Chapter 14 Fulcrum! After the game with West Brom, the European Cup qualifiers started again. The current "Three Lions" coach French Blanco attaches great importance to the "Leeds Three Musketeers". Shaq, Jonny Howson, Ben ?Parker has been summoned, and naturally England's best midfielder Ashley Hood is also indispensable. The rest of the Leeds United team are not very famous. Most of them stayed at Thorpe Arch. Simon Grayson also took advantage of these two weeks to start "replenishing" the team again. Playing defensive counterattacks based on "solar system tactics" is just a way to solve temporary difficulties. Everyone knows that if you want to win the game, you need to score more goals, and scoring goals requires more precise and effective offensive tactics. As a foundation, this is exactly what Leeds United lacks most at the moment. What can you do in two weeks? For other teams, maybe this little time can't do much, but for the "Young Guards", they can do a lot, because this team hasShaq! Although the tactics that Simon Grayson arranged for the team before were also "solar system tactics", they were only superficial things. After all, this thing cannot be understood and implemented by players on the court in a day or two, but through After two or three months of running together, the players who are new to "Solar System Tactics" have already had a preliminary understanding of it, especially players such as Lens, Berakta, Weiser, and Murray. They have already had a preliminary understanding of how to use it. We rely on Shaq to open up the situation on the court, and what Simon Grayson has to do now is to improve and elevate again on this basis, so that others can better use Shaq's protective umbrella and be more effective when attacking. A threat. For two whole weeks, the Thorpe Arch training base closed its doors, shutting out thousands of supporters! This approach did not cause dissatisfaction among the fans. On the contrary, there are two to three thousand fans outside the training base every day to encourage the players, and then chat together there, looking forward to what the future of the team will be like. After all, "Cruel Simon" has proven himself to be a great coach countless times. After every closed training session of the team coached by Simon Grayson, there will be something new to offer to the fans, which can make the team even better. powerful. This time there should be no exception! ? This period of time. The Leeds players who stayed at Thorpe Arch were really complaining. For two whole weeks, in addition to receiving tactical explanations from the coaches every day, they also practiced on the training ground. Several offensive tactics formulated by the coaching staff seemed simple and practical. , but the players¡¯ awareness and ability to seize opportunities are extremely demanding. If it weren¡¯t for the amazing talents of young people such as Lens, Weiser, Berakta, and Murray, it would be impossible to achieve results in a short period of time. . However, when the eighth round of the Premier League match between Leeds United and Fulham at home ended on October 22, the players found that everything they had paid was really worth it! In this game. Leeds United, playing at home, easily defeated their opponent with a score of 2:0. Compared to the score result, which had no surprises, Leeds United actually saw the team's progress. This game was exciting from the beginning. They took the initiative and controlled the game, using Shaq as an offensive pointer time and time again, looking for defensive loopholes that Shaq had to leak to contain their opponents to attack. In the 20th minute, Berakta took advantage of Shaq's opportunity to pull to the right and rushed into Fulham's left penalty area. After the young player Lens passed the ball over, the French genius stopped the ball with his chest and then volleyed with his left foot into the near corner 1:0! 62 minutes into the second half. Shaq kicked out the "Shaq Goal" with his right foot from the top of the penalty area and scored again, locking the score at 2:0. Leeds United's ball possession rate in the entire game was as high as 55%. From this, we can see how active and proactive they played in this game. This is very different from the previous defensive counterattack played by Leeds United. The team's defense is still very tight, but they no longer rely too much on Ashley Hood when attacking. The England midfielder can also focus on defense, which makes Leeds United stronger as a whole. After the eighth round of the Premier League, the "Young Guards" continued to beat the "Gunners" to the top of the list with a complete victory record. This time, no one dared to underestimate this team. The "Post", which focuses on Arsenal, claimed: Simon Grayson's team once again gave everyone a surprise. In just two weeks, they have become stronger. They even showed a championship appearance in the game against Fulham. They controlled everything in the game and finally won the game without any surprises. This was enough to arouse Arsenal's vigilance. The battle for the top spot in the ninth round of the league , may become the most important key battle of this season. The battle for the top spot is really here this time! Arsenal Emirates Stadium, will be in OctoberIn the ninth round of the English Premier League on the 28th, we ushered in the "only" competitor in the league Leeds United! After the eighth round of the league, the focus of the entire English football world has shifted to the ninth round of the top spot. This game is even regarded as the "title battle" of this season, because once Leeds United wins at the Emirates Stadium If they escape, the young "Young Guards" will be greatly improved in terms of morale and fighting spirit. Coupled with Simon Grayson's experience, Leeds United will really become a team that has the hope of competing for the championship. . Mourinho also attaches great importance to this game. He no longer has the ease of commenting on his opponents in his column. The "madman" who once led Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Manchester United, Arsenal and other teams to the top knows this all too well. A championship team does need strong strength as a guarantee to win the championship, but in the process of competing for the championship, it is often just a few key points that are not grasped and the championship may be missed. Right now, Arsenal¡¯s home game against Leeds United is obviously a key point! Even with Mourinho's character, he had to show rare caution before the game: "Simon is a great coach, and the team he leads is very strong. This can be seen from the current standings. It can be seen that we are the only two teams with a unbeatable record so far. This game will be a direct dialogue between the strong and the king! For this, we are fully prepared!¡± Austria's so-called "complete preparation" is really not just talk. He even made his team give up the away game against Porto in the Champions League group stage. Last season's "second team", the king of Europe, lost 0:3 in the away game. Losing to Porto and temporarily giving up the top spot in Group C of the Champions League just for this top spot battle shows how much Mourinho attaches importance to this game. Simon Grayson seemed cautious in front of reporters: "We are a young team, Arsenal is the defending champion, and they are the kings of Europe! This time we are playing away from home again, so this is very important to me and the team. It will be a difficult test for everyone. We don¡¯t expect to win a victory at the Emirates Stadium. We only hope to gain the battle experience we lack most.¡± ¡°Madman¡± is very confident, and ¡°Cruel Simon¡± is very cautious. But this is just a superficial phenomenon. Any fool knows that these two people must be thinking hard about how to kill each other! The head coaches are fighting for their wits, but the players on both sides seem to be very "harmony". After all, the two teams' leading stars are Shaq, Jonny Howson, Ben Parker, Ashley Hood, Rooney, and Wilshere. Er, Sime Vrsalico, Barkley, Sparks and others are either former teammates or old comrades in the national team. They have a profound friendship with each other and understand each other very well. There is really no need to Go play a game like "war of words". "Fat" Rooney sent an invitation to Shaq through the air before the game: "Shaq, if you lose the game, I will treat you to dinner at the best restaurant in London! If you win the game, I will Get you drunk in a winery! If you dare not accept the invitation, I will break up with you!" Shaq, who has been teammates with Rooney for five years, certainly knows how bad this guy's temper is, and he has a history of it. His status in English football today is that only old guys like Rooney dare to talk to him like this. Shaq cherishes this friendship and responded immediately "No problem! Wayne, just wait for me to drink you until you take off your clothes again!¡± The conversation between Shaq and Rooney made the English football world feel a little warm. Both of them were the best partners of the "Manchester United Gemini" back then! They are old, but their friendship has not changed at all. This pair has made great contributions to the re-emergence of English football. The great era they created together has made unparalleled contributions to English football. Such tit-for-tat confrontation , behind the relentless teasing of each other is their deep relationship. In the end, even Bale and Ganso of the "Blue Army" also participated. The Welsh and Brazilians are now sitting on the mountain watching the fight between tigers and tigers. They are not afraid of big troubles and are clamoring to return to London after the ninth round of the league. Shaq and Rooney went under the table together. In this round of the league, Chelsea was going to Manchester to have a fierce battle with "Blue Moon". Bell and Ganso were also taking the opportunity to relieve the pressure. Amid the chaos, the ninth round of the Premier League finally arrived At 12:30 noon on October 28, the Emirates Stadium was packed to capacity with 60,361 fans. The singing and cheering of the home fans made the entire stadium extremely noisy. In the player tunnel, the two teams about to fight seemed extremely friendly. The players of the two teams did not even line up, but mingled together. Shaq, Jonny Howson, Ben Parker, Ashley? Hood took the Leeds players and greeted Rooney, Wilshere, Barkley, Sparks and others, who have become the "Three Lions" side by side.The old comrades who have fought in the "Legion" for many years have a comradeship with each other. Even if they return to compete with each other at the club level, these will not change. (To be continued)