coach legend

Chapter 150 The debut at Ewood Park

With one draw and one loss in the two rounds, George's trip to the Premier League was not very smooth.On the contrary, it can be said that George's start at Blackburn was terrible. When George first coached Burnley, his results were much better than this.

One draw and one loss, and the two teams encountered were not strong Premier League teams.

The major media, who were very pessimistic about George's entry into Blackburn, have expressed pessimism about Blackburn's performance this season.

In the third round, Blackburn finally returned to Ewood Park Stadium to face Chelsea at home.This is a very big test. Unlike West Ham United and Nottingham Forest, Chelsea's performance in recent years does not know how good it is.

Chelsea also won the European Cup Winners' Cup last season.Of course, if George hadn't led Burnley to beat Chelsea in the League Cup final, Chelsea would have won the double last season.Although the newly appointed Vialli lost in the League Cup final, he has completely conquered Chelsea players and fans with a Cup Winners' Cup.

After the League Cup final, Chelsea's media were accusing George of stealing the League Cup.

Chelsea stole the championship in the most shameless way. At that time, George even said something that many football people criticized.

"If being ugly can win the championship, I believe that many teams in the world are also willing to be ugly. Between being ugly and being a champion, if it were me, I would definitely choose the champion! You see, the ugly champion is hanging around my neck now, but I like it .”

Because of this sentence, many English footballers criticized George for being conservative and utilitarian.In particular, the London media and fans reacted most strongly, who thought George was an insult to football.But George triumphantly told the London media, "I only like champions."

Half a year later, George has become the head coach of Blackburn.Chelsea were the champions of the European Cup Winners' Cup last season.

Although it was very difficult, George was extremely prepared.It was, after all, George's first time leading Blackburn at Ewood Park.Blackburn fans have not welcomed George's entry so far.

George knows that these fans have a clear love and hate, and now they don't like him so much.Similarly, once I lead Blackburn to a good result, these fans will be the first to support and support myself.So George also wants to perform well at Ewood Park.

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On August 29, Blackburn ushered in the third round of the Premier League.

It was raining lightly in Blackburn this day, but it wasn't very rainy.Unlike usual, the rain this time was just a drizzle.George has heard from others that Ewood Park is full of fans today. Among the stadiums with more than 3 people, there are huge crowds today, filling all the seats.

George was quite happy to hear the news. It seems that Blackburn fans still support the team.Enthusiasm was high, and Ewood Park was full.

"Today is our first home game of the season. More than 3 fans came to the scene. In the first two rounds, our results were not good. But don't take it to heart, there are 38 rounds of Premier League games. One or two games It doesn't matter if we win or lose, as long as we start from now on, we can still have a lot going on this season."

"Robert, don't squeeze into the middle of today's game. You and Damien attack their flanks, and their two full-backs are veterans."

"John, Anderson, your task in this game is to control the ball in the midfield. I won't ask you to go forward, as long as you can protect the ball in the middle. Today's attacks are all placed in the attacks of the two wings .”

There is no one more familiar with Chelsea than George. In order to prepare for the League Cup final with Chelsea last season, George knew a lot about Chelsea.Chelsea is indeed very strong now, but George believes that with the strength of Pires and Duff, as long as they hit their flanks, there is no problem.

Of course, if Micoud and Deco can play to their strengths, Blackburn will not be at a disadvantage in the midfield competition.It's a pity that they have not yet integrated into the rhythm of the Premier League, so George is the next best thing in this game, as long as they protect the ball in midfield.Don't be fooled by Chelsea in the middle.

After speaking, George looked at his watch.Game time is approaching, so signal to the players that it's time to play.

It was the first game at Ewood Park, and George breathed a sigh of relief, then followed the players out.Vialli hasn't come out yet, but George, as the home coach, is also the owner.It's a courtesy to go out early and wait for Vialli.

But as he walked out, George frowned.Because when the commentator read the Blackburn player list, the reaction of the Blackburn fans was not enthusiastic at all.There were even sporadic boos when Klose's name was read.Only when it came to Hendry, Flores and Duff did Blackburn burst into cheers.

This made George a little dissatisfied, although the performance of several people in these games was indeed not good.But the players I brought in are already Blackburn players, and they still have this attitude, really....

George frowned as he walked out of the player tunnel.

"Shhhhhhh——" When George just walked out, suddenly there were boos from all over Ewood Park.

"Well, what happened." Vialli just came out of the locker room when he heard boos from the audience.So I was very puzzled and asked the assistant coach next to me.

The assistant coach next to him shrugged and shook his head.Chelsea and Blackburn really don't have any deep hatred, and Chelsea and Blackburn haven't had any dirty things in recent years.

Moreover, none of the Chelsea players had any conflicts when they played against Blackburn, which is the fault of the Blackburn fans.It's perfectly normal for home fans to boo an away team, but it looks like there isn't a single Chelsea thing Blackburn fans hate so much.

But now the boos of the audience are real, and Vialli can clearly hear the boos before he has completely walked out of the stadium.

At the same time, the players who were warming up on the field all looked to the sidelines, wanting to see what happened.

"This is incredible. The boos of the Blackburn fans were all given to their new head coach, George Levy. This is really something that no one thought of before the game." The commentator was also stunned by this scene, repeatedly Shake your head.

"Yeah, this is really a rare scene. I guess in world football, George must be the first one to be so booed by the home fans in the first game of a new coach at his home stadium."

George's frown, which had been deeply frowned just now, had already turned iron blue.George really didn't expect that he would receive such treatment when he directed the Blackburn game at Ewood Park for the first time.

Boosed by the audience, this will definitely become the laughing stock of world football.

After George entered Blackburn, although he knew that Blackburn fans would not welcome him.But George is still full of expectations for his debut at Ewood Park.I really didn't expect that Blackburn fans would welcome themselves in this way.

George took a deep breath before getting back to his seat.But seeing Vialli come out, he reluctantly raised his smiling face and stretched out his hand. "Coach Vialli, long time no see."

"Coach Levi, hello."

Although he said it with a smile, the surprise in Vialli's eyes could not be concealed.Vialli was indeed very surprised. Only when he got outside did he realize that it was not the Chelsea players who were booed by the fans, but their new coach George.

This situation is definitely rare, or it is definitely the first time.In the past, when home fans booed their head coaches, they only booed when the head coach's grades were not good and he was on the verge of dismissal.But although George's performance in the first two rounds is not good, this is just the beginning.Today is the first home game, and it has received such a reception from the fans.

George was in a bad mood, and Vialli found out.So the two just shook hands according to the etiquette, and then left the place.

"George, are you okay?" Evan saw George with a livid face, and asked.

Evan was also surprised. He didn't expect Blackburn fans to hate George so much.Before the game, George laughed and said that he had always been the most hated person by Blackburn fans.How they should react to being Blackburn's manager today.

It was just a joke at the time, but something completely unexpected happened.But who would have thought that George was so unwelcome by Blackburn fans.

George shook his head.Just looked at the fans at Ewood Park, then sat down indifferently.

"George, don't worry." Carl, who was sitting next to George, patted George on the shoulder. "They probably did it because you were the manager of Burnley. When you lead Blackburn to a good result, they will welcome you with applause."

George nodded, but then laughed.

I am really walking on a one-way street now, and Blackburn has become Burnley's sworn enemy.Now he's the manager of Blackburn, but he's booed like this by the Blackburn fans.Unless George can lead Blackburn to achieve good results, otherwise he will become a joke in English football.

Now George can only continue to move forward without turning back.

"They're booing me now, but it won't be long before they will worship me." George snorted, then gritted his teeth to Evan and Carl next to him.

Today's shame, George will always remember.

(End of this chapter)