novelhk Chapter 309
Chapter 309
One day later, the 2007-2008 Premier League season kicked off.
Except for Leeds United, which had won the game yesterday, the other teams in the BIG5 will face their respective opponents today!
The first match was between Liverpool and Aston Villa.
After watching this game, Li Shiguang had to sigh that Benítez was really lucky.
After Liverpool failed to buy Torres in this summer window, they did not make much move. Since the start of the game, they had not been effectively strengthened and were actually suppressed by Aston Villa.
But in the 30th minute.
Aston Villa defender Laursen gave a big gift and helped Liverpool take the lead with an own goal.
In the second half, the two teams deployed their troops.
In the 84th minute, Barry helped Aston Villa equalize the score with a penalty kick.
But only five minutes later, Liverpool's soul Gerrard stood up and knocked on Taylor's door with a stunning long shot from 25 meters away.
In the end, Liverpool defeated Aston Villa 2:1 away and got off to a good start in the new season.
A little later.
Arsenal beat Fulham 2:1 at home.
Chelsea beat Birmingham 3:2 at home.
On the contrary, Manchester United, who played last, was a surprise.
They fought with Reading for 90 minutes at Old Trafford, and when the opponent was sent off, they were tied 0:0 by Reading!
Ferguson played all the main players in this game, and several new players in the summer also got the opportunity to play.
But the performance of Manchester United players on the field seemed to be still immersed in the holiday, and the performance was not very good...
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For Leeds United fans, this August is a happy month.
The subsequent three rounds of the league, including a League Cup.
Leeds United has no defeats, to be precise, not even a goal conceded!
In the second round of the league, they defeated Middlesbrough 1:0 at home.
In the third round of the league, they beat Sunderland 3:0 at home.
In the fourth round of the league, they beat West Ham United 0:2 away.
In the League Cup against Hull City, Leeds United, who played with a full substitute lineup, also defeated their opponent with a score of 1:0.
After the entire August game.
Leeds United topped the Premier League standings with a record of four wins in four games, ten goals scored, zero goals conceded, and twelve points.
Chelsea and Liverpool ranked second and third with a difference of two points.
Manchester United, who was the most optimistic about the outside world before the start of the season, performed poorly. It was not until the fourth round of the league against Tottenham that they won their first victory of the new season. Now they are ranked tenth in the standings with one win, two draws, one loss, and five points.
After the end of the fourth round of the Premier League.
Many media have evaluated the performance of each team in the first month of the new season.
The Guardian: "Leeds United has shown unparalleled dominance in the new season. After four rounds of the league, no matter what tactical arrangements Lee made, they were able to crush their opponents with absolute strength! Suddenly, Chelsea, Liverpool or Arsenal have become their pursuers. As for Manchester United, Ferguson should still be very worried now. The new players in the summer have not fully integrated into Ferguson's tactical system, especially the Portuguese winger Nani who was highly expected! "
Manchester Evening News: "Manchester United is currently in trouble. In the four rounds of the league that have been played, Manchester United has far more ball possession, shots, corners, and free kicks in the frontcourt than their opponents, but they can never do the best in finishing the game! On the other hand, our competitor Leeds United, Lee's several new players in the summer have perfectly integrated into his tactical system. To be honest, Ferguson may need to ask Li Shiguang for advice on how to train new players! "
Mirror: "Perfect start! Li Shiguang has carved his name in another club history of Leeds United! Four wins, ten goals and no goal conceded! With such a beautiful start, you can imagine how happy Leeds United fans are! In the four games in August, Leeds United showed its strength in a comprehensive crushing! 》
In addition to these big media.
The self-media on the Internet also praised Leeds United.
Leeds United star Norman Hunter, who has switched from traditional media to Twitter, wrote in his column: I have reason to believe that this season will be the most promising year for Leeds United! The last hope I refer to is all the games that Leeds United can participate in, including the league, League Cup, FA Cup and Champions League. I firmly believe that Li can lead Leeds United to win three or even four championships in this! All fears come from insufficient firepower! Last season, Leeds United was also trappedDue to the lack of depth in the lineup, they had to give up the FA Cup and League Cup. But this season is different. Two proven excellent signings, plus two young players promoted from the youth team, have greatly enhanced Leeds United's strength. Leeds United fans, if God lends us a little more luck, maybe this season we can really witness the history of Leeds United!
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Thorpe Arch Training Base.
After a day's vacation, all Leeds United players returned to the team.
At this time, Rivaldo was warming up with the players.
Simeone was standing next to Li Shiguang, watching the news on his phone, with a smile on his face: "Hey, boss, today, whether it is traditional media or the Internet, they are all praising us."
"Normal, the media is like this." Li Shiguang looked indifferent, turned his head and looked at Simeone, "We are in such a good state now, if they don't praise us, will they step on us?"
"That's right." Simeone nodded as a matter of course, and then changed the subject: "Boss, the day after tomorrow is the Champions League group stage draw ceremony, do you want to go to the scene this time?"
Li Shiguang shook his head: "What's the point of going to the group stage draw? If you and Ferreira are interested, you can go and see it. I can just watch TV at home."
"Hehehe, I've been waiting for you to say this!" Simeone looked like he had succeeded in his evil plan, "Then I will go to Switzerland with Ferreira the day after tomorrow!"
"Damn, you kid want to travel at public expense, right!"
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August 31st.
After a day of training, Li Shiguang did not stay at the Thorp Arch Base, but returned home early.
After having a romantic candlelight dinner for two with Shakira, who recently came to Leeds for vacation, and taking a bath, Li Shiguang hugged Shakira and lay comfortably on the sofa and turned on the TV.
In fact, Li Shiguang's memory of this year's Champions League is already very vague.
In addition to remembering that Manchester United beat Chelsea on penalties in the final, he couldn't remember anything else even if he racked his brains.
And he also found a problem.
Since the season when Leeds United returned to the Premier League, his appearance has already had some impact on the original football history, and this impact has become greater and greater as time goes by.
Based on this idea.
Li Shiguang has already had some expectations for this season's Champions League!