Chapter 142: The new chairman is even blacker!

The grouping of the "Young Guards" in the Champions League group has made Leeds United fans very worried, and even the English media are unanimously optimistic about their situation of qualifying from the group.

There are four English teams participating in the Champions League this season, Manchester United, Leeds United, Manchester City, and Arsenal.

Last season's champion "Red Devils" Manchester United is in Group D this time, and Werder Bremen of Germany, Basel of Switzerland, and Paris Saint-Germain of France are in the same group.

"Blue Moon" Manchester City is in Group A, and the other three opponents in the same group are Real Madrid, Belgium Anderlecht, and Portugal Sporting Lisbon.

The Gunners Arsenal entered the group stage by beating Besquetas in the play-offs, but they faced a very easy situation in Group F, with three opponents in the same group being AZ Alkmaar of the Netherlands, Olympiacos of Greece and Porto of Portugal.

Only Leeds United is in Group G, the qualifying situation is still quite grim, Barcelona needless to say, the star-studded Barcelona goal is the Champions League champion, the group stage is not in sight at all, the group leader will definitely be theirs.

Germany's Schalke 04 may not have any big stars, but the German side has always been looking for overall fighting power, and this team is even more so, as they will be fighting Leeds United for second place in the group, and the outcome of the clash between the two will be crucial.

Only Bucharest from Romania is seen by everyone as a supporting actor who comes to play soy sauce. And the strength of this team is indeed only at this level.

Leeds United returned to the Champions League after many years, and they encountered danger in the group stage. The same goes for Grayson, who feels his team is really unlucky to be in such a group. It's hard to say whether they can qualify from the group, and the benefits that the team can get in the big cake of the Champions League this time may be far lower than expected.

It's just that there's so much going on at Leeds United right now, Simon? Grayson also healed the Champions League grouping and focused all his energy on the league.

FA vs Jonny? The results of the punishment came out and they dismissed Leeds United's appeal to Jonny? Hausen two-game suspension, Simon? Although Grayson was powerless to change the outcome, he was able to support his disciples.

'Jonny's position will not be affected after his suspension expires. He will still be the leader of the team! And what I want to say here is that football is a manly sport, and a style that is too weak will only be suppressed by the opponent on the field, so my team will continue to play the same style of hard football as it is now. ”

Simon? Grayson is almost going against the FA, which was almost unthinkable before, but after beating Alex Ferguson, who won the last title before retirement, last season, and won the English Premier League Coach of the Year award, Simon? Grayson is now really starting to have the demeanor of a famous handsome.

Naturally, the FA will not be against Simon because of this? Grayson was dissatisfied. After all, the young manager's contribution to English football is not small, because it is in the list of the new "Three Lions" just announced by Hodgson. Leeds United turned out to have four players selected this time.

The "Three Musketeers of Leeds" are all on the list, after all, Shaq and Jonny? Hausen, Ben? Although the three Parker boys are young, only 20, 22 and 21 years old, their strength has been widely recognized by fans, and last season's "Young Guard" relied on the leadership of the three of them to eventually become the runner-up of the league. It almost worked a miracle.

However, the name of the fourth player surprised all England fans, and they had to guess how far Hodgson wanted to advance the rejuvenation of the "Three Lions", because this player is ...... Ashley? Hood!

Ashley, who is only 17 years old? Hood!

Ashley? Hood only made his mark at Leeds United last season, but has only five Premier League games to his name. Although the performance is quite good, this little guy's promotion speed is too fast, much faster than the Rockets, except for playing two games in the national youth team, he actually became a member of the national team directly.

With the rejuvenation of the midfield of the "Three Lions", the aged "magic lamp" Lampard and "Bun" Gerrard did not appear in the squad this time, and the England team's squad was further rejuvenated, which also caused controversy in the media.

"Ashley? Will Hood play? ”

"What kind of difference can a seventeen-year-old genius bring to England with his lack of experience?"

"Leeds United have a lot of talent, seventeen-year-old Ashley? Hood is expected to be the second Shaq! ”

"Leeds United are the team with the most players selected from outside Manchester United in this national team, did Hodgson decide the number of players selected for the club in the national team last season's league results?"

'Is Frank Lampard's and Gerrard's midfield finally saying goodbye to the national team? In the post-'double German' era, where will the Three Lions go? ”

All kinds of questioning voices poured in from all directions, and everyone thought that Ashley? Hood's surprise selection this time is a signal, a signal that Hodgson is going to start a comprehensive reform of the "Three Lions".

After taking charge of the England team, Hodgson led the team to play in the European Championships, and the results are considered to be in the past, and now he leads the team to the World Cup European qualifiers, but the results are very good, ranking first in the eighth group with 6 games and 6 wins and 18 points, and there is a 7-point gap between the second-ranked Polish team, which also gives Hodgson enough money to implement his own reform plan, not to mention that Hodgson's prestige in English football is also increasing, and his control of the "Three Lions" is gradually strengthening. Now it's finally time to fully rejuvenate the squad.

The two matches against San Marino and Poland were seen by Hodgson as an opportunity to test the results of the team's youthfulness.

Amid all the controversy, the third round of the English Premier League is here. Leeds United is also about to welcome the "Gunners" Arsenal at their home stadium Elland Road!

Leeds United lost two meetings with Arsenal last season, and were the only team they failed to win in the entire league. After Hausen. The impact on combat effectiveness is really not small, and it is somewhat worrying.

Johnny? Although Hausen's breakthrough on the left side is sharp, it does not affect the overall situation, but the "Leeds Three Musketeers" have always been a complete offensive system, without Jonny? After Hausen, Leeds United's attacking system on the left side will be dissolved, and the team's attacking quality will inevitably be affected, and it is uncertain whether they can beat Arsenal at home.

The day before the game, Simon? Grayson received a call from the club's president, Bierhoff, while he was actively preparing for the game. Simon? Grayson hurried to go, thinking that something was wrong with Bierhoff, but he was complimented on it.

"Simon, I came to you this time to talk to you about the team's goals for the season, and of course, first of all, I have to give you credit for your excellent work. Take a look at this information......"

The tall German handed a form to Simon? Grayson, the Leeds boss took it and looked at it. There was a smile on his face, but he felt a little crying and laughing in his heart.

The German showed him a table of the wage expenses of the 20 teams in the English Premier League, of which Manchester City will pay 130 million pounds to their players this season, with Liverpool in second place with 93.67 million pounds and Chelsea in third place with 85.28 million pounds after further cuts in spending. In fourth place is the "Red Devils" Manchester United with 83.92 million pounds.

Arsenal in fifth place have suddenly distanced themselves from each other, with their wage bill for the year at just £67.57 million, Tottenham Hotspur at £66.12 million and Aston Villa at £57.22 million in seventh place.

Although the salaries of many players in the team have been further improved this season, the wage expenditure of the "Young Guard" is only 48.34 million pounds. With so little spending and yet having the strength to compete for the title, Simon? Grayson's ability to do his job is indeed commendable.

Of course, this is just the expenditure of the player's salary, if you count other expenses, there will be some subtle changes in the ranking, after all, what stadium maintenance, staff salaries, etc., are all a lot of expenses, like Manchester United CEO David? Jill, he has an annual salary of 2.6 million pounds.

However, spending less money, which is also commendable?

Bierhoff smiled happily: "Simon, we have Champions League games to play this season, you know, the Champions League is an ATM, since we have the opportunity to participate, then don't go back empty-handed, I won't want the team to get any results in the quarterfinals and semifinals, but qualifying from the group is the lowest bottom line of the board!" The club still owes a lot of debt to venture capital, and if we can make enough money in the Champions League, or if we can win the league this season, I think we probably won't need to sell players next season, don't you think? ”

Simon? Grayson nodded silently, he just thought Ken before? Bates, the old guy slammed the door, thinking that it would be better for the team to change the German to take charge, who thought that the German was even more meticulous, the club's expenses this season were said to be hundreds of millions, but the result was that the player's salary accounted for half, and the stadium renovation cost a lot of money, plus transfer fees, taxes, agent commissions, venue maintenance, etc., so miscellaneous add up to enough, and there is not much that is really used to enhance the strength of the team.

It seems that the crows in this world are really generally black, and the new chairman is even darker than the previous one! (To be continued......)