Tyrant of green giants, signed Guardiola at the beginning

Reading were beaten at Elland Road.

The score fell behind.

Kuper gritted his teeth and finally slowly loosened his clenched fists.

I want to fight Leeds United to the end.

Even if it was another notoriously violent match, he didn't care.

But for the newly promoted Reading, if one or two main players are eliminated by Leeds United.

I'm afraid the gain outweighs the loss.

They have 19 opponents in the Premier League.

It is obvious that Leeds United are not their "must win" or "fight to win" opponents.

Two years ago, Leeds United were a Championship team.

Today, Leeds United are the defending Premier League champions.

Even though the newly promoted team has the ambition to defeat the defending champion.

But we must also admit the huge gap in strength.

Reading can choose to endure when encountering Leeds United.

Go all out to deal with teams in the lower reaches or even the middle of the league. As long as they perform well, they can gain a foothold in the Premier League.

This is the regular route for newly promoted teams.

So Kuper doesn't need to worry.

Maybe he just didn't adjust his mentality before.

They were Championship teams two years ago.

Leeds United gain promotion.

Reading also gained promotion a year later.

It looks like the pace is just a little slower.

But today is different from the past. The span of Leeds United's leap is difficult for Reading to match.

It would be a big mistake to still regard this game as a Championship-level contest.

Perhaps he wants to prove that Reading can replicate Leeds' take-off.

But the reality is that after Redding was shocked, he was unable to do anything.

At the same time, it is not worthwhile to go shopping with Leeds United because... Leeds United does not have the absolute main force.

Ribery, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, the most important golden trident did not appear.

If they can kill one of the Leeds United tridents, Reading can't say that they will make a profit, because they will have to pay a price, but it will be enough to satisfy Kuper's malicious pleasure.

After careful consideration, Kuper refrained from giving instructions from the sidelines.

Let Redding restrain his movements on the court.

Although the game has not become calm, fierce confrontations will still occur, but the scale of the confrontations has become very regular.

Occasionally dangerous situations can excite fans.

Until the 70th minute of the game, when the Reading team launched a massive attack to equalize the score, Leeds United had planned for a long time and quickly counterattacked to improve the quality of the fast break.

Jamie Redknapp advanced upfield and made it difficult for the Reading midfielder to resist. He received Ze Roberto's pass and then sent a through ball.

Claudio Lopez led the ball and broke through Reading's defense to form a single goal.

At the critical moment, he chose to send out nanny assists.

Batistuta almost faced the empty goal and pushed the ball into the goal.

Then the two Argentinian strikers hugged each other and laughed.

The Argentine striker combination that broke up in the World Cup in South Korea and Japan four years ago no longer has any grudges against Leeds United today.

Leeds United 2:0 Reading.

Shen Hao started to make substitutions.

Davies and Modric came on to replace Batistuta and Roy Keane.

Leeds United strengthened midfield control and defense.

Shen Hao was not worried that Modric would be frightened by this scene.

There's Simeone and Davies, and Carlisle.

It was considered as escorting him.

The game ended smoothly for Leeds United.

Although a good opportunity was created, Lopez failed to seize it.

Kilgallon and De Boer played solidly today and did not allow Reading to create too many threats.

When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Shen Hao turned around and left the field.

Kuper shouted after him: "You should be ashamed of this victory!"

Shen Hao left without looking back.

There is no need to pay attention to the accusations of the weak.

What's more, Reading's own style of play is not clean either.

They bring the rough and confrontational style of the English Championship to the Premier League and will definitely be shamed by most teams.

The Premier League advocates confrontation, but it does not mean that it accepts roughness and no bottom line.

After the game, reporters asked Seol Qi-hyun about his broken leg.

He wrote lightly: "It was just an accident, there is no need to over-interpret it."

Then about Toldo's injury.

The Leeds United team doctor diagnosed the shoulder injury as requiring 10 to 15 days of recuperation.

Shen Hao made a rough calculation in his mind.

Toldo should recover within four days.

Can catch up with the UEFA Super Cup against Barcelona this weekend!

Leeds United started the Premier League with two consecutive wins.

At the same time, he completed 40 unbeaten matches in the Premier League across the season.

Shen Hao is not too interested in the continuation of last season's record.

Because even the personnel team and the competition situation in the league have changed a lot, there is no need to take it too seriously.

Focusing on current reality is the way to go.

Leeds United resumed training as usual and prepared seriously for the weekend's battle.

Fleet Street also focuses on the peak showdown between Leeds United and Champions League champions Barcelona.

But they were clearly pessimistic.

The main reason is that Toldo is diagnosed and needs to take a truce.

Shen Hao did not talk about Toldo's situation before the game. Looking forward to the game, Shen Hao said: "Barcelona, ​​as the Champions League champion, is undoubtedly one of the strongest opponents in Europe. We are eager to examine ourselves from the competition with Barcelona. comprehensive combat effectiveness and gain more experience.

But with our personnel team, I’m afraid we won’t have the slightest fear of Barcelona.

Because we have many players with rich experience and have been at the top of European football! "

be honest.

It is very unrealistic for Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Roy Keane, Stam and others to fear Barcelona.

But deep down in his heart, players like Ribery hope to use Barcelona as a springboard to step on hard!

Achieve your own more dazzling take-off.

Rijkaard's evaluation of Leeds United before the trip was thought-provoking.

"Leeds United winning the Europa League is a surprising news. They have achieved the same remarkable achievement with a group of veterans and it has been recorded in history. I saw that their summer transfer operations seem to be continuing their previous style. Maybe Leeds United are at their strongest right now."

Obviously, the further time goes by.

Leeds United's veterans will be even less optimistic, or even further underestimated.

Rijkaard's words were interpreted by Fleet Street as insinuations that Shen Hao was only stimulating the second spring of veterans, but did not have the deep connotation of the team itself.

This is not the first time Shen Hao has seen this point of view.

He was indifferent.

It seems that if Barcelona removes Ronaldinho, it will be very meaningful.

Disdain for a dispute of words.

Wen has no first, Wu has no second.

In competitive sports, winners and losers.

It's better to crush your opponents on the field than to make them more colorful in theory.

Leeds United and Barcelona landed in Nice near Monaco one after another. From Nice, they quickly took a bus to Monaco on the Gold Coast.

This city is a small principality. Although it is small, it has all the internal organs.

The unique geographical environment makes this place a resort and a gold-selling den for the rich.

It has a world-famous casino that has been used as the background for many Hollywood movies.

F1 events will also be held.

There are also famous health and wellness centers.

As for football here.

Now it's a mess.

Although the Monaco royal family controls Monaco Club, due to legal regulations, royal funds cannot be used to invest in the club.

This has led to Monaco also being heavily in debt and unsustainable.

Most likely, they need to change owners to get rid of the burden.

The stadium where Leeds United and Barcelona staged the UEFA Super Cup showdown is Monaco's home stadium, Stade Louis II.

The stadium is small and the attendance is very poor, only close to [-].

The local population is not large.

Moreover, the local consumption in Monaco is too high, which discourages fans who want to come from afar to watch the game.

Generally, fans who go to watch away games, especially those who go abroad, will probably plan a one- or two-day trip.

So travel costs will definitely be taken into consideration.

In Monaco, the price of a hamburger is three to five times that of ordinary French cities. The price gap can be imagined.

When the pre-game performance with local cultural characteristics came to an end, Shen Hao walked out of the players' tunnel.

After he entered the field, he went to the coach's command area, still wearing a vest, shirt and trousers.

Heroic and heroic.

Standing by the side with his hands in his pockets.

Quietly waiting for the game to start.

When Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard entered the field, Shen Hao didn't move at all.

Rijkaard sat on the coach's bench, drinking water, looking calm as if he was confident about the game.

A reunion of old friends is taking place in the players tunnel.

When Barcelona, ​​led by Ronaldinho, lined up and Leeds United players also came to line up, captain Kelly was not angry and had an extremely serious look on his face.

Rivaldo just looked at each other and nodded with a smile, but Ronaldo gave Ronaldinho a warm hug.

Ronaldinho looked at Ronaldo in surprise, who seemed to have shrunk in size.

"How did you lose weight so quickly?"

Ronaldo was full of energy and said with a smile: "Actually, I don't know what's going on, but after coming to Leeds United, everything is getting better."

"I'm so happy for you seeing how you're doing now, it's really great!"

Ronaldinho spoke from the heart, before the two hugged again.

At this time Ronaldinho felt their stomachs collide.

???

Ronaldo's stomach is a little hard.

But his belly seemed a little soft.

Players from both teams began to enter the field.

At this time, Guardiola, who was sitting on the bench, was also unable to calm down.

He didn't expect to meet Barcelona as a member of the opponent's coaching staff.

Fate is wonderful!

"Wow, it's three o'clock in the morning Chinese time. Did the fans in white stay up until this time for this game, or should they rest early to recharge and watch the game in a full state?"

"Haha, I wanted to sleep, but I didn't. The European Super Cup, the Europa League champions Leeds United versus the Champions League champions Barcelona, ​​just thinking about it makes me excited. Hello everyone, I am glasses, and tonight I will be with Xiaopang for everyone. Live broadcast of the top showdown between Leeds United and Barcelona!"

"A battle between dragons and tigers, a showdown between kings among kings. This contest can be said to be a continuation of last season's war in Europe. The winner can be temporarily called the King of Europe!"

"Rivaldo and Ronaldo faced their old clubs. Ronaldo should be no stranger. When he played for Real Madrid in La Liga, he played many El Clasicos with Barcelona."

"Haha, if it were Leeds United's lineup last season, maybe we would look too different from Barcelona, ​​but today, there is no need to underestimate ourselves, we are definitely capable of fighting!"

"Looking at the starting lineups of both teams, Leeds United started 433 today.

Goalkeeper: Toldo!

Yes, you read that right, Toldo is starting!

We can only observe through the game whether Toldo, who was diagnosed to need 10 days to half a month to recover from injury, will fight with the injury today, or whether he will be fully healthy to face Barcelona's impact.

Defenders: Kelly, Kompany, Stam, Candela.

Midfielder: Roy Keane, Jamie Redknapp, Davies.

Forwards: Rivaldo, Ronaldo, Ribery.

Leeds United can be said to have the strongest lineup.

Barcelona starting 433.

Goalkeeper: Valdes.

Defenders: Belletti, Puyol, Max, Silvio.

Midfielder: Xavi, Deco, Thiago Motta.

Forwards: Messi, Eto'o, Ronaldinho.

Although Barcelona's lineup cannot be said to be particularly luxurious, Ronaldinho, as the strongest superstar currently in European football, the threat he can create will definitely frighten his opponents!

Coupled with the rising star Leo Messi and the African cheetah Eto'o, Barcelona's trident will create a powerful impact on Leeds United's defense. "

"But why do I feel that Ronaldinho's belly seems a little bigger? Is it an illusion?"

"Well, probably not. La Liga started late. It seems Ronaldinho had a very fruitful holiday."

In terms of world football.

In the World Cup in Germany, Ronaldinho failed to play a game that made him the king.

He missed the opportunity to be crowned the champion.

Just like Ronaldo in 1998.

Many fans will feel sorry for Ronaldinho.

Some opportunities, if missed, basically no longer exist.

But what about the person involved, Ronaldinho?

It doesn't seem to have any special impact.

He is still the green spirit who seems to enjoy football anytime and anywhere.

As for whether to be the king of the ball or not.

Maybe it was never in his mind.

However, Shen Hao was keenly aware that Ronaldinho's ability had dropped by 2 points!

Champions League final.

He went to the scene.

In addition to looking at Messi celebrating after the game, he also naturally saw Ronaldinho.

Have a concrete understanding of his strength.

This football elf with a potential of 190 and an ability of 188 is indeed qualified to be crowned the football king.

Although it is not a super god level with a potential exceeding 190.

But each player's abilities and characteristics are different.

Ronaldinho's style is unconstrained, raising technology, creativity and enjoyment to an unprecedented level.

Potential determines the upper limit.

But can he become the king of the ball?

It’s not just the ones with the highest potential.

This is directly related to the style of play.

The size of the impact is what matters.

Just like the first-generation football king Pele, although he has never set foot in European football throughout his career, his influence is worldwide due to his entertaining style of play and his achievements in winning three World Cup titles.

Pele endorsed football, and its promotional effect was not limited to that era.

Nowadays, football can become the number one sport in the world, and the first-generation football kings like Pele are indispensable.

Therefore, he deserves to be the king of the ball.

It is meaningless to simply compare the overall strength and skills between players.

Because even if there are players with better skills than Pele today, they will not be able to have the influence that Pele created back then.

Ronaldinho failed to become king.

One summer.

Ability reduced by 2 points.

This sign is unusual.

Because Ronaldinho is only 26 years old!

This is the moment when the golden peak begins.

He should be getting stronger and stronger!

Even if there is a truce in the summer, at least the ability will not be reduced.

The closer you get to the ceiling, the more difficult it is to improve.

But falling down is easy!

Shen Hao even suspected that after being eliminated from the World Cup quarter-finals, Ronaldinho would definitely be singing every night!