The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 962
962 The Most Familiar Way for Leeds United
Zhong Cheng stood on the sidelines with his hands in his pockets and watched quietly.
He just shook hands with Marseille’s head coach Eric Gerets and could tell from his words that the Marseille team was very confident.
Du!
With a whistle, the competition officially began.
The referee of the match, Clark Ploates, blew his whistle.
The first to kick off was the visiting team Leeds United, who wore their away blue shirt today, which was different from the white shirt of the Marseille team.
Alexander Pato’s cross from the front pushed the ball to the winger, Ivanovic.
The hearts of the Marseille players trembled. The Leeds United did not play according to the rules!
With a bang, Ivanovic pretended to swing his leg and knocked the ball sideways to Luka Modric in the middle. Luka Modric immediately knocked the ball down in midfield.
Leeds United did not attack like crazy from the start, nor did they have any intention of snatching the start.
On the sidelines, Marseille coach Eric Gerets frowned. This was completely different from what he had predicted. Shouldn’t Leeds United be snatching the start?
Leeds United have used a lot of kick-off techniques this season. Why don’t they use them today?
This was Eric Gerets’s mistake!
Eric Gerets frowned and couldn’t help but turn to look at Zhong Cheng.
Zhong Cheng was very calm as he put his hands in his pockets and watched quietly.
After the start of the game, Leeds United put on a very slow pace, as if they weren’t in a hurry to attack at all, trying their best to put on a very slow pace.
Five minutes, ten minutes passed.
Eric Gerets understood that Zhong Cheng had deliberately slowed down his attack to slow down Marseille’s attack.
It should be Marseille who is in a hurry now!
The Marseille team was very confident in this match and was determined to win. The Marseille team’s tactics this match was also a crazy attack. Leeds United’s slow pace of attack was destroying the Marseille team’s tactics.
At the same time, this was also stimulating the Marseille players. They would definitely be more and more anxious to attack. Once the Marseille players became anxious, the Leeds United would have a chance.
Eric Gerets turned his head to glance at Zhong Cheng, and then immediately came to the side, signaling for the Marseille team’s players to tighten their grip, slowly pressing down on the Marseille team’s lineup, and then counterattacked on the spot in the front court, cutting off the ball to be able to directly attack.
The Marseille players were prompted to press forward to fight.
A hand-to-hand battle broke out on the field!
The players on both sides began to hang in midfield, the whistle of referee Clark Ploates kept sounding, and the pitch was thrown upside down, making it look like it was a mess.
The Marseille fans were very anxious and nervous.
However, the Marseille fans were still cheering for the team by singing their team songs loudly.
Zhong Cheng stood on the sidelines calmly. To tell the truth, the situation on the spot was very beneficial to Leeds United because in the previous matches, Leeds United had always played like this. They were very used to it. The Marseille team is not like this, they are not used to this kind of play.
Therefore, the Marseilles were actually attacking the enemy with a short distance!
Eric Gerets knows that, but he is confident in his team and believes Marseille can get rid of Leeds United.
“Wow, 20 minutes have passed. The two teams have only shot three times. The two teams are going to slip through the energy and fall into the middle of the field. Is this the end of the game?” Mark Lawrenson said immediately.
To tell the truth, the course of the match was a bit out of their expectations.
Mark Lawrenson would have thought Leeds would play Marseille because they had attacked a lot of times this season and Leeds seemed to have changed tactics or upgraded their tactics.
However, in this match, the Leeds United seemed to have returned a little further.
Leeds United’s defense was indeed very strong. Leeds United’s players made full use of their reasonable collision, using their physical pressure, and some fouls, causing the Marseille players to play very, very uncomfortable.
Right now, the Marseille players all felt extremely tired and terrible.
Because the Marseille players are in the middle of the excessive consumption of physical and mental energy is a great waste.
Eric Gerets discovered this and immediately went to the sidelines to make adjustments.
Yes, another adjustment!
The Marseille team did not compete with Leeds United for the midfield. The Marseille team strengthened some long passes and directly crossed the midfield, using the speed of the Marseille players to attack.
Not long after the change in tactics, the Marseille team launched a beautiful attack!
Cornell, who was on the winger’s side, received a long pass from the backcourt and turned around with a pull. He accelerated and broke through the Leeds United’s winger defense.
Yes, Ivanovic was careless this time. He didn’t expect Koney’s speed to be so fast, like a bolt of lightning.
Ivanovic immediately turned around. He did not chase after Kony, but quickly chased back to the centre back. He returned to his position at centre-back, while Leeds United centre-back David Louis threw himself towards Kony with the ball.
Koenig saw that David Louis had suddenly scored a human goal.
“Beautiful! A beautiful human score. Kony’s performance was too wonderful. It was dangerous!” Mark Lawrenson immediately roared loudly.
Live and in front of the television Leeds United fans are extremely nervous!
With a bang, Cornell, who was catching up with the football, kicked horizontally, wanting to pass the football to Nyon in the middle of the forbidden area.
Unfortunately, Ivanovic, who had been rushed back halfway, had slipped the bottom line and Leeds United had cleared the siege.
On the sidelines, Zhong Cheng kept applauding. The ball was kicked wrong.
“Wow! Ivanovic’s performance was really excellent. He chased the ball back in time. If it wasn’t for him, Leeds United would have been doomed. Completely doomed!” Eddie Gray said immediately.
The Leeds United fans at the scene and in front of the TV gave Ivanovic thunderous applause. This fellow really spared no effort to chase him back!
Corner kick, Marseille got a corner kick!
Nyon immediately pulled Cornell up and gave him a thumbs up!
“Corner, Marseille got a corner! The corner is very important now. This is the best way to break the deadlock. It depends on whether the Marseille can grasp the opportunity!” Said Mark Lawrenson.
Eric Gerets crossed his chest and stood quietly on the sidelines, but his leaning forward showed how nervous and worried he was.
Cornell went to the corner and served the corner himself.
At this time, the Marseille team’s two centre-backs went up, they were involved in this time’s corner kick attack.
Zhong Cheng did not pay attention to defense. He reminded Pato, who was in the front court, “Alexander, your chance has come. Keep an eye on the counter attack. Stuck between the two full backs, ready to attack at any time!”
Yes, Zhong Cheng was already making arrangements to retaliate.
Zhong Cheng was very confident in Leeds United’s defense. He firmly believed that Leeds United would be able to defend the ball. Next up was Leeds United’s chance to counterattack.
Zhong Cheng also looked at the Leeds United defenders, paying attention to the counterattack, paying attention to the counterattack!
This corner kick was a chance for Marseille, but it was also a chance for Leeds United!
What does Leeds United do on the pitch? It was a counterattack!
This kind of corner kick is actually a very good counterattack opportunity. Why? Because there are only two full backs and one goalkeeper at half-time, this is the best chance to fight back.
Zhong Cheng suddenly squatted down and quietly looked at the field.
“Corner, Marseille’s corner. Let’s see if the Leeds United can withstand the Marseille attack this time.” Eddie Gray said.
The Leeds United fans were very nervous because there were too many people in their forbidden area. The Marseille players were eager to try and almost jump on their own.
At this moment, the referee, Clark Ploates, blew the whistle.
Konegao raised his right hand in the corner, and then he suddenly ran up to the football and ruthlessly kicked the football in the corner. With a bang, the football flew up quickly, sliding out of a beautiful arc and flying into the restricted area of Leeds United.
The forbidden area of Leeds United was already in chaos. With cover and sprint, the Marseilles were crazily tearing apart Leeds United’s defensive line in search of the best position.
Marseille centre-back Zubal made a detour before quickly returning to the middle of the box. At this moment, the football flew over quickly. Zubal was delighted and the opportunity came.
Zubal’s legs kicked the ground fiercely, and his body quickly leapt up into the sky.
The soccer ball flew towards Zubal’s head!
“Ah! It’s dangerous! Zubal’s header!” Eddie Gray suddenly screamed in horror, dangerous.
The Marseille fans were very excited. They were jumping madly, their mouths were shouting madly. Their chance had come, their goal had come.
Jumping up, Zubal stared fixedly at the flying football and roared excitedly in his heart, “Go in for me!”
Zubal instantly shook his head and attacked the goal, but at this moment, an explosive head flashed in front of Zubal’s eyes. With a bang, he smashed the football out of the forbidden area fiercely in front of his eyes.
“Beautiful! Beautiful clearing! David Louis appeared in time to clear the football. Beautiful defense, perfect!” Eddie Gray jumped up excitedly. His mood was very, very excited, very happy!
The Leeds United fans on the scene and in front of the TV were also very excited, roaring loudly, shouting David Louis’s name and cheering for David Louis.
The Leeds United fans were really excited, really excited.
What they were excited about was that Leeds United had not only cleared the siege, but that the Leeds United had been waiting for an excellent opportunity to counterattack.
The football that was pushed out by David Louis was landing under Luka Modric, who was ambushed at the front of the restricted area. Counter-attack, this was an excellent opportunity to counter-attack.
“Wow, counterattack, Leeds United’s counterattack is coming!” Eddie Gray roared excitedly. He knew how powerful the Leeds counterattack was.
After taking the ball, Luka Modric immediately pulled the ball and turned around. Without any delay, he directly stuffed the ball with a long kick and quickly stuffed the football out!