Coaching legend

"Oops, Iniesta made a mistake. The ball was passed too quickly, and Essien intercepted it."

If Xavi is the engine of Barcelona, ​​then Iniesta is the booster. Iniesta's role in Barcelona is definitely no less than that of Xavi and Messi. Especially after Guardiola became the head coach of Barcelona, ​​Iniesta has been greatly valued. Iniesta's own skills are even better.

This kind of pass should be said to have few mistakes.

This mistake is too rare. It can also be seen how impetuous they are now.

"Essien, pass... It's Alonso. Alonso, long pass!"

Alonso's long pass was passed directly to Drogba in front.

This is a long pass of more than 40 meters.

"Drogba, he unloaded the ball beautifully. Pique and Puyol are defending Drogba."

The 40-meter pass was very powerful. But Drogba unloaded the ball easily. For a center forward, stopping the ball is a great skill. An excellent stop is very beneficial for his next move.

Drogba is like this.

Although Pique is tall and strong, he is as thin as a bamboo pole compared to Drogba. Drogba leaned on Pique and continued to rush forward.

Although Pique was at a disadvantage facing the strong Drogba, Drogba was not feeling well either. Pique was like sticking to him, constantly interfering with Drogba. And Puyol in front of him had already stood in position, not giving Drogba the space to break through and shoot.

Drogba is not Ronaldo.

Drogba saw that there was no space to break through, so he used his strong body to control the ball on the spot.

Blackburn's counterattack was very determined.

As soon as Alonso passed the ball, several people in the frontcourt started running. Blackburn players ran up to support Drogba from the left, middle and right.

"Drogba... pass the ball, Ribery..."

The right back is Puyol, but Puyol is defending Drogba. Ribery ran up, followed by Henry. This is the advantage of counterattack. Barcelona's defensive players simply didn't have time to build a defensive line.

Henry is a super striker.

But he is not a qualified defensive player. Drogba gave the ball to Ribery, who shook Henry away with just a slight shake.

Henry's defensive action was completely amateurish. Ribery didn't do anything, just a small shake, plus explosive power, and left Henry behind.

"Ribery, he broke through Henry. There was a flat area in front of him, and there was no one at all."

Ribery is currently the new core of the French national team. He can pass, shoot, play on the side and in the middle. After breaking through Henry, he directly inserted into Barcelona's penalty area. There were large areas of space for Ribery to use. At this time, Barcelona's defensive players were not in place at all.

In desperation, Puyol came up to defend Ribery.

At this time, Kaka and Yang Feng had already come up. This time, Busquets was next to Kaka and he did not lose his position. And Keita was still next to Yang Feng. Toure and Xavi were running behind.

The opportunity was fleeting.

Ribery had to seize it. Facing Puyol, Ribery made a dribble, only to create a small gap, and then shot directly. Very decisive, without any hesitation.

"Ribery... He created a gap, shoot!"

"Valdes, he saved it. Valdes reacted quickly!" Valdes was very focused. As soon as Ribery made a dribble, Valdes already understood Ribery's idea. When Ribery shot, although the angle was very tricky, Valdes, who was always very focused, still saved the ball.

It was just that because the angle was too tricky, he didn't hold the ball. He just saved it.

"It's not over yet, it's not over yet! Drogba..."

The ball that Valdes saved bounced into the penalty area. At this time, in the penalty area, besides Ribery and Puyol, there were only Drogba and Pique.

Drogba and Pique saw it at the same time. They rushed to the ball at the same time. Drogba was trying to shoot, while Pique was trying to clear the ball. It was just that Drogba was carrying Pique and facing the goal, so Drogba reacted faster. In addition, Pique couldn't catch up with Drogba in terms of explosive power. So Drogba got to the ball first.

Pique was very anxious behind him.

He pulled Drogba with his hand in a hurry. Drogba was running at high speed, and Pique pulled him and he couldn't control his body. This time it was definitely not a fake fall, but Pique found the right time.

If it was normal, Drogba would fall directly. Anyway, Drogba played fake falls more than once or twice. This time it was real.

But this time, Drogba fell down, but he didn't fall down directly and ask the referee for a penalty. Instead, at the moment of falling, he poked the football that bounced forward with his toes.

"This is a foul... No, Drogba poked! Valdés had no way, he didn't stand up yet." Drogba's poking shot was very powerful. The ball went into the goal after a quick search. Valdez, who had just made a world-class save, had not yet stood up and could only watch the ball roll into the goal.

"Excellent, excellent Blackburn. Before the first half was over, Blackburn was already leading Barcelona 2-0. George's high profile before the game was for a reason. He found Barcelona's weakness. Barcelona had no way to deal with Blackburn's counterattack."

"Mourinho is the best against Barcelona. But George is no less good. He even did better than Mourinho."

"Drogba! Excellent Drogba! Pique can't stop Drogba with his hands and feet! He is the best center forward in the world."

Martin Taylor commented. He was generous in his praise for Drogba and Blackburn.

2-0!

Who could have thought that Blackburn would score two goals against Barcelona, ​​which was at its peak, before the end of the first half in the Champions League final.

"Dream Three, you guys are dreaming."

"Champions, we are champions!"

"Long live Blackburn!"

When Drogba scored the second goal, Blackburn fans were completely crazy.

Facing the giants, Blackburn fans have always been very excited. Blackburn's good results have been going on for many years. Since the establishment of the Premier League, Blackburn has been a Premier League powerhouse. Although the results declined in the few years after winning the Premier League title.

But it was only three years.

Three seasons later, with George's arrival, Blackburn ushered in the most glorious moment in the club's history.

But after so many years of hard work, in the eyes of European giants, Blackburn is still a country team. Blackburn fans are still country bumpkins in their eyes.

All these made Blackburn fans very angry.

Therefore, every victory over a giant makes them happy. And defeating Barcelona makes them even happier. The dream team, playing the dream team.

"If Barcelona can't come up with a solution, then the Champions League title will fly."

After losing two goals, Barcelona suddenly calmed down. Or it was scared by Blackburn's counterattack. They didn't dare to continue pressing forward. They no longer controlled the ball to Blackburn's front court. Instead, they kept passing the ball near the midfield.

Barcelona players need to digest. They need to digest the current situation on the field.

The rest of the first half ended in this process. Blackburn ended the first half with a 2-0 advantage.

George stood in the player's tunnel and blew the whistle.

It was like a villain standing there. Then he watched the Barcelona players enter the locker room. Many Barcelona players glared at George, thinking that this coach was too uneducated.

Only Henry had no expression.

In the Premier League, Henry knew George too well.

Guardiola had a serious expression. He followed the players into the locker room.

Unlike Barcelona, ​​Blackburn had a smile on their faces. This is the Champions League final.

There are many players in Blackburn who have won the Champions League. But there are also many who have not won the Champions League. Whether they have won the Champions League or not, the temptation of the Champions League is the same for everyone.

"Not bad, very good."

George was in a good mood looking at the group of players in the locker room. "I have nothing to say. Because you did so well, so beautifully, so perfectly. I am proud of you."

"Dream Team 3, that's just Barcelona's own dream. They only won one La Liga title, and they dare to call themselves Dream Team 3. I will break their Dream Team 3 today."

"Yes, they are just dreaming."

"Do you really think you are the Dream Team!"

"They are just narcissistic."

The Blackburn players were all laughing at Barcelona.

When they finished, George raised his hand. "Although it is narcissistic, Barcelona is still very strong. In the second half, don't relax. Don't let the championship fly away. Now let's talk about the tactics for the second half."

In fact, the tactics George said had no content at all.

Everyone knew it at the beginning of the second half.

Blackburn has no tactics. Just defend and then find an opportunity to counterattack? Of course, this is the opponent's idea.

Defense counterattack, this is not a simple thing. Otherwise, why do so many teams play defense counterattack against Barcelona, ​​and George and Mourinho do the best. Defensive counterattack is also an art. Not everyone can play it.

Barcelona did not attack blindly in the second half because they were two goals behind. Guardiola still has a way. He knew that his players were pitted by George in the first half. Especially the verbal battle before the game made his players a little angry.

Guardiola blamed himself. He did not control the emotions of the players. The Barcelona players who were angered by George performed a little abnormally in the first half.

Therefore, in the midfield, Guardiola did the most to appease the Barcelona players. Let them calm down.

At the beginning of the second half, a very strange situation appeared on the field. Both sides seemed to be in no hurry. Barcelona was not in a hurry to press forward, and Blackburn would not rush forward to grab the ball. The two sides seemed to be playing a tacit game.

But everyone knows that this is just the calm before the storm.

Barcelona will never continue like this. Because they are behind. Blackburn will not relax either.