star coach

Chapter 80 Benitez
With two consecutive victories in the Champions League and the league, the precarious battleship Monaco finally stabilized.

Jiang Shan became the interim head coach for the season, and the captain's position was temporarily secured. He only made minor adjustments to the team and did not dare to make big moves.There is not even an assistant coach, Sacchi's coaching team has all left, and he asked the assistant coach team of the youth team to come up to help and make a transition.

Jiangshan wants to build a new Monaco, and this season must produce results.He set his sights on the winter transfer window, preparing to recruit assistants while continuing to strengthen the team.

It's a pity that Monaco was eliminated in the French Cup and the French League Cup in advance, otherwise the domestic cup competition is a good breakthrough, the league has no hope, and the Champions League dare not expect extravagantly.

The first round of the second round of the UEFA Champions League group stage will be held on November 11. They will play against Valencia at home. After facing Cooper, they will face Valencia again.

After Cooper terminated the contract, Valencia invited Benitez, who brought Tenerife to La Liga, to coach.Benitez was originally not favored, but he didn't expect to overthrow Real Madrid, Barcelona and Super Deporti in the first season, and won the 2001-02 La Liga championship.

After Cooper left Valencia, the team's team is still there, the white-headed goalkeeper Canizares, the defense three veterans Ayala, Pellegrino and Carboni are old and strong, "Bug" Aimar and Baraja introduced by Atletico Madrid have become the team's new midfield core.

After taking up his new post, Benitez made several good deals, buying Carlos Marchena from Benfica and gradually replacing Pellegrino; Curro Torres returned on loan and gradually replaced Iglooma.

Most importantly, Benitez dug up the old player Mista from Tenerife and showed his prowess in La Liga. He can be called a first-class shooter.

Benitez won the league championship last season and only conceded 27 goals. His defense was very solid. This number of conceded goals is more valuable than the 19 conceded goals created by Jiangshan in Hoffenheim.

Compared with defense, Valencia's offensive power is relatively poor, scoring only 51 goals last season, which is the worst among the top five teams.

Valencia's offensive ability is slightly stronger this season, but their defense has loosened. They cannot maintain a score of 1:0 in countless games like last season, so they have only ranked second in La Liga so far this season.

Jiang Shan knows that facing Valencia in the Champions League must be two very boring and ugly games.Benitez is based on defense, and he is also based on defense now. It is a ghost if the scene is good.

Before facing his former club, Jiangshan led the team to the Manau Stadium to challenge Strasbourg, ranking 16th, a real relegation team, and has only scored 21 goals so far this season, and its offensive ability is particularly weak.

Prince Albert was very excited, thinking that this would be a big victory, and the French media were also excited because of Monaco's revival, and also turned all eyes on Monaco, a big victory is inevitable.

Monaco is already the only seed in Ligue [-] in the Champions League and must be praised.

This is not the case, Jiangshan's team smashed everyone's eyes.

The game was so fucking ugly, it was almost unbearable.

Sitting on a strong lineup, Monaco could have swept Ligue [-], but they stayed in the midfield for most of the game, defending and counterattacking, what the hell is going on?

Facing the weak attacking Strasbourg, do you defend and counterattack?Can there be a lower limit?Both sides failed to score in the first half, and Jiuli and Luo Teng obviously kept their kicks.

They seemed to be shocked by what happened to Franck Ribery on the field. Franck Ribery buried his head in pain and collided with the opponent. Not to mention his skin and blood, he also had a slight concussion and spent a day in the hospital.

You can't even sit on the bench in this game. Young man, I'll give you a chance. If you were injured too much and couldn't grasp the opportunity, you can't blame anyone.

In the first ten minutes of the second half, Monaco was still tepid, enjoying the thrill of defense, taking steals and interceptions as fun, and constantly tossing the rhythm of the game.

In the last half an hour, Monaco finally exerted its strength, and the pace of the game was several times faster.Nunda received a pass from Giuly and scored a wonderful volley, followed by a header from the substitute Pusauer.

After scoring 2:0, Monaco resumed its true colors again, returned to the half court, waited slowly for the opponent to attack, and then they happily intercepted and defended.

The whole game, from the beginning to the end, only needs 5 minutes of two goals, and even without editing, it can be directly regarded as a wonderful replay.

The fans wanted to curse, but they couldn't. The team won and won 2 goals, which is much better than at the beginning of the season.

The mental state and cooperation of the players have obviously improved to a higher level. This is the correct way to open Monaco, but the process of the game is ugly, very ugly.

"Strasbourg is very strong. We have been looking for opportunities. Only by the inspiration of the stars, we got the opportunity. Otherwise, the result of this game is hard to say." Jiang Shan said shamelessly in the face of the reporter's interview.

"As for the Champions League, we don't have too many ideas. Look at our grouping. Arsenal, Valencia and Roma are all very strong teams. We don't have any advantages. As of now, Monaco is only 13th in the league."

Jiang Shan shrugged, showing weakness.

After the 16th round of the league, there will be a 4-day rest period, which is the first game of the second round of the Champions League group stage. Monaco will play against Valencia at home.

The theme is meeting acquaintances, Jiangshan's old club.

Benitez does not seem to be very friendly to Jiangshan. In the interview before the game, he expressed his confidence in winning and felt that Jiangshan was lucky.

"We are the champions of La Liga. Yes, La Liga is the best league. Our strength is far above Monaco. There is nothing to say about it. Of course, you say that Valencia will win. This is not true. Football is round, and the outcome is unpredictable. I can only say that we have more than 70% chance of winning, that's all."

"I feel that Jiangshan's luck is very good. A few years ago, he was a scout in Valencia, and now he is the head coach of Monaco. I don't know what he has done. Maybe, leading a German fourth-tier team to the Bundesliga Bundesliga is a great achievement."

Benitez smiled, "I also led the team from the Second Division to La Liga, so I don't feel that Jiangshan's work is so good, I'm sorry."

"I heard that Jiangshan is considered to be a proponent of data analysis. In fact, this is not correct. When I was an assistant at Real Madrid, I attached great importance to data analysis. Later, I studied all over the world and collected a lot of data. In terms of data analysis, I think I have more say and authority."

oh!It turned out to be a competition for the title of data analysis master, but Jiang Shan never thought about this thing, it's just a tool, what does it matter who comes first?Serving the team and winning is what matters.

Obviously, Benitez didn't think so. Jiangshan inexplicably won the praise that should have belonged to him.Benitez is going to teach Jiangshan a lesson on the court.

(End of this chapter)