Coaching legend

"Little York, why are you here? Long time no see, why are you so busy lately?"

Although George is already a coach who has won the English League Two, English League One and League Cup titles, but thinking that the next day is the FA Cup final, George actually didn't sleep very well. After getting up in the morning, he just came out of the room and found Miranda walking around in the corridor.

It was quite unexpected that Burnley stayed in this hotel. In order to prevent fans, the floor where Burnley players live was booked by Burnley. I don't know how the security of this hotel works.

"I came to watch the game too, and came to see you by the way." Miranda smiled, but no matter how you look at this smile, it is bitter.

"Uncle York, I came with you too." Like last time, George, in addition to the war of words with Arsenal before the game, only criticized the tickets for the FA Cup final.

The FA Cup is originally more important than the League Cup, and the tickets for this FA Cup final are also much more expensive than those for the League Cup final. The tickets for the last League Cup final were not easy for Burnley fans to afford. The tickets for this FA Cup final are even more expensive, which is really unfair to Burnley fans.

Arsenal fans are rich, and the tickets for Arsenal's home games are expensive, which ranks among the most expensive in European football. However, the attendance rate of Highbury Stadium is high, which also shows that Arsenal fans are rich.

But Burnley people are really poor, how poor. The money spent by Arsenal's die-hard fans on watching football in a year is more than half of Burnley fans' annual income. Therefore, it is difficult for fans with more difficult families to come to London to watch the FA Cup final for a game.

However, George's criticism has no effect, and those newspapers and media have no interest in this. The enthusiasm of English fans is world-famous, and there are many wealthy fans in England. You are not one more Burnley fan, and you are not one less Burnley fan.

The FA cannot reduce the ticket price just to take care of you Burnley fans. The price of the finals tickets can only go up, not down.

"Yeah!" Miranda nodded. "They're going to eat, I saw there's still time so I came to see you."

Miranda usually likes to talk a lot, especially likes to chatter around George. But this time, George always felt that Miranda was a little different.

"Little York, you're not sick, are you?" George touched Miranda's forehead in confusion. "No fever?"

Miranda pushed George's hand away and grumbled in dissatisfaction. "Brother George, don't call me Little York in the future. I have a name."

"Haha. Okay, Miranda. In the blink of an eye, you're already a big girl." Miranda's grumbling reminded George of Miranda's childhood.

"She's here too?"

"She? Who?" George looked around, not knowing who Miranda was talking about.

"That BBC reporter!" Miranda didn't look at George, but looked around and asked in a very low voice.

"Ah, you're talking about Sera." George smiled. Miranda didn't like Aimee from the moment she met her. But when it comes to Aimee, George can only shake his head. Since the two of them had a falling out over work issues, it has been more than 20 days and they haven't returned to normal.

Sera doesn't like George's peasant-like ideas. George likes the countryside and small cities. Aimee can't figure it out or understand it. And George is somewhat disgusted with Aimee's love of surrounding herself in front of the camera all the time and interfering with her work. The rift between the two is getting bigger and bigger.

Sometimes George would wonder if he really liked Aimee at the beginning, or if he really understood Aimee. Was he determined to get Aimee because he really liked her or because he liked Aimee's moving body? George himself couldn't tell.

"She's busy with work, maybe she went to Wembley with the crew." But it's not good to say this in front of Miranda.

George was thinking about his own things and didn't notice the disappointment that flashed in Miranda's eyes when George talked about Aimee. But soon Miranda laughed again. "Brother George, we will all cheer for you." He blinked again after saying that.

"Okay, Miranda. Just wait for me to give you a big trophy."

Looking at the cheering Miranda, George realized that Miranda had grown up unconsciously. She has grown into a beautiful girl, no longer the little girl following George.

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This is the second time Burnley has come to Wembley this year, and it is also the second time George has come to Wembley Stadium in less than three months. Wembley is still the same Wembley, but the mentality of Burnley players is completely different at this time.

When they first came to Wembley Stadium, everyone from George to the coaches and players below were nervous.

A group of country bumpkins came to the city, and when they saw Wembley Stadium, they were not only excited and excited, but more nervous. During the warm-up before the game, one by one even forgot how to play football. Facing the powerful Chelsea, they didn't have much confidence. This was the situation of Burnley when the League Cup final came to Wembley Stadium.

But the second time they came to Wembley, the situation was very different. Burnley had already won two championships, the English League One and the League Cup. This gave the young Burnley players a lot of confidence, even if they were facing Arsenal.

"Michael, I forgot to congratulate you." George saw Ballack in a daze from behind and patted Ballack on the back.

"Boss." Ballack looked back and saw George and nodded.

"Don't be discouraged even if you can't play in France this time, because the future of the German team belongs to you." Ballack's name was on the list of 30 players for the World Cup submitted by Vogts the day before yesterday. Although Ballack is quite famous in England, the name of Ballack is quite unfamiliar in Germany.

So much so that when this list was submitted, many German media suddenly paid attention to Burnley and Ballack.

"Boss, I don't know if you can go in the end."

"You will definitely go. Vogts would be blind if he doesn't take you." George replied very confidently.

Although it is not the final list, George looked at the list of 30 players. If Ballack is not injured, he will basically not be eliminated. Because the number of midfielders registered for the German team is not large, Ballack still has a great advantage.

Hearing George's words, Ballack nodded heavily.

"Daniel, look at you bragging all day long. Michael is about to go to the World Cup, and you haven't even touched the threshold of the national team." George looked at Daniel next to him, slapped Daniel on the back of his head, and said with a smile.

Daniel dodged lightly and avoided George's hand. "Boss, who said that. Hoddle called me, and I told him that I was busy this season and asked him to find me next season."

Hearing Daniel's words, George could only shake his head helplessly. This kid is not very old, but even the England national team coach Hoddle made fun of him.

"Get out, brat."

A group of people laughed and laughed, which was completely different from the first time they came to Wembley. George looked at Klose sitting next to him and looked at Ballack with envy, and of course he understood Klose's thoughts. No matter which country, except for those players with weird personalities, there is no player who is not proud to be able to join the national team.

Klose is indeed very envious of Ballack. George also introduced him in Germany that year, all for free. But Ballack became the core of Burnley's midfield in George's hands. Three years later, he became a national team player from an amateur league player and was about to go to the World Cup.

But what about himself? If it weren't for George's respect, he couldn't even guarantee a starting position in the English League One team.

"Miro, why do you envy Michael?" George turned around and spoke softly to Klose.

Klose didn't react, but just nodded woodenly. Later, he realized that it was George who was talking to him and smiled bitterly.

"Miro, believe in yourself. You will definitely become a legend of the German national team in the future. Believe me." George said it firmly, and Klose looked at George blankly. At first, he thought he had heard it wrong, but seeing George's firm expression, he nodded.