coach legend

Chapter 555 Retirement

No one thought of it.

On April 4th, during the No.17 five rounds of the Premier League, such a thing will happen.

In the 35th round of the Premier League, Burnley played against the mighty Liverpool at home.

Although this season, Liverpool's results are very poor.So far, it is only ranked No.7 in the Premier League, which is the worst result after Benitez entered Liverpool.Benitez's handsome position is already shaky.

But in front of Burnley, it is still a strong team.

It's just that Burnley now is completely gods blocking gods and Buddhas blocking Buddhas.

Don't underestimate the morale of a small team.Burnley is a team in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League.But precisely because Burnley's players are young lads.As long as you are excited, no one is afraid.

This is young players.

Facing Liverpool, Burnley players are full of confidence.No tension or fear at all.Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal have all played, are you still afraid of Liverpool?

What about Liverpool?

Looking at the attitude of the players, George was very relieved.

That's it.As long as the Burnley players maintain this fearless mentality, their future can look forward to.Really to look forward to.

Even if Burnley cannot become a strong team in the Premier League, it will not be a problem to stabilize their position in the middle of the Premier League.

For his second entry to Burnley, George thought he hadn't changed much.There is no qualitative change in Burnley's current style of play, but only some small changes have been made.In just half a year, George will not let the players' technical and tactical abilities improve much.

But when George came to Burnley, there was only one biggest change for Burnley.

It just gave those young players infinite confidence.

If the technique is not good, it can be practiced.Tactics are not good, but can be learned.Only this self-confidence is not so easy to develop.George believes that this will be one of the most valuable assets in their careers.

George, who was in a good mood, was even more excited when he came to Turfmore Stadium.

Fans everywhere in the stadium held up the slogan "George, don't go!"

Although compared to the 3 fans, the slogans are not too many.But it can be seen everywhere.This time it wasn't just one or two teenage fans holding these signs.Instead, more fans spontaneously joined the ranks.

There is even a huge slogan in it.

"George, stay!"

George sighed.

how many years.In my lifetime, I was able to see the slogans of Burnley fans supporting me.

12 years ago, leaving Burnley made George the biggest traitor in Burnley's history.The fans at the time were gnashing their teeth at George.

In the past 12 years, except for leading the team, George has not returned to Burnley once.Back to the city where I grew up.

To be honest, George was a little scared.

It is irrational for fans to go crazy.Football is a sport full of passion. If you are too passionate, you will lose your mind.George at the time didn't have the guts to step into Burnley again.

It is a lie that there is no loss in the heart.

After all, Burnley is where I grew up.

Even if he worked so hard to pull Burnley up from the relegation zone step by step.Burnley fans are still lukewarm about George.

This is the first time that so many people expressed their support for George in this way.

How could George be unhappy.

"The 09-10 season is coming to an end. Under the leadership of George, Burnley has completely jumped out of the relegation circle. There is a reason for Burnley fans to keep George."

Mortensen explained with a smile when he saw so many retention banners.

"The feelings of the Burnley fans are understandable. But to really let George stay, it will be really difficult."

Mortensen would never believe that George would stay at Burnley because of the fans' retention.

George was indecisive.

But definitely not the kind of person who is blinded by emotion.Being able to come here as a firefighting coach this time is already not easy.Mortensen didn't believe that such a world-class coach would stay at Burnley.

If the fans really had that much power, George wouldn't have taken the risk of entering Blackburn.

I don't know if it was because of such an episode that Burnley played very actively in the game.

Fighting against the mighty Liverpool is not at all a disadvantage.

It even forced Liverpool to be in a hurry.Liverpool is now an important moment in the competition for UEFA Cup qualification, and they are also in a hurry.However, Liverpool's organization was chaotic this season, and their play was even more chaotic.If it weren't for the super strength of Liverpool's individual players, Liverpool would not be ranked No.7 in the Premier League.

Both sides played very aggressively.

But the game is boring.Both sides played badly and didn't score any goals.

The game ended in this stiff process.

The two sides played a zero to zero.

Burnley are satisfied.Although it is at home, I am very happy to be able to draw with Liverpool.But the Liverpool players were very sad.Because Liverpool lost two points again.

Not to mention the UEFA Champions League, even the UEFA Cup qualification is basically gone.

The game is over and George is very happy.

Stand up and prepare to say hello to Benitez.But found that Benitez had already left his position.

George shook his head.

Benitez is really impatient and lacks self-cultivation.

If you let other people know what George thinks, you must despise George.In the Premier League, once a game is lost, George is the least graceful.

George ignored Benitez.Instead, he stood in front of the court and praised his players one by one.

This is a habit that George has developed since he came to Burnley.

Whether the game is won, tied or lost, George will greet players on the field.Because most of the players are young people, George needs that.This is to cheer them up.

"George, don't go!"

At the end of the game, when Benitez had disappeared, it was unknown who shouted first.

Soon, many fans joined in.

Of course, it hasn't reached the point where George was a hit at Trevor Moor Stadium 12 years ago.In the entire stadium, only a few thousand people shouted again.But it was enough to shock people, enough to make people happy.

At the beginning, the sound was still relatively low.

But people are like this, and fans are even more so.As long as one person starts, someone will respond immediately.

This time too.

First a few people, then dozens of people, then hundreds of people, and finally thousands of people.Even after a few thousand people, nearly ten thousand fans began to shout "George, stay!".

George looked up at the fans without any expression.

"Listen to this voice. There are ten thousand people. Ten thousand people, are Burnley fans really starting to forgive George?"

Yeah, Burnley fans are starting to forgive George?

Maybe, maybe not.

But the cheers of tens of thousands of people moved George a lot.

"Coach Levy, what do you think of the Burnley fans' calls for you to stay?"

"Coach Levy, the season is over, do you have any plans?"

At the press conference after the game, all the reporters were facing George.

Of course, they would never think that George would really stay in Burnley if the fans shouted a few words.Burnley Temple is too small.Burnley really can't afford George's big Buddha.

The reporter just wanted to hear about George's next move.

There are still many positions waiting for George.

Real Madrid's Manuel Pellegrini leaving Real Madrid is already a certainty.Real Madrid is now interested in George, and maybe George will join Real Madrid.

Anyway, as the season is coming to an end, there are different opinions about George's next family.

Taking this opportunity now, everyone would like to ask clearly.

"First of all, I would like to thank the fans for their support." When George said this, the reporters were all engrossed.And after hearing the first half of George's sentence, the reporter knew that George was being polite.Definitely not staying at Burnley.

In their hearts, everyone was waiting for George to say "but, but".

It's the same as everyone thinks.

"However, I will not stay at Burnley. My contract with Burnley will end automatically after the end of the season. I have no intention of renewing my contract."

No one at the scene bothered George.

What they want to know now is not whether he will continue to coach Burnley, but where he will go next season.

"Not only Burnley, I will not accept an invitation from any club in the summer. From then on, I have decided not to be the head coach of any club."

As soon as George's words fell, the reporters were shocked.

"Coach Levy, what do you mean, are you going to retire?"

A reporter asked George in surprise.

"Correct."

The reporters were dumbfounded.Really dumbfounded.

In the world of football, those famous coaches always take a rest when they are tired.George has been on the front line since 95 and has been on the front line for 15 years now.It is not incomprehensible to want to take a break for a year or two.

But retirement?
This is so funny.

George is not in his seventies or eighties now, he is just over 40 years old now.In the coaching industry, it is still the domain of young coaches.Even if you are 50 years old, if you want to retire, it is outrageous.

Don't you see, Capello, Lippi, Ferguson and other old coaches are not all alive and kicking on the front line.

George, a coach who just passed the age of 40, even said he would retire.

No way.

For a moment, everyone looked straight at George.

Finally a reporter broke the weird scene. "Coach Levy, are you sure you're not joking now."

George smiled.

"Today is not April Fool's Day."

The reporter continued to ask questions.

"Coach Levy, can I ask why you want to retire? You are only 42 years old now."

George shook his head.

"Personal reasons, it's inconvenient to tell." George paused, and then said: "You can tell others that you don't have to look at my annoying face again. Because I'm leaving."

(End of this chapter)