The competition is approaching day by day, and the atmosphere of the final is getting stronger and stronger.

Especially with the leagues of all countries coming to an end, all eyes of European football are focused on the Champions League final. Especially since it is Real Madrid and Blackburn Rovers who are in the Champions League, and therefore even more so in the Spanish media and the English media.

What team is Real Madrid?

The best club of the 20th century. Any of the giants in Europe stand up, and Real Madrid can smash people with their eight big-eared cups.

The team is full of superstars, especially the damn Florentino, who for the rest of European football would love to burp quickly.

After Florentino became the president of Real Madrid, he really made a name for himself in European football. Of course, this is a compliment, if you put it another word, it is to make European football a miasma.

After he took office, in two consecutive seasons, he actually poached two world-class superstars in a row.

And they are all sensational transfers in European football. first poached Barcelona captain Figo, and then poached the world's No. 1 midfielder Zidane. makes Real Madrid, which is not short of stars, even more star-studded.

So of course, there will be no fewer supporters.

Real Madrid, in particular, is Real Madrid. Real Madrid is a symbol of Spanish royalty.

In any way, Real Madrid has a lot of supporters. There are countless newspapers who support Real Madrid. Not only the Spanish media, but also many Italian, German, and French media, in this world-renowned Champions League final, the voice of support for Real Madrid occupied the mainstream.

And what about Blackburn?

is a hillbilly team from the English countryside. But don't let that make Blackburn lack supporters.

Blackburn has far more supporters than anyone thinks.

Who are Blackburn's biggest supporters? The English media, of course.

English football is very proud. As the birthplace of modern football, they do have the right to brag. You can even tell Spain that your ancestors learned modern football in England. So at this time, whether it's those who have had a holiday with George or those who don't like Blackburn, they will all be unanimous in their guns.

Almost all of the English media were unanimously in favour of Blackburn this time.

The English media is one of the most powerful in the world. Although many of them are tabloids, don't look at them as tabloids, their influence is definitely not small.

In this way, it quickly turned into a war of words between the Spanish and British media.

But George wasn't involved in the scuffle.

Because even if George doesn't participate, there will still be media to help him fight. Don't look at George's scathing words, in fact, if you talk about real scolding, George can't catch up with those real reporters in his eight lifetimes.

Those reporters are the real swearers, without swearing.

............ "Laurent, I heard you've been taking a coaching course lately?" ”

Because this time the Champions League final was played at Hampton Park in Scotland. So after the end of the Premier League, George led Blackburn to Glasgow, Scotland.

Hampton Park has a more prominent position in Scotland and even in European football. As one of the five planetary fields in Europe, Hampton Park has a different kind of legend. It is the Scottish National Stadium, the Hampton Park Stadium with a capacity of more than 50,000 people, and is a very famous stadium in European football.

When George led Blackburn to Glasgow, Scotland, early, Real Madrid had not yet arrived.

George arrived a few days earlier to familiarise the players with the pitch earlier.

Taking this time, George asked Blanco next to him. After Blanco came to Blackburn, his performance was okay. Especially last season, he was a regular for Blackburn. Ferdinand learned a lot next to Blanco.

Ferdinand, who used to be very frizzy. With Blanco on the side, Ferdinand matured a lot.

With the arrival of Campbell this season, Blanco has had a lot fewer playing opportunities. But he is still the first substitute at centre-back. Recently, though, George saw Blanco taking coaching courses, so he knew that Blanco was going to coach in the future.

George remembers the damn 2012 World Cup, and it was to see him that he came to England. George clearly remembers that the head coach of the French national team at that time was Blanco. At that time, I looked at Blanco's resume and found that Blanco's results in Ligue 1 were quite good. So after seeing Blanco take the coaching course, George asked Blanco.

"Yes. When we retire, we're either going to be commentators, scouts, or coaches. Nothing else can be done. ”

George heard Blanco's words and nodded.

Many superstars who call for wind and rain in the stadium, after retiring, are poor because they cannot get the high income they had as players. Some of them are because their business has failed, and some of them are used to being big players when they are players, anyway, because they have no stable income after retirement.

These people are all geniuses on the football field.

Unfortunately, that's all. A lot of players have very low educational qualifications and don't know anything other than to play. On the pitch, they can earn an enviable income. But after leaving football, life began to fall apart.

"Laurent, have you ever thought about getting into my coaching staff. Stay with me for a while and then go out and be the manager yourself. ”

The Blackburn coaching staff is also quite numerous. But the only people George trusted the most were Evan and Carl. It's a pity that Evan is not an assistant coach, he aspires to be a head coach. So George had to plan ahead.

George loved Blanco.

Blanco is a player with a lot of ideas. You can see it in the stadium. He will definitely be a good coach in the future. So George wanted him to flesh out his coaching team. And Blanco is well-connected.

Don't look at the current George who is making a name for himself in European football. But if it comes to connections in European football, George is definitely not as good as Blanco. Having such a well-connected person on their coaching staff has countless benefits for Blackburn.

"Me?" Blanco was surprised.

In fact, Blanco is not without thinking about joining the Blackburn Rovers coaching staff. A player of Blanco's level, after retiring, if he is willing to work in the club, many clubs will not refuse. But Blanco is not a Blake-born player after all.

Hendry has no problem making his way into Blackburn's coaching staff. Because he is a decorated player in Blackburn's history.

But Blanco? But at the end of his career, he came to Blackburn.

So Blanco's idea was to return to France after retiring from the army. With Blanco's popularity and connections in France, it wasn't too hard to find a club job. Didn't expect George to invite himself to join his coaching staff.

This is certainly a good thing.

George must have had something unique about leading Blackburn Rovers to one miracle after another in four years as a well-known manager in European football. It was a very nice opportunity to be able to study under him for a few years.

"Of course I do. But your coaching staff has so many good coaches, what can I do as a rookie? ”

Blanco simply didn't train. Instead, he stood next to George and chatted with him. As an experienced player, Blanco now knows how to maintain his form. They don't need George to push him.

George was delighted to hear Blanco's answer.

"Laurent, I'll tell you the truth. I've never been a player and when I started coaching, I never felt like it was a flaw. But with all these years of leading the team, I got it. I haven't been a player, so I still don't understand a lot of things. ”

"So I've been learning about it over the years. It's the same with Evan. I need someone as experienced as you on my coaching staff. ”

In fact, George had high hopes for Hendry.

But it was soon discovered. It's good for Hendry to be a defensive coach. Let him do some assistant coach work, he is not strong enough. That's why George set his sights on Blanco.

"Yes, George."

Blanco was also pleased. It's better to study more in the Premier League than in Ligue 1. Although Blanco is very famous, he cannot become a head coach directly when he arrives in France. It's all about starting with a normal coach, and there's definitely more to learn from a strong team like Blackburn.

"Thank you, Laurent."

"George, I should thank you. Thank you for taking me in. ”

The two of them laughed when they finished speaking.

"Laurent, tell me. What will Real Madrid's style of play be in the Champions League final? George casually asked Blanco.

Blanco pondered for a moment, then spoke slowly.

"Attack, attack. Real Madrid can't have any other way of playing than attacking. ”

George looked up at Blanco.

"George, Real Madrid is proud, it shouldn't be said to be arrogant. They're going to look down on us, and their chairman, their fans, like to attack. Bosque is a good coach, but he is definitely not a tough coach. Unlike these coaches in the Premier League. Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger, including you, you can't interfere with how the team plays at the top of the club. But Real Madrid is different. ”

"So Bosque will definitely follow the crowd and focus on attacking."

George smiled and nodded.

Blanco had exactly the same idea as George.

Bosque is certainly a world-class manager. To be able to equalize so many superstars of Real Madrid and achieve such good results, it is absolutely impossible to do without two brushes under your hands. But Bosque was wrong, he was the manager of Real Madrid.

If Bosque were the Premier League manager, he might have been able to create some world-famous formations, or play like no other before. But he is the manager of Real Madrid.

Real Madrid's history has never had a culture of managers. Their culture is the chairman plus the superstar.

George believes that all Real Madrid people want to solve Blackburn Rovers with a good play. Win the championship with their grace and then tell the world that Real Madrid is noble. And Bosque absolutely could not resist this. Therefore, George also believes that Real Madrid must choose to attack.

"Attack!" George repeated. "But we at Blackburn Rovers are also an attacking club. Then it will be interesting to see who has the better offense. Hehe. ”

(To be continued)