Coaching legend

On July 16, Blackburn announced the signing of 20-year-old defender Rio Ferdinand from West Ham United for 12 million pounds.

This transfer shocked the British football world as soon as it was announced, because the transfer fee was even more expensive than Arsenal's purchase of Henry. After all, Henry is also a striker who has scored three goals in the World Cup in France. It is not surprising that he is worth more than 10 million pounds.

Moreover, in football, offensive players have always been expensive, while defensive players have been cheap.

Otherwise, Makelele would not only have an annual salary of 1.5 million pounds, but he wanted Florentino to increase his salary, but Florentino did not agree. Real Madrid's "Zidane + Pavin" policy during the Galacticos period also shows how much Real Madrid despises defense.

But now Blackburn actually bought a young defender for a sky-high price of 12 million pounds.

Some accused George of being crazy for spending so much money on a young guard. Some people think George is showing Blackburn's ambition.

Anyway, George's generosity completely shocked the British football world.

This is also George's first transfer of more than 10 million pounds since he became the head coach. George, who came from a small club, has always been a representative of thrift in British football. The players George buys are always very cheap.

In four years, the most expensive transfer was the introduction of Van Bronckhorst last year. That transfer did not exceed 6 million pounds, and it was already hailed as George's big signing.

I didn't expect that this summer's transfer would be even more amazing, with a price tag of 12 million pounds. And he was introduced as a defender.

The introduction of Ferdinand immediately overshadowed all other transfers in the Premier League.

"The introduction of Ferdinand shows Coach Levy's ambition. When Coach Levy took over Blackburn, he faced everyone's doubts and told people that Blackburn's goal was not to avoid relegation. The end of the season proved what Coach Levy said. Blackburn The team was in amazing form under Coach Levy, finishing fourth in the Premier League at the end of the season and also earning a spot in the UEFA Cup.”

"Judging from the summer transfer, Coach Levy is still ambitious. And Blackburn Rovers are also very ambitious. An insider revealed that Jack Walker guaranteed Coach Levy a transfer fee of 20 million pounds this season."

"With this transfer fee, George has already introduced two experienced veterans in Henning Berg and Davor Suker. This allows Blackburn not to worry about the lack of veterans after Hendry. Of course, George always likes young people. Talented, they even bombarded the Football Association for this. There is no shortage of young players in Blackburn's transfer list this summer, including Sun Jihai, Didier Drogba, and Scott Parker."

"Of course, together they don't have Ferdinand's transfer, which shows the ambition of Blackburn and coach Levy. The use of 12 million pounds to introduce a new England international player is also the best new England defender in recent years. "

"I think all Premier League clubs should feel a slight chill. Coach Levy is definitely not a coach who is satisfied with his current results."

"What is Coach Levy's goal? Coach Levy has already won the FA Cup and League Cup with Burnley. I believe that the domestic cup championship is not George's goal. Fourth place in the Premier League is not enough for George. So. Where is Coach Levy’s ambition? The Premier League title? The UEFA Cup title?”

The Sun was shocked that George bought Ferdinand. When analyzing the transfers of major Premier League clubs in the new season, Ferdinand's transfer is among the headlines.

Not only were the major newspapers surprised, but as analyzed by The Sun, the major Premier League clubs were also surprised. Blackburn's performance last year was already very good. Facing the powerful Manchester United, they actually won one and drew one. And at the end of the season, Manchester United's championship was kicked away.

From bottom at the beginning of the season to fourth in the Premier League at the end of the season. The strong combat effectiveness shown by Blackburn has worried all Premier League coaches. I didn't expect that Blackburn had no intention of stopping at all, and this season was another heavy investment.

Although four people were sold and six people were brought in. But the quality is completely different. Unlike last summer when many of Blackburn's main players were purged, George purged all substitute players this time. Except for Gudjohnsen, who is very good, the other three are real bench players who have not played many games.

The number of times they have played can almost be counted with two slaps of the hand. They were so weak that George didn't dare to use them.

However, although most of the six players introduced this summer are positioned as substitute players. But the quality of the substitutes is different. Davor Suker was the top scorer in the World Cup a year ago. Henning Berg was a meritorious player in Blackburn's championship that year, and also won the FA Cup and Champions League with Manchester United.

These two can completely enrich Blackburn's style of play. Let Blackburn's bench strength improve to the next level.

As for the three little guys, the media can ignore them. But those club managers cannot be ignored, don't think they are all small transfers. But who doesn't know that George has a pair of fiery eyes? Deco, who is now worth more than five or six million pounds, was not a player worth hundreds of thousands of pounds at this time last year.

However, the one who shocked the club coaches the most was Ferdinand. Ferdinand is very strong and has great potential, which is unanimously recognized by the coaches of the major Premier League clubs. Ferdinand has excellent physical fitness, and his header and foot defense skills are first-class.

However, as the best young defender in England in recent years, Ferdinand's value is definitely not low. If the bid is normal, West Ham United will never let him go. Of course, the big clubs are in the inspection stage for Ferdinand, who is only in his twenties.

Now George immediately took action and won Ferdinand at a sky-high price of 12 million pounds. This is a declaration of war to major clubs. How could it not shock the club coaches.

But it's not that no one questioned George.

Mark Lawrenson, who was just insulted by George, stood up again.

"George is so happy about being fourth in the Premier League. A young defender who has just been a main player for two years, a defender who is only 20 years old, can never reach 12 million pounds. I don't deny Ferdinand's excellence. He is also the best young defender in the Premier League and of course the main defender of the England national team in the future."

"But those are things in the future. Ferdinand should not have 12 million pounds now. George must be crazy, really crazy. Even if you have money, you shouldn't waste it like this. 12 million pounds, how many things can you do. Desailly's transfer to Chelsea was only 4.5 million pounds."

George curled his lips in disdain in front of the reporter for Mark Lawrenson's regretful look. He said something that stunned everyone: "Tsk, I am rich! I can spend it however I want, what does it have to do with him?"

George spoke triumphantly to the reporter like a nouveau riche.

Of course, with Ferdinand's transfer, Flowers also applied for a transfer. In fact, George really didn't want Flowers to leave. Although Flowers was a little old, he was a good substitute. In addition, he was a meritorious player of Blackburn Rovers, so George hoped to retire at Blackburn Rovers.

However, Flowers didn't appreciate George's kindness. Flowers was clearly doing a good job as a starter at Blackburn Rovers, but George took him down on trumped-up charges after he came. Then George established Cudicini as the main goalkeeper.

Flowers would never let Cudicini be a substitute. It's not because he couldn't be a substitute, but because he couldn't swallow this breath.

George gave Flowers a brief persuasion, and seeing that Flowers' attitude was very firm, he nodded and agreed.

By now, Blackburn Rovers' transfer was basically over. It was time for Blackburn Rovers to assemble.

Goalkeepers: Carlo Cudicini (1); Bobby Mims (12); Tariq (25).

Defenders: Colin Hendry (48); Sami Hyypia (4); Rio Ferdinand (5); Henning Berg (15); Willy Sagnol (2); William Gallas (3); Giovanni van Bronckhorst (23); Luciano Zauri (24); Sun Jihai (32).

Midfielders: Damien Duff (11); Robert Pires (7); John Micoud (10); Anderson Deco (6); Claude Makelele (24); Daniel Rommedal (19); Craig Bellamy (39); Owen Hargreaves (13); David Dunn (8); Scott Parker (16).

Forwards: Miroslav Klose (18); Didier Drogba (9); Kevin Gallagher (14); Davor Suker (12).

Because Hendry has started to take on the coaching duties, he took the initiative to give up his number and gave No. 5 to Ferdinand.

There are only 26 players, only two more than last season. But George believes that Blackburn's combat effectiveness this season is far better than last season. First of all, most of the players have already had a season of Premier League experience, and people like Duff, Klose, and Deco are one year older.

Players in their thirties like Henning Berg, Kevin Gallagher, and Davor Suker have a slight decline in strength as they age. But for players like Duff, Klose, and Deco who are only in their early twenties, being one year older actually shows that they are more mature and have further strength.

In addition, Blackburn's substitutes this season have completely changed compared to last season. Even if it is Blackburn's substitutes, George pulls them out with the strength of the lower Premier League teams.

George looked at his first-team list and was very proud. Maybe this is the benefit of the time traveler. If there is no such benefit, how can he introduce so many good players. If I fail to achieve good results this season, how can I live up to my identity as a time traveler and how can I live up to Jack Walker who has always supported me.