Coaching legend

Before Capello played against Blackburn, he had some knowledge of Blackburn.

But in Capello's eyes, he ignored Makelele. Just as Robson found the defensive loophole between Makelele and Deco, Capello identified the defensive loophole of Blackburn in Makelele.

After watching several Premier League games, Capello thought that Makelele still had big problems.

But Capello forgot. Makelele did have some problems in the Premier League, and the biggest problem was to control those midfielders who came in from behind. Many Premier League teams play by letting the midfielders who came in from behind control the second landing point.

The midfielders in the Premier League are all strong, or the Premier League is rich in such tall and strong midfielders. When they control the second landing point, their strong bodies will have a great impact on Makelele. Although he has played in the Premier League for a season, Makelele is still physically inferior to those strong midfielders.

Just like when Manchester United faced Blackburn, Keane scored a goal by beating Makelele with a header.

However, as Makelele gradually became familiar with the collisions in the Premier League, few midfielders could take advantage of Makelele. Although he still suffered some physical disadvantages, Makelele was a player who played football with his brain.

If he couldn't compete physically, he would make up for it with his brain.

Even when competing for headers, Makelele would never overestimate his ability to compete for high balls. He used his experience and his awareness to prevent the opponent from comfortably competing for headers.

For those midfielders who wanted to control the second landing point, Makelele could not use his body to deal with their impact. He would use his awareness to prevent the opponent from controlling the second landing point in the first time. Let the opponent miss the opportunity to attack.

But Capello didn't think so. Instead, he thought that Makelele had many problems, so he didn't emphasize it. Instead, he thought that Makelele was a place where he could break through.

Now Totti was bleeding in front of Makelele, which made Capello know that he underestimated him.

Although Capello had made adjustments in the second half, Totti, who repeatedly ran into a wall in front of Makelele, was getting worse and worse in temper.

Totti is very talented, but also very temperamental.

As an offensive midfielder, Totti has definitely received a lot of red cards. Among them, there are slapping opponents, elbowing, and arguing with referees. Of course, there is also the very famous "spit gate". Totti is like a child who never grows up. He often does some incredible things on the court.

Totti, who wanted to pass the ball again, was snatched by Makelele. Totti retaliated by shoveling Makelele.

"Totti, he is too uncalm." The Italian commentator blamed Totti.

At this time, Totti was not only the prince of Rome, but also the prince of Italy. Many people in Italian football have high hopes for Totti, so the Italian commentator blamed Totti lightly.

"Red card, this is a red card action. It should be given a red card, and there should be additional punishment. It is obviously a retaliatory action, which is ten times worse than Beckham's action in the French World Cup."

But Mortensen doesn't care about that. Shouting loudly, Totti should be given a red card. Mortensen doesn't care whether Totti is a prince of Rome or Italy.

However, the referee only gave Totti a yellow card, not a red card as Mortensen and Blackburn players requested.

George protested to the fourth referee with dissatisfaction. Totti's ball was a complete tackle from behind, and it was obviously a retaliatory tackle. It is unreasonable not to give a red card for this action. Even in the Premier League, this action is a red card action.

The fourth referee was very kind. Let George calm down, and then have a simple exchange with George.

Seeing Totti's action, Capello immediately replaced Totti. Although this is Capello's first season as coach of Roma, he already knows Totti's character very well. Capello is very afraid that Totti will get a second yellow card in his current state. So he simply replaced Totti.

With Totti's departure, the pressure on Blackburn suddenly dropped by more than half. Even George breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Totti leave the field. Although Totti has a bad temper, he is definitely a rare genius.

Totti's talent is one of the best in his age group, or in this position in the entire world football.

When Totti left the court, Blackburn's attack came up.

When playing against Roma, George would not play the so-called midfield control of the ball and then oppress the opponent. That kind of play works in England, and it is not a problem even when playing against La Liga. But playing against Serie A, it is uncomfortable.

Italian teams are good at playing defense and counterattack. And Capello is an expert in this.

When playing against Italian teams, you have to use the Premier League style. Fast, fast passing, fast running, fast rhythm. This is the best way to play against Italian teams.

Although Blackburn's style of play in the past two years has been oppressive, it does not mean that Blackburn will not play fast. When Totti left the court, Blackburn's rhythm suddenly became much faster.

In the 82nd minute of the second half, David Dunn, who came on as a substitute, inserted a long shot from behind and broke the goal of the Roma team. In the end, Blackburn won 2-0 away from home.

Blackburn won 2-0 away from home, almost one foot into the quarterfinals.

After defeating Roma, George showed his signature smug smile on his face. How can Roma make up for the 2-goal advantage away from home?

After the game, Capello simply shook hands with George and left the court without saying a word. George smiled at Capello's back. What about the world-famous coach? Today is Capello, tomorrow he will face Lippi, Bosque, Mourinho, Benitez and other famous coaches.

Capello is indeed a character coach. He came to the press conference early. And it was not over yet. He left the press conference after saying what he should say. And looking at Capello's appearance, George felt that Capello did not attach much importance to the League Cup.

Capello left, and only George was left. Facing the Italian reporters, George was even more unscrupulous. Of course, the Italian reporters also had many questions for George.

A reporter used a cold door to describe this game. George immediately gave a sarcasm.

"We are currently ranked first in the Premier League, and Roma is only fifth in Serie A. We beat Roma, is this also an upset?"

"The decline of Serie A is an indisputable fact. Do you still think that Serie A is the best in the world? A fifth-placed Serie A team is stronger than our Premier League top team? I would like to play with Roma again, but it will probably be difficult in a few years. We are going to play in the Champions League, and Roma can play in the League Cup. It's already very good."

George didn't give face to the Italian reporters at all. Although George himself is arrogant, he sneers at those people and things who are too proud. Those people in the English football world are too proud to admit that their football is backward. Whenever talking about English football, they will think that they are the best in the world. George despises those people in the English football world who brag the most, but George is English, so it's not easy to scold them.

But now seeing Italian reporters, they are also equally arrogant, saying that their football is the best in the world. This makes George very uncomfortable, and he can't help but say a few words. The glory of Italian football was from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s.

Now it is the new millennium, and the strongest league at this time is La Liga. Of course, the Premier League will soon usher in its own prosperity.

When the Italian reporters heard George belittle Italian football, they were very angry. One reporter said that George's tactics were rough and he only knew long passes. Of course, he also criticized the style of the Premier League.

Indeed, Blackburn did not play its own style in this game. At first it was a counterattack, and then it was a long pass.

"I only know that one equals two. I am not like some boring people who have to consider how many ways there are to calculate that one equals two. Such people are just full and bored."

"Football is a competitive sport. What it requires is victory. As long as you can win, you don't care what tactics it uses. Studying tactics every day and losing the game is the biggest joke and the most boring thing."

George's words made Italian reporters regard George as the biggest enemy.

Because George's words negated all the traditions of Italian football. Most of the coaches in the Italian league are real coaches. They don't participate in any other matters of the club. Their task is to lead the team in training and competition.

Therefore, their biggest thing is to study tactics. In the Serie A league, all the coaches are tactical masters. In terms of tactical ability, no Premier League coach can compare with them. But George described their greatest ability as "having too much to do", "the biggest joke", and "the most boring thing".

How could this not make Italian reporters angry.

But George didn't care at all. George would never coach in the Serie A league. The water in Italian football is too muddy, and there are too many political games behind it. Moreover, the coaches in Italian football are not easy to mix, and they can easily be dismissed. So even if he offended Italian reporters, George didn't care at all.

Seeing George sitting there and arguing with the crowd and satirizing Italian reporters, the English reporters were all smiling. In recent years, Italian football has been strong, and Italian reporters are arrogant wherever they go. As the founder of modern football, English reporters are very angry every time.

Today, they are very excited to see George ridicule Italian football like this. Everyone hopes that George will hurt Italian reporters more.

But George did not do what they wanted. After he finished speaking, George left the press conference without even looking back.

Looking at George's back, the Italian reporters were stunned. They had been in Italy for a long time and basically didn't know George. If it weren't for this League Cup match, most of them wouldn't know George, the young coach.

But after experiencing George today, they only had one word in their hearts. Arrogant, yes, arrogant was the only word they could think of.

This Englishman from England was really too arrogant.