After the Champions League draw, George immediately returned to England.

In the fifth round of the Premier League, Blake was going to face Chelsea away.

If it had been before, Chelsea would have been one of the top teams in the Premier League. In the nineties, especially in the days of Gullit and Vialli, Chelsea were still very strong.

If you say who connects the closed world of English football with the European continent. Then everyone would say it was Arsene Wenger. Arsene Wenger introduced an alternative style of play to English football, and Arsene Wenger began to bring in foreign players on a large scale.

Arsenal's huge success has also made English football coaches start to look outward. Many Premier League coaches have also started to learn continental football, and there has also been a wave of large-scale imports of foreign players.

But besides Arsene Wenger, there is one more person who has to say.

That's Gullit. After Gullit took charge of Chelsea, he relied on his connections in European football to start the trend of bringing in foreign players. It's actually on par with Arsene Wenger.

Gullit is true that his connections are not comparable to other coaches.

Gullit enjoyed great success in Italy during his playing career and brought in a number of great players for Chelsea. Including Di Matteo, Vialli, Leboeuf, Zola. It is because of these people that Chelsea have the glory of the mid-to-late nineties.

By the end of Vialli's tenure as manager, Chelsea's results had been on a downward spiral. There is only the name of a strong team, but there is no record of a strong team.

Ranieri is strong though. After a few seasons of running-in, Chelsea have become a strong team again. But in front of clubs such as Blackburn, Manchester United and Arsenal, Chelsea are not a dish.

Clubs like Manchester United, Arsenal and Blackburn, which are competing for the Premier League title, don't have Chelsea in their sights at all.

But now it's different.

Roman Abramovich's strong attack has turned Chelsea's strength upside down.

Although a lot of the media is ridiculing Chelsea. "Can Money Buy a Champion?" was issued. "This kind of hello. But any other club in the Premier League, even if it is as crazy as Ferguson does not admit it, but in his heart he already attaches great importance to Chelsea.

George is no exception.

If you don't pay attention to it, you can't do it. Because Chelsea are already crazy, or Abrahimovic is really crazy.

Chelsea's summer campaign didn't end with Crespo and Mutu. Since the start of the Premier League, Chelsea have been making waves in the transfer market.

First of all, Abbiati, who had lost his main position, was brought in from Milan.

Abbiati has always been Milan's first-choice goalkeeper. It's just that last season with the addition of Dida, he was reduced to a substitute goalkeeper. Chelsea spent £7 million to buy the goalkeeper, who was frustrated in Milan.

Abbiati was only twenty-six years old. Of course, he didn't want to continue to be a substitute in Milan, so he came to England.

After buying Abbiati, Chelsea reached into Real Madrid. Chelsea's target this time is Real Madrid's Argentinian youngster Cambiaso. Although Cambiasso is not the main player of Real Madrid, he is very famous.

Real Madrid want to keep Cambiasso. But Cambiaso wasn't very happy with the fact that he was surrounded by superstars. He felt he was not taken seriously and was willing to go to the Premier League. Chelsea paid £14 million for Cambiaso.

By this time, Abramovic was already in the transfer market, spending more than £130 million. At this exchange rate, Abu threw out nearly 200 million euros in one summer.

George has always laughed at Ranieri in his heart, feeling that Ranieri does not have a championship appearance. But Ranieri's ability is also acknowledged, especially his ability to pinch players. Although not as good as Mourinho, he is also a very good coach in the world.

Although Chelsea is not yet fully integrated, they are very strong.

Before the game, some media even said that it was a match between two upstart teams before and after the Premier League.

George read the newspaper and could only smile and shake his head.

Blackburn became a nouveau riche many years ago. In recent seasons, Blackburn's spending has been nothing compared to those of the Premier League's powerhouses. Not to mention that compared to Manchester United, even Liverpool. Newcastle and Chelsea spend more money on the transfer market every year than Blackburn.

And Blackburn Rovers has won three league titles and one Champions League in recent years, but they still can't get rid of the reputation of nouveau riche.

George was a little resentful.

Giants? Shit.

Those wealthy families, when they rose, which one was not a nouveau riche.

Now that he has become a European giant, he has forgotten how his ancestors made their fortune.

Look at England now, those families that have been passed down for hundreds of years, those so-called upper class. Many of them had ancestors who made money from the slave trade, robbed Asian, African and Latin American countries to make their fortunes, and opened black factories to accumulate raw capital.

It can be said that their ancestors were stained with the blood of countless people on their hands when they made their fortunes.

Now their descendants are pretending to be the upper class and attacking the poverty of the countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America. They say that they are backward and ignorant, but in fact they forget that their ancestors are also one of the culprits responsible for these poor and backward people.

When their ancestors sinned, their descendants were whitewashed, they never mentioned the sins committed by their ancestors.

It's the same with those big guys. They forget that they became wealthy and rose in the same way. But for a team like Blackburn to rise, they do everything they can to obstruct and splash dirty water.

On 13 September 2003, Blackburn Rovers arrived at Stamford Bridge.

George is already familiar with Stamford Bridge. George leads Blackburn Rovers in its sixth season. He has played Chelsea more than a dozen times. It's already familiar, and it can't be more familiar.

Chelsea fans are fanatical.

It can be said that Roman Abrashimovich's entry into Chelsea has made all Premier League clubs hostile to Chelsea. But it has also fueled the enthusiasm of the Chelsea fans. Whoever has a boss as bold as Abramovic will be happy.

"It's the fifth round of the Premier League. Blackburn Rovers travel to Chelsea. ”

"It turned out to be a normal Premier League game. However, they have attracted a lot of media attention, and the reason for this is that the development of their clubs is somewhat similar. Back then, Blackburn was able to rise to become a Premier League powerhouse, thanks to Jack. Walker, the steel tycoon's owner. It was Blackburn Rovers who went from League One to Premier League champions. ”

'And now Chelsea are going to follow the path of Blackburn. Roman Abramovic has come to Chelsea with a strong presence and he wants to replicate Blackburn's miracle. Of course, Abramovich is even more ambitious, spending hundreds of millions of pounds in just one summer in charge. If it is said that Blackburn has been training for several seasons, he finally became the Premier League champion. Then Abramovich clearly wants to do it overnight. ”

"Now that the two clubs meet, it's very much appreciated in English football."

Before the game, Mortensen had already begun to understand.

'Everybody is questioning Chelsea right now, they're asking 'can money buy titles?' However, Chelsea's results have been good in recent games, with three wins and one draw in the first four rounds. Blackburn, on the other hand, are three wins and one loss. ”

"Let's talk about the starting lineup for this game."

"Blackburn Rovers started with goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, Riese, Lucio, Campbell, Sagnol at the back, Pire, Alonso, Hargreaves in midfield, Kaka, Arshavin and Klose up front."

'Chelsea started with goalkeeper Abbiati, Bridge, Galla, John Terry and Melchiott at the rear, Duff, Glen Char, Veron and Frank Lampard in midfield and Mutu and Hasselbaink up front.

"It was a surprise that there was only one man in Blackburn's starting line-up. Arshavin, who just joined this season, turned out to be a starter for Miku. Before hearing about the game, Miku had some minor injuries. But Arshavin was still a surprise when he came on. Because Arshavin hasn't played since the transfer. ”

Chelsea are in a traditional 4-4-2 formation.

As for Blackburn's side, Miku does have some injuries. Miku is thirty years old this year, and he should still be in his prime. But the injuries increased, the game list was reported quickly, and Miku was injured in training. Among the many candidates, George chose Arshavin.

There are many reasons to choose Arshavin.

Arshavin has strength. There is an advantage over Hleb. It's more powerful. And it's an unfamiliar face that would have a sudden effect on Chelsea's defenders.

"Doodoo-"

With the referee's whistle, the fifth round of the Premier League finally began.

Chelsea's style of play is counter-attacking. Ranieri is the same in Cagliari, Valencia, Atletico Madrid and Chelsea, always playing defensive counter-attack. Unfortunately at home, Ranieri couldn't play defensive counter-attacks.

Ranieri is not Mourinho after all. Not as strong as him.

So at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea took the initiative. George likes Chelsea to take the initiative, and there are too many new Chelsea players right now that they haven't fully run in. As long as they attack, then there will inevitably be flaws.

As long as there is a flaw, then Blackburn can find the back of the net.

Ranieri seems to have high hopes for Veron. Once the game began, Chelsea's attack was completely controlled by Veron.

But George smiled.

Veron is really strong. It's a pity that his pace is too slow. Mutu, Hasselbaink, Duff and Glenschal are all players who have adapted to the fast pace of the Premier League. It's a pity that Veron has not adapted to the rhythm of the Premier League for several seasons in the Premier League.

So seeing Veron's control, George laughed out loud.

George asked his team to start grabbing the ball from near the center circle. Because Chelsea is a restructured team, the cooperation is not tacit. As long as Blackburn press all over the court, there will be problems with their coordination.

Although Veron is very strong, he does not have enough tacit understanding with the players. Once Blackburn pressed, there would be a passing error. It may not be that Veron made a passing error, but that the other players failed to grasp Veron's thoughts. So there will be mistakes between passing and receiving.

With just one of those opportunities, George believes he can get ahead of Chelsea.

(To be continued)