An away win over the mighty Middlesbrough lifted the Burnley players out of the slump of the previous three games.

Of course, George's young coach is increasingly becoming a big topic in League One, and not only because of George's age. It is also because of Burnley's excellent results, and the current performance of Burnley in League One is completely dominant.

Against Middlesbrough, who had just been relegated from the Premier League, Middlesbrough had no chance at all throughout the game.

Gascoigne, who has been recognised by England as the most talented player in recent decades and who scored a brilliant strike at the European Championships two years ago, was completely underdogs in this game against Ballack. While lamenting the fall of a generation of talent, many media outlets were also amazed by Burnley's midfield performance.

While a lot of League One clubs in the local media, slammed George. But it's not because Burnley is indeed strong now, and it is indeed the biggest favorite for promotion.

After the eighth round of fixtures, Burnley welcomed the second round of the League Cup, Wigan in the English Second Division.

In fact, Burnley should play the second round of the League Cup after the fifth round of League One. However, the game was postponed due to the collapse of Wigan's home stadium at the time. At the time, Burnley demanded either at the Tivmore Stadium or at a neutral stadium, but unfortunately the FA did not grant it.

Therefore, the second round of the League Cup was postponed for more than half a month before it was played at Wigan's home stadium.

Now Burnley is already confident, for a weak team like Wigan, George has made many main players choose to rest. However, Burnley were able to rely on a free-kick created by Ashley Chapman and Matthew Upson headed in the only goal.

After the second round of the League Cup, Burnley will face the ninth round of League One. Burnley play at home against Pele, a small team that has been mixed up in the lower leagues for many years.

Burnley won 2-0 against the visiting Pele thanks to goals from Robbie Keane and Ballack.

In the tenth round of League One, Burnley traveled to Bradford City. Located in the middle of England, Bradford is one of the top 10 cities in the UK, and its early prosperity was built on the wool and textile industry, and it was once known as the wool capital of the world. There is a League One football club here, which is Bradford FC.

One of the top 10 cities in the UK with a population of over 400,000, Bradford is a city that can be small enough to manage and large enough to have all the amenities of a thriving modern metropolis. It is well connected to road, rail and air transport across the country, and is nestled in one of England's most spectacular countryside.

Despite the fame of Bradford City, League One club Bradford are a veritable underdog. Not only is the history lackluster, but it's also remarkable to be able to mix in League One now.

George didn't despise Bradford's weakness because they were weak. is still facing the strongest lineup, and the players are also very competitive. Ljungberg and Daniel on the left flank, were outstanding in this game. Completely broke Bradford's right flank, Ljungberg scored a goal and provided an assist, and Daniel also provided an assist.

Burnley beat Bradford 3-0 away.

In the first ten rounds, Burnley won seven, drew two and lost one, accumulating 23 points. They overtook Nottingham Forest by one point and finished first in League One.

Burnley are now in a good position for promotion, having played promotion favourites Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough in the first 10 rounds.

After the 10th round of the league, Burnley are facing another Carabao Cup game. This is already the third round of the League Cup, and Burnley don't know if it is because they want to make up for last year's regrets, and the third round of the League Cup has met a weak team again. Also from Stoke City in League One.

Stoke City has a long history, just as long as it is. It is the second oldest football club in the world outside of Notts. However, a long history does not mean that the strength is strong. Stoke City are now bottom of League One and are favourites for relegation this year.

Although League One and League Two are both lower leagues in England, League One is much better than League Two. Stoke City are certainly reluctant to be relegated and have been fully substituted in the first two rounds. Unfortunately, Stoke City had better luck than Burnley in the Carabao Cup, having faced League C sides in two consecutive rounds. They were lucky enough to reach the third round of the Carabao Cup, but that was where their good fortune ended.

Stoke City are reluctant to waste their energy in the Carabao Cup, so they are all on the bench and even some youth players. The same goes for George, although George wants to make a breakthrough in the Carabao Cup this year, but he will not play for such a game.

In the end, Burnley relied on veteran Ian Coyd to beat Stoke City 1-0 and reach the fourth round of the League Cup.

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"Grandma's, no." George looked at his opponent in the fourth round of the League Cup and smiled angrily.

Burnley's luck in the first three rounds was good, and I didn't expect the draw in the fourth round to be bad, but it wasn't good. It turned out to be an old enemy, I don't know if it was an accident or some insider.

In George's third year in charge of Burnley, he ran into Blackburn Rovers again. Speaking of which, it is absolutely rare for teams from the English League One and the Premier League to meet twice in three years in domestic cup competitions.

"Blackburn?" Carl Pat laughed too. "George, tell us about it. What exactly are you thinking about this year? ”

"What do you mean?"

'That's what you do with the Carabao Cup. In the past, we all abandoned the Carabao Cup, but this year...... "Evan Sawyer and Karl Pat are George's right-hand men, and they don't quite understand George's intentions now.

First of all, George's biggest goal is definitely promotion, but the attitude towards the cup game, the two of them also need to know. So that they can cooperate with George.

"Promotion comes first, but you're saying it's not bad to add a cup trophy or two to your resume." George smiled and said.

"Well, George? You don't really want to win the League Cup, do you? ”

"That's what I thought. There are many FA Cup competitions, and many Premier League clubs are more serious. It's too hard to win the title and the League Cup is relatively simple. And once we win the Carabao Cup, we will qualify for Europe next year. The attraction to the players will definitely increase a lot, and the League Cup, I am determined to win. ”

Although it was never explicitly stated, George had already decided at the start of the season that he wanted to win the League Cup. The Carabao Cup is easy to win, and many of the Premier League's biggest teams don't take it seriously.

Seeing Evan and Carl's incredulous looks, George smiled. Because although the League Cup is not valued by the Premier League teams, some Premier League mid-tier teams will still go all out. Burnley are still a League One team and there was an uproar at the start of the season when George shouted that Burnley had booked a promotion spot. If Burnley's goal is to win the Carabao Cup, there will certainly be a lot of media critics for George being inadequate.

"Evan, Carr, our road to the League Cup starts at Blackburn."