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

After sending Simeone to the apartment rented by the club last night, Allen also reported that Alonso would report to the team this morning. So while the public opinion outside was in a turmoil, the entire Leeds United team had already started training under the leadership of Li Shiguang at the Thorp Arch Base. There were three new faces in the team today. In addition to the new assistant coaches Simeone and Alonso, De Bruyne, who is only 15 years old, was also promoted to the first team by Li Shiguang. Of course, due to the regulations of the English Football Association, he must turn 16 in June this year before he can play in the Premier League. The reason why he was promoted to the first team now is that Li Shiguang saw in the system that De Bruyne's comprehensive rating has reached D level. In addition, Rivaldo, the midfield master, is about to join Leeds United. He believes that De Bruyne can grow faster under Rivaldo's influence and his own training.

During the afternoon training, because Deisler left the team and Rivaldo had not yet reported, Li Shiguang abandoned the 4-5-1 formation that was often used before, and let the main players try the two formations of 4-4-2 and 4-3-3.

In the confrontation training, Li Shiguang tried to put Alonso, who just reported today, into the main lineup to partner with Modric to play double defensive midfielder. Originally, he thought that since it was the first time to train together, the two would have a little difference in tacit understanding.

But after an hour of training, the result was far beyond Li Shiguang's expectations, so he had to sigh that he was worthy of being the man called Liverpool's hope by Benitez. This time he really picked up a treasure!

Alonso has the same awareness and judgment as Mascherano in terms of position selection when defending, and he is also cleaner and more pragmatic in terms of kicking.

When attacking, Alonso has an extremely accurate pass, and his good ball control ability can greatly relieve Modric's pressure.

In the past, when Leeds United encountered Modric being locked, they either went to the wing or Deisler had to retreat to the midfield to get the ball and organize the attack. Now with Alonso, Leeds United is equivalent to a "dual-core" lineup in the midfield. In this case, you can lock this one, but the other midfielder also has a strong ability to pass and control the ball. What can you do?

In fact, Li Shiguang has tried the "dual-core" lineup before, but the one he regarded as the other core before was Yaya Toure. He still likes to attack too much. In the position of midfielder, he often kicked and quietly ran to the front of the opposite penalty area. Now, the appearance of Alonso perfectly solves this problem that has troubled Li Shiguang for half a season.

So after the training, Li Shiguang took Simeone to the training ground for a discussion, and gradually, the lineup and tactics for the second half of the season for Leeds United were finalized.

····

On Thursday morning, the entire Leeds United team trained at the Thorp Arch Base. After lunch, they set off for Elland Road Stadium under the leadership of Li Shiguang. Tonight, they will face Bolton, the opponent in the quarterfinals of the League Cup!

Bolton played well at the beginning of the season and once reached the second place in the league, but they had the same problem as Leeds United before. Once the schedule became intensive, they were exhausted. After 20 rounds of games, they have fallen to 7th place. If they lose another game, they will probably fall out of the European war zone.

Before yesterday, when the media and fans talked about this game, they all thought that Leeds United's victory was a foregone conclusion. After all, Leeds United had won five consecutive games before. Although they lost to Chelsea in the last away game, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Li Shiguang's lineup of almost all substitutes was to save strength for today's game!

But as soon as Leeds United's official website was updated yesterday, seeing Chiellini and Deisler leaving the team, the public opinion changed completely. When neither club held a press conference, various conspiracy theories emerged online.

Some said that the players were sold because of a disagreement with Li Shiguang. Some said that Li Shiguang sold off the team's heroes for money. The most outrageous thing was that after seeing Deisler and Alonso swap teams, they said that the reason why Li Shiguang was willing to give up the team's thigh to exchange for Alonso was because there was a secret between them.

However, Li Shiguang, who had no time to surf the Internet today, did not see these outrageous remarks. Instead, he sat in the office without any hesitation.

Lina, who was always watching, had a great time. When she saw something that interested her, she even held her chin with both hands and fantasized about the two handsome men doing something...

After arriving at Elland Road, because Alan did not come with them today, Li Shiguang, who had been hiding for two days, was finally caught and went to attend today's pre-match press conference.

When Li Shiguang stepped into the venue, the reporters who had been waiting for a long time made a visible commotion. Everyone squeezed forward with the microphone in their hands. The staff on the scene finally calmed down the group of reporters.

As soon as Li Shiguang sat down, a reporter couldn't wait to attack him directly: "Hello, Mr. Li, I am a reporter from the Daily Mail. I would like to ask, what are your considerations for choosing Diego Simeone as Leeds United's assistant coach?"

Glancing at the Mediterranean holding the microphone, Li Shiguang said expressionlessly: "If I remember correctly, I am here to attend the League Cup press conference, right? So I refuse to answer any questions that are not related to today's game!"

"You..." Li Shiguang's formulaic answer made the reporter of the Daily Mail blush with anger. Just as he was about to refute, he was interrupted by Li Shiguang: "What do you mean, this question is indeed not related to today's game, next one!"

Hearing Li Shiguang calling for the next one, other reporters rushed up again, and Li Shiguang randomly selected a female reporter.

The female reporter who was named adjusted her clothes a little, then raised the microphone and said: "Hello, Mr. Li, I am a reporter from World Football. I noticed that Leeds United sent away two absolute main players of the team yesterday. What do you think the departure of these two players will have on today's game? Or, how much will the overall strength of Leeds United decline due to the departure of the two main players?"

Hearing the question from the female reporter, Li Shiguang exclaimed, "Wow, grandma, why didn't I realize that you reporters are so aggressive before? ? ?