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"Richard, what the hell is this George. If you look at the fact that I was sent to the Italian second division to dump two or two players, I don't know if there is something wrong with my head. Mick Hughes chattered disgruntled at Richard Flynn.

Mick Hughes is also a long-time Blackburn Rovers employee, having been with Blackburn Rovers since they were a second-tier team in England. It's been more than ten years, and when I first entered Blackburn, I was still a high-spirited young man in his thirties. Now I'm in my forties.

For George, Mick Hughes was disgusted from the bottom of his heart. An arrogant young man who does not know how to be modest. He insulted Blackburn several times, and he didn't know why Jack Walker would find George to make him Blackburn's head coach.

And George's taste is really unique, as long as he pays for an average strong player, there is no problem. You can buy players in the Italian second division. Although Serie A claims to be a mini-World Cup, the Premier League is not weak now.

"Mick, don't do that. Just think about it, George brought in Barak for free. Who would have thought that Barak would be able to sell for eight million pounds after only three years. In terms of the player's vision, you and I can't compare to him. How have we ever done this? Richard also had a slander in his heart, but he could only persuade Mick Hughes.

Although Richard didn't like George very much, he still had to maintain George's authority.

"Cut!" Mick nodded, but quickly replied unconvinced: "It's just shit luck." ”

Looking at Mick's pout, Richard smiled. "By the way, how did the two talk?"

"Simple, we're a Premier League club. They can still refuse. Say it and laugh at it, the goalkeeper named Carlo Cudicini, who is still a relegated team in the Italian second division this year. This Cudicini is not yet a first-choice goalkeeper, just a substitute goalkeeper. ”

"And that Luciano Zauri, who plays in Chievo. It is also a very weak team in the Italian second division. Mick frowned, not understanding what players George had bought.

Both Italian players were in charge of the Blackburn transfer department staff. Because Cudicini and Zauri are both now in the Italian second division, and they are both very little-known players. Blackburn's ability to fancy them is already a very good result.

"Alright, Mick. Don't get nervous, we can do our job. ”

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For a short period of time after the World Cup, all media attention has not left the news of the World Cup.

Zidane has suddenly become a world-class superstar in this World Cup. Ronaldo's slump in the final has become a big mystery.

Of course, the most reported by the English media is the affairs of their own national team, and all their spearheads are focused on Beckham. They don't think England's good situation would have been ruined without David Beckham's stupid red card.

The wave of condemnation of Beckham can be described as a wave after wave, not only in the media, newspapers, but also in many England fans. For a Beckham man who is just in his twenties, this is a big enough event to ruin Beckham's career.

While Beckham was in the midst of media condemnation, a man came out to protect him. That man was Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, who was almost single-handedly fighting against the English media.

George looked at the farce and nodded inwardly. It is with Ferguson's calf protection this time that Beckham will repay Ferguson with a wonderful performance. Alex Ferguson's treble with Manchester United, as well as a series of titles that followed, were largely credited to David Beckham.

When the clock ticked, it turned out that the Premier League was about to start. It was only at this time that the attention of the English media returned to England. Only then did it become clear that two clubs from Lancashire had been making a lot of moves this summer.

George's move from Burnley to Blackburn Rovers is old news, and the two clubs have made a big move in the summer.

Let's talk about Burnley, who has just been promoted, and first the meritorious coach George left. Then there was the transfer of midfield stalwart Ballack to Bayer Leverkusen for £8 million, and it wasn't long before Burnley's another big man Ljungberg moved to Arsenal for £5.4 million.

A club that has just been promoted, selling two players is £13.4 million. For a small club like Burnley, more than £10 million is a real amount of money.

Of course, it was not this that surprised people, but Barak and Ljungberg. Although Burnley won the League Cup and FA Cup last year, there were not many tough games. Only in the final against Chelsea and Arsenal are two tough battles.

But Barak was sold for eight million pounds, which is a rare price at Barak's age. And the Ljungberg, which George bought two years ago, has more than tripled in value this summer, selling for £5.4 million.

Although the value of the player has begun to skyrocket, the value of these two people still surprises many people.

Of course, Burnley's news doesn't stop there, and their new manager turned out to be Glenn Rodel. This Rodell is the manager who led Watford from League One to League Two. Glenn Rodel's previous coaching career was nothing but bright.

And he later led West Ham United and Newcastle to very dismal results. So much so that in the end, I had to find food in the Championship. was also dismissed by the Championship club, and it can be said that Rodel's coaching career is two words: failure.

Of course, if this is all there is to Kilby, of course he will not choose him as the head coach, and Glenn Rodell has a resume at this time that Kilby is interested in. It was this World Cup in France, the head coach of the England national team was Hoddle, and his assistant coach was this Glenn Rodel.

Glenn Rodell assisted Hoddle in the World Cup in France, and England's performance was still okay. Although because of the loss to Argentina, I went home early. However, the English football community evaluated the performance of the England national team in this World Cup, which is still not low.

It is precisely because of this that Kilby has invited Rodell as the head coach for the new season.

Of course, compared to Burnley, Blackburn's action has made everyone jaw-dropping. George not only bought more than a dozen people, but also cleaned up most of Blackburn's players. Not even Chris Sutton, Sherwood, and Ripley were left behind, and they were all purged.

Blackburn fans, who were very dissatisfied with George's entry into Blackburn, saw George so unscrupulous, and their disgust for George was even worse than before.

"Coach Levy completely treated Blackburn as a toy." Mark Laurenson, who has always been at odds with George, is on the front line against George this time. "I know that when Coach Levy joined Burnley, he also did a bit of a purge. In the end, Coach Levy also led this group of players to the Super League. ”

"Maybe this success made Coach Levy get carried away. Thinking that Blackburn could do it again, he forgot that Burnley were only in League Two at the time. And Blackburn is in the Premier League, in such a fierce league as the Premier League, Coach Levy dares to act like this. He really hasn't experienced the misery of the Premier League. ”

"But it's understandable that Coach Levy has no experience in coaching a top league club."

"Just pity the Blackburn fans, who were also the team that won the Premier League three years ago. I don't know where Blake would have gone under Coach Levy? ”

For Blackburn's big change, Mark Laurentian is too happy. In several meetings with George, Mark Laurentian has not won a few times. This time, when I saw George's actions, I couldn't help but express my opinion in the column.

In fact, this is not the opinion of Mark Laurenson alone, many media outlets hold the same view.

They think George has forgotten the heat of the Premier League and thinks it's still England's lower league. Such a big change could easily make Blackburn unable to be relegated. They have all put Blackburn Rovers in the relegation ranks early.

For George to take over Blackburn, many media interviewed Burnley chairman Kilby.

At this time, Kilby had already regained his graceful demeanor and answered reporters' questions with a smile. 'After Levy left Burnley, he was free. Maybe he felt that Burnley was too small to show his talents. That's why he didn't renew his contract, but went to Blackburn. ”

In a sentence or two, Kilby pushed the original responsibility away. However, Kilby is actually very grateful to George for choosing Blackburn, which makes Kilby, who is under pressure from fans, breathe a sigh of relief. Because the anger of the fans was completely transferred to George, they no longer bothered Kilby.

As a result, Kilby was in a good mood and did not stand in the way when George bought Klose. If it weren't for George, Klose wouldn't have been a regular at Burnley. Now Klose has only one year left on his contract, so after Blackburn offered £1.2 million, he took Klose with him.

In The Sun's outlook for the new season, Blackburn's analysis is behind Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool. Even higher than Newcastle, Chelsea and Tottenham. Of course, the newspapers have basically the same opinion about Blackburn as Mark Laurenson, and Blackburn should have been eyeing relegation.