Owen has been England's most famous star in recent years, although there have been a number of good players in England in recent years. Including Manchester United's Paul Scholes and David Beckham, but Owen, the youngest of the group, is the most famous.

It should be said that during the World Cup in France, Beckham and Owen also attracted everyone's attention. But the World Cup in France has become a watershed moment.

And in the same game, England faced Argentina, Beckham became the public enemy of England fans because of the red card. Owen, on the other hand, made a name for himself with a beautiful goal that went down in football history.

If everyone thinks that Owen is just good at speed, then they are underestimating Owen. Irving's greatest skill is that he does a very good job of combining man and ball in high-speed running. Of course, there are also some small areas of change of direction, which are also the most forwards in the world today.

And Owen is also very explosive. All of these factors combine to make Irving a world-class striker.

But before the game, George didn't pay enough attention to Owen, and always thought that Owen's fame was a fluke. And against the speed forward, George thinks that as long as he is in position, it should not be a problem. George believes that against a technical team like Liverpool, as long as they have a firm grip on the midfield, it won't be too much of a problem.

One wrong move and losing all sets, it was the lack of enough attention to Owen before the game that caused today's difficult situation.

Now George is on the sidelines, lamenting Owen's strength. Lamenting any famous player is not blown out. There is no vanity under the fame.

George's original idea was to use technique in midfield to control the tempo of the game. Then attack their flanks, especially on the right side of Carragher's defense. Although Carragher was later Liverpool's vice-captain, there are still plenty of gaps on the right flank. But the game didn't go the way George had intended, and Houllier's Liverpool style of play was very simple.

It should be said that Houllier has studied Blackburn Rovers and knows that Blackburn have strong midfield control. In this game, Liverpool's midfield was two people, Ince and Borg. It turned out that Liverpool's main midfielder was Redknapp Jr., but unfortunately he was injured and has not played for a long time.

Ince and Borg are also big midfielders, but Houllier thinks it will be difficult for them to snatch the midfield with Blackburn. Therefore, Liverpool's style of play in this game is to quickly pass through the midfield, past McManaman or directly to Owen.

McManaman George can still limit him on the flanks, but Owen is completely unstoppable in the middle.

Owen ...... He got past Makelele, flashed past Hendry and shot ...... Oops, it's a shame. ”

"It's still Owen, and Hendry was dumped by Owen again...... Shot, saved by Cudicini! ”

"Owen, cross...... Fowler, Push ...... It's Cudicini again! Cudicini has already saved three Liverpool's threatening shots in a row! ”

"George's eye for people is amazing! This Cudicini previously played in the Italian second division and was also a team relegated from the Italian second division. is not the team's main goalkeeper, and I don't know how George knew such a player. ”

'Look at Cudicini's performance today, where are the players from the Italian second division. It's all the performance of a world-class goalkeeper. When Cudicini arrived at Blackburn, he was worth a measly £100,000. Maybe after the end of this season, this value will skyrocket dozens of times. ”

"If it weren't for Cudicini's performance, Blackburn would have fallen behind."

It is true that Blackburn Rover's situation on the court is very unfavorable now, and it is very difficult to face Owen's breakthrough.

After Owen got the ball, he was explosive, fast, and agile enough. So the defense behind is very difficult, including Makellele, Hendry, and Hyypia. It should be said that if Makelele is in good form, as long as he is in position, this is the best way to do it. The backline can be effectively protected.

However, Makelele is not in his peak at the back and will always lose his position.

And Hendry and Hyypia, neither of them are the kind of defenders who can deal with dexterous strikers. As a result, Irving is able to create a threat every time he gets the ball.

If you want to suppress Owen, there is actually another way. It is to shrink the defensive line and not give Owen a gap to break through. But Blackburn hasn't been playing dense defense since it was formed. Blackburn has always been an oppressive style of play, and for a moment he couldn't find a way to restrain Owen.

Because Owen was too active, Blackburn could no longer control the ball calmly in the middle. Before you know it, Blackburn's line is moving back. Even Deco's position is almost parallel to Makelele, assisting Makelele in defending Owen.

Deco stepped back to defend, causing the ball to not be able to move smoothly in midfield. In desperation, Miku could only retreat and organize an attack. This caused Blackburn's two wings to not function properly.

"George, Claude's position ......"

Hearing Evan's words, George frowned. George certainly knows that Makellele's current form is questionable. But it's not a matter of form, it's like a player like Makelele who doesn't have the body, the technique, the speed, the speed and the lack of speed, what he needs is awareness.

At the peak of Makelele, he used his excellent awareness to become a world-class midfielder in the midfield position.

However, the current Makelle has not yet performed at his peak in terms of consciousness. Because of this, Makelele himself was tired and couldn't get the ball. Every time Owen passed by Makelele's side, he flew by like a gust of wind. Makelle would have had nothing to do with such a speedy player if he didn't rely on defensive awareness.

"To give Claude time, he also needs to gain experience. After all, he used to play at right-back. ”

Claude Makelele has been doing very well, and he has done a very good job defensively against a lot of teams. It's just that in the face of a dexterous and speedy player like Owen today, I was stunned for a while.

"But we're too passive now."

George nodded. "Let Owen and William warm up."

The Owen that George is talking about is the Owen that George poached from Bayern Munich. Hargreaves. Hargreaves hasn't played much since arriving at Blackburn. George promised him more than 20 playing games, but so far there has not been a shadow.

But George definitely has a lot of emphasis on Hargreaves, and after a short period of time, Hargreaves is getting better and better. Hargreaves is known for his ability to scramble, his style of play is very tough, and he has first-class defensive awareness and tackling ability; He is also a "bad" defensive midfielder: he is extremely physical and always has a lot of fighting spirit.

With such a tough, and difficult defensive midfielder, George would never let him drink from the water cooler every game. It's just that some time ago, George needed to run in the main lineup to keep him on the bench.

It's a little hard to look at defense now, so George remembered Hargreaves.

And the other one is William. Gala, after being sent to the youth team by George, it didn't take long for Gara to apologize to George. It's not that Gara is a good-natured person, it's that George has learned what it means to be gracious after what happened to Ljungberg.

So after the results gradually improved, let Hendry go and talk to Gala.

Although it is not known how Hendry persuaded Garra, Gala quickly apologized to George. George also agreed that Galla would return to first-team training.

Hendry is indeed old, and facing a striker like Owen on the field is full of holes. George remembered Gala, so he asked Garra to warm up.

It was only 26 minutes into the first half, and George had already begun to warm up Hargreaves and Garra. It also shows George's dissatisfaction with the current situation on the field.

However, before the adjustment was made, the score on the field changed.

McManaman received the ball and saw that Sagnol had taken his position. So it was passed to Fowler in the middle, and Fowler did not dribble the ball, but made a light pass to Owen in front.

Owen ...... It's the speed that wipes out the Makelele again! Blackburn was almost helpless in the face of Irving's speed, and Irving entered and crossed the ...... Fowler! ”

Owen's speed is too fearful, and Owen's threat has everyone's eyes on Owen. This time, Owen burst in, but didn't shoot. Instead, it was passed down the middle, and Fowler made a gentle pick to fool Cudicini, who had been in good form in the game.

"Fowler! It's Fowler, a beautiful pick! ”

The on-site narrator shouted Fowler's name. If Owen is the golden boy who just came out of nowhere, then Fowler is the god of Liverpool.

Before Owen came out of nowhere, Liverpool's forward line relied on Fowler's excellent performance.

Seeing Fowler score, Anfield Stadium was filled with volcanic cheers.

'George reacted a little late and Owen threatened Blackburn's backline from the opening kick-off. But George didn't adjust quickly and conceded the goal. ”

"And, of course, Makelele, who was always forced out of his position today by Owen. In today's Blackburn Rovers, Makelele's position is the most important part of protecting the back line. But it was very dangerous to have that position repeatedly breached today, leaving Liverpool's forward face the Blackburn backline. ”

"And Hendry and Hyypia are still quite apprehensive about strikers like Owen."

'Thirty-one minutes into the first half, Liverpool led Blackburn 1-0 at home.

George saw Fowler's goal and shook his head.

This Owen is too active today, too active. Be sure to check if you are doping after the game, George secretly slandered.

"Evan, let them drop back a little bit and keep the ball at the back. Don't stretch the distance between the three lines, and compress Owen's activity space. ”

(To be continued)