459 Drink cold water and stuff your teeth
For Milan, George has an unforgettable impression.
Since George became a coach, he has had many fiascos. Especially after coming to Blackburn, there were definitely many fiascos. But two of these experiences were absolutely unforgettable by George. It can even be said that George will keep it in mind throughout his coaching career.
Once was George's first season when he led Blackburn and was humiliated by Arsenal's score of -8 to zero. For George, that game is absolutely unforgettable. However, Blackburn had just formed a team at that time, although it was the biggest defeat in George's coaching career.
But with Blackburn's good performance in the Premier League, George began to slowly let go many years ago.
After facing Arsenal, Blackburn has never been at a disadvantage. After all these years, George hasn't thought about that game for a long time.
Another time, he was eliminated by Milan last season.
George has met a lot of strong teams over the years. There are strong England teams such as Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool, as well as strong European teams such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, Lazio and Bayern Munich.
But there has never been a game that made George feel weak like playing Milan.
is really powerless.
The young Alonso is like a child in front of Pirlo.
The rhythm can't be controlled at all in the midfield.
Those two games made George feel weak. No matter how George adjusts, he can't get rid of the rhythm of Milan's game. He is always fooled by Milan's players.
So after that game, George was very concerned about Milan.
Now we have met again.
Since he has met, George must not give up the opportunity to take revenge.
For Milan, George has been analyzing for a long time. The team reached a new peak last season, but the same team can't always be at the peak. The biggest problem is still in the midfield.
Pirlo's important surname is getting bigger and bigger.
But the state of the first two, Rui Costa and Rivaldo, is not flattering.
Although Rui Costa is still playing football, he can't accept it. Although he is only thirty-two years old and occasionally has some magic strokes, the overall performance has been ups and downs.
As for Rivaldo, who should have left Milan in history, he stayed.
But Rivaldo is even more inexplicable. Rivaldo in 2002 is a god. The Brazilian national team can win the World Cup in the World Cup, and Rivaldo's contribution is definitely no less than Ronaldo. Some fans even believe that Rivaldo is the core player that Brazil can win the World Cup.
I didn't expect Rivaldo, who was at the peak of his state in 2002, and then his state was like a roller coaster.
After the free transfer to Milan in 2002, the state suddenly seemed to be gone. From a god to a person, and from a world superstar level, he became an ordinary player.
Rivaldo's sudden downturn made many people in the world's football world understand. But whether you understand it or not, Rivaldo's state is really gone.
By this season, Rivaldo's condition will be even worse.
Whether it is Rui Costa or Rivaldo, he is actually only 32 years old now. But it's obviously old and the state is ups and downs.
There is also the right side of Kafu, which seems to be stable, but in fact there is no problem. Milan's attack on the right side depends on Cafu, but Cafu is just a person after all. He can't take all the offense and defense. There has never been such a powerful defender in the world.
Of course, there is also the left side of Pancaro. Although Pancaro has performed well this season, Pancaro's disadvantage is also very obvious. Pancaro is about to be thirty-three years old. As he is old, his physical functions have also declined a lot. If it hadn't been for Kaladze's injury, Pancaro would not have become the main force.
In fact, it's not just Pancaro who is old.
The whole Milan's defense line is old. Except for Nesta, the other three are senior players.
Kafu will be thirty-four years old soon. In Milan, you have to take care of the defense and assist. When he was in Rome, Cafu was young and had no problem running up and down. But now, no matter how physical strength is, it is not as good as before.
Maltini is older. He is already 35 years old, and he will be thirty-six years old in two months.
Such a classic car defense line, although it is very experienced. However, when it comes to explosive power, speed and physical strength, these physical functions are very problematic.
Now Milan is not only too old for the defense, but also the state of the front-back players is unstable. There is something that makes George happier. That's Inzaghi, who was seriously injured this season. Although he has come back, he is in a very bad state.
Therefore, the recent Milan front line has always been a combination of Shevchenko and Tomasen.
Tomasson's characteristics are also similar to Inzaghi. Unfortunately, Tomasson is not Inzaghi, nor does he have the deterrent power of Inzaghi.
The whole of Milan, no matter how George looks at it, it is a loophole.
............ In this match with Milan, Blackburn was the first guest and then the host.
When you get to the San Siro Stadium, George's idea is very simple. It is always necessary to score an away goal. That is to say, George's overall idea is still kept. Then attack when you have a chance, and it's better to score away goals.
In this way, you will take the initiative when you get to the home court.
So George's ranking is moderate.
George didn't think about playing any surprise attacks or anything in this game. Therefore, the midfielder arranged a combination of five people: Pira, Alonso, Essin, Kaka and Miku. The front line uses Drogba.
For Milan's experienced but older player, George thinks that Drogba, who is in good health, is far more useful than Klose.
Isn't your Maldini very strong?
Let Drogba go up and rush. Let Maldini and Drogba touch it and see how perverted the body of Warcraft is. Maldini, although one of the best defenders in the world, is still old.
George didn't believe that the 36-year-old Maldini could withstand the impact of Drogba.
It can be said that there is no change in George's start in San Siro.
There is no big change even compared with last season. However, George knew that Blackburn had changed from last season. Alonso, in particular, I don't know how mature he has compared with the first time he faced Milan last season.
It can be said that Alonso is no longer the kind of player played by Pirlo last season.
Sure enough, after the game began, although Milan had an advantage on the field, Blackburn and Milan were not at a disadvantage.
Milan has more advantage in possession than in offensive threat.
Although George did not have anyone to guard Rui Costa, Essien and Alonso took turns to guard Rui Costa. Therefore, after the start of the game, Rui Costa did not perform at all. Even after the start of the game, he conceded two goals in a row under Essien's rush. Although he passed a few balls, he did not create any threat.
Alonso is located in the middle of the road.
Not only does it control Blackburn's offensive and defensive rhythm, but once the Milan players come to this position, they can immediately feel Alonso's outstanding defensive strength and standing ability.
This time we meet again, Blackburn is very prepared.
George has been preparing for a full year for today's meeting. During the year, George kept studying Milan. Although it's just because I was embarrassed last season. But the effect is obvious. When he meets Milan, George is more confident.
Blackburn's layout is all aimed at Milan's loopholes. The location of Miku, Pire and Kaka, especially the location of Miku, is uncertain. After these two seasons, Miku is no longer the original classical front waist.
The rise of Kaka made Miku have no choice but to change his position.
But changing your position does not mean that Miku has lost the threat. The position of Miku is not fixed, which makes it more difficult to let go. You don't know where he will be, and you don't know where he will pass the ball.
Miku can always find his position just right every time. Then give Kaka enough space to send him a beautiful goal.
Now it's the same with Milan.
Miku's erratic position made Sidorf and Gattuso a little impatient. Although Blackburn now, the first threat in midfield must be Kaka. Now Kaka's goals have surpassed Pires.
But even so, no one can really ignore Miku.
But Miku, not one person can prevent it. Even if it is as strong as Gattuso, he can limit Miku at most. In the past, when Miku was in the front waist, it was the best defense to limit him.
But after Miku retreated, he had more ways to deal with the ball, or more space.
After the start of the game, Miku is the most active.
Because Alonso is behind and Kaka is in front, Miku is like the lubricant in the midfield and front court, constantly retarding and passing the ball.
At the first 16 minutes of the game, Miku withdrew and got Alonso's pass.
Miku is so active that Gattuso has been staring at Miku. So as soon as Miku took the ball, Gattuso rushed out.
"... Gattuso, Miku passed the ball... Gattuso knocked down Miku, which was a foul. But Pires got the ball, which was offensive. The referee motioned to continue the game!"
Miku and Gattuso fell down. Although both of them stood up, it was a clear foul.
Gattuso was in defense and couldn't grab the ball at all. After Miku passed the ball, he knocked Miku down.
But because it was offensive, the referee signaled the game to continue.
Blackburn will not let go of this good opportunity.
After Pires got the ball, he made a sudden inward cut from the left. But in the face of the opponent's defense, there is no long-range shot. It was a light pass that passed the ball to Drogba in the penalty area.
"...Droppa, back... Kaka got the ball."
Dropba actually wanted to turn around and shoot directly. Unfortunately, Maldini in the back, although he is old. Physical strength is not good, but experience is world-class. Therefore, Drogba found that he couldn't find a chance to turn around, so he had no choice but to go back.
When Kaka got the ball, Pirlo was already back to defend.
Unfortunate, Pirlo is not Alonso. Pirlo is skilled and has a broad vision, but unfortunately he is not from the back. The defense was very poor, so Ancelotti left Gattuso to assist in the defense. But just defending Miku, Gattuso has not yet returned to his position.
Pirlo is easy to do.
The moment Kaka took the ball, as soon as he snapped his left foot, it was already a little empty.
"With a buckle, Pirlo couldn't stop the car! Kaka, shoot!"
Yes, Kaka will never hesitate near the restricted area. This aspect is even different from Miku and Pires. Although Miku and Pires have scored a lot of goals, they prefer to pass the ball to mobilize the attack. Therefore, even at the forefront of the penalty area, if it is not a very good opportunity, they still rarely shoot.
But the card is different.
Kaka is a striker, so he is very decisive. As long as there is a chance to shoot, he will not let go.
It's the same this time.
The ball flew over like a cannonball.
"Dida, Dida, oh, this ball Dida couldn't stop. Kaka, Kaka helped Blackburn lead 1-0 away from home!"
"1-0, Blackburn led Milan 1-0 away."
There are only about 3,000 Blackburn fans who followed Black to San Siro. But when they saw Kaka's goal, they all cheered loudly. Unexpectedly, among the tens of thousands of Milan fans in San Siro, everyone can clearly hear the cheers of Blackburn fans.
But George did not celebrate at this time.
Because George was already watching nervously. After just colliding with Gattuso, Miku, who had just stood up, lay down again after taking two steps.
George knows Miku.
There is inferiority in Miku's pride. He plays football gracefully on the court.
But he is different from Zidane. Once Zidane is stimulated during the game, he will be furious. As an offensive midfielder, Zidane has more red and yellow cards. But Miku rarely loses control on the field.
He is also not as cunning as Pires. Pirley is talented, but he is very cunning. This is especially true on the court.
Miku is different from his elegance, but his style is down-to-earth.
So when he saw Miku fall down again, George's heart thumped.
The Blackburn players who celebrated at this time also found that Miku fell again. Everyone went to have a look with great care.
The team doctor on Blackburn came to the court early.
"It doesn't look very serious at first. However, it seems that we need to rest for at least 20 days. Of course, we still need to check it carefully. The team doctor simply told George.
More than 20 days?
George frowned.
Although Kaka is popular now, it does not mean that Miku has no effect, but that the current Miku has a greater role. I didn't expect that the collision didn't look serious at all, and I was injured. Gattuso is known as a butcher, but the action just now is really not big.
Now is the most important time for the Champions League knockout match. Miku actually fell down. If further examination and the injury is more serious, it will be a tragedy.
"The game lasted less than 20 minutes, and Miku was injured. This is a big blow to Blackburn.
Mom's, recite it.
After drinking cold water, he stuffed his teeth, and Miku was injured. George shook his head.
(To be continued)