On September 10, the Premier League, which has been suspended for a week, will resume.

Li Shiguang had been looking forward to Saturday's game for a long time.

Because he will be leading Leeds United to The Hawthorns, where they will face West Bromwich Albion, managed by Blackwell, away from home.

Blackwell is having a very tough time right now.

West Bromwich Albion failed to win in the first four rounds of the league, managing only one draw and three losses, accumulating one point and ranking last in the league.

After drawing with Manchester City in the first round away game, he suffered three consecutive defeats, especially after losing 2-3 to Birmingham at home in the last round. For the past two weeks, he has not heard a single good word from fans or the media.

This season, West Brom fans finally understood: could Howard, a half-useless player on the bench, and Bates, a complete waste of space who's lying in bed, really lead West Brom to three consecutive losses?

The only culprit who is now West Bromwich Albion at the bottom of the table is Blackwell, who stands on the sidelines in a helpless rage and only knows how to play counter-attacking football!

This puts Blackwell under immense pressure, and he also deeply misses Bates, who brought him to West Bromwich Albion.

When the team had a bad season last year, Bates and Howard helped him share the blame. At that time, the fans criticized them more, and he was only occasionally criticized as a side effect.

But ever since Howard was sidelined and Bates suffered a stroke and became paralyzed, Blackwell no longer had any scapegoats.

To be honest, when Blackwell first left Leeds United and learned that Lee Shih-chung had not found a new head coach for the team, but instead had taken over as head coach, he scoffed at the idea.

In his mind, how could a young man of Eastern descent, barely over 30 years old, be qualified to be a coach? He probably got his coaching license by bribing his father!

To his great surprise, under Li Shih's leadership, Leeds United not only returned to the Premier League, but also defeated Chelsea and drew with Manchester United after the start of this season.

At this point, even if Blackwell was oblivious, he knew that Li Shiguang was completely different from what he had imagined, and that his former boss really had something special about him.

Even Mourinho and Ferguson couldn't gain any advantage over Li Shiguang in a head-to-head confrontation, so how could I possibly succeed?

In terms of squad strength, West Bromwich Albion is worlds apart from these two giants; in terms of skill level, he doesn't believe he's better than Mourinho and Ferguson; in terms of team morale, Leeds United were unbeaten in August, while West Bromwich Albion had suffered three consecutive defeats.

He knew very well that if they lost this game, he might not be West Bromwich Albion's manager anymore next week...

Thinking of this, Blackwell painfully scratched his already dwindling hair, inwardly groaning!

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On Friday afternoon, Li Shiguang led the entire team to West Bromwich Albion, the opponent's location.

After having dinner in the evening, Li Shiguang was about to take a stroll around the hotel to digest his food when he was ambushed by media reporters at the hotel entrance.

Li Shiguang appeared very composed when interviewed by the media.

"We're on a very strong run right now. The players are in great form and their morale is high, which gives me a lot of confidence for tomorrow's game. As for the score... well... I think we can win by at least three goals!"

"As for the off-field hype you mentioned, to be honest, I haven't considered those issues. We haven't been in touch for a long time since Kevin left Leeds United, and I've already faced two other world-class managers without suffering any losses against them. Tomorrow, I really can't think of a reason why I could suffer a loss against Kevin."

Li Shiguang's remarks stunned the reporters who were interviewing him.

? ? ?

Surely not? They've only played four rounds, and they're already this arrogant? There are plenty of examples of underdogs winning in the Premier League!

Leeds United manager vows to score at least three goals at The Hawthorns!

Li Shiguang makes another boastful statement: "We will easily defeat West Bromwich Albion in this match!"

Lee: Blackwell is nothing compared to me.

Li Shiguang's remarks last night were amplified by various media outlets the following day, which thoroughly enraged West Bromwich Albion fans.

So on the second day of the game, during the short distance of just over ten meters from the player tunnel to the coaching bench, Li Shiguang heard countless curses!

But at this moment, he had no interest in paying attention to these enraged West Brom fans.

Because just as he sat down on the coach's bench, that long-lost voice echoed in his mind.

[Ding! Mission triggered: Stand firm!]

[Mission Description: Congratulations, host, on gradually making a name for yourself in the English top flight. However, this is only the first step in a long journey. The season is still long. We hope that in the coming days, you can lead the team steadily and achieve good results in the Premier League!]

[Mission Reward: Golden Treasure Chest (Upgradeable)]

Um?

After reading the mission description, Li Shiguang was immediately filled with doubt. This mission didn't have a clear objective. The "upgradeable" part should mean that the final reward of the mission was not fixed. The minimum reward after completion should be a gold treasure chest, so what was the highest upgrade level?

Then, Li Shiguang asked himself, "System, how do I complete this task? And how do I upgrade the final reward?"

"Host, this is a phased mission. The following is a detailed explanation of the mission content and rewards."

"Achieving a top-7 finish in the Premier League this season will reward you with 1 Gold Chest."

"Achieving a top-4 finish in the Premier League this season will reward you with a Platinum Chest x1."

"Winning the Premier League title or FA Cup this season will reward you with 1 Diamond Chest."

"Winning the Premier League title, FA Cup, and League Cup simultaneously this season will reward you with 1 Star Chest."

After reading the system's introduction, Li Shiguang almost rolled his eyes to the sky.

Wow, this system is too much! There hasn't been a single task for months, and now that one is coming, it'll take months to complete!

But thinking about it more carefully, hmm? These Diamond Chest and Star Chest look pretty good. I got a Healing Card from the Platinum Chest earlier, I wonder what good stuff these two higher-level chests will bring? But even with the system, Li Shiguang felt that the probability of becoming a three-time domestic champion was not high.

While Li Shiguang was still engrossed in his calculations...

A loud whistle reached his ears, and he quickly looked up to see that Falcao had passed the ball back to Toure.

The match has begun!