Chapter Seventy-Eight: Lao Tzu is fishing again!

After the end of the fifth round of the English Premier League, there has been a lot of change in the standings, Leeds United has risen to the second place in the standings with a record of 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss and 12 points, and in front of them is the "Reds" Liverpool with 4 wins and 1 draw, and the difference between the two teams is only one point.

However, Leeds United's second place in the standings is still a little watery, although they are indeed more than the unbeaten defending champion "Blue Moon" Manchester City and "Blues" Chelsea who are unbeaten with 3 wins and 2 draws, but because Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal have only played four rounds and are 3 wins and 1 draw, it is possible for these two teams to surpass the "Young Guards" in the future rematches.

But even so, Leeds fans are still proud of their team's performance, they originally thought that their team's first year back in the Premier League could only aim for relegation, but now it seems that this is not the case, Leeds United have shown such a competitive form this season, they can set their goals higher, and the top six European competition qualification can still be hoped for.

On the way back to Leeds from London, Zach Thompson played Zakin with Jonny Howson, Ben Parker, Tevez, Ameobi and others, and this time even Red, Dawson, Ronedan and others joined in, and the players had fun in the revamped luxury bus, and Simon Grayson didn't bother to care, anyway, since Leeds won this game, and won so beautifully, creating an 8:0 bloody massacre, then it's easy to say anything.

The players are playing hotly, and the coaching staff has a small meeting temporarily, the theme of the meeting is around the next few games, before Leeds United hosts the sixth round of the league against Reading, they still have a third round of the League Cup to play, this time their opponent is Burnley from the Championship, but Simon Grayson still plans not to use the main lineup, a season is so long, only rely on one set of lineups, in the end it must collapse, League Cup, The FA Cup can be used for training now, unless it is necessary to use the main squad to play after reaching the semi-finals, but the group stage of the Europa League still has to strive for qualification as much as possible, which is related to the team's recruitment funds next season!

After a day of rest, Simon Grayson took the team back to the third round of the Carabao Cup with Burnley, and had to travel to Burnley, Lancashhire in the north-west.

However, Burnley's strength is still relatively weak, the current Leeds United not only has more and more tacit cooperation between players, but also has Zach Thompson's teammate bonus escort, so after using half of the main lineup and half of the substitute lineup, Leeds United still defeated Burnley with a score of 5:1 away from home and easily advanced to the next round.

Back at Elland Road, Leeds United welcomed another promoted side from the English Premier League, along with themselves and West Ham United.

Reading are not as strong as Leeds United, and last season's two-legged meetings between the two teams ended in Leeds United winning, with the "Young Guards" beating Reading 2-1 away and 4-0 at home.

After Leeds United introduced Tevez, Bentley and other strong reinforcements this season, their strength has grown by leaps and bounds, and they are naturally more confident when they meet Reading again.

Leeds United's performance did not disappoint them in a game that was highly anticipated by Leeds fans, with two goals from Carlos Tevez and a low shot from Zach Thompson comfortably claiming their fifth win at home to the Premier League with a score of 3-0.

After this campaign, because the "Red Army" Liverpool lost at home to the "Gunners" Arsenal, Leeds United took advantage of the situation to reach the top of the standings!

Although the "Gunners" Arsenal and the "White Lily" Tottenham Hotspur have a chance to surpass Leeds United in the standings, Leeds United has once again achieved the position of the leader of the English top flight after 21 years, which still made Leeds fans cheer and caused an "earthquake" in English football.

The Times gave a fanfare to the "Young Guards" this season: for a long time, only Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have been six teams in the English Premier League, and it is no wonder that they are far more effective than the others, but now we have a seventh strong team...... Leeds United!

BBC Radio also did a programme about Leeds United, where they asked former Leeds star and former South African football icon Lucas Radebe to comment on the current "Young Guard".

Lucas Radbey has a deep affection for Leeds United, and even after retiring from football, he did not choose to return to his home country to settle down, but stayed in Leeds.

'The current Leeds United team has been very well coached by Simon, they have a rigorous tactical concept, they have a strong execution, and with the joint efforts of the chairman and the manager, the team has made a huge gain in the transfer market, and the summer has been very successful...... The most critical person? …… Well, I think the 'Shaq' in this team is the core of the team, although this little guy is still very young, but his ability is really very strong, he has a great talent for football, he is a genius! This season, Shaq has scored a lot fewer goals, but his role has become more prominent, I think it should be considered a mature midfielder, I can't imagine what this team would be like without Shaq...... Regarding the final standings of the team, I think we should not get our hopes up too much, because that will put a lot of pressure on the team, although these lads are doing a very good job now, but a season is very long, every player can't always keep himself in the best form, not to mention that this is the first year after Leeds United returned to the Premier League, the overall strength of the team is not enough to support the team to maintain such a strong position, so I think when the season ends, It's a great achievement that we're in the upper middle of the pack. ”

Lucas Radebe, as one of Leeds United's famous names in the history of the team, especially as a representative of "loyal ministers", his influence is still not small, and no one dares to doubt the black South African player's love for the "Peacock Army", so his words calmed down the fanatical Leeds fans, and these radical fans did not continue to shout slogans such as "winning the championship" and "entering the Champions League", and began to support the team with greater enthusiasm.

The reaction of the fans, without a trace of Simon Grayson's eyes, his heart can't help but feel more grateful to Lucas Radbe, although the two did not have much intersection when they were players, Simon Grayson experienced the peak moment of the "Young Guard" after growing up in Leeds United, and then left, three years later Lucas Radbey came to Leeds United, and always played for Leeds United, playing for eleven years and then finally in Leeds, This time, however, the two men inadvertently teamed up, with a word from the South African star helping to ease the pressure on Simon Grayson's side.

The pressure from the fans is much less, but this does not mean that Leeds United is not enterprising, the current Leeds United morale is high, after winning a game, the whole team has a sense of morale.

On October 4, Leeds United travelled to play the second round of the Europa League group stage against Belgium's Genke, and with Ameobi and Odi scoring goals in each half, Leeds United won comfortably on the road.

Back in England, Leeds United welcome the seventh round of the English Premier League, this time they travel to play Stoke City.

Leeds United are currently at the top of the table, while Stoke City are in 16th place, and the strength and form of the two teams can be seen from the standings, and the process of this game has once again proved that the league standings are indeed a hard standard to test the strength and form of a team.

At the Britannia Stadium, just seven minutes into the game, "The Beast" Tevez received a wonderful pass from Ameobi in the small penalty area, and a low shot from six meters in front of the goal broke the home team's goal.

Leeds United played more patiently after taking the lead, and they also paid more attention to defense, and played a few counter-attacks very threateningly, but it was not until the end of the first half that Zach Thompson penetrated the Stoke City defence with a through kick, and "The Beast" Tevez once again showed his sword, using his fast speed and superb shooting skills to send the ball into the Stoke City goal again.

After taking a two-goal lead, Stoke City had no chance to turn the tables, and "Beast" Tevez intensified his efforts to form a tacit understanding with Connoli through a counter-run feint at the beginning of the second half 8 minutes, and then locked the score at 3:0 with a light volley.

After the away win over Stoke City, Leeds United also continued to occupy the leading position after seven rounds of league play, with a record of 6 wins and 1 loss and 18 points, although it is only one point more than Manchester City, and it is even very likely to be overtaken by Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal in the third and fourth positions, but after all, the "Young Guards" are still sitting at the top of the table!

After this game, Zach Thompson and Jonny Hausen did not return to Leeds with the team, but happily went to the training base in London's St. George's Park to report to Hodgson, and then the "Three Lions" will start to compete in the World Cup qualifiers again, and they will play two games with Poland and Montenegro on October 13 and October 17.

Along the way, Zach Thompson seemed very happy, and Jonny Howson was a little baffled, and when he asked Zach Thompson, he couldn't get an answer, how could Zach Thompson tell him that Lao Tzu was coming to make a fortune this time?

Now, Zach Thompson is dreaming of waiting for England to win two more games, and then increase his teammate's bonus skill points to 29!

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