Coaching legend

Although Anelka's loan was a hot topic for a while, the English media still has a lot of other things to do. It is now December, when the Premier League games are most concentrated.

On December 22, Blackburn will challenge Charlton away.

Because Anelka has just been loaned and has not yet registered his name. So Anelka cannot be included in the big list for this game.

Charlton's performance is average, and it is still a team fighting for relegation.

Generally, such teams are teams that George must win in his budget. It may be that there have been too many games recently, and Charlton seems to be taking drugs in this game. In the end, George had no choice but to accept a draw away from home.

Very helpless.

At this time, George discovered a problem.

A single striker is really a technical job. Once this single striker is not strong enough, the offense of the entire team will have problems. Now Drogba has this problem. Drogba's biggest problem now is the lack of individual strength.

Especially the lack of foot skills. This is the biggest factor restricting Drogba.

In the past, George used Drogba unexpectedly. He used his abnormal body to attack the opponent's defense, but when Drogba became the main force, there were many problems.

It seems that Anelka should be used.

But Anelka?

There is another highlight in this round of games. Arsenal faces Liverpool.

Arsenal is in excellent form now, and it is a real counterattack. Facing Liverpool, which ranks second in the Premier League, they won 3-1 at home. In this way, Arsenal and Liverpool have the same points, both nine points behind Blackburn.

From more than ten points at the beginning to only nine points behind Blackburn now, Arsenal's momentum is very fierce.

Liverpool is in another state.

When the best results were achieved, they were only three points behind Blackburn. But now after several turbulent games, they are already nine points behind Blackburn. And it seems that they will continue to decline. The impact of Houllier's heart disease hospitalization has begun to show.

Liverpool is no longer a threat.

Instead, Wenger's Arsenal is worthy of vigilance.

On December 26, Blackburn will face Sunderland at home.

Although the recent schedule is dense, there are no strong teams. They are all mid-to-lower-level teams in the Premier League. Sunderland, a club that made a splash in the Premier League in the previous two seasons, has now fallen to a club that needs to stay in the league.

George was very dissatisfied with the previous game.

Therefore, George must win this game. Fortunately, Sunderland didn't know what was wrong with this game, and actually played against Blackburn at Blackburn's home. Such a game is the best to play. Duff, who was put on the bench by George and has been in poor form recently, performed well.

Duff scored two goals in this game and defeated Sunderland 2-0.

Liverpool is in a completely collapsed situation. In this game, Liverpool was tied 1-1 by Aston Villa away, and was already 11 points behind Blackburn. Gradually withdrew from the championship battle.

Arsenal is in extremely good form, defeating Chelsea 2-1.

Anelka still couldn't play in this game.

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On December 29, Blackburn played Derby County.

This is another very weak opponent. How weak is it? They have already played half a season of the league. Derby County has only won three games and is still the second-to-last team in the Premier League.

In the locker room, George announced the starting lineup.

There were no problems in the front. Until the time of reading the striker, George paused and looked at Anelka sitting in the corner. "... Nicolas Anelka!"

Anelka sat steadily on the side and did not respond to George's words.

The first two games were because he had just arrived and had not yet adapted. But Anelka's withdrawn personality actually has a component of arrogance. He is very confident in his own strength, so he knows that he is a main force.

Others have no opinion.

After all, Anelka's reputation is there. George obviously rented Anelka to make up for Klose's position. Therefore, many people have been mentally prepared for him to be the main force. Even Drogba is the same.

After announcing the starting lineup, George began to arrange the tactics for this game.

Unlike Klose, Anelka's tactics will change a lot after he comes on the field. Because Klose and Anelka have different styles.

George asked that whenever possible, he could pass the ball to Anelka in the frontcourt.

Anelka is really strong.

He frequently used his personal strength to disrupt the opponent's defense during the game.

Derby County is not as stupid as Sunderland. Playing against Blackburn, as it reconnects with European football. After many coaches from continental Europe came to England, England's tactics also quietly changed.

In the past Premier League, if a team played a dead defense, it would be looked down upon by the fans. Even by their own fans.

But it is different now. When weak teams face strong teams, there are no fewer who desperately defend. This is the case with Derby County. Their players gathered in the back and defended Blackburn with tight defense.

But the striker they faced was Anelka.

Although he can't bomb from high altitude like Klose.

But Anelka's footwork is no joke. Miku and the others also obeyed George's arrangements and gave Anelka the opportunity when they got to the front.

Anelka is a very confident player.

After getting the ball, he will simply go to the wing or use other coordination. As soon as he gets the ball, he goes straight to the center. And it is directly facing the opponent's defender. As long as you pass the opponent's defender, you are facing the goalkeeper.

This time he received a pass from Miku again.

Anelka looked at the defender who came to defend him with disdain in his heart - I started in the Premier League at the age of seventeen and became the main player of Arsenal at the age of nineteen. Who do you think you are?

Anelka took the ball as if he was passing the ball to Pires on the left, and his movements were very realistic. Everyone was stunned. In a blink of an eye, Anelka stepped on the ball and let go, and then passed the defender directly with speed.

Then he saw that there was a defender defending him. He stepped on and pulled him with his feet, turned his body halfway, and had already moved away from a small angle.

"Anelka, shoot!"

Anelka is a very decisive player in the penalty area. As long as there is a shooting angle, he will shoot. He will never hang out in the penalty area.

After moving away from a small angle, Anelka shot directly.

Derby County's goalkeeper wanted to save, but it was already too late.

"Anelka, after a year and a half in Ligue 1, it seems that his strength is still there."

Mortensen explained the game with a smile. In fact, Mortensen didn't have a good impression of Anelka. So the explanation is more like a joke.

After Anelka saw the ball rolling into the goal, he looked at the goalkeeper with contempt. When you were famous in the Premier League, you didn't know where you were?

"GOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!!!!" the on-site commentator cheered, accompanied by the cheers of the Ewood Park fans. They may not have liked Anelka before, but now that Anelka is playing for Blackburn, they will cheer for him.

George shook his head.

"Evan, look at it. Nicholas is a rare genius. Among the forwards I have ever coached, the most talented forward is Anelka."

Among the forwards coached by George, Robbie Keane has always been the most talented. Now seeing Anelka George understands what true genius is. Look at Anelka just passing through from near the penalty area and finally shooting.

Klose will never be able to do this kind of ability to solve the opponent's defense by himself.

Although Klose is very comprehensive, his talent is definitely not as good as Anelka.

"Yeah, if Nicolas had a better character, he wouldn't be playing in Ligue 1 now."

George nodded.

George didn't understand. Including Cassano, they are all players with rare talents in world football. If they were a little more professional, even if they had half the professional attitude of players like Klose and Raul, their achievements would shock the world of football.

pity! pity!

After falling behind by one goal, Derby County could no longer be conservative.

But once they attack, the game will become better. After Anelka scored, Pires and Miku soon scored one goal each. In the end, Blackburn defeated their opponent 3-0 at home.

This is already the twentieth round of the Premier League.

Liverpool is really in trouble. They were once again tied 1-1 by West Ham United away from home. Liverpool had three draws and two losses in the past five games. After the 20th round of the Premier League, Liverpool is already 14 points behind Blackburn. Completely withdrawn from the Premier League title race.

Arsenal's condition is quite good.

This round was another 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough. The gap with Blackburn is still nine points.

On January 1st, a new year begins.

But George couldn't rest yet. Because Blackburn had to play Tottenham away from home on this day, Tottenham's performance in the hands of Hoddle was very average. And the shadow of Campbell's departure has not disappeared for half a season.

Although it was an away game, Blackburn still had the advantage.

It was Anelka who scored the first goal for Blackburn. Then Miku's goal and Bellamy who came off the bench scored a goal. In the end, they defeated Tottenham 3-0 away from home, and George didn't give Daniel any face at all.

Liverpool's downturn continued as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Bolton.

Already sixteen points behind Blackburn.

And because Arsenal's round of games was postponed, George already leads Arsenal by twelve points. Blackburn started strong and established a twelve-point advantage. Although it was one more round, George was also satisfied with the twelve-point advantage.

Because this is a double-digit advantage. Gave George more confidence.