Coaching legend

George did not make any other changes in the second half. As long as Owen honestly returned to the penalty area, his strength would be greatly reduced. Owen is not the kind of striker who grabs points. What Owen fears most is to give him a certain amount of space, let him take the ball, break through, and finally shoot or pass.

Therefore, George just gave Hargreaves more instructions, as long as he ensured that Owen would not do whatever he wanted. George is not afraid of the current Liverpool midfield.

Because Houllier had just entered Liverpool, he had not yet completed the lineup in his mind. After this season, Houllier will make a big change to Liverpool. By then, most of the current Liverpool midfield players will be thrown into the transfer market by Houllier.

"After Hargreaves came on the pitch, he performed really well. He has speed, stamina, and is fierce in defense. You can't tell that he is a 17-year-old. This young player must have a bright future."

"The England youth team should act quickly. Hargreaves can represent England, Wales, and Canada. Such a good seedling should stay in England."

Although the performance was only for about 20 minutes, the commentator was amazed at Hargreaves' performance. Owen, who was active in the middle, has not been as active as before since Hargreaves came on the pitch.

Although Owen is young, there are really few people in the Premier League who can force Owen to change the direction of his breakthrough.

And Hargreaves is young, and it will take more than two months for him to turn 18. So it seems that Hargreaves is a talented player with strong strength. Such a good player should not be given up.

Indeed, at the beginning of the second half, Owen was still the biggest threat to Liverpool. But compared with the first half, the threat was much smaller. Owen's threat decreased, allowing Blackburn's defense to finally breathe.

That's how things are in the world. Either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind.

Liverpool's attack is no longer as sharp as in the first half, and the next is Blackburn's counterattack. When George formed Blackburn, he emphasized offense more than defense. Therefore, Blackburn is still a team that is stronger in offense than defense.

Blackburn's offense is very distinctive, and most of the offense is controlled by Miku. And Pires and Duff on the two sides will constantly switch their positions to put pressure on Liverpool's two sides. And Klose is definitely not the kind of center forward who stands still, and his running range is very wide.

In positional warfare, Klose sometimes presses forward to suppress the opponent's back line. This will give Miku and Deco who comes in from behind enough space for long shots. Or keep running in the frontcourt to drive the opponent's central defender.

But when counterattacking, Klose rarely presses forward. Instead, he retreats to get the ball, giving Pires and Duff on the side more counterattack space.

Although Klose's strength is a bit insufficient now, it is precisely because of his tactical ability that he fits George's style of play very well. That's why George values ​​Klose so much.

And Blackburn's counterattack is very layered, one wave after another. After the front often loses the ball, they directly counterattack in the frontcourt. George attaches great importance to controlling the second point. Only by controlling the second point can the attack be like a wave, wave after wave.

Such an attack becomes very possible because Blackburn has assist-type full-backs such as Van Bronckhorst and Sagnol, and strong midfielders such as Deco.

"Liverpool has been under great pressure from Blackburn during this period. George was right to replace Makelele with Hargreaves."

Although the attack was fierce, George was very anxious on the sidelines. If you can't score, no matter how much you control the ball or shoot, it's useless.

Blackburn's performance during this period is indeed very good, and George hopes to continue this performance. The best way is to beat English giants like Liverpool at Anfield. Of course, George also has a little selfishness, which is to beat Liverpool at Liverpool's home ground.

After embarrassing David Morse, George turned around and regretted it. After all, the opponent is Liverpool, the top club in England. So George felt a little disappointed, and wanted to show David Morse his strength at Anfield. Missing him was the most unsuccessful thing David Morse did.

"Let Kevin warm up." On the Blackburn bench, there were only David Dunn and Kevin Gallagher on the offensive line.

At this time, George was more willing to believe in veterans like Kevin Gallagher.

However, George had not made a choice yet, and Houllier made a change first. No. 17 replaced No. 9.

A slightly shy young man stood on the sidelines waiting to play.

"No. 17 is a young player trained by Liverpool. He just turned 18 on May 30, 1980. This is his first time playing for the first team. Coach Houllier actually replaced a new player in such a difficult game. A young player who has never played in the first team."

"I don't agree with letting a new player play in such a game. Let's see what he is capable of that Houllier values ​​him so much. The name of this player is Steven Gerrard."

Yes, the owner of such an ordinary number as No. 17 is the later Liverpool captain Gerrard.

Gerrard has joined the first team this season, and Owen, who is one year older than Gerrard, has become very popular in England and even in the world. However, Gerrard is currently only a substitute player in Liverpool and has never played for the first team.

This is the first time Gerrard has played in an official game, and the player he replaced was Liverpool's God Fowler.

"Gerrard? Eighteen years old? It's the first time he has played for the first team." Evan was looking for Gerrard's information on the side, while handing George Gerrard's information.

George shook his head and pushed the information away. Players like Gerrard who have not appeared in the first team, even if there is information, it is just ordinary information. It's hard to say for others, the famous Gerrard George doesn't need information.

Gerrard, how does Houllier want to play? At this time, Gerrard didn't have the kind of majestic skills that he later had, he was just a fledgling defensive midfielder.

"No need for those information, I know Gerrard. It would be great if he could bring him to our club." Although it is a luxury, which club doesn't want a player like Gerrard.

George now needs to observe Gerrard's position, but it seems that he is just standing in the position of the defensive midfielder.

George nodded. It turned out that Houllier's idea was just to strengthen the defense. Owen was left alone in front to counterattack, while Gerrard used his abundant physical strength and amazing speed to sweep in the midfield.

Gerrard's body is good, harassing Miku and Deco in the midfield. It made both of them very impatient. It was really because Gerrard was fast and in good shape that he was very uncomfortable when he rushed.

George despised Houllier, who really lost the face of the giants. In his own home court, he didn't think about how to attack to win, but instead replaced a striker and replaced a midfielder. Cut, despise you. There are more than 20 minutes left in the game.

If other people heard this, they would definitely spray George. When you play shameless defense yourself, why do you think it's natural?

But George really hopes that Liverpool's defense line will be a little forward, which is very beneficial for Blackburn's current style of play. What a pity!

George looked at the situation on the field and found that Miku did not perform well under the pressure of Liverpool's midfield. Moreover, Liverpool had a lot of people in the middle, so it was difficult to pass the ball in. So Kevin Gallagher replaced Miku.

George simply gave up the attack in the middle and let Deco organize the attack. Instead of letting Deco break through the defense from the middle, he let him pass the ball to Pires and Duff on both sides. It should still open a gap from the two sides.

After that, Blackburn's style of play was much simpler, that is, to hand it over to the two sides. Let Pires and Duff use their personal abilities to create opportunities for crossing. Then let Klose and Gallagher seize the opportunity in the penalty area.

"Duff, cross... Klose header... James! World-class save, James made up for the mistake in the first half with this save."

"Kevin Gallagher! Make-up shot... James again... Beautiful!"

"I heard that Houllier is not very satisfied with the current Liverpool midfield. Indeed, Liverpool's midfield is completely at a disadvantage in this game."

Looking at the good situation on the field, George was unwilling to get only three points. Therefore, he made a gesture of pressing forward, hoping to win this game. But he never broke through Liverpool's gate. George sat there a little anxious.

After a long time of attacking, George frowned tightly. There were several times when Blackburn was close to scoring.

James, this nervous knife, made a low-level mistake in the first half. In the second half, it was like taking stimulants, making all kinds of saves. George patted his head, really couldn't understand an English goalkeeper like James.

The game was coming to an end, and Blackburn was still besieging Liverpool.

Another cross, James picked up the ball. Then he quickly passed it to Borg in the middle, who passed it to Owen in front.

Owen did not delay because Hargreaves behind him came up. This man was like a dog-skin plaster, preventing Owen from doing anything. So Owen passed it to McManaman next to him.

McManaman, who was suppressed throughout the game, did not force a breakthrough against Saniol, but walked along the sideline. Saniol did not stop him, but just kept his position, because there was only Owen as a striker in the penalty area. Saniol was not afraid of McManaman's cross, as long as he was not allowed to break into the penalty area, there would be no problem.

McManaman had no idea of ​​entering the penalty area, but just shook an angle and passed it in.

"McManaman's cross... Who is this? No. 17, this is Gerrard!"

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