blogombal Chapter 412
Chapter 412
With the director's reminder in the headphones and the TV screen in front of them switching back to Elland Road Stadium.
Knowing that the live broadcast had officially started, Lineker and Jon ended their private chat, straightened their clothes, and looked at the camera in front of them with a smile.
"Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon! Thank you for watching Sky Sports! Next, we will bring you a focus battle in the fourth round of the 2007-2008 English FA Cup, Leeds United's home game against Chelsea! I am your old friend, Gary Lineker!"
"Hello everyone, I'm Jon!"
After the opening remarks, Lineker took the lead in starting the conversation: "Before today, I had already noticed that many fans on the Internet had analyzed today's game. Everyone talked about the same question, that is, whether Leeds United would give up the FA Cup, which is relatively less important, when both the league and the Champions League are going smoothly! "
"Yes!" Jon nodded and continued, "Gary and I just discussed it privately. Like most fans, we all think that Lee is very likely to give up the FA Cup and focus all his attention on the league and the Champions League!"
"Of course, these are all speculations!" Lineker smiled, "The starting lineups of both sides have been submitted, and we will soon see if they are what we thought... Oh! The starting lineup is out! Let's see if it is the same as we guessed!"
Before Lineker finished speaking, the director's reminder came from the headset, and at the same time, Chelsea's starting lineup appeared on the computer in front of him and Jon.
"First is Chelsea playing away! Grant continued the 4-3-3 formation used in the last victory over Everton!" Looking at the Chelsea starting lineup on the screen, Jon spoke first, "The starting goalkeeper is still Cech, the four defenders are Juliano Belletti, Alex, Carvalho and Ashley Cole, in front of them, the three midfielders are Makelele, Ballack and Joe Cole, the three forwards, Anelka in the middle, Wright-Phillips and Malouda on the left and right!" After reading Chelsea's starting lineup, Jon seemed to be a little unsatisfied, and continued with a worried tone: "It seems that the African Cup is still It has a significant impact on Chelsea's lineup. The absence of Drogba and Essien makes Grant a little stretched in terms of manpower arrangement. "
"Yes!" Lineker also agreed with Jon's opinion, "Even if Lee sent out a substitute lineup, the youth storm of the young men in Leeds United cannot be easily stopped. Chelsea's midfielder seems a little old..."
"Next, let's take a look at Leeds United's starting lineup. The youth storm that Gary just mentioned is indeed..." Jon was halfway through his words when the screen on the computer changed and Leeds United's starting lineup came into his eyes.
While speaking.
Lineker did not look at the computer on his side, but kept looking at his partner next to him.
Jon's sudden look of astonishment made Lineker pause in his heart, and suddenly thought of a possibility, and quickly turned his head to look at the computer screen on his side.
When he saw that Kaka was the candidate for the front midfielder position in Leeds United's starting lineup,
Lineker was overjoyed and quickly picked up what Jon hadn't finished saying: "Well...it seems that our predictions were all wrong! Lee didn't plan to give up the FA Cup so easily! In today's game, he still sent out Leeds United's main players! And like Chelsea, Leeds United also played 4-3-3 today!"
"The goalkeeper position is still Neuer, and the four defenders, the only new face on the left, is Alexander Kolarov, who just joined in the winter window and played well in just one league game, captain Kompany and Thiago Silva, and Alves is the right back! The three midfielders are the old configuration that Lee will use most often as long as Leeds United plays 4-3-3 this season, the combination of Modric, Alonso and Kaka! The three forwards, Adriano is in the middle, the young player Reus is on the left, and Torres, who has played well in recent games, is on the right!"
After reading the starting lineup of Leeds United.
Lineker had a gloating smirk on his face as he looked at Jon, who looked unhappy. "Old buddy, your worry is not unreasonable. Even if 31-and-a-half-year-old Ballack goes back to form a double defensive midfielder with Makelele, who is almost 35 years old, I can't think of any way these two old guys, who are almost 70 years old in total, can stop Leeds United's new World Footballer of the Year, except by fouling..."Damn it!
Jon's face was extremely ugly, and he turned his head and cursed Lineker with his mouth.
But it's not over yet.
Lineker also deliberately clicked on Reus' name on the computer screen: "Not only that, Jon, Belletti is almost 32, and speed is not his strong point... Reus's speed is not much slower than Kaka when running without the ball... Hahahahahahahaha"
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Elland Road Stadium.
The players of the two teams have walked out of the player tunnel and lined up on the sidelines under the leadership of today's referee Clattenburg for the pre-match ceremony.
Next to the stadium, Grant, who learned about Leeds United's starting lineup a few minutes earlier, was looking gloomily at Li Shiguang, who was also standing on the sidelines, shaking hands with him and then went back to talk and laugh with Simeone.
He really didn't expect it.
Li Shiguang actually didn't plan to give up the FA Cup. Except for Kolarov and Reus who were often rotated, the other players sent to the field were all Leeds United's main players!
Thinking about the impact that the old Makelele will face from Kaka.
At this moment, Grant suddenly felt a little desperate.....
And on the Leeds United side.
Since discovering that Grant liked to peek at Leeds United whenever he had nothing to do, Simeone has been paying attention to Grant's actions. At this time, he saw Grant staring at him gloomily again.
Simeone was not happy and said to Li Shiguang: "Boss, that old Deng is watching us again. After the game, I must ask him if he wants to poach our players!"
"What's the point of asking this." Li Shiguang blinked his eyes, looking strange, "If he really likes someone, just let Abrahimovic make an offer. If he offers 200 million or 300 million, who can't sell it to him! Diego, maybe he wants to poach you? After all, after Mourinho took his team away, Grant didn't have a familiar and useful assistant coach around him."
"Poach me?" Simeone pointed at his face in disbelief, shook his head, and then said confidently, "Who the hell is willing to be his assistant coach? After all, I have learned the true teachings of the boss! If you really want to poach me, let Abrahimovic come to talk in person, and then Grant will step down and let me go to Chelsea to be the head coach!"
Seeing Simeone's words, Li Shiguang had a sly smile on his face and asked sarcastically: "Oh? You want to leave now?"