Following the Premier League title, Li Shiguang also won the FA Cup. Leeds United only has one game left this season, which is also the most important game: the Champions League final!
The last time Leeds United reached the Champions League final was in 1975, when the European Champions League was called the European Club Cup.
In the 1975 final against Bayern Munich, Leeds United were defeated 0-2 by German legends Franz Roth and Gerd Müller.
This match not only cost Leeds United the chance to win the European football title, but also resulted in a two-year ban from European competitions due to riots caused by Leeds United fans, meaning they will never have the opportunity to touch the Champions League trophy again.
Four years ago.
The club was on the verge of bankruptcy when it was taken over by Li Shiguang, an unknown young man with an Asian face. At that time, no one had high hopes for Leeds United.
In just one year, under Li Shiguang's management, Leeds United returned to the Premier League and resolved all its debts.
The following year, Li Shiguang led Leeds United, a group of young men with an average age of less than 23, to not only establish themselves firmly in the Premier League, but also to break into the top four and return to the Champions League.
In their third year, Leeds United reached the pinnacle of the Premier League and, against all odds, defeated Barcelona to reach the Champions League quarterfinals!
In his fourth year, Lee Shih-kuo spent a whopping €81 million to bring former Inter Milan star Adriano and FIFA World Player of the Year Kaká to Leeds United. The team delivered a dominant performance, reaching the Champions League final, defending their Premier League title, and winning the FA Cup.
At this point, apart from Manchester United fans, most other fans hope that Leeds United can win the Champions League title and bring the season to a successful conclusion.
But their opponent is Manchester United, who have Cristiano Ronaldo.
If we say that Leeds United has maintained a relatively good form as a team this season...
So Manchester United is being propelled forward by Cristiano Ronaldo, who is in explosive form and making rapid progress.
certainly.
This is not to say that the other Manchester United players are not good.
However, compared to Ronaldo this season... their performance is indeed somewhat lacking.
After two encounters this season.
Li Shiguang already understood perfectly.
Cristiano Ronaldo is unstoppable.
On the left flank where the Portuguese player was active, no matter whether I assigned Alves, Sun Jihai, or even Lahm, it would be impossible for one person to completely defend against him.
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The day after Leeds United won the FA Cup.
Manchester, Carrington Training Ground.
Ferguson, his assistant Queiroz, Manchester United captain Gary Neville, who had been sitting in the stands for an entire season, and Scholes were gathered in Ferguson's office.
Ferguson stood in front of the tactics whiteboard, his pen never stopping.
The old lord did not speak.
There was no extra noise in the locker room.
The other three just sat on the sofa, idly drinking coffee and water from their cups.
This situation lasted for about five minutes.
Ferguson finished his thoughts, walked to the sofa, sat down, and looked at Gary Neville and Scholes: "Gary, Paul, how's it going? Have you resolved the conflict between those two kids?"
The incident of Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney clashing on the field.
Ferguson only found out after the pivotal game against Leeds United.
When Scholes told Ferguson about it, Ferguson was so angry he almost had a heart attack. He immediately wanted to drag Ronaldo and Rooney together and give them a good scolding.
It was Gary Neville, who had been sidelined for a full year due to injury, who eventually persuaded Sir Alex Ferguson to stay.
As the anchor of the dressing room, Manchester United's captain took the initiative to shoulder the responsibility of mediating conflicts among the team's young players.
Hearing Ferguson ask him, Gary Neville, who was drinking water, quickly put down his glass and nodded: "It's not a big problem, boss. They're not newbies anymore. Once they calm down, they know what's important."
"Know nothing!" Ferguson's face darkened. "If they knew what was important, would they have argued in such a crucial match?! If Wayne had passed that last shot to Cristiano at the far post, we might be celebrating the Premier League title right now!"
“I asked him about it later.” Scholes, who was present at the scene, has the authority to speak on this issue: “Wayne didn’t intentionally fail to pass; he simply didn’t see Cristiano’s position.”
"I've reviewed it too, boss. There were too many people in the penalty area at the time, and Cristiano was standing behind the crowd. It's possible that Wayne didn't see him waving for the ball."
Scholes finished speaking.
Ferguson recalled that during the training sessions of the past two days, he did not see any conflict between Ronaldo and Rooney. Although they were not laughing and joking with their arms around each other, they were at least cooperating normally. He could only wave his hand in frustration.
"OK, I'll leave this to you two. On the day of the final, I need to see them be normal."
Gary Neville and Scholes both nodded: "Don't worry, boss, they're hungry for the championship too. After I scolded them last time, both lads said they wouldn't be angry anymore."
This topic has come to an end.
Queiroz quickly put down his coffee and looked at Ferguson: "Alex, do you think it's true that Leeds United announced Kaká can't participate in the final?"
It's clear that Ferguson was more interested in this matter.
no way.
Just like Cristiano Ronaldo is to Manchester United.
Kaká was also a key player for Leeds United on the pitch.
Until now.
Ferguson still remembers the pain of being dominated by Kaká in last season's Champions League final!
Whether or not the Brazilian is present has a significant impact on Ferguson's tactical arrangements, so he must figure this out!
Upon hearing Queiroz bring it up, he thought for a moment and cautiously asked, "Hmm... what do you think? Has Kaka's injury been investigated thoroughly?"
"I've pretty much figured it out." Queiroz nodded. "Chronic groin inflammation. Remember when Kaká inexplicably missed half a month last year? It seems to be because of this illness."
"Groinflammation?" Ferguson frowned and repeated softly.
Groin inflammation is a condition that almost every professional athlete will encounter. As long as it is treated properly, it is not a big problem and usually heals in about a week.
There were a full fourteen days between the final round of the Premier League and the Champions League final.
Moreover, although Kaká was carried off the field on a stretcher, Ferguson kept a close eye on him and noticed that the Brazilian did not appear to be in much pain.
In Ferguson's judgment, Kaka should have recovered from his injury long ago.
Thinking about this...
Ferguson spoke with some suspicion: "I suspect this is a smokescreen from Li Fang. Groin inflammation isn't a very serious problem; it shouldn't take half a month to heal, right?"
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