The defeat to Manchester United did not dampen the confidence of the Blackburn players at all. In a match between strong teams, it is normal to win or lose.

Blackburn, who came off the bench, easily defeated the Partizan in the first round of the League Cup against the Partizan and entered the second round of the League Cup.

Five days later, Blackburn Rovers were at home to Derby County.

Derby County's performance last season was absolutely impressive. In the end, they finished ninth in the Premier League, completely subverting the pre-season predictions of those experts. In fact, not only last season, but also last season, many experts and media were already predicting that Derby County would soon return to League One.

However, Derby County first slapped those football commentators hard with a stellar performance last season, finishing 12th in the Premier League. Last season was even better, finishing ninth in the Premier League.

But this season, they haven't been able to continue their performances. In the first nine rounds, there were two wins, two draws and five losses, and only eight points were accumulated.

With an opponent of this level, George will never let go.

Of course, many media outlets are not only aiming at the game itself, but also want to see who George chooses to be Sagnol's substitute. In their hearts, Sun Jihai has been excluded from the main lineup, because Sun Jihai has already played in the last League Cup game.

But when the big list came out, they were still very surprised. Because in George's starting list, Sun Jihai is impressively listed. Everyone understands that Sagnol's replacement player, George chose Sun Jihai.

Sun Jihai was not tested in this game, and Blackburn was very strong at home.

The goals of Pire, Duff and Van Bronckhorst made it easy for Blackburn to win the game with a score of 3-0.

After playing the 10th round of the Premier League, Blackburn Rovers have the most intensive schedule.

On October 14, Blackburn made their first Carabao Cup appearance this season. Because Blackburn Rovers are fourth in the Premier League and play in the League Cup. Therefore, you do not need to participate in the first and second rounds of the League Cup, and you can directly participate in the third round of the League Cup.

In the third round of the League Cup, Blackburn Rovers host Norwich.

It's a League One team because it was just three days ago that we finished the Premier League. So George is playing a lot of young players. Even some of the players in the reserve squad were on the pitch. Let Parker, Drogba and a few of them take the lead. It's not that Blackburn Rovers don't have enough depth in the players, it's that George hasn't thought about achieving anything in the Carabao Cup.

This team is mostly made up of youth and reserve teams, although they work very hard. But in the end, it was still 1-2 and lost to Norwich City in League One.

George didn't have time to think about the game at all, though, as Blackburn travelled to Leicester two days later to take on Leicester City.

Unlike Derby, Leicester have been very good in recent seasons. It has always been a mid-table team in the Premier League, and they are all dangling in the seventh, eighth and ninth of the Premier League. Although the team is good, George did not send out all the main lineup.

It is a lineup of semi-main and semi-substitutes. Deco, Pire, and Klose, who are more physical, all played, while Miku and Duff sat on the bench. However, Blackburn's bench players are not weak, including Hargreaves, Bellamy, and Garra.

Leicester City is not weak, but Blackburn, who have been in good form in the Premier League recently, still relied on goals from Bellamy and Klose to win 2-1 away from Leicester City.

Especially when Klose scored, even the commentator sighed.

"Miro. Klose, it was his ninth goal for Blackburn Rovers this season and his eighth in the Premier League. He has already equalled last season's tally of goals scored throughout the season. The lad George brought in from Germany for free four years ago is now the best striker in the Premier League. ”

"Now let's look at the characteristics of Klose. Klose's greatest strength is his amazing header ability, with five of his nine goals scored this season by Klose. Klose is not very high, but Klose's bounce ability, waist and abdominal strength, air dominance, and judgment of the landing point of the high ball are definitely the top in world football. ”

Apart from the header, many of Klose's other goals were scored against offside. Among them, we can see Klose's explosiveness and speed, although it is not the top in the world, but it is also quite powerful. ”

"But the best thing about Klose is that he fits perfectly into George's tactics. After retreating, he took the ball and passed the ball very calmly, and it fit perfectly with the two wings. ”

Of course, Klose still has shortcomings, the biggest drawback is that the technique is still a bit rough under his feet. Shooting in the box is not particularly decisive, which is a shortcoming that limits Klose to become a world-class striker. However, I believe that Klose will slowly change this problem. Klose's future is worth looking forward to. ”

Klose's outstanding performance has amazed all the English football world.

Five days after the win over Leicester City, Blackburn Rovers host their opponents in the second round of the UEFA Cup.

The second round of the UEFA Cup is over, and Blackburn Rovers will be in action for the twelfth round of the Premier League two days later.

The intensity of the game almost broke George's down, but the good news is that the current Blackburn Rovers are not the Blackburns of last season. Last season, Blackburn's bench was too poor to support a two-line operation. But now that Blackburn's bench has increased dramatically, George is not afraid to fight on two fronts.

Blackburn Rovers are currently on very good points in the Premier League. The defeat to Manchester United followed with two wins in a row. Manchester United, on the other hand, has one win and one loss, so Blackburn Rovers are still one game less, three points behind Manchester United.

Blackburn Rovers are still biting Manchester United and are a serious contender for the Premier League title.

As George said before the season, George's goal this season is the League Cup. Finally made it to the League Cup, and George was unwilling to give up the League Cup.

That's why George takes the UEFA Cup very seriously. In the second round of the Blackburn Confederations Cup, the opponent is Lokomotiv Moscow from Russia. Lokomotiv Moscow may still be a strong force in Russia, but in Europe it is so-so.

Compared to another team in Moscow, Spartak Moscow, Lokomotiv is a big step behind. In addition, with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the decline of the Russian economy ten years ago, the Russian team is no longer in power.

Although the results of Lokomotiv Moscow in the last two years have been good, reaching the semi-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup last season and last season.

But George didn't take the Moscow locomotive to heart.

In the second round of the League Cup, Blackburn fans were even more enthusiastic. In their last UEFA Cup home game, Blackburn had already sealed the win. Fans come just to see the European game.

But this match is different, it is the first match of the second round of the League Cup. It's a suspenseful game, so the enthusiasm of the fans is even greater.

The enthusiasm of the fans was high, and the form of the Blackburn players was even more terrifying. At home Blackburn Rovers were in hot form, playing four goals against Lokomotiv Moscow. Klose, who was in great form in the Premier League, did not score in this game, but he had three assists and completed a beautiful hat-trick of assists.

As a striker, Miku has now scored six goals at Blackburn. Among the Blackburn Rovers, they are second in scoring goals. Miku's goal rate is even the same as that of a striker. Of course, this has a lot to do with George's purpose-built 4-2-3-1.

Under this formation, Klose's assists as a striker have risen in a straight line. And Miku, the forward midfielder, has scored a lot of goals.

The home team won 4-0 against Lokomotiv Moscow. Even Mortson, who commented on the game, commented with a smile.

"Blackburn Rovers have no doubts about reaching the last 32 of the UEFA Cup. Lokomotiv Moscow didn't attack at all in front of Blackburn, and if Blackburn hadn't recovered a little later, it would have been possible to hit five or six balls. ”

"The first time George led the team to the League Cup, he was able to reach the round of 32 of the League Cup so easily, and the results were very good."

George said Blackburn's goal this season is to win the League Cup, with exactly ten games left to win. It remains to be seen where Blackburn will go. ”

Although the League Cup was eliminated, no one cared about that. Because it is obvious that George does not attach importance to the League Cup at all, with the Premier League and the League Cup, the weight of the League Cup has dropped a lot all of a sudden. Blackburn Rovers are now in the round of 32 of the UEFA Cup and second in the Premier League. The results are great.

With his recent hot form, although he has just finished the second round of the League Cup. However, two days later, Blackburn Rovers still won 2-0 at home to Liverpool.

Liverpool have had a very good season. After Houllier's purge and rebuild, Liverpool's results have risen considerably. It's just that there are still big problems at the back, and they met Blackburn, who has been in good form recently, and was beaten 0-2 by Blackburn.

What's more, in this round, Manchester United was beaten 3 to 1 by Tottenham.

This time, Blackburn Rovers turned out to be one game less, but the points were already tied with Manchester United. Even ranked first in the Premier League with a goal difference. After seven rounds, Blackburn Rovers are back at the top of the Premier League.

Blackburn's outstanding results at this stage made George proud and smiling all day long. Even in the face of those fans who make things difficult for themselves, they are also kind and kind answers.

"Hello, Coach Levy."

But the good mood disappeared with Kennedy's arrival. Kennedy looked at George with a smile, and then spoke slowly.

"Coach Levy, on behalf of Damien, I want to talk about his contract."

(To be continued)