"Damn it! Those treacherous Spaniards!"

Seeing the football slowly roll into his own goal, Li Shiguang couldn't help but greet Fabregas warmly. This time, the water bottle that flew up was replaced with the one placed in front of the Leeds United bench.

Looking at the ecstatic Wenger, Li Shiguang realized that he had been careless.

Arsenal had already noticed that Fabregas's drop back relieved the pressure on their attack, but in order to score another goal and secure the victory sooner, he still didn't let his players pull back, which resulted in too much space behind the entire defensive line, allowing Fabregas to seize the opportunity and deliver this brilliant pass!

I glanced down at my watch.

With about 25 minutes left in the game, there is still a chance to win.

Li Shiguang quickly turned around and looked at the substitutes' bench: "Wesley, Fernando, you two go warm up!"

Upon hearing the coach's call, Sneijder and Torres quickly stood up from the bench, took off their vests, and began warming up along the sideline.

After arranging the personnel, while Arsenal was still celebrating, Li Shiguang approached Modric, who was drinking water on the sidelines: "Luca, tell Yaya to drop back and play as a lone defensive midfielder, then you and Wesley will partner as central midfielders. Also, tell Gareth to move to the left winger position. Tell them to pull the overall formation back a bit, and not to press so hard in the attacking third. After Wesley and Fernando come on, we'll switch to a 4-3-3 formation."

"good!"

Modric nodded and quickly ran back onto the field to relay Li Shiguang's arrangements to his teammates.

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"Alright, we're back to square one." Eddie Gray seemed a little disappointed. If the game ended in a draw, Leeds United would only have a chance to climb to the top if Manchester United made a mistake. "We saw that Leeds made some adjustments. Sneijder and Torres came on, replacing Alonso and Ribery. It seems Leeds United will have to switch to a three-striker formation."

“Yes, Bale has already taken up the left winger position, but…” Norman Hunter hesitated for a moment, then voiced his concern, “But what Li Zhen should really be focusing on is pushing the entire front forward. I wonder if this goal has made him realize this problem.”

“Don’t worry, Norman.” Seeing that Norman seemed even more downcast than himself, Eddie Gray comforted the Leeds United legend. “If even you can see the problem, how could Lee not know? Didn’t you say before the game that we should have faith, that they were fully prepared to win this match…”

What the hell? If you can't speak properly, you don't have to. What do you mean, "I can see right through you"?

Norman turned his head and rolled his eyes at Eddie Gray, who was talking eloquently.

Even though I know he meant well, his words still sounded so awful.

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The referee blew his whistle, and Torres, who had just come on, kicked off, restarting the game.

With Leeds United adjusting their tactics and the score returning to a draw, the players on both sides have also experienced some minor shifts in their mindset.

After Leeds United stopped pressing high up the pitch, Fabregas was freed up. Now he has less interference from Leeds United when he has the ball in the midfield and backfield. Modric or Sneijder will only come up to defend him when he gets close to the center circle. Under these circumstances, Arsenal also launched several attacks from the middle, but they were all intercepted or cleared out of bounds by Leeds United just outside the penalty area.

Leeds United, after making adjustments to their lineup, have changed their previous style of play and now focus more on attacking down the two flanks. Modric and Sneijder, after receiving the ball, are more likely to combine with their teammates on the wings, trying to break through Arsenal's defense from the flanks or byline.

Under these circumstances, the two teams went back and forth, and amidst the cheers of more than 60,000 fans in the stands, they actually played a more exciting game than the previous few tens of minutes!

Watching the two teams go back and forth on the field, Eddie Gray returned to his previous anxious state of mind: "The situation is a bit tense right now, Norman. I feel like Leeds United are having trouble breaking through."

Norman frowned, staring intently at the television screen: "You're right, Arsenal is different from us. Look at the standings, they're out of contention for the title, but securing a top-four finish is more than enough. If they can get a draw at home in the end, it's perfectly acceptable. Now it's up to Li to figure out a way to break through!"

Li Shiguang was also thinking about this problem. After all, Arsenal was not some lousy team, and with Leeds United being a bit hesitant and timid, it was indeed difficult for them to find any particularly good opportunities!

Left with no other option, Li Shiguang could only turn his attention to Modric, who was empowered by the [Peak Beckham Experience Card].

I hope my players can create more opportunities for penalty kicks through their breakthroughs!

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In the 79th minute, Leeds United launched another attack from their own half. However, Arsenal, having just completed their attack, retreated quickly. Apart from Walcott still harassing Toure in the attacking third, everyone else swiftly retreated to their own 30-meter defensive zone.

Once Leeds United's ball crossed the halfway line, Arsenal's players were already in position, ready and waiting.

Despite several passes in the attacking third, Leeds United didn't seem to find any good opportunities.

Arsenal set up two very tight defensive lines in front of the penalty area, with little space between the back line and the midfield line. Leeds United passed the ball horizontally for several rounds but could not find any obvious gaps that would allow them to pass the ball behind Arsenal's defense through through balls.

But when the ball fell to Modric on the right wing, the situation suddenly changed. In his field of vision, on the other side of the field, a white figure extended his left hand and pointed forward discreetly. Judging from his running posture, this person was already somewhat eager to make a move.

Modric then flicked the ball forward slightly, pushed off the turf with his left leg, and kicked the ball with his right foot towards the bottom of the pitch. The ball then flew rapidly toward the far post of the Arsenal penalty area with a strong rightward spin.

"Modric crossed the ball directly!?" Eddie Gray was a little puzzled.

From his perspective, there was no one to receive the ball in the penalty area, and there were two tall players, Kolo Toure and Gallas, standing in the middle. Wasn't this just handing over possession of the ball?

When Modric crossed the ball, both the audience at the stadium and those watching on television probably shared the same thought as Eddie Gray.

Besides the two head coaches who were standing on the sidelines constantly monitoring the situation on the field.

Watch out on the left!

"Support the left flank!"

Two different sentences were uttered almost at the same time.