coach legend

Chapter 209 Strong start

Chapter 209 Strong start

Played a few warm-up games, Blackburn's results were mixed.

George used many different combinations in the warm-up match.When Blackburn's main lineup played, it was still very strong.But once you switch to other combinations, many problems will arise.

Although the game was good and bad, George didn't care.The purpose of the warm-up match is to find out the problem and then solve the problem.

Every time during the warm-up match, George will write down a thick stack of data in his notebook.It's all about solving problems that arise during the game.

But overall George is satisfied.

Several players who have just arrived at Blackburn this season have shown strong adaptability.Dave Suker has seen the big world, and no one from Blackburn's coaches to players can match his achievements.So there is no burden to go to Blackburn.

Henning Berg went out from Blackburn, although George has cleaned up most of the original Blackburn players.But such as Hendry and Kevin Gallagher are his original companions.Although Hendry has withdrawn from the main lineup, George still trusts Hendry very much.Not only did he retain his captaincy, but he was also named a coach.

Therefore, Henning Berg did not have the slightest burden.

As for the other players, Ferdinand was bought by George at a high price.He is also the most expensive player in Blackburn's history, with £1000 and two million pounds breaking the transfer record for a defender in English football.So Ferdinand has been the main force since he came to Blackburn.

As for the other young players, Sun Jihai and Drogba are both important rotation players.In the warm-up match, George also received a lot of attention, and he had more opportunities to play in the rotation.The two of them didn't have many excessive demands, and they never thought that they would be able to occupy the main position as soon as they came to Blackburn, as long as they could gain a foothold in Blackburn.This attitude made it easier for them to integrate into Blackburn.

Only Parker, his playing order is the worst.Even among the substitutes, Hargreaves and David Dunn are ahead of him.

After a series of warm-up matches, the time soon came to August [-]th.

Before you know it, the Premier League is about to start.With the experience of last season, George is now more calm and confident about the Premier League.

Blackburn face Coventry in the first round.

Coventry is a weak team in the Premier League, ranking 16th in the Premier League last year.The points are only one point more than the relegated Southampton, ranking No. [-] over Wimbledon with the advantage of goal difference.

However, Coventry also has ambitions this season. It turned out to be a high price of 800 million pounds to buy Robbie Keane from Burnley.

George couldn't understand Robbie Keane's choice to leave Burnley and come to Coventry.Unlike Robbie Keane in history, he has already played in the Premier League for one season.Robbie Keane in history was still in the League One last season, so it is completely understandable to come to the Premier League team Coventry.

But now Robbie Keane has played in the Premier League for Burnley for a year, and Burnley's ranking is a few places higher than Coventry.

But this has nothing to do with George, George just regrets Burnley.Now that even Robbie Keane has left Burnley, how can Burnley fight back.Without a striker with speed and skill like Robbie Keane, it is impossible to defend and counterattack only with a striker like Kevin Phillips.

Of course, Coventry's actions don't stop there. They also spent 400 million pounds to buy Burnley's defensive core Gary Breen.

Seeing this George is deeply worried for Burnley.What is Kilby trying to do? Don't tell me he doesn't want to relegation anymore.

In recent years, Burnley has sold many players, from Ballack and Ljungberg, these two people are worth tens of millions of pounds.Robbie Keane and Gary Breen were sold this season, and the combined value of the four players totaled more than £500 million.

Mommy, Kilby the bastard.I invested 300 million pounds at the beginning, but I don't know how much money I have earned.

If relegation is not possible this season, George doesn't know whether players like Camoranesi, Neil Lennon, and Finnan can be kept.

Coventry has worked hard this summer, spending more than 1000 million pounds.Although it is said that the Premier League is rich, but for a small club like Coventry, 1000 million pounds a season is definitely a big deal.

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It was a sunny day, one of the rarest fine weather in England.

George led Blackburn to their first Premier League game of the 99-00 season.Arriving at Highfield Road Stadium, George looked at this century-old stadium and shook his head.It is really a century-old stadium, it is too broken.

Damn, China's football field may be more beautiful and tidy than this one.

Look at this broken dressing room, Blackburn's Ewood Park is simply too advanced compared to this stadium.

"Do you guys remember our start last season?"

Although George only asked gently, the players below all nodded vigorously.

The start of last season was extremely poor for Blackburn.There was no victory in the first ten games, and there was an unforgettable zero-to-eight.That game almost cost George a dismissal and put pressure on all the Blackburn players.

At that time, everyone was slammed by the media, and each of them became synonymous with parallel imports.

How could they forget such an opening.

"We had a bad start last season, so we could only fight for a UEFA Cup spot. But to be honest, a UEFA Cup spot is not enough for me. If I want to play, I should play the Champions League, but I want to play the Champions League , then we have to start working hard from the beginning stage.”

"Today we are facing Coventry. Although they are weaker, I hope you don't underestimate them. I don't want to stumble in the first game. Everyone cheers up."

"We are not a team that is satisfied with being No.4 in the Premier League. I am an ambitious coach. I want to ask you, are you satisfied with the current results?"

"Of course not, head. You said we can win the championship." Sagnol stood up and replied loudly.

Sagnol is very happy this season, because after the team assembled, George handed over the third captain's armband to Sagnol.Now Blackburn's first captain is Hendry, and the second captain is Kevin Gallagher.

But with Hendry leaving the main position, Kevin Gallagher was not the main player.So Sagnol began to become a veritable captain.Of course he was happy.

George considered Sagnol as the third captain for a long time.Although Sagnol has a bad temper, the most important thing is that he is very popular in the locker room.Can effectively unite the relationship between French players and other players.

"Yes, we are a championship-oriented team. You must not miss a team like Coventry."

While George encouraged his team, the outside commentators had already started their work.

"After a season, I re-interpreted George's game and found that it was completely different." John Mortensen was talking with his old partner Alan Hansen with a smile.

"Yeah, when we explained George's team, George was still the head coach of Burnley. At that time, Burnley was a very typical defensive counterattack team. Counterattack was performed by George as an art. And now George's Black This is a completely different style of play." Alan Hansen also nodded in agreement with Mortensen.

"But it's a pity that Burnley, which George built in three years, has been dismembered like this. What a pity." Mortensen shook his head,
"Look at Blackburn playing football more and more calmly now."

Indeed, after the start of the game, Blackburn firmly controlled the situation on the court.However, Gordon Strachan did not think about competing with Blackburn for the midfield. After last season, the Premier League teams all know that Blackburn has a very unique ability to control the midfield.

Therefore, Strachan used more long passes to find Robbie Keane in this game.

"This is a game without any suspense." After watching it for less than 10 minutes, Mortensen has already come to a conclusion.

"Yes, Blackburn is much more mature than last year." Alan Hansen agreed with Mortensen.

As the game progressed to 10 minutes, Blackburn had already led [-]-[-] in the away game.

In this game, Blackburn still had the original rhythm of the game. George only replaced Hendry with Ferdinand on the court.The midfielder still uses the combination of Makelele, Deco and Micoud.And the two sides are still Pires and Duff.The striker did not choose a big name like Dave Suker, but chose to continue to trust Klose.

Although George practiced a variety of tactics in the summer, Blackburn is the most familiar with the current oppressive midfield style of play.Therefore, from the beginning of the game, Blackburn firmly controlled the rhythm of the game.

After a season of training in the Premier League, Deco's ability to control the game has become stronger and stronger.The ability to read the game is also greatly enhanced.Pires and Duff on the two wings can get Deco's pass very comfortably.

The two wingers are Blackburn's main weapons. After they became active, Micoud in the center played more and more freely.

The first goal was scored by Klose, who has always been very inefficient.

When Pires and Duff opened up the opponent's defense on the wing, Micoud made a beautiful through ball, allowing Klose to get the ball.Klose's explosive power is quite good, and Gary Breen, who was defending him, was not able to completely guard against him.Klose scored the first goal of the game with a low shot facing the goalkeeper.

After Klose scored the goal, he was very excited.

"Although Klose's scoring efficiency is relatively low, he can score some key goals. I remember the first Premier League goal scored by George's Blackburn last season was also scored by Klose. No Thinking of Blackburn's first Premier League goal this season, Klose also scored."

(End of this chapter)

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