425 One joy and one sorrow
One to three, it can't be said that there is no chance of a comeback.
But truth be told, the chances of a comeback are slim. George certainly doesn't give up easily.
Although George comforted the players after the game, it was clear that the players' emotions were still greatly affected.
In the 33rd round of the Premier League, Blackburn Rovers challenged Newcastle away.
Since Robson took charge of Newcastle, Newcastle have not been a title team capable of competing for the title. However, they are strong and have become a favourite for the top four in the Premier League. Newcastle now sit fourth in the Premier League, ahead of Chelsea and Liverpool.
Newcastle are now working hard to qualify for next season's Champions League.
In the face of Blackburn, whose morale has been greatly affected, Robson is certainly unwilling to give up. Shearer scored two goals with an overhead kick and beat Blackburn Rovers for the first time in more than three seasons.
It was also a fiasco in the Champions League, but at this time there was a difference.
George's Blackburn Rovers were beaten 2-0 by Newcastle, but Manchester United on the other side showed their resilience.
Manchester United face Arsenal away. Arsenal have now been eliminated from the Champions League and are therefore focused on tackling the league. Arsenal scored twice in the first half against Manchester United, but United were stubborn in the second half to equalise.
When George watched this game, he admired Ferguson and Manchester United so much.
It is no wonder that Manchester United will be able to rank steadily in the Premier League title competition even if the squad is worse in the future. It is because Manchester United have this tenacious quality.
Manchester United drew 2-2 away at Arsenal.
With this ending in the 33rd round of the Premier League, Blackburn Rovers are five points ahead of Manchester United.
After two consecutive defeats, the voice of mocking George reappeared. A lot of the media began to say that Blackburn was about to collapse. The Champions League and league rout are very close.
This sound buzzed around George's ears every day.
George didn't refute. Because there is neither time nor the need to refute. No matter how good you say, if the grades are not good, it will have no effect.
In the 34th round of the Premier League, Blackburn Rovers faced Sunderland at home.
George really feels lucky.
In fact, after losing to Milan and Newcastle in a row, Blackburn's team really had some small fluctuations. Although George has taken various measures, many players still have a lot of problems.
The biggest problem is Alonso.
Alonso has never been as weak as he was last time since he played at Real Sociedad. Especially against Andrea Pirlo, for the first time I felt like the ball could be kicked like that. Therefore, the match against Milan gave him a deep blow to his self-confidence.
Alonso is only twenty years old, after all. Although the youth is old, after this fiasco, it still needs a certain amount of time to adjust.
It's because the psychological adjustment didn't work out. Otherwise, it would not have been possible to lose to Newcastle.
In this situation, if they face a strong team, Blackburn Rovers are likely to be unable to hold back. But the schedule was good for Blackburn, who ran into Sunderland.
Why do you say lucky?
Because Sunderland has beaten Liverpool 2-1 on December 16 last year, and it has been almost half a year now, and there has not been even a victory. Not only that, but since the 24th round of the Premier League, it has been ten consecutive defeats.
Ten consecutive defeats, Sunderland is now a complete ATM.
The current points are only 19 points, and a relegation spot was booked early.
Sunderland have an average goal scoring rate of 0.5 while conceding an average of 1.5 goals.
To be able to come across such a belly in such a difficult situation. This is not yet the care of God.
Sunderland, who have been relegated, are a club with no desire and most of their players are not thinking about how to play at the moment. It's about thinking about which team to go to next season. No one is in the mood to play.
Against such a team, Blackburn Rovers certainly can't afford to miss.
Didier Drogba and Defoe both scored twice, and with Miku's goal, Blackburn swept Sunderland 5-0 at home.
And Manchester United, which has come back to its senses, is now performing better and better.
Fresh off a 2-0 home win over mighty Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle were in high spirits. Then they met Manchester United at home, thinking they could still get a win. Unexpectedly, Ferguson's Manchester United gave Newcastle a painful memory.
Gave Newcastle a six-to-two humiliation away from home, scoring six goals at St James' Park.
By the end of the game, the entire St James' Park stadium was silent.
Newcastle is also the fourth place in the current Premier League, and no one expected to be poured six goals by Manchester United. Robson's face was blue after the game, and George looked at Robson in front of the camera, really afraid that the old coach would faint on the spot.
However, it seems that Robson's psychological quality is still good.
At the end of the 34th round of Premier League matches, Blackburn Rovers are still five points ahead of Manchester United. With four games remaining, Blackburn Rovers are still two games ahead of United.
After this round, George returned to his triumphant expression. It also lifted the team's silence.
Since the defeat to Milan, George has not been interviewed by journalists for a long time. But this time it stayed. "The Premier League title is already in my pocket. With four rounds remaining, Blackburn will never make any mistakes. The Premier League title is no longer in doubt. I'm not going to let him be in suspense either. ”
George was arrogant, but after the 5-0 win over Sunderland, the British media were silent.
Because George has the qualifications to be arrogant.
The rest of Blackburn's games don't have a strong team. Leeds United, West Ham United, West Bromwich Albion, Birmingham. None of them are currently in the top 10 of the Premier League and are teams battling relegation.
Of course, Manchester United's opponents are not very strong. Middlesbrough, Tottenham, Charlton, Everton.
Four games, with Blackburn's quality, no one believes Blackburn will stumble.
Sure enough, in the 35th round of the Premier League, Blackburn challenged Leeds United away and did not give the opponent a chance at all.
Leeds United is the "Young Guard".
Of course, in this time and space, Leeds United have not performed as well as they have in their history. Haven't even played in the Champions League. But it still set off a youth storm in English football. Many in English football still remember the outstanding performances of Leeds United's talented players a few years ago.
That was a few years ago, though.
failed to enter the Champions League, which made Leeds United's original investment go down the drain. Leeds United's financial problems have been getting worse since two years ago. From Woodgate, Colwill, Viduka, Bowyer, Keane, Hart, all departed.
The current Leeds United, you are most familiar with Smith.
The other famous players have already left Leeds United. Leeds United's strength has also dropped again and again, and now it can only fight for relegation.
At the height of Leeds United's heyday, George didn't care. George used to play Leeds United with a dozen and one accurate, but now Leeds United is like this, and George will not let Leeds United go. Playing Leeds United 3-1 away from home, they once again secured an important three points.
However, Manchester United are not far behind.
Against Middlesbrough, although the process was a little tough, they still managed to get a 2-1 victory.
At the end of 35 rounds of the Premier League, Blackburn Rovers are still five points ahead of Manchester United.
By this time, no one thought United still had a chance to win the Premier League. The Blackburn Rovers media are already chanting that the Premier League has entered the "Blackburn era".
………… After the 35th round of the Premier League, George led Blackburn Rovers to Milan non-stop.
The San Siro Stadium, one of the most famous stadiums in the world.
If it had been any other time, maybe George would have been in the mood to take a good look at the course. But this time in Milan, George's mood has always been very heavy. The three goals conceded at home were firmly pressed on George's heart.
If you pull it back, that's the biggest problem.
Milan were completely in possession of this game. If you want to attack, you can attack, and if you want to defend, you can defend.
But Blackburn didn't have any other chips. There is only one way, and that is to attack, attack, and attack again. At the very least, three goals are needed before there is any hope of emergence.
So Blackburn didn't have any reservations from the start of the game. Regardless of the fact that this is Milan's home stadium, the onslaught began directly. It's a pity that the opponent is Milan, and the current Milan happens to be Milan in its heyday.
Milan are very strong right now.
Despite Blackburn's best efforts, it wasn't easy to break down Milan's doors.
Of course, with thirty-two minutes to go, Blackburn Rovers opened the scoring first. Klose and Drogba played a relay of headers, and Klose scored the first goal in the end.
One goal was scored, but Blackburn needed two more. So continue to storm your opponents.
Unfortunately, before the second goal could be scored, Blackburn was scored by Milan. Shevchenko, received Seedorf's cross. In the sandwich between Campbell and Lucio, the landing point was accurately found.
A header strikes past Blackburn.
George was disappointed. The Blackburn players were also disappointed.
One to one, and now the total score is four to two. There is also a gap of two balls.
In the face of Milan's defensive counterattack, Blackburn was really helpless. Knowing that Milan's counterattack was strong, Blackburn could only continue to attack.
Blackburn Rovers were yet to score in the second half, instead allowing Milan to score again.
When Shevchenko counterattacked, he was hooked by Essien.
Rui Costa, scored a very beautiful free-kick that left Van der Sar helpless. In the end, George had to accept a 1-2 defeat. They lost to Milan 2-5 on aggregate and were eliminated from the competition.
Although the first game was over, George was already prepared for this.
But when he was really eliminated, George was unspeakably disappointed in his heart.
In this season's Champions League knockout round, Blackburn was eliminated from the tournament almost without suspense in the face of Milan. That's what makes George the most angry.
George could only smile wryly, went up to shake Ancelotti's hand, and then left the court.
(To be continued)