Chapter 175: Fierce firepower

After Leeds United defeated Chelsea 7-1 at home, they have already led Manchester City, ranked second with 23 games, 20 wins, 3 draws, 0 losses, and 63 points, with as many as 12 points. The point gap of 10 points is an insurmountable gap. 12 points gives the "Youth Guards" a feeling of looking down on all living beings, and what is even more terrifying is their powerful firepower to score 102 goals.

Last season, Leeds United scored 119 goals in 38 league games, averaging 3.13 goals per game, and this season, 102 goals per game, with a terrifying 4.43 goals per game!

In the average score list of players, Shaq was far ahead of his five teammates with 8.86 points, Tevez scored 8.47 points, Jonny Hausen scored 8.45 points, Pivkowski scored 8.13 points, Ben Parker scored 8.05 points, and Red scored 7.72 points.

The Leeds United players' performance level this season is really too high. They have won the top six, which is enough to show how brave these players are in their form.

If the average score of players is not a problem, then Leeds United's sweep of other data lists is enough to prove how powerful this leader is...

On the scorer list, Shaq ranked first with 30 league goals, while Tevez ranked second with 28 goals.

On the assist list, Pivkovsky and Tevez tied for first place with 14 assists, Jonny Hausen ranked third with 13 assists, Ben Parker ranked fifth with 12 assists, and Shaq ranked sixth with 10 assists.

The best times in a single game, Shaq beat his teammate Tevez with 10 best times and the best times, and the two left the others behind.

In the steal list, Shaq ranked first with 8.94 steals per game, even twice more than the second place. This data is really hard to surpass.

It can be said that the performance of the "Young Guards" this season is already overwhelming. Compared with other teams, the gap is so big that it makes people desperate.

But Simon Grayson and his disciples did not feel this way. They were still strong and fierce. Shaq, the core character of the "Young Guards", was still strong, which was simply... outrageous!

In the second leg of the League Cup semi-finals between Leeds United and Arsenal at home on January 28, Tevez, Ameobi, Nelson Oliveira all got a chance to rest. Captain Leeds was placed on the left winger position, behind him was the Scottish genius No. 10 John Fleck, and on the right was still the combination of Pivkowski and David Bentley... But all this is not important, and the key figure of Leeds United is Shaq.

In the game, Shaq scored a supplementary shot in 18 minutes, scored a header in 20 minutes, and opened the victory door for Leeds United with two goals. After that, the young players Ashley Hood and Pivkovsky's goals helped Leeds United defeat Arsenal 4-0 and advanced to the final of the League Cup.

In the fourth round of the FA Cup, Leeds United met Manchester United and played away. However, this team that could win the championship in the hands of "Old Sir" Ferguson last season is now fragile in Moyes' hands like a paper tiger. Even if they were playing at home, Moyes's team only resisted for 31 minutes.

At 31 minutes, Shaq received a pass from his good brother Jonny Hausen in the left side of Manchester United, and scored a goal from four meters in front of the goal. He opened the first record for Leeds United.

When the game ended 57 minutes into the second half, young player Ashley Hood received a cross from John Flake near the free throw point, and a angrily shot broke Manchester United's goal again, locking the score at 2:0!

Shaq, who was pushed to the front midfielder position and adapted to one game, then scored 9 goals in four consecutive games, has now become the number one dangerous figure of the "Youth Guards" that all teams are wary of.

Ashley Hood, the little brother hiding behind Shaq, had the opportunity to lean on the big tree to enjoy the cool air. With few times in the back, he actually scored goals in his last five games, and now he has scored 5 goals. This season, Ashley Hood has played 13 times and scored 5 goals, all of which have been scored in the last five games. It seems that after Shaq's firepower is fully opened, the 17-year-old genius hiding behind him has also benefited from it.

When the 24th round of the English Premier League came, Shaq and Ashley Hood's goal frenzy remained uninterrupted. On February 5, at Elland Road Stadium, the "Youth Guards" defeated Derby County with a score of 4:1. Shaq, Jonny Hausen, Nelson Oliveira, and Ashley Hood each scored one goal.

Now, Leeds United players are too attractive in the transfer market. Not only the "Three Leeds Musketeers" and others, but even the newly emerging Ashley Hood has asked many teams, and even the media has publicly claimed that if anyone is willing to pay 10 million pounds, they can take Ashley Hood away from Elland Road Stadium.

Simon Grayson knew that many times what the media said was not necessarily fake. They said so only after they received news or were instructed. Behind this, someone must be pushing it, or the player's agent wants to get a raise for the player, or it is simply used by other clubs to test it, but for £10 million to buy Ashley Hood's words... it seems that they will not lose money!

After Shaq mentioned the front midfielder, Ashley Hood, a 17-year-old genius boy, has firmly taken the position of the main midfielder, and his performance is remarkable. Even the media gave him the nickname "Little Shaq". Ashley Hood did not dislike the nickname at all in an interview, but said modestly: "Shaq is my idol, he is the direction for me to move forward. I don't mind others regarding me as the second Shaq, and I don't mind at all, because that means I'm very strong!"

Ashley Hood is indeed a rare genius midfielder, but if he is compared with Shaq, the distance is still quite large.

On February 9, in the 25th round of the English Premier League, Leeds United went to the away game to play Aston Villa.

During the game, Argentine central defender Carruzzo took advantage of the corner kick to push Ben Parker's cross into the home team's goal in the 19th minute.

But just 6 minutes later, Darren Bent successfully counterattacked and passed Ronegan and shot the empty goal.

Although Leeds United took the initiative in the game, Aston Villa, who played at home, set up a "Iron Barrel Formation" with no integrity. When encountering a team like the "Young Guards", Aston Villa felt that it would be a victory to be able to tie the game.

The score of 1:1 did not change for the rest of the first half, and the game entered the second half. Simon Grayson began to dispatch troops and replaced John Fleck and Pivkowski one after another. However, although Leeds United attacked very fiercely, they still did not bear fruit and could not break the deadlock on the court. Aston Villa's Welsh head coach Tony Pris simply removed the 23-year-old Dutch striker Luke and replaced him with a central defender, putting the iron barrel formation into airtightness.

At the critical moment, Shaq stood up...

When the game reached 71 minutes, Shaq got the ball with his back five meters from the top of the Aston Villa's penalty area. Facing Aston Villa's No. 17 Cameroonian midfielder Gene Macon, Shaq played with a oxtail with his left foot, pulled the ball to his right back, and shook the Cameroonian who was about to intercept the ball directly lost his center of gravity and climbed on the lawn.

When Shaq turned around and started chasing the ball quickly, he relied on his speed to shake off the Swedish central defender Jonas Olsen behind him.

When Shaq ran to the left side of the arc and chased the ball, the "Sak goal" that made every goalkeeper worried appeared...

"Bang!"

Shaq's left foot thrust on the ball and made a loud noise, and then the ball flew straight to the upper right corner of Aston Villa's goal!

Aston Villa's 29-year-old American goalkeeper Brad Guzan made a save to the left. But his eyes saw the ball and his ears heard the "hissing" sound of breaking through the air. Only his body... can't keep up!

The ball passed by his eyes and finally landed in the goal...2:1!

"goallllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

After scoring the goal, Shaq spread his arms and ran towards the left corner flag. The teammates behind him also followed closely, with ecstatic expressions on his face. They had been besieging their opponents for so long but could not score the goal. They had been full of irritability. Fortunately... Fortunately, Shaq is a freak in the team!

"The ball was scored, and Shaq scored another goal. This goal is likely to be the winning goal. It is really enviable that Leeds United has such a leading figure!"

Simon Grayson jumped from the stands with both fists as Shaq was excited and laughed excitedly and hugged everyone around him. He really felt that it was so happy to have Shaq like a confidant. This was because Shaq scored goals in six consecutive games, and it was not six goals in six games, but 11 goals in six games!

This efficiency... is simply invincible!

Aston Villa, who was playing at home, wanted to counterattack after falling behind, but their strength was there. Leeds United grabbed the initiative after the game started again and continued to attack around the opponent. Aston Villa had no power to fight back at all.

However, Aston Villa's completely shameless iron barrel formation is indeed a big problem. The "Young Guards" attack could no longer break through the opponent's goal, and the score of 2:1 was maintained until the end of the game.

Simon Grayson was quite satisfied with the result. After all, this is not a cup game. It needs to be considered as goal difference. It is just a league game. Just win. There is no big difference between winning one ball and winning ten balls. Both get three points.

Driven by Shaq's continuous goals, the "Youth Guards" continued to move forward in the league standings, continuing to lead second place Manchester City by 12 points with 25 wins, 22 draws and 3 draws.

Recently, "Blue Moon" has also performed very strongly. They first played a three-game winning streak in the league, and then won six consecutive games after tied Everton. Although they failed to narrow the gap with Leeds United in the standings, they also left the third "Gunner" Arsenal with as many as five points.
Chapter completed!