Chapter 41: Unstoppable Leeds United!

The "Youth Guards" defeated Manchester City with the second team away, which caused a sensation in English football...

The Mirror claimed: Leeds United are becoming stronger and stronger, and Simon Grayson and Shaq are once again creating their era!

The Post also predicted the prospects of Leeds United: Leeds United has made significant progress this season, and the younger generation in the team is growing rapidly. Before veterans such as Shaq, Jonny, Ben, and Ashley retire, Leeds United will complete seamless docking. It can be foreseeable that a "Leeds Dynasty" is being born!

The Times has always been known for its prudence and stability, but this time it is also very optimistic about the future of Leeds United: the future overlords of England have shown their dominance. Leeds United's young men, just like the "Red Devils" 1992 Golden Generation, have gradually taken the lead in Leeds United and even England! At present, Leeds United has as many as six England internationals, Shaq, Jonny Hausen, Ben Parker, and Ashley Hood's selection is expected, but the two 18-year-old young players Alex Lons and Clegg Richardson are not only selected for England, but also have been firmly in the main force in recent years, which is enough to prove that Leeds United's future will be bright! Considering that Leeds United currently has many young talented players, we can completely foresee that if there is no accident, the future overlords of England will definitely be Leeds United.

This time, even the Gunners coach Mourinho had to admit the strength of his competitors during a reporter's interview: "Leeds now has a group of jealous young people. I think the strength of these young people is already at the level of playing as the main force, but Leeds obviously cannot give them a better growth environment. I hope these hope stars of English football can get more room for development as soon as possible... Champion? Haha, I think we still have hope to catch up with Leeds. What do you think?"

Mourinho's words made the reporters who interviewed him laughed. Arsenal is still six points behind Leeds United in the standings. Although it is only two games, the "Youth Guards" are really too strong. Even Leeds II can defeat the powerful Manchester City 3-1 away. They really have enough strength to kill any opponent.

Arsenal!?

Haha, don't be too naive, okay?

At this time, the English football world thought Mourinho was just a tough mouth and no one believed that they still had a chance to chase Leeds, but the development of things was not like that!

In the second leg of the first round of the Champions League knockout match, Leeds United tied Lyon 1:1 at home and easily advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League with a total score of 5:1. However, the Gunners were beaten by Real Madrid 2:0 at home after they tied Real Madrid 1:1 away in the first leg, and were finally eliminated with a total score of 1:3.

Next, Arsenal had no other games outside the Super League to distract themselves. Mourinho and his team first defeated Derby County 4-0 at home, and then defeated West Ham United 2-1 away. With one more round of games, the gap between himself and Leeds United was narrowed to three points.

Leeds United is not to be outdone. Although the team tied Bristol City 2:2 away in the sixth round of the FA Cup, they still need to play another rematch, but with Simon Grayson's dispatch, Leeds United also defeated Tottenham Hotspur 4:2 at home, then defeated West Brom 2:0 away, and then defeated Bristol City 4:0 in the sixth round of the FA Cup rematch. They always maintained the advantage of six points ahead of Arsenal.

When the Champions League quarterfinals were drawn again, Leeds United drew their old rival "Blue Army" Chelsea, while another English team "Blue Moon" Manchester City, who entered the quarterfinals, encountered Real Madrid, who had just eliminated Arsenal.

The defending champion Barcelona was quite unlucky this time. They were eliminated 2:4 in two rounds by the "Blue Army" Chelsea relying on the bus tactics.

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said after being eliminated: "Our current lineup is very strong, but we lack a center like Shaq. Now we need to make up for this shortcoming in the summer."

Last season, Barcelona played the virtual center with the "little pharaoh" Salavee. Through tactical suppression, he succeeded with a mutated version of the strikeless tactic. However, Salavee's condition has declined significantly this season. After all, he is a 32-year-old veteran. He still cannot compare with a pervert like Shaq. It is reasonable for Barcelona to lose this season.

However, Barcelona this season is still the strongest team in the La Liga. They are currently leading their old rival Real Madrid with a 12-point advantage, and the championship this season is already within their reach.

Before Leeds United went to play the Champions League quarter-finals with Chelsea away, they defeated Fulham 2-0 in the 31st round of the Premier League, and the Gunners this time were tied 2-2 by Liverpool, so Leeds United expanded their lead to 8 points in the standings. With seven rounds left in the league, it is really difficult for the Gunners to catch up again.

Simon Grayson is now worthy of being the champion coach. His understanding of football tactics has reached a point where he surpasses the tactics itself, and even invisibly integrates psychological warfare into it.

At the former Stamford Bridge Stadium, which was just renamed to Terry Stadium this season to commend John Terry's great contribution to the "Blue Army", Simon Grayson taught Chelsea coach Michelle Laudrup a lesson.

After the game started, Leeds United's tactics surprised the opponent. Chelsea, who had already been familiar with the fierce offensive of the "Youth Guards", was surprised to find that the opponent actually launched a defensive counterattack, and they did a very good job.

In the first half, Leeds United only gave Chelsea one chance to shoot. On the contrary, Shaq pushed Allen's pass into the lower right corner of the Chelsea goal in the 46th minute... 1:0, Leeds United led!

After the game entered the second half, the leading Leeds United still played defensive counterattacks and had to attack the "Blue Army". They were scored by Shaq one after another. In 60 minutes, Leeds United had already led their opponents 3:0 with Shaq's "hat trick".

Afterwards, Leeds United took advantage of the opportunity of Chelsea's morale to set off a fierce offensive. John Allen scored a long shot in the 71st minute, and Shaq used a corner kick to score a header in the 75th minute to complete the "big four-game". Chelsea only scored a goal by their Dutch striker Van der Hyde in the 86th minute.

In the end, Leeds United beat Chelsea 5-1 away. Almost 99% of the time he was sure to enter the Champions League semi-finals!

Immediately afterwards, in the Premier League three days later, Leeds United defeated Bolton 4-1 away with "Leeds Two", expanding its advantage over Arsenal to 11 points!

Although Leeds United had already led Chelsea 5:1 away in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at Elland Road Stadium, they were still not ruthless, in front of 55,000 fans at home. Shaq used a "hat trick" to help the team defeat the "Blues" 4:0, eliminated Chelsea with a total score of 9:1, and reached the Champions League semi-finals with a head held high.

This time they will face the French Ligue 1 powerhouse Marseille that defeated CSKA Moscow, which is very lucky. The other two teams facing each other are Inter Milan in Italy and "Blue Moon" Manchester City. The "Youth Guards"'s hope of winning the Champions League again has increased significantly.

Not only did they once again aim at the championship in the European arena. With the maturity of young players, Leeds United in England have gradually gained the ability to push all opponents. They eliminated the "Magpie" Newcastle 4:0 in the FA Cup semi-finals.

Then in the 33rd round of the English Premier League, when Leeds United defeated Southampton 6-1 at home and defeated the "Magpie" Newcastle again 3-0 away from home. They finally won 30 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in 34 games, leading the second place Arsenal by 14 points. They successfully defended the Premier League champion four rounds ahead of schedule. Arsenal's record is 25 wins, 2 draws, 77 points in 34 games.

After defending the league championship, the "Youth Guards" have won two trophies, the League Cup and the Premier League championship this season. They still have the opportunity to win the Champions League trophy and the FA Cup. The "brutal Simon" also showed his "greed" at this time, and led his team to charge towards more champions without stopping.

In the two rounds of confrontation with the French Ligue 1 powerhouse Marseille, Leeds United adopted a strategy of attacking fiercely at home and counterattacking away. First, they failed to score at home, and Chen Jinlong and John Allen's goals, defeated their opponents 4:0, and then tied with Marseille 1:1 away with Shaq's goal, and reached the Champions League final with a total score of 5:1 in the two rounds.

Another team that reached the Champions League final is Inter Milan, Italy. Although there is only one center Savio, who has developed itself, is a star player, the overall strength of this team is indeed very strong. In addition, head coach Bartini is a stubborn supporter of "chain defense", so this team actually defeated Manchester City 1:0 at home, lost 2:3 away, and finally entered the Champions League final 3:3 with the advantage of away goals.

However, the entire European football world is still more optimistic about the "Youth Guards" winning the Champions League trophy for the third time in history, not only because Leeds United's offensive football is better, but also because of the "resurrection" of Leeds United's star Shaq.

Although Shaq "just" scored 6 goals in six group matches, as the Champions League entered the knockout stage, Shaq got a full rest in the rotation of Simon Grayson. Shaq scored 12 goals in the next six knockout matches, and now tops the Champions League scorer list with 18 goals.

Inter Milan faces a "Young Guard" with Shaq's peak, and with Simon Grayson, the champion coach, taking control of the overall situation, the hope of winning is too slim!

However, before Leeds United competes with Inter Milan in the Champions League final, they still have an important game to play, that is, the final between the FA Cup and Arsenal.
Chapter completed!