coach legend

Chapter 438

After the Champions League draw, George returned to England immediately.

In the fifth round of the Premier League, Blackburn will face Chelsea away.

If it was before, Chelsea is also one of the top teams in the Premier League.In the 90s, especially the era of Gullit and Vialli, Chelsea was still very strong.

If anyone connects the closed English football world with the European continent.Then everyone will say Wenger.Wenger introduced an alternative style of play to British football, and Wenger began to introduce foreign players on a large scale.

Arsenal's great success has also made English football coaches start to look outside.Many Premier League coaches have also begun to learn continental European football, and have also started a wave of large-scale introduction of foreign players.

But besides Wenger, there is one more person that has to be said.

That is Gullit.After Gullit took over Chelsea, relying on his contacts in European football, he started a wave of introducing foreign players.And Wenger is actually comparable.

Gullit's network is indeed not comparable to that of other coaches.

Gullit, who has achieved great success in his playing career in Italy, has introduced many outstanding players to Chelsea.Including Di Matteo, Vialli, Leboeuf, and Zola.It is precisely because of these people that Chelsea has the glory of the mid-to-late 90s.

By the end of Vialli's tenure as head coach, Chelsea's performance had declined all the way.There is only the name of a strong team, but no achievements of a strong team.

Although Ranieri is very strong.After several seasons of running-in, Chelsea has become a strong team again.But in front of clubs such as Blackburn, Manchester United and Arsenal, Chelsea is not yet a dish.

Clubs such as Manchester United, Arsenal, and Blackburn vying for the Premier League title did not put Chelsea in their eyes at all.

But it's different now.

Abrahimovic's strong attack has changed Chelsea's strength drastically.

Although many media are laughing at Chelsea.The "Can money buy champions?" kind of hello.But any other club in the Premier League, even if they are as crazy as Ferguson, although they don't admit it, they already attach great importance to Chelsea in their hearts.

George is no exception.

Don't pay attention to it.Because Chelsea is already crazy, or Abrahimovic is really crazy.

Chelsea's actions in the summer did not end with Crespo and Mutu.After the start of the Premier League, Chelsea has been making waves in the transfer market.

First, Abbiati, who had lost his main position, was introduced from Milan.

Abbiati has always been Milan's main goalkeeper.It's just that with Dida's joining last season, he became a substitute goalkeeper.Chelsea spent £700 million to buy the frustrated goalkeeper in Milan.

Abbiati is only 26 years old.Of course, he was unwilling to continue to be a substitute in Milan, so he came to England.

After buying Abbiati, Chelsea reached out to Real Madrid.The target of Chelsea's shot this time is the Argentine teenager Cambiasso in the Real Madrid lineup.Although Cambiasso is not the main player of Real Madrid, he is very famous.

Real Madrid want to keep Cambiasso.But Cambiasso is not very satisfied with being surrounded by superstars.He felt that he was not valued, so he was willing to go to the Premier League.Chelsea paid £400 million for Cambiasso.

By this time, Abrahimovic was already in the transfer market, spending more than £3000 million.According to the exchange rate at this time, Abramovich threw nearly [-] million euros in one summer.

George has been laughing at Ranieri in his heart, thinking that Ranieri does not have the appearance of a champion.But it also recognizes Ranieri's ability, especially his ability to pinch players.Although not as good as Mourinho, he is also an excellent coach in the world.

Although the current Chelsea has not been fully kneaded successfully, it is strong.

Before the game, some media even said that this was a game between two upstarts before and after the Premier League.

George read the newspaper and could only smile and shake his head.

It was many years ago that Blackburn became an upstart.In the past few seasons, Blackburn's expenses are completely insignificant compared with those of the Premier League teams.Don't say that compared with Manchester United, it is even Liverpool.Newcastle and Chelsea spend more money in the transfer market than Blackburn every year.

Moreover, Blackburn has won three league titles and one Champions League title in the past few years, but they still cannot get rid of their reputation as a nouveau riche.

George was a little annoyed.

wealthy?shit.

Those wealthy families, when they rose up, none of them were upstarts.

Now that he has become a European giant, he has forgotten how his ancestors made their fortunes.

Look at England now, those families that have been passed down for hundreds of years, those so-called upper class people.Among them, the ancestors of many people earned money by trading slaves, robbing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, and opening black factories to accumulate primitive funds.

It can be said that their ancestors had the blood of countless people on their hands when they made a fortune.

Now their descendants pretend to be outcasts and criticize the poverty of Asian, African and Latin countries.They say they are backward and ignorant, but in fact they forget that their ancestors are also one of the chief culprits for these poverty and backwardness.

The ancestors committed crimes, and after their descendants were cleansed, they never mentioned the crimes committed by their ancestors.

The same is true of those wealthy families.They forgot that when they became giants, they also rose in the same way.But for a team like Blackburn who wanted to rise, they obstructed and poured dirty water in every possible way.

On September 2003, 9, Blackburn arrived at Stamford Bridge.

George is already very familiar with the Stamford Bridge Stadium.George led Blackburn, this is the sixth season.Played against Chelsea more than a dozen times.This place is already familiar and cannot be more familiar.

Chelsea fans are crazy.

It can be said that Abrahimovic's entry into Chelsea has made all Premier League clubs hostile to Chelsea.But it also drove the enthusiasm of Chelsea fans.Whoever has a boss as bold as Abrahimovic will be very happy.

"It's the fifth round of the Premier League. Blackburn is away to Chelsea."

"It turned out to be an ordinary Premier League game. But it attracted a lot of media attention. The reason is that the development of their clubs is somewhat similar. Back then Blackburn was able to rise and become a Premier League team because of Jack Walker, the steel player. The tycoon took over. It made Blackburn from a League One team to a Premier League champion."

"And now Chelsea is going the way of Blackburn. Abrahimovic has taken over Chelsea strongly, and he wants to replicate the miracle of Blackburn. Of course, Abrahimovic's ambition is even greater. It cost hundreds of millions of pounds. If Blackburn became the Premier League champion after several seasons of training, then Abrahimovic obviously wanted to do it overnight."

"The two clubs are meeting now, so it is highly valued by English football."

Before the game, Mortensen had already started to explain.

"Everyone is questioning Chelsea now. They ask 'can money buy titles?'. But Chelsea have done well in recent games. In the first four rounds, they have three wins and one draw. Blackburn has three wins and one loss."

"Let me tell you about the starting lineup for this game."

"Blackburn's starting lineup is goalkeeper Van der Sar, back line is Riise, Lucio, Campbell, Sagnol, midfielder is Pires, Alonso, Hargreaves, Kaka, Arshavin , the striker is Klose."

"Chelsea's starting lineup is goalkeeper Abbiati, defenders Bridge, Gallas, Terry, Melchiot, midfielders Duff, Glenciel, Veron, Lampard, forwards Mutu and Hasselbaink."

"It was a surprise that there was only one person in Blackburn's starting lineup. Arshavin, who just joined this season, turned out to be starting instead of Micoud. I heard that Micoud had some minor injuries before the game. But Arshavin was still very happy to play. Surprise. Because Arshavin hasn't played since the transfer."

Chelsea played in a traditional 4-4-2 formation.

As for Blackburn, Micoud was indeed injured.Miku is 30 years old this year, so he should still be in his prime.But the number of injuries increased, and the list of matches was almost reported, but Micoud was injured during training.Among many candidates, George chose Arshavin.

Arshavin was chosen for many reasons.

Arshavin has strength.There is one advantage over Hleb.That is, the attack power is stronger.And it's an unfamiliar face, which will have a sudden effect on Chelsea's defenders.

"Dududu-"

With the referee's whistle, the fifth round of the Premier League finally began.

Chelsea's style of play is to defend and counterattack.Ranieri is the same whether he is in Cagliari, Valencia, Atletico Madrid, or Chelsea. He has always played defensive counterattacks.Unfortunately, at home, Ranieri can not play defensive counterattack.

Ranieri is not Mourinho after all.Not as strong as him.

So at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea took the initiative.George likes Chelsea to take the initiative. There are too many new Chelsea players and they haven't fully adapted yet.As long as they attack, there must be loopholes.

As long as there is a flaw, then Blackburn can break through.

Ranieri seems to have high hopes for Veron.After the game started, Chelsea's offense was completely controlled by Veron.

But George smiled.

Veron is really strong.It's a pity that his pace is too slow.Whether Mutu, Hasselbaink, Duff, or Glenshire are all players who adapt to the fast pace of the Premier League.It's a pity that Veron has been in the Premier League for several seasons, but he has not adapted to the rhythm of the Premier League.

So seeing Veron's control, George laughed out loud.

George asked the team to start grabbing the ball from near the center circle.Because Chelsea is a reorganized team, the cooperation is not tacit.As long as Blackburn are pressing all the way, their coordination will be problematic.

Although Veron is very strong, but the tacit understanding with the players is not enough.Once Blackburn pressed, there would be a pass error.It may not be considered Veron's pass error, but other players failed to understand Veron's ideas.So there will be mistakes between passing and receiving.

As long as one of these opportunities is seized, George believes that he can lead Chelsea.

(End of this chapter)