Football: Rebirth 04, I Create a Black Shop in Football

The goal was a complete victory for Bolton.

Berbatov's goal completely defeated Bolton.

In the following games, no matter how loudly Allardyce shouted on the sidelines, and even replaced a striker to strengthen the attack, Bolton's attack could not threaten Leeds United's goal at close range under Leeds United's solid defense. The only few long-range shots from the outside were steadily captured by Schmeichel. Instead, it was Leeds United's counterattack that made Bolton's goal in a state of panic.

After the game entered the 70th minute, Li Shiguang saw that the situation was clear, so he also replaced several main players one after another, especially Alonso, who conquered Elland Road in his debut today, and enjoyed the cheers of the whole audience again when he left the court!

In the end, the score of 3:0 remained until the 90th minute, and Leeds United successfully advanced to the next round.

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After the game, Xabi Alonso, as the best player of the game, attended the press conference with Li Shiguang.

Different from the previous press conference, this time the reporters no longer stared at Li Shiguang and asked questions. After simply congratulating Li Shiguang, they threw the questions to Alonso next to him.

"Xabi, I noticed that in today's game, you were more active than when you were in Liverpool, or more involved in the team's offense, and you delivered a perfect answer of 1 goal and 1 assist in your debut. I would like to ask, does this mean that Li's tactical system is more suitable for you than Benítez's tactical system?"

Although it was asked to Alonso, anyone with normal IQ could hear that this question was not very friendly to the head coaches of both teams, but after looking at the reporter who asked the question, the microphone in his hand was the logo of The Sun, and the people next to him were relieved. This group of people likes to create conflicts the most.

But Alonso is not a rookie. Facing this question, he just smiled calmly: "It is not the case that which team's tactical system is more suitable for me. When I was in Liverpool before, Rafael's tactical system also made me feel comfortable. But today I was more active in advancing to participate in the attack, it was entirely because Li asked me to do so! Of course, this tactical arrangement also made me feel very comfortable!"

Seeing that Alonso's answer was flawless, the reporter of "The Sun" took back the microphone in dismay.

Then, old acquaintance Lind also stood up and asked his question, "Hello, Xavi, I am a reporter from the Yorkshire Post. First of all, congratulations on conquering Leeds United fans including me in your first game after coming to Elland Road. I want to know, after coming to Leeds United, do you have any expectations or goals for yourself or the team's performance this season?"

After hearing the question, Alonso did not hesitate and said seriously: "As a professional player, from the moment I stepped onto the field, the only goal is victory! I will do my best to complete the tasks assigned to me by the coach! As for what goals and expectations you have for the team's performance, I think you should ask my head coach this question. After all, as his soldiers, we will fight wherever he points! Hahahaha..."

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After defeating Bolton, Leeds United is one step closer to the League Cup championship. Their next opponent will be the winner between Doncaster and Arsenal later.

Shortly after Li Shiguang finished the press conference, the news came that Arsenal advanced to the next round, which was not different from what Li Shiguang expected. After all, Doncaster is just a team from the English League One, and there is still a big gap between its own strength and Arsenal.

But later, after hearing about the process of the game, Li Shiguang realized that Arsenal did not win easily!

Because Wenger basically has an attitude of not tasting the League Cup, so he sent out a full substitute lineup in this game, and there were even several Arsenal U19 teams in the lineup, which was clearly for training. Doncaster was also very competitive, dragging Arsenal into a penalty shootout after 120 minutes, and finally lost to Wenger's youth team in the penalty shootout.

This is fate. I thought that I would have to wait for a while before I could face Wenger again, but I didn't expect to meet him again so soon!

There was no time to rest. On Saturday, the entire Leeds United team boarded the bus and headed to Birmingham. This was also the last game of this devilish schedule. After playing away against Birmingham, they could have a week of adjustment time.

In the car, Li Shiguang received a call from Allen.

Allen said on the phone that the transfers of Rivaldo and Camoranesi had been completed. He had contacted the two players earlier. Rivaldo and Camoranesi would report to the club next week. After discussing, the two decided to announce the two signings after the players' physical examinations were completed next week.

After the winter window opened, all teams were checking for gaps, but only Leeds United and Liverpool announced the joining of new players. After the heat passed, the newspapers and TV were full of rumors about player transfers in the past few days.

Just when everyone was speculating, Manchester United fired the second shot of the Premier League winter window!

Not long after Leeds United arrived in Birmingham, Li Shiguang saw in the newspaper that Manchester United announced the joining of two players this morning.

After being humiliatingly eliminated in the Champions League, Ferguson finally couldn't stand Manchester United's defense anymore. He waved his hand and brought Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra from Spartak Moscow and Monaco for 9.5 million euros and 6.5 million euros respectively.

Although there are still some voices in the media that are not optimistic about Ferguson's two transfers, Li Shiguang knows that the addition of these two players has really greatly enhanced Manchester United's current defense strength. In the next few years, both of them will be Manchester United's iron-clad main force!

The next day, Leeds United challenged Birmingham away at St. Andrews Stadium. Facing this team that will be acquired by Chinese tycoon Boss Yang next season, Li Shiguang did not hold back and still started the core midfielders Modric and Alonso.

Although Birmingham scored a goal shortly after the start, under the coordination of the two, Leeds United's overall offensive organization was not panicked. Instead, Bale, who started the game, scored twice in the 37th and 40th minutes to overtake the score.

In the second half, Leeds United's offensive was more intense than the other, and Birmingham was unable to even pass their own half. Before the end of the game, Falcao received Modric's through pass and successfully scored another goal. While scoring his 12th league goal, he also helped Leeds United win the game!

After this game, Leeds United, which dropped to fifth place after losing to Chelsea in the last round, returned to the top four of the standings again!