"Adriano!!! He helped Leeds United equalize!!!" Lineker shouted excitedly, "Starting with Modric, Leeds United's exquisite passing tore through Chelsea's defense!!! An assist from De Bruyne!!! Adriano scored his eighth Premier League goal of the season!!! This Brazilian striker is still responding to those who doubted him three months ago with his powerful performance!!!"
"Adriano! Goal! Beautiful! Leeds United tore apart Chelsea's central defense with a team move! They equalized in the 52nd minute!" Although Jon didn't smile, he still exclaimed in admiration at Leeds United's beautiful attack. "The biggest contributor to Leeds United's goal is Modric! His breakthrough over Essien completely rendered Chelsea's midfield defense useless. Moreover, after breaking through, he didn't rush to pass the ball, but only passed it to Sneijder after gaining the upper hand in the psychological battle with Mikel! He didn't provide a direct assist, but Modric also showed us with his performance that although Leeds brought in Kaká this season, he is still the indispensable midfield core of Leeds United!"
Adriano's goal was like a red-hot stone being thrown into a pot of boiling water, causing the water to boil instantly!
The moment the football rolled into the net.
A deafening roar of cheers erupted at Elland Road Stadium, finally giving Leeds United fans, who had been silent for a long time, an outlet for their emotions.
Live announcer Eddie Gray leaned close to the microphone and shouted, "Leeds United have equalized!!! The goal scorer is—Adriano Wright—"
Immediately afterwards, the cheers stopped abruptly, and only one name remained in the entire stadium!
"Ribeiro————!!!!!!!!!"
After scoring, Adriano ran towards the corner flag, where he embraced De Bruyne, who was waiting to celebrate with him. The other Leeds United players also ran over and joined the two of them as they ran down to the stands to celebrate the goal with the fans!
Behind them were the dejected Chelsea players.
Although Essien and Lampard had tracked back to the edge of their own penalty area, it was too late. They could only stare blankly at the Leeds United players, who were laughing hysterically, and shake their heads helplessly...
On television.
The director also switched the camera to the two head coaches.
Mourinho looked livid and kept talking to his assistant.
Li Shiguang had just finished his "Farmer's Three Punches" performance and was embracing Rivaldo, his face flushed, to celebrate his victory.
The two commentators in the studio naturally saw this scene.
"Sigh—!!" Jon sighed heavily. "I just said that Lee's substitution strategy is very bold! But boldness has its advantages. Leeds United has an absolute numerical advantage in midfield. If the three forwards don't drop back to help defend, Chelsea will have no chance to fight back in the midfield battle!"
“But…” Lineker looked at his partner and said with a smile, “But if the forwards drop back, won’t Chelsea’s high press fall apart? Won’t the end result be that Leeds United pins them down in their own half and beat them mercilessly?”
Jon paused, blinking at Lineker whose football IQ had suddenly spiked, and weakly replied, "What you said seems to make sense! Could this be Lee's real purpose in making that substitution?! Not only did it revitalize Leeds United's attack through the middle, but it also used their strength against them, reducing the pressure on his own defense?!"
If Li Shiguang could hear what Qiao En said at this moment, he would definitely give him a big thumbs up!
Just as the two commentators said.
That was indeed his real intention in bringing on five midfielders!
There's a saying that will always be heard on the football field.
The best defense is a good offense!
For Li Shiguang, this statement is a profound truth!
In the past, when Leeds United were weaker, they might have parked the bus and played a defensive counter-attacking style in order to win. But now that Leeds United has joined the ranks of the top teams, there is absolutely no reason for them to still play a defensive counter-attacking style.
This is also the biggest difference between Li Shiguang and Mourinho!
He doesn't care about facing any opponent; his priority is to stabilize his defense and then seize the opportunity to counterattack. The saying "fortune favors the bold" is not without reason!
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Before the match resumed, Mourinho made a change, replacing Malouda with veteran Makelele, and Chelsea's formation changed from 4-3-3 to 4-4-2.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Mourinho also knows the root cause of Chelsea conceding the goal, so he made timely adjustments.
From most people's perspective, substituting a striker for a defensive midfielder is a move to strengthen the defense.
The crucial point is that Leeds United have now equalized, so even if Chelsea manage to hold on, they will only get a draw!
For them, who are currently in fourth place, a draw is far from enough, especially since Liverpool has quietly caught up and is now only one point behind Chelsea!
So many people... especially Chelsea fans watching the game at home, couldn't contain their anger and started hurling insults online!
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At the same time.
Hammersmith Fulham, London.
In Abramovich's office.
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