Chapter 194 and Leeds United (Part 2)

Leeds United's offense is simple, and in rainy weather, this offense is more effective.

Use the two wingers to cross and then find Hasselbaink. Hasselbaink controls the first point, and if he cannot control it, it will be handed over to the center, giving Smith and Bowyer the opportunity to score.

According to Leeds United's original style of play, it was Bowyer in the midfield who led the way. Then when he got near the penalty area, he used Smith's outstanding ball control and passing to create opportunities. Hasselbaink is a powerful center and a productive forward. There are always a lot of goals scored.

The strength of the two wings is also good. Of course, Kewell on the left is the most outstanding. Whether it's speed, technique or even crossing and shooting, he has his own distinctive style.

And George was basically head-on. In this game, he did not control the ball in the midfield like before. Instead, he quickly dumped the ball and handed it to the two wingers. This time George put Bellamy on the right and Duff on the left. Both of these two are fast players, and George is targeting Leeds United's two wide players who are not fast.

In the middle, George removed Miku and instead used a combination of Deco, Hargreaves, and Makelele.

Makelele stood in the defensive position, Hargreaves swept in the midfield, and Deco was the commander of the midfield. The task George gave Deco was very simple. Instead of letting him control the ball, he should make reasonable use of the opportunity to pass to the two wings.

Miku was a little tired because he had played too many games. So George told him to take a break. Moreover, the rainy weather also had some impact on Miku's performance.

George's formation today surprised O'Reilly. Not only did Bellamy play, but Miku did not appear in the starting lineup. All caught O'Reilly off guard.

Because of the importance of this game, O'Reilly has always believed that George will send all the main players. The team was also trained according to Blackburn's main lineup, but George's starting lineup was unexpected.

"George's starting lineup seemed to surprise O'Reilly." After watching the game for nearly ten minutes, Martin Taylor shook his head.

"Don't talk about O'Reilly, even I never thought that George would be so bold. Miku, the core of Blackburn's offense, is now sitting on the bench. Look at Leeds United's defense. David Batty is dedicated to defense. Miku's. Otherwise, Batty has not played a few times since coming to Leeds United, so why would he play today?"

Andy Gray looked at David Batty's awkward position and smiled. David Batty did play to defend Miku, but Miku did not play. Deco's technical style is completely different from Miku's. He is positioned further back and uses medium and long passes to adjust the rhythm of the game.

David Batty cannot rush to defend Deco, otherwise there will be a gap between the center and the back line, creating a gap. But there is no use in staying behind.

"Look at Bellamy, how well this young man performed. Hart really suffered in this game. Bellamy didn't compete with Hart at all, he just used his speed to get through."

Facing the unexpected Blackburn starting lineup, Leeds United did not adjust in time, or O'Reilly did not have time to adjust just after the game started. There is no adjustment, just using the original method to deal with the current Blackburn, how can there be no problems?

Duff ran to the left, and Hart on the right defended Duff's series of preparations, which were of no use against Bellamy.

Especially for a player with abnormal speed like Bellamy, Hart's defense is full of loopholes. The most uncomfortable thing now is Batty in the midfield. He wants to support the wings, but is afraid of defending in the middle.

"Deco distributed the ball to the left, and Duff got the ball... Duff followed up and made a beautiful breakthrough. Now Duff is becoming more and more general-like! Duff broke in and passed to the center... Deco Coe didn't stop the ball and passed it directly to the right. The ball directly broke through Leeds United's defense. Bellamy took the ball... wow, this speed was too fast. Hart couldn't keep up with Bellamy. speed!"

"Bellamy has already entered, and the front is flat. What will he choose?"

Bellamy is not a winger. So when the ball passed Hart, he didn't go along the sideline. Instead, like a winger, he cut right in. All this surprised the Leeds United defense, although they knew Bellamy was very fast. But when Bellamy gained speed, he was no different from a 100-meter sprinter.

Radebe reacted quickly and retreated straight back to maintain his position in the penalty area.

Although due to Radebe's quick retracement, the shooting angle was already very small. But Bellamy deserves to be a forward. If it were Duff or Pires, he would pass the ball. Because there are Klose in the penalty area, Duff on the left, and Deco who comes in from behind. But Bellamy ignored it and shot directly.

"Bellamy! Shoot!"

"Beautiful, from such a small angle, it actually penetrated."

"This was Bellamy's first goal at Blackburn. George's move caught Leeds United off guard. Hart had no way to defend Bellamy."

"Bellamy, the player George bought for 3.8 million pounds, performed really well. George spent the money well."

After Bellamy saw the goal, he yelled at Leeds United goalkeeper Martin in the opponent's penalty area. Don't worry at all that this is Leeds United's restricted area. Then he ran to the camera and yelled with his mouth wide open.

George jumped up from his seat when he saw Bellamy's goal.

If you score first, the game will be easy to play. All the pressure was put on O'Reilly. George couldn't help but pump his fist several times, he was so excited. George does not believe that Leeds United's young players can withstand the pressure, they will definitely collapse. Will!

"George, we will definitely go to the UEFA Cup next season." Evan was also quite excited next to him.

"Yes, I will definitely go."

O'Reilly had already missed a start, and now he was one goal behind, so he was very worried. He is anxious, and the Leeds United players are even more anxious. The Blackburn players are playing more and more smoothly and smoothly.

Deco is getting better and better at controlling the ball in the midfield and passing the ball more and more freely.

"Look, Deco's performance. As expected of a player from Brazil, his skills are outstanding. I heard that George started applying for Portuguese citizenship for Deco six months ago. Burnley is really a failure. If George stays Burnley, Deco is not their player."

"Compared to Burnley, Benfica is so excited. They don't cherish such a good player at all. Although it has not been announced, I heard that Deco's transfer price is only about 300,000 pounds. This It’s just cabbage price.”

"George's vision of people is really unparalleled. Before coming to England, Deco played in the Portuguese second-tier league. Deco is a player of Benfica, but Benfica doesn't pay attention to Deco at all. Instead, he played in the second-tier league. Training. It was George who had a keen eye for heroes and took his fancy to Deco. At the beginning of the season, Deco was ridiculed by many media, but George firmly gave Deco a main position. Coe is beginning to repay George's trust. If his calm performance on the court continues, he might even be selected for the Brazilian national team."

Martin Taylor and Andy Gray both praised Deco's performance. Although Deco does not have the dazzling skills of Brazilian players, his basics are still very good. It's not easy to steal the ball from his feet.

And although Deco's passing is not so gorgeous and ecstatic, it is simple and contains murderous intent. The performance of the second point of rear insertion control is also quite good.

Deco also has good physical strength and can cover almost all midfielders. Catching the ball and passing the ball everywhere, Blackburn's entire offense and defense were impressive.

Just as George thought, Leeds United players became anxious.

They also now know that Blackburn and Leeds are competing for a League Cup spot and this game is as important as it gets. It made them very anxious.

Especially midfielder Bowyer turned out to have a bad temper. His temper got even worse when he was depressed. After being passed by Deco, he tackled directly from behind and was given a yellow card by the referee. Bowyer would have been punished by the referee in the first half if he hadn't been merciful.

As soon as they were anxious, they blindly wanted to attack, and even forgot what O'Reilly had arranged before the game. George likes to play against such opponents the most.

Before the first half was over, Sagnol stepped forward and made a beautiful cross. Klose beat England's rising star Woodgate to score the second goal of the game. It is also Klose's sixth goal this season.

George ended the first half with a two-ball advantage.

For the entire game, George was already full of confidence. Leeds United is already in chaos, and O'Reilly is not the kind of coach who has strong on-the-spot command. I was completely stunned by George's starting lineup, and there were no corresponding changes.

In the second half, O'Reilly replaced David Batty, who was in an awkward position, and replaced him with Ribeiro. O'Reilly was also anxious and began to mobilize his troops. The defense line also began to move forward.

George watched O'Reilly adjust the midfield and immediately replaced Klose with Pires. Then Bellamy was pushed forward, while Pires returned to the left and Duff returned to the right.

Blackburn's overall team began to move back. Pires was nominally a left midfielder, but he helped the midfielder control the ball more. There was only one Bellamy left in the frontcourt, and he was used for counterattacks.

With Bellamy, Leeds United's defense did not dare to move forward. After all, Bellamy's speed is too abnormal.

And after Pires came on, he had a completely different style from Bellamy in the midfield. Pires' skills are far better than Bellamy's, and his ball control ability is no worse than Deco's. Replacing David Batty, O'Reilly is for better offense.

Unfortunately, without the defensive midfielder David Batty, Deco became even more reckless. And Pires often attacked the position originally guarded by David Batty.

Less than ten minutes into the second half, Bellamy received a pass from Pires again and used his speed to throw away all the defenders. Finally, after passing the goalkeeper, he scored his second goal of the game.