Coaching legend

"I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it! The team leading now is Burnley from the English League One, which is a result that many people didn't expect before the game. We simply counted the data from the bookmakers and got a very intuitive impression. More than 90% of the bettors voted for Chelsea, and only a small fraction of the bets were for Burnley."

"Before the game, people were very pessimistic about Burnley, which had been going smoothly all the way. No one believed that Burnley could beat the powerful Chelsea, but it was only thirteen minutes after the start! Burnley broke through Chelsea's door."

When Yongberg got the ball, George was already nervously watching the situation on the field. The moment Kevin Phillips scored, George couldn't help but jump up on the spot, and then waved his fist fiercely.

George and everyone around him hugged and celebrated. This ball gave Burnley more room for adjustment in the next game.

Not only George, but the entire Burnley bench stood up. And Burnley fans were even more surprised, although they kept shouting "George, we want the championship." But in fact, they were also very pessimistic about defeating Chelsea.

But thirteen minutes into the first half, Burnley was already leading by one goal. How could Burnley fans not be excited?

Chelsea fans and players were very frustrated, but Chelsea is a strong team in the Premier League. Although they were ahead of Burnley, they did not panic.

Most of the current Chelsea players have experienced great ups and downs, and many of them have championship experience. They will not be in a hurry because of a goal behind. It is only thirteen minutes into the first half, and there are nearly eighty minutes left in the game. There is plenty of time to equalize the score and overtake the score.

From the loss of the first goal, Vialli also found that Chelsea's three lines were out of touch just now. So it was just a simple adjustment.

Although Vialli, the head coach, was on the field, Dennis Wise still took on his captaincy. He first comforted several people on the back line, and then loudly encouraged his players. The Chelsea players, who were a little shocked by the loss of the ball too quickly, soon calmed down.

After the restart, Chelsea did not try as much as at the beginning, but took a strong attack. When Chelsea really stepped up their attack, Burnley's defense immediately became nervous.

George saw that Burnley was struggling to defend, and with a big wave of his hand, except for Klose who was at the front, everyone returned to the half-court to defend. Zola and Di Matteo have excellent skills, but their physical strength is not very good.

After entering the full defense, Burnley players began to frequently use their bodies to foul according to George's deployment. Even Camoranesi, Neil Lennon and others frequently used some small actions to interrupt Chelsea's rhythm.

Like other technical teams, once Chelsea plays its own rhythm, Burnley will be difficult to defend. It's just a dense defense, which may not be able to stop Chelsea. So facing such a Chelsea, the most important thing is not to let them play their own rhythm.

Burnley's frequent fouls made the whole game intermittent. The referee's whistle also sounded frequently, but Burnley's players were very measured in their fouls. The referee can't play a card because of this foul, and the referee's penalty scale today is also relatively loose.

Therefore, although there are frequent fouls, there has not been a yellow card so far.

Vialli frowned deeply as he watched Chelsea's attack being interrupted again and again. As all Burnley players defended, the blank area between the midfield and the front court has disappeared. And Burnley's defense is more layered.

And interrupting Chelsea's attack again and again made Chelsea's smooth cooperation impossible.

Encountering Burnley's iron bucket defense, Chelsea's attack was always anticlimactic.

George stood at the side of the court, with a bigger and bigger smile on his face. Looking at Vialli, George shook his head.

Vialli is a very good player. When he was a player, he was one of the best forwards of this era. When he transferred to Sampdoria, Vialli created the highest transfer price for young players. But Vialli was very calm. He said one sentence, my value cannot be measured by money. This is Vialli's confidence.

And Vialli's performance in coaching Chelsea is also very good. He can be regarded as one of Chelsea's very successful head coaches.

But now Vialli has a fatal flaw. That is, Vialli is now a player and a head coach. There are certain advantages for players to be head coaches. You can understand the mentality of the players and convey your intentions anytime and anywhere on the court.

But there are also very big disadvantages. That is, because you are in the game, many things on the court cannot be understood in time. Just like the disconnection between Chelsea's backcourt and midfield just now, if Vialli is directing on the court, he will definitely see it at the first time and then make adjustments. But Vialli is on the court at this time, so he didn't see such a big loophole.

It was this loophole that let Burnley lead by one goal.

If the player really wants to be a coach, George thinks it is better for the defender to be a coach. Especially in the backcourt, you can observe the situation on the court, but Vialli, a striker, will have many problems when he is a coach.

Time passed by minute by minute, and soon the first half of 35 minutes had passed. Ever since Burnley scored a goal, the whole game was drowsy. Countless fouls made the whole game intermittent. It was nothing but fouls, not smooth at all.

Because Chelsea played this game, many neutral fans were also paying attention. But many neutral fans have lost interest in the current game.

Because the game was too boring, the broadcast camera began to search the court to see if it could capture some important shots.

"Hey, who is this? Isn't this Vogts?" Mortensen was also bored, and the commentary was not enthusiastic. But when he saw the person coming out of the broadcast camera, he screamed loudly. "Why is Vogts here? Shouldn't he be worrying about the French World Cup now?"

"He should be here to observe the players, right?" Alan Hansen was also quite surprised.

"Observing the players, there are only two German players on the field now. Ballack and Klose are both Burnley players. Vogts doesn't want to take them to the World Cup."

"It definitely won't be Klose, I think it should be Ballack. Ballack has performed well in Burnley this season and has scored 19 goals for Burnley. As the core of Burnley's midfield, his performance is obvious to all. In two years, I believe Ballack will be able to become the main midfielder of the German national team." Alan Hansen did not hide his admiration for Ballack.

Berti Vogts looked at the game on the field with a serious face. Vogts did come to observe Ballack. Ballack has made a great name in English football, although Burnley has not yet entered the Premier League. But as a midfielder, he has already scored 19 goals in Burnley this season, which is enough for many strong teams to pay attention to Ballack.

"But so far in this game, Ballack has only been a defensive midfielder and has not shown his offensive strength, especially his ability to score goals. But the ball he just passed to Ljungberg still showed his outstanding vision."

The appearance of Vogts was just a small episode, but this small episode was the only scene in the first half that made the audience slightly interested, except for the goal.

With the referee's whistle, the first half that was shattered by Burnley's fouls finally ended.

The Burnley players were all smiling. After all, no matter how the first half went, Burnley was leading Chelsea by one to zero. This was leading Chelsea, not those teams that Burnley had won in the Premier League that did not pay attention to the cup in order to avoid relegation.

And this was the final. As long as the score remained the same until the end, Burnley would win the first League Cup in history.