Coaching legend

George was very angry because they were two goals behind in the first half.

However, George knew that it was a mistake in his deployment. Blackburn and Milan were at a disadvantage in the midfield control. Alonso and Pirlo were completely unable to match each other in the confrontation.

Therefore, George decisively replaced two people in the second half.

Miku and Kaka, two generals, left the field, and George sent Drogba and Gallas.

Gallas played as a left back, and Hargreaves was released by George to the midfield. Drogba and Klose formed a double striker.

At this time, George didn't care about any playing style, and George used the most traditional long pass in England. Although Alonso didn't perform well in the first half, George still kept Alonso. Instead, Hargreaves and Essien were placed in the midfield to protect Alonso.

As for Pires, he was completely a free man in the frontcourt.

Blackburn just started the second half of the game and launched a large-scale attack. Because Blackburn now has no way out, after all, it is two goals behind at home. If this score ends the game, then Blackburn has basically been announced to be eliminated.

George certainly doesn't want to be eliminated so quickly.

So he accelerated the pace of the game.

The three midfielders, Alonso, Essien, and Hargreaves are all excellent defensive players.

When George was attacking, he rarely passed through the midfield. And because Kaka and Miku were withdrawn, there was no wing. After Blackburn got the ball in the backcourt, they directly looked for Klose and Drogba in the front. And the three midfielders were completely used as defensive midfielders.

Blackburn's style of play was effective against Valencia very quickly.

But it was not so easy to play against Milan. Although Klose and Drogba are both forwards with strong ability to control high-altitude balls, it's a pity that Nesta and Maldini are not vegetarians.

Nesta doesn't need to be said at all. He debuted in Serie A at the age of 17 and became the main central defender of Lazio at the age of 18. At the age of 22, he was already the captain of Lazio. Just debuted in Serie A, he was considered the best defender in Italy.

Not to mention Maldini.

He is the flag of Milan. He has played in the Serie A for nearly 20 years in Milan and has always been the core of Milan's defense.

These two people guard the middle, and it is not so easy to control the high-altitude balls of Klose and Drogba.

Once Milan gets the ball, Pirlo will control the rhythm. Don't let the ball fly in the air. Although Nesta and Maldini are very strong, they are used to the rhythm of Serie A and are not used to the ball flying in the air.

So they try their best to control the ball on the ground.

George really doesn't look at the Italian team. Once they want to defend, it's not so easy to break their defense. Simic's position is the weak point of Milan's defense. But Maldini and Nesta, with their excellent cooperation awareness, can cover up this weakness.

George was very anxious on the sidelines.

The current situation is really unfavorable for Blackburn. Therefore, George really couldn't sit on the bench, so he stood up and shouted to the players, telling them to keep attacking. Almost ten minutes into the second half, Blackburn still hasn't been able to create any good opportunities.

There are still thirty minutes left. If Blackburn can't score again, it will be very dangerous in the quarterfinals.

It's already like this. George can only go all out and let the team go into the attack completely. George is anxious, and the Blackburn players on the field are also anxious.

George used to be in the lead, and then watched others anxiously. Finally, he looked for an opportunity to counterattack. George is very good at this kind of scene.

Unexpectedly, now it is George who needs to attack the opponent, while the opponent is playing a defensive counterattack.

Milan is a typical Italian club. It is also a club that gathers the essence of Italian football. Ancelotti is also a head coach influenced by Italian football. Playing defensive counterattacks is his old business. The more anxious Blackburn is, the more he can keep his composure.

But Blackburn has no choice.

Because the current situation is that Milan has the advantage. Even if George has a thousand reasons, he can only choose to attack.

Blackburn's attack is fierce, and of course there are many defensive problems.

Blackburn's attack is getting more and more fierce. But there are more and more empty spaces behind. Inzaghi is a venomous snake, and Shevchenko next to him is a nuclear warhead.

A nuclear warhead is a lethal weapon.

As early as when he was young, Shevchenko was killing all over the European football world. Now in Milan, his power is even stronger.

When Blackburn moved in full force, Milan's counterattack also followed.

At 25 minutes in the second half, Milan's counterattack ball was handed to Shevchenko. Shevchenko is not Inzaghi. Inzaghi is a player who lives on the offside line and a striker who lives by smell.

But Shevchenko is the most comprehensive striker. Speed, technology, impact, and shooting ability are all world-class.

Therefore, after getting the ball, he used speed to break through Campbell. How could Campbell let Shevchenko pass so easily, but Shevchenko's explosive power was too fast. Therefore, although Campbell had blocked the front, Shevchenko still flew past from the side.

Because of the fierce attack on the opponent, Blackburn's defense line was slightly forward.

This short distance is enough for Shevchenko. Shevchenko is a very decisive striker. As soon as he entered the penalty area, he made a powerful shot. Although Van der Sar jumped in the right direction, the ball was too fast and rolled into the goal.

Van der Sar was very angry and kicked the ball in the goal frame.

Three goals were scored in one game. Since Van der Sar came to Blackburn, he rarely had such a frustrating game.

"Shevchenko, Shevchenko! 3-0, Milan is already 3-0 ahead of Blackburn away. Milan is not just one foot into the semi-finals, but has completely locked the semi-finals list. 3-0, Blackburn was beaten by Milan without any counterattack."

"Hahaha. Arrogant coach Levy has no way to face Ancelotti."

The Italian commentator was so excited that he didn't know what to say. It is the wish of all Italian football people to be able to teach George, the arrogant coach, a good lesson. Seeing Milan humiliate Blackburn like this, the Italian commentator is really relieved.

George is really frustrated.

I never thought that the game would turn out like this. George doesn't believe that Blackburn's strength is so far behind Milan.

0-3, 0-3 is almost an impossible situation to turn around in the knockout stage.

In the entire history of the Champions League, there are few games that can be turned around after 0-3. 0-3, and it's 0-3 at home. George shook his head.

What to do?

George sighed deeply. At this time, there is no worry. The game is already like this, and it can only be a desperate battle. George put Lucio directly from the defender to the forward, and used Lucio's bounce and body to continue playing high balls.

This time Blackburn is completely crazy.

Back line? What back line is needed. At this time, defense is completely unnecessary for Blackburn, because George must score goals. There is no possibility of winning this game, and George can only try to score as many goals as possible.

Milan was also trembling with fear in front of Blackburn's desperate play.

After all, Blackburn is a strong team. This kind of desperate attack without any rear will make any team feel pressure.

Of course, Milan's counterattack opportunities have increased. Fortunately, Van der Sar was in amazing form and saved the opponent's shots several times in crisis. Otherwise, the game might be 5-0 or 6-0 at the end.

But George didn't care anymore. Keep attacking.

Hard work pays off. Before the end of the game, Blackburn finally scored.

It was a pass from the right. Sagnol assisted and came forward with a beautiful assist. The penalty area was very chaotic. Drogba, Klose, Lucio and others were all concentrated in Milan's penalty area.

In the chaos, Drogba went around the front, jumped high, and headed the ball hard.

Finally, he got a goal back for Blackburn.

But this was just a consolation goal. Blackburn eventually lost 1-3 at home.

1-3, even if they beat Milan 2-0 at San Siro, Blackburn would still be eliminated. Only with a score of 3-0, Blackburn could enter the semi-finals. It can be said that Blackburn has basically been eliminated.

That's Milan. That's San Siro.

Who can guarantee that they can score three goals in that stadium and prevent Milan from scoring.

George was very frustrated after the game.

Because the current situation is too serious.

So George said he had a headache and asked Carl to go to the press conference. Carl has a good temper and is considered a good guy. But this time at the press conference, the most common words he said were "not clear", "don't understand", "no comment" and so on.

This made many reporters crazy.

And the Italian reporters who were ready to give George a blow were very angry when they saw that George didn't even show his face.

After the game, many English media lamented. It can even be said that there was wailing everywhere.

Because the current situation of the two Premier League teams attacking the Champions League is not very good. Manchester United was beaten 3-1 by Real Madrid away from home. Figo scored one goal and Raul scored two goals in a row. Only Van Nistelrooy scored a goal to save face. The current situation of qualifying is also precarious.

Blackburn's situation is worse than Manchester United. They were beaten three goals by Milan at home.

Both teams basically have no hope of appearing. How can the media not sigh.

The English media, which has been arrogant in European football in recent seasons, has begun to wilt.

The happiest media now is the Italian media. In recent seasons, the performance of Italian teams has been very poor, to the extreme. In recent seasons, there have been no Italian clubs in the top four. But now that the first knockout game is over, the performance of Italian clubs is very good.

Juventus tied Barcelona 1-1 at home, and Inter Milan defeated Ajax 2-0 at home.