Coaching legend

George, who received strong support from Williams, finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

Now is the most difficult moment for George. Fans do not welcome him, reporters do not want to see him, and players question themselves.

The problem in the locker room is the biggest problem. Once the players lose confidence in the coach, the coach will not be able to let these players play their best. George is facing this problem now. If this situation continues, then Blackburn will really become a mess.

George is very grateful to Jack Walker and Williams for standing up for themselves during such a difficult time for George.

This is not only for those media reporters, but also for the current Blackburn locker room. For those players to see.

If George's coaching position is stable, it will be much smoother to control the locker room. And with the support of the club's senior management, George also needs to give some support to his players.

Since Williams supported George at the press conference, George, who has always been relatively low-key this season, has frequently appeared in the media.

"John, he's not Zidane. He's Miku, John Miku!"

"John is one of the two best attacking midfielders born in France since Platini. One of them is Zidane. John is no worse than Zidane. In any aspect, John is equal to Zidane. Dardenne is also the best attacking midfielder of this era. If there is any gap, it is that John is not as lucky as Zidane. If John can also be in a wealthy team like Juventus, he will not be like this now. Many people questioned John.”

"I started as a youth team coach and have been coaching for nearly ten years. John is definitely one of the most talented attacking midfielders I have ever seen. You have no reason to doubt his ability."

In front of the media, George also supported Miku, who had been questioned before.

Miku is indeed very strong and is an absolutely talented midfielder. But Miku does not have the big heart of Ballack, whom George coached before. Ballack has the unique tenacity of German players. Therefore, no matter how questioned by the media, Barak will not waver in the slightest. He has a strong heart, and no competition or doubt will have a big impact on him.

But Miku is different. Miku is a bit introverted. People are very sensitive and easily influenced by the outside world. In recent days, the vicious attacks from the media have caused Miku to have great mood swings.

Fortunately, Miku's English is average. If his English was good, he would be so angry when he saw the comments in those newspapers.

Therefore, George came out specifically to support Miku and support Miku.

"Being able to coach John is a blessing in my coaching career. Being able to have John is a great blessing for us at Blackburn Rovers. Being able to see John's talented performance live is an honor for Premier League fans. It is a privilege for the Premier League to be able to attract talented players like John to play in the Premier League. glory."

George said many things in succession, all of them talking about how excellent Miku was.

After George became the head coach, he praised countless players. But it is definitely rare to praise a player like this.

But for a player like Miku, he needs strong support like George.

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In a team, the head coach is the most important. This is definitely not just talk. When Williams expressed that the club's top management firmly believed in George, the team's uneasy atmosphere immediately improved a lot.

During training a few days ago, many players were careless. This is true even for those players who were selected by George and then entered the main lineup. The same goes for Miku, Pires and Makelele, who George has high hopes for.

Because they are all thinking about what the new coach will think after George, the coach who admires them, leaves. How his tactics change, these are all things they need to consider. But now that George's leadership position is suddenly stable, their hearts have also settled down.

In the ninth round of the Premier League, Blackburn faced Middlesbrough at home.

Middlesbrough finished third in League One last season but performed well in the play-offs. After the play-offs, they were promoted to the Premier League together with Burnley and Nottingham Forest.

Of the three clubs promoted to the Premier League last season, the best performer is now Middlesbrough. Nottingham Forest now has just six points, only two points ahead of George's Blackburn Rovers. Ranked second to last in the Premier League, it is also the favorite team to be relegated from the Premier League this season.

Burnley, who swept the English League One teams and returned to the Premier League, did not have the best performance this season. Under Rodel, Burnley ranked 14th in the Premier League. It's neither very strong nor very weak.

Of course, compared to last season's performance of sweeping the League One teams and winning the League Cup final and FA Cup final, this season's performance is very problematic.

Only Middlesbrough performed quite well in the Premier League. Now ranked eighth in the Premier League, we are very proud.

In this game, George won an absolute main force, Flowers. Then Cudicini was used to replace Flowers. No one objected at this time. Although some people are very unconvinced, after all, it is not Flowers' responsibility to concede so many goals in front of him. Makelele is more responsible, but everyone thinks George is looking for a scapegoat.

In fact, George never thought of finding a scapegoat. Even if he did, it was George's problem. George actually wanted Cudicini to be the main goalkeeper a long time ago, but he never had a good excuse. The two consecutive losses gave him an excuse.

Maybe Williams' press conference to protect George affected the fans, or Blackburn fans were no longer interested in booing George. In the ninth round of the Ewood Park game, Blackburn fans did not boo George much.

Although there was not much applause, there was not much booing either.

In fact, George did not understand the English fans very much. Blackburn fans hated George very much and were very disappointed with the current Blackburn. When they went to the home court to watch the game, they only booed and booed.

But even so, since the start of the Premier League, the attendance rate of Ewood Park has always been around 95% to 96%. Although it cannot be compared with the attendance rate of Old Trafford and Highbury, which is around 99.0%. But the attendance rate is also a very high stadium.

George did not understand why they hated George and Blackburn under George's leadership so much. There are so many home fans, their purpose is to scold George and boo the team.

English fans? The fanatical English fans are really well-deserved.

If it were a team from another country, with such a home record and an unpopular coach like George, the attendance would be unimaginable.

Blackburn players were much better in this game than in the last game when they were lost and had no way to face Leicester City. The cooperation in the frontcourt was also in good shape, and Pires, Miku and others have gradually begun to adapt to the Premier League.

But I don’t know what happened, always a hair’s breadth away from scoring. Facing the powerful Middlesbrough, they couldn’t break through Middlesbrough’s gate in the end.

George could only accept a draw again in the end. George was tired of draws and losses. But now Blackburn has not been able to break through that layer of window paper.

After nine rounds of the league, Blackburn had five draws and four losses, and currently only accumulated five points.

George is also considering Blackburn’s current situation. Several players of Blackburn have begun to adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League. Including Pires, who has been unable to get into the state, he has rarely lost those inexplicable balls. He is getting better and better in receiving, passing and passing.

And Miku, who George focuses on training, is also getting more and more adapted to the Premier League games and will not lose the ball because of delays. But Blackburn has not been able to score and has not been able to win. There must be a reason for this, so George is also struggling to think of a solution.

Now Blackburn lacks a murderous aura and a belief in winning. After the end of the ninth round of the Premier League, George, regardless of the players' mentality, once again cancelled the practice of resting on the second day of the game.

But no one dared to object to George at this juncture. George's face has been bad these days. George is under great pressure and in a bad mood. Everyone knows it. If they were still calculating when George would leave get out of class a few days ago, George's position as coach has suddenly become stable.

If anyone doesn't have the vision to compete with George at this time, it's really a brain into the water.

It's impossible for those players not to complain in their hearts that they can't rest the next day. But no one showed it on the surface.

But George had to do so, so Blackburn had another important game in the tenth round. That was to face Ferguson's Manchester United at Old Trafford. George, who had just been beaten 0-8 by Arsenal, was unwilling to lose face again at Old Trafford.

Ferguson's Manchester United is the most popular team in England since the establishment of the Premier League. So far, except for Blackburn and Arsenal, the rest of the Premier League titles have been won by Manchester United.

And George knew that this season's Manchester United was the most prosperous season since Ferguson took over Manchester United, winning the Triple Crown. Manchester United's large number of fans around the world in the 21st century is inseparable from this season's Triple Crown.

Such Manchester United is undoubtedly strong, but George is unwilling to endure another 0-8 insult.

Manchester United is strong, but Blackburn is not weak either. George knows that the current Blackburn has not yet exerted its full strength. In terms of its own strength, it can definitely be the first among the major Premier League teams.

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The next day, George came to the stadium early and waited for the players. After everyone arrived, George stood in front and looked at the group of players.

"Actually, I am very disappointed. Look at your results. I am ashamed of you. Five draws and four losses in nine rounds. I am embarrassed to talk about this kind of results. Five points. I have been a coach for more than three years. This is the first time I have achieved such an ugly result."

Being scolded early in the morning, no one is in a good mood. The same is true for these players. They looked at George's gloomy face and kept scolding in their hearts. We are embarrassed, and you should be more embarrassed as a coach.

"You know my Burnley, how much money I built it. Let me tell you, if you count the transfer fees I sold in the middle. In three years, I actually made money for the club in player transfers. Of course, even if you don't count that, I spent less than four million pounds at Burnley to complete the reconstruction of a team."

Many people were stunned. Could it be that this coach still likes to brag?

"But I led Burnley to win the League Cup and the FA Cup. I led a League One club that spent less than four million pounds to win the League Cup and the FA Cup. But look at you, I spent more than 20 million pounds. But what's the result? Five points, ranking last in the Premier League."

"I'm embarrassed to read the newspaper now, looking at how many millions of pounds each of you is worth. But look, after six league games, there were only three goals scored. What about conceding goals? This is the result of your 20 million pounds players."

"You are not even as good as the team I built with four million pounds. Do you know why?"

"I tell you, I am a stingy person. It may be because I came from a small club. It has to do with the club. I never want to be a sucker when buying players. I tell you, since I used 20 million pounds to rebuild Blackburn, it means that your strength is enough for 20 million pounds. "

"Your strength is much better than Burnley, which I coached before. It's like the difference between 20 million pounds and 4 million pounds. I led Burnley to defeat Chelsea and Arsenal in succession, not because I am so good. But because Burnley's strength itself is not much lower than theirs. And your strength, I tell you, your strength is completely comparable to Arsenal. "

"But why Burnley was able to beat Arsenal, but you were beaten 0-8 by Arsenal. "

0-8 is George's shame in this life. George will definitely remember this shame, and George hopes that his players will also remember this shame.

"I'm here to give you a message, that is because you don't have a strong heart. You always think Blackburn is a weak team, and you never have confidence in your own strength."

"I can tell you clearly that you are very strong. Your strength is not weaker than Manchester United and Arsenal. As long as you have enough confidence in yourself. Then it is not a dream for us to defeat any team in the Premier League."

"Is Manchester United strong? Is Arsenal strong? We are not weaker than Manchester United and Arsenal. As long as you have a strong heart, we can defeat Manchester United and Arsenal!"

"The important thing now is whether you dare to think about it! Do you have the courage to defeat Manchester United and Arsenal!"

What George has to do now is to give Blackburn players more confidence and let them get out of the shadow of 0 to 8 as soon as possible.

"Okay, today's training will be the main focus. Carl, you make the arrangements."

Leaving those stunned players behind, George walked to the sidelines and sat up.

Although many of the players George bought were talented players with high self-esteem, none of them dared to think that Blackburn could defeat Manchester United and Arsenal. Especially in the past two months in the Premier League, they have understood how fierce the Premier League is. They also understand that it is not easy to survive in the Premier League.

But today George told them that they are not inferior to Manchester United and Arsenal. As long as they dare to think, they can beat Manchester United and Arsenal.

This statement, which sounds a bit unrealistic, surprised the Blackburn players. At the same time, it also made them have an alternative idea: Can we really beat Manchester United and Arsenal?