In fact, Li Shiguang had considered letting Simone go out and train.
This scoundrel has been following me for over two years.
Don't let his usual carefree and jovial demeanor at the club fool you.
But Simone never missed a single task or certificate that Li Shiguang assigned him.
At the start of last season, Milger hired Chris Coleman, who had left Fulham, as the new manager of Real Sociedad.
Although Real Sociedad's performance this season has been good, if they can maintain their form in the second half of the season, they have a very good chance of returning to La Liga.
Besides Li Shiguang's continuous support, head coach Coleman also deserves credit for this.
But there's something about the Welshman that annoys Milger and Real Sociedad fans.
Like his predecessor, Real Madrid manager Fabio Capello, Coleman, a former center-back, places great emphasis on defense. He prefers a five-defender formation that prioritizes stabilizing the defense before seeking an attack, which has drawn some criticism from fans in the Basque Country, who have always pursued elegant football.
This situation.
Milger mentioned this during a casual conversation with Li Shiguang.
Of course, Coleman has achieved some success, and Milger didn't mention wanting to replace him.
However, Li Shiguang kept this matter in mind.
In Li Shiguang's view, when Simeone first arrived at Leeds United, he, who was originally a defensive midfielder, had the same problem. Just as Li Shiguang remembered, his coaching philosophy was also defense-oriented.
However, after more than two years of exposure, Simone is no longer the Simone that Li Shiguang remembers.
Now he's no longer fixated on defense. Sometimes, when the trio of Li Shiguang and Rivaldo discuss tactics, Simeone's tactical ideas are even more radical than those of Li Shiguang and Rivaldo.
So when Simeone casually mentioned that to poach him, he would have to make him the head coach, Li Shiguang immediately thought of Milger's previous complaints, which led to his final question.
In Li Shiguang's opinion.
Real Sociedad is Leeds United's satellite club anyway.
Having someone familiar with Leeds United like Simeone in charge will definitely be much better than Milger's other managers when it comes to developing young players!
But Simone doesn't know.
Seeing Li Shiguang's sarcastic question, he panicked and waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no! Boss, don't slander me! Staying at Leeds United means a higher salary and I can learn from you, I'm not leaving!"
"You're really not leaving!?"
"You're really not leaving!"
"They offered you the position of head coach, but you wouldn't leave!?"
"Well... uh... the head coach might be worth considering, hehe..."
Li Shiguang rolled his eyes, and his tone became much more formal: "Diego, you've been with me for over two years now. To be honest, it's time for you to go out and gain some experience! Don't worry, in a year and a half at most, I'll arrange a good place for you."
Simone hadn't expected his casual remark to elicit such a response from Li Shiguang. He was a little excited, his face flushed red, and he stammered, "Boss...you...you...you're not kidding, are you!?"
“What’s there to joke about?” Li Shiguang patted Simone on the shoulder. “Don’t rush. I’ve already made some progress, but the time isn’t right yet. All you need to do now is continue to observe and learn carefully, and quietly wait for the right opportunity to come!”
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During a break in Li Shiguang's conversation with Simone.
The pre-match ceremony came to a close, with Kompany winning the right to kick off in a coin toss.
Adriano and Torres were already standing in the center circle, waiting for the referee's whistle.
They didn't have to wait long.
As Clattenburg coordinated the time with his staff through his headset, he gently pressed the button on his wrist, and with a whistle, the highly anticipated fourth-round match of the 2007-2008 FA Cup officially kicked off!
It's pretty much the same analysis that Lineker gave in the studio just now.
After seeing Chelsea's starting lineup, Li Shiguang immediately made new tactical arrangements. Today, Leeds United's main attack direction is the middle and left flank. They want to use Kaká and Reus' speed to tear apart Chelsea's slightly aging defense.
So from the moment the whistle blew, Leeds United's attack revolved around Kaká in the middle!
But Li Shiguang has new plans.
Grant, on the other side, was no robot either. When he realized that Li Shiguang had no intention of giving up on the FA Cup today, the pragmatic Grant immediately changed his tactical approach.
After the match began.
Chelsea immediately adopted a defensive posture. Apart from Anelka holding down the Leeds United defense, wingers Malouda and Wright-Phillips had dropped back to the midfield. Moreover, in order to cooperate with their midfield teammates in defense, the two of them moved further towards the center as arranged by Grant!
As a result, Chelsea's standard 4-3-3 formation turned into a 4-5-1 formation after the start of the game.
Because Li Shiguang specifically instructed that the attack should focus on Kaka.
Therefore, in order to have enough space to sprint, Kaka actually retreated quite deep after the start of the match, with the aim of luring out at least one of Makelele or Ballack so that he could use his speed to avoid a 1v2 situation.
However, it must be said that Chelsea's response was also very targeted.
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