Coaching legend

"No. 17, this is Gerrard! Steven Gerrard, he beat Deco to score the goal."

"Beautiful, so beautiful. Gerrard, who broke in from behind, leapt towards the top near the penalty area! Let us remember this young man, Steven Gerrard. Gerrard, who is only 18 years old, this It was his first game in the first team for Liverpool."

"Liverpool overtook the score, 2 to 1. With the whole game passive, Liverpool actually overtook the score. Gerrard, there is no better start than this."

When McManaman passed the ball, Gerrard, who was still far away from the Blackburn penalty area, rushed up quickly. No one paid attention to him, only Deco saw Gerrard. As soon as Gerrard came on the court, George asked Deco to pay attention to Gerrard.

But it was too late by this time. Gerrard jumped high from near the penalty area. Although Deco tried his best to interfere, he still lost to Gerrard. Gerrard shook his head to attack the goal, and Cudicini, who performed well throughout the game, was also caught off guard.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" the commentator at Anfield Stadium, who had been depressed, shouted with all his strength. "We came back from behind, Steven Gerrard! Cheers to our young lads, Steven Gerrard!"

Gerrard, who scored the goal, was very excited and ran directly to Liverpool's bench. Facing French coach Houllier, he gave him a firm hug.

When Evans was coaching, youth players such as Carragher and Owen were given opportunities. Moreover, both of them have obtained stable starting opportunities in Liverpool, and Owen has become England's golden boy.

But Liverpool's most ardent fan, Gerrard, who has been a Liverpool fan since childhood, has never been reused. Until Houllier came to Liverpool, Houllier admired Gerrard very much. It also made Gerrard a first-team player, and today he played for the Liverpool first team for the first time.

Gerrard is very grateful to Houllier.

"Haha, is this the curse of the best player of the month? Not long ago, George won the best coach of the month, and Pires won the best player of the month. During the interview, George even said arrogantly that he It was created specifically to break the curse. But look at this game, the curse has taken effect.”

"So far in this game, Blackburn have had 14 shots, eight of which have been within the goal frame. But except for James' low-level mistake and scoring a goal, they have never broken through Liverpool's goal. There were even a few It’s a curse, and George must have thought so too.”

The narrator said with a smile as he watched George kick the lawn angrily.

The narrator was right, that was exactly what George was thinking. Blackburn had many chances in this game, but failed to take advantage of them. Is there really a bullshit curse in this world?

It's just that this thought only passed by for a moment, and George didn't believe it. Bullshit curses are just psychological effects.

The game was less than ten minutes even with stoppage time, and George replaced Hendry with Gala. Then let Gallas play the left back position, and let Van Bronckhorst return to the midfielder position.

In this way, Blackburn's formation became 3-5-2, and George was willing to risk everything. If you lose one, you lose both.

But the bet was lost. During the full attack, Owen got Gerrard's pass. Made a long run and scored the third goal in stoppage time. In the end, Blackburn lost 1:3 in the away game.

After six consecutive wins, Blackburn faced a defeat at Anfield. George was a little angry, but not too frustrated. It can only be said that man's calculation is not as good as God's calculation. There were so many good opportunities but he failed to score. I can only blame myself for not being able to seize the opportunity.

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When George came to the press conference, it was still relatively late. Before that, George comforted the players in the locker room and told them it was just an accident.

By the time we calmed down the players and came to the press conference, it was already halfway through.

The reporter was very excited to see George. They thought George was going to let them go again because he lost the game. If you miss the press conference without reason, you will be punished by the Football Association. When they were all thinking about what kind of punishment the Football Association would give George, who made repeated mistakes, George came to the press conference.

The reporters who had just asked Houllier a question all turned to George.

Compared with a good old guy like Houllier, George has more news.

"Coach Levi, you replaced Makelele in the first half. Are you dissatisfied with his performance?" Sure enough, George had just sat down, and the first question they asked was Makelele.

"Yes, he didn't perform well today. Maybe he has played too many games recently and is a little tired."

Even if he agreed, George was still making excuses for Makelele.

"Does Makelele's performance in the past half of the season indicate that Coach Levy's attempt to transform Makelele into a defensive midfielder failed?" the reporter said mischievously.

"Why do you think Makelele can't be a defensive midfielder?"

"Coach Levi, this is obvious. Makelele is limited in height, not strong in body, and has average speed. I don't know how a player like this can be a defensive midfielder." At this time, the defensive midfielder is first and foremost about his body. The quality should be good.

"That's why you sit there and interview me, and I sit here and let you interview me." George smiled slightly, but his tone was much colder. "There are two kinds of people in this world who play football. One kind of people relies on their body to play football. The other kind of people rely on here to play football." George pointed to his head.

"Makelele is the latter type. He is the kind of player who plays with his brain. He does not need a strong body or speed. He only needs to judge the path of the ball and stand in a defensive position to complete the defensive task."

George sneered and sneered at the reporter's words.

"But until now we haven't seen how Makelele uses his brain to play football. I don't think he has any potential as a defensive midfielder." The reporter continued to ask like a dog-skin plaster.

George leaned forward slightly and looked at the reporter.

"What do you know?"

"Huh?" The reporter was stunned.

"What do you know?" George repeated this sentence with a smile. "If you understand, wouldn't it be better for you to come and be in my position? You are a reporter who makes up news when you have nothing to do all day long. What do you know? Who do you have to question my players and my decisions?"

"I am a coach who has trained German and English national team players like Ballack and Daniel. I think Makelele is the best defensive midfielder. Who do you have the right to question? What do you know?"

George "hummed" without looking at the livid reporter. "Next person."

All the reporters looked at the awkward reporter standing there and laughed secretly in their hearts. Who do you think the person in front of you is? He is not good old Kevin Keegan, nor is he Houllier who was just interviewed. The person in front of me is George Levy, who has a very bad character.

"Coach Levy, what do you think of today's two newcomers, Hargreaves and Gerrard?" This is a reporter from the "Liverpool Echo".

The performance of the two newcomers in this game was obvious to all, so reporters were very curious.

"Let me talk about my players first. Owen, he is outstanding. At this age, his strength should be outstanding. Otherwise I would not bring him to England. He is a defensively tough and physical defender. He also has a free kick and long-range kick. I hope the England national team coaches at all levels can take a look at his performance and not let him be snatched away by Wales and Canada.”

Hargreaves is indeed a player that George admires very much. Such a tough player is a great addition to George's current technical midfielder.

"As for Steven Gerrard, what should I say?" George paused, and the reporters below also pricked up their ears. They all wondered if George was going to belittle the young man who failed to give George a try. "We are really unfortunate because Liverpool has an outstanding young player like Steven Gerrard. His future is limitless. In fact, we have known for a long time that there is Gerrard in the Liverpool youth team. If Liverpool is willing to sell, I Willing to buy him for five million pounds."

Of course what George said was a joke. Even if Gerrard is blown to the sky, he is not worth five million pounds. But if it is possible to exchange five million pounds for Gerrard, then George will definitely agree.

The reporter from Les Echos who had just asked George a question was all smiles. Anyone who praises his own players in this way is happy, not to mention that the person praising Gerrard in front of him is George, who has a very weird personality in British football.

"But it's a pity... Liverpool is really unfortunate." The reporter who was confused about George's gender change immediately became energetic after hearing the following words. George likes to laugh at someone the most. I thought to myself, George lost the game, how could he really praise a hostile young player. They were all waiting to hear what amazing words George would say.

Seeing all the reporters' attention coming to him, George smiled and said it. "Liverpool is really unfortunate. Of course it is very lucky for us, because Liverpool only has one Gerrard in their youth team. If they have two or three Gerrards, then there is no competition in the Premier League. The championship will be handed over directly. Give it to Liverpool."

It was the first time to hear such friendly words from George, and the local reporters in Liverpool were all smiling. Even Houllier next to him shook his head and laughed when he heard George's words.

George is already in his fourth year as head coach, but when has George ever had such a pleasant moment? Especially when losing the game, George did not give the media or the opponent any good looks.

It's not that George suddenly changed his gender, but Gerrard is indeed George's favorite English player. At a time when geniuses are popping up in England at every turn, Beckham and Gerrard are the two English players George recognizes most.

If George really wants to have an outstanding player like Gerrard, of course this is just a thought in his mind.

Today's press conference ended in this friendly atmosphere.