Kevin. After Gallaher retired, George had to find a new striker.

Klose is strong, and Drogba is also a key target for George. But Davao. Suke is getting old, and his physical fitness has decreased a lot. So if Klose gets injured, it's going to be like last season. George was reluctant to do that, and even more reluctant to take out players on loan.

Therefore, strengthening a striker is a must.

George's request is definitely not the kind of star who plays in his year. George wants a new star player, or a veteran. It is the exact opposite of last season's loan move to Anelka.

After sweeping away all the strikers in English football, George locked on two targets. One is Leeds United's Allan. Smith, one is West Ham United's Jermaine Innes. Defoe. Both players are currently rising stars in English football.

Especially Alain. Smith, this player has been famous for a long time.

Smith is very strong, and the most important is Alain. Smith is a versatile player up front. He can play as a second striker, a midfielder, a wing-back, and even a defensive midfielder back to the middle. Such a good player, of course, George is also very favored.

George didn't care about Smith in history, and after arriving at Manchester United, he didn't achieve very much.

Because now the history of world football has been messed up by George. Alan. Smith is one of the few homegrown strikers in English football at present, and his talent is definitely not much worse than that of Wayne Rooney in George's opinion.

Coupled with the fact that Leeds United's economic situation is now much worse than it has historically been.

Leeds United players have already started to flee the club. Including Woodgate, who left last season, Colwill who went to Liverpool this season, and Robbie, who moved to Tottenham Hotspur. Keane, Ian who went to La Liga. Hart, Viduka, who moved to Middlesbrough.

It can be said that O'Reilly's "Young Guard" has not yet shone brightly, and it has quickly fallen.

This is a good opportunity. That's why George shot Alain. Smith.

George is not hesitant to pay transfer fees. Leeds United Club is already a little tempted, but Alain. Smith didn't agree. Saying that he wanted to move forward and retreat with the club, George scoffed at Smith's words.

If you Smith were really loyalist, you wouldn't have moved to Manchester United in history. A big scar for Leeds United fans.

But now that Smith is going to be a loyal minister, George didn't lick his face.

So the second target is Jemaine. Defoe.

Defoe is a completely different type of striker than Klose and Drogba. Defoe's biggest characteristics are speed, explosiveness and archery. He was quick to start and was unguarded when he got straight behind the defence, often earning one-on-one shots. In addition, Defoe has excellent awareness in the penalty area, and although he has no physical advantage, he can often use his sense of smell to appear in dangerous places.

However, he is not tall, he is hardly strong, and he is not good at heading, so he is not the type of center forward who is suitable for standing.

However, such a player can be a very effective addition to the Blackburn Rovers attack.

West Ham are not doing well at the moment. Rodel, a relegated professional, has become the current manager of West Ham United. He has only managed two clubs so far. One is Watford and the other is Burnley.

He was in charge of Watford and brought Watford from League One to League Two.

Coaching Burnley has brought Burnley from the Premier League to League One. Twice he coached the club and brought the club to relegation, which is also a skill.

However, it is clear that Rodell's connections in English football are quite good.

was even able to be favored by West Ham United and replaced Redknapp as the head coach of West Ham United. West Ham's results last season weren't great, but they weren't bad either. However, George knows that West Ham are under Rodell and are close to relegation.

This relegation professional is about to lead the team to relegation for the third time.

George is bullying these teams now.

Defoe didn't have the loyalty of Smith. Negotiations with Blackburn went well, and George spent six million pounds to buy Jermaines. Defoe.

George is very unhappy with the transfer value.

Because Defoe made 35 appearances in the Premier League last season and scored 10 goals. There are a lot of strikers who score 10 goals in a season in the Premier League, even midfielders who score 10 goals.

And Defoe was young, now only nineteen years old.

It hasn't been proven yet. If such a player is placed in other leagues, it is worth three or four million pounds. But in England, Defoe is worth twice as much. Six million pounds, George was distressed when he gave it.

However, there are not many strikers who meet George's requirements. So although George was distressed about the money, he still took pictures.

With Defoe's transfer, Blackburn's transfer for this season is almost over.

There have been a lot of changes to Blackburn's squad this summer.

Ferdinand leaves, and Lucio arrives. Deco leaves, Alonso arrives. McAllister retired and reclaimed Scott. Pavon. Bellamy is gone, and Ribery is coming. Makelle left and reclaimed Michael. Essien.

Finally, there's Kevin. Gallaher retired and George bought Jermaine. Defoe.

Six in and six out, the number of players has not changed. But it's clear that even George doesn't think the team has grown.

Lucio is strong, but he has to adapt to the Premier League. The coordination with Campbell needs to be run-in, and the defense still worries George.

Alonso's future Spain and Real Madrid's main midfielder, their midfield metronome. But now it's just a twenty-year-old little hairy child. It takes time to be a midfield metronome. It's not the same as Deco, who left Blackburn.

In this position, the current Alonso is definitely not comparable to Deco.

As for the location of Makelele, even more so. Essien and Parker are not comparable to Makelele at the moment. Makelele is a low-key superstar who is not visible in the midfield position, but he is the most important link.

Now both Essien and Parker are young. Can't compare to the veteran Makelele.

It's fair to say that after this summer, Blackburn's average age has dropped a lot. The players George bought this season are all young players, except for Lucio, who is already twenty-five years old, and everyone else is in their twenties.

George took back Michael. Essien is only nineteen, Ribery is nineteen, and Scott. Parker is twenty-one years old, Harvey. Alonso is 20 years old, Jermaine. Defoe was nineteen years old.

This is a real youth army.

The age has come down, and so has the experience of the team. The midfield combination of Deco and Makelele is invincible in the Premier League and even in European football. But with the departure of the two of them, Blackburn's midfield has dropped a notch.

But in any case, George has completed a small range of replacements. Of course, this is a passive renewal.

George earned nearly 50 million euros for the club this summer.

Fifty million euros, which is not a small amount. In addition, Blackburn was the Premier League champion and the Champions League champion last season, and the profits were tens of millions. Blackburn's profits last season exceeded £35 million, and with the summer transfer, Blackburn's profits reached a staggering €100 million.

That's a staggering number.

Most of the money was spent on the club's increase in player salaries and some for the club's emergency response. Of course, it was not taken by Paul to put it in his own pocket, but began a series of preliminary preparations for the new stadium.

Find a design firm and design for the new stadium. That's not a small amount. The fees charged by these design companies are very high, and the units are recorded in tens of millions.

There is also the need to talk to the local residents about relocation. These are all things that require a lot of money.

Blackburn's players didn't get much in touch before the team played their first tournament in English football, the Community Shield.

Blackburn Rovers play Arsenal as Premier League champions and FA Cup winners.

Arsene Wenger hasn't made a lot of moves this season. However, he has accelerated the transformation of the backline, and after buying Toure last year, Wenger has bought two more young defenders this season. One is Senderos and the other is Ligue 1 rising centre-back Philippe. Mex.

Arsene Wenger is French. When the team has a problem, it always finds the answer in France.

This time it was Merses who Wenger found. Mexes played in Ligue 1 at the age of seventeen and became a regular for Ausell at the age of eighteen. Known as the "new Blanco" in France, you can also know his strength.

It seems that Arsene Wenger's revamp at the back is inevitable.

George used a defensive counter-attacking formation for this game. In particular, in midfield, it can be seen that George has put Alonso, Hargreaves and Essien in front of him, and Pire and Kaka in front. At the front is Klose.

Because George really doesn't have confidence in the current midfield. Alonso is completely incomparable to Deco, he is still too young.

Essien and Hargreaves are also inferior to Makelele.

However, it is not only George who is adjusting Blackburn, Wenger is also making various attempts at the back. The Community Shield became a stage for each of the two teams to try out new players.

In the end, Blackburn Rovers won 1-0 against Arsenal with Lucio, who had just joined. George also won the Community Shield for the first time.

George couldn't resist changing the formation of the game several times during the game.

Because the midfield was too chaotic.

Alonso is not yet familiar with the characteristics of Blackburn's players. As a metronome, you can't really be a midfield commander if you don't know the team. George didn't rush though, as Alonso needed time to get familiar with his team-mates.

As for the midfield, George turned out to be very optimistic about Essien. Essien has been out on loan for three seasons and the 19-year-old is already in great shape. Apart from Didier Drogba, there is no one else in the team who can compare.

But when he got on the field, George found out. Hargreaves is more suited to the current Blackburn than Essien.

Hargreaves is more familiar with the Premier League and more familiar with the club.

With Alonso's cooperation, Hargreaves is more competent. With the Premier League approaching, George has a clearer and clearer list of Blackburn's main line-up.

(To be continued)