Episode [173]: Gourcuff Returns From Injury

In the fifth round of the 2006-2007 FA Cup, Leeds United challenged Ipswich Town at their home court. This is another match between the two teams, and Leeds United have won the previous few times. And now this Ipswich Town team is no longer the Ipswich Town team that year.

In this game, Zhong Cheng sent all the substitutes and some young players to start.

The young Hazard also appeared in the starting list, which was beyond many people's expectations. Many media reporters have claimed that Zhong Cheng is crazy, super crazy.

Of course, many people think that Zhong Cheng has given up the FA Cup this season.

However, in this round of competition, Leeds United defeated their opponent Ipswich Town 1-0. It was the team's substitute striker Nicholas Bendtner who scored the goal. It's young Hazard.

Hazard played 60 minutes in this game and performed very well, which made people shine. This has attracted the attention of many other wealthy clubs, among which Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal have all offered an olive branch to Hazard, hoping to introduce the 16-year-old Hazard.

Among them, the Chelsea team is the latest, and they just want to introduce Hazard.

Zhong Cheng is not worried about this, because he believes that Hazard is a smart player. Going to the above-mentioned wealthy clubs, Hazard will have to wait at least three or four years before he has the opportunity to play. In Leeds United, Hazard will not have many opportunities to play now, but there is always a chance to represent the first team.

Moreover, Hazard was brought over by Zhong Cheng from Belgium, and Zhong Cheng's ability to discover and train young players is very good. Hazard will not leave Leeds United.

Hazard rejected these teams and stayed at Leeds United.

Zhong Cheng didn't bother with these, he was very confident in Hazard.

Now, what Zhong Cheng wants to care about is Gourcuff's affairs. After being injured for so long, Gurcuff is finally about to recover from his injury.

At this time, Zhong Cheng called Gourchow to his office, and seeing the slightly vicissitudes in front of him, Zhong Cheng also had mixed feelings in his heart.

Gourcuff, who is only 20 years old now, has grown a beard. He doesn't look like a 20-year-old boy at all, but more like a middle-aged man who is about 25 years old or even older. It can be seen that this injury has dealt a heavy blow to Gourcuff.

Zhong Cheng felt a little distressed when he saw it, and asked, "Yoan, how is the situation now?"

Gourcuff said directly: "Boss, don't worry. My current state is very good. Although I haven't reached the peak state of last year, it has reached 80%."

Hearing what Gourcuff said, Zhong Cheng was relieved a lot.

Gourcuff is not the type to talk big, he said so, and generally the truth is. What he said was never exaggerated or untrue.

Zhong Cheng nodded and said: "You are recovering well, so you will train with the team first, and we will see your level. Then we will give you the opportunity to play the game as soon as possible, so that you can find the feeling of the game. This In this season, we really have a lot of games, so don’t worry about playing, you know?”

Gourcuff could see the concern in Zhong Cheng's heart. He nodded directly and said, "Understood, boss. I will obey the team's arrangements in everything!"

Zhong Cheng patted Gourcuff on the shoulder and said, "Okay, then go out to practice first, and be ready to play anytime!" Gurcuff nodded firmly, and then walked out of the office.

Watching Gourcuff walk out of the office, Zhong Cheng nodded. Leeds United is getting better and better. The injured players are gradually coming back. Ribery is the only one missing now. After Ribery comes back, Leeds United will not be afraid of any games.

Of course, Zhong Cheng is still a little worried about the status of Gourcuff and Ribery. If the two come back, the status is not good, and it will not work.

However, Zhong Cheng believed in Gourcuff and Ribery.

However, Zhong Cheng discovered during the training that Gourcuff's physical condition is still good. As Gourcuff said, it has returned to about 80%. But his feeling of the game is still a bit worse. Obviously, he hasn't touched the ball for more than half a year, which still has some influence on him.

Zhong Cheng persuaded Gourcuff not to worry, but to find the feeling slowly, Gurcuff will definitely play.

Then, Zhong Cheng led the Leeds United players to the Netherlands to participate in the first round of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. Arsenal played away against PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands. Arsenal played away first and then home.

This time, Zhong Cheng did not lead Gourcuff to the away game, and Gurcuff stayed in Leeds to continue to adjust.

This game is still very critical for Leeds United. Zhong Cheng naturally hopes that the team can win this game. Eindhoven's strength is actually not particularly strong, and they have played against each other before, and Leeds United won.

For this game, Zhong Cheng has great confidence.

However, after the start of the game, Leeds United did not control the situation, and the players were not in a good state. Obviously, continuous operations and multi-line operations have affected the physical condition of the Leeds United players.

In this game, the players of Leeds United did not feel very good.

In defense, he often gave Eindhoven people opportunities. When he saw this, Zhong Cheng couldn't help shaking his head. This game is very difficult.

Zhong Cheng changed the disadvantages on the court through substitutions and adjustments, and gradually controlled the situation. But in terms of counterattack, it is still a little bit poor, and the threat to Eindhoven is not enough.

Finally, in the 82nd minute of the game, Leeds United's goal was scored by PSV. It was also with this goal that Eindhoven defeated Leeds United at their home court and won the first round of the UEFA Champions League 1/8 knockout round this season.

To be honest, this game was unsuccessful for Leeds United!

Zhong Cheng's pre-match goal is to win, even if he doesn't win, he still needs to score an away goal. Obviously, neither of these tasks has been completed.

After this game, the English media naturally bad-mouthed Leeds United, claiming that Leeds United's Champions League journey this season is over.

Of course, at this time, Zhong Cheng was criticized terribly.

The media reporters in England all claimed that Zhong Cheng was overthinking his abilities and was too ambitious. Obviously Leeds United's bench depth is not enough, this guy actually wants to be able to advance at a high speed in every line, he simply has no self-knowledge, he is a greedy garbage.

Media reporters have claimed that the current situation of Leeds United is caused by Zhong Cheng's greed and lack of self-knowledge. What is more important? Because of Zhong Cheng's recklessness, Leeds United is likely to collapse soon this season, and it will collapse across the board.

Yes, at this time, countless media are bad-mouthing Leeds United, even to the point of alarmist talk. It seems that if Leeds United lose a game, they directly lose the whole world.

Zhong Cheng ignored these damn media reporters, he just recorded the names of these media reporters in his small notebook, waited for the right time, and then gave these guys a crazy fatal blow.

This guy Zhong Cheng is indeed a narrow-minded guy who will take revenge.

At this time, everyone thought of the former Leeds United goalkeeper Alavi, the goalkeeper who was completely sidelined by Zhong Cheng. Now this guy has retired for a long time, and many media don't know where this guy is now.

Zhong Cheng is really ruthless!

Zhong Cheng led the team back to Leeds, and Zhong Cheng ignored these damn media reporters. Zhong Cheng is preparing for the weekend league, which is the twenty-eighth round of the Premier League this season. Leeds United will play Charlton away.

Yes, it is the team that Zheng Zhi joined on loan this winter.

This game is another Chinese derby. There are really too many Chinese derbies in the Premier League. Many people are a little confused. Are Chinese players so popular in the Premier League?

Anyway, at this time, countless media are reporting on this game and the Chinese Derby this time. Zheng Zhi has performed very well since joining Charlton. He wears the team's No. 5 jersey, but he has become the core of the team's midfielder, and his performance is very eye-catching.

Now the fans of the Charlton team like Zheng Zhi very, very much. Zheng Zhi has achieved success in the Charlton team. In this game, Zheng Zhi will definitely be the starting player for the Charlton team. Now the media reporters are speculating about whether Shao Jiayi will play in this game.

Of course, now these media reporters naturally don't expect Shao Jiayi to start the game, because Shao Jiayi is a substitute in Leeds United. They want to see if Shao Jiayi can come off the bench in this game, making this Chinese Derby worthy of its name!

Before the game, there was really a lot of publicity for this game, and many people were paying attention to this game. Especially Chinese fans, they can't wait to watch this game, they are all waiting.

Of course, they also think that it is difficult for Shao Jiayi to get a chance to play, and Shao Jiayi is a substitute.

However, when it came to the game, Zhong Cheng did give the fans a big surprise. Zhong Cheng actually put Shao Jiayi on the starting list, and Joaquin is taking a rest today. On the other side, Zheng Zhi really started the game. This is a veritable Chinese derby.

And in this game, the two Chinese players performed very well, which made the England fans shine.

In the 19th minute of the first half, Shao Jiayi made a cross from the wing and assisted Luca Toni with a header. In the second half of the game, Zheng Zhi got a good chance at the front of the penalty area and shot directly into the dead corner. Both of them had very amazing games. This is a very exciting Chinese derby.

In this game, Leeds United finally defeated Charlton 4-2 in an away game. Carlos Tevez scored twice and Pique scored a goal. And Gourcuff also came off the bench and was warmly welcomed by the Leeds United fans.

However, after Gourcuff came off the bench in this game, his performance was still a bit poor. However, he has just recovered from his injury after all, so he should be given more time. Leeds United fans also shouted Gourcuff's name and gave Gourcuff encouragement.