20demayo Chapter 228
Chapter 228
In the remaining ten minutes of the game, even if Barcelona came out in full force, they had no way to deal with Leeds United, who were all hiding in front of the penalty area and parked their buses. In the end, after nearly 5 minutes of stoppage time, the biggest upset so far this season was born at the Nou Camp. The defending champion Barcelona lost 1:2 to the visiting Leeds United at home!
The moment the referee blew the whistle, Li Shiguang and Simeone, who had been impatient on the sidelines, immediately raised their arms and rushed into the stadium screaming.
Li Shiguang himself felt a little incredible!
He had always thought that if he could take a draw from the Nou Camp, he would have completed the task, and if he could get an away goal, it would be a victory!
But now they not only won the game, but also got two away goals!
It is no exaggeration to say that Leeds United has one foot in the top 8 of the Champions League!
The Leeds United players on the field also hugged each other to celebrate. Ibrahimovic, who rushed up from the bench, even pulled Simeone to the corner area to wave to the home fans. The result was a louder boo and various mineral water bottles...
In sharp contrast to Leeds United, the Barcelona players who had collapsed on the ground, Rijkaard, who was forcibly controlling his lost emotions, was also comforting his players one by one on the field, and he didn't even care about shaking hands with Li Shiguang after the game.
"The game is over!" Lineker said excitedly with a smile on his face, "The referee blew the whistle to end the game! Leeds United accomplished something that almost no one was optimistic about. They defeated the powerful defending champion 2-1 away from home! Although it may feel like opening champagne at halftime, this is indeed my truest thought. To be honest, I think Leeds United is infinitely close to the top 8! Jon, what do you think?"
Reluctantly rolling his eyes at his old partner who was in a passionate state and didn't forget to point out his words, Jon smiled and shook his head. After clearing his throat, he began to express his own views: "Leeds United does have a huge enough advantage now, but Gary, don't forget that this is a two-round series. We can't make a conclusion so early! But Leeds United's performance today is really great. Just like a sentence I heard before, others don't like you, but you are the most competitive one, hahahaha."
Then Jon didn't end his speech. In Lineker's unbelievable eyes, Jon rarely revealed a hint of Appreciation of Li Shiguang: "After watching today's game, I think my personal opinion of Li has changed a bit. If letting Rivaldo start was impulsive, but after finding that the team was at a disadvantage, they immediately changed their tactics around him, which requires some skills. From Leeds United's second goal, it can be seen that the long period of inaction has made Rijkaard and Barcelona's players lower their guard against Rivaldo, but he is like a grenade buried by Li on the field. Once it explodes, it will be fatal..."
A group of people from Leeds United celebrated their victory, but the Camp Nou, which had been noisy for nearly two hours, became quieter and quieter. As Ibrahimovic and Simeone, the two devils, were smashed back to the center of the field by mineral water bottles, the boos of the home fans gradually became much smaller. More people looked at the conspicuous 1:2 score on the big screen at the top of the field with despair in their eyes and fell into despair...
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Li Shiguang, who came to the field, hugged every player and celebrated the victory.
And Rivaldo was put last.
Patting Rivaldo's soaked jersey with relief, Li Shiguang whispered in his ear: "How was it? Did you enjoy playing this game?"
The Brazilian showed a relaxed smile on his face, nodded to Li Shiguang, and rarely joked: "Thank you, boss! I have no regrets at all. For the rest of this season, even if you keep me out of the big list, I won't have a single complaint, hahahaha."
"Hey, you cunning ghost!" Li Shiguang was unhappy when he heard it, and glared at Rivaldo, "That won't work, you want to get my salary for free, right?"
"Hahahahahahahaha~~" The two laughed at the same time.
But soon, the two people who were walking to the sidelines with their arms around each other's shoulders were stopped by Rijkaard, who came over after comforting his disciples. Rivaldo also knew that he should not come to find him, so after nodding and greeting Rijkaard, he left alone.
"Congratulations, Li."Rijkaard took his eyes off Rivaldo's back and took the initiative to reach out his hand to greet Li Shiguang.
Li Shiguang and Rijkaard had no conflicts. The last time they met in Switzerland, they were very happy.
So even though they were opponents now, he quickly shook Rijkaard's hand and smiled modestly, "Thank you, Frank."
After shaking hands, the two walked side by side to the player tunnel. Rijkaard also asked the question that had troubled him for more than 90 minutes: "About Ferreira... I want to ask, did you make a special tactic around him when you let him start today?"
Hearing this question, Li Shiguang was stunned, and his steps stopped. He looked at Rijkaard with a weird smile: "Frank, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"
Hmm? What's the difference between truth and lie?
At first, Rijkaard didn't understand what Li Shiguang meant. He turned around and looked at Li Shiguang blankly, and said, "Of course it's true."
"To tell the truth, it was Ferreira who came to me a few days ago to propose that he should start today. I believe you know the gossip in it. I am a soft-hearted person, so I arranged him to start. At first, I wanted to go head-to-head with you and grab the control of the midfield, but apart from the unexpected gain at the beginning, it didn't seem to work very well. Later, you also saw that Ferreira's performance in the first half... um... how to say it? He seemed a little idle."
"Well, I did see it." Rijkaard nodded, but then raised his own question, "Uh... In that case, why didn't you replace him after you adjusted the tactics in the second half?"
Hearing this, Li Shiguang smiled mysteriously and patted Rijkaard on the shoulder.
"Frank, Ferreira is just old, not dead. It's because you think he's not a threat that I want to keep him on the court. Otherwise, how could I have delivered the fatal blow at the end?"