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George assured after the game that he would never leave Blackburn. But this kind of thing is what it is.

Many media outlets still questioned that this was just George trying to stabilize the Blackburn locker room. At this time, Williams also came forward and said that the contract extension between the two parties will be signed in February. George won't be leaving for years to come.

Under the repeated assurances of George and Williams, the media did not grasp the matter. But they are also waiting to see if there will be a new contract extension in February.

Just as George was flipping through the newspapers of the past few days, there was a knock on George's office door.

"Come in."

"Head, you're looking for me."

Deco wiped his sweat and came to George's office in confusion.

George rarely called the players to the office, and usually everything was settled on the pitch. Therefore, Deco was very puzzled, what had to be in the office.

"Anderson, I have good news for you."

Seeing Deco come in, George took a fax from the table and handed it to Deco.

Deco took it and took a look, then jumped up from his chair. Then he looked at George in surprise, and then looked at the fax again. Finally, he said in a trembling tone: "Head, this is true?" ”

"You're still looking at it after reading it. Congratulations, Anderson. ”

Deco swallowed his saliva before finally saying, "Head, I've really entered the national team." ”

George smiled and nodded.

Yes, this fax was just received by George. The Brazilian national team sent it to Blackburn Rovers is simple. It was to tell Giorgio that Deco had been selected for the new Brazilian national team. With Blackburn's strong seasons in recent seasons, Deco, a successful Brazilian player in England, has also entered the field of vision of Brazilian coaches.

There are very few Brazilian players in English football who have been able to succeed.

But Deco, a Brazilian player, is currently one of England's most important midfielders.

And with the accumulation of experience, his strength is also constantly improving. The 23-year-old has become the epitome of a successful Brazilian player in the Premier League.

Luxenberg believes that Deco, a simple young midfielder, can establish himself in the Brazilian national team. So sent this fax to Blackburn.

In fact, not all players can receive a call from the national team manager in person. Like Ronaldo may have this treatment.

As for Deco, sending you a fax is already very good.

Or to be able to take a fancy to you and let you enter the national team, you should burn high incense.

Although with Deco's current strength and fame, it is difficult to become a main player in the Brazilian national team. But Deco is already very happy to be in the Brazilian national team. So it's a lot of jubilation.

The changes George is bringing to world football is getting bigger and bigger.

Deco, a player who is supposed to be the core of the future Portuguese national team, is now selected for the Brazilian national team. FIFA stipulates that as long as you have played for the senior national team, you can no longer change your nationality.

In other words, Deco was selected for the Brazilian national team this time, and as long as he played, he would never have a chance to be selected for the Portuguese national team again.

George doesn't know whose place Deco will be in the future? Emerson? Gilbert. Silva? Or maybe he won't be able to become the main player of the national team in the future.

But George couldn't say anything to Deco. After all, being able to enter the Brazilian national team is the dream of all Brazilian players.

"Anderson, don't be in a hurry when you get to the national team. Even if you can't hit the main force for a while, don't worry. "George doesn't know if Luxenberg will reuse Deco. But Deco was his own player, so George comforted him.

"Head, I know."

It was clear that Deco, who was already excited, didn't listen to George at all.

Looking at the happy look of Deco when he went out, George shook his head. I don't know what the outcome of going to the Brazilian national team, not the Portuguese national team, will be for Deco's future.

………… Deco happily went to meet the Brazilian national team.

But George was going to scold his mother. These teams in South America are really fucking problematic. Can they follow some of the rules, there are no national teams on the European side at the moment. They put the game in February, isn't that going to kill George?

Blackburn still have to deal with a lot of games in February.

There are three Premier League games, a Carabao Cup semi-final, a League Cup final and the second round of the Champions League group stage.

What an important moment it was.

If it were later, George would flatly refuse the call. But not now, first of all, Blackburn doesn't have that tough strength. Then there is the first time Deco has received a call from the national team, and now they are on the rise, and George can't be a villain.

Deco is gone, and the Blackburn game continues.

On January 25, the second match of the League Cup semi-finals began.

Blackburn Rovers travel to Birmingham. In fact, this game is completely a chicken rib. The 5-0 in the first game completely killed the suspense of the League Cup semi-finals. Blackburn understands this, Birmingham understands it, and all the media understands it. George doesn't waste energy on this kind of game.

So George put on players who rarely played. There are also a few people from the youth team, and Birmingham don't pay attention to this game anyway.

Neither team took the game seriously, but the substitutes cherished the opportunity. Maybe it's a blockbuster in this kind of game, and maybe George will take a fancy to it. Therefore, it is very beautiful to beat you and me.

In the end, the two sides fought out 2-2.

Blackburn Rovers beat Birmingham City 7-2 on aggregate in two games to reach the Carabao Cup final.

The results from another venue are also out. Liverpool, who lost 3-1 in the first game, went on a big home pitch this one. In the face of Ipswich, it turned out to be a 5-0 defeat to Ipswich.

With an aggregate score of 6-3, they eliminated Ipswich.

In this way, Blackburn's opponents in the League Cup final have become Liverpool.

The Carabao Cup final will be played on 25 February.

Deco went from January 22 and won't be able to return until February 7. George was angry, but couldn't help it.

On February 1, Blackburn Rovers ushered in the 25th round of the Premier League.

Blackburn's main team also had enough time to rest. From January 20 to now, there is a 10-day break. However, because Deco did not return, George used veteran McAllister to replace Deco in this game.

Against Leicester City, Blackburn had a good performance.

McAllister has started 17 times for Blackburn this season and made eight substitute appearances. Arguably a very important player for Blackburn at the moment.

Although he is thirty-six years old, his physical strength has not decreased at all.

Against Leicester City, the midfield is well organized. In the first half, it was Duff who latched on to McAllister's pass and cut into Leicester's box to break the deadlock with a shot on target.

After a one-goal lead, the game is much easier.

Facing Leicester City, midfielder Miku's through pass allowed Klose to successfully counter offside and scored the second goal of the game.

In the end, Blackburn won 2-0 against Leicester City thanks to goals from Duff and Klose.

Blackburn's fiery state has not gone away.

Ten days later, on 10 February, Blackburn Rovers hosted Bradford.

Twenty-five rounds into the Premier League, Bradford have won just two games and lost seventeen. It is still at the bottom of the Premier League.

Blake was unceremonious, facing Bradford and scoring three goals with an overhead kick. Another 3-0 win over Bradford. The Bradford players didn't feel much if they lost the game.

They look completely numb.

George believes their players are already abandoned. In this state, they can be relegated this season, which is an absolute joke.

A team can lose everything, but once it loses its spirit, then the team has no future. Bradford is in that form right now. George looked at them and sighed and shook his head.

The victory of the two games finally made George breathe a sigh of relief.

Because in the 26th round of the Premier League, Manchester United, which was biting Blackburn, finally lost points. In this round, Manchester United drew 1-1 away at Chelsea. In this way, after 26 rounds, Blackburn's lead over Manchester United has reached eight points.

And Arsenal, which was in a slump some time ago, performed well. Winning two games in a row has allowed them to cement their position in third place in the Premier League.

After the 26th round of the Premier League on February 10, Blackburn will not have a Premier League task for nearly half a month. Because Blake was going to go to the Champions League with Manchester United and Arsenal to represent the Premier League.

The Champions League is about to restart after a three-month hiatus.

In the second round of the Champions League group stage, there are four games left.

Blackburn Rovers finished second in the group stage with one draw and one loss.

The next two games will be home and away against last season's old rival Galatasaray.

In last season's UEFA Cup final, George led Blackburn to victory over Galatasaray. Now the two teams are placed in the same group stage. And they are the two most likely teams to emerge besides Bayern.

Therefore, it can be said that Blake could not have broken through in this group, and these two games are the most crucial.

Once they won these two games, Blackburn Rovers essentially sealed their place in the group stage. Of course, once it fails, then Blackburn can only accept the fate of being eliminated.

Just one day after the game against Bradford, George led Blackburn to Istanbul, known as the home of the Devils.

(To be continued)