Coaching legend - Chapter 557 Departure
No one is interested in how the game will develop.
Tottenham has already won the fourth place in the league in advance, and participating in the Champions League next season is a foregone conclusion. As for Burnley, it is even more so. They have already been relegated early, and there is no need to think about the League Cup.
The last game is not something that both teams want.
In other words, it is useless for either team to win. Therefore, everyone’s focus is not on this game at all.
But George.
This is George’s last game. George is the protagonist.
The game has become secondary.
Even the commentator was not explaining the game throughout the game. Instead, he kept talking about George.
When the game was about to end, Mortensen kept introducing George.
“George Levy, the biggest impression of him in European football comes from Blackburn. In Blackburn, George achieved results that people admired. He created the most glorious moment in Blackburn’s 100-year history.”
“Even many people only remember George’s glory in Blackburn. Most people in European football don’t even know that George was once the head coach from Burnley.”
“In fact, George is also a head coach with top performance in Burnley’s history. He made a two-step jump in three years, and in the last season before leaving, he left Burnley with the FA Cup and League Cup. He is an absolute meritorious coach for Burnley.”
“George’s coaching career started in Burnley, and now he has ended his career in Burnley.”
Motson was a little sad when he said this. Because leaving the coaching position in his forties is the same as a player retiring in his twenties. Especially those talented players, if they retire early, it is a sad thing.
The same is true for coaches.
At this time, all fans have let go of their prejudices against George.
“George! George! George!”
Turf Moor Stadium, after twelve years, there was such a cheer for the first time.
“I now wonder if George finally took over Burnley in order to retire there in the future. Look, in half a year, George has melted the hatred in the hearts of Burnley fans.”
Motson shook his head.
Indeed!
George was very happy.
Since the game a month ago, Burnley fans have slowly changed their attitude towards him.
First one or two, then one hundred or two hundred, a few games ago it started to be one thousand or two thousand, and recently it was ten thousand or twenty thousand. In the last game, there was such a uniform cheer for the first time.
George also breathed a sigh of relief.
Chinese people all have the idea of returning to their roots. Although George is not an antique, he does have this idea in his heart. Including Miranda, they all hope to have a house in Burnley. Live in Burnley when they have time.
I never dared to think about it before.
Because George is notorious in Burnley.
But it seems that there is no problem now.
“Beep beep beep–“
“The 2009-10 Premier League is over.”
“This is also the last performance of George Levy, the famous English coach. He is leaving and will disappear from everyone’s sight in the future.”
“We often say that God is jealous of talents. And it is said that injuries are the biggest enemy of players. Van Basten, a talented striker of his generation, had to leave the football world early because of injuries. But now it is discovered that injuries are not only the natural enemy of players, but also the natural enemy of coaches.”
“Coach Houllier’s journey in Liverpool ended in failure due to heart disease. Although Coach Houllier stubbornly returned to the coaching position, his performance never recovered to his best time.”
“As if Coach Houllier can still come back. Then George is really a talented coach who was knocked down by injury.”
“We were all joking in private before. If George works for another twenty years, there will be several Champions League titles. Now George is only in his early forties and has already won three Champions League titles. He can already compare with famous coaches like Ferguson. He retires Sometimes, there will be five, six, maybe even seven or eight.”
“What a pity, George is leaving!”
“Injuries, injuries take down a coach as talented as George.”
“Finally, I want to wish George good health. I also want to thank George for the happiness he has brought to us over the years.”
George has been with Mortensen for more than ten years, and he is still very affectionate. So when you speak, speak with both emotion and emotion.
When the game ended, all the reporters gathered around.
This was George’s last game, and reporters still had a lot of questions. But George did not accept their interview, but walked directly to the players.
In George’s eyes, reporters are nothing.
When I was a coach in the past, I didn’t bother reporters. Besides, he is about to leave football, so why bother with reporters?
So George ignored the buzzing reporters.
George walked directly into the stadium.
“Head?”
Ashley Chapman, as Burnley’s oldest player and George’s direct descendant, was the first to come up.
Although he was already 32 years old, George still went up and touched Ashley’s head.
“Ashley, I’m sorry.”
In his 15-year coaching career, George has had many disciples. There are countless talented players among them. It can even be said that there are a lot of world-class talents. And there are also players who eventually become world-class stars, or even superstars of a generation. Among those people, Ashley Chapman really has no weight.
Although he came to Burnley’s first team with Daniel Morrison. But Daniel became the main player of the national team, while Ashley Chapman never entered the national team once. And in George’s hands, he was just a substitute.
Even so, when George came to Burnley, Ashley Chapman was the one who welcomed him the most.
“No, boss.” Ashley shook his head. “Boss, don’t leave, okay?”
“Play well.”
George didn’t say anything, just patted Ashley on the shoulder.
At this time, other players also gathered around. But they and George couldn’t compare with Ashley, so they didn’t say much. After all, George had been away from Burnley for more than ten years, and now there were few players in Burnley who had a close relationship with George.
Among these people, George saw Daniel standing there silently.
George looked at his proud disciple and walked over with a smile.
“Head!”
Daniel raised his head and called softly.
George nodded.
Looking at Daniel, he was full of emotion. Since returning to Burnley, every time Daniel responded to George’s deployment, he just said simple words like “Yeah!” and “Okay!” He never took the initiative to talk to George.
Today was the first time he took the initiative to talk to me in the past six months.
For Daniel, George felt the most pity.
According to his talent and strength, Daniel should be able to become the best left back in the 21st century. Unfortunately, a series of things made Daniel just…
After patting Daniel, George turned around and looked back at Turf Moor.
Turf Moor was the same as when he first became the head coach of Burnley fifteen years ago. Perhaps a little more dilapidated. It was still such a small stadium.
But today, Turf Moor seemed so beautiful.
George said nothing.
Turning around, he looked at Carl behind him and sighed. “Carl, I’m leaving. From now on, you have to make your own choice.”
Carl looked up at the fans.
“I think Burnley is not bad either.”
George smiled.
“Okay, let’s go back.” George patted the players one by one. Then he stood in the front and walked in first. But those reporters were unwilling to let George go and continued to surround George.
But George didn’t seem to answer any questions.
He was silent about the reporters’ questions. When he was about to leave the stadium, he turned around and waved to the reporters. “Goodbye, everyone. You don’t have to see me, a nasty person, anymore.”
Then he slowly left people’s sight.
Many reporters were so angry.
It’s just that George has left the football world, and they have no way to retaliate against George in the future.
“George looks very cool. It took half a year to get the forgiveness of Burnley fans. But I think Burnley fans will have a regret. Because George’s achievements were mostly achieved in Blackburn. He left Blackburn with a century of the most dreamy moments.”
“Of course Burnley fans will also curse their former chairman Mr. Kilby. If it weren’t for him, Blackburn’s current results might be Burnley’s results.”
Motson’s words hit the heart of Burnley fans.
After the game, everyone applauded George. But there are still many regrets in his heart.
Such a generation of famous coaches, but failed to leave achievements in Burnley.
George is gone, finally gone.
George Levy left the football world at the age of 42.
In his 15-year coaching career, he won 19 championships of all sizes. Among them are three Champions Leagues, three League Championships, one League Cup, two FA Cups, two League Cups, two Toyota Cups, three European Super Cups, and three Community Shields.
Nineteen championships, in the entire English football world, only Ferguson can surpass George in the number of championships.
Such a young and famous coach, he is leaving.
He only had fifteen years of coaching experience, and he was only in two small clubs.
But he left his own legend in Lancashire. This legend will continue to be passed down. It may be ten, twenty years, or even a hundred years.
George is like a shooting star.
In the coaching industry, in just fifteen years, he created countless glories, and then disappeared.
Fifteen years, it is not short, nor long.
In the blink of an eye. The genius coach who was famous in European football at that time has ended his coaching career.
In the long history of football, George’s fifteen years are just a moment.
Although he left brilliant achievements, it was only fifteen years.
It’s over, it’s all over.
The future is all a joke.
This book has been written for nearly ten months and is finally finished.
To be honest, it was written in a hurry. Therefore, it is not very perfect. I was very nervous when it was put on the shelves. But fortunately, there are many book fans who support me and give me great courage.
Thank you all.
The next book will be uploaded at the end of September. Thank you again.
