The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 768
768 A Chest Strike Is a Vicious Knife
Zhong Cheng was naturally very confident in this match!
Zhong Cheng knew Derbyshire very well. This was all thanks to the club’s information gathering master, Greene Nethercott, who had been collecting information about Derbyshire for a long time.
Zhong Cheng still paid more attention to this match!
After all, Derbyshire and Leeds United are teams with historical grudges. The fans of both teams will pay close attention and the atmosphere of the game will be very hot.
However, after seeing the information, Zhong Cheng was stunned.
Zhong Chengzhen didn’t expect Derbyshire to be so bad. Seeing Zhong Cheng, he remembered the previous list. Seeing this, Zhong Cheng’s confidence naturally increased.
Zhong Cheng also had some understanding of Derbyshire head coach Billy Davis.
Billy Davis, like Ferguson, was an old-fashioned tough guy with a hot personality. He dared to point his middle finger at any enemy and roar at anyone. Therefore, Derbyshire’s fighting spirit was quite good, but his tactical style was very simple.
Billy Davis’s tactical thinking is very unified, and I am very stubborn, often labeled as tactical rigidity, not knowing how to adapt.
His strategy was to defend the counter-attack, hoping that the defenders in the backcourt could protect the team from losing, and then rely on the harassment of the attackers in the front court to get a goal, and then win the game.
In last season’s Champions League, Derbyshire scored 12 1-0 matches, the team that scored the most 1-0 points in the Champions League. It was precisely because of this 1-0 attention that Derbyshire managed to upgrade to the Premier League at the smallest cost.
After arriving at the Premier League, Billy Davis remained the same.
However, Billy Davis has upgraded the team’s defensive and offensive strength, hoping to continue his Champions League game and get the most points at the smallest price.
Unfortunately, the fairy didn’t seem to be too good!
So far, after twelve matches, Derbyshire have only won one game, 1-0, over the unlucky Newcastle United.
It could be seen that Billy Davis’ tactical style was still too monotonous and had been thoroughly studied. And the Derbyshire players are not strong enough to play in the Premier League next year.
As for this opponent, Zhong Cheng naturally had the confidence to win, and this match should be very easy.
Leeds United are not having any of the same problems as reporters in the outside world say, such as a drop in morale or physical fitness?
The last Champions League defeat was entirely due to bad weather on the road. If Derbyshire really thought that something was wrong with Leeds United, then Derbyshire would be doomed.
The players from Zhong Cheng and Leeds United were full of confidence in this match. They didn’t even say that Derbyshire were in their eyes. This team’s strength was too bad. Moreover, there was a problem with the morale and confidence of the team. If it wasn’t for their extremely bad luck, Leeds United would have won without a doubt.
The game was played at home in Derbyshire.
However, when Zhong Cheng led the Leeds United players to the away game, they were all a little surprised. Because the Derbyshire stadium looked a little empty. It seemed that the Derbyshire fans were very, very dissatisfied with the team’s results. Some fans were unwilling to come to the stadium to watch the game.
How could Leeds United not win against such a team?
There were still many Leeds United fans who came to the game today. They were wearing the team’s away yellow shirt, because the Derbyshire home shirt was also white. In order not to get confused, the Leeds United wore the yellow shirt.
Looking at the spectator stands, Leeds United’s fans weren’t that bad either.
In this match, Zhong Cheng did not play his entire main force. Zhong Cheng had some reservations, allowing some people to take turns. The starting list that Zhong Cheng had drawn up today was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Zhong Zheng
Fourth Guards “Left to Right”: Danny Ross, Gary Cahill, Hummels and Sagna
Single waist: Stephen Mbia
Three avant-garde “Left to Right”: Gareth Bale, Jaya Toure and Joaquin
Twin strikers: Edinson Cavani and Alexander Pato
This was the starting lineup for Leeds United today. This starting lineup was beyond many people’s expectations. This was a completely substitute lineup. There were even many young players. Upon seeing this lineup, Leeds United fans were shocked. Was this game going to collapse?
Look, 17-year-old Danny Ross has appeared in the starting lineup, and there is also a 17-year-old Kyle Walker and Luca Tony sitting on the bench. It seems that Zhong Chengzhen has underestimated Derbyshire.
The Derbyshire fans were naturally very angry. They cursed Zhong Cheng crazily and attacked the damned Leeds United. However, Leeds United coach Billy Davis was delighted that their Derbyshire team would be able to win the game more easily.
Leeds United fans are worried and wondering why you didn’t start Frank Ribery when you ruled out the lineup? Let Frank Ribery look for his form. We at Leeds really need Frank Ribery.
Now that the game was about to start, Leeds United fans were a little worried.
Derbyshire, on the other hand, did not change at all. They were still their main line-up. The list was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Bywatt
Fourth Guards “Left to Right”: Mike Eville, Darren Moore, Riacock, Mias
Four midfielders “from left to right”: Giles Barnes, Pearson, Okley and Andy Griffin
Twin strikers: Steve Howard and Robert Earnshaw
This was the main lineup of the Derbyshire team. This lineup looked pretty good and had some strength. However, to obtain such a terrible result was something that many people had never expected.
Apparently, the strikers were the strongest players in Derbyshire, one of whom was Stephen Howard, the Derbyshire best shooter of the season. Robert Earnshaw was the Derbyshire striker who spent a record £ 3. 5m transfer fee, but Derbyshire only scored six goals in the first 12 rounds and two pitiful goals in the frontlines!
Derbyshire’s most eye-catching player is midfielder Gilles Barnes, a 19-year-old, Derbyshire-born England teenager who is said to have attracted the attention of Everton, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur in hopes of taking him away.
For Gills Barnes, Zhong Cheng still has some impression. He was selected for England U19, but he chose the Jamaican national team as an adult. He is a member of the Jamaican national team.
The man was famous when he was young, but he didn’t have much fame afterwards.
At this moment, the referee of the match blew the whistle at the beginning of the match.
Perhaps under pressure, or seeing Leeds United’s shockingly young starting lineup, Billy Davis, who usually didn’t change much, actually made a change, allowing Derbyshire to attack. Derbyshire now needed three points.
Billy Davis also needs three points. He won’t win this match and will be fired.
Therefore, Billy Davis finally made a change in the complicated situation and attacked!
Seeing this, Zhong Cheng was also slightly shocked. He really didn’t expect Billy Davis to make a change. However, this is indeed a good thing for Leeds United. The moment you attack, it means Derbyshire are dead!
The Derbyshire players were frantically attacking. At first, they really did have some effect, threatening the goal of Leeds United. The Derbyshire fans were very excited. They were going to win against Leeds United.
But in the eighth minute of the first half, Leeds United launched a quick counterattack!
The winger Gareth Bale made a sharp breakthrough as if he had entered nowhere. Then, he suddenly shoved the football into the corner. Alexander Pato, who was at the front, slanted in and shot from a small angle. The football quickly flew into Derbyshire’s goal from the corner.
The ball was heavy and fast, but Derbyshire goalkeeper Ryan Bywatt also had a lot of responsibility. He didn’t watch the corner die, otherwise, he wouldn’t have scored!
On the sidelines, Billy Davis was on the verge of losing his temper. How could he make such a low-level mistake?
Billy Davis’s face was ashen. He seemed to have sensed that the match had gradually faded away from him. Because he was most familiar with the 1-0 idea, the Derbyshire game was going to be very difficult.
However, Billy Davis had no choice but to attack!
Billy Davis waved his hand and signaled for the Derbyshire players to attack. They have achieved some results again, and it seems like they are going to score a goal. It was at this moment that Leeds United launched another quick attack, with Stephen M’Bia’s long-legged cross from the back.
Edison Cavani headed back the ball from the front court, followed by Yaya Touré who swung his leg and pretended to shoot. He dunked the centre-back who was pouncing on him into the restricted area, then directly swung his leg and shot. The football whistled into Derbyshire’s goal, and Bywatt didn’t even touch it.
Leeds United lead 2-0.
Billy Davis’s heart is bleeding. Derbyshire is finished, and it’s likely to be his curtain call.
Billy Davis’s heart was filled with bitterness!
At the end of the first half, Leeds United led 2-0. Zhong Cheng told the team to stop.
However, just as the second half of the match began, Leeds United’s attack came again. Five minutes into the second half of the game, Leeds United’s Frank Ribery and Yaya Touré played together. Yaya Touré ‘s heel fell into the restricted area, and Frank Ribery went into the restricted area to face goalkeeper Bywatt. He calmly knocked the ball in the middle. Undefended Edison Cavani scored an empty goal, 3-0.
Ten minutes later, Leeds United got a corner kick. Joaquin curled the ball into the box, where Matz Hummel jumped high and headed the ball over, with Gary Cahill heading in the middle, 4-0.
In the 32nd minute of the second half, Leeds United counterattacked again. In the previous game, they had only three kicks to pass the ball to Edison Cavani’s feet. Edison Cavani directly scored a human goal and passed centre-back Riacock, who was pouncing on them. He went straight into the forbidden area, went to the game one-on-one, and scored a low shot.
Leeds United beat Derbyshire 5-0 on the road and stabbed Billy Davis in the chest!