166 Celebrate
"Three points!"
The league has been in action for more than two months and has already played eleven rounds. This was Blackburn's first victory, so there was a lot of media attention on the three.
The Blackburn Evening News used "Three Points" as the title of the report, and Yellen gave Blackburn high praise in the paper.
'Blackburn have come out of an early season slump, drawing at Manchester United and beating Newcastle United in those two games. Blackburn Rovers finally picked up their first three points of the season in the Premier League, and Levy picked up the first Premier League win of his managerial career. Coach Levy's Blackburn has finished running in and is gradually showing his strength. ”
"In the games against Manchester United and Newcastle, Blackburn had more possession than each other, and it was away from home. To be able to surpass Manchester United in possession at Old Trafford, there are a few teams who can do it. George's new Blackburn can do that. ”
"Seeing these two games, we all believe that Blackburn will be able to shine in the hands of Coach Levy."
Steven Yellen has a lot of praise for George and Blackburn. And he also commented on the players in various positions at Blackburn, praising their strength.
The game was won, and the Blackburn Evening News was very happy. Blackburn's results are not good, and Blackburn fans' interest in reading newspapers has also plummeted. Now that Blackburn's results are good, Yellen believes that the newspaper's sales will definitely increase.
But the boasting of Blackburn's local newspaper was useless, and some media outlets didn't think so.
Mark Laurenson, who has always been at odds with George, still hasn't let George go.
"The draw was just because the players were very tired from playing in the national team. Manchester United lacked physical strength throughout the game, and in the second half, they took the initiative to shrink back. Being able to draw Manchester United is completely the advantage of taking advantage of the lack of international players. This is commonly referred to as the FIFA virus. ”
'The win over Newcastle is not worth mentioning, Newcastle have been terrible this season. Moreover, Shearer, Newcastle's number one firepower, was absent due to injury in this game, and there was no convincing victory over such Newcastle. ”
"These two games are just taking advantage of the schedule."
"George's Blackburn Rovers are still at the bottom of the Premier League. I don't see any resurgence at all in Blackburn. To say that Blackburn is resuscitating is completely Blackburn's own boasting. ”
Mark Laurence seems to be determined to stand up to George, but everyone has seen that Blackburn has begun to recover from these two games. But Mark Laurenson would never agree with that.
But George didn't contradict Mark Laurenson, and now George was excited. In two games, the team was exactly what George had hoped it would be. With Pire's resurrection on the wing, Pire and Duff can change positions with each other at will.
The activity of Pire and Duff on the flanks has played a very important role in the team's style of play.
They are strong on the flanks and can tear apart the opposition's defence. It gives Miku and Deco in the middle more room to play. George's transformation of the team is to control the ball in midfield and play with a pressing style. This style of play can easily lead to a dense defense of the opposing team, and this is where the role of Pire and Duff on the flanks is needed.
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The day after the game against Newcastle, George chartered a local pub in Blackburn. Nominally, it was his own life, and he invited all the players to celebrate together.
Although George is the head coach of the club, his salary is the first in the team. Among the current Blackburns, there are not even players with a weekly salary of more than 10,000. If Hendry had been a little younger, he might have been paid more than £10,000 a week for this contract extension. It's a pity that Hendry is old and the club won't give him too much weekly salary.
Therefore, in the whole Blackburn, only George has a weekly salary of 13,000 pounds, and Piret and Miku have a weekly salary of close to 10,000 pounds.
So now George is also a rich man, and it is natural to invite a few people to dinner.
After the day's training, all the players went to the bar chartered by George.
"Today, everyone is free, and I celebrate our first victory with my own life. Let go of drinking, let go of playing. ”
George didn't say anything else, just to have fun for everyone. And he didn't join the players, but went to the other side. Although George is not very old, and he has a good relationship with the players. But George is the head coach of the team after all, and inserting it will still make the players feel inconvenient.
"George, I don't think you look like you're celebrating your birthday." Carl asked in a whisper as he walked over to George.
George picked up his glass and touched it with Carl. Then he looked at the lively players there and smiled slightly.
"Carl, I've grown up so much that I've never taken my life seriously." George took a sip of his wine. "It's just an excuse. I'm for them, we've been moving too much this summer. Although they have been together for two months, it is not enough to really be teammates in the team. ”
Blackburn Rovers came this summer with five players from France, two from the Eredivisie, two from Italy, and of course the original Blackburn Rovers, including those from the youth team. It's fair to say that Blackburn Rovers are a completely new team this season.
But it is precisely because it comes from various places that the phenomenon of huddles is still relatively serious. Like the players from France, especially Miku. As the absolute attacking core of George's midfield, Miku arrived at Blackburn Rovers and spoke almost exclusively to the French players.
Miku's language skills are really poor, although in the past three months of study, his English has improved. But compared to Piret and Makelele, Miku's English is no different from that of a child. In addition, Miku is not an extroverted player, so he came to Blackburn Rovers and had a mediocre relationship with players from other places.
And the players that George brought in from France, except for Gala, have become the main players. Therefore, the phenomenon of them holding together is also relatively serious.
It's not uncommon for a team to have some factions in the dressing room, but if it's too serious, it can affect the team's results. George hopes to take advantage of this gathering to increase the relationship between them.
Before the meeting, George had already spoken to Hendry. Hopefully he can play the role of captain and actively help them integrate into the team.
Especially let Hendry, take good care of Miku. Let Miku communicate well with the players, and fortunately, they can cooperate more freely on the field.
Although George has had conflicts with Hendry before, he is very grateful to Hendry after entering Blackburn. George's arrival at Blackburn Rovers has not only purged many of the original Blackburn players, but the players who remain at Blackburn have been reduced to substitutes. Including the main goalkeeper Flores, who also became a scapegoat.
But Hendry, as captain, helped George stabilize the dressing room. New players, it's hard to say. But for those former Blackburn Rovers, Hendry did a good job of appeasing. Although they were all on the bench, no one was making trouble in the locker room. Thanks to Hendry.
Therefore, George is now even more reluctant to Hendry, even if Hendry retires, George wants to keep him in Blackburn.
"George, you are cunning. But there are some things you should be careful not to divide the team. Carl gave a thumbs up and praised George.
"It's not easy to be a manager of a Premier League team." A head coach doesn't just arrange training, develop tactics and play games.
Controlling the dressing room is a discipline and an essential job for a manager. There are a lot of strong and tactical managers in world football, and they are often able to lead the team to very good results. But some of them just left in disgrace because they couldn't handle the problems in the dressing room. Such examples abound.
George also learned a lot in order to control the locker room. Blind suppression is not allowed, but it is not advisable to blindly spoil players. Or learn to carrot and stick sticks.
"Head, congratulations on your birth."
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Although it was unlikely that much would change in one night, George was thinking that there should be more of this kind of gathering. Even if it's not drinking, at least the players should be able to communicate more.
George, who didn't drink much in the first place, drank a little too much.
The car was thrown right there, and it was taken home by taxi.
As soon as he got out of the car, George saw a swaying figure. I was pleasantly surprised, and a smile appeared on my face. "Miranda, why are you here. How nice it is for you to call me and see if you're all wet. ”
The sky was overcast and it was raining lightly. Fortunately, it was raining lightly, and if it was heavy rain, gonorrhea was not allowed.
Miranda saw George and jumped up.
"Brother George, happy life."
Looking at Miranda's smile, George nodded. "Miranda, get in. Change your clothes and don't catch a cold. ”
As he opened the door, George remembered the past. In the past, when I was at Burnley, the old Yorke and Miranda helped George every year. This kind of scene is so familiar, so warm.
"Brother George, you're going to drink." Miranda asked George as she entered the house.
George nodded. 'I finally won a game and I asked the players to celebrate with them. By the way, how is Uncle York? Are you still blaming me? ”
If George leaves Burnley and joins Blackburn, the most sorry thing is the old York. The friendship with Old York began with George's parents. And later life in Burnley was all the responsibility of the elder York.
This kind of apology made George dare not contact Old York.
"Well, you know my dad's temper. The one he hated the most was Blackburn. ”
"Come, Miranda. Go in and change your clothes quickly, you can't continue to wear wet clothes. ”