Old Trafford was packed with people. When the on-site commentator revealed the names of the Manchester United players, the audience erupted in loud cheers.

"The big part of the 11th round of the Premier League is finally about to begin. The match was played between Manchester United and Blackburn. ”

'On United's side, Keane and Ryan Giggs are not available. Manchester United's starting line-up is goalkeeper Barthez, and the back line is Silvestre, Stam, Brown, Gary. Neville, midfielder Scholes, Philip. Neville, Bart, Beckham, and Andy Brown up front. Cole and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. ”

'Blackburn was Blanco and Klose couldn't play. The starting lineup is goalkeeper Cudicini, the back line is Reese, Ferdinand, Pazzini, Sagnol, the midfielders are Pire, Deco, Miku, Makelele, Duff, and the forward is Drogba. ”

"Klose heard that he had a minor injury in training, so he didn't play. I just didn't expect George to choose Drogba as the starting striker. In fact, among the Blackburn benches, there are also people like Davao. An experienced striker like Suker. ”

"Let's talk about these two teams. Blackburn, who were particularly inform at the start of the season, have drawn one and lost one of their last two league games and are in a bit of a slump. Manchester United, on the other hand, have won two in a row. ”

Martin. Taylor gives you an update on the recent situation of both teams.

Martin. Taylor wondered George to keep Davao. A striker like Suker was not used, and Drogba was chosen.

Although Drogba has improved a lot, his strength is still not the main force of the Premier League club. George's use of Drogba is more of a weaker opponent. Putting Drogba on the pitch is more about pinning down the opposition defence and giving a few men in midfield a chance.

George put Drogba on the pitch and would never have made Drogba a frontcourt finisher. Because Drogba's goalscoring ability is so poor.

Of course, in the second half of the game, when the opponent's backline was down in strength, it was very good to let Drogba go up and rush. There are not many defenders who can face Drogba head-on, because Drogba is too physical.

However, George has never started Drogba in a major event like today.

It's not just Martin. Taylor was puzzled, and even Drogba himself was puzzled.

Drogba is no longer young. He is already twenty-two years old this year.

Klose, who is a few months younger than Drogba, has already become one of the top strikers in the Premier League. However, Drogba was still a substitute for the club. When Klose scored more than two dozen goals last season, Drogba scored just four.

Drogba is not a genius. There is no arrogance like Pire, and there is no self-confidence like Pire. On the contrary, I was a little trembling.

From Ligue 2 to the Premier League, Drogba has been very careful. And last season George gave Drogba a lot of opportunities as a newcomer, and Drogba played more than 20 games at Blackburn Rovers last season. There are more than a dozen games just to start.

For Drogba, who has just arrived in the Premier League, has 20 games to play, Drogba is already very satisfied.

And this season, George's reuse of Drogba is even more obvious.

But even so, Drogba didn't expect George to choose himself in this game. Drogba is self-aware, and with his current strength, he is definitely not as good as Davao. Sucre. Don't look at Davao. The Sukers are old, but the skills under their feet have not fallen at all.

As soon as the game started, the two teams immediately got into the rhythm of the game.

Although speaking of Bart and Philip. Neville also belongs to Manchester United's 92 generation, but his dominance in midfield is not at all on the same level as Keane's. Roy. Keane can put a lot of pressure on the opponent as long as he is on the field.

Keane is one of the few midfielders in the world who can control his own penalty area to the opponent's penalty area.

And Keane is a tough midfielder. If he stands there, he will scare a lot of attacking players.

Keane is now banned for several games for playing against Arsenal's Ljungberg. It couldn't have been better for Blackburn. From the start of the game, the Blackburn midfielder was in control.

Philip. Neville and Bart both stepped back.

And Scholes was placed on the left, completely different from Ryan Giggs. Scholes was on the left, but more often in the middle.

Since then, the pressure on Sylvester's side has increased greatly. It's tough enough to defend a duff. Sagnol also came to attack from time to time.

“…… Sagnol, cross...... Drogba, no, Stam pushed out. ”

“…… Drogba, steal by Stam! ”

"Drogba is still ....... Although he has good physical fitness and speed, it is a pity that he is too inexperienced. There was no chance against Stam at all. ”

Martin. Taylor shook his head.

Drogba's foundation is too poor. In particular, the technique of stopping the ball is about speed in the penalty area. Especially the reaction, you have to do other actions at the moment of stopping the ball, otherwise the defender doesn't give you another chance at all.

But because Drogba's stopping skills are so poor, even if he wants to make a move, Stam will not give Drogba time to make a move.

Plus, even if it's a header, it can't rob Stamm.

Drogba has height and bounce, but he is completely inferior to Stam in judging the landing point of the high ball. In terms of grabbing positions, he is no match for Stam.

In addition, Drogba does not have Klose's passing ability, so he can't give Miku, Pire, and Duff enough support in the frontcourt. And every time the ball gets to Drogba's feet, Drogba concedes the ball when he enters the box.

George shook his head from the sidelines. Drogba's current strength is really poor, and his effect as a lone striker is not very good.

George wants Drogba to control the ball high up front and give Miku and the two wings some support. But George was wrong.

A single striker has the benefits of a single striker, but the requirements for a single striker are high. It's a pity that the current Drogba can't meet George's requirements.

Drogba is also very depressed. Facing Stam, he was stealing as soon as he just got the ball. In the penalty area, even a high ball can't compare to Stam. As a result, Drogba had no choice but to withdraw from the box.

Stam didn't come along.

The United defence just stayed in formation. If Klose is on the pitch, then once he drops back to get the ball, there will definitely be defenders following him. But Drogba ...... "...... Pire, he passed to Drogba...... Drogba and Pire really don't have a tacit understanding. ”

In fact, Pire wanted to have a one-two with Drogba. So after handing the ball to Drogba, he went in and went in. As long as Drogba passes in between Neville and Brown, it will be a perfect one-two.

And once it passes, it completely penetrates Manchester United's defense.

Piret used to play this one-two with Klose. Especially when there is no one to defend, then Klose is often able to pass this kind of lethal ball.

But Drogba didn't pass it at all. It's not that Drogba doesn't want to pass it on, it's that Drogba is self-aware. I know that with my own strength, I can't pass it on at all.

Although Drogba got the ball near the top of the box, Stam didn't go forward. He just kept a certain distance from Drogba and didn't let Drogba make the next move easily. For Stam Drogba's rough technique, it is impossible to break into the box alone.

And now Manchester United have Bart and Philip in midfield. Neville has two men, Drogba's current area will have Bart come over to defend.

After Drogba got the ball, he saw that Stam didn't press it immediately. And Bart hasn't come over to defend yet. Drogba was a little angry in his heart, they looked down on people too much.

'Drogba, what will he do with the ball. Drogba ...... He's going to shoot! ”

Drogba saw that there was some space and lifted his foot to shoot from distance. It's still 24 metres away from Manchester United's gates.

“…… Barthez ...... He couldn't save the ball. It's so surprising that Drogba still has the ability to shoot from a distance. The ball was so fast that Barthez didn't even expect it! "Martin. Taylor was surprised.

Not to mention that Barthez didn't expect it, not even the Manchester United backline.

Even George, who was on the sidelines, didn't think about it.

Drogba's long-range shot flew by like a cannonball. Twenty-four meters away, in an instant, he was already in front of Barthez. Barthez did his best to make a save, but he didn't touch the ball at all.

Stam stared blankly at the ball in the middle of the goal, very self-reproachful. If he hadn't underestimated Drogba and given Drogba space to shoot from a distance, how could Drogba have scored this goal. However, Stam does have a reason to despise Drogba.

Drogba is now very rough even with the basics of stopping the ball and dribbling. And the shots are not to mention. Flying a single knife in front of the goal is a common occurrence for Drogba. How could such a player have such a wonderful long-range shooting ability.

I didn't expect to ignore Drogba a little, Drogba scored such a beautiful goal.

"One to zero. With Didier Drogba's long-range strike, Blackburn had an away lead over Manchester United. ”

'Drogba was brought to the Premier League by George from Ligue 2 last summer for £100,000. It's been criticized, but everyone understands it. After all, Drogba is only worth 100,000 pounds. But today's goal against Manchester United was far more expensive than £100,000. The goal alone earned 100,000 pounds. ”

Looking at the Blackburn players who were celebrating the goal, George clapped his hands and said to Karl in surprise: "It seems that in our training, Didier has not practiced long-range shooting." Is this practiced, or is it blinded? ”

"Of course, it's practiced. Didn't you see Didier's long-range shooting stance standard? Carl grinned.

"How I don't know."

"Practiced. Didier is hardworking. After the team's practice, they will also practice shooting. I saw that he was strong and had a lot of leg strength, so I let him practice long-range shooting. Karl is very happy with the results of his training of Drogba.

George nodded. I am very glad to have an assistant like Carl. Of course, there is also a little bit of guilt in my heart. George always thought that Drogba's foundation was too poor, so he always arranged for Drogba to practice the basics. But forget that Drogba is a striker.

Only scoring goals will boost Drogba's self-confidence. There should have been more shooting drills.

"Good. Karl, when you go back, give Didier more shooting practice. He was always a striker. ”

(To be continued)