The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 232

232 Winning the Game Is Not Good Enough

2-1, Leeds United bypassed the score.

Modric is clearly much more mature than he was in the first season. Although his face is still a little tender, he still has the style of a great general on the pitch.

It could be seen that Modric had learned a lot from Albertini.

Within Zhong Cheng’s current squad, Modric’s position was very important. He could be considered a free agent in the midfield, and the entire midfield was his area of activity. And he is the hub of Leeds United’s offensive and defensive transition, the team’s brain.

If something went wrong with Modric, Leeds United’s strength would drop by at least fifty to sixty percent.

Of course, if there were problems with Modric, Zhong Cheng would have to change the formation, Albertini would have to play, and Leeds United would have to change from a single waist to a double waist.

However, this also meant that Modric had a unique role to play in Leeds United’s one-man line-up.

Now, Rogers, DiMatteo, and the others understood why Zhong Cheng valued Modric so much, and why Zhong Cheng gave Modric the Special Genius Regulations.

The current Modric was already so outstanding. If he could grow a few more years, it would be amazing.

Modric wasn’t the only one in the Leeds RUF. Looking at Ribery, Pique, Vermaelen, Sagna, Huntelaar, Lennon, and the others in the Leeds RUF, Rogers and the others truly admired Zhong Cheng to the extreme. Zhong Cheng was really too good at looking at people.

Even Rogers and the others suspected that Zhong Cheng’s eyes had mutated, becoming something of a “data eye” that could see through the potential of young players at a glance.

Of course, these were just the exclamations of Rogers and the others. He didn’t really think that Zhong Cheng had any golden fingers. They were staunch materialists and didn’t believe in any mysterious tales.

However, Zhong Cheng and the others truly had extraordinary admiration and admiration for him.

Even Ortega felt that Zhong Cheng was very powerful. These young players were all found by Zhong Cheng alone. Their methods were simply miraculous.

Ortega also felt that his decision to follow Zhong Cheng to Leeds United was an incomparably correct decision. Ortega was very happy that he had such a miraculous experience.

At this moment, Zhong Cheng stood quietly by the side and applauded at Modric.

Modric’s growth was truly too fast, exceeding Zhong Cheng’s. Furthermore, Zhong Cheng could tell that the current Modric was much stronger than the one he remembered in his previous life. It seemed that a master teacher was too important to a genius. Albertini’s words and deeds had made him the current Modric!

In the second half of last season, Modric’s sidelines were excellent. This season, Modric does not have to worry about his work permit. He will naturally play in the Premier League in the new season.

On the bench, Yaya Toure watched Modric’s performance with envy in his eyes.

However, Yaya Toure did not think that he was inferior to Modric. He firmly believed that he would definitely be stronger than Modric in the future.

At this time, Yaya Toure was worried about his future, because he also knew the harshness of the Special Genius Regulations. He did not know if he could obtain a labor permit, so he was worried.

Thinking of his situation and seeing Modric’s performance on the pitch, Yaya Toure was dumbfounded!

–Division Line–

On the court, the game continued.

On the sidelines, Ajax coach Danny Brind kept waving and shouting, signaling the Ajax players to step up their offense.

At the start of the game, Charles Stearth’s header scored. Danny Blinder put down the idea of replacing Charles Stearth and decided to play with a cross from the side.

Danny Brinder is going to bomb us at high altitude for the rest of the time!

Danny Blinder shouted, “Play high, find Ayeros in the middle of the box! Bomb them from high up, bomb them for me!”

The Ajax players on the pitch heard the head coach’s shout and immediately began to execute.

Marcus Rosenberg and Babel have obviously stepped up their cross-breakthrough. Both of them are not slow and have good dribbling skills. They are really good players on the wing.

However, Gary Kelly and Evra are not vegetarians, and their defenses put a lot of pressure on Babel, especially Dutch starlet Babel.

Babel had just played in the World Youth Championships in Holland, and his performance was very good. He was also included in FIFA’s World Youth Ten Potential Rookies List, and the Dutch media now refer to Babel and Quincy Abed as “Dutch Twin Stars”.

However, Babel was a little frustrated when he faced Evra today.

Evra’s defense is really good, Kade Babel is uncomfortable. It was difficult for Babel to display his speed advantage, and it was not ideal for him to forcefully cross.

However, Babel was also a genius, and he had occasionally made a few wonderful passes. It was these few excellent crosses that caused a lot of trouble for Leeds United’s defence. Charles Stearth was really a big shot and his heading ability was very good.

Charles Stearth was the target of repeated air strikes on Leeds United. Fortunately, Zhong Zheng did well.

Danny Blinder nodded his head when he saw this. Charles Stearth was indeed a good center, but he was just a bit unsuitable for Ajax’s three-striker style. It was a pity.

At this moment, Zhong Cheng saw the problem. Vermaelen was still young!

Moreover, Vermaelen’s height was a little short, and his body wasn’t very strong. At this time, he was often crushed by Charles Stearth.

Of course, Charles Stearth could only crush Vermaelen in the air. Vermaelen’s frontal defense was very strong in snatching up the blocking card, turning around and chasing after him. He and Pique were two types of centre-backs, and the two of them complemented each other perfectly.

But facing Charles Stearth now, Vermaelen was still a bit lacking.

Zhong Cheng immediately came to the sidelines and shouted, “Gerald, change places with Thomas. You go up and guard against the Greek!”

Pick immediately nodded to Zhong Cheng when he heard the shout, and then switched places with Vermaelen.

However, Zhong Cheng was still a little worried. He immediately turned around and shouted to Evanovich on the bench, “Branislav, go warm up and come back in five minutes!”

As Zhong Cheng had expected, even after Pique and Vermaelen switched positions, Vermaelen was still a weakness in the Leeds United defence. Although Vermaelen’s bouncing ability was good and he could occasionally snatch a header from Charles Stearth’s head, it was still an unstable factor.

Zhong Cheng immediately substituted Ivanovic for Villmaroon. Ivanovic was three centimeters taller than Villmaroon and was only two centimeters shorter than Charles Teas. Now that Leeds United’s defensive line is made up of Ivanovic and Pique, it will be difficult for Charles Stearth to make a difference.

Sure enough, Charles Steyas was restricted by the central defenders Ivanovic and Pique and didn’t play much.

Because Charles Stearth’s kung fu was all over his head, and his ability under his feet wasn’t outstanding.

During this period of time, Ajax’s attack was about to continue, and Leeds United were able to stabilize their defensive line.

–Division Line–

With less than ten minutes left until the end of the game, Ajax was still lagging behind.

Danny Brinder was unwilling to accept this strength, so at this moment, he was substituted. He had replaced Charles Stearth, who didn’t have much chance. The Ajax had begun their final onslaught.

However, not long after their substitution, Russ Diarra cut off Sneijder’s pass. Sneijder really did well today. His passing was very threatening. Whether it was long, short or straight, it was really threatening.

Although Sneijder was young, his talent was outstanding, and he had a long shot, causing great trouble for Leeds United. But this time his pass was a bit low and risky, and the ball was intercepted halfway by the defensive senses of Russ Diarra, who noticed the intention ahead of time.

Las Diarra does not have any organizational skills, and his passing skills are poor.

So Las Diarra rarely passes long. Seeing Las Diarra’s big foot, it was definitely not a long pass, but a rescue!

Russ Diarra sent the football directly to Modric, who was retreating to his side.

Just as Modric received the ball, Dejon ferociously rushed forward. This guy was like a black tornado Li Kui who was brandishing his axes and slaughtering his way into the enemy camp. He was crazy.

Dejon was aggressive, but Modric was prepared and immediately pushed the soccer ball towards Las Diarra’s leg. The soccer ball hit Las Diarra’s leg and bounced forward. And rolled past Dejon, Modric retreated at the same time, dodging Dejon who was rushing up, and then suddenly accelerated to catch up with the football.

As for Dejon, his charge was too fierce. He simply couldn’t stop the car and was instantly thrown away.

All the fans present were amazed. Modric’s genius was truly amazing. Modric had completely treated Las Diarra as a wall and used a two-over-one kick to make up for Las Diarra’s poor passing!

Many people at the scene exclaimed crazily, “A strike from a genius, a strike from a genius!”

Modric’s genius performance was not over yet. He drove the ball forward at high speed and found that Huntelaar was starting quickly. He kicked straight and quickly passed the football in the direction Huntelaar was heading in.

Modric’s pass was bold and successful. The route of the pass was as exquisite as a computer calculation, directly piercing through the Ajax defensive line.

Huntelaar frantically thrust forward, directly surpassing Ajax’s defensive line and catching up to the football.

This pass was very consistent, very tacit!

Without offside, Ajax’s players and fans were instantly extremely nervous!

Zhong Cheng and the other Leeds coaches were also very nervous. Their eyes were fixated on Huntelaar on the pitch. They were all hoping that Huntelaar could break the goal drought in this match and recover his form as soon as possible, because the new season’s game was right in front of them.

The Leeds United fans were also praying for Huntelaar to score.

Huntelaar was very confident in himself as he drove the ball towards the Ajax box at high speed. Seeing Holland goalkeeper Steklenberg charge out, Huntelaar swung his leg and shot into the far corner.

Huntelaar’s shot was full of energy and had to be from a very sly angle!

The Ajax fans sighed in dismay. They thought the ball was over.

On the sidelines, Zhong Cheng also waved his fist, believing that this goal was undoubtedly going to be scored. Huntelaar was going to break the ball wilderness and regain his confidence.

However, with a slap, the tall and long-armed Stecklenberg threw himself to the side and unexpectedly pounced on the football.

Everyone present exclaimed in shock.

Huntelaar looked at all of this blankly, not daring to believe the truth in front of him.

However, Steklenberg was not shocked after saving the football. He quickly rubbed against the ground and quickly blocked the far corner of the goal.

Because Darren Bent caught up with him and rushed into the football he threw out.

With a bang, Darren Bent, who was rushing over, swung his leg and shot out like a loaded cannonball. A white light flashed and the ball flew into Ajax’s goal.

Steklenberg did his best but did not stop the ball from flying into the goal.

Leeds United beat Dutchman Ajax 3-1 with a double from new signing Darren Bent and a brilliant performance from Ribery.