The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 157
157 The Sharpest Combination of Fronts
One to one!
Athletic Wigan’s striking combination is impressive, with Nathan Ellington scoring his 19th Champions League goal of the season, evenly matched by teammate Jason Roberts and Leeds United’s Huntelaar, tied for first place on the shooting list!
Zhong Cheng stood quietly on the sidelines, nodding his head repeatedly. Wigan Athletic’s offensive strength was indeed extraordinary.
Leeds United defended well this time, with the only exception of Russ Diarra, who followed a little slower and gave Jimmy Brad a free pass to concede the goal.
Of course, Las Diarra has worked very hard, which is the performance of Wigan Athletics.
Zhong Cheng slowly waved his hand on the sidelines, signaling the Leeds players not to be anxious. He continued to defend the counter-attack and waited for the next opportunity.
The Leeds United players were now a bit of a king. After conceding the ball, they were still calm and did not panic. They were very serious about preparing for the next match.
The game started again. Wigan Athletics, who had just equalised, continued to attack crazily. They wanted to chase after the winner and score more goals as soon as possible to gain the lead.
On the sidelines, Athletic Wigan’s head coach Paul Jewell kept shouting, “Attack, push! Two more wings, wings!”
Yes, Athletic Wigan’s offense is still on the sidelines!
Atletico Wigan players knew that Davis and Russ Diarra were strong defenders, so they avoided them and attacked from the side.
The last goal was to tear open Leeds United’s defensive line from the side, move to the centre and score.
In the 29th minute of the first half, when Wigan was about to make a comeback, Lee McCulloch received a pass from full-back Leighton Byrnes. He suddenly knocked the ball backwards with a heel, and it quickly slipped between Gary Kelly’s legs. Lee McCulloch immediately turned around and chased after the ball.
Gary Kelly had no choice but to pull Lee McCulloch down!
Yellow card, the referee gave Gary Kelly a yellow card without any consideration!
Gary Kelly accepted the referee’s punishment without any excuse. The moment he reached out, Gary Kelly guessed what the consequences would be.
A free-kick. Wigan Athletics got a free-kick from the winger!
Jimmy Brad raised his head to look at the Leeds United box, then he curled his kick and rushed the ball to the back of the Leeds United box!
The latter Matt Jackson jumped high in an attempt to head down Vermaelen’s header. However, Vermaelen had eaten him to death. He shook his head and pushed the football out of the restricted area.
The soccer ball flew out quickly and flew straight towards Nathan Ellington, who was lying in ambush at the front of the restricted area!
Seeing the football fly over, Nathan Ellington immediately swung his leg sideways and prepared to shoot a volley.
Lars Diarra, the back of Leeds United, was so shocked that he rushed over from the side and threw his whole body out, stretching his legs desperately to stop the football.
Bang!
Nathan Ellington kicked the football hard and let out a loud explosion.
The football flew out at top speed, and then–boom!
The football smashed into Las Diarra’s right leg. The football flew into the air quickly, and then it quickly fell into the sky under everyone’s extremely shocked gazes. It drew a strange arc and fell into Leeds United’s goal. Zhong Zheng was as dumbfounded as a wooden chicken and did not react!
On the sidelines, Zhong Cheng was also dumbfounded, his face filled with disbelief!
–Division Line–
“Oh my God! This is from your goal, isn’t it?”
“Everyone thought that the football would fly straight into the sky and shoot down the Yankees’ stealth plane. But to everyone’s surprise, the football fell down strangely and into Leeds United’s goal!”
“Heavens, this goal is really beyond my cognition. I think our high school physics is in vain!”
“Amazing! My brother, how did this ball fall to the ground? I think the physicists of the British continent will be busy after the match!”
Mark Lawrenson kept exclaiming in amazement, completely talking to himself!
“Holy shit! Fuck Fuck! Fuck your mother!”
“What the hell is this? Who can tell me what’s going on? How can this goal be scored?”
“Is this really a goal from God? Did God play a big joke on us Leeds?”
Eddie Gray murmured in disbelief.
–Division Line–
Looking at this ball, Zhong Cheng was speechless!
Amazing, my brother, this goal was actually scored. Could it be that our luck didn’t allow us to win?
On the pitch, the Leeds players also shook their heads and sighed. They were really aggrieved to lose the ball. They had lost the ball because of luck.
Athletes Wigan were very excited, they cheered enthusiastically.
The home Wigan Athlete took the lead 2-1. The goal was scored by Nathan Ellington, who scored twice in the game. Nathan Ellington has scored 20 goals in the Champions League this season, surpassing his teammates Jason Roberts and Leeds United centre-forward Huntelaar.
Nathan Ellington was so excited that he knelt down on the pitch to celebrate!
After gaining the lead, the Wigan Athletics did not slow down the pace of attack. Because Paul Javier knew that offense was the best defense. As long as they kept their opponents in the opponent’s half and kept them away from their goal, they wouldn’t concede the ball!
Atletico Wigan continued to attack, and five minutes later, Nathan Ellington and Jason Roberts worked together beautifully. Jason Roberts swung his leg and shot from a one-step position in the box.
The football shot towards Leeds United’s goal. Unfortunately, Zhong Zheng threw it straight into his embrace. The Wigan Athletics fans cried out in shock and exclaimed at how powerful Zhong Zheng was.
Three minutes later, Leeds United launched a brilliant positional attack. After Luka Modric’s excellent performance in the front court and his successive breakthroughs, they had another brilliant two-on-one match with Ribery. Then, Modric suddenly slanted the football into the restricted area.
Olich stabbed forward and shot backwards!
The Leeds fans were very disappointed and regretful when the ball slipped out of the goal.
Atletico Wigan controlled the game, but Leeds United also had a chance to counterattack. The two teams played very well in the first half and the fans watched with interest.
Du!
The referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half. Wigan Athletics were 2-1 ahead of Leeds United!
–Division Line–
Fifteen minutes later, the second half of the match officially started!
Atletico Wigan launched a ferocious attack in the second half when Lee McCulloch and Jimmy Brad knocked the ball back into full-back Linton Byrnes’ hands.
Leighton Byrnes kept the ball straight through the long bed and passed the ball to Lee McCulloch.
Lee McCulloch rushed over like a bolt of lightning and caught up to the football. Gary Kelly was blown up again.
Seeing this, all the Leeds United fans took a deep breath.
On the sidelines, Zhong Cheng also frowned slightly. Gary Kelly’s condition today was very bad. He definitely couldn’t let this continue. Otherwise, either Gary Kelly is blown up, or Gary Kelly gets a second yellow card and is sent off with a red card!
Zhong Cheng immediately reacted and turned to the bench and shouted, “Bakari, go warm up. Remember that you only have three minutes!”
Sania, who was on the bench, immediately took off her jacket, nodded at Zhong Cheng, and rushed to the sidelines to warm up.
It was at this moment that Lee McCulloch, who had caught up with the ball, sent an arc from the side and flew into the Leeds United box.
Pike and Nathan Ellington jumped up high and threw the ball out of the Leeds United box with a swing of their heads. Russ Diarra rushed over and sang the football to Davis, who was beside him, with a sliding shovel.
But before Davis could get the football, a figure suddenly flashed and intercepted the football in front of him, rushing towards the restricted area of Leeds United.
“Leighton! When did Linton Byrnes rush up? Oh my God, he lost the ball. He’s heading for the Leeds United box. Leeds United is in danger!”
Mark Lawrenson cried out in alarm, his voice very busy.
Leighton Byrnes watched as Pique rushed out. Without saying a word, he caught up with the football and shot it explosively. With a bang, the football flew out like a sharp arrow with a string.
With a bang, the football smashed into Pique’s body and changed directions.
Jason Roberts reacted swiftly as the ball flew toward the center of the penalty area. He fell to the ground and shot, sweeping the ball towards the far corner of the goal.
Zhong Zheng, who was blocking the corner, had no chance at all. The football flew into Leeds United’s goal without any suspense, 3-1!
In the stands, Gary Arnold Hisith in the press gallery excitedly waved his fist and roared, “Hahaha! Madman Loria, you’re dead this time! You’re dead!”
3-1, Wigan are already two goals ahead and Leeds United are doomed.
Gary Arnold Hisith looked at Zhong Cheng and thought to himself, “Stop pretending. You Leeds United are finished. Four consecutive defeats are right in front of you. Leeds United is about to collapse. Ahahaha!”
The reporters all nodded their heads. This was the outcome they had expected.
Although Leeds United’s strength was not bad, Leeds United were facing a lot of problems. Facing the super offensive Wigan Athletics, Leeds United had no chance of winning this match. Wigan Athletics was certain to win.
Jason Roberts, who scored the goal, was very excited. He jumped up excitedly and fiercely swung his fist into the sky, as if wanting God to know his name.
After scoring the goal, Jason Roberts also scored 20 Premier League goals, tied with his teammate Nathan Ellington for the top spot on the shooting list.
On the sidelines, Zhong Cheng crossed his chest with both hands, his face speechless.
Looks like it was his fault. He should have replaced Gary Kelly at half-time. Aiya, his handling was still a little slow.
Zhong Cheng immediately walked to the sidelines and said to the Leeds United players, “It was me who threw the ball. It was my on-the-spot command that caused the problem. Don’t feel any pressure. Stay fit. I’m sure you can win this match.” Don’t worry, we still have time. However, I think it’s your turn to attack in the next match! All of you have to cheer me on. Let the whole world see that not only do we Leeds United know how to defend and counterattack, but we also know how to attack! ”
The Leeds players nodded their heads, their hearts filled with confidence. They glared at the Wigan Athletics goal and roared in their hearts, “Don’t be too complacent. The game isn’t over yet. Just wait for our Leeds United’s crazy attack!”
