Coaching legend

"George, why did you choose Ashley instead of Danny Murphy? We used Danny Murphy, Neil Lennon, Michael and Carrel in the midfield last season. Wasn't the effect very good?" Carl Pat, who was sitting on George's right, asked in a low voice.

George smiled slightly and answered in a low voice.

"Carl, the feeling is different after experiencing life and death. The perspective is different. I trained Ashley from the youth team. There are few people who can compare with me in terms of feelings, but Ashley has always been too thin. He can't withstand collisions. I don't know what will happen if he is placed in other leagues, but it won't work in England." Most of the players in the current Burnley youth team have been trained by George and Carl Pat. Daniel Morrison and Ashley Chapman are among the best.

"So I have always felt sorry for Ashley, but I am reluctant to use him. But after the life-and-death experience, I have thought a lot in the past few months. There are no useless players, only incompetent coaches. Although Ashley is not physically fit, he has excellent skills. Although he cannot become a top winger, he can still disrupt the opponent's defense as a surprise player."

Although George just said it casually, Carl Pat next to him nodded very seriously.

Although Carl Pat is slightly older than George and entered Burnley a few years earlier than George. But he admires George from the bottom of his heart and is willing to help George.

At a very early time, Carl felt that George would definitely succeed. As long as there is a chance, he will definitely be able to soar to the sky. Hearing George's words today, his trust in George has been further strengthened. "There are no useless players, only incompetent coaches." Such words, several coaches can understand.

In fact, what Carl didn't know was that George let Ashley Chapman play just to return to the traditional 4-4-2. George has already planned a tactic of flying with both wings in the new season.

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Port Vale is ready to get three points in this game. George doesn't know if the coach of Port Vale has a problem with his head. Burnley Club has always been a defensive club. George swept through the second division by relying on solid defense and counterattack. Especially Ballack's accurate long pass and Bobowski's wing attack.

In the first division, Ballack's offensive ability was sacrificed, making Burnley's defense even thicker. Although a lot of balls were lost due to some things that happened some time ago. But it doesn't mean that Burnley's defense system is really messed up.

Port Vale can only be beaten and bloodied in front of Burnley's defense.

In the 31st minute, Ballack intercepted the ball in the midfield and immediately made a long pass to the right. Ljungberg inserted at high speed and got the ball. Facing the opponent's defender, it was just a very simple shake, and the defender was stunned. Then he took the ball and drove straight into the opponent's penalty area. Crossing into the penalty area, Kevin Phillips found the position of the ball very cleverly, and with a light shot, the ball rolled into the goal.

"Ljungberg! Ljungberg got the ball and dribbled past the defender. Ljungberg is very fast and no one can catch up with Ljungberg. He passed the ball and whoever got the ball. Kevin Phillips, shot the ball, beautiful, scored a goal. Kevin Phillips, he scored a goal."

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The commentator was talking like crazy. He hadn't been so crazy for a long time, because Burnley had only won two games at home in the past six months. "Kevin Phillips, this is his eleventh goal in the English League One. He is Burnley's second scorer."

When Ljungberg rushed forward with the ball, the fans at Turf Moor had already stood up. The moment Kevin Phillips scored, everyone was shouting and jumping. The whole stadium cheered loudly. Such a scene has not been staged at Turf Moor for half a year.

However, George sat in the coach's seat without moving his eyelids. Port Vale was not in George's eyes at all. Burnley should not treat a team like Port Vale as an opponent of the same level.

George stood up only after the celebration. He walked slowly to the side of the court and shouted, "Why are you so happy after scoring a goal? One goal is worth your happiness."

The fans who were celebrating just now were all silent when they saw George's appearance. Therefore, what George said actually echoed in the court like shouting at home. Everyone in the Port Vale bench heard it clearly, and the Port Vale coach was furious when he heard this.

But there was no way, Burnley's strength was obviously better than Port Vale. In the 43rd minute, Mitchell scored a header from a corner kick. The score became 2-0.

At this time, George stood up from the coaching seat, walked to the sidelines and applauded. Then he turned to the fans in the stands and opened his arms to greet them.

The two goals ignited all the passionate fans. After seeing George, the fans in the stadium immediately cheered in unison. "George! George! George!" Although the first half was not over yet, the stands at Turf Moor were shaking with the cheers of Burnley fans.

All the reporters felt George's influence on Burnley, and at that moment even the players on the field looked at the bench.

"Haha, I'm so jealous of George. Look, this goal was obviously scored by me. Instead, it looks like George scored." Mitchell, who was celebrating the goal, shook his head and smiled bitterly at Miller.

"Mitchell, George did a pretty good job though, didn't he?"

"Yes, Miller. You know what? After seeing George, I suddenly felt confident about Burnley's future."

After two to zero, the game was over. Burnley continued their efforts in the second half, with Kevin Phillips taking advantage of a mistake by the Port Vale defender to score the second goal. In the end, Burnley defeated Port Vale 3-0 at home, causing Port Vale to slip from eighth to 11th place.

After the game, George faced reporters and said triumphantly: "I'm back, Burnley is back. Port Vale is the first, who will be next?"

The second team that was pulled down by Burnley was soon announced. Birmingham, ranked seventh in the league in the 44th round, faced Burnley at home. George was not polite, and scored four goals from Birmingham.

Birmingham are currently fighting to qualify for the play-offs, but they did not expect to be defeated by Burnley at the most important moment. The ranking dropped two places to ninth place. What's more important is that from third to eighth place, the points are very tight. Birmingham was only one point behind sixth-placed Crystal Palace, but this time Birmingham was given four goals at once, and the gap widened to four points. With two rounds of league games left, the road to promotion is far away.

The Birmingham fans, who were already quite angry, became even more furious when they heard George's words after the game. George said at the press conference, "If you want to upgrade, ask us Burnley first."

"After George returned to work, two consecutive games prevented the two teams from qualifying for promotion. I believe that for a long time, the fans of Port Vale and Birmingham will remember George as a young coach who shattered their dreams. ”