coach legend

Chapter 152 Gradually adapt

George's debut at Ewood Park became the focus of media reports after the game.There is a highlight in the third round of the Premier League, when Newcastle United face Liverpool.In this game, Liverpool was on a killing spree, and Newcastle defeated Newcastle with a big score of [-] to [-].

It didn't look like a strong conversation at all, as Liverpool beat Newcastle with a crushing momentum at St James' Park and they couldn't fight back.

And Michael Owen, who became famous with one goal in the World Cup and started his own legendary road, even scored a hat-trick at St. James' Park in this game.Owen scored [-] goals last season, becoming the top scorer in the Premier League.

Irving's performance in the World Cup was even more exciting, and Irving's state is still hot in the new season.This was the third round, and Irving scored a hat-trick in the strong dialogue with Newcastle.

But such a explosive game, in terms of subsequent attention, was not as good as George's Ewood Park debut.George's debut at Ewood Park was booed by his own fans and became the focus of all media after the game.

Of course, it's a big joke in English football. There are many people who can't understand George being so arrogant.

The "Sun" even made a big page about the relationship between George and Blackburn, and even wrote about George's grievances with Blackburn when he was the head coach of Burnley.

Among them are pictures of George picking on the Blackburn fans after his first Carling Cup win against Blackburn.Also last season, George said that Hendry should be suspended for life, which led to a war of words between the two sides in the media for a period of time.

Even many of George himself forgot, when George satirized Blackburn, they were all listed by the "Sun".

In the end, they said, the cause of the past, the result of today.

Then they also analyzed below that George's football has entered a dead end, and George's tactics can no longer adapt to the Premier League.

"George started his career at Burnley relying on defensive counterattacks. Fortunately, George picked up a gem. That is the former Burnley midfielder and now Leverkusen player Michael Ballack. Ballack is a player with a physical body. Strong, good defense, of course, his long pass scheduling is extremely accurate. Plus his excellent header, earth-shattering long shots. With such an excellent midfielder, George can make his defensive counterplay so good .”

"But such an outstanding player like Ballack can't be picked up casually. Does Blackburn have such an outstanding midfielder like Ballack?"

"But George still didn't give up the tactics he was no longer used to. As a result, Blackburn didn't score a goal in the first three rounds. This is the dead end of George's tactics."

"The Sun" is definitely one of the most influential tabloids in England, and their newspaper circulation is counted among the world's newspaper industry.This time they took the vanguard against George.Of course, for the "Sun", George is a small person, but George's news is relatively easy to sell recently.

Anyway, in football, there is no shortage of such people who add insult to injury.George was still a famous coach in the English media in the summer, the best young local coach in England in recent years.Now it is said by many media that he is a person who has exhausted his talents.

"George used the most rogue tactics in Burnley to win the League Cup and the FA Cup. His Burnley has not encountered any strong enemies throughout the League Cup and FA Cup. We met Chelsea and Arsenal in the final."

"But in the final, George just used the most rogue tactics. Beating Arsenal, if it weren't for Bergkamp's calmness, Burnley would not have won the FA Cup."

"It can be said that Burnley's League Cup and FA Cup titles are the least valuable in recent years. If George continues to be at Burnley, with Burnley's current team, he can still make a difference in the Premier League."

"But George came to Blackburn, a strange club, a hostile club. A coach without any experience in the top league, who didn't understand the cruelty of the top league. Didn't understand the difference between the top league and the lower league. Otherwise, it would be impossible for so many teams in the low-level leagues to fight for relegation in the top league."

"Blackburn was dazzled by George's two occasional cup titles, so he invited George. And he supported George so much that he let George do whatever he wanted in Blackburn. I believe that although it is only three games, Blackburn has begun to regret it. gone."

It was written by a reporter from the Post, and it was the first reporter to ask George a question in his first press conference as Blackburn manager.At that time, he was given a good meal by George, but he firmly remembered it in his heart.

So he said that George's two cup championships last season were won by George using shameless tactics, and it also accounted for a lot of accidental factors.Of course, this is the case with cup games, and accident factors occupy many aspects.Just like the schedule is simple, no strong opponents have been encountered.There is also Bergkamp's very unexpected red card in the FA Cup final, which can be said to have benefited Burnley.

But this does not hinder, George is a real sword in the League Cup final and the FA Cup final, defeating the two Premier League rivals Chelsea and Arsenal.

And he didn't mention another of George's contributions at Burnley.That is, George led Burnley to a double jump within three years, from the League Two to the Premier League club.This is something that is impossible to do by luck alone.

But the arena is like this, when one person succeeds, everyone will support you.Now George's grades are not good, and all the media are adding insult to injury.George has already seen through the face of the reporters.These reporters are just a bunch of guys who don't have any position and act according to the wind.

Now that the grades are not good, George is not easy to refute.So George directly closed Ewood Park, not only not letting fans in, but also not letting reporters in.It was said to the outside world that the training would be closed, and even the 10 minutes, 10 minutes, and even half an hour of interview time given to reporters before were all withdrawn.

Even George ordered all the players to order that no one should be interviewed by any media at this time.

Now George has no other choice but to rely on his grades.As long as the grades are good, these media will immediately turn around and praise George.

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In the fourth round of the league, Blackburn played against Coventry at home.

Coventry is a professional football team located in Coventry, West Midlands (Midwest), England, founded in 1883.Although it has a history of more than [-] years, the club's honor is almost blank.Only a first FA Cup win for Coventry came more than a decade ago.

Although Coventry has been fighting for relegation in the past few seasons, Coventry last season was impressive.The team won the relegation battle before the end of the season under Gordon Strachan.And relying on the bravery of Dean Dublin and Darren Huckabee, the team created a record of 13 consecutive unbeaten games, and reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the first time since 1987.

With his outstanding performance last season, Gordon Strachan is only a little behind George in the selection of England's young manager of the year.If it weren't for the birth of George, last year's Young Coach of the Year was none other than Gordon Strachan.

But the most important person who left Coventry's forward line this year was Dean Dublin who was sold to Villa.

Coventry itself is weak, and Dean Dublin left this year.The strength drops even more, which is a great opportunity.

Like the first game, George was booed again at home.But George got used to it, he didn't sit on the bench like in the first game, he stood on the sidelines from beginning to end.No matter how those fans booed him, he didn't care at all.

George has always asked the team to control the ball on the court, not to rush to attack, and not to defend with all members.

Coventry's strength is relatively weak, and George will use them to let Blackburn's new players adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League as soon as possible.

The results of these games also made George understand that the ambitions before the season must be in line with reality.Before the season, George thought he could lead Blackburn and would soon become a strong Premier League team.In the battle between Manchester United and Arsenal, there is also a place for Blackburn.

But soon George understood that a strong team cannot appear casually.Blackburn's players are very strong now, but it doesn't mean they are already strong now.They still need to cooperate and adapt before they can become a strong team.

Therefore, George did not attack Coventry in this game, but controlled the ball and slowly advanced.

Judging from the progress of the game, Blackburn's performance met George's requirements.Makelele did a very good job in the midfielder position, not sticking to the ball like in previous games.And Micoud and Deco no longer lose the ball all the time, they can control the ball calmly.Occasionally, he can pass very imaginative passes.

Among the boos of the fans in the audience, it was not affected much.In the end, at his home court, he was tied by Coventry.George leads Blackburn to their second Premier League point.

Although it was only a [-]-[-] tie with Coventry and also failed to score, George is already very satisfied with the state of the team.

In the four rounds, Blackburn had two draws and two losses, and only scored two points.Ranked second to last in the Premier League, and Nottingham Forest is the last.They have only drawn one game with Blackburn and only one point.

(End of this chapter)