Coaching legend

On February 24th, Burnley once again embarked on the journey of the First Division League. Although it was in the second round of the League Cup semi-finals, Burnley's main players had a full rest. But I don't know if it was because of too much revelry, they were still very tired in this game. George knew that there was a big problem with the thickness of Burnley's lineup. It was less than three years old, so the lineup was too thin.

The current Burnley main force is very strong, but unfortunately there are not many players on the bench who can hold the line. In other words, the players on the bench, changing one or two players may not affect the combat effectiveness. But once the rotation exceeds three or four people, the combat effectiveness will be greatly affected. Therefore, Burnley has played more than 40 games so far, basically with the same lineup. It should be very normal for them to feel tired.

George saw that the players were too tired, so he let them relax and then control the ball. Burnley was finally tied by Oxford United at home.

In order to allow the players to have a good rest, George simply let many main players rest in the 33rd round of the English League. In this game, Burnley faced West Bromwich Albion, with whom they had a big feud. All the substitutes of Burnley wanted revenge. Unfortunately, they were not strong enough and eventually lost 0-1.

With one draw and one loss, Nottingham Forest finally had the opportunity to catch up a little bit. After the 33rd round, Nottingham Forest was 12 points behind Burnley.

At this time, the draw for the FA Cup semi-finals was also over. Burnley did not draw the strong enemy Arsenal, but drew Sheffield United.

George did not think that this year's FA Cup journey would be so lucky. Even in the League Cup, George met the derby team Blackburn and the powerful First-Class club Middlesbrough.

But in the FA Cup, Burnley almost entered the semi-finals smoothly. Even in the semi-finals, they met a general First-Class team like Sheffield United. Sometimes George couldn't help laughing.

As long as they passed Sheffield United, Burnley would be able to enter the FA Cup final. It is absolutely rare for a first-class team to enter the League Cup final and the FA Cup final at the same time.

In the 34th round of the English League One, the main players of Burnley, who had rested well, defeated Norwich 3-0. After a draw and a loss, they finally won a big victory.

However, Nottingham Forest, which has been in good form recently, stumbled and was tied by Swindon at home. The gap with Burnley has become 14 points again. Of course, this is not all. Middlesbrough, which was four points behind Nottingham Forest, defeated its opponent in the 34th round and narrowed the gap between the two teams to two points.

For Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough now, Burnley is out of sight. Therefore, they do not expect to surpass Burnley, so they only have one direct promotion spot in their eyes. Therefore, the four-point gap became two points, which made Dave Bassett, the head coach of Nottingham Forest, quite dissatisfied.

After the game, Dave Bassett criticized the referee. But Dave Bassett did have reason to be angry, because in the 86th minute of the game, the referee judged a foul by the Nottingham Forest defender and gave Swindon a penalty. But in any way, that ball was not even a foul, let alone a penalty. This was a complete misjudgment.

But George was very happy. As long as the misjudgment was not for himself, he was happy. Especially for any team that was in competition with him, it was a help to himself.

In the 35th round of the English League One, Burnley continued to win with a score of 2 to 1.

Although Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough both won, Burnley still led Nottingham Forest by 14 points. With only 11 rounds left in the league, Burnley's advantage was already quite large.

In the 36th round of the English League One, in order to prepare for the FA Cup semi-final against Sheffield United, George sent most of the substitutes. However, facing Portsmouth in the relegation zone, they still played fiercely. With two goals from Kevin Phillips, they still beat Portsmouth 2-0.

Although Kevin Phillips is not a main player for Burnley this season, the main strikers in the league have always been Klose and Robbie Keane. But in the limited playing time, Kevin Phillips still scored 12 goals. Compared with Klose who only scored 6 goals, the efficiency is much higher.

Because Burnley's performance is very good now, not many people criticize George. But there are still many people who are puzzled by George's excessive respect for Klose, but now George is too popular, no one dares to say it directly.

After the 36th round of games, Burnley is still 14 points ahead of Nottingham Forest.

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“At the end of the game, Sheffield United had no chance at all. Burnley shot 21 times and scored three goals. The game ended with a score of 3-0, and Burnley entered the FA Cup final.”

“With this game, Burnley has reached the League Cup and FA Cup finals consecutively this year. Because Arsenal and West Ham United tied and needed a replay, we don’t know who Burnley’s final opponent will be. But being able to enter the League Cup and FA Cup finals, this season Burnley has been very successful.”

"Although some media believe that Burnley's ability to go so far in the cup competition is related to the weak opponents they encountered. However, Burnley is a club in the English League One. Not only is it ranked first in the English League One, but it has also reached the finals of two cup competitions. This achievement is already very remarkable."

"Since winning the top league championship 38 years ago, Burnley has not had such a good chance to win the championship for a long time. Whether it is the League Cup or the FA Cup, as long as George wins an honor, he can make his name engraved in Burnley's history."

"George, the young coach, has brought out a very strong team this season after the setbacks of last season. Currently, the English League One has been played for 36 rounds, and Burnley is 14 points ahead of the second place. According to the current situation, Burnley will soon be promoted to the Premier League, and the Premier League will be much more exciting at that time."

Motson kept talking about how strong Burnley is this year and how well it performs.

However, for the current Burnley players and fans, there is nothing else to do except celebrate. I don't know how many times this kind of cheering has been staged at Turf Moor this season. Being able to reach the FA Cup final is no different from a holiday for Burnley fans.

Speaking of which, the FA Cup is a very important cup competition in England, and it is also the oldest knockout cup competition in the world football. It used to have a very high status in English football, far from being comparable to cup competitions such as the League Cup.

The successful advancement to the FA Cup final has boosted the morale of Burnley from top to bottom.

On March 22, in the 37th round of the English League One, Burnley challenged Port Vale away. Entering the FA Cup final inspired Burnley players, although they had just played the FA Cup semi-final five days ago. But Burnley players defeated Port Vale with a huge score of 4 to 1 in this game.

In the 38th round of the League Cup, in order to prepare for the League Cup final with Chelsea, George sent all the substitutes to play. Burnley's substitutes are indeed very insufficient, and there is no way to deal with Swindon. In the end, they can only accept a draw.

The gap with Nottingham Forest was 12 points again. But George had no time to think about the league situation now, because the League Cup final would be on March 30th.