The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 485
485 Rafael Benitez Has Miscalculated
Leeds United equalised 1-1.
It was Luca Tony who scored!
The entire stadium exploded. All the Leeds United fans were excited to jump up and down. They were really excited. They were very clear about the difficulty of this match, but under such circumstances, Leeds United also scored a goal. This was truly exciting.
Leeds United fans have already taken off, roaring with excitement, madly scolding each other with Liverpool fans.
The Leeds United fans also shouted excitedly, “Roja! Great Roja! Crazy Roja!”
The Leeds United fans were naturally very excited, but Zhong Cheng was not excited at all. All he had was worry. Although Leeds United scored and equalised, the game was over.
To put it this way, the real game has only just begun.
Liverpool are clearly not going to accept a draw, so the Liverpool man will definitely come out and face another ferocious attack from Leeds United.
Next up, Leeds United will have a hard time scoring goals.
Now, Zhong Cheng had to make a difficult choice. Was he going to continue this simple high-pitched strategy in the back-denomination competition? Or should we just retreat and defend ourselves?
The He Qu Shield Cup game was a game that decided the outcome. Moreover, there was no overtime game, and the outcome was decided by a penalty shoot-out.
Therefore, at this moment, it was up to Zhong Cheng whether he wanted to win the game within the normal time, or whether he wanted to defend the score and wait for the penalty kicks.
To tell the truth, with Leeds United’s current form, it would be difficult to make progress.
If Liverpool were to go all out, Leeds United would find it hard to get a chance to go straight to Luca Toni, who was in front of them, with such a leisurely long pass.
Zhong Cheng was thinking about how he should play in the next match.
At this moment, Liverpool made a quick decision.
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez stood up and shouted loudly from the sidelines, signaling for Liverpool players to attack. It’s obvious that you are unwilling to accept it. She hopes to win against Zionist United in the regular time. He doesn’t want to drag it down to a penalty shoot-out.
The penalty shootout was uncontrollable, and that depended on luck.
“Wow, Liverpool have made a choice. It looks like the Liverpool men can’t accept this draw. They are going to attack and launch the final onslaught!” BBC commentator Mark Lawrenson said immediately.
The Liverpool fans were excited and shouted: “Liverpool, move on! Liverpool attack, we want to kill Leeds United, we want to win, win!”
Liverpool fans immediately shouted the Liverpool team song “You’ll Never Walk Alone”. They were supporting the Liverpool players, wanting them to attack crazily and kill Leeds United.
Looking at Benitez’s reaction, Zhong Cheng frowned, as expected.
Zhong Cheng had also made up his mind at this moment. What he was afraid of at this moment was hesitation. If there was any hesitation, the Liverpool man would have seized the opportunity, so Zhong Cheng instantly made up his mind.
Zhong Cheng immediately came to the sidelines and waved his hand to signal the Leeds United players to hurry back and retreat. At this time, the Leeds United were going to defend with all their might.
At this time, Zhong Cheng also made a substitution. He used Gary Kelly to replace Sagna. Gary Kelly came up at this time to strengthen the attack.
Zhong Cheng adjusted his position on the pitch as soon as possible. Leeds United’s formation changed to 4-2-3-1. Modric retreated to the back of Leeds United, while Edison Cavani retreated to midfield, leaving Luca Toni in the front.
“Wow, Roja’s adjustment was very quick. Roja is indeed a very, very good manager. We have said it many times in this game. But now we still have to say, again, Roja is really strong!” Eddie Gray said immediately.
At this moment, Mark Lawrenson continued: “By now we should be able to see Roja’s intentions. Leeds United are going to defend!”
The Liverpool players were excited. They pushed out frantically and besieged Leeds United,
Zhong Cheng shouted loudly from the sidelines, “Pay attention to defense, pay attention to everyone’s distance, keep a good defense distance, okay?”
Zhong Cheng is really anxious, the Liverpool man is going crazy.
Liverpool’s ferocious attack had arrived, and Zenden, who was on the bench in the second half, caught the ball from the side, then quickly pulled the ball around and rushed towards Leeds United’s box.
Cen Deng was physically strong. This fellow’s charge was truly not something that everyone could stop.
The Leeds United players weren’t in good shape. Zenden had broken through two people in a row while shaking continuously. However, he had already reached the bottom line and entered a dead end.
But at this moment, Zenden suddenly knocked the football backwards with a heel, and the football rolled under Crouch’s feet.
Crouch immediately shot into the far corner of the goal,
The ball was very fast and arced, flying towards the far upper corner of the goal.
The Liverpool fans screamed excitedly as they raised their fists as if the goal had been scored.
However, all of a sudden, Zhong Zheng flew out from the side and raised the football out of the bottom line with one palm.
“Nice save, Aldridge. Looks like Leeds United are in good shape today. Looks like Roja’s intention is to drag the game into a penalty shoot-out, so Leeds United have a chance of winning!” Said Mark Lawrenson.
Crouch immediately raised his head and stared at Zhong Zheng. Wasn’t this fellow’s reaction too fast?
A corner kick. Liverpool got a corner kick.
Liverpool’s Cowell went to the corner, glanced at Leeds United’s box, and then a long kick quickly slanted the ball out.
The football flew rapidly towards the front of the restricted area.
Yes, the ball did not enter the restricted area. Instead, it directly sent the football to the front of the restricted area.
There were two Liverpool heavy gunners ambushing, Steven Gerrard on the right and Arne Lithur on the left, both of whom had been waiting here for a long time.
“Ah! Danger, both Liverpool guns are set, Leeds United are in danger, it’s over, Steven Gerrard is here!” Eddie Gray roared in horror.
At this moment, Gerrard rushed forward swiftly, continuously shooting towards the ball.
With a bang, Gerrard slammed his foot into the football, which shot out like a loaded cannon ball towards Leeds United’s goal.
Steven Gerrard was strong and his right foot wrapped around the football. He ate it accurately and was pressed very beautifully. The quality of the ball was very high and all the Liverpool fans were on the verge of orgasm.
The spectator stands thought Liverpool fans were roaring excitedly: “If this ball doesn’t score, I’ll eat it!”
The football whistled towards Leeds United’s goal and shot straight at the upper right corner of the goal at lightning speed.
Gerrard himself raised his fists high, believing that the goal was certain to be scored.
However, at this moment, Zhong Zheng suddenly jumped up and flew sideways, his hands continuing to seal the upper right corner of the goal.
With a slap, Zhong Zheng’s left palm touched the football. The football immediately jumped up, directly crossed the bar of the goal and flew out of the bottom line.
“Beautiful! Aldrich! Perfect! Aldrich’s condition today is perfect! Oh my God, is he going to punish Liverpool today? Steven Gerrard’s long-range shot was already very high quality, but he was still blocked by Aldrich. Aldrich is really a super goalkeeper, perfect!” Eddie Gray roared excitedly, her blood boiling.
Liverpool fans began to howl. Today, Zhong Zheng was simply a bug. How the fuck was he supposed to play?
Rafa Benitez is now aware that there is not much time left for Liverpool.
Looking at Zhong Zheng’s condition today, if he were to enter a penalty shoot-out, Liverpool’s chances of winning would not be good. Therefore, Benitez is hoping Liverpool can win the game in the regular time.
Rafael Benitez shouted: “Attack, speed up the attack, we have to win the game as soon as possible.”
Liverpool fans cheered excitedly at this time, cheering for the Liverpool players who wanted to see the team win.
At this moment, time was running out, and there were only ten minutes left.
At this moment, the Liverpool players were attacking like crazy, attacking like crazy, extremely ferocious.
Zhong Cheng shouted loudly from the sidelines, “Hold on, there’s only ten minutes left. Hold on, do you understand?”
The Leeds United players are going all out at this point in time to defend the last ten minutes.
Moreover, the Leeds United players had all returned to their own half, and even Luca Toni had returned to his own half to participate actively in the defense. Obviously, Leeds United were going for a penalty shoot-out.
At this moment, Liverpool’s attack came again, pressing down on the whole line.
The soccer ball flew quickly to the foot of Steven Gerrard in the middle and Mascherano immediately threw the ball out with a tackle. But the football rolled under Louis Garcia’s feet. Louis Garcia quickly slanted the football to the side. Lithur on the side rushed up and fired a long shot. The football hit Vermaelen’s body and flew out of the bottom line.
Corner kicks. Liverpool have a chance to get a corner kick.
Luis Garcia opened the corner and, in the middle of the box, Agger jumped high to head the goal. Unfortunately, Liverpool football fans were disappointed by Compani’s interference as he sent the football into the sky.
There is not much time left for the Liverpool players, who are no longer co-operating with them and are only sending their feet into the Leeds United box. However, the high-altitude ball was almost taken over by Compani, Vermaelen and Luca Toni, so Crouch didn’t have much chance.
Rafael Benitez shook his head, feeling very depressed in his heart. It seemed that it was almost impossible for him to settle this match in the usual time. He could only prepare for the penalty kick match. He immediately turned around and discussed the order of the penalty kicks with his assistant.
“Wow, the game is coming to an end. Looks like this game is going to be a penalty shoot-out. Roja’s tactics are successful. Now, is the game coming to an end?” Andy Gray said truthfully.