Coaching legend

After George returned to England, all Italian media were reporting on George. The content of their reports is the same, and even the meaning is the same. It's the "arrogant British guy".

George left Rome in style, but the Italian media went crazy.

Over the years, Italian football has become accustomed to being the leader in Europe, and good players take it as an honor to be able to play in Serie A. Serie A has gathered the best players in the world and they have the right to be proud.

But George, the young coach from England, has almost ridiculed the entire Italian football world. How could this possibly make the arrogant Italian media forget that it was all filled with overwhelming accusations. Unfortunately, what they didn't know was that George didn't read Italian newspapers at all.

Although George understands Italian, George does not have that much time to read Italian newspapers.

In the BBC football program, the host smiled and said: "I believe that within a period of time, Italian football will never forget this arrogant young coach George."

At this time, the invited guest Lineker interrupted.

"They will definitely not forget it, with Blackburn's current results. George will definitely lead Blackburn to compete in the Champions League next season, and they will definitely encounter the Italian team by then."

"Yes." The host nodded. "Not only the Italian media, but once George plays in the Champions League, the entire European football world will know George as an arrogant coach."

George returned to England with no time to rest at all. Coming up against Middlesbrough soon.

Last season was still very strong, and Middlesbrough, which ended up ranking ninth in the Premier League, suffered a lot this season. Currently ranked only fourteenth in the Premier League. This is a common problem among some teams that have been upgraded. Just after they were upgraded, they can often play very well with just a burst of energy.

But by your second season, other teams will take you seriously. Therefore, the performance of these upgraded teams in the second season often determines the future fate of these teams.

Of course this is not just the case for the team, but also for many players. In the first season of landing in a certain league, some people often perform very well because others are not familiar with them. But in the second season, after other teams paid attention to him, his performance will be sluggish.

Middlesbrough is facing such a problem now.

Because the 28th round of the Premier League and the UEFA Cup are only two days apart. George had no choice but to replace some substitute players. I don’t know if it was because of the victory over Rome that my luck ran out. Facing Middlesbrough at home, it turned out to be a boring battle, with a 0-0 draw.

Manchester United, who also returned from the European war, was in excellent form and defeated Derby County 3-1.

Manchester United overtook Blackburn by two points and returned to the top of the table. This is Manchester United's return to the top position after nearly ten rounds of games.

When George saw Manchester United leading the score 2-1, he had already turned off the TV. George looked ugly, even though he knew it was difficult to win the Premier League championship. But I didn't expect that it would only take so long for the top spot to be given to Manchester United.

Also playing in European competitions, Manchester United was not greatly affected. George has watched Manchester United's games carefully, and Ferguson does have a lot of experience in rotation. It's not like the main players in an important game like George all come on the field in a swarm, and then in the next game, they have no choice but to rotate most of the substitute players.

In this way, the main players can win the game, but the substitute players have many problems.

Even in Ferguson's Champions League group stage, not all the main players played. Instead, there are some versatile chess pieces on the field so that some main players can rest. His rotation had a mixed feel, and he won both games after the mix.

George knows this kind of multi-front battle and has little experience. We also need to learn from veterans like Ferguson.

After giving up the top spot, George knew that he was at a disadvantage in terms of schedule. In the remaining games, Manchester United only have tough games against Chelsea at home and Villa away from home. Blackburn will not only play West Ham United at home, but also play Chelsea and Liverpool away from home.

Four days later, Blackburn hosted Roma.

In fact, Roma was already two goals behind at home, which was basically a death sentence. Indeed, Capello did not think he could make a comeback, so there were not so many main players in the starting lineup. Just like George satirized Roma, Roma may not even be able to play in the UEFA Cup next season.

Capello is a little anxious now. Roma's situation in the league is quite bad. Especially with city rival Lazio ranking first, Capello is even more anxious.

Although George, a young coach, is arrogant, Blackburn is very good, and Capello agrees with this. Since he couldn't win, Capello simply gave up. Although Capello didn't say it explicitly, everyone in the starting lineup could see it.

And George is the same this time, neither all the main players nor just the substitutes. George neither wanted to expend energy on this game, nor did he want to capsize in the gutter.

The game was very dull, and Roma didn't think about making a comeback. Blackburn also wanted to conserve his energy, and everyone had reservations. So there are no exaggerated scenes in the game. For Blackburn, I won't be anxious if Roma doesn't attack.

In the end, they got a 0-0 draw at home.

However, Blackburn still defeated Roma with a total score of 2-0 and entered the UEFA Cup quarter-finals.

The list of the top eight teams in the UEFA Cup has also been announced. Blackburn, Arsenal, Leeds United, Bremen, Celta, Lens, Slavia Prague, Galatasaray.

A total of three teams from the Premier League have entered the top eight of the UEFA Cup. Blackburn is the fourth in the Premier League and directly got the UEFA Cup quota, Arsenal was eliminated in the Champions League group stage and entered the UEFA Cup, and Leeds United entered the UEFA Cup with great difficulty through the Intertoto Cup.

In the Champions League, although the second round of the Champions League group stage has not yet ended. But Manchester United and Chelsea are in a good situation and it is not a problem to enter the top eight of the Champions League.

There are two Premier League teams in the Champions League quarterfinals and three Premier League teams in the UEFA Cup quarterfinals, which is already a side indication of the rise of the Premier League.

Blackburn is lucky, and the opponent in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup has also been announced. It is Slavia Prague from the Czech First League.

George was overjoyed, this is the best ending.

After the implementation of the Bosman Act, the biggest blow was to those second-rate European leagues. Of course, the first to be hit was the Dutch Eredivisie, and the traditional Dutch giants Ajax, PSV Eindhoven, and Feyenoord were hit the hardest.

The star players in these three teams were divided up by the teams in the top five European leagues. Of course, they also have their own way of survival. Since the top five European leagues are poaching them, they poach small clubs in the Dutch Eredivisie. Of course, there are leagues that are worse than the Dutch Eredivisie.

The Czech League is obviously worse than the Dutch Eredivisie.

However, the Czech League is not less famous. This is because the Czech Republic has produced a golden generation in recent years, especially a large number of good players headed by Nedved and Bobowski in the 96 European Cup. They have enhanced the reputation of the Czech League and also put the Czech League in people's sight.

So after the Bosman Act, the players with a little strength in the Czech League were snatched away by all major leagues. Needless to say, the Dutch Eredivisie, the Bundesliga, and the Serie A all go there to poach people. Only the Premier League cannot introduce players from the Czech Republic because of the labor permit.

The Czech League has declined. Slavia Prague from the Czech First League has great strength.

Therefore, after playing against Roma, the next game is the 29th round of the Premier League. After losing the top spot, Blackburn lost the psychological burden. In the away game against Derby County, Blackburn players performed well. With a score of 4-0, they won the game.

Because the 29th round of the game conflicted with Manchester United's Champions League, Manchester United postponed the game. In this way, Blackburn regained the top spot in the Premier League standings with a one-point advantage.

The Premier League has reached the final stage, and Blackburn can still compete with Manchester United for the Premier League championship. All newspapers use the word "strong team" to describe Blackburn.

The dense schedule made George breathless. Just after the 29th round of the Premier League, Blackburn immediately faced the opponent in the quarterfinals of the League Cup at home.

On March 16, the quarterfinals of the League Cup began.

In this game, George began to learn from Ferguson. Although this game was very important, George did not send all the main players. Because Slavia Prague's strength is there, it would be a waste to play all the main players.

After all, two days after this game, it will be the 30th round of the Premier League.

However, even if Blackburn's main players and substitutes are mixed, they still have the advantage against Slavia Prague from the Czech First League. Davor Suker scored two goals in this game, bringing his number of goals for Blackburn this season to seven.

Rommedal, who replaced Pires, scored a goal, and Drogba on the striker line also scored a goal. Of course, this goal was Drogba's first goal for Blackburn this season.

In the end, Blackburn beat Slavia Prague 4-0 at home.

At this time, no one doubted whether Blackburn would enter the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. Everyone firmly believed that Blackburn had no problem entering the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup.

Two days later, in the 30th round of the Premier League, Blackburn faced Villa at home and performed well. In particular, Klose, who did not play in the last UEFA Cup, helped Blackburn beat Villa 2-0 with one assist and one shot.

But Manchester United is in better shape. After returning from the Champions League, Manchester United beat Leicester City 4-0 away.

Blackburn still has one more game to play and is one point ahead of Manchester United.

Even the media are amazed at Blackburn's strength.

"George's Blackburn has already entered the semi-finals of the League Cup and is currently at the top of the league. Is George's goal the League Cup? The Premier League? Or both?"