through ball, suddenly turned around, raised his hands, and walked back to the coaching seat easily.

This shot was instantly recorded by the camera on the scene. It was definitely Jiangshan's moment of pretending.

Starting from Hoffenheim grabbing popcorn, then winning the championship in Hoffenheim unbeaten, and then winning the German Cup, Jiangshan would occasionally send classic moments of pretending. Moreover, every time he pretended, he succeeded.

Will it succeed this time? The answer is yes.

Pushor's coquettish outside foot passed the ball to the unguarded open space in the penalty area, close to the goal, and at this time, a red figure really appeared.

The Monaco player in red clothes, left back, Evra. He appeared in the penalty area, met the ball, and shot easily.

The ball went into the net, and Cañizares had no time to react. All his attention was on Pussor. Giuly's lateral dribbling took away all the defenders, and Pussor's footwork also attracted the goalkeeper.

It only takes a moment to change, and the situation has changed.

Evra was a winger last season, and he played as a left back for half a season this season. He still can't forget the joy of being a winger. The first goal of this season appeared in the Champions League, against Valencia, the first crucial game.

1:0.

Monaco fans went crazy, and the crazy shouts woke up the sleepy neutral fans.

In the 80th minute, Monaco took the lead at home. After taking the lead, they quickly retreated to prevent Valencia's quick counterattack.

After Valencia was scored, they were eager for success and kept bombarding Monaco's defense. Unfortunately, Monaco had changed its formation, almost all of its players were on defense, and Drogba harassed in the frontcourt, so Valencia's counterattack was unsuccessful.

Benítez looked at Jiangshan and felt that he couldn't see through him. "He is obviously just a young man, how can he be so scheming?"

Valencia's offense is still insufficient. Even if all the players rushed up, they couldn't break Monaco's defense in a short time. Instead, the defense almost fell. If Drogba had a stronger ability to seize opportunities, he would definitely score another goal.

Monaco withstood Valencia's bombardment and persisted to the end, keeping the gate intact.

Valencia could only swallow the bitter fruit of failure.

In the second round of the group stage of the 2002-03 Champions League, Monaco got off to a good start with a score of 1:0. It was a very Valencia score. Jiangshan defeated Valencia in the way of Valencia.

Three points were scored. Jiangshan's pressure was reduced a lot, and the hope of qualifying for the group was increasing. Of course, the road ahead is still difficult.

In the second round of the group stage, Monaco will travel to Italy to challenge Rome away.

Before that, they still have two league games to fight for, the home game against Paris Saint-Germain, Ronaldinho's team. The away game against Montpellier is not easy to deal with.

After the game, Monaco seemed quite excited. They overturned the powerful Valencia, the 2000 Champions League champion, and the La Liga champion last season. Now they are under their feet. That feeling is so cool.

These days, Monaco players walk lightly.

Prince Albert appeared at the right time and hosted a banquet for all the players to thank Jiangshan for his training and the players' hard work.

He wanted to become the chairman of the team, and he also wanted to get the support of the team. He didn't want Jiangshan to be the only one who was angry about his presence. Unfortunately, the players only knew how to eat and drink, and they were not interested in what he said.

Jiangshan's philosophy is more in line with the players' tastes. As long as they play according to Jiangshan's tactics, they can continue to win, even against top teams.

Even if they lose, Jiangshan will not let the players take the blame. He will be responsible, stand in front of the players, and share the pressure first.

Facing the frivolous players, Jiangshan was a little unhappy. They just won a game, but they were still thinking about going to heaven. The next day, he quickly called the players for a meeting.

At the meeting, only a few old players such as Giuly were calm, while the others were still noisy and seemed extremely excited. Finally, under the reminder of the old players, the others also quieted down.

Jiangshan looked at the quiet players and slowly spoke, "Our Monaco won the French Ligue 1 championship in 2000. Now, there is only Giuly in the team, right?"

Ludovic Giuly was the main force when Monaco won the French Ligue 1 championship in the 1999-2000 season. At that time, there were also players such as Trezeguet and Barthes, but they all left the team in less than three years.

"How many honors do the others have?" Jiangshan asked coldly.

No one answered, no honors. Even everyone has an embarrassing resume. Jiang Shan forced a smile, "I am a brother to everyone, I hope to win honor with everyone, but now, we have only won one game, it seems like we are floating in the sky, what can we win in this state?"

After being depressed for half a season, Monaco players seem to have forgotten how to win, and even lost their dominance, and they are complacent after winning a game.

"Brothers, there are still 5 group matches, and we will face Roma and Arsenal next. We may be eliminated at any time. I don't want us to walk out of the stadium with our heads down in the next game."

"Let's not talk about the Champions League. We are currently ranked 13th in the league. We may not even qualify for the UEFA Cup next season, let alone the Champions League. Will you be satisfied?"

Ligue 1 has only two and a half Champions League places and three Europa League places. It is almost impossible for Monaco to get the top three, but there is still hope to get the top six.

"In the next game, we will face Paris Saint-Germain. Can we win the game with our current weak state?" Jiangshan kept asking questions, and the players were very quiet.

Paris Saint-Germain ranked fifth last season, entered the UEFA Cup, and made progress this season. Now it ranks third in the standings. Ronaldinho is still in the team. With Renaldo, Heinze and other elite players, they are definitely capable of knocking Monaco to the ground.

That's why Jiangshan gathered the players for a meeting, so that they can concentrate and not get cocky after winning a game.

"We are talking behind closed doors. Whether it is for the honor of the team, for a better future for individuals, for more wages, or for more personal reputation, we have no capital to be arrogant."

Drogba was the first to stand up, "Support the coach. I will unconditionally obey any arrangement of the coach."

Then Evra, Ibarra and the injured Ribery also stood up and expressed the same opinion. Giuly also stood up to support Jiangshan.

Some players have always regarded Jiangshan as a good brother and a good friend. They tried their best on the field to give Jiangshan face. They didn't know until today that Jiangshan had impressed so many players unconsciously.

Then everyone stood up and shouted in unison to support Jiangshan.

Jiangshan stretched out his palm, "Go one game at a time!"

"Go!" The voice was loud and the house shook. Scarlett, who was serving tea, almost fell down.