coach legend

Chapter 548 Never Back Down

"Well done. Look, we had [-] shots in the first half, well ahead of Manchester United's four. It's just that we were unlucky. United are nothing more than that."

George didn't criticize the team for falling behind.Instead, he slammed the Burnley players in the dressing room.

Young people are easy to cheer up, but they are also easy to get discouraged.

Therefore, the performance of teams composed of young people will often fluctuate.The same cannot be said for George's inability to get Burnley's young players.

And Burnley's performance in the first half was really good.In the current British football, there are few teams that can make Manchester United so passive at Old Trafford.What's more, Burnley is still a team at the bottom of the ranking, which is even more remarkable.

"You guys did a perfect first half. Without that counterattack, Manchester United would not have had any good chances. We lost to luck in the first half. But in the second half, Manchester United could not have had so much good luck. gone."

"It continued like this in the second half. Manchester United's defenders are all cameos. Park Ji-sung and Fletcher are not authentic defenders, so they play according to their loopholes. Tell Manchester United superstars, tell Old Trafford fans, you No worse than anyone!"

Because of falling behind before, Burnley's young players were very disappointed.

In their opinion, what they did in the first half was good enough.But still behind.This is very demoralizing.

But hearing George's words, they rekindled their passion.

The game started in the second half, and Burnley, who were somewhat chaotic in the second half of the first half, resumed their style of play.

What is Burnley's greatest strength?
Just run.

Even George admired Burnley's previous coaches in this regard.I don't know how Burnley's pre-match training was carried out?Burnley players all have an obvious characteristic.That is, I can run and have plenty of physical strength.

Even the high center forward Thomason Locke, who was at the top, was physically weak.

Burnley in the past also took advantage of this physical strength.It's just that their style of play pays too much attention to this kind of running, and doesn't pay attention to passing, resulting in mostly useless running.

But George was different.

George wants to combine passing and running.With such great physical strength, it would be a failure not to use it.

So the second half started and Burnley showed their running ability again.

George's defense all started near the middle circle.Near the middle circle, the Burnley players ran without hesitation.This frontcourt pressure put a lot of pressure on Manchester United.

Manchester United is strong.

But it's not just the injury that's affecting it now.More importantly, Manchester United's midfield replacement was very unsuccessful.Manchester United has also made many attempts to update the midfield.

Alan Smith replaced Keane, unfortunately without success.

Anderson, the best player in the World Youth Championship, is a tragedy.After coming to Manchester United at the beginning, he was highly valued by Ferguson.And the performance is also very good.It's a pity that after knee surgery, it was completely mediocre.

This talented player known as "New Ronaldinho" can't find a place in Manchester United's midfield now.Not even as important as Gibson, who is mediocre.

And "Ronaldo's successor" Nani has a weird temper.Because he angered Ferguson, he is now being suspended by Ferguson and thrown on the bench, and he is not given a chance to play at all.

It can be said that among the few young people Ferguson placed high hopes on, only Fletcher played.Gibson started this season as the main force, but none of these people can compare with the Manchester United midfielders in their heyday.In the first two years, Manchester United swept everything because of the combination of Rooney and Ronaldinho.

But after Ronaldinho left, Manchester United's offense was completely dependent on Rooney alone.

And Manchester United's midfielder can't give Wayne Rooney much help.

The replacement was unsuccessful, Ferguson could only continue to use Scholes and Giggs.They are indeed old demons, and they are in good condition.Unfortunately, no matter how good they are, one is already 35 years old and the other is 36 years old.

No matter how powerful they are, their strength has declined compared to when they were 25 or 26 years old.

Experienced, excellent technique, but physical strength is a big problem.

In front of a group of young players in Burnley's midfield, they can't take advantage of anything.Of course, if you play passing and skills, Burnley is not as good as Manchester United.But George used running and fouling to compete with the Manchester United midfielder for territory.

This time, the shortcomings of Manchester United's midfielder are undoubtedly exposed.

Giggs and Scholes midfielders simply couldn't hold the ball.Needless to say, Gareth Gray, who averaged [-] runs per game, was the thin Wilshere. Regardless of his thin body, he was still a technical player.

Wilshere wasn't afraid of physical collisions at all.

As England, after Joe Cole, another midfielder with outstanding skills.Wilshere was not afraid of body collisions like Joe Cole, but he was very ruthless when defending.The tackle should be tackled, and the collision should be rushed, without any ambiguity.

These young players have a lot of energy.

That is not to be afraid, not to shrink back.

Those who win the midfield win the world.The Manchester United midfielder completely lost power in the face of Burnley's perverted defense.

George had already seen Giggs was exhausted from the sidelines.The movement of holding the ball was a little deformed, so he smiled proudly.I am particularly satisfied with Gareth Gray's performance.

Now the game has only been played for 10 minutes, and he has already run more than 700 meters.Is currently the player who runs the most on the court.Most importantly, Gareth Gray is smart and knows how to run.In cooperation with Wilshere, he is very good at controlling the midfield.

And he ran almost 9000 meters, but Gareth Gray didn't feel tired at all.In the midfield, from left to right, from north to south, anyway, he can be seen in all corners.

He may not become a world-class superstar, but he will definitely become a world-class midfielder.

George has coached many midfielders.World-class midfielders including Alonso, Hargreaves, and Essien are all energetic players who can't run to death in the midfield.But in terms of physical strength and seriousness in the game, no one can compare to the 21-year-old young man in front of him.

He may not be as talented as other geniuses, but he has solid basic skills and such good physical fitness, so George is very optimistic about him.

Ferguson shook his head off the court.

It's not like he hasn't played Burnley before.Burnley's physical abnormalities are well-known in the Premier League.But the previous Burnley did not put such pressure on Ferguson.After George took over, it was obvious that the players ran more purposefully and more targeted.

Hence the present effect.

"George, I have to say George again."

Martin Taylor looked at the situation on the field and spoke excitedly. "Burnley, with only [-] points now, is the most popular team for relegation in the Premier League. But suddenly, my confidence in Burnley's relegation has greatly increased. Burnley will definitely be able to relegation."

"Looking at Burnley now, you can imagine that he is now the bottom team in the Premier League. George has only been in charge of Burnley for 20 days, but he has already brought out such a fighting team. At Old Trafford, It turned out to be crushing Manchester United. There are several teams in the Premier League who can do it. Although Manchester United is plagued by injuries, Burnley's progress is obvious to all."

"Having rested for half a year, George now seems to have lost the passion he used to. But he has become more stable and changed."

Martin Taylor was not stingy at all with his appreciation and praise for George.

"Young Burnley players, you will be lucky in your life to meet George."

In fact, George really didn't have much credit.

George just gave these young people a little more courage and a little more passion.Then made some small changes to their running.

But that's what world class coaches are.Small changes can change the face of a team.

That's how Burnley is now.

For a while in the second half, it was difficult for United to even get the ball.Because Burnley's young players are like crazy, either defending close or tripping you up the pitch.

Until the 73rd minute of the game, Burnley finally got a chance.

Wilshere in the midfield got the ball and hit the frontcourt with a big foot.

"Wilshere got the ball... he got past Gibson, Wilshere's technique was really good."

"...Wilshere, the pass...the ball went straight to Thomason. Wilshere's great pass...Thomasson, header!"

What Martin Taylor admired the most in the commentary was Wilshere.Who makes England lack the most is a technical midfielder.Now that a young technical midfielder like Wilshere comes out, of course he blows and blows.

"Oh, Welbeck is running fast..."

It should be said that Welbeck did not run fast, but that Thomason and Welbeck did not think of one place.Thomason pushed the ball to the side, and Welbeck thought that Thomason would push the ball into the penalty area, so he ran first.

But Welbeck deserves to be a black physique.As a descendant of Ghana, Welbeck has super physical fitness.

"Welbeck, he hooked the ball with his left foot...shot!"

Because of the abrupt stop, Welbeck fell backwards.But at the moment of falling, he hooked the ball with his left foot, and then swiped the lottery with his right foot. Foster had nothing to do.Watching the ball go into the goal. "

"Welbeck... Welbeck is still a Manchester United player, he was loaned to Burnley. Haha, Welbeck must have told Ferguson, call me back, call me back quickly. I am better than Kiko. "

"Welbeck is a very good shooter. He has already scored two goals in two games on loan at Burnley. Welbeck, who is only 19 years old, told all fans about the achievements of Manchester United's youth training."

Martin Taylor just hit Welbeck's mind.

Welbeck ran excitedly after seeing the goal.He was not happy because he scored the Manchester United goal, but because he proved his strength in front of Ferguson.As Martin Taylor said, Welbeck wanted to tell Ferguson: I am the best.The future of Manchester United is mine.

George turned around in a circle.

That's it.Scored a goal for Manchester United. For young Burnley players, such a goal is a process of improving self-confidence.

George wanted to tell them that the game should be about never backing down.

(End of this chapter)