Coaching legend

"George, this is the candidate that Richard and I screened together."

George has decided to introduce a forward in the winter. However, as the head coach, it is certainly impossible for George to inspect them one by one. Of course this kind of thing needs to be done by the people below. As long as George tells them his requirements, they will select players from European football who meet George's requirements.

Now Evan brought a bunch of player information to George's office.

George has thought a lot about introducing a forward in the winter. The current purpose is to make up for Klose's space, so the forwards introduced cannot be those future stars. What George wants is a forward who can fight.

But Blackburn already has Klose and Drogba.

Needless to say, Klose is currently a well-known forward in world football. Although Drogba's current strength is somewhat lacking, as long as he follows the current development trend, he will definitely become a majestic monster in one or two seasons.

With these two forwards, George is a little hesitant to buy another powerful forward.

If I buy another one, how will I arrange the three forwards? And a striker of Klose's caliber will certainly not be cheap.

Look at the transfer values ​​of forward players in recent seasons. Including the worth of players such as Ruud van Nistelrooy, Crespo and Vieri. George couldn't afford such a high price. So George is very distressed now. Looking at the information that Evan brought over, he looked through it one by one.

Suddenly George remembered something.

It was Panucci who was loaned out last season, and the effect was pretty good. Because Panucci didn't get along with the head coach at Inter Milan, George took an advantage. In the process of Blackburn winning the Premier League championship last season, he played a good role as a substitute player.

Panucci did really well. So much so that this summer George had the urge to buy Panucci.

Now that we can rent a world-class defender like Panucci, can we pick up more opportunities? Maybe among those European giants, there might be some remaining forwards.

"Evan, are there any forwards who are not doing well in other clubs now? Are there any forwards who are capable?"

Evan shook his head.

But suddenly he remembered something, and Evan told George in a low voice. "There is such a person, but..."

"Yes? Who is it?"

George just asked casually, but in fact there was no hope. After all, a striker as powerful as Klose is not a treasure in any club. How could it be rented out? I didn’t expect Evan to say that there really is such a person.

Evan saw that George was quite interested, so he smiled bitterly and said: "Nicolas Anelka!"

"Anelka?"

George was stunned. I didn’t expect that Evan would recommend Anelka to him!

Anelka has been in bad shape since leaving Arsenal. The relationship with players, fans and coaches at Real Madrid is quite poor. In the end, he was kicked out by Real Madrid and went to Ligue 1. There has been no news from him for a long time.

Even if there is news, it is negative news.

How bad Anelka's state is at Real Madrid, a joke can show.

A little boy came to the bedroom in a panic and said to his mother: "Mom, it's bad, a stranger broke into our yard."

My mother also asked nervously: "Who is it?"

The little boy said: "He is wearing the number 19 jersey of Real Madrid."

The mother said reassuringly: "Oh, the child is fine. This guy is a waste."

Real Madrid's No. 19 player is Anelka. Although this is just a joke, it is the most vivid metaphor for Anelka's state at Real Madrid. George himself thought about many people, but he never thought about Anelka.

George didn't think about Anelka, not because he lacked strength.

Anelka is a very famous bad boy in football. Of course, he is not a bad boy. It can only be said that Anelka's character is very withdrawn. No matter where he went, he couldn't fit into the locker room. News about bad relationships with players and coaches appear in the media every day.

There are also Anelka's two brothers, who are famous vampires in European football.

For money, they will encourage Anelka to cause trouble. George definitely doesn't want this kind of player on his team.

"Can he be loaned out? I remember that when he went to France, he was worth more than 20 million pounds?"

Although not much attention is paid to Anelka. But after all, Anelka has become famous in European football in recent years. Bought by Wenger for 500,000 pounds, it had already become 23 million pounds when he sold it to Real Madrid two years later.

He stayed at Real Madrid for one season without any performance, but when he moved to France, the transfer fee also exceeded 20 million pounds. How many such players can there be.

Twenty million pounds is definitely a high transfer fee in Ligue 1.

Of course George doesn't even know which club in Ligue 1 Anelka is at. Because George really didn't care about Anelka, and George never thought that he would have anything to do with Anelka.

In George's mind, Anelka should be the top player in Ligue 1. How can they rent such a player?

"Think about it, that's Anelka. He went to Paris Saint-Germain and was very lucky to stay for a season. Now he doesn't have a good relationship with the club and his salary is high. If we want to buy They are definitely eager to play Anelka.”

When Evan said this, George smiled and nodded.

Indeed, how can a player like Anelka be honest? If he is honest, he is not Anelka.

"Buy? I don't want to be a sucker. I am not sure I can tame Anelka. But lease?"

George tapped the table with his finger.

George now just wants to find a striker for emergency, so there is no need to buy. Lease? It is really worth considering.

Anelka's strength is beyond words. The fact that he has received a transfer fee of more than 20 million pounds twice is the greatest affirmation of his strength. Unlike Klose, Anelka is an absolute genius player. If it were not for his weird temper, Anelka's achievements would be absolutely amazing.

With only half a season, Anelka should not have any other problems.

"Okay, Evan. Is he in Paris Saint-Germain now?" Seeing Evan nod, George continued: "You go and talk to them. We want to rent Anelka for half a season. If there are any messy conditions, such as salary issues, etc., agree to all of them, the sooner the better."

"Okay, George. In fact, Liverpool is also talking about renting Anelka now."

George raised his head and was stunned for a moment. "Liverpool? Then they must get Anelka. By the way, can Anelka play in the Champions League?"

This is what George pays more attention to.

The Champions League will be full of strong teams in the future, and George is not sure if Drogba can play alone. If Anelka can play in the Champions League, it will be even better.

"No problem. Paris Saint-Germain's performance was very poor last season, and this season they didn't play any European games at all. If you come, you can play in the Champions League."

George slammed the table.

"Okay. Then Anelka. It only takes half a season to fill the gap left by Klose. And there is no need to buy players, and there is no need to worry about the crowded front line in the future."

If you don't have to buy, it would be the best. If you can rent a striker of Anelka's level, there is no need to buy players.

Of course, George is still a little worried.

Anelka is notorious, and he is really worried about whether he can tame such a player.

After talking with Evan, Richard immediately flew to France and arrived in Paris. Talk to Paris Saint-Germain about the loan of Anelka. The task George gave Richard was very simple. No matter what method he used, he had to get Anelka before Liverpool.

After Klose was injured, finding a replacement striker has always been George's trouble.

Now that he has a goal, George's mind is immediately on the game. After all, it is still a time when the schedule is relatively dense, and important games are coming one after another.

…………

On December 1, Blackburn faced Middlesbrough at home.

Having learned from the lesson of losing to Chelsea in the last game, George adjusted some tactics in this game. In the last game, George used Drogba as Klose, but Drogba is not a striker like Klose.

George used Drogba in this game, but it was based on Drogba's characteristics.

Drogba's biggest feature is his good physique and strong impact. Especially because of his abnormal body, his headers are extremely good. And although his shooting is not as good as Klose's, it is less fancy and all his shots are powerful shots.

Drogba's impact in the penalty area is definitely better than Klose's.

According to this feature, George used Drogba to suppress the opponent's back line. He did not let Middlesbrough's back line come out, and then gave all the space to midfield attacking players such as Miku, Pires and Duff. Of course, it also includes Deco who came in from behind.

Indeed, with Drogba in the frontcourt, Middlesbrough's back line was immediately suppressed. Middlesbrough's back line could not come out at all.

This gives Miku the most space in the frontcourt, allowing him to freely display his strength.

In the game, Miku scored one goal and passed two, defeating Middlesbrough 3-0.

However, the reason why Middlesbrough was able to defeat Middlesbrough was that the defenders of Middlesbrough were too weak. They were just scared by Drogba. Just like Chelsea, Desailly and Terry double-teamed Drogba, and Drogba had no way to deal with him.

Or Drogba's attacking methods were too simple. If he could break through, pass and shoot like Klose, it would be difficult to defend.

Liverpool and Arsenal both won in this round. But Manchester United lost another game tragically. Ranieri's Chelsea defeated Blackburn 1-0 at home in the last round, and this round actually defeated Manchester United 3-0 away.

Manchester United was completely left behind.

Blackburn has accumulated 32 points, while Manchester United has only 20 points. With a gap of 12 points, Manchester United has completely withdrawn from the championship competition.