303 Superstars
As soon as the game began, Blackburn unexpectedly launched a powerful offensive against Bayern Munich.
Although Blackburn's results have been good recently, Bayern Munich players and coaches have a trace of contempt for Blackburn. Bayern's formation is 3-5-2, but it can also be changed to 5-3-2. This is entirely based on the course of the game and can be adjusted at any time.
But from the opening of the game, it can be seen that Bayern played 3-5-2.
Salihamidzic and Lizarazu, who were on the wings, were completely in the middle. There is no intention of going backwards at all.
George used Bellamy in this game to give Pire a break. George hopes Bellamy's speed will play a role.
Blackburn's sudden offensive startled the Bayern players. In their opinion, only they have the share of bullying Blackburn, where is Blackburn's insolent capital. It's just a little contempt from Bayern that made them pay the price.
The Bayern superstar was a little helpless under Blackburn's strong attack.
Twelve minutes into the game, a fierce Blackburn Rovers scored the first goal.
Klose, who has been in excellent form of late, capitalised on a mistake by Kufuor to score the first goal of the game before Kahn could react.
“gooooooooooal!!!!!!!!!”
Klose's goal set the mood in the stadium up. Blackburn fans, who are very satisfied with Blackburn's results this season, have long been looking forward to meeting the continental giants. They all want to test Blackburn's current strength.
Now Klose has scored a goal, leaving the Blackburn fans cheering.
"Miro. Klose! ”
"Miro. Klose! ”
For Klose, the cheers came and went.
Klose was already in excellent form last season. At the end of the season, Klose had scored more than two dozen goals. But now that the season is not even halfway through, Klose has scored almost twenty goals.
George was excited. Now leading Bayern 1-0, George seems to see the win.
What about Bayern?
Heathfield stepped forward and shouted something, and George was close but couldn't hear clearly. Because Ewood Park is currently full of loud cheers. But Heathfield moved widely.
Kahn also yelled at his own backline, unhappy with Kufuor's mistake just now.
Looking at Karn, George admired it. The lion king Kahn is definitely a domineering and outward player. He is currently the best goalkeeper in world football.
After falling behind, Bayern's German team surname became apparent. There is no defeat and the whole team is like a sophisticated instrument. Immediately began to fight back.
Soon the tempo on the field was controlled by Bayern. Bayern told Blackburn that the goal was nothing more than their carelessness. When Bayern started to fight back, the Blackburn players were very uncomfortable to play. George has only been head coach for six seasons, but he has played for a variety of teams.
George has encountered all kinds of teams.
There are teams that run off the ball like Manchester United, teams that play well like Arsenal, and passionate clubs like Leeds United. Of course, this season he has also played for Italian clubs like Lazio.
But a team like Bayern, which is like an army, is playing for the first time.
Bayern have no shortage of big names, but none of them can be above the team. Including Tiger Effenberg, who has a strong surname, is also obedient to the whole team. Every player at Bayern is consciously following the team's tactics.
Against a team as disciplined as they are, the Blackburn players are uncomfortable.
In midfield, their defense and attack are as if they were calculated.
When Deco and Miku take the ball and want to attack, Bayern's players will unify the defense and attack. Jerimes spared no effort when sweeping at the back and Effenberg defending. Even Sauer will never only attack and not defend.
This is the first time George has encountered a team with such a unified tactic.
Blackburn's style of play was restrained against them. As soon as Miku gets the ball in the front court, two or three people will instantly form a kind of encirclement. The characteristic qualities of the German players were on full display in this game.
Since taking the lead, Blackburn has been increasingly passive, and in the end it has been a mess. Thankfully, Blackburn's defense wasn't bad either.
However, before half-time, Blackburn still conceded a goal.
Sauer was on the left, facing Sagnol, and made a link with Lizarazu. Then a very nice cross into the box, Elber received the ball and shook it past Blanco. After making a gap, he immediately shoots.
Elber's movements were too fast.
And Cudicini has some problems with his position. Didn't be able to defend against the ball.
George stomped his foot. Elber's strength is not weak. In the face of Blanco, he was able to shake through such a wonderful move in the small penalty area. Although Blanco is slow to turn and chase back, his frontal defense is definitely among the top in the world. In the current European football world, there are definitely not many people who can shake Blanco head-on with small skills.
Not only that, but Elber's shot was excellent. At the moment of receiving the ball, in addition to shaking Blanco, he was also able to observe the position of the goalkeeper. This man is definitely a world-class striker.
It's a pity that this kind of striker has no place in the Brazilian national team at all.
This is Elber's misfortune. Who made Elber Brazilian?
If this kind of striker is in England, it is a national treasure.
What is the combination of England's forward line for the next decade? Owen and Husky, Owen and Crouch, Rooney and Crouch, anyway, Owen is in charge in front of him, and Rooney is in charge after Owen is injured. England as a whole couldn't find a good striker, so when Rooney came out of nowhere, all the English media pinned their hopes on Rooney.
In the second half, George replaced Bellamy with Pire. Because of the passivity of the whole court and Bayern's style of play, Bellamy did not play much.
George wanted to use Piret to control the tempo. Don't let Bayern play so proudly.
But after the start of the second half, the situation still did not improve. Bayern's offensive is still fierce.
Effenberg, although George was at Burnley, often said that Ballack was not inferior to Effenberg. But playing against Effenberg today, I realized how big the gap between Ballack and Effenberg was at that time.
Ballack's greatest ability is to have a very accurate long pass. It is possible to mobilize the team's attack with long passes. Then there's his header and his ability to shoot from distance.
Effenberg has it all. At this time, Effenberg has a big picture of world football, and no one can match it, and the accuracy of a pass is unbelievable, whether it is a long pass or a short pass, it is penetrating. At this time, Effenberg will never lose the ball after receiving the ball, and can also pass the ball out so that his teammates can get the ball very comfortably.
That's something Barak definitely can't do.
And Effenberg's leadership on the field also surpassed Ballack's. Effenberg was in good order when directing Bayern's midfield.
But George wasn't the kind of coach who didn't fight back when he was beaten.
George immediately replaced Deco and then let Davao. Suker comes on.
Blackburn's strongest midfield is the midfield. But once the midfielder couldn't control the football, George was very decisive in giving up the midfield. Since Bayern Munich cannot be defeated in the half-time duel, George is ready to break through the midfield quickly.
Don't dwell on you in midfield. Send the ball directly to the two wings, or to the forward line.
George's hand, although he couldn't immediately pull back the situation on the field. However, in attack, Blackburn Rovers also started to have dangerous shots on goal. Got a lot of opportunities to threaten the other party.
Bayern's three centre-backs are indeed shaky. The game always conceded goals and gave Blackburn a lot of chances. But at this time, Bayern had a goalkeeper who defended the sky, and that was Kahn. Karn didn't make many low-level mistakes at this point.
So in the face of Karn, Blackburn had nothing to do.
With you coming and going, Bayern's advantage is not so big. As the game ticked by, George was still satisfied with the current situation. Although the draw at home to Bayern was a bit unfortunate, it was not an unacceptable result.
But just when everyone thought the game would end in a draw, Sauer, who had already assisted a goal in this game, crossed from the left again.
The cross didn't go into the box, it was near the big box.
Effenberg stepped forward and fired a volley. Effenberg's long-range shot was absolutely perverted, and in the blink of an eye the ball was in the middle of the net. All the Blackburn defenders were stupid, and Cudicini was stunned to look at the ball, not reacting at all.
George looked at Effenberg and shook his head.
That's where superstars come in. A superstar's greatest skill should be to step up when the team needs it.
Why are many fans questioning Zidane as a superstar touted by the media? But all expert media agree that Zidane is the best player in Europe for fifty years. That's because when it comes to important games, Zidane plays well.
When it comes to strong conversations, Zidane often uses excellent performances to help the team win the opponent.
That's what a superstar is.
A team with this kind of superstar can be a real powerhouse. George's greatest hopes were Miku, but so far Miku has not shown such a knack for turning the tide. Miku may have this strength, but he doesn't have this strong heart.
Less than three minutes remained after Effenberg's goal.
George didn't want to lose at home, so he made a big swing of the pen and let the team pounce on Bayern. Unfortunately, in the end, it didn't work out. I can only accept the first defeat in the Champions League this season. Lost 2-1 at home to Bayern.
George wasn't much frustrated after the game, though.
"This game is entirely my responsibility. I didn't fully estimate the brutality of the game before the game, but my players did a really good job. However, this defeat will not have any impact on our appearance. ”
George rarely criticizes his players in front of the media after a game. No matter how ugly the game is, George will always say that he is wrong. There are mistakes on the part of the players and George can handle them internally.
(To be continued)