Chapter 34 Grit your teeth and sell! After defeating Arsenal, Leeds United became even more unstoppable. This young team closely united around Shaq and Jonny Howson and made great strides towards their goal. Shaq is the most legendary player in Leeds United and even in English football. He is also the boss behind the club today. When the players see him, they respect and awe them. Every word Shaq speaks to them They all carry a heavy weight in their hearts. Captain Jonny Howson is the banner and spiritual leader of Leeds United. His loyalty for more than ten years has made him an idol for every young player who came from the Thorpe Arch training base. With these two people here, the Leeds United dressing room is calm, and the team can devote all its energy to the game. This is the fundamental reason why Leeds United has been able to perform well for two consecutive seasons, Murry Although Neo's "gunners" are powerful, the intrigues of many stars have made the locker room less peaceful and indirectly affected the team's combat effectiveness. The united Leeds United team made another extensive rotation in the next home game against Aston Villa, although Shaq, Jonny Howson, Ashley Hood and others all entered. During the rest period, goals from two young men, John Allen and Lens, allowed Leeds United to easily defeat their opponents 2:0 at home. After winning this victory, Leeds United will soon face the third round of the FA Cup against Manchester United, but before Simon Grayson can lead the team to prepare for the game, trouble has arisen! It is the winter transfer period, and this "trouble" is naturally related to player transfers. Last season, Leeds United won the English Premier League and League Cup with a group of young people. These young players are naturally favored by many clubs. Pay attention, but in order to save money for your proud disciple. Simon Grayson did not give anyone a salary increase at all. The "Young Guards" are still paying the player wages when the club went bankrupt. Although the reputation and strength of those young players have increased a lot, there are captain Jonny Howson, Ah With people like Shri Hood, Ben Parker and others suppressing them, they have no way to fight for high wages from the club. Sothis has become the biggest hidden danger for Leeds United! The first person to send an offer to Simon Grayson was France's Lyon team. They took a liking to Italian left winger Claisanti. The offer made was 7 million pounds, and Klesandi was worth 5 million pounds when he moved to Leeds United. Simon Grayson originally wanted to reject the offer. After all, he had spent a lot of energy cultivating Clesanti. However, the Leeds United coaching staff made a careful plan for him based on the Italian's physical and technical characteristics. training plan and made adjustments as he progressed. Unexpectedly, at this time, Cresandi's agent came to see Simon Grayson. He didn't talk about the transfer, but made a request for a salary increase. Simon Grayson is no longer a young boy. As a person who has led his team to win countless championships and bought countless stars, he immediately understood what was going on. This was basically that Cressanti had reached some kind of agreement with the Lyon team, and now it is used It¡¯s a showdown with Leeds United! Or get a raise! Or let him go! When did Simon Grayson ever get this angry? Now think about it, there is an 18-year-old Colm Keogh in the reserve team. Although he is not as quick and flexible as Lens, he still has a good cross. Dribbling and so on were all justified, and Simon Grayson immediately nodded and agreed to let him go. Simon Grayson¡¯s decision. This surprised Cresandi's agent. He thought his player should have a place in Leeds United, at least as a substitute for Lens, which was more than enough. Unexpectedly I really didn't expect it! "Cruel Simon" is indeed "Cruel Simon"! Not to Simon Grayson¡¯s surprise, the next day after Klesanti¡¯s transfer, news came out that he had signed a personal contract with Lyon, a four-year contract with an annual salary of 1.5 million euros! On January 10th. Cresandi officially transferred and left Leeds United. After two seasons, he played 18 games for the "Young Guards" and scored 2 goals and 3 assists. Before he could leave his mark on Leeds United, Just left. The matter of Chrysandi has just been taken care of. The team was about to start playing the FA Cup with Manchester United, but before Simon Grayson could take a breath, "trouble" came again. This timeit's Marcio! The 24-year-old Marcio has performed very well since he came to Leeds from Brazil. Even when Koslov was still at Leeds United, he often rotated with Koslov and Du Xiaoguang. This season, he directly secured his main position and played for Leeds United.After 30 games, he has become the main central defender of Leeds United and is regarded by Simon Grayson as the iron gate of the team's future. But just because Marcio is so good and so stable, his performance has attracted the attention of countless European giants. This time, the team that made an offer of 10 million pounds to Marcio is Inter Milan of Italy. Inter Milan has performed well in recent years. While they have entered the Champions League for ten consecutive years, their financial situation is getting healthier and their ambitions have gradually begun to grow. Now they are finally starting to plan to make a difference. But now Inter Milan has long lost the generosity of the Moratti era, and is pursuing the principle of spending small money to do big things. Their offer is to pay 5 million pounds first, and then pay the remaining 5 million pounds in the next two years. Simon Grayson, who was already angry, saw that only the 10 million pounds had to be paid in installments. He was so angry that he directly paid back a down payment of 10 million pounds, and the remaining 10 million pounds would be paid off in two years, and if Marcio agreed The transfer is also scheduled for the summer. In fact, Simon Grayson was just angry. Who would have thought that Inter Milan would revise the offer and send it over within half an hour. They met all Simon Grayson's requirements, and Marcio can play for Leeds United until the end of the season. , and they are willing to pay an initial payment of 10 million pounds, and then pay another 10 million pounds in installments, for a total transfer fee of 20 million pounds! Simon Grayson was quite surprised by Inter Milan¡¯s straightforwardness. It would be too embarrassing to regret and say no to selling at this time. What should I do about this matter? ? And 20 million pounds is really not a small amount for a central defender. Leeds United only spent 6.5 million pounds to buy Marcio, and now it has tripled! After thinking about it all afternoon, Simon Grayson called Marcio himself. As a result, the Brazilian said very vaguely, "You are the head coach of the team. I will do whatever you arrange!" Now Simon Grayson understood what Marcio was thinking. Basically, this kid was just like Cresandi. He had already planned everything, but he did it more beautifully! Simon Grayson smiled bitterly and replied to Inter Milan, agreeing that they go to discuss personal treatment issues with Marcio. At the same time, he finally made up his mind. This team really needs a group of loyal players to take the lead. These white-eyed wolves Ah no one can be trusted! While thinking this, Simon Grayson called in Harvey. He had to formulate a new training plan for Knuwels. This 19-year-old black boy was originally regarded as Ashley. ?He was trained by Hood's successor, but nowit's better not to let him play as a defensive midfielder. The most important thing is to form a stable center back combination with Du Xiaoguang. Before he takes shape, Leeds United can continue Use Marcio's. But these are not the most important things. Now Simon Grayson has finally made up his mind to raise the salaries of some players in his team. However, the method and conditions of this salary increase still need to be discussed with Harvey. Just fine. In the third round of the FA Cup against Manchester United, Simon Grayson still gave young players a chance to play. If you want these boys to mature, it will definitely not work without winning a few big games. Campbell, Lens, Hoydonk, John Allen, Brookman, Knuwels, Joe Hicks, Richardson and other young players all appeared on the stage, coupled with the leadership of Argentine goalkeeper Diaz, Leeds United actually defeated the "Red Devils" Manchester United 1:0 in the away game with Jace Brookman's push shot in the 39th minute. Throughout the entire game, Leeds United were at a disadvantage. They did not take as many shots as their opponents, nor did they take as many free kicks or corner kicks as their opponents. The game was also suppressed by their opponents. Although the ball possession rate was 52%:48%, But this was also the result of Manchester United speeding up the pace of the game in the second half, but these boys just won. This experience of seeking hope of victory in an unfavorable situation and finally achieving victory is really valuable for young players. While Simon Grayson spared no effort to cultivate the club's "direct descendants", he also once again collected the latest information reported by as many as eight scouts in the club, and began to prepare to launch his efforts again to find those talented young players. At present, this work is definitely one that requires long-term persistence. A strong youth training system will become the foundation for the strength of the "Young Guards." Arsenal poached Nasriso what? Without the best ingredients, even the best cooks in the world can¡¯t cook a rich and delicious meal! What's more, after Nasri left, Leeds United's current youth training director is Joe Cole, who was called England's "midfield magician" when he was playing football. In terms of his personal ability, as long as his subordinatesIf the players have enough potential, he can teach these young people his skills and help them grow up quickly. In the future, Leeds United will imitate the "Barcelona Model" to ensure that the team can continue to be strong in the long term. Thorpe Arch will definitely become Leeds United's La Masia youth training camp. (To be continued)