Chapter Forty-Eight: Old? Not old!

On the first day of the summer season before the start of the 2028~2029 season, Shaq was in a bad mood because he learned two news that he didn't like to hear.

The first piece of news is that the 37-year-old Leeds captain Jonny, who has gradually become a substitute in the past two seasons but has always served as the captain of the team, is Jonny? Hausen announced.

Johnny? Hausen arrived in the team's locker room early, and when everyone came, in front of a group of teammates, he solemnly announced: "Everyone...... Brothers, I've made a decision that when the season is over, I'm going to retire! ”

Yes!?

A group of players in the dressing room, who had just returned from holiday and were in a happy mood, all stared at Captain Leeds with their mouths wide open in astonishment, and they couldn't believe it.

Captain Leeds = Jonny? Hausen!

This is already a phenomenal presence for Leeds United, although Jonny? Hausen is only 37 years old, but he is in Leeds...... It's been twenty-four years!

Twenty-four years!

At the age of 13, Jonny? Hausen joined Leeds United's youth team and then played professionally for the club at the age of sixteen, even though the 'Young Guards' had been relegated to the third tier of England by then...... English First Division!

In the 2008~2009 season, eighteen-year-old Jonny? Hausen became captain of Leeds United and has been ...... since It's been nineteen years!

Nineteen years...... After another season, that's twenty years!

A man who is about to turn 20 years as captain of the team said he was going to retire...... It's really not surprising at all, but the Leeds United players just don't want to hear it.

"Brothers, I've had ups and downs with the team over the years. We have won countless accolades, and we have wandered in underestimation and confusion, but today...... We've got Leeds as the best team in the world! I feel very, very ...... about this Well, this is my last season, so I hope we can work together and we can win a few more championships! Thank you! Please! ”

Johnny? Hausen bent down and bowed to everyone. Then he nodded to the crowd, pushed open the locker room door and walked out, and no one saw the wetness in his eyes......

The departure of the Leeds captain made the Leeds players in the dressing room look at each other, but soon a voice rang out: "Brothers, I ...... Well, I have one more thing to announce. ”

Kindness!?

Everyone turned their heads and saw the ...... with a helpless smile on their faces Root? Parker!

No way!?

Everyone's eyes showed surprise, what is this going on!?

Could it be Ben? Parker is also ...... Retire!?

Sure enough. Root? Parker smiled wryly with regret: "Brothers, I also made the same decision as the captain, and after this season, I will also retire!" So...... Actually, you don't have to regret it, we are all old, and the future belongs to you young people, and it is for me and Jonny to be able to retire from the parent team. Already our luck! Alright, guys. It's up to you this season, give us two old guys a few more championships, hahaha, preferably seven crowns! Okay, I'll go see the captain, you don't know. His heart is very fragile! ”

Root? Parker made a joke and walked out of the locker room......

And Jonny? Haosen is different about the 36-year-old Ben? Parker's retirement was expected by everyone.

In the last two seasons, Ben? Parker's appearance rate is already low. The left-back position is much more demanding than the midfielder, Jonny? Hausen can rely on experience and awareness to play a role in midfield, but as a left-back? Parker can't, he needs to rush forward, drop back quickly, and constantly fight against the opposition's offensive players, and...... He can't make mistakes yet!

Just because the tactical requirements for full-back players are too high, so Ben? Parker is no longer the team's main player after the age of 34, and the former world No. 1 left-back has long entered the end of his career.

Just like Maldini in the past, even with his excellence, he still had to switch to central defender at the end of his career to continue his football life. Parker didn't choose to start over, and he didn't have such an opportunity, after all, Leeds United had Du Xiaoguang, Draper, Richardson and others in the central defender position, as well as young Belgian central defender Alain? Marquez, the "Young Guard" is a world football giant with the goal of winning all competitions, and it is impossible to choose "will" for the sake of saving like AC Milan in the past.

In the past, the "Leeds Three Musketeers" have now chosen to retire, which makes Shaq, who was still lying to himself from time to time, feel a lot of pressure, these two old brothers who are only two years older than him and one year older are going to retire, so the day of his retirement is ...... Will it be far!?

Shaq himself knows the answer to this question...... Maybe it's not far off!

This summer, the "Three Lions" lost the European Championship, and after winning all three games in the group stage, they met France in the first round of the knockout round, and although Shaq scored a goal in that game, it could not turn England into a 1-3 defeat to France.

And because of his fitness, Shaq has actually only played three of England's four games, but he has only scored two goals, which is far from his efficiency of scoring 318 goals in 205 games for England.

Everything is enough to prove it, Shaq...... He is rapidly approaching the end of his career!

But......

Unwilling!

What an unwillingness!

Shaq gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, his heart was full of unwillingness, he really hadn't enjoyed enough of the joy that football brought him, he also gave up a lot of things, and paid a price that others couldn't imagine to continue his football life, but ......

Alas!

After a long sigh in his heart, Shaq made up his mind: since he couldn't stop it...... Then it's a complete outbreak! This season...... Lao Tzu is about to lead the team to sweep all opponents again!

All!

At this moment, Shaq finally made a decision, no matter what the future holds, he has been silent for two years, and he has entered the end of his career in the eyes of others. Just this season is about to start to explode, and the simulation points he saved before are definitely going to be able to be used for two more seasons, so use these two seasons to restore himself to the peak moment, so that those opponents who were originally ready to move. Think of yourself as their nightmare forever!

During the whole preseason training process, Shaq seemed very silent, but he behaved even more crazy in training, and even in the confrontation game, Du Xiaoguang sat on the ground because he was scared by Shak.

Shaq, who always exudes a cold and murderous aura on his body, plus Captain Leeds and Ben? The depression brought about by Parker's imminent retirement at the end of the season has plunged the "Young Guards" into a gloomy atmosphere. Grayson couldn't change all this, and could only watch the whole team practice hard under this tense suppression.

Leeds United coaching staff at the time of the meeting. They are all worried about the current tense atmosphere of the team, for fear that the string will be too tight and will eventually break!

Shaq, who has ceased to be the team's vane in the last two seasons, suddenly has a fighting spirit again this season, which is of course a good thing for the "Young Guards", but everyone seems to be too nervous, and there will only be two results in this case, one is that Leeds United will break out strongly. Crush all the opponents who dare to stand in their way, and then bring yourself down.

At a training match ahead of the new season. Simon? Grayson had to use the rotation as soon as he came up, and Shaq only played two 45 minutes in three games, and as a result, Shaq scored twice as a result, and the efficiency of four goals in 90 minutes seemed to indicate that Shaq had a sign of spring.

As in previous seasons, Wembley Stadium welcomed the Community Shield on 6 August. This also means that the beacon of English football has been officially ignited in the new season.

Leeds United face the Blues Chelsea this year, and Laudrup led them to a runners-up finish last season, and he chose to resign after the end of his three-year contract to succeed Croatia manager Slavin? Bilic.

Bilic doesn't have any good coaching results, but he's an attacking head coach. When he was in charge of the La Liga team Valencia, he tasted defeat because he paid too much attention to the attack, and now he is defeated by the 62-year-old Russian tycoon Roman? Abramovich was selected because of the great decline in Russian interest in football, otherwise with the character of the Russian, it would have been necessary to hire a famous coach.

Although the Blues finished runners-up in the league last season, the gap between them and the Young Guards was staggering, 27 points!

Now a manager who has not succeeded, plus a team that is already inferior to the opponent, how can the "Blues" compete with the "Young Guard"!?

What's more, this season's Shaq is really too murderous, and the magical "black foot" system has also re-endowed Shaq with the state of his peak!

Just seven minutes into the game at Wembley Stadium, Shaq took advantage of a set-piece to set up Belgian centre-back Marques to head home.

Shaq then scored in 19, 22 and 43 minutes to complete a hat-trick in the first half, and Lens scored from a pass from Hojdenk, only to score 5-0 in the first half.

Just seven minutes into the second half, Shaq scored his fourth goal of the game, and it was also a dream goal!

At that time, Shaq received a cross from Lens on the left side in front of the left small penalty area, and broke into Chelsea's left small penalty area with the ball.

At the same time, Shaq's body is like a light wind, using the explosive power of his right leg to change forward to backwards, and kick his body backwards!

In an instant, Shaq dodged a meter away from the left rear, and Stefan was already shaken to the ground!

Then ...... "Smack!" ”

Shaq quickly lifted up with his left foot and the ball flew into the Chelsea goal with a "whoosh"!

After that, although Chelsea took advantage of the opportunity of Shaq being substituted and Leeds United's attacking strength weakened, Colombian striker Rios and Dutch striker Bas Ros? Van der Heide, Spanish left winger Angel? Gonzalez? Bora chased three goals in a row, but it was Bedraper who took advantage of the corner kick opportunity to score with a header in the 83rd minute, locking the score at 7:3!

After the game, a reporter asked Simon on the spot? Grayson, who won the best player of the game for his heroic performance of 4 goals and 1 assist, why is Shaq still in such form at the age of 35, Simon? Grayson laughed: "Other players may have to think about retirement when they are 35 years old, but for Shaq...... The age of 35 just makes him lose his youthful body, but that doesn't mean that Shaq has lost the ability to decide the game! Because...... He's Shaq! (To be continued......)