Blackburn's away win over Roma made Blackburn the focus of the Champions League fixtures.

In fact, this game is not the most important conversation in this round of Champions League matches. The other match in the Group of Death is the real focus of the battle. Every game they play is a focal point. Because all four of the teams in their group are European powerhouses.

This round is no exception.

Bayer Leverkusen beat Deportivo La Coruna 3-1 at home and Arsenal beat Juventus 3-0 at home.

This kind of competition is the focus of the battle.

But after this round, it was Blackburn Rovers who attracted the most attention. Why?

Because of the second round of the group stage of the Champions League, there were two groups of death. Now the qualification situation for the other group of death is confusing, don't look at this round of Leverkusen and Arsenal victory. However, in the first game before, Bayer Leverkusen and Arsenal were both losers.

In this way, in their group, Bayer Leverkusen, Deportivo La Coruna, Juventus, and Arsenal all have three points. It is completely impossible to see who can appear.

Blackburn's group stage was a completely different story.

Facing the mighty Barcelona and Roma, Blackburn have won two games. It is already six points, while Barcelona and Roma are only drawn with Galatasaray. As a result, both of their teams have only accumulated one point, and even one point less than Galatasaray.

In the next game, Blake will face Galatasaray in the stadium.

Barcelona and Roma are going to fight each other. As long as Blackburn win the next game against Galatasaray, they will basically get a place in the early qualification. In the group of death, Blackburn has such a good result, how can it not be noticed by the media.

George even said "Blackburn+x" after the match against Roma. It doesn't matter who X is. George was arrogant, but the reporter couldn't say anything. After all, Blackburn's results are there now.

Coupled with this game, there is a talented star like Kaka.

Not just Kaka, of course, but also Cassano. Both of them are post-80s players, young players who have not yet reached the age of 20. But the performance has already surpassed many of his peers.

………… However, after playing the game against Roma, George was relieved.

Because this year's Champions League is over. The Champions League will restart at the end of February next year. And George has already given up the League Cup early. So now George just has to focus on the Premier League.

On December 9, Blackburn Rovers faced Leeds United in the Premier League.

Leeds United are very sad.

It stands to reason that these seasons have been Leeds United's best times. It is also the craziest time for the owner of Leeds United to invest, but unfortunately because of the variable of George, Leeds United has never been brilliant at all, and now it is about to decline.

In fact, Leeds United is very strong.

However, I don't know if it's a bad year, every time I perform well, there will be some off-the-field factors.

Like the 99-00 season, it was the best season of Leeds United's rise. They led the table at the start of the season, at one point leading Manchester United by double digits. But with the winter's Woodgate and Bowyer injury scandals, the club's results quickly suffered.

In the end, he didn't even get a place in the Champions League.

But the Leeds United boss doesn't believe in evil. He wants to get the club into the Champions League. In the past two seasons, the investment has been increasing, but it has not been able to enter the Champions League. Without the lucrative Champions League revenues, Leeds United's finances are getting harder and harder.

Leeds United's financial situation is in serious question.

Historically, Leeds United have had a good record that has delayed financial problems.

But now Leeds United is on the verge of bankruptcy. So in desperation, Leeds United sold Woodgate. And according to the news that came out, Leeds United supermarket has opened its doors.

It is possible that they will sell players aggressively this winter or next summer to make up for the club's financial shortfall.

So this season, Leeds United's record is getting worse and worse. They are now in seventh place in the Premier League.

After watching Kaka's performance in the last game, many people think that George will definitely start to reuse Kaka in this game. But when the starting list came out, everyone was surprised. Because George still didn't put Kaka in the starting lineup.

George brought on veteran McAllister in midfield.

McAllister has played a little less this season. But once you played, it was a very good performance. George used a midfield combination of McAllister and Hargreaves, while the forward line used Didier Drogba and Davao. Sucre.

Leeds United really don't have much fighting spirit right now.

Maybe everyone doesn't know their future fate and is a little confused. This is when the immaturity of a young team is revealed. If there is a big guy who can calm the dressing room, maybe Leeds United can still have some fighting power. But Leeds United don't have that kind of player right now.

Facing Blackburn, who were almost all substitutes, Leeds United were unable to get a win.

Blackburn won 2-0 at home to Leeds United thanks to goals from Didier Drogba and Bellamy.

Blackburn Rovers won against Leeds United and Arsenal did the same. Even Liverpool, who George thought were about to collapse, won the game, and only Manchester United, who have been in poor form lately, were beaten 0-1 at home by the likes of West Ham United.

With this round of matches over, Manchester United is getting farther and farther away. The gap to Blackburn Rovers is already a staggering fifteen points. Even Newcastle in the back has already caught up.

On December 15, Blackburn Rovers were away to Newcastle.

Newcastle have been doing well this season. Under the guidance of coach Robson, he gradually became an important force in the Premier League. But George is not afraid, and the last thing George is afraid of is a coach like Robson with a continental style in coaching.

In this game, George did not let Kaka appear in the starting lineup.

The race went very smoothly. Before the end of the first half, Blake was already 2-1 ahead of Newcastle. In the second half, George brought Kaka on in the midst of a lot of calls, but unfortunately Kaka did not appear in Miku's forward position as others thought.

George still put Kaka in the playmaker midfield position of Deco as he had done before.

Very unexpected. Or that they didn't understand why George was so stubborn. Although it was only one game, many people thought that the best position for Kaka was in the midfield. But it seems that George didn't take their thoughts to heart.

But Kaka himself is very calm now.

Although George didn't explain it, Kaka already had some understanding. So Kaka didn't have any resistance to George's arrangement. In the midfield position, Kaka can understand the situation on the field anytime and anywhere. You can see each other's vulnerabilities.

In the middle of the game, Kaka had a little more sudden plugging.

This was definitely not arranged by George. Instead, Kaka himself found out the other party's vacancy and plugged it in. And it works very well. Kaka's explosiveness and speed are his greatest talents, and when he finds some holes in his defence, he can suddenly plug in, whether it's his own shot or pass, he can create a huge threat.

In the second half, it was Kaka's sudden cut in and a pass that gave Hleb the third goal of the game.

In the end, Blackburn won 3-1 away at Newcastle.

Seventeen rounds of Premier League matches are over, and George hears the best news. George had been waiting for the collapsed Liverpool to lose this round. Beaten 4-0 by Chelsea on the road, they almost lost in their underwear.

Liverpool didn't have any fighting spirit throughout the game.

The gap with Blackburn Rovers widened to six points.

And Arsenal, which George is most worried about, also encountered Waterloo in this game. A 1-1 draw away from West Ham United has brought the gap to Blackburn Rovers to eight points.

On December 19, Blackburn played a make-up match.

It was Blackburn who faced Bolton.

It was the sixth round of the Premier League and it was postponed because there was a Champions League mission at the time.

For Kaka, which many expected, George was still on the bench. A lot of the media are already immune, and they want to see how a young talent can become a superstar, but George is like going against them, just not letting Kaka start.

This is definitely not George deliberately pressing Kaka. It's that Kaka is different from any player. For Kaka, George was developed according to the standards of the core of the team. Therefore, George believes that the current Kaka is not yet able to stand on its own. He has to slowly gain experience before he can truly develop into a team core.

Bolton, the team that has just been promoted.

The style of play is the kind of punching and punching, and there is no resistance against Blackburn. Blackburn Rovers won easily 2-0 at home to Bolton Wanderers.

All clubs participating in European competitions have postponed the sixth round of matches. They were all made up on the same day, and the after-effects of Houllier's admission to the hospital have now finally begun. Liverpool drew 0-0 with Fulham.

Arsenal, on the other hand, lost 3-1 to Newcastle in the replay-round.

In this way, Blackburn's advantages have been further expanded.

At the end of the seventeen rounds of the Premier League, Blackburn has accumulated 41 points. Eight points ahead of Liverpool and eleven points ahead of Arsenal. Everyone was surprised by Blackburn's strength and thought that this season's Premier League title was completely out of any suspense.

It's just that Kaka, which many people have high hopes for, has not been able to make a splash.

Many people thought that Kaka would be able to become an important player under George after the Roma game. It's the same as Barak, Ljungberg, and now Blackburn's Deco. But he didn't expect Kaka to become more and more obscure, and he couldn't see any development at all.

Once famous, the world was shocked.

But Kaka became famous. It's a pity that the world was shocked behind, not because of his outstanding performance. It's that he didn't do what others expected, which is what everyone surprised the most.

(To be continued)