Chapter 34: Gripping your teeth and selling!

After a fierce victory over Arsenal, Leeds United became even more unstoppable. This young team was united closely by Shaq and Jonny Hausen and striding towards their goals.

Shaq is the most legendary player in Leeds United and even English football, and is also the boss behind the club today. When the players see him, they respect and awe. Every word of Shaq has a very heavy weight in their hearts.

Captain Jonny Hausen is the banner and spiritual leader of Leeds United. More than ten years of loyalty have made him an idol for every young player who came from the Thorpe Arch training base.

With these two people in, the locker room of Leeds United is calm and the team can also devote all their energy to the game. This is the fundamental reason why Leeds United can perform well for two consecutive seasons. Although Mourinho's "Gullers" are powerful, the intrigue of many stars has made the locker room less calm and indirectly affected the team's combat effectiveness.

Leeds United, which is united, conducted a large-scale rotation in the next home game against Aston Villa. Although Shaq, Jonny Hausen, Ashley Hood and others all entered a rest state, the goals of the two young men, John Allen and Lance, allowed Leeds United to easily defeat their opponents 2:0 at home.

After winning this victory, Leeds United will soon usher in the third round of the FA Cup match with Manchester United, but before Simon Grayson could lead the team to prepare for the game, trouble came to the scene!

It was the winter transfer period, and this "trouble" was naturally related to player transfers. Last season, Leeds United won the English Premier League championship and League Cup championship with a group of young people. These young players naturally attracted the attention of many clubs. In order to save money for their favorite disciples, Simon Grayson did not give anyone a raise. The "Youth Guards" still execute the salary of the club when the club went bankrupt. Although the young players have increased a lot of fame and strength, there are captains Jonny Hausen, Ashley Hood, Ben Parker and others who are pressing on them, and they have no way to fight for high salaries from the club.

So... this has become the biggest hidden danger for Leeds United!

The first one to give Simon Grayson the offer was French Lyons, who hit the Italian left winger Clay Sandy. The offer was 7 million pounds, while Clay Sandy's value when he transferred to Leeds United was 5 million pounds.

Simon Grayson originally wanted to refuse this offer, after all, he also spent a lot of energy to cultivate Claysandy. The Leeds United coaching staff formulated a careful training plan for him based on the physical and technical characteristics of the Italians, and made adjustments to him at all times as he progressed.

But at this time, Clay Sandy's agent came to find Simon Grayson. He did not talk about the transfer, but instead made a request for a salary increase.

Simon Grayson is no longer a boy. As the one who led the team to win countless championships and bought countless stars, he immediately understood what was going on. It was simply that Clay Sandy had reached some kind of agreement with Lyon, and now it is used to showdown with Leeds United!

Moreover, £20 million is really not a small amount for a central defender. Leeds United only spent £6.5 million to buy Marsio, but now it is three times more!

After thinking about it all afternoon, Simon Grayson called Marcio himself, but the Brazilian said it was quite vague, "You are the team's head coach, I will do whatever you arrange it."

Now Simon Grayson understood Marsio’s mind. Basically, this kid is the same as Clay Sandy. He has already planned everything, but the things are done more beautifully!

Simon Grayson replied to Inter Milan with a wry smile. While agreeing that they would talk to Marcio about personal treatment, he finally made up his mind that this team really needs a group of loyal players to take the lead. These ungrateful wolves... not one of them is reliable!

While thinking this in his heart, Simon Grayson brought Harvey in. He had to develop a new training plan for Knuwells. This 19-year-old black guy was originally trained as Ashley Hood's successor, but now... he should not let him play the midfielder. It is most important to form a stable central defender combination with Du Xiaoguang. Before he takes shape, Leeds United can continue to use Marcio's.

But none of these are the most important things. Now Simon Grayson has finally made up his mind to give some players in his team a salary increase, but the salary increase method and conditions must be discussed with Harvey.

In the third round of the FA Cup against Manchester United, Simon Grayson still gave young players the opportunity to play. If these kids become mature, it would be absolutely impossible to fight without a few big battles.

Campbell, Lons, Hoydenk, John Allen, Brookman, Knuwells, Joe Hicks, Richardson and other young players all made their debut. With the leadership of Argentine goalkeeper Diaz, Leeds United actually defeated the "Red Devils" Manchester United 1-0 away with Jace Brookman's push shot in the 39th minute away.

Looking at the whole game, Leeds United was at a disadvantage. They did not shoot more times than their opponents, and they did not have more times as many times as their opponents. The game scene was also suppressed by their opponents. Although the ball possession rate was 52%: 48%, this was also the result of Manchester United speeding up the pace of the game in the second half, but these young men won.

This experience of seeking hope for victory in an unfavorable situation and ultimately achieving victory is really valuable to young players.

While Simon Grayson spared no effort to cultivate the club's "direct line" and once again collected the latest information reported by the club's up to eight scouts, and began to mobilize the strength to find talented young players again. This work is definitely a task that requires long-term persistence. A strong youth training system will become the foundation of the "Youth Guards"'s strength.

Arsenal poached Nasri...so what?

Without the best ingredients, even the world's top chefs cannot make a rich and delicious meal!

What's more, after Nasri left, Leeds United's current youth training manager was Joe Cole, who was the "midfield magician" in England when playing football. With his personal ability, as long as his players have enough potential, he can teach these young people his skills to help them grow up quickly.
Chapter completed!