Coaching legend - Chapter 545 Turfmore Stadium
“Let’s take a look at George. Burnley fell behind 0-2 in the first game after returning to the team. He was not in a hurry at all. He still chatted leisurely with Karl next to him.”
Mortensen laughed and shook his head.
George was indeed in no hurry. Many people are not optimistic about Burnley now. But after this period of understanding, George became confident.
Before coming, George was still very worried. After all, it is a club that only scored 11 points. Relegation is not that easy. But in the past few days after arriving at Burnley, George carefully measured Burnley’s strength.
After understanding it, I became more and more confident about relegation.
George has been discussing with Karl next to him how to train the team. How the team should play.
George didn’t get up during the entire game.
All plays were directed by Mitchell. George shook his head.
Mitchell has been a coach of the first team for more than ten years, and his command level is not good at all.
If it weren’t for Mitchell’s prestige at Burnley, George would really be worried about how he would control the locker room and be the acting head coach. It seems that he will be used more often to control the atmosphere in the locker room in the future. As for command, still…
At the end of the game, George was ridiculed loudly.
The happiest thing was that Mark Lawrenson, who had the worst relationship with George, felt like it was a holiday. “Coach Levi definitely made the wrong choice.”
“I feel really sad. Coach Levy should not be like this. He is the best manager in England. His command position should be at the Bernabeu and the Allianz Arena, not the humble Turf Moor Stadium.”
“Look at the game against Wolves. Coach Levi has completely lost his former sharpness. If his team was beaten like that by Wolves in the past, Coach Levi would definitely be furious. But look at yesterday’s game, It’s zero to two, and George is still on the bench. After half a year of rest, it seems that George’s temper is gone.”
“He will encounter a real Waterloo. No matter how many championships he has won in the past, he will not succeed at Burnley.”
“Why? Why Coach Levi would make such a decision is too difficult to understand.”
Mark Lawrenson is a famous player in British football. It should be said that there are many topics to talk about.
But what he loves most is bashing George.
Because George gets the most attention.
Except for Mark Lawrenson, many newspapers are not very optimistic about George’s trip to Burnley. In newspapers such as “The Sun” and “News of the World”, many football celebrities have their own columns.
Their meaning is similar to that of Mark Lawrenson.
They are all not optimistic about Burnley’s relegation situation.
“Look, these so-called football celebrities are all outdated. If they are so good, how come they only brag in newspapers every day. If they are really capable, they can compete on the field.”
What George looks down upon most are these so-called football celebrities.
Relying on his good results as a player. Just brag about it in the newspapers every day. If you were a head coach and listened to their nonsense, you would have been dismissed from get out of class countless times.
“Forget it, George.” Karl smiled and shook his head. It was as if George was specifically fighting against these people. George doesn’t like any of those football celebrities. In other words, George is like a fighter.
Because of his criticism of these football celebrities, George also received a lot of siege.
But George is still enjoying it.
“George, we’re here.”
George looked up ahead. The team bus arrived at Turf Moor.
This is the twenty-first round of the Premier League. Burnley face Bolton Wanderers at home.
2010, January 10.
From the 20th round of the Premier League to today, it has been thirteen days and two weeks. George used these two weeks to fine tune the team’s lineup. Now George is becoming more and more confident.
Twelve years ago, after leaving Burnley, George returned to Turf Moor. But it will be the first time for Burnley to return to Turf Moor. In the past ten years, every time George came back here, all he heard was boos from the audience.
So George was a little afraid of coming to Turf Moor.
George breathed a sigh of relief and was the first to walk down.
“Coach Levy, are you confident that Burnley will avoid relegation?”
“Burnley only has 11 points now and 18 games left. Are you really confident?”
“How does it feel to be the manager of Burnley again?”
An ordinary game, an ordinary game can no longer be an ordinary game. Burnley and Bolton are both teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League. But because of George, it became one of the most watched games.
Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar Turf Moor Stadium, George calmed down.
“With me, there is no failure. Relegation? I am George Levy. Do you think I will worry about relegation?”
George is still so cool.
After saying that, he ignored the reporters chasing him and entered the stadium.
“I’ve said all that needs to be said. When you get to the court, you have to be steady, steady.”
George didn’t give a tirade in the locker room.
You have practiced everything you need to practice.
“Jake, you’re in the middle, passing the ball to mobilize the offense. Don’t rush up there. Don’t be nervous, just believe in yourself.”
George patted Wilshere on the shoulder as he walked out.
Just after Wilshere was loaned, George gave him the important responsibility of the midfield. George attaches great importance to Wilshere, a young player who is only 18 years old. Even Carl was a little surprised that George valued Wilshere so much.
Wilshere is of course very strong. But at such a young age, Carl is afraid that Wilshere can’t bear the pressure.
Although he is not his own player, Carl still cherishes the talented player.
But George believes in Wilshere very much. This is a player with a strong character and a big heart. He is just too young.
Wilshere nodded gratefully.
George and Wenger are equally famous in the British football world. Both are good at cultivating young talented players. But now Arsenal is a giant, although it has fallen a little in recent years. But there are too many good players in the midfield, and Wilshere can’t play in the game.
And Burnley is a relegation team.
After being loaned here, Wilshere didn’t expect that George would value him so much. He handed over the organization of the middle to himself.
“Okay, get out quickly.”
When the game was about to start, George went out with Carl.
“George is coming. This is George’s return as Burnley’s head coach, stepping back into Turf Moor.”
The moment George entered the stadium, Turf Moor, which was noisy just now, suddenly became silent. There was no applause, no booing, and all Burnley fans didn’t know how to treat George.
Welcome George? The knot in their hearts has not been untied.
Boo George like before? Now George is appointed in a critical situation. With George’s current reputation, he can come to Burnley entirely because of the friendship in the past. Therefore, Burnley fans can’t boo.
Before the game, some fans had this discussion. How should George be treated?
It’s just that George is a taboo topic. Everyone just talked about it briefly. So there is no unified opinion. Therefore, when George really came out, the fans looked at each other, and they didn’t know how to react.
So when George entered the stadium, the stadium was unexpectedly silent.
Everyone noticed this abnormality.
Bolton’s head coach Coyle also looked up at the fans at Turf Moor. It was too quiet, not like a football field at all.
“Quiet! Too quiet!”
Motson was explaining on the sidelines, and was surprised to say: “There is no sound at Turf Moor now. I only have one feeling now, as if I am in a stadium with no one.”
George also smiled bitterly.
George was also wondering what was going on now.
Turf Moor was the same until George returned to his seat. No applause, no booing.
This situation continued until the game started.
After the game started, the cheers of the fans returned.
“Burnley’s starting lineup for this game has changed a lot compared to the last game. When George took over Burnley, all four players he brought played. Daniel Morrison, Campbell, Jack Wilshere, and Welbeck all played.”
“Wilshere and Welbeck are both loaned players. Now they are young players under 20 years old. After George was loaned, he was directly arranged in the main lineup. He is very courageous.”
At this time, Welbeck is more famous. He has played in Manchester United’s first team and scored goals.
Although Wilshere has always been called a genius, there are too many geniuses in Arsenal. Any one of their youth team is a genius in English football. So it’s no big deal.
I just didn’t expect that he would become the main midfielder as soon as he arrived.
For Burnley’s original style of play, George didn’t make much change. It still emphasizes running, but it’s no longer the kind of blind running.
George used Ashley Chapman, Wilshere, Gareth Gray, and Steve Patterson in the middle. Except for Ashley Chapman who is older, the others are young players around 20 years old.
Partnering with Welbeck and Thomason Locke in the forward line.
Thomason Locke is only 22 years old and is also a player from Burnley’s youth training camp. The biggest feature is that he is tall, with a height of 1.92 meters. He is a center forward.
He is more than 1.9 meters tall, but he has enough physical strength. There is no problem running on the field for 90 minutes.
George likes Thomason Locke very much. This is a very good bridgehead.
The back line was changed the most by George. Daniel is the left back, Campbell and Simon Hack are the central backs, and Job Pearce is the right back.
Simon Hack is very flexible. He is fast, aggressive, and good at heading. But his sense of position is not good. George asked him to partner with Campbell, hoping to use Campbell’s rich experience to fill in for him.
The goalkeeper is Lee Grant.
This is Burnley’s starting lineup.
