Coaching legend

Blackburn lost to PSV Eindhoven, which was the only upset in the first match of the Champions League group stage.

Therefore, after the game, many media focused on reporting this game.

Of course, these media mainly laughed at George. George's mouth was too foul, and they were happy to see him lose the game. Then they laughed at George, which has become the fun of many media.

But George had no time to care about their affairs at this time.

Because there were more important things waiting for George.

On September 20, Blackburn played the sixth round of the Premier League. The opponent was Portsmouth.

After losing to PSV Eindhoven, Blackburn poured all its grievances on Portsmouth. Miku scored a rare double, Klose and Drogba scored one goal each, and Alonso's long-range shot added icing on the cake, and finally won 5-0 against Portsmouth.

After the game, George followed Williams to the suburbs of Blackburn.

"George, think about it. In the future, there will be the most luxurious stadium in the world, which belongs to our Blackburn. It will be as famous as Old Trafford, Bernabeu and Camp Nou. It will also remain in the history of world football. How will it feel when you direct the game in that stadium in the future?" Paul pointed to a large piece of wasteland in front of him and said with high spirits.

"Not only will there be a stadium here, but it will also become the most prosperous area in Blackburn. And we are the founders of this prosperous area. Blackburn's great development will also have our contribution."

Paul was very excited.

It was as if there was already a new stadium.

Yes, this is the site of the new Blackburn football stadium that is about to start construction.

Paul and Williams have been running around for two years and finally got all the trivial matters done. And Williams has also secured the source of funds. Blackburn's new stadium is finally going to be built.

George was also a little stunned.

Will the ruins in front of him become Blackburn's new stadium in two or three years?

A new stadium for 80,000 people. Although George was a little worried, he had a lot of expectations. What would it feel like to coach a team in a big stadium like Old Trafford, Bernabeu, and Camp Nou?

Today is September 23, 2003.

The day when the construction of Blackburn's new stadium officially started.

All the senior executives of the Blackburn Club came here. Even the mayor of Blackburn came here in person. Now he is talking to Paul. Without the strong support of the Blackburn City Government, the plan for the new stadium would not have been implemented so quickly.

For the city government, having a modern and luxurious stadium will definitely make a great contribution to the development of the city.

Football is called a "smokeless industry", which is definitely not aimless. The economic value that football can bring should not be underestimated in a country like England where football is developed. A stadium can drive countless economic industries around it.

Especially Blackburn, there is only one football club. That is Blackburn Football Club.

All Blackburn citizens are supporters of Blackburn. Therefore, the construction of a new football stadium in Blackburn has a great influence.

Moreover, this new stadium, as well as the industries driven by the surrounding areas, can provide countless new jobs.

It can be said that the construction of the new stadium has countless benefits for the city of Blackburn. Therefore, the city government fully supports Paul's plan.

If it were in China, Blackburn would not have to worry about the problem of funds at all. Because once the government departments support it, they can use the government's credit to lend you a large sum of money. Unfortunately, this is England.

The city government can only give the team a green light at most. As for the funding problem, you still need to solve it yourself.

"John, how long will it take to repair this stadium?"

George asked Williams, who looked tired. Williams already had a head full of white hair. Speaking of which, although Williams is much older than George and Paul, he is not so old.

But Williams has too many things recently.

There are too many things on him. And there are too many pressures in his heart. This makes Williams look older and older.

When Williams heard George's words, he still had a proud smile on his face. "We plan to build it in two and a half years. But there may be some problems in the middle. I have considered these problems. As long as there are no major problems, it will take at most three years."

Although Williams looked tired, he was very confident.

He had white hair, but he looked proud standing on a high place, with a sense of commanding the world.

"George, do you know? We only need to wait for another three years. By 2007 at the latest, we will have a stadium comparable to Manchester United's Old Trafford. By then, we don't need to envy Old Trafford, because we also have our own big stadium."

Although Williams was very tired, he was still very excited.

For the past two years, Williams went everywhere to beg for alms for this new stadium. I don't know how many people looked down on him. But Williams did not give up. Because Williams would not give up for Blackburn in his heart.

Blackburn is a dream of Williams. A dream that he had more than ten years ago. For this, Williams is willing to make every effort.

Although Paul's plan is a bit too big. But Williams knows one thing.

Paul is ambitious. And this road is difficult, but once Paul's idea is really realized, then Blackburn may really become a new giant in European football. Although there are countless uncertainties and hardships on this road, Williams is willing to continue.

George nodded.

"John, can the plan for the new stadium be done slowly? Especially those messy plans next to the stadium, they can be planned slowly after the stadium is built. If we do it together, although I don't quite understand the financial issues, I also know that the financial pressure on our club will be very great."

George finally wanted to persuade Williams.

If it is just the stadium, although it is a luxurious stadium, George believes that it will not crush Blackburn.

As long as Blackburn's performance is as good as before, then the money can be repaid in ten or fifteen years. Because of the excellent performance, there will be money to pay off the debt.

But once other plans are launched together, the funds required at that time will be too huge. It is so huge that it is shocking.

At that time, Blackburn can only be trembling with fear.

Williams glanced at George and sighed. How could Williams not know this? As an insider, Williams knew the risks better than anyone else. But Williams could only continue.

Because Paul is a man with ideas.

Before accepting Jack Walker's assets, Paul had his own industry in the United States. And it was quite successful. This success gave Paul a strong confidence. But it also made him a little stubborn and had absolute confidence in his ideas.

Now the club has such a huge plan, Paul is very confident. Although there will be a little financial pressure, Paul believes in his plan. I believe that the club will be able to survive.

Williams is not that kind of strong person.

Therefore, Williams is more about perfecting Paul's plan, and will not change his plan.

"George, don't worry. I know what to do?"

Williams patted George on the shoulder.

George smiled and didn't speak. George really doesn't understand these aspects. George only knows about Arsenal, so he will be careful and careful. As for what the problem will be, George is even more unclear.

Who said that only Chinese leaders are willing to speak.

The same is true in England. Paul and the city government officials were talking about something, but they were all smiling.

There were some small ceremonies at the end, and then the construction of the new stadium was officially announced.

Watching the various machines rumble and start, George looked up at the gloomy sky.

The new stadium that has been entangled for a while is finally going to start today. A new stadium, who doesn't want their club to have a world-class stadium. But George doesn't know whether building this stadium will bring good or bad luck.

George can only pray to God to make things go smoothly at the stadium. Let Paul's plan be completed smoothly.

Bless Blackburn!

This is George's only prayer.

It has been the sixth year in Blackburn, and George has a deep affection for Blackburn.

George is willing to stay in Blackburn for ten or twenty years. He is willing to watch Blackburn gradually become a strong team in Europe, and become a European giant in twenty years. But this is not wishful thinking. This requires the right time, place and people.

Stadium, stadium.

George breathed a long sigh of relief. He can't help at all. I am just a head coach, a coach who only knows how to lead the team to play. The only thing I can do is to lead the team to continue to achieve good results.

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Blackburn building a new stadium is a big deal in the English football world. It is a hot topic everywhere.

After Arsenal built a new stadium, another strong team in the Premier League started to build a new stadium. And it is an amazing design, a large stadium that can accommodate 80,000 people. If it is really built, it will be one of the most luxurious stadiums in the world.

In fact, Arsenal also wanted to build a large stadium for 80,000 people, but unfortunately it didn't work. Because that is London.

London is a land of gold. Arsenal had to beg for permission to build a stadium for only 60,000 people. This is not just a matter of money.

But it is different here in Blackburn.

Blackburn still has a place for you to build a stadium for 80,000 people.

However, no one laughed at Arsenal's stadium, but many people still laughed at Blackburn. Some media even laughed at Blackburn: Does Blackburn have 80,000 people?

This is just a mocking tone. Blackburn has more than 80,000 people, of course. Blackburn has a population of 140,000.

The media just used this method to laugh at Blackburn, overestimating their own capabilities.

The team is also discussing the new stadium that has begun construction.

For these players, they have no personal experience of the new stadium. They just think that the club is very ambitious to build such a luxurious stadium. Therefore, their morale is very high.

On September 28, Blackburn played Fulham at home.

It may be that the newly started stadium made the players very excited. Compared with George, the head coach, who was worried, they were more excited. They performed very well in the game.

Pires scored twice, plus Klose's goal, and defeated Fulham 3-0.

On October 1, Blackburn played the second game of the Champions League group stage.

Blackburn arrived in Athens to challenge AEK Athens.

This time, George was not careless at all. The first game had already been lost. If there was a little mistake in the second game, the next game would be difficult to play.

But no one knew what happened. Blackburn was like a spell at AEK Athens' home stadium.

The whole game was under pressure from AEK Athens, and the shots even exceeded 20 times. There were 12 shots within the goal range alone, and four shots hit the goal post, but they didn't get a goal. Not to mention George and Blackburn players, even the commentator who explained the game felt puzzled.

Blackburn's luck was too bad.

Of course, AEK Athens' luck was super explosive. Blackburn shot more than 20 times, but didn't score a goal.

In the end, even the Blackburn players themselves had no idea. Such a game couldn't be won.

The game has reached this point, and we still can't score. We can only blame God.

George could only get a 0-0 draw away from home. After two group matches, Blackburn only had one point. In another venue, Monaco defeated PSV Eindhoven 2-1.

In this group, Monaco has six points, PSV Eindhoven has three points, and AEK Athens and Blackburn both have one point.

The two games of the Champions League group stage have shocked all European football media. The other group matches went smoothly. Only Blackburn, which was thought to have the least problems before the game, had one draw and one loss in two games.

Many media are laughing at Blackburn and George. A dark horse is a dark horse. After the dark horse nature is gone, Blackburn is just a small team. George is the same. When the myth is over, only mediocrity remains.

At this time, these media have forgotten that not long ago, they all said that George was the best young coach in European football. I also compared George with those legendary coaches in history, and thought that none of those coaches had as good results as George when they were his age.

Now that the performance in the Champions League group stage is a little bit fluctuating, they started to say that Blackburn is a small team. They said that George is just a coach with good luck.

However, although the performance in the Champions League group stage was not very good, and the media also laughed at George.

But George didn't care at all. The first game was because of carelessness, and the second game was just bad luck. Anyway, there are still four games, and George didn't even think about not appearing in the group stage. Because that would never happen to George.

George still has confidence in this.

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