coach legend

Chapter 97 The Footsteps of the Premier League
"Bah bah..." Jass Kleining's whole body was already drenched. Just when he was throwing the ball, the accumulated water on the court fell into Jas Kleining's mouth.

When warming up before the game, the weather was still very good.Unexpectedly, after the game started, it started to rain.What started as a drizzle turned into a downpour in the first 10 minutes.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and George was standing on the sidelines, his suit was completely wet.

Looking at Turf Moore, George shook his head.Because the drainage system of Turfmore Stadium is really bad, piles of stagnant water can be seen everywhere in the stadium.

Although it was raining heavily, George couldn't care less about that.He looked at the situation inside with a frown, because the number on the scoreboard read 0:1.The home team Burnley is in front and the visiting team Birmingham is behind.

George stood on the field frowning, but the fans on Turf Moor Field were singing and dancing.The cheers on the Trevor Moore Stadium have not been interrupted since the opening 9 minutes.Because in another venue, Nottingham Forest was also poured a ball in the 9th minute.

What made Burnley fans even more happy was that Nottingham Forest was already two goals behind at 4 minutes.The news reached Turfmore Stadium, and all the Burnley fans were jubilant.

With Burnley's current advantage, even if they lose this game, if Nottingham Forest also loses, Burnley will also be promoted in advance.

But George is different. George will never allow this game to lose.In a game for Burnley's early promotion, George did not allow his opponent's mistakes to win.

George is very dissatisfied with the current situation on the court. After the rain, Birmingham's style of play is very simple.A long pass from the back to the front, with the centre-forward controlling the landing, and then another striker and midfielder controlling the second landing.

The ball lost by Burnley was scored because it did not control the second point.

George stepped forward to wave to Ballack. George was quite dissatisfied with Ballack in this game.I don't know what the reason is, but Ballack's state in this game is quite bad.Playing without energy, unable to control the rhythm of the field, and failing to protect the front of the penalty area.

"Michael, what's the matter with you? Do you know how important this game is? If you feel incompetent, then I'll replace you." Although George usually reprimanded Ballack a lot, he seldom told Ballack So serious now.

George didn't know what was on Barack's mind now. Anyway, George would not believe that Barack would be nervous because he wanted to upgrade.Even in the League Cup final, during the collision with Chelsea, George didn't see Ballack's nervousness at all.

Even Barack's composure surprised George at the time.Not only did Ballack not feel nervous in that game, he even did a perfect job in defense, offense and shooting.

Although George paid more attention to this game, everyone knew that even if Burnley failed to win this game, there would be no problem with promotion.So in such a game, Ballack shouldn't be nervous.

But so far, Ballack's play is too abnormal.This has rarely been the case since George coached Ballack.

"I'm sorry, boss." Barack seemed to be in a daze indeed. Seeing what George wanted to say, he fell into silence without saying a word.

George patted Barack on the shoulder, softening his tone. "Michael, I don't know what's wrong with you. But you have to remember that you are a player. As long as you play, you can't think about other things. This is the professional ethics of a player."

Barack looked up at George and nodded vigorously.

"Okay, Michael. If you have anything to do, you can come to me after the game. Go up now, put aside distracting thoughts, and play well."

Sure enough, after Ballack played, his performance was very different from the original.The biggest difference is in the timing and strength of the pass.

The heavy rain is not conducive to the performance of some technical players.But Burnley's strength is much higher than that of Birmingham. After Ballack's midfield core returned to normal, Burnley immediately controlled the rhythm of the game.

Although in this environment, Birmingham's long pass is still very dangerous for Burnley's defense.Because of this rainy weather, defenders are prone to turnovers.If Birmingham wants to beat Burnley, they can only find opportunities for Burnley defenders to make mistakes.

But after Ballack played normally, Birmingham was never able to grab the second spot.And Burnley's offensive is getting more and more fierce.

"Robbie Keane, got a pass from Camoranesi...Robbie Keane is fast, already one-handed...GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!, Robbie Keane, this is Robbie Keane in Burnley's No. 20 goals. This is Robbie Keane's first full professional league, and he scored [-] goals in League One!"

"There were a lot of teams looking at Robbie Keane in the summer and in the end Robbie Keane chose Burnley. I heard that George went to meet him for Robbie Keane. It's definitely a win-win. As a result, Robbie Keane scored [-] goals for Burnley and was a major contributor to Burnley's promotion. Under George's training, Robbie Keane has become a leader among young strikers Now on the pitch, I don’t know how many scouts from Premier League teams are watching this rising Irish star!"

As Mortensen explained, he also admired George from the bottom of his heart.The person chosen by George has never been wrong.

"John, it's one-to-one. It seems that Burnley's promotion is just around the corner." Alan Hansen was not too excited. In his opinion, there was no suspense about Burnley's promotion.It was an accident to fall behind after the opening, and it is still a bit late to equalize now.

"Yes, there are still four rounds left. As long as Burnley has one point in these four rounds, there is no problem with promotion. Let alone one point, even if it is ten points, there should be no problem for Burnley."

Indeed, after scoring a goal, the Burnley players played more and more calmly.

Before the end of the first half, Daniel scored the second goal after receiving a pass from Camoranesi in the middle of the corner kick.Leading Birmingham two to one.

The rain has not stopped, and it is still rushing down in the second half.But this could not dampen the joy of the Burnley fans. After the second half, Nottingham Forest was still behind [-]-[-].

With the goal of Kevin Phillips, who replaced Robbie Keane in the No.703 minute, Burnley completely killed the suspense of the game.

The entire Turfmore Stadium went wild the moment Kevin Phillips scored.There's definitely a difference between knowing the team is going to be promoted and the moment when the team is actually promoted.

With excellent results this season, Burnley fans know that Burnley will definitely be promoted after the end of the season.But at this moment, all the fans couldn't help crying.

"Kevin—" "Phillips—"

"Three to one, we have already won the League One championship ahead of schedule. Burnley, we are going to the Premier League! We are back, we are finally back!" The live commentator was already incoherent at this time, but his words were incoherent It happened to speak out the aspirations of Burnley fans.

The Birmingham players have no fighting spirit and are playing feebly.After Burnley entered the third goal, they got several opportunities again and again. Unfortunately, the Burnley players were too excited by the atmosphere of the scene and wasted many opportunities.Of course, at this time, no one blamed the Burnley players for wasting opportunities.

"Look, Turfmore Stadium is boiling! They have fallen into madness!" Mortensen said with a smile, watching the cheers from Turfmore Stadium.

"Of course, this is the first time Burnley have returned to the top flight since they were relegated from the top flight in 76. Burnley fans have waited 22 years for this promotion, and they have reason to go crazy."

"Yeah, 22 years. Burnley fans are lucky to have a few 22 years in their lives. They can see Burnley return to the top league, and they can see the future of Burnley. How many are there now? The once glorious club can only struggle in the low-level leagues, and there is no hope at all." Mortensen sighed, and Mortensen has been a commentator for a long time.In League One and League Two, we have seen too many clubs struggling just to survive.

"This should be thanks to George, who brought hope to Burnley and brought such a miracle to Burnley."

It was like echoing Alan Hansen, the cheering Burnley fans at Turf Moore, suddenly chanting "George! George! You're Burnley's hero, you're our hero!"

The referee was very knowledgeable. Although there were many dead balls in the second half, there was no stoppage time for 1 minute.

"Beep beep——" echoed in Turfmore Stadium like beautiful music.

(End of this chapter)