coach legend

Chapter 474 Stepping on Mourinho to reach the final
On May 2004, 5, Blackburn sat at home to welcome Porto from afar.

It was a gloomy day.

It has been raining since morning.But the bad weather did not stop the enthusiasm of Blackburn fans.

In Ewood Park, two hours before the game, many fans have begun to enter the stadium.Half an hour before the start of the game, Ewood Park was already packed.Because this is a Champions League semi-final.

Even in the ordinary Premier League, the attendance rate of Blackburn's Ewood Park is 90.00% at nine o'clock, which can be said to be almost full.Not to mention the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Although there are some Porto fans who follow the team, they are almost insignificant to the tens of thousands of Blackburn fans.Not only is Ewood Park already full, but there are tens of thousands of fans around Ewood Park.

They are all here today to celebrate Blackburn getting to the Champions League final.

Although there is still one more game, in Blackburn's mind, Blackburn has already entered the Champions League final.

"The second game of the Champions League semi-final is about to start. Blackburn beat Porto [-]-[-] in the first game. Blackburn played this game with two away goals."

"Andy, tell me what kind of style George will play in this game?"

Martin Taylor got to work before the game.He smiled and asked Andy Gray next to him.

"Martin, I guess if you ask anyone in English football, they will tell you this question. And the answer will be the same, there will never be any different answers." Andy Gray also laughed.

"Martin, I can bet. George will definitely play defensive counterattacks in this game. And the frontcourt must be full of speed players."

Martin Taylor shook his head.

"Andy, how can I bet with you on something so obvious. As you said, if you just find someone in the English football field to bet with him, I believe no one will bet with you."

The two narrators really know George too well.

As they say, George is blatantly playing defensive counterattacks.

So what if the opponent is Porto?Whoever stipulates that George can't play defensive counterattacks when facing a team weaker than himself.

When Mourinho saw Blackburn's starting lineup, his face was already dark.Because just relying on this starting lineup, Mourinho can understand what George means.Look at the front, Klose, Kaka, Ribery, which one is not a fast player.

Especially Kaka, who is a good player in counterattack.

In the past two years, I don't know how many strong teams died due to Kaka's long-distance raids.

Mourinho is a coach who pays attention to details.Before the game against Blackburn, I watched all the important games of Blackburn in the past two years.So seeing Blackburn's starting list, Mourinho can imagine George's thoughts.

Gritting his teeth, it is already impossible to describe Mourinho's mood at the moment.

But there is no way.Who lost the first game.Now the initiative is in the hands of Blackburn.

Everyone can see when the game starts.

It is Mourinho who is impatient, and it is Porto.

Blackburn is in no hurry.Needless to say, Essien and Alonso, even Hargreaves, who returned from injury, played in this game.Although George played defensive counterattacks, he rarely used a formation of three midfielders.

But in this game, George sent three midfielders.

Alonso, Essien, and Hargreaves are all defensive midfielders with strong defense.

In this game, neither Pires nor Micoud played in the midfield.George is going to carry out the defensive counterattack to the end.

Mourinho was helpless, but he could only continue to attack.

Porto originally had limited strength.In history, there is another general under Mourinho, and that is Deco.It's a pity that Deco is now at Real Madrid.If Deco is in Porto, he can definitely improve Porto's midfield strength to a higher level.

Now Maniche is taking on the role of Deco.

It's a pity that Maniche's strength is really not as good as Deco's.

Now that Porto is coming out in full force, there is not much threat to Blackburn.Maniche and Mendes, their greatest ability is to attack from behind.Especially the shot from the back, it is very good.

It's a pity that under the interception of the three major defensive midfielders, it is difficult for them to get a chance to shoot.

Except for the two of them back plugged in.Porto's biggest offense is on the right.The cooperation of Ferreira and Alenichev on the right is a major offensive method for Porto.It's a pity that George put down Hargreaves on the left and cooperated with Riise to defend.

In addition, it is impossible for Ferreira to step forward and assist without any scruples.Therefore, it is difficult for Alenichev alone to create any threats on the right.

After the start of the game, although Porto played very lively, the real threat has been limited.But Blackburn is not in a hurry, just spend it with you.It takes time.

"Look, if someone told you that the current Blackburn is the team that has won the Champions League and the Premier League for three consecutive times, would you believe it? He is too negative."

Martin Taylor couldn't stand it anymore.

Blackburn's style of play is too negative.But George didn't care what other people thought.

George wants to use the most energy-saving method to enter the Champions League final.

The longer the game, the more anxious the Porto players became.The two balls are like sharp swords hanging over their heads, reminding the Porto players all the time.You are still two goals behind.

But at the end of the first half, the Porto players were completely desperate.

After four and 10 minutes of offense without any effect, the Porto players were really anxious.They were a little cautious in their offense at the beginning, but by the end of the first half, they had already forgotten what it means to be cautious.

The whole army pressed on, but Blackburn counterattacked unexpectedly.

But it wasn't Kaka that George left behind.

But Lucio.He rushed forward to steal the ball from Mendes, and then did not pass the ball, but directly dribbled the ball.Lucio's speed is very fast, so fast, even in the Blackburn team, few can compare with Lucio in terms of explosive power and speed.

Even the two forwards, Klose and Drogba, are inferior to Lucio in terms of explosive power and speed.

Therefore, a central defender from Lucio suddenly plugged in, leaving Porto with no defense at all.Even if someone wants to defend, the speed can't match it.In addition, Porto's midfielders are all here in the Blackburn half, so Lucio is completely straight.

In the front court and Klose played a two-for-one.

Klose's pass is just right.Lucio used his speed to get rid of Porto's defender directly, faced Baia with a shot and scored the first goal of the game.

With Lucio scoring this goal before the end of the first half, everyone knew that Blackburn had entered the Champions League final.

After Lucio's goal, the whole of Ewood Park was about to explode.

Really going to explode.

The fans at Ewood Park cheered loudly.The cheers were loud.George, who was in the middle, felt that he was in the center of the explosion.

"Final! Final! Final!"

"We're going to the final!"

Martin Taylor also called out loudly.

"Three to zero, Blackburn leads Porto with a total score of three to zero. With this goal, Blackburn has completely secured a place in the final. Blackburn will soon enter the Champions League final. Congratulations to George, congratulations to Blackburn."

"Blackburn is about to play the second Champions League final. George will also lead Blackburn to the second Champions League final!"

Compared to the excitement of the Blackburn fans, Porto was silent.

The Porto players were even more frustrated.

Although they also knew before the game that this game was not easy to play.But at least there is still a little bit of hope, as long as you can score a goal first.Then the game is still possible.But now it is three goals behind, and it is really impossible to get it back.

They began to really despair.

The second half of the game was tepid.There is not much fighting spirit in Porto, and the same is true for Mourinho, the personality coach.Mourinho sat on the bench, looking at the field expressionlessly.

Blackburn is also unwilling to continue to fight with Porto.

Don't look at them now that they have no fighting spirit.But once you pissed them off and let them go black, the loss outweighs the gain.

So the second half of the game was almost uneventful.

Wait until the referee blows the whistle, Ewood Park has become a sea of ​​joy.The cheers of the fans gathered into a huge torrent, rushing endlessly in Ewood Park.

George stands in the center with his hands raised.

Shouting in my heart: The Champions League final, Blake is here!In the Champions League final, I, George, are here again!
Mourinho next to him returned to the locker room the moment the game ended.He didn't pay attention to George who was about to shake hands with him.George looked at Mourinho's back and didn't say anything.

And it wasn't Mourinho's fault at all.

Because of this kind of thing, George himself has done a lot.

Mourinho is a character coach with a very proud heart.How could he be indifferent while watching George celebrating there.

George shook his head.

At this time, the group of reporters had already come to George's side.

This time George still didn't embarrass them.What they ask is almost what they answer.

"Coach Levi, what do you think of Jose Mourinho?"

The reporter happened to see the embarrassing scene just now.George wanted to go over and say hello to Mourinho, but Mourinho didn't answer him at all.That's why he asked this question.

George shrugged.

"Jose Mourinho, Coach Mourinho is a very good coach. It's just that Porto's stage is too small, and I sincerely welcome him to England. I think Chelsea and Liverpool, if they want to achieve good results, they should Invite an excellent coach like Mourinho."

Although he won Mourinho, George is not proud at all.

Because Mourinho's Porto is too weak.Mourinho simply can not display his full talent.

So George still speaks highly of Mourinho.

(End of this chapter)