Coaching legend

Blackburn's away victory over Dortmund did not surprise the media.

If it was two years ago, some media might say it was an upset. But now no one says so. Because Blackburn is very strong now, this is recognized by everyone. So isn't it a matter of course to win over Dortmund away?

On the contrary, Dortmund's amateur performance in foreign wars made many German media dissatisfied.

Dortmund was first tied by Dynamo Kyiv, and then lost to Blackburn at home. After two rounds of games, Blackburn topped the list with six points. Behind Blackburn is Boavista, which everyone is not optimistic about.

As for Dortmund, it has only accumulated one point now. In this not-so-strong group stage, whether it can appear has become a problem.

After two rounds of this group stage, Blackburn has already emerged. From the first two rounds, Blackburn has no problem appearing in this group.

In fact, when George was drawn for the group stage, he had no worries about this group stage.

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"Ricardo, did you see that? Go up and tell Anderson to move forward, and you go to Anderson's position."

This is more than a month after the game against Dortmund.

After returning from Germany, Blackburn is still in a very stable state. First, they beat Everton 2-0 at home, and then they beat Dynamo Kyiv 3-1 at home in the third game of the Champions League group stage.

With three wins in three games in the Champions League group stage, Blackburn has almost locked a place in the knockout round.

Blackburn, who won nine games in nine games, was defeated 2-1 by Aston Villa away in the eighth round of the Premier League. This is the first time Blackburn has lost in the tenth game since the start of this season.

However, in the ninth round of the Premier League, Blackburn used a hearty victory to tell everyone that the loss was just a momentary carelessness of Blackburn. In the ninth round of the Premier League, Blackburn had no power to fight back against West Ham United, which was beaten 7-1.

After Redknapp left West Ham United, West Ham United's performance was getting worse and worse.

Then in the fourth game of the Champions League, they challenged Dynamo Kyiv away and shook hands and made peace with a score of 1:1. However, Blackburn scored ten points and completely secured the qualification. They ranked first in the Champions League group stage.

Then Blackburn played the tenth round of the Premier League. They went to Highbury to face the powerful Arsenal, but even at Highbury, Blackburn had no fear. They played offensive football with Arsenal and finally drew 3:3 at Highbury.

Because they did not play in the sixth round of the Premier League, although they played in the tenth round of the Premier League. But so far Blackburn has played nine games in the Premier League. With seven wins, one draw and one loss, Blackburn has accumulated 22 points, ranking first in the Premier League rankings.

And Blackburn's direct competitor Manchester United also played nine games, with five wins, one draw and three losses, and only accumulated 16 points. Arsenal also played nine games, with five wins, three draws and one loss, and accumulated 18 points. Liverpool, which is in good form this season, has won six games, drawn one game and lost two games in nine games. It has surpassed Manchester United and Arsenal in points and ranked second in the Premier League with 19 points.

Manchester United is in a bad state.

It has only played less than ten games and lost three games. All media analysis shows that the biggest reason for Manchester United's poor form this season is Stam's sudden departure. Although Woodgate is a very good central defender in England, he has too many problems compared to Stam.

In addition, among the current Manchester United defenders, Brown and Sylvester are average. Even Barthes, although he is the goalkeeper of the French national team, is not strong enough to make up for the position left by Manchester United's legendary goalkeeper Schmeichel.

The instability of the back line has made Manchester United suffer this season.

After playing nine Premier League games, Manchester United is already six points behind Blackburn, the leader of the list.

After playing Arsenal, Blackburn will face the fifth game of the Champions League group stage. Blackburn will play away against Boavista in Portugal. George had already started the rotation in this game, but Blackburn, which was stronger than Boavista, still scored two goals away from home. In the end, they tied with Boavista 2-2 away from home.

More than a month has passed without us noticing.

Today is October 30th, the eleventh round of the Premier League. Blackburn played Leicester City at home.

In the first half, Blackburn was already leading Leicester City 3-0. Only then did George arrange Kaka to play.

Kaka was somewhat dissatisfied. It has been more than three months since he was fooled by George to come to England. In more than three months, Kaka has understood Blackburn's style of play and has begun to adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League.

But Kaka knows better that Miku is the core of Blackburn's frontcourt. Compared with Miku, he is not in George's eyes at all.

But Kaka can understand this. After all, Miku has led Blackburn to win the League Cup and the Premier League, and is a well-tested warrior. It is possible that he cannot shake his position for a while.

But what makes Kaka very dissatisfied is that every time Kaka plays, George lets Kaka replace Deco.

Even if Miku was replaced, Deco was moved forward and Kaka was asked to play Deco's backcourt organization role. This made Kaka very uncomfortable. This was completely different from what George said when he fooled Kaka in Brazil.

But Kaka is a good kid. If it was Ljungberg, who George coached before, or Bellamy in the current team, they would definitely have fallen out. Therefore, although Kaka was not satisfied, he still followed George's instructions to play Deco's position.

"George, Ricardo..."

Evan stood next to George and asked with a frown.

"Evan, do you think I let Ricardo play Anderson's position, which is a bit confusing?" George asked with a smile.

Evan nodded.

Evan didn't understand. He saw that George valued Kaka. But Kaka's strongest point is his start, speed, and impact, but if he is placed in Deco's position, it feels a bit of a waste of talent.

"Evan, I'm doing this for his own good."

"Ricardo, he started as a forward. He's very strong in impact, but I don't want a player who can attack and shoot. I want a talent who can pass and shoot in the frontcourt. Although Ricardo is very strong, he still needs to be polished."

"Especially his overall view. I put him in the position of defensive midfielder, not to train his passing ability, nor to train his defensive ability. I want Kaka to train his overall view in the back, so that he can understand when to attack, when to pass, and when to shoot. In this way, if he is put in the front in the future, he can perfectly replace John's role. Even better than John's role."

"Evan, do you know why many team captains are defenders or defensive midfielders? It's because they are in the back position and can judge the situation on the field more accurately. While he is young now, let Ricardo cultivate a big picture view. It will definitely have countless benefits for his future."

Kaka is nineteen years old. George has a whole set of ideas about Kaka's future, and George doesn't want to force things.

George doesn't want Kaka to be just a player who relies on his body and his impact to make a living. George hopes Kaka will be more comprehensive and become a talented player in George's hands in the future. More powerful than Kaka in history.

Evan was inspired by George's words.

Unlike Carl, Evan is determined to be a head coach. Now he has been an assistant coach with George for seven years, and Evan is ready to be his own head coach at any time. So although Evan has a lot of ideas, he is learning from George every day.

Evan nodded. But he still asked with some doubts.

"George, even if this is the case, you should talk to Ricardo about your ideas. I think he is now somewhat repulsive to your arrangement, I'm afraid..."

George shook his hand.

"Ricardo is a smart man. He will figure it out himself."

Kaka is the smartest young player George has ever seen. Miku, Pires and others can understand George's ideas entirely because of their talent for football. And their rich experience. But Kaka is different.

Kaka understands George's ideas entirely because he has received a good education. He can understand what George is talking about at once.

Kaka's comprehension is definitely better than all players of the same age.

What George fears most about players like Kaka is that he doesn't have much motivation. He plays football purely out of interest. Although such players can play to their best, they are a little soft when facing difficulties.

Of course, George still needs to judge what Kaka is like.

There is basically no suspense in the game. Leicester City has no counterattack power against Blackburn. Because the defensive pressure is not great, Kaka's dispatch in the midfield is pretty good. Of course, Kaka's long pass is really not comparable to Deco.

Kaka still feels awkward when playing.

Because Kaka has never played this position since he started playing football. He didn't start playing this position until he came to Blackburn.

"Look, Ricardo is pretty good at this position."

George smiled and talked to Evan next to him.

Evan didn't speak. He pouted, what a bear Kaka played. It can only be said that Leicester City is too bad, so Kaka doesn't have any pressure. Therefore, the game was still decent. Once Kaka was given enough pressure, Kaka would definitely not be as calm as he is now.

The game was not a big problem.

Drogba, who came on as a substitute in the second half, received a pass from Deco and scored the fourth goal of the game. In the end, in the eleventh round of the Premier League, Blackburn defeated Leicester City 4-0.

The other opponents were not in a good situation.

Manchester United was tied 1-1 by Leeds United, Arsenal was tied 1-1 by Sunderland, and only Liverpool defeated Charlton 2-0.

At the end of the eleventh round of the Premier League, Blackburn ranked first with 25 points. Liverpool followed closely behind, ranking second in the Premier League with 22 points, Arsenal ranked third with 19 points, and Manchester United had the worst performance, with only 17 points.