"Did you see it?"
George Li retreated to the coaching bench and talked to several of his assistants. The content of the speech must be the opponent of this game, Manchester United.
"What do you see?" The question was Brian Kidd.
Kidd can definitely understand Manchester United's tactics today, but he doesn't know what exactly George Lee is asking.
"Such a stubborn old man will change one day." George Li said.
It is now the 35th minute of the match between Manchester United and Leeds United, and the score between the two sides is still 0-0.
The lack of goals does not mean that the game was boring. On the contrary, the game was very exciting. Both sides used their special skills to attack and defend.
The lack of goals can only be said to be due to the excellent defense on both sides.
The offensive firepower of both teams is very strong, and the midfield and frontcourt players are also in good condition today, with no obvious mistakes. But compared to the offense, the defensive players of both teams were performing various textbook defenses.
Manchester United had two excellent chances in the first half, both on counterattacks.
One was initiated by Rooney on the left. After "Lu Xiaopang" received Giggs' pass from the left, he used a flexible turn to get rid of the defending Black, and then passed the ball to Tevez who was attacking the A road.
After receiving the ball, the Argentine first made a fake shot in front of the penalty area, and then immediately distributed the ball to Ronaldinho on the right.
Ronaldinho's long-range shot was hit with both hands by Van der Sar at the near corner of the goal.
Another time, the Brazilian Anderson had a flash of inspiration and passed a through ball between the Leeds United midfielder and defender.
Tevez took advantage of Rooney's movement to the left and inserted diagonally into this position. After receiving the ball, he leaned on Woodgate's body, stumbled into the penalty area, and then pushed Woodgate to get out of the way and hit the goal.
But he used all his strength in confrontation, and his feet followed the movements of his hands with a little more force, and he took the ball a little wider.
Van der Sar, who was attacked, confiscated the ball.
Tevez was involved in both very threatening attacks. This forced Li George to pay attention to this Argentine forward who was not tall but looked very good.
In fact, Lee George likes players like Tevez very much.
Putting aside character issues, but watching football, Tevez fits the football temperament of Manchester United very well. His courage to play football, running without hesitation, and never giving up fighting spirit, including his tactical literacy and football awareness are very consistent with Ferguson.
If there had not been any turmoil between the two sides during the buyout clause, and Manchester United could have formally acquired Tevez, Manchester United would have become Leeds United's strongest opponent in the next two years.
When Leeds United took a corner kick, George Lee returned to his seat to rest for a while.
After sitting down, he continued the topic.
"The old man has learned bad things now. You see that when Giggs is not attacking, unless he is attacking from the left, he is always moving towards the center."
George Lee pointed at the midfield, where there was only one Manchester United ready to counterattack Tevez and the two full-backs left by Leeds United.
Both Mattison and Woodgate went to the front to participate in the corner kick attack.
"It seems that the old man is still playing 442, but in fact he is playing 433. After Ryan gets older, the old man wants to develop him into a central midfielder and completely leave the wing to a few young people."
"It looks like there are two forwards, Tevez and the little fat guy. In fact, when it comes to playing, the little fat guy stays in the center and the Argentine goes to the left."
"When necessary, the little fat man will give up the right side to the cyclist and wait on the left."
"At this time the short Argentinian will move to the center to attack."
"Although I can see it clearly off the court, and I can even tell it to all the players during halftime, the people on the team who actually return to the court will still be unable to guard against it."
"It's really difficult. The formation has changed. But we still use solid defense to launch counterattacks and then hand it over to the excellent forwards and wingers in the frontcourt."
George Li scratched his hair and wanted to continue talking, but several other people in the coaching bench said what he wanted to say in unison.
"The dog has a Frisbee in his mouth!"
This new word that George Lee said in a recent interview was uttered by the Leeds United coaching staff in unison, as if it was discussed.
Leeds United's corner kick was taken by Sneijder. Although Smith got the first shot from the forward point, his head was a bit high and the ball flew over the crossbar.
In this game, Smith, who plays as a central midfielder, performed quite well and was not as hot as in the previous games. George Li also saw it, probably because he was not used to partnering with another central midfielder.
Although there have been midfield partners before, at that time it was Graveson and Edgar Davis. He did not need to fill in for them or help them do things. There was a clear division of labor between them.
But Sneijder is different. He may not need help when attacking; but when defending, Smith needs to specifically lean towards Sneijder.
The Dutchman has yet to fully adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League.
"Alan seems a little uncomfortable, or the cooperation between him and Wesley is not tacit enough." Kidd discovered this problem and raised it with George Li.
George Lee was unmoved and said: "It's okay. If it doesn't work in one game, it will be two games. If it doesn't work in two games, it will be five games. If it doesn't work in five games, it will be one season."
It seemed that a new decision had been made, George Li spoke in a firm tone.
Last season, Smith made a lot of sacrifices for the team, and the number of goals scored was significantly reduced than before. As the captain of the team, it is good to be able to choose to sacrifice a little for the team. But if it is necessary to sacrifice the captain all the time in exchange for the team's victory, then it is the head coach's dereliction of duty.
Seeing Smith running and fighting in the central midfielder position, George Lee had already decided that even after Barry returned, he would not let Smith go to the left unless there was no one.
Sneijder, Barry, and Parker took turns to match Smith, in order to help Smith grow into one of England's top midfielders.
After Robben returned from the right, he put Arneson back on the left and let him and Bale take turns. Before Robben comes back, let Bale be the starter.
The team's original first substitute on the wing, Lee Bowyer, is almost out of the bench. Except for the fact that he came on the bench many times when Leeds United's wing players suffered extensive injuries, most of the time Bowyer is not included in the squad. Maybe you can't even enter.
But the former "bad boy" is not angry. Anyway, he has decided to retire at Leeds United and decided to become a head coach after retiring. Recently, he has been trying hard to sit in on the coaching staff's meetings, but was rejected by George Li. The reason is that George Li believed that Bowyer's behavior was to avoid training.
"nice shot!"
George Lee was still thinking about Smith's position when he saw Leeds United launching an attack.
Smith poked Anderson's ball away and passed it to Sneijder on the side. Sneijder made a through ball and passed it to Kuyt who passed through the defense.
After Kuyt received the ball, he faced the attacking Robinson and chose to push into the far corner.
When George Lee saw it, it was already Kuyt's shot. From Smith's steal to Kuyt's shot it took only a blink of an eye.
After George Lee jumped up, Leeds United's bench and coaching staff stood up, ready to celebrate the goal.
Kuyt also lived up to the expectations of his teammates and coaches off the field, steadily pushing the ball into the far corner of Manchester United's goal.
After seeing the ball go in, Leeds United players on and off the field were already celebrating.
However, George Li did not join in. He immediately looked at the referee who was also on the sidelines.
Sure enough, the linesman had already raised the flag in his hand.
