Chapter 575 Target: Top 4
Chapter 575 Target: Top Four
Now that the set goal has been achieved, it is natural to continue chasing goals, so when Li Yi replaced Falcao in the second half, the score became 3:0.
This score was also maintained until the end of the game. Although West Ham United's performance in the second half improved, this did not change the disadvantage on the field, and Leeds United still had an absolute advantage.
Therefore, there is still no suspense in this game, so Falcao's goal can only be regarded as icing on the cake, but even so, Falcao's performance still attracted the attention of many people.
It is experience to score three goals in three times as a substitute, especially in the first game, Falcao helped the team break the deadlock with his first goal as a substitute, and it was his goal that gave Liz United a perfect start.
Li Yi was also very satisfied with Falcao's performance, not because of Falcao's goal. After all, Falcao's goal was because of Li Yi. What really made Li Yi satisfied was Falcao's integration into the team.
During this period of time, not only was the team gradually changing towards Li Yi's ideas, Falcao was also trying to integrate into the team, and with the performance of scoring goals when he came off the bench, Falcao's integration became easier.
And in just over two weeks, Falcao's progress is visible to the naked eye. Falcao in South America did encounter a bottleneck before, and now he is in a higher level league. Coupled with Li Yi's ripening, Falcao can be said to be the most improved player in the current Leeds United team.
Of course, apart from the fact that Falcao's accumulation was at a bottleneck, it was also because Li Yi gave him an additional growth-accelerating card.
"This is the statistics from West Ham United." After the victory over West Ham United, Li Yi gave the players a day off. However, Li Yi, the head coach, obviously has no vacation. Even the entire coaching staff of Leeds United was called back by Li Yi.
Three games and three data, and in these three data, some data of Leeds United are rapidly decreasing, such as ball possession. In the first Everton game, Leeds United’s ball possession rate was as high as 58%.
In the three games, Leeds United's ball possession rate is gradually declining, but the number of offenses is the opposite. Although the efficiency is average, especially the recent closeness to the goal and the crossbar, it has been ridiculed by the media.
"This progress is not bad." Li Yi was quite satisfied with the team's transformation.
"This is mainly because of David. If David rests in the next game, it may be different," Cardinic reminded.
Li Yi naturally knew what Cardinic was worried about, and Li Yi was not worried about it. Modric's talent was unquestionable, and the statistics of these three games had already explained everything.
Although Modric can't be as remarkable as Beckham, the opponent in the next game is only this season's newly promoted Sunderland. Besides, Li Yi doesn't want Modric to be like Beckham. Modric still has enough time to grow and improve. He belongs to the future.
"The training is according to the original plan. Next, let's talk about the goals of this season." The players can talk about it later, but the coaching staff must ventilate first.
Of course, Li Yi was mainly talking to the members of the Leeds United coaching staff. Cardini and the others had worked with Li Yi for so long and they didn't know Li Yi's character.
"Guys Have you noticed the standings?" Li Yi picked up the Premier League standings in his hand.
After 25 rounds, Arsenal is still at the top of the standings, but Arsenal is still only 4 points ahead of Manchester United, while No.3 Chelsea is 2 points behind the second Manchester United.
Speaking of which, there are four teams with exactly the same record in the last five rounds, all with four wins and one draw. The top three in the standings are Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea, and then Leeds United.
It is also with these four wins and one draw that Leeds United is quickly climbing to the fifth position in the standings, only 3 points away from fourth Liverpool.
Yesterday, Liverpool ushered in the newly promoted Sunderland at home, and it is also the opponent of Leeds United in the next game. Liverpool ended the last five rounds without victory.
From the No.20 round of the league, Liverpool fell into a strange state of ties. From the No.20 round to the 23rd round, Liverpool tied four rounds in a row, and even lost the game directly in the No.20 round.
These five rounds of defeat also caused Liverpool to fall behind directly. You must know that at the end of the 1th round of the league, Liverpool was only 8 point behind third place Chelsea, but now, their gap has reached [-] points.
Of course, there is still a chance to catch up with the 8-point gap. What is really difficult to catch up are the two teams in front of Chelsea, 10 points ahead of Liverpool and Arsenal 14 points ahead of Liverpool.
Therefore, Liverpool's competition in the league this season has basically come to an end. Of course, this end is only for the league title.
Because during this period, Leeds United, which was still a few positions behind Liverpool, has slowly rushed up and can threaten Liverpool's position.
Although the media didn't pay attention to this, Liverpool themselves had to pay attention to it. Of course, this didn't refer to the fans. As fans of wealthy clubs, they always only looked up.
But the head coach will not, the head coach must not only look up, but also look down, and even understand the situation of the entire league. Obviously, Benitez has paid attention to Leeds United.
In fact, when Li Yi's side officially announced their competition for the top four, in Liverpool, Benitez also gathered the coaching staff to discuss the upcoming games and the threat of Leeds United.
For Li Yi, Benitez has a very bad memory, even the whole of Liverpool, because Li Yi's first Champions League title was won by stepping on Liverpool.
However, Benitez and everyone in Liverpool didn't know that if it wasn't for Li Yi's appearance, they would have stood on the championship stage and won the St. Blair Cup at the end of that season. This was also the most glorious moment for Liverpool and Benitez.
But now, all of this no longer exists. Li Yi and Cagliari led by him have made their final living. Li Yi has become the youngest head coach to win the Champions League in world football, and it is estimated that this record will hardly be broken.
Liverpool can't afford to lose in the next league, but for Liverpool, this is not an easy task. Not to mention Liverpool's own state, they will have to face Grant's Chelsea in the next round of the league.
"So, guys, if we win Sunderland, we're likely to tie with Liverpool," Li Yi said.
(End of this chapter)