Tyrant of green giants, signed Guardiola at the beginning

Chapter 32 Did you see through it?Yeah?

The vigorous Leeds United began to enter the rhythm of regular rotation.

Winning eight consecutive league victories and consolidating their lead in the league.

Shen Hao became more determined to compete in the local cup.

Midweek Carabao Cup second round.

Leeds United host Swindon Town.

The attendance rate at Elland Road reached [-]%, which was an improvement compared to the first round.

For Leeds United it is revenue generation.

After all, players are paid weekly salaries, and most players have additional appearance fees, but compared with the tickets earned and the live broadcast of the games, the club can definitely make a profit through the games.

Guardiola and De Boer rotated today.

The 35-year-old Batistuta seems to be in good condition.

Shen Hao planned to replace Batistuta as early as possible as long as he could lead the score.

What he didn't expect was that as soon as the game started, Leeds United's second wave of offensive attacks broke through the opponent's defense from the right.

The electric mouse Lennon was quiet in the last league game, and this energetic burst surprised the team.

The cross from the outside line into the penalty area fed Batistuta a bite of England flying pancake. Batistuta chewed it up and shot the ball in.

Leeds United fans were overjoyed and roared in celebration.

Batistuta conquered fans extremely quickly.

It even makes many Leeds United fans regret that this year the team is playing in the English Championship.

It would be great if it was the Premier League!

Leeds United, with high morale, soon gave Shen Hao another surprise.

When Kilgallon stepped in from the wing and hit the wall with Michael Gray, he then made a pass from the bottom to assist Lennon in the middle of the penalty area and scored from behind!

Kilgallon's growth and progress since the season began to attract attention.

Youth is the future.

Potential is everything!

Leeds United scored their third goal before half-time.

Batistuta received Redondo's pass in the penalty area. After the connection between the Argentine classic cars was completed, Batistuta faked a shot with his left foot in the penalty area and dunked it with his right foot!

The classic explosive rod shattered the fingers of the Swindon goalkeeper.

Shen Hao couldn't help but feel a little regretful on the sidelines.

It's a pity that he is indeed 35 years old.

If you are 5 years younger, in addition to explosive shooting, you also have the ability to explode.

Now it is rare to be able to receive and get rid of the shot in the penalty area.

Halftime is over.

Leeds United lead Swindon 3:0.

There is no suspense about promotion.

Before the start of the second half, Batistuta was replaced and rested.

Leeds United also obviously took the initiative to slow down and control the tempo, occasionally sending shells to Joakim and letting him toss around on his own.

No one will think there is any problem with Shen Hao replacing Batistuta.

The age is there.

Scoring two goals is already a good job. I got off work early and rested to prepare for the weekend's battle at the top of the table.

In the second half, both teams scored nothing.

Leeds United successfully advanced to the third round of the League Cup.

The highlight of the British Championship will come this weekend.

Leeds United faces Sunderland, No. 2 in the standings, at home.

At Sunderland's pre-match press conference on Friday evening, Sunderland coach Mike McCarthy faced reporters' questions and calmly looked forward to the upcoming top-of-the-table battle.

"We're actually seven points behind Leeds, so it doesn't look like a close contest at the top of the table.

It is impossible not to admit that Leeds United has created too many surprises and sensations in the Championship this season.

For other teams, after experiencing the turmoil of the summer and seemingly irrational transfer operations, Leeds United won 10 consecutive victories in all competitions.

If you want to beat Leeds United, you must first face up to their strength.

I don’t think it’s a good time to meet Leeds United.

If our visit to Elland Road can be postponed to a month later, I will have greater confidence in leading the team to victory.

But now we must be prepared to fight with bayonets. "

Fleet Street journalists nodded frequently.

McCarthy is one of the star coaches in the Championship this season.

It's not entirely due to his record, but his resume.

He started coaching Millwall for four years, and then went to coach the Irish national team.

And led Ireland to the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan.

What's even more impressive is that he led Ireland to qualify from the group stage, and lost to Spain in the penalty shootout in the 1/8 finals.

In other words, a World Cup top 16 coach coming to coach a Championship team is naturally different.

McCarthy did not blindly belittle and criticize Shen Hao.

At least this gave the competition between the two teams a bit of a fighting spirit.

McCarthy's pre-match remarks were interpreted as: Leeds United's lineup is defective in thickness. If the two teams meet one month later, the accumulation of fatigue and fluctuations in status will reduce Leeds United's strength.

The Sunderland manager's pre-match remarks took this contest seriously.

Shen Hao was a little ungrateful.

Facing the media before the game, he said only one sentence briefly.

"We will try to win nine consecutive league victories."

Not a word about Sunderland.

He also responded to reporters' questions in the most perfunctory way.

How is your uncle's physical fitness and condition?

Okay!

Will there be another rotation tomorrow?

It depends on the situation.

Shen Hao quickly ended the pre-match press conference.

This made reporters feel that he did not pay special attention to tomorrow's game.

So the media reports included "Leeds United's Chinese coach is arrogant!"

"Shen Hao lost himself in the winning streak!"

"Sunderland will make Leeds suffer."

When the game arrived the next day, attendance at Elland Road was a season high.

Nearly full.

Except for the box, which was still 25% empty, all other tickets were sold out.

When Shen Hao entered the field, some Leeds United fans could already be heard applauding and cheering for him.

Among young fans, Shen Hao has gone from being accepted to being worshiped.

After all, at a similar age to them, he not only took charge of the club, but also managed the locker room, marshaling the troops so that the battle-hardened veterans would look up to him.

This is something no one else would dare to think about.

After Shen Hao entered the field, he sat on the coaching bench and paid attention to the field with a natural expression.

Sunderland coach McCarthy was standing in the visiting team coach's command area. He couldn't help it and glanced specifically in Shen Hao's direction.

He didn't feel offended.

Whatever attitude Shen Hao takes is the other party's right.

On the contrary, he felt a trace of fear in his heart.

The top spot is No. 2.

Shen Hao seemed to be more confident.

Are you sure of winning?

McCarthy didn't know.

But when the starting players of the two teams entered the field, McCarthy felt the terrifying pressure on the scene.

The cheers from Leeds United fans were earth-shattering.

Looking at the faces of Leeds United's starting players, McCarthy felt a sense of panic.

Batistuta, Redondo, Guardiola, Simeone, Radebe, De Boer, Kelly, Sullivan...

Plus Lennon, the new talent who has recently begun to rise on Fleet Street watchlists.

It turns out that after seeing this team in person, you will be overwhelmed by their aura!

As second in the league, Sunderland has strong power.

Shen Hao looked at Sunderland's lineup, which had a team ability average of close to 140.

Although the players are not very famous.

But they are all practical players.

Throw them to the Premier League, and at worst they can be a substitute in the Premier League relegation team.

In the British Championship, it belongs to the first echelon of combat power.

Currently ranked second in the league, we deserve it.

The referee blows his whistle to start the battle.

Sunderland played a pragmatic style and did not launch an overall press. Leeds United's midfield organization quickly entered the state.

Taking the lead in launching an offensive to the left, Kilgallon went directly to the frontcourt to cooperate with Michael Gray and then made a cross.

Although Batistuta failed to grab the ball successfully, he put the Sunderland defender under high pressure and directly cleared the ball.

The ball returned to the feet of the Leeds United players, Simeone took control of the ball, and then handed it over to Redondo and Guardiola for organization.

Sunderland's forward counter-attack did not bring significant pressure.

Although there will be some small moves in the collision, Guardiola and Redondo are used to it.

Launching an offensive from the left again, Kilgallon's cross flew directly out of the baseline and made a fool of himself.

McCarthy watched the offensive and defensive confrontation on the court nervously.

Sunderland dared to fight hard and the strength among the players was more balanced, unlike some English Championship teams whose players were uneven in strength and some basic coordination made people speechless.

However, facing Leeds United's defense that shrank in time, their offense failed to create a threat.

Leeds United's offensive comeback, still playing on the left!

McCarthy couldn't help but frown.

Is Lennon playing injured?

If it weren't for the injury, why would Leeds United be so determined to play on the left?

Kilgallon and Michael Gray's offensive quality seems to be very average. Without Lennon's explosive ability, how easy is it to send a pass to Batistuta from the wing?

Leeds United's attack on the left can also bring about the rapid movement of Sunderland's overall defense.

This means consumption.

Shen Hao sat on the coaching bench feeling helpless.

Strictly speaking, there is a vacuum in Leeds United's current configuration.

Follow up!

They have no backup.

In other words, no matter how the fight is fought, it is this group of main players who are tossing back and forth.

In his most ideal lineup structure, in addition to the main force, there must be substitutes who can act as surprise players on the bench.

It's a pity that Leeds United don't have it now.

Even during the winter break, there is a high probability that this will not be made up for.

Because transfers during the winter break have always been slow.

Most of them are just for the lower team to help the upper team clean up the garbage.

As for truly valuable players, Leeds United's finances still do not support them in acquiring them.

Therefore, Leeds United can only rely on tapping the potential within the main lineup.

Fortunately, the midfielder of this century-old combination can meet his requirements in terms of experience, technical and tactical concepts and abilities.

It can even be said that it made him relaxed.

He issued orders to Guardiola and Redondo and proposed his own tactical ideas, and the two knew what to do as soon as they heard it.

He only needs to simply deduce it on the tactical board, and they can fully understand it mentally.

This is absolutely hassle-free and efficient.

Leeds United's relentless play down the left left McCarthy unsettled.

However, Sunderland's generals moved extremely fast on the court, running almost without any effort, and there were no problems with defense.

And their offensive pressure also began to cause danger in front of Leeds United's goal.

It's just that his ability to seize opportunities is only at the level of the British Championship and he failed to convert opportunities into goals.

利兹联从9月11日开始到今天9月24日,总共14天的时间,这已经是第五场比赛。

The physical stress can be imagined.

McCarthy may be right.

If the two teams met a month later, Sunderland would have a greater chance of winning.

Teams at the T1 level of the British Championship are popular for promotion.

Their physical fitness and confrontation are definitely the strongest at this level in the British Championship.

As long as the team's overall technical and tactical play does not hold back, they will be able to secure the highest winning rate and be promoted to the Premier League.

Everyone can see Leeds United's shortcomings.

But this shortcoming does not exist every day.

Only when they really start to fight fatigue, are overloaded, and have physical overdraft, will their combat effectiveness be greatly reduced.

The overall condition today is pretty good.

After insisting on playing on the left for more than 30 minutes, Leeds United suddenly shifted their attack and started playing on the right!

McCarthy's eyes widened immediately, and he couldn't help but clap his hands as he watched Lennon break through from the outside and then cross the ball.

Then he glanced at Shen Hao, who was sitting on the coaching bench and looking towards the Sunderland penalty area.

He felt that he had figured out Shen Hao's trump card today.

Isn't it just trying to make an excuse to attack the east?

After building momentum on the left for so long, the sudden attack from the right failed to threaten.

It must be disappointing, right?

Shen Hao's expression remained unchanged.

McCarthy immediately signaled to the players to pay attention to Lennon and be wary of Leeds United's offensive transfer.

Leeds United began to attack repeatedly from both sides.

There was no threat for nearly 10 minutes.

Sunderland defended well.

After successful defenses again and again, McCarthy also became more confident.

But just when he was thinking that as Leeds United's overall physical fitness declined, Sunderland would be able to take advantage and start bombing indiscriminately.

The situation on the field changed.

The football passed back from Michael Gray on the left to the center was passed diagonally to the right by Guardiola.

Lennon took the initiative to respond and rushed forward, but after just one step, he suddenly stopped and retreated and turned into a cross.

After entering the middle, pass the ball crosswise.

Guardiola formed a containment at the top of the penalty area.

It was Redondo who followed up and responded, who stopped the ball and sent a through ball.

Batistuta successfully countered offside in the penalty area. He adjusted his steps before touching the ball and then shot directly into the far corner of the goal!

Goalkeeper Matt Boom fell to the ground and was slow to block. Looking back, the football rolled into the goal against the inside of the far post!

Batistuta laughed and rushed to the sidelines, knelt down on one knee and showed off a machine gun fire in celebration.

Elland Road is buzzing!

McCarthy was struck like a bolt from the blue.

It seemed that in an instant Sunderland's central defense was beaten to the ground by Leeds United!

Shen Hao sat on the coaching bench and the corners of his mouth rose to a beautiful curve.

As long as Leeds United's offensive organization is efficient enough.

In fact, play left, right, or center.

Completely adaptable.

Attacking the left wing is only a necessary preparation, and it is not impossible to attack the left wing, but he chose the left wing today.

After all, Lennon has maintained perfect attendance from the beginning of the season to today, so he should use this little guy leisurely.

"The connection between Redondo and Batty! Batty goooooooal! The God of War is the God of War, keep scoring goals!"

"We didn't fly on the left after the start today, and the right was not dazzling enough. Unexpectedly, in the end, Redondo intervened in the middle and created a fatal blow. Batty's key anti-offside was also wonderful, adjusting and shooting in front of the goal. It is a unique existence in the British Championship!"

"Come on, Baiyi, try to win nine consecutive victories and expand the lead to 10 points!"

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