MC Bookstore Chapter 382 The only one in BIG5!
Chapter 382 The only one in BIG5!
Shen Hao, who took over as the head coach of the Dutch national team after the 2008 European Cup, led the team to play 4 A-level matches.
Won 4 games and kept clean sheets against all opponents.
This result did not win him a lot of applause.
Instead, it sparked more controversy.
When a team whose honor book is not rich in content encounters such a situation, most rationalistic spectators understand that this is due to the deep-rooted traditional influence of Dutch football against the Chinese coach.
Leeds United had no choice that year.
Otherwise, they would definitely not accept Shen Hao's rule.
And today's Dutch national team is not without options. They can fire Shen Hao, which is nothing more than losing money.
Then find a coach who can satisfy their fans.
As for success or failure, at least some people will not feel uncomfortable seeing Shen Hao in charge of the Dutch team.
Regardless of whether Shen Hao has experience with Leeds United or because of his two-year remuneration of 2000 million euros, he will not care about the opposition.
As the head coach of the national team, he is a target for torture.
No national team coach can absolutely satisfy all fans, especially before the results come out.
After the warm-up match, the team made a summary and gave Stam and De Boer instructions on the main contents of their work in the next three months. When Shen Hao returned to Leeds, he could at least stay away from the noisy noise of the Dutch football opposition.
In the past few years, David Moyes, who would jump out and show a tough attitude when encountering Leeds United, now chose to remain silent when facing Leeds United.
Perhaps it was when Leeds United completed three consecutive league titles and two consecutive Champions League titles that he truly became a clown trying to please others.
Maybe it's because they haven't really proven anything in the past many years of fighting.
Perhaps it is because Everton has been unable to break the barrier between BIG5 and other teams despite their excellent performance for many years.
Let's put it this way, in the last round of the BIG5 league, only Arsenal lost to Aston Villa, and all other teams won.
Leeds United's lead over Arsenal has expanded to 12 points.
But Arsenal is still 5 points ahead of Everton!
Everton is 9 points behind fourth-placed Manchester United!
This gap is the closest distance between other teams and BIG5.
Everton fans may not dare to face the fact that they and Leeds United appear to be only four teams apart in the standings, but the points gap is as huge as 17 points!
Moyes was silent.
Everton have also returned to reality.
Came to Elland Road to face Leeds United.
No one was surprised that Ronaldinho returned from injury half a month earlier than expected.
Anyway, this is not the first time this has happened to Leeds United.
Everton showed the tenacity, fearlessness, and relentless running of grassroots elites, as well as focused and prudent defense.
Constantly limiting Leeds United's attacking threat.
Although this made their offense look difficult to threaten Leeds United's goal.
However, the defense resolved dangers from time to time, and at the same time, it did contain Leeds United from creating a greater threat to a certain extent.
They did a good job.
Dare to fight and fight hard, and did not show any nervousness or be destroyed by pressure when facing a king-level team.
The main problem for Leeds United, which is unable to score goals, still appears on the front line.
Ronaldo is in a slump.
This is also directly related to Everton's overall excellent defensive performance.
When Leeds United fans thought Everton would retreat from their doorstep.
After 85 minutes, Leeds United was still able to play a high-quality ground passing attack.
The knife-wielding guard Helguera entered the Everton penalty area for the first time in a long time. Under Ronaldo's cover, Ronaldinho passed the ball from the front of the penalty area with a light arc just over Jagielka's head and flew over. Then the football just fell, and Helguera stepped forward and swung his head towards the goalkeeper to head the ball into the upper left corner of the goal!
The Elland Road stadium erupted into earth-shaking cheers!
Shen Hao's expression burst into a bright and joyful smile in an instant.
Guards with swords, iron trees blossom.
Leeds United defeated Everton 1:0.
Moyes was so depressed that he looked hopeless.
If Leeds United always seemed lucky to win or draw.
Then it has nothing to do with luck.
After the game, Shen Hao praised Helguera's performance to the media, calling him a role model for young players.
What shocked Leeds United fans and Fleet Street at the same time was...this round can be called the fall day of BIG5!
Chelsea and Newcastle United ended in a goalless draw.
Liverpool and Fulham scored nothing.
Aston Villa tied with Manchester United at home!
Manchester City beat Arsenal 3-0 at home!
Except Leeds United defeated Everton 1:0.
Of the other four BIG5 teams, three lost 2 points for a draw and one lost 3 points for a complete defeat!
Arsenal fans cried.
"Leeds United is toxic!"
"After eliminating Leeds United in the League Cup, they lost two games in a row and went from being 9 points behind to 15 points!"
"Okay, let's continue to compete for the top four this season."
"Fighting for fourth place? Didn't you see that Manchester United, which is behind No. 4, is already 5 points behind?"
"If Liverpool doesn't fall, who will we compete with for the fourth place?"
Manchester United fans also cried.
The new season is almost halfway through.
The team's record has been ups and downs.
"Farke, why? Leeds United will buy a veteran and use it for several years, but the Hargreaves we bought will only be used for one season?"
"Don't talk about Hargreaves, Ronaldo has only been popular for one season..."
“It’s all the FIFA virus’ fault.”
“Why aren’t Leeds United affected?”
"Because Dunga suffered a thousand cuts and didn't call up Ronaldo and Ronaldinho!"
Behind Leeds United by 8 points, the mood of Chelsea fans is quite stable.
Because the voices coming out of the team are not harmonious now.
Drogba and Scolari are on the same page, and the reuse of Deco also squeezes Ballack's playing time. At the same time, what Scolari doesn't understand the most is that he is willing to reuse Anelka, but hopes that the other party will be more Go to the sidelines frequently.
Then Anelka's reaction to him was...ignorant.
The inseparable attitude also made the relationship between the two tense.
Liverpool fans are a bit disappointed.
A month ago I was looking forward to competing for the title.
In the blink of an eye, Leeds United fell behind by as many as 7 points!
Leeds United fans are certainly happy and satisfied.
"Now you know why Leeds United are dominant?"
"When the strong teams collectively short-circuit, Leeds United stands out!"
"We will become the strongest overlord in the history of the Premier League as long as we win four consecutive Premier League titles!"
Even Shen Hao didn't expect that this season's championship situation seemed to have become easier than ever.
You must know that in the past three seasons, the gap between Leeds United and its competitors in the standings during the same period was not large, and there were times when it was a chaser.
Leeds United will face Marseille at home in midweek.
The fifth round of the Champions League group stage.
In order to prevent fans from feeling disappointed when they come to the scene.
Shen Hao announced the starting list before the game.
Teams will rotate.
After he announced his starting lineup, the Spanish media attacked him for going all out.
"Leeds United are hardly a main force in the Champions League. This is an insult to this competition!"
"As the defending champion, you should know what it means to respect your opponent!"
Marseille fans have something to say: Thank you, we have absolute respect for Leeds United's rotation, and the Spanish media had better not be nosy.
If it were the main lineup, Shen Hao would probably sit on the coaching bench with his legs crossed and watch the game calmly.
But the substitute lineup made him stand on the sidelines and supervise the game seriously.
Kyle Walker gains experience by leveling up.
Thiago Silva, Rakitic, and Baines, these three have to try to stand alone.
And players like Seth Johnson, Kilgallon, and Shen Hao need to accumulate experience in case of emergencies.
With Marseille and PSV Eindhoven only 3 points behind Atletico Madrid.
They all have opportunities to stage a counterattack.
Therefore, when facing Leeds United away from home, the Marseille soldiers who used all their main strength vowed to take away a victory from the away game.
Leeds United's defense is under pressure.
Even with the strength of the home court, the score was still [-]-[-].
He can barely compete with his opponent.
Shen Hao actively directed the team's offense and defense from the sidelines.
The evenly matched situation changed in the last 20 minutes of the game.
Marseille chose to make a desperate move to win.
If they don't fight at this time, they will basically have no hope of promotion.
Because once another game is decided, Marseille will most likely be eliminated.
The scene became intense and chaotic.
Just after the 80th minute of the game, Leeds United took the lead to seize the opportunity. Ma Kai played the ball in the penalty area to substitute Deisler, who calmly pushed the ball into the far corner of the goal without being marked on the right side of the penalty area.
Leeds United leads Marseille 1:0!
Marseille fans are in disbelief.
The Marseille generals on the field were furious.
Being defeated by Leeds United's substitute lineup will definitely disgrace them.
Massive pressure at the last moment led to a frenzied attack. Marseille, who had been desperate, created chaos in the Leeds United penalty area during injury time. Forward Cone fired a sweep into the Leeds United goal during the chaos.
When Marseille still expected to play table tennis in a short time, Leeds United did not give them a chance.
The whistle sounded for the end of the game.
Shen Hao didn't care about the result, but was satisfied with the team's overall performance.
The purpose and effect of military training have been achieved.
As for the changes in the standings caused by victory or defeat, it has nothing to do with them.
In another game, Atletico Madrid defeated PSV Eindhoven 2:1 at home.
The qualifying teams in this group are all born one round in advance.
Leeds United tops the group and Atletico Madrid is second.
The group of death declared by the European media three months ago did not stage such a brutal battle.
Instead, the suspense ended one round early.
As for whether PSV Eindhoven or Marseille will move to the Europa League, not many people care at this level of the Champions League.
Returning to the league at the weekend, Leeds United faced West Brom, who were last in the league, at home.
Shen Hao unexpectedly put Ronaldo on the bench.
For a star of Ronaldo's level, Shen Hao believes that it is of little significance to allow him to maintain playing time and adjust his condition from actual combat.
It may be more effective to follow the laws of nature and let him adjust appropriately in a relaxed way.
The starting veteran Ma Kai showed extraordinary enthusiasm, running back and forth on the front line, fighting for every opportunity, looking for every opening, from facing the threat of the goal to covering the ball for his teammates. Although he is no longer at his peak, he can still show his ability. Very strong level.
In other words, as a substitute forward for Leeds United, his statistics are better than 70% of the forwards in the Premier League.
This is despite his limited playing time.
Playing as a substitute for Ronaldo has always allowed Ma Kai to have no complaints.
Shen Hao noticed that Leeds United's overall team status has actually begun to experience ups and downs, due to the impact of the winter weather and the four-month-long campaign in the new season.
The fluctuations in the team's status are indeed natural.
Even though Leeds United had the advantage at home, they only relied on one goal from Ronaldinho and Mackay to defeat the Vice-President of the League 2:0.
Winning is not fun enough.
But at least Leeds are still winning.
The theme of this round is "Derby".
Liverpool drew with West Ham United at home.
Leeds United's lead further expanded.
Chelsea's loss at Stamford Bridge to Arsenal, who have been in a sluggish state recently, was surprising.
Scolari's reforms at Stamford Bridge will explode all conflicts in the locker room after encountering setbacks in the arena!
Manchester City's loss to Manchester United at home allowed the Red Devils to at least continue to be proud in Manchester.
The league ends after 15 rounds.
Leeds United has a near-perfect record of 13 wins and 2 draws.
9 points ahead of Liverpool.
10 points ahead of Manchester United.
11 points ahead of Chelsea.
15 points ahead of Arsenal!
Two and a half years ago, Leeds United officially entered the BIG5 ranks after winning the Premier League championship for the first time.
And today they seem to announce to the world that the Premier League actually only has BIG1, and there is no longer BIG5!
There are no underdogs in the Premier League, only white shirts!
...
Fleet Street is numb.
They have already had enough with the current league standings.
It seems that there is not much meaning in blaming the Red Devils, Red Army, Blue Army and Gunners over and over again.
If you leave Leeds United aside.
Just looking at the past BIG4, their competition will appear to be particularly fierce.
But the problem is that no matter how fierce the fight is between them, above their heads is the condescending contempt of Leeds United!
...
Chen Hao returned to Leeds.
The child happened to be just one month old and was taken back to China by his parents to take good care of him.
After coming back, I made an appointment with Shen Hao for a drink alone, opened my heart and cried bitterly.
She said she felt sorry that her child was born into a single-parent family, but Shen Hao sneered at this.
After all, it’s still human nature.
If you devote yourself wholeheartedly to your children, wouldn’t you be able to have a clear conscience as a stay-at-home dad?
It's so cute, sometimes it's just pretentious and there are always a few bones that make it look cheap.
I can't bear to leave this colorful world, and I don't want to be controlled and imprisoned.
The next day, Chen Hao and Shen Hao left the hotel together. He drove to the training base, with Shen Hao sitting in the back row.
Chen Hao obviously forgot about his drunken confession last night and vowed to find a reliable stepmother for Xiao Haichuan and create a happy family where the stepmother would treat Xiao Haichuan as her own.
Shen Hao didn't answer the call at all.
He actually has a lot of confusion himself.
The Shen family tree has become increasingly confusing, at least since his page.
Like Li Fen once asked him seriously: Aren't you afraid that your children will hate you when they grow up in the future?
Shen Hao felt baffled at the time.
"If I had been a rich second generation since I was a child, I would have been afraid that my father would not want me..."
But when he occasionally thought about it in his mind, he knew that the complexity of human nature is... not cherishing what you have, and it is your nature to look forward to Shu.
Anyway, he is in ruins now.
Thinking too far ahead will only give you a headache.
Taking on responsibilities to the best of your ability means giving to the maximum extent possible.