Coaching legend

Chapter 223: The Beginning of Warcraft

"It was quite unexpected in the first half. Blackburn scored two goals against Arsenal without any effort. This is Arsenal, the Premier League champion for two consecutive years. Arsenal should not be at this level. Their defense line also has problems." Martin Taylor shook his head.

"Arsenal was beaten stupidly in the first half. I didn't expect Blackburn to take such a risky attack."

George was very appreciative of the Blackburn players in the locker room. 2-0, now playing against Arsenal. Arsenal, the Premier League champion for two consecutive years.

However, Arsenal this season is a bit bullying. In the previous few games, they lost to Liverpool and Manchester United. If they hadn't defeated several weak teams, they would not have been ranked third in the Premier League.

When George appeared on the court again in the second half, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. George wanted to see how Wenger adjusted. Wenger's on-the-spot command ability has always been criticized by people. George wants to see how he saves the current situation.

In the second half, Blackburn did not attack Arsenal because they did not have that much physical strength. After all, Blackburn had played the League Cup a few days ago.

Therefore, George chose to play steady in the second half.

But Wenger could not choose to play steady, he had to attack. In the second half, Arsenal's style of play changed a lot. They did not play on the two sides. Instead, Vieira in the middle was much more active, and his ball was no longer blindly passed to the two sides.

Vieira passed more to Henry and Bergkamp in the second half. Because Henry could not get into the state for a long time, Bergkamp went up. However, Bergkamp began to retreat in the second half and received the ball at the back. Then he passed it to Henry who was cruising in front.

George found that this was Wenger's adjustment in the second half. Wenger chose to use Henry as a breakthrough in the second half.

George did not know whether he should praise Wenger or despise Wenger. Now Henry is obviously in average condition and has not been able to integrate into Arsenal's game rhythm. But Wenger chose to support Henry with great courage. However, it is precisely because of Wenger's trust that Wenger can cultivate one superstar after another.

Maybe Henry's performance in the first half was too bad, and Sagnol slowly relaxed his defense against Henry.

Although they are about the same age, Henry is much more famous than Sagnol. Henry participated in the French World Cup and scored three goals. Later, he was bought by Juventus for more than 10 million pounds.

Even if he performed poorly in Juventus, someone would still buy Henry for 10 million pounds.

But strength? Sagnol pouted.

But George can't ignore Henry. Who is Henry? As long as you are a fan, who doesn't know Henry? Henry is one of the best strikers in the next ten years. He is a super striker who has scored more than 20 goals and assists in the Premier League.

He has won the Premier League top scorer four times. Such a striker is just not used to the center position given to him by Wenger. He is also not used to the current Premier League rhythm and Arsenal's playing system.

So George is going to remind Sagnol and the defensive players not to forget Henry.

But before he was reminded, Henry got the ball again. This time, it was still Sagnol who defended Henry. Overmars went to the middle instead.

"Henry, facing Sagnol again. How will he deal with it?" Henry got the ball, and the commentator was exhausted. Henry's performance was too bad.

This time, Henry did not pass the ball, but faced Sagnol and passed the ball beautifully. Henry's explosive power was originally strong, and his speed was invincible. Just a gust of wind, and he flew past Sagnol.

Sagnol turned around, and Henry had already left Sagnol several streets behind. Sagnol knew that he had made a big mistake and wanted to hurry over, but he could not catch up with Henry's pace. Henry's long legs only took a few steps and were already in Blackburn's penalty area.

George jumped, damn, no way. Henry would not use his own Blackburn as a springboard to grow into a gun king.

But Henry did not shoot, but passed the ball into the penalty area. Ljungberg, who inserted on the right, came to the front point and shot.

"Henry, pass the ball... Ljungberg, it's Ljungberg!" Martin Taylor's voice suddenly rose. "Henry, it's Henry's speed. Henry's speed! It's amazing."

"Henry's performance in Juventus was very poor. In the summer, two clubs were interested in Henry. They were Arsenal and Blackburn. Although I don't know why Blackburn withdrew Henry's transfer in the end, what they valued most about Henry must be his lightning speed."

"One to zero, Arsenal quickly got back a point in the second half."

Only sixteen minutes into the second half, Henry's breakthrough led to a goal.

"These bastards, I have warned them to pay attention to Henry. That's Henry." George said to himself.

After scoring a goal, Arsenal's morale was greatly boosted. And Henry's goal also made Arsenal players believe in Henry more. The ball was passed to Henry more. And Overmars and Sylvinho on the left also actively cooperated with Henry.

Although it did not reach the height of the golden left wing back then, Sagnol was still under great pressure. Duff completely became a right-back, leaving no room for defense.

"...Bergkamp...Henry's shot, oops, went wide of the post."

"Henry passed the ball, Bergkamp... Ljungberg got the ball and crossed it... but Hyypia headed it out."

"Arsenal's offensive has been very fierce recently. Let's see what changes George will make."

After waiting for a while, George shook his head. He couldn't let it go on like this. "Didier, Owen, go warm up."

When the game reached the 65th minute, George replaced Duff with Hargreaves and Deco with Drogba.

"Didier Drogba is already 21 years old this year. His information is very simple. He has always played in the amateur league. It was not until the year before last that he became a member of the Le Mans team. Le Mans is a team in the French second division. Drogba only played twice in the Le Mans team last season. He is almost an unnecessary player."

"In the summer, George brought him to Blackburn for 100,000 pounds. So far, he has only played as a substitute once, and I haven't seen any characteristics of him. But it seems that George still thinks highly of him and gave him the number 9." Martin Taylor briefly introduced some of Drogba.

But there is really nothing to introduce about Drogba. Because his career is almost blank.

George let Hargreaves play to replace Duff. In fact, it was entirely to strengthen the defense on the right. Hargreaves is absolutely a good player in defense. After he went up, he immediately stuck close to Overmars. As long as Overmars wanted to speed up, he would kick him down without hesitation.

After Drogba came on the court, he formed a double striker with Klose.

George started a long pass, and the target was Drogba.

However, Drogba lost face as soon as he came on the court. Miku's pass was very comfortable. But when Drogba stopped, he actually stopped one meter away. So that even the commentator on the scene was speechless, and could only say "this...this...".

"Drogba's ball stopping technique is too poor. He is probably the player with the worst foundation in the entire Blackburn. He is already 21 years old, and I don't know why George bought him." Even Martin Taylor couldn't stand it.

"Martin, you have to understand. Drogba's value is only 100,000 pounds."

"Andy, don't say that. George brought Klose from Germany for free. Deco is said to be only 300,000 pounds."

"But Drogba is really too bad. How can he be a striker with this ball-stopping technique?"

The two of them were explaining with a smile.

But if Adams could hear their explanation now, he would definitely scold them. Because after Drogba came on the court, he played high balls. Seventy percent of the high balls were given to Drogba, and Adams was responsible for defending Drogba.

After seeing Drogba's poor ball-stopping technique, Adams felt that this kind of forward defense should be very simple. He was also laughing at George in his heart. Does Blackburn have no striker anymore?

But after actually defending Drogba, Adams' disdain turned into surprise. This person is simply not a human being. Every time he competes for a header, he will collide with Adams head-on. After a few times, Adams felt that his skeleton was about to fall apart.

Unlike other defenders, Adams is England's top defender. What kind of forwards have not been touched, but Drogba's physical fitness is too strong. If it was three or four years ago, Adams would never be afraid of Drogba, a forward who relies on his body.

But Adams is old now. Although he is very experienced, he is still among the top defenders in England with his awareness. But his physical fitness is no longer as good as it was in the past. After fighting with Drogba for only more than ten minutes, Adams was panting heavily.

George let Drogba play, definitely not to score goals. In front of top defenders like Adams and Keown, it is not so easy to score goals. George let Drogba play, just to let him keep disrupting Arsenal's defense. Use his Warcraft body to ravage Adams and other old men.

The defenders formed by Adams and his team are very powerful, because their defensive awareness and cooperation are the best. But there are also weaknesses, that is, they are too old. Adams and Keown are already 33 years old this year.

However, the commentator and others can't see this kind of thing, they can only see that Adams wins every time. Either he headed the ball out, or he interfered with Drogba, making it impossible for Drogba to head the ball comfortably.

"Drogba, this young man, is still too immature. In front of the experienced Adams, he can't get any advantage at all. But fortunately Drogba has plenty of energy and good impact." Even Martin Taylor thought Drogba was too immature.

"Yes. Look at Adams, it's not a big problem to deal with such an immature striker."

They didn't see how much pressure Drogba put on Adams. Adams had to use all his strength every time, otherwise he would definitely get hurt if he collided with Drogba. Adams cursed in his heart, where did this monster come from.

His football foundation is not very good, it can be said to be very poor. As long as the ball is at his feet, Adams can steal it in two steps. And his heading skills are not very good, and he can't compare with Klose next to him in judging the ball path.

But this kid just has an amazing body. The explosive and strong body makes Adams very uncomfortable.

But as a coach, Wenger has already discovered it. The black man George sent on the field has absolutely top-notch physical fitness. Every time Adams collides with him, Drogba is fine. Then he runs actively, ready to receive the second header.

There are definitely not many forwards in the Premier League who can go head-to-head with Adams. If it weren't for Adams' very good defensive skills, Adams would definitely not be Drogba's opponent in terms of physical fitness.

Adams kept cheering himself up. The black charcoal head in front of him was just a little better physically. He had no skills. Of course, he also sighed in his heart that he was really old. If he was a few years younger, Drogba would not be in Adams' eyes.

But now Adams really feels that he is old. Adams has seen so many super forwards over the years, and he has never felt powerless. But facing Drogba, the unreasonable monster, he clearly felt the decline of his physical function.

Once again, the ball was headed out by Adams, and Miku got the ball before Petit. After Miku got the ball, he passed it to the right, and Saniol, who had been defending behind, rushed over. After Saniol got the ball, he did not hesitate and made another cross at a 45-degree angle.

Adams saw the cross and was ready to fight Drogba again.

Drogba is a man with excellent physical fitness, which Adams has already experienced. But his header, especially his header awareness, is not very good. Therefore, Adams believes that as long as he interferes with Drogba, Drogba will not be in any danger.

At this moment, Adams suddenly found that someone ran in front of him.

"Drogba, no... it's Klose who ran in front."

It turned out that this time Drogba did not move forward, but retreated to grab position with Keown. Adams, who thought it was Drogba, suddenly saw a person running to the front and standing in position. Then he jumped high. But Adams, as the best defender, although he lost the initiative, still instinctively jumped up to interfere with Klose.

Klose's physique is not as good as Drogba's, but his awareness and ability to score goals are far better than Drogba. So even with Adams' interference, he still managed to head the ball beautifully.

Adams' entire body was exhausted in the fight with Drogba for less than 20 minutes. This time he dealt with Klose the same way he dealt with Drogba, but Klose was obviously more experienced than Drogba and was also good at heading.

"Klose! Beautiful, Seaman had no way to deal with this ball! 3-1, this was the goal that killed the game. This was Klose's eighth goal this season and his seventh goal in the Premier League. Klose has become the sharpest killer on Blackburn's front line."

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