coach legend

Chapter 409 Grand Slam

Although the Olympia team won the Copa Libertadores, the personnel are very strange to George.In other words, it is very unfamiliar to European football.At this time, George really hopes that his opponents are clubs such as Boca, River Plate, and Sao Paulo.

It's not that the history of the Olympia team is blank.On the contrary, the Olympia team has a brilliant history. This is the third time they have won the Copa Libertadores, and they have also won the Copa Libertadores runner-up three times.

But after all, the essence of South American football is in the Brazilian league and the Argentine league.Paraguayan clubs, European clubs really don't pay much attention.Even if they are poaching people, they are poaching people from the Brazilian and Argentine leagues.

Therefore, geniuses from South America will first come to Brazil and Argentina.After tempering in the Brazil and Argentina leagues, then go to Europe.

Therefore, the teams in the Paraguayan League are really not well-known.

Look at their lineup.The goalkeeper is Tavarelli, the back line is Isassi, Pedro Benitez, Celaya, Jara, the midfielder is Altman, Caceres, Enciso, Cordoba , the strikers are Rodrigo Lopez and Miguel Benitez.

Among these people, Tavarelli, Caceres, Baez and Franco represented Paraguay in the 2002 World Cup.Among them, the goalkeeper Tavarelli is the best and most characterful player of the team. He is a very good goalkeeper, but he can only live in the shadow of Chilavert in the national team.

Although participated in the World Cup, Paraguay itself is not a strong team.Moreover, they were eliminated early, so they are still very unfamiliar to these few people.

Not to mention ordinary fans, even those professional journalists in Europe are very unfamiliar with these people.If it wasn't for looking at the information, it is estimated that some people's names would not be known to them.Such an opponent is actually a test for the commentator.

Of course, these narrators are all professional narrators.Before the game, you must do your homework.

A team that neither professional journalists nor professional commentators understand is even more of a headache for George, a European coach.The coach of a strong European team like George not only focuses on domestic league opponents, but also on the eyes of European giants.Wherever there is time, I will also learn about a South American club team.

Although I watched some Copa Libertadores games, I am not very familiar with the opponent.

George has played many cup finals so far.Including the Champions League, UEFA Cup, European Super Cup, FA Cup, and League Cup, but this is the first time George feels that his opponents are so blind.

But now George is no longer the kind of time to face any opponent with trepidation.Blackburn is a two-time Premier League champion and a Champions League champion. There is no need to be afraid of any team.

Although he is not very familiar with the opponent, George now believes in the strength of the team.

As long as I can exert my strength, no opponent will be feared.

George had that confidence.It's the confidence that comes from champion after champion.

Therefore, in the ranking arrangement, it is completely according to one's own ideas.Especially in the midfield, Blackburn's midfield has changed a lot this season.George himself doesn't know which is the main combination of the current Blackburn midfielder.

Anyway, the midfielder has never had a fixed main combination.

Among the Blackburn midfielders, Micoud, Pires, Kaka, and Duff are currently the most important four who have played the most minutes.They pretty much take turns.Their playing time is also about the same.Because of Kaka's strong rise this season, it took up a lot of playing time for the three of them.

In this game, George re-enabled the combination of Miku and Kaka.

In addition to the two fixed midfielders Alonso and Hargreaves in the midfield.George used Pires, Micoud, and Kaka in the midfield, and Klose was used as a single striker.

Although he only watched a few games, George still saw some tactics of the Olympia team.

Olympia was able to stand out in the double-teaming of the Brazilian and Argentine teams, relying on tenacious perseverance and a high degree of teamwork.The Paraguayan national team is famous for its fierce defense and compact formation in South American football, and the Olympia team embodies the essence of it.

It can be said that Paraguay is the European team of South America.

But after all, Paraguay is also a South American team.Some South American team characteristics are retained.

If it is a strong South American team that retains the South American style, George is even more worried.After all, those teams are full of geniuses, playing as they please.Their kind of team, in a game, if inspiration strikes, no one can guard against it.

People like Aimar, Saviola, and Riquelme are majestic in the system they are familiar with.The European teams who played were amazed.Such is the genius of South America.

But George scoffed at the pseudo-European South American team of the Olympia team.Olympia coach Pompido said before the game: "They won the Champions League and are very strong. But we are also the champions of the Copa Libertadores, and we have the ability to beat them."
Pompidou was full of confidence before the game.

Being able to win the Copa Libertadores against the giants of Brazil and Argentina, Pompidou seems very confident.

But George didn't refute what he said at all.Because it is not worth refuting at all, playing defense and compact formation with European teams is simply boring.Playing this kind of cooperation and tactics, Europe is the ancestor of South America.

Sure enough, after the game started, Blackburn quickly took control of the game.

Although it is a South American team, Blackburn's skills are no worse than theirs.Especially the frontcourt consisting of Pires, Micoud, Kaka and Klose, their skills are very good.In particular, the technical abilities of Pires and Micoud are not weaker than South American players at all.

Even if Pires and Micoud are thrown into the Brazilian league and the Argentine league, there will be no technical problems.

The Olympia team was very interested and shrank back.

Seeing the Olympians shrink back, George did not continue to pester them in the midfield.With a swipe of the pen, let the team go two wings.

George wants to show Olympia what a European team is.Look at what a Premier League team is, so instead of playing skills with others in the midfield, they started playing straight and straight.Crosses, long shots, headers, the rhythm suddenly became very fast.

Perhaps in South America, Olympia's defense is good.

Therefore, among the strong teams of Brazil and Argentina, they can win the Copa Libertadores.But facing Blackburn's rushing style of play, he was completely unable to guard against it.

Soon after the 7th minute of the game, Pires made a cross from the wing, Klose swooped over his head and scored the first goal of the game.

"Klose! This is the first time Blackburn played in the Toyota Cup, and it was Blackburn's first goal in the Toyota Cup."

"Klose, he has the most precious quality of a German player. That is, the more important the game, the better his performance. Since following George to England, especially after coming to Blackburn, every important game Klose Ze is doing really well.”

"In the UEFA Cup final, Klose is the best player. For the first Premier League championship, Klose is the top scorer in the Premier League. In the Champions League final, Klose's lore goal. Klose is the most important in George's hands forward."

Mortensen made no secret of his love for Klose.Appreciation for Klose is also very high.

Klose has completely conquered the English football.

Many celebrities in English football have given up their grievances with German football.Praise for Klose.Klose, a player who came to England at the age of 17 and became a world-class striker step by step from the English Second Division to the Premier League, is liked by many people in English football.

Of course, this has something to do with Klose being very low-key.

British media is well developed.But even they rarely catch Klose's off-field life.And Klose is completely different from his mentor George, never offending the media.Therefore, the relationship with the media is also quite good.

After Klose saw the goal, he quickly waved his hand to tell the players not to come over.Then a man came in front of George.George thought that Klose was going to give him a hug, but he didn't expect that he stopped suddenly in front of George.

Then he made the action of Bebeto's cradle, which is very famous in world football.Now many players who followed understood and came over to do this move together.

George froze.Only then did I understand what Klose meant.So laughed it off right away, and then did this cradle move with Klose.

"Well, could it be that Klose's girlfriend is pregnant? Didn't I hear that Klose had a baby?" Alan Hansen was very surprised by Klose's celebration.

"I know, I know this." Mortensen said with a smile. "Klose is not celebrating his girlfriend's pregnancy, but celebrating George's wife having a baby. I just heard that George's beautiful lawyer wife is pregnant."

"With the relationship between George and Klose, after Klose scored a goal, it is normal to celebrate with George."

Alan Hansen nodded.Alan Hansen was not jealous of Mortensen's connections.After all, he is different from himself. Alan Hansen is a well-known Liverpool star, and he already has a brand, a Liverpool team brand.So even if Alan Hansen appreciates Ferguson, he will not appreciate Ferguson.Because Ferguson is the manager of Manchester United.Of course Alan Hansen didn't like Ferguson.

But Mortensen was different.

Mortensen has a wide range of friends in British football, and has friends in various clubs.So Alan Hansen didn't know that George's wife was pregnant, but Mortensen could tell.

After leading by one goal, George was not in a hurry.

Blackburn returned to their rhythm.George wants to show the Olympia team what is defense and what is counterattack.

The Olympia team plays overall football.

After falling behind, they want to rush back.However, they neither have any talented superstars who can change the situation by themselves, nor do they have the mature team style of European teams.Therefore, apart from getting some threatening free kicks, he didn't get any good opportunities in open battles.

After their offense got tired, Blackburn's counterattack started.

At the end of the first half, Lucio suddenly inserted from behind.Catching the Olympia team by surprise, Lucio ran until 40 meters away from the opponent's gate before passing the ball to Klose in front.

After Klose dribbled the ball to the opponent's penalty area, he did not shoot, but passed it back to the vicinity of the penalty area.

Miku, who plugged in later, scored the goal very easily.Miku is very adaptable, or with Miku's talent, as long as he is willing, he can easily integrate into the new tactical system.Now Miku, George is completely using him as Lampard.

But Miku did a fantastic job.

Of course, sometimes George will let Miku back a little to assist Kaka in the middle.Even so, Micoud was able to use his excellent passing ability to beautifully complete George's arrangement.

George loved it.

That's the case with Miku.As long as he is willing to change, there is no formation that he cannot adapt to.

It's just that the previous Miku didn't have a hard time.So his inner self-esteem is very strong, conversely speaking, Miku should have low self-esteem.He used introversion and arrogance to cover up his inferiority complex, but with the acquisition of several important championships, Miku began to truly let go of himself.

So he is willing to try and adapt.

Although Miku was still shy, George looked at the changed Miku and felt more and more joyful in his heart.

"Two to zero, it seems that there is no suspense in this Toyota Cup. Blackburn is very easy, leading 22 to [-] in the first half. In the previous [-] Toyota Cups, European clubs and South American clubs split the world equally. Both have won the Toyota Cup [-] times."

"If Blackburn wins this time, then European teams will surpass South American teams with [-] titles."

In fact, in the history of the Toyota Cup, the early champions were basically South American teams.At that time, European teams were at an absolute disadvantage when they encountered South American teams.But since the emergence of the Bosman Act, not only European football has been affected, but the entire world football has been affected.

It has been more than seven years since the Bosman Act.During this process, only the Boca Juniors won the Toyota Cup once, and the other champions were all European teams.And basically won the championship without any suspense.

Today, with the obvious emphasis on overall football development, European teams are increasingly gaining an advantage over South American teams.

The second half was still under Blackburn's control.

It is really because Blackburn's counterattack is too surprising.Speed, this kind of counterattack that emphasizes speed, makes the Olympia team completely unstoppable.

At 69 minutes of the game, Kaka once again completed a beautiful long-distance attack.The score was fixed at three to zero.

Kaka's long-distance raids have appeared in games several times this season.So many people are surprised.

In the end, Blackburn won [-]-[-] with the goals of Klose, Micoud and Kaka.

"Congratulations to Blackburn! This is the first Toyota Cup champion in Blackburn's history! It is also Blackburn's fifth championship this year, the Premier League champion, the Champions League champion, the Community Shield champion, the European Super Cup champion, and the Toyota Cup champion. This is Five Crowns."

"Congratulations to George! With this Toyota Cup champion, George has truly become the head coach of the Grand Slam. The 34-year-old George has become a rare Grand Slam head coach in European football. Congratulations to George, George has become the head coach of the Grand Slam. A miracle in world football!"

　Two more today, ready to recharge your batteries.Look at the opening ceremony of the European Cup.

　　
　
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