green winger

Chapter 375 The Lost Genius

"This is Real Madrid's offensive opportunity. Figo is pushing forward with the ball. Compared with Zidane on the other side, the Portuguese superstar's style of play is very simple and practical, without too many amazing and dazzling things. It's more about solid physical fitness and rational use of movements. He is one of the rare players who can approach perfection in both overall control and small technical dribbling.

Within one meter of Figo as the center seems to be his world, and on his two wings, Carlos and Salgado also echoed him from a distance. Obviously in the second half of the game, for Real Madrid continued Their offense is the best way for them to win this game! "

"Of course, this does not mean that Real Madrid's offensive will be very easy. On the contrary, the players of Leeds United have already huddled together at this moment. The strength of at least seven people, and Keane and Kenny cruising around need the players of Real Madrid to be on guard at any time. Therefore, after the first half of the game, it can be said that the young guards used against Real Madrid. They have a clearer understanding and thinking about tactics and main attack direction, which also makes them no longer struggle as hard as they did in the first half on the defensive end!"

"Figo's advance with the ball was blocked and he was not obsessed with personal breakthroughs, but passed the ball to the Frenchman Zidane, and the moment Zidane took the ball, there were still sparse sounds from the stands where the Leeds United fans were. boos, but it's clear that most of the Leeds fans are very sensible, and that's what we want to see!"

"Facing the pincer attack of Dacourt and Alan Smith, the French star chose to break through! This is his famous Marseille roundabout! It is so beautiful! Alan Smith was caught off guard by him, and even Dacourt Kurt is also very embarrassed! This is an excellent opportunity. At the moment Mr. Golden Ball broke through, Carlos from the wing rushed up against Hart, and center Morientes also actively stirred up the wind and rain in the penalty area. !"

"Guard him! Leo!"

Leeds saw this scene against Woodgate on the field and yelled at Ferdinand while sacrificing himself close to Morientes.

In Zidane's current position, if he chooses to pass the ball, whether it is passed to Carlos or the penalty area, he will break through the last line of defense of Leeds United in an instant, and this is the last thing Leeds United players want. This scene to see.In such a defensive defense, relying on one's own strength to blast two people to break the local defense line is the most worrying thing for the defender. At this time, Zidane has done this, and he is still a midfielder.

The French star with superb skills at his feet and a strong overall view is obviously able to make the most of the situation opened after his breakthrough, which makes the remaining Leeds United players extremely nervous.

But what they didn't expect was that the French star didn't choose to pass the ball at this time, but suddenly made a dunk to the left after the Marseille roundabout disturbed Dacourt, which was a good inside cut shot!
Ferdinand was sweating profusely when he saw this, and rushed forward desperately. Originally, he deliberately kept a certain distance from Zidane so that no matter who Zidane passed to, he could intercept or chase back at the first time. But he never expected that the French star would change his previous style and hit the goal directly!
At the same time, the goalkeeper Martin, who was in the middle of the goal, still didn't expect it, but maybe because of the lack of some shooting feeling, Zidane's shot went wide, which made the entire Leeds United defense a false alarm.

Huge sighs came from all directions in an instant. Zidane was expressionless when he saw the ball flying out of the border, but when he turned around, he glanced at the Leeds United fans stand, showing imperceptible anger.

Of course, Zidane didn't know that the hatred in his eyes at this time was seen by Leeds United coach O'Reilly standing on the sidelines.

Almost in the next second, O'Reilly realized what the French were thinking. He knew that no matter how bad and unbearable the behavior of those radical "service gang" football hooligans was, their previous behavior at this time was In this game where Leeds United was completely at a disadvantage, Leeds United was given a chance.

"Goalkeeper Martin took the goal kick. He didn't choose the big foot, but carefully chose to pass it to Woodgate in front of him. This time the ball is an opportunity that Leeds United must seize! Woodgate is in Raul. Passed the ball forward before going up, veteran Batty touched the ball, Keane got the ball on the wing!"

"We march with Leeds, put out our hands, stand up and sing for Leeds; 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! We march with Leeds, put our hands out, stand up and sing for Leeds; we are the greatest in the world, every day we say, we Love you Leeds! Leeds! Leeds! We are always together wherever we are, we love you Leeds! Leeds!"

The fans of Leeds United did not stop their singing during this fast attack of Leeds United. They hoped that their teammates would be as powerful as their singing, and they would pull back. Unfortunately, after Keane got the ball, This time the offensive had to be stopped.Because almost at the moment Keane took the ball, Salgado had already completed the chase, and at the same time Makelele was also watching from one side, so Keane could not advance or retreat for a while. If he chooses to pass the ball, he must also take risks. with great risk.

"Hey, hold on! Hold on! Take it easy, Robbie!"

Seeing this scene, Duckett quickly rushed up to take the initiative to take over Alan Smith's position, which seemed to be a temporary command. Under his coordination, full-back Gary Kelly rushed up to cooperate with Keane and helped him escape. Difficulty, while Batty and Woodgate are on the front line to press forward, always alert to the possible defense of losing the ball.

The attention of the entire field was instantly transferred to the right side where Keane and others were located, while Kenny seemed a little lonely on the far left side, but just as he was about to go forward and pull Real Madrid's defensive front At that time, Leeds United player Stephen McPhail, who was circling the pitch and warming up, suddenly gestured to Kenny on the sidelines, signaling him to approach.

Just at this time, the ball passed to Gary Kelly was interfered by Makelele, who was up the grab, and went out of the boundary, so Keney ran to the sidelines decisively when he saw this. He knew that Stephen McPhail must have brought the boss. Riley's tactical demands.When the former Leeds United genius and now the fringe figure of the team began to warm up, the Leeds United players on the field knew that maybe the coach O'Reilly would make changes, and of course, Kenny was no exception.

It turned out that when O'Reilly observed Zidane's inadvertent expression, he began to make adjustments.

For Stephen McPhail, fans of Leeds United are no strangers. In fact, the outside world often compares Stephen McPhail's pale career with the various setbacks in his life, but anyone who has ever witnessed this sunny boy People who performed in the past may still believe that he should have been a top player.

The performance of this talented teenager during his time at Leeds United has become one of the indelible memories in people's minds of the Leeds United team that was about to rise around 2000, although McPhail had never been the main player in the team before that. And his brilliance seems to be only a flash in the pan, but no one's hope for him has ever dissipated.

Before completing his debut on behalf of Leeds United's first team, the outside world's expectations for McPhail were beyond words.Leeds United manager George Graham even dubbed him the next Liam Brady.Liam Brady, who is now in charge of Arsenal's youth training, was once one of the greatest stars in Irish football. When he played for Arsenal, he helped the team win the FA Cup and reach the Champions League final. When he played for Juventus, he won the Serie A championship for two consecutive years. After switching to Inter Milan, he also fought side by side with Rummenigge for two years.

Therefore, it can be seen that both the fans and the then Leeds United coach placed deep expectations on Stephen McPhail. It quickly emerged.In the same year, his beautiful pass assisted Hasselbaink to score in the game against Derby County, and this wonderful pass is almost the patent of a genius ball master.

When McPhail entered the first team, there were many young talents in the team, but Gray, who was the assistant coach at the time, still believed that the Irishman had special talents.In the match against Chelsea in 99, McPhail scored twice and used a set-piece opportunity from an impossible angle to score his first first-team goal with a wonderful curve ball.But it is a pity that McPhail's Leeds United career was intermittent due to injuries, and the current coach O'Reilly's keen signing strategy eventually caused McPhail to miss the first team.

Batty, Barker and Ducourt joined in one after the other and eventually crowded out the living space of the Irishman, but the fans of Leeds United always believed that McPhail should get a better chance, and now the opportunity came to one of the core midfielders Bowyer was injured, and when Alan Smith didn't have the desired effect, O'Reilly could only set his sights on this player who he didn't like very much before.

(End of this chapter)