"As a manager, you have to play at least 40 games a season, but last summer's warm-up game was still in sight. ”

Jiang Qi didn't expect that Ranieri, the uncle, would take the route of sighing memories when he came up, and just picked up a piece of chicken steak on the plate, and stopped in mid-air for a while.

Ranieri waved the spoon in his hand and motioned for the rookie head coach to continue, "That game was really magical, it seemed to me that Milan at that time was a house with smashed doors and windows, even more dilapidated than Chelsea, and the only thing that could be praised was the frame left by Carlo. ”

Jiang Qi agreed with this statement, there was really nothing in Milan at that time.

"Did you read yesterday's newspaper?" Ranieri suddenly asked.

Old Jiang shook his head, "What's wrong?" ”

"UEFA specially pulled out the talking points, what else can there be. All the football newspapers are comparing your AC Milan with Carlo's Chelsea, you won the double last year, many people think that your success is achieved by stepping on Carlo's shoulders, and after he went to Stamford Bridge, he immediately recruited Spaniards to be the core of the midfield, just like the midfielder who shaped Pirlo in the beginning, this kind of thing that can make people argue endlessly, and the endless topics are what those media are most interested in, maybe when they are not enough, they will take it out and fry it and then put it on the shelf. Tsk ......", Ranieri pouted.

Someone munched on a chicken cutlet and didn't seem interested in it, "And then what?" ”

"However, almost everyone ignores that you and Carlo are fundamentally different."

"What?" Jiang Qi was a little curious about Ranieri's personal opinion.

'The most important thing you bring to AC Milan is 'change', which Carlo couldn't give and which was the root cause of last season's success. Ranieri pulled a napkin and wiped his mouth, "In addition, there is another point that I can't see clearly, your Milan has been able to turn the tide in almost every game against the wind, it seems that you are very sensitive to the rhythm of the game and can deal with every key point in time in the most appropriate way." ”

The rookie sect leader was a little stunned, and he suddenly felt that the tinkerer uncle in front of him had the appearance of a master in the world.

"Because of that magical warm-up game, I followed your game very closely, from the comeback to win the local derby, to the away game against Juventus to get a point at the all-powerful Bianconeri Prince, Munich persevered until the end to get the away goal and snatch a win in the high-end Arsenal Highbury attack...... The final winners of these textbook games in a season review were Milan, which is really scary to think about. ”

"And then?" , Lao Jiang has regained his calm demeanor with a light breeze.

"No, then!" Ranieri spread his hands, "I just feel incredible, Carlo may be able to do half of this, but it is absolutely impossible to do all of it, so I think you two are completely incomparable!" ”

Jiang Qi nodded, "How does it feel to go to Spain?" ”

His change of subject seemed abrupt, but Ranieri didn't seem to care at all, "It's very different from Italy and England, and it's hard to embed the elements you need." ”

"And uncle, your predecessor is a great head coach, oh ......", Jiang Qi shook the fork in his hand at him, "It is also a double champion, your pressure will be very high, and Real Madrid and Barcelona are crazy this season, so it is even more difficult to calm the mentality of the fans." ”

Indeed, with the rise of Barcelona and the revival of Real Madrid in the new season of La Liga, it may be difficult for the Bats to get involved in this battle again, although this is easy for the discerning person to see, but for fans, sometimes emotion is better than reason, as a fan of the defending champions, I am afraid it is not easy to accept such a new situation.

This lunch was relaxed and pleasant, and the conversation between the two people was very casual, but it stopped on point, like two idlers who did not wear the hat of a head coach and were idle.

However, Ranieri also has another sentence that Jiang Qi has to admit that this tinkerer still hides a keen insight and a more commendable imagination under the seemingly mediocre record.

"Sometimes, I can't help but think that God is giving you a magical pocket watch or something, which can remind you when you should make a change in the arena, so that you can seize the fleeting moment to turn things around......"

"What if I say that's pretty much the truth?"

Ranieri was stunned, then smiled, "Then I'll consider quitting my job as head coach and becoming a science fiction writer!" ”

The rookie head smiled playfully, "That's a good idea, I sincerely hope you think about it!" ”

Ranieri's guess is only about half if you want to score, he doesn't know the reason why Jiang Qi can repeatedly reverse the unfavorable situation, more because of the hidden golden thigh hole card in his hand, as for the grasp of the fighter can only be said to be the accumulation of experience he has watched hundreds of football games as a fan.

It is said that "the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear", which is very suitable for the head coach, because they are under pressure and have to calculate the gains and losses in their hearts, and sometimes they don't feel so sensitive. Another problem is that even if the average manager has insight into the situation on the field, he has not so many ways to deal with it, and it can even be said that it is lackluster. You must know that football does not have a pause like basketball and volleyball, which can completely interrupt the rhythm of the game, and the coach with strong adaptability and control may be able to magically rebuild the order of the game within a certain period of time, football does not pause, once it falls into a certain rhythm, it is difficult to get rid of it, which is determined by the venue and personnel, to be able to make correct and effective adjustments on the field, but also to make rapid adjustments, I can't help but say - difficult!

Therefore, Jiang Qicai attaches great importance to the homework before the game, as well as the countless details of all aspects of the team, and he remembers that the ancient Chinese also had a very wise adage: "Kung Fu is outside the poem".

For every key game, he has to deduce more than a dozen or even dozens of changes to the situation, and then design countermeasures, so that he will react at the first time and not miss the fighter.

He has been reminding himself all the time that in the new season, only by correcting his mentality can he win the treble and the treble, not only as the head coach Jiang Qi himself, but also the entire AC Milan team. After the Italian Super Cup, the atmosphere of the whole team was indescribably strange, not all impetuous, not all complacent and complacent, this feeling was very complicated, but Jiang Qi understood that these were not normal enough, nor were they normal.

And Ranieri may bring him a bigger surprise, because Jiang Qi feels that Milan needs a whetstone to get the team's mentality back on the right track, and the UEFA Super Cup is likely to become this opportunity.

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