Episode [250]: A Quite Perfect Farewell Match
beep!
A whistle blows, and the game officially begins!
The starting lineup for Leeds United today is like this, the formation is 4-2-3-1, the list is as follows:
Goalkeeper: Zhong Zheng
Back four [left to right]: Gareth Bale, Kompany, Pique and Gary Kelly
Double midfielders: Alexander Song and Albertini
Three forwards [left to right]: Franck Ribery, Luka Modric and Joaquin
Solo striker: Luca Toni
Leeds United kicked off first. Facing a team from the third-tier League One, Leeds United did not take any defensive counterattacks. They attacked Leyton Orient as soon as they came up.
Zhong Cheng vented his unhappiness in this game, and wanted to teach Leighton Orient a lesson.
From the start of the game, the rhythm of the game was in the hands of Leeds United. Leyton Orient had nothing to do but parry, and even panicked when parrying, which gave Leeds United a lot of opportunities.
In the fifth minute of the first half, Leeds United's offense was quite threatening.
After Luka Modric in the middle continued to drink and cooperate with Franck Ribery to pass the ball, he suddenly made a diagonal pass and passed the football to Joaquin on the other side. Joaquin easily unloaded the football and then kicked the ball The line passed the football into the Leyton Orient penalty area.
In the penalty area, Luca Toni, the tall central defender who overwhelmed Leyton Orient, shook his head and attacked the goal. The football flew straight to the upper corner of the goal.
It's a pity that Luca Toni failed to catch up under the interference of the opponent's tall central defender. The football was not strong enough and the speed was too slow. The goalkeeper of Leyton Orient directly shot the football out of the bottom line.
This time, Leeds United's offense was very fierce and almost scored a goal.
The strength of Leeds United is indeed strong enough, and Leighton Orient really has no power to parry.
Corner kick, Leeds United got a corner kick!
Luka Modric directly spun the football into the Leyton Orient penalty area with an arc. In the penalty area, the Leyton Orient goalkeeper quickly dived out and punched the football on Luca Toni's head. To hit the restricted area.
But the football fell right at the feet of Albertini outside the penalty area.
Albertini was unrestrained, did not stop the ball, volleyed sideways, slammed his foot on the football, and the football flew towards the empty goal of Leyton Orient.
With a bang, the football hit the lower edge of the crossbar and bounced directly into the goal of Leyton Orient.
Leeds United scored in the seventh minute of the first half. And it was Albertini, one of the protagonists of the game, who scored the goal. The fans at the scene were very excited and applauded, shouting Albertini's name.
Even when many fans called Albertini's name, they shed tears with excitement. Sad emotions spread in everyone's hearts, sweeping the entire Elland Road Stadium.
Yes, after the goal, the Leeds United fans didn't celebrate much, they were all very sad, many Leeds United fans shouted loudly: "Demi, don't go, stay, we still need you! we need you!"
Albertini, who scored the goal, also had tears in his eyes. He was very excited at this time, and he was very reluctant to part with these lovely fans. However, there is no way, there is no permanent banquet in the world, and there will always be a time to say goodbye.
Albertini hugged the Leeds United players who rushed up one by one. He enjoyed this moment and the time with his teammates.
One to zero, Leeds United lead Leyton Orient.
Zhong Cheng stood up and applauded Albertini, and kept nodding his head. It was a good performance.
And Rogers frowned slightly. It seems that there are still many things that Leyton Orient needs to change. After taking over Leyton Orient, Rogers has a lot of work to do by himself.
The game continued, and Leeds United still controlled the situation. Of course, Leyton Orient also had occasional opportunities to attack. Sure enough, they still continued England's traditional football method, that is, to directly open the backcourt, find the high point in front, seek the second point of attack, or directly head the goal.
It's a pity, obviously, the strength of the Leyton Orient players is still a bit weaker.
Rogers frowned. This kind of football tactics is exactly the same as his football philosophy. In the new season, he has a lot of homework to do. At this time, he hoped that the person who could take away more from Leeds United, he believed in Zhong Cheng's vision very much.
However, Rogers is not clear, how many people can he take away from Leeds United?
In the stadium, the game was still going on. The players of Leeds United did not hold back because they were facing a team from League One. Their offense was very fierce. The players of Leyton Orient really couldn't defend. I felt a lot of pressure.
In the 11th minute of the first half, Luca Toni received a pass from Luka Jr. and Modric, and suddenly shot a cold arrow at the front of the penalty area, almost breaking through the goal of Leyton Orient. The Easterners were taken aback.
The goalkeeper of Leyton Orient saved the football, and the central defender of Leyton Orient made a big clearance, trying to kick the football directly out of the touchline. But Joaquin on the side suddenly rushed up, caught the football, and didn't let it go out of the sideline. The defensive players of Leyton Orient were shocked and rushed forward immediately.
Joaquin feigned a breakthrough to attract the attention of the full-back, then gently pushed the football forward, and Gary Kelly, who came up from the wing, easily passed the full-back and received the ball. Comfortably put the football forward, and then passed the football into the penalty area of Leyton Orient with an arc - the front point!
Luca Toni, who quickly followed up, took off easily, headed the goal, and slammed the football into the Leyton Orient goal with a bang.
Two to zero, less than fifteen minutes into the first half, Leeds United led by two to zero.
Today's protagonist Albertini scored a goal and Gary Kelly sent an assist. This performance is really perfect.
The Leeds United fans at the scene watched the wonderful performance of these two people. They all thought that the time for the two men to retire was too early and should be postponed for another two years.
And Rogers also has the same idea. It would be great if these two people could follow him to Leyton Orient. Leyton Orient will definitely be promoted to the English Championship next season. Unfortunately, Rogers knew that this was impossible. Both Albertini and Gary Kelly were determined to retire, and no one could change it.
The fans of Leyton Orient couldn't help shaking their heads. They really didn't have much chance in front of Leeds United, but their own goals often had crises.
In the 29th minute of the first half, after Luka Modric and Albertini scored two in a row, Luka Modric suddenly tricked the midfielder of Leyton Orient with a very light spike , Leighton Orient's midfielder was extremely nervous, and he didn't want Luka Modric to touch it, so he stretched out his leg and hooked Luka Modric, taking a free kick.
Leeds United won a free kick in a very good position in the frontcourt. The fans of Leeds United shouted neatly: "Demy! Demy! Our dear Demy!"
Yes, Leeds United fans want to see Albertini's deciduous ball.
If Albertini used this to bid farewell to his career, this is really a classic moment, the end of a legend.
Under the strangeness of everyone, Albertini went to the front of football, and he will be the main player.
Albertini doesn't pay much attention to this goal. For him, it doesn't matter whether the goal is scored or not. He is already very satisfied with his performance today. However, he still has to satisfy the wishes of the fans and take the ball seriously.
Standing in front of the football, Albertini stared at the opposing wall with his arms akimbo.
Albertini stood there very easily, looking very relaxed and freehand. The fans of Leeds United were very excited and applauded and cheered.
At this moment, the referee blew his whistle and the ball was ready to serve.
Albertini took a breath, then ran quickly, stopped suddenly in front of the football, and then slammed his foot on the football, the football flew up into the sky quickly, passed the human wall, and continued to fly towards the sky, It seems that it is going to fly directly to hit the plane.
However, at this moment, the football suddenly fell rapidly, and quickly fell to the dead corner of the upper right corner of the Leyton Orient goal.
The goalkeeper of Leyton Orient couldn't react in time, and the football flew into the goal quickly, three to zero!
The fans of Leeds United were crazy. They were jumping and jumping in the stands, screaming crazily, shouting passionately, jumping up excitedly, saluting Albertini all in their mouths. Worship, this ball is really perfect, too sharp, too powerful.
The Leeds United fans were all in the stands, kowtowing to Albertini.
Zhong Cheng also raised his fist high on the sidelines. This match really went according to everyone's expectations. Albertini's farewell match is very perfect. It is really a legend to use his best way to retreat from the world with his unique skills.
Zhong Cheng also kept applauding, giving the applause to Albertini.
After the first half, Leeds United led 3-0.
After the start of the second half of the game, Zhong Cheng still didn't let the team stay and continued to attack crazily, which made Rogers look at Zhong Cheng more. This guy is very vengeful.
In the twelfth minute of the second half, Franck Ribery and Gary Kelly, who switched sides, had a very wonderful cooperation. Gary Kelly passed the ball into the penalty area, and Edinson, who came off the bench in the second half of the game · Cavani header succeeded, four to zero.
Gary Kelly also completed the second assist of the game and performed well.
At this time, Leeds United was almost about to switch to another team in the second half of the game, and only Albertini and Gary Kelly remained on the field.
In the 26th minute of the second half, Leeds United's central defender Vermaelen jumped up high and scored a header, making the score 5-0.
The goal wasn't an assist from Gary Kelly, it was an assist from Evra.
Leyton Orient really didn't get many chances in this game. In total, there would never be more than six times. They didn't have many chances to threaten Zhong Zheng and Simon Mignolet, only one. But that time Simon Mignolet performed very well and saved the football from the bottom line.
It can be seen that Leighton Orient is really at the level of a relegation team in the League One. Last season they were at the level of a relegation team, and they were almost relegated. After Rogers took over Leyton Orient, there is a lot of work to be done.