Chapter Eighty-Nine: Challenging the European Champions

Zach Thompson wore the red Liverpool No. 8 shirt on his shoulder, stood on the sidelines and clapped his hands to the fans, with a smile on his face, but he was very helpless in his heart, this 90-minute fierce battle between the "Young Guards" and the "Red Army" finally ended in a 0:0 draw.

If you just look at the scoreline, everyone will think that this is a very dull game between the two sides, but in fact this is not the case, Leeds United at home actually dominates the game.

Leeds United, who were playing at home, were eager to win the game, so they launched an attack from the start, and under the impetus of Zach Thompson's crazy run of 14.4km, the furious attack was extended to the whole game, Leeds United had 18 shots on goal far more than Liverpool's eight, but in the end they failed to score a single goal.

In this game, the "Reds" lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, drawing on the experience of the "Gunners" against Leeds United in the previous game, and the "Reds" also lined up with two midfielders this time, with Brazilian defender Lucas and Italian Aquilani focusing on their own team's defense throughout, and Gerrard, Bellamy and Joe Cole in front of them were responsible for feeding Suarez in front.

It's just that Leeds United, which is playing at home, is really crazy in this game, Zach Thompson himself doesn't count in defense and offense, and he also used all the bonus skill points of his teammates on Jonny Hausen, Ben Parker and Bentley, Bentley's cross was originally only 13 points, but it was added to 20 by Zach Thompson, which made Bentley frequently send exquisite passes on the right side, but without the addition of teammates, Tevez and Ameobi completed 11 shots, But he couldn't get the ball into the Liverpool goal.

Unable to turn the advantage into a victory, once again exposed the problem of the lack of Leeds United's overall attacking power, Zach Thompson only sighed in his heart after the game, and at the same time was full of expectations for the upcoming England and Croatia, Chile game, although the teammate's bonus skill points have reached 29 points, but it is really not enough to use it, Jonny Hausen, Ben Parker, the two good brothers naturally want to provide bonuses, and now Bent is using the bonus, the result is Tevez in front, Ameobi is weak again, when will this kind of talk be the head, when will he be able to have enough teammates bonus skill points, so that his teammates around him can become strong comrades?

After the game, Gerrard took the initiative to come over and exchange jerseys with Zach Thompson, and agreed on a time and place for him to meet Downing and Zach Thompson, and then joined his teammates and left.

"Bun" Gerrard now really likes "Shaq" more and more, and regards him as his ideal successor, the thirty-two-year-old Gerrard has a lot of rights in Liverpool, he is qualified enough to make transfer proposals to the manager, and he has enough qualifications to make suggestions to Liverpool management, which are all the capital he has won back with more than ten years of loyalty and outstanding performance to the team, Gerrard hopes that Liverpool can buy the little guy in front of him at any cost, This all-round midfielder can definitely become the cornerstone of the "Red Army's" rise again.

In Gerrard's view, Zach Thompson's football talent can no longer be described as just a "genius", this is a "freak" and "pervert"!

Gerrard still remembers the first time he met Zach Thompson at the St George's Park training base, at that time "Shaq" was just a rookie who had just shown his talents, and his role on the court was only active running and a very high defense rate, but look at the current "Shaq", this kid can not only complete the defensive task well on the field, but he has already begun to organize Leeds United's attack, It is also through super running ability to drive the rhythm of the whole team.

How long has it been?

It's only six months!

In just six months, Gerrard has watched Zach Thompson make tremendous progress, from a rookie player to an all-round midfielder who is barely able to serve as the team's commander.

Can you just say that a player like this is a "genius"?

Such a player...... He's a monster that ordinary people can't understand!

Gerald has a very high opinion of Zach Thompson, and after the age of thirty-two, he is really willing to promote some juniors, and it is obviously the most important thing to find a leader for the "Red Army".

After the game, Zach Thompson said goodbye to his teammates, and before he even returned home, he went to Gerrard and Downing with his travel bag on his back.

After the three of them met, Zach Thompson hosted dinner together, and then Gerrard chartered a taxi in the direction of London, the distance from Leeds to London is not much farther than Liverpool to London, it is about 320 kilometers away from the past, and Gerald If they turn back to Liverpool and then go to London, it will be 450 kilometers away, so Gerrard simply discussed with Downing not to return to Liverpool, and went directly to the training base in St. George's Park in London. The five-star hotels there are always waiting for them to stay!

However, saving time and effort was not the purpose of Geraldra and Zach Thompson to go to London together, his purpose was to be lobbyists with Downing to persuade Zach Thompson to switch to the "Red Army".

Don't look at the value of "Shaq" is not low, but Gerrard knows that his team is still capable of buying him, 350 million pounds, with the foundation of the "Reds" Liverpool is really nothing, even if they have no cash on the books, there is no such budget, as long as they open their mouths to borrow from the bank to get the money, the key is to look at the player himself.

Now Zach Thompson is definitely one of the most important players in Leeds United, he is the tactical core of Leeds United, responsible for the team's defense, attack, and even sometimes go up to score by himself, and he is also the highest-paid player in Leeds United, with his status as the "Young Guard", he is definitely very happy to stay in this team, whether he can say that Zach Thompson, Gerrard is not sure at all, but ...... It's never a bad thing to give it a try!

As a result, in more than three hours along the way, Zach Thompson was sandwiched by Gerrard next to him and Downing sitting in front, Gerrard kept talking about Liverpool's glorious history, and Downing kept saying how happy he was playing in the "Reds", Downing, who was born in Middlesbrough and finally switched to Liverpool through Aston Villa, is still more convincing, especially his salary of 4.8 million pounds and Gerrard's salary of 6 million pounds. These are all things that Leeds United cannot offer to Zach Thompson.

Zach Thompson doesn't have any transfer intentions at the moment, he just signed a new contract with Leeds United at the beginning of the season, and now it's only three or four months away, so it's too unorthodox to turn around and run.

What's more, now Leeds coach Simon Grayson has regarded Zach Thompson as the tactical core, and the formulation of tactics has obviously built the team around him, and Zach Thompson really can't bear to leave like this.

However, running towards the principle of multiple friends and multiple paths, Zach Thompson did not say anything to death, and after being annoyed enough by Gerrard and Downing, Zach Thompson grinned: "Steven, I really can't leave the team now, after all, I played in Leeds, and the manager and teammates trust me so much, I can't say anything if I don't bring some results to the team, right?" Well, in two years, when I really want to transfer, I'll call you and tell you, so it's always okay, right? ”

"Hehe, okay! That's for the best! Haha, Shaq, you kid didn't let me down! ”

Gerrard also knows that this kind of thing is absolutely unwanted, and the current transfer of Zach Thompson is really not big, otherwise he may be robbed by Chelsea, Arsenal and other teams in the summer, today it is enough to have this sentence as a guarantee, the future is still long, at least their team does not have to wait in vain, and if "Shaq" is really determined to transfer in a year or two, then it will be too late for Liverpool to chase with all his might.

When the three arrived at the St George's Park training base, they found that there were other people who had the same idea, including Manchester City's Richards and James Milner, who had travelled straight from Norfolk after playing with the team against Norwich City, and they were much closer here than from Manchester.

After the five people said hello, they smiled one by one into the hotel and took the room key to settle down, the "Three Lions" stay here is free, the hotel is located in the St. George Park training base, naturally to give the England team some convenience, the best room in the hotel is empty all year round, is for the "Three Lions" to prepare.

The next day, the rest of the England team arrived one after another, and the whole of England was not 600 kilometers away from Newcastle on the back to London, and the players of the "Three Lions" were still very convenient to come over, whether by plane or car, it would not take much time.

When the players came together, the topics of conversation were all around football, and when it came to football, it was natural to talk about Leeds United's performance in the league, and after 11 rounds of league games, they could still be ranked fourth in the standings, which was obviously not just a matter of good luck, and the strength of the "Young Guards" was still worth affirming.

However, the Leeds captain was not selected for the England squad this time, and only one "Shaq" was selected, which is very revealing.

At the top of the standings, it is no longer the "Gunners" Arsenal, but Tottenham Hotspur, this time they also have three players selected, all of which shows that Tottenham Hotspur is already a team with the same strength as Arsenal and Chelsea, and above them is Carrick, Ferdinand, Rooney, Ashley Young, and Smarin Five players selected Manchester United, and the "Red Devils" are still the backbone of English football.

It's just that the number of players selected for the national team is large, and it doesn't seem to mean that this team will be able to become the league champion, "old man" Ferguson's Manchester United is ambitious this season, but so far they have not shown the championship appearance, and the difference between Tottenham Hotspur and the top ranked Tottenham Hotspur in the standings is as much as 8 points, and the old man's dream of winning the championship again before retirement may have to wait until next year.

England had only been training for less than two days before they welcomed Croatia at Wembley Stadium, and the result was a comfortable 2-0 win for England without fielding their strongest squad.

After a lapse of four days, the England team welcomed the Chilean team at Wembley Stadium again, this time the "Three Lions" encountered difficulties, in the "double Germany" and Zach Thompson, Rooney, Walcott, Terry, Ferdinand, Leiton Bynes, Glenn Johnson and others all appeared, they still played a 3:3 draw with the Chilean team, and the Chilean goalscorer Sanchez, who played for Barcelona, scored three goals alone, and withstood the goals of Rooney, Downing, and Walcott.

Zach Thompson still performed very well in the game, he ran a distance of 12,500 meters, contributed 7 tackles, 3 headers, 8 interceptions, this is a very normal "Shaq", but the abnormal is that Zach Thompson's passes are as high as 62 times, crowning the entire "Three Lions", such a performance is very abnormal, you must know that the players who passed the most in the England team in the past were Lampard and Gerrard, this time the "magic lamp" only had 18 passes, and the "bun" only had 31 passesOn the contrary, Zach Thompson, who plays as a midfielder, has done a very good job in this regard.

After the game, the outside world was still speculating whether it was because of Hodgson's arrangement that the "Shuangde" performed poorly, but the England team understood very well that Hodgson did not make any tactical tilt at all, and the poor performance of the "Shuangde" was only because they were in really bad shape, one was 34 years old and the other was 32 years old.

At this time, Hodgson had to strengthen his belief, two years later in the World Cup in Brazil, England can have the existence of "double Germany", but they can no longer be the main force, the fate of the "Three Lions" has become a burden for them.

When many people are worried about the fate of the "Three Lions" and "Double Germany", Zach Thompson has returned to Leeds with 33 teammates bonus skill points, this time the England team played two games, and he got 4 teammates bonus skill points, which can finally further help the team strengthen its strength, which is really important before Leeds United is about to go to Stamford Bridge to challenge the "Blues".

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