Coaching legend

Boos, boos everywhere. Although he had thought about it, the boos at Turf Moor still made George feel a little helpless.

Even when he was booed by the fans at Ewood Park, George had never been so embarrassed.

Turf Moor, where he had fought and won honors. But George didn't want people to see his uneasiness, so he straightened his clothes. He acted as if nothing had happened and walked out slowly.

The reporters who had been waiting for George saw George's figure, and all the cameras were snapping pictures. The flashes flashed, and George had seen this scene many times. But I don't know why the flashes today were so annoying.

George just glanced at the reporters and then went to say hello to Coach Rodel.

"Hello, Coach Rodel." This was the second time they met, and it was also the first time they met after nearly three years.

When they first met, Coach Rodel was the head coach of the English League One team Watford. And George was the head coach of the English League Two club Burnley. But the fates of the two were completely different afterwards.

Rodel's Watford was relegated from League One to League Two after the season. George led Burnley to League One. Rodel left Watford because of the relegation. George became very popular in Burnley.

If it wasn't for Coach Hoddle who thought of Rodel when he reorganized the England national team coaching staff and made Rodel the assistant coach of the national team, there would be no Rodel now. It was precisely because of the experience of the national team that Kilby invited Rodel to be the head coach of Burnley.

"Hello, Coach Levy."

Rodel was under pressure because his predecessor George's performance at Burnley was too dazzling. It was so dazzling that Burnley fans were spoiled. Although George left, the belligerent heart in the hearts of Burnley fans did not disappear with him. Therefore, Rodel felt too tired every time he played at Turf Moor.

George greeted Coach Rodel and nodded to the assistant coach next to him. Finally, he saw Mitchell and wanted to hug him. But Mitchell reached out first.

"George, long time no see."

Although he was the first to say hello, the attitude of keeping people at a distance in his voice could not be concealed.

George knew that Mitchell had shown enough self-restraint by not turning against him in person. "Yeah."

When George finished speaking and turned back, he blushed. Compared with a team loyalist like Mitchell, George felt that he was the most hypocritical hypocrite in the world. Mitchell had the opportunity to play in the top league in England, but he stayed in Burnley.

But George kept saying how much he loved Burnley, but compared with Mitchell and others, he was the most hypocritical person.

Sometimes George would think, even if there was no Ballack incident. If clubs like Manchester United and Liverpool invite him in the future, can he really refuse them? George himself has no answer.

But when he took over Blackburn, George knew that this would make him the public enemy of Burnley fans, but for the sake of his coaching career, he finally chose Blackburn. Hypocrisy, this word may be invented for people like him.

"Look, George is George. He is so comfortable in the booing of the whole stadium." Martin Taylor laughed.

A reporter on the scene next to him curled his lips when he saw George's look. "George still thinks he is the coach of Burnley and the owner of this place. Look at his calm look!"

George's attitude angered the Burnley fans at Turf Moor, and suddenly the boos at Turf Moor increased several times. All the boos were for George, who was expressionless now.

"It shouldn't be. If George hadn't gone to Blackburn, even if he went to any other club, George would definitely be welcomed by the fans when he returned to Turf Moor." The commentator said with some regret.

The boos at Turf Moor did not stop until George sat down.

Only when the Burnley team appeared did the fans' boos turn into applause.

Mitchell retired and joined the Burnley coaching staff. Daniel Morrison, trained by Burnley, began to become the captain of Burnley. Unlike the Daniel that George knew, the current Daniel is quite serious.

Daniel is now more and more famous. After the World Cup, Daniel finally got his wish and became an England international. And in the last national team match, Hoddle put him in the main lineup.

His performance in the national team was also highly praised. The 21-year-old Daniel has become the best left back in England.

Burnley's familiar faces one after another made George feel mixed emotions.

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Turf Moor is originally very small and can only accommodate more than 20,000 people. But in a small stadium, the fans booed so much that the noise was no less shocking than those in large stadiums.

"Blackburn players should feel fortunate. Burnley fans have a lot of hatred for Blackburn. But because of George, all the boos were given to George alone."

Fortunately, the referee's kick-off whistle sounded soon, and the fans' attention returned to the field.

Although it was Burnley's home ground, it was obvious that Blackburn took the initiative. Of course, this had a lot to do with the two teams' playing styles.

Burnley's two midfielders, Matthew Holland and Neil Lennon, were retreating to protect the back line. In Blackburn's midfield, Miku pushed up, and even Deco's position was moved forward.

Burnley wanted to defend and counterattack, while George wanted to attack the opponent's weaknesses.

Rodel's Burnley also had a 4-4-2 formation like George. But because George had Ballack, although George also defended and counterattacked, George's defense counterattack was aggressive.

However, Rodel was not so lucky. Not only was there a lack of an attacking expert like Ljungberg on the wing. There was also a lack of a general like Ballack who could attack and defend well in the midfield, so Rodel could only retreat back.

When they retreated, George pushed forward.

"George, should you be steady?" Evan whispered to George as he sat next to him.

Because Miku and Deco both went up, there was some space behind. As a coach who set up the defensive counterattack with George, Evan is very experienced in defensive counterattack. Now Blackburn is out in full force, which is a dream come true for those teams that are good at defensive counterattack.

George shook his head.

"I came from defensive counterattack. Rodel wanted to play defensive counterattack with me, but he was a little short. And Burnley's strength has declined too much now. Without Ballack's mobilization and wing masters like Ljungberg, there is nothing to do. I want to put pressure on Upson, enough pressure."

Half of Burnley's current offense relies on Robbie Keane's ability to fight alone, and there are very few goals. But they can still be in the 14th place, which is related to their strong defense. But George understands that their strong defensive ability is because other teams are afraid of their counterattacks and cannot put enough pressure on Burnley.

"Upson is quite strong and is a typical English central defender. It's a pity that he is too young and can defend high balls. He will suffer when playing on the ground."

George was right to bet on Upson.

Upson is only 19 years old this year, and hastily became Burnley's main central defender. Compared with Gary Breen, a flexible and accurate defender, Upson is a little clumsy. There are not many problems when facing ordinary English clubs.

With excellent physical fitness and jumping ability, he is not at a disadvantage when facing the Premier League teams that play high and high. Many media also believe that England has another talented central defender.

But facing a flexible striker and a team that mainly attacks on the ground, Upson will definitely not be able to defend.

Just as George imagined. George basically stopped the cross from the wing in this game and told Pires and Duff. Either Duff uses speed to break through the weak point of the rib defense, or uses the pass to tear open the rib defense.

"Pires! Robert Pires! This is Pires' fifth goal in the last seven games. Pires is really outstanding." Martin Taylor admires Pires very much. "It was only sixteen minutes into the game, and Blackburn was leading Burnley 1-0 away from home. There was a mistake in the cooperation between Upson and Daniel. Daniel was only concerned with protecting his left side and did not keep a close eye on Duff. But Daniel cannot be blamed for this ball. Daniel defended Duff and Sagnol alone in this game, which was completely distracting. Chapman could not support Daniel at all, leaving Daniel alone on the left."

"Upson should be responsible for this ball. He was unable to stand in position and was easily inserted by Duff. This is also Duff's fifth assist this season, three of which were given to Pires."

"When George was at Burnley, he attached great importance to the attack on the wing. Now Blackburn's wing is no less powerful than Burnley at the time. George's Blackburn has gradually developed its own style."

"Pires, this player's performance is really wonderful. Five and a half million pounds, I think his value will double soon."

Indeed, Sagnol went up to support Duff without any scruples. It was because Chapman, apart from his good skills, had disadvantages in speed and physique. In the counterattack, he was almost useless.

Daniel faced the attacks of Duff and Sagnol alone, and was timid. He felt very aggrieved.

Seeing Pires score, the director's camera immediately turned to George's face. However, George had no reaction to the ball, just staring blankly at the field.

But Burnley fans did not let George go. When Pires' ball went in, there was a deafening and suffocating boo.

"Traitor! Get out of Burnley."

"Burnley does not welcome Judas!"