George Lee walked quickly in the building of the training ground.

He had just gone to the team doctor to get an update on the team's injuries. There is a bit of a feeling of being full of injuries at the moment, and most of them are injuries to key players.

Arjen Robben sprained his ankle during Leeds United's 3-0 home win over Sevilla in the first round of the Champions League.

This is relatively lucky, because Robben's other Dutch fellow, Sneijder, who just joined this season, may be out of action for two months due to a thigh injury.

With the addition of Woodgate before that, Leeds United already have two players suspended due to thigh muscle injuries.

If this injury is inevitable, then the collective flu of Smith, Milner, and Bynes has made George Lee suspicious.

Although the three of them insisted that they did not go to nightclubs, and George Lee did not learn in the news that the three of them were hiding anything from him.

But George Lee still felt that this was a bit strange.

When he came to the conference room, the first thing George Lee saw was that almost all the members of the coaching staff were wearing masks, except for Chris Casper.

The guy insisted on wearing a mask, and he also said that if everyone wore a mask, it would mean that he was wearing it too.

George Lee took out the mask in his pocket, put it on as well, and then closed the door before preparing for the coaching staff meeting.

It's just that when he closed the door, he didn't notice that the note on the door had been replaced with "George, close the door." ”

^^^

With George Lee in his seat, Leeds United's coaching staff reading session was just the start.

Although there is no need to embarrass the coaches and supervisors to do PPT, George Li still feels that this kind of regular meeting is necessary to be carried out once a month.

At the very least, let all members know about the club.

The team's team doctor will not participate in this kind of meeting, and their debriefing materials will be integrated with Colin McGee's materials, and McGee will report in a unified manner.

Just after McGee talked about the team's recent injuries, everyone started talking, especially several members of the coaching staff.

Because the team has just ended September, there are a lot of injuries.

The next 10-point game may be a bit stretched.

"Hey~"

Brian Kidd sighed first.

George Lee leaned his head over and saw what Kidd was scribbling on his notes.

If you look closely, it is a Leeds United lineup, but most of the players in this lineup are players in the backline, or the names of defenders in the middle of the midfield.

That's the problem Leeds United have had lately.

The team's defensive players are not a big problem, but Kidd has a bit of a headache because of the extensive injuries to the attacking players, especially the wide players.

Kidd wasn't the only one who had a headache, and after Sheridan and Kelly also saw what Kidd wrote, they also tried to sketch out the starting lineup for the next game in their notebooks.

In the same way, they started grabbing their hair.

It's just that just when they were worried, George Li took the initiative to stand up and began to draw on the whiteboard.

This time, the formation he drew was no longer the previous 433, but a 352 formation.

'The team's recent injuries have been mostly focused on those of Arjen Robben and Sneijder.

"Originally, I thought that Sneijder could be played in this position, and he had been thinking about it for a long time......"

Everyone below laughed, after all, Smith wanted to play in the middle for a day or two, everyone knows this, but the team still needs to find a more suitable talent on the left side.

But this is more difficult, first of all, few people can meet the requirements of George Lee and Leeds United, but George Lee's damn nationality obsessive-compulsive disorder, that is, Leeds United is now a strong European team, not all cats and dogs can come.

There are also these conditions that are met, and other clubs do not sell them.

In the past, Leeds United bought players who were known for their unique vision, and the people who bought them were cheap and easy to use.

It's different now, as long as Tony Wilson asks the price, the price is ridiculously high. Leeds United have a lot of money, but they are not stupid.

George Lee focused on drawing two wide players and wrote two names that no one expected.

When everyone below saw it, they were all shocked.

Because it says "Bale" and "JR", no one expected it to be Gareth Bell and Jan Arnesen. Originally, the first thing they thought of on the left side was Pederson, after all, the Norwegian's left foot is still very good, although there is no speed, but that long ball and set-piece are his secret weapons, and he has saved Leeds United many times.

If it wasn't Pedersen on the left but Bale in the past, then no one on the right would have guessed that it would be Arnesen.

Although Arneson has been at Leeds United for a few seasons, he is only 19 years old this year. And there are obviously many options on the right side, such as Charlotte Black and Kuyt, who can play on the right side, there is no need to send Arneson directly.

"Is it ......" Kidd was about to say something, but was interrupted by George Lee's outstretched hand.

George Lee then wrote down a few names at a time on the whiteboard.

The three defenders are Mathieson, Albchesten/Granqvis, Blake. These names also caused the commotion of the people below, after all, no matter how you look at Blake, it is impossible to play center back, and the two tall center backs are actually only one, and the other is a substitute.

There hasn't been much change at the back, it's still Barry and Parker. Partnering them was Pedersen.

There are no surprises with the two forwards, Kuyt and Kevin Davis.

After George Lee finished writing, Kidd finally couldn't help but ask.

"Why don't you go to Bowyer, whether he's in the middle or on the wing, I think it's more suitable."

George Li nodded, expressing his agreement with his statement, saying: "It is precisely because he can play that I need him to be this substitute, where he is not in shape, I will let him replace him." ”

"Will Blake fit in at centre-back?" Sheridan said right away.

"It's not a complete centre-back, it's a position between centre-back and full-back."

George Lee separated the two wide defenders a little and kept a certain distance from the defender in the middle. He then continued: "In the middle of the defence, we only need a traditional centre-back, and the two midfielders can help him form a defensive formation in the middle. The two defenders who can be on the middle and on the side need to cooperate with the two retreating wings to compress the opponent's attack. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, George Li pushed the entire formation forward, ready to talk about attacking.

"These two defenders, when attacking, can be pulled away a little bit, so that we can better form high pressing, because compared to the original back four, we now only have three defenders, and we have one more person to participate in the front court than before."

"And they can be involved in the attack as well, and Bale and Arneson can cut inside better."

'Pedersen I need him to stay in the middle and be responsible for the team's grooming. With two forwards, I can give Kuyt a lot of freedom as long as Davis stays at the front and acts as a fulcrum. ”

In the end, Lee drew a big circle around the entire lineup, indicating that he was done.

Kidd nodded, accepting the new tactical setup.

Casper knew about this in advance and had already started to operate it on the computer.

McGee is considering whether the team's fitness can meet the demands of such a formation.

Eddie Howe is ready to try this new formation in the reserve team because he has no record requirements and can practice however he wants.

Only Sheridan turned his head and asked Gary Kelly: "I don't have a clue how this wide centre-back should play. ”

"I know, I'll tell you more about it later, I've done this before."

Sheridan looked at Kelly in surprise, and then he remembered that Kelly used to play at right wing-back.