Chapter 75: Eyes

"Beast" Tevez broke out in a goal frenzy at Leeds United, and what followed was naturally the strength of the "Youth Guards" in the Premier League standings.

After four rounds of the English Premier League, Leeds United ranked fourth in the standings with a record of 3 wins, 1 loss and 9 points. Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea all ranked in the top three in the standings with 3 wins, 1 draw and 10 points.

The football section of "Sky Sports" was the first to praise Tevez: When Argentine striker Carlos Tevez transferred to Leeds United in the summer, many people thought this would be the beginning of the "beast" sinking, but they did not expect that after the four rounds of the league, we had to bet more of the attention on this small Argentine. He played a total of three games for Leeds United in the four rounds of the league, but scored an astonishing 10 goals. Leeds United had a total of 4 rounds of the league.

He only scored 14 goals. It can be said that Tevez brought Leeds United to the high position in the standings by his own strength! Now, probably many teams are about to start to be jealous of Leeds United's great harvest in the summer transfer market! But we must also see that although Leeds United ranks fourth in the standings, over-reliance on Tevez's goal is not a good phenomenon. Once the Argentinian's goal craze has passed, the "Peacock Legion" may have to pay the price for it.

The difference from "Sky Sports" is the Sun, which reports gossip news: After four rounds of the league, Leeds United ranked fourth in the standings. Although the "Beast" Tevez's football skills are completely inversely proportional to his appearance, his role in Leeds United is very critical! But please don't forget that the top scorer of Leeds United last season has not yet shown his power. Recently, the new star "Shake" who is well-known in England is the top scorer of Leeds United last season. He scored 26 goals in 42 Championship games for Leeds United. This season he only scored one goal for the team. I believe that this handsome young man must have saved his goals and contributed when the team needs it!

"Sky Sports" and "Sun" are both famous media in the English sports world. The two have always liked to play against Taiwan. When they put forward their own opinions, a lot of media came out to join in the fun. The entire English football world began to discuss the topic of how far Leeds can go. Even Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and other teams did not attract attention.

Amid the outside world's discussion, Leeds United also finished the first round of the Europa League group stage. They defeated Dynamo Kiev, Ukraine with a score of 3:0 at their home court. Snodgras, Ben Parker and Connori each scored a goal. The "Beast" and "Shak" who were discussed by the outside world failed to score in this game.

Although Dynamo Kiev has been getting worse in recent years and there are no more famous stars in the team at present, they are not going to lose to the away game. It was simply unimaginable to lose to Leeds United with a score of 0:3.

In fact, Dynamo Kiev lost at all because Leeds United had Zach Thompson who was named the best player on the field after the game. He ran an astonishing 14 kilometers in the game, and at the same time he received 1 assist, 8 headers, 8 steals, 4 interceptions, and as many as 40 successful passes. It is precisely because of Zach Thompson's all-round performance in the midfield that the "Youth Guards" were able to beat Dynamo Kiev, who was once famous in European football, at his home court.

This season, Zach Thompson added all his life skills to pass skills, and now his passing attribute has been improved to as many as 17 points!

After Simon Grayson discovered that Zach Thompson's overall strength had improved one step further, he began to make new adjustments to his team's tactics. Captain Jonny Hausen was more on the left, forming a left with good offense and defense with Ben Parker behind him. Bentley or Snold Grass on the right were also more on the right, in order to provide Zach Thompson with greater activity space. Even right back Connori was limited to his assist ability, and he must stay and be ready to fill up Zach Thompson at any time.

Simon Grayson regards Zach Thompson as the team's tactical core. This was decided after a meeting with his assistant Eric Black and other coaching staff members. Zach Thompson originally had a good long-range shooting ability, and now his passing level has quickly improved. Simon Grayson no longer wants to sacrifice "Shaq"'s talent because of his team's defense.

Next, in the fifth round of the English Premier League away against West Ham United on September 23, Simon Grayson boldly used new tactics.

West Ham United has only been promoted to the Premier League this season. Last season, Leeds United and West Ham United fought for the championship in the English Champions League. The two sides also fought 2:1 respectively, and both won at home. However, Leeds United chose to retain their strength in order to compete for the FA Cup for the second time. Therefore, the "Youth Guards" are really not afraid of the "Harves" from the bottom of their hearts, especially this season, Leeds United has invested a lot in the transfer market to further strengthen their strength, while West Ham United only spent 7 million pounds to sign. The strength of the two teams is now clearly different.

The gap in strength between Leeds United and West Ham United is truly reflected in the Premier League standings. Leeds United ranks fourth with 3 wins, 1 loss and 9 points, while West Ham United ranks third from the bottom with 2 draws, 2 losses and 2 points. If Simon Grayson dared not try new tactics when facing West Ham United, then Leeds United no longer needs to innovate tactics.

The new tactics that Simon Grayson arranged for Leeds United is actually a tactic that was derived from 5-3-2, but this formation has been adjusted due to different players' characteristics.

There are naturally two forwards on the front line, which is somewhat different from the three forwards played by Leeds United before. The main thing is to rely on the "black big guy" Ameobi as a cover, allowing the "beast" Tevez to move freely around him, and can support the wing or cooperate with Ameobi. Simon Grayson did this and completely liberated Tevez, causing the last shackle that restricted him to disappear.

The adjustments in the midfield are the biggest. Zach Thompson is naturally still in the middle. While taking on defensive tasks, he will also participate more in the team's offense. He is even responsible for scheduling his team's work. Captains Jonny Hausen and Bentley are respectively active in Zach Thompson's left rear. They can retract and help Zach Thompson organize the offense, or they can rush to the front to play the role of a winger. However, at this time, the full-back needs to top up to help organize the offense.

So on the back line, Simon Grayson arranged three central defenders and two full-backs. The assist ability of the full-back will give strong support to the slightly weak midfielder. Ben Parker is the best candidate on the left, while the candidate on the right allows Simon Grayson to consider it very much. Connori has good personal abilities, but he is a little worse in terms of consciousness. In the end, Simon Grayson voted for the 32-year-old veteran Sasa Papach. This Bosnian veteran is not fast, but his experience and consciousness are relied on by Simon Grayson.

The candidates for the three central defenders are relatively easy to choose. Clegg Dawson has good speed and strength awareness, and this young central defender has great potential. He is the target of Simon Grayson's focus. He was eventually entrusted with the middle position among the three central defenders. On both sides of him are Red and Oddy. These three central defenders are actually the best three in Leeds United at present. As a newly promoted team, the "Young Guards" are still a little worse in lineup thickness.

Leeds United arrived in London on the afternoon of September 22 and settled the players in the hotel to rest, Simon Grayson took his assistant Eric Black to attend the press conference.

At the press conference, Simon Grayson first announced his team's starting lineup and substitute roster, and then let the reporters ask questions.

"Simon, your team has now achieved a record of 3 wins and 1 loss, and is currently ranked fourth in the standings. Is Leeds United's goal this season still relegation?"

"certainly!"

Simon Grayson laughed and said, "We are a new team in Leeds United. This season is our first season to re-enter the Super League. It is always our goal to gain a foothold in the Super League."

As a person who has been in the English football circle for decades, Simon Grayson certainly knows what these reporters want to hear, but he will not put pressure on his team easily. Even if he himself does not think relegation is still the team's goal. After all, his team's recent form is really amazing. Relegation is really not a difficult task for Leeds United. If possible, he wants to qualify for the European competition next season. Even if it is just the Europa League, it doesn't matter, but this is not something that can't be said openly.

"Simon, according to the odds of the bookmaker, your team is unanimously optimistic about winning this game. Do you have confidence in this game?"

"It should be said that West Ham United is a very tenacious team, but we had already played last season and we are very familiar with them, but after many signings in the summer, I believe my opponent is no longer familiar with us, so...hehe!"

Simon Grayson didn't say it any more, but everyone understood the implication. Leeds United was full of confidence in winning the game.

The reporters asked a lot of questions next, and Simon Grayson responded calmly and gave an answer...

At this time, in the hotel where Leeds United were staying, Zach Thompson was playing poker with Tevez, Ben Parker, Ameobi, Jonny Hausen and others, and they were playing... Zach Thompson!

This kind of game originated from the Chinese folk is a game that is both bold and smart. The competition between different psychological factors in reality has become a major feature of the game. Of course, the biggest feature is... gambling!

When Zach Thompson talked about this poker game that could be said to be a simple version of studs with Jonny Hausen on the way to come, it aroused everyone's interest. So after I arrived at the hotel, the group of people started playing it in their rest time. The lottery was not big, and the bottom bet of one pound was capped by 100 pounds. A group of people with millions of dollars naturally had no pressure to play this, but instead enjoyed more fun in the game.

"No! 10 pounds!"

Teves threw a note and grinned, "Shake, tomorrow's game depends on you boy! If you don't perform well, please invite everyone to have a big meal when you go back!"

"Follow!" Zach Thompson also threw a 10-pound note: "Carlos, you're a bit tough. This is the first time I've played the tactical core. Jonny used to play this position!"

"20 pounds! I'll follow me!" Jonny Hausen smiled wickedly, "Shake, don't worry, we are good brothers, I will help you! But... I'm so hardworking, I really like the extraordinary feeling now!"

Jonny Hausen used to play in the team as the core of the midfield, but since England was arranged to play as the left front guard, Zach Thompson provided him with teammate bonuses, so this kid thinks the position of the left front guard is more suitable for him. The feeling of being in a good position when playing as the left front guard gave him a premonition that if he continues to play as the center of the midfield, he might just be an ordinary player, but if he plays as the left front guard, he might one day become a world-class. So when Simon Grayson told him about a new tactical idea, the kid immediately raised his hands to agree.

"Shit! Raise! £100!"

Zach Thompson looked at his card. It was a leopard three and raised it directly. Everyone was just a game. No one was referring to this winning money, and immediately scared everyone else away.

Bentley, Snoldgrass, Red, Dawson and others are drinking juice and chatting. Wherever there are people, there are martial arts and levels. It seems that not everyone can end up in this game of Zach Thompson, Jonny Hausen, Ben Parker, Tevez, and Ameo are qualified than the big guys in the team!

"Shake, you must be a big name, right? Ha, don't follow me!"

"Hehe, I haven't played this Zhajinhua before, but I've played Saha! Shaq's momentum is so strong that he must have won a big name, so I won't follow him!"

"I won't follow you anymore!"

Seeing Ameobi also threw away the cards in his hand with a smile, Zach Thompson pretended to scream: "Hey, you cunning guys! So cunning! They are all foxes!"

“Hahahahahaha…………”

Amid the laughter, the relaxed and intimate atmosphere wrapped everyone in Leeds United...
Chapter completed!