Chapter Thirty-Three: They're Back!

Today's Leeds United, if you talk about fame and strength, it is not the strongest in England, after all, the "Young Guard" is not a giant team, and Bierhoff has been tossed and turned over the years, although the championship has also won a lot, but if it is compared with Arsenal, Manchester United, and Liverpool, it is much worse, and when it comes to money, it is even worse, and even the club has gone bankrupt.

Therefore, even if Leeds United won the Premier League and League Cup last season, it is still not as good as Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool in the eyes of people, and at most it is better than the "Magpies" who have begun to burn money in recent years.

But now Leeds United is a team with Shaq and Simon? Grayson's invincible master-apprentice team, Simon? Grayson's use of Shaq has reached the point of freewheeling, and over the years, he has a very good understanding of the subtle fluctuations in Shaq's form, and he is also handy at using Shaq while giving young players the opportunity to play.

Interspersed with the use of young players, Simon? Grayson not only helped Shaq adjust his form, but also gave his young players a chance to play, and more importantly, ...... Leeds United's results are not bad!

From late October until the end of the year, Leeds United relied on a wide range of rotations to achieve good results on all fronts!

In the league, although Leeds United lost 0:1 to Tottenham Hotspur away, and left a regret at Old Trafford 3:4 away at the end of the year, Leeds United still accumulated 49 points with 19 games, 16 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, relying on goal difference to beat Mourinho's "Gunners", and still lead the standings in the case of more than half of the league.

The "Gunners" Arsenal are still doing well this season, and Mourinho's team has also won 19 games, 16 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, accumulating 49 points, but because the goal difference is 19 fewer than Leeds United. This can only be relegated to second place in the standings.

As for the "Blue Moon" Manchester City in third place, there are only 41 points, and compared with the two leading teams, the gap of eight points is really like a moat blocking their pace of catching up.

In the League Cup, the "Young Guards" relied on a group of hairy boys to eliminate Sheffield United on penalties in the quarter-finals. They will face Wolves in the semi-finals.

The most to Simon? Grayson is still satisfied with the team's results in the Champions League, with 5 wins and 1 draw in the group stage, 16 points, scoring 26 goals and conceding 1 goal, and the three opponents in the same group are completely out of temper.

At the coaching staff meeting at the end of the year, Simon? Grayson and Harvey with a group of coaches have already begun to prepare for the "full flowering" of more championships.

This season's "Young Guard" has indeed shown that Simon? Grayson is happy with the competitiveness, and Shaq is still the team's top scorer with 32 goals in 24 games, but the team no longer needs the soon-to-be-32-year-old Shaq to take on the burden of pushing the team forward.

Although in the league, Shaq still leads the scorer list with 26 goals. But he has only scored six goals in six group games in the Champions League, ranking third in the Champions League scorers' list!

At the top of the Champions League scorer list is Hojdenk, the Dutch boy has the upper hand in the battle with Murray for the main force in his own right, and the seven goals in the Champions League are enough to show the quality of the Dutch talented teenager, in addition to the midfielder Wither has also scored six.

Seeing a group of young people in his own team maturing, Shaq is also happy to save his physical strength and hide behind the scenes to help the young people grow. His five assists in the Champions League are enough to illustrate the shift in his style of play, with Shaq coming second in the assists charts.

Nature. With six goals and five assists in six group games, Shaq is also the only player among the nearly 1,000 players in 32 clubs who can rank in the top three of these two important stats at the same time, and he is still a key figure that other teams have to focus on.

In fact, what really made Shaq willing to hide behind the scenes was his physical condition, as he grew older, Shaq's physical attributes fell quickly. Even if he had done a lot of training to deal with the situation, at the moment his physical attributes were only 17 points for strength, stamina, and strength, and his speed had dropped to 15 points.

The changes in his body are best known to him, and Shaq can already clearly feel many opportunities that he could grab before. Now he can't control it anymore, especially when fighting against fast, explosive defenders, he has to be at a disadvantage, and can only rely on experience, awareness, movement and skill to win.

Every New Year, when everyone else is happy, Shaq always looks sad, the attribute values displayed by "Black Feet" will all drop, only the effective items he insists on training in the past year can be maintained, and if this continues, he may not be able to adapt to the high level of football in the Premier League in a few years.

Every time he thinks about it, Shaq wakes up even in his sleep!

The only consolation for Shaq is that he still has a lot of simulation points on him, and he can use the "Blackfeet" simulation function to rejuvenate in a certain game, but that is clearly not what Shaq wants to see.

If he can, Shaq would prefer that he can continue his football life through transformation like his friend Wayne Rooney, "Little Fat" has become an example of England football, this guy has played until he is 39 years old, and he can still occupy a place in Arsenal's camp at the moment, but the number of games is getting less and less, but he will still occasionally be invited by the "Three Lions" to make a cameo appearance, and Rooney, who played 203 games for England, has already become a legend.

Finally, 2025 is still coming as scheduled, and Shaq has also reaped the honor in these two days...... FIFA Ballon d'Or!

Last season, Shaq scored 94 goals in 44 games for Leeds United, helping the team regain the Premier League title and the League Cup, and spent a whole season in great form, and in the second half of this season, Shaq scored 32 goals and assisted 6 times in 24 games to add points to himself, coupled with his contribution to the England team, it is reasonable to win the FIFA Ballon d'Or again.

Interestingly. When Shaq lifted his eighth FIFA Ballon d'Or, he was flanked by his younger brothers from his time at Barcelona, Vasquez and Otara.

In last season's European Ballon d'Or selection, the three of them also went to accept the award together, but Shaq only finished third because he did not have a Champions League performance as a reference. Otara and Vasquez have been recognized by UEFA to a higher degree for helping Barcelona lift the Champions League trophy again.

When saying goodbye to Ottara and Vasquis, Shaq said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Frank, Fernando, you have to be ready to go back, I'm going to the Champions League trophy this season!" Hehehehehe......"

Hearing Shaq's words, Otara and Vasquith were all scared into a cold sweat, these two left and right wings that Barcelona relies on to fight the world, and they are really clear about the strength of Shaq's big brother, don't look at them one is 25 years old and the other is 29 years old. They are all in the prime of their careers, but they don't dare to underestimate Shaq, the big brother, it is definitely a terrifying existence when you think about it!

When Shaq smiled and held up the trophy to show the reporters, the two superstars behind him, who had a combined value of £100 million, looked at each other and made up their minds at the same time...... When I go back, do I really have to talk to head coach Luiz? Enrique woke up.

UEFA Champions League ...... Maybe it's really because of his mentor Simon? The return of Grayson and Shaq makes the ending confusing!

This season, Luis? Enrique is hell-bent on leading Barcelona to the feat of defending the Champions League trophy. Previously, Barcelona's four-in-a-row title was Simon? What Grayson led the team to accomplish had nothing to do with him at all. After the restructuring of the Champions League, the two teams that defended their titles, Manchester United and Barcelona, were also led by "Brutal Simon", and the other managers ...... We still need to work hard!

At the beginning of the new year, Leeds United met the "Gunners" Arsenal in the 20th round of the English Premier League as soon as they came up!

Despite being a guest at the Emirates Stadium, the "Young Guards" still did not take their opponents seriously. Because...... They have Shaq!

It seemed that because he was about to turn thirty-two years old, and his career might not be much left, Shaq was under tremendous pressure...... Erupted!

Fifteen minutes into the first half, Leeds United's counter-attack was sounded by goalkeeper Diaz's big kick, and Shaq ran all the way to the top of the Arsenal penalty area. Under the attack of the two central defenders of the "Gunners" and the three goalkeepers, they used their momentum to jump up and fight for the header, and the ball was hoisted directly into the goal...... 1:0！

Three minutes later, Lens' breakaway cross from the left allowed Shaq to leap over the edge of the six-yard box to score Arsenal again...... 2:0！

38 mins, Ashley? Hood intercepted a goal-kick from midfield, and Shaq had a chance to go solo and hit Arsenal again with a high volley just one step into the Arsenal penalty area, ahead of the onrushing goalkeeper...... 3:0！

Shaq, who completed a hat-trick in the first half, was still brave in the second half, first adding Lens's shot into the goal in the 49th minute, and then kicking the ball directly into the top right corner of the Arsenal goal at the end of the 87th minute, 30 meters from the goal on the right side!

Seeing Shaq frantically complete the feat of scoring five goals in a row, even Mourinho sat there and smiled bitterly...... It's not that his team isn't working hard enough, it's Shaq today...... It's so powerful!

Shaq's five goals, coupled with Du Xiaoguang's header in the 63rd minute and a long-range shot from Wither in the 77th minute, Leeds United finally swept rivals Arsenal 7-0 away from home!

Wayne, the fan representative who came to London with the team? Flint excitedly broke into the court, and although he didn't run naked, he knelt on the ground and kissed Shaq's feet, so that Shaq didn't know how to react even if he recognized him.

But in any case, Leeds United got three points directly from their rivals today, and it's a happy thing to look at! (To be continued......)