The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 358
358 His Greatest Enemy Was Himself
Chelsea won their first game without Jose Mourinho, beating Sunderland 1-0 away.
The Chelsea man won a thrilling game with a last-minute free-kick from the front court to break through Sunderland’s goal and thrill the three points.
To be honest, without Jos é Mourinho, Chelsea would still have a big impact.
It was a chance for the Leeds United to see a chance to overtake Chelsea.
However, the pressure on the Leeds United was also very great because they had already won six consecutive games. Many media were watching Leeds United and cried out in surprise that Leeds United were truly awesome. At the same time, they were also guessing when Leeds United’s winning streak would end.
This season, Chelsea won nine consecutive wins, followed by nine consecutive wins. This was the longest Premier League winning streak this season. Now that Leeds United have won six consecutive wins, can Leeds United catch up to Chelsea? Can they break Chelsea’s record for consecutive victories this season?
Countless media and fans have been involved in this discussion. Of course, most fans don’t think Leeds United have the ability to do so. Their winning streak is coming to an end and they simply can’t be compared to Chelsea.
However, Leeds United fans are very confident in this matter, Leeds United must win, must win, must surpass Chelsea!
To tell the truth, no matter what others said at this time, it would make Zhong Cheng and the players of Leeds United nervous.
People’s pressure often came from themselves!
Why would there always be a saying that one’s greatest enemy is oneself?
Actually, this was also the reason!
Therefore, it was not so much the pressure from the outside world that was exerting on the Leeds United players, but rather the pressure from the Leeds United players.
The Leeds United players were very serious in their usual training. They were meticulous, without much laughter and teasing, and even less time for such a lively guy as Ribery to speak.
Leeds United fitness coach Oscar Ortega was much more serious than usual.
Oscar Ortega’s requirements for training were very strict. He could be called the Devil’s Coach. But in his training, he would always design some games to train to ease the tension of the players. Recently, however, there were a lot fewer links in the game, and most of them were training.
It could be seen that Oscar Ortega was also very nervous at this time.
And Ortega is hoping that he can lead Leeds to the top. He hopes his Leeds career will come to a good end.
Yes, at this time Ortega had already decided to leave Leeds United.
This did not mean that he was unhappy at Leeds United. To be honest, he was very happy here and Leeds United satisfied all his fantasies about a fitness coach. He was very comfortable here and they were reluctant to part with Leeds, but he still chose to leave.
There was no other reason to leave, it was because of Diego Simoni’s invitation!
Ortega had agreed with Simone a long time ago that Ortega would be Simone’s assistant and assist Simone.
Ortega kept his promise!
Simoni will start coaching independently at the end of the season, and now he has found a new home, the Argentine Athletics.
The first thing Simoni thought of to take over the team was Ortega.
Simone had just called Ortega and sent him an invitation. Ortega had no way of refusing, so he was leaving Leeds United.
Of course, the time to leave is at the end of the season.
That’s why Ortega hopes to have a good end to the season and bring his Leeds years to a successful conclusion. That’s why he is so diligent.
Zhong Cheng had made a request to stay, but Ortega had made up his mind and had no choice.
All the banquets in the world had come to an end!
However, Ortega’s indoor disciple Carnales will remain at Leeds United and he will take over from Ortega as fitness coach for Leeds United.
The two of them came from the same lineage, and Canales had received Ortega’s true legacy. Even if Ortega leaves, Leeds United won’t have much of a problem. Perhaps it was also because of this that Ortega was determined.
Seeing that he could not retain her, Zhong Cheng had no choice but to send his blessings.
In Zhong Cheng’s memories, after following Simone, Ortega was considered famous. The Atletico Madrid created by the two of them could be said to be extremely popular. After this time, would they still be like a journey in parallel space and time?
The entire Leeds United team is carefully preparing for every league game and does not want to miss out on a great opportunity.
Leeds United played Fulham at home in the third round of the league. Fulham were ranked 13th in the league and were not very strong. They should be able to win this match easily.
Right now, the Leeds United are concerned about Chelsea’s game.
Chelsea play Charlton at home this round and Billies United play one day early. When the game arrived, the Leeds players were watching the game on TV.
In this match, Jose Mourinho was naturally sitting in the stands.
The Chelsea man was really not used to it and played badly. In this match, they drew Charlton 1-1, which made Jos é Mourinho very angry. This was simply giving Leeds United a chance.
After Zhong Cheng saw the result of the match, he was very excited.
However, after Chelsea’s draw, the pressure on the Leeds United was even greater. Now that the opportunity had appeared, if their Leeds United couldn’t catch it, then it would be over.
At this moment, the pressure that the Leeds United put on themselves was enormous.
Zhong Cheng stood at the side of the arena, his heart beating so fast that he could clearly hear his heartbeat. Now there are no Leeds United fans, only the visiting Fulham fans, this is Fulham’s home court.
At the beginning of the game, Leeds United’s players were under a lot of pressure, but it also affected their performance.
The Leeds United players couldn’t let go under the pressure. Zhong Cheng was shouting loudly from the sidelines, reminding the Leeds United players that it was useless.
Fulham scored in the 30th minute of the first half.
Fulham’s goal came from Leeds United’s own goal. Leeds United winger Evra made a mistake at the end. A big kick was released and the football flew into Leeds United’s goal, 0-1.
Seeing this, Zhong Cheng was stunned. What was he really afraid of?
In the first half, the Leeds United players played very badly.
During the break, Zhong Cheng thought to the players of Leeds United, letting them put down their baggage and play a good game with Fulham so that Leeds United would have a chance of winning.
After the second half of the game began, the Leeds United players were still unable to let go. There were endless dangers in front of the goal, and Zhong Cheng’s face turned green from anger on the sidelines. He roared crazily, almost cursing.
In the second half of the game, the Leeds United players gradually let go and unloaded their thoughts. However, there was not much time left at this time. It made Zhong Cheng anxious.
Fortunately, the Leeds United players were lucky.
In the thirty-ninth minute of the second half of the game, Huntelaar received the football at the front of the restricted area. A spike turned around and shook the opponent’s defender. A kick sent the football into Fulham’s goal, equalizing the score.
Huntelaar, who equalized, was very excited. He rushed to the side of the field and lifted his jersey. He lit up the white T-shirt with words written on it, saying that he wanted his girlfriend to express his love.
Huntelaar is publicly spreading dog food and abusing dogs again!
In the 44th minute of the second half of the game, Ribery broke through from the side and passed through the forbidden area. Huntelaar, who was at the front, was half a beat slower. Darren Bent, who was at the back, threw his whole body out and scooped the football into the back corner of the goal.
Leeds United beat Fulham 2-1.
Luck. Leeds United beat Fulham with luck and scored three points with difficulty.
However, this three points was extremely important!
Zhong Cheng led Leeds United to close the gap with Chelsea again.
Chelsea are still at the top of the league. Their points are 59, while Leeds United are 55. Now they are only four points behind Chelsea. The difference is very close. No wonder Leeds United’s players are excited, very excited.
Finally narrowing the gap with Chelsea, the Leeds United see a chance to beat Chelsea to the top of the Premier League.
However, the next match was more difficult for Leeds United.
For the next game, Leeds United will go away to face Arsenal. This season, Arsenal’s results are not very good, not as sharp as the previous two seasons. It seems that the departure of Vieira and the others has greatly reduced Arsenal’s strength.
Now you can see how useful Vieira is.
Arsenal are now sixth in the league, with 37 points and three teams with the same points.
Although the result is not good, but Arsenal’s strength is not to be underestimated!
After all, skinny camels are bigger than horses. No matter how bad Arsenal’s results this season are, they still have strength. It will not be easy for Leeds United to defeat Arsenal.
Moreover, there are some grudges between Leeds United and Arsenal. The relationship between the two teams is not very good. Arsenal will definitely not let the Leeds United win easily.
Therefore, this match is a hurdle for Leeds United. If the Leeds United do not cross this hurdle, they may not be able to catch up with the Chelsea team in front of them. Perhaps this match will determine the title of the Premier League this season!
In this situation, the Leeds United players have to grind their teeth and fight Arsenal. They have to beat Arsenal so that they can follow Chelsea to the top of the Premier League!