coach legend

Chapter 84
On February 24th, Burnley once again embarked on the journey of the First Division.Although it was in the second round of the League Cup semi-finals, Burnley's main players were fully rested.But I don't know if it's because the carnival is too much, they are still very tired in this game.George knows that there is a big problem with the thickness of Burnley's lineup. There is only less than three years of formation time, so the lineup is too thin.

Burnley's current main force is very strong, but unfortunately there are not many players on the bench who can hold their ground.In other words, for players on the bench, changing one or two players may not affect the combat effectiveness much.But once the rotation exceeds three or four people, the combat effectiveness will be greatly affected.So now Burnley has played more than 40 games, basically a lineup.It should be perfectly normal for them to feel tired.

George watched the players get tired, so he let them relax and control the ball.Burnley eventually drew at home to Oxford United.

In order to allow the players to have a good rest, George simply let many of the main players rest in the No.30 three rounds of the League One.In this game, Burnley faced West Brom, which had a big feud, and Burnley's substitute players wanted revenge.It's a pity that the strength is not good, and in the end they lost [-]-[-].

With one draw and one loss, Nottingham Forest finally had a chance to catch up with the score by a little bit. After 33 rounds, Nottingham Forest trailed Burnley by [-] points.

At this time, the draw for the FA Cup semi-finals is also over. Burnley did not draw Arsenal, a strong opponent, but Sheffield United.

George also never thought that this year's FA Cup journey would be so lucky.Even in the League Cup, George also ran into the Derby team Blackburn, as well as the powerful First Division club Middlesbrough.

But in the FA Cup, Burnley entered the semi-finals almost smoothly.Even in the semi-finals, they met a team with average strength like Sheffield United. Sometimes George couldn't help laughing.

As long as they pass Sheffield United, Burnley will be able to enter the FA Cup final.It is absolutely rare for a first-tier team to reach the League Cup final and the FA Cup final at the same time.

In the No.30 round of League One, the main Burnley players who had rested defeated Norwich [-]-[-].After one draw and one loss, finally ushered in a big victory.

However, Nottingham Forest, which has been in good form recently, stumbled and was even tied by Swindon at their home court.The gap with Burnley has become fourteen points again.Of course, this is more than that. Middlesbrough No.30, who was four points behind Nottingham Forest, defeated their opponents in four rounds, narrowing the gap between the two teams to two points.

For the current Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough, Burnley is already out of reach.So they don't expect to be able to surpass Burnley, so they only have one direct promotion spot in their eyes.So the four-point gap became two, much to the displeasure of Nottingham Forest manager Dave Bassett.

Dave Bassett angrily criticized the referee after the game.Dave Bassett did have reason to be angry though, as the referee awarded Swindon a penalty for a foul by the Nottingham Forest defender 86 minutes into the game.But by any measure, that ball wasn't even a foul, let alone a penalty.This is a total miscalculation.

But George is very happy, as long as the misjudgment is not for himself, he is happy.Especially giving to any team that has a competitive relationship with oneself is a help to oneself.

In the fifth round of No.30 in League One, Burnley made persistent efforts to win with a score of [-]-[-].

Although Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough both won, Burnley still leads Nottingham Forest by [-] points.With only eleven rounds left in the league, Burnley already has a considerable advantage.

In the sixth round of No.30 in League One, in order to prepare for the FA Cup semi-final against Sheffield United, George sent most of the substitutes.However, facing Portsmouth in the relegation zone, they are still playing vigorously.With two goals from Kevin Phillips, they beat Portsmouth [-]-[-].

Although Kevin Phillips is not Burnley's main player this season, Klose and Robbie Keane have always been the main forwards in the league.But in limited playing time, Kevin Phillips still scored twelve goals.Compared with Klose, who only scored six goals, the efficiency is not known to be much higher.

Because Burnley is doing very well now, not many people criticize George.But there are still many people who are puzzled that George thinks too much of Klose, but now that George is too popular, no one dares to say it directly.

At the end of 36 rounds, Burnley is still [-] points ahead of Nottingham Forest.

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"At the end of the game, Sheffield United didn't have a single chance. Burnley took 21 shots and scored three goals. It ended the game three-nil and Burnley scored the goal. The FA Cup final."

"With this game, Burnley has reached the finals of the League Cup and the FA Cup in a row this year. Because Arsenal and West Ham are tied, a replay is required. We don't know who is Burnley's opponent in the final. One. But getting to the final of the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup has been a very successful season for Burnley."

"Although some media believe that Burnley's ability to go so far in the cup has something to do with the weak opponents they encountered. But Burnley is a club in the League One, not only ranking first in the League One, but also able to play Into the finals of two cups. This result is already very remarkable."

"Since Burnley won the top league championship 38 years ago, it has been a long time since Burnley has such a good chance to win the championship. Whether it is the League Cup or the FA Cup, as long as he wins an honor, George can have his name engraved on the In the history of Burnley."

"George, a young coach, after the setbacks of last season, has brought out a team with strong combat effectiveness this season. At present, there have been 36 rounds of League One, and Burnley leads No.2 by [-] points According to the analysis of the current situation, Burnley will soon upgrade to the Premier League, and the Premier League will be much better by then."

Mortensen was there to babble about how strong and how good Burnley have been this year.

But for the current Burnley players and fans, there is nothing but celebration.I don’t know how many times this kind of cheers have been staged at Turf Moor Stadium this season. Being able to reach the FA Cup final is no different from a festival for Burnley fans.

Speaking of it, the FA Cup is a very important cup in England, and it is the oldest knockout cup in world football.In the past, the status in English football was very high, far from being comparable to a cup like the League Cup.

Successfully advancing to the FA Cup final boosted the morale of Burnley up and down.

On March 22, in the seventh round of No.30 of League One, Burnley challenged Port Vale away.Getting to the FA Cup final is what motivates the Burnley players, despite having played the FA Cup semi-final five days earlier.But the Burnley players defeated Port Vale with a disparity of four to one in this game.

In the eighth round of the No.30 League Cup, in preparation for the League Cup final against Chelsea, George sent all the substitutes on the field.The strength of Burnley's substitute players is indeed very insufficient, and there is no way to face Swindon.In the end, we can only accept a draw.

The gap with Nottingham Forest has become twelve points again.But George has no time to consider the situation of the league now, because NO.30 in March is the League Cup final.

(End of this chapter)