When entering the halftime break, Leeds United felt refreshed.
Smith immediately jumped on Sneijder, almost causing the Dutchman to duck.
"Wesley, that goal of yours was very much like my style back then."
"Thank you, captain, but can you come down first?"
After saying that, Sneijder leaned back and let Smith come down.
"If you continue to perform so well, I don't think I can return to the middle."
"That's good. Then no one will compete with me for the starting spot."
"No, I found that my position is very dangerous. Some people are eyeing the left winger position."
"who?"
"Here~, it's that little monkey." Smith pointed to Bell in front of him.
During the training camp, everyone could see that Charlotte Black and Gareth Bell would be the team's most important future. Although the two were not starters in the warm-up match, their playing time was stable and they are expected to become key rotations for the team in the new season.
In order for Charlotte to get enough playing time, George Lee did not hesitate to sell away England international Danny Mills, who had played for Leeds United for many years. If he wasn't worried about Charlotte being too young, he even felt that Charlotte could be the starter.
As for Bell, Leeds United is originally short of people on the left wing. Alan Smith was appointed on the left because of a lack of players. Once Bell grows up, it is estimated that Leeds United's left will belong to him in the future.
Sure enough, as soon as he returned to the locker room, George Li made substitutions.
Albucherson comes on, replacing Baines.
This substitution is to prevent Chelsea from replacing Drogba in the second half. Leeds United needs a taller center back to defend against some high-altitude balls.
"Then, Scott." He called Parker, "You also come down for the second half, and I will let Gareth..."
Bell and Barry looked up at the same time, both thinking that the coach was calling them.
"Little Gareth." George Li also realized his problem and quickly corrected it. This was not the first time. "Gareth Bale went to play on the left, and then Alan, you returned to the center. Gareth... .... Gareth, it’s okay for you to play as a defensive midfielder.”
"No problem." Barry said he could.
It's not like he's trying to be brave. First of all, he has the ability, and secondly, Sneijder and Smith in front of him are also capable and willing to help defend.
"James, you don't need to hold on to the right side in the second half. Move forward and move closer to the center. Do you understand this way of playing from the midfielder side?"
Milner nodded.
The concept of "winging midfielder" has been proposed for Leeds United in the past two seasons, but it is not often played on the right. Usually Mills goes to the central defender position, while Baines on the left plays as a midfielder.
Because Mills has the height to play as a central defender, and Baynes has a relatively strong assist ability, so he did this.
Today is different. Baines is about to leave today, and the nominal left back on the left is Mathisen, so Milner is needed to play as a midfielder.
"I will try to make as many substitutions as possible in the second half to let as many people experience the new season."
After George Li finished speaking, he clapped his hands and signaled everyone to get ready.
^^^
Sure enough, as soon as Chelsea started the second half, Drogba was replaced.
It's just that Mourinho didn't expect that Leeds United would also make adjustments, and it was still a substitution for Drogba.
Mourinho was also a little anxious when he saw that he had several long passes to Drogba's high balls in the second half, but they were all destroyed by Albucheson.
Although he is leaving, it doesn't mean that he doesn't want to win.
Anyway, there were more substitution quotas for Community Shield matches, so he was thinking of making other adjustments.
Wright-Phillips, warming up on the sidelines, prepares to replace Kalou.
But just when Phillips was about to come on, Chelsea scored.
Essien's long pass from the backcourt went directly to Drogba. This is Chelsea's only solution now that they have no advantage on the wing.
This time, Drogba came to the wing and blocked Matteisen behind him.
Albuchesson is nearly 1.9 meters tall, but Matheson is only 1.8 meters tall, so Drogba seized the opportunity this time.
The Ivorian jumped up and tipped the ball to Kalou who followed behind.
Kalu didn't take the ball more and crossed directly to Joe Cole in the middle.
Joe Cole is flanked by Lampard, Malouda is on the left, and Drogba and Kalu are on the right. There are many choices.
However, he chose to advance directly, thinking of mobilizing Leeds United's defense.
Leeds United's three defenders retreated quickly, completely handing over the task of defending Joe Cole to midfielder Barry.
However, Leeds United now has a single defensive midfielder. After seeing Barry coming up, Joe Cole advanced a certain distance and passed to Lampard.
The 'Magic Lamp' was in the same favorite position as Leeds United's second goal of the first half.
Lampard shot a long shot in front of the penalty area and broke through the gate guarded by Schmeichel.
2 to 1.
George Li saw this goal off the court and did not blame his players too much.
This dropped the ball in many ways. One is that when playing as a single defensive midfielder, Barry obviously does not have as much coverage as Parker, and he needs more defensive help; the other is that Schmeichel's goal-line skills are still not as good as Edwin van der Sar, especially in anticipation. A little lacking in defensive experience.
George Li came to Chris Casper and asked him to record these issues for analysis when he went back.
After speaking, he turned around and saw Lampard preparing to return to his own half after celebrating the goal, and even glanced at George Lee provocatively.
Yeah~, you boy, just wait for me.
George Li usually behaves very gentlemanly, but that does not mean that Li is a good-tempered person.
At least he was good at holding grudges.
If you don’t believe it, ask Viduka.
"Alan, go back and help a bunch of big Gareths." Li George shouted to Smith, asking Smith to try the midfielder position.
This is what George Lee said to Smith in the summer. After trying the central midfielder and left winger, he wanted Smith to be the defensive midfielder again.
Smith nodded to express acceptance.
As a captain, there are definitely more comebacks than others. But the harvest is definitely not bad, at least it is Alan Smith who lifts the trophy every time.
After Smith came to the defensive midfielder position, he saw that Leeds United's midfield defensive intensity increased again. And if you defend well, you will have enough energy to attack.
In the next ten minutes, Leeds United used both wings to frequently create threats.
Robben's inward cuts and Bale's wing breakthroughs overwhelmed Chelsea's two wingers without even daring to take a breath. If he wasn't paying attention, he was passed by two people.
Chelsea's proud and intensive defense was torn open by Leeds United's No. 3 and No. 10.
In the 71st minute of the game, after receiving a pass from Sneijder, Bell accelerated and passed Johnson from the left.
At first, Johnson thought that Bell wanted to go deep again, but he didn't expect that the left-footed boy would choose to cut inside.
Bell accelerated very quickly and suddenly jumped out of the space. Then, before the opponent's central defender comes up, he takes a long shot.
This ball is very fast and the angle is very tricky.
Cech had to make a sideways dive to block the ball.
But after the ball was blocked by Cech, it came to Kuyt. When Bell shot, Kuyt had already started running to make up the shot.
Seeing that Kuyt was about to touch the football, Carvalho, who was beside Kuyt, pulled Kuyt with a very subtle movement.
Kuyt, who had already moved far forward, was pulled from behind, lost his balance and fell to the ground. The ball passed him without him touching it.
"Foul!" After Kuyt fell to the ground, he stretched out his hand to indicate that someone was pulling him.
Several people from Chelsea were also preparing to find the ball, thinking of making a clearance first.
The referee on duty, Bennett, was about to blow the whistle, but after thinking about it for a moment, he decided to forget it and was about to reach out to indicate that the game should continue.
Just as Bennett was getting ready, a man wearing a white jersey rushed out of the penalty area.
Alan Smith used practical actions to tell everyone that there is no need to worry about so much, I will just do it.
As soon as Cech saw Smith's figure, he felt a gust of wind pass by his ears and almost wiped off his "Tank Soldier" helmet.
3 to 1.
Smith's shot was so powerful that Cech had no reaction.
It doesn't matter if he is a defensive midfielder, playing as a defensive midfielder is engraved in Smith's bones.
Even if George Lee lets Smith play as a central defender one day, he can't suppress Smith's desire to move forward.
Seeing Smith who had gone to celebrate, the Chelsea players were stunned.
At this time, can I still chase the referee and say that I just committed a foul and you should award a penalty kick?
Smith specifically passed by Chelsea's bench and looked at Mourinho with the same provocative look.
Only this time, Mourinho sat on the stool and did not stand up.
After that, the two sides continued to make several substitutions. Chelsea replaced Mikel, Terry, and Shevchenko, and Leeds United replaced Charlotte, Davis, and Bowyer.
But it didn't change the 3-1 score.
In the end, Leeds United got a good start to the new season, and Smith lifted the shield representing the Community Shield champions.
^^^
In the evening, just as the Leeds United team was immersed in the joy after winning the championship, the whole team was partying in a nightclub in London.
George Li, who chose to stay in the hotel, received a surprising message.
Mourinho chose to resign after the game. Leaving Chelsea where he coached for three seasons.
"Tonight we finished with Jose and his four Portuguese assistant coaches in the aftermath of their departure. There were many stories in the media about the bitter dispute between Jose and the club due to the many reasons why he left. I think Just to clarify. Our discussion with Jose today was 100 percent civil and in the nicest way possible. And the key to that is that the two sides came to an agreement in less than 15 minutes, maybe not even to 10 minutes. Jose told us that he was very satisfied with the way these issues were handled and resolved. In a formal note, on behalf of my family and all Chelsea fans, I would like to wish Jose, his wife Matil Good luck to De, their son and daughter for the future. They will always be part of the Chelsea family and they will always be welcome at Stamford Bridge." Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon attended the team's press conference.
Mourinho's replacement is Avram Grant, the team's director of football department who previously sat on the coaching bench.
