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"George, is this true?"

Both Blanco and Carl were shocked by George's news. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

As George said, Miku is thirty-two years old and has had a bit of a lot of injuries lately. But Miku's strength remains.

The explosiveness is decreasing, but Miku's experience is getting more and more.

The current Miku strength is still top-notch.

At a time when the current Blackburn midfield is beginning to be renewed, there are still many benefits to having a player like Miku in charge. And as the best player in Blackburn's history, retiring at Blackburn is even more perfect.

So Blanco and Carl never thought that Miku would leave Blackburn one day.

Didn't think of it?

"Yes. I have promised John. John must have wanted to return to his roots and return to France. ”

Blanco frowned.

Blanco and Miku were playing in the same national team. But the friendship between the two is actually average.

Especially at that time, Blanco was a bigwig-level figure in the French national team. And Deschamps, the same qualifications. Even in other aspects, even Thuram, Lizarazu, and Zidane are all juniors in front of Blanco, and they don't dare to make mistakes.

And Miku is just a fringe player who is very unsatisfactory in the national team.

If it weren't for Blanco's arrival at Blackburn, he would have barely crossed paths with Miku. But after arriving at Blackburn, Blanco understood Miku's position in Blackburn. Even Miku's position in the Premier League.

It could even be said that Miku is Blackburn. When it comes to the masters of the Premier League, the two names that people blurt out are Blackburn's Miku and Arsenal's Bergkamp.

That's why Blanco has always been fond of Miku.

Miku is a bit introverted in the team and never plays big names. When you play football, you are very good at working hard, and when you are kicked down on the field, you will get up quickly.

Such a player will be used in any club. In addition, Miku's strength is also very strong.

Now that Miku is leaving the club, neither of them knows what to say.

"Laurent, Carl, don't spread the word about this. You just know. 'Miku has always been Blackburn's number one player. He has a lot of prestige among the Blackburn fans and in the dressing room, and if he leaves, it will still have a big impact on the team.

George didn't want the news to get out.

Both Blanco and Carl nodded.

Suddenly, Karl smiled. "John too. If you leave the club at the end of last season, that's the best. Think, John's last game at Blackburn Rovers was the Champions League final. How monumental it is. ”

When George heard Carl's words, he was suddenly stunned.

Oh, yes!

Good players deserve a good ending. Like Miku, if he wins the Champions League final and then announces his departure from Blackburn, what a beautiful story. It will be missed by Blackburn fans for a long time.

In Arsenal's last game away from Highbury, Thierry Henry scored a hat-trick. After the final goal, he kissed the turf of Highbury Stadium affectionately, leaving the most classic moment. In Arsenal's more than 100 years of history, Henry's kiss must be a permanent classic.

Of course, even if you can't have a beautiful back, at least it's good to have an unforgettable back.

Just like Zidane, retirement is also earth-shattering.

In the World Cup final, there was an iron head. Shocked world football.

Carl's words, George suddenly thought that Miku should be given a parting gift. But now it is not easy to give Miku a parting gift.

Let's start with the Premier League title, Chelsea are currently far ahead.

The lead has reached the point where it has already made the latecomers despair.

Chelsea are nine points ahead of Arsenal and twelve. The score gap is just too big. This season's Premier League title, Blackburn has no hope of it.

Let's talk about the Champions League, although Blackburn Rovers have already emerged from the group stage.

But it was drawn to Bayern. Of course, even if you pass Bayern, but there are still a lot of teams behind you. George wasn't really sure.

Especially now Blackburn.

The combination of Lucio and Lescott is very unsettling. If it weren't for Van der Sar, who pounced left and right in the back, Blackburn would not have known how many goals they had conceded. Rao is so, among the Premier League powerhouses, Blackburn have conceded the most goals so far.

At the backline, George is not optimistic about his performance in the Champions League at all.

In addition, Blackburn's midfield is now mostly young. Ribery and Yang Feng can't be on their own. In European football, where there are many good players, it is difficult. George is arrogant, but he is more self-aware.

Blackburn Rovers have struggled to achieve much in the Champions League this season.

But now Miku is leaving.

George was thinking that he should be given a championship send-off.

"Laurent, Karl, you say, should we send John with a championship this season?"

Both Blanco and Carl nodded.

"That's for the best, of course. But which champion should it be? ”

Once you've set a goal, it's natural to focus on it. Therefore, many clubs will have a focus.

"It's supposed to be the FA Cup!" Karl affirmed. "George, you've won all the championships you can win since you came to Blackburn. Only the FA Cup has not yet been won. And now we've let it go in the League Cup. ”

'There's no hope of winning the league and it's too difficult to win the Champions League. FA Cup winners are the most realistic. Besides, Miku is missing an FA Cup from his book of honours. There is another FA Cup, and Miku is a great success for the club. ”

If it were any other coach, he would never have said that in front of George. Because George usually seems to be kind, but he is also a strong coach. Even if they knew that Blackburn's chances of winning the Champions League were slim, no one would say it directly in front of George.

But Karl is different.

Carl and George have known each other for more than fifteen years.

And the two have always been the best partners. So there is nothing taboo to speak.

Blanco smiled and nodded, agreeing with Carl's words.

"You all think so?"

The two didn't speak, but George already understood.

FA Cup?

The FA Cup is still a very long memory for George. Seven years ago, when George was leading Burnley, he won the FA Cup once. After the FA Cup, George is generally quick to give up.

Is it necessary to save lives with the FA Cup this season?

………… On 20 January, the third round of the FA Cup began.

Blackburn Rovers are the team competing in the Champions League. Therefore, there is no need to play in the first and second rounds of the FA Cup. Directly participated in the third round of the FA Cup.

The opponent is Cardiff from the Championship.

From this season, the second tier of England was renamed the Championship, while the original English third tier became League One. In fact, the name has changed, and nothing else has changed.

Cardiff City, on the other hand, is also a very poor team in the Championship.

Just four years ago, Cardiff City were a team in England's fourth tier. In the past four years, they have performed well. was able to jump from the fourth division to the Championship in two years.

Cardiff City though has ambitions. But at present, the strength is still too low.

Although George has some importance in mind about the FA Cup, it is impossible to play with the main force from the third round onwards. If that's the case, it's going to make other Premier League teams laugh.

However, even if it is not all the main forces, Blackburn is still strong.

Take a look at Blackburn's hand.

In the back line are Baines, Lucio, Macedvili and McConn, in the midfield Parker, Carrick, Hleb, Arshavin, Yang Feng, and in the forward is Drogba.

At the back, for the sake of stability, George used Lucio as the main defender. With the addition of Drogba, it was all substitutes.

The midfielders look like they are mostly on the bench, but they are all very talented youngsters.

Especially Yang Feng, the game with Chelsea can be described as a battle to become famous. The fame is even greater than when Wayne Rooney beat Arsenal. But George did not promote him to the main team, and in more than ten games so far, he has only started twice. The others had four substitutes.

George was reluctant to pull out the seedlings to help them grow.

Yang Feng should be given enough time to grow.

There is no shortage of talented players in England. Every once in a while, the English media will break out a talented player. But why the final yield rate is so low, not only because there are many geniuses blown out by the media. It's more because young people can't stand the hype and end up losing themselves.

Therefore, for Yang Feng, George is very protective of it.

At home, Cardiff City are working hard.

But the power gap is not so easy to fill. Against Cardiff City from the Championship, Didier Drogba scored two goals, Arshavin scored a goal and McCeviley's header to beat Cardiff City 4-0.

Blackburn Rovers also made it to the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Just nine days later, on 29 January, the fourth round of the FA Cup began.

Blackburn was lucky.

Blackburn Rovers is another home game. The opponent is weaker, from the third division of England team Colchester United.

Colchester United, in a league like England where clubs are stacked with 100-year-old clubs, has a very short history. It has only been around 70 years since its founding, and it was not until 50 years ago that it joined the English Football League.

Real juniors.

And the results for so many years are also poor. Until now, it has not even entered the second tier of the English league, and has been dangling in the lowest league.

The current Colchester United play in the fourth tier of the English league.

But now that George has decided to play in the FA Cup, there will be no carelessness.

The FA Cup is a breeding ground for underdogs.

Maybe any crazy team wants to complete a dragon slaying saga.

But despite the attention, George used more substitutes this time. The main players, who played too many games, became old fritters one by one. Unless it's some important games, some simple games, they can save effort.

Against a team from the fourth tier of England, it is certainly not appropriate for these key players to play.

On the contrary, those substitute players, for the sake of performance, will work harder.

That's why George chose those substitutes.

Sure enough, Blackburn's bench was very good. They won comfortably 3-0 at home to visiting Cochester United.

After playing two FA Cup games, Blackburn are in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

But no one is paying attention.

Because Blackburn's first two opponents were too weak. Reaching the fifth round of the FA Cup is a very normal thing. And at this time, there is no real strong dialogue.

But when the draw for the fifth round of the FA Cup came out, the eyes of English football were back on Blackburn's side.

(To be continued)