Chapter 32: The Storm of Youth

After the game against Inter Milan, Simon? Grayson began to consciously implement the rotation system, not only in the league, but also in the League Cup and Champions League group stage games. Grayson is also sticking to the rotation.

However, Leeds United's rotation system is not a full rotation system, and the main squad is not even half rotated, and only in the Carabao Cup will all young players play, but in any case, Leeds United's young players still get a lot of opportunities.

And the team's record ...... Pretty stable!

In the league, they beat Wolves 3-1 at home, Derby County 9-0 away, Gillingham 3-1 in the Carabao Cup, and then beat Basel 5-1 at home in the second round of the Champions League group stage.

After winning four in a row, after playing in the Champions League group stage, Simon? Grayson simply increased the rotation and put Shaq, Jonny? Howson, Ashley? Hood, Ben? Parker and other veterans were put on the bench and brought the League Cup squad to the seventh round of the Premier League.

When the Young Guards' starting line-up for the home game against the Hammers was announced, everyone was taken aback......

Striker...... Campbell, 18 years old!

Left winger...... Clay Sandy, 19 years old!

Right winger...... Hojdenk, 21 years old!

Midfielder...... Wither, 21; John? Aaron, 17 years old!

Back ...... Paul? Draper, 18 years old!

Left-back...... Joe? Hicks, 18 years old!

Right-back...... Chen Jinlong, 21 years old!

Centre-back...... Marcio, 24; Du Xiaoguang, 21 years old!

Goalie...... Adem? Westrac, 17 years old!

Of the eleven players who started the game. There is only one Marcio who has just turned twenty-four, and the others, whether they are Chen Jinlong and Du Xiaoguang, who have been in battle for a long time, or Campbell, who has been a substitute for Shaq since he came to the first team, are all surprisingly young!

The average age of Leeds United's starters in this game comes at just ...... 19.5 years old!

Simon? Grayson, what is this for!?

Of the eleven starters, five were cultivated by Thorpe Arch themselves, is this because they are afraid of another betrayal like Kerslov and Belakta?

Still is...... Is Leeds United going to push for an overall rejuvenation!?

For the strength of these young players. Leeds United fans still give affirmation, with their knowledge of the team, these children will be the team's wealth in the future, one by one rotate on the field, in Shaq, Jonny? Hausen, Ben? Under the leadership of Parker and other big brothers, it is understandable to accumulate game experience and improve the level of competition, but they can all be sent up at once. These children ...... Will it mess everything up!?

Or rather...... Leeds United's main players are too physically exhausted and need to rest!?

Leeds fans, who were full of doubts in their hearts, began to watch this game with trepidation......

The process of the game is indeed not very smooth, Leeds United's boys are too tender after all, they were unceremoniously pressed by West Ham United at home for 20 minutes, fortunately Marcio, Du Xiaoguang, Chen Jinlong, the three main defenders are there, the teenager Joe? Hicks is young, but his style of play is solid. Coupled with two perfect saves from the excitement of young goalkeeper Vestrak, the "Young Guards" finally stabilized their position. After that, the performance gradually became normal.

At this time, Campbell and other young geniuses found out that it was so difficult to "pick the lead", when they took turns to fight, they had big brothers around them, and they didn't need to have too much psychological burden when playing against opponents. All of them showed their best side, and all of them were regarded as "geniuses" by the fans!

But it was only now, when these originally conceited young people faced everything on their own, that they realized that they still had such and such shortcomings, just a West Ham United team in the middle of the Premier League. It's already put so much pressure on them, and they have to fight for their lives to keep up with the rhythm and fight their opponents.

Off the field, Leeds United's bench was quite lively, Shaq, Murray, Ben? Parker, Jonny? Howson, Ashley? Hood and the others were there, with relaxed smiles on their faces, cheering for the little brothers on the field, and applauding each of these little brothers for their outstanding performance.

Simon? Grayson also whispered to Harvey next to him with a smile, and from time to time Harvey would take a pen and write a few notes in his notebook......

"Simon, I see you're getting more and more insidious now!"

Simon? Grayson laughed and said: "The potential of these boys is huge, but they always play under the protection of Shaq and others, and their ability to face pressure in the future will be too poor. ”

Harvey smiled and nodded: "Well, I realized my own shortcomings, this impression must be much deeper than what we told them!" By the way, Simon, you're not going to do that to the youth team kids, are you? ”

"Why not? How can you grow without pressure!? Hehe, when Shaq came to the first team, this kid had to pick up the team's defensive responsibilities as soon as he came up, in the midfield position...... Heh, this kid is so perverted! ”

Harvey also followed Simon? Grayson laughed, he was familiar with Shaq's original experience, a super striker who has scored 1,509 goals so far, starting with a defensive midfielder, which is really incredible, but it is true!

At present, Shaq has scored 1,234 goals for the club, scored 265 goals in 166 games for the English team, and has not only won five Premier League top scorers, but also won five La Liga top scorers, and has been the top scorer in the Champions League for nine consecutive years since the 2013~2014 season.

And...... Since the beginning of the 2016~2017 season, when Shaq's goals surpassed Rooney, he has been the top scorer in the history of the England team, and he has also held this record for nine consecutive years, which has long become a legend that has never ended.

...... in this world There's only one Shaq!

After taking his mind back, Xavi noticed that the situation of the game was starting to change. After the Leeds United lads stabilized the situation, they finally found an opportunity to start a counterattack, first trying to use the speed of the wingers from both flanks to surprise the opponent, Wither and John? The two boys of Aaron were very careful to grasp the opportunity to split sides, the speed of Clay Sandy and Hoydenk also played a role, and Campbell, a Leeds descendant from Thorpe Arch, was not as perverted as Shaq. But this eighteen-year-old boy has a good sense of grabbing points and heading skills, and he is not a small threat.

Finally, with 36 minutes played, Leeds United scored!

What is laughable is that the person who opened the scoring for Leeds United was not a Leeds United player, the goal was ...... Own goal!

Dutch midfielder Wither's long-range shot went past goalkeeper Ramz and bounced off West Ham's right-hand post. I hit the ball into my own goal with my own hand!

Own goals are very demoralizing!

In the next game, the initiative fell to Leeds United, but even so, the lads could not take their chances, and after the 1-0 lead of the first half, they fought until the 73rd minute of the second half, when Hojdenk crossed from the side on the counter-attack and Campbell pushed the ball into the back of the net. Campbell's goal finally sealed the win for Leeds United!

After the game. Simon? Grayson said that the game was indeed a hard game, but the result was still quite good, after beating West Ham United 2-0 at home, Leeds United is still unbeaten with 7 games, 6 wins and 1 draw, three points ahead of second-place Manchester City!

When reporters asked Simon? Will Grayson give the youngsters another chance when Simon? Grayson laughed and said, "Of course! We have so many nice lads. It's also time to give the team's heroes a proper rest! ”

At this time, no one has yet realized Simon? Grayson wants to do something, and no one will believe that he will continue to use young players in the league after the main players are fit, after all, Leeds United are in the eighth round of the Premier League. It is to be a guest at Anfield, the home stadium of the most famous hell.

This time, even the most daring person would not have predicted Leeds United's starting line-up because ...... Simon? Grayson sent out the same lineup as the last game, and it was still the same young lineup with an average age of only 19.5 years old!

At this time, no one really can understand whether the "brutal Simon" is crazy or not, you can fight the "Hammer Gang" at home and make a group of hairy boys, and when you play against the "Red Army" away, you dare to do this!?

Leeds United's approach has insulted the Reds, and their stars are going crazy with rage, and despite the kind reminders of his new team-mates, who have only moved from Leeds United this season, no one thinks that a 19.5-year-old 'Young Guard' can do anything at Anfield.

So something happened that made the "Red Army" even more angry and crazy......

Just 4 minutes into the game, John? Allen sent a through ball to the left of the middle, and after the ball flew into the Liverpool penalty area, Campbell ran from the middle, fell to the ground and slid some distance, and then cleverly forced a shot into the far corner, and the score became 1:0!

After taking the lead, Leeds United resorted to a counter-attacking tactic of shrinking, and on 38 minutes, Hojdenk on the right cut inside on the wing, and suddenly fired a shot from Liverpool's right penalty area line, and hung the ball into the top left corner of the Far 'Reds' goal...... 2:0！

The stunned "Reds" couldn't calm down at all, and sent a penalty to Leeds United in the 62nd minute, and after Wither's calm penalty, the score became 3:0!

By the time Liverpool seized the opportunity to pull a goal back by French striker Caldejo, the game had already reached 84 minutes!

In the end, the "Reds" were humiliated by a real "youth" Guards at their home stadium at Anfield, a 3-1 victory.

After this game, no one said Simon? Grayson is arrogant and the like, you must know that Leeds United have just beaten West Ham United and Liverpool with a youth army of only 19.5 years old.

Now more people's eyes are focused on one young talent after another in Leeds United, Lens, Campbell, Richardson, Westrac, John? Aaron, Knuvels, Joe? Hicks and so on, all the hairy boys have shown infinite potential, how the hell is this done!?

A strong storm of youth is already blowing in the "Young Guards", and no one can stop it!

When everyone still focused on these young people, the "Gunners" Arsenal had already made a move, Mourinho personally shot, and it was a family card, and he promised heavy profits, and even paid liquidated damages. Grayson and Xavi were stunned, and they actually poached the Frenchman Nasri, the head of Leeds United's academy.

It was only at this time that others suddenly realized that since the Leeds United academy has produced so many talented players, it is obviously the credit of the academy coach, Nasri, the youth director...... Oops, why didn't you notice it before!? (To be continued......)