Coaching legend

"Should I laugh or cry?"

George sighed as he looked at the hospital medical record.

There are good news and bad news.

The good news is that Miku's injury is not serious. He just needs to rest for 20 days. Although it is the end of the season, he can still catch up with some important games in 20 days.

But there is a very bad news.

Or it is news that makes George a little scared. Sagnol's injury is far more serious than expected. The initial diagnosis shows that Sagnol needs to rest for at least five months.

Fuck, five months.

Five months, that means the next season has started. And five months is just the time needed for recovery. It may take six months, seven months, or even a year to play in the game. And the same place has been seriously injured twice.

Although Sagnol is still young, only 27 years old.

But after two serious injuries, George doesn't know whether Sagnol can return to his peak.

Especially, Sagnol's injuries did not seem to be serious both times. They were all muscles he pulled. But he had to be overhauled both times, and he is likely to be a patient in the future.

Sagnol is a player that George likes very much.

He has been the captain of Blackburn for many years. He can very skillfully balance the relationship between French players, local players, and some other countries' players. No one in the Blackburn team has that ability.

George doesn't know how to describe his current mood.

The second game with Milan is coming soon. There are only two weeks between the two games.

But because it is the end of the season, there are more Premier League games. Blackburn will have to play two Premier League games in the middle.

Now the Premier League is basically a formality.

Because Arsenal is still strong.

In the last five games, Arsenal has achieved four wins and one draw. Among them, there are games like 4-2 victory over Liverpool and 1-1 away to Manchester United. It can be said that so far, Arsenal has basically played all the strong teams.

But the points gap is still in double digits.

No matter Blackburn, Chelsea, or Manchester United, no one can shake Arsenal's dominant position.

Although Arsenal has not won the Premier League championship in advance. But everyone in the Premier League knows that there is no problem for Arsenal to win the Premier League championship this season.

Wenger also began to focus on the Champions League.

Because the advantage in the Premier League is too great.

As for George, although he doesn't pay much attention to the Premier League. But he won't completely withdraw his energy from the Premier League. Because George is unwilling to give up the second place to Chelsea, of course, George has no prejudice against the second and third place.

George just doesn't want to lose to Chelsea from the bottom of his heart.

But the Champions League still involves too much energy for Blackburn.

In the two Premier League games in the middle, Blackburn only won one and drew one against the weak Portsmouth and Leeds United.

Especially against Leeds United, it was a 0-1 defeat.

But George didn't have too many ideas. After all, in the game against Leeds United, George used a complete substitute lineup. Because four days after the Leeds United game, Blackburn will usher in the second game of the Champions League knockout.

But in this game, George discovered.

Leeds United's youth training camp is really good. So many good players have been sold, and Leeds United still has many talents.

Smith, a famous player, is needless to say.

The 18-year-old Milner and the 17-year-old Alan Lennon are both rare talents in English football.

Milner is even compared with the already popular Rooney.

It is conceivable that the young players of Leeds United have an influence in English football.

Even George is a little jealous of Milner and Lennon. These two players are cheap now, and you don't need to spend 5 million pounds to completely package these two players. If you can't use them now, it's not bad to rent them out and use them again in a few years.

Of course, this is just what George thought of when watching the game.

But after the game, George soon forgot about it. Because Milan has come to Blackburn.

…………

"Hu——"

Ribery kept taking deep breaths.

Standing in the player's tunnel, he is now extremely nervous.

It's not that he has never started for Blackburn, but he has never started in such an important game. Even in such an important game, he has never played as a substitute. But now, suddenly, he was put in the starting lineup by George. It would be a lie not to be nervous.

Ribery kept standing on tiptoe, trying to hide his nervousness.

Unfortunately, no matter how he tried to hide it, everyone could see Ribery's nervousness.

"Don't be nervous, Frank. Milan's defenders are veterans. As long as you speed up, no one can stop you."

Kaka next to him smiled and patted Ribery on the shoulder.

Ribery looked at Kaka's handsome face, feeling a little envious and jealous.

In Ribery's view, Kaka is God's favorite, and he is really loved by everyone. He is tall, handsome, and good at playing football. He is hailed as the "Prince of Blackburn" by Blackburn fans.

Not only that, he is different from Ribery's roughness.

Kaka is a well-educated player. He speaks politely and makes people feel like spring breeze no matter who he talks to.

Too perfect.

Perfection is Ribery's biggest idea for Kaka.

Even perfection makes Ribery a little jealous.

In fact, Ribery and Kaka are only one year apart in age.

Their birthdays are almost the same. Their birthdays are both in April. Ribery just had his birthday, while Kaka still needs ten days to celebrate his birthday.

But although they are only one year apart, Kaka is already a world-class star. Even many European football media believe that Kaka is the future Footballer of the Year. Ribery, on the other hand, has been hanging around in the youth team since he came to Blackburn two years ago.

Not long ago, he was loaned to the English League One by George.

The current status of the two in the team is not at the same level at all.

Therefore, the two are not friends.

However, Kaka's kind reminder was appreciated by Ribery. So Ribery smiled and nodded.

I thought to myself: If you can do it, I can do it too.

I was jealous and of course a little bit dissatisfied.

Ribery didn't know that the dissatisfaction in his heart now occupied his whole body. Instead, he forgot the nervousness at the moment.

"Frank Ribery? Twenty-one years old, do you have detailed information about him?"

Ribery was nervous, and Ancelotti was even more puzzled.

Looking at the thin information, Ancelotti was going crazy. Where did this Ribery come from? As a famous European coach, Ancelotti also pays great attention to collecting information about opponents before the game. For Blackburn players, even if he doesn't know them well, he is very clear.

The characteristics of Blackburn players are also the same.

Not only the main players including Miku, Pires, and Kaka, but also the characteristics of Parker, Hleb, and Arshavin are quite clear to Ancelotti.

Now that Miku is injured, Ancelotti has thought about George's response.

He thought of all the possibilities he could think of. But he didn't expect that George would let Ribery play. Ancelotti was not unfamiliar with Ribery. What kind of player was he? What did he do before? What did he do in the past few seasons? What were his characteristics?

He knew nothing about these things.

Ribery was like someone who suddenly popped out of the ground.

Tassotti also shook his head.

"I just checked. This Ribery was a player that George brought in for free from the French Third Division two years ago. He has been playing for Blackburn Youth Team for the past two seasons. In January this year, he was loaned to Stoke City in the English League One. He returned to the club not long ago."

Ancelotti looked up with a smile.

"French Third Division? How many games has he played in the first team? How come I have never heard of his name?"

"He played seven times in two years. He played three English League Cups, two English FA Cups, and two league games. But he played as a substitute four times and started three times."

I have to admire the development of information nowadays.

Tassotti has only been getting the starting list for less than 20 minutes. He has already found most of the information. Fortunately, this is all Tassotti could find out. It is too late to understand Ribery's characteristics and strength now.

"I really don't know what George means."

Ancelotti shook his head.

Judging from Ribery's development, he is not a talented player. He is 21 years old and still hanging out in the youth team. And he was loaned to the English League One. If he is really a genius, he can't be like this now.

I don't know whether George let him play to surprise me or George himself is confused.

This Ribery still needs to be observed to know his strength.

Ancelotti aside, everyone who pays attention to this game is very surprised by Blackburn's starting lineup.

Mortensen is no exception.

Holding the starting list in his hand, Mortensen also emphasized Ribery's starting lineup.

"I have just announced the starting lineups for both teams. Maybe everyone is surprised that Frank Ribery appears in Blackburn's starting lineup. Maybe many fans don't know him, and many people have never heard of his name."

"Let me briefly introduce Ribery here."

"This is the player George brought in from France in the summer of 2002. Before, Ribery had been playing in the French Third Division. In the past two years, he has also been playing in the youth team of Blackburn. If you follow the youth league, you may know the twin stars of Blackburn Youth Team."

"They are Ribery and Yang Feng. However, Ribery has not had any opportunities in the first team in the past two seasons. In the past two seasons, he has only played seven times in the domestic cup and league combined. And that is the total of starting and substitute."

"Why did he start today? I guess everyone is wondering. How effective it is depends on the game."