In the end, Burnley finished 22nd in the English First Division with 35 points from 46 rounds. After a year of promotion, it returned to the second division. Shortly after the game, Jimmy Mullan received a notice from the club that Jimmy Mulan would no longer be the team's head coach at the beginning of the season.

Although he was mentally prepared, Jimmy still felt very disappointed when he actually received the notice from the club. Jimmy Mullan has been at Burnley for five years, and has had the glory of leading the club to promotion to the First Division, as well as the embarrassment of being beaten by a team in the First Division like this year.

"George, congratulations." When Jimmy Mulan was packing his things, George was going to the club to see him off. Although I despise Jimmy's tactical level in my heart, I still have gratitude for Jimmy in my heart. Although George has a coaching certificate recognized by FIFA, he is a scumbag in an English club. Some people above said that this is a certificate of strength certification, so it is a very useful proof. But if the above doesn't take him seriously, then this coaching certificate is a piece of waste paper.

When George first joined Burnley, Jimmy Mulan was the head coach of the team. In the following year, Jimmy Mullan transferred George to the first team as a coach. Jimmy Mullan admires George very much, and although the two have quarreled many times because of their disagreement, Jimmy has never really been angry. George has always been by his side, and George is still very grateful to Jimmy.

"Thank you, Jimmy. Do you have any other places to go now? George looked left and right, and he was the only one to see him off.

Jimmy Mullan smiled reluctantly and put his things in the car. "George, you are more knowledgeable and driven than I am, and I am sure you will be more successful than me at Burnley. I also know that you have a lot of ambitions, but you have to know that the manager of the English league, although he has a lot of power, is still at a disadvantage compared to the club owners. Jimmy didn't know if he was advising George, or if he was talking to himself. And football is a competitive sport, no matter how much you have achieved, as long as you do not achieve satisfactory results, you will be attacked from all sides. So you have to keep succeeding, you have to keep winning. ”

George nodded, and of course George understood that. Jimmy Mulan got into the car, suddenly opened the window, and shook his hand at George: "Good luck, George." ”

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Burnley FC held a press conference the following day after sacking Jimmy Mulan. It has been officially announced that the club has appointed first-team coach George as the club's new head coach.

Although it was a press conference for the new head coach, there were very few reporters who came to the scene. In total, there are seven media outlets, most of which are from Lancashire locals. Burnley FC is a second division club in its own right, although they also played for a first-division club last season. But over the years, Burnley has been a lift in the lower leagues, so their influence is really limited. For such a club to change its manager, no one really cares except the local media.

There were only a dozen or so people who came, but they were also there noisy. When Kilby and George walked in, several of the reporters in the room fell silent.

"On behalf of Burnley FC, I would like to thank Jimmy Mullan for everything he has done for the club and wish him all the best in his future endeavours." Kilby thanked Jimmy Mulan with a sincere expression, making George next to him sneer in his heart. When the team's results were not good this season, Kilby faced Jimmy and vowed that the club would support him even if he was relegated. But he didn't expect the club to be relegated, and Kilby immediately turned his face and didn't recognize anyone.

"The Board has carefully considered George Levy to be the most suitable coach for the current Burnley squad. As a result, the Board of Directors decided to appoint George Levy as the club's head coach and the club would give him a two-year contract. We are confident that Coach George Levy will lead the club to a successful upgrade. "Kilby gets straight to the point and gets straight to the point.

Several reporters present looked at George, and no matter how they looked at it, they felt that George was too young. According to the data, George is just over 27 years old this year, although there is no shortage of precedents in history for becoming a head coach at a very young age. But there are definitely not many such things, especially now that the Premier League has started to League Two, and the 27-year-old manager is definitely the youngest manager.

George was also dressed in a formal suit today, and said with a serious face: "I am grateful for the trust of the club. My family has been Burnley fans since my grandfather, I love this club and I've always been proud to work for Burnley. I'm going to lead this club not only to promotion to the first division, but also to see Burnley in the top flight in a few years' time. The reporters present did not react to George's rhetoric.

"Mr. Kilby, don't the club think Coach George Levy is too young?" Eventually, it was Morgan from the Burnley Post who stood up and asked the first question. The Burnley Post is a local tabloid newspaper with a circulation of only about 2,000 copies. Only the local Burnley residents would know about the newspaper, and even the rest of Lancashire would not know about it.

Kilby didn't speak, instead turned to look at George. Speaking to the Burnley Post reporter with a smile: "There are a lot of talented players in the world who start playing in the first team at the age of sixteen or seventeen. Why can't there be young coaches among coaches? "For the Burnley Post, George was very polite, how to say that he will be an ally in the future.

Morgan looked at such a heroic George, and suddenly felt that maybe this would change the fate of Burnley's small club. Morgan is a Burnley FC supporter after all, so he didn't embarrass George.

"It's true that Burnley would choose an inexperienced coach from the club because of a lack of funds. With such an inexperienced manager, Burnley FC has given up on this season. Suddenly, a reporter stood up and mocked Burnley. Everyone turned their heads to see that it was a reporter from the Blackburn Evening News, and everyone smiled. After all, Blackburn Rovers and Burnley are feuds. The Blackburn Evening News, like the Burnley Post, is just a tabloid with a regional surname.

Kilby looked in disgust at the triumphant young journalist standing there, but Blackburn and Burnley really couldn't be compared. Blackburn, backed by steel tycoon Jack Walker, beat Manchester United to become Premier League champions in the season just ended. Burnley, on the other hand, have just been relegated from the First Division to the Second Division, the third tier of the English league.

George was not angry, and said with a smile: "Many great coaches in history were very young when they first became head coaches. Herbert Chapman was 29 years old, Jack Reno was 30 years old, and Pozzo started his coaching career at 27 years old. Coach Guy Roux, who is now in charge of AJ AJ Auxerre in Ligue 1, started his coaching journey at the age of 22 and is now a powerhouse in Ligue 1. ”

"For me, I don't think my biggest achievement in life is to conquer Old Trafford, Anfield, Highbury, Stamford Bridge. I believe my greatest achievement in the future will definitely be to conquer Ewood Park. When the time comes, if you're free, I can also ask you to give me an interview. George was not at all polite to the Blackburn reporter.

The young reporter, who had always been triumphant, pouted disdainfully when he heard George's words: "Coach Levy, anyone can say big things." However, the Premier League is now playing at Ewood Park, and Trofmore are in the second division. ”

"I don't know what to call him, what his position is at Blackburn Evening News." George asked him with a smile on his face.

"Steven Yellen is an intern reporter for the Blackburn Evening News." At the end of the day, the young man was a little hesitant. He felt that he was a trainee journalist and lost face. But after hearing his words, Kilby's expression immediately darkened. The contempt of the enemy is the greatest insult, and now Blackburn has reached such a point of contempt for Burnley. For such a big thing as Burnley's change of manager, sending a trainee reporter over at random is really the biggest insult.

But George smiled and said, "Steven, how about we make a bet." It will only take four years, and then we will be in Burnley. But then Blackburn's situation will get worse and worse. How about we make a bet in front of so many journalists here? If what I say is incorrect, I'll publish my apology in your Blackburn Evening News. Let you take a picture of my surrender. ”

Steven Yellen froze, not knowing what to answer. Even Kilby, who was next to him, was taken aback by George's words. But then he laughed and turned to look at Steven. Almost all eyes were on Steven.

"Okay, Coach Levy, let's make a bet. If I lose, Coach George will do whatever he wants. "Steven Yellen thought to himself, you are a team in the second division, and you dare to say such big things to the Premier League winning team. So he was just stunned for a moment, and agreed to George without hesitation.

George nodded, took the contract from Kilby, and signed his name. Although the number of journalists is small, the flash is also very shiny.

“……………… That was the first time I met Coach George Levy, and George and I were so young. I only had one thought at the time, that the young coach in front of me would soon realize the cruelty of the professional league. We would be enemies for life, but I didn't expect that the relationship between the two of us would last for twenty years. I also became the face of George in the eyes of the media, but none of them knew that our first meeting was so different. Later, the famous European journalist Steven Yellen recalled the meeting in his autobiographical novel "Tales from a Small Town".