20demayo Chapter 316
Chapter 316
After the match with Fulham, even though there was another match four days later, Li Shiguang still gave the players a day off.
Because starting from the next match, Leeds United, which is fighting on four fronts, also officially announced that it would embark on the unscientific schedule of this season's Premier League.
On September 20, Leeds United will fly to the Alvalade Stadium in Portugal to start this season's Champions League group stage journey.
After this game.
They will rush back to England from Portugal overnight and fly directly to Berkshire. After a day of rest in Berkshire, the 22nd will be the seventh round of the Premier League with Reading.
After this game, they can't go back to Leeds, but go to London to play a League Cup match with Chelsea.
After the match with Chelsea, one day later, Leeds United will welcome the league match with Liverpool at home.
If it were last season, Li Shiguang would not even consider it and would directly give up the useless League Cup. This high-intensity schedule, let alone whether they can win, even if they win, will consume a lot of physical energy for the players, which will inevitably affect the subsequent more important league and Champions League.
But this season, Li Shiguang has some new ideas.
After playing the Community Shield with Chelsea, Li Shiguang is still full of confidence in this season. Although he did not mention it in public, he often talked about the idea of hitting the quadruple crown this season when chatting with Simeone and Rivaldo in private.
As for the reason, it is actually very simple. Before the first round of the game with Everton started, Li Shiguang just walked into Goodison Park from the player tunnel.
The cold voice of the system rang in his mind again.
[Ding! Mission triggered: Defending and hegemony! ]
[Task content: Congratulations to the host for leading Leeds United to win the Premier League championship in the 2006-2007 season. This is a good start! But this is just the beginning. The host still has a long way to go to make Leeds United a world-class giant, and defending the league championship in the new season is the first step the host needs to take! 】
[Task Reward: Diamond Treasure Box (upgradeable 4 times)]
Another reward task for winning the championship!
This time, Li Shiguang did not ask the system how to upgrade.
He knew it in his heart.
According to Tongzi's nature.
The defending Premier League champion is a diamond treasure box, so adding another championship should be upgraded to a star treasure box, and adding two is a king treasure box.
If you can win all the championships that Leeds United can fight for, it is probably a glory king treasure box.
Li Shiguang thought that the diamond treasure box can open something like [Lore Card] that looks very amazing. A higher-level treasure box than this, what kind of amazing things will it open.
So no matter what, this championship must be fought for!
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Time soon came to September 20th, and the 2007-2008 Champions League schedule will also kick off today.
On the 18th, Li Shiguang had already led the team to Lisbon to prepare for the match with their first group opponent, Sporting Lisbon.
For fans outside Portugal, especially outside the European continent, Sporting Lisbon is most famous not for how strong they are, but for the fact that this team, known as Sporting CP in Portugal, is the home team of several stars such as Figo, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Nani, who just joined Manchester United this summer window!
Although Sporting Lisbon is not a giant in Europe, it is still very competitive in Portugal. Their current head coach is one of the representatives of Portugal's "Golden Generation", Paulo Bento.
It is completely different from the first game against Eindhoven last year.
Leeds United has undergone a transformation after a season.
Before this game started, the outside world generally favored Leeds United.
The reason is very simple. The main reason is that Sporting Lisbon's lineup this year is indeed not star-studded enough. The most valuable player in the team is their young captain Moutinho.
However, in Portugal, it seems that people do not agree with the views of mainstream media in other countries.
In their view, Sporting Lisbon has been in good shape since the start of this season. Except for a small loss to the Portuguese Super League champion Porto away from home, they have won all other games.
In addition to the home advantage of waiting for the opportunity.
Facing Leeds United, Sporting Lisbon may not necessarily be at a disadvantage.
In this voice different from that of mainstream media in other countries, it is no surprise that Li Shiguang, who had just got off the plane, was stopped at the airport by the impatient Portuguese media. These Portuguese reporters seemed to want to hear Li Shiguang's views on the game before the game.
Later, these reporters who had experienced Mourinho once again saw it in another person.How crazy can a person be.
"........What do you think of this game? I have no other opinion except victory."
"........Which player of Sporting Lisbon do you think will pose a threat to Leeds United? To be honest, if Nani or Cristiano were still there, I would answer your question without hesitation. But now... uh... maybe Moutinho."
Li Shiguang answered the previous question fairly well.
The Portuguese reporters in front of him didn't think there was any problem. As a head coach, it's normal to think that his team can win.
When everyone interviewed Bento before, Bento also thought that Sporting Lisbon could win these 3 points at home.
But when answering the second question, Li Shiguang's hesitation made some reporters a little dissatisfied.
So as soon as he finished speaking, a microphone was pushed in front of Li Shiguang, and the reporter holding the microphone also asked: "Mr. Li, from what you said, why do I feel that you don't think Moutinho can pose a threat to Leeds United in the game?"
Ah?
I have said it so tactfully, why can you still hear what I want to express?
Glancing at the reporter who asked the question, Li Shiguang's expression was somewhat wonderful: "As expected of a media worker, Mr. Reporter, you are right! Strictly speaking, I don't think Moutinho will cause much trouble to Leeds United in the game."
"Mr. Li, are you a little too confident?" Li Shiguang's words immediately aroused public anger, and the reporter who asked the question just now directly said, "Moutinho became the captain of Sporting Lisbon at the age of 21. In the midfield position, he is undoubtedly a rising talent on the European continent!"
"Genius?" Li Shiguang Guang smiled even more and asked the reporters in front of him, "Don't you know the nickname of Leeds United in Europe?"
The reporter who asked the question was stunned and didn't understand what Li Shiguang meant. He could only say weakly: "Nickname? Black shop?"
Li Shiguang's face darkened and he forced himself to hold back the swear words that were already on his lips: "Haven't you heard of it!? Since last year, Leeds United has been called the concentration camp of geniuses!!"
"If Moutinho is really a rising genius! Then he should not be in Sporting Lisbon now, but in Leeds United!"