The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 1282
1282 Leeds United’s Club Cup Opponent
After the game against Birmingham, Leeds United boarded the flight to Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, without any rest.
Yes, Leeds United are in such a hurry.
Zhong Cheng didn’t want Leeds to play without much rest or jet lag after arriving in Abu Dhabi. It could be seen that Zhong Cheng valued this kind of tournament very much and wanted to win the championship.
To tell the truth, there are not many chances for a player to participate in such a match!
After all, it was very difficult to win the state championship every year. Even so far, the teams that had not successfully defended their titles after the Champions League reform naturally did not participate in the World Club Cup for two consecutive years. Therefore, there were actually not many players who could participate in this tournament.
Although everyone said that the title was not enough, the Leeds United players attached great importance to it.
They had to prepare in advance to adapt, so that their physical and mental state could reach a perfect state, so that they could perform better and be worthy of themselves.
Zhong Cheng led the Leeds United players to Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.
Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the United Arab Emirates and the Emirates.
Abu Dhabi, which means “a place with antelope” in Arabic, used to be a desert, but developed into the political, economic and cultural center of the United Arab Emirates because of its five oil reserves. It is located on the west-central coast of the United Arab Emirates, on a T-shaped island in the Persian Gulf.
The scenery here is quite charming, in the eyes of Zhong Cheng and Leeds United players, this is a different kind of beautiful scenery.
After the Leeds United came here, they were treated like emperors!
Not to mention the reception staff and scale of the airport, the hotel they stayed in was simply like a palace. The interior decorations inside were even more luxurious, as if everything was made of gold.
This place was truly too luxurious!
The buildings here are very local in appearance. After entering the hotel, The things inside surprised Leeds United’s players and Zhong Cheng, because not only did they have their own unique scenery, there were also divine luxury products from all over the world, there were also many buildings with national characteristics, and Zhong Cheng even saw a small building similar to an ancient Chinese garden inside.
This suite makes you feel as if you were living in ancient China.
Zhong Cheng nodded his head slightly. This hotel had really put in a lot of effort.
Zhong Cheng was arranged in this small courtyard. In the words of the locals, this was the “Chinese Suite”!
To tell the truth, Zhong Cheng still felt that this apartment was not bad. At least, Zhong Cheng was very satisfied with it.
Of course, Zhong Cheng was also satisfied. The weather in the United Arab Emirates was really too hot. Sometimes, it was like the sun was shining directly. Even though it was December, it was still very hot at noon.
However, at noon, almost no one went out and stayed in their rooms.
Albertini came to Zhong Cheng’s side and exclaimed, “Sure enough, this is a country that travels in oil. This place is really too rich and luxurious!”
Zhong Chengshi glanced at Albertini and said, “What? You don’t want to leave when you come?”
Albertini immediately shook his head and said, “No, no, no, it’s fine here. But the weather here is really terrible. I can’t stay here for long!”
Zhong Cheng nodded slightly. He really didn’t know what this place would look like in summer.
Albertini added: “How is it, are you satisfied with your residence? This place is very Chinese architecture, and your villa really want to ah!”
Zhong Cheng nodded slightly and said, “Yes, it’s not bad as a whole!”
Albertini immediately said: “It’s good that you are satisfied, then you have a good rest, we will set off later to train to adapt!”
Zhong Cheng nodded slightly, then sent Albertini out. Zhong Cheng went to rest.
Tired, really too tired!
After the game, they boarded a long-haul plane and flew for about ten hours before arriving in the United Arab Emirates. This long flight was truly exhausting. Even though they had landed, they still felt as if they were still on the plane.
Rest, Leeds United’s only mission now is to rest.
As for the evening training, Zhong Cheng didn’t really care about it. The night was to adapt to the weather and atmosphere of the United Arab Emirates in the evening and prepare for the competition.
The Leeds United really couldn’t afford to come. Some of them didn’t even eat and went straight to their rooms to rest.
But now, the outside world is crazily reporting the news of the World Cup.
Kelly Fox of the Yorkshire Post, a local newspaper in Leeds, reported: “The 2009 World Club Cup Tour of the Seven-Elite from All States!”
In this report, she introduced the details of the teams participating in the 2009 Club World Cup. Apart from the text introduction, she also listed all kinds of data of the teams and attached a list of players from each team. It could be said that this was the most detailed report.
Kelly Fox described the seven teams as follows:
Host Al Ahli, nicknamed the Red Knights, is a team of three local teams. The team was at its peak in the late 1970s, but it is doing well now. Last season they won the domestic league by a point.
Al-Ahli means “distinguished family” in Arabic, so there are many teams here who call Al-Ahli, even in Egypt in Africa, there is a team coach Al-Ahli. So, many Europeans are not clear, the media is talking about the Al Ahli team.
However, in the United Arab Emirates, only the current Al Ahli team is the strongest and most representative, and many people even call them the “chiefs’ team.”
After that, Kelly Fox added Al Ahli’s results in recent seasons, as well as some of the strength of the transfer and so on.
Atlanta, champion of the Champions League in North and Central America and the Caribbean, was founded in 1916. They have a long history, are Mexico’s strong team and have the reputation of “Iron Horse”. Atlanta have won three domestic top league titles in history. Last season, Atlanta won the Champions League in North and Central America and the Caribbean after 26 years, qualifying for the Club World Cup.
Because their shirts are also red and blue, they are called “Barcelona, Mexico”.
Asian champion Posco, a strong team from South Korea, was founded in 1983. It did not have a long history, but their achievements were very brilliant. They were bought by a large consortium at the beginning of their establishment, and their results in the early stage of professionalization were very good.
After officially renaming itself POSCO in 1997, the South Korean team embarked on a journey to dominate Asia. In 1997 and 1998, Posco won the Asian Club Cup, the predecessor of the Asian Champions League, twice in a row, becoming the best team in Asia. In 2009, Posco again dominated the Asian Champions League and qualified for the World Club Cup.
The South American Liberators were crowned the La Plata College Team. This team might not be famous in the world, but they were well-known in Argentina and South America. They won the South American Liberators Cup many times and even played for many Argentine international players.
In 1968, the team reached the highest point in world football, winning the Intercontinental Cup at Old Trafford, beating Manchester United with star players such as Bobby Charlton and George Best.
African Champions League champion Mazambe, founded in 1939, ushered in a glorious era in the 1960s, winning the African Champions League for two consecutive years in 1967 and 1968, and it is noteworthy that another team did not defend the title until 35 years later. After 2000, the long-dormant Mazambe team returned, in the new century has played six times in the African Champions League, and again won the championship in 2009.
Oceania Club Cup winner Auckland City, the youngest of the seven teams, was founded in 2004, yes, five years ago, a new team, a newborn team.
But the pace of development of this team is very, very fast, very surprising. This is not their first time competing in the World Cup. In 2006, Auckland City were the first non-Australian league team to represent Oceania in the Club World Cup, but were eliminated after losing to Egypt’s Ahli and South Korea’s Quanbei Hyundai.
Lastly, the Champions League winner, Leeds United, was the most familiar team, but Kelly Fox also gave a detailed account of Leeds United’s situation. However, she focused on the situation after Zhong Cheng took over Leeds United.
After Leeds United came into Zhong Cheng’s hands, they made a qualitative leap, allowing the team to leap from Europe to become a wealthy team. She lists in detail Leeds United’s championships in recent years, and Leeds United is now a full-time champion, with the exception of the Club World Cup.
Yes, now Leeds United are just short of a World Cup champion.
Since 2004, Leeds United have won all but the World Club Cup.
That’s why Leeds United are paying so much attention to this game. Leeds United must become a true All-Slam King!
Now all Leeds United fans are looking forward to the game.
The tournament had already begun. The first round of the qualifying round had already ended. Oceania’s champion Auckland City defeated the host team, Al Ahli, 2-0. This team, established in 2004, was truly eye-catching.
The second round of this year’s World Club Cup is over.
First of all, Mazambe, the mysterious teacher from Congo, Africa, lost 2-1 to Posco from Asia and was unable to qualify for the semi-finals. Oceania champion Auckland City, who won the qualifiers, lost 3-0 to Mexico’s Atlanta team.
To tell the truth, Mazambe from Congo was a bit surprising. This team from Africa Congo was strong, but their luck was a bit lacking. They lost to the POSCO team.
Now, the third round of the competition was about to begin, which was the semi-final match.
At this time, it should be Leeds United’s appearance, Leeds United will defeat Atlanta of Auckland City in the semi-final; South American Liberators Cup champion La Plata University is going to play Asian champion Posco.
The winners of the two matches will reach the final and compete for the 2009 World Cup title.