The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 917
917 The True Core of Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg are so strong that Leeds United can’t put on a better starting lineup.
Today, Zhong Cheng’s formation is 4-1-3-2. The starting list is as follows:
Goalkeeper: Zhong Zheng
Fourth Guards “Left to Right”: Danny Ross, Gary Cahill, Matts Hummels and Glen Johnson
Single waist: Sedu Keita
Three avant-garde “Left to Right”: Marco Reus, Tony Close and Eden Azar
Twin strikers: Lukacu and Diego Milito
Yes, Zhong Cheng’s starting lineup changed a lot today. This lineup obviously had a lot more young players, such as Danny Ross, Hummels, Marco Reus, Tony Cross, Eden Azar and Lucaku.
Especially the young Lukaku. He was only fifteen years old and had already played for Leeds United’s first team. Although it was just a warm-up match, this was beyond many people’s expectations.
Of course, if they only looked at Lukaku, they would definitely not think that he was only fifteen years old. This guy looked like a boy of eighteen or nineteen, or even twenty years old, because Lukaku was really too strong!
Looking at the starting lineup of Leeds United, Magath frowned slightly. It seemed that they should be able to easily win this match today.
Wolfsburg are out today in a 4-4-2 formation with the following starting line-up:
Goalkeeper: Bernalio
Four defenders “from left to right”: Alvim, Simnek, Barzagli and Zaccardo
Four midfielders “from left to right”: Josue, Missimovic, Hasegawa and Domingos
Twin strikers: Graffitt and Edin Dzeko
This was the starting lineup that Wolfsburg had drawn up today. Of course, this was not Wolfsburg’s absolute starting lineup, but most of the players were Magath’s starting lineup for the new season.
Apparently, the risk portfolio is Magath’s absolute main attacking portfolio for the new season.
The two strikers have their own characteristics and can work together. Magath is very confident.
Looking at Wolfsburg’s starting lineup, Zhong Cheng nodded slightly. This lineup was really good.
Especially in the left half of the defence, Barzagli and Zaccardo were both very strong. The defensive ability of the Italian defence team was very strong.
On the other hand, Zhong Cheng had the Bosnia-Herzegovina Prize, Missimovic. This fellow might be the Bundesliga’s assisting king in the future, his strength was extremely outstanding, and he also had a beautiful direct free kick. In his memories, this defender had also gone to the Chinese Super League to develop, and his strength was really not bad.
Hasegawa was also a very useful player in the Bundesliga. He was a very famous Japanese player in the Bundesliga. He played in the Bundesliga all year round and later became the captain of many teams in the Bundesliga. He was over 30 years old and still maintained a very good condition in the Bundesliga. He was a very good player.
Magath combined these players and burst out with great energy. In the next two seasons, Wolfsburg will be an indispensable force in the Bundesliga.
Zhong Cheng now faced this team head-on!
At this moment, the competition had already begun.
After the start of the match, both sides did not rashly move forward. Wolfsburg’s tactics seemed to have been more defensive and counterattacking, so the game wasn’t going to be so fast.
Albertini frowned and suddenly said, “Boss, are you a little afraid of Wolfsburg?”
Albertini saw through the team’s tactical conservatism and asked.
Zhong Cheng was naturally not afraid of Wolfsburg. Wolfsburg’s offensive power was very strong, and Zhong Cheng wanted to test Leeds United’s defensive capabilities.
Graffite and Edin Dzeko are two very good sharpening stones.
In addition, Wolfsburg also had Misimovich and Josue who had delivered good goals for the two, so the two of them were able to display their offensive prowess proudly.
Wolfsburg saw through Leeds United’s tactics and the Wolfsburg players were waiting for Magath’s instructions.
Magath observed for a while. He discovered that Leeds United were obviously waiting for them to attack.
Magath thought for a moment, then immediately waved his hand to signal for Wolfsburg to attack.
After all, this was a hot race, and the result wasn’t important. The important thing is the process, the important thing is to be able to experiment with new tactics, to test the team’s current level and tactics.
Magath knew that Wolfsburg would definitely strengthen their offensive tactics in the new season because they had such a good offensive configuration and it would be a waste to defend only against counterattacks. So he also wanted to test Wolfsburg’s offensive tactics through this game and see if there was anything worth adjusting?
Leeds United defended very well and could do just that.
Without much hesitation, Magath waved his hand and signaled for Wolfsburg to attack.
In an instant, the Wolfsburg duels began to press forward, preparing to surround Leeds United.
However, Leeds United were not that easy to attack. Leeds United’s defense was full of offense. In midfield, they launched fierce strikes and interceptions. They had a lot of physical contact and were extremely oppressive, making it difficult for Wolfsburg’s players to surround them.
Wolfsburg coach Margaret kept nodding when he saw this. Leeds United was indeed Leeds United!
Magath immediately signaled for Wolfsburg players to move more, using intervals and runs to pull open Leeds United’s defensive line. The Wolfsburg players have no physical problems. They should be the best team in the Bundesliga.
Therefore, Magath did not have any burden on him.
Zhong Cheng naturally saw through Magath’s intentions. He smiled and said, “Looks like Magath wants to compete with our Leeds United team for better fitness!”
Albertini nodded slightly.
Albertini said: “If that’s the case, it’s hard to score in the first half.”
Zhong Cheng shook his head slightly and said, “That’s not necessarily the case. Zhong Cheng from Wolfsburg is a thief, especially that No. 10 Missimovic. This fellow’s passing is very thieving and accurate. It can’t be said when he sent out a very penetrating pass!”
Albertini was slightly shocked. He had rarely heard Zhong Cheng praise an opponent like this. It seemed that Zhong Cheng valued Missimovis very much.
Albertini immediately raised his head and carefully observed the centre of midfield at Wolfsburg.
He didn’t know, but he was shocked when he saw it!
Missimovic was very short and looked to have a very poor resistance. Actually, although this fellow was very short, he was very nimble, and he was also good at using his own body. Although he seemed to be lacking in resistance, he actually had his own set of small tricks.
This fellow was very active in midfield. Although he was often violated, his dribbling skills were very sharp, causing a lot of trouble for Leeds United.
Albertini could tell that this player was really a player with a lot of characteristics and strength.
Albertini was truly convinced. Zhong Cheng’s eyes were truly much stronger than ordinary people’s.
It was only a few minutes before Zhong Cheng knew how powerful this player was. If it weren’t for Zhong Cheng’s reminder, Albertini would still need some time to see how powerful this guy was.
It was at this moment that Missimovic suddenly sent out a direct kick.
Albertini was shocked!
Missimovic’s pass was very thieving, very unexpected, and unexpectedly accurate!
It turned out that Missimovic was wearing a good kick against midfielder Sedu Keita and was about to fall to the ground, but before he fell, Missimovic suddenly stabbed the football into the restricted area of Leeds United with his toes.
This route was chosen very well, the power of the pass was very accurate, the weight was just right, the pass was very comfortable!
This made it very easy for Graffitt to catch the ball. He didn’t even need to make any adjustments when he caught up to the football and directly swung his leg and shot!
Leeds United centre-back Hummels has turned around as fast as he can but he still hasn’t. Graffitt has grabbed hold of the gap!
Albertini cried out in alarm, “Hiss! Danger! It’s over!”
Bang! Graffitt looked very excited. Seeing such a good pass, he swung his leg and used his strength to hit the door with a super heavy cannon.
The football flew out like a streak of white light.
In front of the goal, Zhong Zheng didn’t even see the football’s trajectory clearly. He only extended his hand symbolically to block it. Unfortunately, God did not look after him. He did not touch the football.
Aiya!
The Wolfsburg fans did not cheer, but let out a sigh of regret.
It turned out that Graffitt paid too much attention to using his strength and directly sent the ball flying. Of course, the ball was not very high, just above the bar of the goal!
Although the goal was not scored, Albertini was still shocked!
Sure enough, Missimovic is really good. This guy’s passing is really accurate. This ball is really good!
Can you say that Sedu Keita’s defense isn’t in place?
Of course not. Sedu Keita has already put the defense in place and it’s very good. However, the football was not spread out by Missimovic, and it was very threatening.
Albertini had no choice but to give Missimovic a thumbs up.
Zhong Cheng immediately came to the side and reminded Sedu Keita, “Keep close to him and try to compress his space for passing the ball. Don’t slack off. You stick to him, understand?”
Sedu Keita nodded firmly!
Just now, Sedu Keita’s fighting spirit had been stimulated. This fellow Missimovich’s strength was truly outstanding. He couldn’t let down his guard any longer. He had to take him seriously.
Missimovis also sensed the change in Sedu Keita and became serious. He knew that the real test was coming.
However, at the first moment, Missimovic did not ask for the ball. He even instructed his teammates to try to pass the ball to other positions. He did not pass the ball to him. He just ran in and out of the front court and instructed his teammates to pass the ball. He simply did not get the ball.
Sedu Keita frowned slightly. This damned Missimovich was indeed a chicken thief.
Obviously, Missimovich is trying to disrupt Leeds United’s defensive position as well as Mosedu Keita’s patience.
Albertini was shocked to see this. Missimovich was even more powerful than he had imagined.
Albertini immediately turned his head to look at Zhong Cheng. His admiration for Zhong Cheng had already fallen to the ground. How could Zhong Cheng be so powerful?