Chapter 14: Fulcrum!

After playing the match with West Bromwich Albion, the European Championship qualifiers started again, and the current "Three Lions" coach Frenchman Blanco attaches great importance to the "Leeds Three Musketeers". Hausen, Ben? Parker has all been called, and naturally the best midfielder in the England team at the moment is Ashley? Hood.

The rest of Leeds United didn't have much of a reputation, most of them stayed at Thorpe Arch, Simon? Grayson also took advantage of the past two weeks to start "supplementing" the team again.

Playing defensive counter-attacks on the basis of "solar system tactics" is just a solution to a temporary dilemma, and everyone knows that to win the game you need to score more goals, and scoring goals requires more sophisticated and effective offensive tactics as a basis, which is exactly what Leeds United are lacking the most at the moment.

What can you do in two weeks?

For other teams, it may not be possible to do much in this time, but for the Young Guards, there is a lot to be done, because there are ...... in this team Sark!

Previously, Simon? Although Grayson's tactical play for the team is also "solar system tactics", it is just some superficial things, after all, this thing is not a day or two that players can understand and implement on the court, but after two or three months of running-in together, players who are new to "solar system tactics" have a preliminary understanding, especially Lens, Belrakta, Wither, Murray and other players, they have a preliminary understanding of how to rely on Shaq on the court to open the situation, and Simon? What Grayson has to do now is to improve and elevate again on this basis, so that others can make better use of Shaq's umbrella and be more threatening when attacking.

For two weeks, the Thorpe Arch training base closed its doors and shut out thousands of supporters!

This did not cause dissatisfaction among the fans. Instead, two to three thousand fans cheer the players on outside the training base every day, and then they chat together about what the future holds for the team.

After all, "Brutal Simon" has proven himself to be a great coach countless times, Simon? After every closed training session with Grayson's team, there is something new to give to the fans that will make the team stronger.

This time...... It shouldn't be an exception, right!?

This time. The Leeds players who stayed at Thorpe Arch really complained bitterly, for two weeks, in addition to receiving the coaches' tactical explanations every day, they were practicing on the training ground, and the coaching staff formulated several offensive tactics seemed to be concise and practical, but the players' awareness and ability to grasp the opportunity were extremely demanding, if it were not for Lens, Wither, Belakta, Murray and other young people are really amazingly talented, it is unlikely to be effective in a short period of time.

But when Leeds United's eighth round of Premier League fixtures at home to Fulham ended on 22 October, the players found that everything they had put in was really worth it!

In this game. Leeds United, who played at home, easily beat their opponents with a score of 2-0, and compared to the score result with no surprises, Leeds United really saw the team's progress, and they took the initiative and controlled the game from the beginning, using Shaq as an attacking guide again and again, looking for the defensive holes that Shaq had to leak to contain the opponent to attack.

On 20 minutes, Belakta took advantage of Shaq's pull to the right and rushed into the Fulham penalty area on the left. After the youngster's pass from Lens, the French genius chested the ball and volleyed a left-footed shot into the near corner...... 1:0！

At 62 minutes into the second half. Shaq kicked "Shaq GOAL" with his right foot at the top of the arc of the penalty area to score again, locking the score to 2:0.

Leeds United's possession rate was as high as 55% throughout the game, which shows how active and active they played in this game, which is very different from the defensive counterattack played by Leeds United before, the team's defense is still very tight, but it no longer relies too much on Ashley when attacking? After Hood. The England midfielders can also focus on defence, which makes Leeds United stronger as a whole.

After the eighth round of the Premier League, the "Young Guards" continued to beat the "Gunners" to the top of the table with a complete victory, and this time no one dared to underestimate this team again.

The Arsenal-leaning Mail claims: Simon? Grayson's team surprised everyone again, and they came out stronger in just two weeks. They even showed a championship appearance against Fulham, they controlled everything in the game and won the game without any danger, which was enough to cause Arsenal to be wary, and the battle for the top spot in the ninth round of the league may become the most important game of the season.

The battle for the top of the list, this time it's really coming!

Arsenal's Emirates Stadium will welcome the "only" rival in the league in the ninth round of the English Premier League on October 28...... Leeds United!

After the eighth round of the league, the focus of the entire English football world has shifted to the ninth round of the top game, which is even regarded as the "title battle" of the season, because once Leeds United retreats at the Emirates Stadium, the young "Young Guards" will get a huge boost in morale and morale. Grayson's old words, Leeds United have really become a team with title hopes.

Mourinho also attaches great importance to this game, and there is no longer the ease of commenting on the opponent in his column before, and the "madman" who has led Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan, Manchester United, Arsenal and other teams to the top is very clear, a champion team does need strong strength as a guarantee to win the championship, but the process of competing for the championship is often only a few key points and may miss the championship if you don't grasp it.

At the moment, Arsenal's home game against Leeds United is clearly a key point!

Even with Mourinho's character, he had to show a rare caution before the game: "Simon is a great coach, he leads a very strong team, which can be seen from the current standings, we are the only two teams with a winning record so far, this game will be a direct dialogue between the strong and the king!" We're ready for that! ”

Mourinho's so-called "perfect preparation" is really not just talking, he even let his team give up the away game with Porto in the Champions League group stage, last season's European king "second team" lost 0:3 away to Porto, temporarily relinquished the top spot in Group C of the Champions League, in order to win the top battle, it can be seen how much Mourinho attaches importance to this game.

Simon? Grayson looked cautious in front of reporters: "We are a young team, Arsenal are the defending champions, they are still the kings of Europe!" This time we're playing away from home again, so it's going to be a tough test for me and the team, and we don't expect to take a win at the Emirates Stadium, we just want to get the big game experience that we lack the most. ”

"Madman" is very confident, "Cruel Simon" is very cautious, but this is just a superficial phenomenon, and fools know that these two people must be thinking hard about how to kill each other!

The head coach is fighting wits and courage, but the players on both sides seem to be very "harmonious", after all, the stars of the two teams, Shaq and Jonny? Hausen, Ben? Parker, Ashley? Hood, Rooney, Wilshere, prunes? Vrsariko, Barkley, Sparks and others are either former teammates or old comrades of the national team, they have a deep friendship with each other, and they know each other very well, there is really no need to play any games such as "war of words".

"Chubby" Rooney sent an invitation to Shaq before the game: "Shaq, if you lose the game, I will treat you to dinner at the best restaurant in London!" If you win, I'm going to get you drunk at the winery! If you kid dare not accept the invitation, I will break up with you! ”

Shaq, who has been teammates with Rooney at Manchester United for five years, of course knows very well how fucked up this guy's temper is, and with his status in English football today, only an old guy like Rooney dares to talk to him like this......

"No problem! Wayne, just wait for me to get you drunk again and undress! ”

The dialogue between Shaq and Rooney has made English football feel a little warm, the best partners of the "Manchester United Twin Stars" are old, but the friendship between them has not changed at all, the pair has made great contributions to the re-emergence of English football, they have joined forces to create a big era, and the merits of English football are unparalleled, so-for-tat, mercilessly ridicule each other, behind their deep feelings.

In the end, even the "Blues" of Bale and Ganso were also involved, the Welsh and Brazilians are now sitting on the mountain watching the tiger fight, watching the excitement is not afraid of big things, clamoring to wait for the end of the ninth round of the league to go back to London to pour Shaq and Rooney under the table, this round of the league Chelsea is going to Manchester and the "Blue Moon" fierce battle, Bale and Ganso are also taking the opportunity to relieve pressure.

In the midst of the chaos, the ninth round of the English Premier League is finally coming......

At 12:30 p.m. on October 28, the Emirates Stadium was packed with 60,361 fans, and the singing and cheering of the home fans made the whole stadium look extremely noisy.

In the players' tunnel, the two teams that are about to fight are unusually friendly, and the players of the two teams are not even lined up, but mixed together, Shaq, Jonny? Hausen, Ben? Parker, Ashley? Hood took the Leeds players and greeted Rooney, Wilshere, Ross Barkley, Sparks and others, these old comrades-in-arms who have been fighting side by side for the "Three Lions" for many years have a sense of camaraderie with each other, even if they return to the club level to compete with each other, these will not change. (To be continued......)