Coaching legend

After the draw, the second round of the group stage will begin immediately.

On November 23, Blackburn will start the second round of the group stage.

On this day, George led Blackburn to the cold Moscow. George has a deep impression of Moscow. Last season, when he led Blackburn to Moscow to challenge Spartak Moscow, the weather was particularly cold.

It is November now, and the temperature here is very low, just like last time.

The game last season made Blackburn players very uncomfortable.

After the experience, although they are still not used to the cold weather in Moscow. But everyone is mentally prepared, so they did not attack the opponent after the opening. Instead, they slowly passed the ball to adapt themselves to the current weather first.

Blackburn's strength is obviously higher than Spartak Moscow. This is beyond doubt.

When Blackburn players adapted to the cold weather, they began to show the strength of the team. Unlike the last time when they were at a loss in the face of the cold weather.

Hleb, who performed well at Old Trafford in the last game, was sent on the field by George. George sent Hleb because he was a Belarusian player. Fortunately, Hleb is a Belarusian player and is very adaptable to this cold weather. In such a low temperature, Hleb was not affected at all.

If in the Premier League, Hleb's breakthrough is still subject to some restrictions. After all, the Premier League has a fast pace, fierce steals, and fast speed. These Russian defenders have all the shortcomings of English defenders, but they do not have the advantages of English defenders.

They are the same as English defenders, a little clumsy, slow to turn, and slow to chase back. At most, the header is OK.

But they have a big disadvantage compared to English defenders. That is, they are not decisive at all in defense. Although English defenders have this and that kind of problems, they are extremely fierce in frontal defense, and their ability to defend in front is also good. The most important thing is that English defenders steal very quickly and will never drag their feet.

Unfortunately, Russian defenders have not learned the strengths of English defenders in this regard. When defending, they are not decisive but procrastinating.

Therefore, Hleb's various dribbling is easy. Facing the wooden Russian defender, he was more and more comfortable.

"How about this kid?" George said to Evan next to him in a boastful manner.

When George wanted to use the special talent clause to introduce Hleb, Evan still persuaded George. Although Evan was very convinced of George's vision, it was the first time to use the special talent clause after all, and Evan hoped that George would be cautious.

Now that George asked, Evan would certainly not give up.

"He is just a fool, lacking a big picture. His shooting is not good. He needs to train well in the future. It will take two or three years to become an important member of the team." Hearing Evan's light words, George laughed.

Evan, like George, is also a tough guy.

George did not continue to talk to Evan. Instead, he turned his head and said to Carl: "Carl, Evan is right. Alexander's training depends on you. How much Alexander can achieve in the future depends on your training results."

"Don't worry, I will give you a good player who can lead and pass within two years." Carl's answer was always believable.

"It's not enough to just be able to dribble and pass, you also have to be able to shoot. An offensive midfielder who can't shoot is useless."

"Don't worry about that. I will improve his shooting ability."

Just when George was chatting with Evan and Carl, Blanco headed in the first goal of the game with a free kick. In the second half, Bellamy scored another goal against Spartak Moscow with a counterattack.

In fact, George rested many main players in this game. Including Miku, Deco, Pires, and Klose did not play. George was very satisfied that he could not only give the main players a rest but also win the game.

In the away game, they defeated Spartak Moscow 2-0. It was also a good start for the second round of the group stage.

In another venue, Bayern Munich defeated Galatasaray 1-0.

Blackburn ranked first in the second round of the group stage with the advantage of goals.

George's complaint about the tight schedule is definitely not false. After returning from Moscow, George had to play West Ham United at home just two days later.

West Ham United has had a hard time recently. Or rather, it is Redknapp who has had a hard time. In fact, it is definitely not that Redknapp's performance is very bad. Redknapp has led West Ham United to achieve very good results. According to West Ham United's investment and the support of the board of directors, it is not easy for Redknapp to lead West Ham United to achieve the current results.

And Redknapp has trained a large group of young talents at West Ham United.

Including Ferdinand, who is now in Blackburn, as well as Lampard, Carrick, and Joe Cole, all of whom will be the future figures in the English football world.

However, Redknapp and the top management of West Ham United are very incompatible. There are conflicts between the two sides from time to time, and many media are waiting for Redknapp to leave West Ham United. With Redknapp's connections in the English football world and his performance in West Ham United, he is definitely not afraid of not having a new job.

The head coach and the club's top management are not getting along, which of course seriously affects the team's performance.

The current West Ham United has even fallen to the lowest point in the past few seasons. West Ham United is currently only ranked 14th in the Premier League.

George will never sympathize with such a team. On the contrary, George likes to bully such a team. In the last game, all the main players who did not even play in the Champions League played and beat West Ham United 4-0.

Manchester United, who just came back from the Champions League, also performed well, beating Derby County 3-0 away. Of course, Manchester United also performed well in the Champions League. They met Hamburg, a German team that just broke out of the death group and eliminated Barcelona.

And Ferguson's Manchester United performed extremely bravely, beating Hamburg 3-0 away.

After playing such a high-intensity game, they still had such a good result when they returned to the Premier League.

The most tragic one is Arsenal. Arsenal drew a death group in the second round of the Champions League group stage. In the first round, they lost 0-2 to Real Madrid at home. This is not the worst. After all, Real Madrid is the best team in Europe in the past few seasons.

The saddest thing is that just after losing to Real Madrid, Arsenal lost 0-1 to Leeds United in the Premier League away. It was a complete failure in both the league and the Champions League.

The sequelae of Arsenal being drawn into the death group began to appear. In the first round of the group stage, it actually had a great impact on Arsenal. Unexpectedly, in the second round of the group stage, they entered the death group again.

This greatly distracted Arsenal's energy.

Arsenal now wants to break through the group stage and get a good ranking in the Premier League. Worrying about gains and losses, but the results are worse.

On the contrary, Manchester United and Blackburn are not easy in the group stage. But it is much better than Arsenal. So it is completely possible to carry out very effective rotation.

In this way, Arsenal has not won in the Premier League for two consecutive rounds. From only two points behind Blackburn, it has now become seven points behind. The points are the same as Manchester United.

After the fifteenth round of the league, Blackburn has 40 points. It is the leader in the league standings.

Based on Blackburn's good performance in the Premier League and the Champions League, George's attention to the League Cup is getting lower and lower.

Three days later, Blackburn ushered in the fourth round of the League Cup. Away against Crystal Palace in the English League.

Crystal Palace is just the most ordinary club in England. It has a history of nearly a hundred years, but the honor room is empty. There is no achievement to show at all. But for Chinese fans, Crystal Palace is also well-known.

Why?

Because Crystal Palace is the team where Chinese players Fan Zhiyi and Sun Jihai play in England. And Fan Zhiyi even served as the captain of Crystal Palace. Now Fan Zhiyi is still playing in Crystal Palace.

This time, George played with the first-team substitutes and some youth teams. But George doesn't pay attention to the League Cup, and Crystal Palace doesn't pay attention to the League Cup either. Now Crystal Palace ranks 22nd in the English League and has not yet escaped the relegation zone.

How can they have the energy to take care of the League Cup? So they sent a group of substitutes.

Blackburn's substitutes are all the main players of the middle-stream Premier League teams. Facing the Crystal Palace who had no fighting spirit, Blackburn's substitutes played more fiercely. In the end, they defeated Crystal Palace 2-1 and entered the fifth round of the League Cup.

This was something George had never expected.

And George could only smile bitterly. George hoped to give up the League Cup in his heart. In this way, he could concentrate on the league and the Champions League. But now he has passed two rounds and entered the fifth round of the League Cup.

Having entered the fifth round of the League Cup, George had to pay attention to it. Because as long as he passed the fifth round, it would be the semi-finals of the League Cup. Now there are only three games left to the League Cup final.

This is basically the bottom. It would be a pity to give up the League Cup at this time. After all, the League Cup champion is also a champion, right?

More importantly, there is no particularly strong team among the eight teams left in the League Cup. Now among the remaining eight teams, Liverpool is the strongest. Except for Liverpool, other teams are not strong.

This is a fat piece of meat in his mouth. As long as he defeats Liverpool, the League Cup champion is almost certain.

George hesitated again at this time.

But he did not give George much opportunity to hesitate. Because they just finished the fourth round of the League Cup and will face Arsenal away.

Arsenal is difficult!

The highlight against Blackburn is on December 2nd, and on the fourth day after the game against Blackburn, they will play the second game of the second round of the group stage against Lazio away. This devilish schedule will surely drive Wenger crazy.

But George likes it.

In fact, Blackburn will also have a tough battle in four days. They will play Bayern Munich at home. But George pays more attention to Arsenal. Even if they lose the game against Bayern, there will be opportunities in the future. As long as they break through, it will be fine. But in the league, George is unwilling to give up any game now.