football big winner

Chapter 571 Stepping Stones

"Bruce Lee's Biggest Change to Leeds United - Hitting the Posts".

After being eliminated by Chelsea, the English media were full of ridicule, and those who didn't know thought it was an important game.

Of course, Li Yi's post-match stimulation also played a lot of role. Facing the heated media, Li Yi said calmly that it was a pity to lose this game, then he didn't and left directly.

With the elimination of the FA Cup, Leeds United currently only has the league left. This is a good thing for Leeds United, and they can also focus on the league, but it is not a good thing for the substitute players, which means that their chances of playing are further reduced.

As for the fans of Leeds United, they were quite disappointed. Leeds United hadn't tasted the championship for a long time, and they were always one step behind last season. But this season, Leeds United fans had expectations in their hearts, especially after Li Yi took over, but now, this expectation has all turned into disappointment.

Li Yi understands the fan's carelessness, but he doesn't care about it, because Li Yi wants to reach the top four more than the FA Cup champion.

Besides, with Leeds United's results this season, even if they don't win the FA Cup, they can reach the Europa League. Of course, as a head coach who has won two Champions League titles, he also doesn't like the Europa League.

In fact, the exit from the FA Cup does not affect Leeds United's preparations for the No.20 four-round league, and after two weeks, Leeds United's transformation has already achieved some results.

It has to be said that Leeds United's next game will be of great help to Li Yi, because until the 29th round against Arsenal, Leeds United's opponents are not strong, which is more conducive to Li Yi's transformation of the team.

"Gareth Southgate? He did well in Middlesbrough," Li Yi said in an interview with the media before the game.

Old-fashioned?Although Li Yi is one round younger than Southgate, in terms of the head coach, Li Yi can be called a senior, and Li Yi's achievements may not be able to catch up with Southgate.

So Li Yi has the qualifications to comment on Southgate in this way, as a senior, as a top head coach.

But the English media obviously won't pay the bill, not even Southgate. Indeed, you know, they want to defeat Li Yilai to achieve themselves.

Speaking of defeats since Li Yi became the head coach until now, it can be said that there are only a handful of defeats, and the winning percentage is the highest among the entire world football head coaches. Therefore, beating Li Yi is definitely something worth showing off.

What he thinks in his heart is one thing, but what he says with his mouth is another. So in the face of Li Yi's provocation, Southgate was very humble in his mouth, but on the field, Middlesbrough was very proactive.

The opening ball belonged to Leeds United, but the opening wave of offense belonged to Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough aggressively fought at the beginning of the game. Although Leeds United still passed the ball into the penalty area, it was eventually cleared by Woodgate.

Under Li Yi's account, Woodgate was rarely healthy for a season, but after Li Yi left, the England central defender was injured again, and last summer, Woodgate was finally kicked out by Real Madrid and came to Middlesbrough.

Speaking of which, Woodgate is still a product of Leeds United's youth training. Kilgallen, who moved to Bolton this past summer, is also known as Little Woodgate.

In fact, it wasn't that last summer there were fans calling for Woodgate to be brought back to Leeds United. Unfortunately, Li Yi didn't like Woodgate.

In terms of strength, Woodgate can't even compare to Pavin, let alone Li Yi and Kompany, who are better choices. Then there is Woodgate's injury problem. Looking at Woodgate's career, there is no complete season.

Li Yi did have buffs, which could reduce Woodgate's injuries, but Woodgate itself was not in the interests of Leeds United. Instead of giving Woodgate a position, it would be better to give young players some opportunities.

The cleared ball was quickly passed to Tang Ning. This is one of the few skilled players in England. He is currently favored by the whole of England. However, Li Yi knew that Tang Ning did not meet the expectations of the fans and the media. Even as he got older, his direction became more and more mediocre.

Speaking of which, Tang Ning and Woodgate still have a special relationship. Tang Ning played a key role in Woodgate's joining Middlesbrough, because Woodgate's wife is Tang Ning's older sister, and she is also a biological sister.

The current Tang Ning is indeed spiritual, and her performance is also quite good. In this attack, Tang Ning directly passed Baines and sent a cross, and the ball was sent to the top of Tunchai without any mistakes. The latter completed Middlesbrough's first goal and headed the ball to the top.

It’s just that Tunchai’s header was not very threatening and was directly confiscated by Adler. Then Leeds United launched a quick counterattack and completed the first shot of the game.
This attack already had the shadow of Li Yi's tactics. Adler threw the ball directly to Beckham. The England heartthrob made a long pass to find Bell, who rushed to the ribs with the ball and passed directly.

Olic, the Leeds United striker has rushed into the Middlesbrough penalty area and resisted Woodgate with his tenacious fighting spirit, so this time, it was Olic who won the header, but just like Middlesbrough's attack, this header is no threat.

Rhythm, the rhythm of Middlesbrough's game was very fast. After 2 minutes, another shot was completed. In the opening 10 minutes, the two sides made a total of five shots.

Middlesbrough three times, Leeds United twice, but these five shots were all within the range of the goal frame except for the headers of both sides at the beginning, and the remaining three shots were either high or wide.

It is a recognized fact that Guardiola's Leeds United have a slow pace. Of course, this refers to the Premier League, so if you want to win Leeds United, speeding up is one of the ways.

After all, Guardiola is still young, and there are still shortcomings in all aspects, but now Li Yi is standing on the coaching bench of Leeds United. Although Li Yi has only taken over Leeds United for two weeks, the changes began as early as the first day of taking over.

So in the following time, the rhythm of both sides became faster and faster, but as the rhythm accelerated, the mistakes of both sides also gradually increased. For example, Leeds United made a mistake in cooperation in the second minute of No. 20, and Middlesbrough got a single-handed chance.

This mistake really scared Leeds United, Li Yi stepped out decisively and signaled Beckham to slow down.

(End of this chapter)