coach legend

Chapter 171
Although Blackburn is a team in the relegation zone, its status in the eyes of the English media is completely different from other relegation teams.

Blackburn was a team that won the Premier League three years ago.Before Arsenal won the Premier League title, Blackburn was the only team other than Manchester United to win the Premier League title in the history of the Premier League.Moreover, the way Blackburn won the championship was criticized by many English football people at the time.

Unlike those traditional strong teams in the Premier League, Blackburn is a champion piled up with money following the entry of Jack Walker.In the process of rising, he was criticized by people in English football.

Shoot the bird, no matter where in the world it is.Unlike traditional English giants such as Manchester United, Liverpool, and Arsenal, Blackburn is completely upstart.Therefore, many teams are very dissatisfied with Blackburn's rise.

However, when Blackburn declined at a straight-line speed, many people in English football missed the glory of Blackburn.

In addition, the current Blackburn head coach George was already a topical figure in English football when he was in League One and League Two.He is not only the best local young coach in England in recent years, but also a character coach.

Therefore, Blackburn's recent excellent state has received a lot of attention from the English media.

"The away draw with Manchester United, the away win over Newcastle, the consecutive home wins over Southampton, and Sheffield Wednesday have achieved three wins and one tie in the last four games. It is the best performing team in the Premier League recently. From the previous nine rounds, five draws and four Lost, until the recent three wins and one draw, Blackburn has completely come out of the shadow of the beginning of the season."

"George is a defensive coach. This is something that everyone in English football knows. Although George's Burnley scored the most goals in League One, and even scored the most goals in the League Cup and FA Cup, But his tactics are pure and simple defensive counterattacks."

"The role of several people in his midfield is completely for his wing. Including Burnley's midfielder Ballack at the time, he seldom sends a through pass that breaks through the opponent's defense. Use your own long ball to dispatch the two wingers. Burnley relies more on the two wingers' assaults, and there is Ballack's attack from the back."

"And Burnley won the League Cup and the FA Cup in the end, relying entirely on strong defense and sharp counterattacks. This is the tactic that George built in Burnley for three years. Although this tactic has been criticized by others , but gave Burnley the best result."

"After George entered Blackburn, everyone thought that George would still be his best defensive counterattack tactic. But after so many rounds of games, we can now also initially see George's tactics in Blackburn. It’s a tactic that’s completely different from English football at the moment, and even more so from what George used to do at Burnley.”

"George's current style of play is somewhat similar to the most commonly used 4-2-3-1 formation in continental Europe, but his style of play is different from them. Makelele in the midfield is a purely defensive midfielder, and he hardly participates in it. Any attack. As long as the ball is stolen, it will be handed over to other midfielders immediately. Of course, George is a defensive coach, and Deco, another midfielder, will also help Makelele defend. But Deco is more used His own passing, assisting Micoud in front, and controlling the rhythm of the game."

"The offense relies more on the three players in the frontcourt, Micoud, Pires, and Duff. These three are all powerful offensive players, and they are all players who can pass and shoot suddenly. The single arrow Klose does not Like a striker, his main task is not to shoot. Instead, he uses frequent running to disrupt the opponent's defense and involve the opponent's defenders. Create opportunities for Micoud, Pires, and Duff to shoot."

"The current Blackburn is completely relying on the possession ability of several players in the midfield, playing an oppressive style of play. At Old Trafford, the possession rate exceeds Manchester United, although there are Manchester United players who play international games. Impact. But you can also see the way Blackburn is playing."

"In the next three games, Blackburn's ball possession rate is still very high. The average ball possession rate in the three games is 60.00% point four, which is enough to see that George's transformation of Blackburn is almost complete. George Blackburn, not only has excellent results, but also plays beautifully."

"I'm really looking forward to how this Blackburn team that has begun to take shape will play in the Premier League?"

The "Sun" actually started to analyze George's tactics, and what he said was straightforward. After George read it, he almost didn't laugh. The Sun, you bastard paper, was the one that laughed the most and criticized the most when George was in trouble.And their sarcasm is completely naked.When they criticized George, they were merciless.

Now that Blackburn's grades are good, the tabloid is the first to change its attitude. "The Sun" doesn't care about anything else, they have only one goal.It is how to increase the attention of readers, and they will report any news that is explosive.

Of course, this is a common problem in all media, not just The Sun.When George's grades were not good, the media that made him suffer one after another.But now that Blackburn's results have come up, those media have started to say good things about George and Blackburn.

Those newspapers, media, and many football commentators who had vowed that Blackburn would be relegated this season have now changed their tune.

George kept these newspapers on the table, and as his grades improved, George also saw the faces of these newspapers.Although George already knew a long time ago that the competitive circle is a hero in terms of victory or defeat.As long as your grades are not good, no matter what grades you have achieved before, you will be forgotten.

When I was a coach at Burnley, I was in the lower league after all.The attention is still not high, George can build his own team in a relaxed environment.But the Premier League is indeed different. Every move is under the magnifying glass of the media.

George has fully experienced what it means to be warm and cold this season. In the summer, George was still the best young local coach in England.But in the next two months, George was ridiculed by everyone.Almost everyone said that George was exhausted and that George was the brightest shooting star in English football.

Therefore, for the media's comments, George has been completely flattered.

However, for a person's praise, George specifically expressed his thanks through the "Blackburn Evening News".

That is the King of Liverpool, and Blackburn's meritorious coach, Dalglish.Dalglish is a legend in English football, both as a player and as a coach.

Dalglish made his debut at the Celtics in Scotland, where he was the top scorer.In Scotland, he won 5 league titles, 4 Scottish Cups and 1 League Cup, scoring a total of 167 goals.

Later, he came to Liverpool. In that red era, Dalglish became one of the brightest stars in Liverpool's red dynasty.It was Keegan who came to Liverpool instead of leaving. In Liverpool, he became a striker and arrow figure and made great contributions to Liverpool.

Of course, if that's all, it's impossible for him to have such a status in Liverpool and English football.

Dalglish later became the Liverpool coach, leading Liverpool to successive League One titles.If it weren't for the subsequent Healdsburg tragedy, Dalglish would definitely win more championships leading Liverpool.

The legend of Dalglish did not end, after he left Liverpool, to Blackburn.At that time, Blackburn was still in England's second tier, but Dalglish led Blackburn not only back to the Premier League, but also became the Premier League champion in the 94-95 season.

With his outstanding achievements, Dalglish is not only the king among Liverpool fans.It is also the favorite coach of Blackburn fans. Until now, Blackburn fans are nostalgic for the Dalglish era.

After coaching Newcastle United for more than a year, Dalglish is now unemployed at home.But it has always been reclusive, and there is no big news.I didn't expect to come out to support George this time.

"George is the most talented young coach I have ever seen. Blackburn has formed a fighting force under George."

"Although Blackburn's current ranking is not high, this is only temporary. Blackburn has finished running in, and it will be time for results in the future. And now Blackburn is under George, and their ability to control the game is unprecedented. I have seen it Most promising team."

"Inviting George as Blackburn's coach was the best move Mr Walker made. George is not a conventional coach, he can adapt to local conditions. At Burnley he created a series of excellent results with defensive counterattacks. At Blackburn he With a unique oppressive style of play, a good result will also be achieved."

"For the Blackburn fans, I think they should give George some time and some trust. I believe that George will definitely bring them returns they can't imagine."

As Blackburn's meritorious coach, Dalglish's support did not benefit George at all.In his column, Dalglish is highly respected for George.

George may not care about the reports of other media, but George cannot ignore Dalglish's praise.Therefore, among the newspapers, George first praised Dalglish's achievements in Blackburn.Then thanked Dalglish for his compliment.

George, who grew up in China in his previous life, writes this kind of thank-you letter very casually.

Of course, not all the media praised George, and many newspapers continued to criticize George.Mark Lawrenson expressed doubts about George's three-game winning streak. In his opinion, George's three-game winning streak does not have much gold content.Facing two underdogs at home, getting two victories is nothing to brag about.

But the three-game winning streak is a three-game winning streak after all, and the doubts about George are just a few newspapers that have grievances with George.

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