Following the loan signing of Frank Lampard, George announced that he had closed the transfer market.

Burnley have been a big hit this year, with George buying a total of eight players last year after dealing with a lot of senior players. And this year George also handled seven players, bought five players and loaned one player.

George dealt with a large number of key players last year, leaving many worried about Burnley's future. But George's buy-ins have all been quite impressive, with the best being Karel Poboski. Poboski was not only the top scorer in the English Second Division last season, but also the best assist in the English Second Division.

Therefore, last season's Burnley took the lead in the second division and became the champion of the second division without suspense. Also got a list of upgrades.

Unexpectedly, just after being promoted to the First Division, Manchester United poached Burnley's biggest player. After Karel Poborski's £4 million move to Manchester United, I don't know how many Burnley fans began to curse Manchester United.

Of course, apart from Poboski, only Darren Hackby is the main player of Burnley, who left Burnley this year. However, Darren Hackby's goals in the second division are not very many. After George bought Kevin Phillips, everyone settled down. In their opinion, Kevin Phillips, who has scored more than a dozen goals in the First Division, is far better than Darren Harkerby.

And Poboski's position was only bought by Ljungberg, which worried many Burnley fans.

This concern makes George amused, and if he could, George would rather sell Poborsky than sell Darren Huckby. Ljungberg is more than capable of replacing Poboski, but Kevin Phillips and Darren Hackby are completely different types of strikers.

Darren Hackby is fast and can play almost any position up front. But Kevin Phillips is a pure shooter, and an opportunistic shooter. George would be very happy to have a versatile player like Darren Harkerby up front. It's a pity that Burnley is not on the same level as Coventry in terms of attractiveness and competitiveness.

However, with the closure of the transfer market, the list of Burnley's first team has also come out.

Goalkeepers: No. 1 Miller (33, English), No. 22 Billy Feligues (34, English), No. 27 Martin Miems (21, English).

Defenders: No. 2 Grant (32, English), No. 5 Mitchell King (33, English), No. 4 Gary Brin (22, Irish), No. 3 Daniel Morrison (18, English), No. 17 David Ward (25, English), No. 24 Oman Donaldson (26, English), No. 28 Steve Finnan (20, Irish), No. 33 Matthew Upson (17, English).

Midfielders: No.7 Frédéric Ljungberg (19, Swede), No.8 Danny Murphy (19, English), No.6 Ian Coyd (28, English), No.11 Ashley Chapman (19, English), No.13 Michael Ballack (20, German), No.19 Neil Lennon (25, Irish), No.23 Frank Lampard (18, English), No.42 Solkamp (31, English).

Forwards: No.12 Kevin Phillips (23, English), No.9 Richard Broady (27, English), No.15 Klose (18, German), No.33 David McGurk (30, Irish).

That's it for Burnley's squad for the new season, and all eyes are on Frédéric Ljungberg. In fact, at Burnley, there are not a few people who can play right midfield. Danny Murphy, Ashley Chapman, and Solkamp are all capable of playing in this position.

But George gave the number Poboski had left behind to the nineteen-year-old Swede. And Ljungberg is also the player with the highest transfer fee since George took over Burnley. Of course, he is also the most expensive player in Burnley's history, costing Burnley 800,000 pounds.

However, Ljungberg and Poboski are indeed a little different, and Poborski also spent the highest transfer fee at Burnley when he transferred at that time. However, Poboski's surname is introverted and he was able to integrate into the team quickly after arriving at Burnley.

But when Ljungberg arrived at Burnley, he was a bit arrogant and out of place. Always thinking that he was a step ahead, this gave George a bit of a headache.

However, Ljungberg's strength has been unanimously recognized by the players, including the coaching staff who believe that Ljungberg's strength is very good. Not at all inferior to the departing Pobosky.

The closing of the transfer door has given George and Evan Sawyer more time to study Burnley's tactical training for the new season.

Although Mitchell King is old, he can still play in the First Division physically and technically. George will continue to use Mitchell King and Gary Brin as the centre-back duo for the new season, and Grant on the right is a bit older. George will gradually replace the aging Grant with Steve Finnan this season.

With the addition of Frank Lampard, George has a big change in midfield. George's thinking has always been very clear, and he will talk about offense on the basis of doing a good job defensively. So in the second division, George used Neil Lennon and Danny Murphy as defensive midfielders, while Ballack spent most of his time as an attacking midfielder.

But this time George put Neil Lennon as a defensive midfielder at the back, while Ballack also dropped back and became a midfielder. It's not just about defending, it's about controlling the team's tempo. George knew that this would weaken Ballack's ability to score goals, but for the sake of the team as a whole, George could only sacrifice Ballack.

Frank Lampard, on the other hand, will be on the left, but his position will be uncertain. Frank Lampard will cover all positions up front, as Lampard's excellent running ability is what George needs most. Ljungberg was to be thrust into it like a sharp knife.

George attaches great importance to the midfield, whether it is attacking or defending. Therefore, George wants Neil Lennon to be a full-time defensive midfielder, and it will also allow Ballack to sacrifice his offensive ability and step back to control the rhythm of the whole team's game.

George has full trust in Ballack, believing that even if he controls the game, Ballack will definitely be able to do a very good job.

George's first choice up front is Richard Brody and Kevin Phillips.

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It was before the game that Burnley played a couple of warm-up games. There were wins and losses, and George didn't take the result very seriously. What George likes most is the process of the game.

Overall, Burnley's performance was okay, especially the backward Ballack showed great control, which made George ecstatic.

Of course, there are also many problems, especially Ljungberg on the right. Ljungberg is very strong and has an amazing ability to break through. But I'm always alone, and I don't like to cooperate with people very much. Gives George a headache.

Fortunately, during this time, George was busy with the team's run-in, and there were more important things.