darknovel Chapter 163 Choices
Chapter 163 Choices
Chapter 163 Choices
There were many episodes in the game between Leeds United and Everton, which led to British reporters taking turns "strangling" Steve at the press conference after the game.
Leeds United and team reporter Phil (Phil Hay) first asked: "We all noticed that Joe Allen seemed very unhappy after being replaced. Do you have anything to say about this?"
"There is nothing to say about it. Joe has always been a player with high demands on himself. He didn't perform well in this game. He was competing with himself. I will have a good talk with him in the locker room."
Steve understands that things in the locker room should be resolved in the locker room. If he publicly bombards the performance of the players in front of the media, it is tantamount to a complete break with the players.
But no player can override the team. I have to find a suitable time to talk to Joe Allen, but I can't plant a time bomb in the locker room.
Phil is the team reporter for Leeds. It is not ruled out that he has a good personal relationship with some Leeds players. If there is any trouble in the dressing room, he may not be able to hide it from him. It is really a headache.
Fabrizio Romano, Fabrizio Romano (Sky Sports reporter), Fatty's old acquaintance, also followed up and asked: "Just now Koeman sneered at the way some players in your team play, thinking that it is not playing football at all, it is simply committing a crime." .What do you think about this?"
Steve frowned and pretended to be serious: "First of all, I am very sorry for Lukaku's injury, and I hope he is okay. My players are very hard-working, and their only purpose is to win. , not to hurt the opponent.
Koeman can have his own opinion, but it will never affect me or my players. "
The fat man knows that Everton is not innocent in this regard. Just last season, Everton's "tough guy" Murray was still kissing the team badge after stepping on Origi. You must know that Murray's villain directly interrupted Origi The peak state of the ball-up period (five consecutive games scored).
This kind of psychological warfare between coaches after the game is all too normal, just let the players throw these words in the spittoon.
The fat old "friend" Smith (the chief football reporter of the "Yorkshire Evening Post") also asked a tricky question: "Leeds United invested a lot in this transfer window and brought in many famous players. Some high-paid players have not shown their superior strength, are you worried that the arrival of these people will break the balance in the locker room?"
Damn, the old man was so close to calling Joe Hart by name.
"Well..., the team's management has done a lot of work in this transfer window, and I admire that. These tasks also include renewing the contracts of young players in the team, and their salaries have been increased by two to two times. Three times, I think this is a happy outcome.
So I don't think there will be any problems in the locker room. If a player feels that he deserves a higher salary, then he has to show a more convincing performance this season.The eyes of the club executives and fans are sharp. "
After dealing with this group of difficult "Uncrowned Kings", Fatty felt physically and mentally exhausted.
But the bad things are not over yet, the chairman Radrizzani invited Steve to his office.
As an exquisite egoist, Radrizzani only needs to ensure that Leeds can appreciate in value. Now that he has put all his wealth on Leeds, he cannot afford to lose and cannot lose.
"Steve, I haven't been able to chat with you a few times since I got here, and I didn't plan to talk to you so early about some things.
But today's game gave me some feelings. The last ten years have been a torment for Leeds fans.Now the team has finally returned to the Premier League. If Leeds is just a small club, then what we think is that it would be good to stay in the Premier League every season.
But Leeds has been brilliant, and the fans' hope is not only that we can avoid relegation, we should have higher pursuits for them.
I have always had a dream to be able to give a big gift to the fans on the centenary of the club (Leeds United was founded in 1919).
We have to win a serious championship at that time.
Of course I try to help the team as much as possible in the transfer market, but you also know that one of the important elements to attract good players is that our team can continue to qualify for European competitions, and even qualify for the Champions League.
I also know that it is unrealistic to ask you to lead the team into the Champions League this season, but we must pursue something and everyone must work towards this goal. "
The fat man muttered in his heart: Do you know how much the Premier League big6 spends every year to enrich the lineup?This Italian has a really big appetite, and what he wants is to build a team that can stabilize the top four in the Premier League.
Such a team is enough to make him earn a lot of money. You must know that Kroenke spent 10.17 billion pounds before and after winning the Arsenal, which has been fighting for the fourth place under Wenger all the year round!
The fat man felt that the Italian boss in front of him was crazy about money.
But what should be said still has to be said: "The team currently has a lot of young people. I think that as long as they can keep them, Leeds will have a bright future."
You have to stop his betrayal first.
"Well...it's unrealistic to achieve results this season, but I believe in the growth rate of these young people. I will first strive to let Leeds enter the European theater. But the team's current lineup is still not deep enough, and the winter transfer window still has to Buy some experienced players."
The biggest problem for young players is their unstable performance. The team still needs experienced players to support the team. Originally, Steve hoped that Joe Hart would play such a role in the locker room.
Hart has the experience of winning the Premier League, and the resume of the national team is also quite convincing, but the current state of England's national team is a bit bad, and he still needs to overcome his own psychological problems. In the short term, there is no hope.
Now the team's midfielders are all young players, and they still need to try to introduce an experienced rotation player as a back-up for the game.
"Well... Steve, I have also noticed the problem you mentioned. After all, the team is fighting on two fronts this season, and the current manpower is indeed a bit stretched. I will consider what you said."
After speaking, Radrizzani put his hands on the desk and stared at the fat man with vigor.
The fat man understood that this was for him to accept the vote.
"Chairman, please rest assured that I will try to make the team go further in the Europa League. After all, this also means a lot of TV broadcast income."
"Steve, I'm lucky to have a manager like you who thinks about the club."
"Boss, I have nothing to do, I will go to work first."
"Ok."
Walking in the aisle, blown by the wind.The fat man shuddered and became much more awake.
Quickly glanced at the schedule, Leeds United will soon usher in the first round of the Europa League group stage on the 15th, and will be a guest against Tottenham Hotspur on the 18th.
There is a big gap between Leeds' current substitute and starting strength, and there is no way to fight on two fronts.
And if you take the risk of letting the main players play two games in four days, it will increase the risk of injury to the players. As far as Leeds are concerned, no one can hurt any of the main players.
Steve had to make a choice in the competition. Judging from the intention of the new boss, Leeds United must improve their reputation in Europe. It seems that playing well in the Europa League has become Steve's only choice.
Fatty sat back in the office and paid attention to "Kimchi" Darne's Chelsea. In this round of the game, they were tied by Swansea away. The first four rounds of the league had 3 wins, 1 draw and 10 points, only because of the disadvantage of goal difference. Overwhelmed by Guardiola's Manchester City.
Zidane deliberately cultivated De Ligt, and this round of the game even gave him the opportunity to start. His performance can only be said to be quite satisfactory. It seems that the Dutchman has to adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League.
After Gua Shuai was tied by the fat man in the first round, he ushered in a three-game winning streak and took the top position in the league in one fell swoop.
The media who were clamoring to let Guardiola feel the difficulty of the Premier League changed their faces and began to flatter Guardiola, saying that the tactical play he brought was refreshing and would surely lead a technical and tactical revolution in the future.
It can only be said that friends from the media are too immoral.
All-out Leeds United won the Austrian Vienna team 2-1 at home and got off to a good start in the Europa League.
In this game, Belotti continued his good form after the game against Everton, scoring two goals for Leeds.
It is undoubtedly great news for Steve that Red Beibei has found the shooting boots. Currently, the Leeds team's offense largely depends on the performance of this talented Italian center forward.
Back in the league, Vieira, Taylor, Cooper, and Lirola all got the chance to play against Tottenham. Leeds, who were old and new, lost in the end. Fortunately, the loss was not ugly.
It just allowed Harry Kane to score the only goal of the game.
Leeds United has always been unable to freeze the opponent's arrows in the league. Basically, the opponent's center forward scored goals in every round of the game. Fatty still needs to find out the existing problems with the coaching staff. better.
The answers to all the questions have to go through countless replays and deduction, and several nights with the video tapes, the fat man feels that he is about to lose weight.
The fat man made a collection of all the game clips of Leeds' defensive players. After countless circles and drawings, he finally caught a glimpse of an idea, but he has not yet come up with a mature solution.
Just as the fat man was burning his brain cells, a phone call made the fat man walk out of the data analysis room with two dark circles under his eyes, because the team will have a new game soon, and Leeds United will play the League Cup on September 9. Three rounds of competition.
Although the League Cup is the starting point of Fatty's honor, in the current situation of the team, Fatty had to strategically choose to give up.
Steve went to Loftus Road, where the Queens Park Rangers are located, with only the substitutes and some young players from the reserve team.
What Steve never expected was that these young people were so competitive that they couldn't even make them waterproof.
Leeds, who played purely on the bench, actually won the game 2-1 in the away game. James showed his excellent talent, broke through the opponent's defense with speed, and directly took away the game with one pass and one shot.
In this way, Leeds United actually entered the round of [-] in the League Cup, which meant that Steve's team would have to play one more game at the end of October.
Two days later, Leeds rushed back to the base camp non-stop, and ushered in the sixth round of the league match against Crystal Palace at Elland Road Stadium. The players who were too tired failed to present a victory for the Leeds fans.
2 to 2, a score that makes the fat man regretful, and what makes the fat man die a lot of brain cells is that Leeds United let the opponent's center forward score again.
This time, it was Benteke, who was assigned to Crystal Palace by Liverpool this season, who ate the dumplings. Benteke scored a super header from the penalty area line in the game, and Hart once again became the background board.
Steve didn't know how to describe his feelings anymore. It wasn't the world wave who was embarrassed to mention those who could enter the Hart Gate.
Steve has been studying the game video from morning to night. He feels that the newly formed four-man defense has its own functional problems, but Joe Hart's position selection is also a big problem.
When Hart is in good form, he can always make all kinds of tricks, but he is also easy to be beaten into the world wave. What is the problem?
Comparing with other world-class goalkeepers, you will find that there is a problem with position selection. For example, you may not see a few magic attacks on Van der Sar, but the Dutch goalkeeper always gives people the feeling of a wall.
Why?Because Van der Sar's position selection is excellent, he doesn't need to make saves stretched to the limit of his body, and often only needs to raise his hand to pick up the ball.
This good sense of position allowed Van der Sar to play well at the end of his career when his physical fitness declined.
Hart's problem now is not only psychological, but technical habits as well.
Position selection is a muscle reaction formed through accumulated training. As for whether it can be changed, Steve still needs to have a good talk with the team's goalkeeper coach Martin.
After all, Fatty still feels that professional issues should be left to professionals to solve. The position of goalkeeper has its own particularity. Martin was also an England national before. I believe he can help Hart out of the predicament.
Fatty's even more troublesome thing is that the team's two main central defenders have overlapping functions. Maguire and de Vrij have similar defensive characteristics. They have strong frontal defensive ability and like to attack, which will cause the team's defense line to lack a sense of hierarchy. .
Another disadvantage is that Maguire's turning speed is slow and no one can help him wipe his butt, because de Vrij will press his position higher than Maguire.
The solution to this problem requires the two central defenders to gradually become familiar with each other's defensive habits and cultivate a tacit understanding. This mainly depends on waiting, and there may be a sudden call between the two.
But Fatty didn't have much time left, and the results of one win, four draws and one loss in the first six rounds of the league did not satisfy the Italian boss.
In the upcoming seventh round of the league, Leeds will continue to stay at Elland Road Stadium to meet the challenge of "Arsenal" Arsenal.
The alarm has been sounded.
(End of this chapter)