Coaching legend

"Anelka, he passed Keown...Adams has already come over. Anelka can only continue to take the outside line..."

"Beautiful, Anelka stopped... It's not easy to stop the ball like this while running at high speed... Adams, he couldn't stop the car... Anelka completely shook Adams."

"Anelka, lead in... Anelka, shoot!"

"GOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!!!!! It's Anelka! It's Anelka! He completely played with Adams and Keown by himself. He completely broke through the Arsenal defense by himself. Adams Keown is really old. Wenger should consider that if there is no change in the defense, it will be difficult for Arsenal to achieve good results in the future.”

"Anelka! This ball is so beautiful. Blackburn's counterattack is very sharp, too sharp."

From the moment Anelka got the ball, Mortensen was on a roll. But it’s not the fault of Mortensen speaking too fast, but because Anelka’s entire action happened in just a split second. From receiving the ball to scoring a goal, there is less than seven seconds.

"When Anelka left Arsenal, he had already hurt Arsenal fans once. I didn't expect that two and a half years later, when he returned to England, he would completely hurt Arsenal fans again. Because it is very likely because of Anelka. With Erka's goal, Arsenal are completely out of contention for this season's Premier League title."

Yes, Anelka.

It used to be the pride of Arsenal. Leaving Arsenal also left Arsenal with a huge amount of money. Wenger spent this money in two places. One is to buy Henry, and the other is to build the Arsenal youth training camp that is famous in European football.

Speaking of which, Anelka's transfer will be of great benefit to Arsenal's reconstruction.

But sometimes, it cannot be measured in terms of money.

Arsenal fans have always been worried about Anelka. Not a big fan.

The pride before, the abuse now.

Unexpectedly, it was Anelka who inserted the first knife into Arsenal's chest.

Seeing the goal, George couldn't help but raise his hands. This game is really not a decisive battle for Blackburn. Because Blackburn's lead is too big. Ten points, even if you lose, you still have seven points.

But George wants to play him as if he were in the finals.

As long as this game is won. George can be completely relieved in the league. George can free up his hands and concentrate on playing in the Champions League.

So after seeing Anelka score, George couldn't help his joy.

And of course the same goes for Blackburn fans at Ewood Park. They were all chanting "We are the champions!". It's like having won the Premier League title.

Wenger frowned on the sidelines.

Wenger certainly knows that it is time for Arsenal's two central defenders to be replaced. But it’s not that easy to be a good defender now. Wenger was destined to win Campbell, but he didn't expect to ask George to step in from the middle.

If Campbell came to Arsenal, there would be no such problem.

And Wenger thinks more than others. This season is the last chance. Because construction of Arsenal's new stadium is about to begin.

Since last year, plans for Arsenal's new stadium have been on the agenda. After public consultation, more than 75% of local residents have agreed to build a new stadium. The local council, the Mayor of London, and the Home Secretary have all approved the construction of Arsenal's new stadium.

In other words, construction of Arsenal's new stadium will begin immediately in the second half of the year.

Unlike George, Wenger was involved in discussions about the construction of the new stadium as head coach. And with a master's degree in economics, Wenger is well aware of the problems that will arise once the stadium is built. At that time, there were financial difficulties, and Wenger knew that he could only go hunting for bargains.

Looking at Blackburn's lineup, Wenger was also a little envious.

But there's no time to think about those things now. Wenger stepped forward and told the players, attack, attack, attack again.

For Arsenal, a draw is the same as a loss. Only with victory can there be a glimmer of hope for the Premier League this season.

Seeing Arsenal's attack coming up, George implemented the defensive counterattack tactics more thoroughly. If it were Manchester United, George would not choose to defend and counterattack. Because of Manchester United's style of play, open and close. If you want to defend yourself, it will be very difficult.

But Arsenal's offense has now shown exquisiteness.

Very delicate style of play. I already have some problems, that is, I am not decisive. Now Arsenal is beginning to have a big problem, which is passing the ball but not shooting. They want to pass the ball into the goal, not shoot it into the goal.

Arsenal's frontcourt style of play is beautiful, but it has many problems.

This delicate style of play does not have a dominant center in the penalty area. Henry is the center, but he is more free. So George compresses the defense in the backcourt, and it depends on how Arsenal dumps the ball and breaks up the defense.

George loves playing against Arsenal.

"Look, people say how beautifully George's Blackburn played and how artistic football they played. In fact? No one can erase George's utilitarian nature. In order to win, he can make Blackburn play this kind of game. Defense. With Miku and Anelka in front, that’s George.”

Mortensen watched George start to play defensive counterattack in a hurry, so he smiled and shook his head.

"Artistic football? George is the most utilitarian head coach in English football. He is willing to use any means to win." Alan Hansen echoed Mortensen.

Wenger was a little anxious, and so were the Arsenal players. As long as the team is anxious, problems will arise.

Arsenal suffered another blow in the 40th minute of the first half.

Because Ashley Cole stepped forward to assist, he failed to return in time. Duff, who was very depressed and had no temper in the first half, finally got a chance. Taking advantage of the gap when Ashley Cole had not returned, he went straight to the middle.

In the end, facing Adams' defense, he did not shoot, but a back pass.

Miku, who got rid of Parlour, shot hard and scored the second goal of the game. The score was also locked at 2-0.

2-0, Wenger could only wave his hand helplessly.

George clenched his fists and turned around. 2-0, 2-0, the game is basically won.

Just hold on in the second half.

I don't know what Wenger said to the team in the locker room. In the second half, Arsenal did not attack fiercely, but played step by step. Arsenal was not in a hurry, and Blackburn was even less anxious. And Blackburn always played counterattacks.

Although Henry broke through Sagnol in the 72nd minute, and then cut inside and scored a goal for Arsenal. But Blackburn still won the game.

Because before Henry scored a goal, Campbell scored a header with a corner kick.

Henry's goal was just a face-saving goal. In the end, Blackburn defeated Arsenal 3-1 at home.

"We are the champions!"

"Champions! Champions! We are the champions!"

All the fans were shouting "We are the champions!". But no one thought Blackburn fans were arrogant, because this was the 27th round of the Premier League. There are still eleven games left in the Premier League, but Blackburn is already thirteen points ahead of Arsenal.

Thirteen points.

Since the establishment of the Premier League, no team has ever been reversed after leading by thirteen points. And now it is not just half a season, but three quarters of the games have been played.

Mortensen even congratulated Blackburn in the commentary booth.

"Congratulations to Blackburn! Congratulations to George!"

"After this game, Blackburn has basically secured the Premier League title. Thirteen points, this is a gap that is absolutely impossible to catch up with."

"If Blackburn wins the Premier League this season, then Blackburn will be the Premier League champion for two consecutive years. Look at the age of Blackburn players. Except for Van der Sar who is 32 years old, no Blackburn player has reached 30 years old."

"Miku and Pires are only 28 years old, both of which are the best golden age. Among the other main players, many players are just over 20 years old. This is a very perfect age structure."

"As long as the lineup is maintained, it is not impossible for Blackburn to win the Premier League championship for three consecutive years."

"Blackburn is no longer the Blackburn that suddenly rose in the 1994-95 season."

The Arsenal players were very disappointed.

They are very eager for a Premier League championship. Especially Henry, who shook his head at the celebrating Blackburn players.

Now Henry has completely gotten rid of the reputation of being a fake in Juventus and has become the best striker in the Premier League. This season, Henry is the most comprehensive striker in the Premier League. He has goals and assists.

It can even be said that Henry is likely to score 20 goals and 20 assists.

But such personal performance cannot bring the club a championship. This makes Henry very frustrated.

"Congratulations, George."

George shook hands with Wenger.

"Too early. Aren't there still eleven rounds of the league?"

Hearing George's shameless answer, even a good-tempered person like Wenger couldn't help but get angry. This kid is really taking advantage of others.

"George, you!"

"Arsena, let me say. It's better for you to focus on the Champions League. Maybe we can meet in the Champions League semi-finals?"

George thinks this game is better for Wenger. Because in this way he can completely focus on the Champions League group stage, and maybe he can break out of the group of death. Wenger is average in the Champions League knockout stage, but he has a lot of experience in the group stage.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to break out of the two groups of death last season.

Wenger smiled and shook his head. Then he left the stadium.

George did not leave, but celebrated with the Blackburn players. Although the Premier League title had not yet been won, in George's mind, the Premier League title was already in his pocket.