coach legend

Chapter 228 Trouble After Good Grades

Losing to Manchester United did not dampen the confidence of the Blackburn players at all.In games between strong teams, it is normal to win or lose.

Blackburn, who came off the bench, defeated the Guerrillas very easily in the first round of the UEFA Cup against the Guerrillas and entered the second round of the UEFA Cup.

Five days later, Blackburn played Derby County at home.

Derby County's performance last season was absolutely amazing.In the end, it ranked No.9 in the Premier League, which completely overturned the predictions of those experts before the season.In fact, not only last season, but also in the last season, many experts and media have been predicting that Derby County will soon return to League One.

But Derby County first used their outstanding performance last season, ranking No. 12 in the Premier League, and slapped those football commentators hard.Last season was even better, ranking No.9 in the Premier League.

But this season, they have not been able to continue their performance.In the previous nine rounds, they had two wins, two draws and five losses, and only accumulated eight points.

George will never let go of an opponent of this level.

Of course, many media are not only aiming at the game itself, but also want to see who George chooses as Sagnol's substitute.In their hearts, Sun Jihai has been excluded from the main lineup, because Sun Jihai has already played in the last UEFA Cup game.

But when the big list came out, they were still very surprised.Because Sun Jihai is impressively on George's starting list.Everyone understood that Sagnol's replacement, George chose Sun Jihai.

Sun Jihai did not receive any test in this game, Blackburn is very strong at home.

Goals from Pires, Duff and Van Bronckhorst allowed Blackburn to win the game easily with a score of [-]-[-].

After finishing the tenth round of the Premier League, Blackburn ushered in the most intensive schedule.

On October 10, Blackburn made their first appearance in the League Cup this season.Because Blackburn is No.14 in the Premier League and participates in the UEFA Cup.So instead of participating in the first and second rounds of the League Cup, you can directly participate in the third round of the League Cup.

Blackburn Rovers host Norwich in the third round of the League Cup.

This is a League One team, because it just finished playing the Premier League three days ago.So George is playing a lot of young players.Even some players from the reserve team played.Let Parker and Drogba be the main players.It's not that the Blackburn players are not thick enough, but that George never thought about achieving any results in the League Cup.

Most of the players in the youth team and the reserve team, although very hardworking.But in the end it was still a score of one to two and lost to the League One team Norwich.

But George didn't have time to think about this game at all, because Blackburn went to Leicester two days later to challenge Leicester City.

Unlike Derby County, Leicester City's performance in recent seasons is still very good.It has always been a mid-range team in the Premier League, and they are all swaying in seventh, eighth, and ninth in the Premier League.Although the team is strong, George did not send all the main lineup.

It is a lineup of half main force and half substitute.Deco, Pires, and Klose with better physical strength all played, while Micoud and Duff sat on the bench.However, Blackburn's substitute players are not weak, including Hargreaves, Bellamy, and Gallas are all good.

Leicester City is not weak, but Blackburn, who has been in good form in the Premier League recently, still relied on the goals of Bellamy and Klose to beat Leicester City [-]-[-] away.

Especially when Klose scored a goal, even the commentator sighed.

"Milo Klose, this is his ninth goal for Blackburn this season, and his eighth goal in the Premier League. He has already tied last season, the number of goals for the entire season. Four The lad George brought over for free from Germany years ago is now the best striker in the Premier League."

"Now let's look at Klose's characteristics. Klose's greatest strength is his amazing header ability. Of the nine goals this season, Klose scored five. Klose is not It's very high, but Klose's jumping ability, waist strength, aerial ability, and judgment on the placement of high balls are definitely the top in world football."

"In addition to the header, many of Klose's other goals were scored against offside. Among them, we can see that Klose's explosive power and speed, although not the world's top, are quite powerful."

"However, the most powerful thing about Klose is that he can perfectly integrate into George's tactics. After retreating, he is very calm in taking and passing the ball, and he can perfectly fit with the two wings."

"Of course, Klose still has shortcomings. The biggest shortcoming is that the skills at his feet are still a bit rough. The shots in the penalty area are not particularly decisive. This is the shortcoming that restricts Klose from becoming a world-class striker. But I believe Klose Ze will slowly change this problem. Klose's future is worth looking forward to."

Klose's outstanding performance has amazed all the English football world.

Five days after their victory over Leicester City, Blackburn host their UEFA Cup second-round opponents.

The second round of the UEFA Cup is over, and Blackburn will be in the No.12 round of the Premier League two days later.

The intensive competition almost made George collapse, but fortunately, the current Blackburn is not the Blackburn of last season.Last season, Blackburn's substitute lineup was too poor to support two-line combat at all.But now the strength of Blackburn's bench has greatly increased, and George is not afraid of two-line battles.

Blackburn's points in the Premier League are currently very good.After losing to Manchester United, Blackburn immediately ushered in two consecutive victories.Manchester United has one win and one loss, so now Blackburn is still one game less, three points behind Manchester United.

Blackburn is still biting Manchester United and is still an important contender for the Premier League title.

As George said before the season, George's goal this season is the UEFA Cup.After finally entering the UEFA Cup, George is unwilling to give up the UEFA Cup.

Therefore, George attaches great importance to the UEFA Cup game.Blackburn's opponent in the second round of the UEFA Cup is Lokomotiv Moscow from Russia.Lokomotiv Moscow may still be a strong team in Russia, but its strength in Europe is average.

Compared with another team in Moscow, Spartak Moscow, the strength of Locomotive is a lot worse.In addition, ten years ago, with the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the decline of the Russian economy, the Russian team has lost its glory.

Although the results of Lokomotiv Moscow in the past two years have been good, they reached the semi-finals of the Cup Winners Cup last season and last season.

But George didn't take Lokomotiv Moscow to heart.

In the second round of the UEFA Cup, Blackburn fans were even more enthusiastic.In the last UEFA Cup home game, Blackburn had already secured the victory.Fans come here just to watch European games.

But this game is different, this is the first game of the second round of the UEFA Cup.This is a game with suspense, so the enthusiasm of the fans is even greater.

The enthusiasm of the fans is very high, and the state of the Blackburn players is even more terrifying.Blackburn was hot at home and scored four goals against Lokomotiv Moscow.Klose, who was in full form in the Premier League, did not score in this game, but had three assists, completing a beautiful assist hat-trick.

As a midfielder, Miku has scored six goals in Blackburn.Among the Blackburn team, the goals ranked No.2.Micoud's scoring rate is even the same as that of the striker.Of course, this has a lot to do with George's specially built 4-2-3-1.

Under this formation, Klose's assists as a striker have risen in a straight line.And Miku, the attacking midfielder, scored a lot of goals.

At home they beat Lokomotiv Moscow with a score of [-]-[-].Even Mortensen, who commented on the game, commented with a smile.

"There is no doubt that Blackburn has entered the top 32 of the UEFA Cup. Lokomotiv Moscow did not have any offensive in front of Blackburn. If Blackburn did not recover a little later, it is possible to hit five or six goals. .”

"George led the team to play in the UEFA Cup for the first time, and he was able to enter the top 32 of the UEFA Cup so easily. The results are very good."

"George said that Blackburn's goal this season is to win the UEFA Cup, and there are exactly ten games left before the UEFA Cup championship. Let us wait and see where Blackburn can go."

Although the League Cup is eliminated, no one cares about that.Because it is obvious that George does not attach importance to the League Cup at all. With the Premier League and the League Cup, the weight of the League Cup has dropped a lot at once.At present, Blackburn has entered the top 32 of the UEFA Cup with one foot, and the Premier League is ranked No.2.Very good grades.

With the recent fiery state, even though he just finished the second round of the UEFA Cup.But two days later, Blackburn still defeated Liverpool [-]-[-] at home with a strong posture.

Liverpool have done very well this season.After Houllier carried out some cleaning and rebuilding, Liverpool's performance has improved a lot.It's just that there are still big problems in the defense line. They met Blackburn, who has been in good form recently, and were beaten [-]-[-] by Blackburn.

More importantly, in this round, Manchester United was beaten [-]-[-] by Tottenham.

This time, Blackburn turned out to be one game less, but the points were already tied with Manchester United.Even with the advantage of goal difference, it ranks No.1 in the Premier League.After seven rounds of competition, Blackburn returned to the top of the Premier League.

Blackburn's excellent results at this stage made George feel proud and smiling all day long.Even in the face of those fans who made things difficult for him, he answered kindly.

"Coach Levi, hello."

But the good mood disappeared with the arrival of Kennedy.Kennedy looked at George with a smile, and then said it slowly.

"Coach Levy, on behalf of Damien I want to talk about his contract."

　Tomb-sweeping day, the family is busy.I'm going to worship tomorrow, and I have prepared a lot of things.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)