coach legend

Chapter 190 Winter transfer
There has been some turbulence in Blackburn's results during this period, with some arguments that had long since disappeared resurfaced.

Some people also criticized George's leadership.Many people say that George doesn't know how to rotate the lineup reasonably, and uses the main lineup to death.Up to now, it has basically been a main lineup game, which leads to the current main lineup being relatively exhausted.Of course, many people think that George's lack of experience in England's top league will cause his ups and downs in the winter.

Anyway, the opinions of the newspapers are unified on one point, that is, George lacks coaching experience in the top league.The difficulties of the winter break were not taken into account.

In fact, George is also reflecting on this point now. George did not consider the difficulties of the winter break.Not enough consideration for the brutality of the top flight.

"Coach Levy, Blackburn is not in good shape now. Your team seems to have some problems?" After entering December, Blackburn's state has indeed declined a lot.

Blackburn has two wins, two draws and two losses in the last six games.Compared with the previous six consecutive victories, the state has been repeated.So these reporters wanted to hear what George, a stubborn coach, would say.

"Is there a problem? What's the problem." George shrugged and said indifferently: "Didn't you say that Blackburn was a relegation team before? Six games with two wins, two draws and two losses seem to be enough for relegation."

The reporter slandered in his heart, saying that your team was a relegation team.Didn't you keep saying that your goal is not to relegation?This man is shameless.

Looking at the reporter with smoke coming out of his nostrils, George said with a smile, "Actually, the recent criticism from the media also proves that Blackburn is no longer a weak team."

"Oh, what do you say?" the reporter immediately asked George very happily.

Because usually when George expresses a new point of view, it is a sign that news is about to appear in George's mouth.

"Isn't it? Think about it, if it wasn't because everyone's expectations for Blackburn have changed, how could they think that Blackburn is in a bad state now. Say there is a problem with my team." George slowly expressed his opinion.

"My results in these rounds, in fact, are more than enough to enter the top ten. But people still think that my team is not in good shape, which means they think my team should achieve higher results. This is not right. Showing that they positioned my team as a strong team."

Hearing George's nonsense, the reporter didn't know what to say.It was George who would say such a lot of nonsense.

But that being said, of course George knew that these days were difficult.

On January 1999, 1, Blackburn faced Chelsea away.

During training, Pires performed much better, but they still did not meet George's requirements.So George rotated once again, allowing those players who were in good shape to enter the starting lineup.

Of course George is a grade-only coach and doesn't care about anything else.

At Stamford Bridge, George once again played the most shameless tactics.Too many scores have been lost recently, even one point is very important to George.

Vialli's head hurts looking at George, it is because George is the most shameless coach Vialli has seen in the Premier League.He doesn't care about anyone's eyes, as long as it is for the game, he can put up any tactics.

Although Vialli is a player from Italy.Famous in Italy, then in the Premier League.But even in Italy, Vialli had never seen such a negative game.Italy has always been known for its chain defense, but after the 80s, Italian coaches have also begun to focus on offense.Especially in the 70s, after the Dutch team's total attack and total defense tactics became popular all over the world, its impact on world football was absolutely explosive.Many Italian coaches have also begun to reflect on Italian football, which has always focused on tactics.

The current Italian coaches are more playing zone defense and creating offside tactics. There has never been a coach who has lined up like George.

In this game, it seemed that George never thought about winning the game, and all the players were huddled in their own half.In this game, George put Blackburn's main full-backs Pires and Duff on the bench.Including Miku and Deco.

Instead, they put Makelele, Hargreaves, David Dunn, and Wilcox in the midfield, leaving only Romedal in front.In the away game, George didn't even think about winning, so he played the game passively.

The game ended when people were drowsy.

The game between Blackburn and Chelsea is still a highlight in this round.Blackburn has performed well in the past two months, and Chelsea is currently ranked No.3 in the Premier League.The score gap between No.1 Arsenal and No.2 Manchester United is only within four points.

Four points short of Arsenal and two short of Manchester United.It can be said that Chelsea is also a strong contender for the current Premier League title.

Therefore, this game is a highlight in Sky TV's broadcast in this round.But the game was so boring that even the two commentators couldn't stop yawning.Not to mention the fans.

But George was all smiles after the game, why?Because the game process was ugly, but George got the ideal result.One point, now one point is also very good for George.

On the other side, Vialli had a gloomy face, and the game was too aggrieved.

What the hell kind of game is this, except for fouls, it's just defending with a pile of people.

Since meeting George, Vialli has been in a bad mood.I met George in the League Cup final last season, and was hit by George's defensive counterattack.After the game, although many media accused George of being ugly, they mostly said that Vialli lost to George in formation.

Vialli was already quite embarrassed by that time.Lost to a League One team and lost the League Cup.Had it not been for the Cup Winners' Cup, last season would have been a failure.

Victory over George at Ewood Park this season made Vialli very happy.But later, with the rise of Blackburn's performance, Vialli realized that what he defeated was not a real Blackburn.Now that Blackburn is not in good shape, Vialli wants to beat Blackburn once at home.

In addition, the championship competition is also relatively fierce now, and the home game is very important.Vialli's plan at home is to get the three points.

But in the end it didn't work out.

The two consecutive draws did not worry George much.After all, there are still [-] rounds left in the league, and the two draws are not a big problem.

Now in training, George can clearly feel the improvement of the player's status.Now the main players have good physical strength because of the rotation, as long as the state is guaranteed, then the next game
After the game with Chelsea, Blackburn will have half a month.There is an FA Cup 32-match knockout game in between.

Regarding the FA Cup, George's attitude is very clear.He can go wherever he can, anyway, George will not waste his energy for the FA Cup.There are too many variables in the FA Cup, and Manchester United is in hot form this year.So for the UEFA Cup qualification, George will not pin him on the illusory FA Cup.

"George, the Bellamy matter is almost over. Norwich can't handle it anymore."

"How much do they want?" George was very happy when he heard that.

Now Blackburn's three wingers all have their own characteristics.Pires has good skills and excellent passing; Duff is top-notch in dribbling, speed, and cutting inside.

And Bellamy's characteristic is even more obvious, that is speed.If Bellamy's speed is placed in the later CM and FM games, the value will be 20.Even Henry later, and Overmars and Giggs at their peak, cannot compare with Bellamy in terms of speed.

Such a player with distinctive characteristics is very good for enriching the team's style of play.

"380 million pounds." Evan answered simply.

Although Evan is also very hopeful that the team has such a distinctive player.But Bellamy's worth is indeed too expensive, 380 million pounds.At first, Norwich was even clinging to £500 million, and it was Evan who did Bellamy's work in private.

Bellamy's attitude was clear, and Norwich had nothing to do.Under the final bargain, Bellamy's transfer price was finally fixed at 380 million pounds.

Although it is 380 million pounds, it is also very expensive.

George nodded. "The steps should be quicker. Transfer early, so that you can have a good run-in with the team in January."

"Well, fine. As long as you agree, there's no big problem."

In fact, Richard has already taken care of everything, and is just waiting for George to make a final decision.

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On January 1999, 1, Blackburn officially announced the introduction of Welsh player Craig Bellamy from Norwich City with a transfer price of 19 million pounds.

This transfer has still attracted the attention of many people.The first is that Bellamy is only 19 years old, a very young player.But the transfer price is not cheap, 380 million pounds.George is not the kind of player who is used to being extravagant. Buying a 380-year-old player for 19 million pounds shows that this player is highly valued by George.

So everyone is paying attention to who this Bellamy is.

But George didn't hold a special press conference for Bellamy, and George doesn't have the time to do this now.

"Craig, welcome to Blackburn. I've been waiting for you for a long time." George met Bellamy on the training ground.

Bellamy was young, really young at this point.But the arrogance on his face couldn't be concealed at all.George's first impression of Bellamy was that this kid is definitely a rebellious player.

"Coach Levi, hello."

Bellamy is cool, saying hello to George.

"You can call me by my first name, of course you can also call me boss or head."

(End of this chapter)