The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 864
864 The Premier League Champions Are in Sight
After finishing with Liverpool, Leeds United welcomed another game a day later.
Leeds United go away to challenge Barnsley!
Yes, Leeds United is a busy team, and that still has a big impact on Leeds United.
The main players of Leeds United stayed at Leeds and did not go away.
Cheng Zhong led the young players of Leeds United to go away to challenge Barnsley.
Zhong Cheng’s starting lineup for this match was 4-1-3-2. The starting lineup was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Simon Mignolet
Fourth Guards “Left to Right”: Danny Ross, Cahill, Hummels and Glen Johnson
Single waist: Stephen M’Bia
Three avant-garde “left to right” Gareth Bale, Yaya Toure and Eden Azar
Twin strikers: Levandovsky and Alexander Pato
Yes, this is a very young starting lineup, and Eden Azar went straight to the right, which is beyond everyone’s expectations.
Of course, in this match, everyone was most concerned about Lewandowski!
Lewandowski had worn the hat of a super parallel importer and was scolded by fans and media reporters as a dog’s blood. It was not easy to shine in the Carling Cup final, helping the team to win the Carling Cup and get rid of the reputation of parallel imports.
Everyone could see Levandovsky’s potential, but whether or not his potential could be turned into strength depended on his next performance. Everyone was waiting for Levandovsky’s amazing performance and continued to attack.
However, Levandovsky’s performance in the next match was not good, nor did he score a goal.
Everyone was staring at Levandovsky to see what kind of performance he had in this match. Can we score?
At the beginning of the game, Leeds United played a defensive counterattack. Lewandowski did not have a chance to win, while Leeds United was slightly passive.
Only then did the Leeds United players believe what Zhong Cheng had said. Barnsley could reach the top four of the FA Cup. They definitely had some strength. The Leeds United youngsters are playing a bit awkwardly and the defence seems to be a bit unstable.
Zhong Cheng furrowed his brows on the sidelines. This group of youths seemed to be going to suffer a bit.
On the pitch, the Leeds United players were desperate to let go. M’Bia’s performance was excellent. If not for him, the Leeds United defence would have been broken.
Eden Azar and Gareth Bale did well in the game. They created a lot of trouble for the Barnsleys on both sides and threatened Barnsley’s goal. However, Barnsley’s luck was not bad, and they had resolved several good opportunities.
Of course, Levandovsky’s performance in this match was a bit disappointing. He did not perform well.
After the first half of the match, the two sides drew 0-0.
During the break, Zhong Cheng reminded the Leeds United players not to underestimate their opponents. They still had some strength and had to go all out.
But Barnsley scored a goal just as the second half was about to begin.
The goal was somewhat unexpected. The opponent’s striker had fallen into Leeds United’s defense and was about to concede the ball. He shot randomly. The football hit two Leeds United defenders in a row. The football changed directions many times and flew into Leeds United’s goal.
Barnsley took the lead 1-0.
It was an accident, a very, very accident.
However, it was this accident that caused Leeds United to lose the game. It was also a good lesson for this group of young players from Leeds United!
After the game, the Leeds United players lowered their heads and wilted!
Looking at the reaction of these young players, Zhong Cheng knew that this result was enough for them to digest for a while!
–Division Line–
Surprisingly, Leeds United lost to Barnsley in the face of widespread optimism.
Everyone thought that Leeds United would win the FA Cup this season, but at this moment, something unexpected happened. Leeds United were eliminated.
The young players at Leeds United couldn’t accept it!
In their view, this season’s FA Cup should be theirs. They could easily defeat the remaining three opponents, but they actually lost.
The young players at Leeds United are hurt!
Zhong Cheng did not comfort these fellows. He was letting these little fellows experience and comprehend for themselves. This was also a part of their growth process, and it was also a very important part. Zhong Cheng needed them to experience it on their own, so that they would be even more impressed.
Now, Zhong Cheng turned his gaze to the weekend’s league.
Actually, it was the weekend. It was only two days later. Leeds United were really busy this week. Leeds United welcomed their 33rd Premier League game of the season over the weekend, which is nearing its end.
Leeds United are eight points ahead of Manchester United in second place, eight points in more than two rounds. With six Premier League games left, Leeds United are likely to win the Premier League ahead of schedule.
However, so far, Leeds United have not won the championship. There is still a chance for Manchester United in the future, so Zhong Cheng is very careful. They didn’t want to be Manchester United last season, leading the season. Seeing that they were the Premier League champions after the last round, they actually had problems in the last round.
Zhong Cheng kept reminding the Leeds United players that they had to go all out and not let down their guard. Every match had to be played as a final.
In this match, Leeds United’s opponent was Portsmouth.
Yes, it’s the team that made it into the FA Cup quarter-finals with Leeds United, Portsmouth. And now that Portsmouth have reached the final of this season’s FA Cup, they are competing with Barnsley for the title.
Portsmouth was clearly very strong.
However, in the middle of the week, Portsmouth spent a lot of money to beat their opponent West Bromwich Albion. Therefore, they should be helpless in the weekend’s league.
However, even under such circumstances, Zhong Cheng reminded the Leeds United players not to underestimate their opponents and not to let down their guard.
Zhong Cheng did not put out a full-fledged lineup for this match. They had a few rotations. As he prepares for the second leg between Leeds United and Liverpool in three days’ time, this game is very important and Zhong Cheng has to make sure nothing goes wrong.
Pique, Sedu Keita and Luca Toni, who were suspended in the next round, all started the game, and some of the other players were almost rotated.
The Leeds United players were completely devoted to this game. They did not let down any of their guard and went all out in this game.
In the first and second half, Luca Toni scored one goal each to help the team beat Portsmouth 2-0. After winning the 29th consecutive Premier League win of the season, all the English media reporters on the scene went crazy.
Leeds United have been the Big Mac this season. Who else can stop Leeds?
–Division Line–
At the end of the 33rd Premier League match, Leeds United won their 29th Premier League game in a row, with 87 points, topping the Premier League.
In this round of matches, Leeds United drew the score very well, because many teams behind them had their own problems and were unable to withstand it.
Manchester United and Sheffield, who were originally second and third in the Premier League, both had problems on Wednesday when they drew 2-2 away to Middlesbrough with just one point. Sheffield Wednesday lost the game and didn’t get a point.
Therefore, the second-placed team in the Premier League is still Manchester United. However, their points are only 77 points. Now they are 10 points behind Leeds United. This difference is very big. They are four games away. There are only five games left until the end of the Premier League season.
Looks like Leeds United are no longer close to defending the Premier League title.
Ranked third was Sheffield Wednesday, who are now 76 points behind Manchester United by one point. Ranked fourth was Chelsea. They rushed forward and Chelsea scored 71 points. Arsenal, who were previously fourth, scored 70 points, one point behind Chelsea.
In this round, Arsenal were tied with their opponents and were overtaken by Chelsea. Ars è ne Wenger is very angry. Will Arsenal miss the Champions League again this season?
Ranked sixth was Liverpool, who scored 63 points. The difference was really too far. Ranked seventh was Everton, who scored 59 points.
This is the current situation in the Premier League. Leeds United are really not far from defending their Premier League title. Right now, the media in England are all speculating that Leeds United will win the Premier League this season and achieve three consecutive Premier League titles!
The entire Leeds United team was very happy and excited.
However, Zhong Cheng is not happy. He is now focusing on the second round of the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
This round is definitely not optimistic, Because Leeds United had too many players suspended for this round, the absolute core of the defence, Sedu Keita at the back, and Luca Tony, the first striker of the Leeds United team, were all suspended. Leeds United’s strength was going to drop by more than half.
Therefore, Zhong Cheng is very nervous now, the opponent Liverpool team’s strength is very strong.
Moreover, Liverpool are now playing full-time, which is a big problem for Leeds United.
Now, the outside world naturally knew about the current situation of Leeds United. Leeds United had so many main players suspended. This was undoubtedly a fatal blow to Leeds United. Although Leeds United are now in a 3-0 lead, in terms of the current situation on both sides, Leeds United are already at the bottom.
A lot of people were playing for Leeds United, allowing them to defend the entire line, and they were determined to keep these three goals.
Even if Liverpool can score one or two goals, they will still be promoted to Leeds United.
Therefore, many people have claimed that Leeds United will defend this match to the end. And Liverpool will be attacking like crazy. It will be a battle between a spear and a shield!