ASTNovels Chapter 520 New stadium, new atmosphere!
Chapter 520 New stadium, new atmosphere!
Leeds United's 25-man lineup for the new season has two obvious changes compared to the past.
The first is that the average age of the team's overall lineup has been significantly reduced.
There are only 30 veterans aged 7 and above.
It is a sharp contrast from the Leeds United Tyrant era when almost all the main players were old babies.
Secondly, the overall potential of the lineup has been improved by another level.
This is naturally difficult for outsiders to accurately detect.
But Shen Hao himself could see it.
When the young players grow up, the average team ability is expected to reach the top combat effectiveness of 180.
On the night when the White Temple was unveiled and put into use, the stadium was packed, and the European media were also waiting eagerly in the media box.
Leeds United fans were in high spirits in a more comfortable stadium.
The team moves into a new stadium.
However, the pre-sale of season tickets for the new season has not increased the ticket price.
The new stadium, which can accommodate 6 people, can alleviate the situation that has often been difficult to get a ticket during the focus battles in the past few years.
Tang Jinyu delivered a speech as CEO and won bursts of applause from the fans.
Shen Hao shook hands with Wenger on the sidelines, and Wenger congratulated Leeds United on moving into the new stadium, showing his style and grace.
Arsenal have been beaten badly by Leeds United in the past few years.
But it wasn't just Arsenal who suffered a brutal attack.
Put aside the technical and tactical style.
Wenger still appreciates Leeds United's team building and development model from the bottom of his heart.
At the same time, we are also eager to learn some valuable lessons from Leeds United’s development trajectory.
Don't look at Leeds United just buying young players in the summer, but in terms of transfer investment, they are among the best in the Premier League.
Because they have no revenue from selling players.
Arsenal did not sell their captain this year, but Barcelona's seduction offensive against Cesc Fabregas became more and more fierce, which made Wenger very angry.
Pay if you want.
What's the deal with blatant back and forth seduction?
On the one hand, Wenger condemned Barcelona, but on the other hand, the team's recruitment work did not give fans much hope.
The joining of Koscielny and Squillac cost 1900 million euros, and then forward Chamakh, who was exempt from the French Ligue , made headlines.
After all, forwards are more attention-grabbing and topical than defenders.
Then, it was gone.
Eduardo, who had a brief moment at Arsenal, had a major career turn due to the impact of a broken leg. He transferred to Shakhtar Donetsk in the summer and left Europe's top leagues.
Arsenal's net investment in the summer was close to 1200 million euros.
The signing operation seems unable to produce a qualitative change in the team's strength.
Arsenal, who were invited by Leeds United, happily came. They wanted to play a real game with Leeds United before the season to test their strength.
The first game of the Rose Cup begins.
Leeds United sent all its main players.
Suarez, Gareth Bale and Deisler formed a new trident.
Kante, Modric and Kaka are the three midfielders.
Baines, Hummels, Thiago Silva and Kyle Walker form the back line.
Neuer guards the goal.
Leeds United started the game aggressively.
The excitement and pride of moving into the new stadium also made them full of fighting spirit.
Arsenal also took it seriously, making the first warm-up Rose Cup game of good quality.
Facing Shen Hao, Wenger finally adopted a defensive counterattack stance.
Leeds United started with a fierce offensive, but the condition of the players still needs to be improved.
In the relatively small space, they reduced the more patient control of the scene and delicate teamwork in the past.
Threat offensives will be launched more frequently.
It's just that the quality of the shots is a bit terrible.
However, the forward's quick counterattack after the attack made Arsenal's counterattack not smooth, and there was even a danger of losing the ball in the backcourt and being turned around by Leeds United for a fast break.
Wenger looked solemn.
There is no doubt that Leeds United has undergone new changes at the technical and tactical level.
He looked at Shen Hao, who was standing with his hands behind his back, and felt a touch of fear in his heart.
The tyrant in white is so terrifying!
The scary thing is not how strong Leeds United's lineup is or how many championships they have won.
But the tyrant in white never stopped moving forward.
This kind of aggressiveness has never appeared in any successful coach in the past.
He deserves his success!
Even Wenger himself would inevitably have stronger self-confidence and neglect to keep pace with the times when he was successful in the past.
Only when subsequent failures occur, will you sum up your experience and realize that you have failed to continue your success because you were resting on your laurels.
Although Leeds United's offensive is fierce.
But the pressure was too great, and the defensive line exposed too much space to the opponent.
Arsenal's counterattack organization was really struggling when they encountered Leeds United's crazy counterattack in the frontcourt.
But as long as they organize and advance the counterattack, the offensive threat in the frontcourt will continue to soar!
When Walcott succeeded in dribbling forward, Van Persie ran forward to counter offside. Walcott's pass penetrated Leeds United's retreating defense.
Van Persie did not stop the ball during Neuer's attack and directly volleyed with his leg.
The football flew straight to the far corner of the goal!
The angle is tricky and crisp.
Neuer was a little surprised.
The shot was both sudden and almost unsolvable.
The opening game of the new stadium.
Arsenal scored first!
Shen Hao looked at Van Persie who ran to celebrate and could see that the opponent's ability had reached its peak, and his overall ability value was not particularly high.
But in the archery category, it is full!
Shen Hao didn't pay too much attention.
In fact, when the Netherlands went to the World Cup, Van Persie's shooting skills were close to full.
Nothing surprising.
Shen Hao signaled to the team, and the team's counterattack area retreated slightly.
Although the ball was lost first, it was not a big problem.
The main reason is that Arsenal's defensive line strength is average.
Leeds United continued to attack after the kick-off.
They continued to suppress Arsenal in terms of momentum and rhythm, and the tide of offensive attacks repeatedly impacted Arsenal's defense.
The defensive coverage formed by Kanter's range of activities during the counterattack gradually made the audience feel a little frightened.
After the growth and precipitation last season, Kanter's strength has grown too fast!
Compared with the past, Leeds United's full-back assists would have the effect of tearing apart the opponent's defense, but now it is worse.
Baynes and Kyle Walker must first do a good job of defense and support, and then take on the task of advancing. Shen Hao will not give them too many demands.
When Leeds United repeatedly created threatening attacks and established a sustained rhythm, the flaw exposed by Arsenal's defense adjustment was caught by Modric, who sent a through ball from outside the penalty area.
In the small space of the penalty area, Gareth Bale first touched the ball at the edge of the small penalty area and passed it back in an inverted triangle.
Kaka followed up behind Suarez, deflected the ball to avoid Koscielny's interception, and then blasted the ball into the goal with a blast!
Leeds United equalized the score.
Wenger looked solemn.
Leeds United's counterattack intensity and speed in the midfield and frontcourt are particularly amazing.
It looks a lot like a full-court press tactic.
But judging from the focus and efficiency of teamwork, it is definitely not a common full-court pressing tactic.
Wenger was stunned for a moment. From a defensive perspective, it was obvious that there was a shadow of passing pressure and high-position pressing in defense.
He felt more and more that Shen Hao had borrowed the defensive strategy of passing, controlling and pressing techniques.
But it did not adopt a pass-and-control offensive method on the offensive end.
Instead, they follow the fast-paced playing style of the Premier League. With the strength of Leeds United's lineup, the violent suppression effect brought by fast-paced and high-frequency output is definitely more visually impactful than passing and controlling football with pleasing ground passing and cutting coordination.
Kaka didn't celebrate much after scoring. This summer is a bit complicated for him.
Achieving the Triple Crown in the club arena, he is a well-deserved No. 1 star.
But the depression at the World Cup made him unhappy again.
The new season is about to begin, and he is gearing up with a sense of urgency.
The key is that the healthy internal competition created by this group of young players in Leeds United puts him under great pressure.
Although Leeds United is becoming younger, in terms of ambition, they are stronger than ever before!
Leeds United, who were getting better and better, continued to suppress Arsenal with violent output and high-position counterattacks.
Leeds United fans have been cheering their team on.
The team's performance also made them extremely focused, and the pace of the game was too fast.
Regardless of whether they can complete the shot or not, it is obvious that Leeds United launches threatening attacks much more frequently than in the past.
Arsenal's shrinking defense can basically withstand a wave of frontal output from Leeds United.
But their offense and defense transition was not done well.
When Suarez poked the ball away from Cesc Fabregas from behind, Kaka took advantage of the situation and headed forward to face the back line.
He accelerated and broke through the edge, directly penetrated Arsenal's defense, then swung his leg and shot the ball into the far corner of the goal!
Kaka scored twice to help Leeds United take the lead!
Wenger's blood pressure soared and his mental defenses were broken.
He finally saw it.
Leeds United will be even more ferocious after adjusting their playing style in the new season!
Because the offensive and defensive rhythm is too fast!
Arsenal has already launched a defensive counterattack, but they are always beaten in stages and cannot even mount an effective counterattack!
Leeds United will still be very strong in the new season, there is no doubt about it.
Leeds United are strong today and improving quickly.
The unexpected style of play put Arsenal under pressure right from the start.
Although Arsenal was also serious, the gap was gradually widened by Leeds United as the game continued.
Before the end of the first half, Leeds United punched through Arsenal's right defense with another consecutive combination of punches.
Deisler went down to receive Modric's pass and then crossed to the goal area.
Suarez grabbed the spot and outflanked the volley to complete the goal.
Leeds United 3:1 Arsenal!
Arsenal fans who came to the White Temple could not hide their disappointment.
Leeds United has gradually surpassed Arsenal in terms of lineup strength over the years, and now even their technical and tactical play seems to be crushing Arsenal.
Halftime is over.
When adapting new tactics, Shen Hao will of course carefully and attentively make detailed adjustments and provide one-on-one guidance on player performance.
Every implementation of new tactics usually involves three stages: ideological indoctrination, training and drills, and actual improvement.
The early stages of every season are the busiest for Shen Hao.
I'm afraid that some details have not been handled well, which will slow down the formation of new tactics.
In the second half of the game, Arsenal further strengthened its defense.
Wenger finally understood.
If you want to have a chance against Leeds United, you must first tighten the fence.
They only have one Cesc Fabregas, who cannot compare with Leeds United's ability to control the field.
There is no competition at all for dominance of the scene.
No need to argue.
If Arsenal can take the initiative, it must be Leeds United who gave the initiative to Arsenal.
After further strengthening their defense, Arsenal's defense is still in turmoil, but they have repeatedly staged extreme rescues.
After 60 minutes of the game, Shen Hao made substitutions step by step.
In friendly matches, there is no restriction on substitutions.
He substituted two players every 10 minutes.
After Leeds United made a substitution, Arsenal started a counterattack and still showed some strength on the scene.
Fabregas showed his strength with a wonderful pass, and Van Persie, who was anti-offside, once again seized the opportunity and shot through Neuer's fingers in the penalty area.
This time there was a problem with Hummels' defense.
Arsenal's morale was boosted and they seemed to feel that maybe they should play more aggressively.
Then they were punished quickly.
Reus, who came on as a substitute, assisted Ronaldo from the wing and easily scored in the penalty area.
Leeds United 4:2 Arsenal!
Wenger is beyond love.
Leeds United's lineup is much stronger than Arsenal.
Then Shen Hao replaced Kaká and Modric with Rakitic and Eriksen.
After this substitution, the situation became evenly matched.
Arsenal can also play some mercury-filled team passing and cutting cooperation.
However, after Van Persie was blocked, Arsenal faced the problem of lack of output points.
After 80 minutes of the game, Ronaldo formed a containment in the frontcourt, and Gareth Bale cut inside to receive Eriksen's pass.
Gareth Bale sprinted into the penalty area and scored with a powerful shot!
Leeds United 5:2 Arsenal!
The opening game of the White Temple made Leeds United fans particularly satisfied.
Thriving, in the ascendant.
Even though they are now the European overlords.
Leeds United replaced Casemiro and Griezmann at the last moment.
Of course, the team's style of play became conservative, seeking a stable finish.
Arsenal didn't make waves.
Leeds United's first Rose Cup win.
After the game, Fleet Street did not report too much on the game, but instead introduced the outside world to the viewing experience of the new stadium in the White Temple.
Leeds United's new stadium makes its grand debut.
It marks another upgrade in the basic scale of the team.
The Leeds United women's football team, which has made steady progress in the English Women's Super League in the past two years, also received a transfer budget of 500 million pounds in the summer.
In the new season of the English Women's Super League, Leeds United Women's Football Team will play at Elland Road as their home stadium.
Perhaps the attendance rate will not be too high, but the approach of Leeds United Club has won the full support of local female fans in Leeds and even Yorkshire.
They took this to the level of Leeds United's respect for women's rights.
The Rose Cup continues in full swing.
The match between Ajax and Manchester City was also very exciting. Manchester City is the team that has invested the most in European football this summer, and everyone knows its ambitions.
They swept Ajax with a score of 5:1, showing their strong combat effectiveness.
Leeds United defeated Ajax 4:1 in the second game, and the tactical transformation in preparation for the new season is gradually being implemented through actual combat.
Arsenal still lost in the second game against Manchester City.
The score of 1:3 does not seem to be a big difference.
But the opponent is Manchester City.
The new season hasn't even started yet, but Arsenal is already under pressure to compete for fourth place!