The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 714
714 The Biggest Weakness of Japanese Football
Very quickly, the second half of the match between the two sides began.
In the second half of the match, Zhong Cheng immediately replaced three people, first with Yaya Touré for Yoan Gourcuff, then with Eden Azar for Samir Nasri, and then with Alexander Pato for Edison Cavani.
This is a warm-up match, six people can be replaced in one match.
This game is to examine the current state of the Leeds United players and fit into the line-up.
Seoul FC are clearly prepared to fight Leeds United head-on, and they are still a full-fledged lineup. They still want to get some good performance, so they won’t lose too much weight.
However, not long after the second half of the game, Leeds United sent out an exquisite straight kick from midfield. Yaya Touré saw the gap and crossed the ball straight through the Seoul FC defensive line.
Alexander Pato stopped in front of him, dropping the FC centre-back who was pouncing on him. Then, he sprinted towards the FC’s restricted area like an FI sports car that was sprinting on a runway with full horsepower.
When all the South Korean media workers saw this, they closed their eyes in despair.
Sure enough, Alexander Pato didn’t disappoint them. He directly brought the ball into the restricted area of the FC team in Seoul. Facing the attacking goalkeeper, he directly shot with a kick. The football drew an arc, bypassed the attacking goalkeeper, and flew into the far corner of the goal.
Leeds United led Seoul FC 4-0.
On the grandstand, the officials of the Korean Football Association saw that their faces were extremely ugly, especially Kim Ho-min. Why couldn’t Leeds United give Seoul FC some face? This was a naked slap on the face.
The game is still going on, and the Seoul FC team may continue to concede goals!
The Korean media reporters on the scene were on pins and needles. Their big talk before the match had become a super laughingstock. They could imagine what the big media in Asia would be reporting tomorrow.
The South Korean media are embarrassed this time.
Not long after, Leeds United substituted Shao Jiayi for Hulk, Robert Levandovsky for Luca Tony, and Gary Cahill for Kompani.
Jin Haomin heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this. At this time, he finally stopped and replaced with a group of young players. This was a chance for the FC team in Seoul. Seoul FC boys must seize this opportunity, otherwise, you will be doomed.
However, to Kim’s surprise, Robert Levandovsky had just finished a beautiful assist. Gareth Bale passes directly from the back, Levandovsky jumps high and heads back, Alexander Pato stops at high speed to break out and catch up with the football.
Again facing the attacking Seoul FC goalkeeper, Alexander Pato swung his leg and shot straight into the Seoul FC goal, 5-0.
Seeing this, Jin Haomin’s nose was about to turn crooked!
Seoul FC is a bunch of rubbish that can’t hold up the wall, how did this match end up like this?
Many South Korean media reporters on the scene were shameless. Some really wanted to leave this place immediately, but they really couldn’t watch anymore.
Leeds United’s goal is not over yet.
In the eighty-second minute of the game, Yaya Touré launched a violent long-range shot from the front of the restricted area. The football released a world wave and scored the goal of the Seoul FC team, 6-0.
Today also deserves the Seoul FC team bad luck, because Leeds United’s foot wind is too smooth, simply wants not to score difficult ah!
The referees couldn’t even watch as they blew a penalty to Seoul FC before the game was over. The penalty looked like a fake penalty, but the Leeds United players didn’t care anymore. The game was almost over anyway.
This is a good opportunity for the Seoul FC team, a good opportunity for a party to show some face.
However, the Seoul FC players did not grasp the opportunity, the penalty was directly thrown out by Simon Minolai, Seoul FC still did not score a goal, even lost the final shame.
South Korean media workers’ faces turned ashen. The next day, they vented all their anger on Seoul FC and attacked Seoul FC crazily!
This time, the Korean media had lost face!
However, Zhong Cheng ignored all of this. Zhong Cheng really did not have the time to care about the news of these Koreans. He directly flew with Leeds United to Tokyo, Japan, the last stop of this Asian tour!
Although Leeds United’s opponent in Japan was Osaka Steel Bar, the match was indeed held in Tokyo, Japan.
Tokyo is an international metropolis. It is the capital of Japan.
Leeds United were welcomed to Tokyo by a lot of fans. Of course, there were a lot of female fans here, but they were obviously not as popular as South Korea.
According to the previous rules, Leeds United would also stay in Tokyo for two days. Tomorrow, Leeds United would have a day of business activities here, and the next day would be the match against Osaka Steel Bar.
On the night of their arrival in Tokyo, Leeds United met a lot of fans. But they were really too tired, so they went straight back to the hotel to rest, because there were still many things waiting for them.
Previously, the Japanese media and the South Korean media were just as arrogant, believing that their team could win against United. However, not long ago, the South Korean media had been killed, and now there was only the Japanese media left. Countless eyes were staring at them, which caused the Japanese to feel a tremendous pressure in their hearts.
Of course, all the pressure is now on the players of Osaka Steel Bar.
The players of Osaka Steel Basketball Team knew that Leeds United had swept through Seoul’s FC 6-0 in South Korea, but they didn’t give them any face. The players of Osaka Steel Basketball Team were actually very nervous in their hearts.
The Japanese media were not nervous at all. They were still clamoring wildly, claiming that their Great Empire’s team was the strongest. In Asia, only their Japanese team could contend against Leeds United. In this match, their Japanese team was absolutely capable of winning against Leeds United.
Of course, apart from the Japanese media, no one thinks that Osaka Tamba can win against Zurich United.
Zhong Cheng took Leeds United to Tokyo for a day of business. The next day, Zhong Cheng led Leeds United to the Monosodium Glutamate Stadium, the former Tokyo Stadium. Because in 2003, the naming rights to the stadium were sold and it was called flavoring.
Today, the stadium is packed with people. It seems that the Japanese love football more than the Koreans.
In today’s match, Zhong Cheng was still in a 4-1-3-2 formation. The starting line-up was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Zhong Zheng
Fourth Guards “Left to Right”: Patrick Evra, David Lewis, Pique and Sagna
Single waist: Mohamed Sissoko
Three avant-garde “from left to right”: Eden Azar, Luca Modric and Hulk
Twin strikers: Luca Toni and Alexander Pato
Muhammad Sissoko is still in the starting lineup today and it is clear that Muhammad Sissoko played the most in this series. It is clear that Zhong Cheng is hoping that Muhammad Sissoko can be integrated into Leeds United as soon as possible so that Muhammad Sissoko will be the main force in the back of the season.
Muhammad Sissoko also worked very hard. He naturally saw Zhong Cheng’s purpose. He didn’t want to miss this opportunity because he knew that there were still some good players in the Leeds United team. If he didn’t join the team as soon as possible, it was very likely that the team’s starting position would not be his.
Muhammad Sissoko was very serious and hard working.
In these few games, Muhammad Sissoko defended very well. The players from these teams did not cause him too much trouble and his performance was excellent.
Of course, because these teams weren’t very strong, these performances didn’t mean anything. Right now, Muhammad Sissoko is joining the team. It is only when the official match comes that everyone can feel how strong Muhammad Sissoko is.
At the beginning of the game, the Osaka Steel Bar team kicked off the ball. They firmly controlled the football under their feet.
The Osaka Steel Bar team played a typical Japanese football. They paid attention to the skill and passing and catching of the ball under their feet, and their overall quality was very good. Their offensive organization and passing skills were really good, but their team had the same problems as the Japanese national team. It was just that their finishing ability at the front was too poor.
The Japanese national team just lacks a good striker and a high double center, which restricts their performance.
However, for the time being, Japanese football is still very strong.
Osaka Tamba controlled the area for a few minutes before advancing to the front of Leeds United’s restricted area. However, their shooting was really bad. The football was directly hugged by Zhong Zheng.
Zhong Cheng rushed out and threw the football with a powerful hand.
The ball was thrown at the feet of winger Eden Azar, who immediately drove the ball forward quickly, with Luca Tony and Alexander Pato accelerating in front and interrupting the ball forward at the same time.
Come on, Leeds United’s counterattack was too fast.
Before the players of Osaka Steel Bar could react, Eden Azar, who was carrying the ball, directly stuffed the ball into the restricted area of Osaka Steel Bar.
Alexander Pato slanted into the box and shot angrily at the ball. The ball whistled into Osaka Steel’s goal, 1-0.
The Osaka Takashi and Japanese fans were stunned, and they were unable to react. This counterattack was really too fast. In this Asian tour, it was rare for everyone to see Leeds United counterattack so quickly. They did not expect that Leeds United would display their special skills in this match.
The faces of Japanese media workers changed instantly. They could smell danger.
Sure enough, in the five minutes of fire, Leeds United suddenly sent out a pass in an attack that didn’t seem to have a good chance. Luca Tony jumped high in the middle of the forbidden area, standing out from the crowd, heading all the defenders, 2-0.
Luca Tony is a bug against the Japanese team.
Before the end of the first half, Luca Tony once again headed towards Osaka Iguchi’s goal, 3-0. When they saw Luca Tony, the players of Osaka Steel Bar were already in despair, and the Japanese media workers on the stands were ashen.
Fortunately, in the second half, Zhong Cheng gave them face and replaced Luca Tony with Levandovsky. The Japanese media heaved a sigh of relief, but Leeds United defender Muhammad Sissoko headed home from a corner, 4-0, 15 minutes into the second half.