8 Press Conference

In the end, Burnley ranked 22nd in the English First Division with 35 points in 46 rounds. After a year of promotion, he returned to the second division. Shortly after the end of the game, Jimmy Mulan received a notice from the club that Jimmy Mulan was no longer the team's head coach at the beginning of this season.

Although he had such psychological preparation, Jimmy felt very frustrated when he really received the notice from the club. Jimmy Mulan has been in Burnley for five years. He has had the glory of leading the club to the first division, and there has been a dilemma of being played by the first division team like this year.

"Congratulations, George." When Jimmy Mulan was packing up, George went to the club to see him off. Although I look down on Jimmy's tactical level, I am still grateful to Jimmy. Although George has a coach certificate recognized by FIFA, he is a scum in the English club. Some people above said that this is a certificate of strength certification, so it is a very useful proof. But if the above doesn't treat him as a matter, then this coach certificate is a piece of waste paper.

When George first joined Burnley Club, Jimmy Mulan was the team's head coach. In the following year, Jimmy Mulan transferred George to the first team as a coach. Jimmy Mulan admired George very much. Although the two quarreled many times because of disagreement, Jimmy was never really angry. George has always been with him, and George is very grateful to Jimmy.

"Thank you, Jimmy. Do you have any other place to go now? George looked around, and he was the only one who came to see him off.

Jimmy Mulan forced a smile and put the things on the car. George, you are more knowledgeable and energetic than me. I believe you will be more successful than me in Burnley. I also know that you have great ambitions, but you should know that although the head coach of the English league is very powerful, he is still in a weak position than the club owner. Jimmy didn't know whether he was advising George or talking to himself. And football is a competitive sport. No matter how much you have achieved, as long as your results are not ideal, you will be attacked in all directions. So you have to keep succeeding and keep winning.

George nodded, which George certainly understood. Jimmy Mulan got into the car, suddenly opened the window and shook his hand with George: "George, good luck."

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Just after the Burnley Club fired Jimmy Mulan, it held a press conference the next day. It was officially announced that the club appointed first-team coach George as the new head coach of the club.

Although it was said to be the press conference of the new head coach, few reporters came to the scene. There are only seven media in total, most of which are from local media in Lancashire. Burnley Club itself is a second-class club, although it also played in the first-class club last season. But in recent years, Burnley has been a lift in the lower league, so his influence is really limited. No one cares about such a club's head coach except the local media.

There were only a dozen people coming, but they were also noisy there. When Kilby and George walked in, several reporters present calmed down.

"In behalf of the Burnley Club, I would like to thank Mr. Jimmy Mulan for everything he has done for the club and wish him all the best in his future work." Kilby thanked Jimmy Mulan with a sincere expression, which made George next to him sneer. When the team's performance was not good this season, Kilby faced Jimmy and vowed that he would support him even if he was relegated. But I didn't expect that the club would really be relegated, and Kilby immediately turned against anyone.

After careful consideration, the board believes that George Levy is the most suitable coach for the current Burnley team. So the board of directors decided that George Levy would be the head coach of the club, and the club would give George Levy a two-year contract. We believe that coach George Levy will lead the club to a successful promotion. Kilby comes straight to the point and goes straight to the point.

Several reporters present looked at George. No matter how they looked at it, they thought George was too young. According to the data, George is just over 27 years old this year, although there are many precedents in history for him to become a head coach at a very young age. But there are absolutely not many such things, especially now that the Premier League has begun to go to the League Two, and the 27-year-old head coach is definitely the youngest coach.

George was also wearing formal clothes today and said seriously, "I am very grateful for the club's trust. My family has been a fan of the Burnley team since my grandfather. I love this club, and I have always been proud to work at the Burnley Club. I want to lead this club not only to promote to the First Division, but also to see Burnley in the top league in a few years. The reporters present did not react at all to George's bold words.

"Mr. Kilby, doesn't the club think Coach George Levy is too young?" In the end, Morgan of the Burnley Post stood up and asked the first question. The Burnley Post is a local tabloid in Burnley, with a circulation of only about 2,000 copies. Only local Burnley residents can know about this newspaper, a small newspaper that even no other place in Lancashire will know.

Kilby didn't say anything, but turned to look at George. George smiled and said to the Burnley Post reporter: "There are many talented players in the world who start playing first-team games at the age of sixteen or seventeen. Why can't there be a young coach among the coaches? George's tone of the Burnley Post is very polite. Anyway, he will be an ally in the future.

Morgan looked at such a heroic George and suddenly felt that it might change the fate of Burnley's small ball club. After all, Morgan is a supporter of the Burnley Club, so he didn't embarrass George.

I heard that the Burnley Club selected an inexperienced coach from the club because of its lack of funds. Is it true? Such an inexperienced head coach, has Burnley Club given up this season? Suddenly, a reporter stood up and satirized Burnley. Everyone turned their heads and saw that it was the reporter of the Blackburn Evening News, and everyone smiled. After all, Blackburn and Burnley are feuds. The Blackburn Evening News is actually just a regional tabloid like the Burnley Post.

Kilby looked at the proud young reporter standing there in disgust, but Blackburne and Burnley are really incomparable now. With the support of steel tycoon Jack Walker, Blackburn beat Manchester United to become the Premier League champion in the just-concluded season. Burnley has just been relegated from the First Division and came to England's third-level second division.

George was not angry and said with a smile, "Many great coaches in history were also very young when they first became head coaches. Herbert Chapman was 29 years old, Jack Reynolds was thirty years old, and Pozzo began his coaching career at the age of 27. Now coach Güy Roux, who coaches Auxerre in Ligue 1, began his coaching journey at the age of 22, and now Auxerre is a strong team in Ligue 1.

"Take me as an example, I don't think the greatest achievement in my life is to conquer Old Trafford, Anfield, or Haybury and Stamford Bridge. I believe that my greatest achievement in the future will definitely be to conquer Ewood Park. If you are free then, I can also ask you to give me an exclusive interview. George was not polite to this reporter from Blackburn.

The young reporter, who had been complacent, curled his lips with disdain when he heard George's words: "Coach Levy, anyone can talk big. But now there is a Premier League game in Ewood Park, and Tefumore is going to welcome the second division.

"I don't know what to call this person. What's the position in the Blackburn Evening News now?" George still asked him with a smile.

"Steven Yellen is now an intern reporter for Blackburn Evening News." At the end, the young man was a little hesitant. He felt that he was an intern reporter and lost face. But after hearing his words, Kilby's expression immediately darkened. The contempt of the enemy is the biggest insult, and now Blackburn has reached the point of contempt for Burnley. It's really the biggest insult for Burnley to send an intern reporter for such a big thing as the head coach.

But George smiled and said, "Steven, how about we make a bet? It only takes four years, and then Burnley will be steamed. But at that time, Blackburn's situation will get worse and worse. How about we make a bet here in front of so many reporters? If I say it incorrectly, I will put my letter of apology on your Blackburn Evening News. Let you take a picture of my surrender.

Steven Yellen was stunned and didn't know how to answer. Even Kilby next to him was shocked by George's words. But then he laughed and turned his head to look at Steven. Almost all the eyes on the scene focused on Steven.

"Okay, Coach Levy, let's make a bet. If I lose, I will listen to whatever Coach George says. Steven Yellen thought that you, a second division team, dare to say such a big word to the Premier League champion team. So he just stunned for a moment and agreed to George without hesitation.

George nodded, took the contract from Kilby and signed his name. Although the number of reporters is very small, the flash is also very shiny.

".................. That was the first time I met Coach George Levy. At that time, George and I were so young. At that time, I had only one idea. The young coach in front of me would soon realize the cruelty of the professional league. We will be enemies for a lifetime, but I didn't expect that the fate of us would last for 20 years. I also became George's spokesperson in the eyes of the media, but none of them knew that our first meeting was so different. Later, the famous European journalist Steven Yellen recalled the meeting in his autobiographical novel The Story of a Small Town.