The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 838
838 Pick, This Smart Guy
Benitez stood at the edge of the pitch, his eyes fixed on the pitch.
Rafael Benitez is serious about this game. He hopes to win. Winning this game is the key to Liverpool’s second rise.
Rafa Benitez is waiting for the game to rebuild the confidence of Liverpool players.
At the start of the game, Liverpool attacked and surrounded Leeds United, demonstrating their strength.
Zhong Cheng was very calm and watched quietly.
Just five minutes into the first half, Liverpool launched a very threatening attack.
Winger Steven Gerrard received a pass from central midfielder Xabi Alonso and drove the ball down the pack. He suddenly buckled the ball inside and then slanted the ball to the other side with a diagonal pass.
Another Israeli winger, Benayoun, jumped up high and unloaded the football. Watching Leeds United’s Joaquin rush over, he saw the right time to quickly move the football forward, and the football quickly rolled between Joaquin’s legs.
Hua Jin was shocked, “Damn it, I was tricked!”
Hua Jin immediately turned around and chased after him. Obviously, it was too late. Benayoun floated over like a gust of wind.
The Leeds United fans cried out in alarm. It was dangerous!
Boom! Benayoun caught up to the ball and saw Fernando Torres in the box. He directly kicked the ball into Leeds United’s box.
Fernando Torres rushed in, jumped high and jumped to the top.
Bang! Fernando Torres smashed into the ball and it flew towards Leeds United’s goal. Leeds United fans were shocked.
With a bang, the football smashed into the jumping Pique’s body and flew out of the bottom line.
Whoosh! The Leeds United fans exclaimed, “It’s dangerous!”
The Liverpool fans were filled with regret. How could the goal not be scored?
Fernando Torres held his head with both hands and shook his head. He thought that this goal would definitely be scored. Who would have thought that Pick would actually block it? What a pity!
Pique smiled and patted Fernando Torres on the shoulder before defending the corner.
That’s because Pique and Fernando Torres are teammates on the national team and have a very close relationship with each other.
Fernando Torres smiled bitterly and threw himself into the next corner.
With a bang, Harvey Alonso from the corner sent the ball straight into Leeds United’s box.
In the forbidden area, Peeker looked at the flying football and shouted, “Back!”
“Don’t panic, mine!” Kongpani shouted loudly.
Then Compani jumped high and pushed Kuyt, who was behind him, out of the box. But the ball flew out of the box towards Steven Gerrard.
Steven Gerrard kept on shooting the ball, and with a bang, the ball flew towards Leeds United’s goal, full of strength.
Zhong Zheng flew out but didn’t touch the football. Because the football had already tilted out of the pillar and smashed into the billboard fiercely!
The Liverpool fans regretted it again. What a good opportunity. Unfortunately, Steven Gerrard, who had a very reliable long-range shot, did not say that he scored a goal in football. It was really bad luck!
Seeing this, Benitez relaxed a lot. Liverpool have a good chance in this game.
At this moment, Zhong Zheng kicked out and the football flew towards Liverpool’s half-court.
Luca Tony used her body to support Skrtel behind her and headed the ball back into the Liverpool box.
Benitez was shocked and roared, “Pay attention to defense!”
Before he could finish his sentence, Franck Ribery shot out and hit the ball, which flew towards Liverpool’s goal.
It was too fast, Leeds United’s attack was really too fast.
“Damn it!” Reina, who was in front of the goal, shouted in his heart, then immediately flew sideways, his single palm touching the football, pushing it to the bottom line.
Reina immediately bounced off the turf and roared at the defensive line, “Attack me and keep your head clear at all times. Do you understand? The key position has to be pushed up, pushed up, do you understand?”
The Liverpool players nodded in agreement.
To tell the truth, the Liverpool players were really frightened just now. Leeds United’s attack was really threatening and came very quickly.
The Liverpool players made up their minds that they couldn’t let down their guard any longer. They had to defend seriously, otherwise they wouldn’t even know if they lost the ball.
Corner kicks, Leeds United also got corner kicks.
At this moment, Benitez was also a little nervous. Indeed, the top of the league was different. Their strength was still very strong. No wonder they were able to win 19 consecutive wins.
With a bang, Franck Ribery in the corner suddenly pushed the football to Patrick Evra, who was in charge. The two of them made a tactical corner kick.
Franck Ribery, who received the ball, pretended to swing his leg and unexpectedly pushed the ball to the front of the restricted area.
Sedu Keita, who rushed over, kept on shooting and directly shot out with a kick.
With a bang, Sedu Keita’s right leg landed firmly on the flying soccer ball, which flew like a cannonball towards Liverpool’s goal.
The Liverpool goal was so frightened that it cried out in alarm.
“Holy shit, what did this damn garbage eat? Why is it so strong?” Reina’s face flushed red as the football smashed into his right hand and bounced out of the bottom line.
As soon as the football hit the bottom line, Reina stretched out his left hand and raised it, signaling that he was injured.
A strong pain came from his right hand, and Reina kept sucking in a breath of cold air. It seemed that his hand had suffered, and the match could not continue.
On the sidelines, Benitez’s heart trembled when he saw this, and he was extremely worried. Reina can’t be injured, he’s a Liverpool goalkeeper.
The team doctor hurriedly went on stage to check on Reina’s injuries, while the Liverpool fans took a deep breath. Just how powerful was Sedu Keita’s long-range shot? He actually injured Rena with a single kick, damn it!
Rafael Benitez was very worried. At this moment, he called for substitute goalkeeper Dudek to warm him up. If he really couldn’t, he would change players. After all, the position of the goalkeeper was very critical, so there definitely wouldn’t be any problems.
At this moment, the team doctor raised his hand to show that there was no problem and that there was no need to change people.
Benitez breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was not seriously injured and could continue to play. Otherwise, Liverpool would have really suffered a disadvantageous start to the game.
Reina was a goalkeeper, so when she was injured, everyone could only wait.
The referee has been standing on the sidelines, knowing that Reina is not faking it, so he did not urge the Liverpool man to treat him properly.
Not long after, Reina’s injuries were cured.
Actually, he wasn’t hurt either. It was just too painful right now. The team doctor examined it carefully and spat out something to relieve the pain.
Benitez relaxed when he saw that Reina was fine, but he was still worried about letting go of him for the first time since the treatment.
At this moment, Franck Ribery walked into the corner, and the corner was still served by him.
The referee looked left and right and did not find anything wrong before he blew the service whistle.
Franck Ribery took a deep breath, then accelerated and hit the football. The football flew swiftly towards the back of Liverpool’s box.
The last defender was Rafael Skrtel, who was brought in by Benitez through the east window. Skrtel immediately jumped high and headed the ball to clear the encirclement.
But the ball was still pushed by Pique behind him and shot towards Liverpool’s goal. Skrtel is still young, the ball is jumping early, a little risky.
The Liverpool fans exclaimed again, their faces extremely ugly.
Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!
He knew that Reina’s right hand had just received the information. Even if his right hand was fine, Reina’s mind would definitely be a little drummed up. That was why he chose Reina’s right hand to play at this angle.
The football came very quickly, Reina’s eyes tightened, his heart was a little shocked, but also a little cowardly, so he stretched out his hand a little full.
With a bang, Reina touched the football!
Leeds United fans screamed excitedly as they worried about Pepe Reina.
However, the football did not fly out of the bottom line as the Liverpool fans imagined. Instead, it changed direction slightly and flew into the Liverpool goal.
The Liverpool fans were dead silent and dumbfounded.
Reina pounced on the ball, but it still flew into Liu Wei’s line. Reina, who had fallen to the ground, was extremely regretful and angry. His left fist slammed into the turf fiercely.
Reina blamed himself, he should have been able to catch the ball. However, at that moment, he hesitated a little, causing the ball to fall. He blamed himself and was very annoyed.
The Leeds United fans at home cheered like a tsunami, all of them crazy, singing and dancing in the stands, a group of people were celebrating crazily.
The Liverpool fans were in a very bad mood, their hearts were on fire, and they hated this damned Pique to death at the same time. Peeker must have done it on purpose. He had purposely pushed Rena’s right hand!
At this moment, Peeker was surrounded by Leeds United players. They were celebrating excitedly. Peeker was surrounded in the middle. Everyone was extremely excited.
In front of the goal, Zhong Zheng also waved his fist excitedly. He was in a very good mood and roared excitedly.
Zhong Cheng faintly smiled and kept applauding on the sidelines. This ball was very good. Peeker was indeed very powerful. Zhong Cheng was truly reluctant to let Peeker leave.
However, life is unsatisfactory, so Zhong Cheng can’t change anything. Now that Peeker was still at Leeds United, Zhong Cheng would no longer think nonsense.
Leeds United led Liverpool 1-0 at home.
It was the twenty-first minute of the first half when Leeds United scored a goal that came very early. The Leeds United fans were relieved. Their Leeds United team was sure to win this match. Liverpool were just waiting to lose to Elland Road.
On the sidelines, Rafael Benitez did not care about the goal, he was concerned about Reina’s injuries, this will not let Reina go off early, right? He was truly very worried!