Coaching legend

Wenger knew that the game couldn't go on like this. Three days later, they would face Sheffield Wednesday at home.

Sheffield Wednesday is a bottom team in the Premier League, a real bottom team. Of course, if it was like this in the past, it would almost be someone else's cash machine. But it's different now. Sheffield Wednesday is currently in the relegation zone. But it's not a team that has been relegated, but a team that is hovering in the relegation zone.

Such a team will fight hard to stay in the league at the end of the season, really fight hard.

No one wants to face such a team at the end of the season.

And seven days later, Arsenal will play Leeds United away. This is a game that cannot be lost. If Leeds United hadn't had the Woodgate and Lee Bowyer scandal in January, how could it have reached the point of competing with Arsenal for the third place.

Now O'Leary has finally stabilized the team. Of course, he hopes to get a place in the Champions League next season. Therefore, Leeds United must be blood-thirsty and will never give up the opportunity to fight Arsenal to the death.

Arsenal can't afford to lose in these two games.

After weighing the pros and cons, Wenger finally had to make a painful decision.

In fact, Wenger has been waiting for Arsenal to take the lead in this game. Once they take the lead, Wenger will have more room for adjustment.

But Wenger found that George is absolutely a rogue. In order to win, George will do everything he can. George can afford to waste time, but Wenger can't. So Wenger can only cut off his arm. Wenger must not let his team be too tired in this game.

Because there are more important games waiting for Arsenal later.

After making the decision, Wenger was very fast. He replaced Bergkamp, ​​who was not in good physical condition, and then quickly replaced Ljungberg.

Although it would be very difficult to win Blackburn away if they failed to beat Blackburn at home. Especially after playing with Leeds United, it would be even more difficult to beat Blackburn again. But it is still possible after all. In the cup competition, the winner will be decided by one game, and it is not certain who will win.

But the league is not like this, Wenger dare not neglect it.

When Ljungberg left the field, he looked at George. I don't know what he is doing with this head. He kept fighting in the midfield throughout the game. It would be fine if you got the ball and attacked, but it didn't look like an attack.

Blackburn didn't seem to want to score a goal when they came over. They just kept destroying.

If Arsenal is a beautiful artist, then Blackburn is a destroyer. Arsenal just started drawing a beginning on the drawing board, and Blackburn scribbled on the drawing board.

Ljungberg smiled bitterly and shook his head. He really couldn't understand the world of his head.

But when he saw Wenger's substitution, George immediately asked Pires to replace Hargreaves. George has been waiting for Wenger's substitution. Because once Wenger makes a substitution, it means that Wenger's Champions League quota is more important than the League Cup.

George is betting. George bets that Wenger will definitely choose the league and the Champions League quota. So George is reckless and fearless. In fact, Blackburn's style of play is far more energy-consuming than Arsenal. After more than 70 minutes, it will definitely not be able to continue.

Or if it's more than 80 minutes, as long as Wenger attacks Blackburn, Blackburn may not be able to hold on because of physical problems.

But George was betting that Wenger would not dare to wait until the end. Watching Wenger's substitution, George laughed. Because George knew he had won the bet.

And George knew that Wenger's adjustment would definitely be based on steady defense. The person who was replaced must be the offensive line. Arsenal had to defend, so George had to attack.

Wenger frowned when he saw George replace Pires. This George was really annoying.

But Wenger couldn't say anything. George had many players, all kinds of players. George had an enviable substitute lineup.

After Pires went up, he started to play as a free man in the frontcourt.

After Wenger's substitution, Arsenal began to retreat across the board. Especially with Bergkamp's departure, the pressure on Arsenal dropped sharply. However, Blackburn still did not play the familiar ground ball, but still used high-altitude bombing.

Of course, facing players like Adams and Keown, high-altitude bombing is not so easy.

But with players like Drogba and Klose in the frontcourt, George certainly would not give up the high-altitude ball. George's requirements for Drogba are very simple. In addition to trying hard to grab the ball, he also needs to grab the first point. Then pass the ball to the person next to him.

Drogba's training in the Premier League this season is still very effective. Especially after training with Klose, his judgment of high balls has made great progress.

Adams is deeply touched by this. When he first played against Drogba, Drogba was just a fool who only knew how to rush around. It was only because of his monster-like body that Adams was uncomfortable.

Now Drogba has completely changed.

With Drogba's terrifying body and good header awareness, Drogba and Adams are almost evenly matched in the fight for headers.

"... Deco, pass the ball... Drogba, headed the ball back to Pires. Pires passed it to Dunne, Dunne shot! Seaman saved it!"

"Drogba, headed the ball back... Klose, dived to head it! It went over the crossbar, what a pity!"

After George replaced Pires, Blackburn's offensive suddenly became stronger.

"Drogba, who was bought by George for 100,000 pounds, is indeed good. With his abnormal physical fitness and the growth of his heading, maybe he can be as successful as Klose in the future." Mortensen looked at Drogba. Ba ran rampant in the Arsenal penalty area, tut-tutting.

The ball was passed into the penalty area again, and this time it was Klose who pushed it out.

Facing Vieira's defense, Deco, who came to control the second point, swept the ball directly to Pires on the left without stopping. This time Pires did not pass the ball, but directly drove the ball into the penalty area.

Adams watched as Drogba and Keown kept an eye on Klose, so when Pires passed by Petit and entered the penalty area, no one was defending.

It was Adams who reacted quickly and dropped Drogba. In Adams' mind, Drogba is just a striker with a good body and nothing else. But Pires is different. Once Pires is let in, it will be a direct threat.

The moment Adams came out, George, who was immersed in dribbling the ball, seemed to have eyes in his head. He used the instep of his right foot to pass the ball to Drogba's feet.

"... Pires, Pires got the ball. He entered the penalty area, Adams came to defend... Pires, did not take the ball, passed the ball... Drogba, Drogba got the ball, what will he do with the ball? ?”

The moment Drogba got the ball, his mind went blank.

Drogba is said to be a striker, but he has never scored a few goals. And all the goals were scored from the top of the head. With Drogba's physical fitness, he can make a living in low-level leagues just by relying on headers.

But Drogba's foot skills are rough, and a slightly faster ball can stop one meter away. Of course, with this kind of ability, he rarely scores goals with his feet.

So the moment he received Pires' pass, Drogba was a little stunned.

Klose, who was standing next to Keown, reacted fastest. Shouting "Shoot! Shoot!". Klose shouted almost with all his strength.

Drogba was startled by the sound and kicked the ball hard with his left foot. The whole process takes place in the blink of an eye.

"Drogba, shoot!"

Drogba's shot is indeed not very good, but the ball is too close. And Drogba used almost all the strength in his feet, so the ball flew in like a cannonball. Seaman could only wave his hands.

"Seaman didn't pounce on the ball. He scored. It was beautiful. No one expected that it was Drogba who scored the goal! Blackburn led 1-0 away from home."

"George said before the game that he had touched Arsenal's famous talent. This game seems to be definitely not fake. However, Arsenal's weakness is not a weakness in Arsenal's play and tactics. It is a weakness in Arsenal's overall environment. "

"Unlike Blackburn, who have secured second place in the Premier League, Arsenal still have to work hard for a Champions League spot. In addition, Arsenal's bench lineup is definitely not comparable to Blackburn. This is not Wenger's fault, and Wenger is powerless. Because the fate that George touched is Arsenal's Achilles' heel, which cannot be changed by Wenger as a head coach."

"Look at Drogba, he was stunned after scoring the goal, completely at a loss. Even if Drogba does not have any development in the future, with this goal alone, George's 100,000 pounds will not be in vain. This goal The ball is worth thousands of dollars, a hundred thousand pounds is a bargain."

Seeing Blackburn's goal, Wenger just sighed and shook his head.

From the moment he decided to secure the league, Wenger knew the game was out of his control. At this time, Wenger can only be envious, envious that George has a good hand. Wenger is also secretly determined to continue to replenish the lineup next season. Especially the substitute lineup, there must be no situation like this season.

But George jumped off the bench, and the goal basically sealed Blackburn's spot in the League Cup final.

Although George is full of confidence in himself, Arsenal is not a weakling after all. If this game ends in a draw, a lot of variables will happen twelve days later. Although Arsenal was a tired team by then, George was still worried.

The best way is to kill the suspense in this game.

I just didn't expect that it was Drogba who scored the final goal.

After Drogba's goal, there were no more goals in the game. In the end, Blackburn won the first game of the UEFA Cup semi-finals 1-0 away from home.

"Coach Wenger, did I say that Arsenal's flaws are fatal enough." George smiled and said to Wenger.

"George, the game is not over yet. There is a second game."

"Everyone says that I am a tough talker, but you, Coach Wenger, are the same way. I hope we can perform this kind of good show again in the Champions League semi-finals next season."