151 Ewood Park's debut (below)
The boos from the Blackburn fans not only stunned George, but also surprised opponent Vialli. It was even more surprising to the Blackburn players, who could not have imagined that a new manager would be treated like this on their home turf.
The players that George personally brought in were quite incomprehensible. The players who have just arrived at Blackburn Rovers this summer are all from the major leagues of France, the Netherlands, Italy and Portugal, and apart from Klose, there is no George poached from the English league.
Many of them have heard of George leading a League Two side at Burnley and being promoted to the Premier League three years later. And last season they won the League Cup and FA Cup in succession. And also know that Burnley and Blackburn are a pair of bitter enemies.
But in their opinion, George jumped ship from Burnley to Blackburn, and Burnley fans should be gritting their teeth. There is no forgiveness for George, a traitor, and Blackburn fans should be gloating over Burnley. This is in line with their thinking, no matter how it is said, Blackburn finally poached Burnley's meritorious manager.
Unexpectedly, the first time George led the team to play at home, it was booed by the whole stadium at Edwood Park.
The boo has also affected their form, especially Klose and Deco, who have also been booed. Fans are impulsive and irrational. They don't care whether George received black money or not, the newspaper is so ambiguous, in their opinion, George is making money.
And the typical representatives who entered Blackburn Rovers by relying on George's relationship are Klose and Deco. Two players who are only at a lower league level have become the main players of Premier League clubs. So when the players came out just now, the two of them received the most boos.
Klose was not afraid, although he was not booed in his time at Burnley. But there are many criticisms of Klose, and if it weren't for Klose's big heart, he would not have been able to gain a foothold in Burnley for a long time.
George likes Klose, but definitely doesn't blindly put him on the pitch. Although Klose is a little lacking in strength, especially in terms of holding the ball, protecting the ball, and making the ball, there are indeed many deficiencies. But he also has a lot of advantages that others don't have.
In particular, he has an excellent header and is quite accurate in judging the path of the high ball. This is definitely a great ability in English football, even if George builds a team with Miku at the core, but the high ball is definitely impossible to ignore.
Plus Klose is explosive and not slow. And after playing under George for more than three years, I don't know how much the skill at my feet has increased.
And more importantly, he is disciplined, not greedy for merit, and absolutely obedient to the team's tactics. This is very important in a team, especially a lone arrow like Klose, and it is especially valuable when there are such characteristics.
So George, in the midst of other people's opposition, has always reused Klose. Klose doesn't care what other people think, he plays his own ball.
But Deco is different, Deco is somewhat sensitive. Deco had just arrived in Portugal from Brazil when he found out that he had been scammed. The experience in Portugal made Deco very sad, and George began to contact him half a year ago, which made Deco have a deep affection for George.
This is definitely not fake, in the midst of despair, someone gave hope, which is a kind of gratitude that is difficult to explain. I didn't expect to be booed by the home fans when I arrived at home, which made Deco feel very uncomfortable.
Therefore, Deco's mood on the field has been greatly affected. Not only Deco, but also the emotions of Pire, Miku and others have been greatly affected. They didn't adapt to English football before, and now they play even more urgently when their mentality is out of balance.
Because Miku, Pire and others did not adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League, George let them protect the ball in midfield in this game. It's all about accommodating them. Pity......
Chelsea are a strong team and Fernando Vialli quickly saw a change in the mentality of the Burnley players. Vialli had already watched Blackburn's first two rounds before, unlike other Premier League managers. Vialli lost to George last year, and many media outlets later rebuked George's shameless tactics. But they also admit that it was George's platoon that defeated Vialli.
Therefore, Vialli is very serious about George, and after seeing the first two rounds, it has already been found that several important players at Blackburn have not adapted to the rhythm of the Premier League. So this time the requirement for the Chelsea players is to be fast, to pass the ball fast, to defend fast and to get down the foot.
Chelsea, as a team with a technical school in the Premier League, is still relatively clean in play. But this time Vialli didn't care, and Vialli was a coach from Italy. So when all the players force it, it's fast.
This left Miku, Pire, Deco and others not yet fully adapted to the Premier League, and the opening boos disturbed their minds. They faced a midfield of Poyet, Di Matteo, Petroscu and others in midfield, and they were completely defenseless.
"Poyet, pass...... The ball went through the Blackburn defence, Zola, crossed...... It's Sutton! Sutton at 1.9 meters!! ”
At the 27th minute of the first half, Chris Sutton, who had joined Chelsea from Blackburn Rovers, latched on to Gianfranco Zola's cross and scored the first goal in a defence by Hendry and Hyypia. After Chris Sutton's goal, there was not much celebration, just clapping hands with the players who came to celebrate.
It wasn't until he passed by George that Sutton waved his fist. Sutton was more angry, as the main striker of Blackburn when he won the championship, although Blackburn has not achieved good results in recent years, he has not thought of leaving. But George had just taken over, and he was the first to cleanse himself. It made Sutton angry no matter how he thought about it.
But the reaction of the Ewood Park fans made George cry and laugh, and after Chris Sutton's goal, Ewood Park erupted in a shocking cheer. By the time Sutton passed George, the applause at Ewood Park turned into bursts of boos.
Blackburn fans treated Sutton and George with very different attitudes, and it was also clear that they were unhappy with George's sale of Sutton. Blackburn Rovers brought Sutton to Sutton for a record £5 million transfer fee in the 94-95 season, and formed a strong forward line with Shearer, scoring a total of 49 league goals to help the team win the Super League title. And after Shearer left, he singled out the Blackburn attack. ”
"Last season, Blackburn relied on Sutton's goal after goal to be relegated in the end. Sutton was a hero to Blackburn Rovers, but George sold Sutton to Chelsea as soon as he moved in. ”
"Without Sutton, who is Blackburn's forward line now? Klose, who is Klose? A striker who has played more than 50 games in League One and scored less than 10 goals, can he also be a regular striker in a Premier League team? ”
Seeing the situation on the field, even the commentator's commentary began to be biased. Because no matter how you look at this scene, it looks like George forced away a player who thought he was loyal to the team and loved by the fans. Of course, there is nothing wrong with the players, let alone the fans, and the most wrong should be the number one villain in the middle, George.
The director's camera only followed George, and George had no expression on his face. It's like this has nothing to do with you.
No one knows the anger in George's heart now, and George never thought that he would be treated like this on his home turf.
But that wasn't all, as the game entered the 37th minute when Sutton once again received a pass from Di Matteo and broke through the Floresian goal. Gave George his debut at Edwood Park a heavy blow.
And this time it was Makelele who conceded the goal, which is completely different from the Makelele in George's mind. Now Makelele has a habit of always taking a few steps or observing left and right after breaking the ball and taking the ball.
Makelele still has the same habits as he did in Ligue 1 and, of course, at right-back. He's not very used to the midfield position right now.
At halftime, George was angry, but not angry.
"You were in too much of a hurry in the first half, don't be in a hurry." Maybe the boos made a few people a little anxious, and they didn't adapt to the rhythm of English football in the first place. Plus in a hurry, conceding more goals.
"Claude, I'm telling you. Your job is to protect the back line, break the ball and give it to Anderson or John. I put you in this position, not let you pass the ball. So once you get the ball, don't hesitate to deal with the ball quickly. ”
'Your position is very important and if you concede a goal in that position it's a disaster for the team.
"Crowder, you're the most important point of transition for the team. You can't have the slightest hesitation. 'Although it was a mistake by Claude Makelele that allowed Chelsea to concede the second goal. But George did not reproach Makellele.
Claude Makelele's position is definitely the most important, although Deco and Miku are the heart of the midfield. But Makelele's position is definitely the most important point for the whole team.
Makelele nodded when he heard George's words. Makelele was also full of doubts about George letting him play in the midfielder position. But George swore to Makelele that Makelele would become the best midfielder in the world.
Blackburn were a lot better in the second half and they started to slowly control the ball. And Vialli was not aggressive in the second half either, recovering a bit. The match ended with a score of 2-0.
That was the end of George's debut at Ewood Park.