Leeds United returned to Leeds after finishing their match against Everton.
Because it was too late, George Li invited all the players to have a late-night snack together in the restaurant before leaving.
Of course, this is food prepared by the team chef in advance, but it is no longer high-calorie food like pizza, fried chicken, and French fries.
The team's strength and conditioning coach Colin McGee and nutritionist have protested against the team's frequent gatherings to eat high-calorie food, believing that this is seriously interfering with their work.
Today, the first-team players gathered in the restaurant at the Thorpe Arch training ground. They took a plate with a little food and sat down at the table to eat.
They were indeed hungry after a game. Although they ate something simple on the bus back, how could those things compare to the food freshly made in the team restaurant.
The football and sports programs from the past few days are still playing on the TV.
This time it was GolTV’s Premier League program, which was an interview session after the previous FA Cup match between Leeds United and Middlesbrough.
First, the player interview. Middlesbrough forward Mark Viduka pointed out in the interview that Leeds United caused his injury through rough actions in the second half. If Joey Barton's tackle was not too big, he was injured. He was substituted in the second half, otherwise we still don’t know who lost and who won.
In the subsequent head coach interview, Middlesbrough head coach Southgate accused Leeds United head coach George Lee of being ungraceful and avoiding the game, and actually sent substitutes and assistant coaches to the game.
It's just that the program not only broadcast the interview with Middlesbrough, but in subsequent games, GolTV reporters also interviewed other people about this matter.
Most people are on the side of Leeds United. After all, your main force and other substitutes still lose, and you are here to complain, which gives people a feeling that you cannot afford to lose.
Mourinho said: "If winning means having no grace, then I hope I am the least graceful coach in the Premier League."
Ferguson said: "I don't think there is anything wrong with what Coach Li did. If you feel unwell, you should take a rest. After all, our coaches work very hard. As for the substitutes, they are completely arranged according to the needs of the game, right? What's more, Leeds United still won, so what’s the problem?”
Ferguson had also been on the bench in the previous League Cup match with Leeds United, but he did not go as far as George Lee, who did not let go of any of the main players in the starting lineup.
Of course, not all coaches support Leeds United’s approach.
Everton head coach Moyes said in an interview: "We still have to take every game seriously. Respecting the game and respecting the opponent means respecting ourselves."
Although he didn't name him directly, that's what he meant.
It’s just you, George Li, who is unkind.
But Moyes forgot that George Lee was not only an unkind person, he was also a vengeful person.
Sometimes he will be like a child with flaws and small intestines.
This program was broadcast a few days ago, so George Li also read what Moyes said in the interview.
Today, under the leadership of Lee George, Leeds United defeated the "Toffees" 4-0 at Everton's home court.
Didn’t you say you should respect the game?
Well, I played with my full lineup today and I took it seriously from the first minute of the game.
At that time, the game reached the 85th minute, Leeds United was already leading 3-0, and George Lee still kept asking to put pressure on Everton from the sidelines.
The result was that in the 88th minute of the game, Kuyt received a pass from Bowyer on the right side of the penalty area and shot into the near corner. He was forced to score a hat-trick and had a game ball taken away after the game.
After the game, Moyes also accepted George Lee's handshake with a livid face.
Anyway, George Lee now has several rivals. Previously it was Mark Hughes and Moyes, and recently Southgate was added.
Sure enough, being too good will make others jealous.
^^^
After eating, George Li took a slow walk along the training ground to eat.
The players drove home one after another, but George Lee decided to stay in the dormitory at Thorpe Arch today. As the team's head coach, he always has a single room in the team dormitory, but George Li doesn't live there all the time.
Accompanying George Li were Mikey and Casper, his two right-hand men.
After Kasper finished eating, he went to his office to sort out the game data.
McGee went to the gym at the training ground, because Sean Wallace was waiting for him there to guide muscle training.
Wallace is becoming more and more obsessed with fitness. George Li is even a little worried that Wallace will become a muscleman and change his career to become a bodybuilder or something.
For energy-saving reasons, all the lights in the training venue were turned off, leaving only the street lights on both sides of the road.
However, when he passed by a small training ground, he saw that the lights were still on and there were two people inside who were still practicing.
"Dong~"
After a man took the ball two steps outside the penalty area, he shot directly on the line of the penalty area.
This shot was quite tricky. The goalkeeper had predicted the right direction in advance, but still failed to save the ball. The ball flew directly into the goal.
The goalkeeper missed the ball and fell sideways to the ground. Then he stood up immediately and patted the grass on his body.
After George Lee approached, he saw clearly that the goalkeeper was Grant Wall, the goalkeeper of the team's reserve team. After the team injured two goalkeepers in a row, Wall was temporarily transferred to the first team as a substitute goalkeeper for a few days when Schmeichel started, so George Li knew him.
As for the shot, George Li couldn't see it clearly because of the backlight, but he looked familiar from behind.
"Karl, what's the point of doing this? You're being defended by others. Aren't you just kidding me?"
When Wall got up, he started complaining.
After hearing this, George Li finally understood who the shooter was.
It's Carl Olsen.
"Coach~"
Wall originally wanted to say something, but he saw George Li walking into the training ground and quickly said hello.
"Daddy...Coach."
Olson also turned around and found his father. As soon as he opened his mouth, he immediately realized something was wrong. The team should call George Lee "coach" or "leader".
"Are you still practicing more at this late hour?" Li George felt that these two young men were a little too serious.
"yes......"
"Grant saw that several of his teammates from the reserve team had gone to the first team and felt pressured, so he asked me to come with him for extra training."
Olson beat Wall to his reasoning.
It's just that Li saw that Wall's expression after Olson finished speaking might not be the same as what Olson said.
"Otherwise, count me in. Didn't Grant just say that there are no defensive players? I will defend. Carl, you can find a way to get rid of me before shooting, okay?"
"OK."
"That's great."
Both lads agreed, especially Olson. Being able to train with my father is really a rare opportunity.
The house next to the court is the team's gym.
Wallace, who had just finished three sets of leg muscle training, got off the equipment and was about to take a sip of water. He came to the floor-to-ceiling window and picked up a water bottle to fill his mouth with water.
But when he saw the situation outside the window, he stopped drinking water.
Olson on the court suddenly started after pulling the ball twice with his right foot. Pushing the ball forward with his right foot, he passed George Li from the left.
At the same time, the ball just passed between George Li's legs.
