The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 222

222 The First Warm-Up Game of the New Season

After making initial contact with the chairman of the Ghent Club, Evan de White, Zhong Cheng knew that the Ghent Club really wanted to form an alliance with the Leeds United Club and become the Leeds United Satellite Club.

However, they still had a lot of details to discuss.

However, Zhong Cheng believed that they would soon be able to settle this matter.

At this time, Leeds United welcomed their first warm-up match before the new season, and their opponent was Ghent.

Last season, Ghent was ranked sixth in the Premier League. Their results weren’t bad nor good. There weren’t any European fighter jets, and they were only in the domestic league. They weren’t very strong.

However, Zhong Cheng still valued this match.

Firstly, this was the first game after the Leeds United Club gathered for the new season. Secondly, Zhong Cheng hoped that through this game, the Gentiles would see how powerful the Leeds United Club was.

Although Zhong Cheng attached great importance to this match, he did not put out a full-fledged lineup. In fact, Zhong Cheng even put out a lot of rookies.

Leeds United’s starting lineup for today is as follows:

Goalkeeper: Scott Carson

Four defenders “from left to right”: Evra, Ivanovic, David Louis and Sagna

Single waist: Yaya Toure

Avant-garde “Left to Right”: Ribery, Modric, Lennon

Twin strikers: Hulk and Darren Bent

Yes, this is the starting line-up for Leeds United today. Only the vanguard is the main force in this line-up, and most of the other positions are filled with new reinforcements and substitutes.

Today, Zhong Cheng sent Yaya Toure, David Louis, Hulk and the others on stage to let the chairman of Ghent Club, Evan de White, and head coach George Rickens know how powerful these people were, so that they could become the chips of the Ghent Club’s satellite club that was willing to become the Leeds United Football Club!

Zhong Cheng had told Hulk and the others to perform very well before the match, and Zhong Cheng had issued a death order.

Hulk and the others were extremely excited and excited. They were all holding back their energy, preparing to show their talents in front of Zhong Cheng, so that Zhong Cheng could remember their names.

Ghent coach George Rickens was furious when he saw Leeds underestimate the young players they had sent out to play.

Although we are a team from Belgium, it is not something you young players can beat.

Before the game, George Rickens also encouraged the Ghent players and encouraged them not to lose to this group of children.

The faces of the Ghent Club players were also a little ugly. Leeds United were really too bullying. To humiliate them with a group of children was simply courting death.

The Ghent Club players were all holding their breath, preparing to teach the little bastards of Leeds a lesson.

The Ghent players were really serious this time. They were all playing in the Belgian Serie A as if they were playing in the Belgian Serie A league.

After the start of the game, Ghent took the initiative to attack Leeds United, threatening their goals frequently. Seeing this, Ivan de White, president of Ghent Club, was delighted. Looks like his team is not weak, and Leeds United are not that impressive.

He was delighted to see his team suppress Leeds United. He now had more chips to play for.

It was at this moment that Ghent midfielder Christopher Gray delivered a fantastic straight shot to the ribs of Leeds United’s box, which was extremely dangerous.

Ghent striker Dominique Foley stepped forward and swung his leg to shoot.

All of the Ghent people on the scene thought that this was a great opportunity to score. Dominique Foley, the Irish international they have just brought in, is the hope of their club and they are looking forward to him.

Unfortunately, before Dominic Foley shot, a figure slid over and shoveled the football out with a bang!

David Louis!

David Louis cleared the football in good time.

On the sidelines, Zhong Cheng applauded David Louis, saying that David Louis played very well.

Dominique Foley also glanced at the young centre-back. This guy’s reaction was really fast.

Afterwards, David Louis performed very well. Whether it was a head-on interception or a high-altitude defense, this fellow had a trick. He was able to defend against Dominique Foley, the Irish fringe international, without any temper at all.

At this time, David Louis was still not very tall, and their speed of turning around and chasing was not slow, so he played very smoothly. Although the high-altitude ball wasn’t particularly outstanding, it didn’t make any mistakes.

He also had an 188cm tall Ivanovic beside him. The two-man defensive team was very good, making the Ghent team play very awkwardly.

At this time, Ghent’s chairman, Ivan de White, no longer had the initial pride and contempt. This group of young players from Leeds United were not only strong, but also had extraordinary potential.

Ivan de White and Michelle Lovage exchanged glances. This Leeds United team is really good, and so are the young players from Leeds United. If they were to loan them to Ghent, perhaps they would have the unique ability to reach the Premier League next season.

The league champion, that’s the league champion!

When he thought of the league champions, Ivan de White’s face was filled with excitement.

Ghent have been around for 105 years, but they have never won a Premier League title in Belgian history, and their desire for a Premier League title is unmatched.

At this moment, Ghent’s head coach George Rickens had a more direct impression. These young players from Leeds United were really energetic and powerful.

Although David Louis and the rest of the defensive line were still a little impatient, they were already quite generals, so their defense was still relatively stable. The intercepting ability of the midfielder Yaya Toure was extraordinary, covering an extremely large area. Most importantly, he had a certain organizational ability. This fellow was truly a genius.

Needless to say, the three men on the vanguard line were clearly one or two levels higher than their teammates. They should be the main force of Leeds United.

The two men in the vanguard were very fast, and their skills weren’t weak either. Especially Hulk, who was strong and had a strong impact. Most importantly, they were both very young.

My God, where did Zhong Cheng find so many talented players?

It was at this moment that Yaya Toure suddenly found Ribery on the frontcourt wing. Ribery immediately began his genius performance, breaking through three people in quick succession in terms of speed and rhythm on the wing and finally shooting the ball into Ghent’s goal with a lapel kick.

This was truly a strike from a genius. The Belgians at the scene were stunned.

The Ghent Club players looked at Ribery with goddamn expressions. This guy was really too talented.

Not long after, Hulk’s ability was displayed to the extreme. Midfielder Modric sent out a penetrating pass that directly crossed the entire Ghent defense line.

Hulk, who was at the centre of the line, shot out of the Ghent defence like a bolt of lightning.

Ghent’s tall Australian centre-back Stephen Raybaart stretched out his hand and grabbed Hulk without stopping him. Hulk got rid of Stephen Raybaart like a barbaric bull and rushed out to catch up to the football and single-handedly rushed towards Ghent’s goal.

Faced with striking goalkeeper Frederick Herbaugh, former Belgian fringe international, Hulk fired a heavy kick at the goal and the ball flew towards Ghent’s goal like a loaded cannon ball.

The ball was too fast, like a bolt of lightning.

Frederick Hepple had no choice but to fly past him and smash the football into the goal.

Hulk’s ability shocked the crowd. He looked very young, but his body was as strong as a bull’s, and his speed wasn’t slow. He was an impactful striker. Even Australian international Stephen Raybart, who was accustomed to colliding with his body, was somewhat shocked by Hulk’s impact.

Before the end of the first half, Leeds United scored a corner kick, and David Louis came from behind to receive Modric’s cross, heading home 3-0.

Leeds United took a 3-0 lead at half-time.

At halftime, Leeds replaced Ivanovic with Gary Cahill, Evra with Danny Pew, Sagna with Gary Kelly, Lennon with Milner and Modric with Albertini.

Leeds United have changed most of their players, but David Louis, Yaya Toure and Hulk have not.

In the second half of the game, Leeds United continued to defend and counter-attacked, with Ghent pressing down heavily.

But Gary Cahill and David Louis did well and Ghent did not have many chances. On the contrary, in the tenth minute of the second half of the game, Leeds United had a very good chance to counter-attack. In the middle and back, Albertini directly passed a long counterattack and found Hulk in front of them.

Hulk tore apart Ghent’s defensive line like a barbaric bull and stabbed forward at high speed. After attracting the attention of Ghent, he unexpectedly crossed the football in the middle.

Darren Bent, who was following at high speed, hit the empty door, 4-0.

At this point, the game was not over yet, and the goal was still continuing.

Hulk drove the ball high into Ghent’s defensive line and the Ghouts had to take a foul to delay Hulk’s attack. The Leeds United got a free-kick from the front court and Albenito scored with a decisive kick from Frederick Herbaugh.

In the 32nd minute of the Western Conference half, Hulk grabbed the ball from the front of the restricted area and turned around. Then, he swung his leg and shot into a world wave.

Today, Hulk’s condition was really good to the point of exploding. He was simply a man blocking the killing of Buddha Buddha, giving off a shocking performance. Everyone even thought that this guy was King Adriano of Inter Milan.

Unfortunately, his slightly green face told everyone that he was either Adriano or Hulk!

In the final moments, Ghent’s 189cm Australian international Stephen Barrett headed through Scott Carson’s goal with a corner kick.

In the final warm-up, Leeds United beat Ghent 6-1. Zhong Cheng also showed the Gentiles the strength of their Leeds United club.