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Chapter 32 Youth Storm

After playing against Inter Milan, Simon Grayson began to consciously implement the rotation system. Not only in the league, but also in the League Cup and Champions League group stages, Simon Grayson also insisted on the rotation system.

However, Leeds United's rotation system is not a complete rotation system. There is not even half of the rotation of the main lineup. Only in the League Cup will all use young players to play. However, no matter what, the young players of Leeds United still have a lot of opportunities to play.

And the team's record is quite stable!

In the league, he defeated Wolves 3:1 at home, swept Derby County 9:0 away, defeated Gillingham 3:1 in the League Cup, and then defeated Basel 5:1 at home in the second round of the Champions League group stage.

He won four consecutive victories. After playing in the Champions League group stage, Simon Grayson simply increased the rotation and put Shaq, Jonny Hausen, Ashley Hood, Ben Parker and other veterans on the bench, and brought the League Cup lineup to the seventh round of the Premier League.

When the starting list of the "Young Guards" against the "Harves" at home was announced, everyone was already shocked...

Forward...Campbell, 18 years old!

Left winger... Clay Sandy, 19 years old!

Right winger...Hoydenk, 21 years old!

Central forward...Wather, 21 years old; John Allen, 17 years old!

Middleback...Paul Drapper, 18 years old!

Left-back...Joe Hicks, 18 years old!

Right back... Chen Jinlong, 21 years old!

Central defender...Marcio, 24 years old; Du Xiaoguang, 21 years old!

Goalkeeper...Adm Westrak, 17 years old!

Among the eleven players who started, there was only one Marcio who had just turned 24 years old. Whether it was Chen Jinlong, Du Xiaoguang, who had been in battle for a long time, or Campbell, who had been serving as a substitute for Shaq since he came to the first team, they were all surprisingly young!

The average age of Leeds United starters in this game is only...19.5 years old!

What is Simon Grayson doing!?

Among the eleven starters, five were trained by Thorpe Arch themselves. Is this a fear of betrayal like Kslov and Belacta again?

Or... Is Leeds United going to promote overall youth?

Leeds United fans still affirm the strength of these young players. With their understanding of the team, these children will be the team's wealth in the future, and will play one by one. Under the leadership of Shaq, Jonny Hausen, Ben Parker and other big brothers, they will accumulate game experience and improve their competitive level. This is understandable, but they are all sent up in an instant. Will these children... mess up everything!?

Or maybe... the main players of Leeds United consume too much physical energy and need rest!?

Leeds fans, who were full of suspicion, began to watch the game with fear...

The game was indeed not very smooth. The young men of Leeds United were too young after all. They were pushed and kicked by West Ham United for twenty minutes at home. Fortunately, Marsio, Du Xiaoguang and Chen Jinlong were all there. Although young player Joe Hicks was young, his style of play was very stable. Coupled with the two perfect saves from the excitement of young goalkeeper Westerak, the "Youth Guards" finally stabilized their position. The performance later gradually became normal.

At this time, Campbell and other young geniuses realized that it was so difficult to take the lead. When they took turns to play, they had big brothers around them, so they didn’t need to have too much psychological burden when playing against their opponents. They all showed their best side, and the fans regarded them as “geniuses”!

But until now, when these young people who were originally very conceited faced everything themselves, they realized that they still had some shortcomings, just a West Ham United team, which was in the middle of the Premier League. It has put such pressure on them that they must fight to keep up with the pace and fight against their opponents.

Off the court, Leeds United's bench was quite lively. Shaq, Murray, Ben Parker, Jonny Hausen, Ashley Hood and others were all there. They all had relaxed smiles on their faces, cheering for the little brothers on the court, applauding every outstanding performance of these little brothers.

Simon Grayson also had a smile and whispered to Harvey beside him. From time to time, Harvey would take a pen to write a few strokes on his notebook...

"Simon, I find you are becoming more and more sinister now!"

Simon Grayson laughed and said, "The potential of these kids is huge, but they always play football under the protection of Shaq and others. Their ability to face pressure in the future will be too poor. Not only will they take more detours by themselves, even the team's performance will be affected!"

Harvey nodded with a smile: "Well, I realize my shortcomings, and this impression must be much deeper than we told them! By the way, Simon, you won't plan to use this method to treat the boys on the youth team, right?"

"Why not? Without pressure, how can you grow up! Haha, when Shaq came to the first team, this kid had to take on the heavy responsibility of the team's defense as soon as he got up, in the midfielder position... Haha, this kid is so perverted!"

Harvey also laughed with Simon Grayson. He was familiar with Shaq's experience at the beginning. A super striker who has scored 1,509 goals has actually started as a defensive midfielder. This is really incredible, but that's the case!

Currently, Shaq has scored 1,234 goals for the club and played in 166 games for England and scored 265 goals. He not only won the Premier League top scorer five times, but also won the La Liga top scorer five times. He has also become the Champions League top scorer for nine consecutive years since the 2013-2014 season.

And... since the 2016-2017 season, when Shaq surpassed Rooney's goals, he has been the best scorer in England's history. He has maintained this record for nine consecutive years and has long become a legend without ending.

There is only one Shaq in this world!

After taking back his mind, Harvey found that the situation of the game began to change. After the Leeds United boys stabilized the situation, they were holding their breath in their hearts and finally found an opportunity to start counterattack. They first tried to use the speed of the winger from the two sides to attack their opponents. The two boys Weather and John Allen carefully seized the opportunity to divide the side. Claysandy and Hoydenk's speed also played a role. Although Campbell, a direct Leeds lineman who came from Thorpe Arch, was not as perverted as Shake. However, this 18-year-old boy had a good sense of grabbing points and heading skills, and his threat was quite large.

Finally, when the game reached 36 minutes, Leeds United scored a goal!

What makes people laugh and cry is that the person who scored the first record for Leeds United was not a Leeds United player, this ball was... own goal!

Dutch midfielder Weather's long shot bypassed the opponent's goalkeeper Ramz, hit the right post of West Ham United and bounced back. Ramz, who turned around to chase the ball, rushed to the ball and scored the ball into his own goal with his hand!

Owning is very harmful to morale!

In the next game, the initiative fell into the hands of Leeds United, but even so, the boys failed to seize the opportunity. After the 1-0 lead in the first half, they fought until 73 minutes in the second half, before Hoydenk made a cross from the side in the counterattack. Campbell, who was hit by a slam, pushed the ball into the goal. Campbell's goal finally secured the victory for Leeds United!

After the game, Simon Grayson said that the game was indeed very hard, but the result was still quite good. After defeating West Ham United 2-0 at home, Leeds United is still ranked first with an unbeaten record of 6 wins and 1 draw in 7 games, leading the second place Manchester City three points!

When the reporters asked whether Simon Grayson would give young people another chance, Simon Grayson laughed and said, "Of course! We have so many good guys. It is time to give the team's heroes a proper rest!"

At this time, no one realized what Simon Grayson wanted to do, and no one believed that he would continue to use young people to compete in the league after the main players recovered. After all, Leeds United's eighth round Premier League is to be a visit to the most famous home court of Hell Anfield Stadium.

This time, no matter how bold the person is, he will not predict the starting lineup of Leeds United, because... Simon Grayson sent a starting lineup that was exactly the same as in the last game, and he is still the same young lineup with an average age of only 19.5 years old!

At this time, no one could understand whether the "brutal Simon" was going crazy. It would be fine if you played the "Harves" at home to get a group of young boys, but when you play against the "Red Army" away, you dare to do this!?

Leeds United's approach made the "Red Army" feel insulted. The stars in their team were all so angry that they were almost crazy. Although Belakta, who had just transferred from Leeds United this season, kindly reminded his new teammates, no one felt that a "Youth Guards" with an average age of 19.5 years old could do something at Anfield Stadium.

So something even more angered the Red Army happened...

Just 4 minutes into the game, John Allen made a direct pass from the left side of the middle. After the ball flew into the Liverpool penalty area, Campbell ran from the middle, fell to the ground and slid for a distance. He was very smart and forced to shoot the far corner, and the score became 1:0!

After taking the lead, Leeds United adopted the tactic of shrinking and counterattacking. In the 38th minute, Hoydenke on the right cut in from the sideline, and suddenly fired a gun from Liverpool's right penalty area line, hanging the ball into the upper left corner of the "Red Army" goal at the far end... 2:0!

The "Red Army" who was stunned could not calm down at all. He gave Leeds United another penalty kick in 62 minutes. After Weather calmly made a free throw, the score became 3:0!

By the time Liverpool seized the opportunity to win a goal by French striker Kodjo, the game had already reached 84 minutes!

In the end, the "Red Army" was humiliated by a real "youth" guards at their home court, Anfield Stadium.

After this game, no one will say anything like Simon Grayson and other arrogant. You should know that Leeds United just defeated West Ham United and Liverpool with a young team that was only 19.5 years old.

Nowadays, more people's attention is focused on one young genius after another in Leeds United, Lens, Campbell, Richardson, Westlark, John Allen, Knuwells, Joe Hicks, etc., all the young boys have shown infinite potential. How did this be done?

A strong youth storm has already been blowing in the "Youth Guards" and no one can stop it!

When everyone was still staring at these young people, the "Gunner" Arsenal had already made moves. Mourinho took action himself, and he made a family card, made a profit, and even paid a penalty. In Simon Grayson and Xavi were stunned, he actually poached the Frenchman Nasri, the head of the youth training of Leeds United.
Chapter completed!
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