The situation after Levi came on the field was exactly as David expected.

Leeds United, with one less player to play, were firmly trapped in their own half. Occasionally, a few clearances were passed to the frontcourt, but Lennon and Cole, who lacked support, could only fall into a one-on-one fight and were eventually lost in the sea of ​​defensive players.

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However, this situation is suitable for Levi to use his strengths.

In the defensive midfielder position, Levi's advantages of good physical fitness and large running area are fully reflected. He made up for the leaks everywhere and repeatedly stopped Manchester United's offensive. It was like building a desperate Great Wall in front of the back line.

In the ten minutes after he came on the field, although Manchester United attacked vigorously, it was just like Leeds United before, all thunder and no rain.

"David, Li's progress is really fast." Looking at Levi running up and down, Eddie showed a rare expression of satisfaction, "Maybe he can become the main player this season."

"Yes, if he can maintain the current rate of progress, it may not take two months." David agreed.

But the two of them obviously didn't know that Levi had his own different understanding of the situation on the court.

In Li Wei's view, it is the most dangerous thing to defend blindly. No matter how strong the fortress is, it will be breached one day. A successful defense should be: let the opponent know that if you dare to attack the whole line, I have the ability to kill you with one blow.<

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Only in this way can the opponent be hesitant and unable to go all out.

The crux of the matter now is that the frontcourt and backcourt are disconnected, and the striker is isolated and helpless. If someone can connect the frontcourt and backcourt, it is possible to organize an effective offensive, deter opponents, and prevent them from attacking unscrupulously.

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Levi felt that it was time for him to show his talents.

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In the 87th minute, Levi stole the ball in the backcourt, but did not choose to make a big-footed clearance as before. This made Manchester United's two forwards feel that they had an opportunity and quickly pressed forward.

"Lee, pass the ball quickly!"

The loud shouts from his teammates reminded Levi of the scene during the trial training. Wasn't it the same at that time? Did everyone want him to pass the ball?

Sorry, I am no longer Wu Xia A Meng!

Levi flexibly pulled the ball to the left and avoided the first man's attack. Then he knocked his left foot forward to the right and passed the second man!

After all, they are not professional defensive players, so Manchester United's two forwards were completely passed over at once.

Then Levi dribbled the ball forward at full speed. The Manchester United players obviously hadn't recovered yet. In an instant, Levi had advanced to near the center circle.

His unexpected advance this time caused Manchester United to be in chaos, and there was a gap around Lennon.

However, Levi's vision was not enough for him to find that opening.

He chose to continue dribbling.

Shawcross has already targeted Levi. As the backbone of Manchester United's defense, he naturally cannot be as reckless as the two forwards. While he directed his central defender partner to pay attention to the protection of the defender, he quickly stepped forward, but when he got close to Levi

The position stopped, and instead of rushing to grab it immediately, he chose to move in small steps.

This made Levi very uncomfortable. His dribbling practice in the past two days was all dead objects, but there would not be such a complicated change. The reason why he passed the Manchester United striker before was because the opponent rushed forward recklessly.

, but it’s not easy to do this when facing Shawcross.

He also wants to directly pass the ball to pass like Lennon, but he does not have the speed advantage.

Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the opponent, Levi gritted his teeth, pushed the ball to the right, then kicked his legs hard, and chose to force a breakthrough!

The other party looks tall and mighty, and maybe he turns around very slowly. Maybe he can let me pass?

However, Shawcross was not as bulky as he looked at all. He turned around quickly and was immediately stuck between Levi and the ball.

Levi couldn't stop the car and hit it hard.

"Bang!"

Li Wei fell to the ground and felt like he had been hit hard. The opponent was as strong as a wall!

But Shawcross only shook his upper body slightly. After stealing the ball, he passed the ball to Kieran Richardson on the wing without hesitation.

Taking advantage of the gap between Leeds United players' transition from offense to defense, Richardson dribbled diagonally, went straight into the middle, and shot a powerful shot from the front of the penalty area, breaking through the door guarded by Carson!

1 to 0!

In the final stage of the game, taking advantage of Levi's mistakes, Manchester United successfully took the lead!

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"What is he doing?! Does he think he is Michael Owen?!" Eddie Gray roared angrily, and he slammed the mineral water bottle in his hand to the ground, splashing the boss.

"Eddie, calm down," David frowned. Although he was also very angry about Levi's mistakes, it was not the time to hold him accountable. "There is no point in defending now. Let's change to a forward."

After all, Eddie Gray is also a senior coach who has been coaching for decades. He just vented his anger. Can he really replace Levi, who played for more than ten minutes? If it is the first team, it may be possible. If it is placed in the youth team, the player's

Growth is more important than the team's performance. This kind of thing that almost destroys the self-confidence of young players is something that not many youth team coaches will do.

In the end, Eddie chose to remove right back Kevin Cahill and midfielder Prowse, and replaced them with two forwards, creating a crazy 324 formation.

At the last moment, Leeds United once again launched an offensive frenzy, while Manchester United completely shrunk. Under the crazy offensive of the Leeds people, Manchester United's defense seemed to be in danger.

It's a pity that Leeds people don't have time.

In the end, the Manchester United youth team won 1-0 at home and took all three points!

Levi didn't know how he ended up off the field. In a daze, he seemed to feel that all his teammates were looking at him with blame, anger or contempt, making him feel ashamed.

Eddie Gray walked past him with a livid face, but didn't look at him.

Coach David walked up to him:

"Li, I need an explanation for that ball."

"Coach, I have been practicing dribbling during this period. I tried it in the group match on Wednesday and the effect was good. I originally thought I could help the team."

Group confrontation? David recalled it. At that time, he seemed to be dealing with Andy's matter, right?

No wonder he had no impression. If he and Eddie had been there at that time, maybe they could have seen the clues and wouldn't have lost the game.

David was a little helpless. Who could have expected such a thing?

"Li, the youth team is not against individual heroism. Your starting point is good, but since you failed, you must bear the consequences. Do you understand?"

"I...understand."

"You won't be on the squad for the next game. This is your punishment." David liked the hard-working young man in front of him from the bottom of his heart and naturally didn't want him to fail.

He patted Levi on the shoulder, "As for Eddie, don't worry. Don't look at him like this now, it's just because we lost to Manchester United. You know our relationship with Manchester United, right?" <

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"I know, we are mortal enemies."

"Yes, losing to his mortal enemy is hard for him to accept, but it is only temporary. Train well, Li, that guy Eddie, it only depends on your strength and attitude, there will be no grudges just because of a defeat.

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"Thank you, coach."

Levi was not knocked down by a failure, but because his mistakes affected the team, it was inevitable for him with a strong sense of responsibility to feel extremely ashamed.

When Levi returned to the apartment, he locked himself in the bedroom and reflected on it.

After all, I still underestimated professional football! I only practiced dribbling for a few days before I dared to be a big player in the youth league.

He couldn't aim too high, so he decided to start from a qualified defensive midfielder. He couldn't abandon dribbling practice, but he needed to have a test standard to see whether it could be used in actual games.

As for what kind of standards? He hasn't thought about it yet. If it doesn't work, he will ask the boss for help.

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What Levi didn't expect was that even if he put his mind aside and defended with all his strength, he still overturned.

Levi was not selected into the squad for the league match against Middlesbrough on March 15. But with his usual hard training, he quickly impressed Eddie Gray and played away against Aston Villa on March 22.

In the FA Youth Cup match in La Liga, he once again sat on the bench.

With 9 top league titles and 1 European Champions Cup, Aston Villa is not only the fourth largest English club after Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal, but its youth training is also well-known in England.

In the history of the national team, the number of international players who have come out of the Bodymoor training base ranks second only to Tottenham and ranks second among all clubs.

In the previous year, their U18 team had just defeated the Everton youth team with Rooney 4-2 in the FA Youth Cup final and won the championship.

However, that youth army was regarded as a promising youth team at the time. Its main core players were Ridgewell, Steve Davis, Luke Moore, and Stefan Moore. However, their subsequent development was not as expected. On the contrary,

Agbonlahor and Gary Cahill, who did not participate in last year's FA Youth Cup, suddenly emerged this year and became the main members of the U18 echelon.

And Levi's frustration was due to Agbonlahor, a fast horse on the wing.

As a super fast horse that once reached double 20 in speed and explosive power in FM, Agbonlahor's speed is definitely unique among his peers. And unlike Lennon, who is better at combining people and balls, Agbonlahor's speed is

It’s a pure joy.

Nike once did a sneaker advertisement in which it tested the speed of several famous fast horses without the ball and with the ball. For the same distance, Lennon's time without the ball and with the ball were 6 seconds 53 and 7 seconds 37 respectively. Agbonlahor

The times are 6 seconds 49 and 7 seconds 57.

From this, we can see the difference between the two people to some extent. Moreover, Nike's test at that time included pole winding. I am afraid that Agbonlahor's advantage will be more obvious in straight-line acceleration.

In this game, Leeds United relied on Lennon's personal ability to score a goal before the end of the first half and took a 1-0 lead. This score was maintained until the 78th minute of the second half.
To be continued...