coach legend

Chapter 459 Grinding Juventus to Death

After Kaka scored, George quickly replaced Micoud with Parker.

Now this substitution is definitely for defense.And it is to increase the defensive thickness in the midfield.Alonso, Essien, and Parker are all good defensive players.The three of them played and immediately formed a kind of oppression in the midfield.

Juventus wanted to attack, but couldn't get in.

The current Juventus, take the wing, and the wing is not very strong.There is only one winger Camoranesi, which is quite good.It's a pity that this wing has been suppressed by Pires for a long time, and George also focused on taking care of this wing.

George knew Camoranesi well.Because Camoranesi was brought to Europe by George.

And he has coached for a season, so he knows his characteristics well.

The side road in Apia is completely a waste road.Unless Del Piero comes up and walks this wing, otherwise Juventus basically has no offense on the left.

The side roads are impassable, they can only go in the middle.

Unfortunately, in the middle, Blackburn's defense is even more tyrannical.

George used Alonso, Essien, and Parker to sweep the midfield.In other words, George started grinding against Juventus in the middle. If Juventus does not press, then he will pass the ball non-stop in the midfield.

If Juventus's midfield is advanced and they want to make a tackle, then they will fight back.

And Blackburn's defense is very characteristic.In one area after another, there are many counter-robbers.Blackburn used some partial numerical advantages, as long as Juventus got the ball, they would press.

The main battlefield of Blackburn and Juventus is in the midfield.

Several people kept scrambling in the midfield.

George is satisfied with this result.Now leading the opponent [-]-[-], it is very good to have such a situation.But Lippi was not satisfied.Now two goals behind, but Juventus has nothing to do with Blackburn.

In this stalemate, the game ended.

At the end of the game, Lippi just came over to shake George's hand, and then left the court directly.And those Juventus players all walked past George with their heads down and very frustrated.

"Blackburn beat Juventus [-]-[-] in their first round of [-] match."

"Congratulations George! Congratulations Blackburn!"

"The advantage of two goals! As long as Blackburn performs normally at the Alpi Stadium, then there will be no problem in reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League."

Martin Taylor explained happily.

Yes, although it was a [-]-[-] victory over the opponent at home.But in the Champions League knockout round, the score of two to zero is still a very large score gap.The advantage of two goals, plus Juventus did not have any away goals.

Therefore, it can be said that the possibility of Blackburn entering the quarter-finals of the Champions League is still very high.

George is also quite satisfied with the result of the game.After Lippi left the court, a large group of reporters surrounded George.For them, Lippi is a world famous coach.But in this world, they only recognize the result of the game.

Winners and losers, this is most vividly expressed on the football field.No matter how brilliant your previous achievements are, as long as you lose the game, you will still be on the bench.

Now Blackburn is victorious.For them, interviewing George is far more newsworthy than interviewing Lippi.

"Finals, I have already touched the door to the top eight. No, I have already opened the door to the top eight. As long as I take one step, I can enter the top eight."

George is arrogant, everyone knows it.

Therefore, those reporters didn't feel that there was anything wrong with George's words.But the Italian journalists were quite dissatisfied.

"Coach Levy, don't you think you are too confident? There is one more game in the quarter-finals, and you have to go away."

George looked at the young man in front of him with a smile.Yes, George is a young coach in the coaching industry.But this year is 35 years old.But the Italian reporter who raised his head and asked George was obviously in his early 20s.

For George, it was a lad.

"Away game? Boy, I'm not bragging. I'm telling the truth. In this world, telling the truth is always uncomfortable. But you have to get used to it, even if it's Juventus away, you won't have any chance."

After speaking, George shook his head regretfully.

"Young man, reality is always so cruel. You have to learn to face reality."

The reporters present were all holding back their laughter.Look at George, it's like educating your own students.

The Italian reporter who asked the question was obviously a novice.After George's words, his face flushed.

"Coach Levi, what do you think of your opponent Juventus?"

This is an English reporter.

George shrugged.

"Juventus is an Italian giant. However, the decline of Italian football is an indisputable fact. Under this general environment, even the European giants Juventus are no exception. Compared with a few years ago, Deschamps, Zidane, When Davies and the others were there, the current Juventus strength has declined too much."

Listening to George's words, many people nodded.

How tyrannical Juventus was back then. From 95 to 98, they reached the Champions League final for three consecutive seasons, although they only won one Champions League.But it can also show the strength of Juventus at that time.

Juventus was an opponent that all European clubs were unwilling to face.

Now?Juventus don't know how much they have fallen.

"Serie A is no longer the 'little World Cup' of the past. If the heroes don't mention the courage of the past, Italian football should face up to its own problems. Instead of being immersed in the glory of the past. If Italian football still thinks like this, then Serie A will become better and better. It's getting worse."

This is not the first time George has said this sentence.

In fact, not only George, an outsider, but even some insiders in Italian football have put forward similar views.It's a pity that the top executives who control the development direction of Italian football have no idea of ​​​​changing.

After George finished speaking, he turned around and left without waiting for the reporter to ask the next question.

At this time, a reporter asked George loudly. "Coach Levy, do you have any goals for the Champions League?"

At this question, George turned around.

"All the clubs that participated in the Champions League and came to the knockout rounds should have the same goal."

"what do you mean……"

George nodded.

"As you can imagine, as long as it enters the Champions League knockout rounds, every club hopes to go further. And as long as it is a strong team, it will look forward to entering the final and winning the championship. Although it is impossible to achieve it all, it is definitely A target for all the big European clubs."

"As for Blackburn, my aim is to go as far as possible."

George didn't say anything about wanting the Champions League.But the meaning is the same.

Sure enough, after George said this, all the reporters were very excited.

The next day's newspaper can be written. "George aims at the Champions League champion!", what a title.

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Although the FA is synonymous with conservative, it does not mean that they are impersonal.

Look, this time in the quarter-finals, the distance between the two games is only six days.The Premier League did not arrange any games in the middle, which means that after the first game, Blackburn can rest for six days.

For the Premier League teams, this is a very good schedule.

Especially the strong Premier League teams that performed well in the first game of the knockout round are very happy with the current schedule.

In addition to Blackburn's [-]-[-] victory over Juventus at home, the other two participating teams, Arsenal and Manchester United, also performed well.

Arsenal's away game turned out to be a [-]-[-] victory over Celta Vigo.The situation is better than Blackburn.

Manchester United lost on the road.But it was only a one-to-two loss, and everyone believed that Manchester United would be able to appear easily when they returned to the home court.Nobody thinks there is anything special about Porto yet.

In other words, in European football, Manchester United is a behemoth compared to Porto.

It can be said that the situation of the top three in the Premier League is quite good in the Champions League.

But for Arsenal and Manchester United, George doesn't pay any attention.Just glanced at the score of their first game and tossed it aside.Although George is full of confidence, George will not really relax.

Losing Jingzhou carelessly, this kind of thing is absolutely not allowed by George.

After all, the opponent is the veteran giant Juventus.

George didn't dare to relax in the slightest.

On April 4, George had led Blackburn to Turin, Italy.

The competition starts on April 4th.George arrived in Turin early and wanted to get used to the venue.

April 2004, 4, Alpi Stadium.

Juventus' stadium atmosphere is still okay.The Alpi Stadium is the first private stadium in Italy.Of course, it is not actually a private course, but it is no different from a private course.Because Juventus leased the stadium for 99 years.

The 99-year right to use is almost equivalent to ownership.

Because a hundred years later, who knows if Juventus will still exist.Even if it exists, for the current Juventus management and fans, it is no longer alive.

Juventus can be regarded as the first club in Italian football to eat crabs.

But the effect is very good.

In the future, after Juventus builds a new stadium, their income will increase exponentially.The club's economic situation has greatly improved.

Looking at the Alpi Stadium, George admired Juventus' management.Under the current situation in Italian football, it is too smart to play this move to find legal vacancies.

Owning its own stadium is a century-old plan for the club.

Juventus is far behind other Serie A clubs in this regard.

But George thought of Blackburn's current new stadium.His own stadium has really been built, which is comparable to world-class stadiums such as Old Trafford and the Bernabeu.

(End of this chapter)