335 Grim situation (5-4)
Seeing Stam's goal, George could only wave his hand helplessly.
After the start of the game, Blackburn lost ground in midfield. In the face of Manchester United's-for-tat midfielders Bart, Keane and Scholes, George lacked flexibility. Or that Blackburn's lack of flexibility in midfield led to the goal being conceded.
George condemned himself.
When Alex Ferguson came out and lost ground in the opening Blackburn game, it was time to adjust. It was George's failure to adjust in time that he conceded the goal.
George still watched the game carefully. How the hell should they break their three-man midfield.
Keane is really the best and most dominant midfielder in the world. With the help of Bart, Miku and Deco became difficult to control the ball in midfield. With the ball out of control, Blackburn's offense lost half of its power.
After conceding a goal, Blake should have counter-attacked immediately.
But now it is Blackburn who continues to be at a disadvantage.
This made George on the sidelines frown tightly. If the current situation is not changed, Blackburn Rovers could continue to concede goals at any time.
But George still hasn't found a way to break down the midfield defense of Barton and Keane. Even their offense, Blackburn felt struggling to deal with.
George has played many games with Manchester United. But this is the first time it feels like it's so hard for Manchester United to play.
George looked closely at Keane.
Keane is indeed powerful. But it's not invincible either. Otherwise, how could Manchester United lose the game. But today's Keane is completely invincible in George's eyes. The defense and offense are all excellent.
When he saw Keane, George thought of Vieira.
Since Arsene Wenger's arrival, English football has been a battle between Arsenal and Manchester United. It was the era of Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson, and the most talked-about thing in English football is the battle between Keane and Vieira. A battle between these two world-class midfielders.
So how did the game play between Arsenal and Manchester United?
Also. Manchester United and Arsenal don't have a midfielder position, and of course they don't have a midfielder like Miku.
They have world-class midfielders like Keane and Patrick Vieira.
So how did they play the offense.
In addition to the collision of Keane and Vieira in the middle, Arsenal played Manchester United more on the wing. Use the method of wing attack.
yes, George patted his forehead.
I really fell into a misunderstanding. Because Blackburn Rovers have always played in the middle of the field, when they were blocked by Manchester United, George only wanted to make changes in the middle. Thinking about how to break the defense of Bart and Keane and regain control of the midfield.
But he didn't think about how to play to his strengths.
I'm a idiot. What's the use of focusing all eyes on the middle? Where in the world is there a team that only attacks in the middle of the midfield, without attacking from the wing, it is impossible to play any advantage in the middle of a strong midfield.
Don't talk about Miku, if you don't have a strategy from the wing, even if you let Maradona play, it won't have any effect.
Why are you so stupid and forget to attack on the wing. Just thinking about breaking the middle lane, isn't this a mushy head?
In the past, once George couldn't open the middle, he would immediately take a long pass and rush to the middle of the field. Of course, the method of side assault will also be adopted, why did you forget it today?
Mom, it's still too much pressure on George from Manchester United. Or that Ferguson put too much pressure on George, so that George was unable to diverge his thinking, and he has always fallen into a huge misunderstanding.
Blackburn's greatest strength, in addition to the control of the midfield, is the attack on the wing. But George was staring at the middle, forgetting his strengths. Always trying to figure out a way in the midfield, but forgetting that the middle and the wing are echoing each other.
Now the loss of momentum in the middle makes Blackburn unable to play on the wing.
But I forgot. Once Blackburn's flanks are playing, then the middle will naturally be able to play. Such a simple thing, George never thought of. On the contrary, the middle has been battling Manchester United and lost the best opportunity. It was for Manchester United to score a goal.
George immediately set up for Miku's Deco not to continue to entangle with the Manchester United midfielder in the middle. Make full use of the two wings, as long as the two wings are opened, the pressure on the middle will naturally be reduced a lot.
Pire and Duff were very depressed in this game.
Because of the loss of momentum in the middle of the midfield, Ryan Giggs and David Beckham are particularly active. Even the two full-backs Gary. Neville and Sylvester also took turns attacking. This left Pire and Duff to retreat frequently to assist the defense.
Now hearing George's words, the two of them are even more depressed.
You've been beaten up in the middle. Without the support of the mid lane, how to play on the side alone.
Fortunately, George then took other actions. George told Miku to drop back a little bit and don't hesitate to get the ball in midfield. The horse uploads to the wing, allowing Piret and Duff to open the wing.
Neville and Silvestre are not the best full-backs.
Neville is not the best right-back in the world. But Neville has one of the biggest characteristics, and that is his stability. Neville's ability to maintain his form for more than a decade as usual is definitely rare in world football. And at right-back, Neville will never make a low-level mistake.
Or that there will never be an inexplicable mistake.
But he's not a top defender at right-back.
Of course, the other full-back, Silvestre, is even more so. He was reckless and often lost his place at left-back.
George had a lot of faith in Pire and Duff. They will certainly be able to help Blackburn Rovers open up the wings.
George's idea was not wrong. When the ball kept getting to Pire's and Duff's feet, the first thing was that Neville and Sylvestre couldn't get on the ball. And it was difficult for the two of them to defend against Pire and Duff alone, so Bart often needed to help defend on the wings.
As a result, the hardness of the mid lane immediately decreases. Let Miku and Deco both be under great pressure.
In this way, Blackburn got rid of the passivity at the beginning of the game.
The two teams began to be evenly matched in the game, with both offense and defense.
George finally got over himself. Although George has always thought that he is not weaker than Ferguson or Wenger, George feels that he should not be weaker than those European coaches. George has always thought so.
But in today's game, George found that he still has fear and baggage in his heart.
Facing the pressure of Manchester United, facing the pressure of Alex Ferguson, George has been scared in his heart. Or rather, there has always been a fear of them in my heart. It's just that George himself has always refused to admit it, so George thought he wasn't afraid.
But this game let George know. George has always cared a lot, and in this kind of heavyweight game, George has always cared about what Ferguson thinks. At the beginning of the game, George was wondering what Ferguson meant by putting three midfielders, and he was always thinking about this thing. Therefore, I have been hovering in the pressure I have created for myself, and I have not been able to get out.
But when George walked out on his own, George was very happy. Because once again he has overcome himself.
It's no wonder that coaching requires experience, the accumulation of experience. It turns out that this is because of this.
Every time he played against Alex Ferguson, especially in an important game like this, George was able to learn something. Every time this experience is a great benefit for George's future.
George finally put his mind at ease.
It's just that he couldn't equalize, and George's heart still hangs.
The game passed by minute by minute, but Blackburn Rovers still couldn't equalise. Until the end of the first half, the score was still 1-0 ahead of Blackburn.
George didn't blame the players at half-time. George was also in no position to accuse them. Because of falling behind in the first half, it was all George who lost to Ferguson in the first half. So George continued to encourage them in midfield and then laid out the tactics for the second half.
Although it was backward, George did not take any chances.
In the Carabao Cup final against Liverpool, George could take advantage of Houllier's repossession and attack aggressively. Completely shattered Houllier's illusions. But with Manchester United, George won't be like that.
Who was Alex Ferguson? Playing like that in front of him can only die faster.
Unless it comes to the end, when it comes to fighting hard, George will take all his might. There were forty-five minutes left, and George couldn't rush yet.
At the start of the second half, Manchester United played a little more consistently. Keane in midfield is no longer as ferocious as he was in the first half. But Keane's pullback is not good news, but more pressure on George.
If Keane attacks, he will have time for Blackburn to take advantage of. When counter-attacking, it can make the passage of the Blackburn midfield more smoothly.
But now it's getting harder and harder to get Blackburn to attack. Of course, George can't go on the offensive at all costs. After all, there are wingers like Ryan Giggs in the frontcourt, and players with long passes and accurate passes like Beckham, and the counterattack is still sharp. A little relaxation from Blackburn Rovers will allow United to hit the back burner.
The game went by, and Blackburn were never able to equalise.
Blackburn fans didn't lose confidence in the game just because they were behind. I've been cheering for the team all the time.
Manchester United fans, on the other hand, laughed at Blackburn. They shouted, "You're just an upstart!" If you want to be a champion, wait for the next life! ”。 Although this game is considered a victory, the initiative to win the championship is still here at Blackburn.
But United fans believe that if they lose this game, Blackburn will surely collapse.
The second half went on quickly, but George didn't adjust. Because George was waiting, waiting for an opportunity to change the situation on the field in one fell swoop.
It's just that I haven't been able to find this opportunity. Ferguson was so old that he didn't give that kind of opportunity at all.
Time flies, and the situation is getting more and more serious.
(To be continued)