The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 924
924 A Contest Full of Emotions
Late in the night of August 2, 2008, Cristiano Ronaldo quietly arrived at Leeds!
Zhong Cheng did not go to pick up Cristiano Ronaldo, but Leeds United sent a team to pick up Cristiano Ronaldo.
Cristiano Ronaldo was greeted by Leeds United vice-president Tolliver Burch!
It is clear from this that Leeds United attach great importance to Cristiano Ronaldo.
Cristiano Ronaldo was also a little surprised. He didn’t expect Leeds United to give her such a high standard. It was so late, and Tolliver Burch actually came to pick him up.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Jorge Mendes looked at each other and felt the importance of Leeds United.
Tolliver Burch immediately stepped forward and stretched out his right hand to Cristiano Ronaldo, saying, “Welcome to Leeds, Chris!”
‘”Thank you! Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to welcome me. Thank you very much!” Cristiano Ronaldo said calmly as he extended his right hand to Tolliver Burch.
Said Tolliver Burch; “No, I’m very relaxed now. The one who is busy is our boss, Mr. Roja, but he is waiting for you at your place of residence!”
Yes, Leeds United have found a place to stay for Cristiano Ronaldo!
The house was prepared by Leeds United for Cristiano Ronaldo, a villa rented for Cristiano Ronaldo for temporary accommodation. Zhong Cheng believed that Cristiano Ronaldo would soon buy a house from Leeds!
That’s what Cristiano Ronaldo was planning!
This time, he had originally planned to stay in the hotel for a while before moving out of the hotel after buying a house. Cristiano Ronaldo was pleased and flattered that Leeds United had taken care of him.
Who would have thought that Zhong Cheng would take him so seriously!
Cristiano Ronaldo said thank you!
Then Tolliver Burch brought Cristiano Ronaldo into the car and set off for their villa.
This was because it was late at night, and there had not been any news of it before. So there was really nothing to discover that Cristiano Ronaldo had arrived at Leeds.
Therefore, there was no blockade here, and Cristiano Ronaldo and his group left the airport very easily.
The villa prepared by Leeds United for Cristiano Ronaldo is not far from the airport and Leeds United’s training base and new stadium. In the middle of the stadium, it is convenient to be proud of anything and the environment is quiet.
At night, there were no cars on the streets, so they quickly arrived at their place of residence.
Cristiano Ronaldo was flattered to see Zhong Cheng standing there as soon as he got out of the car.
Cristiano Ronaldo can feel the importance that Leeds United attach to him.
Cristiano Ronaldo greeted him and immediately reached out to hold Zhong Cheng’s right hand, saying, “Thank you very much. The boss is still waiting for me at this late hour!”
Zhong Cheng smiled and said, “It’s not too late! It’s good that you’re here. Now Leeds United is waiting for you!”
After that, Zhong Cheng directly let Cristiano Ronaldo into his room, let Cristiano Ronaldo visit his room, and then let Cristiano Ronaldo rest early. After all, he was tired after a long flight, so he could talk about anything tomorrow!
Yes, everyone didn’t have much to talk about, and then they went back to their respective houses.
Zhong Cheng was indeed very busy right now. He was preparing for the 8th of August, and was also preparing for the warm-up match.
Yes, after returning to Leeds United, Leeds United still have two warm-up matches.
One was a warm-up game within Leeds United, a teaching game between the first team and the youth team, and another was a warm-up game against Milton Keynes.
Yes, the opponent of this warm-up match is DiMatteo’s team!
This warm-up match has been scheduled for a long time and will be played at the Ellen Road Stadium. This match was considered the official farewell match at the Ellen Road Stadium!
After this match, the Elland Road Stadium will be abandoned.
Of course, if it was just abandoned by the first team, the stadium would still be used in the future, either for the reserve team and the youth team, or to hold some matches, or even be sold.
After all, it would be a waste to leave the Elland Road Stadium idle.
The Leeds United fans were very concerned about this match. This match was filled with emotion. It was a curtain call at the Elland Road Stadium and Leeds United fans were naturally filled with sadness.
The stadium left them with too many memories, Many people had watched football here since they were young. They followed their parents here to start their fans’ careers. Many of the fans’ old parents were no longer here. They had brought their grandchildren here to watch football. To them, this was not only a memory of the team, but also a memory of their family.
This was a place filled with emotions!
Many, many fans were reluctant to part with this stadium. To them, this stadium was like their home. Now that they were moving out of this place, their hearts were filled with boundless sadness.
The staff of Leeds United were in the same mood!
Sadness, nostalgia and reluctance!
The Elland Road Stadium gave them a lot of memories, but also carried too much family, friendship and love, and even hope …
This was their sacred land!
But from now on, this was going to be a place in their memories, and Leeds United fans were truly reluctant to part with it!
However, there was no other way. If the team wanted to develop, they had to go to a bigger place!
On the day of the Milton Keynesian game, countless Leeds United fans rushed to the Elland Road Stadium. Many people clearly knew that the Elland Road Stadium could not accommodate so many people, but they still rushed to the Elland Road Stadium without hesitation.
This may be their last time cheering for Leeds United at the Elland Road Stadium. They don’t want to miss this moment. They want to say goodbye to the Elland Road Stadium!
Looking at this vast Leeds United fan base, everyone really didn’t believe that this game was just an ordinary warm-up match.
Of course, on this day, there were also many media reporters who had come to Leeds!
Because this news was indeed a breaking piece of news!
From today onwards, the Elland Road Stadium will be a stage for history!
Outside the Elland Road Stadium was a sea of people. Their enthusiasm for this match was very high. The square outside the stadium was packed with people. However, the Leeds United fans were not excited at all. Their faces were filled with reluctance and sadness.
Zhong Cheng was leading the Leeds United players to appear on the field, and Zhong Cheng’s heart was filled with mixed emotions!
This was because there were also memories of his childhood here. This was where he grew up!
After today, he was going to bid farewell to this place, and his heart was also very sad.
It was a curtain-closing performance at the Elland Road Stadium, but Zhong Cheng did not hold any curtain-closing ceremony because they felt that it was unnecessary. He did not want to make everyone so sad, nor did he want to make himself cry.
Those complicated rituals didn’t really represent anything, so let’s just let it all end naturally!
Therefore, before this match, there was no curtain call, and no one from the Leeds United Club talked about organizing performances. It was just like usual, just an ordinary match.
However, in the eyes of Leeds United fans, this is very unusual!
This game, Leeds United fans are not watching the game, but memories!
Of course, Zhong Cheng was very concerned about this warm-up match. After all, this was the last warm-up match before the start of the Premier League this season. Zhong Cheng wanted to seize these opportunities and play well.
In this match, Zhong Cheng arranged a 4-1-3-2 formation. The list was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Zhong Zheng
Fourth Guards “Left to Right”: Patrick Aver, Gary Cahill, Matts Hummel and Glen Johnson
Single waist: Sedu Keita
Three avant-garde “Left to Right”: Gareth Bale, Luca Modric, Nasri
Twin strikers: Diego Milito and Edinson Cavani
This was the starting line-up for Leeds United today, and the Leeds United players weren’t wearing new jerseys today. Instead, they were wearing retro Leeds jerseys, as if they had brought Leeds United fans into the game a long time ago!
Many of the older Leeds United fans in the stands seemed to be back when they were young. Before the game started, their eyes were already blurry and tears were hanging down their cheeks.
The Leeds United fans didn’t care about the outcome of this match. They just cared about the process!
To tell the truth, the Leeds United fans in the stands really hoped that this match would never end and that they would continue to play until the end of their lives!
Leeds United fans were very sad, Zhong Cheng was also very sad on the sidelines, this was the last time!
However, Zhong Cheng still suppressed the sad youth training and kept directing the Leeds United players on the pitch. The Leeds United players are clearly much better than they were in Portugal and they are in good shape.
This reassured Zhong Cheng. It was indeed difficult for Leeds United to start the new season, but Zhong Cheng now had more confidence.
Cristiano Ronaldo was not present today.
Originally, Cristiano Ronaldo was supposed to be there, but Zhong Cheng didn’t want him to appear in front of the media reporters right now, so Cristiano Ronaldo watched the match on TV.
When he saw the scene on TV, Cristiano Ronaldo was also touched. It seems that he made the right choice this time. Leeds United is a good team.
At this moment, no one paid much attention to the score of this match. They were all enjoying this match. But at the end of the game, Leeds United beat Milton Keynes 6-1 and Diego Milito did a great job with a hat-trick!
This is the Leeds United fans have great expectations for Diego Milito!