Coaching legend

Although both are League Cup semi-finals, the match between Burnley and Middlesbrough is between two English League One clubs. On the other side is a highlight, Arsenal plays against Chelsea at home. In the end, Arsenal defeated Chelsea 2-1 at home.

Even so, the match between Burnley and Middlesbrough still received a lot of attention after the game. Especially George, George had already had a certain reputation in English football before.

And with the 5-1 victory over Middlesbrough, everyone knew that Burnley had entered the League Cup final. If it is said that George's reputation before was a lot of hype, such as Jack Walker inviting George to be the head coach of Blackburn and George's car accident.

Then George is now using his own achievements to make the English football world take notice. Burnley is now 14 points ahead of the second-placed Nottingham Forest, and the road to promotion is bright. Now it is about to enter the League Cup final.

With the victory, George not only gained victory, but also a higher reputation in English football. People who were not familiar with George before now know that there is a talented coach in the English League One who is less than 30 years old. He is young, but he has brought out the top team in the English League One. His team now has great hope to become a Premier League team, and then there will be a 30-year-old coach in the Premier League.

After the League Cup semi-finals, the most attention was not paid to the highlight of Arsenal and Chelsea, but the match between Burnley and Middlesbrough.

As George's fame became more and more famous, Burnley also attracted the attention of the English football world. In particular, Burnley now not only has George, a young coach, but also has young players around 20 years old in the main lineup.

Many people have already set their sights on Burnley's young players. After the League Cup semi-finals, the club has received offers from many clubs for them.

George's attitude is very firm and he will not sell. Now these Burnley players can stand on their own even if they go to the Premier League. As long as some necessary supplements are made on the current basis, George has the confidence to make Burnley a strong team in the Premier League.

Even if they cannot immediately become a champion team that can compete with Arsenal and Manchester United, it should not be a problem for them to enter the top eight in the Premier League. Moreover, after two or three seasons in the Premier League, George believes that Burnley will have the strength to win the championship.

And now these Burnley players are very important players in George's future territory.

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Of course, these post-match things are small things now, and Burnley still has to continue its league journey. The second round of the League Cup semi-finals will be held on February 19th, and Burnley will have three League One games before that.

Four days after the first round of the semi-finals with Middlesbrough, George led the high-spirited Burnley to challenge Stoke City in the relegation zone. Although they had just played Middlesbrough four days ago, George still sent out most of the main players.

Because of physical problems, George asked the team to lock in the victory in the first half. Burnley was very competitive and scored three goals in the first half. In the second half, George wanted to replace everyone. In the second half, Burnley was not playing football at all, but slowly passing the ball. Anyway, George wanted three points, no matter it was beautiful or ugly, George only wanted three points.

In the end, Stoke City scored a goal to save face, but Burnley still got three points with 3 to 1.

Four days later, Burnley played in the fifth round of the English FA Cup. This time the opponent was still a team from the third division. The team from Cardiff, Wales, is currently in the fourth division of England. George rotated some players, but the main framework did not change.

In this game, everyone's physical strength was a problem. In the end, relying on a sneak attack by Yongberg, they defeated Cardiff with difficulty 1 to 0. They also entered the sixth round of the FA Cup.

A week later, in the 30th round of the English League One, Burnley defeated the opponent 2 to 0 at home, without being affected by the double game in a week. Of course, the happiest thing is not this, but Nottingham Forest lost 1-2 at home, and the opponent was Sunderland, Nottingham Forest's direct promotion opponent.

Not only that, George almost played as a substitute in this game, but Burnley's substitutes were also very competitive. With Kevin Phillips' two goals, they won a very important victory.

In this way, after the 30th round of the English League One, Burnley is already 17 points ahead of Nottingham Forest, which is almost the difference of six games. Now there are 16 rounds left in the English League One, and Burnley's advantage is too obvious.

And with consecutive victories, Burnley's momentum has increased greatly. Self-confidence is overflowing, and the more they play, the more they feel.

In the 31st round of the English League One, Burnley faced Tranmere and scored 7-0. In the end, George was very afraid that Tranmere would play dirty, so he let those excited players stabilize. All George wants now is three points. 1-0 and 7-0 have the same effect on Burnley.

After the 31st round, Burnley was very happy. Middlesbrough, which was only one point behind Nottingham Forest, lost to Stockport in this round. So, after the 31st round, Middlesbrough was four points behind Nottingham Forest. It was more than 20 points behind Burnley, reaching 21 points. This is a difference of seven games.

There are two direct promotion places in the English League One, and the top two teams in the English League One can be promoted directly. Now Burnley is 21 points higher than the third place and 17 points higher than the second place.

After the 31st round of the English League One, Burnley ushered in the sixth round of the English FA Cup. George was very dissatisfied with the English Football Association's schedule. Burnley almost played two games a week in the past month.

In the sixth round of the FA Cup, Burnley met Crystal Palace, which was the first Premier League team Burnley encountered along the way in the FA Cup. Unfortunately, Crystal Palace is now at the bottom of the Premier League and is currently working hard to avoid relegation. All substitutes were used in this game, while George played most of the main players. At Selhurst Park, they turned the tables and defeated Crystal Palace 2-0 and entered the semi-finals.

This year's FA Cup is very abnormal, which may have a lot to do with the fact that the Premier League strong teams do not attach importance to the FA Cup. Three of the teams that entered the FA Cup semi-finals are from the English League One, including Burnley, Wolves and Sheffield United. Wolves and Sheffield United are currently ranked seventh and eighth in the English League One, and are both working hard for promotion. Among the top four, there is only one strong team from the Premier League, which is Arsenal, which has performed very well in the Premier League this year.

After the sixth round of the FA Cup, it is the second round of the League Cup semi-finals. This time, George even let many main players stay in Burnley, and then brought a group of substitutes. George's requirements for them are very simple, defense and counterattack. As long as they don't lose four goals, Burnley can enter the League Cup final.

However, George sent a lot of substitutes, and Robson on the Middlesbrough side also sent a uniform substitute lineup. Robson understood that it was almost impossible to remake this game. Anyway, it's like this, it's better to focus on the league, and promotion is the most important.

Substitute vs substitute, Middlesbrough's substitute lineup is indeed thicker than Burnley. Burnley lost 0-1, but it was the happiest defeat for George.

When the game was over, the Riverside Stadium became a carnival venue for Burnley players. Although it was the opponent's stadium, Burnley players didn't care about that. They celebrated their entry into the League Cup final. The League Cup is a useless game in the eyes of the Premier League teams. They have the European Cup, the League Championship, and the FA Cup, which are more important than the League Cup.

But it is different for Burnley. Burnley has not tasted the championship for many years since it won the top league championship more than 30 years ago.

"The Burnley players who were ecstatic at the Riverside Stadium had reason to be happy. Because they entered the League Cup final, this is the first time in Burnley's history that they have entered the League Cup final. Burnley has not won a significant championship for more than 30 years. After more than 30 years, Burnley finally has a chance to win the championship again. The result of another game also came out. Chelsea defeated Arsenal 3-1 at home and entered the League Cup final."

"On March 30, Wembley Stadium, let us wait and see the League Cup final between Burnley and Chelsea."