coach legend

Chapter 178 Anfield
On December 1998, 12, Blackburn arrived in Liverpool.

Speaking of the same cities in northwestern England, Liverpool is far larger than Blackburn, or has a larger population than Blackburn.Liverpool's local population is more than 44, which is much more than Blackburn's 14.

But Liverpool also has two traditional strong teams in England. Needless to say, Liverpool, a giant in England, besides Liverpool, there is also a strong Premier League team, Everton.

Speaking of which, Liverpool is the number one giant in England, but there is also a traditional strong team in England in the same city.Everton has won 9 top league titles in England, entered the FA Cup final 12 times, won five FA Cup titles and won the European Cup Winners' Cup once.

Liverpool and Everton were originally the same team. Later, due to high-level conflicts, Liverpool separated from Everton.Therefore, Everton has a large number of local fans in Liverpool. If it is placed in England or the world, then there must be a lot of Liverpool fans.

But as far as Liverpool is concerned, Liverpool fans may not be able to surpass Everton.

With Liverpool and Everton, the city of Liverpool has also become one of the important territories of English football.

On this day, George led Blackburn to Liverpool, and the object of the game was Liverpool, the number one giant in England.

Liverpool's performance this season is very poor, just like the reason why George declined to be Liverpool's head coach.When Houllier became the head coach of Liverpool, Liverpool began to coach Houllier and Evans.Also began the beginning of the two coaches' feud.

This double-leader coaching method soon had problems.Houllier and Evans often quarreled because they had great differences in team building and formation.The two kept arguing, which also had a great impact on Liverpool's record.

Although they did not win the championship in the top league in the past few years, they are still a very strong team.Technical players like Redknapp, McManaman, and Fowler are considered very powerful players in the Premier League.But this season's Liverpool is currently only ranked No.7 in the Premier League.

The points are the same as Blackburn, only two more goal difference.If it weren't for Blackburn being poured eight goals by Arsenal at home, Liverpool would not be able to lead Blackburn on goal difference.

And their double-leader coaching method finally came to an end in November.The final result was that Evans left Liverpool and Houllier coached alone.

I didn't think about it before, but when I arrived in Liverpool this time, George remembered that he was also one of the candidates for Liverpool's head coach.If I had been in charge of Liverpool at that time, would the current situation be that I would coach Liverpool alone.

That's Liverpool, England's most prestigious club in European football.

But it's just a thought.What is Houllier's identity? He was able to squeeze out Evans, a veteran of Liverpool, in a dispute with Evans.Relying on the fact that he has won the Ligue 19 championship, led the French youth team to the European U-[-] Football Championship, and relied on his status as the head coach of the French national team.

It is precisely because of this title that Houllier was able to win this dispute.

But if it's George, George really doesn't have the confidence to beat Evans.Therefore, I can only envy Houlier in my heart.

After all, it was Liverpool Club, the number one club in England.A club that has won four Champions League titles, apart from Real Madrid and Milan, no team can match Liverpool in the Champions League title.

If there is a chance to coach Liverpool, it is quite tempting for George now.

Of course, this is just what George thinks about.

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Anfield, as the game approached, Blackburn's bus arrived at Anfield.

Speaking of which, Anfield Stadium is not very big, not as big as Wembley Stadium and Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester United's home stadium.But George looked at the Anfield stadium and could always think of someone.

Of course, this has something to do with when George came to England, which happened to be when the Red Army Liverpool swept across Europe.Although George has only caught up with Liverpool's brilliant end stage, he still has a deep impression on Liverpool.

When George came to England, Liverpool's head coach had become Fegan.

But George has admired Shankly and Paisley, the other two meritorious coaches of Liverpool since he was a child.Especially Shankly, until now in George's study, there are still a lot of news about Shankly and his famous quotes.

"I am deeply disappointed that some people equate football with life and death. I can assure you that football is far, far beyond life and death."
"First is first, second is nothing."

"The fighting spirit in the heart comes from the honor and passion brought by the red jersey. We don't need to mobilize, and every player is responsible for the team's performance. The identity of Liverpool players makes them full of fighting spirit."

"Football is a simple game, you just have to pass and receive the ball, control the ball and make sure you catch the pass. It's so simple."
A reporter from Merseyside Radio asked Shankly: "Mr. Shankly, why did your team's unbeaten streak suddenly end?" Shankly replied: "Why don't you jump into the river?"
Every time he saw these famous quotes, even George felt his blood boil.Shankly was truly a manager like no other, capable of taking Liverpool, still in the second tier, to the best team in Europe.

Liverpool's ability to become the number one giant in England is inseparable from Shankly.It was precisely because of the foundation laid by Shankly that Paisley later led Liverpool to countless honors.Let Liverpool truly become a giant in European football.
After the end of the 1973-74 season, Shankly unexpectedly announced his resignation as head coach. At the age of 60, he planned to spend more time with his wife Nice and his family. This decision once shocked Liverpool City. On September 1981, 9, Shankly died of a heart attack. When his friend and former Manchester United legendary coach Sir Busby heard the news, he was so sad that he could not speak for a long time on the phone.

Shankly!As a coach to achieve this level, I really have no regrets.

"George, George." Evan poked George beside him.

"It's okay." George shook his head, then smiled. "I think of Coach Shankly. Football has nothing to do with life and death, but it is higher than life and death. Our predecessors, really..."

"Okay, George. Stop remembering, let's go in."

"Yes." George nodded.

Those English giants are so lucky.Manchester United has Busby, Liverpool has Shankly, and Arsenal has Chapman. It is precisely because of these meritorious coaches that they have become the giants of England.

When George was coaching Burnley before, he also wondered if he would become Burnley's Busby, Shankly, and Chapman.

Now that I have become the head coach of Blackburn, will I become the founder of Blackburn in Blackburn.

Before he was fully on the court, George heard the all-too-familiar song "You'll Never Walk Alone."

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"Speaking of which, if it weren't for the collapse of the final negotiations, George would be the head coach of Liverpool now. At that time, there was a lot of rumors about George's entry into Liverpool, and many Liverpool staff members vowed that George would definitely become the head coach of Liverpool. Liverpool's new manager. George was indeed Liverpool's first choice at the time, and even David Morse personally participated in the negotiations."

"It was only after the negotiations between the two parties broke down that George became the head coach of Blackburn."

"However, George's life in Blackburn is also good now. He just won the best coach of the month. He has won six consecutive victories, and his ranking is already No.8 in the Premier League, which is the same as Liverpool's points."

"On the contrary, Houllier is going to work hard now. Liverpool did not perform well in the previous games. In the past four games, they have two wins and two losses. Compared with Blackburn's six-game winning streak, the state is up and down. "

Before the start of the game, the commentator was introducing the recent game status of the two teams.

"Speaking of George's refusal of Liverpool, it makes sense now that I think about it. The double-leader system is also the reason for Liverpool's poor performance. To the cooperation between George and the giants of Liverpool."

"Of course, if you think about it, it's George, not someone else. George has a strong desire to control, how could he be willing to coach with other coaches."

"Yes, George will never allow anyone to interfere with his team."

The two commentators laughed.

But it's almost the same guess, George will never agree to anyone joining his team.The top management of the club cannot intervene, let alone other coaches, that is even more forbidden.

And George, who they are discussing, is arranging today's tactics in the locker room.

It was Blackburn's first game of the devil's season in December, and George didn't make much of a rotation.This is an away game and facing Liverpool, George did not dare to be careless.

Liverpool is a technical team, and there are only two ways to face a technical team.Either the technology surpasses the opponent, surpassing a lot.Or use muscle tactics to strangle the team.But now Blackburn is a technical team, and of course they want to surpass Liverpool technically.

Therefore, George continued to maintain the original combination in the starting lineup.After several months of running-in, they have become more and more comfortable in possession of the ball in the midfield.Facing Premier League clubs, they have the upper hand in controlling the midfield.

But Liverpool is more than just controlling the midfield, there is an England golden boy Owen in front.As for Irving, Irving is in his best form now, so it's not easy to guard against.

(End of this chapter)