Coaching legend

After defeating Spartak Moscow, Blackburn entered the UEFA Cup Round of 16.

The opponent of the UEFA Cup Round of 16 has not yet been announced. But three days later is the third round of the FA Cup. Because Blackburn is a Premier League team. So like the League Cup, there is no need to play the first and second rounds of the FA Cup. You can directly play the third round of the FA Cup.

The opponent in the third round of the FA Cup is the Port Weir Football Club from the English League Two.

George is considering whether to give up the FA Cup or continue to play.

It is very simple to give up the FA Cup, just continue to send the reserve team and substitutes to play together.

But giving up the FA Cup is a bit of a pity. It’s not that George covets the FA Cup championship. George doesn’t have that kind of extravagant hope. On the basis of playing in the league and the UEFA Cup, he also competes for the FA Cup. Only a stable and strong team like Manchester United can consider it.

George thinks it’s a pity because if he gives up the FA Cup. Then Blackburn’s substitutes may not get a good training.

Blackburn now has many young players, including Hargreaves, Parker, Drogba, Gallas, Zauri, David Dunn, Bellamy, they all belong to that category. If they only play in the league and the League Cup, it will be difficult for them to get many playing opportunities from the main players.

In the past, the League Cup could still be played, but after entering the round of 16, all the teams are strong. It is not easy to get game time, and it is even more difficult to get playing opportunities in the league. Especially for the players in the midfield, it is even more so.

So George finally thought about it and decided to take as many steps as he could in the FA Cup. Therefore, George sent out the substitutes in the first team. Although they are all substitutes, their strength should not be underestimated. Facing the English League Two club, Portville, Kevin Gallagher, who has been away from the game for a long time, used two goals to show that he is still in good shape.

In this game, George almost gave all the substitutes a chance to appear, including Parker, Zauri, David Dunn and other players.

After the third round of the FA Cup, there is still a week before the next game.

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"George, is this the place?" Mick Hughes frowned and looked at this place.

Mick Hughes is an old employee of Blackburn. He is the second most important person in the transfer department after Richard Flynn. He was also one of the employees who least welcomed George to Blackburn. But after a season, Mick Hughes became the person who supported George the most.

George's performance in Blackburn has completely conquered Blackburn fans. Of course, this also includes club employees like Mick Hughes.

Especially Mick Hughes, as a veteran of the transfer department, admires George very much.

George's transfer moves one after another made Mick Hughes admire him from the bottom of his heart.

At the beginning, George brought his direct descendant Klose to Blackburn and gave him a high weekly salary. This made Mick Hughes very disgusted with George in his heart. This was a typical case of embezzlement. Using Blackburn's resources to support Klose, and indirectly supporting Alan Levy. Of course, George will also make money in the meantime.

Although no one talks about it, everyone knows that George also has shares in Alan Levy's agency. And it's not low. Reporters can't find out about this kind of thing as long as they check it. Mick Hughes despises George for using his own agency's players so blatantly.

Hating George, of course, also hates Klose. Even though Klose was Blackburn's main striker last season, Mick Hughes still thinks Klose is not worthy of being a main player.

But in this contract renewal, George gave Klose a weekly salary of 12,000 pounds, which Mick Hughes, who hates Klose, thinks is too low.

With Klose's current performance and contribution in Blackburn, Klose should get the top salary. Just like Pires, Miku, and Duff, getting 15,000 pounds is in line with his current strength.

In fact, this contract renewal surprised many people. Because in their opinion, with George's love for Klose and Klose's performance this season, he should get the top salary. But George did not give in and held on to the 10,000 pounds. In the end, Blackburn and Allen each gave in, and it finally became 12,000 pounds.

George's reason is very simple.

Unlike players like Duff who have already proven themselves in the Premier League, and players like Pires and Miku who have proven themselves in both Ligue 1 and the Premier League, it is impossible for Klose to get the same salary as them just by relying on his performance in less than half a season.

George's performance in the contract renewal made many players feel that George was still very fair. He would not treat Klose unfairly just because he was his direct descendant. It was also very beneficial to maintain George's prestige.

George did not have much explanation for Klose. He just said one sentence when he saw him.

"Look forward. As long as you perform well, salary is not a problem."

Klose did not make any trouble because of the salary issue. He still trained diligently and played seriously.

When looking at the problem from a different angle, Mick Hughes now felt that George was very fair. Although the salary given to Klose last season was a bit high, it was because George had vision.

He was brought in from Germany for free, but he has not been in Burnley for too short a time, and Klose has not yet fully exerted his strength. Klose was brought in last year for a transfer fee of less than two million pounds. Now Klose's performance in Blackburn, I believe that after this season, Klose's value will definitely exceed 10 million pounds.

Thinking of this, Mick Hughes admired George more and more. All football commentators agreed that Klose was the main force of the lower-middle teams in the English League One, but George gave birth to a striker who is currently in hot form in the Premier League.

"It should be here. Didn't the kid just say it was this blue house?"

George looked around and nodded. This is the only blue house nearby. But this house is too simple. George has been in England for so long, and this is the first time he has seen such a bad house.

When George was in Burnley, Daniel Morrison's house was much better than this one.

This is not a house, it is the house where George lived when he first came to Blackburn, and the warehouse there is better than this house.

Mick Hughes was looking for the doorbell in front of the door. Watching Mick Hughes's movements, George smiled. Look at this house, don't you understand that even a doorbell is a luxury in this house. So he went forward and knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" A rough voice sounded from inside.

Then someone opened the door. George's first attention was not the man's appearance, but the dragging leg.

Because one of the man's legs was lame, and he limped.

Then he looked at the man again. He was not tall, but definitely not short. He should be about 1.77 meters tall, because his slightly bent body could reach George's nose.

"Who are you..." The man in front of him looked at George and Mick Hughes in confusion.

"Hello. I'm George Levi, and he's Mick Hughes. Is this Yang Feng's home?" George spoke to him in fluent Chinese. This surprised him and he looked at George.

But in just a moment, his face changed. He asked George nervously. "Did my kid get into trouble?"

"Can we go in and talk?"

"Come in!"

This family is really poor, not just ordinary poor. The man in front of him seemed to have injured his legs, and he limped to lead George. George didn't ask him why he was like this, although he was very curious.

"Well, what kind of trouble did our kid get into?" He asked George carefully.

George smiled and shook his head.

"He didn't get into trouble."

"Then you are..."

"I am the head coach of Blackburn Football Club. When I passed by you, I happened to see your son playing football. He is very talented. If he plays football, he will definitely have great development in the future. Of course, if he continues to waste time like this, he will be mediocre in a few years."

"My idea today is very simple. I hope your son can come to our club to receive formal football training."

"Play football? My Xiaofeng?" He looked at George in confusion.

George nodded. "Yes. He is very talented. Otherwise, I would not be here."

"Can my Xiaofeng really play football?"

Seeing this person ask this, George was not impatient. Instead, I felt a kind of warmth. Only when you are very nervous about your own children will you ask this question.

"I can promise you."

"Are you the head coach of Blackburn?"

George nodded. It seems that this person doesn't pay attention to Blackburn. But it's true. Looking at their family situation, even eating is a problem. Where is the time to watch football.

Seeing that this person is still a little hesitant, George knows that he still has many concerns.

"I can guarantee that your son is definitely a genius. But he needs professional training, otherwise his talent will be squandered in a few years. It will be too late to train at that time."

He thought for a while and nodded slowly.

"Coach Levi, I will discuss it with my family in the evening."

"Well. If you agree to let him play football, take him to the club tomorrow." George stood up while speaking.

Although George observed for an hour that day, he was very fast and had great skills. But this is just George's opinion. He still needs to go to the club for special tests and create a correct training method for him.

"George, you asked me to come here today just to drive for you." Mick Hughes looked at George with a wry smile.

George shook his head.

"I want you to see their family environment. If he has a tryout tomorrow and he is really talented, help take care of his family. See if there are any simple jobs that can be done by their family. This will be beneficial."

"You want to cultivate his feelings for the club from an early age."

"You don't understand. There is an old Chinese saying that a drop of water should be repaid with a spring. How much money can their family use? A small investment now may bring a big return in the future."