Episode [099]: We Are Still Far, Far Away!

The national team match day passed quickly, and the players came back one after another.

However, when the Leeds United players came back, Di Matteo frowned. These players were in a very bad state, and they were all too tired to play at all!

At this time, Di Matteo was really about to cry.

Ribery was slightly sprained during the French team match. Although it was not serious, he will not be able to play in the next league game. Moreover, Modric is in a very bad state, and his physical fitness is even worse. Now, there is no way to kick someone like Gary Kelly.

Even Kompany, who has excellent physical fitness, feels tired. How can he play this game?

This season is indeed much more difficult than last season.

Looking at this group of wounded soldiers and players in poor condition, Di Matteo really felt like crying without tears. My God, how could you treat me like this?

At this time, Di Matteo really envied Rogers, Rogers is now relaxed.

However, this is another chance for Di Matteo. Even if it comes again, he would rather come to coach Leeds United, even if it is a three-game losing streak, this is a precious asset for him.

Therefore, although there are difficulties now, Di Matteo just complained verbally. He himself still devotes himself wholeheartedly to this game, yes, this is the so-called saying no with his mouth, but his body is very honest.

Di Matteo is seriously preparing for this game. This game is very, very important to him, and he has been preparing so seriously.

The players of Leeds United are also preparing very seriously, and they don't want to lose anymore. However, their physical and mental state has not been at their best, and they are also very anxious. Under such circumstances, they are ushering in the eighth round of the Premier League this season.

Leeds United went to an away game against Portsmouth, and Zhong Cheng went to the away game in this game. Pique also went with him. Pique's injury is not serious now, he has entered the recovery period, and he can walk by himself, so this time he also followed.

Obviously, now Pique is very related to the team's performance.

In this game, Leeds United's opponent is Portsmouth, and their strength is still good. Now they rank fifth in the league with 13 points, which is much higher than Leeds United. Leeds United still ranks eighth in the league with eleven points.

More importantly, the current state of Leeds United is not very good, and Portsmouth is expected to win.

At the beginning of the game, Portsmouth took the initiative to attack and besieged Leeds United with the advantage of the home court. The players of Leeds United counterattacked defensively and waited for Portsmouth to attack.

However, just five minutes into the game, Leeds United's goal was broken, and the goal guarded by Simon Mignolet was broken. This is a wonderful world wave. Did Simon Mignolet The method, even if it is replaced by Buffon and Casillas, cannot be saved.

In this game, Zhong Zheng was rotated with a minor injury and went to the national team. Zhong Zheng didn't win a game, and instead injured himself, it really wasn't worth the candle.

Now, McLaren's life is very difficult. Almost all England fans are calling for McLaren to leave get out of class, because the performance of the England team is really terrible. Can't get into the European Cup.

McLaren is now controversial, and even at this time these England fans are beginning to miss Eriksson. Although Eriksson is also very scumbag, very bad. But he's at least a lot better than McLaren.

The England fans are disgusted by McLaren, especially when it comes to Zhong Zheng. Zhong Zheng is obviously the highest-level goalkeeper in England. Why can't Zhong Zheng become the number one goalkeeper of the England national team? Why?

However, McLaren has not given an answer.

Anyway, Zhong Zheng has been sitting on the bench. This time he went to the England national team and missed the game, but was injured in training. Fortunately, the injury is not serious, and he should be able to recover after a little rest.

Sure enough, this FIFA virus really affected Leeds United, and it was still very serious.

However, Simon Mignolet is still capable, but he was unlucky today, and was scored a world wave by his opponent as soon as he came up.

The game is still going on. After that, Leeds United’s counterattack has improved. The frontcourt Luca Toni often threatens Portsmouth’s goal. The passes of Joaquin and Shao Jiayi often find the penalty area Luca Toni, causing a lot of trouble for the opponent.

However, Leeds United were always one step away from scoring.

In this game, Luca Tony's partner Darren Bent performed very well and was in very good condition. At the end of the first half, he received a through ball from midfielder Yaya Toure, wiped into the penalty area, and then blasted the ball into the Portsmouth goal with a reverse kick. One to one, Leeds United equalized the score.

Di Matteo was very excited and excited, jumping up and applauding excitedly on the sidelines.

In the first half of the game, Leeds United scored half a bottle, which is a good incentive for their morale. The next half of the game will be easier to play, and soon the second half will start.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, Leeds United still adopted a defensive counterattack tactic instead of an onslaught. Di Matteo is more confident with this set, they have the game in hand.

In the second half of the game, Leeds United's defense became more and more stable, and their counterattacks became more and more sharp. Gradually, it seemed that the game had been controlled by Leeds United.

At this time, Di Matteo's confidence is getting stronger and stronger, and his mood is getting better and better.

DiMatteo was on the sidelines, directing non-stop. He seemed to feel that victory was beckoning to him, and at the same time he felt as if he had just entered the state. He likes this feeling more and more now, and really wants to continue coaching.

The feeling of being in control of the overall situation now makes him very happy.

"Right, go up to the right!" Di Matteo shouted loudly, and the full-back Sagna on the right set him up directly. Yaya Toure in the middle saw it clearly, and passed the football directly behind Joaquin, and the football rolled towards the baseline.

Sagna quickly ran up from behind Joaquin, caught up with the football, kicked a cross directly, and the football continued to fly into the Portsmouth penalty area.

In the middle of the penalty area, Luca Toni jumped high and overwhelmed the opponent's central defender with a shake of his head.

Seeing that the football was about to fly into the goal, but the football was shot out of the baseline by the Portsmouth goalkeeper, Di Matteo felt very regretful. But now that Leeds United is in control of the overall situation, Di Matteo is very excited. He believes that there will be such opportunities in the future, and they will definitely win this game.

He waved his hand to signal the Leeds United players to wave back again, waiting for the next opportunity to counterattack.

Leeds United's players are also gradually getting excited, and their state has also improved. The counterattack is very sharp, often threatening the Portsmouth team's goal.

Leeds United is the absolute main force, and it seems to be a matter of time before Leeds United win the game. However, Zhong Cheng, who was sitting in the stands at this time, frowned tightly. He felt a sense of foreboding in his heart. Leeds United seemed to be in control of the overall situation, but the overall situation seemed unstable, especially The back line is a bit floating, and the sense of position between each other is not particularly good, which is caused by poor state.

On the contrary, Leeds United's offensive players are up and playing. Maybe it was because of the losing streak in the first two games, and they were too depressed. Now that they have such a good state and opportunity, they are all attacking like crazy, and now they seem to be underestimating defense.

Dangerous, this is a very dangerous thing.

At this time, Pique also saw it, and he said in Zhong Cheng's ear: "Boss, the state of our team is not right now, should we remind Mr. Robert now?"

Zhong Cheng pondered slightly, then shook his head.

Zhong Cheng said: "Forget it, our Leeds United can still afford to lose a game. This game is a very good learning opportunity for the players on the pitch and for Robert. Tuition fees, so, look at them themselves!"

Pique nodded, he understood what Zhong Cheng meant. Di Matteo's maturity and the maturity of the Leeds United players are more important than this game victory, and they are also more valuable.

Pique admired Zhong Cheng in his heart!

Now on the pitch, Leeds United still has the advantage, and their counterattack is also very sharp. But they didn't realize that their front line was getting higher and higher, and the distance between the defensive players was getting bigger and bigger.

These things are actually not difficult to see, but neither the players of Leeds United nor Di Matteo noticed.

Maybe this is what makes the bystanders clear, and the authorities are confused!

As time went by, the players of Leeds United became more and more anxious, because they completely controlled the game, and they threatened the opponent's goal many times, and they were only one step away from scoring many times, but now they They still didn't score a goal, which made them very anxious.

The Leeds United players counterattacked more and more vigorously, and the team as a whole was also pressing forward, making a final crazy attack on the Portsmouth team.

The players of Leeds United were all excited, and they frantically pressed forward to attack.

The advantage of Leeds United seems to be more obvious. The players of Leeds United feel that they seem to be getting closer to the goal, as if they will be able to score the goal soon.

Leeds United was attacking frantically, besieging Portsmouth.

The fans of the Portsmouth team at the scene were very nervous. Many people dared not watch it anymore, because it was really too dangerous. They seemed to be able to feel that their team was about to lose the ball in the next moment. Same.

However, at this moment, Portsmouth suddenly launched a very quick counterattack. The three-legged pass tore through Leeds United's defense, and the Portsmouth striker went it alone.

Seeing this, Di Matteo realized the crisis, and he realized that he was a bit aggressive, ignoring the later letting go.

Danger, this is a very dangerous thing, Di Matteo has already jumped up, shouting frantically, he is pinning all his hopes on Simon Mignolet.

But Simon Mignolet has not been the god who can save Leeds United. Facing this one-handed ball, he made the utmost effort, but he failed to intercept the football. The football rolled directly in front of his palm and rolled into the goal behind him.

Two to one, Portsmouth beat Leeds United at the last moment.

Seeing the result, Di Matteo sighed and said, "Compared with the boss, I am still far, far behind!"