322 Joy and sorrow
Blackburn fans are delighted.
Blackburn Rovers won the championship once again. This is the third season since George took charge of Blackburn. It was also George's third title at Blackburn Rovers, both cup winners. The UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, and now the English League Cup.
These were the first wins in Blackburn's history.
Compared to these fans, George and Blackburn players are much calmer. League Cup winners, the weight is too low. Although it is also a champion, it is not yet a gaffe that can get the players excited.
George, even more so.
League Cup winners only. George was at Burnley, when he was still in League One, he already got one.
If it weren't for the accident, George would never have wasted so much energy for the League Cup.
But it's also a champion.
Anyway, it's a joy to be a champion, isn't it?
And the Liverpool player next to him is very obviously disappointed. Unlike Blackburn, who won the UEFA Cup last season, Liverpool players today have largely never tasted the title. Even if it is the League Cup winner, it is a very important title in the eyes of Liverpool players.
Liverpool, the king of England's generation, is now so eager to even win a League Cup. Who can believe it?
But that's just the way it is. Liverpool, who have not tasted the championship for many years, is envious even when facing the League Cup winner.
Houllier watched the Blackburn players celebrate from the sidelines, disappointed.
Houllier is very hungry for this title. He has been in charge of Liverpool for three years without winning a single title. For a giant like Liverpool, winning the title should be the norm. And now this kind of years without a championship is definitely not normal.
The pressure on Houllier is also very high, not ordinary.
Reaching the Carabao Cup final this time is very important for Houllier. Although the League Cup winner is a championship with a very low gold content, it can also solve the urgent need.
Although the current chairman of Liverpool is still very supportive of Houllier, Houllier knows that it is impossible for the Liverpool hierarchy to continue to support him without restrictions. Unless they can give a satisfactory result, it is impossible for a giant like Liverpool to give themselves more time.
Don't look at Liverpool's decline. But the manager who wants to coach Liverpool has a lot of them. And even a world-class coach is willing to coach Liverpool. That's the charm of a wealthy family.
That's why Houllier is very serious about this title. But now it's lost again. Houllier doesn't know which one the next title chance will be. Will you be able to survive until that time?
"This is George's third win at Blackburn!" Mortenson watched George and the players celebrate in front of the fans there. Summarize there.
Just before the final, Blackburn Rovers announced a contract extension with George. George will sign Blackburn to a three-year extension. I don't know if this news is good news for other Premier League teams. Anyway, I believe that the managers of all Premier League clubs must want George to leave English football as soon as possible. ”
"As for the annual salary, I heard that it is more than two and a half million pounds. However, based on George's achievements in leading Blackburn, even if he gave George a salary of five million pounds a year, it was not much. ”
"Let's just say that Deco and Cudicini, who were introduced by George for hundreds of thousands of pounds, their current value has increased dozens of times. Deco is newly selected for the Brazilian national team and must now be worth more than 10 million pounds. Not to mention the changes George has brought to Blackburn's results in three seasons. ”
"Blackburn's outstanding performance in the Champions League this season has brought Blackburn untold profits. That's the kind of manager who should stay. ”
"Congratulations to Blackburn Rovers for winning the Carabao Cup this season. But even more congratulations to Blackburn for keeping a championship coach like George. I believe that with George, Blackburn, there will be no shortage of champions. Especially now this Blackburn Rovers team, they are a mature, strong team. Their future is even more exciting. ”
It's not just Mortensen who thinks so, but a lot of Blackburn Rovers fans think so too.
As long as George is kept, Blackburn will surely become a Premier League powerhouse.
Not only did they hail the Carabao Cup winner, but they also hailed George to stay at Blackburn.
………… Winning the League Cup should be a celebratory celebration.
Although the League Cup title is low in gold content, it is the first League Cup title in Blackburn's 100-year history. Blackburn were unable to celebrate, only returning to Blackburn Rovers that evening after celebrating at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
It's not that Blackburn doesn't want to celebrate, it's because of the schedule that he hates, so he can only go back to Blackburn.
The League Cup final was played on the evening of February 25. And on February 27, there is a Premier League game waiting for Blackburn. In fact, the original time of this game was 24 days, but because there was a League Cup final, it was postponed.
So Blackburn didn't have much time to rest at all.
It was already late when we got back to Blackburn that night. Because the team was a little tired, George also put the next day's training in the afternoon. Let the players have a good rest in the morning.
The League Cup is the first title in English football this season.
There has been a lot of media attention.
The Blackburn Evening News praised the victory after the final. He then said that George was the coach of the "championship guarantee".
As long as George is there, there is no shortage of champions.
Even until now George holds a record. That is, as long as George led the team to the finals, all of them won the championship without exception. Including two League Cup, FA Cup, UEFA Cup, UEFA Super Cup.
All of George's five titles have been cup wins.
However, just because of the League Cup victory, Blackburn Rovers was very excited, but in the Premier League, they were very happy and sad.
In the 27th round of the Premier League, Blackburn Rovers challenged Middlesbrough away.
Middlesbrough's results are average, and unlike the previous two years, Middlesbrough are still in the relegation zone this season. However, at the end of the season, it would be a big mistake to underestimate this kind of relegation team.
At the end of the season, this kind of relegation team will fight with you in order to be relegated.
This is the case with Middlesbrough. The Blackburn players were stunned by Middlesbrough before they could shake off the joy of winning the Carabao Cup. Middlesbrough were completely insane, facing the mighty Blackburn Rovers and attacking completely without hesitation.
Blackburn didn't expect it, and neither did George.
In the first half, Middlesbrough scored twice. In the second half, although George wanted to fight back, Middlesbrough was crazy. Blackburn, who had just finished the League Cup final, failed to break through Middlesbrough's goal. Instead, it was Middlesbrough who broke the back of the net against Blackburn with a counter-attack.
On the road, Blackburn Rovers ended up losing 3-0. Lost to a relegation team.
There is a highlight in this round of the Premier League. That's Manchester United against Arsenal, and Manchester United at Old Trafford went on a killing spree.
No one could have imagined that this game would be so one-sided. York, who has fallen out of favour for a long time, scored a hat-trick within 22 minutes of playing this game. Add goals from Keane, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Sheringham to score six goals at home to Arsenal.
On Arsenal's side, only Thierry Henry scored a face-saving goal.
In the end, Arsenal lost 6-1 on the road.
This is also the first time that Wenger has suffered such a heavy defeat since entering the Premier League. Ferguson, on the other hand, was triumphant. Because in the face of this Frenchman who challenged his Premier League hegemony, Ferguson finally breathed a sigh of relief.
If Arsene Wenger hadn't come to the Premier League, the Premier League titles in recent years would have been all Manchester United's.
Arsenal, who have already lost their qualification for the Premier League this season, have suffered a big humiliation.
Ferguson, on the other hand, took advantage of Blackburn's defeat to close the gap between the two teams to five points. Alex Ferguson will not give Blackburn Rovers an easy chance to win the league title.
"George is a really good coach. This can be seen in the five first prizes he has won. It's a pity that George is too young and has little experience in winning the top flight. But I believe that George will definitely become a world-class coach in the future. ”
Ferguson saw that the score gap was getting smaller and smaller, and began psychological warfare.
But George wasn't Keegan. Immediately shot back: "Anyone will have a first time." It's Coach Alex Ferguson, who is too old. I'm really afraid that Coach Alex Ferguson's body can't stand the high intensity of the game now. For the sake of health, I think it's a good idea for Coach Alex Ferguson to retire early. ”
Although Ferguson and George fought a war of words, they fought hard. But the final result depends on the results of the competition.
In the 28th round of the Premier League, it was Blackburn Rovers who kicked off first. Blackburn Rovers face Manchester City away from home, who have also had a poor season. It is still in the de-escalation zone. I don't know if George is inexperienced, as Ferguson said, Blackburn Rovers drew 1-1 with Manchester City away at such an important sprint moment.
George never imagined that the Premier League title would be so difficult to win. The pressure in my heart will be so great. Cups and leagues are completely different.
But when United finished the game, George was close to bursting out loud. The bullish Ferguson, especially after the 6-1 slaughter of Arsenal, the morale of the entire Manchester United club was high. And after Blackburn's draw the day before, the Manchester media were gloating.
They believe United will soon be able to close the gap on points. If it closes to two points, it's a one-game difference. They believed that young George would definitely not be able to withstand the pressure in the end.
But I didn't expect that Manchester United would be held to a 1-1 draw by Leeds United when they arrived away.
The gap to Blackburn Rovers is still five points.
George laughed on the training ground when he heard the news from Evan. And if it weren't for the scruples of face, I really wanted to call and ask Ferguson, why did you settle down?
Hahaha! Alex Ferguson, you didn't take advantage of this opportunity, I won the Premier League title this season.
(To be continued)