coach legend

Chapter 427 The Severe Situation

Falling behind by two goals in the first half made George very angry.

But George knew that this was his mistake in arranging troops.Blackburn and Milan were at a disadvantage in midfield control.The confrontation between Alonso and Pirlo was completely unmatched.

Therefore, George decisively replaced two people in a row in the second half.

Micoud and Kaka two generals end, George sent Drogba and Gallas.

Gallas played at left-back and Hargreaves was released to midfield by George.And Drogba and Klose form a double striker.

At this time, George no matter what style of play, George used England's most traditional long pass.Although Alonso did not perform well in the first half, George still kept Alonso.Instead, Hargreaves and Essien were placed in midfield to protect Alonso.

As for Pires, he is completely free in the frontcourt.

Just after the start of the second half, Blackburn attacked aggressively.Because now Blackburn has no retreat, after all, they are two goals behind at home.If this score ends the game, then Blackburn has basically been declared eliminated.

George certainly didn't want to be knocked out so soon.

Therefore, the pace of the game is accelerated.

The three midfielders, Alonso, Essien and Hargreaves are all very good defensive players.

When George was attacking, he rarely passed the midfield at all.And because Kaka and Miku were removed, there was no wing.After Blackburn got the ball in the backcourt, they went directly to Klose and Drogba at the front.The three midfielders are completely used as defensive midfielders.

Blackburn's style of play is very effective against Valencia.

But playing Milan is not so easy.Although Klose and Drogba are strikers with a strong ability to control high-altitude balls, it is a pity that Nesta and Maldini are not vegetarians.

Nesta needless to say.He made his debut in Serie A at the age of 17 and became Lazio's main central defender. At the age of 22, he is already the captain of Lazio.He has just made his debut in Serie A and is considered the best defender in Italy.

Not to mention Maldini.

It is the flag of Milan.In Milan, he has played in Serie A for nearly 20 years, and has always been the core figure of Milan's defense.

These two guard the middle, and the control of Klose and Drogba's high-altitude ball is not so simple.

And once Milan gets the ball, Pirlo will control the rhythm.Don't let the ball fly around at high altitude. Although Nesta and Maldini are very strong, they are both accustomed to the rhythm of Serie A and are not used to the ball flying in the air.

So they try to control the ball on the ground as much as possible.

George thinks the Italian team is really bad.Once they want to defend, it's really not that easy to break through their defense.Simic's position is the weak point of Milan's defense.But Maldini and Nesta, relying on their excellent sense of cooperation, can cover up this weakness.

George was very anxious on the sidelines.

The current situation is really not good for Blackburn.Therefore, George really couldn't sit on the bench, so he stood up and shouted at the players, telling them to keep going.Almost 10 minutes into the second half, Blackburn still failed to create any good chances.

With 10 minutes left, if they can't score again, Blackburn will be in danger in the quarter-finals.

This is already the case.George can only break the boat and let the team fully enter the attack.George was anxious, and so were the Blackburn players on the field.

George used to take the lead and watch others get anxious.Finally find a chance to fight back.This kind of scene, George played handy.

I didn't expect that George needs to attack the opponent now, but the opponent is playing defensive counterattack there.

Milan is a typical Italian club.It is a club that gathers the essence of Italian football.Ancelotti is also a head coach influenced by Italian football, playing defensive counterattacks is his old profession.The more anxious Blackburn looked, the more he could hold his breath.

But Blackburn couldn't help it.

Because the current situation is that Milan has the advantage.Even if George had thousands of reasons, he could only choose to attack.

Blackburn's offense is fierce, and of course there are many defensive problems.

Blackburn's offense is getting stronger and stronger.But there are more and more vacancies behind.Inzaghi is a poisonous snake, so Shevchenko next to him is a nuclear warhead.

A nuclear warhead is a weapon of destruction.

As early as when he was young, Shevchenko made a big splash in European football.Now in Milan, the power is even stronger.

When Blackburn moved in full force, Milan's counterattack also followed.

In the 25th minute of the second half, Milan's counterattack ball was delivered to Shevchenko's feet.Shevchenko is not Inzaghi. Inzaghi is a player who lives offside and a striker who lives by smell.

But Shevchenko is the most complete striker.Speed, technique, impact, and shooting ability are all world-class.

So after getting the ball, use the speed to rush past Campbell.How could Campbell let Shevchenko pass so easily, but Shevchenko's explosive power is too fast.Therefore, although Campbell had already blocked the front, Shevchenko still flew past from the side.

Because of the onslaught of the opponent, Blackburn's defense is slightly forward.

This small distance is enough for Shevchenko.Shevchenko is a very decisive striker. Just entering the vicinity of the penalty area, he made a strong shot.Although Van der Sar jumped in the right direction, the ball was too fast and let the ball roll into the goal.

Van der Sar was very angry and kicked the ball in the door frame hard.

Three goals were poured into a game.Since Van der Sar came to Blackburn, he has rarely played such a frustrated game.

"Shevchenko, Shevchenko! Three to zero, Milan is already leading Blackburn [-] to [-] away. Milan has not entered the semi-finals with one foot, but has completely locked the list of semi-finals. Three to zero, Blackburn was beaten by Milan and had no power to fight back."

"Hahaha. Arrogant coach Levi, there is nothing he can do about Ancelotti."

The Italian narrator was so excited that he didn't know what to say.It is the wish of all Italian footballers to teach George, an arrogant coach, a good lesson.Now that Milan has humiliated Blackburn so much, the Italian commentator is really relieved.

George was indeed depressed.

Unexpectedly, the game turned out to be like this.George doesn't believe Blackburn are so far behind Milan.

Zero to three, zero to three in the knockout round is almost impossible to turn over the situation.

Throughout the history of the Champions League, there are not many games that can be turned back after zero to three.Zero to three, and it is zero to three at home.George shook his head.

What should I do?
George heaved a long sigh.At this time, there are no worries.The game is already like this, it can only be ruined.George put Lucio directly from guard to forward, taking advantage of Lucio's bounce and body, and continued to play high-altitude balls.

This time Blackburn was completely insane.

Defense line?What kind of defense do you want.At this time, defense is completely unnecessary for Blackburn, because George must score.There is no possibility of winning this game, George can only try to score as many goals as possible.

In the face of Blackburn's desperate style of play, Milan is also terrified.

After all, Blackburn is a strong team.This kind of offense that does not need the rear at all, and puts it on any team will feel pressure.

Of course, Milan has more chances to counterattack.Fortunately, Van der Sar's state is amazing. Several times in crisis, he saved the opponent's shots.Otherwise, at the end of the game, it might be five to zero or six to zero.

But George didn't care anymore.Go on the onslaught.

Hard work paid off, and before the end of the game, Blackburn finally scored.

It was a pass from the right.Sagnol stepped forward with an assist, a beautiful assist.The restricted area was very chaotic. Drogba, Klose, and Lucio were all concentrated in Milan's restricted area.

In the midst of the chaos, Drogba bypassed the front, leaped high, and shook his head fiercely to attack the goal.

Finally got a ball back for Blackburn.

But this is just a consolation ball.Blackburn eventually lost [-]-[-] at home.

One to three, even if they beat Milan [-]-[-] at the San Siro Stadium, Blackburn will still be eliminated.Only with a score of three to zero can Blackburn be able to enter the semi-finals.It can be said that Blackburn has basically been eliminated.

That's Milan.That's the San Siro stadium.

Who can guarantee that three goals can be scored in that stadium, and Milan will not be allowed to score.

George was frustrated after the game.

Because the current situation is too serious.

So George said he had a headache and sent Carl to the press conference.Carl has a good temper and is considered a nice guy.But at the press conference this time, what I said most was "I don't know", "I don't understand", "I have no comment" and so on.

This drove many journalists crazy.

And the Italian reporter, who was about to give George a bad start, was very angry when he saw that George didn't even show his face.

After the game, many English media lamented.It can even be said that mourning is everywhere.

Because the current situation of the two Premier League teams attacking the Champions League is not very good.Manchester United was beaten [-]-[-] by Real Madrid in the away game. Figo scored one goal and Raul scored two goals in a row. Only Van Nistelrooy scored a face-saving goal.The current qualifying situation is also precarious.

Blackburn's situation is worse than Manchester United's.He was beaten by Milan three goals at home.

The two teams basically have no hope of appearing.How can we not let the media sigh.

The English media, which has been so bullish in European football for the past few seasons, has begun to wither.

Now the happiest is the Italian media.In the past few seasons, the performance of the Italian team has been very poor, to the extreme.In recent seasons, Italian clubs have not been seen among the top four.But now that the first match of the knockout round is over, the Italian club's results are excellent.

Juventus drew Barcelona [-]-[-] at home, and Inter Milan beat Ajax [-]-[-] at home.

(End of this chapter)