In the closing stages of the game, Chelsea were still doing everything they could to attack Leeds' goal.

After receiving a pass from Kalou in front of the penalty area, Shevchenko found himself firmly stuck behind the opposite centre-back and had no chance to turn.

If it were Didier Drogba at this time, he would definitely be looking for two players who cut in from the wings, or a midfielder who could cut in from behind.

But Shevchenko's first thought was to come by himself, using his skills to get rid of his opponent and then shoot the goal.

It's just that Albuchesen, who defended him, has been in the Premier League for several seasons, and he was brought by George Lee after he became the owner of Leeds United, and he adapted to the intensity of the Premier League earlier than Shevchenko.

Some body movements that would be blown in other leagues will not be blown by referees in the Premier League.

So under the constant harassment, the Ukrainians have no way to attack the goal by themselves, so they can only retreat to the next best.

"Here."

Shevchenko, in a dilemma, finally heard the voice of his teammates.

Frank Lampard continued to stick to the style of play he did best when Jose Mourinho was there, and then stepped in to attack.

Shevchenko took a look at Lampard's position before passing the ball out.

In that little bit of time, Chelsea's best attacking opportunities slipped away. When the ball was passed to Frank Lampard, because the two men were relatively close, the ball was relatively strong.

In addition, Frank Lampard, who has been running all the game, is close to the limit of his fitness, so when he stops the ball, he stops the ball a little too much.

Seeing the ball out of his control, Lampard rushed to chase it back.

It's just that it's too late.

On the defensive side, Mathieson saw the ball coming to him, quickly turned and stuck Frank Lampard behind him, and then turned his back to protect the ball, not giving any opponent the possibility of passing past him.

Mattieson didn't go for possession, but conceded the ball to Van der Sar, who was attacking from behind.

Leeds have been excellent in pressing high and they have done a good job of dealing with opposition pressing. If it were any other team, the defender would have leaned on the opponent and tried to keep the ball at his feet and then go in other directions.

But Leeds were different, Van der Sar saw the opportunity and scavenged straight away, scrambling to hold the ball firmly.

Then, immediately get up and look for an opportunity to fight back.

Frank Lampard's involvement in front of him has left Chelsea with a large gap in midfield. Mikel didn't come up from behind, while Essien was on the other side, and there was a vacuum among the three.

Alan Smith was keenly aware of the gap and hurried there from Essin's side.

Van der Sar threw the ball with a lot of energy.

The Dutchman has a set of hand-tossed balls, the ball is fast and accurate, and as soon as it hits the ground, Smith uses his instep a little and starts to push forward.

Chelsea's defence began to shrink immediately, and although the manager changed, the defensive philosophy will not change.

Alex and Terry, who had just come on the pitch, stepped back in an orderly manner, and Mikel pounced on Smith.

The two wings start to shrink and retreat appropriately towards the middle, as the real edge positions are reserved for the two wingers who retreat.

Frank Lampard and Essien kept chasing after Smith.

It can be said that although Mourinho is gone, he still left a valuable legacy to Chelsea. Grant kept the team's original defensive system, only added a little bit of his own, and didn't make a big move.

But Smith still found some holes in the opposing defense.

That is, between the full-backs and the wingers, the gap between Chelsea's two ribs was a bit too big because the midfielders were shrinking into the middle.

Smith took a look to the right as he advanced, and the opposing Kerr's defensive position was okay. Then looking to his left, Belletti retreated a little deeper than Cole, almost in line with the two centre-backs.

As soon as the right foot arched, the ball went to the side.

Baines, who came on as a substitute for Bale, cut in just in time to receive a pass from Smith.

After receiving the ball, Baines stopped the ball near the touchline. Because the team just went through a substitution, replacing Arneson with Kevin Davis.

Leeds now have two serious centre-forwards at the top of the pitch, with Baines having every option to threaten the goal with a cross.

It's just that Chelsea's two centre-backs do a good job of marking and defending, and one by one Kuyt and Davies are watching to death, and there is little space.

Baines saw that Belletti had also been defended, so he quickly passed the ball out.

Because there are no interferences, the quality of the crosses is high.

Terry and Kuyt, who were at the front of the point, both wanted to go to the ball, but neither of them touched it. Because Baines just wasn't ready to pass the ball to the front post.

Baines's physical condition is actually not outstanding, and he is actually not very popular in the squad that George Lee is asking for now, but why he is still the first choice of Leeds United's left-back is because of his outstanding ability to assist on the wing.

The ball spun and flew to the back post, and the two people who were also substitutes pushed me and I pulled you, and they didn't give in to each other.

Finally, Davis took advantage of the jump by beating Alex with a small move.

He leaped high and pinned Alex underneath.

But Alex was not a vegetarian either, doing everything he could to disrupt Leeds' attack and deny Davies a chance to head the ball on goal.

Davis, who felt the pressure on it, changed his offensive style and made the ball lightly to his teammates who were plugged in.

This kind of combination has not been seen this season, as Sneijder is not the kind of midfielder who cuts deep forward, so Davies will not be able to bring the ball to his sidelines to create chances for his team-mates.

But today it was different, and that man today was the number 17 for Leeds United.

Alan Smith came running, sprinting quickly but slowing down as he approached Davis.

Because he's going to adjust his pace and get ready to hit the door.

He knew Davis was going to pass the ball, because they had tried it a lot in the first two seasons and it worked together quite well.

It's not just Blake and Arneson who have a fixed and unique style of attack, but Smith and Davis too.

Lean sideways and push the inside of your right foot with the instep.

A half-high ball, the ball is not high off the ground, but has a large arc.

The ball flew past Cudicini's outstretched hands and into the back of the net.

2 to 0.

In his most familiar position, Smith told the crowd that he was still the all-powerful captain of Leeds.

^^^

The game ended 2-0, with Leeds United taking all three points at home to continue their unbeaten run.

After the game, Smith approached Frank Lampard and made a move to exchange shirts.

Frank Lampard looked at Smith with a strange look, and it was hard to imagine that this was brought up by someone who was not on his own terms, or even a little hostile.

But seeing Smith's sincere eyes, he still began to take off his jersey.

Smith had already taken it off, he took the Lampard shirt, slung it over his shoulder and began to walk down the tunnel.

'Stanley, we're not just against Chelsea, you're not against Frank Lampard. Today you did well, but tomorrow I hope you can do better. ”

Here's what George Lee and Smith said when Smith was substituted after scoring the final goal.

At half-time, he encouraged Smith to give him a second-half push to win the game, but after the game he wanted Smith's excellent performance to continue, rather than just play against Frank Lampard.

And Smith understands the manager's sentiments.

So he also took the initiative to find Frank Lampard to exchange shirts, the opponent is not only Lampard, he needs to play every game with his feet on the ground.