Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 561 A Crazy September, Crazy Granada

Although Shan Yongzhuo considers himself a lazy bum, from the outside world's perspective, Shan Yongzhuo is anything but lazy.

After all, scoring 10 goals in three games, can you really call him a slacker?
Sorry, I also want to be a lazy bum like that.

Two weeks later, the fourth round of La Liga resumed.

Granada hosted Espanyol and ultimately won 3-2, securing a hard-fought victory at home.

Shan Yongzhuo scored two goals in the match, and Harry Kane finally scored his first La Liga goal.

This match was won entirely by the performances of Shan Yongzhuo and Harry Kane, with Shan Yongzhuo twice coming back from behind to tie the score, and Harry Kane scoring the winning goal in the final moments.

Espanyol's performance since the start of the season has been quite impressive. They have fought hard and dominated the game away from home, making it very difficult for Granada.

In the end, Granada won, achieving their fourth consecutive league victory.

Post-match commentary always favors the victors, and the media can only continue to praise Shan Yongzhuo because he scored two goals.

However, there is one more person they can boast about in this match: Harry Kane.

Although Kane only scored one goal, he was actually involved in both of Shan Yongzhuo's goals, one of which was a direct assist.

Such a performance is remarkable for a 20-year-old.

"Shan Yongzhuo's best partner."

For a time, this title was bestowed upon Harry Kane by the Spanish media.

Although Spanish and English media differ, the kind of thing that media outlets in every country are happy to do is to overhype young prodigies.

However, La Liga's attempt to flatter them seems to have failed.

Although this attacking duo has very little direct contact with each other, the coming month of September belongs entirely to them.

On September 22, Granada defeated Real Betis 3-4 away from home.

On September 26, Granada defeated Valencia 5-1 at home.

On September 30, Granada defeated Athletic Bilbao 2-1 at home.

Granada secured their third consecutive victory in the remaining three matches of September, extending their winning streak in the league to seven games.

In three matches, the team scored a total of 11 goals, all of which came from Shan Yongzhuo and Harry Kane.

Shan Yongzhuo scored 7 goals and Harry Kane scored 4 goals, making their attacking duo seem unstoppable for a time.

Immediately, the media buzz about "Shan Yongzhuo and Harry Kane being a perfect pair" intensified, with reports stating very realistically: "The two together contributed over 90% of Granada's goals!"

What could be more convincing than such data?

Many prominent figures have brought it up, praising how complementary the two are from various angles, while also marveling at the state they exude. The outside world is full of praise, making the reports seem somewhat unrealistic.

In fact, they certainly have the right to be boasted about.

Seven consecutive wins at the start of the league season is indeed something to boast about. Granada has never achieved a seven-game winning streak in La Liga since the team's inception.

This made Granada's players feel a bit overconfident.

First, there's Harry Kane.

He never expected to unleash such amazing form in Granada. He felt like he was living in a dream. He had been training with Shan Yongzhuo and receiving his guidance these past few days. He didn't know if it was just psychological, but he felt that his technical level had indeed improved in all aspects, his shooting ability had been greatly enhanced, and his ability to get into scoring positions in front of the goal had improved dramatically.

He scored 5 goals in 7 La Liga matches, tying for third place in the top scorers list with Diego Costa, who has also been in explosive form this season. He is only behind Shan Yongzhuo, who scored a staggering 19 goals in 7 rounds, and Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored 7 goals in 7 matches after his breakout season.

Even Messi was overshadowed by Harry Kane's form, scoring only 3 goals in 7 games.

Harry Kane has definitely gotten a bit cocky.

Of course, he seems to have the right to be arrogant now.

Another player who got carried away was another new signing, Nainggolan.

Nainggolan never expected to become La Liga's assist king, with 8 assists in 7 games. This performance has led the Spanish media to praise Nainggolan to the skies.

Although all eight of his assists went to Shan Yongzhuo.

However, this does not change the fact that he dominates the assist charts.

The inquisitive Spanish media also noticed the problem: both of them were players who had already decided to join Granada in the summer, and could even be said to be players handpicked by Shan Yongzhuo and Kroos.

This is great.

Last season, Mane and Kante already impressed the Spanish media.

However, unexpectedly, Harry Kane and Radja Nainggolan completely replaced the two men in this world, and their roles in attack were even more obvious and prominent than those of Mane and Kanté.

However, Granada is not at the top of the La Liga standings; they remain in third place.

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, who have also achieved seven consecutive league wins, continue to dominate Granada, ranking first and second respectively on goal difference.

In terms of goals scored alone, Granada actually scored just as many as these two teams, but Granada's defense was simply too poor.

Although Van Dijk is quite capable, he hasn't fully matured yet and is still a bit inexperienced in supporting the defense.

As for Shawcross and Feng Xiaoting, their abilities are only sufficient to defend for a La Liga relegation team; asking them to do anything more would be asking too much.

In seven rounds of La Liga, Granada scored 26 goals, but at the same time, they also conceded 13 goals, ranking among the top in La Liga in terms of goals conceded.

Their attacking firepower is on par with La Liga title contenders, and even ranks among the top in Europe.

But defense...

Granada's defense is only comparable to that of a typical La Liga relegation team.

Some La Liga media outlets have called Granada the most extreme La Liga team.

It is extremely strong in offense but weak in defense.

Pellegrini was also very troubled by this, but there was nothing he could do.

The overall level of the defensive players is indeed still somewhat lacking.

Despite the addition of Nainggolan, Pellegrini still allowed Nainggolan to focus his main efforts on attack.

As for defense, that's not something that can be changed overnight.

(End of this chapter)