Chapter 621 Champions League Qualification
Chapter 621 Champions League Qualification
The opening of the Premier League this season is August 8, but before the league, Leeds United still has one more game to play, and that is the Champions League qualifying match.
As the top European league, Leeds United does not need to start from the first round like those teams in other leagues, which is good news for Leeds United.
However, before the Champions League qualifying opponent is determined, Leeds United can't actually do much. After all, anyone in the qualifying round may break into the next round, and anyone may become an opponent.
Leeds United don't need to worry about qualifying for the time being, they just need to wait for the results. For the current Leeds United, what they need to do is to train hard, and several new players need to work hard to integrate into the team.
For now, everyone is doing very well. Although Irving was devastated by injuries before, he has regained his vitality after joining Leeds United. After all, Owen is not yet 30 years old.
After joining Leeds United, Owen felt that he was much more relaxed, as if he was several years younger, and Owen was really happy about this change.
He was supposed to be in the peak state but has been lying on the hospital bed. Seeing his peak period slowly passing by, Owen said that he was not in a hurry, which was a lie, which made him take the initiative to call Li Yi in Xia Tian.
Although Li Yi would not give Owen the main force, and even told Owen very clearly, Owen is still willing to come to Leeds United, because he longs for the feeling of health now. When he was in Real Madrid, Owen felt that he was in good health, but as soon as Li Yi left, he was seriously injured.
Although this is probably just a psychological effect, Owen is still willing to believe that Li Yi has a kind of magical power, but in fact Li Yi really does have it, and Owen does feel that his body has improved.
It was not difficult for Irving to integrate as an experienced team, and there was no obstacle for Suarez and Cavani as rookies. In fact, Li Yi started to let them learn English after confirming their transfer, and he was also an English teacher paid by the club.
No matter where they are or what they do, language is very important, and because of Li Yi's invitation, the two of them have no problem communicating in the team now, and they don't need to translate anything when explaining tactics.
After all, sometimes the translation may not be completely translated, and the players may not be able to understand the translation, so Li Yi's foresight provides a prerequisite for Suarez and Cavani to integrate into the team.
Time passed day by day like this, and the actions of the major clubs in the transfer market never stopped. One day it was said that Arsenal wanted to buy Russian Czar Arshavin, and the next day it was said that Manchester United wanted to buy Bale.
But these obviously have nothing to do with Leeds United. Since the team really started training, Leeds United has been cool and focused on training.
In a blink of an eye, August will come, and with the arrival of August, Corleone finally brought Liu Yao back. During this time, Corleone has been staying in China, and the transfer is all controlled by remote control, which is fine.
"It seems that you have taken care of uncle and aunt?" Speaking of which, although Corleone League could not hide his exhaustion, the joy in his eyes could not be hidden.
But Corleone didn't have time to stay at Leeds United. After sending Liu Yao to Leeds United and having a meal with Li Yi, Corleone turned on the flight mode again. After all, he had a lot of work before.
And as time entered August, Leeds United's friendly match officially started. This time, Li Yi only arranged three opponents for the friendly match, and they were not strong. Li Yi even failed to get out of Yorkshire.
After all, there are only two weeks left before the league and Champions League qualifiers, and there is no need for Leeds United to waste time on the plane, and the purpose of the friendly match is just to let the players find the feeling of playing football.
It is normal for a Premier League team to play 10 games in 3 days, and the strong teams in friendly matches are not big, and the basic players will only play half of the game.
Because of the weak opponents, Leeds United won, but the scores were not high. The first game was 2:1, the second game was 2:0, and the third game was a bit better 3:0.
From these three games, we can also see something. For example, Leeds United's central defender will become the starting partner of Kompany and Cahill, with Pavon and Van Dijk as substitutes.
And after these three games, the tacit understanding between the two has grown rapidly. The goal lost in the first game was due to the lack of tacit understanding between the two.
As for the front line, Suarez, Cavani and Irving all got chances, but it can be inferred from the playing time that in the new season, Suarez is most likely to start, Cavani is second, and Irving has the least outstanding time.
The other positions are almost the same as last season, Rakitic is still sitting on the bench, the midfield combination of Beckham, Modric and Matic.
For this reason, Li Yi specifically approached Rakitic and told him clearly that Beckham would leave Leeds United after this season, and that Rakitic would also get more playing time this season.
Anyway, Beckham is already 33 years old. Although Li Yi's buff is there, Li Yi can even use some things on Beckham to maintain his body and condition, but on the football field, he is not afraid of [-], just in case.
The task of Leeds United this season is so heavy, and the Champions League is even leaving Beckham, so Rakitic will love to get more opportunities to play in the league.
In fact, Rakitic and Delphi are very good substitutes, and both of them have top potential, which Jonnyhausen cannot compare.
However, Jonnyhausen still needs him to stay on the team this season. Kanter has just joined the team and has been in the amateur league before. It will take a little time to grow.
In order to let Kanter grow up quickly, Li Yi plans to use two cards on Kanter, and transfer him to the first team for training at an appropriate time, and let him play in the cup if possible.
Of course, this is all something to say later, and it's all based on one major premise, that is, Kanter first gained a firm foothold in the youth team before he was eligible to enter the first team. You must know that the youth team does not know how many players are eagerly waiting for Li Yi's call.
With the end of the three friendly matches, Leeds United officially prepared for the Champions League. It is said that before the third friendly match, Leeds United knew their opponents in the qualifiers.
The Belgian giants Standard Liege, I have to say, Leeds United's luck is not very good, because among so many opponents in the qualifying round, they have drawn quite strong Standard Liege.
You know, the past few years have been the years when Belgian football talents have blown out, and at the moment the Standard Liege team has future stars like Fellaini and Witsel.
(End of this chapter)