Coaching legend

Although Blackburn is a team in the relegation zone, its status in the eyes of the English media is completely different from other relegation teams.

Blackburn was a team that won the Premier League three years ago. Before Arsenal won the Premier League, Blackburn was the only team in the history of the Premier League that had won the Premier League except Manchester United. And the way Blackburn won the championship was criticized by many people in the English football world at that time.

Unlike those traditional Premier League powerhouses, Blackburn was a champion piled up with money with the entry of Jack Walker. In the process of rising, it was criticized by people in the English football world.

The first bird to be shot is shot, no matter where in the world. Unlike traditional English giants such as Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal, Blackburn is a complete upstart. Therefore, many teams are very dissatisfied with Blackburn's rise.

However, when Blackburn declined at a straight line speed, many people in the English football world missed the glory of Blackburn in the past.

In addition, the current Blackburn head coach George was already a topic of conversation in the English football world when he was in the English League One and English League Two. He is not only the most outstanding young local coach in England in recent years, but also a coach with character.

So Blackburn's recent excellent state has received a lot of attention from the English media.

"Draw with Manchester United away, win over Newcastle away, win consecutively at home against Southampton and Sheffield Wednesday, and have achieved three wins and one draw in the last four games. It is the best performing team in the Premier League recently. From five draws and four losses in the first nine rounds to the recent three wins and one draw, Blackburn has completely walked out of the shadow of the beginning of the season."

"George is a coach who started with defense, which is something everyone in the English football world knows. Although George's Burnley scored the most goals in the English League One, and even the most goals in the League Cup and the FA Cup, his tactics are uncompromising defensive counterattacks."

"The role of several of his midfielders is completely to serve his wingers. Including Burnley's midfield general Ballack at the time, he rarely passed a straight pass to break through the opponent's defense, but used his long passes more often. Two wingers. Burnley relies more on the two wingers and Ballack's back-up attack. "

"Burnley eventually won the League Cup and FA Cup, relying entirely on strong defense and sharp counterattacks. This is the tactic George created in Burnley's three years. Although this tactic has been criticized by others, it has brought the best results to Burnley. "

"After George took over Blackburn, everyone thought that George would still be the best defensive counterattack tactic. But after so many rounds of games, we can now see George's tactics at Blackburn. This is a completely different tactic from the current English football, and it is even more different from George's previous tactics at Burnley. "

"George's current style of play is somewhat similar to that of continental Europe. The most commonly used formation is 4-2-3-1, but the playing style is different from them. Makelele in the midfield is a purely defensive midfielder, and he hardly participates in any offense. As long as he steals the ball, he will immediately pass it to other midfielders. Of course, George is a defensive coach, and Deco, another midfielder, will also help Makelele defend. But Deco uses his own passes more to assist Miku in front and control the rhythm of the game. "

"And the offense relies more on the three frontcourt players, Miku, Pires, and Duff. These three are all strong in offense, and they are all players who can break through, pass, and shoot. The single arrow Klose is not like a striker, and his main task is not to shoot. Instead, he uses frequent running to disrupt the opponent's defense and involve the opponent's defenders. Create shooting opportunities for Miku, Pires, and Duff. Yes. "

"Now Blackburn completely relies on the ball control ability of several midfield players to play a kind of oppressive style of play. The fact that they were able to have a higher ball control rate than Manchester United at Old Trafford was influenced by Manchester United players playing international matches. But Blackburn's style of play can also be seen. "

"In the next three games, Blackburn's ball control rate was still very high. The average ball control rate in the three games was 60.4%, which was enough to show that George's transformation of Blackburn was almost complete. George's Blackburn not only had outstanding results, but also played beautifully. "

"I am looking forward to how this Blackburn team, which has begun to take shape, will perform in the Premier League?"

"The Sun" actually began to analyze George's tactics, and it was very logical. After reading it, George almost laughed out loud. "The Sun", you bastard newspaper, when George was in trouble, it was this newspaper that mocked and criticized the most. And their sarcasm was completely naked. When they criticized George, they were merciless.

Now that Blackburn has a good performance, the first tabloid to change its attitude is this tabloid. The Sun doesn't care about anything else. They have only one goal. How to attract readers' attention. They will report any news that is explosive.

Of course, this is a common problem of all media, not just The Sun. When George's performance was not good, the media came one after another to add insult to injury. But now that Blackburn's performance has improved, those media have begun to speak well of George and Blackburn.

Those newspapers, media, and many football commentators who previously vowed that Blackburn would be relegated this season have now changed their tone.

George threw these newspapers on the table. As his grades improved, George also saw the true face of these newspapers. Although George knew a long time ago that the competitive circle is about winning and losing. As long as the results are not good, no matter what achievements you have made in the past, you will be forgotten.

When he was a coach at Burnley, it was in a low-level league after all. The attention was still not high, and George could build his own team in a relaxed environment. But the Premier League is really different, and every move is under the magnifying glass of the media.

George has fully experienced what it means to be human in this season. In the summer, George was still the best young local coach in England. But in the next two months, George was ridiculed by everyone. Almost everyone said that George had run out of ideas and that George was the brightest meteor in English football.

Therefore, George can be completely indifferent to the comments of the media.

However, for the praise of one person, George specifically expressed his gratitude through the Blackburn Evening News.

That is the King of Liverpool and the meritorious coach of Blackburn, Dalglish. Dalglish is a legend in English football, both as a player and as a coach.

Dalglish made his debut in the Celtics in Scotland, where he was the top scorer. In Scotland, he won 5 league titles, 4 Scottish Cups, 1 League Cup, and scored a total of 167 goals.

Later, he came to Liverpool. In that red era, Dalglish became one of the brightest stars in Liverpool's red dynasty. He came to Liverpool to replace Keegan who left. In Liverpool, he became a striker and made great contributions to Liverpool.

Of course, if that was all, he would not have such a status in Liverpool and English football.

Dalglish later became the coach of Liverpool and led Liverpool to win the English League One championship in succession. If it weren't for the subsequent Healdsburg tragedy, Dalglish would definitely have led Liverpool to win more championships.

And Dalglish's legend did not end. After leaving Liverpool, he went to Blackburn. At that time, Blackburn Rovers was still in the second-tier league in England, but Dalglish led Blackburn Rovers not only back to the Premier League, but also became the Premier League champion in the 1994-95 season.

Dalglish, with his outstanding performance, is not only the king among Liverpool fans. He is also the favorite coach of Blackburn Rovers fans. Until now, Blackburn Rovers fans are missing the Dalglish era.

After coaching Newcastle United for more than a year, Dalglish is now unemployed at home. However, he has always been reclusive and there has been no big news. I didn't expect that he would come out to support George this time.

"George is the most talented young coach I have ever seen. Blackburn has already formed a fighting force under George."

"Although Blackburn's current ranking is not high, this is only temporary. Blackburn has already completed the running-in, and it will be time to achieve results in the future. Moreover, Blackburn's ability to control the game under George is unprecedentedly strong. It is the most promising team I have ever seen."

"Inviting George as the coach of Blackburn is the best move made by Mr. Walker. George is not a coach who sticks to the rules. He can adapt to local conditions. In Burnley, he created a series of outstanding results with defensive counterattacks. In Blackburn, he will also achieve good results with his unique oppressive style of play."

"For Blackburn fans, I think they should give George some time and some trust. I believe George will definitely bring them unimaginable returns."

As a meritorious coach of Blackburn, Dalglish's support has brought more benefits to George than a little bit. In his column, Dalglish highly praised George.

George may not care about reports from other media, but he cannot ignore Dalglish's praise. Therefore, in the newspaper, George first praised Dalglish's achievements in Blackburn. Then he thanked Dalglish for his praise.

George, who grew up in China in his previous life, was very good at writing such a thank-you letter.

Of course, not all media praised George, and there were still many newspapers that continued to criticize George. Mark Lawrenson expressed doubts about George's three consecutive victories. In his opinion, George's three consecutive victories did not have much gold content. Facing two weak teams at home, winning two games was not worth boasting about.

However, three consecutive victories are three consecutive victories after all. The doubts about George are only from a few newspapers that have grievances with George.

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