Episode [188]: Routine, All of This Is a Routine!

Elland Road, Leeds, March 31, 2007.

Today's weather is very good, the sun is shining, but it is not very hot. The breeze is blowing, which is very suitable for playing football.

Here today, Leeds United will face Middlesbrough.

The Middlesbrough team is now ranked fourteenth in the Premier League, ranking in the lower mid-range. Their performance this season is really bad. There are also some gaps with last season's results in the Premier League. The more important thing is that Middlesbrough reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup last season.

It seems that after McLaren left, the Middlesbrough team really fell into a slump.

At this time, there are not many Middlesbrough fans coming to the away game. It can be seen that the fans of the Middlesbrough team are also very disappointed with the team's performance, and they are not even willing to go to the away game.

In fact, Middlesbrough's home playing rate has also dropped a lot now. Middlesbrough fans are really sad, very sad.

However, the Elland Road Stadium is still full today, because there are really too many fans of Leeds United. For Leeds United's current results, Leeds United is still very satisfied.

After all, this period can be regarded as the best period for Leeds United in the past ten years.

Last season, Leeds United won the double championship of the Premier League and UEFA Cup, which is a historical precedent.

Moreover, Leeds United's performance this season is also very good.

Leeds United is now ranked second in the Premier League, only four points away from the top Manchester United. They have won the League Cup, reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, and reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. This season, Leeds United The team can be said to have gained a lot.

Although the outside world has been clamoring that Leeds United may collapse across the board, the fans of Leeds United are still very happy. They are very satisfied with the current results of Leeds United. Leeds United in these three seasons is really great.

Moreover, Leeds United fans have seen the future of Leeds United.

The players of Leeds United are so young, they firmly believe that Leeds United will have a steady stream of water, and Leeds United will definitely become the fifth giant club in England next year.

Now the fans of Leeds United are sparing no effort to cheer for the players of Leeds United. They hope that Leeds United can perform well and go further in the league.

The fans of Leeds United sang the team anthem of Leeds United neatly, cheering for the players of Leeds United.

Zhong Cheng, who was wearing [Zhong Cheng's suit], came out, and the Leeds United fans on the scene immediately cheered wildly, shouting Zhong Cheng's name frantically. They seemed to be the hottest star fans in the world, paying homage to Zhong Cheng.

Zhong Cheng waved to these fans, thanking them for coming today.

At this time, players from both sides stepped into the stadium, and the match between Leeds United and Middlesbrough was about to start at this time.

Today's midfield is still a 4-1-3-2 starting lineup, the starting players are as follows:

Goalkeeper: Zhong Zheng

Back four [from left to right]: Gareth Bale, Vermaelen, Pique and Sagna

Single midfielder: Mascherano

Three forwards [left to right]: Darren Bent, Yaya Toure and Joaquin

Forwards: Luca Toni and Edinson Cavani

This is the starting list of Leeds United today. This is a half-main half-substitute lineup.

Many national team players in the Leeds United team are indeed not in the best physical condition. Therefore, Zhong Cheng did not let them play the game, and they were not even included in the squad. Zhong Cheng gave other players some opportunities. Today they It's the starting lineup.

At the beginning of the game, Leeds United took the initiative on the pitch and aggressively attacked.

Although Middlesbrough ranks fourteenth in the Premier League, their strength is still very good, and their attack threat is also great. Although Hasselbaink on the forward line is old, he has passed his peak However, his strength and experience still made him a rather threatening figure.

However, to be honest, Hasselbaink did not perform very well in the Middlesbrough team this season. He sat on the bench for a long time, but today he got the chance to start.

And in the tenth minute of halftime, Hasselbaink also got a very good chance. After George Boateng in the center intercepted the ball, he directly led the ball forward, hitting Leeds United's defense line like a bright tank, and after attracting attention, he sent the football to Hasselbaink's feet on the penalty area line.

Hasselbaink was naturally unceremonious, and directly slammed his legs and bombarded the door heavily. The fans of the Middlesbrough team jumped up, but unfortunately the football was saved by Zhong Zheng.

All Middlesbrough fans at the scene sighed in disappointment.

This ball Hasselbaink paid too much attention to exerting force, which resulted in the corner kick being very positive, and Zhong Cheng directly threw it to the bottom line. The fans of the Middlesbrough team shook their heads one after another. It could be seen that Hasselbaink was really dying. After the end of this season, it seemed that he should be sent away.

Yes, many Middlesbrough fans now hope to send Hasselbaink away.

At this time, Zhong Cheng kept waving his hands on the sidelines, signaling the Leeds United players to attack Middlesbrough's young central defender Huth more when attacking.

Huth is a tall, even slightly fat guy. This guy's frontal defense ability is good, and his high-altitude ball defense ability is also good. But now he is too young, the defense still looks a little frizzy, and the main thing is that his turning is a big problem,

And his partner Woodgate has the same problems as him, only the movement speed is too slow, and other abilities are very good.

Therefore, Zhong Cheng directed the Leeds United players to give more sprint balls and hit directly behind the two central defenders. Perhaps such a passing efficiency will not be too high, but as long as it succeeds once, the Middlesbrough team will be completely finished.

On the field, the players of Leeds United played according to Zhong Cheng's arrangement.

The Middlesbrough people obviously fell short of Leeds United's intentions. Woodgate obviously retreated a little because of the queen, and did not dare to rush out rashly. He formed a second line behind Huth to protect.

The head coach of the Middlesbrough team was very satisfied seeing this. Woodgate's ability to read the game is really outstanding. No wonder this guy will become the central defender of the England national team, even in the Real Madrid team. Pass.

At this moment, the midfielder Yaya Toure suddenly sent a sprint ball, and Edinson Cavani rushed past Huth and chased the football.

Edinson Cavani is not slow, but he has not caught up with the football. Because the football has been cleared by Woodgate, his second-line protection is very good.

The fans of the Middlesbrough team gave Woodgate thunderous applause. This guy really performed very well, and he really lived up to the name of Real Madrid's central defender.

The players of Leeds United couldn't help turning their heads to look at Zhong Cheng.

Judging from the current game, the effect of hitting the sprint ball behind is not ideal. The players of Leeds United want to give up this tactic and find him to serve elsewhere.

Zhong Cheng did insist on the sidelines, signaling the Leeds United players to continue playing like this.

The fans of Leeds United in the stands were slightly stunned. What happened to Leeds United today? Why have you been using tactics that are not very effective? And the Middlesbrough fans laughed, this damn lunatic Loya is really an idiot, a super idiot.

Next, Leeds United continued to play this kind of sprint ball several times, but the effect was still not satisfactory. Either it was intercepted by Woodgate, or it was confiscated by goalkeeper Schwarzer.

The players of Leeds United were a little anxious, but Zhong Cheng was not in a hurry.

Zhong Cheng suddenly made a veiled gesture to Yaya Toure. Yaya Toure understood and nodded slightly. But other people didn't notice this detail, not even the other players of Leeds United.

At this time, the ball came to the feet of Leeds United. Yaya Toure once again sent a sprint ball behind him. Edinson Cavani had already tried his best. He still Didn't touch the football, which was destroyed by Woodgate first.

Edinson Cavani was panting with his hands on his hips, and he played very awkwardly in this game. Even Luca Toni played very awkwardly, but there is no way, this is the arrangement of the head coach Zhong Cheng, they can only continue like this.

The fans of the Middlesbrough team laughed at Zhong Cheng crazily. Zhong Cheng is a piece of rubbish. He has no shit ability or the ability to judge the situation. He is simply a scum. How could he be able to coach Leeds well? What about the United? This is obviously someone else's work.

However, the head coach of the Middlesbrough team doesn't think so, he thinks Zhong Cheng is not such a fool. This guy Zhong Cheng must be playing some kind of conspiracy. This guy is digging a hole and waiting for him. The head coach of the Middlesbrough team frowned, thinking carefully.

At this moment, Leeds United's offense came again on the field. The football came to Yaya Toure's feet, and Yaya Toure slowly dribbled the ball forward.

Huth and Woodgate in the penalty area retreated inertially, preparing to intercept Yaya Toure's back ball again. The two are ready to go, ready to give Leeds United a fatal blow.

However, at this moment, Yaya Toure did not pass the ball, but continued to bring the football forward to the front of the Middlesbrough team's penalty area.

The head coach of the Middlesbrough team suddenly exploded in horror: "No, intercept his long shot!"

In the penalty area, Woodgate and Huth also had their eyes wide open. They discovered Yaya Toure's intentions, but they could do nothing, because they themselves retreated too deep, and the space at the front of the penalty area was all Leaked to Yaya Toure.

Danger!

Yaya Toure pushed the football forward lightly, then rushed forward and slammed the football hard with one kick. With a bang, the football shot towards Middlesbrough's goal quickly, causing an uproar at the scene.

The expressions on the faces of the Middlesbrough fans are the most exciting. Just now they were triumphantly ridiculing Zhong Cheng, but now they slapped them hard on the face, making their faces livid.

Boom, the football flew towards Middlesbrough's goal like a shell fired.

Woodgate, Huth and Schwarzer couldn't react in time, so they had to watch the football fly into the goal behind them.