The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 490
490 The Liverpool Men Are Here for Revenge
In the first round of the match, Leeds United won 3-0. They were not ranked first in the league. The first in the league was Red Manchester United, who won 4-0 with a net victory advantage ranking first in the league.
Two other teams, Chelsea and Portsmouth, won 3-0, just like Leeds United.
Arsenal and Liverpool are still slower to get into form and have both scored a draw.
Zhong Cheng led the team to a three-goal victory. This was beyond many people’s expectations. Everyone thought that they were going to die from the start. Because in the Community Shield Cup, the Leeds United players were in terrible shape. I didn’t expect them to win the match.
At this time, media reporters did not talk about Leeds United’s victory. Their gazes were all focused on Tevez. Tevez was in the starting line-up, but his performance was terrible. This match could be described as sleepwalking.
After playing half the game, Tevez was substituted. Darren Bent was in good condition and scored the goal as soon as he got on the pitch.
The English media think Darren Bent is the one to be groomed. Darren Bent is the new superstar striker that has emerged in England. This is much better than Tevez Cavani. The two of them are simply super shoddy.
There were even reporters who claimed that Tevez could score five goals in a season, and he was able to broadcast it live!
Tevez was badly hacked.
Cavani was even more miserable. He didn’t play at all in this match. But the media reporters still thought of him because Tevez thought of Cavani. They all claimed that Cavani was inferior to Tevez. Tevez could at least get some chances to play. You, Cavani, didn’t even have a chance to play. You were simply the best watcher of parallel imports and water dispensers.
Of course, these media reporters did not let Zhong Cheng off, claiming that Zhong Cheng had brought in two pieces of trash and two pieces of trash. This was simply blind, why did he bring in these two people?
At this time, these media had spared no effort to hack the two of them.
“They are just rookies,” Zhong said at a post-match press conference. “It’s normal that they haven’t adapted to the Premier League and the Leeds United tactics yet. As long as they are given time, they will be able to form their fighting strength very quickly. As he said, their future will definitely be bright.”
Media reporters curled their lips, believing that Zhong Cheng was just a dead duck with a hard mouth.
However, these media reporters did not expose Zhong Cheng in person. This was not their good intentions. They simply thought that the time was not ripe, and in two or three matches, they would be able to face Zhong Chenggang head-on.
Cavani and Tevez weren’t in a good mood these past two days, but Zhong Cheng didn’t try to enlighten them. Zhong Cheng wanted to see how they handled this matter and whether they could resist the pressure.
Rogers also came to Zhong Cheng and asked, “Boss, this afternoon is not good. After all, they are too young. At this time, we should enlighten them!”
Zhong Cheng smiled and said, “There’s no need for that. Let them carry it on their own first. Don’t be so nervous. Sometimes, our players’ endurance is beyond our imagination. At this time, we don’t need to interfere too much. Let them handle it on their own. Their growth will be faster!”
Rogers naturally understood this principle. Only after experiencing tribulations would he be able to grow faster.
However, Rogers was still very worried. He stared at Zhong Cheng hesitantly and couldn’t help but say, “Boss, after all, they are too young. I’m afraid this will affect his mentality and growth!”
Zhong Cheng shook his head slightly and said, “Brandan, no. It’s the same thing. Our players have more endurance than we thought!”
Hearing Zhong Cheng’s words, Rogers couldn’t say anything else. However, he was still a little worried, but that was the only thing he could do now.
Under such circumstances, Leeds United ushered in the second round of the new season. Leeds United continued to stay at home and waited for Liverpool’s arrival at Ellen Road Stadium.
Yes, in the second round of the Premier League this season, Leeds United played Liverpool at home.
What a gathering of enemies!
The two teams had just finished competing in the Community Shield Cup, and the two teams had met again so quickly. The last time they played in the Community Shield Cup, Liverpool were not convinced at all. Now that he met Leeds United, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for revenge!
Before the game, Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez said: “This is a game worth looking forward to. We lost the Community Shield accidentally and lost to luck. And in this game, I will make sure that Zhong Cheng understands that luck is not the way to go for a lifetime!”
Media reporters knew that this was going to be a spark-to-earth race. They were all watching the match and were all rushing towards Leeds.
Rafael Benitez added: “What I want to say is that Liverpool are much stronger than Leeds United and it was clear in the Community Shield.” Leeds United are unlikely to be like last season, so rest assured that they are in the middle of the Premier League this season.
Rafael Benitez added: “So we Liverpool are sure to win this game, we have the confidence and strength to win! As for Tevez Cavani, well, they have very few chances right now. I believe we can see if they are parallel players in two or three more games!”
Even so, Benitez has no intention of looking down on Leeds United. Benitez added: “Roja is a great coach, there is no doubt about that. I was amazed at his performance in the Community Shield and he was able to cause me some trouble. But I still believe in myself and I have a way to beat him!”
This was not Benitez’s compliment to Zhong Cheng, but he really thought so.
He still remembered the game in the Community Shield Cup. In such a bad situation, Zhong Cheng was still able to perform so well and cause so much trouble for Liverpool. He was very strong, even though he had the intention to underestimate his opponent.
Bertnez was very serious in this match. He did not want to lose to Zhong Cheng a second time.
At this moment, the media reporters asked Zhong Zheng about which pot they didn’t boil and which pot they didn’t boil. Hearing Zhong Zheng’s question, Benitez frowned.
In the Community Shield Cup match, Zhong Zheng had caused Benitez to feel a bit of a psychological shadow.
In that match, Zhong Zheng really became famous in a single match. His first player instantly rose by a lot, causing countless English fans to like him. Zhong Zheng seemed to have become the number one goalkeeper of England in the eyes of English fans all of a sudden.
Not long ago, England’s new coach Steve McClaren publicly announced that Zhong Zheng would be selected for his England squad, and Zhong Zheng would become England’s first goalkeeper, starting from the starting line-up.
These words attracted the praise of countless England fans. They thought that McClaren had finally done something and supported Zhong Zheng.
At this moment, Benitez felt bitter when he heard the reporters ask Zhong Zheng questions.
Benitez was silent for a while before saying: “Obviously he is a very good goalkeeper and, more importantly, he is very young. It is really life-threatening.” Obviously he’s going to be a big drag in this game and it’s going to be hard to break through his ten fingers but that’s not why Liverpool don’t win. Although he is very strong, I believe my players that we will definitely win this match!
Rafael Benitez has shown his confidence and momentum in winning the support of Liverpool fans.
The Liverpool Rice are all clamoring for revenge. Because they had lost too badly in the last match, they had not scored a single goal after serving three rounds of penalty shootouts, and Zhong Zheng had saved two of the goals. After that game, Liverpool fans were mocked by many other teams’ fans who came to Leeds to take revenge and wash away the humiliation.
Countless Liverpool fans have come to Leeds, where there have been many more on this day.
At this time, Zhong Cheng was also interviewed by media reporters.
In the interview, Zhong Cheng said: “Liverpool’s strength is naturally very strong, otherwise we wouldn’t be forced into such a sorry state in the Community Shield Cup. They have a lot of strong players in the formation, such as Steven Gerrard, Steven Gerrard, Steven Gerrard …”
The reporters were speechless when they heard this. Oh my God, is there only one Steven Gerrard in Liverpool who can catch your eye? Or are you mocking Liverpool for having only one Steven Gerrard?
“Rafael Benitez is a great tactician and the team he coached is very strong. However, he seems to be more suitable for a cup game. This is the league, so …” Zhong Cheng said.
The reporters at the scene were all full of praise, oh, hold back, and burst out laughing. Zhong Cheng was really too funny. Rafael Benitez must have hated this guy for joking at such a time. The Leeds United-Liverpool game will be a bloody one.
“As for Carlos and Edinson, I don’t want to say too much, because no matter how much I say, you still won’t believe me and continue to report according to your superficial knowledge. Then why should I say so much? Tell the truth!” Zhong Cheng said.
On the day of the game, there were countless fans pouring into the Ellen Road Stadium.
The Leeds United fans were very unhappy. The tickets to the home court were not even enough for their Leeds United fans. How could they still give tickets to the Liverpool players? This was not honest at all.
Yes, there is no way to satisfy Leeds United at the Ellen Road Stadium. Leeds United’s new stadium must be put on the agenda as soon as possible, otherwise there will be some problems.
The weather on the day of the match was very good. It was clear and breezy.
Rafael Benitez, who led his Liverpool squad on the pitch, played in a 4-2-3-1 formation, starting with the following list:
Goalkeeper: Reina
Four defenders “from left to right”: Lithur, Agger, Carragher and Stephen Finnan
Double waist: Mohamed Sissoko and Harvey Alonso
Three avantgarde “left to right”: Kewell, Steven Gerrard and Dirk Kuyt
Single forward: crouch
This is Liverpool’s starting lineup for today, with central defender Samir Hyypia still out of action. However, it is said that the situation has improved and has begun to work with the team. I wonder why he didn’t make the list today?
To be honest, Agger was bullied too much by Luca Toni in the last match. If Hyypia’s injury has healed, he should be on the starting line-up because the young Agger is no match for Luca Toni.