coach legend

Chapter 79 Good luck again and again (please support)

The victory over Blackburn made all the Burnley players and Burnley fans happy, but the last two league games in preparation for Blackburn, one draw and one loss.In the 34 rounds of League One, Burnley won 2, drew [-] and lost [-], accumulating [-] points.Although still ranked first in League One, No. [-] Nottingham Forest is only two points away from Burnley.

After losing to Huddersfield, Burnley conducted the fifth round draw of the League Cup.

As soon as the draw came out, all Burnley players cheered.Because Burnley were very lucky to draw Reading.Speaking of which, Reading is the team with the worst attack power in League One, and it is the team with the fewest goals both at home and away.

If this is the only way, George will not underestimate Reading, but Reading is also currently the worst defensive team in League One.At present, they only have [-] points, ranking at the bottom of the League One.It is the first favorite team to be relegated from the League One.

But I don't know what went crazy. In the fourth round of the League Cup, they defeated Leeds United [-]-[-] away.Leeds United performed quite well in the Premier League this season, and their ranking has been stable within the top six.The glory of the Leeds United Youth Guards has begun, but Reading actually defeated Leeds United and entered the fifth round of the League Cup.The draw for Burnley this time around couldn't have been better.

Because in the fifth round of the League Cup, there are three League One clubs Reading, Middlesbrough, and Burnley, and the remaining five clubs are all Premier League clubs.There are Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Newcastle, West Ham.

Speaking of which, Reading is the weakest among them. Everyone cheered when Burnley drew Reading.

With a good mood, the performance of Burnley players in the league is also extremely exciting.

Burnley still have two league games away from the fifth round of the League Cup.These two are head-to-head games. Sunderland and Charlton, currently ranked No.4 and No.5 in League One, will take turns to challenge Burnley at Turf Moor Stadium.

At present, the top points of League One have not been opened up, and Burnley ranks first with 34 points.Nottingham Forest followed with 32 points, and Middlesbrough ranked No.3 with 29 points.The next Sunderland and Charlton ranked fourth and fifth with 27 points and [-] points respectively.

These five teams are currently popular teams to be promoted to League One. Sunderland and Charlton did not come to Trevor Moor Stadium for a stroll.They are all here for the points, so these two games are the highlight of League One.

In these two games, George did not retain his strength at all, and faced him with the strongest lineup.Burnley, who had just defeated Blackburn, were full of momentum and did not give them any face at home.

At home, they won Sunderland and Charlton cleanly, [-]-[-], [-]-[-].

In the [-] rounds, [-] wins, [-] draws and [-] losses resulted in a total of [-] points.Sunderland and Charlton opened the score with the top three at once.But it is a pity that Nottingham Forest also won both games, and there is still a gap of two points with Burnley.

On November 1997, 11, Burnley played against Reading in the fifth round of the League Cup at home.

Although the Reading team defeated Leeds United with shit luck, the Reading team's strength is limited.Now they are in the relegation stage of the League One, so their energy is not in the League Cup.

For the Reading team, George really doesn't think much of it.Ljungberg, Neil Lennon and Klose in the team all chose to rest.

But even so, Burnley easily defeated Reading [-]-[-] at home.Into the League Cup semi-finals.

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"Tell me, how did the Football Association take care of us this time. Could it be that Mr. Kilby, secretly..." George counted the money and talked to Evan Sawyer and Karl Pat with a smile.

Hearing George's words, Evan and Karl also laughed.Several people are in a particularly good mood now.

Because in the No.19 round, Burnley beat Tranmere [-]-[-] in an away game, while Nottingham Forest was drawn by Queens Rangers Park in the relegation zone of the League One.The points gap between the two teams reached four points.

Of course, what is more important is the subsequent draw for the semi-finals of the League Cup. After five rounds of competition, there are only four teams left in the League Cup.Chelsea, Arsenal, Middlesbrough and Burnley.Burnley was lucky again this time, and it turned out to be drawn to Middlesbrough, who is also in the League One.

Speaking of Middlesbrough's performance this year is quite good, Brian Robson's coaching ability is definitely not covered.At the beginning of the season, Middlesbrough lost many key players because they had just been relegated.Many important players fled Middlesbrough one after another, but Brian Robson insisted on relying on his strong coaching ability, so that Middlesbrough is now ranked No.3 in the League One.

Speaking of Burnley's ability to reach the semi-finals of the League Cup, it has a lot to do with the easy schedule.In the five rounds of the League Cup, except for Blackburn, a Premier League club, the others are League One clubs, League Two clubs and even League C clubs.And now Blackburn is still a team busy relegation, it is not a tough battle.

But Middlesbrough is different. They eliminated all the Premier League teams along the way.Bolton were eliminated in the third round, Newcastle United in the fourth round and Liverpool in the fifth round.

Under such circumstances, Middlesbrough can still bite Burnley tightly in the League One. George really admires Brian Robson.Sometimes George would also think that Robson performed so well, why he could only hang out with some small clubs in the future.Even to the point of the head coach of the Thailand national team.

But no matter how well Middlesbrough perform, it's better than Chelsea and Arsenal.Chelsea's performance has increased significantly in recent years, and Arsenal needless to say.This year's Arsenal will become the double champion.It will also kick off the prelude to Manchester United and Arsenal's struggle for hegemony in the Premier League, and it will also be the beginning of ten years of grievances between Wenger and Ferguson.

It's not good for Burnley to run into them now, especially a two-legged match.Only when they underestimated Burnley, a game will determine the outcome, will there be a greater hope of winning.

Therefore, as soon as the result of the draw came out, there were thunderous cheers on Burnley's side.

"George, do you know what kind of impact your words will have if they spread out?" Carl talked to George with a smile.

George shrugged. "I will definitely be suspended, and the Football Association will hate me more and more in the future. Don't worry, I know how to measure. Today's training ends here, let the players concentrate."

Because there are many games, many players have the opportunity to play.What's more important is that the team's performance has been good recently, so all players, whether they are the main force or the substitute, have smiles on their faces.

"You all know the result of this lottery." George stood in front and said with a smile.

"Know!" This draw is a good thing for Burnley as a whole.

"Look, our opponents in the League Cup this year are all League One and League Two clubs. God is helping us. With such a good opportunity, do you think we can let go of the League Cup champion?"

"No! No!"

"Yes, no. There is still more than a month left. Before the start of the League Cup, we need to consolidate our position in the league. Do you have confidence?"

"Have."

"Okay, go back and have a good rest. The next round of competition starts, you have to sprint and score all the points you can get."

(End of this chapter)