Football: Rebirth 04, I Create a Black Shop in Football

The new contract is a big success.

There was a rumor that Leeds United was looking for Manchester City's main full-back Sun Jihai. Considering his status, people were not surprised that Li Shiguang bought him.

But Torres' joining Leeds United still caused a lot of discussion, especially among the fan community, most people began to compare him with Falcao.

Some people are pessimistic and think that although Torres is also very good, he is still far behind Falcao. At least in terms of tacit understanding, Torres still needs time to run in.

But there are also people who support Li Shiguang, such as Norman Hunter.

He wrote in the recent issue of The Yorkshire Post: "I think there is nothing wrong with Lee's transfer operation this summer, although he sent Milner, Falcao and Berbatov away. But I noticed that in the second half of last season, Milner has gradually become a substitute for the team. Of course, I am not saying that he is not capable, but in Lee's tactical system, he has gradually become a firefighter! If Leeds United really needed a firefighter last year, then after a season of operation, the role of firefighter is no longer necessary for Leeds United! As for the striker that everyone discusses a lot, I don't want to say more! Please take a look at the data of Ibrahimovic and Torres last season. I want to ask them what is worse than Falcao and Berbatov?"

Norman Hunter's article published in The Yorkshire Post was recognized by many Leeds United fans. After reading it, Li Shiguang called him to express his gratitude.

In this noisy atmosphere, the players also returned to the Thorp Arch Training Center one after another, and began the running-in and training before the new season under the leadership of Li Shiguang.

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After nearly half a month of training, Li Shiguang was quite satisfied with the players' running-in progress. The tactical system for next season and the two formations that may be used frequently also gradually began to take shape in his mind!

After finishing today's daily training, Li Shiguang did not leave work immediately, but returned to the office. There was only one week left before Leeds United's new season game, and he had to quickly determine the team's tactics and formation.

The reason why the time is so early is that Leeds United only won the fourth place in the Premier League last season, so they have to start from the third qualifying round in the Champions League. Their opponent is Haifa Maccabi from a country in the Middle East.

The opponent is not strong, and Leeds United can easily win it, but Li Shiguang needs to prepare in advance to experiment with the results of the training over the past ten days.

On the front line, in addition to the three regular strikers, Bale and Ribery can also play as wingers.

On the back line, with the addition of Cannavaro and Sun Jihai, the stability and bench strength have also been increased.

Depending on the two formations, the midfield will undergo matching changes!

The first is a 4-2-3-1 formation with Modric, Alonso, Rivaldo or De Bruyne as the core. In this lineup system, Ibrahimovic or Torres will become the first choice for strikers, and Podolski's position will retreat, and he will rotate with Bale, Ribery and Yaya Toure to form Leeds United's forward line. The main focus is to control the ball + high-position pressing!

The other is a more aggressive 4-3-3 formation. In this system, Li Shiguang's three-midfield configuration will be more flexible. When the defensive pressure is high, Mascherano or Garcia will appear in the double defensive midfielder position, and when the offensive pressure is high, it will turn into a single defensive midfielder, pushing Modric to the forward position to enhance the team's control ability in the frontcourt.

Li Shiguang, who had determined the basic situation for the next season, had just picked up his water cup and was about to drink some water before leaving get off work, when he received a call from Allen, who was supervising at Elland Road.

During this period, Li Shiguang was in charge of the club, so Allen went to Elland Road whenever he had something to do. Under his supervision, the expansion of Elland Road was gradually coming to an end.

As soon as the call was connected, Allen excitedly reported the progress of the stadium's construction. If nothing unexpected happened, Elland Road would be able to accommodate about 50,000 fans to watch the first game of Leeds United's new season a week later.

At the same time, Allen also told Li Shiguang a good news, that is, the season tickets provided by the club for the next season have all been sold out, but the season ticket income has more than doubled compared to last season!

Alan's call also reminded Li Shiguang that he had been busy with training during this period and had not opened the system to see how much money he had in his hands for a long time!

So he quickly put down the cup in his hand and summoned the system.

[Host]: Li Shiguang

[Club owned]: Leeds United

[Economic situation]: Normal operation

[Team status]: Positive

[Available funds]: 90 million euros

[Fixed skills]: Super scout (can freely view the detailed attributes of any player), master coach.

[Skill package]: Morale boost card X1

Looking at the number of 90 million euros on the system, Li Shiguang also laughed happily. This summer is a summer that has made him officially take off.

Selling players, broadcasting shares, new sponsors, and Lao Chen's investment have made him earn a lot of money. Even after spending the cost of introducing 4 players and expanding the stadium, he still has 90 million euros of funds left to use!

This made Li Shiguang's heart burn.

If they can achieve something in the league and the Champions League this season.

Then Leeds United will definitely attract more famous stars to join next year. While increasing the team's popularity, maybe they can also make some money in Asia during the summer window under Lao Chen's operation!

In this case, the name of "Galaxy Battleship" may change hands.

Thinking of this, Li Shiguang showed a perverted smile on his face.....

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August 10.

Elland Road Stadium.

Leeds United, who had been away from the European arena for nearly 5 years, ushered in their first game of the 2006-2007 season.

As Li Shiguang expected, nearly 53,000 fans flocked to the newly expanded Elland Road Stadium to witness this wonderful moment on the spot.

Facing the visiting Haifa Maccabi, Li Shiguang directly used a 4-3-3 lineup, with Ibrahimovic, Torres and Cannavaro, three new players, starting together.

After the game started, Ibrahimovic and Torres were very active. They helped each other and scored 3 goals in just half an hour. In the first half, Leeds United almost won the game.

Without the pressure of winning, Li Shiguang made personnel adjustments during the halftime break, replacing Rivaldo with De Bruyne and Maicon with Sun Jihai, allowing both of them to make their Champions League debuts. For the young De Bruyne, this was also his first appearance in his career!

De Bruyne lived up to Li Shiguang's expectations. After coming on the court, he ran very actively and assisted Podolski to score another goal in the 77th minute!

In the end, Leeds United defeated Maccabi Haifa 4:0 at home.

A big win kicked off the 2006-2007 season!