The intensity of the game made George almost scold his mother.

Fresh from the match against Charlton Athletic, Blackburn Rovers are about to travel to Leicester City.

On September 9th, two days after Charlton Athletic, there was a match against Leicester City. And on September 13, Blackburn will play the first round of the Champions League group stage at home. On 16 September, Blackburn will also play Chelsea at home.

Looking at this kind of schedule, it would be strange if George didn't go crazy.

It's a hell of a game.

But George could only be helpless in his heart. Not to mention Blackburn, even Manchester United and Arsenal have such a difficult schedule. Thinking of this, George felt a little balanced in his heart. The so-called inequality, the thought that Manchester United and Arsenal are both as bad as his own schedule, can soothe George's anger now.

On September 9th, it flew to the away stadium again.

Although the Champions League game is about to be played, George has no reservations in this game. The full line-up was on the field, and George wasn't as cautious as he had been in previous games. Rather, as soon as the game began, there was an onslaught.

In the eyes of the media and Leicester City, George will be ready for the next Champions League game. Sparta Prague wasn't a formidable opponent, but it was George's first Champions League game. No matter what kind of coach you are, you are very cautious when facing yourself for the first time. But no one expected that George would be unreserved in this game.

And George attacked hard at the beginning, which surprised Leicester City.

This is completely different from what they thought before the game. Not only the media were surprised, but even the managers and players of Leicester City. He was stunned by Blackburn for a moment.

Twenty minutes into the game, the scoreboard was already written with a big 0 and 2. The home team is in the front, the away team is in the back. Blackburn Rovers led Leicester City 2-0 in the first 20 minutes thanks to goals from Duff and Deco.

George sits firmly on the Diaoyu Tai on the field.

It's not that George doesn't take the Champions League seriously, but it's for the Champions League. Seal the win in the first half and then slow down the pace of the game. This will also allow the players to get a good rest.

Sure enough, Blackburn attacked fiercely, catching Leicester City off guard.

They simply didn't expect Blackburn to attack so aggressively. Twenty minutes later, Blackburn had scored two goals against Leicester.

After 2-0, George has started to slow down the Blackburn players. After all, the Champions League is played in four days.

Leicester City were just stunned at home. After turning around, a fierce counterattack began. George frowned, if only he had known to hit another ball and then take it back.

But George wasn't much worried. Blackburn's defense turned out to be good, and with the strong control of the midfield, George was still very sure.

Therefore, Blackburn, who has a two-ball advantage, has already dealt with it calmly. Although Leicester scored a goal near the end of the second half, it still couldn't change the outcome of the game. Because before they scored a goal, Blackburn Rovers scored another. Substitute Davao. Suker scored his first goal of the season. In the end, Blackburn Rovers won 3-1 away at Leicester City.

So far, Blackburn have won five in a row in the league.

After five rounds, Blackburn are top of the Premier League with 15 points. Four points ahead of Manchester United, five ahead of Arsenal and seven ahead of Leeds United. Leeds United have drawn one and lost two of their last three matches, with a poor record.

………… After playing Leicester City, Blackburn Rovers are back at home. Prepare for the first game of the Champions League.

Group B is indeed the weakest group. But that doesn't mean George can be completely dismissive.

George's favorite sentence is the one that Taizu said, "Strategically despise the enemy, tactically attach importance to the enemy". Strategic contempt will improve one's self-confidence. But if there is no tactical attention, it is arrogant and conceited.

Therefore, although George is usually bullish, it seems that no one cares about it. In fact, when it comes to important matches, George will pay great attention to his opponents. For the opponent's information is one will not be ignored.

George carefully analysed the group, and the strongest in the group was Lazio. Of course, George doesn't think his team is weaker than Lazio. But for Lazio, George really doesn't have absolute certainty that he will be able to beat.

Lazio is now at its peak.

Serie A has begun to decline. But beginning to decline and already declining are two different concepts. Serie A is still the league with the most stars, and Lazio also has a lot of stars inside. The self-confidence of the Serie A team is still very high.

Although the Premier League has begun to rise, it is still a little apprehensive when facing Serie A teams.

So for the victory over Lazio, Giorgio is not 100% sure. So George set his sights on the other two teams.

The other two teams are weaker. Sparta Prague, Shakhtar Donetsk, both teams are clubs far from the mainstream league. When the media analyzed, the two spots in this group should be Lazio and Blackburn can break through.

So George knew there was no room for loss in the game against both of their clubs. In this way, no matter what the game against Lazio is, Blackburn will be able to show up. Therefore, whether it can emerge from this group, the match against Lazio is secondary, and the match against their two clubs is more important.

George looked at the players the day before the game and smiled: "Tomorrow is our first Champions League game. Some of us have played in the Champions League and some have not. But for me, this is my first Champions League game in charge. To be honest, I was a little nervous. ”

As soon as George's words fell, some players laughed at the bottom.

Will George be nervous? It's the funniest joke they've ever heard.

It may be that George's always strong performance makes the players think that George will not be nervous.

Actually, George was really nervous. Or rather, it's not nervous, it's just a feeling of uneasiness. In other words, it's not the nervousness of the game, but the excitement and excitement of being able to play in the Champions League.

Anyway, now George's mood is pounding.

"The Champions Cup, it's a game I've been thinking about since I took charge. Our group, everybody knows it. Lazio and ours are the strongest, Sparta Prague and Shakhtar Donetsk are the weakest. Therefore, if we want to break through from the group stage, Sparta Prague and Shakhtar Donetsk matches, we must win. ”

"As long as we win the match between these two clubs, we will definitely be able to break through this group."

"Are you nervous?"

Sagnol was the first to stand up, shaking his head.

"Head, we're not nervous at all. All I have now is excitement and I want to play the Champions Cup quickly. ”

"Yes, head. If we win the League Cup, we will win the Champions Cup in the future! ”

"Just destroy Lazio together. Let them see what we're capable of. ”

"yes, we're even going to destroy Real Madrid, Lazio is a fart!"

Looking at the players who were talking more and more outrageously, George could only smile. These boys are getting more and more presumptuous. This season has just reached the Champions Cup, and they are basically Champions League rookies. There are still people who dare to shout for the Champions League?

George liked it, though. What's the best about young players? It's their vitality.

If you shrink back because your opponent is strong, then what do you want young people to do? Young people should be fearless.

"Yes, what is Lazio. Could it be that Lazio is better than Real Madrid? ”

George echoed them. In fact, beating Real Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup and beating Real Madrid in the Champions League are completely different views. If he meets Real Madrid in the knockout round of the Champions League, Bosque will definitely have to play with Blackburn.

UEFA Super Cup, although Bosque also wants to win. But it's not that intense.

"Abolish Lazio! Abolish Lazio! ”

Blanco, who had played in Serie A, looked at Blackburn's young players and suddenly felt like they were all young. Lazio were Serie A champions last year, and Blanco played against Lazio at Inter. How strong Lazio is, Blanco understands.

Blanco thinks that Blackburn may not be weaker than Lazio in terms of strength, but he is still inexperienced. Lazio has seen far more of the world than Blackburn.

But at this time, Blanco was also infected by the emotions of the Blackburn players. I don't think Lazio has anything either.

George raised his hand to silence everyone.

'Tomorrow is my first Champions League game and you all have to remember what you are saying. Whoever drops the chain for me, hum. George's words came out, and several people shrunk their necks. George smiled at the sight of them. "Well, it doesn't matter if it's Real Madrid or Milan, you have to be fearless. Okay, go back and get some rest. Let Sparta Prague know tomorrow that they have no chance of making it out of the group stage. ”

"Yes."

Looking at the departing players, George let out a long sigh of relief. Although it is the first time to enter the Champions League, George still has great expectations. The first round of the group stage is definitely going to break through. And now that the league is in a good situation, George doesn't want to give up the league.

But then George smiled and shook his head.

Why did you think about this so early? Take it one step at a time, the league and the Champions League are the most important games. In both competitions, George didn't want to give up. Anyway, the depth of Blackburn's squad is not too bad now. It should be able to cope with a two-front attack.

It's just the start of the season, and it's not time to make a choice.

Thinking about it this way, George's mood relaxed. In the future, even if you give up the Champions League and defend the league, it will be a joke if you can't break through in the group stage. So no matter what happens, George must break through in the two group stages.

Sparta Prague?

Let's see what you're up to tomorrow.

(To be continued)