coach legend

Chapter 147: A bleak start

"You don't doubt?" John Williams smiled and put down the newspaper in his hand, and asked Jack Walker next to him.Jack Walker lay on the chair, closed his eyes and meditated.

Although Jack Walker is still the chairman of the club, he has rarely intervened in the affairs of the club.Over the past few years, as his health has gotten worse, Jack Walker's energy has gradually become insufficient.So a lot of things at the club started with John Williams.

Williams met George when he cleaned out Blackburn's main force and then bought those young players.He didn't want to interfere with George, but after all, George's movements were too big.Williams was a little uncertain and wanted to hear George's opinion.

George finally convinced Williams that although the main players of Blackburn are strong.But after all, they are old now, and there are only one or two years left in their peak period.George has to think about the continuation of the lineup, although Jack Walker is also considered a rich man in England.But it is completely incomparable to the later Abramovich, and Manchester City boss Mansour.

So George wanted to sell them while they were still worth something.Not only to free up salary space, but also to raise more transfer funds.George assured Williams that the players he bought would definitely succeed in the Premier League.

In the end Williams believed in George's vision.

After Jack Walker briefly looked at the newspaper, he threw it aside. "What do journalists do? It's their job to create something out of nothing, turn small things into big things. If George really cares about this little money, which one of those geniuses at Burnley can escape George's palm."

"Look at the final sale of Ballack for 800 million pounds. If George really intends to intervene, then how much income should he get?" Jack Walker sneered at the reporter's opinion.

Then he stood up slowly and looked out the window. "Think about it, since the US-Iraq agency has a deep relationship with George. From George's point of view, how can the players under this agency be mediocre."

Williams nodded, feeling quite happy in his heart.Although it was Jack Walker who advocated hiring George, if he had some opinions about George in his heart, then Williams would be very uncomfortable in the middle.

The current Blackburn can be said to be tied to George. While George cleaned the players, he introduced a large number of players.At this time, even if he wanted to hire another coach, it was too late.Because the players introduced were all written by George, only George can know how to use them.

"The Premier League is about to start, you are..."

"I won't go, and my body won't allow me anymore." Jack Walker waved his hand. "By the way, there will be a lot of problems at the club at first. Take it easy and give George some time."

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Time flies, and it is August NO.14.

Blackburn came to London, and in the first round of the Premier League, Blackburn faced West Ham United, nicknamed the "Hammer Gang".After arriving in the Premier League, there will be more and more opportunities to go to London.

It can be said that among the major cities in the world, the number of football clubs in London is definitely among the best.Just now, there are five clubs in London, Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, and Charlton, in the Premier League alone.

In League One and League Two there are also clubs like Queens Park Rangers, Millwall, Brentford, Fulham, Crystal Palace, and Wimbledon.Of course, there are countless semi-professional and amateur teams whose names have never been heard.

Since Redknapp became the head coach of West Ham United, West Ham United has achieved great results in the past two years.And now Ferdinand and Lampard, who are the main players in West Ham United, are emerging stars.

West Ham fans have always been known for their fanaticism. Of course, like their arch-enemy Millwall fans, they are also a famous concentration of football hooligans in England.Although in recent years, as the Football Association of England has cracked down on football hooligans more and more, these things have become less and less.

But the atmosphere at Upton Park is famous in English football.

"Andy, what do you think of George's first game in the Premier League?" This time, the two partners who explained the game were Martin Taylor and Andy Gray, the famous partners of Sky TV.

Speaking of which, this game can be regarded as one of the highlights of Sky TV's broadcast this time. West Ham United's performance in the past two years has been very good.What's more important is that Blackburn's attention has suddenly increased this year. As the Premier League's first champion team piled up with money, Blackburn itself has received media attention.

This time there is another character coach like George, and George has made a lot of news after entering Blackburn.So the media has a lot more interest in Blackburn.

"It's hard to say, but I still think West Ham has a good chance of winning. Blackburn has changed too much this year. No matter how strong George is, I don't think it will be possible to form a strong team in a short time. George is not God after all." Andy Gray said with a smile.

"Speaking of which, this commentary is quite embarrassing for me."

"Martin, there are still games that make it difficult for you to comment?"

"Look at Blackburn's starting lineup, players like Pires, Micoud, and Sagnol are okay. After all, they all came from Ligue [-], and there are some materials. But look at Deco, you say we How do you explain it. If George hadn’t bought Deco, I wouldn’t have known there was such a number one player in world football. Hehe.” Martin Taylor chuckled and shook his head.

"Martin, I'm really looking forward to Deco's performance. I'm curious whether he can also become a player like Ballack."

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"Blackburn's starting lineup has come out, the goalkeeper is Flores, the back line from left to right is Van Bronckhorst, Hyypia, Hendry, Sagnol, and the midfielder is from left to right. Pires, Micoud, Deco, Makelele, Duff, the striker is Klose."

"It's a surprise." Andy Glenn shook his head. "You see Van Bronckhorst is a defensive midfielder, but George put him in the position of left back. And Makelele, from the data, he has always played right back, from the list But it is to play the midfielder position. I don’t understand, I don’t understand.”

"George always does this unexpected thing. If it's following the rules, it's not George."

In fact, not only were they surprised, but Makelele and Van Bronckhorst, who were changed by George, were also quite surprised.Fortunately, Makelele said that even in Ligue [-], he is only a little-known player.In the Premier League, he didn't have any confidence to speak, so under George's arrangement, he quickly accepted the position of midfielder.

But Van Bronckhorst is different. He is famous for playing the midfielder position in the Netherlands.Even with the Dutch team in the World Cup in France, he is the Dutch international.In the midfielder position, he has always played with ease and performed quite well.But at Blackburn, George actually let him play left back.Made him feel cheated and thought about fighting George.

But George comforted him in every possible way, and then asked Carl to tell Van Bronckhorst from the side that George is a very strong person.Even with big-name players, George will not compromise.

In desperation, Van Bronckhorst switched to left back.

Soon players from both sides began to enter the field, and every time the on-site commentator called out the names of West Ham United players, huge cheers erupted at Upton Park.The stadium with a capacity of 5000 people was full.

The shouts from the stadium made George couldn't help but admire the enthusiasm of the West Ham United fans.

George had just come out of the dressing room when he ran into Harry Redknapp.

"George, long time no see." Seeing George very happy, Redknapp stretched out his hand from afar.

"Coach Redknapp, hello. We haven't seen each other for nearly half a year." I am also very happy to see Redknapp George again.George doesn't have many friends in English football, and Redknapp is one of the few friends.

"Although we haven't met, I can see your name in the newspaper every day."

"It's a joke. Your West Ham United team has developed very smoothly in the past two years, and it's all thanks to you. Your team has several young players, making people greedy?"

"Why, George, do you want to dig our West Ham United players?" This is a point that Redknapp is very proud of, that is, there are now a large number of talented West Ham United players.Including Ferdinand and Lampard, who are now the main players, are the most proud strokes in Redknapp's coaching career.

"Of course, I am not the only one staring at your West Ham United team. If you are willing to take out Ferdinand and Lampard, can you tell me first."

"Hahaha. George, you think too well. They are the future of West Ham United and they will not be sold."

George shook his head, West Ham United is not entirely up to you.Ferdinand will be bought by Leeds United in a few years. If it weren't for buying too many players this year, George really wanted to buy Ferdinand.Of course, as a young defender in English football, Ferdinand's price is absolutely sky-high.

Neither of them talked about today's game.When the two met for the first time two years ago, Redknapp was just a new coach in the Premier League and was not well-known in English football.And George is the head coach of the League One club that has just been promoted to League One.

In the past two years, Redknapp has proved his strength in West Ham United.And George also led Burnley to the League Cup and FA Cup.In the past two years, both of them have made their names in English football.

(End of this chapter)