On January 10, the first match of the League Cup semi-finals will be held at Ewood Park.

The League Cup, the most weightless cup title in England. But when the first match of the Carabao Cup semi-finals was played at Ewood Park, the stadium was packed with people.

Blackburn was a founding member of the Football League in 1888.

It has a long history and is definitely the number one among English clubs. And at the beginning of the English league, Blackburn Rovers was also a strong team. At the beginning of the English league, he won two top-flight titles. There are also six FA Cup titles.

This is not a very shabby result.

However, these honors were all received ten years ago. For the current Blackburn, there is no use at all except to be able to flip through the honor book. There are many English clubs in the lower leagues, and if you look at history, there are many glorious moments.

Of course, Blackburn Rovers didn't have any more achievements after that. Only the Premier League champions in the 94-95 season were able to take the shot.

After George took over, he helped Blackburn Rovers win the UEFA Cup and then the UEFA Super Cup. For Blackburn, these titles are all to fill the void of honor.

In domestic competition, Blackburn have yet to win the Carabao Cup.

It's been half a century since the League Cup appeared in English football, but Blackburn Rovers have never touched the League Cup once. This time they reached the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup and all Blackburn Rovers fans were hoping George could bring back a first Carabao Cup title for Blackburn.

Although the weight is low, it is a champion in any way.

And the first one, always exciting. The same goes for the League Cup. The first League Cup title is still something that many fans are looking forward to.

"The fans are very welcoming."

It looks like fans are more keen on the Carabao Cup than George. George smiled and spoke to Evan next to him.

"Is it the first time to say anything?"

George nodded.

George also attaches great importance to this game. After this game, Blackburn Rovers have one more Premier League game on January 13. But George didn't care about that, and the whole main lineup played in this game.

'It seems that George is bound to win the Carabao Cup. You see, George doesn't care about the next league game. ”

After getting the starting line-up, Mortensen smiled and talked to Alain. Hansen Road.

"Blackburn have won the top flight, they have won the FA Cup, they just haven't won the League Cup. This emphasis is understandable. ”

The League Cup semi-final opponent is Birmingham City from League One.

Birmingham really doesn't have much of a reputation as a club. Even in English football, Birmingham are a dispensable character. Only a few years after an erection in the sixties, it immediately withered.

Birmingham's only honour was the Carabao Cup in the sixties.

However, Birmingham is still well-known in China. Because later Hong Kong tycoon Yang Ka-shing entered Birmingham. In the end, Xtep signed a five-year contract, and then Birmingham was relegated. So much so that he was laughed at by the fans.

As England's second-largest city team after London, Birmingham is really sorry for the name Birmingham City.

Birmingham is a large industrial city in the Midlands of England, according to 2002 statistics, the city has a population of 989,956 people, and the total population within 80 kilometers of Birmingham is about 2 million, making it the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom except London.

Of course, Birmingham are more unfortunate than the other teams in that they have a city rival Aston Villa with an incredible history.

Villa's glorious history, if Manchester United does not have Ferguson in charge, then it is not much better than Manchester United and Arsenal. Seven top-flight titles, seven FA Cups, five English League Cups, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, Toyota Cup.

With such a powerful sworn enemy in the same city, Birmingham's depression can be imagined.

Birmingham City are now League One teams. The strength is limited, and I have been trying to surpass in the past few years, but unfortunately I have not been able to do so.

For such an opponent, George was not careless at all. Even when all the main players were on the pitch, George emphasized the importance of this game over and over again in the locker room. George was not willing to waste energy in the second game of the semi-finals.

George had to settle the suspense in the first game of the semi-finals.

All the Blackburn players saw George's determination. Since George joined Blackburn, he has always had an attitude of being able to pass, not being able to pass and not caring about the domestic cup competition. But this season's Carabao Cup, George's attitude is very clear.

The Blackburn players are also very hardworking.

When Blackburn Rovers took this game seriously, Birmingham couldn't stop Blackburn's attack at all.

First, Panucci scored the first goal with a free-kick from Pire.

Less than five minutes later, Miku was on the end of Pire's return pass from the flank and scored a long-range shot.

Just before half-time, it was Pire's cross that Klose headed in a goal that put him in more than 20 goals this season. And Pire completed a hat-trick of assists. At the end of the first half, Blackburn had a 3-0 lead over Birmingham.

But Blackburn's goal wasn't over.

At the start of the second half, Klose received a long pass from Rio Ferdinand, stopped the ball and beat the defender to score the second goal of the game.

George then replaced Miku with Hleb and Didier Drogba for Klose.

Before the end of the game, Reeser scored the fifth goal of the game with a 34-metre shot from a free kick created by Hleb. In the end, Blackburn won 5-0 at home to Birmingham City.

"It's over. Blackburn Rovers lead Birmingham City 5-0. Blackburn have already reached the Carabao Cup final and the second game of the semi-finals is no longer useful. ”

"This is the second time George has led the team to the Carabao Cup final. The last time was three years ago, when George led Burnley to the Carabao Cup final, where they beat Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final to win his first Carabao Cup. ”

"What will happen this time? Let's wait and see! ”

Mortensen looked at the 5-0 scoreline, which was already the death sentence for Birmingham. But also, with Birmingham's strength, how can it be possible to recover a five-goal disadvantage.

Fans at Ewood Park were already celebrating their team's run to the final in the stands.

George was delighted.

Facing reporters after the game, George was interviewed with a smile on his face. 'It's a good feeling to be in the League Cup final again. I'm going to add a League Cup winner to Blackburn's book of honour! ”

George's words caused a big storm after the game.

Although he led 5-0, George was in such a good mood to say that he was in the finals. This makes Birmingham FC very unhappy, and you have not played the second game yet, and you are so frivolous.

Of course, in addition to Birmingham, the other two clubs, Liverpool and Ipswich, are also angry.

It's not impossible for you to say you're in the finals. After all, you're strong, and you're already five goals ahead in the first game. But you haven't played the final yet, so to say the Carabao Cup is yours is not to ignore other clubs.

It's really unbearable for uncles and unbearable for aunts.

Liverpool, in particular, was the most unbearable. The Liverpool Echo harshly criticised George, saying he was arrogant. George was immune to such accusations. The first thing that every newspaper says when criticizing George is that he is arrogant and does not understand the words modesty.

George responded only to criticism from the Liverpool Echo. "Wait until you can reach the League Cup final!"

Liverpool were 3-1 away at Ipswich Town in their first game of the Carabao Cup semi-finals.

Hearing George's words, Liverpool was furious.

But there is no way. Who let Liverpool themselves not fight. Hit three balls by Ipswich.

It could be that reaching the Carabao Cup final has boosted the morale of the Blackburn players. Against Charlton Athletic three days later, Blackburn had an excellent performance. A three-to-one, ending the game.

Manchester United continued to be strong, winning 3-0 away at Bradford.

Arsenal, on the other hand, continued to slump. Drawn 2-2 at home by Chelsea. In the past three rounds, Arsenal has drawn two and lost one, and the state is not as good as the relegation team. George is also sympathetic to Arsenal and sympathetic to Arsene Wenger.

Arsene Wenger has been unlucky this season, with both Champions League group stages in the Group of Death.

And the problem of Arsenal bench thickness has always existed. Now with such a high-intensity game, Wenger has no choice. Unless Arsene Wenger continues to recruit good players and increase the depth of the team's bench.

At the end of the game, Blackburn are six points ahead of Manchester United and 13 points ahead of Arsenal. Arsenal have said goodbye to the Premier League title race once and for all.

………… For Blackburn's recent strength, all the media are highly praised.

Arsenal are already dead. The league title is out of the question, after all, Blackburn Rovers are too consistent. There is also a champion experienced Manchester United on top. Arsene Wenger is now more worried that if he doesn't qualify for the Champions League, it will be a big problem.

Liverpool have also had good results recently, not far from Arsenal.

George's idea was simple. It is to try to consolidate the team's position in the league before the Champions League resumes. If I could, I would certainly like to pull away points with Manchester United. Because Manchester United's strength in the second half of the season is famous.

Unless you start to pull away points now, you may end up being dragged to death by Manchester United.

While everyone was discussing Blackburn's state, The Sun dropped a powerful bomb. All the English media were stunned at once. Not only the British media, but even the English football world was stunned by the news.

"Tottenham?"

(To be continued)