coach legend

Chapter 71 Another Collision
The away victory over the powerful Middlesbrough allowed the Burnley players to completely get rid of the downturn in the first three games.

Of course, George, a young coach, is increasingly becoming a big topic in League One, not only because of George's age.It is precisely because of Burnley's outstanding results that Burnley's current performance in League One is completely dominant.

Against Middlesbrough, who had just been relegated from the Premier League, Middlesbrough had no chance at all throughout the game.

Recognized by the whole of England, the most talented in recent decades, Gascoigne, who staged a genius strike in the European Cup two years ago, was completely at a disadvantage in the battle with Ballack in this game.While lamenting the fall of a generation of geniuses, many media were also amazed at Burnley's midfield performance.

Although many local media of League One clubs criticized George.But why not because Burnley is indeed powerful now, and it is indeed the biggest favorite to upgrade.

After the end of the eighth round, Burnley ushered in the second round of the League Cup, Wigan in the English League Two.

In fact, Burnley should be playing the second round of the League Cup after the fifth round of the League One.However, the game was postponed because Wigan's home ground collapsed.At that time, Burnley asked to be either at Turf Moor Stadium or at a neutral stadium, but unfortunately the FA did not approve it.

Therefore, the second round of the League Cup was postponed for more than half a month before it was played at Wigan's home court.

Now Burnley already has confidence. For a weak team like Wigan, George made many of the main players choose to rest.But Burnley still relied on a free kick created by Ashley Chapman, and Matthew Upson headed the only goal.

After the second round of the League Cup, Burnley immediately ushered in the ninth round of the League One.In this game, Burnley played at home against the Pele team. The Pele team is a small team that has been in the low-level leagues all year round.

Burnley beat Pele [-]-[-] thanks to goals from Robbie Keane and Ballack.

In the tenth round of League One, Burnley traveled to Bradford.Located in central England, Bradford is one of the top ten cities in the UK. Its early prosperity was based on the wool and textile industry. It was once known as the wool capital of the world.There is a League One football club here, Bradford Football Club.

Bradford is one of the UK's ten largest cities, with a population of over 400,000; Bradford can be small enough to manage, but large enough to have all the amenities of a thriving modern city.It is well connected by road, rail and air across the country and is set in some of England's most beautiful and spectacular countryside.

Although the city of Bradford is so famous, the League One club Bradford is a veritable underdog.Not only is the history lackluster, but it is also a very remarkable thing to be able to play in the League One now.

George didn't underestimate the Bradford team just because they were weak.Still fighting with the strongest lineup, the players are also very competitive.Freddie Ljungberg and Daniel on the left were outstanding in this game.The right wing of the Bradford team was completely blown up. Ljungberg scored a goal, assisted a goal, and Daniel also assisted a goal.

Burnley beat Bradford [-]-[-] away.

In the first ten rounds, Burnley had seven wins, two draws and one loss, accumulating 23 points.Overtook Nottingham Forest by one point and ranked No.1 in League One.

Now Burnley's promotion situation is very good. In the first ten rounds, Burnley has already played against Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough, which are popular for promotion.

After the tenth round of the league, Burnley is welcoming another League Cup match.This is already the third round of the League Cup. I don't know if Burnley this year is because they want to make up for last year's regrets. The third round of the League Cup has encountered a weak team.Also from Stoke City in League One.

Stoke City has a long history, how long is it.It is the second oldest football club in the world after Notts County.But a long history does not mean that it is powerful.Stoke City is currently at the bottom of League One and is a favorite for relegation this year.

Although both League One and League Two are low-level leagues in England, League One is much better than League Two after all.Of course, Stoke City is unwilling to be relegated. In the first two rounds, they have already come off the bench completely.It's a pity that Stoke City's luck in the League Cup is better than that of Burnley, and they have encountered teams in the English League C for two consecutive rounds.Very lucky to break into the third round of the League Cup, but their good luck ends here.

Stoke City is unwilling to waste energy in the League Cup, so all the players on the field are substitutes and even some youth team players.The same is true for George. Although George also wants to make a breakthrough in the League Cup this year, he will not send the main force for such a game.

In the end, Burnley still relied on veteran Ian Coyd's iron tree to blossom, defeated Stoke City [-]-[-] and entered the fourth round of the League Cup.

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"Grandma, no way." George looked at his opponents in the fourth round of the League Cup and smiled angrily.

Burnley's luck in the first three rounds was very good. I didn't expect that the draw in the fourth round could not be said to be bad, but it could not be said to be good either.It turned out to be an old enemy. I don't know if it was an accident or something inside.

In his third year in charge of Burnley, George faced Blackburn again.Speaking of which, it is absolutely rare for teams from the League One and the Premier League to meet twice in three years in domestic cup competitions.

"Blackburn?" Karl Pat also laughed. "George, tell us. What the hell are you thinking this year?"

"What do you mean?"

"It's about how you treat the League Cup. We used to abandon the League Cup, but this year..." Evan Sawyer and Carl Pater are George's right and left hands, and they don't quite understand what George is doing now. Intend.

First of all, George's biggest goal must be to upgrade, but both of them also need to know their attitude towards the cup.Only in this way can they cooperate with George.

"Upgrading is the first priority, but you guys said it would be nice to add one or two cup championship trophies to your resume." George said with a slight smile.

"Well, George? You don't really want to win the League Cup, do you?"

"That's what I think. There are many FA Cup competitions, and many Premier League clubs pay more attention to it. It is too difficult to win the championship, and the League Cup is relatively easy. And once we win the League Cup, we will qualify for the European competition next year. For The attractiveness of players will definitely increase a lot, and I am determined to win the League Cup."

Although he has not made it clear, George has decided at the beginning of the season that he must win the League Cup.The difficulty of winning the League Cup is low, and many Premier League teams do not pay attention to this event.

Seeing the unbelievable looks of Evan and Carl, George smiled.Because although the League Cup is not valued by the Premier League teams, some Premier League mid-level teams will still go all out.Burnley is still a League One team. At the beginning of the season, George shouted that Burnley had already booked a place for promotion, which caused an uproar.If it is said that Burnley's goal is to win the League Cup, there will definitely be a lot of media criticizing George for being overwhelmed.

"Evan, Carl, our road to the League Cup championship starts with Blackburn."

(End of this chapter)