The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 027

027 Traditional Soccer
“Down with Madman Loria! Madman Loria, scram! Madman Loria, class is over!” At Ellen Road Stadium, Leeds United fans chanted the slogan neatly, expressing their thoughts and humiliating Zhong Cheng fiercely.

Zhong Cheng was dressed in a straight suit. He stood tall and upright in the Coach’s Command Area of the Ellen Road Stadium, his eyes fixed on the stadium.

Zhong Cheng was 188cm tall, with a slender waist and a good figure. He stood there in a suit, looking like a world-class model. Furthermore, although Zhong Cheng was not as handsome as the young man, his face was resolute and mighty, and he was full of manliness. He was like an iron-blooded tough man.

Zhong Cheng stood at the side of the arena and was instantly mesmerized by countless young girls and women.

But at this moment, the Leeds United fans on the stands of Ellen Road stadium threw water bottles, paper balls, lighters, coins and other objects at Zhong Cheng crazily. They roared crazily, “Crazy Roja, I’ll smash you to death! Brothers, beat him, beat him to death!”

In this place, Zhong Cheng was like a rat crossing the street, everyone shouting and beating him up.

In the media area of the court, Bradley Wilson was lying on the back of the chair with his legs crossed. He looked at Zhong Cheng with incomparable pride, as if he was confident of victory and arrogant.

And beside him, countless of his peers were flattering him, making it even harder for him to find the north.

On the stands, Gerald Krasna, who was wearing a windbreaker and a detective hat, stared at Zhong Cheng, who had been spurned by the whole world, with an unconcealable pleasure in his eyes.

Zhong Cheng simply ignored all of this. His attention was all on the competition.

At this moment, the match had already begun for five minutes. The two sides seemed to be evenly matched in these five minutes, and they started to fight in the middle of the field. Oxford United’s kicking style was indeed very rough, the players’ movements were very fierce, it was simply a real football game.

The Oxford players were like a red-eyed butcher, pushing and shoving all sorts of tackles, causing the pitch to tumble.

Ribery was short and had suffered a number of attacks in midfield, most recently falling to the ground.

Zhong Cheng frowned slightly and his heart tightened. Ribery couldn’t be injured!

At the same time, Chris Hackett, who was cutting down Ribery like a tree on the pitch, mocked Ribery, who was lying on the ground. “Hey, Little Bei Bi, you should go back to your mother’s womb and have some milk. This place isn’t for you, hahaha!”

After saying that, Chris Hackett looked at Ribery with contempt, his eyes full of ridicule.

Even though he didn’t understand, Ribery knew that it wasn’t a good thing when he saw Chris Hackett’s gaze. He immediately propped himself up and glared at Chris Hackett, cursing in Bronne’s slang, “Damn bastard, see if I don’t kick your butt!”

On the sidelines, Zhong Cheng shouted loudly, “Foul! Red card! This is a definite red card! Didn’t you see the referee?”

The Oxford United fans had something else to say, while the Leeds United fans at the scene let out tsunami-like booes and boasted wildly about Zhong Cheng on the field. In their eyes, Zhong Cheng did not understand anything and was completely putting on a show.

Showing off was shameful. Showing off would kill the entire family!

Leeds United fans frantically attacked Zhong Cheng, using their fiercest anger to burn Zhong Cheng, wanting to burn Zhong Cheng to ashes.

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David Leggwood looked at Zhong Cheng, who was jumping up and down, and smiled contemptuously, “Funny monkey!”

David Leggwood’s eyes were filled with contempt. In his eyes, Zhong Cheng was not a threat to him at all. This fellow did not know anything about English football, not even football.

David Leggwood didn’t care about Zhong Cheng at all. At this time, he didn’t even have the mood to use words to humiliate Zhong Cheng.

David Leggwood looked down at him, turned around and walked back to the coaching bench. He sat down carelessly. In his opinion, there was no suspense in this match. They were sure that Oxford United would win,

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Zhong Cheng was very angry in his heart. He knew that the English low league was very rough, but he did not expect it to be so rough. This was completely a football game.

Zhong Cheng glared fiercely at David Leggwood, who was sitting carelessly on the coaching bench. He immediately stepped forward, shouted at the field, and made a gesture.

The Leeds players on the pitch instantly understood that Zhong Cheng wanted the door to increase the intensity and pressure. The Leeds United players immediately replicated, instantly increasing their strength and pressure.

The rough-skilled Oxford United players were panicking under the high pressure of the Leeds United players. It was difficult for them to take the ball out. Their short passes were simply unable to attack,

Zhong Cheng nodded slightly. Ortega was indeed formidable. Although Leeds United had only displayed a superficial display, it was enough to deal with Oxford United.

The two teams were still deadlocked in midfield. When Oxford Lenovo was about to attack, Leeds United used high-strength, high-hardness and high-pressure defenses to intercept Oxford United players. When Leeds United attacked, Oxford United players used ferocious tackles, frequent fouls and dirty tricks to stop Leeds United from attacking.

Actually, at this time, the skill and tactics of both sides were already at a higher level than before.

But the Leeds United fans were still berating Zhong Cheng and humiliating him.

And the reporters in the stands don’t care about that. What’s there to be proud of when a Champions League team is playing against a League B team like this? And although the Oxford United style of play is rough, but this is the traditional English style of play, they do not think there is anything wrong with it? They don’t think Oxford’s tactics are any worse than Leeds’s.

David Legwood was not worried at all when he saw this. His team did not take the path of ground control. Instead, they took the path of long blows and ground attacks were blocked. He was not worried at all.

Ten minutes had passed since the match, and the scene was still stalemate. The two sides were still fighting. The scene was fiery, but it was not exciting at all.

Watching Leeds United play this kind of football now, Leeds United fans were furious and wished they could eat Zhong Cheng’s flesh alive.

Leeds United fans roared, “Crazy Roja, go to hell! Crazy Roja, get lost! Crazy Roja better not let me see you outside, or you won’t know how you’re going to die!”

“Brothers, hit him! Kill this damn lunatic!”

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On the pitch, when the Oxford United players saw that the midfielder could not play, Chris Hackett immediately returned the ball to the backcourt and it quickly rolled under the feet of 26-year-old centre-back Rio Rogge.

Leo Roger had just caught the ball when Mark Bowley, the tall power center in front of him, thrust forward at top speed.

At the same time, Leo Roger raised his head and swung his thigh. With a long kick, he quickly sent the football into the sky and quickly flew towards the front court.

Huntelaar had already rushed forward at top speed, but he was still a little late. The football flew up in front of him and flew over his head.

Huntelaar immediately turned around and looked at the football flying in the sky.

To tell the truth, Huntelaar really didn’t care about this long pass. Oxford United had played this kind of long pass many times before, but they were all blocked by their teammates on the defensive line. In his opinion, the same was true this time.

On the sidelines, Zhong Cheng’s heart skipped a beat, and a warning sign appeared.

Zhong Cheng immediately rushed to the side of the field and shouted loudly, “Defend! Get out of the way, pay attention to defense, follow that big guy!”

Boumsong was also a big man. He was 190 cm tall, but his mobility and agility were not bad at all. He quickly moved sideways and quickly chased after Mark Bauley who was inserted in front of him.

Mark Bowley is 192cm tall and very heavy. Speed is not his strong point, but he is good as a fulcrum for the front court.

Ma Ke Baolai leaned backwards, resisting the charging Bumsong. He opened his arms, and when he had a chest, he directly stuck Bumsong behind him.

Boumsong suddenly exerted his strength, and the two of them were fiercely wrestling.

Boumsong did not occupy the lower peak at all, and even faintly occupied the upper peak.

At this moment, the football flew over quickly and flew above their heads. Boumsong and Mark Bowley jumped up with both legs, both stretching their necks and staring at the flying soccer ball.

With a bang, Mark Bowley, who was in a better position, headed towards the football.

But the soccer ball that was pushed back quickly hit the head of Boumsong, who was jumping behind him. The soccer ball immediately bounced back and flew towards the middle lap.

Zhong Cheng was delighted in his heart, but before he could applaud, his heart that had just fallen was suspended again.

The football flew at top speed towards Steve Basham, who was stuck in the back.

Steve Basham straightened his chest and stopped the soccer ball. The soccer ball quickly fell down. As he ran, he quickly lifted his leg and lifted the soccer ball forward, heading straight for the restricted area of Leeds United.

Steve Basham had just taken two steps when a man slid out of the back of his body and shoveled the football under his feet clean.

The Oxford United fans immediately burst out with regretful sighs. This was a chance to score, how could it be ruined?

At this moment, everyone looked closely and saw that the one who delivered the key tackle was Las Diarra, who was not tall.

The football was shovelled out by Russ Diarra and rolled quickly towards Carlisle. Seeing the football roll over, Carlisle kept on swinging the ball and was ready to counterattack with a long pass because he had already seen Ribery in front of him. It was a great opportunity to send the ball over.

However, Carlisle, who swung his leg and passed the ball, missed the spot where the ball was. With a big kick, only the back of his foot was brought to the ball. The ball quickly drew a small arc and flew back to Steve Basham’s feet.

Steve Basham was not dumbfounded. When the football flew towards him, he was mentally prepared. He did not stop the ball and took advantage of the situation to move the football forward. Suddenly, he accelerated and rushed through the gap between Boumsong and Carlisle’s bodies. He entered the restricted area and went to the game one-on-one.

Boumsong quickly chased back and was intercepted by Steve Basham, who laid on one side.

Steve Basham sent the ball into the corner of Leeds United’s goal with a low kick against attacking goalkeeper Scott Carson.

David Leggwood instantly bounced off the bench and rushed out with his fists raised high. He jumped and jumped on the sidelines, screaming excitedly, “Nice! Nice job! Nice job!”

The Leeds United fans were stunned for a moment, then their hearts surged with rage. The rage soared to the sky at a speed of 180 mph, causing them to almost bleed from their orifices.

Leeds United fans roared angrily, “Madman Loria, Grandma Goddamn it!”