Chapter 116 Turning back grass, delicious!

The media-alarmist "Leeds rout" has not yet appeared, Simon? Grayson and his coaching staff were aware of the crisis, and in the first leg of the second knockout round of the Europa League, Leeds United beat their opponents 3-0 with a better ability to take chances than Bayer Leverkusen.

Although he won the game, Simon? Grayson found that his team really exposed a lot of problems, in terms of the ability to create chances, his team seems to be much worse than before, although there are 11 shots, but it is 7 fewer than Bayer Leverkusen, just because of Tevez's brace and Jonny? It was Hausen's goal that led to the victory.

Linked to the last home defeat to Arsenal, Leeds United also trailed 9-13 in terms of shots on goal, which can no longer be regarded as an accident.

After returning to England and playing the sixth round of the FA Cup against bitter rivals Manchester United, Leeds United lost 0:2 at home again, and the shots on goal ratio was also 10:19 again.

This has happened to three games in a row, Simon? Grayson knew that his team's offense was really wrong, and the team's ability to create shooting opportunities dropped a lot, which meant that the team's chances of scoring goals were reduced, and naturally the team's probability of winning was smaller, which was ...... It has to change!

But...... First of all, we have to find out the reason for the team's ability to create shots on goal.

Simon? Grayson had no choice but to convene an emergency meeting with the coaching staff, the topic of which was to find out the reason for the team's recent decline in attacking power, if you can't score, you can't win, and in the current situation where the team needs to win the most, what can be used to keep the team moving forward if you don't score?

Sitting in the conference room, Simon? Grayson's face was serious: "Guys, the team's fitness problems have been solved recently, and I'm very relieved, it's the result of all of us working together!" It's just that...... A new problem has arisen, as you should have noticed, we have obviously dropped in attack in recent games, and I haven't seen any problems with the form of the players, and now I want everyone to work together to find out why. Well, everyone has looked at our recent game statistics, let's analyze the reasons. ”

After a few coaches looked at the data in their hands, Erik? Blake muttered, "Simon, look...... Could it be that our tactical style of play has been thoroughly studied by our opponents? The 4-2-3-1 formation is so common in football these days, it's a very popular formation, and if we use it, even if there is a change in the staff, the difference between the tactical arrangement and the other teams is very small, so it will be very easy for them to defend us. ”

"Yes! Erik, you have a point! "Simon? Grayson nodded, "I also feel like our opponents have been able to defend our attacks very easily lately, although our frontcourt offense has changed a lot, but the effect is not as good. ”

Klaus, the coach who specializes in designing tactics for the team? "I think the main reason why our attacking power has dropped recently is because our tactics have not gone beyond the existing 4-2-3-1 tactics, and our every move is almost predictable by the opponent, even if it is because of the personnel changes, but it has also affected the attacking power of our team. So...... Simon, I think we should go back to the old tactics with Shaq as the absolute core, and that tactic is the one that has the characteristics of our team. ”

"That's right! Simon, I agree with Klaus's suggestion! "Eric? "We played well, if it wasn't for Ameobi's injury, we wouldn't have changed our tactics, and now we have Nelson and Carlos, who is not as good as he was at the beginning of the season, is still our key player, and Ameobi is back from injury and is waiting to play, so I think it's time for us to return to our old tactical play," Blake said. ”

Simon? Grayson nodded silently, and then looked at the others......

"Agreed!"

"I agree!"

"Shaq has less of a role to play in the current tactics than it used to be, and I think we are wasting Shaq's energy by playing 4-2-3-1!"

Simon? Grayson smiled and nodded: "Well, what everyone said makes a lot of sense, we really haven't used Shaq well recently!" But...... Have you ever wondered if we revert to our previous tactical play, Ashley? Hood, Glenn? Wilan, Whitehead, and Hammett will have fewer opportunities to play. ”

Eric? Blake laughed and said: "Simon, you don't seem to have to worry about this, Ashley is still young, and he can't play just one position, this aspect needs to be strengthened, Hammett himself can play a lot of positions, as for Gran and Dean, the two of them should know their position in the team, so they shouldn't be emotional." ”

"Alright, that's it! From tomorrow onwards, we will revert to the old Shaq-centric tactics in training, but I think there needs to be a little bit more variation, so that Ben and Sime can take turns to fill in when Shaq rushes up, to help the team defend and organise the attack, which is their job! ”

Actually, Simon? Grayson had already had the idea of changing the team's tactics back to buying Nelson in the team? Oliveira thought about it, Shaq is the strong foundation of Leeds United, when the team played in the English Championship last season, it was also because of the addition of Shaq to ensure the team's combat effectiveness, how to use Shaq well has long been calculated countless times in his heart, what to do has long been in his mind, and now the team is in trouble, Simon? Grayson's first thought was to eat back grass.

By the time of training the next day, Simon? Grayson changed the team's tactics back, and the players did not resist, the team has lost three of the last four games, this situation is the first time in two years that Leeds United have encountered, if it were not for the Europa League away win against Bayer Leverkusen, Leeds United has lost three consecutive matches in England's domestic competitions, and it is normal for the team to make some changes at this time.

This tactic has been used by Leeds United for a long time before, and the players are very quick to get back into play, and right-back Sime? Vrsarico is not weak in assists, and he is even more comfortable in this tactic.

The only problem at the moment is that although the "big black" Ameobi has returned from injury, he has not adjusted to the best condition, and the person who partners with Tevez can only be Nelson? Oliveira, whether these two people can get along well is the key to this tactical change.

Portuguese goalscorer Nelson? After Oliveira transferred to Leeds United, he has contributed 5 goals and 7 assists to the team, and his efficiency is definitely better than De Grass and Beccio, and there is no doubt that he will be the partner of "The Beast" Tevez.

After a few days of practice, Leeds United's second-leg Europa League knockout tie at home to Bayer Leverkusen arrived.

Simon this time? Grayson's formation is what Leeds United are best at, and the forward line is a combination of Nelson and Tevez. Hausen and Pifkowski played as left and right wing-backs, and Ben? Parker, prunes? Vrsarriko plays left and right wing-backs, and the three central defenders are Clegg? Dawson, Ody, Red, these nine players formed a big circle, and there was only one person in the circle...... Zack? Thompson!

Zack? Thompson's personal ability is still very outstanding in Leeds United, especially now he has quickly added dribbling, shooting, receiving, free kicks, headers, long shots, marking, passing, tackles, and techniques These important technical castes have been filled, and the surnames of anticipation, imagination, running, defensive positioning, and teamwork are also being further strengthened, and the physical aspect of the caste explosiveness, flexibility, balance, bounce, physique, speed, endurance, and strength He has always been strengthening, even if the weakest flexibility, balance, The physique also has a caste of more than 15 points.

Today's Zach? Thompson has almost become a monster in full armor on the football field, like Simon? Grayson arranged for him to help the offense, help the defense, but also responsible for organizing the offensive pass, responsible for running and responding, this kind of real "all-round" midfielder who has to do all the work, just the position that can play his role the most, because he will have a very wide space to play, his teammates are all far away from him waiting for the solution, but let him with excellent physical fitness can run wildly, and then it will be very difficult for the opponent to limit him even if he wants to.

Facing the Young Guards again, Bayer Leverkusen felt as if they were facing a different team, almost completely different from the one they met at home in the first leg.

Less than a minute into the game, Leeds United won the ball through a passing error in Leverkusen through a pressing in front, and then the ball began to pass back and forth at the feet of Leeds United, sometimes on the left, sometimes on the right, and after controlling the ball at their feet for a full two minutes, Leeds United suddenly won the ball by Zack? Thompson sent the ball to the top of the Leverkusen arc with a straight kick in the center circle, and Nelson happened to run to this point, taking advantage of the situation to the side, and shot violently, although the ball was high, but also completed the first shot of the game by the "Young Guards", and Leeds United's offensive frenzy began from there......

It can be said that from the beginning of the game, Leeds United took the initiative in the game, they created shot opportunities again and again through continuous running and passing, but in the first half they completed 9 shots on goal, but only 3 were within the range of the goal, obviously the tactical changes still made the players a little uncomfortable.

However, with a 3-0 lead in the first leg, Leeds United's mentality was still very relaxed, and they gradually found the feeling and rhythm of the first half of the season on the pitch, and the goals finally appeared.

In the 73rd minute of the game, Leeds United's attack on the left side was played, and the "Leeds Three Musketeers" made another exquisite combination. Thompson passes the ball to Jonny? Hausen, after Captain Leeds dribbled the ball all the way down, he suddenly passed the ball back to Ben, who followed up. Parker.

"Smack!"

Root? After Parker lit the ball down, he easily got up and sent the ball to the small ** corner on the left side of Leverkusen, and the short "beast" rushed out, just rubbed it lightly with the top of his head, and the ball flew into the net in the far corner with a "whoosh...... 1：0！

This goal, and the only goal of the game, Leeds United won by only one goal, but they broke into the next round with an aggregate score of 4:0 and advanced to the quarterfinals of this year's Europa League.

At the post-match press conference, Simon? Grayson was very happy: "I'm very happy with the team's performance in this game, although we only scored one goal, but the boys' performance on the pitch was overwhelming, we didn't give the opponent any chance at all, we were in control of the game from start to finish. ”

In this game, Leeds United only scored one goal, but they had an overwhelming advantage, with a shot ratio of 21:10, possession of 58%:42%, long-range shots, corners, pass success rate and other aspects are far ahead of Bayer Leverkusen, and the running distance is also 113km:111km, and these ...... Is that Simon? Grayson wants to see it the most! (To be continued.) )