Coaching legend

After defeating Bolton, Burnley will face a devilish schedule.

First, they will face the second round of the League Cup, but this time Burnley is lucky. They will face York City in the English League Two, which is a relatively easy opponent.

Starting from the tenth round of the English League One, Burnley will successively face Wolves, Portsmouth, Queens Park Rangers, and Manchester City. These four teams are the favorites to be promoted in the English League One this season.

Many comments when evaluating Burnley say that if Burnley can successfully pass the devilish schedule, then the road to promotion will be smooth sailing. But if they fail here, it may be a turning point for this season.

George also attaches great importance to the games in this month or so. George has set his sights on the Premier League early. The damn English League Two and the English League One, George doesn't want to stay for a minute longer.

Winning Bolton has boosted Burnley's morale. On September 22, Burnley will challenge York City away.

This was a second-round game in the English League Cup. George rotated many people, even Ballack sat on the bench. Mitchell and Kevin Phillips were not even on the roster.

He was very familiar with York City. Burnley played against York City twice last season. York City is a weak team in the English League Two. Although George was a half-main and half-substitute lineup, he still beat York City 2-0. Successfully advanced to the third round of the League Cup.

After that, Burnley went to Molineux Stadium without stopping to challenge Wolves, who are currently ranked second in the English League One.

As the head coach of the English League One club, George has a deep understanding of Wolves. After all, Wolves have been a strong team in the English League One in recent years, and they are the favorites for promotion almost every year.

However, Burnley, who has won three consecutive games and just defeated Bolton in the league, won a clean victory at Molineux Stadium with a score of 3-0. Ljungberg, who was released from the ban by George, performed bravely in this game. With one goal and one assist, he proved that he could completely replace the departed Boborski.

In the press conference after the game, George did not give face to the Wolves and the media at all. "There is a very bad phenomenon in English football now. Before the game, people usually compare history. See whose history is more glorious, and then evaluate the chances of the two teams. I think the so-called experts who support this view have some problems in their heads. I suggest they go to the hospital for a comprehensive brain examination. If historical results are so important, why don't we play football? Why don't we show the history of our respective clubs and compare to see who is more glorious, and then judge who wins?"

Before the game, many media used historical results to look forward to this game. It was quite funny for George, but George didn't say anything. He waited until the victory before he got angry with them.

Wolves have a more glorious history than Burnley, especially after the 1950s, when the Wolves Football Club reached its peak after its founding. Under the leadership of the legendary coach Cullis, they won the FA Cup in 1949 and won the top league three times in 1954, 58 and 59.

This has always been the pride of the Wolves, and they shouted very fiercely before the game. In George's view, the reaction of the Wolves is a manifestation of guilty conscience, and only guilty people will be so hysterical.

"If a team lives in history every day, what development can it have. What is the foundation? For a team in the second league, what is the use of having 30 top league championships. Only those clubs without any goals will sing on the credit book every day."

George doesn't care what the media says later, Burnley is now on the right track. Burnley's performance has attracted the attention of all media after defeating the top two teams in the English League One.

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However, George's words were still criticized by the media. Because George's words were directed at those old English clubs.

In the current English leagues of all levels, the history is extremely glorious, but in reality, there are many clubs that have fallen into decline. The only thing these clubs can console themselves with is the glory they once had.

George directly criticized those clubs this time, saying that they were a group of clubs without goals. How could this not make those clubs angry?

Criticisms of George, a young coach, are overwhelming. They accuse George of not knowing how to respect the traditions of English clubs.

But what George can't stand the most is this of the British. They seem to be still living in the British Empire two hundred years ago, and they always think highly of themselves. This is true for the British, and even more so for British fans. Many clubs can only struggle in low-level leagues, so those fans are immersed in the club's previous glory every day.

George ignored the criticisms of himself in the media and didn't care how they scolded him. As long as Burnley fans can continue to support him and as long as he continues to win, they can't do anything even if they shout fiercely.

On September 26, in the eleventh round of the English League One, Burnley waited for Portsmouth at home. Portsmouth is now fifth in the English Football League One, one point behind Burnley. Amid the media's condemnation of George, Burnley beat Portsmouth 2-0 with two goals from Kevin Phillips.

On September 30, in the 12th round of the English League One, Burnley played against Queens Park at home. Queens Park was a strong team that was relegated from the Premier League last season and is also a popular team to be promoted to the English League One this season. Unfortunately, after the start of this season, the results were average. Now it is only ranked seventh in the English League One.

Burnley did not miss this opportunity at home and defeated Queens Park 3-1. The goal lost was the coordination error between young players Matthew Upson and Gary Breen on the back line, which allowed Queens Park to score a face-saving goal.

On October 6, in the 13th round of the English League One, Burnley challenged Manchester City away. Manchester City is also a team that has just been relegated to the First Division. Manchester City performed well in the Premier League last season. At least it performed better than Bolton and Queens Park Rangers. Unfortunately, after entering the First Division, it performed poorly and is now only ranked eleventh.

But the third game in ten days made Burnley players a little tired. So George made some rotations and tied Manchester City 1-1 away.

So far, in the thirteenth round of games, Burnley has achieved an excellent record of eight wins and five draws, ranking first in the English League One with 29 points. Bolton is right behind Burnley and ranks second with 27 points.

In the last five head-to-head games starting with Bolton, Burnley has won four wins and one draw. Everyone has seen Burnley's outstanding strength. The opponents that Burnley will face next are almost all teams at the bottom of the First Division.

The media that had been denouncing George ten days ago have now changed their views. They say that Burnley led by George will definitely be promoted to the Premier League this season.

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"Carl, do you know? I grew up in England, but I can't stand the nasty weather in England." George looked at the rain outside with disgust.

The rain in England is the kind that keeps raining, and it rains almost half of the year. Although George has been in England for more than ten years, he is still not used to this kind of nasty weather.

Carl Pat laughed. "George, you have a chance to coach Real Madrid or Barcelona. Then we can enjoy the sunshine and beach."

"No more talking, the car I called is here. Carl, do you want me to take you?" In England, you can't call a taxi anytime and anywhere like in China. Because the oil price is too expensive, if you want to take a taxi, you can only call the taxi company or a familiar driver.

"No, you are not going to the restaurant in York. I'm going the wrong way, you go first."

George nodded and got in the taxi. There were very few people on the street, probably because of the rain. But the rain kept falling and falling.

"Drip..." "Squeak..." "Bang..."