After the draw, the second round of the group stage will begin immediately.

On November 23, Blake was about to start playing the second round of the group stage.

On this day, George led Brakburn to cold Moscow. George was very impressed with Moscow. Last season, when he led Blackburn to Moscow to challenge Spartak Moscow, the weather was exceptionally cold.

It's November, and like last time, the temperature here is already very low.

Last season's game was a big discomfort for the Blackburn players.

After an experience, although still not adapted to the cold weather in Moscow. But everyone was mentally prepared, so they didn't attack the opponent after the opening. Instead, pour the ball slowly and get yourself used to the current weather first.

Blackburn's strength is clearly higher than Spartak Moscow. There is no doubt about it.

As the Blackburn players got used to the cold weather, they started to show the quality of the team. It's not like last time when faced with cold weather.

Hleb, who had excelled at Old Trafford in the last game, was sent on by George. George was looking at Hleb as a Belarusian player, so he was sent. Luckily, Hleb is a Belarusian player and is very adaptable to the cold weather. At such low temperatures, Hleb was not affected at all.

If we say that in the Premier League, Hleb's breakthrough is still somewhat limited. After all, the Premier League is fast-paced, with ferocious tackles and fast speed. These Russian defenders have all the shortcomings of an England defender, but none of the advantages of an English defender.

Like the England defenders, they are a bit bulky, slow to turn and slow to chase back. At best, the header is okay.

But they have a big gap compared to the England defenders. That is, in defense there is no decisiveness at all. Although the England defenders have such and such problems, they are fierce and abnormal in frontal defense, and their frontal defensive ability is also good. On top of that, the England defenders tackle very quickly and definitely don't drag their feet.

It's a pity that the Russian defenders haven't learned the strengths of the English defenders in this regard. When defending, it's not decisive, it's grinding.

Therefore, Hleb's various talents are at ease. In the face of the wooden Russian defender, he is more and more comfortable with passing people.

"How's this kid?" George said ostentatiously to Evan next to him.

When George wanted to use the special genius clause to bring in Hleb, Evan persuaded George. Although Evan was very convinced of George's vision, after all, it was the first time that the special genius clause had been used, and Evan wanted George to be cautious.

Now George asks, and Evan certainly won't throw in the towel.

"It's going to be stupid and lacking in the big picture. The shot is not good either. I still need to train hard in the future, and it will take two or three years to really become an important member of the team. Hearing Evan's faint words, George laughed.

Evan, like George, is also a hard-mouthed lord.

George didn't go on and said to Evan. Instead, he turned to Carl and said, "Carl, Evan is right. Alexander's training is up to you. How much Alexander can achieve in the future depends on your training results. ”

"Don't worry, within two years, I will give you a good hand who can bring and pass on." Carl's answer was convincing every time.

"It's not enough to be able to carry and transmit, but also to be able to shoot. An attacking midfielder who can't shoot is useless. ”

"You can rest assured of that. I'm going to strengthen his shooting ability. ”

While George was chatting with Evan and Carl, Blanco scored the first goal of the game with a free kick. In the second half, with a counterattack by Bellamy, he scored a goal for Spartak Moscow again.

George actually rested a lot of key players in this game. Including Miku, Deco, Pire, Klose did not play. Not only to rest the main players, but also to be able to win the game, George is already very satisfied.

A 2-0 away win over Spartak Moscow. It can be regarded as a good start for the second round of the group stage.

At the other venue, Bayern Munich beat Galatasaray 1-0.

Blackburn Rovers topped the second round of the group stage by virtue of their goal advantage.

George's complaint about the tight schedule is definitely not fake. Just two days after returning from Moscow, George will be playing West Ham United at home.

West Ham United have had a hard time lately. Or rather, Redknapp's words are hard. In fact, it is definitely not that Redknapp has a bad result, Redknapp has led West Ham United to a good result. According to West Ham's investment and the support of the board of directors, it has not been easy for Redknapp to lead West Ham United to the current results.

And Redknapp has produced a large group of young talent at West Ham.

Including Rio Ferdinand, who is now at Blackburn Rovers, as well as Frank Lampard, Michael Carrick and Joe Cole, all of whom will be the future of English football.

However, Redknapp and West Ham's hierarchy are at odds. There have been occasional tensions between the two sides, with a lot of media waiting for Redknapp to leave West Ham. With Redknapp's connections in English football and his achievements at West Ham United, there is definitely no fear of not having a new job.

The lack of confrontation between the manager and the club's top management has of course seriously affected the team's results.

The current West Ham United has even fallen to the lowest point in these seasons. West Ham are currently only 14th in the Premier League.

For this kind of team, George would definitely not sympathize. On the contrary, George likes to bully this kind of team. The main players who didn't even play in the Champions League game in the last game all played, and they directly gave West Ham United a 4-0 beat.

Manchester United, fresh from the Champions League, also performed well, beating Derby County 3-0 away at home. Of course, Manchester United did well in the Champions League. ran into the German team Hamburg, who had just broken through from the group of death and eliminated everyone in Barcelona.

Ferguson's Manchester United were extremely brave, winning 3-0 away at Hamburg.

After playing this kind of high-intensity game, there is such a good result to come back to the Premier League.

The saddest thing is Arsenal. Arsenal drew a group of death in the second round of the Champions League group stage. In the first round, they lost 0-2 at home to Real Madrid. This is not the worst. After all, Real Madrid is the best team in Europe in recent seasons.

The saddest thing is that just after losing to Real Madrid, Arsenal lost 0-1 away to Leeds United in the Premier League. It's like the league and the Champions League.

The after-effects of Arsenal's inclusion in the group of death began to show. In the first round of the group stage, it actually had a great impact on Arsenal. I didn't expect to enter the group of death again in the second round of the group stage.

This is a big distraction for Arsenal.

Arsenal are now looking to make it through the group stage and finish well in the Premier League. Suffering from gains and losses, on the contrary, the grades are worse.

On the contrary, the group stage of Manchester United and Blackburn Rovers is not easy. But much better than Arsenal. So it's possible to rotate very effectively.

Since then, Arsenal have failed to win in the Premier League for the second consecutive round. From just two points behind Blackburn, it's now seven points behind. The points are the same as Manchester United.

After fifteen rounds of the league, Blackburn have 40 points. Dominate the league standings.

Based on Blackburn's current good performances in the Premier League and Champions League, George is paying less and less attention to the Carabao Cup.

Three days later, Blackburn Rovers welcomed the fourth round of the Carabao Cup. Away to Crystal Palace in League One.

Crystal Palace is just the most ordinary club in England. It has a history of nearly 100 years, but the honor room is empty. There is simply no one who can take a shot. But for Chinese fans, Crystal Palace is also thunderous.

Why?

Because Crystal Palace is the team that Chinese players Fan Zhiyi and Sun Jihai play for in England. And Fan Zhiyi even served as the captain of Crystal Palace. Now Fan Zhiyi is still playing at Crystal Palace.

George was again on the pitch as a first-team substitute and mixed with some youth teams. But George doesn't pay attention to the League Cup, and Crystal Palace doesn't pay attention to the League Cup. Crystal Palace are now 22nd in League One and are not out of the relegation zone.

Where do they have the energy to take care of the League Cup? So they sent a bunch of substitutes.

Blackburn's substitutes are the main strength of the Premier League's mid-tier teams. Facing Crystal Palace, who had no fighting spirit, Blackburn's substitutes played harder. In the end, they won 2-1 against Crystal Palace and reached the fifth round of the League Cup.

This is something that George definitely didn't expect.

And George could only smile wryly. George wanted to give up the Carabao Cup. This allows you to concentrate on playing in the league and the Champions League. But now it has passed two rounds and reached the fifth round of the League Cup.

It has entered the fifth round of the League Cup, which has to be taken seriously by George. Because as long as you pass the fifth round, it will be the semi-finals of the League Cup. There are only three games left until the Carabao Cup final.

This is basically the end of the day. It's a pity to give up the League Cup at this time, after all, the League Cup winner is also a champion, isn't it?

What's more, none of the eight teams left in the current Carabao Cup are particularly strong. Now of the remaining eight teams, the strongest is none other than Liverpool. Apart from Liverpool, there is no other team that is strong.

It's a mouth-to-mouth fat. As long as the victory against Liverpool is the best place to win the League Cup.

George hesitated again at this time.

However, George was not given much of a chance to hesitate. Because I just finished the fourth round of the League Cup, I went to face Arsenal away.

Arsenal is difficult!

The highlight of the game against Blackburn Rovers is December 2, and four days after the game against Blackburn, they will play the second game of the second group stage away to Lazio. This kind of devilish schedule, how can it not make Wenger crazy.

George liked it, though.

In fact, Blackburn will also have a tough battle four days later. Play Bayern Munich at home. But George values Arsenal more. Even if Bayern loses the game, there will be a chance in the future. Just break through. But in the league, George is now unwilling to give up.

(To be continued)