coach legend

Chapter 311 Entering Tottenham?

On January 1, the first game of the League Cup semi-final will be held at Ewood Park.

The League Cup, the most insignificant cup championship in England.But when the first game of the Carabao Cup semi-final was played at Ewood Park, the stadium was packed.

Blackburn was a founding member of the Football League when it was formed in 1888.

With a long history, it is definitely ranked among the top clubs in England.And at the beginning of the English League, Blackburn was also a strong team.At the beginning of the English League, he won two top league championships.There are also six FA Cup winners.

This result is not very shabby.

However, these honors were awarded eight or ninety years ago.For the current Blackburn, apart from looking through the honor book, it is of no use at all.Those English clubs in many low-level leagues have many glorious moments if they look at history.

Of course, after Blackburn, there was nothing to count.Only the Premier League champion of the 94-95 season, the top league champion, can take a shot.

After George took over, he first helped Blackburn win the UEFA Cup and then the UEFA Super Cup.For Blackburn, these champions are all filling the void of honor.

In domestic competitions, Blackburn have yet to win the Carling Cup.

It has been half a century since the League Cup appeared in British football, but Blackburn has never touched the League Cup champion once.This time into the League Cup semi-finals, all Blackburn fans hope that George can bring back the first League Cup for Blackburn.

Although the weight is low, it is a champion after all.

And the first one is always exciting.So does the League Cup.The first League Cup champion still makes many fans look forward to it.

"The fans are very enthusiastic."

It looks like the fans are more keen on the Carabao Cup game than George.George smiled and talked to Evan next to him.

"Is it the first time anyway?"

George nodded.

George also paid great attention to this game.After playing this game, there will be another Premier League game for Blackburn on January 1.But George didn't care about that, and all the main lineup played in this game.

"It seems that George is bound to win the League Cup. Look, George doesn't care about the next league game."

After Mortensen got the starting list, he talked to Alan Hansen with a smile.

"Blackburn has won the top league championship and the FA Cup, but they have not won the League Cup. It is understandable to attach such importance."

The League Cup semi-final opponent is Birmingham from League One.

Birmingham as a club is really not well known.Even in British football, Birmingham is a dispensable role.Only after a few years in the 60s, it withered immediately.

The only honor that Birmingham can take is the League Cup championship won by the 60s.

However, Birmingham in China still has a certain reputation.Because Yang Ka-shing, a rich man in Hong Kong, took over Birmingham later.In the end, Xtep signed a five-year contract, and then Birmingham was relegated.So much so that it was ridiculed by the fans.

As the second largest city team in England after London, Birmingham is really sorry for the name Birmingham.

Birmingham is a large industrial city in central England and Midlands. According to statistics in 2002, the city has a population of 989,956. The total population within 80 kilometers around Birmingham is about 2 million. It is the largest city in the UK except London. metropolitan area.

Of course, what Birmingham is more unlucky than other teams is that they have a city rival Aston Villa with an extremely brilliant history.

The glory of Villa's history, if Manchester United did not have Ferguson in charge, then it would be no less than Manchester United and Arsenal.Seven top league titles, seven FA Cup titles, five English League Cup titles, the Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, and the Toyota Cup.

With such a powerful rival in the same city, Birmingham's depression can be imagined.

Birmingham is now a League One team.The strength is limited, and I have been wanting to surpass the past few years, but unfortunately I have not been able to do so.

For such an opponent, George was not careless at all.Even with all the main players on the field, George emphasized the importance of this game over and over again in the locker room.George is unwilling to waste energy in the second game of the semifinals.

George will completely resolve the suspense in the first game of the semifinals.

All Blackburn players saw George's determination.Since George took over Blackburn, he has always had an attitude of passing the domestic cups if he can, and he doesn't care if he can't.But in this season's League Cup, George's attitude has been very clear.

The Blackburn players are also working hard.

When Blackburn paid attention to this game, Birmingham simply couldn't stop Blackburn's attack.

First, Panucci scored the first goal with a free kick from Pires.

In less than 5 minutes, Micoud received a pass from Pires from the wing and scored a long shot.

Before the end of the first half, it was another cross from Pires, and Klose scored a top goal. This season, he has already scored more than [-] goals.And Pires even completed a hat-trick of assists.At the end of the first half, Blackburn had a [-]-[-] lead over Birmingham.

But Blackburn's goals were not over.

Just at the beginning of the second half, Klose received a long pass from Ferdinand, stopped the ball and passed the defender, scoring the second goal of the game.

Then George replaced Micoud with Hleb, and Drogba replaced Klose.

Before the end of the game, Riise scored the fifth goal of the game with a 34-meter long shot from a free kick created by Hleb.In the end, Blackburn beat Birmingham [-]-[-] at home.

"The game is over. Blackburn leads Birmingham [-]-[-]. Blackburn is already in the League Cup final. The second semi-final game is useless."

"This is the second time George has led the team to the League Cup final. The last time was three years ago, George led Burnley to the League Cup final, defeated Chelsea in the League Cup final, and won his first League Cup. champion."

"What will happen this time? Let's wait and see!"

Mortensen looked at the score of [-]-[-], and already sentenced Birmingham to death.But also, with Birmingham's strength, how could it be possible to regain the disadvantage of five goals.

Fans at Ewood Park are already in the stands celebrating the team's entry into the final.

George is very happy.

Facing the reporter after the game, George accepted the interview with a smile. "It's a good feeling to be in the League Cup final again. I want to add a League Cup winner to Blackburn's honor book!"

George's words caused a lot of trouble after the game.

Although leading by [-] to [-], George said that he was in a good mood to enter the final.This made the Birmingham club very dissatisfied. You are so frivolous before you play the second game.

Of course, in addition to Birmingham, the other two clubs Liverpool and Ipswich Town are also angry.

It is not impossible for you to say that you entered the final.After all, you are strong, and you already led by five goals in the first game.But you have not played the final yet, and you say that the League Cup is yours. This is not ignoring other clubs.

It's really uncle tolerable and auntie unbearable.

Especially Liverpool's side is the most unbearable. The "Liverpool Echo" criticized George severely, saying that George was arrogant.George was immune to such accusations.When every newspaper criticizes George, the first sentence must be that George is arrogant and does not understand the vocabulary of humility.

George just responded to the criticism of the "Liverpool Echo". "Wait until you can reach the League Cup final!"

In the first game of the League Cup semi-final, Liverpool fell behind Ipswich Town [-]-[-] away.

Hearing George's words, Liverpool was furious.

But there is no way.Who let Liverpool live up to their expectations.Hit by Ipswich Town for three goals.

It may be that entering the League Cup final has greatly boosted the morale of the Blackburn players.Against Charlton three days later, Blackburn were brilliant.A three to one, ended the game.

Manchester United continued to be strong, beating Bradford [-]-[-] away.

Arsenal, on the other hand, continued to struggle.Chelsea drew [-]-[-] at home.In the past three rounds, Arsenal has two draws and one loss, and their state is not as good as the relegation team.George also sympathizes with Arsenal and Wenger.

Wenger was unlucky this season, and both group matches of the Champions League were in the group of death.

And the problem of the thickness of Arsenal's bench has always existed.With such a high-intensity game now, Wenger has nothing to do.Unless Wenger continues to recruit good players and increase the thickness of the team's bench.

After the game, Blackburn led Manchester United by six points and Arsenal by [-] points.Arsenal has completely bid farewell to the competition for the Premier League title.

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For Blackburn's recent strength, all the media are highly praised.

Arsenal has also given up.The league championship is impossible, after all, Blackburn's state is too stable.There is also a champion experienced Manchester United on it.What Wenger is more worried about now is that if he fails to qualify for the Champions League, it will be a big problem.

Liverpool's recent results are also good, not far behind Arsenal.

George's idea was simple.It is to try to consolidate the team's position in the league before the restart of the Champions League.If possible, of course I hope to open points with Manchester United.Because Manchester United's efforts in the second half are famous.

Unless you start to open up the points now, you are likely to be dragged to death by Manchester United in the end.

Just when everyone was discussing the state of Blackburn, the "Sun" dropped a powerful bomb.It shocked all the English media at once.Not only the British media, but even the English football world were stunned by the news.

"Into Tottenham?"

(End of this chapter)