Chapter 186 Youth Army

Miku's goal is just the beginning. Leeds United has all the advantages and disadvantages of a young team.

Leeds United's current young players are indeed talented players, but they are still too young. Young to the point of shocking.

Kewell just turned 20, Ian Hart 21, Jonathan Woodgate 18, Alan Smith just turned 18, Lee Bowyer 21, Stephen McPhail 19.

What a young team this is. But so many young players are currently playing as Leeds United's main force. In a word, Leeds United's main players are all those who have just played in the first-team.

Because of their youth and talent, they can defeat any powerful opponent with their passion. They are talented and motivated, and as long as they are a little encouraged, they can exert infinite power.

But it is precisely because of their youth that they are far from mature. When things go smoothly, they can create amazing scores. But when they encounter setbacks, it is easy to lose their balance.

This is the case with Leeds United players. After Miku scored a goal, their attack became much more fierce. Unfortunately, as George analyzed, Leeds United lacks a good player who can control the overall situation in the midfield. Bowyer is indeed strong, but unfortunately he is not the kind of midfielder.

Portuguese midfielder Ribeiro is not strong enough. If we talk about strength, he is not stronger than Bowyer.

Therefore, Leeds United's offense is like a rootless duckweed, which poses little threat to Blackburn's defense. Kewell, the most threatening player in Leeds United's offense, is alone because he cannot get help from the midfield and Hart.

Smith did not play much because of Hargreaves' close defense.

The most depressed person now is Leeds United's striker Hasselbaink, who has not scored many goals in the game because he cannot get support from the midfield and the wing.

Leeds United's offense is thunderous but little rain, but Blackburn's offense is deadly.

In the 36th minute, Klose received a cross from Duff and headed in his fourth goal in the Premier League.

Less than 15 minutes into the second half, Duff received an assist from Deco and scored the third goal of the game.

Leeds United's young striker Smith was given a red card for his retaliatory action at the end of the second half. Smith lost his temper in the game because of Hargreaves, who was one year younger than him.

When the game was about to end, all the fans were shouting "George Levy!". This name started from the stands of Blackburn's diehard fans and eventually rang throughout Ewood Park.

George was also very excited to win the game, and he was even more excited to hear the fans shouting his name. George hadn't encountered such a game cheered by fans for half a year.

The excited George did not make things difficult for Leeds United at the press conference, and answered all the questions from reporters. George also praised Leeds United, saying that they have young players that the whole European football world envies.

Before the end, George said that Leeds United's future is bright. Once their young players mature, they will definitely set off a youth storm in the world football.

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"George received cheers from the fans at home for the first time in this game, which made Coach Levy very happy. Look at his performance in the press conference afterwards. No matter what questions the reporters asked, he didn't blush. He answered with a smile from beginning to end."

After the game, many media reported on the welcome of George at Ewood Park.

It is very normal to be welcomed by your own home fans. But it became a news for George.

Of course, in addition to this incident, there are also media comparisons between the two teams.

"Coach Levy, who was in a good mood after the game, praised the young players of Leeds United. He believed that the young players of Leeds United would definitely set off a youth storm in a few years. Indeed, the talents of Woodgate, Kewell, Bowyer, Ian Hart, and Smith made all teams jealous."

"The young players of Leeds United ranked fourth in the Premier League with their passion and talent. George believes that the young players of Leeds United have a bright future, which is absolutely not an empty statement."

"But while we pay attention to the young players of Leeds United, don't forget their opponents. Blackburn also has many young players."

"When we lament Kewell's amazing breakthrough on the wing, don't forget that he has been a starter in Blackburn for two consecutive seasons. Duff. Duff is even one year younger than Kewell. And in this season's Premier League, Duff's performance is no worse than Kewell's. "

"When we are surprised by the young Smith's genius performance, don't forget that Hargreaves, who defended Smith and caused Smith to get a red card in this game, is not yet 18 years old. "

"There are also Blackburn's right back Sagnol, 21 years old, midfielder Deco, 21 years old, and striker Klose, 20 years old. The central defender Gallas, who started for the first time yesterday, is only 21 years old. In Blackburn's starting lineup, Pires is the oldest player in the team at 25 years old. Blackburn is also an out-and-out young team. It is a team as young as Leeds United. "

"Coach Levy praised Leeds United's youth team, and he is proud of his young players. Young players as talented as Leeds United are at a disadvantage in the competition with Blackburn. Leeds United's youth team has a great future, and Coach Levy has It shows that our players have a bright future.”

With this analysis by the newspaper, everyone discovered that it is not only the young players of Leeds United who are talented. Blackburn currently also has many young talents, and their strength is no less than that of Leeds United.

It's just because Blackburn has several players in their 24s and 5s, such as Hyypia, Pires, Miku, Cudicini and others. Precisely because they are the most important part of the team, it has never been shown that the Blackburn players are so young.

Young geniuses will be liked by all coaches. So does George.

However, if George is asked to choose between a powerful player in his twenties and a talented player in his 17s and 18s, George will definitely choose a mature player in his twenties. The kind of players who can compete in their prime can really help the team.

It's a pity that in today's football, such mature players are not worth a low price. It is not easy to buy them, but it is cheaper to buy young players. In recent years, the value of players has been inflated. Liande Nelson, a substitute for the Brazilian national team, was worth more than 30 million U.S. dollars due to a few words from many Brazilian football stars.

Moreover, there are times when transfer prices of tens of millions of dollars are easily available, and even net worths of US$50 million are available.

Therefore, for George, many mature players are difficult to buy. Although there are many young players, the results will fluctuate greatly. But there is no way around this.

Only these young players are still young. And it also has great craftsmanship, which is in line with George's construction of the team.

Anyway, George was in a very good mood after the game. Defeated the powerful Leeds United and overwhelmed many talented Leeds United players. He also received support from the fans at home.

The most important thing is that Hargreaves and Gala, who started for the first time, also performed very well. The performance of the substitutes made George confident about this season.

The most important thing in a long league is not only the strength of the main players, but also the thickness of the bench.

"George." Evan came to George's office. George put down the newspaper in his hand and looked at Evan.

"Norwich doesn't want to give up on Bellamy." Evan said and paused, but George didn't speak and kept looking at him. I have thought of this a long time ago. Bellamy is now the main forward that Norwich relies on, and of course he does not want to give up.

"But I have already met with Bellamy and his agent. Bellamy very much hopes to play football at Ewood Park." Looking at Evan's triumphant look, George knew that this kid must be using unfair means. Method to get Bellamy's agent.

But this kind of thing is very normal in football. Who wouldn't do this if the club encounters obstruction during a transfer?

Bellamy, needless to say. Now George's Blackburn Rovers are doing well in the Premier League. With the victory over Leeds United, Blackburn has consolidated its eighth place in the Premier League. Compared with being at the bottom of the Premier League at the beginning of the season, it couldn't be better.

And George has had a tradition of valuing young players since he coached Burnley. Needless to say, Ballack and Ljungberg who came out of Burnley, as well as Daniel who still stayed at Burnley, all became famous under George's hands.

Nineteen-year-old Bellamy is very conceited about his own strength. Of course I hope to get more progress under George's hands.

“How much does it cost over there in Norwich?”

Once the players are taken care of, things will be easier for the club. For a League One club, he was able to refuse offers from the Premier League. If a traditional strong team can still resist, Norwich has only spent very little time in the top league in its century-old history. Even more unable to resist.

"There is no clear answer, but Richard and I estimate that it will be between 3.5 million pounds or 4 million pounds." Speaking of this, Evan's voice was a little soft.

George nodded, cursing inwardly. Not only is the English household registration expensive, but the players playing in England are also expensive. A striker for a League One team who is only 19 years old is worth nearly 4 million pounds per year. It doesn’t cost that much to buy Miku.

Now George still has eight million pounds in transfer fees, so there is no big problem.

"He can be acquired within four million pounds. I want to see him in the winter transfer."

In the current lineup, with a player with distinctive characteristics like Bellamy, there are many backup plans. For Bellamy George is a must-win.

"I see."