The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 1080
1080 The Problem with Leeds United
After unifying his thoughts, Zhong Cheng immediately led his team to the away game to face Middlesbrough.
Obviously, Leeds United’s focus is on the Champions League.
The Champions League was so close to the FA Cup that Zhong Cheng did not bring the main players of Leeds United away. The main players of Leeds United stayed at Leeds United to rest and prepare for the first leg of the Champions League knockout round against Real Madrid.
Zhong Cheng sent out a number of young players to face Middlesbrough in the FA Cup. The starting lineup of Leeds United is as follows:
Goalkeeper: Simon Mignolet
Fourth Guards “Left to Right”: Danny Ross, Ivanovic, Matts Hummels and Kyle Walker
Single waist: Yaya Touré
Three avant-garde “Left to Right”: Eden Azar, Tony Close and Hulk
Twin strikers: Levandovsky and Edinson Kavani
Yes, Edinson Cavani was the only one who was a regular in this game. Originally, Zhong Cheng was not allowed to play by Edinson Cavani, but it was Edinson Cavani who requested to play.
After weighing the options left and right, Zhong Cheng still let Edinson Cavani play.
Edinson Cavani hasn’t played many games lately, and he hasn’t shown much form, so it’s good to have Edinson Cavani look for form now.
Edinson Cavani did really well in this game, leading the Leeds United team. More importantly, Edinson Cavani is the focus of the Middlesbrough squad. He has helped other Leeds United players attract a lot of energy and create more space for their teammates.
In the eighteenth minute of the first half, It was Edison Cavani’s sudden move forward that helped Levandovsky tear through Middlesbrough’s defensive line, allowing Levandovsky to receive Tony Crosse’s delicate straight shot in the air, and then Levandovsky’s kick exploded into the reverse corner, giving Leeds United a lead.
But Middlesbrough did not play well. He scored two consecutive goals in the next game, helping the team to overtake the score before the end of the first half.
In the second half, Leeds United worked even harder and frantically surrounded Middlesbrough. Levandowski headed the ball over and Tony Crosse faked a swing at the front of the box, suddenly passing the ball diagonally to the ribs of the box. Marco Reus, who was slanted in, shot straight into the box and helped the team level the score.
Seeing this, Zhong Cheng frowned!
To tell the truth, On the one hand, Zhong Cheng wanted to give up the FA Cup game, not to distract Leeds United, and put more attention on the Premier League and the Champions League. On the other hand, he did not want to be eliminated. This was a good place to train rookies, and he also needed a championship to be the bottom. He did not want to lose everything this season!
However, Zhong Cheng also knows that it is very difficult to win the FA Cup. It is not much easier than the Premier League and the Champions League.
Therefore, at this moment, Zhong Cheng was somewhat conflicted.
Most of the time, people are like this, greed is unable to suppress the emergence. Most of the time, it was people who couldn’t control their greed and ruined their lives.
At this moment, the reality was to help Zhong Cheng kill his greed.
Not long after Leeds United scored, Middlesbrough were quick to score again, pushing the score higher.
Seeing this, Zhong Cheng knew that Leeds United did not have much chance in this match. Furthermore, Zhong Cheng did not want to have any more chances, because this match told Zhong Cheng that the FA Cup was a single match, and the chances were very great. Even if Leeds United did their best to win this match, would Leeds United be able to ensure that there would be no problems in the following matches and win the match?
If Leeds United were fully prepared, Zhong Cheng believed that they would be able to do so. However, this will take a lot of energy, Leeds United obviously can not put all their energy into the FA Cup, even Zhong Cheng is unwilling to put more experience into the FA Cup.
Therefore, at this time, Leeds United’s loss of the game is the best choice.
At this time, Zhong Cheng let nature take its course and did not make any other resistance. This match depended on the players on the field, and it was up to them to get the results.
The youths on the pitch naturally did not give up. They were attacking crazily, trying to level the score, or even overtake it. However, at this time, the leading Middlesbrough team had to retreat. The youngsters from Leeds United really didn’t have much of a choice.
It was mainly because Zhong Cheng did not make any adjustments on the sidelines. This was to let the Leeds United players know that Zhong Cheng had actually given up on this match.
Later, Zhong Cheng responded, but everyone could tell that this was not a fight, but an experiment in new tactics. The young players of Leeds United sighed in their hearts. Their chances were much less.
In the end, Leeds United lost 2-3 to Middlesbrough and were knocked out of the FA Cup. The Leeds United youngsters were in a very depressed mood, but the rest of the team were much more relaxed.
The psychological pressure had been relieved a lot. They didn’t have to carry too many things on their backs, so they naturally felt much more relaxed.
Unloading some of the baggage is very important for Leeds United’s main players, who can more easily face the next game.
This is too important for Leeds United!
All the Leeds United players need now is to be fully committed to the Champions League, where they are away to face the powerful Real Madrid.
Of course Real Madrid’s lineup is very strong, but Real Madrid’s fighting prowess is not necessarily strong, this is also the opportunity for Leeds United.
Things have really gone wrong in Real Madrid this season, and the situation inside Real Madrid is much more complicated than it is at Leeds United.
The biggest problem for Real Madrid is that their president, Felipe Calderon, has been dismissed and faces jail terms ranging from six months to three years. Real Madrid were already in a mess because of Calderon. Many people in the team were worms who only took money but didn’t do anything, causing Real Madrid to be in a mess.
Although Calderon has now stepped down, there are still many problems left behind.
Take, for example, Juan de Ramos, the coach he brought in. At the end of last year, when Calderon was still in office, he used Juan de Ramos to replace Schuster, who he had supported at the start of the season, but he stepped down shortly after he took over.
It was embarrassing for Juan de Ramos, who was labelled as a Calderon but is still at Real Madrid, where there are a lot of enemies and they are now shifting their guns to Juan de Ramos, targeting him everywhere.
At this time, They can’t replace Juan de Ramos, Since Florentino Perez will definitely bring in a new manager after his return, it’s not worth it to replace Juan de Ramos and find a transitional coach, and at this time, few coaches are willing to accept Real Madrid’s mess and become an overcoach.
So, Juan de Ramos is still in charge of Real Madrid, not because the club trusts him, but because they have to keep him until the end of the season.
Coincidentally, Juande Ramos’s contract with Real Madrid was only half a year, and after the end of the season, he would scram and not get a penny.
This is naturally the best thing for Real Madrid.
Real Madrid’s top executives don’t have much hope for Real Madrid this season, so leaving Juande Ramos is not a big deal. This was the best choice at this stage.
Juande Ramos did well for Tottenham Hotspur, but he didn’t have a stunning result. That’s why he was fired from Tottenham Hotspur shortly after this season, but it seems Juan de Ramos’s departure from Tottenham Hotspur is not simple either.
It is said that Tottenham Hotspur have reached an agreement with their favourite manager, Old Redknapp, to replace him. That’s why Juan de Ramos was temporarily fired. Speaking of which, Juan de Ramos himself was also very sad.
Also, the Real Madrid players now have a lot of prejudice against Juan de Ramos, Some of the club’s stars were very opposed to Juan de Ramos’s entry, because Juan de Ramos’s reputation was too small, even worse than Schuster’s. If Schuster could not get the team, would Juan de Ramos be feasible?
In any case, the Real Madrid superstars do not believe in Juan de Ramos and are very disgusted with him. There were many factions in the changing rooms of the club, After arriving at Real Madrid, Juan de Ramos had no way to control the dressing room. Therefore, the interior of Real Madrid was in a state of chaos. In this kind of Real Madrid, the lineup was still very strong on paper. In fact, it was not particularly strong. It was even very easy to deal with.
Therefore, seeing that Leeds United’s opponent was Real Madrid, Zhong Cheng wasn’t nervous at all. Because their opponent had many problems, Leeds United’s chances were very high.
Of course, Zhong Cheng would still be very serious. He wanted to set an example for the Leeds United players. In this match, the Leeds United couldn’t let down their guard. Leeds United can’t afford any mishaps. Leeds United have to win this game.
Yes, Zhong Cheng told the players of Leeds United to go all out and definitely wouldn’t have any problems.
The Leeds United players are serious about this game, their goal is the Champions League title, even against Real Madrid, they will not be timid. In order to win the championship, they could fight to the death with any opponent.
Not long after Zhong Cheng returned to Leeds, he led the main players of Leeds United to the airport and flew directly to Madrid, Spain, where they were preparing for the match against Real Madrid.
The Leeds United players were all very serious on the plane. They knew that the battle was imminent and they were not joking. They were all seriously resting and preparing to face Real Madrid head-on.
Leeds United’s players firmly believe that Leeds United will win!