Coaching legend

George was very angry after returning from Moscow.

It was not because he failed to win in Moscow, but because he lost a great player, Duff.

Since George took over Blackburn, Duff has always been George's first weapon. In addition, Duff is a player from Blackburn's youth training camp and is only 20 years old this year. Last season, Duff scored double-digit goals for Blackburn. Who can not like such a player?

And because he plays in England, Duff is not afraid of any collision.

Duff's playing style is different from other wingers produced in England. Including Bellamy and Romedal of Blackburn now. Duff has speed and skills, and more importantly, he will not be greedy for himself. Compared with Bellamy, Duff's pass is better. Compared with Romedal, Duff is faster and has better skills.

Of course, compared with other English wingers, Duff's shooting is better.

But there is no way now, Duff is injured.

After returning to Blackburn, Duff was re-examined. It was found that he needed to be absent for more than 40 days before he could recover. George almost cried when he heard such a diagnosis report.

However, George had no time to rest. Just two days after returning to England, the Premier League resumed.

On December 4, Blackburn faced Burnley at home.

George is in a very difficult situation now, because after this match against Burnley, Blackburn will play the second match against Spartak Moscow. That match is scheduled for December 9.

Now Blackburn is performing well in the league, only two points less than Manchester United and one point less than Leeds United. But now Blackburn has one less game than Leeds United, and Blackburn still has hope of competing for the championship in the league.

Although the hope is slim, the Premier League championship is more attractive to George than the League Cup championship.

George does not want to give up the Premier League championship and the League Cup championship. But George knows that with the current strength of Blackburn, it is absolutely a joke to want to attack on three fronts like Manchester United last season. Not only is George inexperienced as a coach, but Blackburn players do not have that kind of strength.

But any championship is very tempting for George.

But George thought about Ferguson's Manchester United and finally shook his head. Manchester United's greatest ability is to exert force in the second half. Whether it was Kevin Keegan's Newcastle before or Wenger's Arsenal later, they had led Manchester United by double digits, but were eventually reversed by Manchester United to win the championship.

Now Manchester United is already ranked first, and Manchester United has rich points-grabbing ability and experience in the final stage. It is really difficult to take the championship from Manchester United, a mature team. There is still more room for operation in the League Cup.

Derby, derby! Although it is a derby, Blackburn and Burnley are now completely two levels of teams. Blackburn is currently one of the contenders for the Premier League title, while Burnley is third from the bottom and has been struggling in the relegation zone.

Fans of both sides are very enthusiastic, but George did not really pay attention to Burnley. After selling players such as Ballack, Ljungberg, Robbie Keane, and Gary Breen in two years, Burnley's strength declined rapidly.

Burnley now has no good midfielders or forwards in offense, and no good defenders in defense.

So George finally sent a large number of substitutes when facing Burnley.

Of course, sending substitutes does not mean that George will give up this game. George replaced Romedal, Bellamy, Hargreaves and Deco in the midfield. Drogba and Davor Suker were used as strikers.

This was Drogba's first start in the Premier League this season. Drogba played more in the reserve team at Blackburn, but George was not reluctant to give him a chance to play in the first team. In addition to a large number of substitute appearances, he was also allowed to play in some cup games that were already no suspense.

However, in the Premier League, it is not so easy for Drogba to start.

But Drogba has no dissatisfaction, or dare not have any dissatisfaction. He is a player who can't even play as a starter in the French second division, and it is already a blessing to be able to get a stable chance to play in Blackburn.

Drogba does have many shortcomings in many aspects, but his excellent physical fitness cannot be ignored anywhere.

In the past half season, those Premier League teams have also understood Drogba's characteristics. This is a striker with abnormal physical fitness but poor footwork.

However, knowing this is knowing, when facing Drogba, Burnley's defenders finally understood what a truly abnormal body is. Drogba was a disruptive character when he came on the court, and even George would not regard him as an excellent offensive finisher.

Drogba kept running in the frontcourt, constantly grabbing headers, and disrupting their defense.

Although his shooting skills were not good, the pressure Drogba brought to Burnley's defense was definitely not a little bit. Upson looked at Drogba, a black-headed man, and kept cursing Drogba in his heart. Upson quickly occupied a position in Burnley with his excellent physical condition and heading ability.

But facing Drogba, Upson felt what a monster was.

After being ravaged by Drogba in the end, Davor Suker, who performed tepidly, defeated Burnley 1-0 with a low shot in the penalty area.

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Five days later, Blackburn welcomed Spartak Moscow.

"George is determined to win the UEFA Cup. In the last game, George did not send out the main players against the derby opponents. It can be seen that George attaches great importance to this game. In the first game, Blackburn was tied 0-0 away from home. In this game, only one goal is needed to advance." Mortensen explained the game.

"I think there should not be too much suspense in this game. In the first game, it was just that Blackburn players did not adapt to the cold weather in Moscow. In terms of strength, Spartak Moscow is not as good as the current Blackburn." Mortensen's partner is still Alan Hansen.

"To be honest, if I were George, I would not sacrifice the league results for the UEFA Cup. If Blackburn now puts all its energy into the league, it may be able to compete with Manchester United for the championship at the end of the season."

Mortensen opposed George's emphasis on the UEFA Cup. In Mortensen's view, with the expansion of the Champions League, the status of the UEFA Cup is declining. It is not as valuable as the Premier League championship.

"John, George is very ambitious. Maybe he is playing in the UEFA Cup now, and he is thinking about when he will win the Champions League."

"Hahaha, yes. George is definitely this kind of person."

It is said that George has a strange personality, but in fact, George's personality is easy to be grasped by others. Look at Mortensen and Alan Hansen, they know George's thoughts very well.

In fact, it is not that George does not know the decline of the gold content of the UEFA Cup, nor does he not know the importance of the Premier League championship. But George knows the difficulty of snatching the league championship from the now mature Manchester United. However, George must win a championship this season. It seems that the UEFA Cup is easier than the league, so George chose the UEFA Cup.

"... Deco, diagonal pass... Pires got the ball... Cross, it's Klose!"

After returning to the home court, Blackburn players became normal. Under the control of Blackburn players, Spartak Moscow did not have the momentum in Moscow. Soon Blackburn took the advantage on the field.

In choosing Duff's substitute, George finally chose Bellamy. Let Bellamy go to the left and let Pires return to the right.

After Pires received Deco's pass, he did not break through. He just used his skills to shake the ball at an angle and then passed it inside. Klose found the spot accurately.

"Klose...headed the ball, but did not shoot it but headed it to the middle...Miku who followed up!"

"GOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Klose is getting better and better now, and knows how to find the best way to attack. In fact, the ball just now could have created a threat by heading the ball. But under the interference of the opponent's defender, it was difficult to exert force.

Therefore, Klose chose to pass back and accurately passed it to Miku who inserted in the middle.

Miku did not hesitate at all when facing the return pass, and directly volleyed it.

"Beautiful, beautiful volley! Miku's goal rate is definitely one of the best in the midfield. He complements Klose."

"One to zero, Blackburn is already leading Spartak Moscow at home. The situation for promotion is very good."

Ewood Park was like a volcanic eruption, and the cheers of the whole audience were suffocating. They are waiting for George to bring them a UEFA Cup championship, so they attach great importance to the UEFA Cup.

George also clenched his fists tightly off the court.

Blackburn's current style of play is completely tailored for Miku. When Miku gets the ball, the trident of Klose, Pires and Duff in front will spread out and give Miku a passing route.

And when Miku comes in from behind, whether it is the two wingers or Klose in front, they will pass back to Miku in the middle. Let Miku have a chance to shoot.

All of these are tailored to Miku's excellent passing ability, breakthrough ability and shooting ability. Miku is also like a fish in water in Blackburn's current style of play.

After scoring a goal, it is very easy to deal with. Spartak Moscow also wants to advance to the next round, so their attack is much more fierce. But after they pressed out, there are more gaps in the back line.

In the 37th minute of the first half, Bellamy on the left received a pass from Miku and successfully countered offside. He ran 40 meters and scored the second goal of the game.

In the second half, Van Bronckhorst scored the third goal with a long shot.

"3-0, Blackburn got into the round of 16 as they wished. Congratulations to Blackburn, congratulations to George. George only has six games left to the UEFA Cup final."

George was not very excited after the game. It was just Spartak Moscow. There are more and more strong teams in the UEFA Cup now, and the rest are strong teams in Europe. Including Juventus, Roma, Bremen, Arsenal, Dortmund.

Which of these teams is easy to deal with. After the Bosman Act, although the strengths and weaknesses began to be clear. But the teams in the five major leagues have not yet appeared in the later situation, so Roma, Bremen, and Dortmund are all very strong.

Only after passing them can we enter the UEFA Cup final.

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