Reebok Stadium, visiting team locker room.
"The initiative is now in our hands. If we maintain this score until the end, we will also finish fifth in the league."
"Now that they have sent off one person, our advantage will be even greater."
"In the second half I want you to keep the pressure up and try to wear them down for me."
“They might have a striker next, they might have a centre-back next in midfield.”
"This will make our defense easier. Younis, I need you to go up a little and restrain Okocha to death."
Lee George named Matteisen to go up to the front to limit Bolton's offensive core Okocha.
Because it stands to reason that Allardyce will replace Diouf and keep Kevin Davis on the court, because Davis is not only a fulcrum in the offense, but Davis is also willing to participate in defense.
So Lee George needs Albucherson to limit Davis on the high ball.
"Robin and Alando in front pushed and pressed more, making the old guys on the opposite side move."
"The midfielder and the two wings continue to set the pace for me."
"In one sentence, I will tire out the people on the opposite side who are older than your head coach."
After saying this, George Li went to ask about Grenchar's physical condition, and Grenchar told him that he still had strength, and George Li also told him not to force it.
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Halftime passed, and George Li felt that time passed very slowly. He wanted the game to start as soon as possible. He no longer wanted to wait any longer, and the situation was in an advantageous position. Allardyce felt that time went too fast and his players hadn't had enough rest.
At the beginning of the second half, George Lee discovered that Allardyce had not made any substitutions.
It was still the same lineup as in the first half. Instead of adding a defender, Hierro was withdrawn to the back line and partnered with Radjaidi at center back, leaving the midfield position to Giannakopoulos and Spi. Virtue.
Allardyce has a good idea. Instead of sitting back and strengthening defense, it is better to maintain this lineup and give it a try.
George Li looked at Speed who fell to the ground again on the field and smiled.
The former Leeds United man tried his best, but it was to no avail.
Leeds United's midfielder attacked Speed and Giannakopoulos again and again. A 36-year-old and a 31-year-old veteran couldn't handle the ball at all. Okocha, who played as an attacking midfielder, couldn't come back at all, even as a forward. Davies both dropped deeper than Okocha.
Finally, in the 56th minute of the game, Bolton's defense collapsed.
Okocha's unnecessary dribbling trapped him in the Leeds United midfield. Davis intercepted Okocha's ball and handed it to Smith who was running forward. Speed watched Smith move from He was flying past in front of him, but he just couldn't move his legs.
Smith took the ball in stride and brought it to the front of the penalty area where he met Jaidi who came out to prevent Smith's breakthrough.
But Smith passed the ball directly behind Jaidi from the left.
Is it for Glenchard?
No, Grunchar stayed on the wing and did not move to the center, so Ben Haim could only stay near the sideline.
The ball is passed to Robin van Persie!
Van Persie crossed behind Jaidi from the right. Hierro was two positions behind Van Persie and could no longer catch up with Van Persie.
"Don't stop the ball, don't stop the ball, shoot straight, shoot straight."
This is what George Li is thinking in his heart at this moment.
Van Persie seemed to hear his inner thoughts. After standing with his right foot, he turned half-turn with his left foot and hit the door.
Near corner!
Bolton goalkeeper Jaskolainen did not block all the angles, but still let the ball fly into the goal between him and the post.
2 to 1.
Leeds United took the lead.
"George, win, we're going to win."
Brian Kidd jumped on George Lee from behind in excitement.
Several other members of the coaching staff also hugged him excitedly, and they hugged each other.
At this time, Van Persie, who scored the goal, ran over excitedly, wanting to celebrate with his head coach, but found that George Lee was nowhere to be found.
Then he saw George Li among the crowd, and jumped up on top of the group of people.
The other players rushed over one by one, knocked down George Lee and Kidd, and then pressed on them one by one.
"Get up, get up. I'm going to die, I'm going to die."
George Li kept shouting from below, asking the people above to get out of the way.
Leeds United's players and substitutes walked away one by one, and Lee George and Kidd finally got up.
"George, you're yelling, it's obviously me at the bottom, okay?"
"Brian, don't be ungrateful. You have old arms and legs. If I hadn't protected you, you would have been carried away."
"Hmph!" Kidd didn't say anything, but in fact he knew that George Li was holding on top of him, otherwise he would really be injured.
George Li moved his waist first, and then began to arrange his clothes.
Leeds United's players began to return to the field, and Bolton's players were already waiting for the kick-off in the midfield. They must seize the remaining time to score two goals, otherwise they will only be ranked 6th in the league.
After the kick-off continued, Bolton wanted to equalize the score, but the only way was to find the forward point with a long pass.
"Danny, go up with Leighton." George Li called Mills and asked the two wingers to continue pressing.
Bolton only had two full-backs on the wing and they didn't dare to attack, so Lee asked his two full-backs to go up boldly and continue to put pressure on Bolton.
Bolton finally replaced Hierro with Andy O'Brien and Diouf with Kevin Nolan in more than 60 minutes. Only one Kevin Davis is left in front.
Leeds United also replaced Grenciar with Morten Pedersen and replaced Grenjaer with James Milner. While ensuring the wing advantage, replace the individual and continue to strengthen the defense of the wing, just in case.
Bolton's two substitutions did not have much effect. Instead, they conceded another goal near the 80th minute.
Although the introduction of Kevin Nolan strengthened Bolton's midfield numbers, Speed and Giannakopoulos simply couldn't run anymore. "Wild Boar" Davis, Leeds United's midfielder, is also in his 30s, but he is famous for his physical fitness.
During a scramble, Giannakopoulos, the Greek midfielder, fell soft at his feet. Davis snatched the ball away and Giannakopoulos fell to the ground.
Davis glanced at Giannakopoulos on the ground to make sure he was not injured, and then continued to dribble. Giannakopoulos tried to get up and chase, but he really had no strength.
Bolton midfielder Nolan came up to steal the ball, and Davis protected the ball to prevent Nolan from touching the football.
Nolan was already the only one in Bolton's midfield who could move. Davis passed the ball to De Jong who came in from the left. De Jong had a wide open space in front of him. After striding the ball twice, he passed the ball to the left. Bynes plugged in.
Baynes used his speed to pass Ben Haim. Ben Haim turned around and tried to pull Baynes, but he couldn't even catch a corner of his clothes.
Baines, who was active today, chose to go to the penalty area. Bolton's O'Brien, who had just come on, came up to defend. Baines pushed with his left foot and passed it to Pedersen who came from behind.
Pederson stopped the ball and glanced into the penalty area. Both Van Persie and Smith were seen signaling the pass.
Pedersen struggled for a while, thinking about how to pass the ball, who to pass it to, how hard to pass it, what arc to use, what footwork, etc. No one from Bolton came to interfere.
Because just now Ben Haim went after Baynes and ignored Pederson.
Pedersen thought about it for half a century and finally took action.
A high-quality cross flew into the penalty area.
Van Persie jumped high and wanted to head the cross under the interference of Jaidi, but he was just short of it as the ball was too high.
Van Persie was so angry that he wanted to scold Pedersen.
You've been brewing for so long, and you've come out with something like this. It was quite reliable, brother, what's going on today?
Van Persie landed first, but instead of looking at Pedersen, he went to see if there was any support at the back point and how he should continue to attack.
But his good brother Smith did not give him this opportunity to continue to participate in the offense.
Smith stepped in from the back row, got ahead of Bolton left back Gardner, and hit the ball with his forehead with a diving jump.
Smith tipped the ball very cleverly. It bounced off the ground and the Bolton goalkeeper couldn't react at all. It was already too late when he touched the ball with his hands and feet.
3 to 1.
Leeds United sealed the win.
Smith immediately ran towards Pederson and hugged Pederson who assisted him. Van Persie also rushed over and patted Pederson.
George Li also raised his hands excitedly on the sidelines.
Fortunately this time, no one held him down, so he celebrated with his assistants and substitute players.
After celebrating, George Li said something very pretentious to his assistants.
"Everyone, how about we go to Europe together next year?"
Although they failed to reach the top four and get the opportunity to participate in the Champions League, it is not easy for a team that was relegated last season to enter the Europa League. Moreover, it is still fifth and directly participates in the main competition. kind.
Several members of the coaching staff looked at each other and were quite excited.
After all, some of them have also participated in the Champions League and Europa League, but most of the time they have participated as players. Perhaps the one with more experience is Brian Kidd.
Kidd is also very excited. After all, Leeds United's current results are due to his own contribution. Now that Leeds United has determined the victory, it is also with Jordi Cruyff.
In the end, Leeds United defeated Bolton 3-2 away from home with three goals from Smith and Robin van Persie, winning the final game of the 2005 Premier League season.
In the final stoppage time, Bolton, with most people losing their fighting spirit, still relied on Kevin Davis' corner kick opportunity to get a goal back.
This also made George Lee appreciate this player who is known as the dirtiest player in the Premier League even more, and he had the idea of buying him to supplement the team's lineup.
This thought flashed by, and immediately George Lee was surrounded by his players. Smith and Kelly threw Lee up.
"Put me down, quickly, I'm afraid of heights..."
George Li was also very unlucky today. He was pushed down again, and now he will be thrown up by the players again.
In the end, the players celebrated and returned to the locker room. After today's game, George Lee decided to lead the team to rest in Manchester for one night, return to Leeds United tomorrow, and gather at Thorpe Arch the day after tomorrow before the team has a holiday.
After the players went to the locker room one after another, George Li slowly walked into the player tunnel, and he was ready to accept a post-game interview.
At the same time, the 04/05 season belonging to him and Leeds United also officially ended.
