Coach Legend

2 Wishes come true

Compared with the fast-growing Premier League team, Burnley's situation is getting worse and worse. In fact, Burnley's history is not simple at all. Burnley Football Club is a professional football club located in Burnley, Lancashire, northwest England. Founded in 1882, he is a founding member of the Football League. The founder of the club is the power tycoon, president Miao Er Li. At the beginning of its establishment, he also won two top league championships and one FA Cup championship. History is not brilliant, but these are already the old almanac.

It has been almost 25 years since he was relegated from the top league in 1971. In the past 25 years, Burnley has been wandering in the second division, third division and fourth division of England, and has never been promoted to the top league.

"Hello, Mr. Kilby." At this time, Kilby was still young, only eight years older than George. It may be due to family genetic reasons, and the top of the head is bald early. Seeing George come in, he stood up and stretched out his hand. Hello, George."

"George, let me introduce you. This is Keller Varga, the company's operations director. You should have known him before. After shaking hands with George, Kilby introduced the person next to George. The operation director of the club is almost no different from the head of the club. It is the person who the president of the club trusts infinitely.

"Hello, Mr. Varga." Keller Varga is recognized by the club as Kirby's direct line, and he came to Burnley Club with Kirby. I have always been responsible for the commercial development of the club before, but I didn't expect to become the director of the club's operations all of a sudden.

"Okay, George. Please sit down." Kilby spoke to George very politely. George nodded with a calm expression. But this is only George's surface. In fact, George is already in his heart at this time.

There are still three league games left, but Burnley has been relegated to the second division. Jimmy Mulan's head coach position is also precarious, and he will leave at the end of the season. If you want to play in the second division, there is a lack of a head coach. George is also very eager for this position. After coming to this world for more than ten years, George has gradually integrated into local life. Although Burnley is a team in England's lower leagues, it is also the team that George has supported since he was five years old. I still really hope to lead Burnley back to the top league.

Since it was rumored that a head coach would be selected within the club, George has been staring at this position. There are only two people in the club who are the most competitive, George and Thompson. Thompson is an assistant coach. He is already fifty-three years old and has been serving in the Burnley team since he was a teenager.

Thompson used to be a player, but he had to retire because of injury. After retiring, he began to serve in Burnley and has been a coach for 30 years. Although he has never been a head coach, he has unparalleled prestige in Burnley. Many people in the club take the lead in Thomson, including many players.

Compared with Thompson, what George lacks most is qualifications. Don't think that only China pays attention to qualifications. This is especially true in England. They like the coaches and players they train because they are their own people. When choosing the coach's ranking and the captain of the team, they are all selected according to their qualifications. In this respect, George has no comparable surname to Thompson.

But George has an advantage unmatched by Thompson, that is, George has been a first-team coach and a youth training supervisor in recent years. Under George's leadership, the Burnley youth team performed well and became famous in the lower leagues. Moreover, George also has a coaching certificate recognized by FIFA, and Thompson just came to this position step by step. In terms of coaching ability, Thompson can only be said to be average.

"George, you also know that our club has been relegated to the second division. When the league is over, the club will choose a new head coach. Kilby's words are already very obvious. George has been staring at Kilby and watching him speak. Although he was very excited, George's face became more and more calm. I have studied hard for so many years, not just to show my skills today. Kilby looked at George's young face as if he had made up his mind and said, "George, the board of directors of the club has decided that you will be the head coach of the new season."

"Thank you for the trust of the club. The board of directors will not regret the decision made today. But I want to ask Mr. Kilby what kind of rights I will give if I become the head coach club. And how many years will we sign the contract? Although George was very happy that the club appointed him as the general manager of the club, he was not ecstatic. Instead, he asked Kilby very calmly, because George asked very core questions.

Although George is a rookie coach, he is unwilling to sign a short-term contract. In a football club, especially an English football club, the coach is the core of a team. Those players can change their own teams anytime and anywhere, but the head coach can't. George also knows that he is not a head coach like Mourinho, and he can succeed in a club in the short term. George needs time to complete his own team. Any head coach who wants to succeed. There must be a team-building plan in mind. He has to know how to let the team play and who he needs to buy and sell according to the tactics. Youth team construction, reserve team achievements, weak link transformation... and so on. It takes time to complete.

Another point is that the coaches of English clubs are very different from the head coaches of other European countries. The head coaches of clubs in other European countries are only responsible for leading team training and games. But the head coaches of the English club are basically the team managers of the club, and they have a lot of power. This is different from the football culture of continental European countries, which has created a large number of head coaches who have been coaching in a club for ten or twenty years. George hopes that he can also be a member of this.

Kilby turned his head to look at Keller Varga and smiled, "George, do you think it's more appropriate for us to sign for a few years."

"You are willing to give me a few years, or you want to get promoted to the First Division in a few years, and then to the Super League." George asked Kilby with a smile.

Kilby heard Chu Tian's words and smiled and said, "What do you think of the two plus one contract? The board of directors of the club gives you two years. As long as you lead the club to the first division in two years, the contract will be automatically renewed for one year. Of course, even if you are not promoted to the first division, the board of directors will decide whether to renew the contract according to your performance. What do you think?

George nodded with great satisfaction, although as long as they don't perform well in less than two years, they may fire themselves. But George is still very satisfied. If he can't even cope with the second division, he will have nothing to say if he is fired.

"Mr. Kilby, I agree with the two-plus-one contract. But I want to add one to the contract, and it must be added.

"What are the conditions?"

"Mr. Kilby, you are the president of the club. I am the head coach of the team. It's not my job to manage the club and how to make money. I will never talk about it. But it is my job to lead the team to train and play games. It's up to me to buy or sell people. It's up to me to renew the contract with the player coach. Although it's my first time as a head coach, I don't want the top of the club to interfere in anything with the team. If I can't guarantee this, I won't sign the contract. George said his request firmly. If this requirement cannot be met, George will never sign the contract.

In fact, although George is young, he is definitely not a coach that no one wants. As a rare coach with a regular coaching certificate at this time, there is no problem to find a head coach in the second division and the third division. But after all, George has been a fan of Burnley since he was a child, and all his relatives and friends in George's family are fans of Burnley. That's why George has been waiting for an opportunity in Burnley.

But it does not mean that George recognizes that the president of the club interferes in the affairs of the team, which is a matter of principle. If Kilby disagrees with this item, George will immediately resign and leave Burnley and go out.

Keller Varga frowned when he heard George's words. But looking at Kilby not talking, Kilby thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, George. I agree."

Hearing Kilby's words, George smiled and said, "Mr. Kilby, you will not regret today's decision. I don't know if you really like the Burnley Club. I heard that you invested three million and became the major shareholder of the club. As long as you give me full freedom, you will not regret investing these three million in a few years.

"When I see you, I suddenly think so." Kilby smiled and stretched out his hand. We will sign the contract in the afternoon, but I hope to be quiet until the end of the league.

"I will." George nodded vigorously. Then he went out. Now that the league is not over, George still wants to go to his youth team to have a look. There are a few good seedlings in my youth team that I am optimistic about.

When Keller Varga saw George leaving the office, he asked Kilby with a solemn look. Kilby, can we trust him? He is still a rookie coach, but you have given him so much power. The club may be greatly damaged by his tossing vitality, and it is not easy to upgrade at that time.

"Keller, you should know that I have to choose him now. If you choose one person from the coaching team, it can only be him. Thompson..." Kilby shook his head and smiled.