green winger

Chapter 325 Finnish Skate
At this time, Leeds United was in the middle of an attack by Liverpool, and after Kenny completed a very threatening kick, the morale was already at a low level. Of course, under such circumstances, Liverpool players will not let it go easily. find opportunities.Bambi really suppressed the momentum of the fast attack because he understood this point. His purpose was to remind his teammates not to follow the rhythm of Leeds United.

There is no doubt that Leeds United now wants to see Liverpool launch a fierce confrontation with it, so that they can find the flaws and opportunities exposed by Liverpool in such a situation, and complete the equalizer.And Bamby has a deeper thought, that is, if the players of Leeds United can press him in a high position, then he is likely to be able to find an opportunity to tear the defense of Leeds United, but he did not think of Duckett. It turned out to be calm and calm, not impatient or impatient when facing his own ball, and was not affected in the slightest.

This made Bambi fearful and helpless at the same time. Fortunately, the mentality of the Liverpool players eager to launch a counterattack was stabilized by Bambi, so the game entered a short stalemate.During this period, the two sides came and went but did not get any good opportunities. In this game, Houllier did not use Redknapp, who took care of backcourt scheduling and defense. You must know that as the team's midfielder The main player Redknapp's overall view, vision, passing and set kicks are all sharp weapons of the team.

Although Redknapp is often criticized by the media for his unique off-court life, it has not affected his performance on the court at all.

After Houllier put Redknapp unexpectedly on the bench, he used McAlister and Bambby to partner with double midfielders to stabilize Liverpool's midfield defense. In fact, it seems that Houllier wants Not many.He used Bambi's scheduling ability and defensive ability to adjust the team's rhythm, and Bambi also reached Houllier's pressure. When Liverpool almost fell into the counterattack that Leeds United wanted, it was Bambi. The tempo of Mby's entire team will slow down.

In addition, Gerrard and Murphy are both positioned slightly sideways in front of the double backs. In this position, once Bambi moves up the position or gives a high-quality high-speed direct pass, then The frontcourt combination headed by Irving will suddenly jump in at high speed after a proper retreat, and Leeds United's Dacourt and others face the sudden increase in speed, obviously it is difficult to keep up with Liverpool, who is moving the whole team.

Gerrard can play the role of the metronome of the whole team in the position of central midfielder. With the two major skills of passing and running, he can cooperate well with the players on the front line. Almost the whole team is It operates around the positions of Gerrard and Bambi.Under such circumstances, it is particularly important for Leeds United to be able to lock him up after making a substitution in the second half. Buck's appearance on this side did play a big role, but when Bamby gradually emerged, it troubled Leeds United. The problem reappeared, but in desperation, Dacourt could only push forward, so that the rest of the Leeds United midfielders could have space to watch Liverpool's strikers.

"We go with Leeds United, hold out our hands, stand up and sing for Leeds United; we are the greatest in the world, and every day, we say, We love you Leeds! Leeds! Leeds! Wherever you are , we are always together, we love you Leeds! Leeds! Leeds!"

The booing is theirs, and the singing is also theirs. The loyal fans always place their most sincere feelings on the team. Let this rousing song ring out at Elland Road.

"Left or right!? It's hard to deal with!" At this moment, Kenny got the ball again. Even Kenny is no exception.Everyone knew that Liverpool's slow pace was just an illusion. They might suddenly launch a thunderous offensive with a through ball, so none of the Leeds United players dared to be careless.

The repeated defenses and interceptions made Kenny feel tired, because his outstanding speed and physical strength are also more prominent. Therefore, although Kenny's defensive ability has been strengthened during the defense, his presence is also necessary.At this moment, he got the ball, and in his own half, he could only pass the ball to Bowyer in front of him after a little hesitation.Kewell, who was replaced in advance, was cheering up his teammates on the sidelines. Seeing Kenny's state, he immediately took the water bottle from the staff and handed it to Kenny.

Kenny seized the time and took two sips in embarrassment, and Kenny was about to leave. At this moment, Leeds United's possession of the ball was suddenly intercepted by Murphy, and Murphy was also extremely confident and decisive. After he took the ball, he adjusted slightly and used it. Liverpool's forte, a strong kick passed directly through the gap between the Leeds United players, and found Litmanen on the wing.

Seeing this situation, Kenny secretly screamed that it was not good, and before he could signal to Kewell, he threw the water bottle and rushed up. Kewell didn't care, and looked anxiously at Litmanen who was holding the ball. , could not help saying: "This is really tricky!"

As the best Finnish player in active football, Jari Litmanen developed an indissoluble bond with football at a very young age.His father, Ovira Litmanen, was a Finland international, while his mother worked for an amateur football team.As a child Litmanen's time was divided between ice hockey and Finland's second most popular ball game, football.Soon he showed his talent in football and entered the local team Repas Club where his father had played.

This is of course a low-level team, and the Finnish Football League that Litmanen played for the first time when he was 16 years old is also a low-level league, but the light of genius is always so dazzling. Played for four seasons and scored 28 league goals for Repas.Then in 1991, Litmanen transferred freely to Helsinki, the largest football club in Finland. As an attacking player, he scored 16 league goals for the team in a single season.

One season later, in 1992, Litmanen moved to Kovoramipa, where he contributed 18 goals in 7 appearances in the league, but his most important achievement here was meeting his mentor Harry Kampman, In Kampman's help, Litmanen rejected the invitations of Romanian giants Dinamo Bucharest, Spanish giants Barcelona, ​​Premier League giants Leeds United and PSV Eindhoven, and eventually moved to the Eredivisie Ajax.

David Ent, the manager of Ajax at the time, commented on Litmanen's first impression on him: "After the press conference for Litmanen's joining, I looked at his face and I looked at him. His eyes, I recognized something in those eyes. I think, this is a man of great will power. Because he is not shy, not timid, but he is humble. He is not a man who raises his voice, or Banged his fist on the table and said we do this. No he was more of a diplomat and didn't want to be a leader but a leader.. He wanted to know everything about football and he was interested in every part of the game , which gave him his nickname, and within the team we called him the 'Professor' because you could ask anything about football and he knew everything."

In the 1992/93 season, Litmanen mainly acted as a substitute in Ajax's first season. Van Gaal, then the head coach of Ajax, did not have a deep impression on him, but the team's physical therapist did. It was suggested to use Litmanen as a substitute for Bergkamp who was injured at the time.Gradually, Van Gaal began to like the football he saw, and when he knew that Bergkamp was about to leave to join Inter Milan, Van Gaal decisively announced that Litmanen had inherited Bergkamp's No. 10 jersey.

In the 1993/94 season, Litmanen, who inherited the glory, ushered in an explosion in the Eredivisie League. He scored 30 goals in 26 appearances in the league, and won the top scorer of the Eredivisie, helping Ajax grab Feyenoord. Back to the long-lost Eredivisie championship; in the 94/95 season, Litmanen scored 27 goals in 17 appearances in the Eredivisie, helping the team defend the Eredivisie championship. Beating AC Milan, Litmanen became the first Finnish player to win the UEFA Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup.

In the 1995/96 season, Litmanen scored 26 goals in 13 appearances. Ajax achieved three consecutive Eredivisie championships. Litmanen became the star player of Van Gaal's team and entered the UEFA Champions League twice in a row. finals. In the 1995/96 season, Litmanen won the Champions League scorer and scored nine goals in the UEFA Champions League.During his seven years in Amsterdam, he won four Eredivisie titles and three Holland Cups, scoring a total of 129 goals and becoming Ajax's top scorer in European competition, alongside Van Basten and Cruy husband together into the Ajax team history museum video clip.

During the winter break of the 1999/00 season, Litmaning joined Barcelona with Van Gaal. Van Gaal believed in Litmaning's talent. For this reason, Van Gaal even handed Barcelona the No. 10 jersey, which symbolizes the soul of the team, to him. At one time, he could only wear the No. 11 jersey.But it is a pity that Litmanen failed to adapt to the new environment. He was the failed signing of Van Gaal that winter, so in January 2001, Litmanen came to Liverpool on a free transfer.

Here he has received great attention. When Liverpool coach Houllier signed Litmanen, he said excitedly: "We have signed a world-class player. He is famous all over the world. I believe he is our representative The key to success."

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