Episode [097]: Special Means in Special Times

Leeds United defeated Porto at home and achieved two consecutive victories in the Champions League, performing well.

The most important thing is that Di Matteo has learned a lot from Zhong Cheng's side, which makes him very confident about the next league.

Next, Leeds United will continue to host the newly promoted Reading team at home.

The Reading team was really invincible in the English Championship last season. The points in a single season reached 106 points, breaking the record for the highest points in the English Championship including the previous League One. The performance is really very amazing.

The strength of the Reading team is still there, and it is also a challenge for Di Matteo.

Leeds United now has three wins, two draws and one loss with eleven points, ranking sixth in the Premier League. The top of the list is now Chelsea with five wins and one draw. They have fifteen points, followed by Portsmouth with four wins, one draw and one loss with 13 points, Manchester United with four wins, one draw and one loss with 13 points, and Everton. Three wins and three draws have 12 points, and Aston Villa have three wins and three draws and 12 points.

In addition to Leeds United, Arsenal have three wins, two draws and one loss with 11 points. Bolton have three wins, two draws and one loss with eleven points. After that are Reading and Liverpool. Two negative points for ten points.

Therefore, up to now, the point difference between the top ten in the Premier League is actually not that big. This season seems to be a bit of a wild idea of ​​the Premier League.

You can see that the Chelsea team is not as strong as last season, and has been winning streak. The performance of other teams is good, biting the point difference very tightly. Of course, the league has only just started now, and it has just reached the sixth round, and every team still has a chance.

Next, Leeds United will play at home against Reading, which is only one point behind them. This game is still relatively difficult, mainly because there is no Zhong Cheng.

Di Matteo took over the coach and came to coach this game.

Before the game, Di Matteo said: "Obviously, the strength of the Reading team has been greatly improved. Their performance in the Championship last season was beyond our expectations. It is a relatively difficult team to deal with, and they also have several players with excellent potential in their formation. This game is also a big challenge for me."

Di Matteo is not lying, he is a little worried about this game.

Leeds United were so good in the Championship that season, and they still had a high score of 106 points. This shows that after a year of hard work, Reading's strength has improved by leaps and bounds. This game is really difficult for Feihang .

Di Matteo also said: "Of course, for this game, we Leeds United still have confidence. After all, this is our home court. Even though Reading is very good, it is still us who win. Leeds lost!"

DiMatteo's words are more like cheering himself up.

Of course, Di Matteo cherishes such an opportunity very much. These are the valuable experiences he will gain from coaching alone in the future. Di Matteo is very serious about it.

At this stage, Di Matteo collects information very late, and he only saw Zhong Cheng sleep so late before. Now he has experienced Zhong Cheng's hardships. Sure enough, it is not so easy to do in any line of work, especially the head coach line.

However, he likes this job and hopes that he can become an excellent head coach in the future.

Just the day before the game between Leeds United and Reading, the FA always took action.

After so many days of investigation, the FA finally came to a conclusion that Mikael, the referee of the game between Leeds United and Newcastle United, was suspected of betting on the ball and intentionally manipulated the game. Many unbelievable penalties were made in the game, which seriously affected the image of English football. The FA's actions are really fast and ruthless.

The FA imposed the following penalties on Mikael, first of all, a fine of £50,000 was imposed on Mikael. This is still very harsh for a referee. The second is to directly revoke his referee law enforcement certificate, and the last is to ban him from law enforcement in the Premier League for life.

This punishment is really too harsh.

This excluded Mikael from football, and he would no longer be able to enforce England's top league. At the same time, if he still wants to officiate some amateur games or low-level leagues, he must retake the referee qualification certificate.

However, for a referee with a criminal record like him, it is very, very difficult to obtain a qualification certificate, and it can almost be said that he will be banned for life.

The FA's move was really ruthless, very ruthless!

Perhaps it was because of the impact of the "Phonegate" incident in Italian football before the new season that the FA's action this time was so swift and powerful. It can be seen that the "Phonegate" incident in Italy has become the sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of other leagues.

In this sensitive matter, any league does not want to be associated with these so-called shady match-fixing, and they do not want to step into the footsteps of Serie A.

Now on the Internet, countless people have ridiculed Serie A as a fake Italian league.

After the Italian Football League was hit in this way, both their brand image, league status and league influence have been greatly reduced. The Serie A is really going downhill. The small World Cup league that dominated world football for a while is really about to decline.

Therefore, this time, the FA met with Thunder to resolve this accident as soon as possible.

Knowing that Mikael got the punishment he deserved, the Leeds United fans are naturally very happy, and these are what they are happy to see. Even many fans of Leeds United made trouble on the Internet, continued to spray Mikael and flogged him.

Mikael really made a mistake and hated it forever, completely becoming a negative example.

Moreover, Mikael has also become the chicken used by the FA to warn monkeys. Mikael's fate is really too sad. If his matter is placed in other time slots, he will be suspended for a few games at most, or if it is serious, he will be prohibited from whistleblowing the rest of the league games this season. Absolutely There can be no such severe punishment.

Mikael really hit the gun!

Perhaps, at this time Mikael is also regretting, regretting terribly.

It's a pity that there is no regret medicine to buy in this world, the cause you planted, and only you can taste the fruit you get.

During this period, the referees of the Premier League, even the referees of the whole of England, were tense. Mikael's job is to remind them that this is a critical moment and they cannot be allowed to mess around.

During this period of time, referees in England have seriously improved their professional level to ensure the quality of the Premier League.

While the fans of Leeds United felt happy, they also felt very unhappy. Because Mikael controlled the game, if Mikael did not control the game in that game, Leeds United should be able to win, and now Mikael has been punished as he should, but this will not affect Leeds. Three points for the United team. At the same time, Leeds United was severely punished for this game. Leeds United did not become the beneficiary, but became the biggest victim. They suffered a lot. Leeds United fans feel very sorry Not happy, damn the FA.

Some people are still clamoring that this game should be replayed to give Leeds United a fair environment again. At the same time, the suspensions of the players and coaches of Leeds United should be cancelled. These are all bad consequences caused by Mikael's misconduct, and these consequences should be borne by Mikael.

Obviously, the FA will not agree with the suggestions and proposals of Leeds United fans.

The previous punishment for Leeds United is still valid, and it is impossible to replay this game. Although there was a problem with Mikael in this game, the behavior of the Leeds United players and the head coach were also very bad behaviors, and they deserved a meal.

The fans of Leeds United are naturally very unhappy. Without these penalties, Leeds United's results would definitely not be like this, and they might even become the top team in the Premier League.

However, there is no if in this world!

Leeds United still have to accept the reality and continue to play.

At this time, Leeds United is ushering in the seventh round of the Premier League this season. Leeds United are facing the newly promoted Reading team at their home court.

In this game, Di Matteo led the team to play, and Zhong Cheng sat in the stands and watched the game. Apart from Julia Oliveira, there was Pique sitting with Zhong Cheng!

Yes, Pique is back now.

However, Pique's injury has not fully healed, and he is now undergoing recovery treatment in Leeds United's high-tech treatment center. It is said that Pique is recovering very well, and he will be able to return to the training ground in a week or two for the final recovery training.

If the resumption of training is in good condition, Pique will be able to return to the game in a maximum of three weeks.

This is definitely good news for Leeds United, and Pique's importance to Leeds United can be imagined. Pique is the core of Leeds United's defense. Now there is really no central defender in this Leeds United team that can replace Pique's core role in defense.

Although the current central defenders of Leeds United have great potential, they are still slightly worse than Pique, and Pique's current strength is already very good.

If it weren't for Pique's injury at the end of last season, the team that wanted to introduce him this summer would definitely have Leeds go directly to London.

Pique's return is really great news for Leeds United. Now he is sitting beside Zhong Cheng, watching the game with Zhong Cheng.

Di Matteo got up and sat down from time to time on the sidelines, and it was obvious that he was very nervous.

On the other hand, the Reading team is acting very heavy, as if they are the old fritters who have been in the Premier League for many years, and Leeds United is the newly promoted team that has just been promoted this season.

The fans of Leeds United watched this game, their brows were tightly frowned, this game seemed a bit hanging.

Reading took control of the game as soon as they came up, and Leeds United put on a counterattack posture. But it can be seen that Leeds United's defense seems a little unstable. No wonder Di Matteo is restless and ups and downs.

However, after standing up, Di Matteo did not have any special requirements, but he couldn't sit still on the sidelines. That's why this makes Leeds United fans feel uneasy, this game is very hanging.