Seeing the tired look of the player, George remembered the time when he played Manchester United.

At that time, Manchester United was like this, and after the national team competition, they were tired one by one. George first led Blackburn Rovers to Manchester United just after the international break.

George also took advantage of this opportunity to draw Manchester United at Old Trafford. In the end, George also relied on that game to get out of the slump at the beginning of the season. At that time, George was so grateful for the national team game.

Had it not been for the interference of the national team's game at the time, George would have had absolutely no certainty that he would have been able to hold Manchester United to a draw. It can even be said that it is possible to be humiliated by Manchester United.

But it was his turn, and George hated the national team game. The current arrangement of the national team competition is much more reasonable. In previous years, there was not even a pattern in the national team game. The national team competition is casually inserted into the league.

However, the club at that time was on the underdog, and although they were full of flaws, they could not change that situation.

With the establishment of G14, the resistance of several giants is becoming more and more intense. UEFA has done everything it can to suppress this giant league. But at the same time, in order not to persecute them, they will also be appeased in other ways.

The expansion of the Champions Cup and the regularization of national team competitions are all reasons why FIFA and UEFA have begun to concede to these big clubs.

However, there are still many unreasonable things in the current arrangement of the national team games. But that can't be changed.

Fresh after his return, George faced Tottenham Hotspur from London.

Tottenham also have a number of internationals in the squad, but not as good as Blackburn. Although many of Blackburn's internationals are substitute players, what George didn't expect was that the European coach's thinking was indeed different from that of the Chinese national team coach.

After Sun Jihai returned to the national team, he played two games as the main player.

However, the European national team, in the two friendly matches, instead played more substitutes. The original main players came on the field, and they only played half the game. On the contrary, the substitutes played more time than the main players.

This made George want to cry without tears. George was complacent at the beginning, with many of Blackburn's players being fringe internationals. I didn't expect the final result to be like this.

George is scared of these players who have just returned from the national team and could get injured if they continue to play. Therefore, try to put some players who have not played for the national team on the pitch, but unfortunately they were unable to win against Tottenham.

Although Tottenham's performance this season is still poor, it is already better than last season's performance in attack and defense.

Blackburn couldn't get on the scoresheet, but Tottenham scored a goal thanks to a mistake in the Blackburn backline. In the end, Blackburn Rovers lost 0-1 at home.

After the 15th round of the Premier League, Leeds United has become the second place in the Premier League. Four points past Blackburn, just one point short of Manchester United.

Leeds United's strength has made everyone in English football sigh. This is really a "storm of youth".

Just five days after playing Tottenham, Blackburn Rovers travel to Watford. Watford this season are currently bottom of the Premier League. They are the first favourites for relegation this season.

Watford are a team that have just been promoted this season and are a strong team in League One. But after arriving in the Premier League, Watford became a team that was bullied.

Against Watford, George will not hold back at all. Because of the recent ups and downs of Blackburn's results, although they are still in third place in the Premier League. But George wasn't very satisfied. Faced with a belly like Watford, there is simply no other way to go.

Blackburn's main players had a good rest in the last game. After playing this game, they played Watford three goals away from home. In the end, the score was 3-0, and the victory was won.

Manchester United, meanwhile, received a bye in the 16th round of the Premier League, while Leeds United lost 2-1 to Aston Villa.

In addition to these three teams, Arsenal's results this season are getting worse and worse. There have been four losses and three draws. Therefore, the Premier League title race has become a matter for Manchester United, Leeds United and Blackburn.

Although George thought that his team was not weak, he was still ranked third in the Premier League after 16 rounds of the Premier League. And being able to beat Arsenal and only two points with Manchester United is something George never thought about.

The current results, George sometimes laughs out loud when he thinks about it. What about Manchester United? What about Arsenal?

As for Leeds United, it is not in George's eyes at all.

It's not that George underestimated Leeds United's quality. The strength of Leeds United as long as their young players mature. Even against any of the best teams in Europe, they won't be upset. But it's one thing to be strong, it's another thing to get good results.

Leeds United are strong right now and look fierce. In fact, George is not afraid at all, just as they collapsed at the end of last season. With Leeds United's current ability to withstand pressure, they simply simply don't have the strength to compete for the title.

Even if Arsenal are slumped right now, they are a much better threat than Leeds United.

So now in George's eyes, there is only one opponent for Manchester United.

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After Wimbledon, Blackburn was on an expedition to Moscow just five days later.

The opponents of the League Cup round of 32 are out. Blackburn's opponent was Spartak Moscow, also from Moscow.

Compared to their last rivals, Lokomotiv Moscow, Spartak Moscow is a true Russian powerhouse. In the former Soviet Union, Spartak Moscow was the second largest Soviet team after Dynamo Kiev.

It's just that because of the collapse of the former Soviet Union and the decline of the Russian economy, the strength of this Soviet giant has dropped significantly. But even so, Spartak Moscow has been doing well in recent years.

When George arrived in Moscow, it was December 2.

It was also colder in England at this time, but it was a drop in the bucket compared to Moscow. There was already snow here in Moscow. It's not very big, but it's snowing a little bit. As soon as he arrived in Moscow, George felt the cold.

At this time, the temperature in Moscow during the day is a few degrees, and at night the temperature is below freezing. In the early hours of the morning, the temperature was around minus 10 degrees. This kind of temperature makes the Blackburn players very uncomfortable.

George frowned.

George wasn't very afraid of this temperature. George grew up in the north all his life, and later went to school in Dalian. In the coldest part of winter, the temperature is more than 20 degrees below zero. But in December, such temperatures still made George smack.

When it's cold, it's a problem to play.

It's no wonder that many people are reluctant to play against Russian teams, and in such a cold weather, ten percent of their skills can only be played fifty percent. And those Russian players, the game was played vigorously.

Blackburn Rovers played in England and have always had a high percentage of possession.

But today in Moscow, the possession rate is not as good as that of Spartak Moscow.

George was anxious off the pitch, it was a terrible game. If it weren't for Rio Ferdinand's blocking of the back line, Blackburn would have fallen behind.

“…… Duff, he got the ball...... Duff, he was hit. ”

The Russian players are strong, the typical Nordic way of playing. It's not much different from the rhythm of football in England. There are a lot of fouls in this kind of collision, and I didn't feel it before. But in such a cold place, there are many problems.

Duff, a player who made a name for himself in the Premier League, was hit by a Russian player and was unable to get up.

This made George stomp his feet hard off the field. But don't do anything, Duff is a very important attacking player in George's hands.

But to the disappointment of George. The team doctor examined Duff and gestured to George.

"Damien, how's it going?"

George was in a hurry, the collision just now was not very serious. This kind of injury is even more terrifying.

"If you twist your foot, it will take at least a month to recover."

After listening to the team doctor's words, George frowned. It's a big tragedy to play in Russia in the middle of winter. Now it's even more of a tragedy, the sharp weapon in his hand, Duff, is injured.

The season hasn't been very smooth. Since George became head coach, there have been some players who have been injured from time to time. But never before has there been two key players injured in a row like this season. Sagnol's injury had already made George angry, and now Duff was injured as well.

George replaced Duff with Romerdal.

George used Romedal because he liked Romedal's good health and resistance to collisions. Hopefully something can change.

But unexpectedly, Blackburn is still in a weak position. The Blackburn players were not used to such cold weather.

"Ball control, ball control!"

Under the onslaught of the Russian team, Blackburn's attack did not improve at all. In desperation, George stood on the sidelines and told the players. Don't rush to pass the ball, control the ball and control the ball is the best way.

Spartak Moscow's strength is average, and George believes that as long as this game is held, he will be able to turn the tables back at home.

George didn't care about any face at this time. Let the Blackburn players spread out a little and then control the game with great ball control and passing ability. Do not be frightened by such an offensive of Moscow Spartak.

Blackburn Rovers just aren't used to the cold weather, and their passing ability is good.

Keep passing the ball to kill Moscow's fighting spirit. The game started well, but it quickly turned into a dull battle. In the end, Blackburn still relied on good defense and ball control to finally draw against Spartak Moscow.

Although in such a difficult environment, the draw of Moscow Spartak. But George was not at all happy. In this broken place, he broke one of his generals, Duff.

(To be continued)