"Friends and spectators, welcome to the fourth round of the English League Cup, Blackburn Rovers vs Burnley. I'm John Mortenson, and I'm partnered with Alan Hansen. Alain, what do you think of this game? ”

"Blackburn Rovers are doing very badly at the moment, but I don't think that's Hodgson's responsibility. The main reason is that Blackburn have risen too quickly, they have an enviable main lineup, but there is no supporting substitute lineup. When Shearer was sold and the main players were injured, neither Ray Shaforte nor Kidd could give Blackburn the temperament of a strong team again. Jack Walker also didn't invest as much as he used to, which made Blackburn's record worse and worse. ”

"You're saying Hodgson hasn't played to his strength yet?"

"Of course, Hodgson's coaching experience so far has been successful enough. I've always wondered why the national team manager didn't invite Hodgson. Of course, Hodgson must not dare to be careless in this game. ”

"Is it because of George Levy?"

"Well, George, this young man is very special. No, very special. There's a kind of magic in him, and in League Two, George was able to beat Blackburn Rovers at the time. Hehehe, he's special. ”

Mortenson's eyes blinked when he heard Alan Hansen's words. "Alain, have you forgotten how George was sarcastic about you some time ago?" Then he said with a smile.

Mortenson was talking about the last time George hit back at Mark Laurenson, he scolded Alan Hansen along with him.

"It's normal for young people to have tempers, how can young people without tempers become great things." Alan Hansen was generous and smiled indifferently. "Do you remember what George said after the last game against Blackburn? He said he parked a tank in front of the door and fired three shells. ”

"Remember, remember, how can you not remember. In that game, in addition to George, there was also a player who turned out. It's Burnley's youngster Daniel Morrison. Alain, what do you think about Daniel's future? ”

"Daniel, when I see him, I think of someone."

"Stuart Pearce!"

"Yes, it's Stewart. The two of them are very similar and I believe George has produced a good left-back for England. ”

Stuart Pierce is England's best left-back in over two decades. In his bones, there is the blood surname of English football. Pierce doesn't have any tricks to play, and the style of play is extremely tough but not "dirty". Nicknamed "The Madman" and "Prince of the Forest", he is a real warrior on the English football field. The persistent and tough style of play is close to a crazy situation, so he has won the reputation of "crazy man". He was awarded the Order of the Empire in 1998 for his outstanding contribution to English football.

For Daniel, who is still in the First Division, Mortensen and Alan Hansen have very high ratings.

Before the game started, the two people on the live broadcast stage began to chat.

Of course, it was not only the media that were following the game, and with nearly three hours to go, fans were already entering the stadium at Ewood Park. By the hour before the game, Ewood Park was already packed, and the stands were almost full.

This time, Blackburn Rovers were more generous, giving Burnley fans 10,000 tickets. The pitch was divided into two distinct sections, with the larger part being the blue square of Blackburn Rovers fans and the smaller part being the red side of Burnley fans.

When it comes to the traditional colors of English football, they are blue and red. George doesn't know when it started, but English clubs usually have either blue or red home kits. If one side of the derby is blue, then the other side must be red. This is the very traditional "red and blue battle" in English football.

Before the start of the game, the fans of both sides had already started a war.

First, Blackburn Rovers fans mocked Burnley for their role in League One. And then even more there to sing, cursing Burnley forever in the lower leagues of England. Burnley fans also mocked Blackburn Rovers in the Premier League's relegation zone, with many Burnley fans holding up signs that read "Welcome Blackburn to League One!" ”。

Looking at these excited fans, the Blackburn police were like a big enemy, and they didn't dare to relax for a moment. In the middle of the handover of fans of the two teams, there were rows of riot police. They were back-to-back, heavily armed, wearing steel helmets and carrying shields and batons, watching the fans warily.

As the game approached, Mortensen finally got their starting line-up for the game.

"Hahaha, Blake was the main force in this game. Hodgson isn't worried about the league situation at all, and they will face relegation rivals Bolton Wanderers in their next game. ”

"Of course, it's the Lancashire Centennial Derby. Hodgson, of course, was reluctant to repeat the mistakes of Ray Shafort, whose Blackburn had lost to Burnley the year before. Morale plummeted, and in the next few games he lost in a row, and finally resigned. ”

Morteson nodded. "But it's not a better game like this, Burnley have increased a lot in the past two years. Neither Hodgson nor George wanted to lose this game. ”

While the fans on the pitch confronted each other and the commentator introduced the game, George was already making the final mobilization in his dressing room. If you played Blackburn Rovers in the past, you don't need to mobilize at all, but now Burnley has too many new players, and they don't know much about Blackburn and Burnley's grievances. Therefore, the necessary mobilization is a must.

George has already explained the tactics in the game, and all that remains is to mobilize them.

"What are our goals for this season?"

"Upgrade! Upgrade! Upgrade! The players all answered in unison, but it was just a habit. After answering, the players were a little puzzled. It's the League Cup, what does it have to do with promotion. Could it be that George is going to give up this game for the sake of promotion?

George smiled and shook his head. "Upgrades, we've got them all the way through. Are you content to just level up? ”

"Look at you all without success, isn't there a ready-made opportunity now. We had a bit of luck in the Carabao Cup this season and we made it to the fourth round without a hitch. Why can't we dream of the Carabao Cup, when next season we can play in the Premier League and the UEFA Cup. ”

The players below were all staring at each other, and this was the first time they had heard George say that Burnley had a Carabao Cup among their targets this year.

"Why, surprised. Frederick, you don't even have the guts to do that. Michael, are you content with the way you are in England with me? Mitchell, don't you want to take a weighty championship? You have let me down so much. ”

George shook his head as he "tsk". A look of disappointment.

"Who said that, head. Before I retire, I wanted a championship with weight. Mitchell stood up and patted his chest. Mitchell knew he didn't have much left in his career, and he felt very lucky to have met George at the end of his career.

"Head, isn't it just a little League Cup. I'm going to go with you to the European Champions Cup. Ljungberg was angry when he was underestimated by George. The flesh at the corners of his mouth shook and shook.

"Head, you said I could get into the national team." Barak's words were the shortest, but the most resolute.

George nodded. "That's it."

"It's just the League Cup, it's the lightest cup competition in England. If you don't have that ambition, what can the team do? ”

'Blackburn Rovers are our first real opponent on the road to League Cup glory, what do you think we should do?'

"Kill Blackburn! Win the League Cup! ”

"Win the League Cup!" All the players, including Mitchell, shouted out.

(I'm very sorry yesterday because my sister is engaged.) I didn't expect that the man had a lot of brothers and sisters, so in order not to lose the battle, he drank a lot of wine. I'm sorry that I'm still dizzy. ）