Coaching legend

George was in a good mood when he arrived at the press conference. He answered all the questions from reporters.

"Coach Levy, before the season, you told the media that your goal in participating in the UEFA Cup was to win the championship? Is that true?" When the press conference was about to end, the reporter in front stood up and asked George.

George smiled at the reporter. Although the meaning was similar, it was no longer what George meant.

George really didn't want to give up the UEFA Cup, but he always euphemistically expressed that his goal was to win the UEFA Cup. He never directly said that his goal was to win the UEFA Cup. The reporter deliberately asked this question, of course, hoping to get a good news material.

George understood the reporter's intentions, but he was in a good mood today. So he didn't hide it and answered very straightforwardly.

"Yes, my goal this season is to win the UEFA Cup. In the cup competition, all the championships are failures. Since we have participated in the UEFA Cup, I will take away a championship."

George's words completely stunned these reporters.

George is really George. Although the gold content of the UEFA Cup has declined, there are still many strong teams participating. Including Ajax, Parma, Deportivo La Coruna, Kaiserslautern and other teams. Even the Italian giants Juventus will participate in the UEFA Cup this season.

If the teams eliminated from the Champions League are included, the level of the teams entering the UEFA Cup will be improved. At that time, countless strong teams will flock to the UEFA Cup.

Even Juventus dare not say that the UEFA Cup is theirs. How dare George say that?

They are very familiar with George's big mouth. He has done this many times in England. I didn't expect George's big mouth to go to Europe soon.

Even the Daily Telegraph, which usually has no grudges against George, can't stand it. Criticized George in the newspaper. "After winning a game, George started to forget himself. George is really too arrogant. Isn't he really afraid of becoming a laughing stock in the end? Not to mention Blackburn, even Juventus dare not say so loudly that this season's UEFA Cup is in their pocket. But it's true that George himself has long been an alternative laughing stock in English football. George is thick-skinned and doesn't care about this."

The Daily Telegraph was merciless to George.

But George did not respond to the Daily Telegraph. The more you respond to these newspapers, the happier they are. George wants to use the results to tell them that what he said is definitely not just bragging.

Soon the second round of the game began, Blackburn played against the young guard Leeds United at home.

Leeds United was kicked to fifth place in the Premier League by George's Blackburn last season. George originally thought that he would never see Leeds United in the League Cup again. Unexpectedly, Leeds United is like an indestructible cockroach. It passed the Intertoto Cup and entered the League Cup.

Leeds United also made a lot of transfers this season. Their top scorer Hasselbaink left Leeds United for Atletico Madrid because of the collapse of the contract renewal negotiations. And Sunderland's shooter Michael Bridges joined Leeds United.

Michael Bridges is also a rising star in England in recent years. He performed very well in Sunderland, although Sunderland has always been a lift between the Premier League and League One. But last year Sunderland won the League One championship and was able to return to the Premier League. Michael Bridges scored 12 goals in the English League One last season, and Leeds United bought him for 5 million pounds.

Although Hasselbaink left Leeds United, Leeds United's strength has not declined, but has improved. The main reason is that many Leeds United players have Premier League experience, and their performance this year will definitely be better than last year.

However, it may be because they are not used to the absence of Hasselbaink. In the last game, they were tied 0-0 by Derby County in the midfield. Leeds United performed well throughout the game, but they were unable to score. The newcomer Michael Bridges has not fully adapted to Leeds United's style of play. There were many opportunities in the last game, but they did not seize them.

George will never let go of the current Leeds United. The current Leeds United is like Blackburn at the beginning of last season. The new main striker has not adapted to the team yet. It is a good opportunity to grab points.

Ewood Park has now completely become George's home court. When George came out, the whole audience cheered "George Levy" non-stop. George doesn't like occasions with too many restrictions, but he likes to be cheered on the court.

George looked at Ewood Park, then waited a little and saw O'Leary. As the host, George took the lead in extending his hand.

Looking at the smiling George, O'Leary was furious. Leeds United performed very well last season and basically booked the fourth place in the Premier League. But since George declared war on Leeds United, Leeds United's performance has been greatly affected.

O'Leary knows that his young players were under great pressure from George last season.

O'Leary can be unaffected by George, but the young men of Leeds United have been greatly affected. In the game, they were eager to achieve success, but the results were inferior. And after winning Leeds United, George ridiculed Leeds United.

Although they later entered the League Cup through the Intertoto Cup. But in order to enter the League Cup, the team was not allowed to rest well this summer. It doesn't seem like anything now, but there will be many other problems in February and March.

O'Leary hated George when he thought of these things. It was because of this George that Leeds United lost face last year.

It also made O'Leary's first coaching career lose face.

Originally, they were leading Blackburn by 11 points, but at the end of the season, Blackburn was leading Leeds United by four points. Blackburn actually chased 15 points in a row. They were all rookies in the Premier League, but in the end, O'Leary was defeated by George.

Therefore, O'Leary was very unhappy when he saw George, but as the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person, so he smiled reluctantly.

O'Leary was eager to take revenge, whether it was at home or away. O'Leary, a coach, couldn't hold his temper, and his players couldn't hold their temper even more.

At the beginning of the game, their attack was very fierce, and Kewell on the wing was also much more vigorous today. Of course, Bowyer in the midfield was even more active. Young people all remember that they were pushed down by Blackburn at the last minute of last season.

George looked at Leeds United's attack and smiled instead.

If a team loses patience, then it is not far from failure. Look at Leeds United's current offense, which is a typical performance of losing patience. Offense is not about throwing turtle punches, but about having your own tactical routines.

Leeds United is now playing turtle punches, not their best offense.

George did not expect O'Leary to be like this. It stands to reason that O'Leary has a brilliant career and should be a person who has seen the world. I didn't expect that a small setback last season would make O'Leary so impatient.

Tsk tsk tsk, it seems that O'Leary is unlikely to be a good coach.

In fact, with Leeds United's strength, as long as they play steadily, they may not be unable to defeat Blackburn. Although Blackburn's style of play is somewhat similar to Leeds United, Leeds United will be able to dominate the Champions League two years later, which is definitely a strong strength.

But now they have lost their composure and lost their offense.

Their offense is messed up, and Blackburn will be easy to play. George is most willing to play against a midfielder like Leeds United. Although Leeds United's offensive momentum is very strong, it is all thunder and rain. They are in a mess, of course they can't score.

Even if there is an opportunity, they can't grasp it.

But Blackburn is different. Leeds United players are anxious, but Blackburn players are not. Last season, Blackburn sometimes felt very tired when playing against some weak teams, but they easily defeated Leeds United.

And they were able to reverse Leeds United and became the fourth in the Premier League. Therefore, they have a psychological advantage against Leeds United.

The so-called psychological advantage is actually an illusory thing. But it is very useful in the game.

The current Blackburn players are like this. Facing the anxious Leeds United, they are at ease. When the game was seventeen minutes in, Blackburn took advantage of a free kick opportunity and Hyypia headed the first goal.

After scoring a goal, Blackburn was even more calm. Before the end of the first half, Deco made a long shot, which hit Woodgate's leg and deflected into the net.

In the second half, Blackburn's performance was still outstanding. Bellamy, who came on as a substitute, took advantage of Leeds United's massive attack and made a classic counterattack, using his speed to get past all the defenses. In the end, he even got past the goalkeeper and pushed the ball into the empty goal.

Seeing Bellamy's speed, George thought, this is the so-called "world martial arts, only speed can't be broken". Bellamy can dominate the world football with his speed.

At the end of the game, O'Leary's face was livid. This was the third time Leeds United met Blackburn, but each time they were in disgrace. O'Leary, who has always been not bad-tempered, left the court without saying hello to George at the end of the game.

The impact of defeating Coventry and Leeds United is different. Leeds United has achieved great results in recent years, and last year it was a direct competitor of Blackburn. But in this game, Leeds United was almost beaten by Blackburn without any ability to fight back.

"I never brag. League Cup, our goal this season is the League Cup!" George maintained his usual arrogance in front of the media.

After the last game, many media outlets that accused George of being arrogant were speechless. A team that can beat Leeds United to such an extent, even if they say their goal is the League Cup, what's wrong with that?

After the game, The Sun wrote a headline: Is it arrogance or strength?