After George's return to England, all the Italian media reported on George's affairs. The content of their reports is the same, and even the meaning is the same. It's the "arrogant British".

Giorgio left Rome in style, but the Italian press went crazy.

For so many years, Italian football has been accustomed to being the boss in Europe, and good players are proud to be able to play in Serie A. Serie A is home to some of the best players in the world who are entitled to be proud.

But George, a young coach from England, almost satirized Italian football. How is it possible for the arrogant Italian media to forget that it is all an overwhelming accusation. Unfortunately, what they didn't know was that George didn't read Italian newspapers at all.

Although George knew Italian, he didn't have that much time to read Italian newspapers.

On the BBC's football program, the host smiled and said: "I believe that for a while, Italian football will never forget Giorgio as an arrogant young coach." ”

At this time, the invited guest Lineker interjected.

"They certainly won't forget, with Blackburn's current results. George will definitely lead Blackburn to the Champions League next season, and he will certainly meet an Italian side when the time comes. ”

"Yes, yes." The moderator nodded. "Not only the Italian media, but once Giorgio comes to the Champions League, the whole European football world will know Giorgio as an arrogant coach."

George returned to England without a moment of rest. Middlesbrough is on the horizon.

Last season was still very strong, and Middlesbrough, who finished ninth in the Premier League, have dropped a lot this season. They are currently only 14th in the Premier League. This is a common problem for some promoted teams, who have just been promoted, and they can often play very well with a breath.

But in the second season, the other teams will take you seriously. So in the second season, the performance of these promoted teams often determines the fate of these teams in the future.

Of course, this is not only the case, but also a lot of players. In their first season in a league, some people tend to do very well because they are not familiar to others. But in the second season, when other teams take him seriously, his performance will be sluggish.

That's the problem that Middlesbrough is running out of right now.

Because the 28th round of the Premier League and the UEFA Cup match, there is only a difference of two days. George had no choice but to substitute some substitutes. I don't know if it was because of the victory over Rome that I ran out of luck. Facing Middlesbrough at home, it turned out to be a dull battle, with a 0-0 draw.

Manchester United, who also returned from European competition, were in excellent form and won 3-1 against Derby County.

Manchester United overtook Blackburn Rovers by two points and returned to the top of the table. This is the first time that United have returned to the top of the table after the last 10 games.

George had already turned off the TV when he saw Manchester United take the lead 2-1. George's face was ugly, although he knew that the Premier League title was not easy to win. But I didn't expect it to be long before I gave up the top spot to Manchester United.

is also playing in European competitions, and Manchester United has not been greatly affected. George watched the Manchester United game carefully, and Ferguson did have a lot of experience in the rotation. It's not like George who is the main players in an important game all rush to the court, and then in the next game, he has no choice but to rotate most of the substitutes.

In this way, the main players can win the game, but the substitutes have a lot of problems.

And even in the Champions League group stage, Ferguson is not all the main players. Instead, there are some versatile pieces on the field, so that some of the main players can still rest. There was a mixed feel to his rotation, and he won both games after the mix.

George knew that this kind of multi-front combat was inexperienced himself. I also have to learn from old rivers and lakes like Ferguson.

After ceding the top spot, George knew he was at a loss from the schedule. In the remaining games, Manchester United only played Chelsea at home and Villa away to Villa. And Blackburn Rovers will not only play West Ham United at home, but also Chelsea and Liverpool away.

Four days later, Blackburn Rovers host Roma.

In fact, Roma has fallen behind by two goals at home, and it is basically a death sentence. It is true that Capello did not think that he could turn the tables, so the starters did not have so many main players. Just as George sarcastically mocked Roma, Roma may not even have to play in the UEFA Cup next season.

Now Capello is in a hurry. Roma are in a bad league game. Especially Lazio, the sworn enemy of the same city, is at the top of the list, and Capello is even more anxious.

Although George, the young coach, is arrogant, Blackburn has good strength, which Capello agrees with. Since he can't win, Capet [***] gives up. Although Capello didn't say it explicitly, everyone in the starting lineup could see it.

And George this time too, there are no all the main players, and not just the substitutes. George didn't want to waste energy for this game, nor did he want to capsize in the gutter.

The game was uneventful, and Roma did not think about turning the tables around. And Blackburn also wants to conserve his strength, and everyone has reservations. So there is no exaggeration in the game, Blackburn Rovers is here, you Rome don't attack me and I'm not in a hurry.

In the end, they ended up in a 0-0 draw at home.

However, Blackburn still beat Roma 2-0 on aggregate and reached the quarter-finals of the League Cup.

The League Cup quarter-finals are also out. Blackburn, Arsenal, Leeds United, Bremen, Celta, Lens, Slavia Prague, Galatasaray.

A total of three teams in the Premier League have reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. Blackburn finished fourth in the Premier League and went straight to the UEFA Cup, Arsenal were eliminated from the Champions League group stage and Leeds United struggled to reach the UEFA Cup through the International Toto Cup.

And in the Champions League, although the group stage of the second round of the Champions League is not over yet. However, Manchester United and Chelsea are in good shape and reaching the last eight of the Champions League is not a big problem.

There are two Premier League teams in the Champions League quarterfinals and three Premier League teams in the League Cup quarterfinals, which is already a side indication of the rise of the Premier League.

Blackburn is lucky, and the opponent in the quarterfinals of the League Cup is already out. It's Slavia Prague from the Czech First League.

George was overjoyed, this was the best ending.

After the implementation of the Boseman Act, the hardest hit were those second-rate leagues in Europe. Of course, the first to be hit is the Eredivisie, and the traditional giants of the Eredivisie Ajax, PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord are the hardest.

The stars of these three teams have all been divided between the teams of Europe's top five leagues. Of course, they also have their way of survival, and since the big five European leagues poach them, they poach the small clubs in the Eredivisie. Of course, there are leagues that are worse than the Eredivisie.

The Czech league is clearly worse than the Eredivisie.

However, the reputation of the Czech league is not low. This is all because the Czech Republic has given birth to a golden generation in recent years, especially a large number of good players led by Nedved and Poboski in Euro 96. They raised the reputation of the Czech league and at the same time put the Czech league in the limelight.

Therefore, after the Bosman Act, the slightly stronger players in the Czech league were all snatched up by the major leagues. Needless to say, the Eredivisie, the Bundesliga, and the Serie A all go there to poach people. Only the Premier League has been unable to bring in players from the Czech Republic due to labour certifications.

The Czech league is in decline. Slavia Prague from the Czech First League, the strength can be imagined.

Therefore, after the Roma game, it was followed by 29 rounds of the Premier League. After losing the top position, Blackburn Rovers lost the psychological burden. Away to Derby County, the Blackburn players were outstanding. With a big score of 4-0, he won the game.

Manchester United postponed the match because of the Champions League clash between the 29th round and Manchester United. In this way, Blackburn Rovers regained a one-point advantage and climbed to the top of the Premier League table.

The Premier League is in its final stages and Blackburn Rovers can still compete with Manchester United for the Premier League title. When all the newspapers commented on Blackburn, they used the strong team to indicate it.

The intensity of the schedule made George breathless. Fresh from the 29th round of the Premier League, Blackburn Rovers will face their opponents in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup at home.

On March 16, the quarterfinals of the League Cup began.

This game George began to learn from Ferguson, although this game was important. But George didn't send all the main forces. Because Slavia Prague is there, it's just a waste to play with all the main players.

After all, two days after this game, it will be the thirtieth round of the Premier League.

However, even Blackburn's main substitute mixed play, against Slavia Prague from the Czech First League, they still had the advantage. Davao. Suker scored two goals in this game, taking his tally to seven goals for Blackburn Rovers this season.

Romedahl, who came on as a substitute for Pire, scored a goal, while Drogba up front also scored a goal. Of course, it was Drogba's first goal of the season for Blackburn.

In the end, Blackburn Rovers beat Slavia Prague 4-0 at home.

At this time, no one doubted that Blackburn would make it to the last four of the League Cup. Everyone is convinced that Blackburn Rovers have no problem reaching the last four of the UEFA Cup.

Two days later, in the thirtieth round of the Premier League, Blackburn Rovers faced Villa at home and performed well. In particular, Klose, who did not play in the last UEFA Cup game, helped Blackburn win 2-0 against Villa with one pass and one shot.

However, United are in better form. Manchester United, who returned from the Champions League, beat Leicester City 4-0 away.

Blackburn Rovers still have a game in hand, one point ahead of Manchester United.

For Blackburn's strength, even the media are amazed.

"George's Blackburn Rovers are already halfway through to the last four of the League Cup and are currently at the top of the league table. Is George aiming for the UEFA Cup title? Premier League champions? Or both? ”

(To be continued)