coach legend

Chapter 497
"George, relax."

Carl tapped George on the shoulder.

George turned to Carl and smiled.Now the team's bus is headed for Trevor Moor Stadium.Blackburn will play in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

For most of the current Blackburn players, Burnley is very strange.And I don't understand the grievances between Blackburn and Burnley.It is really because Burnley is too weak.

George has been in charge of Blackburn Rovers for the seventh year.In these seven seasons, Blackburn has always been a strong team in the Premier League.Even in the Champions League, it is a strong team that all giants are unwilling to face.In the past few seasons, no team has performed better than Blackburn in the Champions League.

And what about Burnley?
He was relegated from the Premier League in 00 and relegated from England's second-tier league in 02.

The two clubs are not on the same level at all.

Perhaps fans of both sides still remember the confrontation between Blackburn and Burnley.But the current Blackburn players have basically forgotten that Burnley is still Blackburn's century-old rival.Even if he knew that he was a century-old enemy, he wouldn't take it to heart.

Even Blanco didn't take it seriously.

What about the derby?
Burnley are so weak.As long as Blackburn pushes a little harder, he should be able to pass easily.

Only Karl sat beside him, knowing that George's mood at this time could not be calmed down.

Regardless of why George left Burnley back then, why did he enter Blackburn?No matter how sane George is, how calm he is at work.But Carl knew that Burnley must be a deep scar in George's heart.

"It's been almost seven years. Don't worry, I have nothing to do."

Brendan Flude appealed to Burnley fans to calm down, but the fans did not calm down so easily.

George not only jumped ship to his arch-enemy Blackburn, but also personally sent Burnley to relegation.It is absolutely impossible for them to forget these.

When the Blackburn bus arrived, thousands of fans surrounded the bus.

"George, get out of Burnley!"

"Judas, get out!"

"Shhhhh-"

The boos of thousands of fans shocked the players in the bus.

Among the current Blackburn players, many of them came in later.Including Lucio, Lescott, Alonso, Ribery, Arshavin, Hleb, and Van der Sar, none of them have experienced the previous Blackburn and Burnley games.

In their minds, since Blackburn and Burnley are rivals in the same city, they should be booed a lot.

As for the grievances between George and Burnley that the media said before the game, they didn't take it seriously.

After all, it was all seven years ago.

And in world football, although there are not many coaches who coach rivals in the same city, they are not too few.

But they found out today.

These Burnley fans don't care about the Blackburn team at all, they are all targeting George alone.All the boos were for George.

All the players turned their heads unconsciously to look at George behind him.

But after taking a look, everyone immediately turned their heads.Because they saw George with a gloomy face, his eyes were very unfriendly.No one wants to hit the muzzle of a gun.

Among the boos of thousands of people, George got out of the car as if nothing had happened.

"Coach Levy, how does it feel to be at Burnley again?"

"Coach Levy, do you have any response to the kindness shown by Burnley chairman Flood?"

"Coach Levi..."

Just as George got out of the car, dozens of reporters surrounded him.

But George just pushed the reporter away coldly and only said one sentence. "Just a normal FA Cup game."

The more George ignored them, the more they followed George.In the end, with the help of the police who maintained order at the scene, George led the team into the Turfmore Stadium.

In fact, as George said, this is just an ordinary FA Cup game.

Burnley's strength is limited.

It should be said that this is a very simple game.But because the two teams are in the same city derby, and because of George, it turned out to be a high-profile match.

George doesn't want the same for the Blackburn players.

Therefore, George did not hide the main force this time.Instead, let some old players play, Pires, as well as Sabri Ramucci, Drogba, and Alonso who are on loan from Inter Milan all played.The goalkeeper is also on Van der Sar.

George originally wanted Klose to play.But Klose was once a Burnley player after all.So George doesn't want Klose to be booed like himself.In the end George decided to play Drogba.

The young players may be more excited because this is a city derby.George didn't want that.

So the old players were added to the field.

"Blackburn, almost all the main players played. It is very surprising. Could it be that George has set his sights on the FA Cup this season? Yes, George has not won the FA Cup in Blackburn yet." Martin Taylor was surprised that Black Ben's formation.

Because although Burnley is a rival in the same city, their strength is limited after all.

Last season, they almost qualified for the promotion play-offs, entirely because of the spirit of their young players.In terms of strength, it is still far lower than Blackburn.

I didn't expect that George would arrange so many main players to play.

"Yeah. After this game, George will lead the team to an away game against Bayern Munich. It seems that George attaches great importance to this game."

As if it had been negotiated, when George came out, Turfmore Stadium was booed again.

George looked at the familiar Turfmore Stadium.

Although it has been seven seasons since he left Burnley, Turfmore Stadium is still so familiar.But time has passed, and I used to be the owner of this place, but now I have become a traitor here.

Burnley's starting lineup is already very unfamiliar.

George is at Burnley, and there is only one person he knows well.It was his former disciple Ashley Chapman.Not seen for several years, he has become the captain of Burnley.

As for the other players, George didn't know any of them.

But George has read the information.Among these people, in addition to Ashley Chapman, there are five Burnley youth players.

Burnley's current style of play does not have much tactical content.

Their style of play is more about running.The frontcourt uses non-stop running, and uses running to tear apart the opponent's defense.Their central and frontcourt players are all young and full of physical strength, and they have no problem running down the whole game.

But their strength is still insufficient.Although their running is very characteristic, but not enough to tear the Blackburn defense.

On the other hand, their defense is England's most traditional defense.The frontal defense and high-altitude ball defense are very strong, but the defense against the ball behind is not good.Because Burnley's central defenders are typical English central defenders.Their turning speed and chasing speed are very problematic.

Pires easily grasped Burnley's weakness.

In the opening 24 minutes of the first half, Burnley's running stopped for a while, and Pires showed off his power.A beautiful behind the ball, to the front Arshavin.Arshavin scored the first goal easily.

Positiveness cannot cover up the gap in strength.

Many reporters who followed the game shook their heads.Although the two teams have a lot to talk about, the games on the court are not much to watch.

The two sides are not at the same level at all.

Soon the second half had just begun, and it was another raid.Alonso's long pass was passed directly behind the Burnley back line.Like a tank, Drogba ran to catch the ball and scored the second goal of the game.

Two to zero, it seems that Blackburn should have no problem entering the sixth round of the FA Cup.

Although Burnley's young players were two goals behind, they still did not give up.

Burnley's frontcourt players ran more aggressively than they had just started.The players trained by Burnley's several youth training camps, except for Ashley Chapman, the rest of the players are mostly between 20 and 22 years old.

Their techniques are relatively rough.It should be said that the players trained by England themselves cannot match the players trained by Spain, France, and Portugal in terms of technical ability.But they also have their own advantages.

First of all, these players have excellent physical strength.I didn't look tired until the end.

After that, he has a great body and is not afraid of any collision.They are the most typical English players.

Of course, compared to ordinary English players, one more advantage is that these players have solid basic skills.Stopping the ball and passing the ball are all very good.Maybe they can't become top players, but their excellent basic skills make them never make any low-level mistakes.

Stop the ball, they will never stop the ball one meter away.

"George, this is your contribution."

Carl suddenly pushed George. "This group of players will have the strength to play in the Premier League in the future. Even if they come to our club, they will be no problem as substitutes in the future."

"I?"

George froze for a moment, then laughed dumbfoundedly.

George understood what Carl meant.Before George, Burnley's youth academy was very rudimentary.It was George who used the money earned in the transfer market to set up Burnley's youth training camp.For two consecutive seasons, George has invested more than 400 million pounds in the Burnley youth training camp.

Kilby expressed dissatisfaction with these at the time.

At that time, George's most important thing was basic skills.

Burnley youth academy players, even if they arrive, must first undergo basic training before formal training.

Those English geniuses, many of them still have considerable talent.Either a good header, or a good shot, or a good technique.But the reason why so many fell was because the basic skills were not solid.

Once you get older, this problem becomes more and more prominent.

Therefore, in the original Burnley youth training camp, George attached great importance to the basic skills training of young players.Simply stopping and passing the ball, George requires players to practice every day, but to practice hard.It seems that this is the result.

"Carl..." George said halfway, but shook his head.

Watching the game on the court, I was suddenly moved in my heart.Here is my contribution too!
(End of this chapter)