Chapter 33 They are back!

Today, Leeds United is not the strongest in England in terms of fame and strength. After all, the "Youth Guards" are not a giant team. They have been tossing and struggling for Bielhof over the years. Although they have won a lot of championships, they are much worse than Arsenal, Manchester United, and Liverpool. They are even worse when it comes to money, and even a major incident of club bankruptcy occurred.

So even if Leeds United won the Premier League and League Cup last season, it is still not as good as Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool, at most it is better than the "Magpie" who has started to burn money in recent years.

But today, Leeds United is a team with Shaq and Simon Grayson, an invincible master and apprentice. Simon Grayson's use of Shaq has reached the point of being free to do so. Over the years, he has a very thorough understanding of Shaq's slight fluctuations in Shaq's state. While giving young players a chance to play, he is also very comfortable to use Shaq.

In the process of using young players interspersed, Simon Grayson not only helped Shaq adjust his condition, but also gave his young players the opportunity to play. More importantly, Leeds United's performance is not bad!

From late October to the end of the year, Leeds United relied on large-scale rotation and achieved outstanding results on all fronts!

In the league, although Leeds United lost 0-1 away to Tottenham Hotspur and left regrets at Old Trafford 3-4 away at the end of the year, Leeds United still scored 49 points with 16 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in 19 games, relying on the advantage of goal difference to beat Mourinho's "Gunners" and still lead the standings when the league is over halfway through the league.

"Gunners" Arsenal still performed well this season, and Mourinho led his team to a good record of 16 wins, 1 draws, 2 losses and 49 points in 19 games. However, because the goal difference is 19 fewer than Leeds United, he can only be ranked second in the standings.

As for Manchester City, which ranked third, there were only 41 points in just a few points. Compared with the two leading teams, the eight-point gap really blocked their pursuit like a natural barrier.

In the League Cup game, the "Youth Guards" relied on a group of young boys to eliminate Xie Lian in the quarterfinals, and they will encounter Wolves in the semi-finals.

What made Simon Grayson most satisfied was the team's results in the Champions League. They won 5 wins and 1 draw in the group stage and scored 16 points, conceded 26 goals, and played three opponents in the same group with no temper at all.

At the coaching staff meeting held at the end of the year, Simon Grayson and Harvey, along with a group of coaches, have begun to prepare for more championships to "full blossom".

The "Youth Guards" this season did show the competitiveness that satisfies Simon Grayson. Shaq is still the team's best scorer, scoring 32 goals in 24 games, but the team no longer needs Shaq, who is about to turn 32, to shoulder the responsibility of promoting the team.

Although Shaq still ranked first in the scorer list with 26 goals in the league, he only scored 6 goals in the six group matches of the Champions League. He ranks third in the Champions League scorer list!

The top of the Champions League scorer list is Hoydenk. The Dutch boy has gained the upper hand in the competition with Murray for the main force with his own strength. The 7 goals in the Champions League are enough to show the strength of the Dutch talented boy, and midfielder Weather also scored 6 goals.

Seeing a group of young people on his team mature, Shaq was happy to save his physical strength and hide behind the scenes to help young people grow. His five assists in the Champions League are enough to show his change in his football style, Shaq ranked second in the assist list.

Of course, he scored 6 goals and 5 assists in six group matches. Shaq is also the only player among nearly 1,000 players in the 32 clubs who can rank in the top three in these two important statistics. He is still a key figure that other teams have to focus on guard.

In fact, what really made Shaq willing to hide behind the scenes was his physical condition. As he got older, Shaq's physical attributes dropped very quickly. Even if he conducted a lot of training to deal with this situation, now only strength, endurance, and strength are left in his physical attributes at 17 points. His speed has dropped to 15 points.

He knew the changes in his body best. Shaq could clearly feel that many opportunities that he could seize before were no longer able to control, especially when fighting against fast and explosive defenders. He had to be at a disadvantage and could only rely on experience, consciousness, running and skills to win.

Every New Year, when everyone else is happy, Shaq always looks frowning, and the attribute values ​​displayed by "black feet" will all drop. Only the effective programs he insists on training over the past year can remain unchanged. If this continues, in a few years, he may no longer be able to adapt to high-level football like the Premier League.

Whenever I think of it, Shaq will wake up even in his sleep!

The only thing that comforts Shaq is that he still has a lot of simulation points, and he can use the simulation function of "Black Feet" to rejuvenate his youth in a certain game, but that is obviously not what Shaq wants to see.

If possible, Shaq hopes that he can continue his football life through transformation like his friend Rooney. "Little Fatty" has become an example of the old English football world. This guy is 39 years old and can still occupy a place in Arsenal's camp. However, he only plays less and less. However, he is still occasionally invited by the "Three Lions" to play guest roles. Rooney, who has played 203 games for England, has become a legend.

Finally, 2025 is coming as scheduled, and Shaq has also won the honor in these two days... FIFA Golden Globe Award!

Last season, Shaq scored 94 goals in 44 games for Leeds United, helping the team win the Premier League championship and League Cup championship, and spent the whole season in a daze. The second half of the year was this season, Shaq scored 32 goals and assisted 6 times in 24 games, plus his contribution to the England team. It is reasonable to win the FIFA Golden Ball Award again.

Interestingly, when Shaq held up his eighth FIFA Ballon d'Or, the ones standing on his left and right were his little brothers, Vasquis and Otara, who played football at Barcelona.

The three of them went to receive the prize together in the European Golden Ball last season. However, because they did not have the performance in the Champions League as a reference, Shaq finally only won the third place, while Otara and Vasquis were recognized by UEFA for helping Barcelona win the Champions League trophy again.

When saying goodbye to Otara and Vasquis, Shaq said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Frank, Fernando, you have to be ready when you go back. I'm going to the Champions League trophy this season! Hahahaha..."

When they heard Shaq's words, Otara and Vasquis were scared into cold sweat. The two Barcelona's wings that depended on to conquer the world were really clear about Shaq's strength. Don't look at them as 25 years old and 29 years old, they are all in the golden period of their careers. But they dare not underestimate Shaq's, the elder brother, at all. That is definitely an existence that makes people feel scared when they think about it!

When Shaq smiled and raised the trophy to show it to the reporters, the two superstars behind him whose combined value had reached 100 million pounds looked at each other, and at the same time made up their minds... After returning, this matter really needs to be reminded of head coach Louis Enrique.

The Champions League... Maybe it's really because of the return of mentors Simon Grayson and Shaq, the ending became confusing!

This season, Luis Enrique is determined to lead Barcelona to complete the feat of defending the Champions League trophy. Barcelona's four consecutive championships were completed by Simon Grayson, which has nothing to do with him. After the reform of the Champions League, the two teams that have completed the defending titles, Manchester United and Barcelona, ​​were also led by "brutal Simon". Other head coaches... still need to work hard!

At the beginning of the new year, Leeds United encountered the "Gunners" Arsenal in the 20th round of the Premier League!

Although they were visiting the Emirates Stadium, the "Young Guards" still did not take their opponents seriously because... they had Shaq!

It seems that because I am about to be 32 years old, there may not be much left in my career. Shaq... broke out in the face of huge pressure!

In the 15th minute of the first half, Leeds United's counterattack was blown by goalkeeper Diaz with a big foot. Shaq ran all the way to the top of the Arsenal penalty area. Under the attack of two central defenders of the Gunners and three attacking goalkeepers, he jumped up to fight for the header. The ball was directly hung into the goal... 1:0!

Three minutes later, Lens made a breakthrough cross on the left, allowing Shaq to jump to the top in front of the small penalty area and break through Arsenal's goal again... 2:0!

In the 38th minute, Ashley Hood intercepted the opponent's goal in the midfield, and Shaq got the opportunity to go to the meeting alone. Before the goalkeeper who had just stepped into the Arsenal penalty area, he rushed to break through Arsenal's goal with a high shot...3:0!

Shaq, who completed a hat-trick in the first half, was still brave in the second half. He first made up Lance's shot into the goal in the 49th minute, and then when the 87th minute game was about to end, he kicked the ball into the blind corner of the upper right corner of the Arsenal goal with one kick!

Seeing that Shaq had accomplished the feat of scoring five goals in a row, even Mourinho sat there and smiled bitterly... It’s not that his team was not working hard enough, but that Shaq today... it’s too powerful!

Shaq's five goals, coupled with Du Xiaoguang's header in 63 minutes and a long shot from Weather in 77 minutes, Leeds United finally swept his competitor Arsenal 7-0 away game!

The fan representative Wayne Flint, who came to London with the team, broke into the stadium excitedly. Although he did not run naked, he knelt on the ground and kissed Shaq on the feet, making Shaq who recognized him not know what to do.
Chapter completed!