On January 9, in the third round of the FA Cup, Leeds United visited Dean Court Stadium to challenge Bournemouth, and Leeds United played well with all the substitutes, winning 3-1 and advancing to the next round.

Back in the league, Leeds United travel to the Riverside Stadium against Middlesbrough. This time, I don't know if it was because of the absence of Viduka on the opposite side, so that the whole Leeds United team had no hard work, and there was no place to scatter, and the game with Middlesbrough drew 1-1. Of course, there is good news, and that is that the previously injured Romeddal, Davies and Albucheson have all returned from injury. Albuchesen started the game, while Romerdal and Davies came off the bench at the last minute to get a feel for the long-lost atmosphere.

Of course, there is also bad news, which is that the main player of the team, Alan Smith, is injured. However, it is a minor injury and it is expected to be able to return to the stadium after missing a game. Smith, who has switched to midfield this season, has played well, although the position has been dropped, but the lack of attacking firepower has been strengthened, and now after 23 rounds of league play, Smith has scored 11 goals and provided three assists. It has surpassed last season's stats statistically, and the season is not over yet, and this statistic may even go up.

Homegrown newspaper The Yorkshire Post has a special section in its sports section dedicated to some of Leeds' outstanding players this season.

In addition to Smith, there is also Dutch striker Robin van Persie, who scored nine goals for Leeds United before his injury, including seven in the league, which can be considered a good performance, but because of injury. The comeback is expected to be in April, and with only seven or eight rounds left in the league, it should not be a problem to score a double in the league.

In addition to the two attacking players, the team's wingers, midfielders, and backfield also briefly talked about it.

Of course, the biggest part of the space is devoted to the team's head coach, George Lee.

The article pointed out that George Lee has made a big improvement in the squad this season by investing less in reinforcements. At the same time, he innovated in tactics, no longer using the long pass rush that British coaches liked in the past, but changed to high pressing, short pass penetration and so on.

George Lee read the newspaper and felt that there was still a little more boasting in the newspaper, first of all, a short pass penetrated, Leeds United will still use long passes to counterattack, but often not to the center, but to the two wings.

With the team's successive returns, Leeds United's lineup has returned to the previous 433 formation, but I don't know if it is because of the three-back formation that has played a few games before, Leeds United seems to be a little uncomfortable.

On January 22, in the 24th round of the league, 0-1 at home, lost to Charlton.

On January 29, in the fourth round of the FA Cup, 3-0 at home, defeated the visiting "black cat" Sunderland.

On February 3, in the 25th round of the league, 1-0 at home, won Norwich, and Davies returned.

On February 6, in the 26th round of the league, 2-2 away, was forced to draw by Southampton.

Leeds United are now fourth with 48 points, five points above fifth-placed Liverpool.

But now Leeds United obviously has a feeling of bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, playing a weak team can win one or two goals, and it won't lose anyway, but now it is a problem to play a strong team.

In the 27th round of the league immediately, Leeds United will play Chelsea at home.

Chelsea are now well ahead of the table. Now that 26 rounds of league play have been played, Chelsea have conceded just eight goals and the defence is really solid.

At the start of the season, Chelsea were typically 1-0, with Mourinho insisting on stealing a chicken to win one and then swing the bus. But it wasn't until the 14th round of the league that Robben came back and began to fly with Duff on both wings. Chelsea's attack suddenly became stronger, and the successive 4-0 shows the rest of the Premier League a different Chelsea.

So this match was seen by Lee as quite important, and he started preparing for this match a few days in advance.

is also lucky, except for Van Persie, who is still recovering from injury, the other main players can basically play. As for Chelsea, Arjen Robben's absence through injury is indeed good news for Leeds United.

For this game, Leeds United fielded the starting line-up of Robinson, Hart, Mathieson, Albchesten, Mills, Graveson, Davies, Frenkie de Jong, Romerdal, Glen Charles and Smith. Smith finally returned to the starting forward position after more than half a season, of course, George Lee gave him the task of participating in the defense more today, to withdraw the position a little deeper, and give the opportunity to the two wings.

Chelsea, on the other hand, have made a few changes compared to their previous game against Leeds United.

The first was Arjen Robben's absence due to injury, with Joe Cole starting in his place. The second is that the main central defender Carvalho sat on the bench today for unknown reasons, and William Gallas started with John Terry.

The biggest change is that Mourinho has completely abandoned his previous left wing-back Babayaro, and the last time against Leeds United Babayaro was a disaster, although Chelsea won, but Babayaro's left side was blown into slag by Leeds United's Romerdal and Van Persie, and sometimes even Mills can come and have a look.

Replacing Barbaillaro today, it was Bridge, who was fit, precise in his crosses and the standard English full-back that Southampton had developed, sometimes with a cameo role as a left wing-back.

But Bridge is also Mourinho's over-selection in this position, and Mourinho is said to have asked boss Roman Abramovich to make a move on Arsenal's left wing-back Ashley Cole.

^^^

Throughout the first half, both sides played a dull and conservative game, and there were no good offensive opportunities.

With the exception of Leeds United's long-range shot hitting the crossbar and Chelsea's Duff firing into the side-netting, there were few shots on target.

The first half ended 0-0, with skirmishes breaking out between players from both sides in the tunnel.

It was Smith who remembered the last time he played, when Frank Lampard's suspected fake fall led to a red card for Leeds United and a 11-ten. Today, as he walked to the dressing room, he deliberately bumped Lampard on the shoulder, and Lampard got angry and began to push Smith, and then it developed to the point where the two sides began to huddle together and began to engage in small-scale tentative team battles.

George Lee and Jose Mourinho also watched from behind, and instead of pulling away, they let the referee drive away the players from the gathering place.

"Jose, aren't you going to pull away your players?" Although they are both young marshals, George Lee is obviously younger than Mourinho, but he calls Mourinho by his name.

Mourinho is not angry, although the two have no personal relationship, but there is a sense of heroism and cherishing heroes, Mourinho is such an arrogant person, and he has never said a bad word about George Li in an interview, or even a compliment. This is the only manager of any other 18 Premier League teams.

"There's no need, my players are smart people and they don't lose their cool because of this provocation."

"Yes, but this time it's my player."

"Your No. 17, don't look like a dynamite barrel, it's actually a goblin." Mourinho pointed at Alan Smith and said to George Lee.

"Hehe, I think so too...... What are you watching us do? ”

After the players were dispersed by the referee, they went out to the dressing rooms of the two teams in the corner, but some players from both teams also looked at the two managers strangely in the corner.

At this time, the referee stepped forward and said to George Lee and Mourinho.

"Please restrain the two of you players from your own team, Coach Li and Coach Mourinho."

"Okay, okay." George Li said sincerely to the referee.

Mourinho, on the other hand, walked straight to the dressing room.

At this time, Leeds United assistant coach Brian Kidd walked up to Lee George and asked him.

"What are you two talking about?"

'I'm asking Mourinho if Gudjohnsen in his squad is selling.

"You think he's stupid, the league's first main striker to sell you."

"Maybe, I think Goodjohnsen must be better than Oscarson."

"Be quiet, don't let Ori hear."

At this time, Icelandic striker Ori Oscarsson, who had returned to the Leeds United dressing room, sneezed.

Gary Kelly, who was also wearing a substitute vest on the side, quickly dodged and then said to Oscarson.

"Ori, got a cold? Windy bed? ”

"Hahaha~" Several people who had returned to the locker room laughed.

Since George Lee couldn't command the game because of the flu last time, the reason for Li Agar's self-deprecation in the interview has become a slot in the Leeds United dressing room, especially those who like to go to bars and nightclubs, and they only dare to turn their heads to play when they sneeze, and try to make the sound as low as possible.

After a half-time set-up, the second half started again.

The turning point of the second half came on 60 minutes, when Leeds midfielder Graveson went down injured in a scramble and was then helped off the pitch by the team doctor, after which George Lee had to be replaced by substitute Eric Barker.

Gravesson's position in this Leeds United is very important, just like Liverpool's Xavi Alonso, although Liverpool scored goals with Baroche, Cisse, Colwill, Garcia and Gerrard, but the team switched from defense to attack and organized by Alonso.

Here at Leeds United, these jobs are all done by Graveson, who is usually inconspicuous, but he is still indispensable when it comes to critical times.

Sure enough, Leeds United suffered a heavy blow after Gravison's departure, and Chelsea took the initiative in attack, and on 69 minutes, Chelsea broke the deadlock with a header from a set-piece that Frank Lampard was blocked by Robinson, and then Gudjohnsen scored from the back of the net.

1 to 0.

"It's gone."

Seeing Chelsea score, George Lee knew that the game was gone, and no one could compare to Mourinho in terms of the ability to swing the bus.

In the end, Leeds United were defeated in this crucial battle.

But the good news is that Liverpool also lost their game against Birmingham, and the two teams still maintain a five-point gap between the two teams.

However, George Lee couldn't laugh when he saw the injury report from Gravison, who was set to be out for two months.

In the final sprint stage of the league, the team's offensive and defensive hubs are missing, and I am afraid that the sprint will not be able to rush up.