novelweb Chapter 333: Rush for the championship on the 4th line and go to Barcelona!
Chapter 333: Rush for the championship on the 4th line and go to Barcelona!
Premier League earthquake!
With four rounds left in the league, Leeds United and Manchester United have the same points!
Leeds United has a 2 goal difference advantage over Manchester United and ranks first!
"Leeds United retreated from Stamford Bridge and struggled to maintain top spot!"
"The craziest championship sprint in the history of the Premier League has officially begun!"
"The Red Devils and Whites not only cannot make mistakes, but also strive for more goal difference!"
Regarding Chelsea's bus at home, they hardly showed their determination to defeat Leeds United and compete for the championship.
Although Fleet Street will quote Shen Hao's ridicule in the post-match interview, they will also put pressure on Shen Hao and Leeds United in turn!
"Beletti and Van Bronckhorst were injured, and Leeds United's flying angel wings were broken!"
"Unless there is another medical miracle, Leeds United will face an inevitable collapse!"
The injuries of Belletti and Van Bronckhorst are not minor, but they are not serious injuries that require three or four months of recuperation.
The former takes two months and the latter two and a half months.
When Shen Hao used the injury recovery acceleration scroll on them.
Both will need two weeks at the earliest to return from injury.
There is a high probability that they will not make it to the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals.
But the second round should be fine.
Leeds United took the lead in the 35th round of the league in midweek.
Because they have to play in the FA Cup at the weekend.
Tottenham are visiting.
Tottenham, which is still ranked lower in the middle, basically has nothing to desire this season.
Can't go up, can't come down.
Juande Ramos has led the team to fail to produce a satisfactory record, and there is a high probability that he will be dismissed after the season.
He himself also knows that everyone from the boss to the fans and even the locker room are dissatisfied with him.
Already mentally prepared for the impending end.
But before leaving, he decided to hate Leeds United.
Tottenham, who came to Elland Road as a guest, also set up a bus.
Leeds United fans were filled with indignation and anger after seeing it.
Are the stubborn London teams collectively shameless?
Shen Hao laughed on the sidelines.
Ok, Ok.
This was a thinly veiled attack on Leeds United.
He accepts.
At the same time, I think Juande Ramos is cute and silly.
What kind of team does Chelsea have, and what kind of team do you have at Tottenham?
Originally, Leeds United was missing Van Bronckhorst and Belletti, and its offensive intensity would definitely decrease.
If Tottenham plays a regular defensive counterattack.
The trident of Lennon, Robbie Keane and Berbatov may not be able to overthrow Leeds United away from home.
But Juande Ramos put up a 451 formation in order to strengthen the midfield, and did not play Berbatov and Lennon.
Only Robbie Keane is left to play a single arrow in front.
This is no different from self-defeating martial arts.
And they set up a bus formation to retreat to the extreme.
Leeds United did it right from the start. Even if they faced a dense defense, they were still able to create a good long-range shot threat.
Daisler, Robben, Modric, and Jamie Redknapp took turns to fire off Tottenham's defense, and Paul Robinson was dizzy with high passes to resist.
Modric suddenly faced another long-range shot opportunity and chose to control the ball and change direction, shake off the blocking Hoddlestone, and then sent a through ball.
After receiving the ball in the middle of the penalty area, Ronaldo quickly knocked the ball with his feet and changed direction to complete the breakthrough against Dawson, and then shot the ball into the far corner of the goal!
Elland Road was abuzz.
Tottenham fans were stunned.
Shen Hao clapped his hands and applauded on the sidelines, while looking playfully at Juande Ramos sitting on the coaching bench.
Set up the bus and lose the ball.
Now, what should you do?
Haha, painting a tiger is not the opposite of a dog.
Juande Ramos noticed Shen Hao's gaze and felt a burning sensation on his face.
It was as if someone had slapped me in the face.
He couldn't sit still and walked to the sidelines to signal to the team.
Since we can't defend it with a bus, we can attack it.
Anyway, winning or losing doesn't really matter to Tottenham.
Tottenham can't make substitutions in the first half, then Juande Ramos may be left out of the Tottenham dressing room in the last few weeks!
When Tottenham no longer runs the bus, Leeds United's chances will naturally be better.
Before the end of the half, Candela received a pass from Deisler on the left side of the frontcourt and passed through the left side. The cross ball sent in front of the baseline flew to the back of the penalty area.
Everyone's attention turned, and Robben, who had rushed over, calmly adjusted his position and angle, swung his legs and volleyed!
The football hit the upper right corner of the goal!
Leeds United fans cheered wildly!
The shocking and wonderful goal completely ignited the passion of the fans.
Unfortunately, the first half ended quickly.
Leeds United failed to continue this strong momentum.
The game came to the second half.
Tottenham have learned their lesson again.
Probably Juande Ramos has learned the hard way and knows that if he insists on going against the trend, he will dig his own grave.
Leeds United methodically took control of the game and frequently created threats.
Just after the 70th minute of the game, Deisler chose to cross from a direct free kick, and Helgra, who was ambushing the back of the penalty area, scored with a header!
Leeds United scored another victory to seal the victory!
Shen Hao gave up as soon as he saw it was good.
Take the initiative to make substitutions to rest key players.
Although they are given buffs that increase their physical strength.
But veterans like Ze Roberto and Jamie Redknapp should still be used with caution.
Tottenham fans always looked sad.
They felt lonely watching this game.
Tottenham were crushed by Leeds United in a daze!
Even if they couldn't beat Leeds United before, they could still have fun watching them.
It was a fantastic performance from Spurs with redeeming qualities.
But today there was nothing.
Just got beaten.
competition is over.
Leeds United fans are relieved.
In the first round, if Leeds United wins first, it will put pressure on Manchester United.
And this game is 3:0.
It also allowed Leeds United to increase their goal difference by 3.
Even if Manchester United wins, as long as it is not a victory of more than 3 goals.
Then Leeds United is equivalent to expanding its lead.
Even if the goal difference advantage is expanded, it may end up looking irrelevant.
...
Leeds United went to London's New Wembley Stadium to compete with Cardiff City at the weekend for a ticket to the FA Cup final.
What makes Fleet Street incredible is that Shen Hao actually sent a substitute lineup in this game!
But after thinking about it, everyone expressed their understanding.
After all, Leeds United will be away to challenge Barcelona in four days.
FA Cup semi-finals, Champions League semi-finals.
Obviously the latter is more important.
What's more, Leeds United's opponent in this FA Cup semi-final is Cardiff City.
It cannot be said that the opponent is too weak, but even if Leeds United is on the bench, their strength is definitely superior.
Although Leeds United did not play the main team.
But Shen Hao was extremely focused and serious in directing the game from the sidelines.
With 442, Leeds United faced Cardiff City, which was playing defensive counterattack, and naturally needed to grasp the offensive and defensive rhythm.
Shen Hao has an overview of the whole situation from the sidelines, and his reminder will be more to the point.
Van Bronckhorst and Belletti are still recovering from injuries, so today they rely more on the two veterans Rivaldo and Rui Costa.
Fortunately, the veteran who took a truce for many days to recharge his batteries performed well.
Not only did he help Leeds United stabilize the midfield, but he also willingly acted as a green leaf.
Contain the opponent's defense and act as cannon fodder, creating space for Rakitic to play in the middle.
Instead, Makai, Lopez, and Rakitic became a three-person attacking team.
Cardiff City's tenacious defense prevented Leeds United from attacking their goal.
But before the end of the first half, Rakitic passed the ball back to Rui Costa in the middle of the penalty area. The latter's coquettish and penetrating through ball made everyone's eyes shine.
Cardiff City fans may be shocked.
After receiving the ball in the penalty area, Lopez formed a single goal. Facing the attacking goalkeeper, he spiked the ball and was thrown to the ground.
The referee decisively awarded a penalty kick!
Ma Kai took the penalty kick and sent the ball into the lower right corner of the goal with a calm and precise push.
Leeds United lead Cardiff City 1:0.
Shen Hao yelled and shook his arms on the sidelines.
Leeds United are expected to reach the FA Cup final again after two years!
In the second half of the game, Leeds United began to switch to defensive counterattack.
This is the original design idea of this 442 system.
Cardiff City was forced to take the initiative after 60 minutes.
Efforts to create threats to shake Leeds United's defense were ineffective.
On the contrary, Leeds United's quick counterattacks made their defense crumbling time and time again.
If Cardiff City hadn't taken a tactical foul.
Leeds United may have extended their lead before the 75th minute.
When the game reached the 80th minute, Cardiff City defender Roger Johnson tackled Lopez from behind.
Lopez was seriously injured immediately!
Roger Johnson was sent off.
Leeds United fans looked worried.
Shen Hao gritted his teeth secretly.
Watch as Lopez is carried off the field on a stretcher.
Pain arose within him.
There is only one left due to injury recovery acceleration scroll.
For the sake of the overall situation, he really can't be used by Lopez now.
He tried to redeem all existing points into two draws.
As a result, there was no injury recovery acceleration scroll.
Instead, there are 2 stamina increasing scrolls.
We can only wait and see what happens after the season ends.
But it's going to take a tough time for Lopez.
Cardiff City, with one less player to play, still did not give up hope.
But Leeds United quickly shattered their hopes with their second goal!
Ma Kai scored twice!
Leeds United lead Cardiff City 2:0.
The Welsh were devastated.
It is no small miracle for them to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
But facing Leeds United, it was difficult for them to defy the odds.
The game is over.
Leeds United fans celebrate their team's advancement to the FA Cup final.
However, Shen Hao did not show any joy after the game.
Although Lopez's injury will not have a serious impact on Leeds United's sprint in the final stage of the season, it will not damage the bones.
However, Leeds United players have been injured too frequently recently, which makes him feel a little heavy.
If he didn't have a system, how could he withstand the impact of injuries?
Fleet Street is shocked and horrified at Leeds United's performance this season.
"Leeds United are expected to win the quadruple crown again!"
"The League Cup is already in our arms, and we are fighting for the championship on three fronts at the end of the season in white!"
"Leeds United will compete with Portsmouth for the FA Cup, almost locking in the local double cup title!"
Redknapp Sr. led Portsmouth to the FA Cup final and has performed well as a coach this season.
However, facing the opponent in the final was Leeds United, Redknapp felt that fate was playing tricks on him.
Any team in the big5 is something Portsmouth cannot afford to offend.
And what they fear most must be Leeds United.
But the opponent in the final was this terrifying existence.
...
The weekend league is over.
Although Manchester United won, it was only a small victory.
They also have to make reservations for the Champions League semi-finals.
The result was that Leeds United expanded its lead on goal difference to 4 goals!
There was no media fuss about this.
Because the season finale is the Rose Derby between Leeds United and Manchester United.
This means that there are still 3 rounds left in the league.
In fact, both Manchester United and Leeds United still have a very weak error tolerance rate.
In the next two rounds of the league, as long as they can score 4 points, they will be able to retain their qualifications for the final battle!
In other words, no matter which team of the two teams ends up behind by 2 points to the other, they can come back and win the championship through the final battle of the season!
...
Leeds United are about to visit Barcelona.
Although Van Bronckhorst and Belletti recovered quickly from their injuries, they have not yet recovered.
The two new players in the season have witnessed Ronaldo's medical miracle, and now their own recovery from injuries is progressing much faster than expected, which makes them both shocked and excited.
I thought I was out for the season.
But they themselves didn't realize it, and Fleet Street, which had always been afraid of chaos, didn't make a big fuss about it.
It's obvious that even neutral fans don't believe it.
They spread the theory of Leeds United’s collapse with great fanfare, but not many people bought it.
The two will undergo re-examination every other day to see how the injury is recovering.
Although Lopez's injury has the acceleration effect of Leeds United's basic buff.
But it is still certain that he will miss all the remaining games of the season.
With the two main full-backs unable to return to the team in time, Shen Hao did not plan to have a decisive battle with Barcelona at Camp Nou after careful consideration.
It would be more appropriate to place the showdown at Elland Road in the second leg.
On the eve of his departure for Barcelona, Shen Hao attended the pre-match press conference.
European media gathered.
Shen Hao sat upright and talked seriously about the upcoming game.
"Ronaldinho's absence is not necessarily a particularly favorable situation for Leeds United. You have your opinion and I have my interpretation, so I won't feel lucky because of it.
The players that Barcelona can pose a threat to us are still very obvious, Messi, Henry, Eto'o, Iniesta, including Xavi...
They have a fantastic squad and we will definitely have a hard time at Camp Nou.
Our defensive line will experience the impact of more excellent individual players' skills and the test of more skilled and delicate teamwork.
But we are also capable of threatening Barcelona's defense. "
European media reporters looked at each other.
They felt that Shen Hao was talking nonsense seriously.
Ronaldinho's absence, I'm afraid no one will think this is not a good thing.
But Shen Hao does have his own opinions.
If Ronaldinho can appear, he will be the core of the field, and Barcelona's style of play will be more predictable.
And Ronaldinho's form this season... I can't compliment him.
Even if Barcelona does not perform well in the league, at this stage, it can basically be declared that it has no hope of competing for the championship, and it may not even get the runner-up.
But Shen Hao always believes that there are great variables in such a team when the core is absent.
This kind of variable makes it difficult to predict whether Barcelona will have a new king to take over in adversity!