Coaching legend

"Mr. Williams, welcome to your UEFA Cup championship."

Among the VIPs, David Morse congratulated Williams very gracefully.

"Thank you Chairman Morse."

Although the two are not very familiar, they meet often. Because Williams was fully representing Jack Walker two years ago. But the relationship between the two people is just polite.

In fact, Williams is secretly grateful to David Morse.

If David Morse hadn't rejected George in the first place, what would Blackburn have done with Liverpool's reputation? When it comes to money, the Morse family is not short of money at all, not even Jack Walker can match it.

Famous, Liverpool is the richest club in England. Even in European football, they are among the top clubs.

It can be said that Blackburn is simply not qualified to fight with Liverpool.

If that's the case, Blackburn won't get George either. Therefore, Williams is grateful that Liverpool rejected George at that time.

"I believe Liverpool will rise again soon."

Although the "Blackburn Evening News" and the "Liverpool Echo" bicker every day, it has not affected the relationship between the two clubs Blackburn and Liverpool.

"I'll lend you some good words."

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Amid the referee's whistle, this eye-catching conversation finally began.

In Liverpool in the 1990s, their youth academy produced many skilled players. A group of players led by Redknapp, McManaman and Fowler, their technical style of play is considered unique in British football.

Liverpool's youth training at that time was also famous in British football.

It's a pity that they met Manchester United's 1992 generation.

Manchester United's 1992 generation is famous in world football, but Liverpool's youth training players can only sadly withdraw from the stage of history. Liverpool's unique technical style of play has gradually disappeared. In fact, there are many players with outstanding skills in Liverpool now.

Smicer, Borg, and Barmby are all very skilled players. Of course Redknapp is still in the team.

But as Houllier valued Hamann and Gerrard, the original technical style of play gradually disappeared among Liverpool. They are more of a combination of one high and one fast. Relying on Heskey's amazing physical fitness and explosive power, he grabbed the ball. Irving relies on his absolute speed to break down the opponent's defense.

The combination of the two of them complements each other's strengths and weaknesses. Powerful.

Liverpool's midfielder is more about grabbing the ball, especially Hamann and Gerrard, both of whom are defensive masters. Hamann dragged behind and Gerrard swept away. Then Borg and Barmby on the two wings passed the ball to Heskey in front.

As soon as the game started, it entered into a fierce hand-to-hand battle.

Both George and Houllier have been in the Premier League for two seasons. It can be regarded as knowing the basics, and there is no so-called temptation at all. The game was running at high speed just after it started.

Liverpool's emphasis is on speed, and their speed is passing the ball quickly. Most of them were passed to Heskey with long passes, allowing Heskey to fight Henning Berg. The current Heskey is young, brave, and explosive. Heskey, who is 1.9 meters tall, specializes in Henning Berg's side.

Henning Berg is really old. Facing Heskey, who has amazing physical fitness, the defense is very embarrassing.

"Heskey... leaned on Berg and shot! The kick missed. What a pity. This was a distance of less than twelve meters and was kicked away by Heskey. Heskey's shot was really bad. That's a compliment," Mortensen said with a smile when he saw Heskey kicking the ball away.

"However, Blackburn's defense is also very problematic. Henning Berg was too embarrassed to face Heskey."

George on the sidelines was shocked when he saw Heskey leaning on Henning Berg to rush in and then shoot. Heskey, a player that George has never taken seriously, has great physical fitness. Fortunately, Heskey's shot was too bad, otherwise Cudicini would not have time to react.

George stood up. George has already seen Houllier's thoughts.

George originally thought that Henning Berg was a veteran and was familiar with the rhythm of the Premier League, so he let him play. I didn't expect Henning Berg's condition to decline so quickly. Henning Berg is only thirty-one years old now, but his condition is average.

He was actually eaten hard by Husky.

After that, Liverpool seemed to be preparing for Henning Berg. Ferdinand next to him couldn't support Henning Berg because he had to keep an eye on Owen.

"Heskey pushed it to the left... Borg shot... but Cudicini saved it."

"Heskey... pressed Henning Berg and shook his head to attack the goal, and it missed the goal post slightly."

George kept an eye on the situation on the court. Henning Berg has too many problems. George is a decisive coach. Panucci, who was already warming up, was immediately called.

"Christian, look at it. Heskey is explosive and has good physical fitness. In fact, his skills are average and his shooting is poor. After you go up, greet him well. Let him know that his body alone is of no use."

George kept Panucci on the bench, mainly because Panucci was not adaptable to the rhythm of the Premier League. There will always be a feeling of being a little slow, so I want to let Henning Berg, a Premier League veteran, play. Unfortunately, facing the strong Husky, George's performance was too disappointing.

Facing a striker like Heskey, George thought that a defender like Panucci, who had played in Serie A, should have a lot of ways to deal with him.

After only 18 minutes of the game, George replaced Henning Berg with Panucci.

After Panucci came on the court, his main task was to mark Heskey. Heskey was in good shape, and even after Panucci came on the court, it was impossible to completely fight with his body. Fortunately, Panucci's body was better than Henning Berg, and his awareness and defensive actions were world-class.

Although Panucci was loaned to Blackburn, he was one of the best defenders in the world before. Therefore, there were a lot of ways to deal with Heskey.

Although it was impossible to completely stop Heskey from rushing left and right, at least Heskey was contained.

After Heskey was contained, Blackburn's midfield began to suppress Liverpool.

Now Liverpool's midfielders Hamann and Gerrard are both defensive midfielders. Gerrard has not yet grown into the midfielder who can attack and defend later. It's just that Hamann and Gerrard's defense is good, so Blackburn's offense did not focus on breaking through the middle.

Instead, they were placed on the two flanks. Liverpool's two flanks are the biggest loopholes. Carragher guards the right flank, and Zieger guards the left flank.

Needless to say, Carragher, although he is from Liverpool's youth training camp, has big problems with flank defense. As for Zieger, he is famous. There was a time when he was even known as a left-back who was on par with Maldini.

Unfortunately, that was Zieger a few years ago. As for Zieger now...

You attacked in the first 20 minutes, as the saying goes, it's rude not to return the favor.

Blackburn's offense is also much simpler. It's no longer the midfielder's efforts to control the ball, but the midfielder will quickly split the flanks after getting the ball. As for Deco, he is more like a forward midfielder, cruising behind Klose, ready to attack at the second point at any time.

Blackburn's midfield control is mostly given to McAllister, and behind him is Hargreaves.

McAllister did not show any fatigue in such a strong dialogue.

"...McAllister, Gerrard comes to defend. McAllister, gently dribbles the ball past Gerrard."

"McAllister, long pass... Bellamy, the ball is accurately passed to the right." Mortensen exclaimed.

Because McAllister's pass was forty meters away. But it was accurately passed between Bellamy and Zieger, which was very beneficial for Bellamy's next move. Bellamy and Zieger prepared to grab the ball together, but Bellamy's speed was abnormal.

Bellamy poked the ball before Zieger, and then accelerated past Zieger.

"Bellamy, the front is completely flat. What will Bellamy choose?"

After Bellamy passed Zieger, he went straight into the penalty area. The running route was towards the Liverpool goal. But Hyypia guarded the inside line and prevented Bellamy from coming in. Hyypia and Bellamy have been teammates for two years and are very familiar with Bellamy's speed.

Of course, he knows Bellamy's temper even better. Regardless of the position, he will shoot.

That's why Hyypia guarded the inside line and didn't give Bellamy a big shooting angle. At this angle, Hyypia believed that Bellamy couldn't score. But he underestimated Bellamy.

Bellamy thought of George's words. Bellamy knew that George's endurance was limited. If he continued to work hard, George might really make him squat on the bench and drink coffee for a season. So Bellamy didn't shoot hard, but passed it into the penalty area.

"Bellamy, pass it into the penalty area. The ball is very fast... The ball goes in! Who scored it?"

Because Bellamy's pass speed was too fast. And there were many feet stepping out together, so for a while Mortensen didn't understand how the ball went in.

But then came the replay, this time Mortensen saw it clearly. "This is Carragher. It was Carragher who touched the ball. It was Carragher's own goal. Blackburn led at home by one to zero thanks to Carragher's own goal."

"The most important thing about this ball is McAllister's pass in the midfield." Lineker didn't say much.

"Yes, McAllister. A 35-year-old veteran who was a free agent in the summer. George and Houllier were interested in him at the time. George gave McAllister a two-year contract and snatched McAllister from under Houllier's nose."

"Many people questioned George's giving such a veteran a two-year contract. But looking at McAllister's performance just now, when he dribbled past Gerrard and made an accurate long pass, who can still question this transfer. I believe Houllier will regret not insisting on introducing McAllister on the court."