Coaching legend

"Hello everyone, this is the Champions League quarter-finals. It is also the first time that the Champions League has a round of 16 match. The two teams in the game are Blackburn Rovers and Juventus. Blackburn Rovers and Juventus were the league champions of their respective leagues last season."

"Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both teams. Juventus' starting lineup is goalkeeper Buffon, defenders are Birindelli, Lerottale, Montero, Zambrotta, midfielders are Camoranesi, Tacchinati, Appia, Nedved, and forwards are Piero and Trezeguet."

"Blackburn's starting lineup is a bit interesting. The goalkeeper is Van der Sar, the defender is Riise, Lucio, Campbell, Sagnol, Pires, Alonso, Miku, Kaka in the midfield, and Klose and Drogba in the forward line. "

"Juventus's lineup is standard. It's 4-3-1-2, with Nedved behind the two forwards."

"But George was uncharacteristic today. He put two forwards on the field, with Klose and Drogba both in the starting lineup. He withdrew Essien, the defensive midfielder, from the midfield. Is George really a little bit complacent, thinking that Juventus can be defeated so easily? There is no need for defense in the midfield."

Martin Taylor said in a questioning tone.

Martin Taylor did have some doubts about the players sent by Blackburn. In the past, George often played with two defensive midfielders. Alonso and Hargreaves, since Hargreaves was injured, have been Alonso and Essien's partners.

But in this game against Juventus, George withdrew a defensive midfielder and put on a forward.

It was unexpected no matter how you think about it.

"Beep, beep--"

With the referee's whistle, the 2004 Champions League quarter-finals finally kicked off at Ewood Park.

After the game started, Blackburn did not test Juventus at all and started attacking directly.

Yes, Blackburn did not hesitate at all.

At home, with the fans cheering, they launched a fierce attack directly.

No one expected this.

During the game, whether leading or lagging, Lippi stood at the side of the court with a blank expression. Of course, his body did not have any movement or expression, just standing quietly watching the situation on the court.

Lippi was indeed surprised.

Lippi praised George before the game, hoping that George would be a little proud. It is best to attack with all your strength and forget about defense. But now Blackburn is indeed attacking with all their strength, but Lippi always feels that something is wrong.

"Blackburn's style of play can now be seen. Among the three players in the frontcourt, Miku is slightly behind, while Pires and Kaka stand behind Klose and Drogba. This formation is very special, a bit like 4-1-1-2-2."

Yes, George did not let Miku, Pires and Kaka take up a position in front in this game. Instead, he let Miku stay behind, while Pires and Kaka were on top.

And Blackburn's attack is getting more and more fierce.

George is not a young kid who has just started out. He will not be really proud of Lippi's words. George chose this offensive style of play based on Juventus. Especially Juventus' current midfield defense ability is not good.

Especially Appiah.

Of course Appiah is very strong, otherwise he would not have become a main player of Juventus. Appiah is a defensive midfielder with agile movements and fierce interception. Lippi used Appiah to replace Davis who left Juventus.

Tacchinati is the defensive midfielder in the middle, while Appiah is the left midfielder.

Davis is an all-around player who can go up and down. When attacking, he can quickly insert on the left, and even pass and shoot. He is good at everything. When defending, he can come back, not only to help the left back defend the wing, but also to intercept in the middle.

Davis is like a perpetual motion machine that never tires in the midfield. Whether it is offense or defense, he can do very well.

Unfortunately, Appiah is different from Davis.

Appiah's offensive strength is not as good as Davis, and his defensive coverage and running ability are not as good as Davis.

Therefore, Juventus' offense and defense are downgraded compared to before.

Since Juventus' midfield has problems, George will certainly take advantage of this opportunity. Therefore, George will arrange this offensive lineup.

But the effect is good.

Juventus' midfield really can't stop Blackburn's attack.

Lippi's original idea was Nedved, not only to take into account the offense, but also to harass Alonso. But after Miku retreated slightly, although the threat in front of the penalty area decreased a little. But it made Nedved very embarrassed.

I don't know which one should be better at defense.

Anyway, Blackburn's deployment was too unexpected for Juventus. They didn't expect it at all.

Only nine minutes into the game, Blackburn organized another attack.

After Alonso got the ball, he made a long pass and passed the ball to Pires in front. Pires' position in this game was very active, more flexible than Kaka. Kaka was more behind Klose and Drogba.

But Pires was left, center and right, and he could go wherever he wanted, like a free man.

This time Pires received the ball on the right.

Apiah came over to defend Pires immediately. Because Blackburn's attack was too fierce, Apia made almost no contribution in the attack in this game. Or it can be said that Apia's own offensive strength is limited, so he is more focused on defense.

Pires saw Apia and did not break through, but passed the ball back to Miku in the middle.

"... Pires, he gave the ball to Miku."

The moment Miku got the ball, Alonso came up to support Miku. Alonso is inferior to Deco in small techniques. But in long passes and running range, he surpasses Deco. Alonso has a strong running ability.

Alonso came forward and immediately led Juventus' midfield defense.

Miku became the last person in Blackburn's midfield.

"Miku, how will he deal with it? Will he give it to Alonso next to him, or to Kaka in front... Miku, long pass!"

After Miku got the ball, it seemed that he was going to pass it to Alonso who was supporting next to him. But he raised his foot and made a long pass, which was passed directly to the front.

"Klose, a beautiful stop."

Yes, Miku's long pass was given to Klose in front. This was a long pass, Klose stepped forward and stopped the ball with his chest, and it stopped at his feet. Montero had already caught up, but unfortunately, in the fight for the high ball, Montero was leaned on by Klose.

The moment Klose got the ball, he did not control the ball. Instead, he passed the ball lightly with his right foot and passed it to Drogba on the right.

Drogba was even simpler. With his huge body, he directly leaned Lerotale on the back. Lerotale had no other way. Lerotale was not comparable to Drogba in strength. So Lerotale could only firmly occupy the position, constantly holding Drogba, and not letting Drogba turn around easily.

However, after Drogba got the ball, he did not control the ball. Instead, he passed it back to Kaka who had already inserted.

Kaka got the ball near the penalty area.

This is a very dangerous area. Seeing Kaka lift his leg, Montero let Klose go and made a tackle. Because Kaka's shot at this angle is very dangerous.

However, when Montero came up to tackle, Kaka did not shoot. Instead, he lightly flicked the ball past Montero and passed it in. Kaka's passing in front of the penalty area is now more and more like Pires.

It is completely unpredictable what Kaka's next move will be. And the pass is even more hidden and accurate.

Kaka's pass this time passed Montero and was handed to Klose, who was unguarded.

"Kaka, this is a fake shot... Klose, Klose got the ball. There is no one defending Klose, Klose! Shoot!"

"Buffon, he couldn't save the ball."

"One to zero. One to zero."

"Klose! Klose! Klose scored the first goal of the game, and Blackburn led Juventus one to zero."

The commentator on the scene was very excited.

The knockout stage is different from the general league. The league only needs to win, but the knockout rounds are two games. Any goal is very important. One goal can sometimes decide the fate of two teams.

"Who said Blackburn no longer plays beautiful football."

"Look at the series of passes just now. Miku passed to Klose, Klose passed to Drogba, Drogba passed to Kaka, and Kaka passed to Klose again. They were all passed in one go, without any pause in between."

"Such beautiful goals are rare. The footwork and passing ability of these Blackburn frontcourt players are very good. Now no one can see how crude the footwork of Klose and Drogba was back then."

"George really has a way to train players."

"It's only been ten minutes since the game started, and Blackburn is already leading by one to zero. Didn't George say it before the game? Lippi, isn't Lippi very good? Does Lippi have more championships than George? Haha!"

Martin Taylor admires Blackburn's football.

The fans at Ewood Park were completely immersed in joy. Cheers came one after another, and the entire Ewood Park was completely surrounded by the joy of the fans.

"Miro Klose! Miro Klose!"

The fans were even more generous in praising Klose for scoring the goal.

George stood on the sidelines and looked at Lippi next to him.

George certainly knew that Juventus was at its worst in recent years. But George didn't think it was unfair to win. Maybe some proud people are willing to face those strong opponents, and they have a great sense of accomplishment in defeating them.

But George hopes that his opponents are as weak as possible.

George is not a victim maniac. Defeating and ravaging opponents is the happiest thing.

Although it was a one-to-zero lead, George still didn't take it back. Instead, he made a gesture to continue attacking. George wanted to take advantage of Juventus' weakness and completely defeat Juventus at home. In this way, there would be no accidents when he went away.

Today's second update will be a little late. I watched the Portugal game yesterday, went to work in the morning, and slept in the afternoon until six o'clock. I'm very sorry.