239 Top 16 Opponents

The Football Federation gave an explanation, but it took nearly a month to say it.

The spokesman of the Football League is standing in front of the media very seriously.

"After discussion, we believe that the 'special talent clause' proposed by Coach Levy is very much in line with the current development of world football and is also good for the development of English football."

"Therefore, we decided to accept the 'Special Genius Clause'."

Then what is said is to explain what kind of player meets the "special genius clause". And it emphasizes that there is only one place for a club in a season.

That's what George and so on, although there are many terms in the "special genius clause". There are a lot of conditions in it. What kind of player is a special genius? But George didn't look closely at all.

The so-called "special length" has different views on everyone. There is no rigid surname rule for this kind of thing.

Just like Ferguson's purchase of South Korean star Park Ji-sung in history. Some people think that Park Ji-sung has nothing, but only one can run. Some people think that he is good at it. Of course, some people think that his running is very distinctive.

Anyway, there are different views in the eyes of a hundred people.

How can you be sure that that person is a genius at this time?

But Ferguson thought this boy was easy to use and introduced Park Ji-sung with the "special genius clause". There are no quantitative conditions for this kind of thing. How was it introduced at that time? Hiddink testified in court, and with Manchester United's public relations ability, it was easy to approve it.

In other words, each club has a place per season, and to put it bluntly, it leaves a place for each club. After the candidate is determined, whether you can pass or not depends on the public relations ability of your club.

Park Ji-sung can win this place very smoothly in Ferguson's hands. But if you change a club, you may not be approved.

So George is not worried at all.

Although Blackburn is not a giant in English football, it is not a very influential club. But the public relations ability is not very poor. In addition, it should not be a problem to find a heavyweight to help.

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The "Special Genius Clause" was lively for a while, but the media's attention was quickly re-attracted by the game.

It is still not possible to see how this new clause will affect the British football world. However, the current league is very fierce, and the European Cup is about to restart, so everyone's attention is still focused on the game.

In the current Premier League, Blackburn is currently fighting with Manchester United. Blackburn is still two points ahead of Manchester United. However, Manchester United also has one less game than Blackburn.

Both teams now have the task of playing in Europe. Manchester United plays the Champions League and Blackburn plays the League Cup. They are both fighting on two fronts, and they have been in good shape recently. Is it Manchester United ginger or old spicy, or Black's newborn calf is not afraid of tigers.

This battle between dragons and tigers has attracted the attention of all media.

At the same time, the list of opponents in the top 16 of the UEFA Cup has also come out.

The opponents in the first round, second round and top 32 of the League Cup are different. This time Blackburn is a real strong enemy.

The first three opponents, although historically, are all European strong teams. But now the three teams are completely in decline. Even Spartak Moscow, whose strength is slightly stronger, is now a serious decline in strength.

But as soon as the draw of the top 16 opponents came out, George sighed.

Although I thought that after entering the top 16, I would meet some strong teams. But as soon as the lottery came out, George took a deep breath.

Mom, although the top 16 teams are like clouds. But there are also weak teams such as Slavia, Lens and Monaco in Prague. Why didn't you meet them?

The opponent he met in the top 16 of Blackburn was the Roma team from Italy.

Although Roma is not ranked high in the Italian Serie A, it is a solid Serie A team. There are countless strong people in it. George also knew that in the first season of the new millennium, Roma was still the champion of Serie A.

Of course, what makes George most afraid is that the head coach of Roma is Capello.

Who is Capello? Capello's performance in Milan's six years can be compared with Ferguson's achievements in Manchester United for more than a decade.

He won the Serie A championship four in his six years as a coach for AC Milan, and set an unbeaten record of 58 league games in 1991/1993. In the 1993/1994 European Championship, he led Milan to beat Barcelona 4-0 in the final. That Barcelona is known as "Dream One" in Barcelona's history. Capello defeated Barcelona Dream Team 1 to win the fifth Champions League for AC Milan.

Later, he came to Real Madrid and won the La Liga championship.

Of course, if it's just historical glory, then George will not be afraid of Capello.

Capello is an absolute coach. He has won not only the Serie A championship in Rome, but also the Serie A championship in Juventus, and Real Madrid and La Liga championship. Capello's coaching style is to focus on discipline and defensive tactics.

Even later Mourinho publicly declared that he was a "follower of Capello".

It's not good to meet Rome.

Although he was afraid of Capello, George was not afraid of Rome. A few years ago, when it comes to Serie A teams, they all looked down on the Premier League team.

But over the years, Chelsea have won the Winners' Cup and Manchester United have won the Champions Cup. The Premier League has gradually moved towards the European football world, and is no longer a corner forgotten by the European football world.

George is not even afraid of Ferguson's Manchester United. How can he be afraid of Rome? But if possible, George is absolutely unwilling to face Capello and Rome.

But George is a hard-mouthed landlord who did not show his heart at all in front of the reporter. He said very calmly, "The top 16 of the League Cup are all powerful teams. It's the same when you meet any of them, and there's no problem when you meet Rome.

The draw has just ended, and Blackburn ushered in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

It may be that George has used up all his luck. This season, not only have important players been injured one after another, but also have average luck in drawing lots. Blackburn drew Aston Villa in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

This team is the team that George doesn't want to see. It's not easy for the main team to beat Villa on the road. Not to mention that George will never let the main force play in the FA Cup when he is now fighting in the league and the UEFA Cup.

Now that the schedule is getting more and more intensive, George doesn't have much room for the FA Cup.

So the substitutes came out, although they worked very hard. But in the end, he was defeated by Villa by a score of 3-1. Eliminated in the FA Cup. However, George breathed a sigh of relief after the game.

Although George doesn't care about the FA Cup, if he is not out, there is always a little fluke. In particular, once Blackburn passed Villa, he entered the sixth round of the FA Cup. At that time, there will be only three games away from the FA Cup, and George doesn't know if he can hold on**.

Anyway, the FA Cup is also a champion, and it is a well-known cup in England.

It's still a good thing to be out in the fifth round.

George can concentrate on playing the league and the league cup. The Premier League champion and the League Cup champion George don't want to give up. But both hands should be tough. George is inexperienced.

Maybe the luck has been too bad recently. Blackburn was eliminated in the fifth round of the FA Cup, and then went away to play Tottenham Hotspur.

George is bound to win this game. Manchester United behind him has opened its teeth and is waiting for George to make a mistake. George encouraged the players, took Tottenham Hotspur, and then returned the pressure to Manchester United. Blackburn's kick-off time is faster than Manchester United's, so George wants to win and tell Ferguson that Blackburn's confidence to defend the top of the table.

It's a pity that the idea is good, and the reality is cruel.

Blackburn, who was full of confidence, overturned his boat in the gutter. Blackburn, who has recently won five consecutive victories, in White Hart Lane turned out to be a three-to-zero game against the Tottenham Hotspur team, which George despised.

George was very angry and had a gloomy face from the beginning of the game.

Because less than five minutes after the start of the game, he was caught off guard by the Tottenham Hotspur team. Then as soon as Blackburn was anxious, he forgot that his head coach was George. Graham. He is best at playing this kind of game.

At Arsenal, Graham is "one-to-zero"ism.

Blackburn was anxious to attack and fell into Graham's trap. The midfielder was so close that he was hit twice by Tottenham Hotspur.

After being hit by Tottenham Hotspur for the second time, George suddenly woke up. It seems that the Premier League champion confused himself and made his heart anxious and unable to calm down. As long as you play steadily, you can still equalize. But it's too late now.

No wonder Keegan was confused by Ferguson. The Premier League champion is so tempting that George's head is hot in this game.

However, George's chagrin soon turned into regret, complete regret. Because Manchester United was tied bis-2 by Wimbledon in the next game, and was tied 3-1 by Liverpool in the make-up match.

George couldn't wait to hit his head against the wall. If he wins Tottenham Hotspur, Blackburn will really lead Manchester United by three points and completely consolidate the top position. Unfortunately, it has not opened the gap with Manchester United now, but let Manchester United chase Blackburn for two points. Now the points of the two teams are equal.

Damn Tottenham Hotspur!

If you can't win the Premier League this season, then Tottenham is the biggest bastard.

Why did I ignore the strong attack when my head was hot at that time?

is still too young. I still can't escape the utilitarian heart. A Premier League champion made me dizzy. Seeing that he was at the top of the list and facing Ferguson's strength, he was guilty. At that time, Kigang was probably the same as he is now. Calm down, calm down, there are still 11 rounds of the league.

It's not certain who will kill the deer.

(To be continued)