Coaching legend

"We live in a league that encourages diving. This is wrong. I don't want to cause personal attacks. But this is a penalty that should not be awarded. It is a completely unwarranted penalty." Wenger was very angry after the game.

"The cost of diving is too low. I think if we don't correct this mistake, the Premier League and European football will soon be surrounded by diving."

Wenger criticized the penalty created by Drogba.

Fortunately, George didn't take advantage of it. Otherwise, the angry Wenger might have quarreled with George on the spot. The anger of an honest man is the most terrible. So George didn't provoke Wenger at all after the game.

People are always like this.

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

Arsenal's excellent performance this season has given Wenger great expectations for this team. Wenger hopes to beat Blackburn at home and beat this Premier League champion team. Although the English football world is not as fond of Blackburn as Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal.

But they also admit that Blackburn is the best team in the Premier League since the new century.

After all, Blackburn won all three Premier League titles in the new century.

Therefore, Wenger also hopes to defeat such an opponent at home so that his players can build new confidence. But unfortunately, the game was lost, so Wenger is in a very bad mood now.

Fortunately, at the press conference, reporters were not only interested in Drogba's diving. They were more interested in Kaka's beautiful long-distance attack.

Kaka's goal was really wonderful. This kind of goal is unlikely to happen several times in a season. Therefore, many reporters are more curious about this goal. It also diluted Drogba's diving in this game.

Whether Wenger is angry or not, George doesn't care at all.

As long as the game is won, George is happy.

This is Arsenal's most glorious season, a passionate unbeaten season. It's a pity that the unbeaten season will never appear again.

Goodbye, unbeaten season!

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After defeating Arsenal away, George had no time to rest.

Because in five days, Blackburn will go to Monaco away. Don't think this is just a Champions League group match, but for Blackburn, this is a very important game. This game is related to whether Blackburn can appear in the group stage.

George never thought that he would have such a moment in the Champions League group stage. It depends on the last game to decide whether he can appear in the group stage.

Monaco, speaking of it, has a lot of good players. Evra, Giuly, and Rothen, who are still in the Monaco lineup, are all world-class players. Not to mention Henry and Trezeguet who are now popular in the Premier League and Serie A.

Even for Blackburn, the current left and right full-backs Sagnol and Riise were introduced by George from Monaco.

Therefore, it doesn't matter if Monaco fans go to the stadium.

Monaco has already appeared early anyway. And it has also locked the first place in the group stage. Therefore, Monaco fans are already quite happy. It doesn't matter whether they win or lose the last game.

Not only that, Monaco fans don't hate Blackburn at all. Speaking of which, there are two clubs in England that are very popular with French fans.

One is Wenger's Arsenal.

Wenger himself is a famous French coach. He has a close relationship with the French football world, and there are countless French players in Arsenal. Just talking about the main players of the French national team, there are Vieira, Henry, and Dalma.

If we talk about some substitute players, then Wiltord and Mex are on the list.

Of course, Petit, who used to play for Arsenal, is a very popular player in France.

In addition to Arsenal, another club is Blackburn.

Blackburn also has a deep relationship with France.

When George reorganized Blackburn, he built it with French players as the framework. Miku and Pires did not develop well in the national team, but it does not mean that they are not famous in France.

Especially Pires.

Pires is a very popular player among French fans. In addition to Zidane and Henry, Pires' popularity is quite high.

Therefore, Blackburn is also a very popular club in France. There is almost no difference between Monaco and France. Therefore, Blackburn is also quite popular in Monaco.

This time, Monaco fans came just to watch the game. Not for victory or defeat.

When George came to Monaco, he never thought that there would be so many fans welcoming Blackburn. Although it is not as good as the home court, it is rare for away games to have so many fans welcoming. Therefore, George was still very happy.

But it was not only this that made him happy. When he saw the lineup sent by Deschamps, George was even more excited. Because Deschamps let many main players sit on the bench. There were only a few main players in Monaco's starting lineup, and the others were Monaco's substitutes.

The taste of coping was very strong.

George thought Deschamps was a very stubborn person.

Deschamps is a tough guy on the court. Although he is small, he is a rare iron waist in world football.

So George thought that Deschamps would never do that kind of rotation. Even if the group stage has already appeared, he will fight Blackburn well. Tell Blackburn that Monaco is not a soft persimmon.

Especially after losing to Blackburn in the first game, Deschamps probably was not convinced.

But after seeing the starting list, George realized that Deschamps was a smart man.

Deschamps is definitely not the kind of person who doesn't care about anything. Deschamps is a wise man, otherwise how can Deschamps be a coach.

The last game is very important for Blackburn. It is also very important for PSV Eindhoven, but it is a useless game for Monaco. After locking the first place in the group, it is a foolish thing to fight with Blackburn.

Although Deschamps vowed before the game that he would never let up even in the last game. PSV Eindhoven also asked Monaco to play the last game seriously. But Deschamps is not that stupid.

Even if they play hard, they may not win. Even if they win, it will not be any good for Monaco. Deschamps is certainly unwilling to do such a thing that harms others and does not benefit himself.

Deschamps also wants to win the French Ligue 1 championship.

Monaco is now the second in the French Ligue 1. Monaco has not won the French Ligue 1 championship for several seasons. Deschamps is not willing to give up the French Ligue 1 championship this season.

Such a useless game is a waste of energy and it is not worth it. Therefore, Deschamps obviously replaced many of the main players.

George was happy.

He kept thanking Deschamps in his heart. Although George had made full preparations for this game, he was of course very willing to win at a small price.

However, we cannot underestimate them just because they are substitutes. After all, substitutes are sometimes more dedicated to their performance.

This worry completely disappeared after the game started.

The strength of Monaco's substitutes is too weak. They can't control the ball at all.

Five minutes after the start of the game, Kaka, who has been in hot form recently, assisted Pires to score the first goal.

With the first goal, the game was very easy to handle.

Only ten minutes after the first goal, Blackburn's second goal came. Riise's long-range free kick scored Blackburn's second goal of the game.

After the second goal, George asked the excited players to calm down.

Anyway, it was already 2-0.

There was no need to beat the opponent into a sieve. Deschamps gave me face, and I couldn't help but give him face. And after this game, England's Christmas schedule will start soon. That's the real intensive schedule.

Save some strength now, and it'll be nice to play in the Premier League later.

Blackburn saved strength, and Monaco also saved strength. Both sides passed the ball and controlled the ball very tacitly, anyway, there were not many threatening attacks. If you watch the game, many people will think that this game was a tacit game. But to be honest, before the score of 1-0, Monaco's substitutes may have other ideas.

But after 1-0 and 2-0, Monaco and Blackburn were obviously playing a tacit game.

Tacit ball is a good result for both sides. This kind of thing can only be understood but not expressed in words. Although many people criticize tacit ball for violating sports ethics, this kind of thing is different from buying a ball or buying a referee, and you can't find any evidence.

So you can criticize tacit ball, but you can't find evidence of tacit ball.

And playing tacit ball is obviously just a tacit understanding between the two sides. You are willing, what can others do to me?

The game went surprisingly smoothly. Blackburn easily defeated Monaco 2-0 away from home. They got the second qualifying spot in the group.

George was very happy.

But PSV was furious. Especially Hiddink.

PSV thought Monaco had let them down. PSV couldn't help but be angry. They still had hope of qualifying until the last round. But in the end, they had nothing. Of course, they were quite disappointed.

George didn't care, and Deschamps didn't care either. Although the criticism from PSV was getting louder and louder, Deschamps didn't even react.

However, on December 11, the Champions League group stage was over. After the Champions League became a group stage, it was no longer a cross-year event. It ended in half a year, and then the next game would be the knockout stage.

The list of the top 16 teams in the Champions League also appeared.

The teams ranked first in the group stage were Lyon, Arsenal, Monaco, Juventus, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Sparta Prague, and AC Milan. Among these teams were Blackburn's opponents.

Arsenal and Manchester United are teams in the same league. Based on the principle of avoidance, Blackburn Rovers will not face either of them. Monaco is an opponent in the same group stage, so they will not face each other either.

That is to say, Arsenal's opponents in the round of 16 will be from Lyon, Juventus, Real Madrid, Sparta Prague, and AC Milan. George hopes to face Sparta Prague, which is the weakest team.