The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 149

149 Plug Leeds United’s Goal
January 26, 2005, Ellen Road Stadium, Leeds, England.

The weather in Leeds was pretty good today. The sky was clear and the sun was scorching. It was a warm winter day here.

It was naturally a day when countless fans arrived at Leeds United’s home Stadium at Ellen Road.

Leeds United fans filled the stadium with frenzied Ras banners with insulting remarks about Liverpool and retaliating against Liverpool fans.

Before the game could begin, Leeds United fans sang to the Liverpool players and told them whose territory was this?

It could be seen that the Leeds fans were very angry because of the first leg. Now it was their turn. Leeds fans Mi Na wanted to attack the Liverpool people crazily and let them know why the flowers were so popular.

Not many Liverpool fans have come to Leeds today because it is a weekday and Liverpool are away from home. There are very few fans who can come to Leeds. Although they were few in number, they were all stubborn. They had been fighting Leeds from the very beginning!

Although this group of Liverpool fans is a bit small, but their fighting strength is very strong!

Liverpool fans are singing “You’ll Never Walk Alone” in support of Liverpool and retaliating against Leeds United fans.

Before the match started, the scene was already filled with gunpowder.

The media reporters who came to the scene were very happy. This match was indeed full of spectacles. After the match, this match would definitely cause a huge sensation.

There wasn’t much time left until the start of the match, but everyone present felt that the time had passed too slowly. When would the match begin when it fell to the ground?

–Division Line–

The starting lineup for today is as follows:

Visiting team: Liverpool, head coach: Rafa Benitez, formation: 442

Goalkeeper: Kirkland

Fourth Guards “Left to Right”: Jimmy Traore, Henkozy, Carragher and Lithur

Four midfielders “from left to right”: Nunez, Harman, Smitchell and Patrick

Twin strikers: Cisse and Mailer

Before the game, Rafa Benitez had repeatedly insisted that he would send out a full-fledged squad for this game. It was all a lie. It was an international day and many of the countries that Liverpool could really cover were on the national team, such as Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso, Barrosh and others.

However, today Liverpool have sent out a number of key players and substitutes, such as Carragher, Riise and Cisse, who are also members of the national team, but Rafa Benitez used his connections to keep them. Obviously, Rafa Benitez is here to fight for breath.

Rafael Benitez was enraged by his 4-1 loss to Leeds United in the first leg and is now here for revenge. As he said before the game, he wanted to stop Leeds United!

Home Team: Leeds United, Coach: Zhong Cheng, Formation: 4231

Goalkeeper: Zhong Zheng

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

Double waist: Las Diarra, Albertini

Three avant-garde “left to right”: Olic, Luka Modric and Milner

Single forward: Bendtner

Leeds United’s law-abiding lineup has also changed a lot today, because the Leeds United Club has also left four players to report to their respective national teams at all levels.

Luca Modric’s return to the starting line-up, which had been belittled, was beyond everyone’s expectations. Everyone thought that Luca Modric had been thrown into the cold. This guy was Leeds United’s biggest loss of the season.

However, when Modric’s agent Mamic saw Luca Modric start, he heaved a sigh of relief. Sure enough, Zhong Cheng kept his word and gave Luca Modric a chance. I hope Luca Modric seizes this opportunity to prove himself.

The Dutch boar Davis, who everyone was looking forward to the most, did not appear on the starting line-up today, but he was sitting on the bench. Perhaps the Dutchman would complete his debut at Leeds United in the second half!

–Division Line–

Du!

The referee whistled and blew the whistle at the beginning of the match.

The first team to kick off was Liverpool, who fought away. Liverpool fought back and launched a ferocious offensive, rushing towards Leeds United’s goal like a tidal wave.

Liverpool fans were very excited and excited, singing the Liverpool team song “You’ll Never Walk Alone” loudly to cheer and cheer for Liverpool players.

On the sidelines, Zhong Cheng could clearly feel the killing intent from the Liverpool players. Obviously, the Liverpool players were very serious and valued this match. It seemed that this match would be an extremely tragic one.

Seeing the Liverpool men attacking crazily, Leeds United’s defensive line was not in disarray. Leeds United’s tactic was to defend against attacks. They were not only defensive, they were also very excited when they saw their opponents attacking.

The Leeds players continued to defend according to Ortega’s requirements. They were very active in defense, and their defensive movements were also very large. Most importantly, they were extremely oppressive and were in contact with each other at all times.

Many rival Leeds fans claim that the Leeds are not playing football but rugby.

Countless teams and fans frantically criticized the Leeds United players for playing dirty football. Countless head coaches criticized Zhong Cheng for his crude and dirty tactics. This was simply a retrogression of football tactics, placing all kinds of hats on Zhong Cheng’s head, making Zhong Cheng a sinner in the entire football world!

Liverpool’s attack was very fierce, but Leeds United’s defence was also very fierce. The players on both sides seemed to have engaged in a melee match. The pitch was full of flip-flops, and the referee’s whistle kept ringing!

Liverpool fans from afar are unhappy with the dirty tactics of the Leeds United players, with all sorts of booing and abuse. Zhong Cheng was also being cursed and humiliated by the Liverpool fans, but Zhong Cheng was standing quietly on the sidelines, not responding at all.

At this moment, Zhong Cheng’s eyes were fixed on the field, his eyebrows slightly raised.

The Liverpool man’s attack was really too sharp and fierce. Although Leeds United’s defensive line seems to be stable, it is also worrying. The combination of Cisse and Mailer is really strong. This is definitely not an attacking combination that the Champions League team can have. Their power is too great.

Zhong Cheng immediately came to the side and shouted, “Keep an eye on Cisse, keep an eye on him!”

Cisse had a body, and his speed wasn’t slow. He was a very powerful striker, so he had to guard against him.

–Division Line–

Suddenly, Liverpool’s front court Mailer broke the ball!

Russ Diarra’s pass went wrong and the football was cut off halfway by an ambushed Mailer!

Seeing this, Zhong Cheng immediately turned to look at Benitez!

This was definitely not an accident. Benitez had a specific plan. It could be seen that Benitez had put down his body and carefully studied the tactics of Leeds United. Right now, Leeds United’s defensive strength in midfield was very good, but there were still some deficiencies in offense.

What’s missing is that Las Diarra is a pure defensive player and he’s not a good passer. Therefore, when Leeds United counterattacked, it was almost impossible to see Las Diarra directly pass the ball to participate in the counterattack. All he wanted was two defensive stops and the first time he handed the football to Albertini or Modric.

That’s why Modric tends to retreat deeper when he kicks his front waist.

Benitez studied Leeds United’s tactics and discovered this. So, after conceding the ball, they were the first team to put pressure on Las Diarra and hide a stealer by Las Diarra’s side, ready to steal the ball at any time.

This way, not only would they be able to suppress the Leeds’ quick counterattack, but they would also be able to launch an attack in an instant, killing two birds with one stone.

Zhong Cheng’s eyes narrowed. This match, Leeds United was in danger!

Mailer did not push the ball into the Leeds box immediately after stealing the ball because he found that the Leeds defensive line was dangerously good and they did not have a chance. Therefore, Mailer immediately sent the football to the side, the football rolled to the side of Patrick.

Patrick faced Zimbonda’s defense after catching the ball. Patrick pretended to break through with the ball, but he suddenly crossed the middle and the football quickly rolled to Smitchell’s feet.

Smitchell is an important part of the Czech ’96 Golden Generation. He was one of the most iconic figures in Czech football at that time, along with Poboski, Nedved and others. He could play the front waist, the left winger and the shadow forward.

Smitchell is a very intelligent player!

After catching the ball, Smitchell did not immediately pass it. Instead, he suddenly stopped and accelerated. He directly escaped from Russ Diarra, who was rushing over to fight for the ball. The Liverpool fans who came from afar were very excited and gave Smitchell thunderous applause.

Smitchell immediately charged towards the forbidden area of Leeds United like a sharp knife.

The Leeds United defenders were not in any panic, and Vermaelen did not rashly move forward. Instead, he firmly blocked Smitchell’s path and blocked Smitchell’s shooting angle.

At this moment, Cisse and Mailer suddenly crossed positions at the front, disrupting Leeds United’s defensive line. Although Leeds United’s two centre-backs are untempted and untouched. However, Smitchell suddenly jammed the ball into the ribs of the forbidden area with a slanted kick.

Liverpool’s Norwegian cannon, Lithur quickly inserted back, in the forbidden area line a step position, directly swung the foot heavy cannon bombarded the goal, with a boom, the football quickly flew towards Leeds United’s goal.

The ball was extremely fast. Even if Zhong Cheng reacted quickly, he was still unable to pounce on the football.

The football flew into Leeds United’s goal!

Liverpool scored 1-0 in the 14th minute of the first half. The goal was scored by their main player, Norwegian Artillery Riise. This guy could play full-back and full-back. His speed was not bad, and his impact was very strong. Most importantly, he had a super heavy artillery kick.

Lithur’s kick was a heavy artillery shot in the restricted area. The speed of the ball was really too fast. Zhong Zheng really couldn’t pounce on it. Even Casillas and Buffon couldn’t pounce on the ball. The ball was unsolvable!

The Liverpool fans who had come from afar were very excited and excited. They wished they could immediately cheer for Liverpool by shouting Lithur’s name. Benitez shouted excitedly, “Today, we are going to block Leeds United’s goal!”