Chapter 88: Provocation

Due to the schedule, Liverpool, who failed to qualify for European competition last season, participated in a round of make-up before coming to Elland Road Stadium. As a result, they easily defeated Blackburn at home 3:1, and then came to Leeds with great fighting spirit.

At this time, there had been significant changes in the Premier League standings. The Gunners won the make-up game, while Tottenham Hotspur tied with West Bromvic 1:1 away, so the Gunners defeated Tottenham Hotspur and went to the top.

The "Reds" Liverpool rose to third place with 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses because of one more game. They are already one point higher than Leeds United. If they can win at Elland Road Stadium, the "Reds" will completely occupy the third place.

Before the Reds left Liverpool, their offense had already begun. "Bun" Gerrard said in an interview with Liverpool Communications: "Leeds United is a very powerful team, and we will face a difficult game away! I know both Shaq and Jonny very well. Both these two young people are very strong, but I think Shaq has a greater role in Leeds United. He is Leeds' tactical core, and he has strong personal abilities in offense and defense. I think he is a bit like me, but I was never so strong at his age. Shaq is a real genius. He will not stay in Leeds forever, which is really too small for him!"

Gerald's words are definitely not aimless. This "Red Army" flag figure is playing psychological warfare with Leeds. Not only do he want to provoke the relationship between Zach Thompson and Jonny Hausen, but also make Leeds fans lose confidence in "Shake". Regardless of whether the goal is achieved or not, he is also showing goodwill to Zach Thompson. It is not surprising that this kind of killing two birds with one stone happens to 32-year-old Gerald.

Liverpool's Uruguayan scorer Suarez also stood up to help: "Shaq is an amazing guy. I believe that if he can join us, our combat effectiveness will definitely double! Ha, think about it, if we have Steven, Lucas, Aquilani and Shaq's midfield equipment, I think there will be no team in this world that we can't win."

Suarez's words are a bit crazy, but what he said is true. Liverpool fans are even more looking forward to this bright prospect. If the "Red Army" can really bring a mighty player like "Shake" under his command, Liverpool's rise again will become unstoppable.

While the Liverpool people had already started playing psychological warfare, Simon Grayson was still scratching his head for his team's offense. The game against the Gunners made Simon Grayson understand a fact. Although Leeds United perform well at present, it was just because the opponents in the Premier League did not know them very well. However, as the schedule deepened, especially after "Professor" Wenger found a way to defeat Leeds United, the "Youth Guards" now have no secrets in the eyes of other teams. Leeds United's tactical qualities are still too poor!

Simon Grayson, who was a little anxious, has been practicing tactics with the team in the past few days. The cooperation routines of "Beast" Tevez and "Black Big" Ameobi have been fixed, and the team's left-side attack system has been fixed. Now the only thing that can do is to make trouble is the right-side attack.

Unlike Jonny Hausen and Ben Parker on the left, Leeds United's right strength is significantly weaker. Snodgrass, Bentley, Conorri and others are much worse. Even if Zach Thompson in the middle runs here to help, their ability to create opportunities is far inferior to the left.

Simon Grayson designed the tactics for Leeds United to focus on two sides, and the offensive routines are designed on the side. As for the middle, he actually did not give up. With three outstanding players, Ameobi, Tevez, and Zach Thompson, he would not give up the middle. However, this season, Zach Thompson has more and more tasks. It is a bit difficult to defend and help the team organize the offense, and it is also a bit difficult to rush forward. This season, Zach Thompson only scored two goals in 10 league games because the defensive pressure in the middle is too great. He scored 4 goals in four games for the England national team.

Regarding the situation on the right, Simon Grayson put forward some new requirements for Bentley. Bentley's breakthrough ability is too weak, which makes Leeds United's right offense rely on passing. The requirement Simon Grayson put forward to Bentley this time is the quality of the pass. When Beckham played for Manchester United, he did not have any breakthrough ability, but his right was definitely stronger than Giggs on the left to create opportunities. This is mainly because of Beckham's excellent passing skills and awareness. Although Bentley is not young, it is unlikely to practice Beckham's skills like Beckham, but it is still possible to improve the quality of the offensive.

As for the real desire to make up for this shortcoming... we can only continue to sign ups!

He has also played 10 league games in the new season. In addition to the UEFA Cup, League Cup and other events, some problems with Leeds United have been exposed. Simon Grayson really has no choice. To solve the adverse situation on the right, the ideal way is to introduce a right back with strong breakthrough ability, so that it can solve the lack of breakthrough ability on the right and continue to maintain Bentley's pass.

However, how can a right back who suits your team's tactical requirements be so easy to find?

Simon Grayson has a crush on the Croatian prodigy Sime Fersarico, the "magpies", but Newcastle only bought the Croatian rookie for 3.1 million pounds a year ago. After a season of training, he successfully entered the Croatian national team with excellent performance. How could he sell the Plums, which are still only 20 years old, and have a bright future?

Aside from the possibility of signing from the transfer market, Simon Grayson has no choice but to tap internal potential.

After practicing the new tactics for two days, Bentley's passing quality has indeed improved a little, but this is also based on Tevez, Ameo and his experiences assigned to the right. It is hard to say how much Bentley's passing can play in the game.

Before the match against the Red Army, the new "Three Lions" roster was also announced, because this time, he played two friendly matches with Croatia and Chile at home, and Hodgson also selected many young players again. Only Zach Thompson was selected for Leeds United, but young players such as Arsenal's 20-year-old Willsheer, Manchester United's Chris Smalin, Chelsea's Sturridge, and Blackburn's Scott Dahn were selected one after another.

The "Three Lions" are about to go out again, but England fans are still focusing on the Super League for the time being. On November 14, Leeds United's home court, Elland Road Stadium, welcomed the "Reds".

Before the game started, the commentator at Elland Road Stadium was arousing the emotions of the fans: "Ha, Liverpool was still provoking our team before, Gerald and Suarez sent a good signal to Shaq, but how could our Leeds United betray the core of our team because of a little immediate interest? Besides, Shaq's current value is not something that a declining giant like Liverpool can afford. Judging from Shaq's huge contribution to our team, even if there is 50 million pounds in front of Simon, I believe he will not be moved! But... Liverpool's boss is also an American boss. They have not made any big money in the transfer market in the past two years. They are all relying on their old capital! Still want to buy Shaq? Ha, dream!"

There was a burst of laughter in the Elland Road Stadium. Although the "Young Guards"'s recruitment efforts were not large. There was only one "beast" who was a high-priced star, and the down payment was only 6 million pounds by installment payment, which was far inferior to the "Red Army". But what level is the "Red Army"? It is the number one giant in English football history. If they compare the transfer investment with a newly promoted team like Leeds United, they will be laughed at by others.

When the laughter sounded in the court, Gerald, the Red Army flag, was also greeting Zach Thompson and Jonny Hausen in the player passage.

Gerald just greeted Jonny Hausen and was done with the matter, but his attention was still on Zach Thompson: "Hi, Shaq, let's go to London together after this game?"

"Yeah, yes!" Zach Thompson nodded with a smile: "When we beat you in the game, we will report to London together."

Gerald laughed and said, "Not only the two of us, but also Tang Ning will also go together. However, it is not certain who wins!"

Zach Thompson smiled and turned his head to look at his good brother Jonny Hausen who had already walked forward. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. After the "Three Lions" roster was announced, Captain Leeds had no good face. Jonny Hausen was excluded from the English roster, which caused him a lot of blow.

Originally, Jonny Hausen was a player with great fighting spirit and demanding high on himself. After playing for the European Championships for England, he is now unable to be selected for the England team. This is obviously because the coach of the "Three Lions" Hodgson is dissatisfied with his recent performance, but what can I do? If he plays in a giant team, he can easily perform well. But Jonny Hausen never thought about transferring to other teams. His biggest dream is that one day there will be a stand named after him in the Elland Road stadium. How could he choose to leave in order to be selected for the England team?
Chapter completed!