443 I just warmed up in the first two games

This is the case in the group stage.

The victory or defeat of a game may greatly change the situation in the group stage.

After Blackburn played the first two games, he didn't feel like the seed team of this group at all. Everyone is laughing at George and Blackburn.

But it was just a game, a victory, and all the doubts disappeared.

Although Blackburn's points are currently only ranked third in the group stage. But it is true that the three-one victory over Monaco made the previous doubts disappear. This is the characteristic of the group stage.

After winning the game, George was interviewed for a long time.

"There are many media questioning whether we can appear from the group stage. I think this question is ridiculous. The group stage is not a problem for me at all.

Reporters are already familiar with George's style.

And the reporter also knows what questions to ask, and George's big mouth can say what they want.

"Coach Levy, it seems that Blackburn is now third in the group stage. Monaco and Eindhoven have accumulated six points.

George smiled and looked at the reporter and asked, "Is the group stage over?"

Seeing that the reporter was stunned, George continued to speak.

"Only three games have passed in the group stage. Aren't there still three games? I'm just warming up for the first two games, and I will take the rest of the games seriously.

Hearing George's words, the reporters present were quite excited.

Sure enough, there is no shortage of news following George.

The first two games are warm-up, and this kind of arrogant words can be said. This doesn't pay attention to other clubs at all. Only George is so arrogant.

Some reporters still wanted to ask George, but George waved his hand and left the same place. There is no opportunity for reporters to continue to ask questions.

But the previous words alone are enough for journalists to use their imagination.

"Monago? Eindhoven? Dude, it's just warming up!"

"The group stage is not in the eyes of Coach Levy!"

"Confidence or arrogance!"

As long as these titles can be thought of, they are already in the minds of those reporters.

............George is so arrogant that he is definitely aimless.

Only two weeks later, Blackburn played at home against Eindhoven.

Eindhoven is famous.

However, the down-and-out rich family Eindhoven, who has never been in George's eyes, made George taste an unforgettable failure. George attaches great importance to this game, not just because he lost the last game to Eindhoven.

More importantly, the situation in the group stage is confusing.

Blackburn, Monaco and Eindhoven all have a chance to appear. Therefore, this kind of direct dialogue is extremely important.

Blackburn fans know the current situation. Therefore, this game showed a hundred times more energy to cheer for the team.

Hiddink's platoon in this game is regular. It's no different from the first game. But George has changed a lot in this game. Miku and Kaka all sat in the bench.

George used a very traditional 4-4-2 formation in this game.

The midfielder uses a combination of Pires, Alonso, Essien and Arshavin, while the forward line uses the high-altitude combination of Drogba and Klose.

George's playing style is very simple.

Alonso and Essien came back, and then two full-backs came forward. Because there is less point inserted in the middle, it is rare to open the big foot directly. The ball is basically two sides, and then two sides pass the ball and feed it to Close and Drogba.

Hiddink frowned as he looked at Blackburn's play.

Because of the ground cooperation of Blackburn's defense, Hiddink is still very good. Because of Eindhoven, under Hiddink's **, his physical strength is excellent. It can completely compete with the Premier League team. Running all over the field, there is no problem for Eindhoven.

But if you play high, it will be difficult to defend.

Of course, if it is another team, it is not a big problem. But Blackburn's striker, who controls the high-altitude ball, is completely abnormal.

The headers of Klose and Drogba are famous in the world.

Thinking of this, Hiddink looked at George standing on the sidelines.

Looking at the young man, Hiddink couldn't help smiling. Hiddink is a famous handsome man, and he is not young. It won't be as competitive as a young coach.

George said, "I just warmed up in the first two games," Hiddink also heard. The moment he heard this sentence, Hiddink laughed. Young people are so strong.

Of course, these ideas just flashed through Hiddink's mind.

It's a game now, and it's a life-and-death game.

At the beginning of the game, Blackburn began to take the initiative with the advantage of home.

Especially the two sides. Alonso is in the midfield, constantly scheduling. As long as there is a ball, the ball will be handed over to the two sides. Pires and Arshavin broke through when they had a chance on the sidelines, and passed directly if they didn't have a chance.

George gave the task of scoring to Klose and Drogba.

Let the two of them compete for the header. In addition, the cooperation between the two of them completed the goal. Therefore, it can be said that Blackburn's playing style is very simple, but the effect is really good against Eindhoven.

If it is Milan, if it is a central defender such as Nesta and Maldini, then this simple style of play may be very bad. But Eindhoven doesn't have such an excellent combination of defenders.

Boma? Oye?

Are they good at headers? Or is the position excellent?

Maybe they are good central defenders in the Dutch League. They can compete with many strikers, but it is quite difficult for them to face the strikers of Drogba and Klose.

Therefore, in the face of this very simple play, Eindhoven's defender was caught off guard. The two central defenders were completely embarrassed under the impact of Klose and Drogba.

Blackburn's offensive and defensive balance is 4-4-2, and George attaches great importance to the two sides of Robben and Park Ji-sung this time. In addition, Eindhoven still lacks a middle commander at this time. Van Bomel was unable to start because of his injury, so he only relied on the impact of two sides, and the threat dropped a lot.

With the lack of Van Bommel, the middle of Eindhoven is completely behind.

Therefore, Alonso can do it frequently.

In the 19 minutes of the game, Blackburn's striker played a header relay.

Alonso's pass found Pires, and Pires passed the ball to the inserted Riese. Riese's pass accurately found Drogba. Drogba ran to the front point, but did not shoot directly. Instead, the header is rubbed back, and the ball reaches the back point.

At this time, Klose, who had been ambushed in the back, jumped to the top with a fish in front of him. He headed the ball into the middle of the goal.

"Klose! Klose! George's double-forward tactics are quite effective. Riese's cross, Drogba and Klose had an air relay, and Klose finally scored the goal.

"One to zero. Blackburn led Eindhoven 1-0. After the last Champions League group stage, George told the media that he was just warming up in the first two games. At that time, many people thought that George was too arrogant and arrogant.

"But watching this game, who can say that George is arrogant rather than confident? Yes, it's self-confidence."

Morterson is right. This is self-confidence.

George has absolute confidence in the game. After scoring the goal, Blackburn played more steadily and better.

Ten minutes after Klose's goal, Blackburn scored another goal.

Is it also from the midway or from the side of Pires? After shaking an angle in the front court, Pires made a cross at a 45-degree angle. Drogba went up to face the football and shot fiercely in the air.

Unlike Klose, Drogba's shots have always been very powerful.

This time is no exception.

In such a short distance, Drogba's shot and the goalkeeper had no time to save. The ball echoed into the net.

After 2 to 0, George couldn't help being excited and waved his arm vigorously. In fact, George was not as relaxed as he was in the first two games. Now with two consecutive wins, all the disadvantages will be won back at once.

Yes, after two to zero, George has already concluded that he has won the game.

Hedink is certainly an unyielding coach. But after all, Eindhoven's strength is limited, and it is not as strong as Blackburn. Now it's on the road again. Hiddink is not just a magical coach. Even if Hiddink is really a fairy, the current situation can't come back.

After holding two ball advantages, Blackburn played more and more freely.

In the 23rd minute of the second half, Kaka, who came on as a substitute, received a return from Klose and scored the third goal with a long shot near the penalty area.

At home, Blackburn defeated Eindhoven almost without any suspense.

"Three to zero, Blackburn ushered in another victory. With the victory of this game, Blackburn's situation in the group stage became more and more bright. In four games, Blackburn had two wins, one draw and one loss, scoring seven points.

"Another venue, Monaco, defeated Athens AEK 4-0. Monaco scored nine points, Blackburn scored seven points, Eindhoven scored six points, and Athens AEK scored one point.

In fact, the qualifying situation of this group is still confusing. In addition to Athens AEK, Blackburn, Monaco and Eindhoven are all likely to appear. But now Blackburn is the most fierce, and with seven points, it is not a problem to get a qualifying place.

So Moltson said that the situation in the group was more and more inventive.

George thinks so.

Therefore, after the game, he looked at the reporter with a smile and said, "Did I say that I only warm up in the previous game. When the group stage appeared, this kind of thing was not what I thought. What I think about most now is who is our opponent after entering the knockout stage?

(To be continued)