Chapter Seventy-Three: The Cornerstone of Leeds United!
After an early adaptation process, the Leeds players played two good games in the second half of the Little Devils' schedule, and Delph's excellent performance after dropping back allowed Michu to solve a problem so far last season.
The team's excellent performance not only withstood the test of two matches in a week, but also made the players more mentally prepared for the upcoming fixtures.
In addition to daily training, what Michu and the coaching staff have to do is to keep the current squad healthy as much as possible, only if the existing main framework remains healthy, the team will not be left too far away by the first group at the beginning of the season, after all, Michu's goal is to qualify directly, there are too many variables in the play-offs, and Michu doesn't want the team to be declared dead by a play-off after a hard season!
The Leeds coaching staff already have some ideas for the FA Cup and League Cup, which are the two domestic cups the team needs to play in.
Leeds United have already advanced to the second round of the Carabao Cup with the FA Cup yet to be played due to a lack of strength in the first round.
For these two long-standing competitions, Michu does not want to compete for them, but for the team's current squad, once the start of the third-line battle will inevitably bring the problem of team fatigue, and at present, the team's impact on the Premier League at the end of the season is the top priority of the team's task, which is also something that the whole team, including owner Bates, has affirmed.
Mi Chu feels that the team's lineup supports two-line combat at most, after all, the more difficult the cup game is to play in the later games, and the chance of encountering a strong team is getting bigger and bigger, good luck will be an important factor in determining how far the team can go in the end, once the team is involved in the cup too much attention, then the final result may make the cup become the fetters of the team's results, and it will be a pity to abandon it when the time comes!
Fortunately, the team was able to get five days of rest on the next match day, which allowed the players to avoid strain injuries at the beginning of the season, and although there is a big gap between the team's main team and the substitutes, Michu also hopes to stick to the rotation strategy, after all, a squad can't go far.
The team's new signings have also proved their ability, Giroud and Koscielny, who are substitutes for Lewandowski in the summer transfer window, have proven that the scouting network is very valuable, so Michu has always wanted to take advantage of the team's current good record to ask the owner Bates for more funds to expand his scouting team, after all, the team's results can only croak!
Although he was ready to eat blackface before the meeting, this time Bates was unexpectedly not as impersonal as Michu thought, "Of course, of course, the scouting network is a very important thing!" I'm very happy with the summer recruitment, and if these guys can find me a few more good guys like this, I'll definitely support you! ”
Looking at Bates's faintly green pupils due to excitement, Michu always had the feeling of looking at a hungry wolf.
Suppressing the disgust in his heart, Mi Chu replied with a smile, "Of course, boss, only the youth training has been done well!" We will have a steady stream of echelon talents for us to deploy!
This talent pool allows the team to sell some good players, but it can also ensure that the quality of our team can still be maintained at a high level! ”
"Andrew, I have to say, you have a really good eye! Hopefully you can be the Arsène Wenger of Leeds United! Bates happily patted Michu on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement.
But Mi Chu chose to be silent this time, the name of the professor is not something that a nobody like himself can peep at!
However, Michu also understands that a coach like the professor is the most in line with the appetite of a businessman like Bates! What a ability to sell people again and again, make a profit every year, and bring a modern stadium to the team without the need for a penny from the team's shareholders!
It's just that I don't know how many fans' hearts have been broken in those years without a crown,
"Boss, we want a championship! I'm a coach, not a human trafficker! Professor Arsene Wenger may be someone I will never be able to match in my life! If you don't have any orders, I won't bother you! With that, Michu bent down and gestured to the other party before leaving Bates's office without looking back.
Bates was a little confused by Michu's sudden indifference, and he didn't know who was the boss for a while, but considering the team's current good results and the highest home attendance in recent years, Bates finally smiled helplessly, as long as he could bring benefits to himself, Bates still didn't want to interfere too much in the team's affairs, and Bates had no intention of caring about the head coach's inexplicable anger.
And Michu was also a little sullen after leaving Bates's office, not noticing how rude his behavior was just now, but continued to walk towards the training ground with his head covered, not knowing what he was thinking in his head.
At this time, Mi Chu's mind seemed to be in chaos, although Mi Chu hated Bates very much, but for the chairman of the team, his heart was more afraid, Mi Chu was not that kind of genius tactician after all, what he relied on to get to the present, how many catties and taels in his stomach, Mi Chu knew it.
Once Bates no longer cares about the team's results, or he feels that Leeds United can no longer bring him benefits, Bates will no longer be willing to open his pockets, whether Leeds United continue to sink or change hands again, it will have an impact on the stability of the team.
Once that happens, it will be no less than a catastrophe for Leeds United and Michu!
Seeing that the current thriving team could be devastated from now on, Michu suddenly wanted to do something for this team.
Michu has always hated relying on other people's handouts to live, even if it is a person who trusts again, which is equivalent to pinning all his happiness on the preferences of others, and it turns out that this excessive dependence will eventually ruin a person.
Therefore, a financially healthy team, a team with sustained blood-making ability is what Michu hopes to give to this team the most, only Leeds United with such strength will not experience such ups and downs as before, and will not ruin the team's efforts for many years because of the temporary preferences of investors, only in this way Leeds United deserves a better future.
And Michu also knows that his level is not enough, his ability is insufficient, he just hoped to lead the team to the Premier League, and he didn't think so much and didn't think so far, but when he regarded Leeds more and more as his home, he wanted to do something for the team more and more, even if he no longer stayed in this club one day in the future, Michu also hoped to leave his successor a healthy and hopeful Leeds United.
Mi Chu stood in the twilight of August, looking at the training ground in the distance, feeling the slight evening breeze, and the insect chirping in his ears calmed his heart.
For fans, some people like football because they like the blood it brings, some people because it represents the memory of youth, and more people regard it as a kind of life and a kind of sustenance!
At this time, Michu finally understood what he wanted, the championship is indeed a good thing, and it is worth pursuing, but what Michu wants is not the kind of kettle that squeezes out the last bit of strength of the team to win the championship, what Michu wants is Leeds United to stand firmly on the highest stage of world football, although the first is always in the limelight, but sometimes there is nothing wrong with being fourth!
Although the road ahead is full of uncertainty and bumps, Michu's heart at this time is calm and satisfied for a long time!