Coaching legend - Chapter 548 Never Back Down
“Well done. Look, we had eleven shots in the first half, far more than Manchester United’s four shots. It’s just that we were unlucky. Manchester United is nothing special.”
George did not criticize the team because they fell behind. Instead, he praised Burnley players in the locker room.
Young people are easy to encourage, but they are also easy to lose heart.
That’s why teams composed of young people often have ups and downs in performance. George can’t let Burnley’s young players do the same.
And Burnley’s performance in the first half was really good. In the current English football world, there are only a few teams that can make Manchester United so passive at Old Trafford. What’s more, Burnley is still a bottom-ranked team, which is even more amazing.
“You did a perfect job in the first half. Without that counterattack, Manchester United would have no good chances at all. We lost to luck in the first half. But in the second half, Manchester United would not have so much good luck.”
“Continue like this in the second half. Manchester United’s defenders are all guest players. Park Ji-sung and Fletcher are not authentic defenders, just play according to their loopholes. Tell Manchester United’s superstars, tell the fans at Old Trafford that you are no worse than anyone else!”
Before, because of the lag, Burnley’s young players were very disappointed.
In their opinion, they did well enough in the first half. But they still fell behind. This was very demoralizing.
But after hearing George’s words, they rekindled their passion.
At the beginning of the second half of the game, Burnley, which was a little confused in the second half of the first half, resumed its own style of play.
What is Burnley’s most powerful ability?
It’s running.
In this regard, even George admires Burnley’s previous coach. I don’t know how Burnley’s pre-match training is conducted? Burnley’s players all have a very obvious characteristic. They can run and have plenty of physical strength.
Even Thomason Locke, the center forward at the front, was very strong.
Burnley used to take advantage of this physical strength. It’s just that their style of play focused too much on running, not passing, which resulted in most of the running being useless.
But George is different.
George wants to combine passing and running. With such strong physical strength, it would be a failure if he didn’t use it.
So at the beginning of the second half, Burnley once again showed their running ability.
George’s defense started near the center circle. Near the center circle, Burnley players ran at full strength. This kind of pressure in the front court put a lot of pressure on Manchester United.
Manchester United is strong.
But now it is not only affected by injuries. More importantly, Manchester United’s midfield renewal is very unsuccessful. Manchester United has also made many attempts to renew the midfield.
Alan Smith replaced Keane, but unfortunately it was unsuccessful.
Anderson, the best player in the World Youth Championship, was a tragedy. After coming to Manchester United, he was highly valued by Ferguson. And he performed well. Unfortunately, after the knee surgery, he became completely mediocre.
This talented player, known as the “new Ronaldinho”, can’t find a place in Manchester United’s midfield now. He is even less valued than Gibson, who is mediocre.
Nani, the “successor of Ronaldinho”, has a weird temper. Because he angered Ferguson, he is now suspended by Ferguson and thrown into the bench, without giving him a chance to play.
It can be said that among the young people that Ferguson has high hopes for, only Fletcher has played well. Gibson started to be the main force this season, but these people can’t compare with the Manchester United midfield in its heyday. In the first two years, Manchester United swept everything because of the combination of Rooney and Ronaldinho.
But after Ronaldinho left, Manchester United’s offense was completely dependent on Rooney alone.
And Manchester United’s midfield can’t give Rooney much help.
The replacement was not successful, and Ferguson could only continue to use Scholes and Giggs. They are indeed old monsters, and their condition is maintained very well. Unfortunately, no matter how good they are, one is already 35 years old and the other is already 36 years old.
No matter how good they are, their strength has declined compared to when they were 25 or 26 years old.
They have enough experience and excellent skills, but their physical strength is a big problem.
They can’t take any advantage in front of Burnley’s midfield composed of a group of young players. Of course, if they play passing and playing skills, Burnley will never be able to compare with Manchester United. But George uses running and fouling to compete with Manchester United’s midfield for territory.
This time, the shortcomings of Manchester United’s midfield are undoubtedly exposed.
Giggs and Scholes can’t get the ball in the midfield. Gareth Gray, who can run 12,000 per game, is needless to say. It’s the thin Wilshere. Although he is thin, he is still a technical player.
Wilshere is not afraid of physical collisions at all.
As England, another technically excellent midfielder after Joe Cole. Wilshere is not afraid of physical collisions like Joe Cole, but he is very ruthless when defending. They tackled when they should, and they collided when they should, without any ambiguity.
These young players all have a spirit.
That is, they are not afraid and do not retreat.
Whoever controls the midfield controls the world. Manchester United’s midfield completely lost its position in the face of Burnley’s abnormal defense.
George saw Giggs was exhausted on the sidelines. His movements of holding the ball were a little deformed, so he smiled proudly. He was particularly satisfied with Gareth Gray’s performance.
The game has only been played for 60 minutes, and he has already run more than 8,700 meters. He is the player who runs the most on the field. The most important thing is that Gareth Gray is very smart and knows how to run. He is very good at controlling the midfield in cooperation with Wilshere.
And he ran almost 9,000 meters, but Gareth Gray did not feel tired at all. In the midfield, from left to right, from north to south, he can be seen in all corners anyway.
He may not become a world-class superstar, but he will definitely become a world-class midfielder.
George has coached many midfielders. Including Alonso, Hargreaves, Essien, these world-class defensive midfielders, all of whom are full of energy and can run forever in the midfield. But in terms of physical strength and serious attitude towards the game, no one can compare to this 21-year-old young man in front of him.
He may not be as talented as other geniuses, but he has solid basic skills and such good physical fitness, so George is very optimistic about him.
Ferguson shook his head off the court.
It’s not that he hasn’t played Burnley before. Burnley’s physical abnormality is well-known in the Premier League. But Burnley never put such pressure on Ferguson before. After George took over, it was obvious that he made the players run more purposefully and more targeted.
That’s why there is such an effect now.
“George, I have to say George again.”
Martin Taylor looked at the situation on the field and spoke excitedly. “Burnley, now only has 14 points, and is the first favorite team to be relegated in the Premier League. But I suddenly have a lot of confidence in Burnley’s relegation. Burnley will definitely be able to stay in the league.”
“Look at Burnley now, you can imagine that it is now the bottom team in the Premier League. George has only been in charge of Burnley for 20 days, but he has already brought out such a combative team. At Old Trafford, he is actually suppressing Manchester United. There are a few teams in the Premier League that can do this now. Although Manchester United has been plagued by injuries, Burnley’s progress is obvious to all.”
“After a half-year break, George now seems to have lost his previous passion. But he has become more stable and changed.”
Martin Taylor is not stingy with his appreciation and praise for George.
“Young players of Burnley, you will be lucky to meet George.”
In fact, George did not have much credit.
George just gave these young people more courage and passion. Then he made some small changes to their running.
But world-class coaches are like this. Small changes can change the face of a team.
This is the case with Burnley now.
For a period of time in the second half, Manchester United even had a hard time getting the ball. Because Burnley’s young players were like crazy, either defending closely or tripping you in the front court.
Until the 73rd minute of the game, Burnley finally got a chance.
Wilshere in the midfield got the ball and kicked it to the front court.
“Wilshere got the ball… He passed Gibson, Wilshere’s technique is really good.”
“… Wilshere, pass the ball… This ball went straight to Thomason. Wilshere’s pass was great… Thomason, header!”
Martin Taylor praised Wilshere the most in his commentary. Who said that what England lacks the most is technical midfielders. Now that a young technical midfielder like Wilshere has emerged, of course, he has been praised again and again.
“Oh, Welbeck ran too fast…”
It should be said that it was not Welbeck who ran too fast, but Thomason and Welbeck did not think of the same thing. Thomason headed the ball to the side, and Welbeck thought Thomason would head the ball into the penalty area, so he ran first.
However, Welbeck is worthy of his black physique. As a descendant of Ghana, Welbeck has super physical fitness.
“Welbeck, he hooked the ball with his left foot… Shoot!”
Because he stopped abruptly, Welbeck fell backwards. But at the moment of falling, he hooked the ball with his left foot, and then swept it with his right foot. Foster had no way to do anything. He watched the ball enter the goal. “
“Welbeck… Welbeck is still a Manchester United player, loaned to Burnley. Haha, Welbeck must have told Ferguson to call me back quickly, call me back quickly. I am better than Macheda. “
“Welbeck is a very good shooter. He has scored two goals in two games on loan to Burnley. Welbeck, who is only 19 years old, tells all fans the results of Manchester United’s youth training. “
Martin Taylor hit the nail on the head when Welbeck was thinking.
After seeing the goal, Welbeck ran excitedly. He was not happy because he scored a goal for Manchester United, but because he was happy to prove his strength in front of Ferguson. As Martin Taylor said, Welbeck wanted to tell Ferguson: I am the best. The future of Manchester United belongs to me.
George turned around in place.
That’s it. Scoring a goal for Manchester United is a process of improving self-confidence for young Burnley players.
George wants to tell them that the game should be about never backing down.
