Chapter 49: Defying the heavens! After the Community Shield match against Chelsea, Shaq found Simon Grayson and had a long talk with his mentorabout his playing time this season. "Boss, you know that Jonny and Ben are going to retire after the season, right?" "Yeah!" Simon Grayson smiled bitterly and nodded. He was always in a bad mood after knowing this, and no one wanted to see it. His favorite disciples retired. Jonny Howson and Ben Parker were not only his disciples, but also a reflection of his personal coaching career. From start to success, from success to glory, the retirement of these two peoplemaybe there will be more It was a sign that his career was coming to an end. Of course, Simon Grayson knows better that if Shaq has not retired yet, then his coaching career has not come to an end yet, but Shaq is already 35 years old and will be 36 halfway through this season. Even if Shaq is still in good shape, but how long can he play? "Boss, this season I want to fight hard!" "Fight hard? Fight for what?" Shaq grinned: "Last season we were the Champions League champions, this season we have a chance to become seven-time champions. "Seven-time champion" Simon Grayson was stunned for a moment when he heard this familiar title. In the past two years, he no longer thinks about this. He is extremely familiar with the team. It is clear that as Shaq gets older, Jonny Howson and Ben Parker are also approaching the end of their careers, and even Ashley Hood has experienced a significant decline in form. Leeds United It is really too difficult for the team to win all the championship awards! Winning the league championship every season is the result of the morale and confidence accumulated by the "Young Guards" over the past few years. When it comes to overall strength, although Leeds United is not weaker than any opponent, it is It's not strong enough to defeat all opponents. Now I want to win the seventh crown! ? Seeing Simon Grayson's hesitation, Shaq chuckled and said: "Boss, don't worry. I feel in good shape this season, and I will provide the team with enough goals! But in other aspects I just There is no other way! I just hope to give my two good brothers Jonny and Ben a gift that makes them happy." Simon Grayson nodded and laughed, with an unspeakable smile. Confidence: "Okay, Shaq, since you want to do this. Then I support you. This season we will adjust the team with the goal of winning seven championships! We will try our best this time and see how we end up." How far can it go!" "Ha, to what extent? Of courseseven-time champion!" Shaq chuckled and turned around, leaving it to Simon Grayson. There was only an extremely confident back After watching Shaq leave the office for a while, Simon Grayson laughed, and finally turned into a hearty laugh, and said to himself with great pride: "Okay! In this case Then let¡¯s go crazy together for another season!¡± He said ¡°crazy¡±, but in fact Simon Grayson is not crazy at all, and even he is more rational than before! A season is a long time for a team. Especially for a team like the "Young Guards" that needs to participate in all competitions such as the Premier League, Champions League, Club World Cup, League Cup, FA Cup, etc., how to allocate the physical fitness of the players, make full use of the players' status, and let The team can always maintain a strong combat effectiveness and defeat one opponent after another. This is definitely a big thing that cannot be careless. But Simon Grayson is no stranger to this! Not only is he familiar with it, but "Cruel Simon" is also very good at it, otherwise he would not be able to lead the team to win many championships every season. Implementing a reasonable "rotation system" is the only way to solve the problem, although this requires the team itself to have strong strength. But the current "Young Guards" are really not weak, much stronger than the average team! According to the evaluation of professional media, Leeds United is not only the richest team in world football today, but also the team with the strongest strength, the highest player value, and the most stars! In this team, there are currently six players worth more than 30 million pounds, namely Lens, Hoydonk, Chen Jinlong, Du Xiaoguang, Jace Brookman, and Craig Richardson. In addition, there are four people worth between 20 million and 30 million pounds. Goalkeeper Westlack's estimated worth is 29.5 million pounds, and he is the most expensive goalkeeper in today's world football, John Allen, Ashley Hood, and newly trained left back Nigel Yerby. They are all worth over ¡ê20 million. In addition, there are four other people, Colm, Campbell, Draper, and Joe Hicks, whose worth has reached tens of millions.¡ê and above. As for Shaq, Ben Parker, and Jonny Howson, the "Leeds Three Musketeers" who were famous at the time, their current worth is not very optimistic. After all, the youngest of the three, Shaq, is already 35 years old and is about to turn 36. . With strong strength, of course there is no guarantee of success. The key is that Simon Grayson has absolute control over this team. He is familiar with everyone in this team, and they are all cultivated by him. As a confidant and direct descendant, he believes that he can mobilize the enthusiasm and fighting spirit of every player and contribute all their strength to the team. This season, after Shaq made up his mind to give his old brother a perfect retirement gift, and after performing the "Big Four" in the Community Shield, the first game of the new season, he began to crazily refresh his personal profile. The "Young Guards" have entered the "Shaq mode" again. Although other members of the team have scored many goals, the total number of goals scored by everyone is only equal to the number of goals scored by Shaq. . As of the end of the year, Shaq's madness continued. He scored 25 goals in 15 Premier League games for Leeds United, scored 15 goals in six UEFA Champions League group matches, and played in two Club World Cup games. Zhongya scored 15 goals, and even scored 11 goals in the semifinals against the Mexican Cruz Azul team, breaking his personal scoring record in a single game! In addition, plus goals in the League Cup, FA Cup, and European Super Cup, Shaq played 29 games for Leeds United in half a season, scoring a crazy 73 goals and 14 assists! Because of Shaq¡¯s madness, Leeds United won the Community Shield, European Super Cup, and Club World Cup in the middle of the season! European football is once again shrouded in the shadow of Shaq, and media from various countries are paying attention to Shaq's situation. Originally, many teams were looking forward to rising in the "post-Shaq era", but now they seem to be dormant again. . The Spanish newspaper "Lance" published an article related to Shaq at the end of the year, titled "1908 goals, Shaq rules world football!" How far is 2000 balls? ", this article mainly talks about the fact that after Shaq scored 73 goals in 29 games this season, he has now scored 1,581 goals in all games for the club, plus he scored for the England national team. With 327 goals, the total number of goals in his career has reached an astonishing 1,908 goals, and this number is far from stopping. According to Shaq¡¯s current efficiency this season, he is far away from his 2,000 goals. In fact, it's not that far away. The Times of England claimed: Although Shaq missed this year¡¯s FIFA Ballon d¡¯Or due to his poor performance in the second half of last season and failed to even enter the top three selections, Shaq this season Shaq had a perfect performance, and his performance was shocking. As a player who is about to turn 36, Shaq's magic is beyond words. We can't describe his achievements except looking up at him! European football is still under the rule of Shaq! Although Shaq failed to win any awards at the end of the year, the British did not want their hero to have any regrets. A "Lifetime Achievement Award" trophy personally presented to Shaq by former superstar Beckham is enough to show that English fans have no regrets. Shaq's love. During the interview, Shaq answered the reporters' questions with a confident smile: "I didn't perform very well in the past two seasons. Maybe it was because I won too many trophies and couldn't find motivation, but this The season is different. My good brothers Jonny and Ben are retiring at the end of the season. I hope to give them a perfect farewell gift, so we want all the championships this season. Sorry, my opponents! Yes!" Uh! The reporters were all speechless, "Because I have won too many trophies and can't find motivation"? If someone else had said this, they would have dared to open their mouths and spit it out, but the person who said it was Shaq, a man who has already won all the championships, including the Champions League trophy, and even won the World Cup twice. Shaq, who has dominated the European Golden Boot and Golden Ball individual awards all year round, is also the best player in the world and the FIFA Ballon d'Or in FIFA. He is really qualified to say that! However, just because the reporters are convinced does not mean that a large group of players in the audience also have no objections. They look at Shaq with real hatred and fear You old man is already 36 years old, and everyone else has retired. Even the famous "Captain of Leeds" and "The World's No. 1 Left Back" are already preparing to retire. Players of the same era as Shaq have almost faded out of people's sight, such as Mata and Ganso. et al. Eveneven former teammates who are younger than Shaq have retired! Like Shaq¡¯s teammates at Manchester United, Vandeveer, Jose Angel, Gareth Bale, Papa?Plos, Rivero and more! But not only did Shaq not retire, you still scored 73 goals in 29 games at the age of 35, averaging 2.5 goals per game. This is not a living thing! ? It¡¯s not that there aren¡¯t players who become more and more demonic as they get older. For example, ¡°Little Fatty¡± Rooney played until he was 40 years old, but when he was 35 years old, Rooney couldn¡¯t score a goal in two games! Look at Shaq's current performance. Except for the wrinkles on his face, his performance on the court is simply better than what he did ten years ago. Shaq This is really going against the grain. Oh my God!