Coaching legend

After losing the game, George did not blame the players. Instead, he cancelled the next day's holiday. What Blackburn needed most now was time.

All the players did not object too much. After all, the game was indeed played rubbish. With a group of technical players and five midfielders, they could not control the ball. Because the midfielders could not control the ball, Duff on the right side was also quite depressed.

Duff is not a superman who can play a one-stop game as long as he has the ball. Although Duff is strong, he also needs the support of the midfield. But the midfield cannot support, so Duff's performance in this game is also very few.

Not to mention the back line, it was under great pressure throughout the game. Makelele did not have the strength to play as a defensive midfielder. The protection of the back line was not enough.

Blackburn was training quietly, but the media did not want to let George go.

Mark Lawrenson commented on the first round of the Premier League on Sky TV. When he talked about Blackburn, his tone immediately became much more intense.

"I don't understand how George saw that Makelele can be a defensive midfielder. He has no physique and no speed. I only saw him running aimlessly throughout the game. Of course, Makelele cannot be blamed. He is a good right back, but now George puts him in the defensive midfielder position."

"And look at Van Bronckhorst, such a good defensive midfielder, but he is placed in the left back position. When George was in Burnley, Burnley fans called George a magician. Does George really think he is a magician?"

"Of course, there are also Pires and Miku, who were bought from France at a high price by George. They are completely unsuited to English football."

"After spending more than 20 million pounds, I don't know what kind of team George has built. George keeps saying that the team's goal is definitely not to avoid relegation. But I have to say that it is really hard to say whether Blackburn can avoid relegation. George really needs to think about how to avoid relegation."

Mark Lawrenson's criticism of George is not spared at all.

Although George's current results are very bad, it does not mean that George has changed his temper now. Although the game was lost, George was still arrogant.

"I let Makelele play as a defensive midfielder because he is competent. Mr. Lawrenson has never been a coach, so he certainly doesn't know how to arrange positions for players. If Mr. Lawrenson could also see why I let Makelele play as a defensive midfielder and why Van Bronckhorst played as a left back, then he would have stopped being a football commentator and become a coach. If being a coach is so easy, why does FIFA issue coaching qualifications? Anyone can become a coach by just saying a few words."

George was even more rude to Mark Lawrenson. He almost pointed at Mark Lawrenson and called him a cat or a dog.

Mark Lawrenson certainly would not remain silent, and immediately wrote a rebuttal in his column in The Sun. "George really thinks he is a magician. I want to see what development Makelele can have in the defensive midfielder position. I don't know if George will be so stubborn by then."

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Of course, although he was arguing with Mark Lawrenson, George did not relax the training of the team at all.

After the first round of games, there was only one week. On August 22, Blackburn faced Nottingham Forest away.

In fact, Blackburn's schedule this year is not very bad, although the first two games were away. But the first game was against West Ham United, although West Ham United's performance in the past two years is not bad. But West Ham United is not a strong team in the Premier League, and the second round is against Nottingham Forest, which has just been promoted this season.

The first two games were not very strong opponents, if Blackburn was not just formed. Both opponents are games that can get points.

George is quite familiar with Nottingham Forest. In the English League One last season, Burnley and Nottingham Forest had several confrontations. George knew Nottingham Forest at that time very well.

Of course, that was for Nottingham Forest last season. This season, Nottingham Forest has a big change. That is, Nottingham Forest actually adopted a double-leader system, that is, appointed two head coaches. One is Bassett, who led Nottingham Forest to the Premier League, and the other is Ron Atkinson.

George felt very sorry for Bassett. Bassett led Nottingham Forest to the Premier League, which can be said to be a great contribution to Nottingham Forest. However, the board of directors of Nottingham Forest adopted a double-header system.

George has always sneered at the double-header system. Who listens to whom?

Nottingham Forest is a strong team in the English League One, but it is a soft persimmon in the Premier League. In the odds of relegation this year, Nottingham Forest and Blackburn are ranked the highest. The second round is a real fight between two relegation teams.

Nottingham Forest's offensive power is not strong, and its offensive power cannot be lower than that of West Ham United in the first round.

But George did not despise him because his opponent was weak. Blackburn is now weaker than Nottingham Forest. At least they have cooperated with Nottingham Forest for many years. Therefore, George's requirements for midfielders Deco and Miku are still the same as in the previous game, controlling the ball in the midfield.

Don't rush to attack, and let Pires and Duff switch positions from time to time. Both of them are good at left and right.

What George needs urgently now is Deco, Miku and Pires, who need to adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League.

However, things can't be rushed, they can only take time. In this game, Miku and Pires performed much better. But this is also related to the relatively weak strength of Nottingham Forest. However, even if it is much better, it is just that they don't lose as many balls as the first time.

Deco and Miku are both important core players in George's midfield. Deco's position is a little backward, and he is the metronome that controls the rhythm of Blackburn's offense and defense. The regulation of Blackburn's game rhythm is mainly responsible for Deco.

And George's requirement for Miku is that he is the offensive core of Blackburn. In the offensive line, Miku can pass, break through and shoot. As long as Miku can truly integrate into Blackburn and adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League, his threat in the front can be revealed.

And Pires is not only a winger on the left, but also a good player to assist Miku.

The whole game was still quite depressing, although Blackburn's midfield was much smoother than the previous game. But this is just a back pass in the midfield. Once you want to move forward, there is still not much you can do.

What surprised George the most was not Miku. Miku needs to adapt to the Premier League, which George had thought about long ago. What surprised George was Pires. Pires' adaptability was too poor. Pires, who was not expected to be a big name in Arsenal in the future, made mistakes one after another.

Pires' best skill is not speed, but technique and passing. But Pires also has big problems in these two aspects. He did very poorly in timing of passing and one-on-one passing.

Duff was alone on the wing because he could not get the support of Deco and Miku.

Klose is not a prolific shooter. Without the support of the midfield and the wing, Klose really has no performance now.

The game was a dull battle. Nottingham Forest was not strong enough to break through Blackburn's defense. Blackburn also had too many problems in offense and failed to break through Nottingham Forest's gate. In the end, the game ended with 0-0.

George finally got his first league point in his Premier League career.