Leeds United's main tactics this season are still 4-3-3 formations, but there have been great changes compared to last season.

The first is the combination of Ameobi, Becchio and Tevez on the front line. The characteristics of these three players can be said to be different. Ameobi's role is mainly in tactical aspects. As a bridgehead for the team's offense, Ameobi's main task is to restrain the opponent's defense. Argentine striker Becchio was already the team's main striker last season. Although his number of goals is not large, they are all very important. The most important thing is that he has strong assist ability and is a typical technical forward, and he focuses more on organizing his own team's offense rather than shooting.

As for the real scorer, there is actually only one "beast" Tevez!

The "Youth Guards" are not "Blue Moon". There are no strong forwards like Aguero, Dzeko, Adebayo, and Balotelli on the front line of Leeds United, nor are there any midfielders with strong goals scorers such as David Silva and Nasri. Finally, there are stars like "Beast" who have strong enough scoring ability, so they naturally have to make good use of it.

During the entire summer training session, Simon Grayson set up an offensive routine for the team with Tevez as the core, and Ameobi, Becchio or Snow's Grass and others played around Tevez.

This feeling of star-studded moon made the "Beast" really feel so happy that there were 36,000 pores all over his body. He even told the media a week before the Community Shield Cup: "I felt happy on Elland Road, I found the fun of playing football again, and I believe I will achieve better results with my teammates... Manchester City? Haha, the interior of Manchester City's locker room is very messy, and Mr. Simon is a head coach with a strong control over the locker room. The locker room of Leeds United is in order. Each of us knows what tasks we should complete every day, and we all know that we should reach a certain level... Goal? Is this difficult? I am in very good shape now, I know very well about Manchester City's back line, and I will score goals in the game!"

In contrast to Tevez's high profile, the three midfielders of Leeds United all seem very low-key.

Facing the interview with reporters, the captain Jonny Hausen, who has experienced the baptism of the English national team and the European Cup, showed his style of being a general: "Manchester City is a strong team, and it is a fact that their strength is stronger than us, but the strength is not the only factor that determines the outcome of the game. We will strive for victory!"

Zach Thompson, who was very fierce on the court, was very low-key off the court. He didn't like these sports reporters to disturb his life, so these reporters simply failed to interview Leeds United's real pillar "Shake".

But Bentley, who came to the new transfer, no longer had the arrogance of the past. He just said, "I will do my best to fight." He simply sent the reporter away. The 28-year-old Bentley was once a famous crazy boy in the entire English football world, but now he has a little bit of a return to nature, but his spiritual energy is not as strong as before.

In fact, the performance of the three main midfielders of Leeds United, designated by head coach Simon Grayson, is absolutely related to their own position, and is also related to the team's tactics this season.

This season, Simon Grayson made considerable adjustments to the team's midfield. Even Zach Thompson, Jonny Hausen and Bentley had completely different positions and division of labor, and they did not overlap at all.

Zach Thompson will naturally not let down his name as "Shack". He is mainly responsible for defensive tasks. Captain Jonny Hausen is still the leader in the midfield. His position is in front of Zach Thompson and will serve as the team's offensive and defensive transformation. Their status and role in the team are irreplaceable, and they can be said to be the main force of iron.

But Bentley, who had just transferred to Leeds United, was entrusted by Simon Grayson to organize the team's offense and launch a fatal blow!

This is definitely worthy of Bentley. The reason why Simon Grayson did this was because he noticed the occasional inspiration that Bentley would flash during training. In addition to his well-behaved pass and diligent running, Bentley's precise straight pass was really sharp. There were three players on the forward line of Leeds United, which was equivalent to setting up three cannons in front of the opponent's defense line. As long as there were shells, they could immediately open fire at the opponent's goal.

And most importantly, after careful thinking for a long time, Simon Grayson decided that the team's tactics this season should still be based on offense. He knew best what his team's defense line looked like. He could conced 39 goals in 46 games in the English Champions League. After coming to the Super League, facing the attacks of these super teams, it would be normal to concede a few more goals. Moreover, if your team wants to relegate or even strive to be the best, they have to rely on strong offense to achieve their goals. As for the team's defensive quality... Well, it can only be determined by the performance of Zach Thompson and the defenders.

The reason why two evils are less important is still very simple and easy to understand. In the first season of the Premier League, Leeds United did not have unlimited financial resources to support the team's large-scale transformation, so Simon Grayson could only care about the head and the end.

While Leeds United was actively preparing for the Community Shield Cup, Manchester City seemed very relaxed. Mancini and his disciples were preparing for the game with confidence.

As the champion of the English Premier League last season, "Blue Moon" certainly has the capital and strength to relax. After the brutal battle with "Red Devils" Manchester United last season and the last laugh, the team's confidence and overall strength have been greatly improved. Without the "Beast" as the bad sheep, the locker room has become much calmer.

The most important thing is that Manchester City's strength this season is really stronger than last season. The "KUN" transferred last season has perfectly replaced Tevez's role and even performed better. The data of 23 goals and 10 assists in 34 games is convincing. If this is his first season for Manchester City, everyone believes that Aguero will perform better this season.

After the running-in of last season, Mancini, who was already good at coaching the team's offense, has adjusted Manchester City's attack power to a shocking level. The entire team is like a volcano that is about to erupt. The Manchester City attack line composed of Dzeko, Aguero, David Silva, Nasri, Balotelli and others is enough to tear any opponent apart. The defense line composed of brothers Johart, Kompany, Richards, Krish, and Toure is already quite solid. This summer, Italian central defender Bochetti and Croatian right defender Serner were introduced, which can be said that the defense line has been further consolidated.

This season, Manchester City, which has excellent offense and defense, will certainly not only focus on the English Premier League championship. They will also strive to make achievements in the Champions League, thus creating a great Manchester City era.

The English domestic media still hyped up this Community Shield Cup game, and even said it was a "Marc City Revenge Battle", because in the FA Cup last season, Leeds United narrowly defeated Manchester City with a score of 3:2, but at that time, "Blue Moon" and "Red Devils" were competing for the Super League championship crazily. The "Youth Guards" were just a team of substitutes and young players, but this would not affect the reporters' desire to hype, and they had been calmed down for a summer. Of course, the first official game of the new season would have to be hyped up, and no topics that could be hyped will be missed.

However, Mancini obviously did not regard this game as a so-called "revenge battle". He didn't even take Leeds United seriously at all, but announced his team's starting lineup early: Aguero, Dzeko, David Silva, Nasri, Yaya Toure, and De Jong formed the team's midfield and frontcourt, while the back line was led by Kompany, as well as Italian defender Salvatore Pochetti and Croatian defender Serna who only transferred to the team this season.

As soon as the starting list of "Blue Moon" was announced, it fully demonstrated its domineeringness and confidence. This is because it is not afraid of the opponents studying their own lineup and has an absolute belief in winning!

Leeds United coach Simon Grayson smiled bitterly when he saw the list he got. It can be said that this lineup is actually not the strongest lineup in Manchester City. Balotelli, Kloe Toure, Richards and others with outstanding personal abilities did not play at all, and even the England international James Milner in their team did not play.

But such a half-main lineup is enough to make Leeds United feel a headache. Not to mention anything else, it is just an offensive lineup composed of four people, Aguero, Dzeko, David Silva and Nasri. What should the "Young Guards" use to block their attack?

"Shake" is indeed strong enough. Ben Parker is also a full-back star with excellent offense and defense. But besides the two of them, Clegg Dawson and Red have good potential, but they are all real rookies now. Just by their... can they do it?

Just thinking about it, Simon Grayson shook his head and rejected it... This road is not working!

When he met Manchester City in the FA Cup last season, Simon Grayson came up with a way to fight against his opponents with a barbaric style of killing tactics, but Manchester City did not make any effort at all. But even so, Leeds United only narrowly won with one goal. Now... it's difficult, it's really difficult!

Simon Grayson thought about it and said that his team had only one dead end to the current "Blue Moon". Unless the opponent's stars collectively silenced, as long as one person flashed a little, the "Youth Guards" would not escape the fate of failure.

In the end, the helpless Simon Grayson just came up with a solution that was not a solution, that is... fight!

Since you are not as good as your opponent everywhere, don’t have the idea of ​​winning in this game anymore. Just fight for it. As long as the team can play their own style and show their strength, it’s fine. Losing to the Super League champion and losing to the strongest team in England last season is nothing to be ashamed!
Chapter completed!