"Mitchell, how's it going. How's the recovery? George looked at Mitchell with great joy in his heart.

George had just met Professor Cook at Burnley University Hospital, who told George that Mitchell was recovering very well from his injuries. Mitchell is already fully capable of training with the ball, much to George's delight.

In the face of Blackburn, George will not be careless at all. Derby derby, derby is always a place where there are underdogs.

Manchester City can beat Manchester United, Atletico Madrid can beat the mighty Real Madrid, Espanyol can beat Barcelona, these are not unusual in derby.

Besides, now it is said that Blackburn are a Premier League team and Burnley are a League One team. Although in terms of the situation in their respective leagues, Burnley have the advantage. Burnley are currently sweeping in League One, while Blackburn have underperformed in the Premier League, but Burnley are still underdogs.

Therefore, George was very cautious in the face of Blackburn.

It was at this time that Burnley's old captain Mitchell returned from injury and was definitely a calming agent for Burnley's backline.

Mitchell stomped hard and smiled very happily. "George, look at it. I'm almost on my feet and ready for the Carabao Cup fourth round against Blackburn. ”

Mitchell is a Burnley native and has been hostile to Blackburn Rovers since childhood. The last time out they beat Blackburn in the Carabao Cup was something for Mitchell to remember for a lifetime. This time he ran into Blackburn again, and Mitchell was only happy in his heart.

After all, Blackburn Rovers are in the Premier League and Burnley are in League One, so it's not easy to meet.

"Mitchell, don't rush. Now there is still half a month to go, and you have to recover well. ”

"Yes." Mitchell nodded. "In the past, many clubs in England did not have a formal team doctor, and those players would become team doctors when they retired. Maybe it's because I've been sick for a long time, and you can almost know the extent of my injuries myself. ”

George laughed, but he was very emotional about Mitchell's words.

English clubs have always paid little attention to team doctors, as Mitchell said, many players have become club doctors after retiring. They are not qualified team doctors, and many players will lose the best moment of treatment.

And some big clubs, although the team doctor is very formal. But those coaches don't care about the doctor's opinion, and these will affect the careers of many players.

This is a well-known thing in English football, and there are still some English club doctors who are not qualified doctors.

"Mitchell, we're all waiting for you."

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Fortunately, the fourth round of the League Cup will not start until after the fifteenth round of League One. This means that Burnley have five league games to play before the Blackburn Rovers game.

Although George and Burnley fans are very much looking forward to playing Blackburn, the league is the key. The biggest task this season is still promotion, so George is taking these five games very seriously.

Continuing the strong performance of the first ten games, Burnley's performance in these five games has been extremely brave. Burnley have won three and drawn two of their five matches.

Especially in the fifteenth round of the English League, Burnley almost let all the main players rest. Even the main goalkeeper Jaskelainen sat on the bench and watched the game. George really carried forward the shamelessness in this game, leaving Robbie Keane on the front line and everyone present returning to the half-court defense.

It fully carries forward George's saying, "If you can't win a football game, don't lose it." ”。 Thankfully, George faced Reading, the weakest attacking team in League One, and was lucky to hold on to a draw.

However, no one cared about the game, including Burnley fans and the media. All eyes will be on Burnley and Blackburn Rovers in the Carabao Cup fourth round three days later.

In the Carabao Cup two years ago, Burnley and Blackburn had a big game. Including the pre-match and post-match war of words also entertained many media, and Burnley at that time was nothing more than a League Two team. Now Burnley has become the favorite for promotion to League One, and George's fame is much louder than it was then.

So as soon as this draw came out, a lot of media was already paying attention to this game.

"Blackburn, I like this opponent. And I've also won Blackburn, I'm familiar with Blackburn. George replied very lightly in front of reporters.

George just said casually, he really didn't think about a war of words with Blackburn. But Blackburn Rovers are different, especially with Blackburn head coach Roy Hodgson, who is under pressure right now.

Less than a day after George spoke, Roy Hodgson was also interviewed. In the interview, Roy Hodgson was very unceremonious in his criticism of George. "As a young coach, I think he has a lot to learn. At this stage, what Coach Levy should be doing is not playing tricks there. Instead, it should be humbly learned, and coaching is not so easy to do. Being a coach isn't just a matter of lip service. ”

Roy Hodgson seemed to be standing in the air and looking down, trying to persuade George. But Hodgson really has such qualifications.

Hodgson has had great results in Sweden and Switzerland. From 1985 to 1990, Hodgson coached Malmo in Sweden, winning two league titles and two cup titles. He then led the Swiss national team, which had not reached the final stage of a major tournament since the 60s, to the quarter-finals of the 1994 World Cup in the United States and the quarter-finals of the 1996 European Championship.

Before managing Blackburn, he also coached Serie A giants Inter Milan. Hodgson is also one of the candidates for the head coach of the England national team, including the German national team, and has been interested in him. Such a coach is certainly qualified to say the same about George.

However, Hodgson's coaching of Blackburn has not been so wise, and Blackburn has been clearly tumultuous in the past two years. After Hodgson arrived at Blackburn, Blackburn's results this season have also been very poor. Been hovering in the relegation zone.

But Hodgson was like this, and George was very unhappy in his heart. Don't say you're Hodgson, not even Ferguson. So George immediately refuted Hodgson. "I am a coach with a coaching certificate. I don't need someone to tell me how to coach. I think he should pray first that he doesn't lead the team to relegation this season. ”

The game hasn't started yet, and the verbal battle between George and Hodgson has already excited a lot of the media.

There's not a lot of hype for this game, it's just a derby. But because of George, the youngest coach in the current professional club in England, and he is a coach with a clear surname. So the game is particularly interesting.

"Blackburn are the only team other than Manchester United to have won the Premier League so far. But from the Premier League title to now hovering in the relegation zone, Blackburn's decline is the most surprising. From the Premier League title in '95 to less than three years now, Blackburn's coach has changed one after another. First, Dalglish relinquished his position as head coach, Ray Shafort took over for a short time, Dalglish took over on an interim basis, Kidd took over for a year, and now Roy Hodgson. The turbulent Blackburn Rovers, speaking of the current Burnley young coach George, also have a certain credit. Ray Shaforte's Blackburn Rovers were just showing signs of coming out of their predicament, having been conceded three goals at home by Burnley. The eventual resignation of Ray Shafort also caused turmoil in Blackburn in recent years. ”

"In 15 rounds of league games, Burnley won 10, drew 4 and lost 1, accumulating 34 points and topping the league in League One. The road to promotion has been smooth, and the young coach Levy has become the least popular coach among Blackburn fans because of his provocation at Ewood Park last time. ”

"Speaking of which, Blackburn Rovers and Burnley turned out to be bitter rivals, and their games are usually full of fire. And this time, it is because of Coach Levy, who has attracted more attention. I believe that as long as George is at Burnley, every time Burnley and Blackburn collide, it will be as high-profile as it is now. ”