Coaching legend

"Panathinaikos!"

With this voice, George jumped up. He cheered loudly regardless of where he was. Then he hugged Williams next to him tightly.

How could George not be excited?

This is the draw ceremony for the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Blackburn actually drew the weakest opponent among the eight teams in the Champions League, Panathinaikos from Greece.

How could George not be excited and unhappy.

Not only George, all the Blackburn fans who paid attention to the draw ceremony were cheering.

Several head coaches present looked at George with great envy. Because except for George, everyone else was a strong dialogue.

"Panathinaikos! Blackburn drew the weakest opponent, Blackburn is really lucky. Blackburn's road to the semi-finals is bright. Is it because of the misjudgment last season that UEFA deliberately wants to compensate Blackburn. Hahaha."

"George is lucky, he will lead the team to the semi-finals soon."

Even Mortensen, the host of the live draw ceremony, sighed at Blackburn's good luck.

But when George was holding Williams, he whispered in his ear: "John, your PR is so good."

The draw for the Champions League knockout rounds looks very fair. And UEFA says every day that its draw is very fair and there is no inside story.

But anyone with eyes can see the tricks of this draw.

Just like in the original history, the Dream Team II and the upstart Chelsea were drawn together every day. If we talk about probability, it is a probability that cannot be lower. But why are they drawn together every day?

To put it bluntly, UEFA is for ratings.

Only with ratings can there be money.

At that time, the ratings of every game between them were super high. Of course UEFA likes this. This is all money.

So they say every day that there is no trick in their draw. But every time the draw comes out, Barcelona and Chelsea will meet each other. Even a child who sees such a draw will not believe that there is no black hand of UEFA.

So George praised Williams' public relations ability.

This is March 29th.

In fact, George had a very comfortable life throughout March.

Because as long as the Premier League champion is careful, there will be no problems. The Champions League group stage has also appeared. Therefore, throughout the games in March, George used various tactics over and over again.

It is definitely not so easy to practice various tactical methods in official games.

But now George has the confidence to do so. However, even if George used various tactical methods to practice, the results are still good.

On March 2, the 28th round of the Premier League, Blackburn faced Bolton at home.

In George's game, it was also the first time this season that Kaka replaced Miku and played Miku's front midfielder position. And let Miku rest off the court.

But facing the retreating Bolton, Kaka's performance was not very satisfactory. Instead, Deco in the midfield kept coming forward to organize the attack. George was not very satisfied with Kaka's performance, Kaka was still young.

In Miku's position, without Miku's skills and passing, he could not take the position of the offensive core. If you want to become an offensive core like Miku, you still need to continue to polish.

But Bolton's strength is too weak.

Kaka, the offensive core of the front court, fell into a slump, but it was still more than enough to play against Bolton. To play against a team like Bolton, George used Drogba.

Drogba now has the greatest sense of crisis.

At the beginning of the season, Klose was the main player. But Drogba was also able to get a very considerable chance to play. Although he could not compare with Klose, he also had two-thirds of Klose's playing time.

Drogba worked very hard. But now he is indeed not strong enough. But Drogba did not give up.

After Klose was injured, George loaned Anelka again. But Drogba didn't care. Even if Anelka was the main player, Drogba could still get a lot of playing time. But recently Drogba really has a sense of crisis.

Because George said that he wanted to acquire Anelka.

Drogba is very self-aware. With his current strength, he is definitely unable to compete with Klose and Anelka. In this way, his playing time next season will definitely be reduced a lot immediately.

But Drogba is not the kind of player who complains and sighs. Drogba is the kind of player who gets more courageous with more setbacks.

Therefore, Drogba works harder and harder in training.

This game is no exception. Drogba is a monster in the frontcourt, making the defenders dizzy. It's not that Drogba's footwork is good and makes the defenders dizzy. It's that Drogba uses his body comparable to that of a monster to make those defenders dizzy.

And during the game, Drogba received a cross from the wing and headed in a domineering header.

George looked at Drogba with a smile on his face. There is motivation only when there is pressure, and this sentence is definitely not false. Look at Drogba, and when he heard George say that Anelka was introduced, the strength he burst out was far more than usual.

George would not give up a monster player like Drogba and introduce Anelka. But if Anelka can be used to stimulate Drogba, George is still willing to continue to use Anelka to put pressure on Drogba.

In the 28th round of the Premier League, Blackburn beat Bolton 1-0.

Every point Blackburn earns now is one step closer to the Premier League title.

On March 6, Blackburn faced Villa at home.

In this game, George used a lineup with Drogba and Anelka as two strikers. Deco and Miku were placed in the midfield, with Deco at the back and Miku at the front. It was an offensive lineup, but unfortunately, without Makelele on defense, the midfield became Villa's horse ranch.

The two sides fought back and forth, and the game was very lively.

In the end, the home game ended in a 2-2 draw.

On March 14, away game against Barcelona.

George used veterans McAllister, Hargreaves, and Makelele as defensive midfielders. George wanted to try his defense.

However, Blackburn's defense was really not tested.

Barcelona was in chaos, and Barcelona's performance was very poor at this time. It was extremely poor, and the team was full of internal conflicts. In the end, Blackburn tied Barcelona 0-0 away.

On March 17, Blackburn challenged Leeds United away.

Although Leeds United was on the verge of collapse, its strength was still strong. I don't know if it's to prove that they still have strength, but when playing against Blackburn, Leeds United's offensive was fierce.

Especially Kewell on the left, who was very majestic.

In the game, he scored two goals. Leeds United defeated Blackburn 3-1 at home.

On March 20, Blackburn played the last game of the second round of the Champions League group stage at home. The opponent was Roma from Italy.

The current situation is that Blackburn has 11 points, Roma, who is in second place, has 6 points, and Barcelona, ​​who is in third place, has 3 points. Blackburn's first place in the group stage is a foregone conclusion.

George used a lot of substitutes in this game. George wanted them to feel the atmosphere of the Champions League.

Roma is desperate. Capello still wants to play in the Champions League knockout stage. However, Blackburn's substitutes are not easy to bully, but after all, Roma is also very strong. In the end, Blackburn lost 0-1 at home. In this way, Blackburn and Roma appeared in this group.

Blackburn has won one, tied one and lost one of its last three Premier League games, accumulating four points. The state is not very good. However, Arsenal has only achieved one win, one draw and one loss in three games.

In this way, after the 30th round of the Premier League, Blackburn still leads Arsenal by 13 points. Blackburn's top position cannot be shaken at all.

In fact, if Arsenal goes all out, the results will definitely not be just one win, one draw and one loss. There is no problem with three consecutive wins.

However, Arsenal still has to play in the Champions League group stage, and Wenger's focus has shifted to the Champions League.

The Champions League group stage where Arsenal is located is a real death group.

But when Wenger shifted his focus to the Champions League, he still broke out of this group. Especially after the game with Blackburn, in the fourth round of the Champions League group stage, Arsenal defeated Leverkusen 4-1.

Arsenal's position in the group has stabilized.

In the next fifth round, Arsenal drew with Deportivo La Coruna 1-1. In the sixth round that just ended, Arsenal drew with Juventus 0-0 away. Finally got a place to qualify.

In the group where Arsenal is, Arsenal and Leverkusen appeared.

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After returning from the draw ceremony, on March 30, Blackburn played Leicester City away.

Speaking of which, this is just an ordinary game. However, George did not have any main players in the starting lineup, all substitutes played. Because the Champions League knockout match will be held in four days, although the opponent is Panathinaikos from Greece, George still did not take it lightly.

Maybe the good news of the draw inspired the players.

Although he was a substitute, he still led 2-0.

With 20 minutes left in the second half, Klose, who had been absent for five months, returned to the court.

George's requirements for Klose are very simple. Just let him feel the game and find the rhythm of the game. But don't get injured.

After not playing for five months, Klose conceded several goals. But George didn't care, after all, he had rested for more than five months. In the end, Blackburn beat Leicester City 2-0 away.

George was satisfied with the victory, and even more satisfied with Klose's return.

George couldn't wait for Klose to help the team. But we can't be impatient about this, we need to do it step by step. As long as Klose returns, George will have more options in the frontcourt.

This is already the 31st round of the Premier League.

There are only seven rounds of the league left, and Blackburn is still 13 points ahead of Arsenal.

Only two updates. I was sorry that I couldn't write last night.