Chapter 129: Enlightenment

The result of the 90-minute game was 1-1, and Leeds United drew with Chelsea at home. Grayson didn't give any face to the generation of coaches around him, Rafael Benitez: "It was an ugly game, we were supposed to play a passionate and high-level game, but some unconventional tactics from the opponents made it a bad game, I admired the fighting spirit that Chelsea showed, but they no longer had the courage to face any opponents, this team is no longer at championship level...... Well, the draw did disappoint me a bit, but I'm sure my players have gained experience from fighting like this and the next time we encounter this again, we'll know what to do. ”

As if he hadn't heard the ridicule of his peers, Benitez sat there with a breezy performance and summed it up by saying: "I'm very happy with the team's performance, the players have shown their fighting spirit and strong fighting spirit, the situation of the team is improving, we are unbeaten in seven consecutive league games, the lads have done well enough!" ”

After the press conference, Simon? Grayson is back in the home locker room where a bunch of brats are getting angry......

"Shit! It's a piece of shit! "Ben? Parker was still waving his fist in dissatisfaction: "If it weren't for these shameful guys who always fouled, we would have won this game!" ”

Captain Jonny? Hausen also nodded repeatedly: "It's true that these people at Chelsea are playing a bit dirty, but we are not strong enough, if we can not let them score, we can still win the game." Shaq, what do you say? ”

Zack? Thompson bowed slightly: "We did have the advantage in this game, but we couldn't get three points in the end. Speaking of which, we underestimated our opponents! Probably everyone forgot, right? Jose Mourinho's side have always been pretty, they can do anything to win on the pitch, but ...... And they have succeeded. Porto won the Champions League, Chelsea won the Champions League, Inter Milan also won the Champions League, and Real Madrid is also very promising this season, so ...... We must admit that this kind of utilitarian football, which only pursues victory, still has the capital to exist. ”

"Shaq is right!"

When the players start to think. Simon? Grayson spoke up: "Utilitarian football is very different from the football we play, but we also have to admit that this football philosophy has its inevitable factors, and the nature of the football game determines that this kind of football must exist for a long time. We are all footballers, who wants to play beautiful but not win? Oh, okay lads, this game is over, let's pack up and go home. But. Let's not forget, we still have a chance to teach Jose Mourinho's team a lesson, and in four days we have a game in Italy and Inter Milan, so maybe you can test some of your ideas by then. Oh, by the way, I'm not going to give you any tactical instructions for this game, you can refer to today's game and discuss it for yourself to see what can be strengthened. Check it out when the time comes! ”

Simon? Grayson said it very lightly, but he was no less angry than the players. Even more angry, after the draw against Chelsea, Leeds United fell to third place in the table, two points behind the top "Red Devils" Manchester United and one point behind the "Gunners" Arsenal.

Although the "Young Guards" still have one less game to play, and if they win the play-off game, they can surpass the standings, but the team's current situation is really getting worse and worse.

Right behind Leeds United. "Blue Moon" Manchester City is only one point less in fourth place, and fifth-place Tottenham Hotspur is only two points less than Leeds United, and the top five teams are only one point away from each other. Even Champions League qualification for the top four is in jeopardy.

However, this is the case in football, the road to the championship is a rough one-way street, only one team can go to the front, and those behind have to wait for the person in front to make a mistake if they want to overtake.

Simon, who values the league more? Grayson, who really doesn't care about his team's second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals with Inter Milan, can beat Inter Milan 2-1 at home, which is enough for Leeds United, even if they lose away and are eliminated from the competition, it is not a loss for the team, and they can get to this point in the Europa League...... Enough is enough.

Leeds United's remaining 7 league opponents are not strong, Aston Villa, Sunderland, Blackburn, Norwich City, Wolves, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle, although only one of the seven opponents Tottenham Hotspur may be more troublesome, the confrontation between the two teams is likely to directly affect the league standings, but Sunderland, Norwich City, Newcastle, Aston Villa These opponents cannot be underestimated, they are all in the relegation battle or on the verge of the relegation zone, The more desperate it gets to the end of the season, Leeds United is about to capsize in the gutter if they don't get it right, Simon? Grayson had to pay enough attention to the Europa League...... Just let it be.

But...... The world is impermanent!

Four days later, when Leeds United appeared at the Meazza Stadium, everyone thought that the team had given up the Europa League, except for Ameobi and Tevez in the front, only Shaq in the midfield and a three-man center-back combination and goalkeeper were the main lineup, Simon? Grayson made four substitutions in one go, Snodgrass, Bentley, Hammett? Altentop and Konnoli got the chance to start.

It can be seen from the arrangement of the troops that Leeds United is really planning to give up the Europa League!

It's a pity that God doesn't seem to want Leeds United to go all out to compete in the English Premier League, and there is really no suspense in this game, but the winning side is ...... Leeds United!

Just 6 minutes into the game, "The Beast" Tevez was pulled down by Muntarico when he burst into the penalty area. Vernell awarded the penalty immediately.

"The Beast" took it upon himself to score the first goal of the game with a dashing whistle that deceived Cesar, and the aggregate score between the two sides became Leeds United to lead 3:1!

After that, Leeds United played very easily, and at 41 minutes of the first half, Ben? Parker sent a tactical corner kick on the right side, Bentley dribbled the ball in the Inter Milan penalty area with a precise pick and pass to the middle, Zach who rushed up from the back post? Thompson made the most of his header, leaping high and flicking the ball into the bottom right corner of the Inter goal...... 2:0！

Inter Milan, who were two goals behind in the first half, are already 1:4 behind on aggregate, and considering the away goals, they have to score four goals in a row in the second half, which is really ...... for any team It's so hard!

Demoralized Inter Milan conceded two more goals in the second half, "Beast" Tevez received a pass from Bentley in the 63rd minute and scored a low shot, and then scored with a sudden cold shot with his left foot in the 83rd minute, locking the score of the game at 4:0!

After the game, Inter Milan coach Stramaccioni was confused, and he couldn't understand why his team could lose four goals at home when Leeds United were only half of the main players, and the aggregate score of the two legs was eliminated 1:6, which is really ...... for Inter Milan It's incredible!

Only two or three years ago, the "Great International Era" was still the most dominant dynasty in Italy, and even won the championship in Europe, but since then it has slipped rapidly, Benitez, Leonardo, Ranieri and other famous coaches have folded, and even he, who is extremely familiar with Inter Milan and has reused the tactics of the Mourinho era, has failed, Inter Milan ...... What's going on?

Leeds United advanced to the semi-finals of the Europa League with an aggregate score of 6:1, which caused a lot of shock in European football, and English football was also praised, this time they did not defeat Leverkusen, Porto and other second-rate European teams, they defeated Inter Milan!

Even if Inter Milan is not as good as it used to be, the heritage of the giant team is still there, Leeds United can beat such a team, and it is also an undisputed defeat of the opponent with a total score of 6:1 over two legs, which shows the current combat effectiveness of the "Young Guards".

What if these people know that Leeds United or manager Simon? Grayson's 4-0 away win without a tactical set-up doesn't yet know what kind of uproar it will cause.

But Simon? Grayson was overjoyed, but he was deeply pleased with his haphazard decision, as he found another advantage in his team...... Fast!

The reason why Leeds United was able to beat Inter Milan by four goals away from home was that their tactics did not change much from the last game against Chelsea, but they just accelerated the pace of the game.

In this kind of speed, the old giants of Inter Milan were finally crippled, and the players were completely unable to keep up with the rhythm of their opponents in the late stages of the game.

After watching this game, Simon? Grayson was inspired, and perhaps this move should serve as a lethal move for the team when they face those ageing opponents in the future.

Three days later, Leeds United went to play away to Aston Villa, at this time the English Premier League standings changed again, the defending champion "Blue Moon", who played a day earlier, did not have any weakness at the critical moment, they easily defeated the "Magpies" with a score of 3:1 away from home, and jumped to second place in the standings with one more game, and the "Red Devils" Manchester United has been evenly divided. (To be continued......)