424 Grim situation

Trailing by two goals in the first half made George angry.

However, George knew that this was a mistake in his own arrangement. Blackburn Rovers and Milan were in control of the midfield and fell behind. Alonso and Andrea Pirlo were completely unmatched.

Therefore, George was very decisive in the second half, making two substitutions in a row.

Miku and Kaka were off the pitch, and George sent on Drogba and Gala.

Galla came on at left-back and Hargreaves was freed up in midfield by George. And Drogba and Klose form a double striker.

At this time, George no matter what style of play, George used the most traditional long pass in England to rush and hang. Although Alonso's performance in the first half was not good, George still kept Alonso. Instead, he put Hargreaves and Essien in midfield to protect Alonso.

As for Pire, he is a completely free man up front.

Blackburn Rovers attacked aggressively at the start of the second half. Because now Blackburn has no way back, after all, they are two goals behind at home. If this score ends this game, then Blackburn Rovers will basically have been declared eliminated.

George certainly didn't want to be knocked out so quickly.

So the pace of the game was accelerated.

There are three players in the midfield, Alonso, Essien and Hargreaves, who are all very good defenders.

When George is attacking, he rarely passes through the midfield at all. And because Kaka and Miku were removed, there was no wing. After Blackburn got the ball at the back, he went straight to Klose and Drogba in front. The midfielder trio is completely used as defensive midfielders.

Blackburn's style of play against Valencia has worked quickly.

But against Milan, it's not so easy. Although Klose and Drogba are both strikers with strong control of the ball in the air, it is a pity that Nesta and Maldini are not vegetarians.

Nesta didn't even need to say it. He made his debut in Serie A at the age of 17 and became Lazio's main centre-back at the age of 18. At the age of twenty-two, he was already the captain of Lazio. As soon as he made his debut in Serie A, he was considered the best defender in Italy.

Maldini is not to mention.

It's the flag of Milan. He has been playing Serie A in Milan for nearly two decades and has always been the core of Milan's backline.

The two men were in the middle, and Klose and Drogba's high balls were not so simple.

And once Milan got the ball, Pirlo kept the tempo under control. Don't let the ball fly around in the air, although Nesta and Maldini are strong, they are used to the rhythm of Serie A and are not used to the ball flying in the air.

So they try to keep the ball on the ground as much as possible.

Giorgio doesn't really look at the Italian team. Once they want to defend, it's really not that easy to break down their defense. Simic's position is the weak point of Milan's defense. But Maldini and Nesta, with their excellent sense of cooperation, can cover up this weakness.

George was anxious on the sidelines.

The situation is really bad for Blackburn Rovers right now. So George couldn't sit on the bench, so he stood up and shouted at the players, telling them to keep going. Almost ten minutes into the second half, Blackburn Rovers still couldn't create any good chances.

With thirty minutes left, Blackburn will be in danger in the quarter-finals if they can't score again.

It's all already like this. George could only break the cauldron and get the team fully into the attack. George was anxious, and so were the Blackburn players on the pitch.

George used to be in the lead, and then watched others get anxious. Finally, look for an opportunity to fight back. This kind of scene, George played with ease.

It didn't occur to me that now it was George who needed to attack the opponent while the opponent was there to play defensive counter-attack.

Milan is the quintessential Italian club. It is also a club that gathers the best of Italian football. Carlo Ancelotti is also a coach who has been influenced by Italian football, and playing defensive counter-attacks is his old job. The more anxious Blackburn was, the more he was able to calm down.

But Blackburn couldn't help it.

Because the current situation is that Milan has the advantage. Even if George had a thousand reasons, he could only choose to attack.

Blackburn attack fiercely and the defensive problems are certainly a lot.

Blackburn's side are attacking more and more fiercely. But there are more and more vacancies in the back. Inzaghi is a viper, then Shevchenko next to him is a nuclear warhead.

The nuclear warhead is a lethal weapon.

Back at a young age, Shevchenko was a big player in European football. Now in Milan, it's even more powerful.

When Blackburn Rovers were in the swing, Milan's counter-attack followed.

Twenty-five minutes into the second half, Milan's counter-attack was at the feet of Shevchenko. Shevchenko is not Inzaghi, Inzaghi is a player who lives on the offside line, a striker who lives by smell.

But Shevchenko is the most versatile striker. The speed, technique, impact, shooting ability are all world-class.

So after getting the ball, he used his speed to rush past Campbell. Campbell couldn't have let Shevchenko pass so easily, but Shevchenko's explosiveness was just too fast. So although Campbell had already blocked the front, Shevchenko still flew from the side.

Because of the onslaught on the opponent, the Blackburn line was slightly ahead.

This small distance is enough for Shevchenko. Shevchenko was a very decisive striker who just got into the vicinity of the box and fired a powerful shot. Van der Sar was on the right track, but the ball was too fast to roll into the back of the net.

Van der Sar was angry and kicked the ball hard in the woodwork.

Three goals were scored in one game. Van der Sar has rarely had such a humiliating game since arriving at Blackburn.

"Shevchenko, Shevchenko! 3-0, Milan is already 3-0 ahead of Blackburn Rovers away. Milan are no longer in the last four with one foot, but have completely locked in the top four. Three to zero, Blackburn was beaten by Milan without the power to fight back. ”

"Hahaha. The arrogant Levy coach has nothing to do in the face of Ancelotti. ”

The Italian commentator was already excited and did not know what to say well. It is the wish of all Italian footballers to be able to teach Giorgio a good lesson as an arrogant coach. Now seeing Milan humiliate Blackburn so much, the Italian commentator is really very relieved.

George was indeed frustrated.

I didn't expect the game to be like this. George doesn't believe Blackburn are so far behind Milan.

0-3, 0-3 in the knockout round is almost an impossible situation to turn around.

In the entire history of the Champions League, there are not a few games that can be turned around after 0-3. 0-3, and 0-3 at home. George shook his head.

What to do?

George let out a long sigh. At this point, there are no worries. The competition is already like this, it can only be a ruin. George put Lucio straight from defender to striker, using Lucio's bounce and body to continue playing high balls.

This time Blackburn was completely insane.

The backline? What to ask for a backline. Defending at this point is completely unnecessary, for Blackburn, because George has to get the ball scored. There was no chance of winning the game, and George could only try to score as many goals as possible.

In the face of Blackburn's deadly style of play, Milan was also frightened.

Blackburn are a strong team after all. This kind of attack that doesn't want to be behind at all and plays with life will feel pressure on any team.

Of course, Milan also had more counter-attacking opportunities. Fortunately, Van der Sar was in amazing form, and on several occasions in crisis, he saved the opponent's shot. Otherwise, by the end of the game, it may be 5-0 or 6-0.

But George didn't care anymore. Keep the onslaught.

The hard work paid off, and before the end of the game, Blackburn finally found the back of the net.

It's the ball from the right. Sagnol assists the step-up, a nice one. There was a lot of chaos in the box, with Drogba, Klose and Lucio all concentrated in Milan's box.

In the midst of the chaos, Drogba detoured to the front, jumped high and struck with a fierce head.

Finally pulled a ball back for Blackburn.

But this is just a comfort ball. Blackburn Rovers were still beaten 3-1 at home.

1-3, even if it is a 2-0 victory over Milan at the San Siro Stadium, Blackburn will still be eliminated. Only a 3-0 score will allow Blackburn to reach the last four. It can be said that Blackburn Rovers is basically eliminated.

That's Milan. That's the San Siro Stadium.

Who can guarantee three goals in that stadium and not let Milan score.

George was frustrated after the game.

Because the situation is too grim right now.

So George said he had a headache and sent Carl to the press conference. Carl has a good temper and is a good old man. However, when I attended the press conference this time, I said the most words such as "I don't know", "I don't understand", "I have no comment", etc.

This drove a lot of journalists crazy.

And the Italian reporter, who was already ready to give George a dismissal, was very angry when he saw that George didn't even show his face.

After the game, many English media lamented. It can even be said that there is a lot of sorrow.

Because the two Premier League teams attacking the Champions League are not doing very well at the moment. Manchester United were beaten 3-1 away by Real Madrid, with Figo scoring a goal and Raul scoring two goals in a row, with only Ruud van Nistelrooy scoring a face-saving goal. The current qualifying situation is also precarious.

Blackburn's situation is worse than Manchester United's. He was beaten three goals by Milan at home.

There is basically no hope of showing up in both teams. How can you not let the media sigh.

The English media, which has been in the European football arena in recent seasons, have begun to wilt.

Now the Italian media is the happiest. The Italian team has had a very poor season in recent seasons, and it has been extremely poor. In recent seasons, there have been no Italian clubs in the last four. But now that the first match of the knockout rounds is over, the Italian club's results are very good.

Juventus drew 1-1 at home to Barcelona and Inter Milan won 2-0 at home to Ajax.

(To be continued)