Robin van Persie left Leeds United just after New Year's Day.
Originally, fans would have thought that Leeds United would take other reinforcement measures after letting Van Persie go, and would buy other stars to fill Van Persie's vacancy. After all, the team's offense is indeed not good this season.
The direct manifestation is the away game against Fulham in the 22nd round of the League One. Leeds United's defense remained solid and did not concede a goal.
Offensively, it really doesn't feel smooth enough. The team still continued the high-pressure frontcourt tactics and kept putting pressure on Fulham's defense. However, sometimes the ball was snatched, opportunities were given, and shots were made, but they just couldn't score.
0 to 0.
The problem arose immediately after leaving for Robin van Persie. Just like when Robin van Persie was injured at the beginning of the season, the team's offense could not be opened up.
Fans can't help but miss the days after Van Persie came back in December, killing everyone and scoring consecutive goals.
In fact, George Li is aware of the team's current problems. In the three seasons since he came here, he has made many adjustments to the team's position and changed the positions of the players.
Smith was originally played as a forward, but he changed him to a midfielder, and then asked him to play on the left. Van Persie originally played on the left, but was first moved to the forward, and then to the right.
There have also been a lot of changes in the defense, with three and four defenders changing.
When there are three defenders, sometimes there are three central defenders, and sometimes one central defender is up front with two full-backs.
After George Lee discovered the problem, he started analyzing it with Chris Casper for a whole day.
After the two went to work in the morning, they took several data analysts to the video room and dug out various videos and game analysis from this season and the second half of last season.
The focus is on the effects, data, etc. of various players' midfield and frontcourt combinations under different combinations, and strive to find a lineup plan for the second half of the season.
"How do you analyze this? Last season we had Grenchar, Romedal, and Derwig, but they were all gone this season." Kasper analyzed it and found that when the offensive firepower was strong last season, the ball The team has two serious wingers.
Then Casper started scratching his head, feeling that he had worked hard all morning.
"We have them now too, aren't Milner, Lennon, and Arnesen all the same?" George Lee asked him.
"Those are all on the right side. Do you understand the right side?"
"You can also try the left wing. Get the video and data of them playing on the left wing."
"Can't you ask Tony Wilson to buy Robben now so our problem on the left is solved."
Leeds United's current pursuit of Robben is already known to the entire Premier League.
"Peter Pan" was almost reduced to a substitute at Chelsea and did not have sufficient playing time.
Although there are other Premier League teams that are interested in Robben, such as Liverpool, Manchester United, and Arsenal, which have expressed their demand for Robben, only Leeds United has actually made a comeback.
But Chelsea just won't let up.
One is because Mourinho will not give Robben to his competitors now, even if he is to be used as a substitute.
The other is that Chelsea is now waiting for an offer from Real Madrid and wants to compare the two sides. If the prices are similar, it will definitely be more suitable to sell to Real Madrid.
"I didn't say I wanted to buy Robben to play on the left." George Li directly rejected Casper's words.
"Then why did you buy him, to be a left back?" Casper was speechless.
"Don't worry about this, hurry up and get rid of the few games they play on the left."
George Li drove Casper away and began to look through the game videos of various players. One advantage of George Lee is that as long as you watch a little video, you can recall the player's overall performance in that game.
The main reason is that George Lee has only been a head coach for three seasons and is still not satisfied. If he is already 60 years old, he may not be able to figure it out.
In the afternoon, George Li began to lead the team in training. He looked at the faces of the players one by one, kept placing a picture in his mind, and then put the players on top of each other to combine them, trying to find the best starting lineup.
Then he kept shaking his head.
"Otherwise, let's buy a ready-made left wing somewhere..."
After absent-mindedly leading the team to complete the training mission, George Li was going to go to the video room to study tactics with Casper.
"Coach, wait a minute."
George Li was stopped halfway, and when he turned around, he saw that it was Alan Smith.
"Alan, what's wrong?"
Smith did not go back to the locker room to change immediately, but directly put on a down jacket over his training clothes and came to George Li's side.
Because he had just finished training, Smith's body was very hot. Even after putting on the down jacket, he could still feel the heat coming out of the corners of the down jacket. It turned into water vapor under the January temperature and was emitting white smoke.
Along with the hot air, there was also the strong smell of Smith's sweat.
"Coach, will there be reinforcements for the team in the winter?"
"Why do you say that?" George Li was curious as to why his captain would care about this.
"Because before every transfer period, you will be prepared. We usually have signings as soon as the window opens. But this time it has been a few days since January 1st, and we still have not made any move. I wonder if we have not attracted any signings." Helped."
"There will be a midfielder, but he is still very young and not in the main lineup. I will buy him and train him for a while."
"So, the problem on the left is still unresolved?"
"Yes, Chris and I have been working on it all morning, but..."
"Coach, let me do it."
Before he could finish, Smith spoke his mind.
"Don't you like that position?"
"First of all, I am the captain of the team. When the team needs it, I think I should appear in the position the team needs. Secondly, I think playing football is a job, and it should be based on the company or the team. , rather than my personal intention to determine the location.”
"Why do you think so, Alan?" George Li asked Smith.
"Robin is gone. I remember he was a left winger in the Netherlands when he came. He became a center forward after joining the team, and then moved to the right wing. It was all the changes you made, and every time he was very successful. Since you asked me to play on the left, I think I can do well."
"Alan, in fact, in my opinion, your most suitable position is midfielder. I even think you can play a little further back. You can also do well as a defensive midfielder. But..."
"But the team needs me on the left now, right."
"If that's possible, I hope so."
"Then until you find something better, I'll do it." Smith looked at his coach firmly.
"Okay, go take a shower quickly and be careful not to catch a cold. And if it's too late, you'll miss the time to go to the nightclub with Layton and the others."
Smith shook his head after hearing this.
"Robin is gone, and there's no point in going to the nightclub. I want to have a girlfriend now, after all, I'm not young anymore."
"Really?" George Li couldn't believe Smith would say that, "Is there anyone you like?"
Seeing that Smith's prodigal son had turned back and was preparing to seek true love, George Li was also quite curious.
"No...no..."
Smith ran away quickly, not wanting to continue the topic.
"It seems that we have it." George Li said to himself as he walked into the office building, ready to go to Casper to talk about Smith's new tactical arrangements after he went to the left.
But when he saw Helen sitting in the hall waiting for him.
Damn it!
I originally planned to go on a date today, but completely forgot about it because of the problem on the left side of the team.
George Li quickly shook his head towards Helen, indicating that he was well and ready to go, and then took out his mobile phone to call Casper.
"I've found it here. When you finish, you can come up and have a look."
George Li couldn't speak, so Casper spoke first after the call was connected.
"I think, no need, I've found a solution." George Li was a little embarrassed when he said this.
"Have you bought a left winger?"
"No, I told Alan and he agreed to go back to the left." George Li blushed a little when he lied, but because it was a phone call, Casper couldn't see it at all.
"Fxxk! If you didn't tell me earlier... Shet, the water... the water spilled over, my computer..."
"Dududu~"
Hearing the voice on the other end that had hung up, George Li put away his phone and put it in his pocket.
Helen happened to walk up to him at this time and took Li's arm.
"Where to go?" Helen asked George Li.
"That's fine. Do you want to buy a bag?"
"What bag?" Helen was curious why she suddenly wanted to buy her a bag.
"Don't ask, I'm just happy."
George Li hummed an unpleasant song and walked to the parking lot with Helen on his arm.
