285 on the first round of the group stage

The intensity of the competition made George almost scold his mother.

Just after the game against Charlton, Blackburn is about to play away against Leicester City.

On September 9th, that is, two days after playing Charlton, the game against Leicester City. On September 13, Blackburn will play the first round of the Champions League group stage at home. On September 16, Blackburn will play Chelsea at home.

Looking at this kind of schedule, it would be strange if George didn't go crazy.

This is simply a terrible schedule.

But George can only be helpless in his heart. Not to mention Blackburn, even the schedule of Manchester United and Arsenal is so difficult. Thinking of this, George has some balance in his heart. The so-called lack of widowhood and inequality, thinking that Manchester United and Arsenal are as bad as themselves, can soothe George's angry mood now.

On September 9th, I flew away again.

Although he is about to play in the Champions League, George has no reservations about this game. All the main players came on the field, and George was not as cautious as in previous games. But as soon as the game started, there was a fierce attack.

In the media and Leicester City, George will stay for the next Champions League match. Although Sparta Prague is not a strong opponent, it was George's first Champions League match. No matter which coach is, he is very cautious in the face of his first time. But no one expected that George's game would be unreserved.

And George attacked fiercely at the beginning, which surprised Leicester City.

This is completely different from what they thought before the game. Not only the media were surprised, but also the head coaches and players of Leicester City. In an instant, he was stunned by Blackburn.

The game has just started 20 minutes, and there are already big 0s and 2 written in the score cards. The home team is in the front and the visiting team is in the back. Blackburn led Leicester City 1-0 with goals from Duff and Deco in the first 20 minutes of the game.

George sat firmly on the Diaoyutai on the court.

George definitely doesn't pay attention to the Champions League, but for the Champions League. The victory is completely locked in the first half, and then the pace of the game can be slowed down. This can also give the players a good rest.

Sure enough, Blackburn attacked fiercely, which caught Leicester City off guard.

They never thought Blackburn would attack so aggressively. In 20 minutes, Blackburn scored two goals from Leicester City.

After 2 to 0, George has begun to slow down the Blackburn players. After all, we will play in the Champions League in four days.

Leicester City was just stunned at home. After turning around, he began to counterattack fiercely. George frowned. He would have known that he would have played another ball and taken it back.

But George didn't worry much. Blackburn's defense was originally good, and with the strong control of the midfield, George is still very confident.

Therefore, Blackburn, who has two ball advantages, has dealt with it calmly. Although Leicester City scored a goal near the end of the second half, it still could not change the result of the game. Because before they scored a goal, Blackburn scored another goal. Davao, a substitute. Suc scored his first goal of the season. In the end, Blackburn defeated Leicester City 3-1 away.

So far, Blackburn has achieved five consecutive victories in the league.

After the end of the five rounds, Blackburn ranked first in the Premier League with 15 points. Four points ahead of Manchester United, five points ahead of Arsenal and seven points ahead of Leeds United. Leeds United have had a draw and two losses in the past three rounds, with a poor record.

............After playing Leicester City, Blackburn returned to home. Prepare for the first game of the Champions League.

Group

b is indeed the weakest group. But it doesn't mean that George can be completely despised.

George's favorite sentence is what Taizu said, "strategic contempt for the enemy, and tactically attach importance to the enemy." Strategic contempt will improve your self-confidence. But if there is no tactical attention, it is agre and conceit.

Therefore, although George is usually bullish, as if no one pays attention to it. In fact, every important game, George will attach great importance to his opponent. The opponent's information will not be ignored.

George has carefully analyzed this group, and the strongest in this group is Lazio. Of course, George doesn't think his team is weaker than Lazio. But for Lazio, George really has no absolute certainty that he can defeat him.

Lazio is at its peak now.

Serie A has begun to decline. But the beginning of decline and the decline are two concepts. Serie A is still the league with the most stars, and there are also many stars in Lazio. The self-confidence of the Serie A team is still very good.

Although the Premier League has begun to rise, it is still a little embarrassed in the face of the Serie A team.

So George is not 100% sure about defeating Lazio. Therefore, George put the goal of the breakthrough in the other two teams.

The strength of the other two teams is relatively weak. Sparta Prague and Shakhtar Donetsk, both teams are clubs far away from the mainstream league. In media analysis, the two places in this group should be Lazio and Blackburn to be able to break through.

So George knows that there is absolutely no loss in the match with their two clubs. In this way, Blackburn can appear regardless of the match with Lazio. Therefore, whether it can appear from this group, the match with Lazio is secondary, and the match with the two clubs is even more important.

The day before the game, George looked at the players and said with a smile, "Tomorrow is our first Champions League game. Some people in our team have played in the Champions League, and some people have not yet played in the Champions League. But I, this is my first Champions League game since I coached. To be honest, I'm a little nervous.

George's words, as soon as it fell, a player laughed at the bottom.

Will George be nervous? This is the funniest joke they have ever heard.

It may be George's strong performance, which makes the players think that George will not be nervous.

In fact, George is really a little nervous. Or it's not nervous, it's just an uneasy mood. In other words, it is not the tension of the game, but the excitement and excitement of being able to participate in the Champions League.

Anyway, George's mood is pounding.

"Championship, this is the game I have been thinking about since I coached. Everyone knows our group. Lazio and us are the strongest, and Sparta and Donetsk miners in Prague are the weakest. Therefore, if we want to break out of the group stage, we must win the match between Sparta Prague and Miners Donetsk.

"As long as we win the game between the two clubs, we will definitely be able to break out of this group."

"Are you nervous?"

Sanior was the first to stand up and shook his head.

"Head, we are not nervous at all. I'm only excited now. I want to play the Champions League quickly.

"Yes, head. We won the League Cup. Let's win the Champions League in the future!"

"Just destroy Lazio together. Let them see our strength."

"Yes, we even destroyed Real Madrid. Lazio is nothing!"

Looking at the players who are talking more and more outrageous, George can only smile. These kids are getting more and more presumptuous. They have just reached the Champions League this season, and they are basically rookies in the Champions League. How dare someone dare to call out for the Champions League champion?

But George likes it. What is the best side of young players? It's their vitality.

If you shrink back because your opponent is strong, what do you want young people to do? Young people should be fearless.

"Yes, what is Lazio? Is Lazio better than Real Madrid?

George also echoed their views. In fact, the victory over Real Madrid in the European Super Cup and the victory over Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League are completely different. If Real Madrid is met in the Champions League knockout match, Bosco will definitely play with Blackburn.

European Super Cup, although Bosc also wants to win. But it's not that intense.

"Abolt Lazio! Abandon Lazio!"

Blanco, who had played in Serie A, looked at Blackburn's young players and suddenly felt that he was young. Lazio was the Serie A champion last year, and Blanco has met Lazio at Inter. Blanco understands how powerful Lazio is.

Blanco's mind is that Blackburn may not be weaker than Lazio, but he is still inexperienced. Lazio has seen far more world than Blackburn.

But at this time, Blanco was also infected by the emotions of Blackburn players. I don't think Lazio has anything.

George raised his hand to calm everyone down.

"Tomorrow is my first Champions League match. You should all remember what I'm saying now. If anyone drops the chain for me, hum hum." When George's words came out, several people shrank their necks. George smiled when he saw them. Well, whether your opponent is Real Madrid or Milan, you should be fearless. All right, go back and have a good rest. Let Sparta Prague know tomorrow that they have no chance to break out of the group stage.

"Yes."

Looking at the departing players, George breathed a long sigh of relief. Although it is the first time to enter the Champions League, George still has great expectations. The first round of the group stage must break through. Now that the situation in the league is very good, George doesn't want to give up the league.

But then George shook his head with a smile.

What are you thinking about this so early? Step by step, the league and the UEFA Champions League are the most important games. George doesn't want to give up either game. Anyway, Blackburn's lineup thickness is not too bad now. It should be able to deal with two-line attacks.

Now is the beginning of the season, and it is not the time to make a choice.

Thinking of this, George relaxed. In the future, even if you give up the Champions League and the League, you can't break through in the group stage. That's a joke. So no matter what, George must break through in the two group matches.

Sparta Prague?

Let's see your strength tomorrow.

(To be continued)