coach legend

Chapter 281 Have you ever regretted

Mortensen hit Houllier's mind right away.Houlier was indeed a little worried in Xia Tian.So I want to give McAllister a one-year contract, and then look at it.How to say that McAllister is already 35 years old, and will be 36 years old in more than three months.

Houllier's caution is justified.

But seeing McAllister's performance now, Houllier felt a little bit of regret in his heart.

But McAllister's performance was not over.

"...Nick Bambi, he's fast...McAllister, he got the ball."

McAllister is the quintessential England midfielder.The England midfielders have always played 4-4-2 parallel positions since they were young, because their midfielders are the kind of players who can go up and down.Strong running ability, able to keep up with both defense and offense.

McAllister has a lot of experience, although his physical fitness has declined a lot.However, he still accurately judged Bambi's breakthrough route and stole Bambi's ball very easily.

"McAllister...pass the ball...Pires!"

McAllister's medium and long passes are very characteristic and highly accurate.Pires stopped the ball with ease, facing Carragher with ease.

The current Carragher is still relatively reckless in playing football, without the calmness and experience of Liverpool's second captain later.In addition, the own goal just now affected Carragher, so Pires just left Carragher behind with just a small movement.

After throwing off Carragher, Pires made a breakthrough all the way.It has been near the bottom line, but suddenly it is passed back outside the penalty area.

"... Deco, he is ready to shoot... No, it's a pass! Klose succeeded in offside!"

Facing the incoming ball, Deco has already swung his big feet.Liverpool's defense that pressed up, in order to prevent his long-range shots, collectively pressed up again.But Deco just faked a shot and rubbed it lightly.

The Liverpool defender who pressed up did not expect Deco to have such a kick.The ball floated over their heads. At this time, Klose, who was pressing forward with their back line, countered offside very tacitly.

Facing the falling ball, he volleyed directly with his left foot.

From Deco's pass to Klose's volley, it's just between lightning and flint.There was no chance for Westweed to react at all.

"It's a volley! West Wade, there's nothing he can do. It's 35-[-], only [-] minutes into the first half, and Blackburn is already leading Liverpool [-]-[-]."

"Klose, the form is terrible. This is already Klose's second league goal this season, plus the UEFA Super Cup goal, Klose has scored three goals for Blackburn .Three goals in three games, amazing form."

"McAllister, I really can't see that he is 35 years old. His defense and scheduling in the midfield are perfect. Blackburn is really lucky to get such a player for free. George has a good vision." Mortensen I admire McAllister's performance in the midfield.

"If George hadn't intercepted it, McAllister should be a Liverpool player now. He can teach Gerrard a young player. It's a pity."

Under McAllister's scheduling in the midfield, although Blackburn replaced Micoud and Makelele, they still firmly controlled the rhythm of the game.Hamann was a defensive midfielder and Gerrard was never a tempo-controlling midfielder.

Gerrard has outstanding physical fitness, strength and speed. His greatest weapon is the impact after running. Whether with the ball or without the ball, once Gerrard rushes up in a dangerous zone, the lethality is extremely great.And Gerrard's earth-shattering long-range shot made Gerrard a world-class midfielder in the future.

It's a pity that the current Houllier has not yet developed Gerrard's ability in this area.More Gerrard is regarded as a sweeping midfielder, as a defensive midfielder.

Therefore, facing Blackburn's midfield, Liverpool's midfield is very passive.

Houllier's idea is to defend in the midfield, highlighting the positions of the two full-backs.Then hit the point of Husky, the midfielder didn't even think about competing with Blackburn.Just don't let Blackburn's attack come to the first 30 meters area.

But after giving up control of the midfield, Liverpool was even more unable to control the game.

Blackburn focused on attacking Liverpool's two wings, and now Liverpool's two wings obviously cannot withstand Blackburn's wing attack.Pires is almost one pass when facing Carragher, and Bellamy is not talking nonsense when facing Zigger.Straightforward speed.

Hollier couldn't stand it anymore.

Just a few minutes after the start of the second half, Houllier replaced Harman with Smicer.Houllier wants to strengthen the offense and does not want to give up the midfield completely to Blackburn.

But after seeing Smicer play, George then replaced Deco with Micoud and Pires with Duff.The main reason is that both Deco and Pires have played in the European Super Cup, and George doesn't want them to be too tired.It is easy to get injured because of being too tired.

Harman is a top defensive midfielder.

But now Houllier replaced Harman in order to strengthen the attack.Gerrard is definitely not a competent defensive midfielder, so George replaced Micoud.Let Micoud deal with Gerald.Gerrard will be England's top midfielder in the future, capable of attacking and defending well.

But the current Gerrard has just turned 20 years old, and he is still an inexperienced kid.Facing a seasoned attacking midfielder like Micoud, George is not worried about Gerrard at all.

Sure enough, after Micoud played, Liverpool's offense did not play out.On the contrary, there are more and more problems in defense.

And Blackburn's offense also began to tilt to Micoud, and McAllister used more passes to dispatch the two wings.As for the organizations in the attack line, all of them were handed over to Miku.

"...Miku... pass the ball, Duff!"

Micoud's passing is always so stealthy.Moreover, he cooperated tacitly with Duff and made a light direct pass, and Duff bypassed Carragher.Carragher first had an own goal in this game, and then Pires kept breaking through.Already suffocated.

Finally wait until the annoying Pires end.Unexpectedly, Duff, who came up, broke through himself with ease.

So when Duff broke through himself, Carragher pulled down Duff who broke through very calmly.

"Beep—" The referee quickly came to Carragher and showed a yellow card.

"Micoud will take this free kick!"

"...Panucci...a shot!"

Micoud's free kick is passed to the back point.Panucci, who has been cruising around the periphery, has accurately found this point.Go around to the back point, jump up and shoot lightly.But the angle was too small, and Westweed jumped out.

"...The ball reached McAllister's feet, and McAllister kicked the shot. The goal was scored, three to zero!"

The ball saved by West Wade just hit McAllister's feet.Of course, McAllister accepted such a gift that fell from the sky with a smile.

The game is less than 65 minutes now, and Blackburn is already [-]-[-] ahead of Liverpool.The game is already without suspense.

"Blackburn won the game too smoothly. I don't know if Liverpool is too weak now or Blackburn is too strong. Anyway, the whole game, except for Liverpool's offensive in the opening stage, was completely under Blackburn's control."

"Looking at what it looks like now, even if Blackburn is willing, they can score again." Mortensen smiled wryly.

Liverpool, this is the number one club in England.

When League One clubs dominated European football, Liverpool was the representative team of League One.Back then, Liverpool swept European football. From the mid-70s to the mid-80s, the entire European football world was red.

Liverpool won the Champions League four times, Nottingham Forest twice and Aston Villa once.

Liverpool also relied on its performance at that stage to become the number one giant in England.

At that time Mortensen had already become a football commentator.I also saw the scene of Liverpool sweeping European football with my own eyes.Although Mortensen is not considered a supporter of Liverpool, it is still a bit sighing to see that the original king's team has been reduced to this point.

"It is not easy for Liverpool to get a place in the UEFA Cup now. Manchester United and Arsenal are strong, while Blackburn is in amazing form. In addition to Leeds United, if they want to get a place in the UEFA Cup, Liverpool need to work hard and continue to work hard." effort."

Lineker also shook his head.The teacher of a generation of kings, but now he is fighting for a place in the UEFA Cup.

The game continued, although George wanted to take it back.But I dare not, or say I don't want to.If it is changed to another team, George will definitely take it back.It's already three to zero.

But facing Liverpool, George does not want to give them the slightest hope.So suppress them all the time.Of course, this kind of suppression is just the suppression of the midfield, not the mad attack like the first half.

The game passed by one minute and one second, and it soon came to stoppage time.The score was still three to zero.

"Do you think David Morse regrets it?" Mortensen saw that the game was coming to an end, so he asked Lineker.

"regret?"

Lineker didn't understand what Mortensen meant.

"Well. Two years ago, George was infinitely close to Liverpool. George and David Morse had already negotiated face to face, but it was said that George was dissatisfied with Liverpool's double-manager system. That's why the final negotiation collapsed. And then Liverpool approached Houllier."

"In terms of the strength of the team at the time, Liverpool was far stronger than Blackburn. But after George took over Blackburn, he has already won the UEFA Cup and the European Super Cup. And Blackburn has won all three games, ranking nine ranked first.”

"As for Liverpool, they haven't even qualified for the UEFA Cup for two consecutive seasons. You said that David Morse made the original decision, did you ever regret it?"

When Mortensen talked about the past, David Morse had already left the VIP seats.David Morse did have a trace of regret in his heart.If the club that invited George back then was Liverpool, now….

(End of this chapter)