coach legend

Chapter 495 Consideration
"George, is this true?"

Both Blanco and Carl were shocked by George's news.

As George said, although Miku is 32 years old, and has suffered a little more injuries recently.But Miku's strength remains the same.

The explosive power has declined, but Miku's experience is getting better and better.

Miku's current strength is still top-notch.

When the current Blackburn midfielder begins to be replaced, there are still many benefits to having a player like Micoud in charge.And as the best player in Blackburn's history, it is even more perfect to retire at Blackburn.

Therefore, Blanco and Carl never thought that Miku would leave Blackburn one day.

did not think of?

"En. I have already promised John. John should just want to return to France."

Blanco frowned.

Blanco and Micoud played in the same national team.But the friendship between the two is actually average.

Especially at that time, Blanco was a boss-level figure in the French national team.Same qualifications as Deschamps.Even speaking from other aspects, even Thuram, Lizarazu, and Zidane are juniors in front of Blanco, and they dare not make mistakes.

And Miku is just a fringe player who has been very unsatisfactory in the national team.

If Blanco hadn't come to Blackburn later, he would have hardly had much contact with Micoud.But after arriving at Blackburn, Blanco understood Micoud's status in Blackburn.Even Micoud's status in the Premier League.

It can even be said that Micoud is Blackburn.Speaking of Premier League art masters, people blurt out, and the two names that come out are Blackburn's Micoud and Arsenal's Bergkamp.

Therefore, Blanc has always liked Miku very much.

Micoud is a bit introverted in the team and never plays big names.But he is very hardworking when playing football, and he will get up quickly if he is kicked down on the court.

Such a player will be reused in any club.In addition, Miku's strength is also very strong.

Now that Miku was leaving the club, neither of them knew what to say.

"Laurent, Karl, don't spread this matter. You just need to know." Micoud has always been Blackburn's number one star.He has a high prestige among Blackburn fans and the dressing room. If he leaves, it will still have a great impact on the team.

George didn't want the news to get out.

Both Blanco and Carl nodded.

Carl suddenly smiled. "John too. It would be best if he left the club after last season. Think, John's last game at Blackburn was the Champions League final. How memorable it is."

When George heard Carl's words, he was taken aback suddenly.

Yes!

A good player deserves a good ending.Just like Miku, if he wins the Champions League final and then announces his departure from Blackburn, what a wonderful story it would be.It will be long remembered by Blackburn fans.

Arsenal's last game away from Highbury in history, Henry completed a hat-trick.After the final goal, he affectionately kissed the turf of the Highbury Stadium, leaving the most classic moment.In Arsenal's more than [-]-year history, Henry's kiss must be a permanent classic.

Of course, even if you can’t have a beautiful back view, at least it’s not bad to have an unforgettable back view.

Just like Zidane, retirement is also earth-shattering.

In the World Cup finals, there was an iron head.Shocked the football world.

Carl's words, George suddenly thought that Miku should be given a farewell gift.But now it is really not easy to give Miku a parting gift.

Let me talk about the Premier League champions first, Chelsea is currently far ahead.

Leading to the point where latecomers have been desperate.

Chelsea are already nine points ahead of Arsenal and [-] points ahead of Blackburn.The score gap is really too big.This season's Premier League champions, Blackburn is not a little bit of hope.

Let's talk about the Champions League, although Blackburn has already appeared from the group stage.

But Bayern was drawn.Of course, even after Bayern, there are still a lot of teams behind.George really wasn't sure.

Especially Blackburn right now.

The combination of Lucio and Lescott is very worrying.If it weren't for Van der Sar, who was behind the left and right blocks, Blackburn didn't know how many goals he had conceded.Rao is so, among the strong teams in the Premier League, Blackburn currently concedes the most goals.

As far as the defense is concerned, George is not optimistic about his performance in the Champions League at all.

In addition, Blackburn's midfielders are mostly young people now.Neither Franck Ribery nor Yang Feng can stand on their own.In European football, where there are so many players, it is difficult.Although George is arrogant, he is more self-aware.

It is difficult for Blackburn to achieve any results in the Champions League this season.

But now Miku is leaving.

George was thinking that he should be sent off with a champion.

"Laurent, Karl, tell me, should we give John a championship this season?"

Both Blanco and Carl nodded.

"This is of course the best. But which champion should it be?"

Once a goal is set, it is natural to focus on the goal.Therefore, many clubs will have a focus.

"It should be the FA Cup!" Karl said with certainty. "George, after you came to Blackburn, you have won all the championships you can win. Only the FA Cup has not been won. And now we have let go of the League Cup."

"There is no hope for the league championship, and it is too difficult to win the Champions League. The FA Cup is the most realistic. Besides, Micoud's honor book also lacks an FA Cup. With another FA Cup, Micoud can be regarded as a great success in the club .”

If it was any other coach, he would never speak like that in front of George.Because George usually looks kind, but he is also a strong coach.Even if they knew that Blackburn had a very small chance of winning the Champions League, no one would say it directly in front of George.

But Carl is different.

Karl and George have known each other for over 15 years.

And the two have been the best duo ever.So don't be shy about talking.

Blanco nodded with a smile, agreeing with Carl's words.

"You all think so?"

The two did not speak, but George already understood.

FA Cup?

The FA Cup is still a very long memory for George.Still seven years ago, when George led Burnley, he won the FA Cup once.After the FA Cup, George usually gave up quickly.

Could it be that this season, the FA Cup is going to save lives.

…………

On January 1, the third round of the FA Cup began.

Blackburn are in the Champions League.Therefore, there is no need to participate in the first and second rounds of the FA Cup.Directly participated in the third round of the FA Cup.

The opponent is Cardiff from the British Championship.

Starting from this season, the English second-tier league was renamed the British Championship, and the original English third-tier league became League One.In fact, the name has changed, and nothing else has changed.

And Cardiff City is a poor team in the English Championship.

Just four years ago, Cardiff City was a team in England's fourth tier.In the past four years, their performance is still good.He was able to jump from the fourth tier league to the British Championship every two years.

Cardiff City have ambitions though.But for now, the strength is still too low.

Although George attaches some importance to the FA Cup in his heart, it is impossible to play with the main force from the third round after all.If that's the case, it will definitely make other Premier League teams laugh.

But even if it is not all the main players, Blackburn is still strong.

Look at Blackburn's cards.

There are Baines, Lucio, Mecheverli and Maicon in the back line, Parker, Carrick, Hleb, Arshavin and Yang Feng in the midfield, and Didier Drogba in the forward.

For the defense, in order to stabilize, George used Lucio as the main defender.With the exception of Drogba, they are all substitutes.

The midfielders seem to be mostly substitutes, but they are all talented young people.

Especially Yang Feng, the game against Chelsea can be said to have become famous in one battle.The fame is so great that it even surpassed when Rooney beat Arsenal.But George did not promote him as the main force. So far, he has only started twice in more than ten games.The other had four substitutes.

George is not willing to backfire.

Give Yang Feng enough time to grow up.

England does not lack talented players.Every once in a while, the English media will burst out about a talented player.But why the final success rate is so low, not only because there are many geniuses blown out by the media.It's more because young people can't stand the flattery, and eventually lose themselves.

Therefore, Yang Feng and George are very careful about protection.

Playing Cardiff City at home, Cardiff City worked very hard.

But the strength gap is not so easy to fill.Facing Cardiff City from the British Championship, Drogba scored two goals, Arshavin scored a goal, and Mechevelli's header beat Cardiff City [-]-[-].

Blackburn is also a logical step into the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Just nine days later, on January 1, the fourth round of the FA Cup began.

Blackburn got lucky.

It's another home game for Blackburn.The opponent is weaker, Colchester United, a team from England's third tier league.

Colchester United, in a league with centuries-old clubs like England, has a short history.It has only been established for seventy years, and it was not until 50 years ago that it joined the English Football League.

The real junior.

And it has been poor for so many years.Up to now, he has not even entered the English second-tier league, and has been swaying in the lowest level league.

Colchester United is now playing in England's fourth tier.

But since George has decided to attack in the FA Cup, he will never be careless.

The FA Cup is a hotbed of unpopularity.

Maybe which lunatic team wants to complete a legend of dragon slaying.

But although he paid attention to it, George used more substitute players this time.The main players have played too many games, and they have become old fritters one by one.Unless it is some important games, some simple games, they all save as much effort as they can.

Facing a team from England's fourth tier, these main players must not take it seriously.

On the contrary, those substitute players will work harder for performance.

That's why George chose those substitute players.

Sure enough, Blackburn's bench is awesome.An easy [-]-[-] victory over visiting Colchester United at home.

After playing two FA Cup games, Blackburn has entered the fifth round of the FA Cup.

But no one paid attention.

Because Blackburn's first two opponents are too weak.It is very normal to enter the fifth round of the FA Cup.And at this time, there is no real strong-strong dialogue.

But when the draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup came out, the eyes of English football refocused on Blackburn.

(End of this chapter)