The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 609
609 Victory Was a Bit of a Fluke!
At the end of February, Leeds United won the 2006-2007 Carling Cup.
Now, it’s early March, the 29th Premier League game, when Leeds United play Tottenham Hotspur at home.
Yes, the Leeds United game is back in the league.
Now Leeds United really can’t afford to lose a single league match. The league is already in its final stages. If they lose a single match, it’s very likely that they will lose this season’s hard work.
Before the match, Zhong Cheng was very serious. He said to the Leeds United players, “This is a very important match, and I only have one goal-to win. Don’t let down your guard in this match, you know?”
The players of Leeds United could feel this incomparably serious atmosphere, and they were all very cautious.
The starting lineup for Leeds United was like this:
Team: Leeds United, Coach: Zhong Cheng, Formation: 4-1-3-2
Goalkeeper: Zhong Zheng
Fourth Guards “Left to Right”: Gareth Bale, Vermaelen, Pique and Sagna
Single waist: Alexander Song
Three avant-garde “from left to right”: Bresciano, Gourcuff and Watkin
Twin strikers: Luca Tony and Carlos Tevez
This was the starting lineup for Leeds United today. This lineup had undergone a lot of changes. Zhong Cheng had undergone a large-scale rotation. It could be seen that Zhong Cheng was preparing for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final in the middle of next week.
Yes, in three days Leeds United will be at home to PSV Eindhoven.
This game was about the life and death of Leeds United in the Champions League. This was Zhong Cheng’s Leeds United’s first time in the Champions League. They did not have much experience. This game was really hanging in the balance.
Therefore, at this time, Zhong Cheng chose to rotate.
Leeds United’s opponent, Tottenham Hotspur, drew up this starting line-up today:
Team: Tottenham Hotspur, Coach: Martin Jol, Formation: 4-4-2
Goalkeeper: Paul Robinson
Fourth Guards “From Left to Right”: Lee Wing-pyo, Michael Dawson, Ledley King and Hector
Four midfielders “from left to right”: Horse Blanc, Zokora, Hedelstone and Jenas
Double strikers: Bale Bartov and Robbie Keane
This was Tottenham Hotspur’s starting lineup for the game. This lineup looked very strong, especially the combination of high and fast forward.
However, Tottenham Hotspur striker Bale Bartov is a bit lazy, he doesn’t run too much and never plays in defense.
Zhong Cheng knew Bale Bartov very well. After all, the name “Xiaosa Ge” was very famous in later generations.
At this moment, the referee of this match directly blew the whistle for the official start of the match.
Zhong Cheng stood at the side of the field and quietly stared at the stadium. But in the next quarter of an hour, Cheng was not calm, because at the beginning of the game, Tottenham Hotspur scored a goal, and it was Bale Bartov, who Zhong Cheng had not cared much about before.
Tottenham Hotspur’s attack this time didn’t seem to be a threat, and even Tottenham Hotspur didn’t expect them to be able to break through Leeds United’s goal.
South Korean full-back Lee Yong-pyo inadvertently passed the ball to Bale Bartov in the restricted area. Bale Bartov didn’t stop the ball, he directly kicked sideways and threw the ball into the air, fiercely throwing the ball towards the goal.
To be honest, Bale Bartov himself didn’t have much confidence in the shot.
However, this kick, which no one cared much about, had a shocking effect. The football flew rapidly towards the upper right corner of the goal.
Zhong Zheng’s first reaction was that he didn’t block the football and it flew straight into Leeds United’s goal.
Everyone on the scene was dumbfounded. They really didn’t expect this ball to score. They were somewhat puzzled.
Bale Bartov, who scored the goal, was also stunned. Then, he shouted excitedly and jumped excitedly.
The Tottenham Hotspur players frantically rushed over to host Bale Bartov and began celebrating wildly, jumping excitedly.
Zhong Cheng was also dumbfounded.
Tottenham Hotspur scored less than five minutes before the game began.
The Leeds United players were also a little dumbfounded. Why did they score this goal all of a sudden? This was Tottenham Hotspur’s first shot. Looks like Leeds United’s luck isn’t too good today.
On the sidelines, Martin Jol kept clapping and waving, signaling for Tottenham Hotspur players to keep up the good work.
After scoring a goal, Tottenham Hotspur attacked frantically, putting pressure on Leeds United. Seeing this, Zhong Cheng crossed his chest with both hands on the sidelines. Since you guys have attacked, then our Leeds United won’t be afraid of you anymore.
Zhong Cheng signaled for the Leeds United players to retreat deeper and deceive Tottenham Hotspur.
Tottenham Hotspur attacked crazily and rushed forward swiftly. There were plenty of chances, as if they could break through Leeds United’s goal every time they attacked.
However, in the twenty-sixth minute of the first half, midfielder Alexander Song suddenly cut the ball off and shoved the ball towards Bresciano who was on the side. Bresciano scored a single goal and passed through Tottenham Hotspur’s winger Lee Jung-pyo’s defense, scoring straight into Tottenham Hotspur’s half.
At this moment, Tottenham Hotspur’s half was very empty. Bresciano was like Kaka, striding towards the Tottenham Hotspur’s restricted area at high speed.
The Leeds United fans cheered excitedly, shouting Bresciano’s name.
Tottenham Hotspur, on the other hand, was shocked and screamed in horror.
Facing centre-back Ledley King, Bresciano suddenly crossed the ball horizontally. Carlos Tevez, who was following him, stopped and brought the ball to the left rib of the forbidden area. He suddenly shot backwards and sent the ball into the lower right corner of the goal.
Paul Robinson tried his best to save him, but there was nothing he could do.
Goal, Carlos Tevez scored again, helping the team level the score.
All the Leeds United fans were excitedly shouting Carlos Tevez’s name and furiously frowning on the faces of the I reporters. The faces of the media reporters were extremely ugly. Who would dare to say that Carlos Tevez was a parallel importer now?
At this time, these media reporters were shameless.
Leeds United equalised 1-1.
Tottenham Hotspur clearly could not accept such a result. They continued to attack and frantically surrounded Leeds United, wanting to expand the score again.
It was at this moment that Leeds United’s full-back Sagna suddenly slipped the ball off. Alexander Song ran over and directly pushed the football under Gourcuff’s feet.
Gourcuff felt someone rushing up from behind him. He didn’t stop the ball. He took advantage of the situation and pushed the ball backwards. He quickly turned around, and a human ball with a back came over. He directly passed Hedelstone.
The Leeds United fans applauded excitedly. Gourcuff’s ball was really beautiful.
Zhong Cheng also kept nodding his head. This ball was really very elegant. It really was a bit of Zidane’s shadow. No wonder many people in France now called him “Zidane’s second”.
After passing Hedelstone, Gourcuff drove the ball forward at high speed. Facing the defending Giorgio, he quickly slanted the ball to the side. Joaquin, who was on the side, gently moved the ball forward and directly hit the ball.
With a bang, the football flew into the Tottenham Hotspur box. In the middle of the box, Luca Tony leapt up high against Michael Dawson and smashed the ball into Tottenham Hotspur’s goal.
Paul Robinson touched the football, but it was too strong for him to stop it from flying into his own goal. Leeds United backed out, 2-1.
The Leeds United fans were naturally very excited as they celebrated excitedly.
But at the beginning of the second half, Tottenham Hotspur scored a goal to level the score. This was a big gift from Leeds United after they made a mistake in passing the ball in the backcourt. Robbie Keane intercepted the ball halfway and sped past Leeds United’s defensive line, heading to the game one-on-one.
Faced with Zhong Zheng’s attack, Robbie Keane scored a low shot, two to two.
This kind of mistake was really, really rare for Leeds United. The Leeds United fans were all in a daze.
The Tottenham Hotspur team chased after the winner, and five minutes later, Tottenham Hotspur got a corner kick. Jenas curled the ball into Liverpool United’s box, which was ejected by Pique. However, Heidelstone shot angrily at the front of the box, causing the ball to change direction and fly into Leeds United’s goal. Tottenham Hotspur surpassed the score 3-2.
Zhong Cheng’s eyebrows furrowed. This match was played in such a terrible and dangerous manner.
Leeds United can’t lose this game.
Zhong Cheng immediately waved his hand, signaling for Leeds United to attack and surround Tottenham Hotspur. Leeds United rushed out, startling Tottenham Hotspur. Martin Jol shouted crazily, reminding the Tottenham Hotspur players to defend.
However, Tottenham Hotspur’s defense instantly collapsed in the face of Gourcuff’s sudden long-range shot. The football flew into Tottenham Hotspur’s goal and Leeds United equalised.
Zhong Cheng heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he didn’t lose, but a draw would be terrible.
Just as the game was coming to an end, Luca Tony received a powerful kick from Tottenham Hotspur centre-back Ledley King, sending the ball into the Tottenham Hotspur goal.
Leeds United beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 at the last minute.
Zhong Cheng instantly jumped up. This was simply too pleasantly surprising.
The Leeds United fans also jumped up in joy and celebrated wildly on the pitch. This was simply an unexpected surprise. Everyone celebrated happily.
Tottenham Hotspur were dazed. What was going on with the game?
At the end of the match, Martin Jol had a confused look on his face. Obviously, he had not accepted the final score.