219 First Confederations Cup (Part II)

Looking at the full stadium, George was shocked. George thinks that there should be very few fans in Serbia right now. This game should have had few fans, but I didn't expect the whole stadium to be completely full.

George shook his head. That's the fans, and there can be so many fans in this situation.

"It was George's first European game, and he will be 31 years old in a month. At the age of thirty-one, he was able to lead a Premier League club to the UEFA Cup at such a young age. George's starting point is higher than anyone else's. At the age of thirty-one, what are the current coaches doing? Mortenson looked at George, who was dressed in a straight face and had a serious face, and sighed in admiration.

"yes, a lot of managers now, which one didn't start to become famous after the age of forty. At the age of thirty-one, they either haven't retired or are working as assistant coaches. George has been a head coach for four years, and he has already achieved impressive results in four years. "Alain. Hansen also echoed Mortenson.

"Now George is thirty-one years old. Blackburn Rovers are so strong in the Premier League, where will George's achievements be in a decade? ”

English football is conservative, but equally arrogant. They always feel that they are the best in their own people.

Although George has a lot of enemies in English football, they will be proud of him when facing foreign enemies. In any case, George is the best of the new generation of local coaches.

George fielded all the main players in this game. George wants a game to be decided, and as long as he wins away from home, George will be able to have no worries.

After this match, Blackburn will face two strong opponents in a row. Arsenal and Manchester United were met in quick succession, followed by the second game of the first round of the UEFA Cup. Only this game cleanly solves the Belgrade Partizan Partizan will not take care of one or the other when Arsenal and Manchester United play.

After the start of the game, the Blackburn players were indeed a little uncomfortable with the field. There were several mistakes in the passes.

But the strength of the Belgrade partisans is really too poor. They simply didn't take advantage of the counter-attacking opportunities that followed such mistakes.

'The quality of the turf is poor and Blackburn have a lot of passing errors.

"This kind of turf quality has a big impact on Blackburn. However, there is no way, Serbia's stadium cannot be compared to England's stadium. "Mortenson and Alain. Hansen also saw a problem with the lawn.

After about 20 minutes of play, Blackburn was getting used to the turf. Passing is also starting to be more normal.

Although it was home, Partizan Belgrade did not put much pressure on Blackburn. Thus Blackburn was completely suppressing the partisans.

In the 26th minute, Miku once again shook off the Partizan midfield and made a beautiful diagonal pass to Pire, who was on the left.

“…… Miku, passing...... The pass pierced the guerrilla defense...... Pire, nice unloading...... The ball didn't hesitate, a left-footed cross! ”

Pire's counter-offside was successful and he unloaded the ball very nicely with his left foot. The ball stopped at his feet, but the guerrilla defenders caught up. Pire's continued breakthrough and instead sent in a left-footed cross into the box.

"Klose! Klose! It's Klose, nice header! Mortenson shouted loudly when he saw Klose run to the front and leap to the top. Klose's header is beautiful! The goal was scored and Blackburn Rovers were 1-0 up on the road! ”

"It was the first UEFA Cup goal of George's coaching career. It's still Klose, and this time Klose's state is really amazing. It was already Klose's seventh goal of the season for Blackburn. Don't forget Klose last season, who scored just nine goals in a season. Klose was completely reborn. Mortenson's commentary was abrupt.

"Speaking of Klose's header, I was really unconvinced. Klose is also only 1.84 meters tall, but he can give a header in front of a defender of 1.9 meters without falling behind. It's all because of Klose's excellent awareness. And only with consciousness can you truly become a header master. Klose's header ability is in the top three even among Premier League strikers. "Alain. Hansen saw Klose's header and was appreciative.

'Klose's header is absolutely second to none among Premier League strikers. I think in a year or two, he will have the best header in the world. "Motersen also appreciates Klose's ability to head the ball.

"If Klose keeps his current form, it's only a matter of time before he gets into the German national team. Even if he becomes the main striker of the German national team, it is only a matter of time. ”

Mortenson and Alain. Hansen was lavishing praise on Klose, and George was also excited off the court. No matter how ambitious George is, this goal is also his team's first goal in the UEFA Cup. When George became Burnley's manager, he also fantasized about leading Burnley to European competitions.

Four years later, George finally led his team and began the first steps to conquer Europe.

After scoring a goal, Blackburn was much better. The Partizan were not reconciled to be defeated by Blackburn Rovers at home, so they went on the offensive. As soon as they attacked, there were many loopholes.

Thirty-three minutes into the game, less than ten minutes before the last goal was scored. It was again a very nice through ball from Miku and Duff got the ball down the right.

In terms of domineering, Miku is not as good as Zidane, but if it comes to threatening passes, Miku is definitely not worse than Zidane, or better than Zidane. Zinedine Zidane is more adept at mobilizing the game and controlling the tempo of the game, while Miku is a direct threat over Zidane.

When it comes to speed, Duff is more than Pire, and Pire's greater advantage is technology.

Unlike Pire's style of play, after Duff got the ball, he went directly into the opponent's penalty area.

This characteristic of Duff will be able to play well in Mourinho's winger tactics later. Duff doesn't play like a wing-back and more like a winger. After bursting in, before the opposing defender can react, it is a close-range shot from a tight angle.

Duff...... It's fast, the angle is small, how will Duff deal with it...... Shot! ”

"Beautiful! Duff's powerful shot rolled over the near post into the middle of the net. At 2-0, Blackburn Rovers are already two goals ahead on the road. It seems that George is definitely not telling a joke when he says that he wants to win the League Cup. ”

Seeing Duff's goal, George clenched his fist fiercely. I know that this game must be won, and the first round will definitely be able to pass.

The rest of the game was in Blackburn's control.

The partisan players worked very hard, and although they were behind, they did not give up at all. But the huge gap in strength makes their struggle useless.

At the end of the 72nd half, Miku received a return pass from Klose and once again pierced the Partizan door with a shot.

After taking a three-goal lead, George replaced Miku, Pire, and Duff. Because three days later, Blackburn will be at home to Arsenal. George was going to keep their strength up.

In the end, Blackburn won 3-0 on the road against the Partiz, making the second game almost a chicken rib. The head coach of the Guerrillas also understood this and was more frustrated. Looking at George's young face, he shook hands with George with a wry smile.

"I'm sure Serbian football will come back on the rise." George looked at the guerrilla head coach with a wry smile in front of him and cheered him up.

To be able to support the team in such a difficult situation, there are so many fans who support the team, and the players who work hard. With them, as long as the situation in Serbia gets a little better, George believes that Serbian football will surely re-emerge.

"Thank you."

With his first UEFA Cup victory, George was in a good mood.

Although it is the first round of the League Cup, it has not received much attention from the European media. But there were still a lot of reporters from the European media who came to interview George. George put on a cool face, whether it was an English journalist or a journalist from another country on the continent.

"My goal this season is very clear, which is the UEFA Cup. The UEFA Cup is our top goal for Blackburn. ”

Journalists in England know that George has always been a big mouth. And in English football, George has already said that Blackburn will definitely win the League Cup. So the English journalists didn't say much, but the journalists from the rest of the continent who were interviewing George for the first time were dumbfounded.

An Italian reporter asked Giorgio suspiciously.

"What does Coach Levy mean is Blackburn going to win the UEFA Cup this season?"

George looked at the Italian reporter in front of him, smiled and nodded.

"In the cup, except for the championship, everything else is a failure. I don't want to be a loser. George didn't answer directly, but he made his meaning clear.

The Italian journalist opened his mouth wide, he had never seen such a crazy coach.

"Are you sure you're the winner of the League Cup?" The Italian reporter who did not give up bit the words "League Cup champion" heavily.

Juventus also participated in the UEFA Cup this year, and there will be more Champions League elimination teams in the future. Who would dare to say that they will win the League Cup. The current UEFA Cup is still quite golden, and it is a completely different level of European Cup from the Europa League ten years later.

"Do you have a problem with your ears, do you need me to introduce you to a very famous ear specialist?"

George didn't give the Italian reporter any face, and left directly. Italian journalists, what's the matter with you. The English journalist George did not give face, and the Italian journalist was nothing in George's eyes.

There was even a reporter next to him who heard George's sarcastic words and laughed.

This annoyed the Italian journalist and remembered the arrogant and impolite young coach of England.

(To be continued)