coach legend

Chapter 13 A Beautiful Start
Today Burnley's opponent is Swindon Football Club from Wiltshire in southwestern England.The history of the Swindon club is nothing compared to the Burnley club, and it has not yet appeared in England's top league.The only honor is the Champions League Cup.

But in terms of the current situation, Swindon is in a far better situation than Burnley.Although they were relegated from the English First Division last season, their strength has not been compromised, and they are still the most popular team to be promoted to the Second Division this season.Far more attention than Burnley, which has changed coaches and most of its players.

Although it is a strong team, it is not without shortcomings.Otherwise, it is impossible to be relegated in the end. The biggest problem is the same offense as Burnley.After poaching Neil Lennon and Danny Murphy, George is very satisfied with the midfield defense.In particular, there is an undead Ballack in series in the middle, and George is confident in defending against Swindon's offense.

For this game, George sent the best lineup in his mind-the goalkeeper Miller, the defenders were Grant, Mitchell King, Gary Breen, Daniel Morrison, and the midfielder was Karel Powell. Boesky, Michael Ballack, Danny Murphy, Neil Lennon, forwards Darren Huckabee, Richard Brody.

Watching Burnley attack wave after wave, Steve McMahon smiled.Turning to his assistant coach, he said, "I heard that the head coach of Burnley is 27 years old this year. He is indeed a young coach. He can't hold back. This is because he wants to perform in front of his fans. It's too immature."

"Steve, you have to understand him. Young man?" Steve McMahan was 51 years old.Has been coaching low-level leagues, from the first division to the second division and even the third division when he debuted.With rich experience, he looks down on George, who became the head coach at the age of 27.

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Barry Kilby, wearing a suit and tie, came to the box to watch the game.Next to him is Burnley's new chief operating officer, Kyle Varga.Unlike Kyle Varga, Barry Kilby is a Lancashire native.That's why I don't like to wear a suit and tie when watching football.

But there is no way, because all English courses have a rule: anyone who enters the box to watch the game must wear a tie.This is a dead rule.Even if the President of the United States is here.All must be obeyed.

But Kilby can only do this. He has just become the chairman of the Burnley club. At the most critical moment of the club, the home game must be watched live.There are many directors of the Burnley club, although Kilby's shares are the most.But also be wary of what they think.

Sitting next to him is the chairman of the Swindon Club, Simon Iverson.Iverson is very proud. Although their club has just been relegated, Iverson still has a sense of self-confidence when facing Burnley.

So when they first met, Iverson laughed at Kilby.To think that Burnley chose a 27-year-old as manager is ridiculous.Such a ridiculous decision to save a little money.

Faced with this, Kirby laughed it off.But my heart is quite angry, the two clubs can be said to be brothers in difficulty.They were all relegated from the First Division, so there is nothing to be proud of.

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The game lasted more than 20 minutes, and Burnley's offense has not had any effect.There is no way to defend Burnley against Swindon's iron barrel.Poboski's speed and technical advantages could not be brought into play at all. Almost nine of Swindon's players defended in the 30-meter area.

This is not at all right with what George thought before the game. Swindon should be regarded as a strong team in the second division.It really opened George's eyes to play such a shameless tactic.

George has been standing on the edge of the court since the game started, and he couldn't sit down when he went back and forth.

"Michael, Michael." George suddenly came to the sidelines and shouted to Ballack.No one thought that George's voice would be so loud. Among the shouts of tens of thousands of people, George's voice turned out to be clear.

Barack's tall body came to George, and George grabbed Barack. "Michael, don't pass the ball in a small range in the midfield. Make full use of the width of the field, and constantly use medium and long passes to transfer the ball. Also, your position is too far back. When you have the opportunity, boldly go forward, even if there is a chance Don’t hesitate at every opportunity, show your long-range shooting skills. Tell Karel, there is only one word, resolute breakthrough.” George danced with his hands and feet and told Barack, be more resolute.

Breaking the dense defense is a headache for any top team in the world, but there is also a very effective way, which is long-range shooting.Some defensive teams don't even give long-range shots, but Swindon is only a second division team.The defense hasn't gotten to that level yet.

"Press up, Karel. Break through, where are your usual skills?" George kept gesturing for the team to press forward.

Soon Burnley gave up the practice of pouring the ball in the midfield and then looking for opportunities.Most of the ball was sent to Poboski's feet. Poboski's skills are the best in Burnley, even in the second division and the first division are very good.As soon as Poboski got the ball, including Swindon's midfielder and left back, they looked at Poboski nervously.

Although the opening was only half an hour, they fully experienced Poborski's technique and speed.Therefore, both of them stabilized their positions and did not dare to step out easily.Poborski looked like he was walking around, not passing or dribbling.At this time, Grant plugged in from the back at high speed and responded to Poboski, which also distracted the attention of Swindon's left back.

At that moment, Poborski suddenly took the ball, and then galloped away from the gap between Swindon's midfielder and the left back.When the two reacted, Poboski had already thrown them three meters away, and Swindon's defense was completely shattered.

Swindon's central defender quickly came to defend Poborski. This central defender is very experienced.Knowing that his speed is not as fast as Poboski, so he has been stuck in the penalty area, preventing Poboski from wading in and directly having a chance to shoot.At this time, the effect of George's usual training came out, and Richard Brody quickly suppressed it, and immediately made Swindon's defense back many steps.It also attracted the attention of all defenders.

Poboski did not pass, but passed the ball sideways, and the ball flew near the penalty area.A tall figure strode forward.Seeing this figure, George shouted nervously. "Shoot, shoot!"

In that position, there is no player guarding Ballack.Barack didn't hesitate either, and directly blasted up with a heavy cannon.The ball was so fast that the Swindon goalkeeper had no reaction.

"Beautiful!!" George breathed a sigh of relief, and shook his fist fiercely on the sidelines.Behind George, there was a huge cheer.The cheers of thousands of people shook the entire stadium.

Ballack, who scored a goal at this time, got rid of all the players.Spreading his hands and shouting, he ran straight to George and hugged George. "Head, thank you." Ballack has deep gratitude to the young coach George who brought him from the amateur league to the professional league.

It's just that Barack is not good at expressing such feelings.George was hugged by the 1.9-meter Barack bear and felt that his whole body was about to fall apart. "Ahem, Michael, I'd appreciate it even more if you put me down."

"Sorry, boss." Barak said a little at a loss.

George patted Ballack on the shoulder and said with a smile, "If you want to thank me, do it well."

"Carl, this game is won." After scoring a goal, George is already full of confidence in winning the game. With the two fast horses Darren Huckabee and Karel Poborski, as long as Si If Wen Deng dared to attack, they would die ugly.

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The moment Ballack scored, Kilby yelled regardless of whether he was in the box or Chairman Swindon beside him.Then he hugged Kyle Varga beside him and cheered loudly.Simon Iverson next to him had a livid face, despising Barry Kilby, a country bumpkin.The owner of a team in a small town with only 8 people is indeed a country bumpkin.

(End of this chapter)