Coaching legend

In December, Blackburn had one win and one loss. But everyone knows that Blackburn is in great shape now. If they hadn't been unlucky when playing Liverpool away, they would have defeated Liverpool at Anfield.

Although the media had many doubts about George's use of Makelele. Of course, this also includes the use of Klose.

But now George's performance is very good, and that little doubt is irrelevant to the overall situation. All the media want to see how far George's Blackburn can play.

But only George has a headache now, damn the English League. The English League is different from other leagues in continental Europe. They not only have many games and a tight schedule, but also have no winter break. If George hadn't decisively given up the League Cup, Blackburn would have to play two games a week now.

Blackburn's current strength is okay to deal with one side. If you want to attack on two or three fronts, it is completely asking for trouble. Even if it is a single-line attack, it is a huge burden for Blackburn now.

By now, George has clearly felt that there is a problem with the physical strength of the main players of Blackburn's first team, and the biggest impact is the players introduced from France. Including Miku and Pires, their physical strength has already turned yellow.

Blackburn now needs to rotate, only in this way can they survive December and January.

Now several players from France have gradually become the main players. But they all have a winter break in France, only the English league does not have a winter break. Therefore, they need to adapt to the English league.

However, when facing Villa, George still let the main players play. Including Makelele and Hendry have returned to the main lineup. George hopes that Blackburn's main players can make a concerted effort and beat Villa with their recent hot state.

But George thought wrong, Blackburn players have been in good shape recently. But they are really tired. In this game, Pires did not have the sharp breakthroughs and passes in the previous games. Miku's footsteps were heavy in the frontcourt.

Fortunately, Blackburn's back line performed well and did not let Villa score. Blackburn got a 0-0 draw.

Although the game was tied, many people's minds were no longer here at this time. Because Christmas is coming soon, all the players are thinking about how to celebrate the holiday.

George looked at the players and shook his head. These players may not know that Christmas is not a holiday when they are players in England. On the contrary, there are more games during Christmas.

Although Christmas is coming, Blackburn's training has not stopped. After the training on this day, George greeted the players.

"Don't forget the evening. Everyone can bring their significant other over."

Because Blackburn still has a league game on the 26th, the club will hold a Christmas party on the evening of the 24th.

If it was at the beginning of the season, the club would not have the heart to hold a Christmas party. At that time, Blackburn's performance was so bad that they could not see the future at all. Although the club's top management supported George, they must have been in a state of ups and downs.

At that time, let alone holding a Christmas party, they would not even think about it.

But as Blackburn's performance improved, there was this Christmas party. Because for players who transferred from foreign countries, it may be the first time that they cannot go home and reunite with others on Christmas. So the club especially thought of this party.

After saying hello to the players, George drove home.

These days, George feels that his home is a little far from the club, so he is preparing to change a house. A house that is closer to the club.

The house he lives in now is still the one Williams found for George temporarily. It's just that after he took over Blackburn, there were too many things to do so he never took care of it. Now that the game results have improved, George has a lot more time. So he has time to think about the house.

With George's current income, it is a luxury to buy a house in a place like London. But as long as he saves a little, buying a house in Blackburn is not a very difficult problem. And with George's work situation, it will be very smooth to get a loan from the bank.

After arriving home, George opened the door and walked in. Seeing the clean room, George laughed. "Miranda!"

George was alone at home, and the house was always a mess. There was no one else who could help George clean up the house so cleanly except Miranda. So he shouted out in surprise.

"Brother George, you are back. Tomorrow is Christmas, and I want to spend it with my dad. So I came a day early."

George nodded. "Christmas should be spent with Uncle York." Miranda's mother died when she was very young. Old York raised her all by himself. "But I can't spend it with you tonight."

"Why?" Miranda asked sharply with her eyes wide open and her lips pouted.

"I was kidding." George pinched Miranda's cheek. "The club will hold a Christmas party tonight, and you will go with me then."

"Okay. Pires is so handsome."

George was stunned and shook his head. "Miranda, you don't seem to watch football much. Do you know Robert?"

"Of course, I like watching football now."

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The Christmas party held by the club is actually a place for people to relax. Everyone can drink and play at will, just to let the players who have worked hard for half a season relax.

It also means to reward them.

After half a season, especially for Blackburn players, this season has been almost a roller coaster experience. When they first came to Blackburn, they both had great ambitions. They want to prove their ability in the Premier League, but the next game gave them the biggest blow.

For a long time, they have been labeled by the media as parallel imports. Until their recent results improved, their mood began to feel much better.

Now they can finally put everything aside, put aside the hateful media, put aside that damn standings, and just relax and play. That includes those players, and of course the Blackburn coaching staff, including George.

"Head, who is this beautiful lady?"

Miranda was dressed very casually today, but her tall height of 1.75 meters, slender legs, long brown hair, and bright eyes made Miranda stand out among the crowd at the reception.

Sagnol stood up obscenely, looked at George and asked.

"Miranda York, hello." Miranda greeted Sagnol without any restraint.

"Hey, Miranda." Sagnol is a familiar person. Turning around, he saw Hargreaves and screamed loudly. "Hey, Owen. Are you an adult now? Bring a little girl over so soon."

Hearing Sagnol's exclamation, George also looked at Hargreaves. As expected, he brought a little beauty to the reception, and George shook his head.

This is how in England you, a boy who is not yet eighteen years old, openly brings a beautiful girl to a cocktail party. In China, although puppy love is very common, you would not bring a female companion to such a public occasion.

But speaking of it, Hargreaves is definitely one of the rare handsome guys in the Blackburn team. Although he is still young, he is recognized as the most handsome guy in the Blackburn team.

Miranda was about the same age as them, so it was easy to get along with them.

"George."

"Mr. Williams."

"George, Mr. Chairman is upstairs."

"Mr. Walker is here too." George turned his head and called Miranda. "Miranda, you are here now. I'm going up to do something."

Miranda saw John Williams next to George and nodded slightly to him. Then he said to George: "Go ahead, don't worry about me."

George followed Williams upstairs. In fact, George hasn't seen Jack Walker for a long time. Jack Walker's health is not very good, so he does not appear in the club. Williams is basically in charge of everything about the club.

George would discuss everything with Williams.

"George, just call me by my name." Williams smiled and talked to George as he went upstairs.

"John?"

"Yes, that's it. There will be more and more opportunities for you and me to cooperate in the future. This will be more convenient for everyone."

George nodded. From now on, the two will be Blackburn's most important decision-makers.

After arriving on the second floor, George saw Jack Walker. After not seeing each other for a few months, Jack Walker has aged a lot.

"George is here, come on, sit down."

"Mr. Walker."

Both George and Williams sat next to Walker.

"George, first of all, congratulations on winning the Coach of the Month award." Walker raised his glass.

"Thanks."

"George, half the season is over. I want to ask if you have any goals for this season." Walker put down his glass and asked George with a smile.

Before and at the beginning of the season, Walker was afraid of putting too much pressure on George. Therefore, I have not discussed this with George. Now the club's performance is gradually improving. So Walker took this opportunity to ask.

Walker held back until now to discuss this issue with George. George was already very grateful to Jack Walker.

In fact, many coaches will discuss this issue with the club's senior management before becoming the head coach of a new club. The club will also set some minimum goals. If these results are not achieved, the head coach will be fired.

But before George took over at Blackburn, Walker never talked about hard performance requirements. And he gave George the greatest support when he needed it most.

George thought for a moment, and of course George had a goal in mind. But it’s hard to say it’s too high, and it’s also hard to say it’s too low.

"It will be difficult for our team to win a championship this season, but I will target the European League. I hope that next season, Blackburn can enter the European League. There is a big problem with the Champions League, and my goal is to Able to play in the UEFA Cup this season.”