coach legend

Chapter 237 The thing that changed the Premier League standings
"Three-legged confrontation?"

"The league is halfway through, and the current situation is becoming more and more clear. Manchester United, Leeds United, and Blackburn are the top three teams. The score gap between them is only one point. Manchester United is one point higher than Leeds United. One point at Blackburn. Leeds have played nineteen games, while Manchester United and Blackburn have played eighteen."

"And the current situation of Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea is not very good. Arsenal has lost five games, and Liverpool and Chelsea have lost more games. Arsenal with the highest points, one more game is not good. Already eight points behind No.3 Blackburn. Although there is still half a season, it has basically announced that it has withdrawn from the championship.”

"Speaking of the team's championship experience, among the three teams Manchester United, Leeds United and Blackburn, of course Manchester United has the most experience. They have won four Premier League titles in seven years. Last season, they even won the FA. Cup winners and Champions League winners. They have the most experience in winning titles."

"Of course, the more important point is that Manchester United's ability to grab points in the second half cannot be ignored in the slightest. The scene of Ferguson chasing Newcastle for [-] points a few years ago is still vivid."

"No.2 Leeds United, their results this season are both unexpected and reasonable. At the beginning of the season, it seems that this season should still be a battle between Manchester United and Arsenal. But Leeds United has suddenly emerged, and it turned out to be No. 2 in the Premier League. .[-] position. But thinking about it carefully, the results of Leeds United are also within the imagination. Last season, many of Leeds United's main players just played in the Premier League in their first year, but they have already shown amazing strength. This Players and teams who are more mature this season, their strength can be imagined."

"However, the biggest problem for Leeds United to win the Premier League title is that their players are too young to bear the pressure. O'Reilly's Leeds United finally collapsed under the pressure of George last season. Eleven points In the end, they were overtaken by Blackburn and lost their place in the UEFA Cup. With such a psychological endurance, whether Leeds United can stabilize in the end is a big question."

"In addition, O'Reilly is a new coach and was the head coach for the first time last season. He has no championship experience yet. It is difficult to stand up to the experienced Ferguson. So I am not very optimistic about Leeds United's prospects for winning the championship."

"Let's talk about No.3 Blackburn. In fact, last season Blackburn already showed a strong strength, but their performance in the beginning stage was too poor, so they only won No.4 in the end. And the head coach of Blackburn George, he also has the experience of winning the championship. When he was in Burnley, George was promoted as the league champion in League Two and League One. And he won the League Cup and the FA Cup in Burnley Champions. But it's all in the lower leagues."

"Blackburn also has their own problems. George said at the beginning of the season that his goal this season is the UEFA Cup. I believe George will never give up the UEFA Cup, because it is self-defeating. So how much energy does it have? It will be placed in the league, which is also a big problem. Fighting on two fronts is a burden for Blackburn now."

On the 26th, after the No.19 round of the Premier League, the "Sun" made a summary of the season and a half.

They have directly excluded the strong teams such as Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea from the championship competition.The three teams that focus on the analysis are Manchester United, Leeds United and Blackburn.He analyzed the strengths of the three teams, as well as their strengths and weaknesses.

However, after analysis and analysis, Manchester United is still the most hopeful to win the championship.

However, there seems to be a problem with this report.Because on the second day after this newspaper came out, Leeds United and Blackburn both won the No. 20 round of the Premier League.

Although Blackburn had many substitutes, they still defeated Watford [-]-[-] with goals from Dave Suker, David Dunn, and Henning Berg.With the deepening of this season, George is very satisfied with the purchase of Dave Suker and Henning Berg this season.

These two veterans do not require the main position.And as long as he comes off the bench, he can play very well.George feels like it's great to have a player like that on the bench.

Even the other three strong teams, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea all won.

Only Manchester United, which was most supported by The Sun, was tied 1-2 by Sunderland in the away game.The points are the same as Blackburn, one point behind Leeds United.In this way, Leeds United became No.3 in the Premier League, and Blackburn ranked No.[-] in the Premier League by virtue of their goal difference.Manchester United became No.[-] in the Premier League in one game.

The current Christmas schedule in England is not as dense as it was later.Then around the 25th, there were three or four games during the week.But in the 90s, there was always a game on the 26th and a game on the 28th.Or if it's not the 28th, it's the 29th.

And on January 1rd of the new millennium, the No.3 round of the Premier League kicks off.

Leeds United and Blackburn, which have been quite strong recently, have won again.Blackburn even beat Bradford with a score of [-]-[-].Among them, Klose scored two more goals, turning his number of goals in the Premier League into fourteen.

Arsenal were drawn [-]-[-] by Sheffield Wednesday, Liverpool were beaten [-]-[-] by Tottenham and Chelsea were drawn [-]-[-] by Coventry.More importantly, Chelsea's second and fifth rounds, which were postponed due to the Champions League, must be played within a week.The schedule is very dense.

Manchester United, one of the championship contenders, missed 21 rounds because of the Club Cup match at this time.In this way, Leeds United surpassed Manchester United by four points and continued to occupy the top of the standings. Blackburn also surpassed Manchester United by three points in one more game.

Everyone was dumbfounded, the current strength of Leeds United and Blackburn completely overshadowed Manchester United.

At this time, people are thinking instead, who will be the Premier League champion this season.It will be Leeds, it will be Blackburn.No matter which team wins the Premier League championship, it has a great influence on the Premier League.

Leeds United and Blackburn, most of their players are young players.Their potential has not been fully developed. Once there is a Premier League champion, it will inject a new thing into the team.

At that time, there will be a real third pole after Manchester United and Arsenal in the Premier League.

In the past few days, George has been beating drums in his heart, should he compete for the Premier League championship?George actually looked down on Leeds United in his heart, but he was just an upstart.In order to show off their talents in the Champions League, Leeds United, who finally got it right, can only sway in the low-level leagues.

If Leeds United develops step by step, it may become an important force in the Premier League in the 21st century.Many young people among them are self-cultivated.It's a pity that they were too eager for quick success, and in the end it hurt Leeds United.

George didn't know why Leeds United was so strong this season, but George clearly remembered that the Premier League champion this season was Manchester United.After Wenger took over Arsenal and before Mourinho came to Chelsea in the Premier League, that was the battle between Manchester United and Arsenal.

Among them, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Leeds United occasionally appeared, but they were just foils.Could it be that his arrival affected history?
George was in a good mood, and on January 1, he faced the fourth round of the FA Cup.George's strategy is still to train rookies and give opportunities to the substitutes, but he did not expect that Blackburn's substitutes are quite good.In the away game, they beat Manchester City, who is still in League One, 8-[-].Into the fifth round of the FA Cup.

Just as George was preparing for the No.20 second round of the Premier League, a very big thing happened.A thing that completely changed the current Premier League standings.

At this time, the media suddenly broke out that two Leeds United players, Woodgate and Lee Bowyer, beat Asian students.It didn't seem like a big deal at the beginning, but soon the overwhelming accusations of the media appeared in Leeds United.

And there is also news that the court also summoned Woodgate and Lee Bowyer.

Who are Woodgate and Lee Bowyer?Woodgate is currently the main central defender of Leeds United. At this time, Woodgate's reputation in the Premier League is no less than when Terry made his debut.Woodgate and Ferdinand were hailed as the two most promising young central defenders in England at this time.

Lee Bowyer, on the other hand, was hailed as a genius.Although he has a bad temper, his strength in the midfield is the best young midfielder in England in recent years.Even if it was the double virtue that became popular later, Lampard and Gerrard were not as famous as Lee Bowyer at this time.

The two of them are the absolute main players of Leeds United.

With the two of them involved in the scandal, the morale of Leeds United was greatly affected.

Even George didn't expect that the young team of Leeds United would be so unaffected.In the next four games, Leeds United turned out to be on a losing streak, winning a four-game losing streak for the first time this season.

Not only did George not think of it, it is estimated that the English football world did not think of it.Leeds United, who were almost invincible in the first half of the season, turned out to be a bully when this scandal broke out.In other words, Leeds United's mind is not in the game at all.

A four-game losing streak immediately caused Leeds United to slip to No. 3 in the Premier League.And Premier League No.4 Arsenal is only one point away from Leeds United.

In January, Blackburn's results were not very good.But it also achieved two wins and two draws, and Manchester United, who came back from the Club World Cup, won three games and three games in the subsequent games.The momentum is still fierce, and George, who is at the top of the list, has felt the aggressive posture of Manchester United.

The scandals of Woodgate and Lee Bowyer completely ruined Leeds United's strength in the first half of the season.

All the media expressed their regret for Leeds United.But they know that Leeds United's decline will definitely not end here.Now they are still ranked No.3, and there is a possibility of participating in the Champions League next season.But according to the current situation of Leeds United, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea behind them may all be able to catch up with Leeds United.

Unless Leeds United can save the situation quickly, they may not get anything at the end of the season.

Everyone sighed, who would have thought that such a thing would happen at Christmas time.

(End of this chapter)