coach legend

Chapter 195
After leading by three goals, the players of Leeds United are already desperate.Leeds United's brave performance this season has a lot to do with the fearlessness of these young players.Even against Manchester United and Arsenal, their football is always going forward.

It is this belief that makes Leeds United currently ranked No.4 in the Premier League.

But the game against Blackburn made Leeds United very aggrieved.As George analyzed, Leeds United's offense is full of power.But one of their fatal weaknesses is that they don't have a midfielder who can control the rhythm of the game.

Bowyer is very strong, but his character and temper are not suitable for a team's midfield commander.

Now the English teams basically play a 4-4-2 parallel formation, which is the traditional formation they have held for decades.This style of play is neither the diamond-shaped position nor the double midfielder position. It is a very typical bilateral tactic.

Then use the center forward to control the first landing point.Of course, there will also be an opportunistic striker on the front line, and the players who penetrate from the midfield will control the second landing.Although this tactic has been developed for decades, it is still relatively simple and rigid.But in England it's all the rage.

Thanks to this tactic used by most teams, the lack of a midfield metronome to control the rhythm of the Leeds United midfielder will not appear serious.

But when playing against Blackburn, this shortcoming is magnified infinitely.Because Blackburn's style of play is completely different from other clubs in England, even compared to Manchester United and Arsenal.

Maybe even in world football, Blackburn's current style of play is completely different from the 4-2-3-1 in continental Europe.

Blackburn is the first club in English football to use technology to control the midfield.A club that uses Micoud and Deco, two players with excellent ball-handling ability and excellent passing, and uses their skills to control the rhythm of the midfield.Facing Blackburn, Leeds United's midfield loss is very obvious.

English football has always paid attention to speed, especially the number of passes to the opponent's dangerous area.Therefore, the offensive and defensive rhythm of English football is quite fast, although there are many mistakes.But they believe that the more times the ball enters the dangerous area, the more scoring opportunities can be created.

That's why Blackburn, this style of play that emphasizes midfield control is so different in England.George used a midfield of five to deal with England's midfield of four.George always believes that whoever can win the midfield can win the game.

George's style of play was still very difficult when he encountered a traditional English team.Even when the teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League play high and high, the pressure on the defenders is great.Because those teams don't want midfielders at all, and the ball has already been passed into the penalty area with one or two passes.These teams don't care about the midfield at all, even if they pass through the midfield, they pass quickly.

Fortunately, Hyypia has performed well this season, especially the header is quite good.And Hendry, a defender with rich experience, helped Hyypia.

But George's style of play, for those teams learning from mainland football, is one-on-one.As the saying goes, those formations are not good or bad, it depends on how you use them.

Playing against a team like Leeds United that is determined to build a technical stream, George's style of play has a lot of advantages.You play midfield with me, play you to death.

The Leeds United players lost their spirits, and Blackburn did not pursue the victory.George asked some players to rest. Anyway, the game was won, so there was no need to waste energy.

In the second round of No.30, Blackburn beat Leeds United [-]-[-] away.

After winning the game, George triumphantly faced reporters at Leeds United's home court. "Leeds United, they are finished now. I said earlier that my goal is to qualify for the UEFA Cup, and they will automatically fall behind within a few games."

George's arrogant and arrogant performance made the Leeds United media and fans gnash their teeth.

Facing the denunciation of the Leeds United reporter, George said with contempt: "There are only two results in a football match, one is the winner and the other is the loser. Leeds United lost to me twice this season, and they are not eligible to compete with me." I speak equally."

Some well-meaning reporters told George that Leeds United is still one point ahead of Blackburn.

"One point, I have chased after the original eleven points. One point, then it is not a gap."

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It is true that Leeds United is not a team with a strong ability to withstand pressure. Many members of their team are playing in the professional league for the first time this season.Including Woodgate, Smith, and Steve McPhail have just been promoted from the youth team this season.Even Kewell and Ian Hart played in the professional league for the first time last season.

These players are very strong, but very inexperienced.When the wind is smooth, the performance is extremely good.But once it encounters a lot of pressure, it will start to collapse.

In the No.30 three rounds of the Premier League, Leeds United challenged Newcastle away.

Facing Newcastle, a team that performed poorly this season, Leeds United's performance was even worse.It turned out to be a zero-to-one loss to Newcastle.The bad March has wiped out all the advantages of Leeds United.

"I like Gullit so much. If it were a woman, I would show my love to him. Hahaha." Watching the live broadcast, George couldn't help but kiss Gullit.

Burnley's victory over Chelsea in the League Cup final last season was actually related to Gullit's sudden resignation and Vialli's new appointment.When George needed it most this season, Gullit's Newcastle gave George a three-pointer.Of course not once, both lost to George's Blackburn in both rounds.

Now is the time when George needs it. Newcastle turned out to be strong and defeated the mighty Leeds United.

"Gullit, really..."

Blackburn, who kicked off later, faced Everton at home and performed extremely bravely.

Amidst the cheers of "Union Cup! UEFA Cup!" from all the fans, Everton was defeated [-]-[-] cleanly.

For the first time this season, they entered the top four and surpassed Leeds United by two points.

"Did I say that Leeds United will definitely lose points. They will definitely lose points. Am I right!"

Excited after the game, George yelled excitedly at the players in the locker room.

"Yep!"

Players are equally excited now.From the bottom of the league at the beginning of the season, it has overtaken Leeds United to become No.4 in the league.The ups and downs in the middle are absolutely unknown to outsiders.

"I can tell you that they will still lose points. If they continue to lose, they can no longer bear the pressure."

George is also high-spirited, standing in front as if pointing the country. "Leeds United are full of little kids. When the game is going well, no one can stop it. But when the pressure comes, they can't handle it. Look at their record in March, two draws and two losses ... they're bound to keep dropping points."

"As long as we keep winning, the fourth place in the league is ours. As long as we sit, we will not lose this position. Will we?"

"Yes!"

"We're not going to lose this position."

George raised his hand, and the shouting players stopped in an instant. "We're going to play in the UEFA Cup next season, let the damn Leeds go!"

"Screw the damn Leeds United!"

Blackburn's dressing room became a sea of ​​cheers.

On April 4, the Premier League No.17 four rounds kicked off.

This time Blackburn took the lead in kicking off and faced No.6 West Ham United at home.

The current Premier League is still relatively loose. For example, Arsenal has lost three games and tied eleven games, and is still the top team in the Premier League.It's not like the Premier League after the new century, not counting Arsenal's unbeaten championship season.Later, after Mourinho came to the Premier League, if he lost three games and tied eleven games, he would have long been ineligible for the championship.But now it ranks at the top of the Premier League.

Leeds United have already lost seven games, but they are still able to rank No.5 in the league.Because West Ham lost more, they have already lost eleven games.If it weren't for Leeds United drawing more than West Ham, the gap between them must be more than ten.

Although the relationship with Redknapp is good, this is not the time to talk about friendship.

West Ham United's ability to come to No.6 is already Redknapp's strong coaching strength, but facing the current high morale and the red-eyed Blackburn for the UEFA Cup place, he was defeated without a few resistance .

Blackburn beat West Ham United [-]-[-] at home.The score with Leeds United was extended to five points.

The pressure returned to Leeds United, and Leeds United did not resist the pressure.At home they were tied [-]-[-] by Leicester City.

At the end of 34 rounds, Blackburn's lead reached four points.

It may be that the momentum of these games is too strong. Blackburn failed to continue their good form in the No.30 five rounds.

At home against Aston Villa, which had been defeated before, the two sides played offensive football.In fact, George is not a coach who is willing to take risks, but the game was scored by Villa just 2 minutes into the game.In desperation, George could only start a goal battle with Villa.

Ultimately at home, Blackburn and Villa scored six goals.Blackburn was tied three times at home by Villa.

Such a good opportunity, Leeds United did not grasp it.In the away game and Coventry played [-] to [-], the gap is still four points.

There are three rounds left in the game, and both teams are facing strong opponents.

Leeds United face Liverpool, Arsenal and West Ham United in the remaining three games.They are all Premier League teams.

And the three opponents that Blackburn faced were not much easier than Leeds United.Followed by Nottingham Forest, Manchester United, Arsenal.

Nottingham Forest is the best game to play, because Nottingham Forest has already been relegated.Players are thinking about their future and have no intention of playing football at all.And George was unwilling to play a big score with them, so he took the initiative to withdraw after leading [-]-[-].

Facing Liverpool, Leeds United played their nerve knife performance even more.A score of four to zero completely stunned Houllier.Leeds United finally got out of the downturn during this period.

(End of this chapter)