The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 828
828 The Importance of the Defensive System
The winter transfer is underway and Benitez hates Zhong Cheng.
It was Zhong Cheng who made Liverpool spend an extra 7.5 million euros. This guy was really not a human!
Moreover, if Liverpool hadn’t moved quickly, Skrtel wouldn’t have moved to Liverpool but to other clubs.
At this moment, Benitez was completely on the opposite side of Zhong Cheng!
However, apart from Liverpool, the other powerful players in the Premier League did not play. They were all clamoring to bring in players from Leeds United. However, Leeds United directly declared that the players were not for sale and that they had built a strong fortress. The other wealthy families did not do anything.
Manchester United have only introduced what they consider African Angolan striker Manucho, the young striker who has scored three goals in the African Cup of Nations in the past, and many have praised Sir Alex Ferguson for his vision. Only Zhong Cheng claimed that this was a terrible deal, and the name Manuqiao would soon disappear from everyone’s eyes.
Everyone was astonished when they heard Zhong Cheng’s words. Could it be that Manuqiao was really a piece of trash?
The Manchester United fans naturally did not believe it. They were madly angry at Zhong Cheng, claiming that Zhong Cheng was trash. This fellow must have seen wrongly this time. Manucho was a genius, a super genius.
Madman Loria was jealous this time, jealous that Manchester United had brought in such a genius.
Seeing these words, Zhong Cheng laughed!
Arsenal have so far done nothing and have not brought in any players, which is in line with their approach and Arsenal rarely bring in players in the winter. Well, as some say, Arsenal won’t bring in any players even in the summer?
But last summer, Arsenal were bleeding profusely. They took Darren Bent, Nicklas Bendtner, Thomas Vermaelen and Diaby away from Leeds United. They spent a lot of money!
However, Arsenal fans and executives think the money is worth it. After all, Arsenal’s performance in the Premier League this season has been much better. Now they are directly behind Chelsea and Liverpool. It is very likely that they will qualify for the Champions League next season. This investment is very good.
Originally, they wanted to bring in some players from Leeds United this winter to improve Arsenal’s performance, but Leeds United didn’t sell them, so they didn’t have the intention to make a move in the transfer market anymore!
Of course, the middle of the Premier League is still very strong, such as Tottenham Hotspur and Portsmouth, They’re crazy and weak in winter, Tottenham Hotspur have conceded 49 goals so far this season, Defense is very, very bad. The more they bring in defenders, first Middlesbrough centre-back Woodgate, then right-back Hutton, Hertha Berlin’s Brazilian full-back Gilberto, and Gante and the others, the more they spend a lot of money here.
No wonder Tottenham Hotspur want to bring in Leeds United left-back Gareth Bale. Their defensive line is really terrible. It’s the league’s trashiest line of defence, conceding so many goals.
Tottenham Hotspur were third in the league, just like Derbyshire, whose vice-president only scored seven points. The top three teams all lost 49 goals. Tottenham Hotspur were really amazing, really amazing!
At this moment, the teams in the relegation zone were also wantonly attracting reinforcements, hoping that the reinforcing teams could successfully relegate themselves to the next level.
However, these relegation teams could not afford much money. The players they had brought in were all low-status players who weren’t very strong. They might not be able to increase their strength by bringing in so many players. However, if they didn’t bring in any players, they wouldn’t be able to do so now, so many media outlets claimed that these relegated teams were just spending money to buy a chance, especially Derbyshire!
–Division Line–
After the 23rd Premier League match, the Leeds United clash is going to bring in another busy week. This week, Leeds United will play three games a week!
Yes, everyone heard correctly. Leeds United are going to play three games a week.
In other words, under the current situation, Leeds United played every two days on average, and during this period of time, Leeds United’s opponents were not weak. First they will play their fellow city Sheffield United in the FA Cup, then two days later they will play Chelsea at home at Ellen Road in the second leg of the Carling Cup semi-final, and at the weekend they will play Liverpool in the Premier League.
So, there have been too many Leeds United games these days.
Yes, the Champions League hasn’t arrived yet, but Leeds United have so many games now. This is the problem of Leeds United fighting on multiple fronts.
Even Albertini, who had never given up on any of the previous competitions, felt a little overwhelmed when he saw this. He was truly overwhelmed!
Leeds United are going to play Sheffield United in the next few games, which is the weakest team in the game. However, the young players of Leeds United still attached great importance to this match, because they knew that if they lost this match, their chances of playing in the future would really be low.
The Leeds United youngsters are now fighting for more chances to play, and even in their minds this game is more important than the Carling Cup semi-final against Chelsea two days from now.
Yes, the most important thing for these young players and rotating players now is the chance to play.
For this match, Zhong Cheng did not have too many requirements. He could accept both losing and winning. After all, Leeds United’s focus this season was on the Premier League and the Champions League. Zhong Cheng really didn’t pay much attention to these matches. After all, he couldn’t eat too much.
However, Zhong Cheng still laid out the tactics in detail, letting these young players fight on their own. Zhong Cheng did not put any pressure on them and did not require any results. But it only tells them one thing. If you lose, your chances of playing this season will be reduced by more than half.
The young players of Leeds United naturally did not want to see such a result. They naturally cheered for themselves, hoping to win this match and obtain more chances to play.
The young players of Leeds United gathered together to unite their minds and cheer for themselves.
Zhong Cheng and Albertini were very clear about the reaction of the young players of Leeds United. They did not interfere and let the young players of Leeds United think for themselves.
It was a away game, but because it wasn’t too far away, it was all in Yorkshire. That’s why Leeds United went to Sheffield on the day of the game. They went to play this game.
The continent is not paying much attention to this game because the game ahead of the FA Cup is not much of a concern, even for Leeds United.
Moreover, the media reporters were well aware of Leeds United’s tactics and goals. This game was definitely left to the younger players. What was there to pay attention to?
Therefore, the young players of Leeds United played this game in a very relaxed environment, which was really good for the young players of Leeds United.
–Division Line–
On the day of the game, there were still some Leeds United fans who came to the arena.
Today, Zhong Cheng was discharging a 4-1-3-2 formation. The starting line-up was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Simon Minolet
Fourth Guards “Left to Right”: Danny Ross, Matz Hummel, Ivanovic and Kyle Walker
Single waist: Stephen Mbia
Three avant-garde “Left to Right”: Gareth Bale, Yaya Toure and Joan Gourcuff
Twin strikers: Robert Levandovsky and Alexander Pato
This was the starting line-up for Leeds United today. It was clear that there was a huge difference between the starting lineup and Leeds United’s. Seeing Leeds United’s lineup, Sheffield United believed that they would definitely win this match.
At the beginning of the match, Sheffield United, who were in the Champions League, launched a ferocious attack and surrounded Leeds United. Their attacks were extremely ferocious, wave after wave. However, Leeds United’s defense was indeed very stable. The Leeds United’s defensive system was really well-forged.
Originally, Sheffield United’s players were not very skilled, but under the crazy pressure of the Leeds United players, they really did not have many chances. It could only be opened and closed, long-range, or directly slanted forty-five degrees.
This way, the threat to Leeds United’s defensive line is minimal, and Leeds United’s players are also very defensive. Therefore, it seemed that Sheffield United were occupying the peak and attacking Leeds United, but there wasn’t much of a threat.
At this moment, the young players of Leeds United also sensed this. They gradually wanted to exert pressure and began to display their ambitions.
Yes, the Leeds United players are not just here to take a draw, they are here to win, to advance to the next round.
In the 29th minute of the first half, Leeds United cut off the ball from the backcourt. Winger Danny Ross passed the ball directly to Gareth Bale. Gareth Bale was like a human-shaped bolt of lightning as he made a rapid breakthrough along the side road. Sheffield United’s defenders gritted their teeth and chased after him but failed to catch up.
Gareth Bale and winger Danny Ross immediately made a double flight, both so fast that Sheffield United players didn’t know what to do. It was at this moment that Gareth Bale suddenly cut in laterally, passing the defender with a human pass.
After that, he entered the restricted area and shot directly. The football whistled towards Sheffield United’s goal without any reaction from the other goalkeeper.
At the beginning of the second half, right-back Kyle Walker made a 100-metre sprint, directly challenging Sheffield United’s left wing and sweeping through the centre. Midfielder Alexander Pato threw the ball into Sheffield United ‘s goal,
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