373 Unexpected

Every time he collides with George, Ferguson can clearly feel George's growth.

When he just started to have a war with George, George could only use some crooked moves. There is also an opportunity to take advantage of Blackburn players who are not familiar with British football to make a surprise attack. However, with the exercise in the Premier League in the past few seasons, George's platooning and substitution have made great progress.

Outsiders can't see this.

Outsiders just think that George is very powerful. He led Blackburn to make one good result after another.

But they have met George many times, and Ferguson as a competitor, their feelings are different. From a rookie coach who lacks experience, George has gradually become a famous coach who can wrestle with world-famous coaches step by step.

Direct competitors like Ferguson are the most touched.

George has really grown up.

However, Ferguson was very surprised to see Blackburn's starting list.

Because what is Blackburn's most powerful? All the head coaches who have been with Blackburn will say two. Blackburn's most powerful, one is the possession of the ball in the middle of the midfield, and the other is Blackburn's side assault.

There is no need to say that the ball is controlled in the midfield.

Blackburn has ball control masters such as Deco and Miku. And they are all midfielders who can control, pass, and even shoot. With them, Blackburn's midfield possession is unique throughout the Premier League.

Even against Manchester United and Arsenal, Blackburn's possession of the ball is dominant.

Under normal circumstances, Blackburn has more than 60% possession time in the Premier League.

Blackburn's side attack is counted in the whole Premier League, even in the whole European football world. Each player has its own characteristics. Pires can pass, and even pull over and play the core of the midfield. It can be used as another offensive core outside Miku.

Duff is a complete winger. Fast speed, good small skills, especially the shooting from the inside and breaking through the direct into the penalty area from the outside line are his specialty.

Bellamy, speed alone is already a headache for all opponents.

Hleb, although he is a substitute. But it is a true king of people, and people have completely become an art under his feet.

These four side players have made Blackburn's sideline playing style diverse. And it can meet various tactical needs. Blackburn's side attack is also the most important part of their attack. Many clubs were broken by Blackburn's defense precisely because they could not resist Blackburn's side attack.

Some clubs even wanted to play iron barrel defense with Blackburn because they failed to block the opponent on the sidelines.

So any club is quite afraid of Blackburn's sidelines.

This includes strong teams such as Manchester United and Arsenal. Ferguson and George have been in a relationship many times. Several times, I have learned the power of Blackburn's side road.

Especialty Pires. Every time he plays against Manchester United, Pires will be in excellent condition. Manchester United's right-back Gary. Neville, when talking about the player he least wants to face, his name is Blackburn's Pires.

But after the starting lineup came out, Pires was not on it. Even any other sideline player did not appear on the starting list, and Ferguson could not suppress his surprise at all.

In George's lineup, there is no sideline? A strange starting lineup?

The goalkeeper and the guard line are very conventional, both in Ferguson's expectation. But the start of the midfield surprised everyone. None of George's four midfielders is on the field. George's platoon in the midfield are Hargreaves, MacLei, Deco, Miku and Kaka.

Among these five people, MacLei, Deco and Miku are all the core players of Blackburn.

Needless to say, there is no one in the European football team who doesn't know the three of them. But now there is no sideline in the midfield, but Hargreaves and Kaka are piled up. Even the old Ferguson didn't see the purpose of George's platoon.

It's not just the platoon in the midfield that surprised Ferguson.

George's choice of striker also surprised Ferguson. Blackburn's current forward line is very strong, and it should be said that even compared with the European giants, it is not bad at all.

Klose, the best scorer in the Premier League last season. Not long ago, he scored the 100th goal of his career in the league. Of course, Klose has just come back, and his state has not fully recovered.

Anelka has no personal honor except for being the best newcomer in the Premier League. But no one in European football will deny Anelka's strength. As long as Anelka is not stupid, he is definitely a world-class striker.

With these two forwards, Blackburn's front line is not short of people. Any one of them playing is enough deterrent for Manchester United's back defense.

But George didn't use two world-class strikers, but went to Drogba. It's understandable that Klose has just come back, but isn't Anelka still there? Although they played a Premier League game a few days ago, they should be used to playing a game in a few days.

Anelka will not have any problems playing.

But George chose Drogba. This was also beyond Ferguson's expectation.

Ferguson didn't understand.

Martin. Taylor and Andy. Gray didn't understand either.

If possible, George is definitely the head coach who is willing to take risks. And George is also a very decisive coach, which can be seen from George's several adjustments to the lineup in the first half. But George is still a conservative person.

Ferguson understands this, Martin. Taylor and Andy. Gray is also clear.

Therefore, they absolutely do not believe that George is a mysterious and innovative head coach in the platoon. So they are all thinking about the reason why George arranged it.

It's just that the game hasn't started yet, and they can't see George's purpose.

Ferguson can only wait. When the game starts, George can see what it means.

............With the sound of the referee's whistle, the UEFA Champions League semi-finals finally began.

Manchester United and Blackburn are old rivals.

In the four seasons when George joined the team, he had many collisions with Manchester United. So it should be said that there is no secret between the two teams. There is no need for temptation at the beginning of the game. But George's strange lineup made Manchester United have to be careful.

Looking at the careful Manchester United, George couldn't help laughing.

Every time he has a relationship with Ferguson, George can find his growth. Although George has memories of his previous life, he has a great advantage in choosing players. But George never thought he was a genius.

Therefore, George pays special attention to the summary after the game. Every time he is a world-class coach, George will summarize. What I get is my own experience.

And after last season's Premier League champion, George's self-confidence also rose. Of course, winning the Premier League championship this season has greatly increased George's aura.

Now George has really defeated himself and his fear of those famous coaches. The fear in the depths of my heart. George's previous arrogance was not to cover up the fear in his heart.

If it was in the past, George must have thought about how Ferguson would arrange his troops. How should I deal with Ferguson? George must have racked his brains to control Manchester United. But now George's idea is completely different.

Why do you want to think about how to restrain Manchester United, and why don't you play according to your own ideas?

Ferguson, although he didn't admit it before, it was indeed a big stone in George's heart. But since winning two consecutive Premier League championships, George has really begun to have the psychological qualities that a world-famous coach should have. Now George's arrogance is his self-confidence.

Therefore, George arranged the starting lineup completely according to his own ideas. A big accident for Ferguson.

Manchester United tested the name for a while and found that Blackburn's starting lineup was not a big deal.

Ferguson found it.

Blackburn's game is more defensive. Including Drogba in the front, several people in the middle and even Miku participated in the defense. Blackburn worked very hard in the middle.

However, Ferguson can still vaguely judge the position of Blackburn midfielder.

Hargreaves, Maclele and Deco are at the back, while Miku and Kaka are at the front. Kaka is on the left, while Miku is on the right.

However, when defending, Hargreaves will support the right side, MacLei will support the left side, and Deco will control the rhythm of the game in the middle.

Does George want to defend away and attack at home?

Even the experienced Ferguson didn't see George's idea at all at this time. If it's the first time to meet George, then Ferguson will really think so. But Ferguson is not the first time he has met George.

Ferguson will never believe that George will give up his chance to score goals away from home.

But the current scene makes Ferguson unable to see clearly.

Dropba? Will he score goals? Although Drogba once scored a long shot through Manchester United's goal, Ferguson still has a trace of contempt for Drogba. Because Drogba is currently the player who wastes the most single-time players among the Premier League strikers.

Blackburn's style of play, especially with players like Pires and Miku, Drogba has a far better chance of getting a single shot than the strikers of many other clubs. But Drogba didn't score a few single-knife goals.

Therefore, Drogba has always been ridiculed by the British media.

And Miku's strength is very strong. But now without the support of two sides, what can he do alone in the midfield? He is not Maradona. He can pass five levels and kill six generals in the midfield. Cut off the side road, which is completely self-broken arm.

Ferguson never thought that George would have such a lineup.

The midfielders, Macclere, Hargreaves and Deco, are all defensive. How to attack?

I couldn't understand George's arrangement, and Ferguson was not in a hurry. So what if you can't see it? Can't you see that they won't play the game, so Ferguson directly let Manchester United attack Blackburn's hinterland with a big wave of his hand.

Because Ferguson really can't see what attack ability Blackburn has.

And Ferguson believes that even if George hides something else. As long as Blackburn is in a hurry on his side, George's purpose will definitely emerge.

(To be continued)