coach legend

Chapter 8 Press Conference

In the end, Burnley ranked 46nd in the English League One with 35 points in 22 rounds.After a year of promotion, they returned to the second division.Not long after the game ended, Jimmy Mulan received a notice from the club that Jimmy Mulan would no longer be the head coach of the team at the beginning of this season.

Despite such mental preparations, Jimmy still felt very disappointed when he actually received the notification from the club.Jimmy Mullan has been in Burnley for five years. He has had the glory when he led the club to the First Division, and he has also had the embarrassment of being beaten by the First Division team like this year.

"George, congratulations." When Jimmy Mulan packed his things, George went to the club to see him off.Although I look down on Jimmy's tactical level in my heart, I still feel grateful to Jimmy in my heart.Although George has a coaching certificate recognized by FIFA, he is a scum in the English club.Someone above said that this is a certificate of strength certification, so it is a very useful proof.But if the higher-ups don't take him seriously, then this coaching certificate is a piece of waste paper.

When George first entered the Burnley club, Jimmy Mullan was the head coach of the team.In the second year, Jimmy Mulan transferred George to the first team as a coach.Jimmy Mullan admired George very much. Although the two quarreled many times because of disagreements, Jimmy never got really angry once.George is very grateful to Jimmy for always taking George by his side.

"Thank you, Jimmy. Do you have any other place to go now." George looked around, and he was the only one who came to see him off.

Jimmy Mulan forced a smile and put his things in the car. "George, you have more knowledge and drive than me. I believe you will be more successful than me at Burnley. I also know that you have great ambitions, but you must know that although the head coach of the English League has great power, Compared with the club owner, he is still at a disadvantage." Jimmy didn't know whether he was advising George or talking to himself. "And football is a competitive sport. No matter how much you have achieved, as long as your results are not satisfactory, you will be attacked from all directions. So you have to be successful and victorious."

George nodded, of course George understood.Jimmy Mulan got into the car, opened the window suddenly, and shook hands with George: "George, I wish you good luck."

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Burnley held a press conference the day after they sacked Jimmy Mullan.It is officially announced that the club has appointed first-team coach George as the new head coach of the club.

Although it was said to be a press conference for the new head coach, very few reporters came to the scene.There are only seven media outlets in total, most of them are local media in Lancashire.The Burnley club itself is a second-tier club, although it also played for a first-tier club last season.But in recent years, Burnley has been an elevator in the lower leagues, so their influence is really limited.If such a club changes its head coach, no one cares about it except the local media.

There were only a dozen or so people who came, but they were also noisy there.When Kilby and George walked in, several reporters present fell silent.

"On behalf of the Burnley club, I would like to thank Mr. Jimmy Mulan for everything he has done for the club, and I wish him success in his future work." Kilby thanked Jimmy Mulan with a sincere expression, which made George next to him sneer in his heart.When the team's performance was not good this season, Kilby faced Jimmy and vowed that the club would support him even if he was relegated.But I didn't expect that the club was really going to be relegated, and Kilby immediately turned his face and refused to recognize anyone.

"After careful consideration, the board of directors believes that George Levy is the most suitable coach for the current Burnley team. Therefore, the board of directors has decided that George Levy will be the head coach of the club, and the club will give George Levy a two-year contract. We believe that coach George Levy will lead the club to a successful upgrade." Kilby cut to the chase and got straight to the point.

Several reporters present looked at George, no matter how they looked at it, they felt that George was too young.According to the data, George is just over 27 years old this year, although there are many precedents in history for becoming a head coach at a very young age.But this kind of thing is definitely not much, especially now that the Premier League has started to the League Two, the 27-year-old head coach is definitely the youngest head coach.

George is also wearing a formal suit today, and said with a serious face: "I am very grateful for the trust of the club. Our family has been fans of the Burnley team since my grandparents. I love this club. I have always believed that I can play in Burnley. I am proud to work for the club. I want to lead this club not only to the first division, but also to see Burnley in the top league in a few years." The reporters present did not have any reaction to George's rhetoric .

"Mr. Kilby, don't the club think George Levy is too young?" Finally, Morgan of the Burnley Post stood up and asked the first question. The Burnley Mail is a local tabloid in Burnley, with a circulation of only about [-] copies.Only the local people of Burnley know about the paper, not even the rest of Lancashire's small papers.

Kirby said nothing, but turned to look at George.George smiled and said to the reporter of the "Burnley Mail": "There are many talented players in the world. They started playing in the first team at the age of sixteen or seventeen. Why can't there be young coaches among the coaches." Enley Post" George's tone is very polite, and he will be an ally in the future.

Morgan looked at such a proud George, and suddenly felt that maybe this would change the fate of Burnley, a small club.After all, Morgan is a supporter of the Burnley club, so he didn't embarrass George.

"I heard that the Burnley club will select an inexperienced coach from the club because of lack of funds. Is it true? With such an inexperienced head coach, the Burnley club has given up this season. "Suddenly a reporter stood up next to him and satirized Burnley.Everyone turned their heads and saw that it was a reporter from the "Blackburn Evening News", and everyone smiled knowingly.After all, Blackburn and Burnley are feuds. The Blackburn Evening News, like the Burnley Post, is really just a regional tabloid.

Kilby looked at the smug young reporter standing there with disgust, but the current Blackburn and Burnley are really incomparable.Backed by steel tycoon Jack Walker, Blackburn beat Manchester United to become Premier League champions in the just-concluded season.Burnley, on the other hand, has just been relegated from the First Division and came to the Second Division, the third tier in England.

George was not angry, and said with a smile: "Many great coaches in history were also very young when they became head coaches for the first time. Herbert Chapman was 29 years old, Jack Leno was 30 years old, and Pozzo started his coaching career at the age of 27. Guy Roux, who is now coaching Auxerre in Ligue 22, started his coaching journey at the age of [-]. Now Auxerre is a strong team in Ligue [-]. "

"Take me for example, I think the greatest achievement in my life is definitely not to conquer Old Trafford, Anfield, or Highbury, Stamford Bridge. I believe my greatest achievement in the future must be to conquer Ewood Park. If you are free, I can ask you to do an exclusive interview with me.” George was not polite at all to this reporter from Blackburn.

The young reporter who had always been complacent, curled his lips in disdain when he heard George's words: "Coach Levy, anyone can say big things. But now the Premier League game is going on in Ewood Park, and Turf Moore is going to welcome the Second Division. Bar."

"I don't know how to address this guy. What is his current position in the Blackburn Evening News?" George asked him still smiling.

"Steven Yellen is now an intern reporter for the Blackburn Evening News." At the end of the sentence, the young man hesitated.He felt ashamed of being a trainee reporter.But after hearing his words, Kirby's expression darkened immediately.The enemy's contempt is the greatest insult, and now Blackburn has reached the point where Burnley is so despised.It is really the biggest insult to send a trainee reporter here for such a big thing as Burnley changing the head coach.

But George smiled and said: "Steven, how about we make a bet like this. It only takes four years, and by then our Burnley will be thriving. But by then Blackburn's situation will be getting worse and worse .We are here in front of so many reporters. How about a bet? If I'm not right then, I'll have my letter of apology in your Blackburn Evening News. Let you take a picture of my surrender. "

Steven Yellen was stunned, not knowing how to answer.Even Kilby next to him was taken aback by George's words.But then he laughed and turned to look at Steven.Almost all eyes present were focused on Steven.

"Okay, Coach Levy, let's make a bet on this. If I lose, I will obey whatever Coach George says." Steven Yellen thought to himself, you, a second-tier team, dare to play against the Premier League champions. The team speaks such big words.So after being stunned for a moment, he agreed to George without hesitation.

George nodded, took the contract from Kirby, and signed his name in a hurry.Although the number of reporters is small, the flashlights are also very bright.

“………That was the first time I met Coach George Levy. George and I were so young at the time. I only had one thought at the time. This young coach in front of me must soon recognize the professional league. We will be enemies for life, but I did not expect that the relationship between the two of us will last for 20 years. I also became the spokesperson of George in the eyes of the media, but none of them knew our first time The meeting is so different." Later, the famous European journalist Steven Yellen recalled the meeting that year in his autobiographical novel "A Small Town Story".

(End of this chapter)