coach legend

Chapter 167 Celebration
"Three points!"

It has been more than two months since the league kicked off, and eleven rounds have already been played.This is Blackburn's first victory, so many media have paid attention to this three-pointer.

The "Blackburn Evening News" used "Three Points" as the title of the report, and Yellen lavishly praised Blackburn in the newspaper.

"Blackburn has come out of the slump at the beginning of the season. In these two games, they drew with Manchester United and defeated Newcastle. Blackburn finally got the first three points of the Premier League this season, and coach Levy also got him. The first Premier League victory in his coaching career. Coach Levy's Blackburn has finished running in and is gradually showing its strength."

"In the games against Manchester United and Newcastle, Blackburn had a higher possession rate than the opponent, and they were all away games. There are few teams that can surpass Manchester United in Old Trafford. George New Blackburn can do it."

"Seeing these two games, we all believe that Blackburn will be able to shine in the hands of Coach Levy."

Steven Yellen praised George and Blackburn.Moreover, he also commented on Blackburn's players in various positions one by one, praising their strength.

The game was won, and the Blackburn Evening News was also very happy.Blackburn's performance is not good, and Blackburn fans' interest in reading newspapers has also dropped sharply.Now that Blackburn's grades are good, Yellen believes that the sales of newspapers will definitely increase.

But Blackburn's local newspaper bragging is useless, and some media don't think so.

Mark Lawrenson, who had always been at odds with George, still did not let George go.

"The draw with Manchester United was only because the Manchester United players participated in the national team game and were very tired. Manchester United lacked physical strength throughout the game, and even took the initiative to shrink back in the second half. Being able to draw with Manchester United is completely due to their lack of international football. The benefits. This is commonly referred to as the FIFA virus."

"The victory over Newcastle is not worth mentioning. Newcastle's performance this season has been extremely bad. Moreover, Shearer, Newcastle's number one firepower, missed this game due to injury. It is even less convincing to beat Newcastle like this."

"These two games are just taking advantage of the schedule."

"George's Blackburn is still the bottom team in the Premier League. I don't see any signs of recovery in Blackburn. Blackburn's recovery is completely bragging for itself."

Mark Lawrenson seems to be firmly against George, in fact, everyone has seen that Blackburn has begun to recover in these two games.But Mark Lawrenson would never agree with this point of view.

But George did not refute Mark Lawrenson, and now George is already very excited.In the two games, the team has completely looked like George hoped.With the resurrection of Pires on the wing, Pires and Duff can change positions with each other at will.

The activeness of Pires and Duff on the wing plays a very important role in the team's style of play.

They are strong on the wing and can tear apart the opponent's defense.Let Miku and Deco in the middle have more room to play.George's transformation of the team is to control the ball in the midfield and play in an oppressive way.This style of play can easily cause the opposing team's intensive defense. At this time, Pires and Duff are needed on the wing.

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The day after the game against Newcastle, George booked a local pub in Blackburn.It was his own birthday in name, and all the players were invited to celebrate together.

Although George is the head coach of the club, his salary ranks first in the team.Among the current Blackburn, there are not even players with a weekly salary of more than [-].If Hendry was a little younger, then the contract renewal this time might have a weekly salary of more than [-] pounds.It's a pity that Hendry is old, and the club will not give him too high a weekly salary.

Therefore, in Blackburn, only George's weekly salary is [-] pounds, while Pires and Micoud's weekly salary is close to [-] pounds.

So now George can be considered a rich man, and it is only natural to invite a few people to dinner.

After the day's training, all the players came to the bar under George's contract.

"Everyone is free today, I use my birthday to celebrate our first victory. Let go of drinking and playing."

George didn't say anything else, just let everyone have fun.And he didn't join the players, but went to the other side.Although George is not very old, and has a good relationship with the players.But George is the head coach of the team after all, and it would still be inconvenient for the players to get in.

"George, no matter how I look at it, you don't seem to be celebrating your own birthday." Carl came to George and asked in a low voice.

George picked up his glass and touched Carl.Then he looked at the bustling players there and smiled slightly.

"Carl, I've grown up so much that I've never taken my birthday seriously." George took a sip of his wine. "Birthday is just an excuse. I am for them. We have done too much this summer. Although they have been together for two months, it is not enough to truly become teammates of a team."

This summer came to Blackburn with five players from France, two players from Eredivisie, two players from Italy, and of course players from the original Blackburn, including youth team players.It can be said that Blackburn this season is a completely new team.

But it is precisely because they come from various places that the phenomenon of grouping together is quite serious.Just like the players from France, especially Micoud.As the absolute offensive core of the midfield established by George, after Miku came to Blackburn, he almost only talked to French players.

Miku's language ability is really poor, although he has improved his English in the past three months of study.But compared to Pires and Makelele, Miku's English is no different from that of a child.In addition, Micoud is not an outgoing player, so he came to Blackburn and had a mediocre relationship with players from other places.

Moreover, the players introduced by George from France, except Gallas, have become the main players.Therefore, the phenomenon of their grouping is also more serious.

It is not uncommon for a team to have some factions in the locker room, but if it is too serious, it will affect the team's performance.George hoped to increase the relationship between them by taking advantage of such a meeting.

Before the party, George had already talked to Hendry.I hope he can play the role of captain and actively help them truly integrate into the team.

Especially let Hendry take good care of Miku.Let Micoud communicate with the players well, so that he can cooperate more freely on the field.

Although George had conflicts with Hendry before, he was very grateful to Hendry after entering Blackburn.George's entry into Blackburn not only cleaned up many original Blackburn players, but also the players who stayed in Blackburn have been reduced to substitutes.Including the main goalkeeper Flores, also became a scapegoat.

But Hendry, as the captain, helped George stabilize the locker room.New players, hard to say.But for those former Blackburn players, Hendry did a good job of appeasing them.Although they were all on the bench, no one made trouble in the locker room.This is all thanks to Hendry.

Therefore, George is now even more reluctant to part with Hendry. Even if Hendry retires, George wants to keep him in Blackburn.

"George, you are cunning. But there are some things you should pay attention to so that the team cannot be divided." Carl gave a thumbs up and praised George.

"It's really not easy to be the head coach of a Premier League team." A head coach is not just about arranging training, formulating tactics, and playing games.

Controlling the locker room is a science and an essential job for a head coach.There are many head coaches with strong strength and excellent tactical ability in world football, and they can often lead the team to achieve very good results.But some of them could only leave sadly because they couldn't handle the locker room well.Examples of this abound.

In order to control the locker room, George also learned a lot.It is not acceptable to blindly suppress, but it is also not advisable to blindly pamper players.Still have to learn the carrot and the stick.

"Head, congratulations on your birthday."

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Although it is impossible to have too many changes in one night, George is thinking that there should be more gatherings of this kind.Even if it's not drinking, at least the players should communicate more.

George, who didn't hold much alcohol before, drank a little too much.

The car was just thrown there, and I took a taxi home.

As soon as he got out of the car, George saw a shaking figure.Surprised, a smile appeared on his face. "Miranda, what are you doing here? You'd better call me to see how wet you are."

The sky was overcast and it was raining lightly.Fortunately, it was raining lightly. If it was heavy rain, I would not be gonorrhea.

Miranda saw George and jumped up.

"Brother George, happy birthday."

Seeing Miranda's smile, George nodded. "Miranda, come in quickly. Change clothes, don't catch a cold."

While opening the door, George thought about the past.When I was at Burnley, Old York and Miranda helped George celebrate his birthday every year.This scene is so familiar and so warm.

"Brother George, are you going to drink?" Miranda asked George as she entered the room.

George nodded. "I finally won a game. I invite those players to celebrate together. By the way, how is Uncle York? Are you still blaming me?"

If George leaves Burnley and joins Blackburn, he is most sorry for Old York.The friendship with Old York started from the generation of George's parents.And later life in Burnley was in charge of Old York.

This kind of guilt made George dare not contact Old York.

"Well, you know my dad's temper. He hates Blackburn the most."

"Come on, Miranda. Go in and change quickly. You can't keep wearing wet clothes."

(End of this chapter)