Coaching legend

"Gascoigne, Gazza forever. Beautiful goal, I haven't seen such a beautiful goal from Gazza for a long time." Mortensen praised Gascoigne's goal.

For more than 20 minutes, Burnley has been firmly suppressing Middlesbrough. In the battle for the midfield, Middlesbrough is completely at a disadvantage. Horan and Neil Lennon defended very well, while Ballack's control of the midfield was perfect.

It's just that Burnley's luck is not particularly good, and several good scoring opportunities were squandered by their own people.

But in the 23rd minute, Middlesbrough's attack was blocked by Gary Breen. It happened to be caught by Gascoigne in the midfield. Gascoigne took two steps forward and Horan was already behind him.

Gascoigne simply shook his body and passed Horan. However, the speed of Gascoigne, who had gained weight, was completely lost, so although Horan was passed by, he was quickly reattached.

Mitchell and Gary Breen on the back line are also in good positions. Judging from Gascoigne's current physical condition, it is impossible to break through Burnley's defense. Therefore, Burnley's defense pays more attention to Gascoigne's pass.

But just when everyone thought Gascoigne was passing the ball, Gascoigne suddenly rubbed it gently. Nearly twenty-eight meters away, the ball seemed to have eyes, hanging into the blind spot in a beautiful arc. Jaaskelainen tried his best to save the ball, but unfortunately the ball hit the dead center. Jaaskelainen could only sigh and helpless.

The moment Gascoigne scored, even George sitting in the coaching bench couldn't help but applaud. Because it was so beautiful, none of the Burnley players lost their position in this ball. The defense also did a very good job, and the goal conceded was just because of Gascoigne's genius strike at that moment.

"Gascoigne is a genius. If he hadn't indulged himself, how could he have been reduced to playing in the English League One?" George said with regret while applauding.

Speaking of Paul Gascoigne, he is definitely a rare genius in England. Gascoigne has good game awareness, broad vision, good organization, and is very cunning and witty on the court. He is one of the most creative midfielders in Europe. His dribbling breakthrough ability is as superb as a Latin player. He can be described as a traditional England team. A unique landscape.

Although England is known as the originator of modern football, there are few talented players with outstanding skills like Gascoigne. So much so that Joe Cole later became England's most skilled midfielder.

England's midfielders have always been rich in all-round tough guys who can attack and defend, so after Arsenal trained Wilshere, the whole of England had high hopes for Wilshere.

Therefore, it is not easy to qualify a talented player like Gascoigne in England, but Gascoigne wasted his outstanding talent because of his indulgent lifestyle. George doesn't know how to evaluate such players.

"All talented players have their own personalities." Karl said with a smile.

"I wonder how many years it will take for England to have another Gascoigne?" George shook his head.

"George, don't you go up and explain?" Evan Sawyer sat next to George and asked quietly.

George shook his head.

"It was just a genius strike from Gascoigne. Middlesbrough had no advantage as a whole. It can't be won back by one or two people. I believe in our players."

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It is true that Bryan Robson is also a coach who emphasizes the overall situation, but now Middlesbrough is completely suppressed by Burnley. Because Gascoigne was in good form, many Middlesbrough balls were delivered to Gascoigne's feet.

Although Gascoigne has gained weight, his skills at his feet are still there. Therefore, among Middlesbrough, he is the only player who can control the ball.

"Gascoigne got the ball, and Ballack bumped into Gascoigne behind him and committed a foul... The referee signaled for the game to continue, and Ballack did not foul."

"Barack passed to Klose... Klose passed to the left without pausing... Daniel stepped in and passed... Camoranesi!"

The Burnley fans, who had been silent for a moment because of the missed goal, burst into loud cheers.

Gascoigne's body really couldn't withstand the impact. Ballack fell down after just a slight collision from the side. The Middlesbrough players in the frontcourt were switching from defense to offense, while the backcourt players were signaling Ballack to foul.

But he didn't expect that the referee signaled for the game to continue. In just a short moment, Burnley's attack had already begun. With just a few passes, he had already advanced into Middlesbrough's penalty area.

Camoranesi has not scored many goals since arriving at Burnley. But it does not mean that there is a problem with his scoring ability. Camoranesi saw Klose coming back to respond, so he went straight into the penalty area. He just received Daniel's cross and shot a low shot into Middlesbrough's goal.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!! Camoranesi, this is the most valuable goal Camoranesi has scored at Burnley. Less than five minutes after Gascoigne scored , Burnley equalized the score.”

"Middlesbrough players surrounded the referee, indicating that Ballack had just committed a foul. However, the referee indicated that the goal was valid. Let's see it in slow motion."

After Camoranesi equalized the score, George just stood up from the coaching bench and simply clapped. Then signal the team to continue the attack.

"From the slow motion, Ballack's ball is indeed suspected of foul. But Gascoigne's body is too thin, and this level of impact is common in the Premier League and League One. Alas!"

Bryan Robson also communicated with the fourth referee, indicating that Ballack's action just now was a foul. However, the fourth referee smiled and listened to Robson's complaints, and then simply explained to Robson.

Robson was very angry. It is now obvious that Burnley is one level higher. Robson was very happy to be able to lead Burnley with Gascoigne's goal. As long as the score is maintained until the first half, Robson will find a way to defend the second half. But in less than five minutes, Burnley equalized the score. This is a huge blow to Middlesbrough.

Robson saw that the fourth referee was just smiling and perfunctory, so he wanted to go over to cheer up the players. He also wanted the players to defend first, but unfortunately he had not yet rearranged his intention, and his team suffered another heavy blow.

After Middlesbrough kicked off, Gascoigne, who had just lost the ball, was a little slow and was intercepted by Ballack again. Ballack handed it to Ljungberg, who showed his best attacking skills. He pushed forward all the way to the side of Middlesbrough's penalty area and suddenly passed back.

Ballack, who had been following up, made his signature long shot and scored another goal.

"Ballack! Ballack! Burnley scored two goals in three minutes. Less than ten minutes after Middlesbrough scored, they had already reversed the score."

"It's Gascoigne again, he lost the ball again. The goal was just a flash of inspiration for Gascoigne, and now being knocked around by Ballack is Gascoigne's current situation."

Two goals in three minutes excited the fans up and down the Turf Moor Stadium. Even George didn't sit down this time, he jumped up directly.

"Evan, take a look. Even if Ballack plays in the Premier League, there will be no problem. With Ballack, Burnley will have a guaranteed midfield core for the next ten years."

Evan also clapped his hands and smiled without saying anything. However, he agreed with George's words. Since George has completely formed the team with Ballack this season, Ballack's comprehensiveness has been fully demonstrated. He can defend, attack, and score goals.

Speaking of Ballack, Evan remembered the first time he met George. At that time, Ballack was an amateur player. In less than three years, Ballack has become the midfield core of the top team in the English League One.

After the second goal, the game was very easy to play. Before the end of the first half, Ballack received a cross from Finnan and scored the second goal of the game with a powerful header.

Although Burnley was already leading by a big score of 3 to 1 in the first half, they did not relax at all in the second half. They continued to attack their opponents. In the 73rd minute, Gary Breen received a pass from Camoranesi during a corner kick attack and scored the fourth goal of the game.

In the 84th minute, Robbie Keane, who came on as a substitute, won a chance to score a single goal with his speed. With a gentle push, he scored Burnley's fifth goal in this game. It was also Robbie Keane's 14th goal for Burnley, and he is currently the striker with the most goals in Burnley's front line.

"Five to one, Burnley has basically confirmed its entry into the League Cup final. With Burnley's defense, I think even Manchester United and Arsenal can't guarantee four goals. Middlesbrough is even more so. I want to congratulate our coach Levy in advance."

Listening to the fans singing and laughing at Turf Moor, Robson shrugged. There was not much sadness, but relief. Middlesbrough is now competing with Nottingham Forest for a direct promotion spot, and they are in a stalemate. Robson is unwilling to waste energy in the League Cup.

Unfortunately, the Middlesbrough board of directors is obsessed with the glory of the past. Unwilling to give up any game, Robson is relieved now. With a score of five to one, the semi-final has lost suspense.