Coaching legend

"The youngest head coach in the history of the Champions League quarterfinals!"

After the home game against Galatasaray, not only the English media reported it, but even many European media reported it.

Because after four games, many quarterfinal teams have come out. The first to come out are Bayern and Blackburn in Group C, and Real Madrid and Arsenal in Group D.

It is not surprising that Bayern and Blackburn appear. But Group D is a death group, and it is surprising that Real Madrid and Arsenal can break through so quickly. But even if it is unexpected, the space they occupy cannot be compared with Blackburn, especially George.

Why?

Because Blackburn has something that many media are interested in. That is Blackburn's head coach George Levy, who is only 32 years old this year.

There are head coaches in their early thirties, but they are already very rare. And in their early thirties, there are even fewer who can lead the team into the Champions League quarterfinals. No, it should be said that up to now, no one has been able to lead the team into the Champions League quarterfinals at the age of 32.

What's more, this coach led Blackburn to win the UEFA Cup last season.

All the media realized that the birth of a world-class coach was unstoppable.

L'Equipe even made a column to introduce George's coaching experience as a young coach. It included George becoming the head coach of Burnley and his achievements in Burnley. Later, George led Burnley, which was still in the English League One, to win the League Cup and the FA Cup.

Then it was George's arrival at Blackburn.

George's performance at Blackburn was also quite outstanding, step by step.

In the first season, the fourth place in the league qualified for the League Cup.

In the second season, the second place in the league and the UEFA Cup. Won the Champions League qualification.

In the third season, so far, it has ranked first in the Premier League, the quarterfinals of the Champions League, and the League Cup final. A series of results show that Blackburn's performance has been steadily rising in recent seasons.

Unlike the English tabloids controlled by Murdoch, L'Equipe is a very serious newspaper in Europe. They rarely have any sensational news. As long as their news is reported, it is most likely true.

Once George appeared in L'Equipe, his name immediately became famous throughout the European football world.

Although Blackburn had some luck in the draw for the Champions League group stage and was not selected into the death group. However, Blackburn's ability to break through the group stage twice and enter the Champions League quarterfinals has shown Blackburn's strong strength and George's ability.

Even the always serious L'Equipe attaches so much importance to Blackburn's entry into the quarterfinals and highly praises George.

Not only these newspapers, but also the character introduction of this issue on the UEFA official website is George. The photo of George talking to the media in Istanbul, Turkey is posted on the UEFA official website.

The evaluation on the UEFA official website is "Genius coach from England!" .

Now the entire European media is chasing George's news. It can be imagined that the British football world's evaluation of Blackburn and attention to George.

UEFA said George is a genius coach, but the English football world has directly given George the title of famous coach.

Some media previously believed that George only had some achievements in the English football world. To truly become a famous coach, he must also have achievements in Europe. Because there are many coaches in history who are strong in their own league but weak in Europe.

But George is obviously not one of them.

Last season, George played in the League Cup for the first time and led the team to become the League Cup champion. This season is also the first time to play in the Champions League, and he has already entered the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Such results are not an exaggeration to say that he is a famous coach.

George was already very popular in the English football world at this time. Coupled with the news that Chelsea Bates was willing to offer George an annual salary of 3 million pounds a few months ago, George instantly became a hot commodity in the coaching world.

Many media began to catch wind and link George with many clubs.

The first one to contact George was Ferguson's Manchester United. Many media said with certainty that Ferguson would retire soon. The successor he chose was George Levy, the current head coach of Blackburn Rovers.

Ferguson did show his intention to retire.

But George knew that Ferguson was a wise old man. Not to mention retirement, he will still be active in the football world for more than ten years in the future. There is no sign of retirement. After more than ten years, I don’t know how many coaches and clubs are waiting for Ferguson to get out. But he is still the head coach of Manchester United.

The second person who was related to George was actually a wealthy club from Italy. It was from Inter Milan.

George didn’t know if it was true. Anyway, the media said so. Moratti thought George was a magical coach. Maybe he could reverse Inter Milan’s bad luck in recent years.

But George could only shrink his neck. He would never go to Inter Milan at this time. Inter Milan at this time is a black hole. Not only a black hole for stars, but also a black hole for coaches. No matter how powerful a coach is, you will be defeated when you go to Inter Milan.

The third club that George is related to is from Italy. This time it is the Italian Lazio club. This is even more outrageous. Even if Lazio is the first to go, George will never go to Lazio.

Finally, there are Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur on the list.

Some media even swore that George had met with Moratti. Or that Daniel and George had an agreement or something.

It seems that George has become the target of all clubs. In fact, George himself has not received an invitation so far. This also made George understand what it means to make something out of nothing.

But no matter what, Blackburn entered the quarterfinals of the Champions League, and George has completely become a young famous coach in European football.

There are many rumors like this, so many that it is dazzling.

If George was not in the game, just reading their newspapers, even George would think it was true. The wonderful pen is about these reporters. Their writing is absolutely top-notch. George sometimes thinks that if these reporters change their careers in the future, they can make a living by writing online novels on the Internet.

This imagination is definitely unmatched by others.

However, this rumor soon disappeared.

Because Blackburn Rovers held a press conference the night before the League Cup final.

Williams announced on behalf of Blackburn Rovers that the contract renewal negotiations between Blackburn Rovers and George have ended. George will sign a three-year contract renewal with the club. Williams did not say anything else, just the news of the three-year contract renewal.

He did not answer any other questions from the media. Finally, he said: "Coach Levy is the head coach of Blackburn Rovers. Blackburn Rovers is a team built entirely according to Coach Levy's ideas. The club and Coach Levy both hope to maintain the current cooperative relationship."

"I want to say that Coach Levy will definitely stay in Blackburn Rovers. He will create a legend of his own in Blackburn Rovers, and will also lead Blackburn Rovers to create a new history for Blackburn Rovers."

Not only did they hold a press conference, but they also announced the news on the homepage of Blackburn Rovers' official website.

This news spread in the English football world like wings.

Many people are speculating about how much George's annual salary will be this time. But Williams did not announce it.

However, many media outlets still broke the news that George's annual salary for this contract extension exceeded 2.5 million pounds. Some media outlets said it was 3 million pounds, and some said it was 3.5 million pounds. Anyway, none of the media outlets that speculated said less than 2 million pounds.

Not to mention 3 million pounds or 2.5 million pounds, even if it was 2 million pounds, it was the highest annual salary for the current Premier League head coach. It exceeded Ferguson and Wenger.

In fact, these media outlets are quite powerful.

George's annual salary for this contract extension with Blackburn reached 2.7 million pounds. This is just a fixed salary, and there are many other bonus issues. Even with this kind of contract, Allen is not satisfied.

Allen believes that if George is not too anxious, he can get a better contract for George.

But George is already very satisfied with this contract. Although George is arrogant, he dare not say that he is stronger than Ferguson and Wenger now. Or that he is more important than their position in the club.

Being able to get 2.7 million pounds, such a high annual salary is already quite high for George.

The happiest people at the moment are the Blackburn fans. They don't care how much George's salary is, they only know that George will stay in Blackburn for the next three years. After hearing the news, they all celebrated. George stayed, and Blackburn fans believed that Blackburn would definitely not lack championships in the future.

Steven Yellen highly praised this contract extension in the Blackburn Evening News. He said, "The George era of Blackburn is about to come!".

Anyway, the contract extension before the League Cup final made Blackburn players feel relieved.

When George was interviewed by reporters, facing the reporter's annual salary, he smiled and said, "This annual salary is indeed very high, and I am very surprised. The League Cup final is coming soon, and I am under a lot of pressure."

The reporter was stunned. Could George also say that he was under a lot of pressure?

"You have to be worthy of your salary. With such a high salary, I would be embarrassed if I didn't win the championship. But fortunately, I can guarantee a League Cup championship at this juncture. I think I am still very lucky."

Hearing George's words, those reporters realized that George was making a championship declaration in a roundabout way.

This is fun, so fun. George has played against Houllier many times, but this is the first time he has challenged him head-on.