Gary Speed appeared in the stands when Leeds United played Liverpool at home in the 19th round of the Premier League.
After he received McAllister's email, he thought about it for a few days, and then he made an incredible decision.
Due to injuries, he may not be able to play in the second half of the season, so he chose to retire directly before Christmas, ending his nearly 20-year playing career. The news was sudden, but it was quickly buried among other Premier League news.
After all, as information continues to update rapidly, people are more interested in understanding the latest updates and transfer rumors from those clubs, rather than caring about the retirement of this "living fossil" of the Premier League.
It was just a simple press conference, and then Speed embarked on his new journey. Although he also received an invitation from the Welsh Football Association, hoping that he could take charge of the Welsh national team, he still refused to the Football Association because he had already decided on his next job.
Although the position of head coach of the Welsh national team is very tempting, he still hopes that he can experience it first before taking up the position of head coach of the national team. Speaking of being able to serve as the head coach of the Welsh national team, Speed couldn't help but think of the two young Welsh players currently in the Leeds United team. Maybe when he takes on the position of head coach of the national team in the future, these two players have already He's a very good player.
In fact, Bell and Black are already performing pretty well, but Speed still hopes they can grow a little more. And when I came to Leeds United, I was able to witness their growth with my own eyes.
Speed was sitting in the stands and saw players from both sides warming up before the game. He began to turn around and look at the stadium again.
Elland Road Stadium is located at the foot of Beeston Hill, adjacent to the A643 road and close to the town of Elland. The land on which the stadium is built was originally owned by Brewery, the Bentley family. The place was originally called the Old Peacock Ground, and because it was opposite the pub of the same name, the name "Peacock Legion" was associated with Leeds City and later Leeds United. The first owner of the ground was Holbeck Rugby Club. The club moved to Old Peacock Ground from Holbeck Recreation Ground after buying it from the Bentley family for £1,100. The club built a grandstand and an infield at what became known as Elland Road.
The stadium is neither too big nor too small in England. If it were an ordinary Premier League team, it would be enough, but now Leeds United's outstanding performance in recent years has made the Leeds football market quite popular. Although it is not as good as places like London, Manchester, and Liverpool, for Leeds United, which has participated in major European continental competitions for several consecutive years, this stadium is a bit behind.
However, I heard that the club is already building a new stadium, and it is nearby.
The two stadiums are not far apart, so once the new stadium is put into use, this stadium may be demolished. After all, there are two large stadiums in one city, and it is unreasonable to be so close. Unless other clubs in Leeds City buy or lease the stadium, or Leeds United establishes a women's football and reserve team games to use it.
Speed turned his attention from the structure of the stadium back to the stadium. He was watching this game in a private capacity today. When George Li heard that he was coming, he insisted on giving him game tickets, but he refused. After all, he has not officially joined Leeds United yet, and he has almost never tried the opportunity to buy tickets to watch the game on his own.
The two teams are actively warming up, both wearing their most commonly worn game uniforms. Leeds United is white and Liverpool is red, both of which are more conspicuous on the green lawn.
What is being played on the screen on the sidelines is the latest Premier League standings. Because Leeds United has only achieved 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in the past three rounds, it has been overtaken by Manchester United and Arsenal, which were previously ranked behind. Leeds United had 12 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in the previous 18 league rounds, with 40 points, 2 points behind Arsenal and 1 point behind Manchester United.
Today, Leeds United's opponents are only ranked 6th in the Premier League standings. Between Liverpool and Leeds United are Chelsea and Manchester City.
That's right, after Chelsea changed their head coach, they relied on the tactical accumulation and personnel reserves left by the previous head coach to firmly hold on to the first echelon. This season, Manchester City has given people a bright feeling. After spending a lot of money to buy two main players from Leeds United, Manchester City, under the leadership of former England coach Eriksson, has been a dark horse this season. Reach the top of the Premier League standings and launch an attack on the Champions League places.
George Lee also said in a recent interview that he sold Derong and Mills to Manchester City cheaply and should have asked their Thai chairman for more baht. He also half-jokingly said that due to exchange rate issues, the transfer fees he saw at the time were expressed in Thai baht. When he saw that number, he felt a little stupid and directly agreed to the two transfers. Now it seems that the converted price of 20 million pounds is really a bargain.
And coincidentally, this interview was being played on the big screen in the stadium.
Speed and the nearby Leeds United fans were all laughed at this interview by George Lee. The man next to him even took out his mobile phone and opened the calculator, preparing to really calculate how many bahts 20 million pounds equaled. The old man took the initiative to say hello to Speed and asked Speed if he knew what the exchange rate between the British pound and the Thai baht was.
Obviously, Speed didn't know. But he pointed at the big screen, because it had already given a number that looked really amazing in the empty space of the screen.
It has to be said that the British TV media understands the effect of interviews.
Then, the injury status of the two teams was also displayed on the screen. The home team Leeds United has Robben, Button, Barry, Pedersen, Bowyer and Davis. Robben and Barry are considered the team's main players, and the others are rotation players. Here in Liverpool, the fans were surprised when it was broadcast. Except for a third goalkeeper who has almost no recognition and whose name no one has heard of, all Liverpool players are healthy.
Reina, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia, Riise, Mascherano, Alonso, Gerrard, Babel, Benayoun, Torres, this is what Liverpool can say today. The strongest lineup.
As for Leeds United, the two players Speed is most concerned about, Bell, are on the starting list, and Blake, as Milner's substitute today, is wearing a substitute player's vest and actively warming up.
The players finished their warm-up and began to walk back to the tunnel. After a short rest, they would line up to enter and officially start the game.
Speed got up to go to the bathroom and buy a drink. He didn't want to miss every minute of the game.
The timing was also very good. When Speed returned to his seat again, Liverpool's Torres and Benayoun were standing in the center circle, waiting for the kick-off.
"du~"
A whistle blows and the game officially begins.
