Chapter 35 Shaq¡¯s chosen successor! Leeds United was not affected at all by the news of the imminent transfer of Clessandi and Marcio. The team continued to train as they should, and many young players became enthusiastic during training. Colm, Ke Nouvels and Nouvels even risked their lives on the training ground, wanting to show their best side to their head coach. This kind of mental state of the team makes Simon Grayson very satisfied. He does not believe that Klesanti, who has only played for the team for 18 games, can affect the team, but he cannot help but worry about the impact of Marcio's departure. Impact on the team. After all, in one season, first Koslov moved to Newcastle, and then Marcio moved to Inter Milan. Two of the club's three most promising center backs left, which could not have no impact on the team's defense. Although Koslov has only played 7 games in Newcastle this season, because his impatience has prevented him from even playing the main player position, Marcio's departure obviously has a greater impact. The Brazilian central defender The stability is the major contributor to Leeds United conceding the fewest goals this season. Fortunately, today's Leeds United team is not full of big names, but it is definitely full of talents. A group of young boys have already been waiting hard for the opportunity to rise to the top. Simon Grayson also immediately gave Colm Keogh the opportunity. , the opportunity for the two boys Knuwels to appear. The 19-year-old Ashley Knowells was originally regarded as the successor of Ashley Hood. He has also had the opportunity to play in the past two seasons. He has played a total of 14 games for Leeds United in his career. In each game, he scored 2 goals and provided 1 assist, which is considered very promising, but Ashley Hood is only 28 years old. Knowells has to wait until he can take over from Ashley Hood. It will take at least another two or three years. Now the opportunity has been placed directly in front of Knuwers. Although he is asked to switch to a central defender who cannot exert his full ability, Knuwers is still quite excited. Furthermore, Simon Grayson asked Harvey to assign him more work than just a central defender. At the appropriate time, he can move his position forward and temporarily play the role of a defensive midfielder. When the time comes, Ashley Hu Germany can devote more energy to the team's offense. Give full play to his comprehensive technical advantages. Simon Grayson even hopes that such changes can bring something different to the team's tactical play and make Leeds United's offense more flexible, but what the effect will be But no one can say alright. What is unexpected is that the effect of Leeds United¡¯s personnel adjustments is unexpectedly good! In the first round of the League Cup semi-finals on January 15, Simon Grayson replaced Lens as the left winger with Colm, and sent a combination of John Allen and Jace Brookman in the midfield and left back Also used Joe Hicks. Richardson was used at right back, and Knuwels and Du Xiaoguang were used as a central defender partner, but Leeds United still beat Wolves at home with a score of 5:1! Because in this game, Shaq and Ashley Hood appeared. The two of them led the team to victory, and Shaq even completed the "Big Four" drama alone. But Colm Keogh blasted Shaq's cross from the right into the Wolves goal just 1 minute into the game, allowing him to play an official match for Leeds United for the first time in his career. The 18-year-old youngster had a perfect debut. After the game. Reporters are asking about everything about Colm Keogh, but no one cares about Shaq, who performed the "Big Four". After all, for Shaq, this fact is too common. Simon Grayson was quite serious when answering reporters' questions. He didn't want his players to have any misunderstandings about him: "Colm is still very young and he still has a long way to go. This game is very important for Colm." It's just the first step in his long career Lens' replacement? No, of course not! Colm and Lens' technical characteristics and styles are completely different, and they each have their own uses. They will contribute to the team side by side in the future! " Simon Grayson is right. In fact, Lens and Colm worked together very well when they were in the youth team. These two little guys and Campbell He is the front three of the Leeds youth team. Colm prefers to play behind Campbell, and especially likes to move to the left of the center, that is, the second forward, while Lens is capable of playing multiple positions such as left winger, attacking midfielder, and midfielder, but Lens is Promoted to the first team early by Simon Grayson and quickly becoming a star, Campbell also joined the first team much earlier than Colm. But the friendship between the three young men has not been affected. These three boys have even secretly imagined countless times, hoping to become the "New Leeds Three Musketeers" like Shaq, Jonny Howson, and Ben Parker. That night, a group of boys also from the Leeds youth team held a small gathering in a small cafe. The attendees included Lens, Campbell, Colm, Westlake, Paul Draper, and Clegg. ?Richardson, Jace Brookman, John Allen and other eight boys. These boys are all talents sent to the first team by the Leeds youth team. Among them are rising stars such as Lens and Richardson who have completely established themselves in the first team, as well as reserve forces such as Campbell and Knuwels, and even Weiss. People like Trak and Paul Draper who still need to wait for the opportunity to play, when they gather together, of course they are looking forward to the team and their own future lives. After a group of young people congratulated Colm Keogh on his perfect debut, they began to talk about the current situation of the club. While people congratulated Colm, they also congratulated Knuwels for his opportunity. In comparison, Keogh Nouvels' chances are much better than Colm's. As everyone makes progress, their status in the team is also rising. This is the common joy of a group of young men from Thorpe Arch, until they talk about Campbell, each one becomes silent. Unlike others, Campbell exists as a substitute for Shaq. Although the 18-year-old Campbell is already very good, he is also the main center of the England youth team. He has scored 5 goals in 7 games and is regarded as the next generation of the England team. The genius of the main forward. only. As Shaq's substitute, I have to say that it is the greatest tragedy for a forward player! So far, Campbell has played 10 games for Leeds United in two seasons and scored 3 goals. He is considered to have performed very well, but he still has to wait. Not to mention the identity of the boss behind Shaq Club, just look at it from a competitive level. Ten Campbells are not as good as one Shaq! Last season, Shaq was like a savior, saving Leeds United from bankruptcy, and scored 94 goals in 44 games. He just used his shoulders to carry the "Young Guards" to the Premier League and League Cup championships. This season Shaq Ke also scored 41 goals in 26 games. He is still the core of the team's offense and the guarantee for the team's victory. The more stable Shaq's condition is, the fewer opportunities Campbell will have to play. The 18-year-old boy cannot compete with the 32-year-old veteran at all. The two sides are not at the same level at all. When friends are worried about themselves. Campbell seemed quite calm: "Guys, Shaq was my idol before I came into contact with football. I have also targeted him for so many years. Without Shaq, I would have no direction to move forward, so haha, I really don¡¯t have any complaints about being a substitute for Shaq. I can always learn more from him.¡± Hearing what Campbell said, a group of boys had nothing to say. Their respect for Shaq is no less than that of Campbell. It can even be said that without Shaq, Leeds United would not have the glory of the past, and there would be no "young people today" who can work hard to defend the Premier League title and strive for more trophies such as the Champions League. Guards¡±, Shaq is a god at Leeds United. This no one has ever doubted it! It¡¯s justOh, Campbell, are you really willing to continue like this? ? Even Campbell himself can¡¯t answer this question! Watching as a group of his friends are now starting to make their mark in the first team, he also has a chance to play. But he is always just a substitute for Shaq. He is not even a substitute. He can only be said to be preparing to become a substitute for Shaq. Such a situation is difficult for anyone with talent, ability and potential. As for the striker, who would be willing? What Campbell didn't expect was that his identity would change just four days later On January 19, Leeds United went to London's Stamford Bridge Stadium to play against the "Blues" away from home. When the game reached the 61st minute, the field The score has become 4:1. Leeds United leads Chelsea with a three-goal advantage in the away game thanks to Shaq's hat trick and Hoydonk's goal. At this time, Simon Grayson made a substitution adjustment. He replaced Shaq with Campbell. Obviously he hoped that the 32-year-old Shaq could use his physical strength at more appropriate moments. Simon Grayson really had to do this. He had received a report from fitness coach Ad Stowell. Shaq's physical condition had declined significantly after the New Year. Shaq, who was omnipotent on the court, now Really need a rest. Because of this, after discussing with the coaching staff, Simon Grayson made the decision to use Shaq with caution! When Shaq walked off the court, he himself felt tired in his body. This was a feeling he hated, but he had nothing to do, but he still kept smiling and greeted Leeds who came with the team. The fans waved and high-fived their teammates who sent them off When Shaq saw the young faces of Lance, Hoydonk, John Allen, Brookman, Richardson, Knuwels, etc., he suddenly felt something in his heart. The captain's armband that Jonny Howson wore on his arm because he was recovering from injury was given to Ashley Hood, but when he hugged Campbell and sent him off to the field, he suddenly stopped him "Liam! Wait a minute." Now! Put this on" Yes! ? Campbell then turned to look at Shaq, about to take the captain's armband. When he handed it to a teammate according to Shaq's instructions, he was suddenly surprised to find that Shaq directly put the captain's armband on his left arm. ! "Bossthisthis" Looking at the shocked Campbell, Shaq smiled happily: "Hahaha, boy, for the last time of today's game, you just wear this armband! Go, score a goal and show it to me! " "Hey! This is, boss!" Campbell couldn't hide his excitement and rushed into the court much faster "Shaq, you did it on purpose. Right?" Simon Grayson smiled and put his thick down coat on Shaq, with a puzzling smile on his face. Shaq put his arms into his sleeves and chuckled: "Boss, don't you think it's time for us to find a successor for ourselves?" "Liamis he too young?" Simon? Grayson is still a little worried. He is very cautious in using Campbell. This young man has potential, but he is still too young. In the coaching staff's plan, he needs to grow and mature step by step before he can become a Shaq's successor. "Boss, isn't it better to be young? When you dragged me up from the youth team, wasn't I only this old?" Uh! Simon Grayson was speechless. Looking at Shaq, who already had wrinkles on his face, he suddenly realized that his most proud disciple was really old! By this time, Shaq had already turned around and high-fived Harvey and other coaches on the bench, as well as Murray, Colm, Ben Parker, Marcio, Chen Jinlong and other teammates. Standing on the sidelines of the court, Simon Grayson was distracted. He remembered the first time he met Shaq more than ten years ago, the first time he arranged for Shaq to play in a game, the first time he saw Shaq score a goal, and the first time he scored a goal. Let Shaq play as a defensive midfielder, let Shaq play as a forward for the first time, the first time In the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed! "Goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" In the Stamford Bridge stadium, shouts suddenly rang out again, and assistants rushed up from behind. Harvey, and Shaq who hugged his neck and waved his arms and yelled, finally made Simon Grayson wake up, and his eyes also saw 5:1, Leeds United scored again! In the 71st minute, the scorerLiam Campbell! (To be continued)