With the director's reminder in the headphones and the TV screen in front of me switching back to Elland Road Stadium.
Once they knew the live stream had officially started, Reinkel and Jon ended their private chat, straightened their clothes, and looked at the camera with smiles.
"Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon! Thank you for tuning in to Sky Sports! Next, we will be bringing you a key match from the fourth round of the 2007-2008 FA Cup: Leeds United hosting Chelsea! I am your old friend, Gary Lineker!"
"Hello everyone, I'm Jon!"
After the opening remarks, Lineker took the initiative to start the conversation: "Before today, I had already noticed that many fans on the internet had analyzed today's match, and everyone was talking about the same question: would Leeds United give up the FA Cup, which has a relatively lower weight, when they are doing well in both the league and the Champions League!"
“Yes!” Jon nodded in agreement. “Gary and I just had a private discussion, and like most fans, we all believe that Li is very likely to give up the FA Cup and focus all his attention on the league and the Champions League!”
“Of course, these are all just guesses!” Lineker chuckled. “Both sides have submitted their starting lineups, and we’ll soon see if they match our expectations… Oh! The starting lineups are out! Let’s see if they’re as we guessed!”
Before Lineker could finish speaking, the director's reminder came through his earpiece, and at the same time, Chelsea's starting lineup appeared on the computer in front of him and Jon.
"First up is Chelsea, playing away! Grant is continuing with the 4-3-3 formation he used in the last game against Everton!" Jon spoke first, looking at the Chelsea starting lineup on the screen. "The starting goalkeeper is still Cech, the four defenders are Juliano Belletti, Alex, Carvalho and Ashley Cole, in front of them are Makelele, Ballack and Joe Cole, and the three forwards are Anelka in the center, with Wright-Phillips and Malouda on the left and right flanks respectively!"
After reading out Chelsea's starting lineup, Jon seemed a little unsatisfied and continued with a slightly worried tone: "It seems that the Africa Cup of Nations has had a significant impact on Chelsea's squad. The absence of Drogba and Essien has left Grant with a bit of a shortage of players."
“Yes!” Lineker agreed with Jon’s opinion. “Even if Lee fields a reserve lineup, the youthful storm of Leeds United’s lads isn’t something that can be easily stopped. Chelsea’s midfield is getting a bit old…”
"Let's take a look at Leeds United's starting lineup next. Gary's youth storm is indeed..." Jon was halfway through his sentence when the screen on his computer changed, and Leeds United's starting lineup came into view.
While speaking.
Reinkel didn't look at his own computer, but kept his eyes on his partner next to him.
Jon's sudden look of surprise made Reinkel pause, and a possibility suddenly occurred to her. She quickly turned to look at her computer screen.
When I saw Kaká's name in Leeds United's starting lineup for the attacking midfield position.
Lineker was overjoyed and quickly picked up where Jon left off: "Hmm...it seems our predictions were wrong! Lee isn't planning to give up the FA Cup so easily! He's fielding Leeds United's first-choice lineup today! And like Chelsea, Leeds United are playing a 4-3-3 formation today!"
"Neuer will still be in goal. The four defenders are: on the left, the only new face is Aleksandar Kolarov, who just joined in the winter transfer window and has already impressed in just one league game; captain Kompany and Thiago Silva; and on the right, Alves! The three midfielders are the same old combination that Leeds United has been using most often this season when they play 4-3-3: Modric, Alonso, and Kaká! The three forwards are Adriano in the center, with young Reus on the left and Torres on the right, who has been performing well in the last few games!"
After reading out Leeds United's starting lineup.
Lineker, a smug grin on his face, glanced at Jon beside him, whose expression wasn't too good: "Old buddy, your worries aren't unfounded. Even if 31-and-a-half-year-old Ballack goes back to play in the back and teams up with almost 35-year-old Makelele as a double pivot, I can't imagine how those two old guys, whose combined age is almost 70, could possibly stop Leeds United's newly crowned World Player of the Year, besides fouling..."
Oh shit!
Jon's face was extremely ugly. He turned his head and mouthed a curse at Reinkel.
But this is not the end.
Lineker deliberately pointed to Reus's name on the computer screen: "Not only that, Jon, Belletti is almost 32 too, and speed isn't his strong suit... Reus's off-the-ball movement isn't much slower than Kaka's... Hahahahahaha"
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Elland Road Stadium.
The players from both teams have emerged from the player tunnel and lined up on the sidelines under the guidance of today's referee, Clattenburg, for the pre-match ceremony.
Meanwhile, on the sidelines, Grant, who had learned Leeds United's starting lineup a few minutes earlier, was looking at Li Shiguang, who was also standing on the sidelines, shaking hands with him before going back to chat and laugh with Simeone.
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