Coaching legend

Time flies.

It is already late February.

Today is February 23.

Ewood Park is packed with people today. Of course, Blackburn's home games are always like this, but today's game has a lot of fans. And it's not just ordinary. There are tens of thousands of fans outside the stadium who haven't got tickets.

What is the game today?

It's actually a league game, a Premier League game. But Blackburn fans are very enthusiastic.

Not only Blackburn fans, but even the reporters who came to the scene today are very many. There are nearly 60 media and newspaper reporters, and the number of people even exceeds 200. This scale is almost the same as the number of reporters in the English League Cup and English FA Cup finals. There are even more than those finals.

What kind of game is so popular?

Of course, it is the game that determines the fate of the Premier League. This is a game between the first and second place in the Premier League.

Blackburn faces Arsenal at home.

In the first game of the two teams this season, Blackburn played offensive football away from home against Arsenal. In the end, the score was 3-3. The situation in the Premier League was not very clear at that time.

But now the situation in the Premier League is getting clearer and clearer.

Blackburn, which ranks first, has already left other Premier League teams far behind. For example, Liverpool and Manchester United are nearly 20 points behind Blackburn. But it does not mean that Blackburn will win the Premier League championship.

Because there is also an Arsenal.

During this period, Blackburn and Arsenal are in good form.

Blackburn has achieved two wins, one draw and one loss in four rounds of the Premier League.

In the 23rd round of the Premier League, Blackburn was defeated 2-1 by Manchester United away. In the 24th round of the Premier League, Blackburn defeated West Ham United 2-1 away. In the 25th round of the Premier League, Blackburn defeated Fulham 2-0 away.

In the last round of the league, Ipswich tied 0-0 at home. Seven points were obtained in four games.

Although the results are not the best, they are not too bad.

As for Arsenal, they played five games during this period. Because there is another make-up match in the 21st round of the Premier League.

Arsenal challenged Leeds United away in the 23rd round of the Premier League, but was tied 1-1 by Leeds United, which had a very poor performance this season. Then, they played a make-up match in the 21st round of the Premier League, and Arsenal defeated Leicester City 3-1 away.

In the next 24th round of the Premier League, Arsenal was tied 1-1 by Southampton at home.

Fortunately, Arsenal won the next 25th and 26th rounds of the Premier League. They defeated Everton 1-0 away and Fulham 4-1 at home.

Arsenal's state is really good. They won three games and drew two games in five games, and got eleven points.

At the end of the 26th round of the Premier League, the gap between Blackburn and Arsenal was only ten points.

Ten points, it seems a lot. After all, it is a double-digit gap. But it is only a gap of four games.

Therefore, this game has become particularly important.

Of course, this is the case in the eyes of many people. Because Arsenal won, the gap can be narrowed to seven points. That is the gap of three games. After this round, there are still eleven rounds of Premier League games left.

Although seven points is still a gap of three games. But in eleven rounds, anything can happen.

But once Arsenal loses this game, there is basically no suspense in the Premier League this season. Because once Blackburn wins this game, the gap between Blackburn and Arsenal will be thirteen points.

Thirteen points, a gap of five games.

There are eleven rounds of games left. Arsenal still has games such as away games against Manchester United, away games against Newcastle, and away games against Villa. The schedule is not easy. Of course, Blackburn also has games such as away games against Liverpool and away games against Leeds United.

But overall, Blackburn's opponents in the remaining eleven rounds of the league are not particularly strong teams.

No matter what Blackburn says, it is impossible to lose five games. Even if it loses five games, can Arsenal win all the remaining games?

In other words, once Blackburn wins this game. Then the Premier League this season has basically been settled. Thirteen points, with eleven rounds left, Arsenal simply can't catch up.

That's why today's fans and reporters are enthusiastic.

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"I don't want to tell you that this game is just an ordinary league game, such hypocritical words. Saying that is nonsense. I want to tell you that this is a final. A final that can't be lost."

In the locker room, George opened his bloody mouth and spoke loudly.

"Of course, you can also say that we are leading by so many points anyway. Even if we lose this game, we have the initiative." George has rarely been so excited in the locker room before the game this season.

"But I want to tell you. I value this game, not because we lose the league championship if we lose this game. No, it's not like that! I tell you, this season's Premier League championship is already in our pocket, whether we win or lose this game."

"But I still emphasize this game so much, why? Why do I say this game is a final that can't be lost?"

"Because as long as we win this game, we will completely destroy Arsenal's extravagant hopes and make Arsenal completely desperate. We have also completely locked the Premier League championship! I am not thinking about a league, because we not only have to play in the Premier League, we also have to play in the Champions League."

"As long as we win this game, we can focus our energy on the Champions League. Do you understand what I mean? The Premier League championship is a must, and the Champions League is also a must!"

Hearing George's words, all the players below were chested up and their faces were very excited.

Yes.

It is so difficult to take care of both the Champions League and the league. But as long as this game is won, then all the energy can be focused on the Champions League.

The Champions League is the highest honor for European clubs. Who doesn't want to get it?

If it was a year or two ago, who among them dared to think about the Champions League. But now it is different. Now everyone is very ambitious. After all, Blackburn is also a team that has won the League Cup and the Premier League.

If it wasn't for the misjudgment last year, Blackburn would have no problem entering the semi-finals.

Once they enter the semi-finals, who knows what will happen.

Therefore, when George mentioned the Champions League, everyone did not think of burdens. Instead, the players below were all excited.

"Do you only want one league title, or do you want to go both ways?"

"Boss, of course I want both."

Sagnol quickly stood up to express his determination. "I have already won the Premier League title, and I want to taste the taste of the Champions League title."

"Okay, Willy. Well said."

What George likes most about Sagnol is that Sagnol can always cooperate well with George. He has a good eye.

"But the championship does not fall from the sky. We need to fight for it. So I want to tell you, the sooner we lock in the league, the more energy we will have to play in the Champions League."

"Go out now and destroy Arsenal. Let them completely lose the luxury of the league!"

George waved his hand.

"Destroy Arsenal!"

"Destroy Arsenal!"

The Blackburn players were all very excited by George's words.

Yes. One Premier League title can no longer satisfy these players. Their pursuit is bigger and higher, and the Champions League is their ultimate goal.

George was very satisfied looking at the backs of these players.

For this game, George played as a substitute in the Champions League group stage two days ago.

The Champions League resumed two days ago on February 21.

Blackburn faced Galatasaray, its nemesis in the past few seasons, at home. I don’t know why, Blackburn will meet this Turkish team every year after entering the European competition. But this team is different every year.

Galatasaray, who played the League Cup final with Blackburn, was the strongest.

And Galatasaray’s strength has been getting weaker and weaker since then, and it has been the weakest this season. Don’t look at entering the second round of the group stage. They have sold many star players in these three seasons. And many old stars are already old.

Including their midfield superstar, Romanian star Hagi has also retired.

Although they played as substitutes, Blackburn’s strength is still not weak. McAllister, whose playing time has dropped sharply this season, scored the only goal of the game with a free kick.

That is to say, Blackburn won three games in the first three rounds of the second round of the Champions League group stage. It has nine points, while Barcelona and Roma are tied 1-1. In this group stage, Blackburn topped the list with nine points, and the remaining three teams have two points.

Therefore, Blackburn's entry into the Champions League quarterfinals is a foregone conclusion.

As they are about to enter the Champions League quarterfinals, the fire in George's heart is getting stronger and stronger.

The Champions League, George drools just thinking about it. Therefore, George is determined to win this game. As long as he wins this game, George will really have no worries in the league. Arsenal is not Manchester United, Wenger is not Ferguson.

As long as the game is lost, Wenger will definitely make a very wise choice. He will not bite Blackburn like Ferguson's Manchester United.

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As Blackburn players filed out, Ewood Park was suddenly filled with thunderous cheers. And as the commentator shouted the names of each Blackburn player, the fans at Ewood Park also shouted the names of the players.

These fans started singing loudly half an hour before the game started. Cheer for the team.

They all knew the importance of this game.

Win, win. Then Blackburn will be the champion for two consecutive years.

If they win, Blackburn will surpass Arsenal and become the team that won the Premier League three times.

This kind of cheering shocked the whole audience when George came out. This time, before waiting for the commentator's voice, Blackburn fans shouted "George! George!" in unison.

George smiled and waved to the fans on the court.

George's action attracted crazy cheers from the fans.