coach legend

Chapter 446 I just warmed up for the first two games
That's it for the group stage.

The victory or defeat of a game may have a great change in the situation of the group stage.

After Blackburn played the first two games, it didn't feel like a seeded team in this group at all.Everyone is laughing at George and Blackburn.

But just one game, one win, and all doubts go away.

Although Blackburn is currently only ranked No.3 in the group stage.But it is true that the [-]-[-] victory over Monaco made all the previous doubts disappear.This is the nature of the group stage.

After the victory of the game, George accepted the interview after a long absence.

"Many media have questioned whether we can emerge from the group stage. I think this question is ridiculous. Appearing in the group stage is not a problem for me at all."

The reporters are already familiar with George's style.

And reporters also know what questions to ask, and George's big mouth can say what they want.

"Coach Levy, it seems that Blackburn is currently ranked No.3 in the group stage. Monaco and Eindhoven have accumulated six points."

George smiled slightly, looked at the reporter and asked, "Is the group stage over?"

Seeing that the reporter was taken aback, George continued to speak.

"Only three games have passed in the group stage. Isn't there still three more games? I was just warming up for the first two games, and I will take the remaining games seriously."

Hearing George's words, the reporters present were all very excited.

Sure enough, there is no shortage of news following George.

The first two games were warm-ups, and such arrogant words could be said.This is completely disregarding other clubs.Only George is so arrogant.

Some reporters still wanted to ask George, but George waved his hand and left the place.The reporter was not given a chance to continue asking questions.

But just the previous words are enough for the reporters to use their imagination.

"Monaco? Eindhoven? Dude it's just warming up!"

"The group stage is not in the eyes of Coach Levy!"

"Confidence or arrogance!"

As long as these titles can be thought of, they are already in the minds of those reporters.

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George is so arrogant, it is definitely not aimless.

Just two weeks later, Blackburn played against Eindhoven at home.

Eindhoven, big name.

However, the down-and-out giants Eindhoven, which has never been placed in George's eyes, made George experience an unforgettable failure.George attaches great importance to this game, not only because he lost to Eindhoven in the last game.

More importantly, the current situation in the group stage is confusing.

Blackburn, Monaco, Eindhoven all have a chance to appear.So this kind of direct dialogue is extremely important.

Blackburn fans know the situation.Therefore, this game showed a hundred times of energy and cheered for the team.

Hiddink's formation in this game was quite satisfactory.It's no different from the first game.But George has changed a lot in this game.Micoud and Kaka sat on the bench.

George used a very traditional 4-4-2 formation in this game.

The midfield used a combination of Pires, Alonso, Essien, and Arshavin, while the forward line used a high-altitude combination of Drogba and Klose.

George's style of play is simple.

Alonso and Essien both leaned back, and then the two wingers moved forward.Because there is no point to plug in after the middle, it is rare to open the big foot directly.The ball basically goes to the two wings, and then the two wings are passed to feed Klose and Drogba.

Seeing Blackburn's style of play, Hiddink frowned.

Because of Blackburn's ground coordination, Hiddink is still very capable.Because of Eindhoven, under Hiddink's training, his physical strength is very good.Can compete with the Premier League team.Running all over the field is no problem for PSV.

But with a high ball, defense is difficult.

Of course, if it is another team, the problem is not very big.But Blackburn's striker, who controls the high-altitude ball, is completely abnormal.

Both Klose and Drogba are famous in the world for their headers.

Thinking of this, Hiddink looked at George standing on the sidelines.

Looking at this young man, Hiddink smiled involuntarily.Hiddink is an accomplished and famous coach, and he is not too young.Not competitive like young coaches.

Hiddink has also heard the phrase "I was just warming up for the first two games" that George said.The moment he heard this sentence, Hiddink laughed.Young man, he is really strong.

Of course, these thoughts just flashed through Hiddink's mind.

Now it's a competition, and it's a life-and-death competition.

At the beginning of the game, Blackburn began to take the initiative by virtue of their home court advantage.

Especially the two sides.Alonso is in the midfield, constantly dispatching.As long as the ball is available, it will be given to the two wingers.Pires and Arshavin broke through when they had a chance on the wing, and crossed directly if they didn't have a chance.

George handed over the scoring task entirely to Klose and Drogba.

Let them both fight for the header.Coupled with the cooperation between the two of them, the goal was completed.So it can be said that Blackburn's style of play is very simple, but the effect against PSV is really quite good.

If it is Milan, if it is facing a central defender combination like Nesta and Maldini, then this simple style of play may not be effective.But Eindhoven doesn't have such a good combination of defenders.

Bauma?Oye?
Are they headers excellent?Or stand out?

Maybe they are good centre-backs in the Eredivisie.Can compete with many strikers, but facing Drogba and Klose type strikers, they are quite difficult.

Therefore, facing this very simple style of play, Eindhoven's defenders were caught off guard.Under the impact of Klose and Drogba, the two central defenders were completely embarrassed.

Blackburn plays a 4-4-2 with a balanced offense and defense, and George attaches great importance to the two wings of Robben and Park Ji-sung this time.In addition, Eindhoven still lacks a commander in the middle at this time.Van Bommel was unable to start due to injury, so only relying on the impact of two wings, the threat was greatly reduced.

Without Van Bommel, Eindhoven's center is completely behind.

Therefore, Alonso can shoot frequently.

In the 9th and [-]th minute of the game, Blackburn's striker played a header relay.

Alonso's pass finds Pires who plays the ball to Riise who runs in.Riise's cross found Drogba accurately.Drogba ran to the front point, but did not shoot directly.Instead, head the ball and rub it back, and the ball will reach the back point.

At this time, Klose, who was already ambushing behind, stepped forward and jumped to the top.Put the ball into the goal.

"Klose! Klose! George's two-forward strategy is quite effective. Riise's cross, Drogba and Klose come to an alley-oop, and finally Klose scored the goal."

"One to zero. Blackburn leads Eindhoven [-] to [-]. After the last Champions League group match, George told the media that he was just warming up in the first two games. At that time, many people thought George was too arrogant and arrogant. gone."

"But watching this game, who can say that George is arrogant, not self-confident? Yes, it is self-confidence."

Mortensen is right.It's confidence.

George has absolute confidence in the game.After the goal, Blackburn played more steadily and better.

10 minutes after Klose scored, Blackburn once again scored a goal.

It was also a cross from the wing, or from Pires' side.After Pires swayed out of an angle in the frontcourt, he crossed at a 45-degree angle.Drogba went up to face the football and volleyed it hard.

Unlike Klose, Drogba's shots have always been very powerful.

This time is no exception.

In such a short distance, the goalkeeper had no time to save Drogba's shot.The ball crashed into the net.

After two to zero, George couldn't restrain his excitement, and stepped forward to wave his arms vigorously.In the first two games, one draw and one loss, in fact, George was not as relaxed as he appeared.Now with two consecutive victories, all the disadvantages are about to be regained.

Yes, after two to zero, George has already concluded that the game has been won.

Hiddink is of course a coach who refuses to admit defeat.But Eindhoven's strength is limited after all, and its strength is not as good as Blackburn.Now it's an away game, not to mention that Hiddink is just a magical coach, even if Hiddink is really a fairy, the current situation can't be reversed.

After holding a two-ball advantage, Blackburn played more and more freely.

In the 23rd minute of the second half, Kaka, who came off the bench, received a pass back from Klose and scored the third goal with a long shot near the penalty area.

At home, Blackburn beat Eindhoven almost without any suspense.

"Three to zero, Blackburn once again ushered in a victory. With the victory of this game, Blackburn's situation in the group stage has become more and more clear. In four games, Blackburn has two wins, one draw and one loss. point."

"Another venue, Monaco, beat AEK Athens [-]-[-]. Monaco has nine points, Blackburn seven, Eindhoven six and AEK Athens one."

In fact, speaking of the qualifying situation of this group, it is still confusing.In addition to AEK Athens, Blackburn, Monaco, PSV Eindhoven are all possible.But now Blackburn is in the strongest position, and with seven points already accumulated, it is not a problem to get a qualifying place.

That's why Mortensen said that the situation in the group is getting clearer.

George thought so too.

So after the game, I looked at the reporter with a smile and said, "Did I say that I just warmed up for the previous games. This kind of thing is not what I think about when the group stage comes up. What I think about most now is that after entering the knockout round , who is our opponent?"

(End of this chapter)