On April 17, during the thirty-fifth round of the Premier League, something like this will happen.
In the thirty-fifth round of the Premier League, Burnley faced the powerful Liverpool at home.
Although this season, Liverpool¡¯s results are very poor. So far, they are only ranked seventh in the Premier League, which is the worst result since Benitez took over at Liverpool. Benitez's coaching position is already shaky.
But in front of Burnley, they are still a strong team.
It¡¯s just that Burnley now is completely killing God when God blocks it, and killing Buddha when Buddha blocks it.
Don¡¯t underestimate the morale of a small team. Burnley is a team in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League. But it's because Burnley's players are all young guys. As long as you are excited, no one is afraid.
? ?This is a young player.
Facing Liverpool, Burnley players are full of confidence. There was no feeling of nervousness or fear at all. Having played against Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal, are you still afraid of Liverpool?
What about Liverpool?
Looking at the gestures of the players, George was very pleased.
That¡¯s it. As long as Burnley players maintain their current fearless mentality, they can look forward to the future. Really looking forward to it.
Even if Burnley cannot become a strong team in the Premier League, there will still be no problem in maintaining a stable position in the middle of the Premier League.
??For his second time at Burnley, George believes that he has not changed much. There is no qualitative change in Burnley's current style of play, but they have just made some small changes. In just half a year, George will not improve the players' technical and tactical abilities much.
But when George came to Burnley, there was only one biggest change for Burnley.
It gives those young players endless confidence.
If you are not good at technique, you can practice. If tactics are not good, you can learn them. This self-confidence is not so easy to develop. George believes that this will be one of the most valuable assets in their careers.
George, who was in a good mood, became even more excited when he came to Turf Moor Stadium.
There were fans everywhere holding slogans "George, don't leave!"
Although compared to the 30,000 fans, the slogans are not that many. But it can be seen everywhere. This time it wasn't just one or two teenage fans holding the signs. Instead, more fans spontaneously joined the ranks.
There is even a huge slogan in it.
"George, stay!"
George sighed.
How many years has it been? During his lifetime, he can still see slogans from Burnley fans supporting him.
Twelve years ago, leaving Burnley made George the biggest traitor in Burnley's history. The fans at that time were gnashing their teeth at George.
In the past twelve years, except for leading the team in games, George has never returned to Burnley once. Return to the city where I grew up.
To be honest, George was a little scared.
It is irrational for fans to go crazy. Football is a passionate sport. If the passion is too much, you will lose your mind. At that time, George did not have the guts to step into Burnley again.
It¡¯s a lie that I don¡¯t feel disappointed in my heart.
No matter what, Burnley is where I grew up.
Even though he worked hard to pull Burnley up from the relegation zone step by step. Burnley fans are still lukewarm towards George.
This is the first time that so many people have expressed their support for George in this way.
How could George be unhappy?
"The 2009-10 season is coming to an end soon. Under the leadership of George, Burnley has completely jumped out of the relegation circle. There is a reason why Burnley fans want to keep George."
Mortensen looked at so many retention banners and explained with a smile.
"The mood of Burnley fans is understandable. But it would be really difficult for George to stay."
Mortensen will never believe that George will stay at Burnley because of the fans' efforts to stay.
George is indecisive.
But he is definitely not the kind of person who is blinded by emotions. Being able to come over and be a firefighting coach this time is already very extraordinary. Mortensen simply doesn't believe that a world-class coach like him can continue to stay at Burnley.
¡°If the fans were really that powerful, George wouldn¡¯t have taken the risk to enter Blackburn.
I don¡¯t know if it was because of this episode that Burnley played very actively in the game.
and powerfulLiverpool didn't lose at all.
It even made Liverpool a little confused. It is now an important moment for Liverpool to compete for the UEFA Cup qualification, and they are also anxious. However, Liverpool's organization has been chaotic this season, and their playing has become even more chaotic. If it weren't for the strength of individual Liverpool players, Liverpool would not be ranked seventh in the Premier League.
Both sides played very actively.
But the game is boring. Neither side played well and didn't score any goals.
The game ended in this stiff process.
The two sides played zero to zero.
Burnley are very satisfied. Although it was at home, I was very happy to be able to draw with Liverpool. But the Liverpool players were very sad. Because Liverpool lost two points again.
Not to mention the Champions League, even the qualification for the UEFA Cup is basically gone.
The game was over, and George was very happy.
Stand up and prepare to say hello to Benitez. Only to find that Benitez had already left his position.
George shook his head.
¡°Benitez is really out of control and lacks self-restraint.
¡°If other people knew George¡¯s thoughts, they would definitely despise George. In the Premier League, once a game is lost, George is the one with the least grace.
George ignored Benitez. Instead, he stood in front of the court and praised his players one by one.
This is a habit that George has had since coming to Burnley.
Whether the game is won, drawn or lost, George will greet the players on the court. Because most of the players are young people, George needs this. This is to encourage them.
¡°George, don¡¯t go!¡±
Just when the game was over and Benitez had disappeared, no one on the field knew who shouted out first.
Soon, many fans echoed.
Of course, it has not reached the point where George responded to everything at Turf Moor twelve years ago. There were only a few thousand people shouting in the entire stadium. But it is shocking and gratifying enough.
At the beginning, the voice was relatively low.
But that¡¯s just how people are, and even more so for fans. As long as one person starts, someone will respond immediately.
?The same is true this time.
First there were a few people, then dozens, then hundreds, and then thousands. Even after several thousand people, nearly 10,000 fans started chanting "George, stay!"
George looked up at the fans without any expression.
"Listen to this voice. There are ten thousand people. Ten thousand people, have Burnley fans really begun to forgive George?"
Yes, Burnley fans are beginning to forgive George?
Maybe, maybe not.
But the cheers of tens of thousands of people moved George a lot.
"Coach Levy, what do you think of the Burnley fans' call for you to stay?"
"Coach Levi, when the season is over, do you have any plans?"
At the post-game press conference, all reporters were facing George.
Of course, they will never think that George will really stay at Burnley if the fans shout a few words. Burnley Temple is too small. Burnley really can't afford to pay for George's giant Buddha.
The reporter just wanted to hear George¡¯s next plan.
There are still many positions waiting for George.
Real Madrid¡¯s Pellegrini¡¯s departure from Real Madrid is a certainty. Real Madrid is now interested in George, and maybe George will join Real Madrid.
Anyway, as the season is coming to an end, there are different opinions about George's next family.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, everyone wants to ask questions clearly.
"First of all, I would like to thank the fans for their support." When George said this, the reporters were all attentive. And after hearing the first half of George's sentence, reporters knew that George was being polite. Definitely not staying at Burnley.
In our hearts, everyone is waiting for George to say "but, but".
It¡¯s the same as everyone thought.
"However, I will not stay at Burnley. My contract with Burnley will automatically end after the end of the season. I have no plans to renew the contract."
No one at the scene bothered George.
What they want to know now is not whether he will continue to coach Burnley, but where he will go next season.
¡°Not just Burnley, I will not accept an invitation from any club in the summer. From now on.??After that, I decided not to be a manager of any club again. "
As soon as George finished speaking, the reporters were shocked.
"Coach Levi, you mean you are going to retire?"
A reporter asked George in surprise.
"right."
The reporters were dumbfounded. Really dumbfounded.
In world football, there are some famous coaches who need to rest for a while when they are tired. George has been on the front line since 1995 and has been on the front line for fifteen years now. Even wanting to take a break for a year or two is not incomprehensible.
But retirement?
This is so funny.
¡°George is not in his seventies or eighty now, he is just over forty years old now. In the coaching industry, it is still the category of young coaches. Even at the age of fifty, it would be outrageous to think of retiring.
Didn¡¯t you see that old coaches like Capello, Lippi, and Ferguson are all active on the front line?
George, a coach who had just turned 40, actually said he would retire.
No way.
For a moment, everyone looked straight at George.
Finally, a reporter broke the weird scene. "Coach Levi, are you sure you're not joking now."
George smiled.
"Today is not April Fool's Day."
The reporter continued to ask questions.
"Coach Levi, can I ask why you want to retire? You are only forty-two years old now."
George shook his head.
"It's personal reasons, so I can't tell you." George paused and then said, "You can tell others that you don't have to look at my annoying face anymore. Because I'm leaving."