Coaching legend

Chapter 176 Return to Tefmore (Part 2)

George's face was expressionless, but it wasn't that he really didn't have any thoughts in his heart. But George knew a long time ago that the camera would follow him closely in this game.

Therefore, after scoring the goal, George did not make any statement.

"Tell them to keep attacking both flanks. Don't give their backline any breathing space."

Evan nodded, then stood up and gestured. These gestures are used in conjunction with various tactics during training.

Seeing Evan's actions, the Turf Moor fans began to boo again. George was sitting motionless on the bench at this time. Although George is not a gentleman, he is not a real villain either. It would be absolutely false to say that I have no feelings for Burnley at all.

Let George cheer for a goal at Turf Moor, there is nothing George can do. How can I say that my grandfather's grandfather is a Burnley fan, and his father also served as a coach at this club.

But Evan was different. Evan came to Burnley just to earn a living. To say that I have feelings for Burnley, I really don’t have much feelings.

And when he left Burnley, Evan was full of resentment.

He didn't have George's worries. When he saw the fans booing him, he smiled contemptuously. Instead of returning to the bench, he stood on the court with his hands on his hips, not caring about the boos in the audience.

As the game continued, the pressure on Daniel was increasing.

Daniel needs help, and the continuous attacks from Duff and Sagnol leave Daniel exhausted. If there is nothing wrong with the others, Duff and Sagnol are not easy to deal with. In addition, winger Ashley Chapman was unable to help in defense, making it difficult for Daniel to defend.

Guard Duff, and Duff will hand the ball to Sagnol. Sagnol passed the ball well and crossed even better. But to guard against Sagnol, then Duff is a tiger. Facing Duff's breakthrough, Upson had no power to resist.

In desperation, Daniel focused more on defending Duff and letting Sagnol go. Sagnol already had several chances to cross. If it weren't for bad luck, Klose would have scored one with his header.

Rodel was even more anxious on the sidelines. Blackburn's attack was too strong. Burnley, already under pressure from both flanks, couldn't breathe at all, and it was impossible to counterattack. Needless to say, on Duff's side, Daniel's defense was already quite difficult. On the right, Camoranesi has returned to the backcourt to assist Finnan in defending Pires.

Pires, who scored a goal, was more active. Finnan was really difficult to deal with alone.

After watching it for a long time, Rodel decided to let Matthew Horan help defend and help Daniel defend Duff and Sagnol.

George looked at Rodel's maneuver and sneered. Rodel, since your team has to play defensive counterattack, what is the use of leaving Kevin Phillips in the frontcourt. Kevin Phillips wants speed but not speed or technique, and his technique is average. The best thing about Kevin Phillips is his keen sense of smell.

In the penalty area, the direction of the ball can be found. You can easily find the ball in the chaos, and your movements are always one step faster than others. Such a player would be of great use in George's Blackburn. Put it in Manchester United, it might be another Solskjaer.

But what role does he play in Burnley? During the defensive counterattack, Kevin Phillips' role cannot be lower.

If it were George, he would just use the lone forward tactic. Robbie Keane is such a good striker, and one person in front is more effective. Then put one more person in the midfield, which will also help defense.

But Rodel has always played 4-4-2, which may have something to do with Kevin Phillips being his favorite player. Kevin Phillips was the first one discovered by Roeder and brought to Watford. Later he was taken to Burnley by George.

Matthew Horan went to the wing to help defend, and the defense in the middle was immediately empty. Burnley's defense originally had problems. When the midfielder assisted in defense, the defense in the middle was completely paralyzed.

George attacks the wings in order to spread the thickness of the defense in the middle.

Blackburn's midfielder is not comparable to Burnley's midfielder. Miku and Deco are both good at organizing the center. They all have the passing ability to tear apart the opponent's defense. Previously, because they had Matthew Holland and Neil Lennon, they were a little quieter.

Now Neil Lennon is the only defensive midfielder left in the middle. How can he alone defend against masters in the middle like Miku and Deco?

In the 27th minute, Miku and Deco passed away Neil Lennon with a simple pass. Then Miku made a direct pass, and the ball passed between Upson and Gary Breen. Passed on. As a lone forward, Klose also has some tacit understanding with Miku. Seeing Miku's actions, he first got rid of Gary Breen.

Then he inserted it from the side of Upson. Upson's turn was still a little slow and he failed to look at Klose. Klose was not polite at all when facing his former teammate Jaaskelainen. It was a direct shot. Yasclemen couldn't save it and the ball rolled into the goal.

"Klose, it's not easy to see him score a goal. This is Klose's fourth goal in the Premier League." Andy Gray continued with a smile. In fact, even Andy Gray is a little confused about George's high regard for Klose. "When Klose was at Burnley, he scored against Blackburn Rovers. When he arrived at Blackburn, he scored against Burnley. At the same time, he scored two goals for both teams at the same time. Yes, Klose should be the first one.”

"Two to zero, there is no suspense in this derby. From the beginning to now, Blackburn has been controlling the rhythm."

"But last season, at Ewood Park, it was Burnley who completely controlled the game. The key is George."

As Klose scored the second goal, the game was over. Because the defensive system that Burnley is proud of is no different from paper in Blackburn.

"The main reason, I think, is that Blackburn has too many offensive points. It's a bit hard to defend. Blackburn's midfielders and frontcourt players have the ability to kill the game. Pires, Duff, Miku, and Deco are all players who can score and pass. It's not a big problem to defend one or two, but it's not easy to defend all of them." Andy Gray analyzed the tactics of the game.

Indeed, Burnley could no longer stop Blackburn's attack.

At the end of the first half, Van Bronckhorst assisted in front and scored with a long shot. The score became 3-0, which was also the first goal of Van Bronckhorst after he changed to left back in Blackburn.

The team led 3-0 in the first half, and there was no suspense in the game.

The fans who booed George in the first half felt that it was not enough. In the second half, a big photo was taken, which was a photo of George on the field. They drew a big cross in George's photo.

However, this could not change the situation on the field, although Rodel tried his best. But the situation on the field was completely one-sided. In the 63rd minute of the game, Duff, who performed extremely well, inserted into the ribs of Upson and Daniel again, and then made a low shot, making the score 4-0.

This was a derby after all, and George was afraid that there would be any conflict. Therefore, he began to replace some people.

But Blackburn, who was crazy, was unwilling to end the game like this. In the 79th minute, Gudjohnsen, who came on as a substitute, received a long pass from the backcourt, leaned on Upson in the penalty area, and made a low shot to break through the gate guarded by Jasklainen for the fifth time.

Five to zero, at Turf Moor, Blackburn won a big victory.

Although it was a big win, George had no expression from beginning to end. He entered the locker room as soon as the game ended.

Carl followed George into the locker room, but Evan did not leave. He first raised five fingers to the VIP room, and then shook them. Then he turned around and raised five fingers to the fans again.

This action annoyed all Burnley fans, and the boos exceeded all in an instant. It exceeded the boos for George at the beginning, because Evan was nakedly mocking Burnley.

Kilby in the VIP room had a livid face and gritted his teeth at Evan.

There is no shortage of people in the world of football who laugh at the opposing fans after winning. But Evan's naked slap in the face is really...

But Evan didn't care about the boos at all, and returned to the locker room leisurely.

"It's true that there are assistant coaches like the head coach. Evan is just adding fuel to the flames." Martin Taylor was stunned at first, then smiled helplessly. "Evan has been with George for a long time, and he is becoming more and more like George."

George didn't know what happened off the court, but he shrugged when he heard the boos from the audience. He thought this was still for him.

"Evan, go to the press conference for me. Just say I'm sick and have a headache."

The game was won, but George couldn't face the reporters calmly. After thinking about it, he decided to give the press conference to Evan.

This season, it's common for Evan to go to the press conference instead of George, and Evan is used to it. So he nodded, but thinking about what he had just done, he felt that it was a bit inconvenient for him to go. Those reporters will definitely hold on to this matter.

But after thinking about it, damn it, I've done it, so why am I afraid of others asking? I just don't like that bastard Kilby!

Evan didn't know that he was becoming more and more like George now.

"Okay, I get it."

George nodded. "We'll wait for you on the bus behind. Just say a few words and come back. I don't want the reporters to keep harping on the relationship with Burnley. It's best to let this topic sink in."

"I understand what you mean."

George breathed a sigh of relief. Turf Moor Stadium. After this game, he would completely forget about this place. In the future, he and Burnley will have no intersection. Blackburn is where his future lies.

Forget it! Forget it all.

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