418 The knockout match is my back garden
He defeated Valencia 3-0 at home, and George also took revenge for being eliminated that year. Valencia only scored one point in the three rounds, Roma scored three points and Ajax scored four points. Except for Blackburn's nine points, their points are not very high.
Blackburn consolidated the first position in the group with the victory of this game.
Many European media are surprised by Blackburn's excellent performance in the death group. Although the current strength of the other three teams is not the best in Europe. But it is also quite strong.
Valencia was the champion of La Liga last season, the young genius of Ajax made all the European football clubs crazy, and Rome was also the champion of last season's Serie A. These three teams are obviously strong European teams, but they have no resistance in the face of the defending champion Blackburn.
This makes it time for many European media to change their mouths.
At the beginning of the season, not only the British football media, but also the media of other European teams thought that Blackburn's sale of Deco and MacLei was a big mistake. Deco and Makelele look as dazzling as Miku, Pires and Klose, but their role must not be lower than them.
Of course, Deco's attention is much higher than that of Macleley.
After all, Deco is the midfield commander responsible for Blackburn's offensive and defensive conversion. Many people think that Deco's departure from Blackburn will definitely confuse Blackburn's attack. As they said, Blackburn did encounter a lot of problems at the beginning of the season.
But now all the voices of doubt have disappeared.
Because Blackburn told them with his best performance that although Blackburn's strength has been lost, he is still a strong team in European football. It is still the Champions League champion team.
Like the current group, let alone Blackburn. Even Real Madrid and Milan dare not say that they can break through the group stage so easily. I didn't expect Blackburn to occupy the first place in the group stage so easily.
After playing Valencia, Blackburn challenged Chelsea on the road.
Chelsea have also performed well in the past few seasons.
Ranieri is definitely one of the best coaches in European football. Of course, George thinks so.
Although George despises a coach without a championship like Ranieri, George still agrees with Ranieri's ability. Especially his ability to integrate the team. The integrated teams Ancelotti and Mourinho were all excellent coaches later.
But Ranieri also has his own way.
Whether it's in Valencia or after Chelsea. As much as there are ingredients, you can make what kind of food. In this regard, George is willing to bow down.
When Ranieri entered Chelsea, Chelsea had reached the point of collapse. Especially the veteran players are dodious in the locker room and are not convinced by the head coach at all. It was at this time that Ranieri entered Chelsea.
But in a short time, Ranieri has fully integrated Chelsea.
The current Chelsea's combat effectiveness is not weak. It has been hitting the top four positions.
If the Premier League in recent years is divided into one level, then Manchester United, Blackburn and Arsenal are the top three in the Premier League. These three teams have a stable record not only in Europe, but also in the Premier League. It has always been the first group of the Premier League.
In addition to these three, Chelsea, Liverpool and Newcastle are all competing for the fourth place. Especially in the reform of the Champions League, after the Premier League has four places, the competition for the fourth place is becoming more and more fierce. Now the fourth place is the competition between these three teams.
This is the current pattern of the Premier League.
Ranieri's ability to bring Chelsea, which is about to fall apart, to this point. Unfortunately, Ranieri only has these skills, and he is always out of the championship.
In the away game, George doesn't care about other people's eyes.
Alonso has a rest. George used the double waist formation of Hargreaves and Essien, and then used a combination of Kaka, Duff and Miku in the front. The front line is divho, a young player. I played an obvious defensive counterattack.
Of course, Ranieri has a deep understanding of Blackburn.
So let Petit follow Kaka closely. Yes, it's Petit. The back of the waist, which shined in Wenger's hand, made Barcelona gritt its teeth after arriving at Barcelona. Because Petit's transfer fee is very expensive, but after arriving at Barcelona, his performance is completely unmatched with Arsenal.
So Barcelona threw Petit to Chelsea.
Although Petit's strength has declined a lot, his experience is old. Although it is impossible to completely defend Kaka, the interference to Kaka is still very successful. But Blackburn is not the only Kaka.
Petit, as a defensive midfielder, just staring at Kaka, then the others will not be easy to defend.
Duff, who is active on both sides, is not such a good defensive player. In the face of Melchiot and Lenax, Duff is completely in no man's land. On both sides of Chelsea, no one can defend Duff.
Ranieri put most of the defense on Kaka.
This leads to the activity of others. Miku's two assists in the midfield were given to Duff on the sidelines. Duff rode alone and rushed into the penalty area from the side, scoring two goals. And the fast-paced divh, also scored a goal in the counterattack.
Although Chelsea also scored a goal, it was just a goal for Hasselbaink to save face.
George was very excited in the away game of 3 to 1.
The "Flying Boot Gate" incident has an absolute impact on Manchester United. If anyone says that the conflict between Ferguson and Beckham has no impact on Manchester United, it is definitely a joke. And this time the "flying boot door" thing was so big that Beckham and Ferguson almost completely turned around.
In history, Beckham still has a little chance to play, but now there is no chance at all.
The impact appeared. This round of Manchester United's away game against Bolton was tied by the weak Bolton one by one. The point difference with Blackburn became six points. After the game, Ferguson was furious and even scolded reporters at the post-match press conference.
Ferguson, who was already angry after being tied in the game, was asked by the reporter about Beckham. How could he tolerate it?
Ferguson is definitely not a good-tempered coach. So at the press conference, he scolded the reporter fiercely. When Ferguson was angry, he said everything. All kinds of curses come casually.
When George saw this situation, he showed his little white teeth and kindly advised, "Coach Ferguson, you should change your temper. When you are old, if you always lose your temper like this, it's not good for your health. For the sake of your own health, don't be angry.
"Look at Liverpool's head coach, Mr. Hollior. I don't want Coach Ferguson to enter the hospital for the same reason.
George is afraid that the world will not be chaotic. George's slouching and sarcastic appearance made the Manchester media furious. But there is nothing we can do. George is not the only one who is sneering now. It's just that George is the most famous and rushes to the front line.
Even after George jumped out, even Wenger came out. Ferguson's old adversary, Wenger, was also very kind to persuade Ferguson. Tell him that he is angry and hurt.
George looked at Wenger's smiling face and shook his head. It can't be so simple for Wenger to make a great reputation in world football.
Later, not only George and Wenger, but also many clubs came to persuade Ferguson. This made Ferguson furious. In an interview with the media, he fought back at them: "I have been the head coach for more than 20 years and know how to manage the locker room. I'm in good health, and I haven't had any problems teaching for 20 years.
............ Ferguson is full of sarcasm now. Ferguson's break with Beckham has given Ferguson a headache. For this group of people who are in the well, Ferguson hates it so much.
But after George lit the fire, he immediately left.
George didn't have time to spend all his time on Manchester United. Because Blackburn is about to play at home against his opponent Ajax in the fourth game of the Champions League group stage.
Now Blackburn is in a good situation. He has won three consecutive victories in the first three games and has accumulated nine points. George doesn't want any accidents in such a good situation.
George likes to deal with a team like Ajax.
Although many people think that Blackburn is also one of the representatives of art football. But George never thought he was an idealist. It is impossible for George to maintain the inheritance of a style of play like Barcelona. He won't be a real idealistic head coach like Wenger.George has no special taste for the game style. As long as you can win, it doesn't matter.
George also likes a team like Ajax, not because of how beautiful they play. But because of playing these teams, George has a lot of experience. For teams like Arsenal, Barcelona and Ajax, the most powerful is their genius-like attack. What I'm most afraid of is a rough foul.
George doesn't care whether his rough foul will leave any shadow on these young geniuses. In this game, Blackburn's action is more rude. This time, not only Van der Fart did not adapt, but the whole Ajax genius did not adapt.
The game was very dull.
There are people turning upside down everywhere. But Blackburn completely disrupted Ajax's attack. When there was a problem with Ajax's attack, it was easy to do. Klose received Kaka's cross and scored the only goal in the game.
In another game, Valencia defeated Roma 1-0 away.
In this way, Blackburn accumulated 12 points, Valencia and Ajax accumulated four points, and Rome accumulated three points. Blackburn has already appeared in the top of the group in advance, and the remaining three teams are likely to appear.
George was very proud after the game.
In the face of those reporters, he said wildly, "The Champions League knockout match? The UEFA Champions League knockout is my back garden. I can go whenever I want. Unless I'm tired of it, I can visit my back garden all the time. It's no big deal."
George's arrogant face was photographed by the reporter. Then it became the front page of major media newspapers the next day.
(To be continued)