Elland Road, East Stand.
Helen Black, who will join the Leeds United medical team after Christmas, looked at the female fan who was smaller than herself next to her.
"Are you a Leeds United fan?"
It's no wonder Helen asked this, because the girl next to her who looked about the same age as her was wearing a Leeds United long-sleeved uniform and a down jacket, but she was sitting there quietly watching the game during the first half. Leeds United took a shot, but they didn't clap or exclaim together, they just kept watching the players running around on the field.
"Ah... yes, I am... a Leeds United fan." Wendy said timidly.
"Are these tickets given by others?"
"Yes, yes."
Of course, the tickets were given by George Li. A few days ago, George Li's good brother Mike called and said that a beautiful lady had sent a suit and wanted to return it to George Li.
When George Li went to Michael's place, he saw Wendy and her agent waiting for him at Mike Li's house. Wendy returned the suit to Li, while the agent kept thanking George Li for being at the party that day. Take care of Wendy.
George Li glanced at Mike Li next to him and knew that this scene was caused by Michael and Wendy's managers.
The two pimps also thought about asking Li George to take Wendy out on a date.
George Li turned it down on the spot citing work, but out of courtesy he gave Wendy two Leeds United home tickets.
Who knows, Wendy actually came to see her, or it might be arranged by her agent.
Of the two tickets, Wendy gave one to Hazel. As a result, Hazel let Wendy go, and Wendy came to Elland Road to watch the game alone.
"This is your first time here. Leeds United fans can't do this. Besides, it's too dangerous for a girl to watch the game alone. Isn't there anyone to accompany you?"
"No, I usually stay at my uncle's house."
There was another thing Wendy didn't say, her uncle's family were all Sheffield United fans.
"Hey, Mike!" Helen called forward.
A strong man in front turned back and looked at Helen.
Wendy was startled when she saw the strong man turning around.
After all, it's winter, he's still shirtless, and his arms are covered with tattoos, which looks scary at first glance.
"New here, it's your first time watching football. Please take care of her from now on and don't get bullied." Helen pointed at Wendy.
The strong man glanced at Wendy and then asked Helen.
"Okay, a gift ticket? Was it also a gift from George?"
Then Mike looked back and started talking to himself.
"There's no reason. The two girlfriends can't sit apart..."
Helen ignored Mike and said to Wendy.
"Did Coach George really give you your ticket?"
"Yes..." Wendy nodded.
"Since it was given by him, and you are a girl watching the game alone, I should take care of you. However, there may not be a chance. I may have to watch the game somewhere else, not in the stands."
"Where else?" Wendy asked.
"Down below." Helen pointed to the Leeds United coaching bench.
Players from both sides began to enter the field one after another, and the stands began to cheer and scream again.
"Come along." Helen took Wendy with her. "You can't be too quiet while watching the game. I haven't asked you what your name is yet. My name is Helen."
"Wendy." Wendy stood up and waved symbolically, but she couldn't let go.
"In the future, if you encounter difficulties while watching football, just go to the fat guy without clothes just now. He is the leader of the fans."
Wendy wanted to tell Helen, so George Li gave her a ticket.
^^^
In the second half, Leeds United kicked off the game.
Shortly after Leeds United kicked off, the ball was grabbed by Liverpool after half-time. After a few passes in the backcourt, it was given to Alonso's feet.
Xavi Alonso got the ball, and this time he found that it was not so difficult for him to get the ball. Unlike the first half, the ball could hardly reach his feet.
Then he looked for his teammates in front. I saw that Hamann and Gerrard were surrounded by people, and Kewell, who was further away, was also close to Mills.
After hesitating for a moment, Glenchard rushed over and hit him.
But the ball was not lost, and Alonso stumbled and took control of the ball again.
But suddenly there was another person in a white jersey in front of him, blocking the way. It's Romedal.
Leeds United's two wingers both came from the wing to press the center.
The ball was eventually grabbed by Romedal, who immediately launched a counterattack after grabbing it.
Passed the ball to Glenchar, who was also in the middle.
Glenchard started to speed directly, facing Carragher, trying to pass him directly.
As a result, Carragher was taken away by Glenciare, and Hyypia stared at Van Persie.
The door in the middle is wide open, allowing Romedal to move towards the goal without the ball.
Grenchar wanted to pass the ball straight to Romedal, but the ball was touched by Carragher and did not go directly to Romedal's feet, but rolled towards the goal.
Kirkland struck out and Romedal went after the ball.
In the end, the two touched the ball almost at the same time.
Kirkland had the ball in his hands, and Romedal was tripped by Kirkland and rolled to the turf.
"Penalty kick!" Leeds United players shouted.
But the referee signaled for the game to continue.
Kirkland threw the ball to Riise, who was about to take the ball but was pulled down by Smith.
Tactical foul.
Leeds players then began to mob the referee.
The favorite part of Leeds United fans began. The fans began to cooperate with the players and put pressure on the referee together.
"Hush~" The whole audience booed.
"Come along." Helen arched Wendy.
"Ah, what?" Wendy was a little at a loss.
"Heckle, heckle the referee."
"Oh oh oh."
^^^
In the following games, Leeds United continued to take the initiative. Liverpool could only rely on set pieces and long-range shots to create threats, but they were all resolved by Leeds United.
It was Leeds United who broke the deadlock first.
In the 69th minute of the game, Van Persie scored.
Leeds United counterattacked after grabbing the ball in the backcourt. Davis cooperated with Graveson to steal the ball from Gerrard's feet.
Davis gave the ball to Smith, and Smith split the ball directly.
After Van Persie and Romedal changed positions, they appeared on the right.
Van Persie dribbled the ball inward, flicked his left foot, and started dribbling the ball to the left. Riise stayed close to him, not daring to be careless.
At this time, Leeds United's movement played a big role.
Romedal, who changed positions with Van Persie, took away Carragher, and when Smith ran towards the penalty area, he took away midfielder Hamann and brought Hamann into the penalty area.
So Van Persie cuts inside very comfortably.
Van Persie performed a move that his fellow countryman Robben is best at, cutting inside to hit the goal.
From the right corner of the penalty area, Riise missed consecutive fake shots.
Then Van Persie took the ball one step further to the left and continued to pretend to hit the goal.
This time Riise took advantage of this fake move, thinking that Van Persie was really going to hit the goal.
Riise flew to block the shot, but Van Persie tricked him.
Take a step to the left again, this time no one interferes.
Van Persie took a run-up, stood on his right leg, swung his left leg, and then kicked the ball hard on the lower right side with the inside of his left foot.
The ball flew towards the upper left corner of the goal with spin.
By the time Kirkland moved and made the save, it was too late.
The rest of Liverpool could only watch as the ball flew into the goal.
1 to 0.
Leeds finally broke the deadlock midway through the second half.
Helen in the stands hugged Wendy.
"In! In!"
Wendy was also infected by Helen and sang and danced with Helen.
“Here we go with Leeds United”
"We're gonna give the boys a hand"
“Stand up and sing for Leeds United”
"They are the greatest in the land, Everyday, we're all gonna say we love you Leeds, Leeds, Leeds!"
"Everywhere, we're gonna be there, We love you Leeds, Leeds, Leeds!"
The home fans began to sing Leeds United’s anthem “Marching on Together”
"Wendy, can you sing?"
"Yes."
"Come on, sing along."
The two men started singing "Marching on Together" along with other Leeds fans.
George Li on the sidelines saw the goal and punched hard.
"Stable."
George Li said to several of his assistants.
"Are you that confident?" Brian Kidd said
"It's not that I'm confident, it's that Liverpool is in a dilemma now." Li began to explain to him.
"It's better to be careful."
"If Benitez wants to attack, he has to worry about being counterattacked by me. After all, we strangled Xavi Alonso to death today, and he has no other attack points."
George Lee can say this because he still has to thank Liverpool for the large number of injuries to its main players.
Especially the absence of Luis Garcia.
At Liverpool, Garcia is certainly an anomaly. Benitez, a pragmatist, should not have such a variable player.
But Garcia can play in multiple positions on the field, both on the wing and as a deeper forward. Not limited by his position, he can often use his skillful skills to seize the opponent's small loopholes and launch attacks quickly. Although some have criticized his complex movements for sometimes making simple things too cumbersome. However, his complex and unpredictable technical moves on the court are also one of his weapons, so opponents often cannot predict his actions.
Originally, if Luis Garcia played, he could cooperate with Kewell. Both of them are players who can play on the wing or in the center. Benitez will have many offensive options.
But now there is only Kewell, and he is restricted by Leeds United. He does not perform very well on the wing or in the center. Who makes Leeds United so familiar with Kewell? Kewell's peak was at Leeds. Spent together.
"Their European Cup Golden Boot doesn't seem to be performing well this season." Cruyff Jr. mentioned Baros.
"Benitez doesn't like Baros. In the Spaniard's tactical system, Baros's technical characteristics and style are not to Benitez's liking. The Spaniard likes someone who has speed, body, and control. A striker with opportunities, but Baros seems to have kept all his goals in the national team, and will not score any more when he returns to the club, becoming a waste of money."
Lee George summarized Liverpool's two problems in this game in advance, and seemed to be celebrating the victory in advance.
In the second half, Liverpool had nothing to do with Leeds United's defense except for Gerrard's long-range shot that went over the crossbar and the teenager Mellor's header from a corner kick that hit the post.
Or maybe their own offense is too poor.
In fact, Leeds United's second half was full of thunder and light rain. Although they took the initiative after 1-0, they didn't have any good chances to score.
Afterwards, just as George Lee said, Leeds United almost won 1-0 at home.
