George has already completed seventeen rounds at Blackburn, almost half a season. Blackburn have six wins, six draws and five defeats, and the points are still 24 points.

The weather in Lancashire has become very cold now, although it is not as cold and snowy as those places, but it is already winter.

On December 12, Blackburn Rovers host Leeds United.

Leeds United has a huge number of fans in China, and those fans are attracted by the wonderful performances in the late 90s and early 21st century. At that time, Leeds United was known as the "Young Guard", and it set off a round of youth in English and European football.

However, Leeds United's history is not shabby at all, even more glorious than the history of many English clubs. He has won three top-flight titles, won one FA Cup, won one League Cup and won two European Fairs Cup (the predecessor of the UEFA Cup).

Not only that, but they have won five top-flight runners-up, three FA Cup runners-up, one League Cup runner-up, one Champions League Cup runner-up, one European Cup Winners' Cup runner-up, and one European Fair Cup runner-up.

Such a result makes Leeds United's status in English football definitely not low.

Moreover, at the turn of the century, the "Young Guards" that set off a storm of youth had begun to take shape. Or Leeds United, which has set off a storm of youth, most of the players have begun to make their mark at Leeds United. It's just that the current players are all young, some are not yet twenty years old, and the other main players are just over twenty years old.

Leeds United were the last League One champions. It's a pity that after the establishment of the Premier League, the results were not satisfactory. But with George. Graham's entry has made great strides. However, Graham became Tottenham's manager after receiving an invitation from Tottenham. The new Leeds United manager who succeeded Graham was none other than Graham's former assistant coach, David Brown. O'Reilly.

In the past two years, Leeds United's academy has been full of talent. Colwill, Ian. Hart, Jonathan. Woodgate, Alain. Smith and Stephen. MacGovral. Of course, there are also Hasselbaink and Bruno. Ribeiro and so on.

Of course, Leeds United also have Lee in the team. Bowyer, Radbey, such good hands.

The current Leeds players are all young people in their mid-twenties, and they are all extraordinary. In the future of English football, these people will be active for more than a decade.

Of course, Leeds United now have a very big special surname, probably because most of the squad is young. Once they go crazy, even opponents like Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool can play 2-0, 3-0 or even higher.

Leeds are really strong and their young players are crazy and no one can stop them. But they also have the common problem of young teams, which is their ups and downs. It's terrible to go crazy, but when you don't have a state, you can even be beaten by a relegation team.

It's a neurotic team. In fact, George really doesn't want to play against such a team, because they are completely a nerve knife.

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Today's weather was gray, but luckily it didn't rain. If it rains this month, the players will have to freeze to death.

Judging by the current weather, there is no snow. But the temperature was only a few degrees above zero, and George could already feel the cold outside before he got out of the car.

George hates the weather, and instead prefers the seasons with distinct seasons. George was a northern player in China in his last life, and there are four seasons all year round. It's hot when it's hot, cold when it's cold, it's raining when it's supposed to rain, and it's snowing when it's snowing.

The weather in England is different, with 70 percent of the year being grey. It rained half the time, and this rain made George very uncomfortable.

Sometimes George thinks it's understandable that players elsewhere don't adapt to the English climate. Spanish players, in particular, have not had a few successful games in England. Accustomed to enjoying the Spanish sun and beaches, the harsh weather in England can be hard to adapt to.

The players are warming up, and if you don't warm up in such a game, you are looking for death. If you don't have an active drive, you can easily get injured when you play.

George didn't come out, but snuggled up in his dressing room. George's initial impression of Ewood Park was very good. Of course, it's not that I have a good impression of the stadium at Ewood Park, but it's that I'm in a good mood to play here.

Led Burnley to Ewood Park and made a very good impression on George on both occasions.

Unfortunately, this was only when George led Burnley. Since George arrived at Blackburn, George hasn't enjoyed any home treatment at Ewood Park. In addition to being booed by the fans, it is abuse.

It's a very bad experience, and in the whole of the Premier League, a coach is so unpopular with the home fans, and I guess George is the only one.

"It's the home stadium and I'm going to win." George was in the locker room, making the final tactical set-ups. "Leeds United's style of play can be described as passionate, but good looks are good. One of their biggest drawbacks is that they don't control the pace of the game. ”

George attaches great importance to the research of opponents before the game, and he also spares no effort in collecting intelligence about opponents. There is a dedicated team at Blackburn that serves just that.

Leeds are now more and more like the Young Guards, but there are also a lot of problems with their style of play. The biggest problem is that they don't have a player who controls the game, despite playing well.

Leeds United's attack was indeed quite fierce. But whether it's offensive or defensive, it's all straight up. Their midfielders don't know how to control the game.

They don't know a mature team and they should need a rhythm to play. It should be fast when it should be fast, and slow when it should be slow. But Leeds United are missing that, so a lot of games look vigorous. But because he is not good at controlling the pace of the game, the game is terrifying to watch.

"Anderson, you have a lot of work to do against a team like this." George ordered Deco, and Leeds United now lack a midfielder like Deco who can control the game. With a player like him to help share the burden, Leeds can increase their attacking power and defence a lot.

'We don't need to play fast with Leeds, they have young players. Young and vigorous, we will fight slowly with them. Anderson, that's where your scheduling comes in. ”

In fact, not only are the Leeds United players young, but Blackburn's current players are also young. Except for Hendry, the oldest of the main players is only twenty-four or five years old. People like Duff, Klose, Deco, and Sagnor are only in their twenties.

"Robert, Damien, we still have to start from the two wings. Gary. Kelly's defense is okay, but Ian. Hart is a player who is strong in attack and weak in defence. Therefore, the point of attack in this game is on Hart's side. ”

"Owen, your job in this game is not to give Bowyer a chance to shoot from distance. And, of course, defensive Smith, the kid is very skilled. Don't let him take the ball in stride at the edge of the box. ”

George said that he didn't realize that Hargreaves was actually younger than Smith. Hargreaves is not yet eighteen years old.

George started Hargreaves in this game and praised Hargreaves for his excellent performance in the last game. There are also Makelle who are asked to take a break, and by the way, Makelele is on the field to watch the game.

Of course, the biggest reason is that although Bowyer has a bad temper, he still has a good shot from the back. There's also Leeds United's rising star Allan. Smith. At this time, Smith was really a newborn calf who was not afraid of tigers, and his superb skills and aura of shooting gave English football an alternative feeling.

Against Smith, George needs a midfielder like Hargreaves. If Makelele's performance in his prime is concerned, defending Bowyer and Smith is certainly not a problem. But now Makelele's defensive awareness needs to be improved, and with his current state defending Smith, George is really not at ease.

"William, when Owen sticks to Smith, you have to go up and pinch him too. Don't let him have any chance to get the ball at ease. Sammy, your job is to defend Hasselbaink from behind. ”

In addition to Hargreaves replacing Makelele, George also had Galla replace Hendry in this game. Hendry is indeed old, and the high-intensity game of the Premier League can no longer be played. The last game was already very tired.

Therefore, in this game, George used Galla instead of Hendry.

"Alright, everything that needs to be said has been said. I'm going to win this game. ”

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"Whoa—"

"Is this a round of applause for our team?" George was still in the locker room at this time, but he heard very warm applause.

Because this is the time when the team comes on the field, this is why I heard the applause. It's been a long time since we've heard that applause, and with the exception of Stephen Hendry and Duff, it's rare for the current Blackburn players to hear such a round of applause at home.

"It should be. George, it seems that the fans are starting to accept our team. Karl smiled and nodded.

George let out a long sigh of relief.

This season, although Ewood Park is said to be the home stadium, the home atmosphere is not felt at all. There were sporadic applause in these games, but today's applause was the highest applause ever heard at Ewood Park since George took charge of Blackburn.

Don't underestimate these fans, the role of the fans' applause for the team must not be underestimated. Otherwise, there would be no talk of the devil's home field, in addition to the players, the most powerful thing in the devil's home stadium is the fans.

"I've said for a long time that fans are the easiest group to deal with. As long as you have good grades, then there are no problems. ”

(To be continued)