450 mixed 03 years

In the Christmas competition, the results are not very good. George is a little dissatisfied.

But the game is over.

George has no choice.

After playing against Newcastle, George went to the draw for the Champions League knockout match.

This is the first draw for the Champions League knockout after the cancellation of a group stage in the UEFA Champions League. It was also the first draw for the Champions League knockout round at the end of December.

When George arrived at the draw, George saw a lot of young faces.

Or it can be said that from the beginning of this season, the Champions League is more of a stage for young coaches.

Mourinho, with a reacherous face, stood in the middle of the coach more like a star. However, among the coaches present, Mourinho is indeed very handsome. Qualified to be cool there.

Mourinho and the head coaches around him are out of place. It's worthy of being a madman. He hasn't arrived at Chelsea yet, and he hasn't been famous since then. But it has shown that kind of arrogance.

However, Mourinho is not famous in European football because of the Champions League champion. In fact, Mourinho was already famous in European football last season. And in the selection of the best coach in Europe in 2003, he beat last season's Champions League coach Ancelotti.

Mourinho won the Triple Crown in Porto last season, leading Porto to win the Portuguese League, the Cup, and the UEFA Cup. Although Mourinho is still unfamiliar to some Asian and African fans.

But Mourinho is already famous in European football, and no one knows it.

And now Mourinho has just turned 40.

At the age of 40, he became the best coach in Europe, and Mourinho is indeed the best of the new generation of coaches. The head coach, who has been taught by Robson and has been an assistant coach in Barcelona for several seasons, is quite extraordinary.

He led Porto to perform well in the group stage of the Champions League. If it hadn't been for Real Madrid, Porto would have become the first in the group.

Porto scored 11 points in the group.

In addition to Mourinho, there is also Monaco's head coach Deschamps, who has been with George. This is even younger.

Deschamps, like George, is only thirty-five years old this year.

Needless to say, the results. It is also quite excellent.

In addition to a few of them, Ancelotti, who won the Champions League last season, is still in the category of young coaches. Ancelotti is only forty-four years old. At the age of 40, he belongs to the category of young marshals in the coaching industry.

Of course, the old face is also indispensable.

Including Ferguson, Wenger, Lippi, Heathfield and Ferguson's former teaching assistant, Queros.

These people are all famous coaches in European football.

George is not a nobody now.

Over the years in Blackburn, George has also left a great reputation in European football. So although George was only 35 years old, many coaches greeted George when he came in.

Now what George is most concerned about is which opponent he will meet.

Lyon? Real Madrid? Sparta Prague? Juventus? Milan?

George prayed secretly in his heart that he must draw Sparta Prague. Be sure to draw Sparta Prague!

Don't look at Sparta Prague as the first in the group. But their team is all scum. Not to mention the first appearance in the group, even if they win the game, George is not afraid of them at all. It can be said that all the second places in the top 16 of the UEFA Champions League are praying that they can meet Sparta Prague.

Of course, it is no problem for Blackburn to draw Lyon. Although Lyon will soon usher in their club's most glorious seven consecutive championships. But the seven consecutive championships are in the French League One. If you are in any of the Premier League, Serie A, La Liga or Bundesliga, then you are really amazing.

Ligue 1?

Cut, it's not George's opinion. Ligue 1 actually allowed Lyon to win seven consecutive championships, which can also show the competitiveness of Ligue 1.

The seven consecutive championships of Ligue 1 are not as good as the consecutive championships in the four major European leagues.

The French Ligue 1 champion is much better than Real Madrid, Juventus and Milan. Playing a strong team from the beginning of the knockout match is a waste of the team's energy. It's really hard to fight in the future.

George looks calm on the surface.

But I kept praying in my heart. Sparta Prague, Sparta Prague! Of course, Lyon is good, and so is Lyon!

It's a pity that what you are afraid of comes.

Blackburn did not draw any of the teams in Sparta Prague and Lyon. Sparta Prague was drawn by Stuttgart, and Lyon was drawn by Galatasaray.

Compared with their good luck, Blackburn actually drew Juventus. Deschamp's Monaco drew the Moscow locomotive.

It was only at this time that George experienced the benefits of the first place in the group stage.

It's good to be the first place in the group stage. Once Blackburn is the first in the group stage, he will avoid many strong European teams. They are all facing teams like Stuttgart, Galatasaray and Lokomotiv Moscow. At that time, the road to promotion will be smooth.

Now it turns out that Juventus have been drawn.

George was furious when he heard the name of Juventus. Mom, Juventus?

If it is the team that George most wants to meet, Juventus must be included. Juventus, old woman.

The nickname of the old woman is definitely not casually given to Juventus. George doesn't like to play with this kind of calm club. They can suffocate you to death. George believes that in the whole European football world, there is absolutely no team willing to play against Juventus.

Why am I so unlucky that I met Juventus.

Lippi heard that it was Blackburn, so he turned his head and looked at George.

This is the first time that George and Lippi have met. But between the two sides, the names of the two sides are like thunder. Needless to say, George is the youngest champion head coach in the Champions League. Even now, he is the youngest head coach in the Champions League knockout.

Like Deschamps, both of them are thirty-five years old.

In addition, George has a strange temper and has a deep grudge against Italian football. Lippi also knows a lot about George.

George also smiled at Lippi.

If Lippi knows more about George, it is from the media. Then George knows much more about Lippi than others.

Who is Lippi?

Lippi was the best head coach in Italian football in the 1990s. Leading Juventus not only won the league championship one after another, but also led Juventus to win the Champions League. Even George knew that Lippi would lead the Italian national team to the World Cup in the future.

How about George winning three consecutive Premier League championships? What if George won the Champions League?

Anyway, Lippi's reputation is much higher than George's. Lippi has been around for many years and has really become famous in Naples. After that, he came to Juventus, which was very popular. How good is his performance at Juventus?

In fact, it's a little better than George in Blackburn.

Blackburn was created by George. It is different from Juventus itself. But when people talk about George and Lippi, they will definitely say that Lipi is more powerful. This is the privilege of the head coach of a rich family.

George was very unhappy when he drew Juventus. The game is first host and then guest, and George is even more unhappy.

First master and then guest, that is to give the initiative to Juventus. But George couldn't complain about other people who made Blackburn the second in the group.

However, George has been in European football for so many years, and he has already developed the ability to be happy and angry. On the surface, you can't see what George means.

George kept comforting himself.

I don't want to meet Juventus. Are Juventus willing to meet me?

Cut!

Now Lippi is probably in the same bad mood as me.

When George left the scene, he was always smiling. Even when the reporter asked questions, he did not hide his smile. In the top 16 of the UEFA Champions League, there is no weak team at all. Those who can enter the top 16 are all strong teams in national leagues. It's a tough battle to draw anyone.

"Juventus is a rich team with a glorious history. I'm also very happy to play against him.

Looking at George, the reporter present suddenly felt, was George in front of him pretending to be?

But the moment he returned to the hotel, George's face turned cold. Damn, later, many fans said that the Champions League championship in the 03-04 season is the easiest to win. Which bastard said it? You see, I just met Juventus from the group stage.

............With the end of the draw of the UEFA Champions League knockout match, 2003 is also over.

This is a turbulent year.

All the Premier League teams did not perform well in the 02-03 season. In the Champions League, the Premier League strong teams were eliminated early, and there were no Premier League teams in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League.

also performed poorly in the league.

It's just that among them, Blackburn's performance is slightly better. So the Premier League champion fell to Blackburn. Blackburn also became the first team to win three consecutive league championships since the establishment of the Premier League.

Of course, these are only things in the first half of the year.

Russian oligarch Abrasimovic came to English football in the summer. One summer, 130 million pounds were thrown down, which shocked European football. There was a big earthquake in British football. The players bought by Chelsea in one summer can almost form a playing lineup.

Chelsea's results are really good.

Chelsea now ranks second in the Premier League, only lower than Arsenal and even two points higher than Blackburn. The pattern of the Premier League has completely changed.

In the past, the top four in the Premier League were basically Arsenal, Blackburn, Manchester United, Liverpool, and of course, occasionally Newcastle could also enter. In the past, when Gulit and Viali were there, they were still able to enter the top four.

But after Viali came to Ranieri in the late stage, Chelsea has not been in the top four for a long time.

Now Chelsea's results are up.

They even beat the Premier League strong teams such as Blackburn and Manchester United. Chelsea's performance shocked everyone.

Of course, what European football is more worried about is how much money the ambitious Abrasimovic will invest in the next transfer period.

In addition to the matter of British football, it is also a matter of European football.

England's handsome man, Beckham joined Real Madrid. And World Cup champion head coach Scolari left Real Madrid in dismay.

As for the head coach, 2003 was almost the stage for young coaches. Mourinho won the UEFA Cup and Ancelotti won the Champions League. European football will be their stage from this year.

Anyway, the miscellaneous year of 2003 is finally over.

(To be continued)