Chapter Seventy-Nine: Undercurrents

Zach Thompson has been a real joy in England as he has won the Man of the Match award twice in two consecutive games for the Three Lions.

First of all, in England's away match against Poland on October 13, Zach Thompson provided two assists to Milner and Wayne Rooney in both halves respectively, and finally received a rating of 9.0 with 9 tackles, 5 headers, 2 interceptions and 13.6km of running, and deservedly became the best player of the game.

Then, on October 17, England's home match against Montenegro, Zach Thompson simply showed his arms and sleeves on the field, and in the 31st minute of the game, he took advantage of the opportunity of a corner kick to score a wonderful goal in the corner of the small penalty area with an earth-shattering half-turn volley, and in the 51st minute of the game, a header scored for the "Three Lions" to seal the victory, England's first striker "Little Fat" Rooney's goal in the 71st minute can only be regarded as the icing on the cake.

In addition to his two goals, Zach Thompson also recorded 10 tackles, nine headers and four interceptions, earning the highest rating of 9.3 after the game, easily becoming the best player of the match again.

After this game, Hodgson, who rarely praises the players, couldn't help but praise Zach Thompson's performance: "Shaq today, his performance was flawless!" While taking charge of the team's midfield offensive and defensive scheduling, Shaq was also able to charge for the team, and even scored a brace in the game, and his performance deserved any praise! ”

England remain top of Group 8 with 12 points after four straight wins in European World Cup qualifying, and they are already as many as five points ahead of second-placed Ukraine, with a direct chance of qualifying for the World Cup in Brazil as group winners.

When Zach Thompson returned to Leeds with 29 bonus skill points from his teammates and Jonny Hausen, the two boys were surprised to find that in the two weeks since they left the team, there was a sudden undercurrent around the "Young Guard".

The first is that the transfer news about the "beast" Tevez was exposed, and the media are all claiming that they have the latest information, and many teams have made high offers for Tevez.

'Italian giants Juventus are interested in Tevez and Conte claims he is working hard to sign Tevez.

'Real Madrid are looking for a new direction to break through, and Mourinho believes Tevez will give his side more goals, and Tevez will form the strongest forward line with Cristiano Ronaldo.

"Paris Saint-Germain is spending money to poach the Argentine 'beast', and Ibrahimovic says Tevez is his ideal partner."

This season, because of Tevez's continuous and crazy outburst in Leeds United, he has been favored by a number of wealthy giants, of course, this does not include the "blue moon" Manchester City who just sold him, but after Tevez's crazy 19 goals in 6 league games, with a huge advantage of 10 goals ahead of the second place in the scorer list Aguero to dominate the English Premier League scorer list, no one can ignore the "beast" Tevez this season.

What's more, this season's Tevez still has a total of 11 games to score 22 goals in an astonishing statistic, the average efficiency of two goals per game is simply against the sky, and he only completed a total of 56 shots on the field, of which 42 shots were within the range of the goal frame, and the result was 22 goals, an average of one goal can be completed every 44.18 minutes, so efficient, how can it not be coveted by other teams?

Disturbingly, Tevez doesn't seem to be very loyal to Leeds United, saying in an interview: "I'm happy playing here, I don't have any intention of leaving at the moment, so those who think I can do it, you better don't bother me." ”

Tevez's words are completely ambiguous, listening to the ears of some people who are not particularly interested in him, they will give up on introducing him, but in the ears of some interested people, the meaning will change, that is, they need to pay more to make Tevez happy in their own team, so that it is possible to get the Argentine "beast".

What makes a professional footballer happy?

Money!

Money, of course!

Professional players are very important to their own income level, just like Leeds United did not give Tevez such preferential conditions, and paid a large signing fee to increase his income, how could the "beast" come to Leeds United?

But now...... The appetite of the Argentine "beast" seems to be even greater!

With the small capital of the "Young Guard", it is naturally difficult for them to meet Tevez's requirements, but those giants such as Real Madrid, Chelsea, Barcelona, Juventus, and even local tycoon teams such as Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco can satisfy Tevez's thirst for money.

Leeds United fans have been distressed for a while about the possibility of losing the "beast" that will bring victory to the team with a steady stream of goals, and the current team is in great need of Tevez's goals, without this Argentine striker, Leeds United's attacking power will be reduced a lot, and it is unknown whether the team can continue to move forward in the league.

However,

Blessings are incomparable, and disasters are not singular!

Just when Tevez's transfer turmoil was intensifying, another news related to the "Young Guard" was broken, and Ken Bates, the chairman of Leeds United, was already starting to sell the team!

This news is more exciting than the possible transfer of "The Beast" Tevez, compared to a certain player, even if this player is at the level of Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, even if this team is only a promoted horse like Leeds United, the two are not at the same level.

The first to break the news was BBC Radio, who had received an offer from a business consortium that included a retired professional footballer, and according to the BBC, a spokesman for the consortium had spoken to them on the phone that they would make a formal offer to Leeds United president Ken Bates within weeks.

As soon as the news was revealed, Leeds United fans were panicked, the "Young Guards" had only been stopped for a few years, and now the team has just returned to the Super League, and the team's record is also very good, why is it going to suffer again?

Could it be that the fate of the "Young Guard" has to be so calamitous and difficult!?

The club's president, Ken Bates, can ignore the rumors about the transfer of the "Beast", but he can't ignore the news that his team has been "sold", especially since he has not received any definite news about the possible acquisition of his team so far, and no consortium has expressed his intention to invest.

So the stingy old man hurriedly held a press conference and invited dozens of reporters to help him clarify the matter, Ken Bates recounted his long-term plans for Leeds United, and also talked about the efforts he put into the team, and the prospect of the team is infinitely promising.

There were only two main themes in the press conference, the first was that Ken Bates had not received any investment interest in buying Leeds United, and the second was that the stingy chairman had raised Leeds United's important surname to him a lot.

In fact, Ken Bates, a football investor, simply gave Leeds United a change of direction to advertise and increase value, and he vowed not to sell the team, no one would believe it at all, but the media immediately turned out the fact that he made huge profits by selling the "Blues" Chelsea.

Leeds United fans were still only a part of the panic, but once Ken Bates's press conference took place, more than 80% of fans believed that the team they loved might be changing hands again.

The turmoil surrounding Leeds United has been intensifying, but all this has not stopped the progress of the league, and the "Young Guards" in the storm still welcomed their opponents in the eighth round of the English Premier League...... West Bromwich Albion.

West Bromwich Albion are not a strong team and don't have any stars in the squad, finishing 14th out of 20 superteams last season and currently 15th this season, losing all but two games against Aston Villa and Blackburn.

Speaking of this team, they are also not angry, their goal every season is set on relegation, and the overall strength of the team is relatively weak, a little stronger than those real relegation teams, so this team is also used to having no desire to mix up, if you want such a team to stop the "Young Guard" in the away stadium, it is really ...... It's so hard!

What's more, after smelling the smell of danger, Simon Grayson is trying his best to stabilize his team's military heart, because in addition to the Sunderland team in the ninth round, Leeds United will face the devil's schedule with Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea in a row. When the time comes, the fate of Leeds United must be more than lucky, and when will it be if it doesn't score points at this time?

Simon Grayson's various means have been exhausted, in fact, it can not play a big role, Leeds United has a little disheartened meaning at the moment, fortunately their overall strength is still much better than West Bromwich Albion, plus it is a home game, and finally defeated the opponent with a score of 3:1 in the game on October 20, and continues to be at the top of the table with 7 wins and 1 loss and 21 points.

However, after the game, Simon Grayson had a premonition that something was wrong, because the 3-1 was not easy, they were scored by the visitors at the beginning of the game, Ameobi equalized before the end of the first half, Tevez scored a goal in the 68th minute of the second half, and it was not until the 86th minute that Ameobi scored twice to seal the victory.

Leeds United staged a comeback this time, but the next time it will be the case...... Is it okay?

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