A 3-0 win over Norwich City in the first game was followed by a Carabao Cup first-round game for Burnley.

Burnley's luck was quite good this time, and the team drawn turned out to be Mansfield from the English third division. This is a team that is underdog even in the English third division.

George wouldn't go through a lot of trouble for a game like this. Almost all came off the bench, but thanks to a header from Klose, they beat Mansfield 1-0 and reached the second round of the Carabao Cup.

Burnley then faced Oxford United, who were promoted with Burnley, at home to Oxford United, who had to surrender when they met Burnley in the second division. At that time, Burnley had a tower up front like Richard and a striker with great individual ability.

Of course, the most important thing is that there is Poboski, a sharp knife on the right, and no defender at this level of the second division can stop Pobosky.

Therefore, when Oxford United saw Burnley, they would not resist at all.

But when it comes to the First Division, Oxford United look like they want to take a point. Hoarded heavy troops in the backfield and set up an iron bucket formation.

Although with Ballack and Neil Lennon in the middle, the ball has always been in the hands of Burnley. But the ball could only fly up front and couldn't find it in the Oxford penalty area.

Neither Frank Lampard nor Danny Murphy are true wing-backs, with limited pace and breakthrough ability to pose a threat on the flanks.

They can't open up the wings, so they can't pull away from Oxford's defence.

"George, although Ljungberg is very alone, but at times like this, it is necessary to have an assaulter like him." Carl Pat stood next to George, also frowning. "You see, Frank and Danny Murphy don't have a lot of breakthrough ability at all."

George certainly understands that Burnley are now playing with four central midfielders. Ballack, Frank Lampard, Neil Lennon and Danny Murphy are all good players in the middle of midfield, but they can't be the kind of wide attackers.

Burnley's attack has always been right-leaning, but it was only later with the rise of Daniel that the attack on the left improved. But last year everyone was working with Poborski, so a lot of people are used to attacking from the wings. Now all of a sudden, the flanks are paralyzed and they don't know how to attack.

Of course, what is most needed in this kind of game is Ljungberg, and to break the face with a point is to say that Ljungberg is a good player on the wing. He's only a wide attacker, but once the wing is opened, he's all alive. That's what those wingers do, but Ljungberg was blocked by George himself. Unless Ljungberg came and confessed, George would never let Ljungberg enter the first team.

It was already fifty-eight minutes into the second half, and watching the ball fly around in the air or just kick it at the back, George was ruthless.

"Steve, Miro, you two come here." George must win this game. At the start of the second half, George asked all the players to warm up. This time, Finnan and Klose were called in at once.

"Steve, you go up and take Grant's place. The task I give you is simple, actively plug in the attack. Crosses from the flanks into the box, I know your crosses are very good. "Grant was a defensive full-back and in the second division George didn't need the full-backs to press too much. But full-backs are the big trend in the future, and George needs the support of full-backs for this game.

George patted Steve on the shoulder, then turned to look at Klose. "Miro, I don't need to say your mission, you should understand it too."

Klose nodded.

Soon George replaced Grant with Finnan and Danny Murphy with Klose. The formation also changed to 4-3-3, with Ballack, Frank Lampard and Neil Lennon dominating the midfield. The two full-backs, Daniel Morrison and Steve Finnan, took turns attacking from the wings.

George's play was very simple, with a cross from the wing, followed by Richard and Klose battling for the header. Kevin Phillips and Frank Lampard grabbed the second spot. George was almost ruined, and there had to be a side lying down in this game.

As soon as the formation changed, there was a sudden rumor in front of Oxford United. In particular, Richard and Klose are both excellent headers, capable of scoring a goal with each cross. Simplicity has the advantage of simplicity, the previous style of play of the English team was simple and practical, although George came from later generations. But George was educated in England from the age of seventeen and was deeply influenced by English football. Playing this simple way of playing is also hand-to-hand.

After Oxford defended for a full eighty-two minutes, Kevin Phillips latched on to Klose's header and scrambled to score a goal. In the end, Burnley won 1-0 at home to Oxford United.

In the third game, Burnley host Oldham United, who are far better than Oxford United. On the basis of defense, the counterattack is also quite sharp. George couldn't open the situation, although he also wanted to break the boat, but he was afraid of Oldham's counterattack, so he didn't dare to go too far. In the end, the only way to end up is to accept a 0-0 draw.

In the fourth game, Burnley met Crystal Palace away. Crystal Palace is a strong team in the English First Division, and the strength is extraordinary. George told the team to drop back a little and stabilize the situation first. But when they were ready to counter-attack, it was discovered that Burnley was very short of speed players.

In the end, George chose the old way, playing England's most traditional high-altitude strike. However, in the end, he still did not score a goal, and he had to reluctantly accept the result of 0-0.

In four games, Burnley have won two and drawn two, and are third in League One with eight points. It's a very good point for Burnley, who have just been promoted to League One. However, George was very unhappy because Burnley were still relatively good in attack in the second division. It's not what George needs the most.

At this time, George regretted letting go of Darren Huckby, and Burnley is now lacking this kind of speed player in the frontcourt.

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"Burnley erupts into a fierce conflict! 》

'Burnley's new star from the Swiss Super League this season, Frederick Ljungberg, was outstanding in the first game. He scored a goal in his first appearance for the team, but after being replaced by George in the second half, there was a heated clash with him, according to insiders. ”

"And George completely put Ljungberg into the cold palace, and for nearly a month after that, Ljungberg has been training with the youth team."

"It's normal for Ljungberg to have a bit of a surname as a young player, I think Coach George is too sensitive. For such a talented player, the coach should protect him well. ”

"Of course, as a young coach who is less than 30 years old, Coach George's results are already very good. I think everyone should understand that they are not good at adjusting the players and controlling the atmosphere in the dressing room. ”

George watched the Blackburn Evening News slam to the ground, what is "understandable". It seems to be an understanding, but in fact it is just adding fuel to the fire.

George didn't even have to look at the name of the paper's reporter to know who wrote it. No one else but George's usual arch-rival, Steven Yellen, would write about it.

George also has a headache now, this Ljungberg surname is too strong. It's been a month, and this kid would rather stay in the youth team than come and apologize.

However, the team that George wants to build is a monolithic team that does not allow anyone to be above the team.

In the fifth round, Burnley away to face the fifth opponent in League One, a professional football team from Reading, Berkshire, in the southeast of England. Reading's history is a complete blank, although it has a history of more than 100 years, but in this 100 years, Reading can only mix in the lower leagues.

George made a big change to his starting XI for this game, removing Frank Lampard, Danny Murphy and Grant. They were replaced by David Ward, Steve Finnan, and Solkamp.

George pushed Daniel up and turned him into a left wing-back in this game. Steve Finnan was the right-back and Sorkamp was the right-midfielder. David Ward replaced Daniel at left-back.

The change in Daniel's position caught Reading off guard. Under Ballack's outstanding management, Daniel scored two goals in a row in this game. The forward line was also completely alive, with Richard and Kevin Phillips scoring a goal each.

In the end, Burnley won 4-0 away at Reading.