Chapter 143 Media

"Richard, what the hell is George doing? Look, he asked me to go to the Italian Serie B to deal with a few players. I don't know if he has a problem with his brain." Mick Hughes was very dissatisfied and kept chattering to Richard Flynn.

Mick Hughes is also an old employee of Blackburn. He was already in Blackburn when Blackburn was still a second-tier league team in England. It has been more than ten years. When he first joined Blackburn, he was still a high-spirited man under 30. Now he is already in his 40s.

Mick Hughes hates George from the bottom of his heart. The arrogant young man does not know how to be humble. He insulted Blackburn several times, and I don't know why Jack Walker found George and asked him to be the head coach of Blackburn.

And George's taste is really unique. As long as he pays for ordinary players, there is no problem. There is no need to buy players in the Italian Serie B. Although the Serie A is known as the Little World Cup, the Premier League is not weak now.

"Mick, don't be like this. Just think about it. George brought in Ballack for free. Who would have thought that Ballack could be sold for 8 million pounds after only three years? You and I can't compare to him in terms of the vision of players. We have never had such a hand." Richard also complained in his heart, but he could only persuade Mick Hughes.

Although Richard didn't like George very much, he still had to maintain George's authority.

"Tsk!" Mick nodded, but soon replied unconvinced: "It's just dog shit luck."

Seeing Mick stubborn, Richard smiled. "By the way, how did the two talk?"

"Simple, we are a Premier League club. They can still refuse. Let me tell you, the goalkeeper named Carlo Cudicini, his club is Castello di Sangro, which was relegated from the Italian Serie B this year. Cudicini is not a main goalkeeper, but just a substitute goalkeeper."

"And that Luciano Zauri plays for Chievo. It is also a very weak team in the Italian Serie B." Mick frowned, not understanding what players George bought.

These two Italian players were taken care of by the staff of Blackburn's transfer department sent by George. Because Cudicini and Zauri are both in the Italian second league now, they are both unknown players. It is a very good result that Blackburn can take a fancy to them.

"Okay, Mick. Don't complain, we just need to do our job well."

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In the short period of time after the World Cup, all media's attention has never left the news of the World Cup.

Zidane suddenly became a world-class superstar in this World Cup. Ronaldo's slump in the final has become a big mystery.

Of course, the English media reported the most about their national team, and all their attacks were focused on Beckham. They believed that if Beckham hadn't received a stupid red card, England's good situation would not have been ruined.

The wave of condemnation against Beckham was one wave higher than the other, not only the media and newspapers, but also many English fans thought so. For Beckham, who was just in his twenties, this was a big thing that was enough to ruin Beckham's career.

When Beckham was deeply involved in the media condemnation, someone came out to protect Beckham. This person was Manchester United coach Ferguson, who almost fought against the English media alone.

George looked at this farce and nodded in his heart. It was because of Ferguson's protection this time that Beckham would repay Ferguson with a wonderful performance. Beckham made an indispensable contribution to the treble that Ferguson led Manchester United to win, as well as a series of championships later.

When time passed, I found that the Premier League was about to start. At this time, the focus of the English media returned to England. It was discovered that the two clubs from Lancashire had made frequent moves this summer.

George's move from Burnley to Blackburn was old news, and these two clubs had made big moves in the summer.

Let's talk about Burnley, which had just been promoted. First, the meritorious coach George left. Then, the midfielder Ballack transferred to Leverkusen at a high price of 8 million pounds. Not long after, another Burnley general, Ljungberg, transferred to Arsenal at a price of 5.4 million pounds.

A club that had just been promoted sold two players for 13.4 million pounds. For a small club like Burnley, more than 10 million pounds is a real huge sum of money.

Of course, people were not surprised by this, but by Ballack and Ljungberg. Although Burnley won the League Cup and FA Cup last year, there were not many tough battles. Only in the finals against Chelsea and Arsenal were there two tough battles.

But Ballack was sold for 8 million pounds, which is a rare price for Ballack's age. And the price of Ljungberg, who George bought two years ago, has more than doubled this summer and sold for 5.4 million pounds.

Although the players' prices have begun to soar, the prices of these two people still surprise many people.

Of course, Burnley's news is not limited to this. The new coach they found is Glenn Rodel. Who is Rodel? He is the head coach who led Watford from League One to League Two. Glenn Rodel's coaching career before was not a bright spot.

Moreover, he later led West Ham United and Newcastle United to achieve very dismal results. So in the end, they could only find food in the English Championship. He was also fired by the English Championship club. It can be said that Rodel's coaching career is in two words: failure.

Of course, Kilby would not choose him as the head coach if it was just that. Glenn Roeder had a resume that Kilby liked at this time. At this World Cup in France, the head coach of the England national team was Hoddle, and his assistant coach was Glenn Roeder.

Glenn Roeder assisted Hoddle in the World Cup in France, and England's performance was acceptable. Although I lost to Argentina, I went home early. However, the British football community still rates the performance of the England national team in this World Cup quite high.

It is precisely because of this that Kilby invited Rodel as the head coach for the new season.

Of course, compared to Burnley, the magnitude of Blackburn's actions has left everyone stunned. George not only bought more than ten people, but also cleared most of Blackburn's players. Not even people like Chris Sutton, Sherwood, and Ripley were left behind, they were all purged.

Blackburn fans, who were originally very dissatisfied with George taking over, saw George being so unscrupulous and hated George even more than before.

"Coach Levy completely treats Blackburn as a toy." Mark Lawrenson, who has always been at odds with George, appeared on the front line of anti-George this time. "I know that when Coach Levy took charge of Burnley, he also carried out some cleaning. In the end, Coach Levy also led this group of players to successfully promote to the Super League."

"Perhaps this success has made Coach Levy go to his head. He thought that he could do this again when he arrived at Blackburn. He forgot that Burnley was only in the English League Two at that time. Blackburn was in the Premier League, in the Premier League. In such a fierce league, Coach Levy dared to act like this. He really has never experienced the tragedy of the Premier League."

"But it's understandable, after all, Coach Levy has no experience coaching a top league club."

"I just feel sorry for the Blackburn fans. After all, Blackburn was the team that won the Premier League championship three years ago. I don't know where Blackburn will go under coach Levy?"

Mark Lawrenson is so happy about Blackburn's big shakeup. In several confrontations with George, Mark Lawrenson never won. When I saw George's actions this time, I couldn't help but express my opinions in the column.

In fact, this is not Mark Lawrenson’s alone. Many media hold the same view.

They think George has forgotten the intensity of the Premier League and thinks it is still a low-level league in England. Such a major shake-up could easily prevent Blackburn from relegation. They have already put Blackburn in the relegation ranks early.

Regarding George's appointment at Blackburn, many media interviewed Burnley Chairman Kilby.

At this time, Kilby had regained his graceful demeanor and answered reporters' questions with a smile. "After Coach Levy left Burnley, he was free. Maybe he felt that Burnley was a small place and could not display his talents. Therefore, he did not renew his contract and went to Blackburn."

In one or two sentences, Kilby completely shied away all the original responsibilities. However, Kilby was actually very grateful to George for choosing Blackburn, which relieved Kilby, who was under pressure from fans. Because the fans' anger was completely transferred to George, they no longer caused trouble for Kilby.

Therefore, Kilby was in a good mood and did not stop George from buying Klose. If not for George, Klose would not have become Burnley's main force. Klose's contract now only has one year left, so after Blackburn paid 1.2 million pounds, they took Klose away.

In the "Sun"'s outlook for the new season, Blackburn's analysis was actually ranked behind Manchester United, Arsenal, and Liverpool. Even higher than Newcastle, Chelsea and Tottenham. Of course, the newspapers' views on Blackburn are basically the same as Mark Lawrenson's. Blackburn should focus on relegation.