The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 312

312 The Season When Cold Water Stuffs the Teeth

After a short break, the second half of the match between the two sides resumed.

Zhong Cheng was still dressed in that familiar outfit. His white suit was like a prince walking out of a comic book, causing countless female fans to shout Zhong Cheng’s name crazily.

“My dearest Roja, I love you. Marry me!”

“Ah! My dearest prince Roja, come and see me. I can’t stand it. I find that I have fallen in love with you. Darling, don’t speak, kiss me!”

“My goddess Roja, come quickly. My husband isn’t home tonight!”

“Ah! Handsome Roja, how can you be so handsome? You stole my heart, do you know?”

“Ahhhhh! Roja, you’re too handsome, quickly marry me!”

The female fans were not reserved at all. They jumped up and down from the stands and shouted loudly. Their voices were especially loud, as if they could be heard by the entire arena.

Hearing these shouts, Zhong Cheng immediately turned around and waved his hand to the female fans, which caused the female fans to scream and shout crazily.

At the beginning of the second half, Liverpool made a substitution.

Benitez traded Harman for Stephen Finnan!

The Liverpool players were stunned when they saw the substitution because it was so familiar that they couldn’t help but think of last season’s Champions League final, the fantastic night in Istanbul. That match was the same time, Benitez made the same substitution!

Why? Did Liverpool make the same mistake in the first half as they did in the Champions League final?

At this moment, almost everyone knew that Benitez had suffered a terrible loss in the first half of the match.

The Liverpool fans turned ashen and shouted angrily, “Damn Madman Loria, you Tamar are too despicable! You damn despicable little bastard, go to hell!”

Liverpool fans aimed their guns at Zhong Cheng again, crazily cultivating him.

Zhong Cheng was still standing steadily by the side of the field, unaffected at all. Liverpool fans are happy to see him attacked, so there is less pressure on their Leeds United players on the pitch so they can play more freely.

“Wow! Looks like we were wrong about Roja in the first half! He was so cool in the first half. He was right in Benitez’s mind. This is really unexpected. I didn’t expect Roja to be so powerful!” Mark Lawrenson exclaimed.

“Yeah, Roja really surprised us. The first half was actually a scene he arranged. All of us were played by him. This guy really has two brushes. No wonder he was able to achieve such a good result last season! No wonder he was so famous!” Eddie Gray exclaimed.

On the sidelines, Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez also looked at Zhong Cheng in amazement.

In fact, Zhong Cheng set up the first half of the deep meaning of the game, Benitez did not expect that he just rejected himself early, that this is impossible. Zhong Cheng, this young man, did not have such deep thoughts. It seemed that he was completely wrong.

In the end, it was Benitez who underestimated Zhong Cheng and Leeds!

Rafael Benitez has also suffered a loss from arrogance, which should leave a deep impression on Benitez. He should not make such a mistake again in the upcoming games.

–Division Line–

On the pitch, Liverpool were still attacking like crazy.

Steven Gerrard continued to press forward, exerting pressure on Leeds United’s defensive line.

However, Rafa Benitez is not afraid of Leeds United’s counter-attack at all. With Harman’s defence in midfield, Liverpool’s waist has hardened and their defensive strength has improved by several levels. This way, Leeds United still have a chance to counter-attack?

Rafael Benitez is confident, but he also frowns.

The defence in the centre has been strengthened, but the winger has also been cleared. Although Carragher has to take care of the defence on the right, Leeds United’s winger court is very strong and the Liverpool three-man defender is still in danger.

At this moment, Benitez was wondering if he should let Riise return to full-back?

This will strengthen the defenses of the wingers, but there must be a person in the vanguard position.

In fact, Benitez has considered this issue in the past.

Last season’s Champions League final was a wake-up call for Benitez to strengthen his defence at the centre of the line.

However, Xabi Alonso and Steven Gerrard should both be in the same position, so where else could there be room for a defensive waist?

Benitez tried to get Xabi Alonso to go to the front waist, but Xabi Alonso’s body didn’t work and he had the most popular muscles of the day. The waistband was submerged and didn’t work at all.

Moreover, Xabi Alonso’s advantage was his accurate long-pass scheduling. If he had to go to the front waist and bury his ability in this area, it was unlikely that Xabi Alonso would go to the front waist, then Xabi Alonso would have to occupy a back waist position.

And Harvey Alonso is the kind of defensive and sweeping ability of the back.

That way, Benitez can only move Steven Gerrard, who has been playing at the front, left, right and back this season.

To tell the truth, Gerrard’s offensive power in these positions was not ordinary, but it restricted his ability, especially the explosive ability inserted in the back row. Moreover, he did not have much talent in crossing and so on, so Gerrard slowly returned to his position at the back.

With Xabi Alonso and Steven Gerrard at the back, this is good for the Premier League teams on the side, but once they meet strong teams, their disadvantage will be widened and exploited.

Just like Zhong Cheng now, he had checked the meridians of the Liverpool team and prescribed the right medicine. Even if Liverpool did not want to do it, they would still be hanging in the wind!

Now, Benitez is ready to try something new. It is Carlo Ancelotti’s 4-3-2-1 Christmas tree. He put three people on the back of his waist so that he can strengthen his defence and strengthen his defensive capabilities in the middle.

But to tell the truth, there were too few people in the front court, and there were a lot of openings. Especially the two wings, they would allow the opponent to easily control the ball in the middle and back court to pass and reverse the ball, intersperse and run.

Moreover, the two sides were easily oppressed!

However, Benitez had no other choice. The formation had changed to 4-3-1-2. This formation was on the edge of space, giving Ribery and Milner a lot of room to maneuver. The two of them were very strong and had good passing and finishing skills. This was also a threat to Liverpool.

However, at this time, Liverpool’s attack was also very sharp.

After Gerrard received the football, he suddenly pulled the ball around and placed it under Xabi Alonso’s feet. Xabi Alonso had already seen the gap and sent the ball flying to the side with a slanted kick.

Cen Deng, who was on the side, caught the ball and directly passed it.

The football drew an arc and flew straight into the restricted area of Leeds United. Morientes crushed Vermaelen and smashed the ball into Leeds United’s goal.

Morientes was an expert header and could be called an aerial bomber.

He shook his head vigorously, and the ball was flying at a high speed. That’s right, Zhong Zheng’s position was better. He gently raised his arm and hugged the football firmly.

Leeds United launched a quick counterattack and the football quickly rolled to Ribery’s feet in front of them.

After Ribery took the ball, he did not pass the ball in the first place. Instead, he moved sideways quickly and went straight into the Liverpool centre, pressing down on the Liverpool defensive line.

Steven Gerrard pushed forward but was still unable to break the football beneath Ribery’s feet. Ribery had already pressed down on Liverpool and the side was completely empty. He suddenly blocked the football to the bottom line with a slanted kick.

Leeds United winger Evra rushed up and headed straight for the ball, whistling into Liverpool’s box. Huntelaar stabbed in, and Hyypia, who had surpassed Liverpool, jumped high into the air and slammed down on the football.

The football whistled towards Liverpool’s goal, and the Liverpool goalkeeper reached out with a single palm to push the ball out of the baseline.

The Leeds United fans felt a wave of regret. What a good opportunity!

“Nice save! Reina showed his strength this time. No wonder he suppressed Scott Carson on the bench. He’s really strong!” Mark Lawrenson praised Reina for his great save.

“That’s right, Reina’s pouncing is not bad, very good! Eh … there seems to be a problem. Reina has been lying on the ground and hasn’t gotten up. It looks like his expression is very painful. What’s going on?” Eddie Gray exclaimed.

The hearts of all the Liverpool fans on the scene instantly tightened, and they all looked extremely worried. What’s wrong with Rena? Was he injured?

On the pitch, Reina was lying in his forbidden area, his left hand holding his right wrist, his expression extremely painful.

Liverpool centre-back Hyypia’s expression changed as he grabbed his body and stretched out his hand to signal for the team doctor to hurry up. Reina was really injured.

Benitez raised his eyebrows and thought to himself, “Holy shit, can you be so unlucky?”

The referee also immediately signaled for the team doctor to hurry up. Reina’s condition must be very bad. It seems that he has suffered a serious injury.

Liverpool fans are very worried and very unhappy. Only one person was very happy. That was Scott Carson, who was sitting on the bench. It was finally my turn to play. I had been waiting for a long time.

Scott Carson, who was sitting on the bench, immediately prayed, “I hope Reina is injured and won’t be able to play this game! I hope he is injured, I hope he is injured and it’s my turn to play!”

“Wow! We’ve already seen it. Looks like Reina’s injury is very serious. Huntelaar’s header just now was really too powerful. It was very powerful. It directly injured Reina’s right wrist. It was very powerful!” Eddie Gray said in surprise, with a smug look on his face!

The Liverpool team doctor immediately went on stage and bent down to examine him carefully. Immediately, his complexion turned ugly. Reina’s injuries are more serious than he had imagined. Not only will he not be able to last this match, he will also have to rest for about two weeks!

This was really a house leak, and it was raining all night!