coach legend

Chapter 234 Reserve the Future
After defeating Spartak Moscow, Blackburn entered the UEFA Cup round of [-].

The opponents of the UEFA Cup round of sixteen have not yet come out.But three days later it will be the third round of the FA Cup.Because Blackburn is a Premier League team.So like the League Cup, there is no need to play the first and second rounds of the FA Cup.You can directly play the third round of the FA Cup.

The opponent in the third round of the FA Cup is Port Vale Football Club from the English League Two.

What George considered was whether to give up the FA Cup or continue playing.

Abandoning the FA Cup is as simple as continuing to use a mix of reserves and substitutes.

But it is a pity to give up the FA Cup.It's not that George covets the FA Cup championship, George doesn't have that kind of luxury.On the basis of playing in the league and the UEFA Cup, but also competing for the FA Cup, only a stable and strong team like Manchester United can consider it.

George feels it's a pity because if the FA Cup is given up.Then the Blackburn bench might not get a good workout.

Now Blackburn has many young players, including Hargreaves, Parker, Drogba, Gallas, Zauri, David Dunne, Bellamy, they all belong to that category.If they only play in the league and the UEFA Cup, it will be difficult for them to get many playing opportunities from the main players.

In the past, the UEFA Cup could still play a dozen games, but after entering the top [-], they are all strong teams.It is not easy to earn game time, and it is even more difficult to get a chance to play in the league.Especially the few people in the midfield.

So George finally thought about it, and the FA Cup can still take a few steps.Therefore, George sent substitute players in the first team. Although they are all substitute players, their strength should not be underestimated.Facing Port Vale, a League Two club, Kevin Gallagher, who had been out of battle for a long time, used two goals to show that he was still young.

In this game, George almost gave all the substitute players a chance to appear, including players like Parker, Zauri, and David Dunn.

After the third round of the FA Cup, there is still a week before the next game.

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"George, is this here?" Mick Hughes frowned and looked here.

Mick Hughes is an old employee of Blackburn, second only to Richard Flynn in the transfer department.It was also one of the employees who least welcomed George into Blackburn.But after a season, Mick Hughes became the person who supported George the most.

George's achievements in Blackburn have completely conquered Blackburn fans.Of course, it also includes club employees like Mick Hughes.

Especially Mick Hughes, as the veteran of the transfer department, admired George even more.

George's transfer moves one after another made Mick Hughes admire him from the bottom of his heart.

At the beginning, George brought his direct descendant Klose to Blackburn and gave him a high weekly salary.This made Mick Hughes hate George very much. This is a typical pocketbook.Use Blackburn's resources to support Klose, and indirectly support Alan Levy.Of course, George will also make money in the middle.

Although everyone didn't say it, everyone didn't know that Alan Levy's brokerage company also had George's shares.And not low.This kind of thing can't be found by reporters as long as they check it.Such blatant use of players from his own agency made Mick Hughes despise George very much.

I hate George, and of course I hate Klose.Even Klose was Blackburn's main striker last season, but Mick Hughes still feels that Klose is not worthy of being the main striker.

But during this contract renewal, George gave Klose a weekly salary of 1 pounds. Mick Hughes, who hated Klose, felt that it was too low.

Based on Klose's current performance and contribution at Blackburn, Klose should get the top salary.Like Pires, Micoud, and Duff, getting [-] pounds is in line with his current strength.

In fact, this contract renewal has surprised many people.Because in their view, based on George's liking for Klose and Klose's performance this season, he should get the top salary.But George didn't budge, and he was clinging to ten thousand pounds.In the end, it was Blackburn's side and Allen's side that each made a concession, and it finally became 1 pounds.

George's reason is simple.

Unlike Duff, who has already proven himself in the Premier League, and Pires and Micoud, who have proven themselves in both Ligue [-] and the Premier League, Klose is just relying on his performance in less than half a season. It is impossible to get the same salary as them.

George's performance during the contract renewal made many players feel that George is still very fair.Klose will not be unfair just because he is his direct descendant.It is also very good for maintaining George's prestige.

For Klose, George didn't have much explanation.But when I saw him, I said something.

"Moving forward. Salary is not an issue as long as you perform well."

Klose didn't make any trouble because of his salary.It is still conscientious training, serious competition.

When looking at the problem from a different perspective, Mick Hughes now feels that George is very fair.Although the salary given to Klose last season was a bit high, it was because of George's vision.

Introduced from Germany for free, but the time in Burnley is too short, and Klose has not yet exerted his full strength.Klose was introduced last year with a transfer fee of less than 200 million pounds.Now Klose's performance at Blackburn, I believe that after this season Klose's worth must exceed 1000 million pounds.

Thinking about it this way, Mick Hughes admired George more and more.All football commentators agree that Klose is at the level of the main players in the middle and lower reaches of the League One, but in the hands of George, the current hot striker in the Premier League was born.

"It should be here. Didn't the kid just say it was this blue house."

George looked around and nodded.The only house in this neighborhood is a blue house.But this house is too simple.George has been in England for so long, and this is the first time he has seen such a rotten house.

When George was at Burnley, Daniel Morrison's house was much better than this one.

Where is this house? It was the house George lived in when he first came to Blackburn. The warehouses there were better than this house.

Mick Hughes was looking for the doorbell in front of the door.Seeing Mick Hughes' actions, George smiled.Look at this house and don't you understand that even something like a doorbell is a luxury in this house.So he stepped forward and knocked on the door with a "bang bang bang".

"Who is it?" A rough voice sounded from inside.

Then someone opened the door.The first thing George noticed was not the man's face, but the dragging leg.

Because this person's one leg is lame and limping.

Then I looked at this person again. He was not tall, but he was definitely not short.It should be about 1.7 meters seven, because the slightly bent body can reach George's nose.

"You are..." The man in front of him looked at George and Mick Hughes suspiciously.

"Hello. I'm George Levy, and he's Mick Hughes. Is this Yang Feng's home?" George spoke to him in fluent Chinese.This surprised him, looking at George.

But in just an instant, his expression changed.asked George nervously. "Did my kid get into trouble?"

"Can we go in and talk?"

"Come in!"

This family is indeed very poor, not ordinary poor.The leg of the man in front of him seemed to have been injured, and he limped to lead George the way.George didn't ask him why, though he was curious.

"Well, what exactly did our kid get into?" He asked George cautiously.

George smiled and shook his head.

"He didn't get into trouble."

"Then you are..."

"I am the head coach of Blackburn Football Club. When I passed by you, I happened to watch your son play. He is very talented. If he plays football, he will definitely develop a lot. Of course, if he continues to waste time like this , after a few years he will disappear from everyone."

"My idea of ​​coming here today is very simple. I hope your son can come to our club to receive formal football training."

"Playing football? My Xiaofeng?" He looked at George suspiciously.

George nodded. "Yes. He's very talented. Otherwise I wouldn't be here."

"My Xiaofeng can really play football?"

Seeing this man asking this question, George was not impatient.Instead, I feel a kind of warmth.Only if you are very nervous about your child, you will ask this question.

"I can assure you."

"Are you the manager of Blackburn?"

George nodded.It appears the man is not paying attention to Blackburn.But also, judging by the situation of their family, even eating is a problem.Where is the time to watch football.

Seeing that this person was still a little hesitant, George knew that he still had a lot of concerns.

"I can assure you that your son is definitely a genius. But he needs to go through professional training, otherwise his talent will be wasted in a few years. It will be too late to train again at that time."

He thought for a while, then nodded slowly.

"Coach Levy, I will discuss it with my family at night."

"Well. If you agree with him to play football, take him to the club tomorrow." George stood up as he said.

Although George observed for an hour that day, he was very fast and had great skills.But that's just George's opinion.He still needs to go to the club to undergo a special test, while creating a correct training method for him.

"George, you called me here today just to drive you." Mick Hughes looked at George with a wry smile.

George shook his head.

"I want you to see the environment of their family. If he is really talented in the trial training tomorrow, he will help take care of their family. See if there are any simple jobs that his family can do. This will be beneficial. "

"You want to cultivate his affection for the club from an early age."

"You don't understand. There is an old Chinese saying that the kindness of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring. How much money a family can spend, a small investment now may be a big return in the future."

(End of this chapter)