coach legend

Chapter 23 Fame with one goal
In Blackburn's dressing room, the atmosphere is very subdued.Blackburn coach Ray Shaft is already furious, pointing at the Blackburn players and cursing.

"Do you know what team we were up against, a team from the second division, a second division team! What are we, we are the Premier League champions. But look what you guys played in the first half Shit, it's a disgrace to the Premier League team."

Ray Shaft himself is not a coach who likes to get angry. He helped Dalglish win the Premier League title last season.After officially becoming the head coach of Blackburn this season, his performance was so poor at first that the coaching position began to be unstable.Fortunately, Blackburn has performed well in recent games, but the coaching position is still shaky.

The tremendous pressure made Shaft unable to control his emotions.But after all, Shaft is an experienced coach, and he suppressed his anger.

"Most of their forces are concentrated in the middle. Our strategy in the second half is still to attack their two sides. The young player Daniel was already very embarrassed in the first half. In the second half, he concentrated his firepower to break through the two sides."

Shaft began to introduce the tactics of the second half to the players.

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Meanwhile, on the other side, George greeted the players at the door of the locker room and finally entered the locker room.Although in the first half because of the full defense, many people were very tired.After all, it is a Premier League team, and Burnley has not encountered such a strong opponent until now.But there was a smile on everyone's face.

The atmosphere in the locker room was very good, and people gathered in twos and threes to chat.

George clapped his hands, bringing everyone's attention back to George. "The performance in the first half was very good. Everyone tried their best to defend. The effect was also very good. The score of 1:0 is the best reward for you."

As soon as George's words fell, "Hey..." All the players shouted loudly.

When they were almost exhausted, George tapped on the tactical board. "But I want to criticize you. What about you, Daniel?" Seeing Daniel's smiling expression, George pointed at Daniel expressionlessly.

Everyone was shocked by George's words, Daniel was the hero of the first half.Not only withstood Blackburn's offense, but also scored the only goal for Burnley in 28 minutes.

Including Karl Pat next to him also looked at George with doubts.

"Daniel, that counter-attack in the first half was our only chance when Huckabee was in a better position than you. As long as you pass the ball, it's an empty goal. Even Poborski had a better chance than you, that Opportunity, you should pass the ball, not shoot." George criticized Daniel very seriously.

George wasn't worried that criticizing Daniel would dampen his motivation.From the age of 14, Daniel grew up amidst George's scolding.

"Yes, head." Daniel smiled and quickly apologized to George.

"En." George nodded, a smile suddenly appeared on his face. "But to be honest, Daniel, your shot is very beautiful. It's definitely this." George gave a thumbs up and praised Daniel.

"Well, the first half is over. The defense in the first half was good. In the second half, Blackburn will definitely counterattack. Their ability to penetrate the center is not strong, so they will definitely step up the breakthrough from the side. Lennon, Coyd, The two of you continue to protect Daniel's side in the second half. Murphy, you are helping Grant's side. The third line continues to maintain a close connection and don't give Blackburn a little chance. Our strategy in the second half is still defensive counterattack, and we will remain unchanged Everything should change."

Before coming to Ewood Park, George already had a comprehensive plan.Playing against each other, Burnley is definitely not Blackburn's opponent.Then we can only play this kind of defensive counterattack tactics.

"Michael, your scheduling in midfield is the most important thing. We have Huckabee and Poborski in the frontcourt. We need your pass. You didn't do well in this aspect in the first half. , You must pay attention to reading the game in the second half."

Ballack's performance in the first half was good enough, whether it was defense or offense, but George knew that Ballack was far from discovering his potential.The requirements for Barack George have always been very strict.

Barak didn't talk much, and he just nodded vigorously when he heard George's words.

"Daniel, on the basis of a solid defense in the second half, you can also insert appropriately. Berg's speed is not good, as long as he steals the ball, don't hesitate when counterattacking. Koid, when the time comes, Daniel's position will be filled by you."

George draws three arrows in the front court, and draws a circle in the back. "When we counterattack, what we need is speed. So we don't need to invest too many troops, only three to four people are enough."

After explaining the tactics, George pressed his hand.

"Those bastards at Blackburn keep us in the fourth tier forever. Mitchell, you were on the field that year, what did you think of?" The lack of strength, of course, needs to be made up with mental strength.

Mitchell clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said, "Fuck Blackburn to death, that's all I thought of."

"Yes, kill Blackburn." Miller and Grant, who had experienced that incident, also echoed Mitchell.

George waved. "Yeah, Blackburn. We're at Ewood Park, at Blackburn's ground."

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After the start of the second half, George did not sit in the coach's bench, but stood straight on the court.All the Blackburn fans booed Chu Xiaoyao, mixed with insults towards George.

But George wasn't the only one standing alone. Shaft was also standing on the court, watching the game anxiously.

After Sherwood got the ball, he slowed down a little, panting for breath.This game was really exhausting. The big German guy has a great body, plenty of energy, and good defensive skills.Ballack followed Sherwood closely in this game, and Sherwood's physical strength has reached a limit.

But Sherwood slowed down, and Ballack didn't rest.As soon as the long legs stretched out, it actually broke the ball under Sherwood's feet.Ballack handed the ball to Murphy, and Murphy quickly handed it to Ballack.Ballack rubbed his right foot and rubbed the ball to the left.

"It was Daniel. Daniel, who scored a goal in the first half, got the ball. Daniel passed the ball, and Berg couldn't keep up with Daniel's speed. There is no defensive player in front of Daniel."

For a moment all the fans on the field held their breath, because the situation is exactly the same as the ball in the first half.

However, to Blackburn's advantage, the two central defenders did not press near the center circle as they did in the first half.The two of them retreated very quickly to protect the vicinity of the small penalty area.

"Daniel's speed is very fast, but Hendry has already stood in his position. Daniel started, but he didn't get rid of Hendry. Hendry has rich experience, and he was not swayed by Daniel, but firmly stood in his position."

"Daniel passed the ball! Near the penalty area, look who it is? Ballack, there are no defenders around Ballack. Ballack, shoot!!!!!!!!!!"

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! Ballack's goal, Burnley are two goals away. Beautiful counter attack."

"Burnley only needed three passes to score once."

With this goal, more than 2 Blackburn fans suddenly became silent.The Burnley fans were singing and dancing, and a red wave had already formed in the stands.

George deliberately waved his fist in front of Shaft, and then raised his fist to demonstrate to the Blackburn fans.George knew the game was a deal.

"Daniel and Ballack each completed a goal and an assist. 19-year-old Ballack, 17-year-old Daniel, two people so young completely captured the Ewood Stadium. Let us remember these two young people, They're going to be great players in the future. Paul, what do you think?"

"Martin, you are so right. Especially Daniel, I believe that he will definitely have a place in the England national team in the future."

(End of this chapter)