Coaching legend

After leading by three goals, the players of Leeds United were already desperate. Leeds United's brave performance this season has a lot to do with the fearlessness of these young players. Even when facing Manchester United and Arsenal, their football is always forward-looking.

It is this belief that makes Leeds United now ranked fourth in the Premier League.

But the game with Blackburn made Leeds United very frustrated. As George analyzed, Leeds United's offense is fierce. But their fatal weakness is that they don't have a midfield general who can control the rhythm of the game.

Bowyer is very strong, but his personality and temper are not suitable for being a midfield commander of a team.

Now English teams basically play a 4-4-2 parallel formation, which is their traditional formation for decades. This style of play is neither a diamond position nor a double defensive midfielder position, but a very typical bilateral tactic.

Then use the center forward to control the first landing point. Of course, there will be an opportunity striker on the front line, and the player who inserts from the midfield controls the second landing point. Although this tactic has been developed for decades, it is still relatively simple and rigid. But it is very popular in England.

Thanks to this tactic used by most teams, Leeds United lacks a midfield metronome to control the rhythm, so it will not be very serious.

But when playing against Blackburn, this shortcoming is magnified infinitely. Because Blackburn's style of play is completely different from other clubs in England, even compared with Manchester United and Arsenal.

Maybe even in the world of football, Blackburn's current style of play is completely different from the 4-2-3-1 of the European continent.

Blackburn is the first club in English football to control the midfield with technology. It uses Miku and Deco, two players with excellent ball control and passing skills, to control the rhythm of the midfield with their technology. Facing Blackburn, Leeds United's midfield loss is very obvious.

English football has always been about speed, especially the number of passes to the opponent's dangerous area. Therefore, the offensive and defensive rhythm of English football is quite fast, although there are many mistakes. But they believe that the more times the ball enters the dangerous area, the more scoring opportunities can be created.

Therefore, Blackburn's style of play that emphasizes midfield control is so different in England. George used a five-man midfield to deal with England's four-man midfield. George always believed that whoever can win the midfield can win the game.

George's style of play was still very difficult when he encountered traditional English teams. Even when facing the high-profile style of play of those mid- and lower-level Premier League teams, the defenders were under great pressure. Because those teams don't need midfield at all, one or two passes have already been passed into the penalty area. These teams don't care about midfield at all, even if they pass through midfield, they pass quickly.

Fortunately, Hyypiä performed well this season, especially his headers. And Hendry, the experienced defender, helped Hyypiä.

But George's style of play is a one-to-one match for those teams that learn continental football. As the saying goes, there is no good or bad in those formations, it depends on how you use them.

Playing against Leeds United, a team that is determined to build a technical flow, George's style of play has many advantages. If you play midfield with me, I will kill you.

The Leeds United players lost their spirit, and Blackburn did not pursue the victory. George asked some players to rest. Anyway, the game was won, so there was no need to waste energy.

In the 32nd round, Blackburn defeated Leeds United 3-0 away.

After winning, George smugly shouted at reporters at Leeds United's home court. "Leeds United, they are finished now. I said my goal is the League Cup quota, and they will automatically fall behind in a few games."

George's arrogant and arrogant performance made the Leeds United media and fans gnashed their teeth.

Facing the condemnation of the Leeds United reporter, George said with contempt: "There are only two results in football games, one is the winner and the other is the loser. Leeds United has lost to me twice this season and is not qualified to talk to me on an equal footing."

Some kind reporters told George that Leeds United is currently one point ahead of Blackburn.

"One point, I have caught up with the original eleven points. One point, that's not a big gap."

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It is true that Leeds United is not a team with strong pressure resistance. Many of their players played in the professional league for the first time this season. Including Woodgate, Smith, and Steve McPhail, they were just promoted from the youth team this season. Even Kewell and Ian Hart played in the professional league for the first time last season.

These players are very strong, but they lack experience. When things go smoothly, they perform extremely well. But once they encounter great pressure, they will begin to collapse.

In the 33rd round of the Premier League, Leeds United challenged Newcastle away.

Facing Newcastle, a team that performed poorly this season, Leeds United performed even worse. They lost to Newcastle 0-1. The bad March made all of Leeds United's advantages disappear.

"I like Gullit too much. If I were a woman, I would show my love to him. Hahaha." Watching the live broadcast, George couldn't help but kiss Gullit.

Last season, Burnley was able to beat Chelsea in the League Cup final, which was actually related to Gullit's sudden resignation and Vialli's new appointment. This season, when George needed it most, it was Gullit's Newcastle that gave George three points. Of course, it was not the first time, as they lost to George's Blackburn in both rounds.

Now, when George needs it even more, Newcastle actually stood up and defeated the powerful Leeds United.

"Gullit, really..."

And Blackburn, who kicked off later, faced Everton at home and performed extremely bravely.

Amid the cheers of "League Cup! League Cup!" from the fans, Everton was defeated cleanly with a score of 3 to 1.

For the first time this season, they entered the top four, surpassing Leeds United by two points.

"Did I say that Leeds United would definitely lose points? They would definitely lose points. Am I right!"

After the game, George excitedly shouted to the players in the locker room.

"Yes! Yes!"

The players are also excited now. From the bottom of the league at the beginning of the season to now surpassing Leeds United to become the fourth in the league. The ups and downs in the middle are absolutely unknown to outsiders.

"I can tell you that they will lose points. If they continue to lose, they can no longer bear the pressure."

George was also in high spirits, standing in front as if he was pointing out the world. "Leeds United is full of little kids. When the game goes well, no one can stop them. But when they encounter pressure, they can't bear it. Look at their record in March, two draws and two losses. They will definitely continue to lose points."

"As long as we continue to win, the fourth place in the league will be ours. As long as we sit on it, we will not lose this position. Is it?"

"Yes!"

"We will not lose this position."

George raised his hand, and the shouting players stopped instantly. "We are going to participate in the League Cup next season, let the damn Leeds United get out!"

"Let the damn Leeds United get out!"

The locker room of Blackburn became a sea of ​​cheers.

On April 17, the 34th round of the Premier League kicked off.

This time Blackburn took the lead and faced the sixth-ranked West Ham United at home.

The current Premier League is still relatively relaxed. For example, Arsenal has lost three games and tied eleven games, but it is still the team at the top of the Premier League. Unlike the Premier League after the new century, Arsenal did not win the championship season without losing. Later, after Mourinho came to the Premier League, if they lost three games and tied eleven games, they would have lost the qualification to compete for the championship. But now they are ranked first in the Premier League.

Leeds United has lost seven games, but it can still rank fifth in the league. Because West Ham United has lost more, it has lost eleven games. If Leeds United had not drawn more games than West Ham, the gap between them would definitely be more than ten points.

Although I have a good relationship with Redknapp, this is not the time to talk about friendship.

West Ham United's ability to come to the sixth place is a testament to Redknapp's strong coaching ability, but facing Blackburn, who are now in high spirits and fighting for the League Cup spot, they were defeated without much resistance.

Blackburn beat West Ham United 2-0 at home. The score with Leeds United widened to five points.

The pressure returned to Leeds United, and Leeds United could not withstand the pressure. They were tied 1-1 by Leicester City at home.

At the end of the 34th round of the game, Blackburn's lead reached four points.

Maybe the momentum of these games was too strong, and Blackburn was unable to continue its good form in the 35th round of the game.

Facing Aston Villa, which they had defeated before, at home, both sides played offensive football. In fact, George is not a coach willing to take risks, but the game was scored by Villa just two minutes after the start. In desperation, George could only start a goal battle with Villa.

In the end, at home, Blackburn and Villa scored six goals. Blackburn was tied by Villa 3-0 at home.

Leeds United didn't seize such a good opportunity. They played 2-2 with Coventry away, and the gap was still four points.

There are three rounds left, and both teams are facing strong opponents.

Leeds United's remaining three games will face Liverpool, Arsenal, and West Ham United in turn. They are all strong teams in the Premier League.

The three opponents Blackburn faced were not much easier than Leeds United. They were Nottingham Forest, Manchester United, and Arsenal in turn.

Nottingham Forest was the easiest to play in this game because Nottingham Forest had been relegated. The players were thinking about their future and had no intention of playing football. George was unwilling to play a big score with them, so he took the initiative to recover after leading 2-0.

Leeds United played their nerve against Liverpool. A score of 4-0 completely stunned Houllier. Leeds United finally got out of the slump during this period.