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During the FA Cup top 32 knockout match, Blackburn was unfortunate and met the Premier League team Xie Wednesday.

Speaking of which, Blackburn is not allowed to pass. Now Xie Wednesday is a team with no desire. RANNING 11TH IN THE ENGLISH SUPER LEAGUE, THERE IS NO WORRY OF GUE OR THE possibility OF ENTERING EUROPE. He is the most typical team in the Premier League.

Therefore, he still attaches great importance to domestic cups such as the FA Cup. But Blackburn is different. Although George said loudly, he would not give up any game. But the starting lineup clearly shows George's attitude towards this game.

Almost even Blackburn's ten-thousand-year-old bench player Ian. Pierce got a chance to play, which was enough to show George's attitude towards the game.

Although the substitute players work very hard and work very hard. But in the end, Blackburn lost 2-1 at home and was eliminated after playing two FA Cup games. However, George didn't care about being eliminated in the FA Cup.

Now that the game has been played in 23 rounds, Blackburn's points are only 33 points.

In the current Premier League, there are three places in the Champions League.

Before the 1991-1992 season, the Champions League system was a pure knockout match. In the 1992-1993 season, the Champions League was officially renamed the UEFA Champions League, and the game was also held every Tuesday and Wednesday. But people are used to calling it the European Cup. In the following years, the championship system of the Champions League has changed again and again. The group round robin system is gradually applied to the matches before the rematch. The participating teams are no longer limited to the league champions of various countries and the Champions League champions last season. The league runners-up of some football powers can also participate.

However, there is another time to reform the Champions League. In 1998, the giant clubs of major European leagues held a secret meeting in Brussels, Belgium in the same year in order to contain UEFA's reform system of the UEFA Champions League! As a result, a new organization called "G14" was born.

In 1998, in order to prevent major clubs from establishing the idea of the UEFA Super League, the UEFA finals carried out the biggest reform in the history of the three major European Cups since the 1999/2000 season: the European Winners' Cup was cancelled.

And because of the addition of a round of group matches, the Champions League has been expanded again. Therefore, there will be three teams participating in the Champions League at the beginning of next season in the Premier League. With the merger of the League Cup and the Winners' Cup, the Premier League will have three places.

The League Cup champion, the FA Cup champion, and the fourth place in the Premier League, all three can participate in the League Cup. Of course, there is also the International Toto Cup and the League Cup quota. Unfortunately, the International Toto Cup is held in the summer, and George will not let his team participate in the so-called International Toto Cup in the summer.

Blackburn has given up the League Cup and the FA Cup, and George is aiming for the fourth place in the Premier League.

Now the fifth place in the Premier League is West Ham United, and they have performed well this season under the leadership of Red Knapp. So far, West Ham United has reached 40 points. Seven points more than Blackburn.

And the fourth place is Leeds United, which has better results this season. Their points reached 44 points, 11 points more than Blackburn.

Now Leeds United is in good condition. Although 11 points cannot be said to be insurmountable, it is also a big gap. Eleven points, and now there are only 16 rounds left. The rest of Blackburn's games are decisive, and there can't be too many mistakes.

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On January 30, the 24th round of the Premier League.

Leeds United took the lead in the game. Leeds United faced Southampton on the road. Southampton is currently ranked 18th in the Premier League and is still in the relegation zone. Only four points more than the 19th place Charlton Athletic. The situation of relegation is worrying.

Now Southampton is also a race for every minute, and every game is a life-and-death battle. Because of a little carelessness, he will be relegated to the League One. Among the relegation odds, Southampton ranked second to last. Therefore, Southampton's performance at home was almost crazy, bombarding the goal of Leeds United. The young Leeds United player is probably scared by this style of play and is flinching. Southampton actually defeated Leeds United 3-0 at home.

The first game to start was a big surprise. Southampton actually defeated the powerful Leeds United.

It surprised all the media.

Seeing this score, George was also very surprised, but at the same time he was in a good mood.

George never thought that Leeds United would lose to Southampton, and now Leeds United has lost the game. For George, it was an unexpected surprise.

"The league has been in 23 rounds, and we are now ranked eighth. With our current points, as long as we simply deal with the next game, there is no problem with relegation. George faced the players in the locker room and made the final mobilization.

"I want to ask you, are you satisfied with just relegation?"

Hearing George's question, everyone looked at each other in congrue. If you can get good results, of course, it is the best.

"Willie, did you come to England with me just to avoid relegation?" George's first call was Sanior.

Because Saniol is the lubricant in Blackburn's dressing room.

"Of course not, head. Didn't you tell me that you can let me enter the national team and become the main force of the national team. If it's just relegation, how can I become the main force of the national team? Sanior stood up and shook his head firmly.

"Yes, Willie, you are so right." George is more and more satisfied with Saniol. Think about whether Saniol should be the third captain or something. There are not many international players among you now. Your goal is to enter the national team and become the main force.

"So relegation, this kind of thing should not be done by us."

"Have you seen this scoreboard?" George took out the expanded scoreboard and pointed it out to everyone. It is said that I am arrogant, but I am a very rational person. I won't tell you that our goal this season is to win the championship, which is an unrealistic goal. The third place Chelsea is now 17 points ahead of us. Even if we catch up with Chelsea, we don't have many chances.

"But look at the fourth Leeds United. He is 11 points taller than us, and he has played us one more game. As long as we win this game, we will only be eight points ahead of us.

"Colin, what do you mean if it's the fourth place in the Premier League?"

Hendry was shocked, but he was also overjoyed. Everyone present understood what George meant. League Cup, next season's League Cup!" Hendry stood up and shouted. At the beginning of the season, who would have thought that Blackburn could play the League Cup next season.

Since the Premier League championship, Blackburn has been working hard for relegation for three seasons. I don't know how far the European competition is from Blackburn.

"Yes, League Cup. Next season's League Cup!" George clenched his fist. Eleven points, it seems to be a lot. In fact, there is a gap of four games, and as long as we win this game, it will be a gap of three games. And we have another head-on confrontation with Leeds United, that is to say, there is a gap of five points at most.

"Is Leeds United very strong? They have no power to return in front of us. They have too many young players. So their results will definitely fluctuate. Look at this round, they lost to them zero to three against Southampton. They will continue to lose points in the future. Believe me, we are the only ones to play one by one, and the quota for the League Cup next season is ours.

"Do you believe in yourself!"

"Believe, believe!" It has been more than half a season, and George has said his goal for the first time.

Although the gold content of the UEFA Cup has begun to decline at this time, it is still a game that European football attaches great importance to.

"There is only one way to participate in the League Cup. It's to win one game at a time and win all the games we can win. Do you have any confidence?"

"Yes! Yes!"

With a clear goal, Blackburn players are even more excited. The League Cup, if you participate in the League Cup next season, it will be a huge ** for these young players. After all, it is the European Cup, and its status in European football is not low.

"Okay, let's go out now. Tell the fans that we are not a team that is satisfied with relegation. We are a team with ambitious goals. I only have one request for you, which is to get three points.

In the 24th round, Blackburn played against Wimbledon at home.

Wimbledon is currently ranked 17th in the Premier League, which turned out to be only one point more than Southampton, who had just won the United. But after Southampton defeated Leeds United, he jumped out of the relegation zone and was two points ahead of Wimbledon.

This made Wimbledon a little flustered, from the 16th place in the Premier League at the beginning of the season to the 18th place in the Premier League now.

But George won't save face for him because he is a team in the relegation zone.

George didn't play as oppressively as usual against Wimbledon. Instead, he withdrew a little later, just to let Wimbledon attack.

Now all the media think that Blackburn is downgrading worry-free, and it is not likely to get a good result to enter the European competition. It belongs to the kind of desireless team in the middle. But Wimbledon is different. They need points, and they urgently need to leave the relegation zone.

Sure enough, they attacked at the beginning of the game, and they didn't have any scruples about Blackburn's home court.

Now George likes Premier League games more and more, because their games are open. For George's team that plays two sides like this, this is a better situation.

Blackburn's two sides, Pires and Duff play the best. And it can also give full play to Miku's accurate direct transmission.

Klose did not push forward in this game, but retreated to give Pires and Duff more room for the sprint. Wimbledon's attack was very lively, but it didn't have much effect. On the contrary, Blackburn's attack was brilliant, scoring three goals in a row in the cheering of home fans. In the end, he defeated Wimbledon 3-0.

At the same time, Liverpool lost ero to Coventry, Villa lost ero to Newcastle, and West Ham United drew ero to Middlesbrough. Therefore, Blackburn scored 36 points and jumped from the eighth place to the sixth place. It surpassed Liverpool by three points and Villa by two points, only four points less than West Ham United.

(To be continued)