The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 1218
1218 The Spanish Striker Is Indeed Formidable
Fernando Torres had no other choice, but he did his best and used his best to hit the football.
The football flew like lightning towards Leeds United’s goal.
To be honest, Leeds United goalkeeper Zhong Zheng did not expect Fernando Torres to suddenly shoot, so his reaction was slow.
Fortunately, Zhong Zheng had chosen a good spot before, and even if it was a little slower, it still did not affect Zhong Zheng’s save.
Zhong Zheng’s fingertips touched the soccer ball, and the soccer ball was high above the crossbar and out of the bottom line.
Fernando Torres and Liverpool fans raised their right hands to signal a corner!
Unfortunately, the referee didn’t even give the Liverpool man a corner and blew the whistle at the end of the first half.
Just as the whistle rang out, Zhong Cheng stood up and quickly walked towards the player’s passageway!
At this time, Zhong Cheng did not want to chat with anyone, in fact, he did not want to contact Benitez. Rafa Benitez will definitely have a lot of questions he wants to ask him, he won’t have a chance.
Indeed, as soon as Zhong Cheng entered the players’ passageway, Benitez kept looking at the Leeds United coach’s bench, as if he was looking for someone.
However, it was clear that the result was a great disappointment to him. He did not find the person he wanted to find!
The Leeds United fans were very excited and excited. They were sure to win this match. The players from Leeds United were all talking and laughing when they got off the field. They were very excited. It could be seen that they were very happy.
The Liverpool players were in a very low mood.
The first half of the match made them feel very embarrassed and unhappy. They were all signed in the first half!
The Liverpool players walked quickly into the tunnel to discuss how to play in the second half. The second half was really, really important for Liverpool. Whether they could turn the tables or not depended on it.
When the Leeds United players returned to the dressing room, they were all very excited and in high spirits. However, in Zhong Cheng’s opinion, this was not a good thing. It was still like this when he was resting now, and it would definitely wither when he went out in the second half.
Of course, Zhong Cheng did not remind him. He wanted to see what Albertini would do.
Albertini first praised the Leeds United players for their performance in the first half. The Leeds United players played very, very well. Albertini then signalled for Leeds United players to rest well and play the second half in the same way as the first half.
Of course, Albertini was hoping that Leeds United could steal a goal at the beginning of the second half. If they could get the goal, Leeds United would definitely win the game. If they don’t get the goal, Leeds United will take it back to defend.
Leeds United pounced so hard in the first half that fitness was a problem.
In the second half, Leeds United obviously couldn’t continue to be so fierce, so in the second half, Leeds United’s main task was to defend and defend the fruits of this victory.
Zhong Cheng nodded slightly. It seemed that Albertini had realized the problem with his physical fitness.
Albertini is not bad, but his solution is still not good, so there will still be some problems for Leeds United in the second half.
But… Zhong Cheng did not interfere!
Now that Albertini was coaching his opponents, everyone on the team had to listen to Albertini, including Zhong Cheng.
After saying this, Albertini turned to look at Zhong Cheng.
Zhong Cheng waved his hand and said, “You don’t need to pay any attention to me. Just pretend that I don’t exist. Or follow your own train of thought. You are now the leader of the Leeds United team, understand?”
Albertini took a deep breath, but Zhong Chengdu actually said so, so he naturally wouldn’t be scared.
Albertini nodded and ignored Zhong Cheng. He followed his own train of thought and chatted with the Leeds United players.
Soon, fifteen minutes of half-time passed and the players from both sides returned to the field.
Zhong Cheng followed the players from the coaching staff out of the players’ passageway and walked towards the coaching bench.
As soon as he walked out, Zhong Cheng frowned slightly!
The mentality of the Leeds United players was a bit problematic. They really felt a little withered and lost the energy they had in the first half. It was not that Leeds United’s players had a mental problem, but that their bodies were really tired.
In the first half of the game, Leeds United really pounced too fiercely.
The second half of the match seemed to be about to be paid off!
On the other side, Benitez also saw the condition of the Leeds United players. He smiled faintly. As expected, this was the Liverpool team’s chance.
Rafael Benitez reminded Liverpool players that the second half of the game belonged to them and it was time for them to start playing.
Sure enough, the second half of the match began, and the style of painting on the field changed.
The roles of Liverpool and Leeds United seemed to turn upside down in an instant, and Liverpool’s offense instantly became ferocious. Leeds United’s players hadn’t flipped their minds, so the second half of the game had serious defensive problems.
“Ah, it’s dangerous. There’s something wrong with Leeds United’s defense!” Eddie Gray roared nervously.
With a bang, midfielder Steven Gerrard suddenly slanted the ball to the feet of former Fernando Torres, who quickly moved the ball to the side and quickly headed for the Leeds United box.
Yes, everything is fast!
The Liverpool man picked up speed in the second half and Liverpool are ready to charge.
The Leeds United fans took a deep breath and Dirk Kuyt, who was on the side, suddenly slanted the ball to the other side of the area.
In the forbidden area, Kompani jumped up high, standing in front of his opponent, pushing the football out of the bottom line.
This time it’s dangerous. If Compani falls or comes late, Leeds United will be in danger and the Liverpool attackers will be in place.
The Leeds United fans gave Kompani a thunderous applause. This time, the defense was very good.
Compani was not happy at all. He was aware of the danger.
Compani immediately roared: “Pay attention to the defense. The Liverpool men are going to start attacking like crazy. Don’t think about attacking at this time. Hang them with the defense. Then seek a chance to counterattack!”
Compani was the core of Leeds United’s defence, the commander of the rear. Now that he said that, Leeds United’s defenders naturally had to abide by him.
In the past, Leeds United’s rear commander was Pique, but Pique left for Barcelona. Then Pique’s partner Compani took over the core command and became the backbone of Leeds United’s defence.
Compani’s prestige was sufficient, and when he said that, the Leeds United players immediately took action.
Liverpool threw the ball from the sidelines and the football quickly rolled to the feet of midfielder Steven Gerrard. Yes, Gerrard was more like a number nine-and-a-half at this moment, pressing very close, and the football was more under his feet.
Of course, Gerrard’s organizing ability is not particularly strong, the team’s offense is still relying on the team’s active running and passing to achieve.
Steven Gerrard is impressive in terms of his midfield ability to run, forward insertion, shockwave, attack and long range shooting.
To be honest, with Steven Gerrard around, Liverpool’s offense is much, much better. Now that the football was at Gerrard’s feet, Gerrard gently pushed it forward. Fernando Torres, who was catching the ball with his back, suddenly turned around and swung the ball past Leeds United’s defensive M’Bia.
M’Bia had never expected Fernando Torres to be so bold as to make such a move.
Therefore, the more unexpected it was, the more effective it was!
M’Bia didn’t expect Fernando Torres to be so direct. He was simply praised for being well prepared for this. He was just about to stick it up and hold on to Fernando Torres.
Unexpectedly, something went wrong.
Fernando Torres easily turned around to face Leeds United’s defence and goal.
Danger, this is indeed a very dangerous thing.
Fernando Torres gently pushed the ball to the side and sped up, instantly escaping M’Bia and heading for the Leeds United penalty area.
Leeds United centre-back David Louis immediately stepped forward and full-back Lichtsteiner immediately pulled back from the centre to fill in for David Louis’s centre-back position.
Clearly, the side road was empty!
Fernando Torres immediately stretched out his legs and pretended to pass the ball to the Lichtsteiner side of the wing. Attracting David Louis and the others’ defense, he suddenly shook his ankle and pulled the ball. The football quickly rolled between David Louis’s legs.
Fernando Torres bypassed David Louis with a slight acceleration change of direction.
“Danger!” Eddie Gray jumped up.
Beyond David Louis, Fernando Torres had just caught up to the football, and without any hesitation, he swung his leg and struck the football with a fierce kick.
With a bang, Fernando Torres’s right leg smashed into the football like a swinging sledgehammer. The football flew out like an unloaded cannonball and flew straight to the upper right corner.
“Fernando Torres shot!” Mark Lawrenson roared excitedly, his mood extremely good!
The football flew out at top speed and the Leeds United fans were very nervous.
When Zhong Zheng saw the football in front of the goal, he immediately jumped up and stretched out his left hand to block the flying football.
Unfortunately, the speed of the ball was really too fast, and Zhong Zheng had no choice.
The football hit the lower edge of the crossbar and bounced into Leeds United’s goal.
All the Leeds United players were stunned. They didn’t expect this to happen. Fernando Torres actually threw out such a world wave. Who would be able to save this ball?
“Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal” The BBC’s commentator, Mark Lawrenson, immediately roared like a Liverpool fan.
All the Liverpool fans jumped up in excitement and screamed wildly.