Chapter 11: Deliverance!

After five rounds of the Premier League, the "Young Guards" are still at the top of the standings with a winning record, but the many loopholes under the team's strong surface have really appeared, and it is no longer realistic to take advantage of the opponent's fear to attack wantonly.

How to make up for the lack of experience in the backline, has become the current Simon? Grayson's biggest headache!

On the contrary, the "Gunners" as a rival are really laughing lightly now, Mourinho has not yet played with Simon? Grayson's opponent who has already passed a round of bombardment is a little dizzy, relatively speaking, the defending champion "Gunners" Arsenal, who have also won all five games, is obviously more competitive.

Mourinho's Leeds United is a paper tiger, which has been confirmed by Southampton, and now all Premier League teams are no longer afraid of the "Young Guard".

Although Shaq is old, he is still the most dangerous killer on the planet, and his scoring efficiency is still shocking!

But no matter how clever the "brutal Simon" is, but the football game is to speak with strength after all, Leeds United's lack of experience is an indisputable fact, Lens, Weiser, Chen Jinlong, Du Xiaoguang, Kslov These young people do have potential, but young people are young people, and the experience is relatively far behind, they can also regain their glory, wait for two more years!

And Mourinho is indeed right, there are too few people in the hands of "Brutal Simon", in addition to this set of patchwork of the main lineup, the only available treatment under his hands is "Little Ben" Chris? Farley, Tobias? Lang, like Belakta, Miguel? Angelo and the others are all young people.

Leeds United ...... There's really nothing to be afraid of!

In the face of these kinds of impending difficulties, Simon? Grayson was still full of confidence in front of the players, saying every day: "We've got Shaq, we've got Jonny, we've got Ashley, we've got Ben." They're the best players on the planet and we don't have to fear any opponent. ”

In fact, whenever Simon? When Grayson returned to the office, he would frown and think hard about what to do, and after a few days, there were a few more strands of gray hair on his sideburns.

Harvey finally couldn't stand it, 54-year-old Simon? Grayson looked like a sixty-year-old. He felt that as an assistant, he still needed to be reminded.

Early on the morning of September 26, when Leeds United's bus was carrying players to Burnlitoff's Moore Stadium, Xavi took a glass of pure water and handed it over: "Simon, do you remember our goals for this season? ”

Kindness!?

Simon? Grayson was stunned when he heard this, he suddenly thought of a lot, and suddenly understood Harvey's intentions, the goal was ...... This season's goal is to finish in the top six, but we're at the top of the table. Do you want to give up?

Xavi smiled, and there was a hint of shyness in his smile: "Simon, the current Leeds United team is not Barcelona, nor Manchester United, and she is not the 'Young Guard' who dominates the European continent anymore." Leeds ...... now She is just a new team that has just experienced a major earthquake in the summer, from the owner and chairman of the club to the manager and players, all of them have undergone a major change! Let's be honest. Simon, I didn't start out thinking we were going to be in the top six. It's good to play in Europe next season, but now it looks like we're going to be able to do that! But I still have to say, the champion...... Too far away for us! At least this season, we don't have the strength to compete for the championship! ”

Simon? Grayson smiled bitterly: "Creus, I understand what you said, it's just that the team is performing so well now." I really don't want to just give up, actually...... Alas, forget it, I don't want to do this, it seems that I am too greedy! Hehe. Okay, let's go with the original plan! By the way, today's game is a League Cup game, so we can implement our plan! ”

See Simon? Grayson was no longer entangled, Xavi was also happy, took out the team's list and handed it over: "Simon, start choosing our starting lineup to play Burnley now!" ”

“OK！”

Simon? Grayson agreed very simply, at this moment he really figured it out, the current Leeds United is just a "new life" after the reconstruction, in the absence of huge financial support, it is really unrealistic to compete with Arsenal, Manchester United and other strong opponents for the league championship, if you have to fight for your life, you are likely to end up with yourself to be exhausted and dragged down, and then maybe even the team's original goal will not be able to be completed!

But...... Now that I have figured it out and been freed, how to convince those boys is also a problem, now the team's start is too perfect, and the young people in the team are even thinking of desperately competing for the championship, but the fact is that the time is not ripe, and Leeds United still needs to continue to wait and hibernate.

Simon who figured it all out? Grayson, who made a bold change to the squad against Burnley, was on the bench with Chris? Farley and Belakta have both been given the opportunity to start, and he has also made up his mind to accumulate experience for his team's players, who are the main players of the team in the next two or three years, so it is natural to give more opportunities at this time.

Jean Simon? What Grayson didn't expect was that Mourinho's article was really too influential, and even a small team like Burnley, who could only play in the English Champions League, knew how to play against Leeds United......

Just one minute into the game, Burnley slammed into the air behind Slov and the 33-year-old Scottish striker Griffiths fired a low left-footed shot past Diaz's Leeds...... 1:0, Burnley, who was playing at home, took the lead so easily!

Belch!

Simon off the field? Grayson opened his mouth in surprise, and after a moment came back to his senses and said to Harvey beside him, "Creus, what do you think...... Well, how about we switch to defensive counter-attacks in the future? Our defense is too weak! ”

Harvey pondered for a moment before nodding: "Well, you can think about this, I think it's time for us to make some changes." If you play defensive counterattacks, Shaq, Murray, and Lens in front need to do better tacit understanding and more coordination methods, and Jonny also needs to go up to help at the right time. ”

Simon? Grayson smiled and nodded, "You're right, but I don't think it's a big problem." At least it's a way out of the mess, and I'm sure those guys will be surprised, I don't think much of them have fought back yet! ”

"Hehehehehe......"

Feeling Simon? Grayson's lightness, Harvey also laughed happily, any difficulty can find a solution, but if Simon? Grayson was always frowning. It will take longer to find a solution, and the team will face more problems.

Simon? Grayson was really relieved, he wasn't even worried about the team conceding the opening goal, Burnley ...... Hehe, it's just a Championship team, they want to guard against Shaq, that's just a fantasy!

Shaq is still the greatest scorer in the world!

Shaq really didn't disappoint with the usual 12 minutes. Shaq received a pass from the youngster Lens after the offside position, and pushed the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal in the Burnley left penalty area, and easily made the score 1:1.

In the 18th minute, the Leeds backline once again exposed its problems, Griffiths once again found an opportunity from the gap between Du Xiaoguang and Shoff Kerslov, received a pass from his team-mates and broke into the Leeds penalty area, deceived goalkeeper Diaz, and fired a low left-footed shot into the net...... 2:1。 Burnley, playing at home, took the lead again.

This time, Simon? Grayson was a little dissatisfied. Kroef and Du Xiaoguang are both central defenders he values, and he is also preparing for Leeds United's backline in the next five or even ten years.

This situation ...... It has to change!

"Ashley! Retreat! Retreat! Compress space! ”

Simon? Grayson walked to the sideline and began to call the shots: "Ben. Reduced assists! Chen, keep your wing and don't let your opponent pass the ball easily! Belakta, back off, watch out for the interception! Johnny. Organize your team's offense and defense! ”

Simon? Grayson gave a few more instructions, but in the end, it was just one ...... Step up your defense!

Simon? Grayson has no intention of changing the fundamentals of his "solar system tactics", but the tactics of defensive counterattacks are really going to be added, and whether this idea can be really implemented depends on the defensive ability and counterattack ability of his team, and what kind of performance he can have in the game.

Not to mention, after Leeds United switched to defensive counterattacks, they really improved, and after the team's defense became solid, there were more opportunities to attack.

At 31 minutes, Jonny? Hausen picks up Ashley at the back? After Hood shoveled the ball, he kicked the ball to the left side in front, Shaq in the middle is always the object of the opponent's tight defense, any team will send at least two people to keep an eye on Shaq when facing him, and some teams will even send three people, but there is no shame at all, because Shaq is so dangerous!

However, the youngster on the left, Alex? Lens was obviously not so valued, but Lens got the ball very easily, dribbled the ball on the side and rushed forward quickly, and he also looked at the position of Lushak as he ran, and when he was close to the center circle, he suddenly came with a long pass!

The ball was sent to the left of the middle in front of the penalty area, and Shaq also shook off the two Burnley players who were marking him with his own speed, chased the ball before everyone else, and after dribbling into Burnley a metre in, Shaq suddenly hit a shot with the outside of his right foot in the process of dribbling!

"Smack!"

The ball flew out all at once!

The shot was shot without warning, the Burnley goalkeeper was blocking the near corner, and the ball flew out and did not react at all, waiting for the ball to pass in front of him before making a move to the ground, but he couldn't save the ball at all.

"Dang!"

Shaq's shot was absolutely world-class, and after the ball flew into the bottom right corner of the goal, it hit the inside of Burnley's right post before bounced into the goal...... 2:2 draw!

After the 2:2 draw in the first half, through halftime scheduling and pointing, Simon? Grayson made his team's defense tighter, and in the second half, he played the defensive counterattack with great enthusiasm.

On 49 minutes, the 20-year-old Frenchman Bellaqueta ran into the space behind the Shakra side on the counter-attack. Hausen's well-placed short pass from three metres allowed Belakta to shoot straight into the net on the run, almost into the Burnley goal...... 3:2, Leeds United lead!

Leeds United, who took the lead, played a more resolute counter-attack, and on 74 minutes, Lens sent another well-placed pass to Shaq, who half-turned with his left leg in front of Burnley's left side of the six-yard box and volleyed the ball directly into the top left corner of the Burnley goal...... 4:2！

At the same time that Shaq completed the hat trick, the teenager Lens also completed the hat trick of assists, Shaq laughed and ran over and hugged the little guy, rubbing Lance's hair vigorously with his big hands: "Little guy, well done!" It's beautiful! ”

Lens grinned happily, his expression was quite happy, he suddenly felt that he had done the right thing by watching Shaq's goal video for the past two months, he had finally formed some tacit understanding with Shaq now, at least his ability to seize opportunities was much stronger, although the three assists in this game were the same, but it just proved that he could send Shaq a dangerous pass.

As long as you can do this, no matter how hard it takes...... It's worth it, too! (To be continued......)