The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 527
527 Special Methods in Special Times
Leeds United won two consecutive Champions League victories over Porto at home and performed well.
Most importantly, Dimatteo had learned a lot from Zhong Cheng, which made him confident about the upcoming league.
Leeds United will continue to play at home to Reading for the promotion.
Reading were really invincible in the Champions League last season, with 106 points in a single season, breaking the record for the highest points in the Champions League, including in the Premier League. Their performance was really, really shocking.
Reading still have the strength, for Dimatteo is also a challenge.
Leeds United are now in sixth place in the Premier League with 11 points in three wins, two draws and one loss. Ranked at the top of the table are Chelsea, who are 5-1, with 15 points, followed by Portsmouth, 4-1, 1-1, 13 points, Manchester United, 4-1, 1-1, 13 points, Everton, 3-3, 12 points and Aston Villa, 3-3, 12 points.
Apart from Leeds United, there were Arsenal, who were 3-2, 1-11, Bolton, 3-2, 1-11, Reading and Liverpool, who were both 3-1, 2-10.
So far, the difference between the top ten in the Premier League is not that big. This season seems to be a bit of a premier league fantasy.
Look at Chelsea, they’re not as strong as last season, they’ve been winning streak after streak. The other teams did well and bit the difference very hard. Of course, the league was just beginning, and every team had a chance in the sixth round.
Next up, Leeds United played Reading at home with only one point less than them. This game was still quite difficult, mainly because of the lack of Zhong Cheng.
DiMatteo took over the whip to coach the game.
Prior to the game, DiMatteo said: “Obviously, Reading’s strength has improved significantly.” Their performance in the Champions League last season was beyond our expectations. It was a difficult team to deal with and they had a few talkative players in their formation. It was a big challenge for me.
Dimatteo was not lying, he was worried about this match.
Leeds United were so impressive in the Champions League that season and scored 106 points. This showed that Reading’s strength had improved by leaps and bounds after a year of hard work. This match was really hard to fly.
“Of course, Leeds United are confident in this match. After all, this is our home ground. Even though Reading’s strength is good, the winner is still us. We, Leeds United, lost!” DiMatteo said.
DiMatteo’s words were more like cheering himself up.
Of course, Dimatteo cherished this opportunity very much. These were all valuable experiences in his future as a solo coach. Dimatteo was very serious.
At this stage, DiMatteo had gathered information very, very late. In the past, he had only seen Zhong Cheng sleep so late. Right now, he had experienced Zhong Cheng’s good fortune and hardship. Indeed, no profession was that easy to do, especially the head coach’s profession. Fortunately, he didn’t say anything about it, and the pressure was extremely great.
However, he enjoys the job and hopes to be an excellent manager in the future.
The day before Leeds United played Reading, England were always on the move.
After so many days of investigation, the FA finally came to the conclusion that the referee of the Leeds United versus Newcastle United game, Michael, was suspected of gambling. The ball, deliberately manipulating the game, made a lot of unimaginable punishments in that game, thus seriously affecting the image of English football. The FA’s movements were really fast and ruthless.
The FA imposed the following penalties on Mikel, starting with a fine of £ 50, 000. For a referee, the fine was still very harsh. The second is to directly revoke his referee’s enforcement certificate, and finally to ban the enforcement of the Premier League for life.
This punishment was really too harsh.
This excludes Mikel from football and he has no way of refereeing the English Premier League. At the same time, if he wants to referee some amateur games or low-level leagues, he has to get a referee certificate again.
However, it was very, very difficult for a referee with a criminal record like him to obtain a qualification certificate. It could be said that he was grounded for life.
The FA was really ruthless this time, extremely ruthless!
Perhaps it was because of the Calciopoli incident in Italy before the new season that the FA acted so quickly and with such force. It can be seen that the Italian Calciopoli affair has become the sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of other leagues.
In this sensitive matter, no league wants to be associated with these so-called shady fakes and they don’t want to be in the Serie A league.
Now on the Internet, countless people have teased the Serie A league as a fake league.
After the Italian football league suffered such a blow, whether it was their brand image or the league position and influence of the league are greatly reduced, the Serie A league is really beginning to decline. The Minor World Cup, which had dominated the world football for a while, was really going to fall.
That is why the Football Association is meeting this time to resolve this incident as quickly as possible with the momentum of thunder and lightning.
The Leeds United fans were delighted to hear that Mikel had received the punishment he deserved. Even many Leeds United fans were throwing rocks at Mikel on the Internet, continuing to spray and whip him.
This time, Mikael really had a lot of hatred for him, and he had completely become a negative example.
And Michelle has become the FA’s warning chicken. Mikel’s fate was truly too tragic. If this matter was placed in another time frame, he would only be suspended for a few matches at most, or if it was more serious, he would be banned from punishing the rest of the league this season. There was absolutely no way there would be such a harsh punishment.
Michelle really hit the muzzle!
Perhaps, at this moment, Michelle was regretting it, extremely regretful.
Unfortunately, there was no medicine for regret in this world. The only reason he had planted it was because he had tasted the fruits he had obtained.
During this time, the Premier League referees, and not all the referees in England, felt their hearts tighten. The matter with Mikael had reminded them that this was a critical moment and they could not afford to act recklessly.
During this period of time, the referees in England have been earnestly improving their business and guaranteeing the quality of the Premier League.
Leeds United fans felt both good and bad. Because Mikel controlled the game. If Mikel did not control the game, Leeds United should be able to win. Now, Mikel was punished as expected, but this would not be Leeds United’s three points. At the same time, Leeds United were also punished badly for this match. Leeds United did not become a beneficiary, but instead became the biggest victim and suffered a lot. Leeds United fans felt very unhappy. Damn the FA.
Some have argued that the game should be replayed to give Leeds United a level playing field. At the same time, the suspension of Leeds United players and coaches should be lifted. These were all the negative consequences of Mikel’s misdeeds, and Mikel should bear the consequences.
Obviously, the Football Association will not agree to the suggestions and suggestions of the Leeds United fans.
The penalties imposed on Leeds United were still valid and there was no chance of a rematch. Although Mikel had a problem with the game, the behaviour of the Leeds United players and coaches was also very bad and deserved to be treated to a feast.
Leeds United’s fans were naturally very unhappy. Without these punishments, Leeds United’s results would definitely not be like this. They might even become the top team in the Premier League.
However, there was no ifs in this world!
Leeds United can only accept the reality and continue to play.
At this time, Leeds United ushered in the seventh Premier League game of the season. Leeds United faced the promotion team Reading at their home ground.
This match was led by DiMateo. Zhong Cheng sat in the stands and watched the match. Apart from Julia Oliveira, there was also Peeker sitting with Zhong Cheng!
Yes, Pick is back now.
However, Peeker’s injuries are not completely healed and he is currently recovering at Leeds United’s high-tech treatment center. It is said that Pique is recovering well and will be able to return to the training ground in a week or two for his final recovery training.
If he was back in good shape, he could return to the field in three weeks at most.
This was definitely good news for Leeds United. It was obvious how important Pique was to Leeds United. Pique is at the heart of Leeds United’s defence, and there are no centre backs in the Leeds United squad who can replace him.
Although Leeds United’s potential at centre-backs is very high, they are still slightly weaker than Pique, who is already quite strong.
If Pique hadn’t been injured at the end of last season, the team that wanted to bring him in this summer would have had to go straight to London.
Pique’s return was great news for Leeds United. He was sitting beside Zhong Cheng and watching the match with him.
DiMatteo stood up and sat down on the sidelines from time to time. It was obvious that he was very nervous.
Reading, on the other hand, were acting heavy, as if they had been in the Premier League for years and Leeds United had just levelled up this season.
The Leeds United fans watched the match, their brows furrowed. The match looked a little suspenseful.
Reading had the feeling of controlling the game from the start, and Leeds United had put on a defensive counterattack posture. However, it could be seen that Leeds United’s defense seemed to be somewhat unstable. No wonder DiMatteo was restless and ups and downs.
However, after he stood up, DiMatteo did not have any special requirements. He just could not sit on the sidelines. That’s why Leeds United fans are feeling uneasy. The game is hanging in the air.