Episode [376]: Time to Unify Internal Opinions

Leeds United was tied 2-2 at home, which is not a good thing for them. Because in the same round, Chelsea won, beating West Bromwich Albion 2-1 away.

Originally, Chelsea was only one point ahead of Leeds United, but now, Chelsea will widen the point difference between them and Leeds United to three points.

Obviously, many media reporters believe that the FA's intervention in sanctions played a very critical role. They first sanctioned Jose Mourinho, which slowed down Chelsea's progress and directly reduced Chelsea. The gap between the team and the chasing team.

But now, the FA has sanctioned Zhong Cheng and slowed down the pace of Leeds United's pursuit.

Many people think that the current sanctions imposed by the FA are to make the Premier League look more intense. They are like black hands behind the scenes manipulating the Premier League.

The fans of Leeds United and Chelsea expressed their dissatisfaction. The FA said it was a complete mess. The ambiguity and the referee team were colluding to make the Premier League a mess. They were very unhappy.

Of course, the fans of other teams are that the FA has done a good job, that is, there must be more sanctions like this to make Chelsea and Leeds United proud.

"West Yorkshire Post" media reporter Kelly? Fox interviewed an FA official at this time. The FA official said: "I don't think we have affected the progress of the Premier League. To be honest, we just did what we should do. And these penalties we have made are well-founded. , they really deserve such a punishment!"

Kelly Fox immediately said: "May I ask why Mr. Loya was suspended? It is obviously the referee's mistake? Why should Mr. Loya take the blame?"

The FA official said: "He provoked the authority of the referee many times during the game, and repeatedly attacked the referee on duty with insulting words. Naturally, he should get red and white. Is there anything wrong with being suspended like this? ? In my opinion, there is no problem with these, we all have rules to follow. We never wrong a good person, and we never let a bad person go!"

Kelly Fox curled her lips slightly, and said in her heart: "Isn't it better to speak than to sing!"

Obviously, Kelly Fox doesn't quite believe the words of the FA. These FA press officers know best how to play Tai Chi with them. There are really few words that these people say that can be believed.

Now this situation is very difficult for Leeds United. There are still 10 rounds before the end of the league. This schedule seems to be very long, but it is not long. But the state of the Chelsea team is really good, and it is not impossible for them to win all the last 10 rounds!

However, Leeds United still have a chance, that is, in the next game, Leeds United and Chelsea will have a face-to-face deadlock. If Leeds United can win this round, then Leeds United There is still a good chance of surpassing Chelsea.

After all, Chelsea is only three points ahead of Leeds United. As long as they win Chelsea, this three-point disadvantage will be wiped out in an instant.

At this time, Zhong Cheng had already left England.

Zhong Cheng flew to Nyon, Switzerland, the headquarters of FIFA, with Julia Oliveira and Di Matteo. Went to attend the draw ceremony for the round of 16 knockout round of the UEFA Cup held at the Gremardi Convention Center in Monte Carlo.

Yes, at this time, all the top sixteen of the UEFA Cup this season have been produced.

Letex lost 2-0 to Strasbourg, Lokomotiv Moscow lost 3-0 to Sevilla, Artmedia lost 3-0 to Sofia Levski, Basel beat Monaco 2-1 , Hertha Berlin lost 0-3 to Rapid Bucharest, Lille beat Shakhtar Donetsk 3-2, Leeds United beat Steaua Bucharest 11-0, Rosenborg lost 1-4 to Zenit St. Erke 04 beat Espanyol 5-1, Udinese beat Lens 3-1, Bolton lost 1-2 to Marseille, Bruges lost 2-4 to Roma, and Real Betis beat AI 3-2. Kemaia, Toure lost 1-2 to Hamburg, Stuttgart 2-2, lost to Middlesbrough on away goals, Slavia Prague 2-2, lost to Baba on away goals Team Lemo.

In this way, the teams that have advanced to the top 16 of the UEFA Cup this season are Strasbourg, Sevilla, Sofia Levski, Basel, Rapid Bucharest, Lille, Leeds United, St. Petersburg Zenit, Schalke 04, Udinese, Marseille, Roma, Real Betis, Hamburg, Middlesbrough and Palermo.

There are only two teams in the top sixteen from La Liga: Sevilla and Real Betis, Palermo and Roma from Serie A, and Strasbourg and Lille from Ligue 1. There are three teams with Marseille, Schalke 04 and Hamburg from the Bundesliga, Leeds United and Middlesbrough from the Premier League, and the others are from other small league teams.

Among the five major leagues, Ligue 1 obviously has the most teams. They occupy three seats in the top 16, while the other four major European leagues have two teams. This average distribution is quite reasonable.

However, now the Ligue 1 ranks ahead of the five major leagues, which makes other media reporters who come to Yogurt feel very uncomfortable. When will the Ligue 1 be able to stand on top of the five major European leagues? Aren't they all at the end of the crane, what happened this year?

In fact, this is also the result of the failure of the Ligue 1 to participate in the UEFA Champions League qualifying round, and thus came to the UEFA Cup. Therefore, there are a lot of teams from Ligue 1 in the UEFA Cup this season. Now they have three teams that have entered the top ten. The top six, this is also a special reason.

After all, Ligue 1 still has a fair play award today to enter this season's UEFA Cup competition. When the group stage was grouped, there were still five teams in Ligue 1. Now there are only three teams, and they were also eliminated by two teams. Supported.

However, even so, the English media felt very uncomfortable.

At this time, the English media not only questioned UEFA, did UEFA want to protect the Ligue 1 team, and did Platini want to help the Ligue 1 team? Anyway, at this time, the media reporters had a lot to say.

Moreover, at this time, the English media also criticized Bolton fiercely. The Bolton team was so disappointing that they would lose, and they still lost to the French Marseille team. Is it better?

Yes, Leeds United is a negative example, even if they beat Steaua Bucharest 11-0.

English journalists hate Leeds United for no reason.

Zhong Cheng ignored these boring media reporters. Now Zhong Cheng's mind is on the lottery ceremony. Zhong Cheng naturally hopes to poke a team that is not strong, so that he can put more thoughts on it. Go in the league.

Now the Premier League is the most important thing for Zhong Cheng!

Now Leeds United are three points behind the top ranked Chelsea. This three points is already a very big gap. If at this time, Leeds United is affected by the UEFA Cup, it will not be good.

Before leaving for Switzerland, the Leeds United coaching staff held a meeting.

At that time, Ortega said to Zhong Cheng: "Boss, I know that the league and the UEFA Cup are both important. But with our current strength and background, I think we still can't have both. At this time , we should give up one and go all out to fight for the other honor!"

Ortega's words won the support of many people.

Rogers also said this: "Yes, boss, I think what Mr. Oscar said is very correct. Now we are still good enough to advance in both directions, and our strength and experience are still inferior!"

Rogers also knew that it was very reluctant to give up one of them at this time, but there was no other way, and they had to react now.

Di Matteo, Naismith and others also nodded in agreement with their statement.

Zhong Cheng didn't know, but Zhong Cheng really didn't want to give up, he wanted to fight. If he didn't even try to fight, Zhong Cheng might regret it for the rest of his life. But, in fact, he knew that what his assistants said was correct.

Zhong Cheng asked: "Then which one do you think we should give up?"

At this time, the assistants who had stood on the same front before had disagreements. Some believed that now they should go all out to attack the league and pull Chelsea down, because the league is the foundation of a team. Some think that the current league has been firmly dominated by Chelsea, even if they attack with all their strength, they may not be able to snatch the league championship from Chelsea alone. Where is the champion? The champion of the UEFA Cup is much more important than the league champion.

So the two parties began to quarrel, which did not surprise Zhong Cheng at all.

Zhong Cheng carefully considered the opinions of the two factions, and finally Zhong Cheng made a decision: "I will not give up on these two roads. We have to fight for each road. If we don't even work hard, we will give up. Don't you feel sorry?"

Of course I am very unwilling and very regretful, but the reality is...

Zhong Cheng knew what his assistants were going to say? Zhong Cheng directly interrupted them and said: "I know, it is very likely that all four will be empty, and the bamboo basket will be empty. But we are still young, and there will be opportunities in the future. What's wrong with fighting hard now and accumulating experience? "

The members of the coaching staff of Leeds United stared blankly at Zhong Cheng, a little dazed.

Yes, we are still young, even if we lose this fight, we still have chances in the future. More importantly, even if we lose now, it is not in vain, and we have accumulated valuable experience from it. But if we don't fight hard, we have to regret it, and we can't accumulate experience, and we can't get honors. Isn't it a loss?

Rogers and the others nodded one after another, thinking that what Zhong Cheng said was very correct, so what's the point of making an impact at this time? Even if I lose, I don't lose nothing.

Fight!

However, Ortega shook his head, the future is still very long. But after the end of this season, he will leave Zhong Cheng and Leeds United. Originally, he wanted to leave a glorious memory for Leeds United and Zhong Cheng. However, now it seems a little hanging.

If a game is given up, Ortega believes that they are still very likely to win a championship. In this way, Ortega can be regarded as complete, and he is worthy of Zhong Cheng's kindness.

However, as it is now, Leeds United may have done nothing for nothing.

Ortegat was full of regrets, but he still chose to support Zhong Cheng. Yes, at this time, experience is the ultimate thing for Zhong Cheng and the young team of Leeds United. He cannot destroy the entire Leeds United for his own selfishness.

Ortega chose to support Zhong Cheng!