26 Alex Ferguson
Two days after Christmas, the Second Division has reignited the flames. It may be that the Christmas carnival is too much, and many players are weak. In the 25th round, Burnley drew 0-0 away at Peterborough United.
Swindon, who finished second in the second division, performed well, sweeping away one of their promoted opponents, Chesterfield, 4-0. Narrowed the gap with Burnley.
However, in the 26th round, Burnley came out of their power and easily beat Chesterfield 5-1 at home. Chesterfield, who were in fourth place just before Christmas, have slipped five places to ninth after two straight defeats. In this match, Pobosky scored another hat-trick. It was Poboski's second hat-trick in the second division.
In the 27th round, they defeated Stoke Port 2-0 away. In the 28th round, the away swept Hull City 8-0, and Poboski and Huckby both completed their hat-tricks. It was also Burnley's top scorer of the season, with Poboski completing a feat in this game with a hat-trick of goals and assists. Now Poboski is more and more adaptable to the English Second Division, and the cooperation with the Burnley team is also becoming more and more tacit.
Poboski's hat-trick in this game has scored 19 goals and assisted 20 in the league. They are at the top of both the goals and assists charts.
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The outstanding results in this period of time have immersed the whole city of Burnley in a state of joy. Now Burnley is playing at home, and the average attendance is more than 15,000 people. Especially in the last few games, there will be about 18,000 fans in each game. Such a number is a small number in the eyes of giants such as Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal, who will even have an inconsequential Carabao Cup attendance of 20,000 or 30,000.
But if you put it in Burnley, which has a population of only 80,000, you can see how terrifying this attendance is.
"Hey, hello. I'm George. "On this day, George was thinking about a summer transfer when a call came into George's phone. Mobile phones at this time were obviously not as advanced as they were in the 21st century, but they were also more convenient than landlines. Especially a coach like George needs to wear one.
"Hello, Coach Levy. I'm Alex Ferguson. The voice with a very thick Scottish accent reached George's ears.
George was stunned, Ferguson? As long as you are mixed in the field of football, you can not know who the UN Secretary-General is, but you must not know who Ferguson is? Not to mention George, a man from later generations, Ferguson's achievements are a legend in later generations.
George almost blurted out that he was going to call him "Sir Alexand." However, thinking that Ferguson won the knighthood by virtue of the triple crown, he immediately changed his tune. "Hello Coach Alex Ferguson. It's a great honor to receive your call. ”
"Coach Levy, you should be able to think of it. I'm for Pobosky. Ferguson laughed a few times on the phone, then spoke in that thick Scottish accent. Fortunately, it was a simple conversation, otherwise it might not have been understood for a while.
"Pobosky? I don't understand what you mean, now the winter transfer is two days away. Manchester United are not trying to bring in Poborski at this time. "The Premier League transfer window is coming to an end. Why are United only making a move now?
"Yes, I just wanted to bring him in in the winter. But we can put you on loan for half a season and get it back next year. 'Ferguson actually watched Burnley's game in January and found out about Poboski. In particular, Poborski scored two hat-tricks in January, which made Ferguson very emotional.
"I wonder how much Manchester United can pay for the transfer?" George was angry because Ferguson didn't take Burnley seriously at all.
"A million pounds." Ferguson was very generous. Of course, this is what Ferguson thinks, and the price of a player in the English second division to be able to pay a million pounds is simply outrageous.
However, when George heard this number, he wanted to go to Manchester and kick Ferguson to death on the other end of the phone. In another six months, Poborsky will be worth more than three million pounds after the European Cup. You're only giving a million now, and you're still showing that you're very generous.
"I'm sorry, Coach Alex Ferguson. I don't want to let Burnley's good situation be affected by the transfer of players. George politely declined Ferguson, but didn't say anything to death. We can talk about that at the end of the season. For the sake of your personal call, I can guarantee that I will be the first to consider Manchester United at the end of the season. ”
George knew it would be difficult for him to keep Poboski at the end of the season. After the European Championships, Poboski will be the target of competition among European giants, and Poboski will not be able to stay in an English second tier.
Ferguson on the other end of the line laughed. "George, you're waiting for the European Championships, and hopefully Poboski will do well in the European Championships and sell for a good price." Ferguson was really an old fox, and he guessed George's thoughts at once.
"Yes, I'm very optimistic about the Czech Republic's prospects at the European Championships." George didn't hide his thoughts.
"Okay, George, then we'll have a verbal agreement."
Putting down the phone, Ferguson smiled and said to Brian in the back: "This young man is interesting. ”
George on the other side of the phone felt a kind of powerlessness, and when he encountered a predator like Ferguson, Burnley didn't even have the strength to parry.
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George didn't have much time to think about Ferguson, and when he brought in Poboski, George didn't have the idea of making a small profit through the European Championship. It can be used for one year, and it can be sold at a high price after one year. Therefore, George was mentally prepared for Pobosky's departure.
Burnley continued their campaign in the English Second Division, returning to home in the 29th round with a narrow 1-0 win over Notts County. In the thirtieth round, they defeated Walchal 2-0 away.
In the 31st round, Burnley was held to a 1-1 draw at home by Swansea. A five-game winning streak in the league was halted, but George was happy. Because of this game, George rested most of the main players, because of the game some time ago, many of the main players felt very tired.
However, with the rapid progress of this period, Burnley won 75 points in 31 rounds and topped the table. The gap between Swindon and Burnley has widened to 11 points.
After Christmas, Burnley were already unstoppable in the second division. Everyone knows that no one can stand in the way of Burnley's promotion this year.