"My suggestion is to continue to start Casper. He has performed well in the last two games."
The day before the game between Leeds United and Inter Milan, at Leeds United's hotel in downtown Milan, Leeds United's coaching staff was having a heated discussion.
Just now Brian Kidd supported Schmeichel to continue to start. In the two league games that Leeds United started, they achieved a record of 1 win and 1 draw.
In the last game, Schmeichel Jr. continued to start, while George Lee chose to hide most of the main players and prepare for the next five rounds of life and death battles in the Champions League group stage.
This game is crucial for Leeds United, because now in the group, Leeds United is 1 point behind Inter Milan. If they lose this game, they will only be eliminated and will not be able to enter the next round of knockout rounds.
Because Van der Sar's hand injury has not yet recovered, but Scott Carson has recovered from the flu, several coaches need to discuss and choose who will be the starting goalkeeper in the game against Inter Milan.
"But Scott is the team's second goalkeeper after all. He has recovered now. We have no reason not to let him play. His playing order should be before Casper." Faced with what Kidd said, Sheridan made a different point the opinion of.
"Whether his physical fitness has recovered and whether his condition has recovered is still unknown." Kidd continued to support Schmeichel.
"Needless to say about physical fitness, he is definitely recovering, and his position is goalkeeper, so there is not much demand for physical fitness." This is what physical fitness coach Colin McGee said, and it is obvious that he is also on Carson's side.
"It is said that Schmeichel's characteristics can help us more. He is good at blocking the opponent's crosses." The speaker was Chris Kasper.
"What did your goalkeeper coach say?"
Seeing that everyone was deadlocked, George Li asked two professionals for their opinions.
"I just arrived."
"I avoid suspicion."
Neither Martin nor Peter Schmeichel gave their own suggestions, and the problem finally returned to George Lee. After all, he is the head coach, and the final decision rests with him.
"Well......"
George Li hesitated for a while, and finally made a decision.
Scott Carson.
Although Carson is one year older than Schmeichel Jr., he has been in the first team for three years. George Lee obviously feels that Carson is more reliable, even if Schmeichel Jr.'s career will be more reliable in later generations. outstanding.
But in this life-and-death game, George Li decided to choose Carson.
After hearing George Li's decision, Schmeichel took a deep breath.
Although he regretted that his son was not able to start the game, he still expressed his support. If it were him, and excluding his son, he would probably choose Carson.
^^^
When Li George faced a choice, Inter Milan's head coach also faced a choice today.
Unlike Lee George, he struggled with which substitute goalkeeper to choose because no one was available. Mancini was troubled by having too many players available.
This time, Mancini gave up the team's vice-captain Cordoba to start the center back because of the last loss. Because the goal conceded was too targeted, Leeds United took advantage of Colombia's short height. Weakness scored the only goal of the game.
This time, on the whiteboard in front of Mancini, Materazzi was already placed at the center back position, but the choice of another center back left him hesitant.
Is it Burdisso or Samuel? Mancini picked up Burdisso and put it down again; he picked up Samuel and guarded it again.
The same positional dilemma also occurred on the right back. Zanetti and Maicon played at the same time in the last game, but they did not have an advantage on the right. This forced Mancini to choose only one back in this game. Defender starts.
As for the forward, due to Adriano's abnormal performance this season, Mancini could finally replace the Brazilian and let Crespo partner Ibrahimovic.
Judging from the position, Mancini's tactics this time seem to be different from the last game against Leeds United. He shrunk the two full-backs into the middle.
Mancini watched the match between Leeds United and Chelsea that day. Although Chelsea lost, Leeds United still lacked countermeasures in addition to being able to stop Chelsea's wing attacks through fouls, sabotage, and harassment in the middle.
To put it bluntly, it is the lack of a real organizer in the midfield.
In the past, the wings could be opened, but it was not obvious that the forwards could retreat. But now Van Persie is injured, the two Danish wingers are gone, and Smith can't play on the left.
It's definitely not possible to rely on just one Graveson, and Graveson can only sort out the offense from a slightly behind position, and he can't really organize the offense in front of the penalty area.
Mancini put Maicon's sign on the right back, then picked up Zanetti's sign and placed it on the right side of the two central midfielders.
Although it looked similar to the last game against Leeds United, he decided to use a different approach to deal with Leeds United this time.
As for the left side, Mancini also gave up the idea of Figo starting.
Grosso alone is not enough to prevent Leeds United from death. If Figo is added, he may miss again on the left.
So Mancini picked up Stankovic, Vieira and Cambiasso and kept spinning them in his hands.
^^^
Back to the Leeds United coaching staff.
After discussing the goalkeeper issue, Leeds United now also needs to discuss lineup issues at other positions.
Due to recent changes in player injuries, Leeds United has arranged several starting lineups in the recent series of games. Now against Inter Milan, the lineup is no longer as complete as last time, so every position selection must be considered. Be clear to avoid being targeted by your opponents.
"It's still the same question. Can we defend Inter Milan's right-side attack with just one Baynes? Anyway, Thatcher can't be counted on."
For the former Manchester City left-back who came to Leeds United this season, the experience was not good. During the period when Baines was absent, he faced extremely difficult roles, so his sideline It's also very bad. Now George Lee would rather use Matteisen as the left back than Thatcher.
"Is that still 5 defenders?"
"That won't work. Then our offense will be weak. If we can't score a goal, even if we tie with the opponent, we still have to look at other people's faces to advance to the next game, so we must win this game."
"Yes, if Bayern follows us and plays us, we will be finished."
"Focus on the thing in front of you first." Li George still turned everyone else's thoughts back to this game, and now he is playing and watching.
"I suggest 433. With four defenders, at least we can attack and defend."
"That's right, that's right." Everyone agreed with Kidd. At least now the team needs to fight hard instead of shrinking in defense.
We have tried several bus games before. Although the players performed well, they all felt uncomfortable playing, and the younger members of Leeds United's coaching staff did not like the lifeless pace of the game.
"What about the left side?"
George Lee arranged four defenders on the white board's defense line. It is easy to solve who among the four defenders will start, but who will be the left winger is a problem.
I have tried to let Kuyt play this position before, but the effect was not obvious. Kuyt's most suitable position is still on the right and center.
Kuyt himself said that he would rather play as a right back than a left winger.
George Lee began to scan the signs with the names of Leeds United players.
