105 Wembley Again (Part I)
"Little York, why are you here. It's been a long time, why have you been so busy lately? ”
Although George is already a coach who has won the League Two championship, the League One championship, and the League Cup championship, but thinking that the next day is the FA Cup final, George actually didn't sleep very well. When I woke up in the morning, I just came out of my room to find Randa walking up and down the hallway.
Rather unexpectedly, Burnley stayed at this hotel. In order to prevent fans, the floor where the Burnley players live is covered by Burnley. I don't know what the security guards of this hotel do.
"I'm also here to watch the game, so I'll stop by to see you." Miranda smiled, but no matter how you look at this smile, it is bitter.
"Uncle York, too, came with you." Just like last time, George had nothing but a pre-match war of words with Arsenal left to slam his ticket to the FA Cup final.
The FA Cup is more important than the League Cup, and tickets for the FA Cup final are much more expensive than the League Cup final. Tickets to the last Carabao Cup final were already not so easy for Burnley fans to bear. This time the tickets for the FA Cup final were more expensive, which was so unfair to Burnley fans.
Arsenal fans have money, and Arsenal's home tickets are expensive, and they are among the best in European football. But the high attendance at Highbury Stadium also shows how wealthy Arsenal fans are.
But the people of Burnley are really poor, how poor they are. Added up to the amount of money a year spent by Arsenal die-hard fans, that's more than half of what Burnley fans earn in a year. Therefore, it is difficult for fans with difficult families to travel to London to watch the FA Cup final for a match.
But George's attacks had no effect, and the newspaper media had little interest in it. The fanaticism of England fans is world-renowned, and there are many wealthy fans in England. Not more than you are a Burnley fan, and not less than a Burnley fan.
There's no way the FA will drop tickets just to take care of you Burnley fans. The price of tickets for the finals can only go up, not down.
"Yes!" Miranda nodded. "They're going to eat, and I think there's still time so I'll come and see you."
Miranda is usually very talkative, especially when she likes to chirp next to George. However, this meeting, George always felt that Miranda was a little different.
"Little York, you're not going to be sick, are you?" George touched Miranda's forehead in confusion. "Don't you have a fever?"
Miranda pushed George's hand away, muttering discontentedly. "Brother George, don't call me Little York in the future. I have a name. ”
"Huh. Okay, Miranda. In the blink of an eye, you're already a big girl. The way Miranda muttered reminded George of Miranda's childhood.
"She's here too?"
"She? Who? George looked left and right, not knowing who Miranda was talking about.
"It's the BBC reporter!" Miranda didn't look at George, but looked left and right, and asked very quietly.
"Ah, you're talking about Seira." George smiled, Miranda didn't like Emic from the time she first met her. But when it comes to Emic George, he can only shake his head, since the two fell out because of work problems, it has been more than 20 days now, and they have not returned to normal.
Sierra didn't like George's idea of being a small farmer, George liked the countryside and liked small cities. Emic couldn't figure this out, couldn't understand it. And for Emic's love of surrounding himself in front of the camera all the time, as well as interfering in his work, George is somewhat disgusted. The rift between the two is also getting bigger and bigger.
Sometimes George wonders if he really liked Emic in the first place, or if he really knew Emic. I wanted to get Emic without hesitation, because I really liked it, or I liked Emic's moving body. George himself couldn't tell.
"She's busy with work and probably went to Wembley with the film crew." But this kind of thing is not easy to say in front of Miranda.
George was thinking about his own business, not noticing the flicker of loss in Miranda's eyes when George talked about Emic. But soon Miranda laughed again. "Brother George, we'll all cheer you on." After saying that, he blinked again.
"Yes, Miranda. You're just waiting for me to give you a big trophy. ”
Looking at the cheering Miranda, George realized that Miranda had grown up before he knew it. She has grown into a beautiful big girl, and she is no longer the little girl who followed George before.
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This is Burnley's second visit to Wembley this year and George's second visit to Wembley Stadium in less than three months. Wembley is still the same Wembley, but the mentality of the Burnley players is completely different at this time.
When I first came to Wembley Stadium, I was nervous from George to the coaches and players below.
A group of hillbillies went into the city and when they saw Wembley Stadium, they were not only excited, excited but also nervous. When I warmed up before the game, I even forgot how to play. There was not much confidence against a strong Chelsea side and that was the case with Burnley when the Carabao Cup final came to Wembley.
But the second time at Wembley it was a big difference, with Burnley now having two titles, the League One and the League Cup. This has left the young Burnley players with a lot of confidence, even against Arsenal.
"Michael, I forgot to congratulate you." George saw a stunned Barak in the back and patted Barak on the back.
"Head." Barak looked back at George and nodded.
"Don't be discouraged even if you can't play in France this time, because the future of the German team belongs to you." In the 30-man squad submitted by Vogts for the World Cup the day before yesterday, Ballack's name was prominently listed. Although Barak is not famous in England, the name Barak is quite unfamiliar in Germany.
So much so that when the list was handed in, suddenly a lot of German media paid attention to Burnley and Balak.
"Head, I don't know if I'll be able to go in the end."
"Definitely going to go. Vogts would be blind if he didn't take you. George replied very confidently.
Although it is not yet the final list, George looked at the list of thirty people, and if he had not been injured, Ballack would basically not have been defeated. Because the German team has a small number of midfield registrations, Ballack's advantage is still very large.
Barak nodded heavily when he heard George's words.
"Daniel, look at you kid bragging all day. Michael is about to play in the World Cup, and you kid hasn't even touched the threshold of the national team. George looked at Daniel next to him, slapped Daniel on the back of the head, and smiled.
Daniel dodged lightly, avoiding George's hand. "Head, who said that. Hoddle called me and I told him that I was busy this season and asked him to come to me next season. ”
Hearing Daniel's words, George could only shake his head helplessly. This kid is not very old, and even the head coach of the England national team, Hoddle, jokes about it.
"Fuck off, stinky boy."
A crowd giggling, nothing at all like when they first came to Wembley. George looked at Klose, who was sitting next to him, and looked at Barak with envy, and of course understood Klose's thoughts. No matter what country you are in, there is not a single player who is not proud to be part of the national team, except for those with quirky surnames.
Klose is indeed very envious of Balak, who was also introduced by George in Germany back then, and it was all free. But Ballack became the heart of Burnley's midfield in George's hands. Three years later, he went from being an amateur league player to a national team player who was about to go to the World Cup.
But what about yourself? If it weren't for George's weight, he wouldn't even be able to guarantee a starting spot in League One.
"Miro, how can you envy Michael?" George turned and spoke softly to Klose.
Klose didn't react, just nodded dumbly. Later, he realized that it was George who was talking to him, and smiled bitterly.
"Miro, believe in yourself. You will surely become a legend of the German national team in the future. Believe me. George's words were categorical, and Klose looked at George in a daze. At first, I thought I had misheard, but when I saw George's determined expression, I also nodded.