Coaching legend

George's Premier League journey was not very smooth, with one draw and one loss in two rounds of games. On the contrary, it can be said that George's start at Blackburn was very bad. When George first coached Burnley, the results were much better than this.

One draw and one loss, and the two teams they met were not strong Premier League teams.

The major media, which were originally very pessimistic about George's entry into Blackburn, expressed pessimism about Blackburn's performance this season.

In the third round, Blackburn finally returned to Ewood Park and faced Chelsea at home. This is a very big test. Unlike West Ham United and Nottingham Forest, Chelsea's performance in recent years is unknown.

Chelsea also won the European Cup Winners' Cup last season. Of course, if George hadn't led Burnley to beat Chelsea in the League Cup final, Chelsea would have won the double last season. Although the newly appointed Vialli lost in the League Cup final, he has completely conquered Chelsea players and fans with a Cup Winners' Cup.

After the League Cup final, Chelsea's media accused George of stealing the League Cup championship.

Chelsea stole the championship in the most shameless way. George even said something that many people in the football world criticized.

"If being ugly can win the championship, I believe that many teams in the world are willing to be ugly. Between being ugly and winning, if it were me, I would definitely choose the championship! You see, the ugly championship is hanging around my neck now, but I like it."

Because of this sentence, many people in the English football world criticized George for being conservative and utilitarian. In particular, the reaction of the London media and fans was the strongest. They thought that George was insulting football. However, George proudly told the London media at the time, "I only like championships."

Half a year later, George had become the head coach of Blackburn. And Chelsea was the champion of the European Cup Winners' Cup last season.

Although it was very difficult, George was well prepared. After all, this was George's first time to lead Blackburn in a game at Ewood Park. Blackburn fans have not welcomed George's entry so far.

George knows that these fans have clear likes and dislikes, and now they dislike him so much. Similarly, once he leads Blackburn to good results, the first to support and support him are these fans. So George also wanted to perform well at Ewood Park.

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On August 29, Blackburn welcomed the third round of the Premier League.

It was drizzling in Blackburn that day, but not very heavy. Unlike usual, this time it was just a drizzle. George had heard from other people that Ewood Park was full of fans today. Among the stadiums with more than 30,000 people, there were crowds of people today, filling up all the seats.

George was quite happy to hear this news. It seems that Blackburn fans still support the team. The enthusiasm was also high, and Ewood Park was actually full.

"Today is our first home game this season, with more than 30,000 fans. Our results in the first two rounds were not good. But don't take it to heart, the Premier League is 38 rounds. The victory or defeat of one or two games is not important. As long as we start to work hard from now on, we still have a lot to do this season."

"Robert, don't squeeze into the middle in today's game. You and Damien will attack their flanks. Their two full-backs are veterans."

"John, Anderson, your task in this game is to control the ball in the midfield. I won't ask you to move forward, you just need to protect the ball in the middle. All the attacks today are on the two flanks."

No one is more familiar with Chelsea than George. In order to prepare for the League Cup final with Chelsea last season, George knew a lot about Chelsea. Chelsea is indeed very strong now, but George believes that with the strength of Pires and Duff, there is no problem as long as they attack their flanks.

Of course, if Miku and Deco can play to their strengths, Blackburn will not be at a disadvantage in the midfield competition. Unfortunately, they have not yet integrated into the rhythm of the Premier League, so George has to settle for the second best in this game, as long as they protect the ball in the midfield. Don't be stunned by Chelsea's middle.

After saying that, George looked at his watch. The game time is almost up, so he signaled the players to go on the field.

This is the first game at Ewood Park. George breathed a long sigh of relief and then walked out behind the players. Vialli has not come out yet, but George, as the head coach of the home court, is also the host. It is a courtesy to go out and wait for Vialli early.

However, as he walked out, George frowned. Because when the commentator read the Blackburn player list, the reaction of Blackburn fans was not enthusiastic at all. There were even some sporadic boos when Klose's name was read. Only when Hendry, Flowers and Duff came to the three people, Blackburn burst into cheers.

This made George a little dissatisfied, although the performance of several people in these games was indeed not good. But these players he introduced are already Blackburn players, and they still have this attitude, which is really...

George walked out of the player tunnel with a frown on his face.

"Sh ...

"Well, what happened?" Vialli just came out of the locker room and heard the boos from the whole stadium. So he asked the assistant coach next to him in confusion.

The assistant coach next to him shrugged and shook his head. Chelsea and Blackburn really don't have any deep hatred, and Chelsea and Blackburn have not had any dirty things in recent years.

And Chelsea players have never had any conflicts when playing against Blackburn, and the sins are not the Blackburn fans. It is very normal for home fans to boo the visiting team, but it seems that no Chelsea fans will make Blackburn fans hate it so much.

But now the boos from the whole stadium are real. Vialli has not completely walked out of the stadium, and he can already hear the boos clearly.

At the same time, the players who were warming up on the field looked at the sidelines, wanting to see what happened.

"This is incredible. The boos from Blackburn fans throughout the stadium were all given to their new head coach George Levy. This is really something no one expected before the game." The commentator was also stunned by this scene and shook his head repeatedly.

"Yes, this is a rare scene. I guess in the world of football, George must be the first new coach to be booed by the home fans in his first game at home."

George's frown had just turned into a dark blue. George really didn't expect that he would be treated like this when he coached Blackburn for the first time at Ewood Park.

The booing of the whole stadium will definitely become a joke in the world of football.

After George took over Blackburn, although he knew that Blackburn fans would not welcome him. But George was still full of expectations for his debut at Ewood Park. I really didn't expect that Blackburn fans would welcome him in this way.

George took a deep breath and prepared to return to his seat. But when he saw Vialli coming out, he forced a smile and stretched out his hand. "Coach Vialli, long time no see."

"Hello, Coach Levy."

Although he said it with a smile, the surprise in Vialli's eyes could not be concealed. Vialli was indeed very surprised. When he got outside, he realized that the fans were not booing Chelsea players, but their new head coach George.

This situation is definitely rare, or it is definitely the first time. In the past, home fans booed their head coaches only when the head coaches did not perform well and were on the verge of being fired. But now, although George did not perform well in the first two rounds, this is just the beginning. Today is the first home game, and he was received so well by the fans.

George was in a bad mood, and Vialli also noticed it. So the two just shook hands according to etiquette and left the place.

"George, are you okay?" Evan saw George with a livid face and asked him.

Evan was also surprised. He didn't expect Blackburn fans to dislike George so much. Before the game, George once laughed and said that he had always been the most hated person by Blackburn fans. Today, he became the head coach of Blackburn. What should they react to it?

It was just a joke at the time, but a completely unexpected situation occurred. But who could have imagined that Blackburn fans were so unwelcome to George.

George shook his head. He just looked at the fans at Ewood Park, and then sat down indifferently.

"George, don't worry about it." Carl, who was sitting next to George, patted George on the shoulder. "They may be like this because you used to be the head coach of Burnley. When you lead Blackburn to good results, they will welcome you with applause."

George nodded, but then laughed.

I am really walking on a one-way street now. I have become Burnley's mortal enemy after taking over Blackburn. Now I am the head coach of Blackburn, but I am booed by Blackburn fans. Unless George can lead Blackburn to good results, I will become a joke in English football.

Now George can only keep moving forward without looking back.

"They boo me now, but it won't be long before they will worship me." George snorted, and then said to Evan and Carl next to him with gritted teeth.

George will always remember today's shame.