coach legend

Chapter 451 Young People

"Evan, it's rare. Why do you call me when you have time?"

The Champions League group stage came up.George was in a pretty good mood.It's a pity that the good mood disappeared immediately after reaching the league.

On December 12, Blackburn challenged Leicester City away.

Leicester City should be an easy team to win.But it's not like that when the game is played.

Although George has replaced some of the main players, Blackburn's overall strength is still much better than Leicester City.It's just that the football game is not one plus one equals two, this simple mathematical formula.The powerful Blackburn was defeated by Leicester City [-]-[-] in the away game.

This made George curl his lip.

Mom, it's too much to memorize.Lost to Leicester City.

Damn, what's even more exasperating is that Leicester City jumped out of the relegation zone by virtue of their victory over Blackburn.This made George even more dumbfounded.

Today is the second day of the game, and George is looking at the data of the next opponent.Evan's call went to George.

It has been a year and a half since Evan left Blackburn and coached alone.The club that Evan coaches is Stoke City in League One, which is a club with a very long history.

World football currently believes that Stoke City is the second oldest Football League club after Notts County.Of course, the English football circle has some objections to the specific establishment time of Stoke City, but it is recognized that Stoke City has a long history.

A long history does not mean excellent results.Because even some amateur clubs in England were established a hundred years ago when talking about history.

But Stoke City is really ashamed.As a football club that has been established for nearly 150 years, it has not had any good results for so many years. In 150 years, if there is a champion that can be won, it is the League Cup champion.Most of the time, they are mixed in the low-level leagues.

Even Blackburn and Burnley, which George has coached, are much inferior.

How to say that Blackburn and Burnley were still the powerhouses of the English League a hundred years ago.There have been many champions.But the history of Stoke City is really bad.

The past few seasons have also been going around, wandering in the second-tier league and the third-tier league.Stoke were playing in the second tier when Evan went.

But it's just not long after being promoted from the third-tier league, and the team's strength is very poor.Every year, we have to tremble for relegation.

But after Evan arrived at Stoke City, he turned Stoke City into a strong League One team in just one year.In particular, Evan emphasized speed, defense, and body in Stoke City.Let Stoke City become a force to be reckoned with in League One.

Although due to the strength of the team, it cannot be upgraded.But now Stoke City can cause enough trouble even playing against Premier League teams.

During this time, Evan is probably very busy.

George and Evan have not been in touch for nearly two months.Suddenly, Evan called George. George was surprised and very happy.

Evan and George have worked together for seven years, and the personal relationship between the two is very good.This is a friendship formed at work.

"George, congratulations to Blackburn for emerging from the group stage."

On the other end of the phone, Evan's hearty voice sounded again.

George shook his head. "Evan, when I arrived in Stoke City, my vision became narrower. I just appeared in the group stage, and I still can't catch it."

"Haha, George. You can be the same."

"Okay. Don't gossip, Evan. You are a busy person. Call me what is the matter." Although Blackburn is a Premier League team, they also want to play in the Champions League.The Stoke City coached by Evan is a League One team.

But in terms of it, Evan is not at all easier than George.

League One, 46 games a season.And Evan is a person with big ambitions, so he will not give up the League Cup and the FA Cup, which can show his strength.Adding up these games, in fact, Evan's games in a season are not much less than George's Blackburn.Maybe even more than Blackburn.

"George. You said it when I left. You will definitely support me. I can choose the youth team players. I am asking you for help now."

Hearing Evan's words, George understood what Evan meant.

Evan wants to rent a few players, or buy a few young players at a low price.But George would not object, on the contrary, he would be even happier.After all, many youth team players are on loan.

In addition to some real talents, they can enter the first team directly, and some other promising players are going out on loan to exercise.

Renting to whom is not renting, it is better to rent to Evan.

Evan is doing a great job developing young players.This is very clear to George, who has worked with Evan for many years.Moreover, Evan and George's coaching ideas are similar, and George is more at ease renting him.

"Tell me, Evan. Who do you like? As long as you are not an important player in the first team, I will give you the green light."

George is generous.

"George, Frank Ribery and Yang Feng can rent it to me."

"Frank? Yang Feng?"

Ribery came to Blackburn last season, and it has been a year and a half now, and he has not had a stable playing time.Although Ribery's growth rate is very fast, he still cannot find a stable position in the current Blackburn.

George is really worried sometimes.I'm really afraid that Ribery will be abolished by himself.

At that time, there is no place to cry.

As for Yang Feng, he is still young.But he is only 17 years old. Although he trains with the first team, he mostly plays in the youth team.However, Yang Feng is now the biggest star of the youth team. Almost all Blackburn fans know that there is a very good player in the Blackburn youth academy.

Now Evan wants to rent the two of them, which is actually not bad.

But George hesitated.

"Evan, to be honest with you. I expect a lot from the two of them. I'm on loan to you, what are you going to do with them?"

It's not that George doesn't trust Evan.Instead, Franck Ribery and Yang Feng are the two future Blackburn wings that George has booked.George was more anxious about them both than anyone else.

"Well, George, don't worry."

Evan smiled on the phone when he heard George's words.Stoke City is a small club, not even a big club in League One.Evan has no conditions to train young players, or is so extravagant that two talented players can be used as substitutes.

Evan is very careful about loaning out players.

Of course, Evan wants to let the young talents of those Premier League teams on loan play games.There's no way he's going to loan out those young talents and then put them on the sidelines.Because that would be a huge waste for Stoke City.

"George, I want to be promoted. Even if I can't be promoted directly, I should at least get a place in the play-offs. And the FA Cup, in your eyes, is tasteless. But I attach great importance to it. So you can rest assured that for the two of them I will definitely put it to good use.”

Hearing Evan's assurance, George thought about it and agreed.

Now Franck Ribery and Yang Feng, even if they stay at Blackburn, they won't get many chances to play.It's better to put them in the League One for training.It is more promising than staying in the club to play youth team games.

It's just that they both rent out.

So in case there is a problem with Blackburn's wing, there will be no suitable substitute.Pires will soon be 31 years old, not too young.Small injuries and major injuries are easy to find.Arshavin and Hleb's bodies are not very good either.

There are not too few games in the second half of the year.

So George thought for a while. "Evan, two people can rent to you. But Frank, I can only rent you for three months. After three months, you have to return it to me. Of course, if our team is not in a hurry by then, I can continue to rent to you. You, until the end of the season."

George thought about it, and this is the safest.

It's best if the team has no problems.Once the team has any problems, George can make Ribery available at any time.

"Okay, George, no problem. You're my uncle now, and you can do what you say."

Evan spoke with a smile.

"You call Carl, and you can discuss it with each other."

The salaries of Franck Ribery and Yang Feng couldn't be lower.This little money is really not in the eyes of Blackburn.Even if it is to give Evan, the hero of Blackburn, a face, the loan terms can be very loose.

"Got it, George."

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"Carl, did Evan call you?"

Seeing Carl the next day, George looked up and asked.

"Well, the formalities have been completed. I have already talked to Frank and Yang Feng, and they are also willing to go to Stoke City."

George nodded.

Do they have a choice?George has already nodded, they can only go obediently.And they didn't have a chance to play at Blackburn, who are world-class players in every position.

Young players, finding a place at Blackburn is not easy.

Even Kaka, who is now very popular, has been tempered for two seasons before he has the current position of Blackburn.

It might not be impossible to take advantage of this opportunity to go out and exercise.Maybe it is another village where the willows are dark and the flowers are bright.

"Carl, you ask Richard to arrange it. Send someone to squat in Stoke City. Whether it's their training, internal games, or actual games, they must be recorded. I will call Evan and let Let him cooperate. The status of Frank and Yang Feng will be sent to me every half a month. I need to have a clear grasp of the development status of the two of them."

After all, Ribery and Yang Feng are both very important players in George's future plans.

George is to keep an eye on them at all times.Every time they change, George must be clear.

Generally, players who are loaned out will be followed by someone to check their status.But it is rare in football to send a person to follow the loaned player like this time.Moreover, George needs a report in half a month, which is even more unique.Of course, this can also be seen how much George attaches importance to these two people.

"Okay, I know."

(End of this chapter)