coach legend

Chapter 184 Sudden Applause
George has completed seventeen rounds at Blackburn, almost half a season.Blackburn has six wins, six draws and five losses, and the points are still 24 points.

The weather in Lancashire has become very cold now. Although it is not as good as those places with ice and snow, it has already entered winter.

On December [-], Blackburn played at home against Leeds United.

Leeds United has a lot of fans in China, and those fans were attracted by their wonderful performances in the late 90s and early 21st century.At that time, Leeds United was known as the "Youth Guards", which set off a round of youth storms in England and European football.

But in fact, the history of Leeds United is not shabby at all, even more glorious than the history of many English clubs.There have been three top league titles, one FA Cup title, one League Cup title, and two European Fairs Cup (predecessor to UEFA Cup) titles.

Not only that, he has won five top league runner-ups, three FA Cup runners-up, one League Cup runner-up, one Champions League runner-up, one European Cup Winners Cup runner-up, and one European Fairs Cup runner-up.

Such a result makes Leeds United's status in English football absolutely not low.

Moreover, at the turn of the century, the "Youth Guards", which set off a youth storm, have begun to take shape.In other words, Leeds United, which set off a youth storm, most of the players have already begun to make their mark in Leeds United.It's just that the current players are all young, some are less than 20 years old, and other main players are just over 20 years old.

Leeds United is the last League One champions.It is a pity that after the establishment of the Premier League, the results were not satisfactory.But with the entry of George Graham, the results have made great progress.However, after Graham received the invitation from Tottenham, he became the head coach of Tottenham.The new head coach of Leeds United who succeeded Graham was Graham's original assistant coach David O'Reilly.

In the past two years, Leeds United's youth academy has produced a large number of talents, Harry Kewell, Ian Hart, Jonathan Woodgate, Alan Smith and Stephen McPhail.Of course, Hasselbaink, Bruno Ribeiro, etc. were introduced at high prices.

Of course, there are also good players like Lee Bowyer and Radebe in Leeds United.

The current Leeds United players are all young people in their 20s, and they have extraordinary strengths.In the future of English football, these people will be active for more than ten years.

Of course, the current Leeds United has a very big characteristic, probably because most of the team are young people.Once they go crazy, even opponents like Manchester United, Arsenal, and Liverpool can score [-]-[-], [-]-[-], or even higher.

Leeds United is really strong, and no one can stop their young players from playing crazy.But they also have the common problem of young teams, that is, their state fluctuates.It's scary to go crazy, but when you're not in shape, you can even get a big score from the relegation team.

This is a nervous team.In fact, George really doesn't want to play against such a team, because they are completely crazy.

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Today's weather is gray, but luckily it didn't rain.If it rains this month, the players must freeze to death.

Judging from the current weather, there will be no snow.But the temperature was only a few degrees above zero, and George felt the cold outside before getting out of the car.

George hated the weather, and George preferred the seasons.George was a northern player in China in his previous life, with four distinct seasons throughout the year.It's hot when it's hot, cold when it's cold, rainy when it's rainy, and snowy when it's snowy.

But the weather in England is different. 70.00% of the time of the year is gray.It rained half the time, and the rain made George very uncomfortable.

Sometimes George thinks that players from other places can be forgiven for not adapting to the English climate.Especially Spanish players, there are not many successes in England.Enjoying the sunny beaches of Spain, it is indeed difficult to adapt to the harsh weather in England.

The players are all warming up. If you don't warm up in this kind of game, you are courting death.Without activities, it is easy to get injured on the court.

George didn't come out, but hid in his locker room.For Ewood Park, George's initial impression was very good.Of course, it's not that I have a good impression of the stadium at Ewood Park, but that I feel good about playing here.

Taking Burnley to Ewood Park, George impressed both times.

It's a pity that this was only when George led Burnley.Since George came to Blackburn, George has not enjoyed any home treatment at Ewood Park.In addition to being booed by fans, it is abuse.

It was a very bad experience. In the entire Premier League, a manager is so unpopular with the home fans. George is probably the only one.

"This is home, I want to win." George made the final tactical arrangement in the locker room. "Leeds United's style of play can be said to be full of passion, but good looks are good. They have one of the biggest shortcomings, that is, they can't control the rhythm of the game."

George attaches great importance to the research of opponents before the game, and George also spares no effort in collecting opponent intelligence.There is a dedicated team in Blackburn just for this.

Leeds United is now more and more like the later Young Guards, but there are also many problems in their style of play.The biggest problem is that although they are playing vigorously, they lack a player who can control the game.

When Leeds United attacked, it was indeed quite fierce.But whether their offense or defense is good, they are all straightforward.Their midfield doesn't know how to control the game.

They don't know a mature team, their game should need a rhythm.It should be fast when it should be fast, and slow when it should be slow.But the current Leeds United lacks this, so many games look very vigorous.But because he is not good at controlling the rhythm of the game, the game is frightening to watch.

"Anderson, to play against such a team, your task is very heavy." George ordered Deco. Now Leeds United lacks a midfielder like Deco who can control the game.Once there are players like him to help share, then Leeds United's offensive power and defense can increase a lot.

"We don't need to play fast with Leeds United. Their players are young. They are young and energetic, so we will play slow and fast with them. Anderson, this requires your scheduling."

In fact, not only Leeds United players are young players, but Blackburn's current players are also young.Except for Hendry, most of the main players are only 24 or [-] years old.People like Duff, Klose, Deco, and Sagnol are only in their twenties.

"Robert and Damien, our attack still needs to start from the two sides. Gary Kelly can defend well, but Ian Hart is a player with strong offense and weak defense. Therefore, the attack point of this game is placed on Hart This side."

"Owen, your task in this game is not to allow Bowyer to get a long-range shot. Of course, to defend Smith, this kid has very good skills. Don't let him take the ball calmly at the front of the penalty area."

George said he didn't realize that Hargreaves was actually younger than Smith.The current Hargreaves hadn't arrived yet.

In this game, George started Hargreaves and praised Hargreaves for his outstanding performance in the last game.Also let Makelele take a break, and let Makelele watch the game on the court by the way.

Of course, the biggest reason is that although Bowyer has a bad temper, his shots from the back are still good.And Leeds United star Alan Smith.At this time, Smith was really a newborn calf who was not afraid of tigers. His superb technique and aura of shooting gave English football an alternative feeling.

To deal with Smith, George needs a midfielder like Hargreaves.If Makelele's peak performance is considered, defending Bowyer and Smith is certainly not a problem.But now Makelele's defensive awareness needs to be improved. George is really worried about defending Smith in his current state.

"William, when Irving puts on Smith, you go up and cover him. Don't let him have any chance to get the ball freely. Sammy, your job is to guard Hasselbaink in the back."

In addition to Hargreaves replacing Makelele, George also let Gallas replace Hendry in this game.Hendry is indeed old, and the high-intensity games of the Premier League can no longer continue to play.In the last game, he showed a very obvious fatigue.

So George let Gallas replace Hendry in this game.

"Okay, all that needs to be said. I will win this game."

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"Whoa whoa-"

"Is this applause for our team?" George was still in the locker room at this time, but he heard very warm applause.

Because this time happened to be the time when the team was on the field, that was the reason for hearing the applause.This kind of applause has not been heard for a long time. Except for Hendry and Duff, the current Blackburn players rarely hear such warm applause at home.

"It should be. George, it seems that the fans have begun to accept our team." Karl nodded with a smile beside him.

George breathed a sigh of relief.

This season, although it is said that Ewood Park is the home court, the atmosphere of the home court has not been felt at all.Although there have been sporadic applause in these games, today's applause is the highest applause heard at Ewood Park since George took over Blackburn.

Don't underestimate these fans, the role of fans' applause on the team must not be underestimated.Otherwise, there would be no mention of the devil's home game. Apart from the players, the most powerful thing about the devil's home game is the fans.

"I have long said that fans are the easiest group to deal with. As long as you have good grades, then there is no problem."

(End of this chapter)