The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 933
933 Unexpected and Unexpected Joy
“Friends of the audience, friends of the fans, now that the players from both sides have appeared, we can now see the starting lineups of both sides. Next, we will introduce the starting lineups of both sides!” BBC commentator Mark Lawrenson said immediately.
“Yes, let’s introduce the starting lineups of both sides to everyone now!” Eddie Gray said the same thing.
The starting lineup for today is as follows:
Team: Portsmouth, Coach: Redknapp, Formation: 4-4-2
Goalkeeper: James
Fourth Guards “Left to Right”: Primes, Hedazzon, Kabul and Lauren
Four midfielders “from left to right”: Diop, Russ Diarra, Distin and Kranica
Double strikers: Crouch and Defoe
This is the starting lineup that Portsmouth sent out today, and there are some changes from last season. Kabul appeared in the starting lineup on the defensive line. First, he is the core of the defensive line. This is beyond everyone’s expectations. At the same time, Distin did not appear at centre-back but at the back, which surprised everyone.
Many people guessed that after Kabul arrived, he had pushed Distin away.
Of course, the most eye-catching thing was the midfielder Las Diarra. Yes, this former Leeds United player, who grew up in Leeds United, had actually come to play for Portsmouth. This was indeed beyond everyone’s expectations.
Isn’t Russ Diarra supposed to be at Arsenal at the moment?
Las Diarra left for Chelsea when he first moved on and he played well at Chelsea. But after José Mourinho left, Las Diarra was in a bad mood and did not want to stay at Chelsea.
Because Grant doesn’t seem to like him, Grant likes the tall waist and Las Diarra was eliminated, so he chose to go to Arsenal in the middle of last season.
However, in Arsenal, Las Diarra did not get many chances, because there were Fabregas, Gilberto, Diaby, Alexander Song and others in front of him, his order in midfield was very low.
So Las Diarra chose to leave after five months at Arsenal.
At that time, there were a lot of big clubs looking for Las Diarra, such as Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, Lyon in France and AC Milan who wanted to take over from Gattuso.
But surprisingly, Las Diarra chose Portsmouth, which was beyond everyone’s expectations. Now he is the backside of Portsmouth, the place he has always dreamed of.
But now go back and imagine why you left Leeds United back then if you were digging your brains out just for a place in the starting line-up? You are the absolute main force in midfield at Leeds United. You are the best bodyguard around Luka Modric.
Now that he had run a lap outside, the more he lived, the more he went back!
I wonder if Las Diarra regrets leaving Leeds United for Chelsea at this time?
However, it was a spectacular game for Las Diarra against Leeds United.
Therefore, after seeing Portsmouth’s tactical lineup, everyone had more expectations for this match.
Looking at Portsmouth’s forward, Crouch and Defoe, a classic combination of high and fast.
Seeing this, everyone should understand that Redknapp’s strategy in this match was to defend and counterattack. Otherwise, he would not have hoarded so many defensive players in midfield.
Looks like Redknapp is going to exchange defensive tactics with Zhong Cheng.
Following is the starting lineup for Leeds United today:
Team: Leeds United, Coach: Zhong Cheng, Formation: 4-1-3-2
Goalkeeper: Zhong Zheng
Fourth Guards “Left to Right”: Patrick Evra, Gary Cahill, Matts Hummel and Glen Johnson
Single waist: Sedu Keita
Three avant-garde “left to right”: Gareth Bale, Luka Modric and Marco Royce
Twin strikers: Diego Milito and Edinson Cavani
This is the starting lineup for Leeds United today.
Seeing this list of tricks, the Leeds United fans and media reporters were extremely disappointed. They were extremely disappointed. Everyone present was speechless.
Cristiano Ronaldo, whom they had dreamed of, didn’t start today, which was really too much of a lie.
Of course, fans and media reporters saw Cristiano Ronaldo from the bench at Leeds United. But no one was happy because Cristiano Ronaldo was sitting on the sidelines in a black suit, not a Leeds United sportswear!
The Leeds United sportswear was designed by Zhong Cheng Sportswear in collaboration with Li Ning of China. The Leeds United substitutes are all wearing the sportswear now, and only Cristiano Ronaldo is wearing a black suit.
This result was self-evident!
Cristiano Ronaldo has no quest today!
Yes, Cristiano Ronaldo wasn’t in the starting lineup, not even a substitute. He wasn’t on the 18-man list for Leeds United!
The fans and media reporters were very uncomfortable. They came to see Cristiano Ronaldo today. Who knew that Cristiano Ronaldo was not on the roster? It was really sad.
Zhong Cheng was truly too hateful!
However, Zhong Cheng is still good, at least let everyone see Cristiano Ronaldo. Isn’t Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench?
Leeds United fans were helpless!
However, it made sense to carefully imagine Zhong Cheng’s arrangement. After all, Cristiano Ronaldo had only officially appeared at Leeds United two days ago. He probably didn’t have much time to train with Leeds United. Moreover, Cristiano Ronaldo was tired and his body should not have recovered to its peak condition, right? Therefore, Zhong Cheng did not let him start today.
Although everyone could figure it out, their hearts were still very awkward!
Everyone is here for Cristiano Ronaldo. How can he not play? Even if you let him show up at the last minute!
Unfortunately, their dreams could not be disappointed.
“Sure enough! I was disappointed that Cristiano Ronaldo wasn’t played by Crazy Roja, as I expected. If it wasn’t for that, how could Leeds United keep the starting line-up so confidential?” Mark Lawrenson was also disappointed.
“I think the organisers should be involved in this as well. They are colluders. After all, they know that if everyone had known that Cristiano Ronaldo would not have played, the new Wembley Stadium would not have been so popular today.” Eddie Gray said.
Mark Lawrenson did not say anything, but he still nodded firmly.
All of a sudden, the reporters on the sidelines felt that this match was meaningless. This was because their hopes were too high and they were disappointed!
Bian Yuqing’s mood was also a little low. She couldn’t help but turn around and stare fiercely at Zhong Cheng on the Leeds United coaching bench. Of course, Zhong Cheng couldn’t feel it. Zhong Cheng’s attention was all on the field.
At this moment, the players on both sides were already standing on the court. The referee was waiting for time, and the match was about to start.
At this moment, the referee of the match blew the whistle at the beginning of the match.
Du!
After hearing the whistle, the fans on both sides of the arena were immediately captured with blood, shouting madly and cheering for their team. They had forgotten about Cristiano Ronaldo and were wholeheartedly engaged in the match.
The first to kick off was Leeds United, who wore their home white shirts and attacked from the right side of the screen to the left.
As soon as the football came out, it rolled to the feet of midfielder Luka Modric.
Before Luka Modric could get the football, he saw Marco Reus thrust forward on the right. Marco Reus is still very young, but his speed is very fast, by their head coach Zhong Cheng called “small rockets.”
Yes, ever since then, Marco Reus has had a nickname. The Leeds United players no longer call him by his name. They call him the Little Rockets.
Now that the small rocket had lifted off, its speed was so fast that everyone present was shocked.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who was sitting on the bench, was also shocked when he saw Reus’s speed. He exclaimed, “He’s really too fast. It’s like a bolt of lightning!”
The Portsmouth fans were all scared out of their wits.
With a bang, Luka Modric sent out a precision-guided long pass, which went straight to Marco Reus’s path.
The ball was passed very well, the angle of strength and the speed of the ball were perfect. Moreover, the advance given was also just right. Marco Reus did not need to slow down at all and could directly move the ball away. Moreover, the opposing defenders could not touch the football.
This pass is perfect.
Marco Reus caught up with the football and gently stabbed it forward. The football quickly rolled between Primus’ legs. In an instant, Marco Reus rushed past Primus like a bolt of lightning and caught up with the football.
“Beautiful, Marco’s over! He’s going inside, Portsmouth’s going down!” Eddie Gray roared excitedly.
The Leeds United fans were very surprised. Today, they did not see Cristiano Ronaldo. They actually saw Marco Reus. Marco Reus gave them a big surprise!
After passing Plymus, Marco Reus went straight into Portsmouth’s box with the ball.
Perhaps it was because the game had just begun that the Portsmouth players had not yet entered their form and their defensive line had been broken so easily!
“Danger!” Mark Lawrenson roared madly.