coach legend

Chapter 463

For Milan, George has an unforgettable impression.

Since George became a coach, he has experienced many fiascos.Especially after coming to Blackburn, there are definitely a lot of fiascos.But among these experiences, there were two that George would never forget.It can even be said that George will keep it in mind throughout his coaching career.

Once was George's first season in charge of Blackburn, and was humiliated by Arsenal's [-]-[-] score.For George, that game is absolutely unforgettable.However, Blackburn had just formed a team at that time, although it was the biggest defeat in George's coaching career.

But with Blackburn's excellent results in the Premier League, George has slowly let go many years ago.

After facing Arsenal, Blackburn has never been at a disadvantage.After all these years, George didn't want that game for a long time.

The other time was being eliminated by Milan last season.

George has encountered many strong teams over the years.There are English strong teams such as Manchester United, Arsenal, and Liverpool, as well as European strong teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Roma, Lazio, and Bayern Munich.

But never has a game left George as powerless as against Milan.

It's really powerless.

The young Alonso was like a child in front of Pirlo.

There is simply no way to control the rhythm in midfield.

Those two games made George feel weak for a while.No matter how George adjusts, he can't get rid of Milan's game rhythm.Always being played around by Milan players.

So after that game, George paid close attention to Milan.

Now it comes across again.

Since it happened, George must not give up the chance of revenge.

For Milan, George has analyzed it for a long time.This team reached a new peak last season, but the same team cannot always be at the peak.The biggest problem is still in the midfield.

The importance of Pirlo is growing.

But the state of the first two, Rui Costa and Rivaldo, cannot be flattered.

Although Rui Costa is still elegant in playing football, he is too old to accept it.Although he is only 32 years old and occasionally has some magical touches, his overall performance has been ups and downs.

As for Rivaldo, who should have left Milan in history, he stayed.

But Rivaldo is even more inexplicable. In 02, Rivaldo was a god. In the World Cup, the Brazilian national team was able to win the World Cup. Rivaldo's contribution is definitely no less than Ronaldo.Some fans even believe that Rivaldo is the core player for Brazil to win the World Cup.

I didn't expect that Rivaldo, who was at his peak in 02, would be in a roller coaster after that.

After a free transfer to Milan in 02, the state suddenly seemed to be gone.From a god to a man, from a world superstar performance to an ordinary player.

Rivaldo's sudden downturn has made many people in the world football puzzled.But whether it is clear or not, Rivaldo's state is really gone.

By this season, Rivaldo's state has been even worse.

Whether it is Rui Costa or Rivaldo, they are actually only 32 years old now.But obviously old, the state fluctuates.

There is also Cafu's right wing, which seems stable, but it is not without problems.Milan's attack on the right relies on Cafu alone, but Cafu is only one person after all.It is impossible for him to do all the offense and defense. There has never been such a powerful defender in the world.

Of course there is Pan Carlo's left.Although Pan Carlo performed well this season, Pan Carlo's disadvantages are also very obvious.Pancaroma will soon be 33 years old. As he gets older, various body functions have also declined a lot.Had it not been for Karadze's injury, Pancaro would not have become the main force.

In fact, it is not only Pan Carlo who is old.

The entire Milan defense line is getting older.In addition to Nesta, the other three are senior players.

Cafu, soon to be 34.In Milan, it is necessary to take care of the defense and go up to assist.When Cafu was in Rome, he was young and had no problem running up and down.But now, no matter how you say, your physical strength is not as good as before.

Maldini is older.I am already 35 years old, and I will be 36 years old in two months.

Such a classic car line of defense, although very experienced.But when it comes to explosive power, speed, and physical strength, there are big problems in these physical functions.

The current Milan is not only too old for the defense, but also the state of the front midfielder is unstable.There was something even more delightful to George.That is Inzaghi, seriously injured this season.Although it has come back, but the state is very poor.

Therefore, the recent Milan striker has always been a combination of Shevchenko and Thomason.

Thomason's characteristics are also similar to Inzaghi's.It's a pity that Thomason is not Inzaghi, nor does he have the deterrent power of Inzaghi.

The whole of Milan, George looks like a loophole.

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This time in the match against Milan, Blackburn was away first and then host.

Arriving at the San Siro Stadium, George's idea was simple.It is always necessary to score an away goal.In other words, George's overall idea is to keep it safe.Then attack when you have the opportunity, it is best to have an away goal.

This will take the initiative at home.

So George's ranking is quite satisfactory.

George didn't think about playing a surprise attack in this game.Therefore, a combination of Pires, Alonso, Essien, Kaka and Micoud was arranged in the midfield.The striker used Drogba.

To deal with an experienced but older player like Milan, George believes that Drogba, who is super healthy, is far easier to use than Klose.

Isn't your Maldini very strong?

Let Drogba go up and rush.Let Maldini and Drogba touch to see how abnormal the body of Warcraft is.Although Maldini is one of the best defenders in the world, he is still old after all.

George didn't believe that the 36-year-old Maldini could withstand the impact of Drogba.

It can be said that George's starting lineup at San Siro has not changed in any way.

Even compared to last season, there is no big change.But George knows that Blackburn has changed compared to last season.Especially Alonso, compared to when he faced Milan for the first time last season, I don't know how much he has matured.

It can be said that Alonso is no longer the player who was played by Pirlo last season.

Sure enough, after the start of the game, although Milan had the advantage on the field, Blackburn was not at a big disadvantage against Milan.

Milan are more of an advantage in possession than an attacking threat.

Although George didn't have someone to mark Rui Costa, Essien and Alonso took turns to guard Rui Costa.Therefore, Rui Costa did not perform any performance after the game started.Even after the start of the game, under Essien's pressure, he conceded two goals in a row.Although a few passes were made, none of them created any threat.

Alonso sits in the middle of the road.

Not only to control Blackburn's offensive and defensive rhythm, but once the Milan players come to this position, they can immediately feel Alonso's outstanding defensive strength and positioning ability.

This time they met again, Blackburn was extremely prepared.

George had prepared for a full year for today's meeting.For a year, George kept studying Milan.Although it was only because of the embarrassment of last season.But the effect is obvious. When he meets Milan, George is more confident.

Blackburn's arrangements are all aimed at Milan's loopholes.The positions of Micoud, Pires, and Kaka are erratic, especially Micoud's position, which makes people wonder.After these two seasons, Miku is no longer the original classical attacking midfielder.

The rise of Kaka forced Miku to change his position.

But changing his position does not mean that Miku has lost his threat.Miku's position is not fixed, but it makes it more difficult to let go.You don't know where he's going to be, you don't know where he's going to pass the ball.

Miku always finds his position just right every time.Then give Kaka enough space to pass him a beautiful goal.

It's the same with Milan now.

Miku's erratic position made both Seedorf and Gattuso a little impatient.Although Blackburn is now, the first threat player in the midfield must be Kaka.Kaka's goals are now more than Pires.

But even so, no one could really ignore Miku.

But Miku cannot be defended by himself.Even if he is as strong as Gattuso, at most he can restrain Micoud.When Miku was in the attacking midfielder before, restricting him was the best defense.

But after Micoud retreated, he had more ways to handle the ball, or more space.

After the game started, Micoud was the most active position.

Because Alonso is at the back and Kaka is at the front, Micoud is like a lubricant for the midfield and the midfield, constantly receiving and passing the ball.

In the 6th and [-]th minute of the game, it was Micoud who retreated and got the pass from Alonso.

Micoud was too active, and Gattuso kept staring at Micoud.So as soon as Micoud got the ball, Gattuso rushed out.

"...Gattuso, Micoud passed the ball...Gattuso knocked Micoud down, it was a foul. But Pires got the ball, which was good for the attack. The referee signaled to continue the game!"

Micoud and Gattuso fell down.Although both of them stood up, it was an obvious foul.

Gattuso was in defense and couldn't grab the ball at all.After Miku passed the ball, he hooked Miku down.

But because this is an offensive advantage, the referee signaled the game to continue.

Blackburn did not miss this good opportunity.

After Pires got the ball, he made a sudden inside cut from the left.But facing the opponent's defense, there was no long shot.It was a light pass, passing the ball to Drogba in the penalty area.

"... Drogba, pass back... Kaka has the ball."

Drogba actually wanted to turn around and shoot directly.It's a pity that Maldini behind, although he is old.The physical strength is not enough, but the experience is world-class.Therefore, Drogba found that he couldn't find a chance to turn around, so he had no choice but to go back and pass through.

When Kaka got the ball, Pirlo was already back to defend.

Unfortunately, Pirlo is not Alonso.Pirlo has superb skills and a broad vision, but it is a pity that he was not born as a midfielder.The defense was poor, which is why Ancelotti left Gattuso to assist in the defense.But just defending Micoud, Gattuso has not yet returned to his position.

Pirlo is easy to handle.

The moment Kaka took the ball, he dunked his left foot, and there was already a small gap.

"Kaka kicked, Pirlo failed to stop the car! Kaka, shoot!"

Yes, Kaka never hesitated near the penalty area.This aspect is even different than Micoud and Pires.Although Micoud and Pires scored a lot, they are more willing to pass the ball to mobilize the offense.Therefore, even at the front of the penalty area, if it is not a very good opportunity, they still rarely shoot.

But Kaka is different.

Kaka is a striker, so he is very decisive.As long as there is a chance to shoot, he will not let it go.

It's the same this time.

The ball flew past like a cannonball.

"Dida, Dida, oops, Dida failed to save the ball. Kaka, Kaka helped Blackburn lead [-]-[-] away!"

"One-to-nil, Blackburn lead Milan one-to-nil away."

Those Blackburn fans who followed Blackburn to the San Siro were only [-] people.But seeing Kaka's goal, they all cheered loudly.Even among the tens of thousands of Milan fans at the San Siro, everyone can clearly hear the cheers of the Blackburn fans.

But at this time George did not celebrate.

Because George was already watching the field nervously.After colliding with Gattuso just now, Miku, who had already stood up, took two steps, and then lay down again.

George knew Micoud.

Miku is proud with inferiority complex.He plays with grace on the pitch.

But he is different from Zidane. Once Zidane is stimulated during the game, he will be furious.As an offensive midfielder, Zidane has more red and yellow cards.But Micoud rarely loses control on the field.

He is also not as cunning as Pires.Pires was talented, but very cunning.Even more so on the field.

Miku is different from his elegance, but his style is down-to-earth.

So seeing Miku fall down again, George felt a thud in his heart.

The Blackburn players who were celebrating at this time also found that Micoud fell down again.Everyone was very concerned and went to have a look.

Blackburn's team doctor came to the stadium early.

"It doesn't look like a very serious injury initially. But it seems that at least 20 days of rest are needed. Of course, we need to check it out." The team doctor simply told George.

20 days?

George frowned.

Although Kaka is popular now, it doesn't mean that Miku has no effect, on the contrary, the current Miku has a greater effect.I didn't expect that the seemingly innocuous collision would be injured.Gattuso is known as the butcher, but the action just now is really not big.

Now is the most important time for the knockout round of the Champions League, and Micoud actually fell down.If further inspection reveals that the injury is more serious, it would be a tragedy.

"It was less than 10 minutes into the game and Micoud went off with an injury. It was a big blow to Blackburn."

Mom, point your back.

Even after drinking cold water, Miku was injured.George shook his head.

　There is only one update today.It's the tourist season recently, I'm busy with work, I'm sorry.

　　Starting tomorrow, I will try my best to update three times a day.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)