The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 252
252 Ye Gucheng in the Leeds RUF
August 20, 2005, James Park Stadium, Newcastle!
At this time, this place was already overcrowded, and the fans on both sides of the stands were clearly separated. They all waved their flags to cheer for their team. The atmosphere at the scene was really amazing. All sorts of shouts filled the entire sky.
“Hello, fans. This is BBC Television. Today is the second round of the Premier League this season, Newcastle United versus Leeds United. I am Mark Lawrenson, as you know, and Eddie Gray is by my side!” Mark Lawrenson said immediately.
“Hello, fans! My name is Eddie Gray and I’m here to watch this Premier League game with you today. I hope Leeds United can continue their excellent performance and win the game!” Eddie Gray was from Leeds United, so he was naturally on Leeds United’s side.
Eddie Gray made his point from the start. And Mark Lawrenson said: “Haha, this old friend of mine is indeed like that. However, Leeds United are indeed very promising, and I hope Leeds United can continue their excellent performance.”
Well, Mark Lawrenson’s on Leeds’ side.
Looks like Zhong Cheng’s Leeds United really do have some magic. Even Mark Lawrenson has become their fan. Newcastle United fans in front of the TV were naturally very dissatisfied and called the BBC to complain about Mark Lawrenson and Eddie Gray.
Newcastle United shouted loudly, calling on them to teach Leeds a lesson and win the game and slap everyone in the face!
At this moment, the players from both sides followed in the footsteps of the referee team and entered the stadium.
The fans on both sides immediately burst into louder cheers, welcoming the arrival of their team’s warriors and cheering for them.
“Alright, now that the players from both sides have come out, I’ll take this opportunity to introduce the starting lineup for today!” BBC commentator Mark Lawrenson said.
“Let me first introduce the starting lineup of home side Newcastle United today!” BBC commentator Mark Lawrenson said.
Home: Newcastle United, Coach: Soness, Formation: 4-4-2
Goalkeeper: Givin
Fourth Guards “Left to Right”: Babayaro, Blumbur, Boumsong and Stephen Carr
Four midfielders “from left to right”: Emre, Jenas, Parker and Dyer
Twin strikers: Alan Shearer and Ameobi
“This is the starting line-up for newcastle united today. As expected, french centre-back jean-Claude boumsong, who has been brought in from leeds this season, is the starting lineup. Boumsong is highly valued by Souness, who spent £ 15 million to bring him to Newcastle United. “Boumsong is going to play against his old club in this match!” Mark Lawrenson said.
“Dale was on the starting line-up today, “Everyone still remembers the fight between him and his teammate Boyle on the pitch a few months ago. Boyle has been kicked out by Newcastle United and Dale is still the main player of Newcastle United. It can be seen that Souness trusts him very much!” Mark Lawrenson said.
Yes, on April 3, 2005, in the 31st Premier League game of last season, when Newcastle United lost 3-0 to Aston Villa at home, Bower suddenly came to a standoff when he drove the ball past Dale. Suddenly, the two of them waved their fists at each other and began to fight. Of course, everyone present was stunned.
When the referee showed the red card without any hesitation, he sent the two off the field at the same time. Even at the end of the field, the two of them still spat at each other and cursed at each other.
This infuriated Souness. Souness had directly kicked Boyle out this summer, while Dale had stayed behind and was still the main player of the team. From this, it could be seen just how much importance Dale was attached to him.
“Alright, that’s the starting line-up for Newcastle United. Let me introduce the starting line-up for today’s visiting Leeds United.” Eddie Gray said immediately.
Visiting team: Leeds United, head coach: Zhong Cheng, formation 4-1-3-2
Goalkeeper: Zhong Zheng
Fourth Guards “Left to Right”: Evra, Vermaelen, Pique and Gary Kelly
Single waist: Las Diarra
Three avant-garde “Left to Right”: Ribery, Modric and Lennon
Twin strikers: Huntelaar and Darren Bent
“This is the starting lineup for Leeds United today. This is a change from the first round. Young Lennon replaced Milner in the last round. The two Leeds wingers were faster in this match. It can be seen that Zhong Cheng put all his hopes into a quick counterattack!” Eddie Gray said.
“Boumsong was in Newcastle United’s starting lineup today. Now that Zhong Cheng is going to face him, I wonder how Zhong Cheng will deal with him.” Eddie Gray said immediately.
At this moment, the players on both sides of the field were already in their seats, and the match was about to begin.
–Division Line–
The game had already begun, and Newcastle United had mobilized almost all of their forces to press down.
It could be seen that Soness’ intention was to get off to a strong start and try to score as soon as possible to win this match. The Newcastle United fans on the pitch were very excited, screaming excitedly as if they had seen the goal.
Leeds United retreated from the start, and even Huntelaar retreated to his own half. However, although the Leeds United defended, they did not retreat blindly. Their oppressiveness was very strong and they had a lot of physical contact with each other.
The Newcastle United midfielders were all skilled and fast players, but their bodies were really weak, so once they were leaned against the Leeds United players, the Newcastle United midfielders felt very uncomfortable.
So Newcastle United do not seem to have an absolute advantage over the rest of the opening three games.
The Leeds United are defending, but their defense is very aggressive. Moreover, this was different from a high-ranking snatch. Once a high-ranking snatch failed and someone broke through, the huge gap behind him would be revealed. Leeds United were aggressive and aggressive, but they didn’t rush forward. They used more running and more pressure to defend, which made Newcastle United’s players feel uncomfortable.
The stadium game gradually calmed down. The Newcastle United fans frowned. How could the game be played like this? How could he have kicked so hard?
“Hiss! We haven’t seen each other in a summer break. Leeds United’s defense has improved. Leeds United’s players are more oppressive and more aggressive. Leeds United’s defense is really strong. Of course, it’s dirty in the eyes of many people, but it’s a good tactic to keep the ball clean!” Mark Lawrenson exclaimed.
Yes, Leeds United players foul more in the game.
These fouls are also tactical. This can disrupt the opponent’s rhythm. Second, it can disturb the opponent’s mind and provoke the opponent. Third, it can also give pressure to the opponent. These fouls are necessary.
The Leeds United foul seemed to be very fierce, but in fact, they didn’t move much, so the referee didn’t play.
Now that Leeds United’s defensive line has been forged to a solid state, Newcastle United are starting to wilt.
“Black whistle! Black whistle! This is a foul, this should be a yellow card! This is a red card! Send him down, you damn black whistle!” The Newcastle United fans in the stands were extremely dissatisfied and shouted crazily, “Black whistle! Black whistle! This should be a yellow card! This is a red card! Send him down, you damn black whistle!”
Newcastle United fans expressed their dissatisfaction, while Soness frowned from the sidelines.
The progress of this match had exceeded his expectations. Leeds United’s defense was really good.
Newcastle United assistant coach Jean-Claude Murray walked up and said to Souness, “Boss, it’s not good for us to continue like this!”
Murray is still a fringe coach at Blackburn, but he is a fan of Soness and a staunch supporter of the “Soness tyranny”, so he was promoted to assistant coach at Newcastle United last season.
Murray is now Soness’ right-hand man, right-hand man.
Souness also nodded. It was true that Newcastle United would be in danger if the game continued like this. Soness lowered his head and thought about how to change it.
However, at this moment, the situation on the pitch changed drastically.
In midfield, Newcastle United youth genius Jenas’ direct pass was cut off by the defended Russ Diarra and the ball rolled to the feet of the retreating Modric.
Jermaine Jenas is a teenage genius and 22-year-old is now a regular for England and is highly regarded by Sven-Goran Eriksson. When he moved to Newcastle United he was £ 5 million, the second-highest paid young England player.
Right now, he was a young genius, but this time, his pass was interrupted.
The football came to Modric’s feet. Modric pulled the ball and knocked it back. Then, he went into a Marseille spin and dodged the snatch of Scott Parker, who had a very positive fighting spirit. The Leeds United fans immediately burst into cheers like a tsunami.
“Beautiful! A superb genius, Modric’s superb is too perfect, amazing!” Mark Lawrenson cried out loudly.
“Nice! Nice straight shot. Modric’s long-range straight shot tore through Newcastle United’s defensive line from midfield to backcourt. Heavens, this is amazing. This straight shot is like a Master-class midfield. My God, Modric is really amazing!” Eddie Gray roared excitedly.
Modric’s kick, which was more than 30 meters long, was a display of his talent and his worth.
This kick was like Ye Gucheng’s Soaring Immortal in the Heavens that was stunning in all directions, but it was extremely destructive!
The kick came with an elegant immortal aura, causing the Newcastle United to be so frightened that they couldn’t say a word.
Darren Bent’s forward insertion was very timely, straight to the point.
Leeds United fans jumped up from afar, excitedly staring at Darren Bent, who drove the ball at high speed into the Leeds box.
“Single blade! Leeds United single blade! Danger, Newcastle United versus danger, really dangerous!” Mark Lawrenson straightforwardly propped himself up, leaned forward, and stared fixedly at the field.
Darren Bent knocked down the Irish national goal with a fake shot in the face of an attack from Givin and directly hit the empty door.
The away Leeds United led 1-0.