Chapter 42 Fifty percent is also the best!

The public opinion around Shaq has not stopped, especially after everyone watched Manchester United's narrow 1-0 win away to Aston Villa, and those with ulterior motives will not stop.

This trick...... Obviously it works!

If Shaq's form does not improve, then Manchester United will no longer be the "Red Devils", but the number one club in the Premier League, such a team can still win, and everyone will not despair.

Just three days after the Aston Villa game, United will once again travel to Elland Road to play Leeds United, and just two weeks later, United have met Leeds United for the second time in a row, this time they will play the 'Young Guards' in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Before leading the team to Leeds, Simon? Grayson specifically approached Shaq: "Shaq, we're going to Leeds for the fourth round of the FA Cup, this game is ...... I don't think you should go with the team. ”

To protect Shaq, Simon? Grayson is even ready to be eliminated in the FA Cup, Manchester United is just a strong team without Shaq, but Leeds United's foundation is not weak at all, and Manchester United may not be able to win if they play away at Elland Road.

However, looking at Shaq in front of him, this young man was so haggard for this time, and the stubble on his jaw had come out, and he looked much more mature, as if he were twenty-seven or eighteen years old.

"No!"

Shaq shook his head firmly, looking at Simon? Grayson said slowly: "Boss, I want to keep playing, I will do my best on the court!" ”

"This ...... Alas, well! ”

Simon? Grayson sighed helplessly and agreed to Shaq. But he was really reluctant to let Shaq take any more risks, and now he has asked Manchester United's management to start dealing with the media that attack Shaq. Oxley was also working on it, and with the help of some of his old friends, it was believed that the matter would not be solved in a long way.

Shaq turned away from Simon? Grayson's office, still smiling wryly. I went back to the locker room to pack my things, went to the parking lot and got into the Mercedes-Benz car driven by the driver to pick him up, looked at a large bouquet of roses beside him, and said to the driver: "Go to college." ”

Recently, Shaq has been so annoyed, Zong Wan'er, the little girl, has a temper, and she recognized that Shaq is a negative man, and moved back to her dormitory at the University of Manchester to live, and she also shouted that she wanted to divorce Shak, which made Shaq really exhausted. Otherwise, it's just that the remarks of those media won't affect Shaq much at all, but now that his family has become unstable, Shaq has really been affected a lot, not to mention that he can't find anyone to ask for help, his father-in-law is in China, Zong Wan'er doesn't even want to tell him the contact information, and now he can only rely on Shaq himself to explain to the little girl.

Shaq even wondered if he was a little too hasty to marry Zong Wan'er so early!

Arrived at the University of Manchester. Sha Ke didn't even see Zong Wan'er's face, so he was blocked back by the little girl's roommate Jenny. Just sent the flowers in, and returned to his car with a wry smile............

Coming to Leeds again after two weeks, Simon? Grayson is very worried that Manchester United's current form is really bad, compared to two weeks ago, not only Shaq's form has fallen into a continuous slump. And "little fat" Rooney was also injured in the game with Aston Villa, and his right calf was kicked twice, and this time he could only stay in Manchester to recuperate, such a Manchester United...... Simon? Grayson really doesn't have much confidence that he can beat Leeds United on the road.

On January 31, Elland Road Stadium staged a depressing game. Leeds United still fielded all their main players in the game, and Laudrup also made a lot of changes. Oliveira, Pivkowski, Barnetta, Jonny? Hausen, Ben? Parker, prunes? Seven "old" players, including Vrsarico and Caruzo, were in the starting lineup.

Laudrup really can't trust the players that Louis van Gaal has left for him now, and the last game they played away to Everton was rightly a 2-2 draw with their opponents, if it wasn't for captain Jonny? Hausen scored in stoppage time as they lost to the Toffees, who are currently in 14th place.

So when it came time to play Manchester United at home this time, Laudrup voted for the "old" players, no matter how these people were also the heroes of the "Quadruple Crown" last season, and their strength should still be there.

Laudrup had a good idea, but when it came to the game he found that it wasn't like that at all, not because his players weren't playing hard, or because his players weren't playing well enough, but because they were ...... Manchester United are not as brittle as he thought!

It is true that the "Red Devils" have lost Wayne Rooney and Shaq is in a slump again, and they have indeed greatly reduced their attack, but this team is still not beatable by anyone, especially when Shaq found that the quality of his three shots was not very high in the game, and all of them were blocked by Leeds United's German goalkeeper Mark, Shaq began to focus on defense.

Compared with offense, defense is his instinct for Shaq, he doesn't even need to think on the court, he can play his characteristics of wide range of movement and high defense rate in defense, and because it is a personal attribute has been fully added, Shaq has a seamless grasp of the timing of the ball with his feet, and his ability to compete for the header is superhuman.

As a result, Leeds United fans at Elland Road Stadium found that they seemed to see the hairy boy with strong defensive ability who had just arrived in the first team from Thorpe Arch training base and started playing for Leeds United in the English Champions League.

Even Simon, who knows Shaq best? Grayson was also stunned from the sidelines, he didn't expect Shaq to give up the offense in this game, but regardless of the team's tactics to help Flaney defend, but he didn't try to change anything, because...... It works really well!

At the end of the 90 minutes, the score was still 0-0, and Shaq, who had been busy defending almost the entire game, handed in a satisfactory answer, with 33 passes, 14 tackles, five headers, five interceptions, plus 15,500 meters of effective running distance, and three shots on goal from the woodwork.

After seeing this statistic, Simon? Grayson had a feeling of being unable to laugh or cry, Shaq, the kid...... What a fucking pervert!

He was in no form at all, but he was still able to play a huge role on the pitch, and the defensive work was almost all done by him, and Flanei had to rush up in the last 30 minutes of the second half to help organize the attack.

is such a Shaq who is obviously in a slump, but he still becomes the best player of the game!

The FA Cup fourth-round match was not decided, and according to the rules, it was supposed to return to Manchester United's home stadium at Old Trafford for a replay, and United still have a chance to continue to advance to the next round, but until then, Simon? Grayson has to figure out how to adjust the team's tactics, Shaq can only play a defensive role now, then he has to think about solving the problem on the offensive end, Shaq has scored 70 goals in 36 games, now this kid can only go defensively, this big hole left by the offensive side always has to find someone to fill.

But Simon? Grayson gave Shaq his support again in the post-match press conference: "Lately everyone has been saying that Shaq is not in good shape, and I don't need to hide it because it's true! But if you're not blind, you should be able to see that even if you're just playing your defensive role, which is only 50 percent, Shaq is still the best! This game is proof of that! ”

When the team's tactics were forced to adjust, Simon? Grayson has to sigh how deep Manchester United's heritage as the number one club in English football is.

This season, Manchester United bought Jose in terms of signings? Angel, Van der Wiel, Papadopoulos, and "Angel" Di Maria are also in every paragraph, but there is almost no real investment in the offensive end of the frontcourt, but at the moment, when Simon? When Grayson was about to adjust the team, he found that the excellent offensive players on his team were really easy to grasp!

Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie, Hernandes, Ganso, Ashley? Young, Valencia, Nani, etc., all have strong offensive capabilities, but it is not so easy to choose a replacement for Shaq from among these people, after all, Shaq's strength lies in his comprehensiveness, not only can he score goals, but he can also counterattack anytime and anywhere in the frontcourt, forcing the opponent to have to go to the side to move forward, which is equivalent to Manchester United mastering the opponent's offensive routine, and it is naturally handy to play.

But now...... Simon? Grayson has no choice but to adjust his team's tactics and lineup.

Come to think of it, Simon? Grayson still thinks that only "Chubby" can replace Shaq's role in the frontcourt, because Rooney's skills are also very comprehensive, and he has always been the representative of the "all-round" among English players, forwards, wingers, forwards, full-backs, Rooney has played in these positions, and even he can play in the back, and the awareness of "Chubby" is also good, and he is also organized when organizing attacks.

For the next two days, the Carrington base was temporarily closed and closed to the public. Grayson took a group of coaches from the coaching staff to help the players of Manchester United conduct tactical drills, so that "Chubby" and Shaq formed the backbone of the middle, and the effect in training is still quite good, but the players seem to have become accustomed to playing around Shaq, and when passing the ball, the ball will be passed back to Shaq's feet from time to time, and even delay the fighter, but Simon? Grayson can't do anything about this problem, and it is not easy for the team to adjust to this in a short period of time!

As for the effect, let's wait for the 24th round of the Premier League match against Sunderland at home to test it...... (To be continued......)