Chapter 30: Goals for the New Season

Simon? While Grayson was dealing with the team's half-hearted players, he was also working with Glenn? Oxley had another conversation, which focused on the team's goals for next season.

Leeds United, which has just become the "double champion", although it has not yet reached the level of dominating English football, but it is not far behind, and the unbeaten record won the championship five rounds in advance, and finally obtained 102 points, which is a reflection of the team's strength, and the goal of next season is definitely no longer a domestic hegemony, and it must be put in Europe.

Simon? Grayson originally planned to build on the original basis of the team, further strengthen the team's strength through reinforcements in the new season, and directly impact the Champions League trophy, but at present, it seems that this possibility is not very likely. Lang did not return to Germany in the end, but chose the more sincere "Blues" Chelsea.

To say that the three players who have left, only the departure of Kroef really affects the root of the team, after all, it is not an overnight thing for a team to have a solid defensive line, Du Xiaoguang, Kroef, and Marcio were originally Simon? Grayson's hand-picked three central defenders, now one less, the defense line will naturally be affected a lot, a season has to play fifty or sixty games to play, no player can guarantee that he can persevere, but also need to maintain a consistently good form, unless it is a freak like Shaq.

Merely...... There's only one Shaq in the world!

Knowing that the strength of the club has been affected to a certain extent, Simon? Grayson held his breath again, and finally set his sights on the league and the Champions League.

Leeds United will win the Premier League with £10.5 million and the Champions League with a whopping £12 million in prize money once the team finally achieves good results. These bonuses will be distributed to the players.

Relatively speaking, the 2.5 million pounds prize money in the FA Cup and League Cup is really very, very low. Grayson has even defined these two events as early as a day, which is to give young players the opportunity to practice.

Leeds United has already arranged the warm-up matches for the new season, after first playing against two strong teams, Belgium Anderlecht and Russia's Zenit. Leeds United will have a week's trip to China, and will play two warm-up matches with Shanghai Shenhua and Dalian Albin respectively, which is also to open up overseas markets for Leeds United. Oxley.

After returning to England from China, Leeds United will play Portsmouth once, followed by Italy and Inter Milan and Genoa.

As the team's head coach, Simon? Grayson has put everything else aside and focused on building the spirit, he needs a team that is loyal to the club and to him. Those who are half-hearted don't feel like they are the right fit for the current Leeds United team, and after a round of phone calls, he can already determine in his mind who is loyal to the team, who wants to leave, and who must go.

This summer's European Championship was a disaster for England, beating Ukraine 2-0, Greece 2-0 and Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-0 in the group stage after reaching the knockout stage. swept the Irish team 5:1, but was eliminated by the Italian team that defended and counterattacked 1:2 in the quarterfinals.

As the "Three Lions" who have won the European Championship twice in a row. This time they were set to defend their title again and complete an unprecedented third consecutive European Championship title, but the Englishman's arrogance ultimately brought them to the quarter-finals.

After the painful loss of the European Championship, even Shaq couldn't help but fire at England coach Blanco in disappointment: "I don't understand why we have to be in such an important tournament, in such a life-and-death game. Why take the risk of using young defenders? You know, such an opportunity is not good, this kind of competition puts too much pressure on young people! I think this is a mistake! ”

Although Shaq never mentioned Blanco's name, everyone understood what he meant, as the greatest player in the history of English football. Shaq was unhappy with head coach Blanco.

This signal ...... Very bad!

At least not for Blanco!

This time, the English FA reacted very quickly, and the "Three Lions" had only been in the European Championship for three days, and the FA announced the dismissal of Blanco and the succession of French coach Didier Deschamps.

As soon as the news was announced, the dissatisfaction of England fans was alleviated, but this is not the same as Shaq and Ben, who have just entered the holiday? Parker, Jonny? Howson, Ashley? Hood, Alex? Lens, Clegg? Richardson and the others don't matter, they just need to enjoy the one-month holiday that has been extended by the manager.

The Three Lions' European Championship campaign ended on 5 July, while Leeds United's continuation began on 11 July. When Grayson travelled to Belgium with an incomplete squad, Leeds United's squad for the new season had already been decided.

Except for Kslov, Belakta, Tobias? In addition to the transfer of the three Langs, the unambitious Miguel? Angelo was bought by Manchester United for £2.6 million with only one year left on his contract.

Simon? Grayson started the preparation for the new season with half of the "Youth Guard" and a streamlined reserve team, but the combat effectiveness of this team is really eye-catching, a group of seventeen or eighteen-year-old young people Leeds United won all the games in the pre-season aura friendly match!

Looking at a long streak of wins, Simon? Grayson feels that the future of the team is really bright......

Beat Anderlecht 4:1 away, Zenit 3:0 away, Shanghai Shenhua 4:0 away, Dalian Albin 3:1 away, Portsmouth 3:0 away, Inter Milan 1:0 away, Genoa 3:1 away!

When Leeds United won all their friendlies, Simon? Grayson wasn't even in a hurry to let Shaq and the others, who had returned early, play the Community Shield, and he felt that it was fitting that he should give these youngsters an official tournament experience as a way to recognize their enthusiasm for hard work.

What's more, Shaq and Ashley, who have just returned to the team for a day or two? Hood, Jonny? Hausen, Ben? Parker and others are not in a good state of fitness. Even Du Xiaoguang now has to train indoors with a neck brace because of a fractured mandible injured while playing for the Spanish team in the European Championships.

The current Leeds United team should have a little more time to rest!

In this way, the "Young Guard", which did not buy people in the transfer market throughout the summer, participated in the Community Shield with a group of young people.

As a result, in this game, a group of seventeen or eighteen lads tasted the bitterness of defeat for the first time in their lives...... Leeds United lost 0-1 to last season's FA Cup champions Manchester United at Wembley Stadium.

After the game. Simon? Grayson did not have too many regrets in the face of this defeat, but always answered the reporters' questions with a smile on his face: "This defeat was unexpected to me, but it was expected, although our young players are not as strong as they thought, I can see that they are maturing rapidly, and these young people that we have cultivated ourselves will become the pillars of the club in the future." To prove the potential of many young people with a loss, I think it's a good deal! ”

Anyone who really understands this game will not think of Simon? Grayson is hard-mouthed. Because in this game, the young people of Leeds United really played quite well, they faced the "Red Devils" who have the strength to compete for the title with themselves in the new season, and they also played an advantage on the field, and they were not weaker than their opponents in terms of shots, corners, and chances created, and they also surpassed their opponents in terms of possession by 54%:46%.

You know, Leeds United sent a team composed of a group of young players who are not even a substitute lineup, but Manchester United is the main force. Compared with the two, it is self-evident which is stronger and which is weaker.

One could even say. If today's "Young Guards" had a striker on the front line who didn't have a lot of chance-taking ability and Shak, the result of the game would have been rewritten.

After the game, the English media commented on this Community Shield, and also claimed that it was a game without losers......

Manchester United lift the Community Shield!

But the Young Guard has won the future, and a group of seventeen or eighteen-year-olds are showing their incredible talent to the world, and Leeds United is unlikely to decline for the next decade, most importantly. But they all came from Leeds United's own academy, and their loyalty will not need to be questioned, and "Brutal Simon" will no longer have to face the betrayal of Kroef and Belakta.

The Community Shield, which serves as the trigger for each season of the Premier League, marks the official ignition of the Premier League's beacon after a break of more than two months. The exciting, intense and crazy English Premier League will once again become the focus of attention of fans around the world.

In the statistics of 20 Premier League teams in the new season, the "Red Devils" Manchester United has become a big player in the transfer market, they are at the top of the list with 74 million pounds spent on transfers, buying German left winger Bestler from Porto for 18.75 million pounds, and Dutch right-back Bram from Chelsea for 36.5 million pounds? Davies, bought Russian midfielder Oloff from Marseille for £15.75 million? Igue, bought Uruguayan defender Marcelo from Atletico Madrid for 9 million pounds? After Silva and other big four stars, the "Red Devils" have clearly set their goals for the new season on the title.

Manchester United is followed by the "Magpies" Newcastle, who only finished sixth in the league last season, and obviously cannot satisfy Newcastle's ambitions, they have spent a total of £460 million in the transfer market in the previous seven seasons, and after sacking Laudrup this season, they brought in the meritorious coach Alain? Shearer, once again with a net investment of £40 million, is once again attacking for the title.

As the defending champions of the new season, the "Young Guard" has become the biggest profiteer in the transfer market, with an income of 29 million pounds, they have made a lot of money in the transfer market, but no one dares to ignore their existence anymore. Parker, Jonny? Hausen, the "Leeds Three", is still going strong, and the potential shown by a group of seventeen or eighteen children of Leeds United in the Community Shield is already jaw-dropping.

Everyone knows that "Brutal Simon" has a set of training young players, and he doesn't know how many young players he has cultivated over the years, but he has made more than a dozen young boys out at once, which ...... Don't let people live!? (To be continued......)