Chapter 183 Fast Horse

"George, are you okay?" Evan looked at George and asked in confusion.

George's personality is strange, but it is also simple. He is happy when he wins the game and angry when he loses the game. Today, he was obviously unlucky and lost to Liverpool. But George did not show much anger, which surprised Evan.

George shook his head.

"Six consecutive wins, it doesn't matter if you lose one." Many players have already gone to bed. So George spoke to Evan in a low voice. "Losing one game can relieve everyone's pressure. If we continue to win, the pressure on the players, including me, will increase."

George will never pursue the so-called unbeaten record or any winning streak. In later generations, a coach that George admired very much was Mourinho. Although this person has made countless enemies in the football world, there is one thing that cannot be denied.

That is his ability to withstand pressure. The unbeaten record at home has been maintained for nearly ten years. This record makes George look up to it. How much pressure resistance is needed to continue to maintain it.

Of course, he also has an outstanding ability, which is to be able to run in a team in a short period of time. Mourinho is absolutely world-class in this regard. No wonder he can become the most dazzling coach in the first decade of the 21st century.

But George didn't have such an idea. The six consecutive victories have put Blackburn under a lot of pressure. Every win will add new pressure. Not to mention the players, even George feels that this is a burden.

So even if he lost, George was not too angry. The league is good in this way. The league is a matter of one season. If you want to achieve a good result in the league, you need a continuous good state for a season. Rather than losing one or two games.

"By the way, Evan. When you go back, check with Richard. See if they have any speed forwards or wingers." After the game with Liverpool, George had a new understanding of speed forwards.

When George coached, there were speed players.

When he was at Burnley, Ljungberg and Robbie Keane were both players with good speed. But today's game against Liverpool was the first time George really felt the power of speed forwards.

This game Owen gave George a big surprise. In the past, when dealing with those speed players, George had plenty of ways. But today, facing Owen, I realized how good it is to have a speed striker like Owen.

Many defenders in Premier League clubs are typical English defenders, and it is very difficult to face fast and agile strikers.

Seeing Owen, George hopes that his team also has such a player. Even if he can't play as a main player, it is also very good to be a surprise soldier in the second half.

"Why, you envy Liverpool for having Owen." Evan guessed George's thoughts at once.

George nodded.

"Owen, anyone who sees such a player will envy him." It's a pity to say that.

Owen is so high-spirited now. If it weren't for injuries that ruined him, his achievements would definitely be higher. Of course, Owen's way of playing football is also prone to injury.

"Don't worry, I will go to Richard to find out after I go back."

The Blackburn transfer department where Richard Flynn is located is not only in charge of transfer matters. Usually, they also collect a lot of player information. If George needs it, they will send that information to George.

And once George thinks someone has a future, he will send scouts to track and understand. This is a procedure.

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Although Blackburn lost the 17th round, George did not receive much criticism after the game.

The reason Blackburn lost the game was actually more related to Blackburn's failure to seize the opportunity. Blackburn took the initiative on the field, and George's substitutions were not a big problem. Therefore, there was not much criticism for the loss of the game.

However, the media showed no mercy to Makelele, who was defended by George.

"Whether Makelele is a qualified defensive midfielder has been proven by facts. George's attempt to let Makelele play as a defensive midfielder was a complete failure, but George was still stubborn. He refused to admit the failed attempt."

"Maybe George did it for his own face. George has the reputation of a talent scout in the English football world. He has only been in the English football world for four years. But in these four years, George rarely made mistakes. When he was at Burnley, he had such beautiful transfers as Bobowski, Ballack, and Ljungberg."

"Such a reputation sounds good, but it is also a burden. Half a season has passed, but Makelele's The performance is still not as good as the world-class defensive midfielder George said. For the sake of his own face, George has never admitted that his use of Makelele was a failure. "

"However, no matter how hard George talks, it is a foregone conclusion that Makelele cannot become a world-class defensive midfielder. A good right back was transformed into a defensive midfielder by George. In the end, Makelele became a player who was neither fish nor fowl. Such an obvious mistake, but George turned a blind eye. George's defense, on the contrary, seemed more like covering up his own mistakes. "

Recently, George has led Blackburn to a very good performance, so Mark Lawrenson, who has never mentioned Blackburn and George in front of the media, is in high spirits again this time.

Mark Lawrenson took advantage of the Makelele incident to criticize George.

But George was not a pushover, and he immediately responded in the Blackburn Evening News.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Lawrenson, for caring so much about me and Blackburn. Mr. Lawrenson's concern for me and Blackburn even made me think that Mr. Lawrenson and Blackburn had a deep affection. I really want Mr. Lawrenson to come to our club to work. I think with Mr. Lawrenson's enthusiasm for the club, he will definitely work hard."

"It's just a pity that there is more to this world than enthusiasm. If Mr. Lawrenson had a little bit of coaching ability, I think I could give up the position of head coach. But Mr. Lawrenson's ability is too poor. Even if he is my assistant for nothing, I won't want him."

George is very disdainful of Mark Lawrenson.

There are many media that don't get along with George, but there are definitely few that hold on to George like Mark Lawrenson. Sometimes George wonders if Mark Lawrenson should fight with Ferguson of Manchester United.

Manchester United and Liverpool are England's enemies, and both of them are top English giants. The hatred between them started in the 1970s and 1980s. So much so that Ferguson later had such a famous saying.

Alan Hansen: "Overtaking Arsenal this season is your greatest achievement, do you agree?"

Ferguson: "No, Alan, kicking Liverpool off the fucking throne is my greatest achievement."

As a Liverpool legend, Mark Lawrenson should have his eyes on Ferguson and Manchester United. Didn't see his partner Alan Hansen, who was tit-for-tat with Ferguson and Manchester United when commenting. And satirizing Manchester United without leaving any room.

Mark Lawrenson, why do you always stare at yourself? Sometimes George was also puzzled.

"George, this is the information I got on several speed players." Evan came to George's office with some information. "Blackburn is really good. You can see that their scout system is all over England. They have people who collect information from the English League Two to the English League One and the major clubs in the Premier League. There are also statistics on their players."

Evan was very happy to talk to George. George smiled and nodded. Although Blackburn is not a big club in the Premier League, the various facilities inside are definitely among the top clubs in the Premier League. Both the hardware facilities and the software facilities are among the best.

George took the few pieces of information sent by Evan and flipped through them. When he turned to the third piece of information, George paused.

"Do you have any video materials of him?"

"Yes, wait. You really want a speed striker. I have seen the video of this kid. His speed is amazing."

As the TV camera appeared, George saw the young man running at lightning speed. The speed is really fast, even compared with Owen. When he runs, it's like running on four legs. Even his national team teammate, Giggs, who is now famous in the world football, is inferior in speed.

This person is the Welsh fast horse, Craig Bellamy.

George was deeply impressed by Bellamy. But he didn't know much about his past. When he coached Burnley last season, he knew that Bellamy played in Norwich. It was not until today that I saw Bellamy's information that I found out that Bellamy was still in the English League One.

After taking over Blackburn, George never thought of buying Bellamy. But after seeing Owen, George suddenly became interested in Bellamy.

Even if Bellamy cannot become a main player, it is a very good idea to let Bellamy go up and rush after the opponent's physical strength has problems in the second half. And if it is a counterattack, Bellamy is obviously useful.

"That's him, you let Richard go to Norwich to talk. Bring him to Blackburn during the winter transfer."

George made the decision. Bellamy is still young now. If he goes to Blackburn to practice well, he will be a great talent for Blackburn in the future. And Bellamy is all-round in the frontcourt. He can play as a striker, a winger, and a winger.

"Okay, but Norwich won't let him go easily."

"Spend money, do I need to teach you that? Go and deal with his agent, deal with him. Norwich is a League One club, what qualifications do they have to bargain with us?"

Premier League clubs are Premier League clubs, George was a little complacent at this time. Back then at Burnley, he was bullied by Premier League clubs. Now I am also the head coach of a Premier League club, isn't it right to bully the League One club?

The strong prey on the weak, it's the same everywhere.