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Chapter 103 The Footsteps of the Top League (Part 2)

On the 25th, Burton Albion defeated Bristol City again.

They continued to maintain an extremely strong performance in the league.

There's not much to say about that; Li Yanqing felt that the English Premier League was more worthy of his attention.

Guardiola's Manchester City have delivered a dominant performance this season and have a strong chance of winning the title with a score of over 100 points.

Despite being embroiled in various unfavorable rumors, Mourinho's Manchester United still managed to maintain a respectable second-place finish.

Under Pochettino's leadership, Tottenham Hotspur have developed a host of star players, including Kane, Eriksen, and Alli, and they occupy the third position.

Burton Albion's upcoming FA Cup final match against Chelsea is currently fourth in the league.

Wenger's Arsenal, on the other hand, have recently achieved a three-game winning streak and are now just one step away from a top-four finish...

"Next year we'll be able to join their battle, right?"

Nawei was the first to discover what Li Yanqing was paying attention to.

"What? Do you really think we can finish in the top four in our first season after being promoted to the Premier League?"

"This is not much easier than Leicester City's previous title win."

Li Yanqing shook his head. That's how young people are; they're usually a bit too ambitious.

The Championship season isn't even over yet, and they're already thinking about the Champions League.

He wouldn't even have that kind of guts.

"Last year, Burton fans wouldn't have imagined that there would be hope for promotion this year."

"At that time, they were still trying to avoid relegation."

Neville didn't see anything wrong with it; miracles always need to be created by people.

In the eyes of Burton fans, Li Yanqing is already "the head coach most capable of creating miracles".

"Thank you for your support, Neville."

"But sometimes it's better for the head coach to be clear-headed."

“We have 60 million, which seems like a lot, but that amount of money is nothing in the Premier League.”

Li Yanqing was well aware of the extent of the transfer spending by top clubs; even ordinary Premier League clubs had considerable transfer fees each season.

If they can avoid relegation next season with this 60 million, that would be a pretty good result.

Every line needs to be replenished with immediate combat power. After Jamie left, he still needs to find a winger with sufficient ability.

There's also veteran goalkeeper Biwatt, who will retire at the end of this season. The team can't have only Joe Hart as a goalkeeper.

At least 4-6 new players are needed to ensure competitiveness in the Premier League next season.

Then there are a series of issues to consider, such as team cohesion; the Premier League is not that easy.

"Alright, Neville, let's not talk about this anymore. What has Chris been up to lately?"

"You've even taken over the players' daily training."

"I remember he insisted on keeping a close eye on things himself before he felt at ease, didn't he?"

Chris, the assistant coach who always does everything himself, has recently been dumping all his work on Neville, which has left Li Yanqing quite puzzled.

He refused to rest even when I told him to.

“Chris? It seems he was called away to help Mr. Rhine improve some things about the youth training team.” Neville frowned at the mention of Chris.

“You know, he has a lot of work, which makes me dare not relax at all lately.”

"Speaking of which, Cheng Mengmeng also asked me to help her with data analysis."

"She said she needed to find time to do translation work..."

“Okay, we still don’t have enough manpower.” Li Yanqing accepted this fact.

But where am I supposed to find an assistant at this point in time?

The list of new signings hasn't been finalized yet.

Now he understands how Professor Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson felt.

Complete control of the club is indeed a pleasant thing, but it also means they have more work to do.

Hmm... I'm experiencing both joy and pain.

On May 2nd, Burton Albion will face Stoke City in a direct confrontation.

They are currently only one point apart, and the outcome of the match will directly affect who finishes third.

Both sides are going all out.

Li Yanqing fielded an attacking line of Murphy, Jamie, Nasri, and Matias, which was the most aggressive lineup they could field at the moment.

He brought Quinn on again in the second half. Since the last time, he had found that the kid was quite useful as a substitute.

However, Quinn himself still stated that he would prefer to start.

Stoke City, on the other hand, fielded a 4-3-3 formation, choosing to go head-to-head with Burton.

However, they failed to achieve any results and remained at a disadvantage throughout the match.

"Navie, do you think a diamond midfield or three box-to-box midfielders is better?"

Despite the opponent's disadvantage, their midfield strategy provided Li Yanqing with some inspiration.

Not only Stoke City, but Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool are also using three box-to-box midfielders now.

Simply put, he is an all-around midfielder.

All three midfielders are capable of both attacking and defending. Instead of using a single attacking midfielder to link the midfield and forward areas, the center forward is now dropped back to receive the passes.

Representative strikers include Harry Kane and Roberto Firmino.

Firmino, in particular, almost gave up most of his shooting opportunities in order to come back and organize the attack.

"The midfield shouldn't be a big problem. Quinn and Enzo can both develop in that direction, but Baselli might have some difficulty."

Neville quickly gave his answer.

"And most importantly, we don't have a striker who can take on the role of organizer."

"Murphy is no good, and O'Grady is even worse..."

“That makes sense.” Li Yanqing nodded.

He actually wanted Li Yichuan to move in that direction, but it was too difficult to get the latter to give up shooting.

But if they played like this in the Premier League, it definitely wouldn't work.

If there are no strikers like that, then you need a big center forward like Aguero or Ibrahimovic.

It would be difficult for Murphy and O'Grady alone to hold off the opponent's defense.

It's time for Ferchard to find a suitable group of strikers.

As they were talking, Murphy found an opportunity and broke through the gates of Stoke City.

Burton leads 1-0.

The score remained unchanged until the very end, at which point the commentators' voices rang out.

"The match is over!"

"Burton has won, they are now in third place!"

"They're only three points behind second-placed Swansea City!"

"The battle for second place is particularly fierce!"

"Which team will ultimately secure a direct ticket to the Premier League?"