Chapter 82 I am here to observe my opponent!

In the game against Sunderland at home, Leeds United was closely defended by Sunderland. The new coach Brian McDermott, who took office this season, did not have any airs at all and arranged defensive counterattack tactics for his team at Elland Road Stadium.

Leeds United is indeed a newly promoted team, but their performance this season is indeed amazing. They have won 7 games in 8 league games and lost only 1 game. Even because they have not encountered strong opponents during this period, it is enough to prove that the team's strength is definitely a strong team even if it is not a champion level.

Brian McDermott coached Reading last season and led the team to the Super League. This head coach with a bald head has a pragmatic coaching style. He also has experience in fighting with Simon Grayson. Naturally, he would not think that the mediocre Sunderland team was a super team last season. They could easily win when they met the "Youth Guards". Leeds United is now in addition to becoming more and more mature and more powerful "Three Leeds Musketeers", there is also an "Beast" Tevez, and a "black big man" Ameobi who has reached the peak of his career. The strength of Leeds United...above Sunderland!

As it turns out, Brian McDermott's concerns make sense. In this game, Leeds United launched a strong offensive as soon as they came up, and everyone wanted to defeat Sunderland with their home advantage!

As Simon Grayson established the position of Zach Thompson as the core of tactical skills, Leeds United has become more and more proficient in using new tactics. "Shak", who was originally thought to be a powerful midfielder, is now developing towards a qualified midfield commander, and has not lost his defensive advantage. It should be said that Zach Thompson is more like an all-round midfielder.

In the past, Zach Thompson almost always helped the team defend in the game, and the number of passes in each game may even be single digits. However, after the beginning of this season, due to the rapid improvement of personal ability, although Zach Thompson mainly plays the role of a midfielder, the number of passes has increased a lot, especially when Simon Grayson changed the tactics of Leeds United, Zach Thompson passed almost 50 times in each game, which is already the data of a qualified midfield organizer.

What surprised Simon Grayson the most was that while the team's core player "Shake" began to gradually lead the team's offense, his defensive tasks were still completed very well, even better than last season. He contributed almost 10 steals and six or seven headers in each game.

The fundamental reason why Zach Thompson is able to perform better and better is his strong running ability and the greater range of activity given to him by the head coach. Zach Thompson averages 12.6 kilometers of running distance per game, which is definitely the best player.

In addition to these, Zach Thompson's long-range shooting ability is also excellent. After becoming the top scorer of Leeds United last season, Zach Thompson's goal number has decreased a lot this season. So far, he has only scored 2 league goals. This is not that Zach Thompson's goal ability has declined, but because Leeds United no longer needs to rely on him to score goals. With Tevez and Ameo are enough.

Can run, pass, grab, and score. What is it like such a midfielder who is not an all-round midfielder?

Zach Thompson is increasingly effective in Leeds United, and his performance is always stable and excellent, but even so, when Leeds United encounters Sunderland's strict defense at home, it still feels very difficult.

This game lasted until the 41st minute before Zach Thompson launched a counterattack on the spot after stealing in the frontcourt. The ball was passed by Zach Thompson to Jonny Hausen on the left. Captain Leeds took the opportunity to sweep the ball directly to the feet of the "black big man" Ameobi in front of the penalty area...

"Bang!"

In this game, Ameobi received a shot bonus from Zach Thompson. At this moment, he saw the ball passed by Jonny Hausen and shot with one shot. After the ball drew an arc in the air, he fell into the goal of Sunderland... 1:0!

Leeds United's goal made the Elland Road Stadium thunderous and also frustrated Sunderland, who played away. They had done well enough, but they still seized such an opportunity that was not an opportunity. Just three seconds before the goal was scored, the ball was still under their control. Unexpectedly, after the "Shake" intercepted in the frontcourt, he immediately passed Jonny Hausen and Ameobi turned this opportunity into a goal. They were so fast!

After reaping this goal, Leeds United opened the door to victory, took the initiative in the game at home, and won another goal. The "Youth Guards" are already at an absolute advantage.

Simon Grayson smiled on the court, but he could see clearly that the reason why this goal appeared was because of a steal from Shaq and his on-site attack, which made Ameobi finally get a goal.

It seems... With Shaq, we will be stronger than we imagined!

The camera lens turned around and suddenly locked in a thin and old face in the stands, an old man watching the game with gold-rimmed glasses... Wenger!?

Seeing this face appearing on the big screen at Elland Road Stadium, Simon Grayson was stunned... Damn, what is this old guy here again?

Simon Grayson really has no good feelings for "Professor" Wenger. This Frenchman has been thinking about his players since last year. No one would have a good impression of such a person.

When Zach Thompson made his mark, Swansea first offered him a £1.5 million offer, and then the Frenchman had to buy Zach Thompson and Jonny Hausen for £40 million. In fact, Simon Grayson knew that the damn Frenchman was joking with him at that time. The £40 million had already exceeded Shaq and Jonny Hausen's value, otherwise Arsenal would not have offered Shaq a £12 million offer this summer.

In fact, even if these two kids are about £30 million now, it depends on whether Leeds United sells them. They have no penalty clauses. Any team that wants them to get them must first obtain Leeds United's consent.

But only fools will sell them!

But now it seems that this damn old French thief who likes to "steal" other teams' new stars is obviously terrified of his own players!

Although his team had already broken the deadlock in a difficult game, Simon Grayson was in a very unhappy mood during the half-time break, his face was always dark, and he had a bad tone when he arranged the second half tactics for the players, which made Leeds United players think that the head coach was dissatisfied with the team's performance in the first half.

However... Sunderland is really tough, but it's a pity that our head coach is very dissatisfied. Let's work harder in the second half!

So, Sunderland was in a tragedy in the second half!

The game was 46 minutes later, and the second half was only one minute. Leeds United took advantage of the opportunity to kick off the ball first and launched an attack. They first used Jonny Hausen to test it from the left, then tried it again, and then quickly adjusted the attack to the right. When Sunderland's formation moved over again, Bentley sent the ball to Zach Thompson's feet in the middle.

"Bang!"

"Sora!"

Zach Thompson didn't stop the ball, and directly pushed the ball with his left foot to Ameobi's feet in front!

After the "Black Big Man" ran up to catch the ball on a diagonal line, Sunderland's central defender Bramble stopped him, but Ameobi did not rush to break through. Instead, he stopped the ball accurately and kicked the ball from Bramble's crotch.

Brazil, who thought Ameobi wanted to score a goal, Bramble quickly turned around and got stuck. After he finished all this, he realized that he was wrong. Ameobi had no intention of breaking through him, and there was no need. The "beast" Tevez had appeared in front of the ball like a ghost.

At this time, Bramble suddenly remembered the tactical preparations they made before the game. Head coach Brian McDermott explained to them a common tactical cooperation between Leeds United. Ameobi attracted the attention of his opponent, and then used his head or ball protection ability to send the ball to the space beside him, and the "Beast" Tevez completed the final final kill.

This tactic is not the first time Leeds United has used it. They have even scored five or six goals through this tactic. The personal characteristics of the forward combination of Ameobi and Tevez have been closely combined.

"Bang!"

In the Sunderland penalty area, Tevez dribbled the ball and ran two more steps to the left. After making a fake shot with his right foot, he pulled the ball into the lower left corner of the Sunderland goal with his left foot.

“GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Teves ran to Ameobi with a smile, and jumped to the black man...

"2:0! Ha, the second half just started, Sora gave Carlos an assist. Now we are leading two goals, and we will definitely win this game!"

After leading two goals, Leeds United seemed to feel that it was not very safe. Their offensive did not weaken at all, but instead increased a lot. Under huge pressure, the visiting team, who had already had a low morale and lost confidence, conceded the ball again.

It was only five minutes before Tevez's goal. When the game was 52 minutes old, Tevez received a straight pass from Bentley at the right bottom line, dunked left and right along the bottom line, and passed the three defensive players of Sunderland with the ball. Finally, he used his left foot to plug the ball into the far corner of the players in the small penalty area on the right... 3:0!

"This game is over, and now we are leading by three goals! The team's performance this season is amazing! Great!"

After leading three goals, Leeds United finally relaxed. They still have to keep some energy to deal with the next Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea. The "Youth Guards" are now beginning to mature. They will never score more goals after gaining an advantage like they did at the beginning of the season. That is not necessary at all. As long as they can win the game, it is enough.

After the game, "Professor" Wenger failed to escape the pursuit of reporters. Although he had already left the court early, he was still caught by Sky Sports reporters in the parking lot.

"Haha, I'm not here to inspect a certain player. Leeds is already a strong team. They have the capital to leave any player behind. I'm just here to observe our Arsenal's opponent in the next round... Of course, Leeds United has been able to become Arsenal's opponent! They have such strength!"

Wenger's words surprised the reporters of Sky Sports. Although the Gunners have missed the championship in recent years, their strength is still quite strong. They can almost guarantee their qualification to enter the Champions League next season every season. Have such a team... already regarded Leeds United as their opponent?

Is the "Youth Guards" really a team of promoted teams?
Chapter completed!