George Li walked quickly inside the training ground building.
He had just gone to the team doctor to get the latest update on the team's injuries. The team now feels a bit full of injuries, and most of the main players are injured.
Robben accidentally sprained his ankle during Leeds United's 3-0 home victory over Sevilla in the first round of the Champions League.
This is relatively lucky, because another of Robben's fellow Dutchmen, Sneijder, who just joined this season, may have to be suspended for two months due to a thigh injury.
Including Woodgate before him, Leeds United has already had two players suspended due to thigh muscle injuries.
If this kind of injury is inevitable, then the collective flu of Smith, Milner, and Baynes makes George Lee doubtful.
Although the three of them insisted that they did not go to nightclubs, and George Li did not learn from news reports that the three of them were hiding anything from him.
But George Li still felt that this matter was a bit strange.
When he came to the conference room, the first thing George Li saw was that almost all members of the coaching staff were wearing masks, except for Chris Kasper.
This guy insisted on not wearing a mask. He also said that if everyone wore a mask, it would mean that he also wore one.
George Li took out the mask from his pocket and put it on, then closed the door and prepared to start the coaching staff meeting.
But when he closed the door, he didn't notice that the note on the door had been replaced with "George, close the door."
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With Lee George taking his seat, Leeds United's coaching staff's regular reading meeting has begun.
Various functional departments began to report on the work progress this month. Although there is no need to make it difficult for coaches and supervisors to make PPTs, Li George still feels that it is necessary to conduct such regular meetings once a month.
At least all members can be informed of the latest happenings in the club.
The team doctors of the team will not participate in this kind of meeting. Their reporting materials will be integrated with Colin McGee's materials, and McGee will report uniformly.
Just after McGee finished talking about the team's recent injuries, everyone started talking, especially several members of the coaching staff.
Because the team suffered a lot of injuries in the September that just ended.
Next, facing a 10-point game, it may seem a bit stretched.
"Hey~"
Brian Kidd sighed first.
George Li leaned his head over and saw Kidd scribbling and correcting something on his notes.
If you take a closer look, you will see that it is a Leeds United lineup, except that most of the lineup contains the names of the players on the back line, or the defensive players in the middle of the midfield.
This is exactly what Leeds United have been struggling with lately.
The team's defensive players don't have much of a problem, but Kidd has a bit of a headache due to the extensive injuries to offensive players, especially the injuries to wing players.
Kidd was not the only one who had a headache. After Sheridan and Kelly also saw what Kidd had written, they also tried to outline the starting lineup for the next game in their own notebooks.
Likewise, they start pulling at their hair.
However, just when they were worried, George Li stood up and started drawing on the whiteboard.
This time the formation he drew was no longer the previous 433, but a 352 formation.
"The team's recent injuries are mainly those of Robben and Sneijder."
"Originally I thought Alan could play Sneijder's position, and he has been thinking about this position for a long time..."
Everyone below laughed. After all, Smith has wanted to play in the middle for a day or two. Everyone knows this, but the team still needs to find a more suitable talent on the left.
But this is more difficult. First of all, few people can meet the requirements of George Lee and Leeds United. First of all, George Lee's damn nationality obsessive-compulsive disorder is that Leeds United is now a strong European team, and not just cats and dogs can come.
Also, if these conditions are met, other clubs will not sell it.
In the past, Leeds United were known for their unique vision when buying players, and the players they bought were cheap and easy to use.
It's different now. Whenever Tony Wilson asks about the price, the price is ridiculously high. Leeds United have a lot of money, but they are not stupid.
George Li focused on drawing the two wing players and wrote two names that no one expected.
Everyone below was shocked when they saw it.
Because it said "Bale" and "JR", no one expected it to be Gareth Bale and Jan Arnesen. Originally, the first thing they thought of on the left was Pedersen. After all, the Norwegian's left foot is still very good. Although he has no speed, his long passes and set kicks are his secret weapons, and he has saved many times. Leeds United's dilemma.
If it was Bale who was on the left instead of Pedersen, no one would have guessed that it would be Arnesen on the right.
Although Arnesen has been at Leeds United for several seasons, he is only 19 years old this year. And there are obviously many options on the right. Charlotte Black and Kuyt can all play on the right. There is no need to send Arnesen directly.
"Is it..." Kidd was about to say something, but was interrupted by George Li reaching out.
George Li then wrote several names at a time on the whiteboard.
The three defenders are Matteisen, Albcheson/Granqvist, and Black. These names also caused a commotion among the people below. After all, it is impossible for Blake to play as a central defender, but only one of the two tall central defenders played, and the other was a substitute.
The midfielder hasn't changed much, it's still Barry and Parker. Partnering with them is Pederson.
There is no surprise about the two forwards, Kuyt and Kevin Davis.
After George Li finished writing, Kidd finally couldn't help but ask questions.
"Why not play Bowyer? Whether he appears in the middle or on both wings, I think it is more suitable."
George Li nodded and agreed with his statement, saying: "Precisely because he can play, I need him to be the substitute. Wherever he is not in shape, I will let him substitute."
"Can Blake adapt to the position of central defender?" Sheridan said immediately.
"It's not exactly a centre-back, it's a position between a centre-back and a full-back."
George Li separated the two defenders on the side a bit and kept a certain distance from the middle defender. Then he continued: "In the defense of the center, we only need a traditional center defender. The two midfielders can completely help him form a defensive formation in the center. And the two defenders who can play in the middle or wide need to cooperate with two backcourts. Withdraw the wing to compress the opponent's attack on the wing."
As soon as he finished speaking, George Li pushed the entire formation forward and prepared to talk about the offense.
"These two defenders can be spread apart a little when attacking. In this way, we can better form a high pressure, because compared with the original 4 defenders, we now only have 3 defenders, and we have one more person to participate than before. Pressure from the front.”
"And they can also participate in the attack, and Bale and Arnesen can cut inside better."
"I need Pederson to stay in the middle and be mainly responsible for sorting out the team. For the two forwards, I only need Davis to stay at the front to act as a fulcrum. I can give Kuyt a lot of freedom."
Finally, Lee drew a large circle around the entire lineup to indicate that he was finished.
Kidd nodded and accepted this new tactical arrangement.
Casper knew about this in advance and had already started working on the computer.
McGee is considering whether the team's physical fitness meets the needs of such a formation.
Eddie Howe is going to try this new formation in the reserve team because he has no record requirements and can practice however he wants.
Only Sheridan turned around and asked Gary Kelly: "I have no idea how this central defender should play."
"I know. I'll tell you the details later. I've done this before."
Sheridan looked at Kelly in surprise, and then he remembered that Kelly used to play right back.
