Chapter 50: The End of an Era

Wembley Stadium on 25 February......

"Shaq! Sark! Sark! ………… Sark! Sark! Sark! ”

"Shaq! Sark! Sark! You can do anything! You are invincible! You are our King! ”

20 minutes into the game, the 90,000 fans never stopped cheering, singing, and even ...... In this Carabao Cup final, the same goes for fans of Leeds United's opponent "Red Devils" Manchester United!

There is no other reason for this...... Shaq's performance was so good and brave that he scored five goals in a row in the 20th, 32nd, 37th, 59th, 73rd minutes of the game!

As the greatest existence in the history of English football, the fans' love and worship of Shaq is often able to break the barriers of the club, whether it is a neutral fan or a hostile fan, every English fan has enjoyed the happiness that Shaq has brought them two World Cups and two European Cups, so many years, no one will hate him or not support Shaq because he is not his favorite team, Shaq does not just belong to the "Young Guard" or "Red Devils", He belongs to the whole of England, he belongs to football!

Since lifting the Carabao Cup, Shaq has scored 114 goals in 44 appearances for Leeds United this season, while the Young Guards have ...... in 45 games this season, including friendlies Win all!

Shaq has played one less league game due to yellow card suspension, but his goal statistics have not been affected at all, the total number of individual goals has reached 1,949 goals, and now many bookmakers have issued a prediction of Shaq's personal goal total after the end of this season, and there are quite a few fans who think that Shaq can achieve his goal of 2,000 goals this season.

So far this season, Leeds United have at least 15 games to play. But looking at the invincible momentum of the current "Young Guards", there is almost no suspense in reaching the final of the FA Cup and the Champions League.

That puts Shaq at least two dozen games to play this season, with 51 goals...... It may be difficult for others to climb to the top, but for Shaq. It really doesn't seem too hard to achieve!

Not only are the fans looking forward to Shaq's miracle of 2,000 goals, in fact, Shaq himself is also working hard towards this goal, he has unreservedly used all the simulation points this season, he will choose to use 6 simulation points when facing weak teams, in order to reach 60% of his peak state, and when facing strong teams, he will choose to use 10 simulation points to achieve 100% of his state, if not so, he would not have been able to have such a crazy performance this season.

After all...... Shaq, who has reached the age of 36, has been unable to reach the excellent standard of more than 15 points in many technical indicators. There are even single-digit attributes, and there is really not much time left for Shaq.

On April 18, Leeds United drew 0-0 with the defending Wolves away from home, ushering in the first draw of the season, and the all-win record was ended at the same time, but with the end of the 33rd round of the English Premier League, with 33 games, 32 wins and 1 draw, 97 points, 18 points more than the second-place Chelsea. Won the English Premier League championship in the 2028~2029 season five rounds of league games ahead of schedule.

This league championship trophy is also Simon? Grayson and Shaq returned to Leeds to win their sixth league title in a row...... Six consecutive championships!

Leeds city as they celebrate six consecutive league titles. They are also looking forward to a sixth Champions League trophy in the club's history, and if they can win the FA Cup again, Leeds United will have the ultimate glory after completing the "seven crowns" this season.

Naturally, all of this will be made possible by the team's owner and player, Shaq, who has now scored 142 goals in 57 games for Leeds United this season, and has now scored a whopping 1,981 goals. With five league games remaining, plus the FA Cup final, two Champions League semi-finals and the Champions League final, Leeds United have a maximum of nine games to play this season, with 19 goals for Shaq, who is back in the best of his form...... It shouldn't be difficult, right!?

The "Seven Crowns" plus six consecutive league titles and the sixth Champions League trophy. If Shaq can still achieve the feat of scoring 2,000 official goals per individual, then the "Young Guards" will be ...... It can even be said that in the next few years, it will really leave fans with nothing else to ask for.

Sometimes...... If you're too satisfied, it's easy to make people overwhelmed!

Of course, this feeling of being tired of happiness can only be enjoyed by Leeds fans.

On May 12, Leeds United relied on Shaq's "brace" at Wembley Stadium to beat Manchester City with a score of 3:0, lifting the FA Cup trophy and winning the team's sixth title of the season.

On May 29, Leeds United defeated Aston Villa Villa 5-0 at Villa Park, and Shaq staged a "big four" in the game, increasing his personal goal tally for the season to 158, and his career total has reached 1,997 goals, leaving only three goals left before the 2,000-goal mark.

While Leeds United won the league title with an astonishing record of 38 games, 37 wins and one draw, creating a "sixth consecutive title", Schaker also won the Premier League's top scorer again with 85 goals in 37 games after a year, which is also the ninth time in his career that he has won this honor.

However, for the "Young Guards", there is only one Champions League final left for this season against Real Madrid, and Shaq will need to score a "hat-trick" in the Champions League final to achieve his legendary record of 2,000 career goals.

It is undeniable that Shaq's goalscoring ability is unparalleled in the world, and he is indeed very likely to score a "hat trick" in the Champions League final and even score more goals, but "maybe" does not mean "certainly", especially in the face of a strong opponent of Real Madrid's level, as the leader of Leeds United, Shaq will definitely be the target of the opponent's defense. This makes it even more difficult to complete the hat-trick.

Even Shaq himself said with a smile in an interview before the game: "I'm not in a hurry to score 2,000 goals now, the most important thing for me and the team is that we can beat our opponents to lift the Champions League trophy and achieve our goal of this season's 'Grand Slam', which is a parting gift I promised Jonny and Ben." ”

Shaq's relaxed mindset and his unwavering pursuit of victory. To the relief of Leeds United supporters, the Young Guards will now be unassailable.

But as an opponent, Real Madrid is more worried, they were suppressed too fiercely by Barcelona with Shaq a few years ago, and it took two years to regain their strength and start to win La Liga again, and also won a Champions League trophy, but this time after two years to reach the Champions League final again, they encountered their "natural enemy" Leeds United, which is really a very depressing thing.

Eleven years ago, Real Madrid was defeated in the Champions League final. The "Young Guards" led by Shearer were defeated 2:1. At that time, Shaq had already left Leeds, but there was still one person who played the role of savior in the game, scoring a "brace", and that person was the retiring Leeds captain Jonny? Hausen.

Just, Jonny? Although Howson is no longer the main player of Leeds United this season, and only occasionally plays games, the current "Young Guard" has regained the 36-year-old "old" Shaq who can still score goals.

This time...... Does Real Madrid really have a chance!?

As it turned out, the "Young Guard" has won all competitions this season. There is definitely a reason for the 0-0 draw away from Wolverhampton Wanderers in the league...... Shaq who is back in top form. Add to that the many young talents in the team who are beginning to mature, and then Simon? Grayson's careful tuning has made Leeds United's strength superhuman.

In the first 45 minutes of the first half, Real Madrid was beaten out of temper......

Because of Shaq's cover and attraction, Real Madrid's defense failed to block the impact of others. Allen scored a brace with two brilliant runs in the 19th and 39th minutes. Shaq also picked up a pass from Lens on 45 minutes and scored a goal on the counter-attack.

After leading 3-0 in the first half, Leeds United played a little more fiercely in the second half, but the morale-free Real Madrid is also the top European giants after all. Bento's tutelage. Even with instinctive defense, Real Madrid still didn't give Leeds United too many chances, only Shaq took advantage of a free kick from 33 meters from the goal in the 65th minute to hit a world wave, and finally locked the score at 4:0!

Shaq, who completed the "hat trick", finally failed to increase his goal tally to 2,000 this season, even if his current goal record is great enough, but it is still a little regrettable to stop at 1999!

However, Shaq was very happy after the game, he still had some mock points, and it was not difficult for him to score goals, so he could give Jonny the "seven crowns"? Hausen, Ben? Parker's two good brothers saw him off, and that was enough for him.

While the Leeds players were celebrating on the pitch, Shaq found Jonny? Hausen, Ben? Parker, both of whom only came off the bench with fifteen minutes left in the game, and they were very average, but they were really too old.

After the game, the former "Leeds Three Musketeers" waved to the Leeds fans in the stadium hand in hand. Hausen, Ben? Parker's fans who retired at the end of the season were either sobbing quietly or looking sad, and the eyes they looked at these three were heartbreaking......

Real Madrid's players also came to talk to Jonny? Hausen, Ben? Parker hugged goodbye, and everyone understood that although Shaq was still fighting on the green field, the era of the "Leeds Three" was still over!

This moment...... There are countless fans in England who are sad and crying, "Leeds Three Musketeers" not only represents an era of Leeds United, but also represents the rise of the "Three Lions", it is precisely because the "Leeds Three Musketeers" entered the England team that the "Three Lions" have the honor and status in world football step by step.

Looking at Jonny? With tears in his eyes, Hausen and Shaq hugged Ben tightly with his head hanging down and crying. Parker, countless people are silently blessed in their hearts...... Jonny, Ben, go all the way! (To be continued......)