Unlike the League Cup final, which was held at the end of February, the League Cup in the 90s was held at the end of March. The League One fixture schedule is very problematic right now, with the league, League Cup and FA Cup games all crowded together, and Burnley have been playing twice a week almost every week for the last three months.

But fortunately, Burnley is a League One club, there are no European competitions, and there are very few internationals in the team.

Otherwise, if you add European competitions and national team competitions, it is impossible for Burnley's main players to last for a season. George is very unhappy with the FA's current fixtures, which is still a drag on Burnley's absence of international games.

George has watched the Premier League schedule, and the national team competition at this time is completely chaotic. FIFA and UEFA completely ignore the current situation of the major clubs, and do not take care of the league schedule, arranging various national team matches everywhere.

As a result, many clubs, especially the strong ones, have been affected by the national team competitions at every turn. Now whether it is the Premier League, League One, League Two schedules are completely unscientific, and even Burnley is now in League One, George feels this pressure.

I believe that Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and other clubs will have a first-hand experience. It's no wonder that the G14 club league came later, and George understood them perfectly.

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This is March 30, 1998, at Wembley Stadium in London. Wembley Stadium, which can accommodate 90,000 people, was packed today. Unlike some heavyweight finals, this Chelsea vs Burnley Carabao Cup final was mostly Chelsea and Burnley fans. There are very few neutral fans.

The largest number of them are Chelsea fans, almost double that of Burnley. Burnley fans are fanatical, but there are only 30,000 of them.

Before the game, George also said that tickets for the Carabao Cup final were too expensive. Chelsea may be a traditional labour club, but Chelsea fans are very wealthy compared to Burnley fans. The price of a ticket to a Carabao Cup final is still too expensive for Burnley fans.

However, this did not stop the enthusiasm of the Burnley fans, with 30,000 people coming to Wembley Stadium. This is beyond George's imagination, seeing the price of tickets for the League Cup final, George thought that it would be good to have 10,000 or 20,000 people.

"Wembley Stadium, I didn't expect me to come here so soon." Looking at the crowded Wembley Stadium, Evan Sawyer couldn't help but let out an exclamation and looked at Wembley Stadium with a wistful expression.

Evan Sawyer's expression was not surprising at all, as it was the mood of all the players, including George, Carl Pat and Burnley. For Wembley Stadium, everyone at Burnley has only seen it in their dreams.

Burnley, who have been in England's lower league for 22 years, have never had a chance to go to Wembley Stadium.

Wembley Stadium is a football stadium in London, England, home of the England national team and the final of all competitions in England. Wembley was first built in 1923 and is recognised as one of the greatest courses in the world. King George V personally cut the first inch of the pitch for the pitch. Of course, the Wembley Twin Towers were not called Wembley at that time, but the official name was Empire Stadium, which was built for the 1924 British Empire Exposition, and was called Wembley Stadium because it was located in Wembley, northwest of London.

Wembley Stadium has not only hosted the League Cup and FA Cup finals, but also hosted the World Cup and the European Championship on home soil. The opening game, semi-finals, final and all of England's matches at Euro 1996 were played at Wembley Stadium.

George is also quite excited at the moment, having only been in charge of Burnley for three years to be able to play at Wembley. However, George is not as exaggerated as Evan Sawyer, because the Burnley players are basically hillbillies. When I arrived at Wembley Stadium, I was so excited.

From their warm-up on the field, George could see how excited and nervous they were. Therefore, George, the head coach, can't be comatose with him.

'The players from both sides have finished their warm-ups and are back in their dressing rooms. There are fifteen minutes left before the start of the game. All that remained on the pitch was the shouts and cheers of the fans on both sides, and although they were only half the number of Chelsea fans, the Burnley fans were no less powerful than the Chelsea fans. ”

'Chelsea's record has improved very significantly since they took back Stamford Bridge. Not only have they become a formidable force in the Premier League, they were also champions of last year's FA Cup. Although Ruud Gullit left Chelsea at the beginning of the year due to contract problems, Chelsea have continued to perform well under Vialli. It has not been affected by the change of manager. ”

"And Burnley have also led the way in League One this season, and there should be no problem with promotion under George's leadership. And they have already reached the League Cup final and the FA Cup final, and this year's results are also very good. ”

"But compared to the likes of Chelsea's Mark Hughes, Robert Di Matteo, Gianfranco Zola and Le Sox, Burnley players are largely unknown. There is only one international player, Neil Lennon. ”

"And the styles of the two teams are also opposite, since Glenn Hoddle started to Gullit and Vialli, the three players have played beautifully. Fluid link-ups, quick attacking play, and Chelsea's exciting and technical style of play make them unique in English football. Chelsea have been the most beautiful team in English football in recent years. But Burnley is different, they are defending solidly + attacking quickly. Burnley rarely have a dazzling mix of short passes in the opposition penalty area, and Burnley pay more attention to space and speed of passing. When counterattacking, two or three shots can be completed to complete a shot, and simplicity and speed are the biggest summaries of Burnley's style of play. ”

While the two teams were setting up their tactics in the locker room, the commentator was explaining the current situation of the two teams. Chelsea are familiar to the crowd and their beautiful style of play has attracted a lot of neutral fans. But Burnley is different, Burnley are nothing more than a team in League One. The attention received was limited, and apart from Burnley fans, only the fans of the opposition would know a little. Therefore, the commentator introduced Burnley more than Chelsea.

'Speaking of which, it was a match between two young managers, with Vialli, who was in charge of Chelsea, only 33 years old and 34 in July. Flalli is a player and manager and has had a very good season at Chelsea this year, both as a player and as a coach. Thirty-three years old, which is very young as a coach. ”

'But Burnley's manager is younger, becoming Burnley's manager at the age of 27. In less than three years, Burnley have been taken from a League Two side to the League Cup and FA Cup finals. In October of this year, he will be 30 years old. He is currently the youngest club manager in England at all levels of professional league. ”

"Both of them are different in the coaching world. But they each led their teams to the League Cup final. Vialli inherited Ruud Gullit's revamp for Chelsea, and Chelsea continued their attacking style of play. George, the coach, is quite different. In just three years at Burnley, George is not the kind of coach who cares about the scene. Listening to inside sources, George once said that even if you can't win a football game, don't lose. ”

"The matchup between two very young coaches in world football at the moment, I believe neither of them wants to lose."

As the narrator said, Vialli and George both belong to the young marshal. At this time, don't talk about coaches in their early thirties, even coaches in their early forties also belong to the category of young marshals. Therefore, the narrator deliberately pointed out the ages of the two people.

"Historically, neither team has been a regular in the Carabao Cup final. Chelsea have only won the Carabao Cup once in their history, in the 64/65 season. Burnley, on the other hand, have never reached the Carabao Cup final and this is the first time they have reached the Carabao Cup final. ”

By the time the commentator introduced the two teams to the audience, George had already started his pre-match mobilization in the locker room.