Coaching legend

"Well, George, don't be too stressed." Walker was very satisfied with George's answer. Walker has deep feelings for Blackburn. After investing in Blackburn, Walker was very satisfied with himself. Being able to invite Dalglish is Walker's most proud achievement.

At that time, Dalglish had just left Liverpool and temporarily left the coaching position because of the pressure.

Walker also moved Dalglish with his sincerity, and Dalglish became the head coach of Blackburn. In the position of head coach of Blackburn, Dalglish made a great leap. That is to lead Blackburn, which is still in the second-level league, to become the champion of the Premier League club.

However, after Dalglish left, Blackburn's performance plummeted. For three consecutive years, they could only work hard to stay in the league.

So Walker invited George to Blackburn. When he saw George for the first time, Walker felt that this young man would definitely lead Blackburn to achieve good results. This time, he would definitely be as successful as when he invited Dalglish.

Therefore, when George's performance was very poor, he still supported George. He was willing to give George more time, and sure enough, after George's turbulent period, his performance improved immediately.

At the end of 19 rounds, Blackburn had seven wins, seven draws and five losses, with 28 points. If there are ten more points, then it is basically relegation. With Blackburn's current state, there is no reason not to get ten points in the remaining 19 rounds.

In other words, Blackburn is no longer in danger of relegation, which makes Walker satisfied with George's performance. Now that he heard that George's goal is to participate in the League Cup next season, Walker is even happier.

Since winning the Premier League championship, Blackburn has not dared to hope to participate in European competitions for a long time.

"George, if we can participate in the League Cup next season. Then I promise here that I will give you a transfer fee of 20 million pounds." Walker was so happy that he boasted in front of George.

Although it is now an era of inflated player prices, 20 million pounds is still not a small amount. You can still buy a lot of powerful players.

Although Walker is also a wealthy man in England, his wealth is still far from that of world-class rich men like Abramovich. Abramovich felt that being able to take out 20 million pounds was like pulling out a hair, but it was not a small amount for Walker.

George didn't know how to express his gratitude to Walker. Not only did he support him when he was in trouble, but he had already given him a transfer fee of 10 million pounds in the first season, and was willing to give him a transfer fee of 20 million pounds in the next season.

"Thank you, Mr. Walker." George hurriedly thanked Jack Walker.

Jack Walker shook his head.

"No, George. I should thank you. I believe I have seen the future of Blackburn. You will definitely lead Blackburn to success."

Hearing Jack Walker's words, George shook his head.

If it weren't for Walker's support, George would have been fired by others in other clubs long ago. How could he wait for this moment of light? George's gratitude to Jack Walker is beyond words.

If Kilby could also support him like Jack Walker, how could he leave Burnley.

The topic has gone too far.

Anyway, George was very happy that night.

The Christmas party not only made the players have fun, but also gave George more. George got the strongest support from Jack Walker. No matter how much fans love a coach or how much support the players have, in the capitalist society, the most important thing is to get the support of the club's top management.

If there is a conflict with the club's top management, even strong players like Bosque, Mourinho, and Benitez will be fired.

However, the 24th was happy, but George couldn't relax completely.

Because Blackburn is about to usher in two big games. On the 26th and 28th, they will face Derby County and Middlesbrough away. This means that Blackburn has played three consecutive away games.

More importantly, the games are too dense. Two games in three days, I don't know which bastard made the schedule.

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"In December, Blackburn's performance fluctuated a bit. It should be due to physical strength. In the first three games, they won one, drew one, and lost one." Martin Taylor introduced the recent status of the two teams in today's game. "Derby County, on the other hand, drew three games in these three games. They drew 2-2 with Chelsea, 1-1 with Coventry, and 0-0 with Everton. The results are also average."

"It's like this every December. All teams will be very tired in their main lineups when they enter December. At this time, it depends on the depth of each team's bench."

"But Martin, Blackburn's attack power this season is unprecedentedly strong. From the match against Manchester United, Blackburn's firepower was high, and the cooperation in the front court was pleasing to the eye. Their front court Pires, Duff, Miku, and Deco who came in from behind, these four people dispersed Blackburn's firepower points, making it difficult to defend. It is completely different from our impression of George's team." Andy Gray smiled and echoed Martin Taylor.

"Yes, we have the impression that George always plays defensive counterattacks. Especially the FA Cup final that we two commented on, and of course the League Cup final. George played defensive counterattacks to the extreme. Many football celebrities accused George of regressing and being negative. But look at Blackburn now, it is one of the most colorful and beautiful teams in the Premier League. Even compared to Arsenal, it is not much worse."

"Yeah, who still remembers that George once built a nasty defensive team."

"George told everyone that his team can also play beautifully."

For Blackburn, Martin Taylor and Andy Gray both praised it highly. In their opinion, Blackburn now not only has great results, but also plays beautifully.

But when the game started, the two world-class mouthpieces were speechless.

In this game, George made a big rotation. Miku, Pires, Deco, Van Bronckhorst, Sagnol, and Klose were all arranged on the bench by George. Replacing them were David Dunn, Romedal, Hargreaves, Luciano Zauri, Jeff Kenna, and Gudjohnsen.

Of course, even Cudicini sat on the bench, not because Cudicini was tired. But George wanted to give Flowers a chance to vent. After all, Flowers has been Blackburn's main goalkeeper for so many years. This season, George directly put him on the bench. George also felt a little sorry for Flowers.

It can be said that George changed half of the main lineup, knowing that their cooperation also had problems. The strongest frontcourt player was none other than Duff.

So at the beginning of the game, everyone saw a Blackburn team with the ugliest playing style. George replaced Miku and Deco, so the midfield no longer played a controlling style. Instead, Makelele and Hargreaves were two defensive midfielders, Makelele held the position, and Hargreaves was a sweeper.

David Dunn was trained by Blackburn Youth Academy and is a typical English midfielder. He is strong, not afraid of physical collisions, has plenty of energy, and is very good at attacking from behind. If you say it, it is somewhat similar to Lampard's characteristics.

Therefore, all three midfielders retreated and started to defend.

Although Romedal is an outstanding winger, he is also a typical Nordic player. So he was also asked by George to defend, plus Gudjohnsen's retreat defense. In fact, only Duff on the left was left in the frontcourt.

It is not possible to do otherwise, because the strength of the few people in the back line is too different from that of the main force. George needs to protect the back line.

In this way, George started to play intensive defense again.

And it was the kind of intensive defense that was very rare in the Premier League. Not only were the two commentators dumbfounded, but even the head coach of Derby County was stunned by George's play.

Derby County and Blackburn are now only one position apart. Derby County still has ideas in its home court, so the head coach of Derby County has studied Blackburn. It's a pity that he didn't study Burnley, forgetting that George is a very utilitarian head coach.

George has a saying, "Even if you can't win the game, don't lose it." It seems that he really hasn't heard of George's words.

Although George doesn't dare to say that he can compare with the Italian team in defense, he is still very experienced. The three lines of forwards, midfielders and defenders are kept compact, not giving Derby County's speed forward Huckby any space.

Hargreaves and David Dunn in the midfield use their abundant physical strength to run tirelessly in the midfield.

Just like Chelsea and Arsenal were very uncomfortable facing Burnley. Derby County encountered such a defense for the first time. Their players were completely uncomfortable in the frontcourt and couldn't play any cooperation.

The dullness of the game would make any neutral fan yawn.

But George didn't care and sat on the bench with his legs crossed. When he was at Burnley, this scene was very familiar to George. But Derby County didn't know it!

When the game was in the 32nd minute, Hargreaves got the ball and handed it to Duff. Duff was the only one who had freedom in the frontcourt throughout the game and didn't have to participate in too much defense. So after getting the ball, Duff ran 50 meters like a tiger.

Finally, he hit the middle and Dunn, who followed him, shot the ball and led Derby County by one to zero.

"Hahaha, the head coach of the Premier League team should really take a good look at Burnley's previous games. George's performance in Blackburn made them forget where George came from. George is a coach who came from a defensive counterattack." Martin Taylor laughed when he saw David Dunn score.

"Yes, this is definitely not the first time George has played this kind of defensive counterattack. How could Derby County be so negligent about Duff."

"George is still George, George has not changed at all. It seems that the utilitarian nature in George's bones cannot be eliminated. As long as it is for the results, George does not care about any means." Martin Taylor shook his head and thought to himself. He praised George in vain before the game.

"Other coaches are so utilitarian in their hearts, but they will not show it. But George is telling people nakedly that he is a coach who lives for results. I don't know whether it is his advantage or disadvantage."