184 Youth Army
Miku's goal was just the beginning, and Leeds United have all the strengths and weaknesses of a young team.
Leeds United's current young players are indeed talented players, but they are still too young. The young ones are shocking.
Colwell had just turned twenty. Hart is twenty-one years old, Jonathan. Woodgate was eighteen years old, and Alain. Smith had just turned eighteen years old. Bowyer was twenty-one years old, and Stephen was twenty-one. McPhail was nineteen years old.
What a young team it is. But so many young players are currently playing in the main team of Leeds United. In a word, Leeds United's main players are these players who have just played in the first team.
Just because of their youth, their talent, they can defeat any strong opponent with their passion. They are talented, driven, and with a little encouragement, they can exert infinite power.
But it is precisely because of their youth that they are far from mature. When things were going well, they were able to create amazing scores. But when you encounter setbacks, it's easy to lose your mindset.
That was the case with Leeds United, who attacked a lot more after Miku scored a goal. Unfortunately, as George analysed, Leeds United lacked a good midfielder who controlled the overall situation. Bowyer is indeed strong, but unfortunately he is not the kind of midfielder.
And Portuguese midfielder Ribeiro's strength is insufficient, if you talk about strength, it is not better than Bowyer.
As a result, Leeds United's attack is like rootless duckweed, and there is little threat to Blackburn's defence. Colwill, Leeds United's most dangerous attack, looked alone because he couldn't get help from midfielders and Hart.
And Smith didn't play much because of Hargreaves' close defense.
The most frustrating one now is Leeds United striker Juris Hasselbaink, who has not won many goals in the game because he has not been supported by the midfield and the wings.
Leeds United's attack was thunderous and rainy, but Blackburn's attack was deadly.
In the 36th minute, Klose latched on to Duff's cross and scored his fourth goal in the Premier League.
Less than 15 minutes into the second half, Duff received an assist from Deco to score his third goal of the game.
Leeds United's young striker Smith was shown a red card late in the second half for revenge. In this game, Smith was defended by Hargreaves, who is a year younger than him, without the slightest temper.
Towards the end of the game, the fans were chanting "George. Levy! ”。 The name was shouted from the stands of the die-hard Blackburn fans and eventually resounded throughout Ewood Park.
George, who won the game, was also quite excited, and even more excited to hear the fans chanting his name. This kind of game cheered by the fans, George has not encountered it for half a year.
The excited George did not make Leeds United difficult at all at the press conference, and he was also available to answer questions from reporters. George also praised Leeds United in particular, saying they have young players that are the envy of all European football.
George also said before wrapping up that the future of Leeds United was bright. Once their young players mature, then they will definitely make a youth storm in world football.
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George received cheers from the fans for the first time at home in this game, which put Coach Levy in a good mood. Look at his performance in the press conference afterwards, no matter what questions the reporter asked, he didn't blush. He replied with a smile all the time. ”
After the game, a lot of media reported on Ewood Park Stadium, welcoming George's appearance.
It's very normal to be welcomed by your home fans. But when it came to George, it became news.
Of course, in addition to this matter, there is also the media comparing the two teams.
"Coach Levy, who was in a good mood after the game, praised Leeds United's youth team. It is believed that Leeds United's young players will definitely set off a youth storm in a few years. Indeed, Woodgate, Cowell, Bowyer, Ian. Hart, Smith, the talent of this group of young people has all the teams in the eye. ”
"This group of young players at Leeds United, with their passion and talent, are fourth in the Premier League. George believes that Leeds United's young players have a bright future and is definitely not a lie. ”
'But while we look at the young players at Leeds, don't forget about their opponents, Blackburn have a lot of young players as well.
"While we're lamenting Colwill's amazing breakthrough on the wing, let's not forget Duff, who has been a regular at Blackburn Rovers for two consecutive seasons. Duff is even a year younger than Cowell. And in this season's Premier League, Duff's performance is no worse than Colwill. ”
"While we were amazed at the talent of the young Smith, let's not forget that Hargreaves, who defended Smith in this game and got Smith a red card, is not yet 18 years old."
"There are also Blackburn's right-back Sagnol who is 21 years old, midfielder Deco who is 21 years old, and striker Klose who is 20 years old. Yesterday's first start at centre-back Galla is no more than 21 years old. In Blackburn's starting line-up, Pire's 25-year-old is the oldest player on the team. Blackburn Rovers are also a young team without compromise. It's a team as young as Leeds United. ”
"Coach Levy praised Leeds United's youth team and was proud of his young players. A talented young player like Leeds United is at the bottom of the competition against Blackburn. Leeds United's youth team has a bright future ahead and Coach Levy is showing that his players have a great future. ”
With this analysis in the newspaper, everyone realized that it is not only Leeds United's young players who are talented. At present, Blackburn also have a lot of young talent, and their quality is not lower than Leeds United.
It's just that Blackburn has several players in their twenties and fifteen years, such as Hyypia, Pire, Miku, Cudicini and others. It is precisely because they are the most important part of the team that it has never been shown that the Blackburn players are so young.
A young talent, a coach will like it. The same goes for George.
However, if George were given the choice between a 26-7-year-old player and a 17-year-old genius, George would choose a mature player at 267. The kind of player who can play for years is really helpful to the team.
It's a pity that in the current football world, this kind of mature player is not cheap. It's not easy to buy them, it's cheaper to buy those young players. These years are the time when the value of players is inflated. Liande Nelson, a substitute for the Brazilian national team, is worth more than $30 million because many Brazilian football celebrities have blown a few words.
And there is an era when tens of millions of dollars in transfer prices, or even tens of millions of dollars, and even tens of millions of dollars, come out.
Therefore, for George, many mature players are not easy to buy. Although there are many young players, the results will fluctuate a lot. But there's no way around it.
It's just these young players, and they're still young. And there is also a great carved surname, in line with George's construction team.
Anyway, George was in a very good mood after the game. Defeated the mighty Leeds United, and played Leeds United's many talented people at a loss. It was also supported by the fans at home.
On top of that, Hargreaves and Gala, who started for the first time, also performed very well. The performances of the substitutes have given George a lot of confidence for this season.
The most important thing in the long league is not only the strength of the main players, but also who has the depth of the bench.
"George." Evan arrives at George's office. George put down the newspaper in his hand and looked at Evan.
"Norwich don't want to give up Bellamy." Evan paused as he spoke, but George didn't speak, just kept looking at him. This has been thought of for a long time, and now Bellamy is the main striker that Norwich relies on, and of course he doesn't want to give up.
'But I've met Bellamy and his agent and Bellamy really wants to play at Ewood Park. Looking at Evan's triumphant appearance, George knew that this kid must have used improper methods to get Bellamy's agent.
But this kind of thing is very normal in football. When it comes to transfers, once they are blocked by the club, who doesn't do that.
Bellamy, needless to say. Now George's Blackburn are doing very well in the Premier League. With the win over Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers have cemented their eighth place in the Premier League. Compared to the bottom of the Premier League at the start of the season, it couldn't be better.
And George has had a tradition of valuing young players since he was in charge of Burnley. Needless to say, Barak and Ljungberg, who came out of Burnley, and Daniel, who remained in Burnley, were all famous by George.
Nineteen-year-old Bellamy is conceited about his strength. Of course, I hope to get more progress with George.
"How much does Norwich cost?"
Once you get the players, it's easy for the club. A League One club, in the face of the poaching of the Premier League, he can still refuse it. If a traditional powerhouse can resist it, but Norwich have spent very little time in the top flight in their 100-year history. He is even more incapable of resisting.
"There's no definitive answer, but Richard and I estimate it will be between £3.5 million or £4 million." Speaking of this, Evan's voice was a little quiet.
George nodded, scolding in his heart. It's not just England that is expensive, but so are the players who play in England. A striker in League One is nearly £4 million a 19-year-old. It doesn't take so much money to buy Miku.
George still has £8 million in his hands and there is no big problem.
"Under four million pounds, you can take him. I'm going to see him in the winter transfer. ”
In the current squad, with a player with a distinctive character like Bellamy, there are many options for backup. For Bellamy George is a must-have.
"Yes, I see."
(To be continued)