Chapter 5 is so magical! ? Normally speaking, Leeds United ranked sixth last season, and Manchester City ranked third in the Premier League last season. There is a gap in strength between the two teams, and Leeds is not stronger. But When "Blue Moon" came to Leeds under the leadership of their young coach Neil Austin, the team's top star Martial said in front of reporters: "Shaq is the best player in the world. He is also my idol, and I am proud to compete with him, but I will try my best to compete with him Who is stronger? Ha, do you even need to ask? Of course, Shaq is stronger! Powerful is simply not enough to describe Shaq. He is a god on the court! In my opinion, he is greater than Pele and Maradona No, no, no, we must not underestimate Shaq because of his age. Even if Ke is only half as capable as he was at his peak, he is still the best player on the planet! We must be cautious, cautious and even more cautious when facing him!" The 27-year-old Martial was trained by Manchester City themselves! The star is also the current international player of the England team. He has partnered with Shaq many times in the "Three Lions". This striker in his prime period is always improving. Last season, he reached the peak of his career, with 40 games. He scored 27 goals in the game and has become the number one striker of the "Blue Moon" today, but even he has high praise for Shaq, which shows how high Shaq's status is in the hearts of English players. In addition to Mashal, Manchester City captain Moroccan star Malik Benari also said: "Leeds is a very strong team, especially since we are playing away from home this time, we will encounter more difficulties. ! Moreover, the first few games of the new season are very difficult for the team. Everyone is not sure about the state of the team. It is not a good thing to encounter a strong opponent at this time. " Manchester City coach Neil Austin said. : "It is indeed difficult to play away games, especially against a strong team like Leeds United, but we are not without advantages. Our personnel changes have been very small this summer, but Leeds United has changed from head coach to players. All have been adjusted. This will affect the preparation of this team for the new season to some extent Well, you are right, Leeds United was indeed in good shape during the warm-up match, but you also said, then It's just a warm-up match, it doesn't mean anything. I'm confident that my team will win at Elland Road That's right. Our goal this season is the league championship!" Even if Shaq leaves the Premier League, the whole of England will be affected. Football has entered the chaotic period of the Warring States Period in the past five years, but the last time "Blue Moon" became the league champion was in the 2020-2021 season. Manchester City missed the championship in the past two seasons. Last season, Neil? Austin led the team to third place. If he cannot lead the team to the championship this season. It was his destined fate to be fired. For Neil Austin, the first game of the new season cannot be missed! As the coach of the home team, Simon Grayson seemed very calm when facing reporters: "This is the first game of the new season, and I am looking forward to a good resultManchester City is very strong, but obviously they have to defeat us. It's not that easy Championship? No, I think we still have to wait, everyone knows that there have been big changes in the club this summer. We need to regain our strength step by step The goal of this season, although the management has not. We have been given certain tasks, but I think qualifying for next season's European competitions, or even qualifying for the Champions League, should be the direction of our efforts. "Simon Grayson did not play casually with reporters. He was very optimistic about his team. State is the best thing to know. Seeing that Shaq's state is no longer at its peak, it is no longer possible to continuously push the team forward by himself. The overall strength of the others still needs to be improved, so it is naturally impossible for them to compete for the league championship this season. But some things still seem to be beyond Simon Grayson's previous knowledge of football! "Cruel Simon" is now the world's number one coach who has seen the strength of wealthy teams and personally created Manchester United and Barcelona, ??two invincible teams that swept across Europe. So Simon Grayson's vision is really high. He thinks that his current team is not strong enough to become the league champion. That's just him using his own standards to measure it That's all! August 20th. 52,000 Leeds fans came to the Elland Road Stadium to watch the team's first game of the new season, and these fans became the first audience to witness the revival of the "Young Guards"! After the game started, the "Young Guards" playing at home still encountered some difficulties. The 16-year-old Alex Lens, who appeared at the left wing position, seemed very incompetent. It cannot play a role in providing help to Shaq in the middle, and the German star Murray on the right also looks a bit rough.Rough, coupled with the lack of tacit cooperation between midfielders Jonny Howson, Ashley Hood and the 20-year-old Weiser, the home team's offense came to a standstill. At this time, Leeds United's new defensive system composed of Ben Parker, Du Xiaoguang, Kerslov, and Chen Jinlong played a huge role. Two 20-year-olds and one were led by the world's number one left back Ben Parker. The 19-year-old boys tenaciously withstood the impact of Manchester City. In addition, Argentinian goalkeeper Diego Diaz is indeed worthy of his worth of 7 million pounds, and he is worthy of the title of "the first goalkeeper in Argentine history". In the past, he represented Boca Juniors and Schalke 04 in 78 games. He only conceded 76 goals in one game, and a goalkeeper who conceded less than one goal per game is really outstanding. In the first twenty minutes of the game, Leeds United relied on its own tenacious defense to withstand the fierce attack of "Blue Moon". Although the situation was somewhat precarious, even Shaq retreated to the midfield in many cases. Help the team's defense, but the "Young Guards" still withstood it! Twenty minutes later, with Simon Grayson personally giving orders from the sidelines, and organized by captain Jonny Howson and Ashley Hood, Leeds United began to gradually grasp the rhythm of the game, and the quality of their offense also began to improve. . With 38 minutes into the game, Leeds United seized the chance of a corner kick. The tall German star Frank Murray smashed the captain's corner kick into the Manchester City goal 1:0! Murray, who is 1.89 meters tall and weighs 170 kilograms, ran around the field excitedly. In the past two years of playing for Leeds United, Murray has only scored three goals for the team. But when he was asked by Simon Grayson to play as a right winger, he felt that his current condition was getting better and better. Unexpectedly, he actually scored for the team at Elland Road in the first game of the new season. His first goal, and the opponent was a strong enemy like Manchester City! It seems"Cruel Simon" is indeed worthy of being the "No. 1 head coach in the world"! "GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" "Wonderful goal! A wonderful tactical combination! Use Shaq to attract the opponent's attention, Then Murray completed the fatal blow at the back point! This is definitely a planned corner kick tactic. Simon is indeed the best coach in the world. He has not been in charge of the team for a long time, but we have already seen the team's renaissance. Hope! Ben Parker led Du, Chen, and Koslov to form a new defense. Diaz's performance is definitely worth 7 million pounds, and we now have a high-level set-piece tactics. Simon's work ability is really I can¡¯t describe it! Simon is the most amazing coach I have ever seen!¡± ¡°Ah! And Shaq! Shaq didn¡¯t seem to get many opportunities in today¡¯s game, but none of us can ignore Shaq. In terms of contribution to the team, Shaq has fulfilled the role of tactical center very well on the offensive side. On the defensive side, Shaq has made even more contributions. Oh - Simon is here again! Are you using Shaq's current defensive midfielder? Hahahaha" No one knows whether Shaq is being used as a front midfielder again, but Leeds United's set-piece level has indeed improved! After the first half ended with a score of 1:0, the game entered the second half. Leeds United scored again on a corner kick in the 55th minute. This time it was Murray who took a corner kick from the right. When five A Leeds player moved near the front point. When struggling with his opponent, Koslov quietly ran up from behind, and then took a header and lobbed the ball into the upper right corner of the Manchester City goal 2:0! After taking a two-goal lead, the "Young Guards" performed more calmly, and their relaxed mentality was more conducive to this young team showing its strength. In addition, Shaq, Jonny Howson, Ah Led by four "old" players, Shri Hood, Ben Parker and Heze, the team actually began to take the initiative in the game. In the 78th minute, young player Alex Lens made a pass from the left. In the process of fighting with his opponent, Shaq was pulled down in the small penalty area by his opponent. The referee did not hesitate to give a penalty kick There is no dispute! This penalty kick was supposed to be taken by Shaq, but Shaq held the ball and sent it to Jonny Howson. He laughed and said: "Brother, come and take this penalty kick. Let me see you." How much ability is left!" Well! ? Jonny Howson was stunned: "Shaq. You should kick this ball!?" "Hahaha" Shaq smiled and patted Jonny Howson's general: "Jonny, I want it If you want to score, do you still need to rely on penalty kicks? Come on, let everyone see. You are still the captain who can lead the team to victory! " "This okay, let me take it!" hesitated for a while??, Jonny Howson became determined, just like Shaq said, scoring goalsisn't it still a thing for Shaq! ? After setting up the ball, Jonny Howson took a few steps back. After making a fake move during the short run-up, he sent the ball into the lower right corner of the Manchester City goal with a bang with his left foot 3:0! Leeds United, which had a three-goal lead and already secured the victory, still did not stop. In the 88th minute, Shaq made a wonderful pass from outside the central penalty area to the right. The German Murray rushed up to control the ball first, but was missed by his opponent. There was a tackle behind him, and the sharp whistle sounded again Penalty kick! This penalty kick was once again given to Jonny Howson by Shaq, and the Leeds captain did not hesitate at all. He used the same method as the previous penalty kick and kicked the ball into the lower right corner of the Manchester City goal 4:0! This time Joe Hart couldn¡¯t even make a save. He thought his old teammates from the national team would change his approach, but he lost the psychological battle. The score of 4:0 made the entire Elland Road stadium excited. The Leeds fans were in a dream! Last season, the "Young Guards"'s biggest win was only 4:1. They lost 0:5 away from Manchester City and 1:4 at home against Manchester City. Now that Simon Grayson and Shaq have returned, they are In the first game of the new season, they defeated "Blue Moon" 4:0. Isn't this a big change? ? This summer, Leeds United has undergone major changes from top to bottom. The chairman has been replaced by Glenn Oxley, Shaq¡¯s spokesperson, the head coach has been replaced by Simon Grayson, and the players have also welcomed a new team led by Shaq. A group of superstars and rookies, but they beat last season's runner-up 4-0 in the first game of the new season. Is this too much of a change? "The role of "Cruel Simon" and Shaqisn't it so amazing! ?