Coaching legend

"Are you the head coach who asked my son to play football?" Yusuf stared at George with his eyes wide open. George looked at Yusuf, then looked at the slightly fat Klose next to him, and shook his head. Because Yusuf was really too handsome, much more handsome than his son Klose.

Yes, the striker with amazing headers that George discovered was Klose, who was only 17 years old. Although Klose was a little shy at the age of 17, and his figure was fatter than when he played in the World Cup in Korea and Japan later. But George recognized at a glance that this slightly fat striker was Klose, the main striker of the German national team in the future.

If there are many stars who are late bloomers, such as Italy's Toni, Germany's Bierhoff, and Russia's Arshavin, these people are real late bloomers. But if there is another late bloomer after the new millennium, it must be Klose. He was still playing in the business league at the age of 20, and did not start to emerge in the Bundesliga until he was 22 years old. The 2002 World Cup introduced fans to this "heading striker" with rough skills and clumsy ball handling. After a short period of "excitement", Klose fell into a slump and scored few goals. In general, it is believed that the technical level of a player is basically capped at the age of 24 or 25, especially as a frontcourt attacking player. Joining Bremen to replace Elton was originally considered a lose-lose transfer, but Klose suddenly got his way in the Parrots and was unstoppable. The 27-year-old Klose showed a comprehensive skill under Schaff, and his dribbling and passing were eye-catching. He won the Golden Boot in the 2006 World Cup. What's more incredible is that he was crowned the assist king of the Bundesliga, which really surprised critics and fans who thought he had rough and single skills.

Moreover, Klose had a long career life. He was still the main striker of the German national team until he was 32 years old. Later, after transferring to Lazio in Serie A, he was still as powerful as ever in Serie A at the age of 33. George was of course overjoyed to see such a striker today.

As for Klose's father, Youssef, he was also a player in the French team Auxerre, and he was a right winger. But George didn't expect Youssef to be so impatient, and his temper didn't seem to be very good. But he was much more handsome than George imagined.

"Hello, my name is George Levy. I am the head coach of Burnley in the English League Two. I admire your son's football level very much. Your son's level is very high, and his future development prospects are limitless. He is destined to belong to the football field, and I want to take him to England." George smiled and talked to Youssef.

Youssef ignored George's compliments, and still said in a serious manner: "Coach Levy, I was also a player. I know my son's current level better than anyone else. You say this, but it increases my distrust of you. I just want to know why you want my son to play in England."

Now George has experienced the stereotypes of the Germans, and he is not even a little polite. Without caring about the person he is talking to, George can only smile helplessly.

"In that case, I will just tell you what I think. To be honest, Miro can only be the main striker in the fourth-tier league in England at most. And he can only be a striker in those clubs without ambitions, and can only be a substitute in the third-tier league. Of course, he can only be a substitute in my club. Because my club's goal this season is very clear, that is to upgrade. So we will introduce a group of strong players, and Miro is a substitute player in my plan." Since Youssef likes to be straightforward, George has no obstacles and expressed his opinion. Although Klose is very powerful, that is a matter of the future. At this stage, Klose is not as useful as many strikers in the third-tier league.

Klose, who was standing aside, heard George's evaluation and clenched his fists tightly. George noticed this little action and just smiled slightly. If Klose did not react after hearing these words, he would not be able to grow into a world-class striker. But Youssef was calmer than before and looked straight at George.

"There have always been geniuses in this world. Pele and Maradona are geniuses among geniuses. I don't know if you have heard of Ronaldo, who is now playing for PSV Eindhoven. When he joined PSV Eindhoven last year, he was only 18 years old and the transfer fee was 4.7 million US dollars. He is a talented player and a representative of young fame." Evan and Yusuf didn't know why George suddenly said this.

“But there is also a kind of people who are late bloomers. Miro is not a genius, and it is impossible for him to become famous at a young age. If he wants to succeed, he can only work hard and train himself with sweat. Only in this way can he become a late bloomer. Miro’s advantages and disadvantages are very obvious now. Miro has good speed and strong explosive power. Of course, the biggest advantage is headers. His header ability is definitely the best among his peers. If Miro continues to improve his header level, especially his ability to grab points, he will definitely become a good striker.” George began to analyze Klose’s characteristics, because he knew that Youssef had been a player, so he spent more time talking. "But if he continues to develop like this, he will only be a striker who relies on headers for a living, and may be able to be a main player in a mid-to-lower-level team in the top league. Because Miro's skills are too rough, and there are problems with passing and coordination. But if he wants to achieve greater and higher results, Miro must develop comprehensively from now on. He must strengthen his practice in passing, passing, coordination, and shooting in a small range. As long as he works hard for five years, I guarantee that a brand new Klose will appear in front of the world."

George is very confident. In his previous life, Klose played in the amateur league until he was 22 years old and did not receive too much formal training. Even so, Klose's performance later was also obvious to all. Now George wants to let Klose experience the professional league in advance and receive good football training.

"Coach Levi, can I trust you?" Yusuf suddenly looked up and asked George.

"I won't come here to talk nonsense for no reason. I will definitely not let you down."

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"George, I really don't understand what you are wandering around for now. I can understand that you go to Germany to find players, but who are you looking for in the Czech Republic? There are also good players in the Czech league?" In the next ten days, Evan followed George around Germany. He went to Leverkusen's stadium and visited Dortmund's stadium. In the end, he came to the Czech Republic.

The Czech Republic is a barren land for the European football world, but people will soon know the Czech Republic. Because in the European Cup next year, the Czech national team will make it all the way to the finals, allowing the world to know the players of the Czech Golden Generation.

There are Nedved, Poborsky, Smicer and other players who are famous in European football. After the European Cup, they will be known to the world. Nedved, Smicer and other players who have already established their names in the Czech League, George has never thought of digging them. After all, even if he can successfully convince them, Burnley really can't afford them at their price. So George's target this time is Boborski, the right winger of the Czech national team in the European Cup.

Speaking of the Czech golden generation, the most regrettable one is Boborski. Boborski's full name is Karel Boborski, and he became famous in the European Cup. The 1996 European Championship belonged to the Germans, but more to the Czechs. From the lucky promotion to the finals to dragging the German tank into overtime, the Czech stars shone brightly, and among a series of shining names, Boborski with flying blond hair amazed Europe. His elegant and agile breakthrough and sprint on the right sideline was a sharp weapon for the Czech team's offense that year, and in the quarter-finals against Portugal, he rode alone to break through the classic moment of Baia's ten fingers, which made the 24-year-old star famous overnight, and also made Ferguson eager to call him into his team.

But after joining Manchester United, the decline in form caused by injuries and the rise of Beckham made him fruitless in Manchester United. He joined the team for 3.5 million euros, but was kicked out after just one year and sold to Benfica for 2 million euros. The young and successful Boborski would never have thought that his journey to the Premier League would become a bleak memory for him. If Cruyff, who had the same fate as Boborski at the time, was not strong enough, then Boborski was definitely unlucky.

Injuries have always accompanied Boborski since then, and his stunning glimpse in 1996 almost became the swan song of the Czech's career. Fortunately, after Boborski returned to China, he regained his strength and appeared in the 2004 European Cup again. Boborski is the most regrettable member of George's Czech golden generation.

Boborski is now unknown in European football and is not well-known in the Czech Republic. Although he is a member of the national team, he plays in a small team like Zizkov Viktoria. In the 94-95 season, Boborski scored ten goals for the team, but still failed to get the call of the Czech domestic giants. Boborski has always been indignant about this.

However, Bobowski still had some resistance to the call of the English League B. After all, in 1995, the English League was not as strong as the Premier League in the new millennium. At that time, the status of the English League in Europe was far lower than the leagues in countries such as Italy, Spain, and Germany. Moreover, it was not a team from the English top league, but from the English third league.

However, George used his eloquence to fool Bobowski. Although the current Premier League is not as famous as Serie A, Bundesliga, and La Liga, and may not even be as attractive to players as the Eredivisie. But the strong development of the Premier League is visible. Since the establishment of the Premier League, the performance of Premier League teams in Europe has been getting better and better, and Premier League teams are also getting richer and richer.

Burnley is a team in the English League Two, but it was just relegated and is also a hot team for promotion this year. Moreover, there are opportunities to compete with Premier League teams in the League Cup and the FA Cup. As long as they can play well in the League Cup and the FA Cup, they still have the opportunity to show themselves in front of Premier League teams. Finally, under George's persuasion, Bobowski was willing to come to England.

After getting Bobowski, George was in a good mood. With Ballack's midfield dispatch and Bobowski's lightning speed on the right, Burnley's offensive power will definitely be more than doubled.

When George came out of Zizkov Victoria, he smiled with the drafted contract. "Evan, it seems that the attractiveness of our club is really problematic. A Czech international has to work so hard, but this trip is very rewarding."

"George, is he really that good?" Evan shook his head, still questioning George's choice. There are also good players in the Czech Republic?

George smiled at Evan and said, "Evan, you know what? In my room there are many videos of various clubs that I hired people to find. I have also looked around from time to time in the past few years. The Czech national team cannot be ignored. They have many strong players who will definitely surprise the world."