The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 074

074 Is This a Perfect Inheritance?
In the press gallery of the Ellen Road Stadium, Bradley Wilson was sitting in his seat. He looked proudly at Zhong Cheng in front of the coach’s seat. Looking at Zhong Cheng, he felt as if he had seen a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. He felt extremely happy in his heart.

What made Bradley Wilson even happier was that Coventry had the upper hand in the game.

From the start of the game, Coventry were pushing hard, creating a threat from two consecutive wings that threatened Leeds United’s goal. They continue to put pressure on Leeds United players, and Bradley Wilson believes the brats will be crushed sooner or later by the pressure.

Looking at the starting lineup, Bradley Wilson knew that Leeds United were doomed.

The Leeds United Club was now a bunch of brats. Apart from them, there was no one else. Mad Roja, he dug a hole for himself. Now, he was kneeling and crying to fill the hole.

Looking at the sorry state of the Leeds United players on the pitch, Bradley Wilson was so happy that he couldn’t help but laugh out loud, “Hahaha! With this trash level, wanting to level up is simply a fantasy!”

“Yes, yes, yes! That lunatic is really an idiot! Or is Mr. Bradley amazing!”

“This is the first time I’ve seen such a lunatic idiot in so many years! Mr. Bradley, congratulations on winning the bet!”

“Mr. Bradley is so prescient. Madman Loria is finished!”

The reporters in the press gallery held onto Bradley Wilson’s stinky feet, making him even more comfortable, as if every pore on his body emitted an indescribable sense of comfort.

Perfect!

–Division Line–

Today, Leeds United launched a four-one-three-two formation:

Goalkeeper: Scott Carson

Fourth Guards “Left to Right”: Zimbonda, Boumsong, Pique and Sagna

Single waist: Las Diarra

Three avantgarde “left to right”: Ribery, Luka Modric and Milner

Twin strikers: Huntelaar and Olic

Gary Kelly was heavily injured in the last round and had to rest for two to three weeks. Sagna was successful in taking over and became the starting lineup for Leeds United. In this match, Sagna became Coventry’s main target.

Peter Reed believes substitute Gary Kelly’s starting lineup, Sagna, is Leeds United’s weakness. He wants to tear a hole through Leeds United’s defense and take victory.

Peter Reed sat on the bench and watched Leeds huddle up in front of Coventry’s attack and the rough and dirty defensive movements.

Humph!

Peter Reed coldly snorted as he turned his head to look at Zhong Cheng, who was standing at the side of the field. Zhong Cheng was still wearing a white suit today, very eye-catching, very slutty.

Peter Reed’s eyes were filled with disgust.

Gallantry, ignorance!

Coaching a Champions League team, how could he dare to choose such a conservative style of play so recklessly?

This isn’t Tama’s Italy!

Peter Reed is really angry about Leeds United’s current tactics. Leeds United’s defense is simply too dirty and their movements are very rough. His players are often thrown upside down.

Peter Reed couldn’t help but stand up and roar at the field, “Damn Butcher! Referee, this is malicious, this is a red card, a red card!”

Peter Reed shouted loudly, but the referee ignored him.

Peter Reed was even angrier. This damned referee had accepted the money. This damned referee was a black whistle!

Peter Reed stood on the sidelines with a gloomy face, hands crossed over his chest, staring coldly at the field, his eyes glittering with rage!

Wait, you guys wait for me!

If you don’t want me to win, I’ll let you see!

–Division Line–

Leeds United defended the forbidden area tightly. The three lines were very close, and the formation was very compact.

This was the defensive tactic that Zhong Cheng and Ortega had set up.

This set of defensive tactics could really see the afterlife of Atletico Madrid, Ortega also put in a lot of effort in retraining.

The three lines were very tight, each player’s defensive area was smaller, and they were close to their teammates, giving the opponent more pressure, and Leeds United’s defensive integrity would also be enhanced.

Leeds United did not die on the defensive. They dared to press forward, giving their opponents enough pressure and being very tough. What was more important was the linkage of the Leeds United defensive line. If one person pressed forward, the entire Leeds United defensive line would move along with them, maintaining a reasonable distance between their teammates, and it would also create a situation where a small area would be suppressed and strangled for a short period of time.

This set of defensive tactics was extremely complex, definitely not as simple as defending.

The Leeds United defensive tactics, the players are very much running without the ball, which ensures that the team’s defensive line linkage.

High pressure, high strength. Running more is why Leeds United’s defensive tactics require a lot of physical fitness.

Now, Leeds United players have reached 75% proficiency in this defensive tactic, while the completeness of this defensive tactic is 60%. All of this was achieved by Zhong Cheng hitting countless anger points.

Don’t underestimate the 75% proficiency level and 60% integrity level. It’s already pretty good to be able to reach this level, and this set is enough to mix in the Champions League. If the completion and proficiency of this set of defensive tactics can reach 80%, then it can compete for the top six in the Premier League and qualify for the European Champions League. If they could both reach 90% or more, it would be Atletico Madrid, comparable to the rest of the world, capable of breaking through to the Premier League and Champions League.

Of course, he was only talking about defense. In order to obtain these results, Leeds United’s offensive tactics and counter-offensive tactics had to be raised.

On defense, Leeds United’s formation was four-four-two, Ribery, Modric and Milner retreated together, They formed four midfielders with Las Diarra, and when it came to counterattack, the formation of Leeds United changed to 4132. The five players quickly pushed forward to form a few echelons, giving Leeds United a higher level of counterattack, while Las Diarra stayed in midfield to stabilize his defense and prevent the opponents from counterattacking.

Now that Leeds United had come up with this tactic, Coventry felt very uncomfortable.

–Division Line–

Leeds United’s defense was extremely ferocious. They were never afraid of physical contact. Instead, they tried to find physical contact when defending. Their defense was extremely ferocious. Reasonable collisions and fierce tackles were all their defensive methods.

In midfield, Las Diarra was only 173cm tall, and he was a little skinny up there. Actually, his physical fitness was very good. His flexibility, agility and strength were actually very strong. This guy’s defense in the midfield was very fierce, and his figure could be seen almost everywhere.

This was a defensive player with a very large defensive area. He frequently used his physical foundation, collided reasonably, and fiercely shoveled. He was simply a crazy lion, giving the Coventry enough pressure to make their attacks not so smooth.

Pique and Russ Diarra on the defensive line were completely different types. Pique’s defense against high-altitude balls was very powerful, and his frontal defense was also very powerful. His predictions of snatching cards were very accurate, and the only thing that was lacking right now was that he was not fierce enough.

Zhong Cheng and Ortega had talked about this issue with Pique many times during their training, but Pique didn’t seem to have made much progress in this regard.

However, this still cannot conceal the fact that Pique is a very good centre-back.

Compared to Pique, his turbulent Boumsong was much more ferocious. This fellow was simply born to be such a centre-back. He had a great aura in the defensive line, and his defense was fierce enough to make up for Pique’s shortcomings.

One of them was calm and composed like water, the other was fierce and domineering like fire. This pair of centre-backs was truly amazing.

The only thing Zhong Cheng felt regretful about was that Boumsong was not a left-footed centre-back.

Coventry organized a tide of attacks on Leeds United, but every time they were blocked by Leeds United’s iron-walled defense, Coventry players became more and more anxious.

Peter Reed stood there with his brows knitted. He was no longer as relaxed and grateful as he had been before the start of the match. Leeds United’s defensive prowess has exceeded his expectations, seemingly stronger than the defensive prowess they displayed earlier.

Peter Reed was a little worried. How could this line of defense be broken?

In the stands, Bradley Wilson’s heart sank rapidly, and the smile on his face gradually faded. He felt uneasy as he watched the Coventry team’s ferocious attacks being stopped by Leeds United.

Some of his peers were also discussing intensely.

“Hiss! Although I like that lunatic, Leeds United’s defense is really strong. This is comparable to the defense of an ordinary Italian team, right? Why did I see the shadow of an Italian chain defense on Leeds United? Look at the linkage of Leeds United’s defensive line …”

“Damn Italian chain defense. I think Leeds United’s tactic is a continuation of Don Livy’s dirty Leeds United tactic back then. Don’t you think Don Livy’s team back then was so ferocious and dirty?”

“Yes, yes, yes! Bryan Crawford attacked Don Reeves for his brutal and dirty tactics. Looks like Madman Loria got the quintessence of Don Reeves’ tactics!”

“It’s dangerous, Coventry is dangerous! Judging from the airport game ahead, Leeds United are not only defending, their counterattack is as fast as lightning. Coventry’s heavy pressure is very dangerous!”

…

Bradley Wilson was extremely angry and unhappy as he listened to the discussions of his colleagues. He glared at Zhong Cheng’s back and clenched his fists tightly. He thought to himself, “Damn madman, you can’t turn the tables. You’re doomed!”

–Division Line–

Peter Reed felt an ominous premonition when he saw the players pressing down on him. Would it be possible for him to do so …

Peter Reed shook his head. It was impossible, absolutely impossible. But still on guard, Peter Reed immediately moved forward, ready to remind his players to watch out for counterattacks.

However, at this moment, the wind and clouds on the field suddenly changed.

Coventry’s young genius left-winger Gary McSchuffel suddenly cut into the ball and headed towards the centre of Leeds United. Suddenly, Las Diarra came out of the slash and a slippery shovel shoveled the football under Gary MacShuffle’s feet and it rolled to Pique’s feet.

Pique quickly pushed the football forward and it rolled to Modric’s feet.

Modric turned the ball sideways and dodged the Coventry players. Modric passed the ball diagonally and the ball quickly rolled to the left.

Over there, Ribery stabbed forward at high speed!

Counterattack!

Leeds United’s counterattack-it’s coming!