4.005 Unstable Leeds United
The defeat to Tottenham did not affect Li Chengfeng and Wen Shuting to have a happy Christmas, there are still only two people, but there may be one more next year. Since the last time, the two have worked hard for a while and finally chose another path.
Wen Shuting gave up the job at hand, went back to China to look for candidates, and finally found a target that was suitable for all aspects. Then Li Chengfeng took advantage of the holiday to return to China to make a man. Several people have lived together for a period of time, and finally succeeded in creating a man, and when they wait until April next year, they will usher in a new life.
Maybe this is not fair to the surrogate mother, but the upcoming new life still makes Li Chengfeng feel excited, and he begins to look forward to the future life with Wen Shuting. thinks that compared with Emily and Lin Chiling in the CM world, Wen Shuting makes him feel the reality of life even more. Of course, that world may end up being just a dream, and it won't affect him from finding something different, just like people are addicted to games, and the casualness of the virtual world also makes him feel extraordinary happiness. With celebrities, I am not something that ordinary people can refuse.
And, instead of counting on the real-world Birmingham to topple Manchester City's rule, it is better to hope that Leeds United in the CM world can establish their own dynasty ahead of schedule. After the heavy defeat to Newcastle, Li Chengfeng adjusted his mentality in the next game, focused on defense, and won two draws in succession, and finally allowed Leeds United's young players to recover from the shadow of the heavy defeat.
The draw away from Manchester City was particularly satisfying for Li Chengfeng. In this game, Leeds United fell behind twice and came back both times, and the spirit of never giving up gave Li Chengfeng hope.
Manchester City has changed a lot this season, many players brought in by Li Chengfeng have left, such as Neuer went to Bayern, and the local international Hart was corrected. Centre-back Godin was also replaced by Otamendi. But the biggest change is in the front, this game Manchester City's main striker Sergio Aguero was out due to injury, the summer brought in to replace the transfer of Suarez Bony Bony started, but again and again wasted the opportunities created by the home players, he had nine shots on goal, only one shot was within the woodwork. Compared to Suarez, who is now storming Barcelona, Soriano, who made the decision, is an idiot.
At the start of the game, Manchester City quickly took control of the situation on the pitch with great strength, while Leeds United retreated across the board. In the 4th minute, the Manchester City midfielder picked up a pass, and Iheanacho almost passed goalkeeper Ederson in the penalty area. Bony then turned and dribbled on the right side of the penalty area before firing a powerful shot that was saved by Ederson, the only shot on target of the game.
In the 13th minute, Leeds stunned City with a corner, their shot from inside the box was blocked, and then the cross sent chaos into the city's box.
In the 20th minute, Iheanacho sent a through ball in front of the penalty area, Bony dribbled into the box to get a half-one-on-one chance, but unfortunately he shot wide. In the 26th minute, Bony's volley from inside the box went wide again. Leeds almost scored on the counter-attack, and Salah's powerful shot was brilliantly saved by Joe Hart. Kevin De Bruyne then won a free-kick and Yaya Toure took a high-quality penalty that Ederson flew to keep the ball out. In the 40th minute, Toure picked up a cross into the penalty area, De Bruyne headed it back, and Bony's header went straight wide again.
Thanks to Bony, thanks to Soriano, Leeds United did not concede a goal in the first half under the siege of Manchester City and went into the break with a score of 0:0.
In the second half, Li Chengfeng saw that Bony was still on the field, and his heart relaxed a lot. Presumably Pei Gong is also very depressed, he can't build a team according to his own ideas, and it is difficult for any manager with ideas to accept. Among the famous marshals that Li Chengfeng has seen, even Ancelotti and Agnelli can watch the food and have good results, Peigong has obviously not reached that realm.
It was Leeds United who had the first shot on goal in the second half, with Sane testing Hart with a long-range shot. But soon, the game re-integrated into City's rhythm.
In the 52nd minute, Iheanacho played the ball in the penalty area, and De Bruyne's shot from the left side of the box was wide. City then brought on Raheem Sterling for Iheanacho. It's not Bony, which makes Li Chengfeng a little lucky, maybe because he is more valuable and spent 24 million pounds on Manchester City?
Neymar plays the ball in front of the penalty area and Toure shoots wide again. In the 66th minute, De Bruyne took a corner kick, Otamendi jumped high near the penalty spot to head the goal, and the ball flew directly into the upper right corner, 1-0! Manchester City finally broke the deadlock.
Manchester City seemed to have tasted the sweetness, and then repeatedly raised the ball to the penalty area, but Bony failed to form an effective attack, I really don't know how he is worth so much money, it is better to buy Leeds United's Wilson, this season's efficiency is even higher than him, really don't take money as money.
Manchester City, who are in the lead, have not slowed down their offensive and have given Leeds United a chance to counter-attack. In the 82nd minute, Leeds United crossed from the right, Hart pounced on the ball, and Belotti scored an empty goal in front of the goal, 1-1, Leeds United equalized.
Manchester City, who conceded the goal, were not reconciled, and they stepped up their attack. In the 87th minute, Manchester City continued to attack, Ederson failed to attack, Sterling hit an empty goal on the line of the penalty area, Trippier stopped the ball with his hands in a hurry, was sent off with a red card, and the referee awarded a penalty at the same time.
City's first-choice penalty taker, Yaya Toure, smashed the ball into the bottom left corner and Ederson could do nothing about it. At 2-1, Manchester City led again.
Losing the ball at the last moment made Li Chengfeng very unwilling, and Li Chengfeng replaced defender Robertson with high school striker Alli to make a final effort. The young Leeds United were also unwilling, and they pressed all over the line to launch a final attack. Manchester City will not back down, and the Pei Gong in the shadow of Pep Guardiola desperately needs to beat Li Chengfeng, Manchester City's most successful former manager, to clear his name, and if he faces Leeds United with one less man, it will not meet the expectations of the outside world. So in the last few minutes, the game entered the most intense moment.
In stoppage time, City counter-attacked, Bony couldn't pass the ball to a better-placed team-mate, and he shot on the edge of the box, only for the ball to go wide of Van Dijk. Leeds immediately launched a counterattack with a long pass from the backfield, Sane took the ball on the side and took two steps directly diagonally to the Manchester City penalty area, Allegi jumped high, pressed Otamendi and smashed the ball towards Manchester City's goal, goalkeeper Hart showed great courage and scooped the ball out with one hand. Before Li Chengfeng could regret it, a white figure suddenly appeared in front of the ball, stretched out his foot and stabbed the ball into the Manchester City goal. This time, Hart, who fell to the ground, could no longer prevent the goal, and at 2-2, Leeds once again stubbornly equalised.
equalized the score, Li Chengfeng immediately made a substitution, replacing striker Belotti with a central defender with strong frontal defensive ability, and retreated across the board.
Leeds United's defense is very tenacious, and Manchester City does not have much to do, but the referee's delay in blowing the whistle at the end of the game made Li Chengfeng very dissatisfied, and he frequently pointed to his wrist on the field, prompting the referee that the game time had come, but the referee was unmoved.
The result finally went wrong and the Man City man created a chance with his talent. In the 96th minute, Raheem Sterling burst into the box with the ball and was brought down by the chasing Salah, and the referee awarded another penalty.
Li Chengfeng watched Kolarov take the penalty a little nervously, he really didn't want to lose to Manchester City. But Kolarov missed, his penalty went wide of the post and the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.
In the end, Leeds United were lucky to draw 2-2 away at Manchester City. What makes Li Chengfeng happier than the result of the game is the tenacity of the Leeds United players, who are becoming more and more mature, both technically and mentally.
Away to draw with the defending champions, giants Manchester City, Leeds United's youngsters have gained confidence and are getting better and better. Young people are like that, anyone can win when they're in good shape, and anyone can win when they're not in good shape.
Leeds United are in good form right now, and then won 2-0 at home to Swansea City to close the gap on the team ahead of them. This was followed by an away draw at Chelsea and a home win over Arsenal. After 14 rounds of the league, Leeds United has 7 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, accumulating 25 points and is tied with Tottenham for fifth place, but only 3 points away from Manchester United at the top of the table.
The Premier League situation this season is so chaotic that under normal circumstances, Leeds United's record should be far behind. Is this an opportunity and a challenge, to further the fight for the title? Or was he thrown into the abyss and couldn't even qualify for Europe?
Li Chengfeng certainly wants to choose the former, but the form of the young people is really unpredictable, they can beat a giant like Arsenal, but they can also lose to a weak team like Watford. Watford and Leeds United are both promoted and promoted, but they don't have the foresight of Li Chengfeng, who have been out-and-out underdogs in the Premier League this season.
Li Chengfeng originally planned to take all 3 points, so he also chose to take the initiative to attack away from home. Leeds United's players are also in high spirits and have an absolute advantage on the road. However, Watford managed to get rid of Leeds United with just one counter-attack. In the 30th minute of the game, Torreira brought down Ighalo in the penalty area and was yellow carded, and the referee sentenced him to death, and Dieney took the penalty kick in one fell swoop, 1-0!
Leeds launched a frantic comeback, and although Modeste equalised early in the second half, Ighalo's fatal strike before the end sent Leeds United out of action.
This defeat made Li Chengfeng a little disappointed, Manchester United at the top of the table lost, Leeds United could close the gap, but the result widened the gap with the team in front of him. Fortunately, Li Chengfeng has experienced a lot and quickly accepted the reality.
Football matches are like this, there are always accidents, and this is also the charm of football. If it is uncomfortable to lose because of this, then in the real world, Chelsea and others who were attacked and lost by Birmingham are not uncomfortable to death.
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