Coaching legend

"George, what's up? Didn't you go to China?" John Williams asked with a smile after receiving George's call.

Williams has been very happy recently because choosing George was the right move. Blackburn got a place in the League Cup. Although the League Cup place is nothing in the eyes of big clubs, it is really a timely help for Blackburn now.

With Jack Walker's entry into Blackburn, Blackburn has changed a lot. Jack Walker not only paid to strengthen the team's strength, but also paid to expand the Ewood Park Stadium. Of course, Jack Walker brought more to Blackburn than that.

Because Blackburn's strength has increased, the results of the game have also begun to rise. As a result, the club has been favored by many sponsors, and various sponsorship fees have increased significantly. This is a very good cycle.

Williams' goal is to make Blackburn get rid of Jack Walker's support and be completely self-sufficient. Although there are really few such clubs in European football, this is Williams' dream.

After Blackburn won the Premier League championship, Williams believed that Blackburn's opportunity for great development is coming. But unexpectedly, Blackburn entered a three-year downturn. Many sponsors who negotiated with Blackburn withdrew.

Now Blackburn has re-entered people's vision, and this season has won a place in the League Cup.

Blackburn's outstanding record, coupled with their current upward momentum, has regained the attention of many sponsors. Williams is busy with these things now.

These changes were brought by George. Now Williams is most proud of his firm support for George when George encountered difficulties.

"Well, I'm in BJ in China now."

"What's wrong, are you short of money? Do you need my personal sponsorship?" Williams laughed.

"No, John. I'm looking for you for a serious matter. I like a player and want to bring him in."

"Bringing in players? That's your business. Didn't we agree that I won't interfere with the team's transfer. You can just be responsible for this." Williams was a little confused. George just took over Blackburn last summer, and he didn't inform him of such a big move.

Now George's position as coach has begun to stabilize, and George and Jack Walker have an agreement. Williams also didn't think about intervening in George's team affairs, especially the transfer market. George has always been very good at judging people.

Before the end of the league, when the media evaluated the cost-effectiveness of new players, four Blackburn players were on the list of the top ten. They were Deco, Cudicini, Miku and Pires.

Finally, the newspaper even said this sentence below: "Don't question George's vision, and don't casually evaluate George's purchases. Because time will prove how naive the ridicule at that time was."

George was very grateful to Williams, so he would not really be presumptuous in front of him. After all, Williams is the current head of Blackburn, and Williams should be the chairman of Blackburn after Jack Walker passed away.

"John, I am looking at a Chinese player this time?"

"Chinese player? Are you sure?" Williams asked George in return. After hearing George's affirmative answer, Williams did not speak directly. After a pause, he slowly asked George. "Are you interested in his strength or the Chinese market?"

Hearing Williams' words, George smiled slightly.

"John, I seem to have told you that I am a coach and I just want to be a good coach. I only look at the strength of a player. As for the market, it seems that it is not a problem for me to consider."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Williams affirmed several times in succession. "This market is a problem for me to consider."

"But, John. I can tell you that China has not yet had a truly world-famous player. If we buy this player, I can guarantee that almost all Chinese fans will support us Blackburn. If the game can be broadcast live nationwide in China, I can guarantee that it is not uncommon for the Chinese audience to exceed 100 million for Blackburn's game."

The Chinese derby between Manchester City and Everton, where Sun Jihai and Li Tie were, attracted more than 100 million Chinese viewers.

"One hundred million?" Williams was very skeptical. What is the concept of one hundred million? Except for the 300 million population of the former Soviet republics, the population of other European countries combined is only 400 million. The population of the United Kingdom is only more than 60 million. One hundred million for a game seems to be an audience that can only be seen in the Champions League final, the heavyweight games of the European Cup and the heavyweight games of the World Cup.

Although Williams is a very good club chairman, he obviously lacks understanding of distant China.

"John, one hundred million is not an exaggeration. You don't understand the fans here in China, so you have doubts. If you understand China, you won't ask this question. Well, I'm just telling you, I hope you are a little prepared."

Unlike ordinary European and American players, there are not many Asian players in the Premier League. In other words, few Asian players can be favored by European football. This is also determined by the current weakness of Asian football in the world.

The most famous Asian players in Europe now are Iranian player Ali Daei and Japanese player Hidetoshi Nakata. One of them is in the Bundesliga and the other is in Serie A, while the Premier League is still a strange place for Asian players.

Of course, the Premier League is also very unfamiliar to Asian players.

And it is the first time in the Premier League to operate Chinese players. That's why George said hello to Williams. Once the Chinese players are really introduced, Blackburn's popularity in China will definitely jump to the same level as Manchester United, Arsenal, and Liverpool.

"Then George, send me his information. I will send a representative to participate in the player's transfer with you immediately."

Williams and George didn't have much contact, but not too little. He knew that George was sometimes outspoken, but he would not talk nonsense casually. Therefore, he immediately knew that this was a good opportunity to enter China. China is unfamiliar to ordinary British citizens.

But in the eyes of businessmen, China is a big cake. With the development of China's economy, anyone with eyes will not let go of the Chinese market.

"Okay, I'll tell you my address."

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"Dalian?" Miranda tilted her head, not knowing where Dalian was. "Didn't you say we'd go all the way south?"

"I'm sorry, Miranda." George really felt sorry for Miranda, having to work while on vacation. "The club has taken a fancy to a Chinese player, and I'm going to go there in person to talk. Sorry, Miranda."

Miranda pouted when she heard George's words, feeling a little angry. She was also jealous, jealous of football. George loved football too much, and his home was filled with things about football. George had almost no hobbies, and his biggest hobby was football.

"Miranda, Dalian is also a tourist city in China. There are also many places to travel." George could only comfort Miranda.

"Yeah." Miranda nodded, but said in confusion: "But is there football here in China?"

George sighed in his heart when he heard Miranda's question. China has not entered the World Cup for decades, no wonder Miranda asked such a question.

"Miranda, you know that Britain is the originator of modern football. But do you know that football has a history of 2,000 years in China? The origin of football is China." In fact, many people say this, including former FIFA President Joao Havelange and current FIFA President Bright, who have affirmed this statement.

But George disdains this statement.

The gap between ancient Chinese Cuju and modern football is too big. And even if football originated in China, the current state of Chinese football makes this history more like a joke.

"Really, China already had football more than 2,000 years ago?" Miranda was very surprised.

"Of course, if you know more, you will know that there are more surprising things in China."

Because of the delay of this matter, George and Miranda, who were originally preparing to leave for Sichuan, stayed in BJ. Williams also acted very quickly and sent two people to assist George in a short time. One of them was Richard Flynn, who George was more familiar with.

The other was Sam Kelly, and George didn't have much contact with this person. But knowing that this person was specially invited to Blackburn by Williams, he was Williams' right-hand man. Help Williams and be responsible for Blackburn's business operations.

Richard Flynn and Sam Kelly are both important figures in Blackburn. Seeing the two of them, George also understood that Williams also attached great importance to the introduction of Chinese players this time.

George could understand Sam Kelly's arrival, but Richard Flynn's arrival made George laugh. Richard, the head of the transfer department, is really a waste of talent here. This is not a big deal of 30 or 40 million. There is really no need for Richard, the head of the transfer department, to come here personally.

"Coach Levy, this is the information I got about that club. See if there is anything else to add." Sam Kelly entered the working state as soon as he came to China.

George picked up the information and took a look. It was quite detailed. But most of it was about what honors the club had won.

"Mr. Kelly, China is a country with very special national conditions." Then George introduced to Sam Kelly what he must know in China. There is also the status of Dalian Club in the Chinese football map, and the current situation of the two shareholders of Dalian Club.

Anyway, George didn't hide anything he knew.

Sam Kelly nodded after listening. Although George only gave a general explanation, Kelly still learned a lot of things that he didn't understand before.

"Before you came, I called them on behalf of the club. Now the Chinese league is still going on, we can just go there directly."

Recently, I was busy receiving the leaders and the update time was not accurate. I apologize to the book fans here.

Fortunately, the leaders will leave tomorrow.