The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 1248
1248 Another Vivid Lesson Was Given
November 5, 2009, Crown Stadium, Leeds, England.
Leeds United play Alkmar at home in Group H of the Champions League Group H for the 2009-2010 season.
This was the second time the two teams had fought. In the first round, Leeds United defeated their opponents. Now that they were back at home, Leeds United were confident of defeating them.
Zhong Cheng’s formation for this match was 4-2-3-1. The list was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Zhong Zheng
Fourth Guards “Left to Right”: Patrick Aver, Compani, Matz Hummels and Lichtsteiner
Double waist: Stephen M’Bia and Sammy Hedilla
Avant-garde, left to right]: Gareth Bale, Mesut Özil and Cristiano Ronaldo
Single striker: van Nistelrooy
This was the starting line-up for Leeds United today. Leeds United had occupied the absolute peak at the beginning of the game. Alkmar was powerless and could only struggle to deal with it.
In the fifth minute of the first half of the game, Cristiano Ronaldo received a straight ball from Mesut Özil in the middle, and then went into the group. Then, he shot a low kick and sent the football into Alkmaar’s goal, 1-0.
Nowadays, Cristiano Ronaldo and Mesut Özil’s cooperation is getting better and better. The tacit understanding between the two of them is very good. More importantly, they play very well. Many people even think that the two of them are even more in tune than Luka Modric and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Zhong Cheng could be considered to have found the best pairing!
The nineteenth minute of the game was when Mesut Özil and Cristiano Ronaldo were connected again, Mesut Özil suddenly turned around and picked the back of the pass. Cristiano Ronaldo rushed up and shot out without waiting for the ball to land. The football flew into Alkmar’s goal like a white light, 2-0.
The duo’s teamwork was so amazing that the Leeds United fans clapped their hands in pain.
At the end of the first half of the game, Cristiano Ronaldo broke through the wings and messed up Alkmar’s defensive line. He returned the favor by knocking the ball back into the triangle and following Mesut Özil’s easy low shot, pushing the ball into the corner, 3-0.
This half of the match was an exhibition match between Mesut Özil and Cristiano Ronaldo. They played very well.
Zhong Cheng stood on the sidelines and applauded non-stop. As long as the two of them found a tacit understanding, it would be their opponent’s nightmare!
Zhong Cheng was very satisfied with the performance of the two of them. Then, in the second half of the match, Zhong Cheng made a substitution, replacing some of the main players to ensure their safety.
Cristiano Ronaldo was also substituted, as if he still had some emotions. Looks like he’s trying to play a hat-trick.
Ten minutes into the second half, Leeds United had another chance. Gareth Bale, who was on the wing, quickly broke through and crossed. Van Nistelrooy, who was in the middle, jumped high to head the ball into Alkmaar’s goal, 4-0.
Leeds United are really killing people. There is no suspense in this match. This way, Leeds United will advance to the last 16 of this season’s Champions League two rounds ahead of schedule.
Of course, it should be easy for Leeds United to get out of this group. After all, the strength of this group was weak. Leeds United drew one and signed the lot.
But many have claimed that Leeds United were due back in the draw for the knockout round of the final 16. Because the lot in the top 16 was not easy to draw, Leeds United really had a lot of opponents.
The game is not over yet, but Alkmar have no chance of turning the tables.
Sure enough, Alkmar ended up losing 4-1 to Leeds United.
Although Alkmar managed to pull back a goal in the end, it was useless. Leeds United advanced two rounds ahead of schedule.
After the game, Zhong Cheng said: “It’s good for our Leeds United to get out of the game two rounds early. We will have more energy to put into the league.” “The league is particularly important now and we can ‘t afford to make mistakes because we have to play in the world cup in mid-december and if we don’ t get more points at this time, we ‘ll definitely collapse!
Yes, Leeds United are going to play in the World Cup in mid-December. They are going as Champions League champions.
Of course, Leeds United are also the favourite to win the tournament.
Now, Zhong Cheng was preparing for this match, trying to get more points in the league, so that Zhong Cheng could go to the World Club Cup without worries.
Zhong Cheng also reminded the players of Leeds United that they had to tighten their skin at this time and not have any problems. Otherwise, Leeds United would not be able to play in the upcoming matches. Zhong Cheng reminded the Leeds United players to be serious, especially when it came to league matches.
After the game against Alkmar, Leeds United welcomed the 12th Premier League game of the season. Leeds United continued to play at home against Everton.
Everton’s results this season were terrible. Now that they were ranked 14th, they weren’t far from being relegated to the Relegation Zone. Chung’s good gay friend David Moyes has had a tough time, but Everton fans are not as heartless as Liverpool fans and are now supportive of David Moyes, who they believe will bring them back to their peak.
This match against Leeds United is the best proof.
Yes, Everton fans are hoping that Everton can beat Liverpool in this game and get three points.
Of course, David Moyes also came with the conviction to win this match.
David Moyes had also met Zhong Cheng before the match. Obviously, this person was also here to poke fun at him. He says their Everton team is in a terrible situation. Let’s see if Leeds United can loan a player to Everton in case of an emergency.
Zhong Chengzhen didn’t expect me to treat you like a friend and you wanted to dig a corner of me?
Zhong Chengzhen did not expect David Moyes to be such a person, so he rejected him on the spot.
To be honest, Zhong Cheng really didn’t want to send any players away right now. These players were all his painstaking efforts, he had painstakingly dug them out from other teams. Now, because of Zhong Cheng’s astonishing vision, it was getting harder and harder for Leeds United to recruit players. At this time, Zhong Cheng was naturally unwilling to give his players to others. No matter how good their relationship was, it couldn’t be!
David Moyes also understood Zhong Cheng’s difficulties.
Zhong Cheng, this was a huge blow to the wind!
As long as Zhong Cheng thinks highly of all the players, there is nothing wrong. Now that Zhong Cheng has gone to bring in other players, you can see if the other clubs will agree. He is not an idiot!
So, David Moyes understood that he was the only one who could compete!
In this match, Leeds United’s formation was 4-1-3-2. The list was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Zhong Zheng
Fourth Guards “Left to Right”: Patrick Aver, Compani, David Louis and Lichtsteiner
Double waist: Stephen M’Bia and Sammy Hedilla
Three avant-garde “left to right”: Gareth Bale, Mesut Özil and Cristiano Ronaldo
Single striker: van Nistelrooy
Yes, Levandovsky hasn’t fully recovered yet, but today Levandovsky is sitting on the bench waiting for an opportunity.
Not long after the start of the first half, Everton’s American striker Donovan received a pass from midfielder Arteta and went straight into Leeds United’s box. David Louis was a bit reckless and stretched out his hand to pull Donovan. Donovan fell down and asked for a penalty.
The referee gave Everton a penalty.
Donova personally came to the penalty spot to take the penalty. He quickly ran forward and hit the football hard. The football flew towards the goal of Leeds United. Zhong Zheng immediately threw the football sideways and threw it out with one palm.
Unfortunately, the football landed at the feet of Jacob, who rushed in. Jacob shot again and Everton led 1-0.
Seeing this, Zhong Chengzhen didn’t have anything to say. This was an accident!
After conceding the ball, Leeds United stepped up their offense, leaving the defence a bit empty. This wasn’t a big problem for David Lewis. He was too reckless. This time, the snatch was actually a direct one. He missed the football. Even Everton striker Jacob almost didn’t react.
Yakubu immediately rushed forward, caught up to the football, and then passed the football horizontally in front of Zhong Zheng. The ball rolled directly at Donovan’s feet, who was undefended in the middle. Donovan easily pushed the ball into Leeds United’s empty goal.
Zero to two, so Leeds United fell behind zero to two.
Zhong Cheng nodded slightly. He did not expect David Louis to be in such a bad condition today. He had made two consecutive mistakes. This was really, really rare. It seemed that Zhong Cheng had to remind David Louis.
Yes, Zhong Cheng did not replace David Louis at this time. Zhong Cheng didn’t want to make David Lewis feel awkward. Leeds United could afford to lose a game.
Zhong Cheng called David Louis to the sidelines and told him to cheer up and prepare for the match. At this moment, David Louis directly asked to be replaced. Zhong Cheng was stunned for a moment, but he still agreed.
Zhong Cheng replaced Gary with Cahill David Louis.
After David Louis left the field, he went to see team doctor Mark Piercy. Only after this examination did everyone know that David Louis’s right ankle injury had recurred, which led to a mistake in this match.
Zhong Cheng did not expect such a problem. If he had known that David Louis was unwell, he would not have sent David Louis on stage. So did David Lewis. Why didn’t he mention it earlier?
Zhong Cheng lost this match to the negligence of the Leeds United. He directly put the blame on himself, claiming that it was his fault.
David Louis was very grateful.
After all, he was hiding his injuries. He wanted to play, but he didn’t expect his injuries to be so serious that it directly affected the outcome of this match. If he had known it would be like this, he would definitely have proposed it himself.
David Louis was full of apologies.
In the final match, Leeds United lost to Everton 1-2 at home. In the final moment, Leeds United scored a goal with Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal. Unfortunately, it still did not change the fate of their loss.