190 Sprint (B)
The match was won, and Blackburn finished sixth in the Premier League.
In an interview with the media, George expressed his opinion for the first time. "Relegation, I never thought about it. Because my team doesn't have a relegation problem. ”
"There are fifteen rounds left in the game. My goal is very clear, we are going to play in the UEFA Cup next year. The League Cup is our goal. ”
George's expression made all the reporters happy. This is a very good press material. George is challenging the current Leeds United, as the UEFA Cup place is headed for the current fourth place in the Premier League.
The current fourth place in the Premier League is youth Leeds United.
Although George did not name names, everyone knew that George's words were aimed at Leeds United.
'We're eight points ahead of Blackburn Rovers and I don't think Blackburn can close that gap.' David. O'Reilly's answer was decent.
David. O'Reilly is good-tempered, Graham is not good-tempered. I didn't expect his assistant coach to have a relatively good temper.
But Leeds are not all good-natured. Leeds United President Peter Brown. Eddesdale has a bad temper and is now trying to raise money to restore Leeds' success. How can someone be allowed to say that about their own team.
"If you can achieve results by talking about it, then I am willing to say it in front of the media every day. I don't know if there's something wrong with Coach Levy's brain. The results were a little better, and he began to make a big statement in front of the media. If he likes to show his face in front of the media so much, why not be an actor, why be a journalist. ”
"Coach Levy probably forgot that Blackburn are eight points behind us at the moment. thought that if you moved your mouth, the eight-point gap would be gone. ”
Peter. Rizdale responded to George in a very disdainful tone.
In fact, George was reluctant to say so early that his goal was next season's League Cup. It would put a lot of pressure on himself and his players, but George said it anyway. Mainly because George is going to put pressure on Leeds.
Taking the lead is an advantage, but it can also be stressful. Especially with a fierce opponent like Blackburn behind him, George believes there must be a lot of pressure on the young Leeds players. George was going to put pressure on them, though he knew it was a double-edged sword.
Leeds United players are young and generally can't handle the pressure. But just because they're young, they also have the potential to reach their potential. But George believes the current Leeds will definitely not be the latter, as many of Leeds' current players have just been promoted to the first team this season.
They don't have any experience, Blackburn Rovers are young, but a lot of the players have been in the profession for a long time. Even the young Duff experienced a thrilling relegation battle with Blackburn Rovers last year. Therefore, when it comes to the ability to withstand pressure, Leeds United definitely cannot compare with Blackburn.
So George is willing to continue to tease Leeds United's nerves.
'Eight points, but because we were a little careless at the start of the season. If it weren't for that, our goal would not be to qualify for the UEFA Cup. It's also fortunate that we didn't have a good start to the season, otherwise Leeds United would not be in the eyes of us at Blackburn. ”
"Leeds United, it's just our losers. Probably he forgot about the three to zero not so long ago. Eight points is a three-game thing, but it's actually a two-game difference. Anyway, we have to touch it again, and that's the three points that Bai gave us. ”
George copes with Peter. Rizdale, even more disdainful. Then he sarcastically mocked Leeds United.
It can be said that the scolding battle provoked by George has attracted second only attention to the current Premier League title battle. Since the start of this season, Arsenal have continued their strong performance from last season and have been leading the Premier League. Manchester United, on the other hand, are closely following Arsenal from behind.
Although Chelsea have good results, and the gap between them and Arsenal and Manchester United is not large. However, most of the commentary in English football now is that Chelsea are unlikely to win the title, and in their eyes Manchester United and Arsenal are the strongest contenders for the Premier League title.
The battle between Arsenal and Manchester United has made the media enjoy watching it. Now there's the fourth-place clash between George and Leeds United.
George's sarcasm made Leeds even more furious. And this time it's not just the Leeds United president who is on the field, but even the Leeds United players can't watch it.
"I think Coach Levy should keep his mouth shut. If Coach Levy thinks that swearing can surpass us, then everyone can scold people in the media every day. I don't understand George. How can someone like Levy be a coach? ”
Plum. Bowyer was very angry in the media and accused George.
Hear Lee. Bowyer's accusation, George's unashamed response. "If Bowyer could have moved a little bit of energy from the sidelines to the field, it wouldn't be where he is now."
George saw Lee. Bowyer's words were already very happy in his heart. The Leeds players are young, and very young. There are also many of them who are thorns, and it is not so easy for O'Reilly to take care of these young players.
O'Reilly has been through a lot of storms, especially when he was a player. But as a coach, O'Reilly is a big girl sitting in a sedan chair, and there will be problems in terms of experience first. And those players because they are young, there is a chance that they will become powder kegs.
This didn't help Bowyer and began a war of words in the media.
George really wants all the Leeds players to stand up and fight him. But on the other hand, George controls his players and doesn't let them be interviewed by the media.
In the midst of such a noisy fight, the twenty-fifth round of the league began.
Blackburn Rovers are another home game, hosting Newcastle. Newcastle made a good impression on George, whose first Premier League victory came at St James' Park. Gullit really doesn't fit in Newcastle.
Not only was it unsuccessful to transform Newcastle's delicate technical flow of play, but it also had a bad relationship with the players on the inside. In particular, the relationship with Newcastle bigwig Shearer is very problematic. Gullit has no idea who is in charge of Newcastle.
The current Newcastle except for John. Outside of Hall, the former chairman, Shearer's position at Newcastle is unassailable. Gullitt and Shearer don't have a good relationship, and this is self-defeating. Don't look at you as a Dutch trio, you don't even have half of Shearer's influence in Newcastle.
And Gullit's biggest problem is to turn Newcastle into a team of the same technical genre as Chelsea. But he forgot that Chelsea had players like Zola, Di Matteo, Vialli and Poyet able to play with a short pass and a technical flow of play. However, Newcastle's attack has always been a wide open attack, and it is not suitable for Gullit's changes.
Shearer finally came on the pitch in this game, and it was also the first time George had met Shearer in a game. However, Newcastle are currently 14th in the Premier League, just four points above Southampton, who are in the relegation zone. That's because Newcastle's defense is so bad and the offense can't attack.
In the middle of the game, Newcastle's defensive hole was wide open and Blackburn Rovers crackled three balls. Although Newcastle also scored a goal against Blackburn, they still lost 3-1 away to Blackburn.
At the same time, I don't know if it was influenced by George, Leeds United was forced to draw at home by Charlton Athletic in the 25th round. The final score was 1-1, which made George happy.
This brings Leeds United to 45 points, compared to Blackburn's 39. The gap between the two teams is only six points.
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Blackburn's strength is still the same, but Leeds United have suddenly started to pull off after a draw and a defeat in their last two games.
In the remaining three games in February, Blackburn Rovers and Leeds United won all of them, and the score was not opened. After 28 rounds, Leeds United have 54 points and Blackburn Rovers have 48 points, and Leeds United are still six points ahead of Blackburn.
Blackburn Rovers and Leeds United have seen all the media in English football watch their outstanding performances in recent rounds.
The two strongest teams in February were Blackburn Rovers and Leeds United. After this period of soaring results, Blackburn Rovers have become fifth in the Premier League. West Ham United are five points away from sixth place in the Premier League.
As the two teams with the best results in February, they entered March and suddenly fell into a slump.
In the twenty-ninth of the Premier League match, Blackburn Rovers were in a slump at home and won a draw. Then in the thirtieth round, Blackburn Rovers were beaten away from Sheffield Wednesday. In the 31st round, Blackburn finally got a win, a 1-0 away win over Coventry. Since the start of March, the first three matches have only won one win, one draw and one loss. This made all the media that followed Blackburn Rovers shake their heads.
However, George beat his chest even more, because it wasn't just Blackburn who was in bad form during this time. Leeds United are in worse form than Blackburn, with only two draws and one defeat.
George knew that the main reason for this period was that the game was too intense. George isn't skilled enough in the rotation at the moment, and Blackburn's bench hasn't had much game experience this year. In the process of intensive competition, it has been greatly affected.
In round 31, Blackburn Rovers are still four points behind Leeds United. Now there are seven rounds left in the game, and Blake still has Manchester United and Arsenal to deal with. And, of course, direct dialogue with Leeds United.
However, Blackburn have a difficult schedule and Leeds United's schedule is not necessarily good. Not only do they have direct conversations with Blackburn, but they also have games against strong teams such as Liverpool and Arsenal.
Now all of George's energy is on the 32nd in the Premier League. Because George is going to lead Blackburn Rovers to face their direct opponents Leeds United away.
(To be continued)