A 3-0 victory over Bordeaux is a good start for Leeds United in November.
The 11th round of the Premier League resumes this Sunday.
In this round, Leeds United will travel to Bolton Wanderers for an away game.
Bolton's performance this season has been outstanding, and they are currently ranked fourth in the league with a record of 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
Under Allardyce's guidance, they have performed well on both offense and defense, and the combination of Anelka and Diouf on the front line is not to be underestimated.
However, Li Shiguang didn't care about any of that. Leeds United were on a winning streak and the team's morale was high. Wanting to continue pursuing the winning streak, he still fielded the same 4-3-3 formation as the last game. The only change was that Thiago Silva replaced the injured Kompany.
However, the competition did not proceed as smoothly as Li Shiguang had imagined.
Allardyce has indeed made a breakthrough this season, making Bolton's defense rock solid and preventing Leeds United from breaking through. Bolton has also occasionally threatened Leeds United's goal through counter-attacks thanks to the exceptional individual abilities of Anelka and Diouf.
After a hard-fought battle, Leeds United finally broke through Bolton's defense with a long-range shot from Modric at an extremely tricky angle near the end of the match, managing to snatch 3 points from Reebok Stadium!
After playing Bolton, Leeds United, having given up the League Cup, had a valuable week of rest. Then, in the next three Premier League matches, they achieved two wins and one draw against Charlton, Aston Villa, and Tottenham Hotspur.
Moreover, in the Champions League group stage match against PSV Eindhoven on the 23rd, Leeds United defeated their opponents 2-0, completely securing their position as the group winners!
After Leeds United finished their November schedule, people were surprised to find that Leeds United had quietly climbed to third place in the standings with 27 points, having barely made it into the top 10 at the end of October. And what's even more amazing is that Leeds United had played one game less!
Now, only Manchester United with 35 points and Chelsea with 32 points are ahead of them in the standings.
The day after the match against Tottenham, Lee Shih-kuo and Leeds United once again made headlines in the sports sections of many newspapers.
Terrifying record! Leeds United are unbeaten in the league since their victory over Manchester United in Round 8!
Could the title race between Chelsea and Manchester United be broken, with Leeds United emerging as a third contender?
Li Shiguang: Winning the Premier League title this season is just a small goal for me!
The real battles are yet to come; let's talk about winning the championship after we get through the grueling schedule in December!
Li Shiguang briefly discusses the seven league matches in December, stating that the team is ready to meet the challenge!
This is typical of English media journalists: kicking a team when it's down and praising it to the skies when it's doing well is their usual tactic.
Under such near-overpraise, Li Shiguang's days have been extremely difficult. Every day, the entrance to Thorpe Arch is crowded with reporters wanting to conduct exclusive interviews with him, which has made Li Shiguang very annoyed.
He has no time for these pointless interviews, because there are more important things to do with the team!
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After entering November, at Li Shiguang's instruction, Allen began contract renewal negotiations with the team's players.
Leeds United are currently doing well in the league and have reached the round of 16 in the Champions League. Lee Shih's personal charisma is undeniable, and most of the players have a strong sense of belonging to Leeds United.
Now that Li Shiguang has money, Allen increased the salaries of the players by 2-3 times when negotiating contract renewals with their agents. However, he also extended the new contract length to 4 years.
After a month, Allen's work went relatively smoothly, and he successfully renewed contracts with most of his players. However, he encountered difficulties when negotiating with Maicon's agent.
On Tuesday morning, Li Shiguang had just changed his clothes in the office and was about to grab his things to go to training when Allen knocked on the office door.
"Boss, there's something I need to report to you. Our contract renewal with Maicon isn't going smoothly."
Upon hearing this, Li Shiguang frowned instinctively: "What's going on? Are other clubs poaching him?"
After all, the winter transfer window will open soon, and the young players in Leeds United are highly sought after. Several other clubs have already inquired about their prices. The most outrageous thing is that even Rivaldo has been asked by teams from Asia whether Leeds United will sell him!
Li Shiguang did ask Rivaldo about it half-jokingly, but Rivaldo himself didn't want to leave. He just wanted to retire at Leeds United and contribute his remaining energy, so the matter was dropped.
So when Li Shiguang heard that the contract renewal with Maicon was not going smoothly, his first thought was that other teams were poaching him!
It's not that he doesn't want to sell; if a club can offer him a price that satisfies him, he will definitely hand over the players that these clubs are eyeing! It's just that Maicon's position is a bit awkward. Judging from Sun Jihai's recovery speed, he won't have a chance to play until March next year at the earliest, and whether he will be in good form is another matter.
The most crucial issue is that if Maicon is sold, Li Shiguang won't be able to find a suitable replacement in the short term!
Allen shook his head, but his tone was uncertain: "I haven't checked yet, but after talking to his agent Antonio, I don't think so. He probably just wants a raise."
"Sure, raise the salary. I already told you this time that every player's salary would at least double. It's not like we can't afford it!" Li Shiguang replied with a smile, then walked towards the door, eager to get to training.
I thought it was something serious!
When Li Shiguang heard that Maicon just wanted a raise, he didn't take it seriously. Ever since he had a small goal in his hands, he didn't think that any problem that could be solved with money was a problem.
But Allen still shook his head, and what he said made Li Shiguang feel that it was a bit outrageous.
"I don't know if it was Maicon's own idea or his agent's, but this time the kid wants a five-fold increase in salary!"
After saying this, Li Shiguang, who had already reached the door, turned back to look at Allen.
"How much does he want???"
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