Episode [298]: Is This the Leeds United U21 Youth Team?

After the introduction of Stephen Mbia, Leeds United's signings this season have basically ended.

Of course, the premise is that no one of the Leeds United players will leave.

And now it is not long before the opening of the 2007-2008 Premier League season, and the new season is really about to start.

In the 2007-2008 season, Leeds United's opponent in the first round was Manchester City, and the strength of the opponent was quite strong. Zhong Cheng naturally attached great importance to this game.

The start of the league is just around the corner. At this time, Leeds United announced on their official website the first-team roster for this season. The list is as follows:

Goalkeeper: Simon Mignolet, 193cm tall, 88kg in weight, 19 years old, number 25.

Goalkeeper: Zhong Zheng, height 196cm, weight 90kg, age 21, number 1.

Right back: Sagna, height 178cm, weight 76kg, age 24, number 2.

Right back: Glenn Johnson, height 182cm, weight 78kg, age 23, number 12.

Left back: Evra, height 175cm, weight 72kg, age 26, number 3.

Left back: Gareth Bell, 183cm tall, 76kg in weight, 18 years old, number 13.

Central defender: Gerard Pique, height 194cm, weight 85kg, age 20, number 5.

Central defender: Gary Cahill, height 188cm, weight 78kg, age 22, number 33.

Central defender: Ivanovic, height 188cm, weight 88kg, age 23, number 14.

Central defender: Kompany, height 192cm, weight 88kg, age 21, number 4.

Central defender: Boateng, height 192cm, weight 90kg, age 18, number 35.

Back waist: Mats Hummels, height 192cm, weight 88kg, age 18, number 15.

Back waist: Sedu Keita, 183cm tall, 75kg in weight, 27 years old, size 8.

Back waist: Yaya Toure, height 188cm, weight 80kg, age 24, number 6.

Back waist: Stephen Mbia, height 189cm, weight 82kg, age 21, number 32.

Back waist: Mohamed Sissoko, height 191cm, weight 83kg, age 22, number 16.

Midfielder: Eden Hazard, height 172cm, weight 69kg, age 16, number 23.

Midfielder: Kevin De Bruyne, 181cm tall, 76kg in weight, 16 years old, number 18.

Front waist: Luka Modric, height 177cm, weight 76kg, age 21, number 10.

Front waist: Yoan Gourcuff, height 185cm, weight 79kg, age 21, number 20.

Midfielder: Samir Nasri, height 175cm, weight 76kg, age 20, number 22.

Midfielder: Shao Jiayi, height 188cm, weight 79Kg, age 27, number 19.

Left midfielder: Frank Ribery, height 175cm, weight 78kg, age 24, number 7.

Right midfielder: Joaquin, height 179cm, weight 77kg, age 26, number 11.

Forward: Lewandowski, 184cm tall, 79kg in weight, 19 years old, number 39.

Forward: Edinson Cavani, height 184cm, weight 75kg, age 20, number 17.

Forward: Luca Toni, height 193cm, weight 88kg, age 30, number 9.

Forward: Alexander Pato, 180cm tall, 73kg in weight, 17 years old, number 21.

This is the list of Leeds United's first team this season. There are 28 people in total. This first team lineup does not look bloated, and there are two 16-year-old children in it. They don't need to occupy the registration quota of the first team, they can be promoted from the youth team at any time.

This list of tricks has changed a lot compared with last season. Gary Kelly retired as a full-back, and Glenn Johnson came to replace him. At the central defender, Thomas Vermaelen was gone, and Jerome Boateng came to replace him.

The position of the defensive midfielder has changed a lot, leaving Mascherano, Alexander Song and Diaby, and the new season is Mohamed Sissoko, Stephen Mbia, Seydo Keita and Mats Hummels. Of course, Mats Hummels Zhongcheng was introduced as a central defender.

The changes in the midfield are also quite big. Moussa Dembele and Shadley are gone, Eden Hazard and Kevin De Bruyne from the youth team came, and a Samir Nasri was introduced as a substitute for the injured Frank Ribery.

The changes in the forward line are also very big. Olic left in the middle of the season. Then came Nicolas Bendtner, Carlos Tevez and Darren Bent, but only two forwards Lewandowski and Alexander Pato came.

This season, Leeds United's signings are quite large, introducing nine players, which was quite rare in previous seasons, and only last season's signings reached the current level.

Although there are so many signings, the general framework of Leeds United has not changed. They still maintain their relatively complete skeleton, but some simple additions have been made. The only change is the position of the midfielder. However, after the warm-up match before the game, the position of the midfielder is not a big problem.

Many media are still a little worried about Leeds United's new season. After all, Leeds United has undergone great changes, especially on the front line, with two forwards Carlos Tevez and Darren Bent who are very capable of scoring goals. And the introduction is two young people, Pato and Lewandowski, can these two be good substitutes for Luca Toni and Edinson Cavani? They are skeptical.

Many people have seen that Leeds United's strikers in the new season are all but incomparable. Leeds United also has a rotation main striker with good scoring ability. This is what media reporters and fans are worried about.

When seeing the new season, Leeds United's first-team roster, everyone can understand that Zhong Cheng is completely following the route of the youth army and guards. There is only one player over 30 years old in the team, and the players are very young.

In this Leeds United team, the oldest player is Luca Toni on the front line. They are just 30 years old this year. In other words, there is only 1 person in the Leeds United lineup this season who is over 30 years old, 4 people in the 25-29 age group, 15 people in the 20-24 age group, and 8 people in the 15-19 age group.

Obviously, the main age group of Leeds United players in the new season is still concentrated in the age group of 20 to 24 years old, which is very, very young.

The average age of this Leeds United team has reached 21.57 years old, which is considered to be one year older than last year's Leeds United team. However, this is still the youngest team in the Premier League this season.

Although it looks very young, the Leeds United team was even younger last season.

Last season, Leeds United directly won the Premier League, the League Cup and the FA Cup. This is beyond the expectations of many people. This young Leeds United team is really amazing.

And now this Leeds United team is also very young, but at this time, not many people dare to doubt Leeds United.

With such a young age last season, Leeds United were able to win so many championships. This season, Leeds United is one year older than last season's Leeds United. Their experience is even richer. Who dares to question them?

Of course, at this time, the "Manchester Evening News" is still questioning Leeds United. Last season, Leeds United stole Manchester United's league championship at the last moment of the league. This made the Manchester United people very unhappy and very angry. Naturally, the "Manchester Evening News" would not give Leeds United a good face.

The "Manchester Evening News" still claims that Leeds United is really too young, and it is impossible for such a team to succeed in the Premier League. This season, Leeds United not only failed to win the Premier League championship, they even failed to make it to the top four in England.

Because Leeds United have left a lot of main players this season, Leeds United will definitely undergo great changes this season, and there is no way for Leeds United to succeed.

The "Manchester Evening News" even named the problem of Leeds United's striker. The four strikers are really too thin, and the only strikers that can be used are Luca Toni and Edinson Cavani. Alexander Pato and Robert Lewandowski are really too young to be useful at all.

Therefore, there must be problems with Leeds United's striker in the new season. No one scores for them. What else can Leeds United use to achieve good results?

At this time, "Manchester Evening News" believes that the biggest problem of Leeds United's new season is the front line. The total number of goals of these two young substitute forwards in a season will definitely not exceed ten. With such a striker, how can Leeds United play in the Premier League?

There are really not a few media who have the same opinion as the "Manchester Evening News". They think that Leeds United are indeed a bit overrated this season. Sending away those players on the front line, Leeds United this season is really very difficult.

Even many Premier League celebrities claimed that they didn't understand what Zhong Cheng was thinking when he fell to the ground? Why can't we strengthen a more reliable risk after strengthening so many positions? If Leeds are adding a credible striker, they've had a daunting season. It's a pity that Leeds United are digging their own grave.

At this time, right and wrong naturally attracted a lot of attention.

Because every season, many people will pay attention to Leeds United, because Leeds United's signings are indeed too distinctive, almost every year they introduce some very young players. Leeds United can be called a clean stream in the Premier League. Zhong Cheng seems to be very concerned about the title of Young Guards.

Yes, even the fans of Leeds United were very worried and worried when they saw such a young lineup, because the average age of a mature team is around 27 or 8, and 25 is considered relatively young.

What is the average age of Leeds United?

The team in their early twenties is simply very young, it can't even be called the first team, it's just a U21 youth team. So it's no wonder Leeds United fans are worried.

Leeds United is really too young!

But Zhong Cheng himself is very confident, he firmly believes that Leeds United can achieve good results!