Chapter 39 The No. 1 Killer in the Champions League!
Chapter 39 The No. 1 Killer of the Champions League!
In the 26th round of the English Premier League on February 15, Leeds United defeated Derby County with a score of 6:1 at home. Allen and Knovells also scored a goal each, and the opponent sent another own goal.
Now the young generation of the "Young Guard" is really growing up fast, and they don't need Shaq and Jonny to play ordinary Premier League teams? Hausen, Ben? Parker, Ashley? Hood and they can lead the team again, and they can crush the opponent with the strength of the new generation.
Campbell has improved quickly with the help of Shaq, and the lad himself has worked hard enough, has a strong sense of responsibility, and has shown some ability to lead the team on the court. Grayson looked at the old man with great relief.
After playing this game, Leeds United has 70 points in the standings with 26 games, 23 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, looking down on the 19 Premier League teams behind them.
The second-ranked "Gunners" Arsenal has 61 points in 26 games, 20 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses, which is as many as 9 points behind Leeds United.
Shaq has scored 46 goals in 22 league games this season, which is even more efficient than last season, so it's no wonder that other teams have been crushed by Leeds United.
Manchester City, the "blue moon" in third place, has only 56 points, and it is not easy to catch up with Arsenal, let alone threaten the position of Leeds United.
Although the "Red Devils" Manchester United have been in first place this season with a transfer of £79 million, they are now only in fourth place in the standings, and it is reported that they will not be able to make more money from Manchester United because of their poor results for many years. The Glazer family is already thinking of quitting Manchester United and selling the club.
After the 6-1 sweep of Derby County, Leeds' attention was focused on the Champions League, and when the Champions League entered the knockout stage, the "Young Guards" officially kicked off this season's Champions League journey.
Despite returning to the Champions League after a two-year hiatus, the prestige of the "Young Guards" in the Champions League has hardly been affected, and this is also what Leeds United have played with their own results.
Simon? Grayson led the young "Leeds Three Musketeers" to the throne of European hegemony in one fell swoop. After four years, there was Alain? Shearer led Leeds United to stability, and now although seven years have passed, but now this Leeds United team has "Brutal Simon" and Shaq, who have won many Champions League trophies, who dares to deny their competitiveness!?
Simon as head coach? Grayson may be getting older, but it is clear that his coaching skills and football wisdom have become more unfathomable!
As for Shaq...... Then no one dares to despise it!
Even if he only scored six goals in six games in the group stage, Shaq also had five assists, and 11 of the 26 goals of the "Young Guard" group stage were directly related to Shaq, and his threat is still huge!
What's more, Shaq is the player with the most goals in the history of the Champions League. The only super scorer who has scored more than 100 goals, the only one who has scored 200 goals, and has scored 228 goals at present, is still continuing to rewrite his Champions League goal record, even if he is thirty-two years old, but still no one dares to ignore his existence!
And in the end, it's ...... Shaq's recent form has been really brave!
Scoring 12 goals in three English Premier League games, this is definitely Shaq's performance at his peak!
Lyon coach Remy? Gad is scratching his head right now, his side is not as good as Leeds United in terms of overall strength, even if this time they are playing at home. But it still couldn't reduce his pressure by half a point, but he sent someone to analyze the current situation of Leeds United. As a result, Shaq, who was at the peak of his form, made him completely unable to cope.
To say that when Shaq was in the Champions League group stage, his state was just average for Shaq personally, for a super killer who has won the Champions League top scorer for nine consecutive years, scoring 6 goals and 5 assists in six games, this kind of result is really average, and many stars can do it. Maybe even better than Shaq.
But the problem is the recent form of Shaq...... It really scares all opponents!
When Shaq God blocked and killed God, Buddha blocked and killed Buddha, and led his club team and England team to win the championship of various competitions, that scene seemed to be right in front of him, and all those who came into contact with football and loved football will not forget the past ten years. The first truly dominant player in the history of football was born, and Shaq's individual ability was rated as the best in history, and even Pele and Maradona were not as good as him, let alone others.
Now...... This Shaq is here again!
What to do!
What to do!?
Dozens of hairs white, Remy? Gad also failed to find a way to deal with Shaq, because he had no experience in this area, and when Shaq was in Europe, he was still fighting in the French second division!
Or even Remy? Gad and his coaching staff searched through the materials, but they couldn't find a case to learn from, because ...... Shaq has never been stared at to death!
Until the start of Leeds United's match against Lyon, Remy? Gad was still terrified when he saw Shaq's figure, he couldn't calm down at all, and he couldn't calm down at the thought that Shaq might lead the "Young Guard" to a big victory at the Stadium in Gerland, or even a big victory over his own team.
How can a team that can't even calm down as a manager be an opponent for Leeds United!?
But Rémy can't be blamed for that? Gad, after all, he belongs to a real dick coach, from a small team all the way to the head coach of the French powerhouse Lyon, this is not easy for him, and it is normal to be a little panicked in the face of a big scene.
But for Lyon...... It's a disaster!
Due to a thigh muscle strain in Lens' left leg, Simon? Grayson has Colm in the starting line-up for today's game, and the 18-year-old is now showing a lot of competitiveness and has even threatened Lens' position, perhaps because he is a year older than Lens. Colm's performance in goals and assists is more outstanding than Lens, but he is not as domineering as the flexible Lens in terms of dribbling, and the average of 5.25 dribbles per game is really worse than Lens's 7.25 times.
But...... Enough is enough!
Just a minute and a half into the game, Shaq suddenly rushed up front and forced the ball away from Lyon's Bosnian central defender Marian? Jan Jos' feet shoveled to the left front!
Colm, who was active on the left, reacted quickly. Quickly started to step forward to catch up with the ball, because it was the Lyon team attacking, they were not ready to defend at all, and they were caught off guard by Colm and quickly rushed to the left side of the penalty area......
"Smack!"
Facing the Lyon goalkeeper who moved over to block the near corner, Colm was very clever to play a volley with his nimble left foot, and the ball went directly into the right side of the Lyon goal behind the goalkeeper...... 1:0, Leeds United leads!
Colm's goal made the bustle at the Terrain Stadium much quieter, and the Lyon fans were almost dumbfounded. They never expected their team to concede a goal less than two minutes into the game!
And the Leeds United goalkeeper is not a super killer who was taken very seriously before the game...... Sark!
Claysandy, who was bought from Leeds United during the winter transfer, has shown a lot of strength in the few games he has played for Lyon, but he has not been able to face his former club in this game due to injury.
Now Leeds United's No. 28 Colm, who was obviously a substitute for Lens's substitute Clay Sandy, is still an 18-year-old little guy, and he is so good!?
Could it be that the people who came out of Leeds United are so awesome!?
This...... Isn't that!?
No matter how depressed the Lyon fans are. Leeds United were already in the lead, and Shaq was comfortable with an assist. But that's just the beginning...... Just the beginning!
With 28 minutes played, Leeds United had a chance to counter-attack, Hojdenk sent the ball to the feet of Shaq on the right, and then everyone saw the performance of "Champions League No. 1 Killer" with their own eyes......
Shaq started just past the halfway line on the right and raced forward with the ball, under the cover of Lyon's left-back and two centre-backs. Shaq stays in possession at all times!
Then there was a sudden stop outside the big penalty area on the right side of the Lyon team, and three defenders were thrown off directly!
Shaq immediately rushed sideways to the left front with the ball and entered the Lyon penalty area, and when the Lyon right-back rushed over to defend, Shaq had already picked up his left leg...... Boom!
A diagonal low shot. The ball slipped into the bottom left corner of the Lyon corner and into the bottom of the net...... 2:0!
Remy? Gad grabbed his hair with his hands in frustration on the sidelines, and his head was lowered...... Damn it! I knew it! I knew it! Shaq, this guy...... I can't prevent it at all!
Can't prevent it!
The defense of the Lyon team was completely broken through by Shaq alone, such a performance is nothing to replace the previous Shaq, but he is already thirty-two years old, but he can still have such a performance, as long as you think about what kind of effort Shaq has put into this, it is really awe-inspiring.
The stunned Lyon team, the defense has become chaotic, plus the head coach Remy? Gad had already lost faith and they suffered another blow towards the end of the first half.
After Hojdenk broke into the penalty area on the right side of the Lyon team with the ball, he suddenly stopped and crossed, Shaq was also a quick stop under the defense of the opponent's two central defenders, and ran sideways to meet Hojdenk's pass after getting rid of the opponent.
Without waiting for the ball to land, Shaq directly slammed his right foot, "snapped", and neatly pumped the ball into the dead corner of the lower right corner of the Lyon team's goal...... 3:0!
scored twice, and the number one killer in the Champions League is back strongly! (To be continued......)