97 Footsteps of the Premier League (Part II)

"Bah......" Jaskelainen's whole body was already soaked, and when he just pounced on the ball, the water on the court fell into Jaskelainen's mouth.

When I warmed up before the race, the weather was still very good. Unexpectedly, after the start of the game, it started to rain. It started with a drizzle, and by the first ten minutes it had turned into a downpour.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and George was standing on the sidelines, his suit completely soaked.

Looking at the Turf Moor Stadium, George shook his head. Because the drainage system of the Trofmore Stadium is so poor, piles of water can be seen everywhere in the stadium.

Although it was raining heavily, George couldn't care about it anymore. He frowned deeply on the situation in this game, because the number on the scoreboard said 0:1. Burnley in front and away Birmingham in the back.

George stood on the pitch frowning, but the fans on the Turf Moor stadium were singing and dancing. The cheers on the Turf Moor stadium had not been interrupted since the opening nine minutes. Because on the other field, Nottingham Forest was also conceded a goal in the ninth minute.

What made Burnley fans even happier was that at the fourteenth minute, Nottingham Forest was already two goals behind. When the news reached the Tivmore Stadium, all the Burnley fans were jubilant.

With Burnley's current advantage, even if this game is lost, if Nottingham Forest also loses, Burnley will also be promoted in advance.

But George is different, and George will never allow this game to be lost. In one game in which Burnley were promoted early, George did not allow his opponent's mistakes to win.

George was very unhappy with the current situation on the pitch and Birmingham's style of play was very simple after the rain. Starting from the back of the field to the front, there is a way for the center to control the landing point, and then another striker and midfielder to control the second landing point.

Burnley's missed goal was scored because they didn't control the second drop well.

George stepped forward and beckoned to Balak, who was quite unhappy with him. I don't know what the reason is, Ballack's form in this game is quite bad. There is no spirit in the game, there is no control of the rhythm on the field, and there is no way to protect the area at the edge of the penalty area.

"Michael, what the hell is going on with you? Do you know what an important game it is, and if you don't think you can do it, then I'll replace you. Although George usually reprimanded Barak, he was rarely so serious.

George didn't know what was on Barak's mind right now, and anyway, George wouldn't believe that Barak would be nervous because he was going to escalate. Even in the Carabao Cup final, in the clash with Chelsea, George didn't see any nervousness on the part of Ballack.

Even Barak's composure surprised George at the time. In that game, Ballack not only did not have the slightest nervousness, but even did a perfect job in defense, attack, and shooting.

Although George took this game more seriously, everyone knew that even if Burnley could not win this game, there would be no problem with promotion. Therefore, Ballack should not be nervous in such a game.

But so far, Ballack's performance has been too dysfunctional. It's been rare for this to happen since George took charge of Ballack.

"I'm sorry, head." Barak did seem to be in a trance, and when he saw that George wanted to say something, he fell silent again without speaking.

George patted Barak on the shoulder, softening his tone. "Michael, I don't know what's the matter with you. But you have to remember that you are a player. You can't think about anything else as long as you're on the pitch, that's a player's work ethic. ”

Barak looked up at George and nodded vigorously.

"Okay, Michael. If there's anything you can do after the game, you can always come to me. Now go up, ditch the distractions, and play well. ”

Sure enough, after Ballack came on the field, his performance was very different from the original. The biggest difference is in the timing and strength of the passes.

It rained a lot, which was not conducive to the performance of some technical players. However, Burnley's quality is much higher than Birmingham's, and after Ballack's central midfield returned to normal, Burnley immediately controlled the tempo of the game.

Despite this environment, Birmingham's long balls are still dangerous for Burnley's backline. Because of this rainy weather, defenders are prone to mistakes. And if Birmingham want to beat Burnley, they can only look for opportunities for Burnley defenders to make mistakes.

However, after Ballack's normal performance, Birmingham were never able to grab the second spot. And the attack on Burnley's side is getting more and more fierce.

Robbie Keane received a pass from Camoranesi...... Robbie Keane is fast and already a one-man ...... gooooooooooooooal! , Robbie Keane, it was Robbie Keane's twentieth goal at Burnley. This was Robbie Keane's first full professional league game, scoring twenty goals in League One! ”

"There were a lot of teams that had their eyes on Robbie Keane in the summer and in the end Robbie Keane chose Burnley. I heard that for Robbie Keane's sakee, George went to see him personally. It was definitely a win-win result, with Robbie Keane scoring twenty goals for Burnley and a big contributor to Burnley's promotion. And Robbie Keane, under George's tutelage, has become the best of the young forwards. Now there are scouts from Premier League teams on the pitch who are watching the rising Irish star! ”

While Mortenson explained, he also admired George in his heart. George, the chosen man, has never looked away.

"John, it's one to one. It looks like Burnley's upgrade is just around the corner. Alan Hansen wasn't too excited, and in his opinion there was no suspense about Burnley's promotion. It was a surprise to fall behind after the opening kick-off, and it's a little too late to equalise.

"Yes, there are four rounds left. Burnley only need one point in these four rounds, so there is no problem with promotion. Not to mention a point, even 10 points should be fine for Burnley. ”

Indeed, after scoring a goal, the Burnley players played more and more calmly.

Just before half-time, Daniel scored the second goal from a corner kick after receiving a pass from Camoranesi. Leading Birmingham City 2-1.

The rain didn't stop, and it was still pouring in the second half. But that couldn't dampen the joy of Burnley fans, and after half-time, Nottingham Forest were still 2-0 down.

With a goal from Kevin Phillips, who replaced Robbie Keane in the 73rd minute, Burnley completely killed the suspense of the game.

The moment Kevin Phillips scored, the entire Tivmore Stadium fans went crazy. Knowing that the team can be promoted is definitely not the same as when the team is actually promoted.

With an excellent season, Burnley fans know that Burnley will be promoted at the end of the season. But when it really came to this moment, all the fans couldn't help but cry.

"Kevin-" "Phillips-"

"Three to one, we've already won League One ahead of schedule. Burnley, we're going to the Premier League! We're back, we're finally back! The on-site commentator was already incoherent at this time, but his incoherent words just spoke the hearts of Burnley fans.

The Birmingham players are no longer motivated and are playing weakly. Burnley's side got several chances after scoring the third goal, but unfortunately the Burnley players were too excited by the atmosphere and wasted many chances. Of course, no one blames the Burnley players for wasting their chances at this time.

"Look, the Turf Moore Stadium is boiling! They've gone crazy! Mortensen smiled as he watched the cheers at the Turfmore Stadium.

'Of course, this is the first time Burnley have been relegated from the top flight since they were relegated from the top flight in '76. Burnley fans have waited 22 years for this upgrade, and they have reason to go into a frenzy. ”

"yes, twenty-two years. There are 22 years in life, and Burnley fans are lucky. They can see Burnley back in the top flight and they can see the future of Burnley. How many clubs that were once glorious now can only struggle in the lower leagues, and there is no hope at all. Mortenson sighed, Mortenson had been a commentator for a long time. In League One and League Two, I have seen too many clubs struggling to survive.

"It's thanks to George, it's George who gave Burnley hope and brought such a miracle to Burnley."

Like echoing Alan Hansen, the cheering Burnley fans at the Tivmore stadium suddenly shouted "George! George! You're a hero at Burnley, you're our hero! ”

The referee was very knowledgeable, and although there were a lot of dead goals in the second half, there was not a minute of stoppage time.

"Doodoo-to-doo-" echoed like beautiful music at the Tuffmore Stadium.