212 Out of the Cocoon (Part I)
Two three-to-zero positions put Blackburn Rovers in the top spot in the Premier League after two rounds of matches.
This is the first time Blackburn have returned to the top of the Premier League table since they won the Premier League title four years ago. Although the Premier League has only started two rounds, Blackburn Rovers fans are already excited.
Probably because of the European Championship next year, the Premier League schedule this season is relatively tight.
On August 11th, the second round of the Premier League had just been played. On August 15th, Blackburn had the third round of the competition.
Although there are many Premier League games, as long as it is not because of interference such as the League Cup, FA Cup, and European competitions, it is rare to play every three or four days. This kind of Premier League is very close, and it almost always happens because it needs to be replayed.
But the season has just started and the schedule is so intense.
However, George did not rotate and it was only the start of the Premier League. And the last game was too easy for Leeds to win, and it didn't have any effect on Blackburn's stamina at all.
In the third round of the English Premier League, Blackburn Rovers hosted Newcastle United.
Blackburn's outstanding results have also contributed to the atmosphere at Ewood Park. There are no seats at all at Ewood Park today, except for the hundreds of seats that have been set aside for the holidays. Before the game even started, Ewood Park was already full.
And before the game started, the whole audience was already singing.
"Hello, Coach Levy." Robson looked at young George and smiled and stretched out his hand.
Robson returned to English football after a spin in a foreign country. I found that English football has changed a lot now, and Ferguson, who has been stormy at Manchester United, has become the best coach in the Premier League. Arsene Wenger, who is from France, led Arsenal to win the Premier League title for two consecutive years, and was known as the "professor" in English football.
Of course, the most surprising thing for Robson was that there was a young homegrown coach in English football. In recent years, it has achieved dazzling results in English football.
Robson wanted to meet George for a long time and see what it was like for a young coach to get such a good result.
"Hello, Sir Robson." Although George is open-mouthed, his temper is not good. But for Robson, enough respect was still given.
Robson, this is a highly respected coach in England and in world football.
Robson is an absolute world-class coach who started his coaching career at Fulham. However, it didn't start well, leaving Fulham to become Ipswich Town manager ten months later. It also began his illustrious coaching career. He led Ipswich Town, who was of average strength at the time, to win not only the FA Cup, but also the League Cup.
The excellent results made the FA look at him, and Robson also became the head coach of the England national team. In the England national team, Robson's results are not very bad either. In 1986, Robson's England team was eliminated by Maradona's "Hand of God" in the quarter-finals. However, in the 1990 World Cup, England only lost to the Federal Republic of Germany on penalties in the semi-finals.
But the semi-final finish was already the Three Lions' best since 1966, and Robson was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
Since then, Robson has coached some of the biggest names in continental football, including PSV Eindhoven, Sporting Lisbon, Porto and Barcelona. Among these teams, Robson has achieved good results.
Of course, Robson is even more powerful in that he has produced a lot of good players. Even among the coaches, there are many things about his apprentices.
Mourinho, who is popular in the 21st century, is Robson's translator when he was in charge of Barcelona. Although he is a translator, Robson uses him as an assistant coach. Mourinho later disliked Van Gaal, but he was very respectful of Robson.
This is Robson, and among the currently living English coaches, Robson is definitely the most respected coach.
For such seniors, George also has great respect in his heart.
Newcastle United had a poor season last season, and Gullit had an even worse relationship with the Newcastle dressing room. So after the end of the season, Gullit was sacked by Newcastle. Now in the Newcastle United team, it is the Robson coach.
However, with Robson in charge, Newcastle United's current form is even worse. In the first two rounds, Newcastle lost 1-0 at home to Aston Villa and then 3-1 away to Tottenham Hotspur.
Newcastle have changed coaches too often in recent years, from Dalglish to Ruud Gullit and now Robson, with very different coaching styles between them. This has left Newcastle's players at a loss.
Newcastle played a season of short passing and attacking last season, but Robson has abandoned this too delicate style of play after taking over. On the contrary, on the basis of some small combinations, Newcastle's original style of play was restored.
"Andy, do you think Sheffield will have some regrets now?" Looking at the players who came out on the field, Martin. Taylor asked his partner with a smile.
"Definitely, look at Blackburn's results now. If George had gone to Newcastle, it would now be Newcastle at the top of the table. ”
At the beginning, Sheffield and George quarreled in the media, and both sides did not save face. It's exactly like a shrew fight, so almost no one in English football doesn't know about the grievances between the two.
However, after the end of last season, all the media thought that Sheffield had given up on George and chose Gullit as a very big mistake.
"If George writes a memoir in the future, I believe Sheffield must be one of the targets of his ridicule."
"Yes, George would never say nice things about Sheffield."
The two commentators laughed as they spoke.
However, not only the two commentators remember the feud between George and Sheffield, but even the Blackburn fans have not forgotten the feud between the two.
Ewood Park first remembered "George. Levy", after which they wrote and directed their own songs.
"George, I was wrong. Come to Newcastle and save me! …… Who are you? …… I'm Sheffield! Whoa! ”
England fans are absolutely top notch in world football in these respects, and in the song they are sarcastic about Sheffield. It is estimated that it is the first time in English football that fans have arranged an unrelated club president in this way.
Listening to the singing of Ewood Park, Sheffield, who came to the away side with the team, turned pale. And Williams, who was next to him, seemed to not see Sheffield, smiled and clapped his hands, and watched the players enter.
In fact, Williams was of course aware of Sheffield's anger at this time, but in his heart he was gloating. After Blackburn won the Premier League, their results plummeted. At the same time, Newcastle's results are rising.
Williams and Sheffield were not club presidents at the time, but it was because of Jack. Walker and John. Because Hall is old, he doesn't take care of many of the club's usual affairs. Every time Sheffield saw Williams at the time, he would turn the corner with irony.
During that time, Williams laughed at Sheffield's ridicule, but in fact, he remembered it firmly in his heart. Now that there is a chance for revenge, you can't let it go.
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These are all highlights of the game, and it really depends on the result of the game.
Robson is much more sedate than O'Reilly and has a lot of experience leading the team. Rather than picking up the tempo at Blackburn's home stadium like O'Reilly, they adopted a tactic of retreating from the back and attacking from the wings. But their retreat from the back is not entirely a passive retreat.
Instead, he retreated to the area of 40 meters from the goal, where the defense began. And once the ball is grabbed, not only the two flanks attack, but also the midfielders will not be fixed in the midfield position.
Newcastle looked like they were counter-attacking but they were very aggressive.
Blackburn Rovers are at home, again against a side who lost twice at their feet last season. Therefore, the pressure is relatively high. However, because of the fierce scramble of Newcastle's players, they have not been able to score goals. But there were still a couple of good chances to score, but they didn't take them.
While everyone was expecting when Blackburn would score, Newcastle, who were playing away, scored first.
In the 26th minute of the game, Miku's pass was blocked by a defender. After Speed got the ball, he suddenly stepped forward and handed it to Solano in front. Solano made a pass at a forty-five degree angle before Makelele and Deco defended himself.
Shearer in the box stopped with his left foot and followed with his right foot to volley. Shearer's movements in the penalty area were all lightning and flint, and there was no drag. Shearer's Hyypia and Rio Ferdinand both stood up, but Shearer slotted the ball out of the tight gap between them.
"Shearer! Beautiful, Shearer's shot showed his character completely. There are no fancy moves, just stopping the ball and shooting, but there is no defender who can defend against it. Look at the stunned Cudicini. ”
"The ball Hyypia was already close to Shearer, but it couldn't stop the goal. Shearer, worthy of the best center of our time. ”
Shearer scored and ran towards Solano. The two men greeted the other players as they celebrated their goal.
George waved his hand, Shearer was just too strong as a player. With the likes of Rio Ferdinand and Hyypia, they were able to score so easily. It's not easy, it's not easy!
Shearer's movements are very simple, yet very practical. A lot of centre-forwards can't reach the level of Shearer because they're in the box because they're a beat slower, a beat slower than a defender. And Shearer didn't have any extra action in the penalty area, which was to stop the ball and shoot.
George shook his head, if he had a center like Shearer. What tactics to play, just keep playing the ball on the two wings. The goal was left to Shearer.
"With 27 minutes played, Blackburn Rovers were 1-0 down at home to Newcastle. The scorer was Alain. Shearer! ”
(To be continued)