Lee George watched the players from the two teams shaking hands. The Leeds United players wearing white jerseys, led by Smith, shook hands with the Chelsea players standing on the side in turn.
This scene reminded George Lee of his former Chelsea coach Mourinho.
The two also talked on the phone two days ago. During the phone call, Mourinho told Li George that he might coach Inter Milan next season.
This rumor has long been known throughout Europe, but Li George just wanted to get confirmation from the other party, because he called the Portuguese just for this reason.
Because Li George once again targeted the striker of the Inter Milan team, the Swedish "Lu Bu" Ibrahimovic.
But this time, George Li hit a wall. Mourinho rejected George Li's proposal.
What is about to begin now is the 29th round of this season's Premier League, Chelsea's home game against Leeds United, which is what George Lee and Grant said before in the League Cup.
After 28 rounds, Manchester United now leads the standings with 64 points, followed by Leeds United, 4 points behind Manchester United.
With 10 rounds left in the league, Leeds United are under great pressure to defend their league title. The most important thing is that Manchester United found the key to winning this season after 2 losses and 1 draw at the beginning of the season. Except for being double-killed by city rival Manchester City, they played perfectly against any team.
Really, the only word "perfect" can be used to describe Manchester United's recent games. After giving up the FA Cup and League Cup, they relied on solid defense and sharp counterattacks to dominate the Champions League and league. Especially the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo. People no longer call him by their last name, but instead call him by his first name. He used his performance to prove that he can become famous not just because his name has the same name as a certain star. .
And ranking behind Leeds United is Chelsea.
Now Chelsea has also found a way to win after being confused in the early stage. In particular, several core players and veteran players of the team performed outstandingly.
Just like today's Chelsea's starting lineup, Cudicini was sent in because of Cech's injury. In other aspects, Li George found that there was really nothing he could do with this Chelsea. Ashley Cole, Ferreira, Terry, Carvalho, Makelele, Ballack, Lampard, Joe Cole, Kalou, Drogba, the remaining 10 people Li George is estimated to be really Against Manchester United, the Red Devils may not win.
Moreover, Chelsea was still playing at home today, and the enthusiastic London fans at the scene put a lot of pressure on the Leeds United players.
Under normal circumstances, George Lee would not be timid before a battle. Even when he led Leeds United in his first season and played against the heyday of Arsenal, he was not afraid. But now that I play more games, I can’t always think about one or two changes, one or two small traps and tricks to compete with others. If you can win in an upright and upright manner, why do you want to engage in side tricks? This is the confidence that Leeds United's trophies in the past two seasons have given George Lee.
But now Leeds United has a little problem. Because they are tired of fighting on multiple fronts and have bad luck, the team's lineup has never been neat enough.
Moreover, almost all the main players of Zero-Zero in the first two seasons have been replaced, and the overall tactical proficiency is not enough.
In addition, George Li keeps trying new tactics and formations.
It gives people the feeling that the team is undergoing reconstruction, with players, tactics, and staff constantly changing.
Generally, the reconstruction of a team is due to the replacement of the head coach or the change of the top management, but it is rare to rebuild like Leeds United where the head coach has not changed and the top management has not changed.
It's just that Li George knows that the previous team's lineup was composed of veterans of the team and some abandoned players that other clubs did not need, in order to be able to achieve results first and make his team stable in the Premier League. Come down. Now in order to pursue higher honors, it is necessary to reorganize Leeds United with stronger players. In order to remain competitive, the team also needs to continuously provide blood for the first team through youth training.
Only in this way can we build a wealthy team.
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Back on the field, the entire game process did not exceed Li George's expectations. Leeds United's plan to score points at Stamford Bridge today is expected to fail.
These Chelsea players, with their impregnable defense and timely counterattacks, once again reminded George Lee of the Chelsea team under Mourinho.
Today, Chelsea focused on guarding Leeds United's two wingers, preventing Robben and Arnesen from effectively using breakthroughs to threaten the Blues' defense. Because of the overall contraction, the space given to Leeds United on the wing is too small.
In the 27th minute of the game, Chelsea used a set-piece attack and Drogba scored a header.
After that, Chelsea's defensive formation shrank even deeper, leaving no gaps for Leeds United. Even Grant didn't need to say anything on the sidelines. Terry was able to cooperate well with Makelele to organize Chelsea's defense very well.
Sometimes you really can't underestimate some experienced veteran players.
Just like Makelele today, one person built a wall in front of the defense, preventing many threatening attacks from Leeds United.
Even after seeing Makelele's performance in the first half, Li George thought that buying Ruud van Nistelrooy instead of Ibrahimovic was a good choice.
However, Grant immediately replaced Essien in the second half, replacing the French veteran, because the physical exertion in the first half was too great. But the gain is also good, that is, Leeds United's offense is indeed limited.
Essien, who came on the field, also took over Makelele's task very well and continued to contribute to the team's midfield defense.
Leeds United couldn't attack here for a long time, and they became impatient inside.
In the 71st minute of the game, Chelsea won a penalty kick for the team through a counterattack by Joe Cole. Lampard then shot the penalty kick into the goal guarded by Schmeichel Jr.
The house leaked and it rained all night. Leeds United's bad luck was not over yet. At the end of the game, the team's captain Alan Smith accidentally sprained his ankle during a fight with Lampard and was substituted. It was initially diagnosed that he would be absent for a month.
This means that Smith will miss the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, and the opponent is still Chelsea.
After the game, when George Lee and Grant shook hands, Grant still said to George Lee: "Looking forward to our next match."
There are two more matches between Leeds United and Chelsea, the two Champions League matches on April 3 and April 9.
Just as Li George was preparing for the next game after losing to Chelsea, he received another bad news.
Three of his own players were causing trouble outside.
Bowyer, Woodgate, and Baines were photographed by the media clashing with others in the nightclub, which affected subsequent training.
Later, the media photographed George Li personally going to the police station to pick up Bynes.
The other two people involved in the conflict, Bowyer and Woodgate, were not photographed by the reporters surrounding the police station. They all realized that the matter might be serious because of their sharp noses.
