"Fuck you, is the referee blind? Can't he see whether the ball hit his shoulder or his hand?!"
March 23, Ewood Park.
Li Shiguang was standing on the sidelines, venting his anger on the fourth official.
"Li, calm down. The referee has his own judgment. If you continue to speak rudely, you may be sent to the stands."
"You fucking...."
Before Li Shiguang could finish his greeting, Rivaldo grabbed him around the waist and, together with Simeone, carried him back to the Leeds United bench. A bottle of water was then handed to Li Shiguang.
Simeone went to comfort Bale, who had been wrongly sent off.
Rivaldo sat down next to Li Shiguang and tried to persuade him: "Boss, stop yelling. Gareth has already been sent off. If you get sent off to the stands too, we'll be in trouble for the next game."
"What's the trouble! Can't you two handle playing Portsmouth?" Li Shiguang said irritably, taking a sip of water. "I'm just so angry! The ball clearly hit Gareth's shoulder. I saw it from the bench, and that idiot Banks was standing right next to them and pretending not to see it!"
"Calm down. We're definitely going to win the game anyway, there's no need to risk another red card," Rivaldo said, pointing to the big screen above the stadium to reassure Li Shiguang.
really.
The match has entered stoppage time.
Although Leeds United were once again outnumbered, Blackburn Rovers, playing at home, had no chance of overturning the 0-3 deficit in the remaining time.
In a Premier League match played yesterday, the 31st round of matches took place first.
Manchester United cruised to a 3-0 victory over visiting Liverpool at Old Trafford, once again overtaking Leeds United, who played their match today.
Securing three points away from home today should have been a cause for great joy for Li Shiguang, if it weren't for that red card...
After seeing Bale into the players' tunnel, Simeone excitedly ran over to the two men with his phone in hand and said, "Boss, I have great news for you! Arsenal are finished! The game at Stamford Bridge just ended, and Chelsea won 2-1."
To his surprise, neither Li Shiguang nor Rivaldo showed the smiles he had expected upon hearing the news; instead, their brows furrowed even more deeply.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Simeone asked, somewhat puzzled. "Our only remaining rival now is Manchester United. Isn't that something to be happy about?"
As soon as Simone finished speaking, two voices rang out in unison: "It might not be anything to be happy about."
Seeing that Li Shiguang was focused on the field and had no intention of speaking again.
Rivaldo then explained to Simeone: "Diego, our Champions League quarter-final opponent is Arsenal. Now that they have no hope of winning the league, where do you think Wenger will focus his efforts?"
Rivaldo's reminder helped.
Simeone was suddenly startled: "Damn! Right! Chelsea?"
"Same logic." Seeing the referee put the whistle in his mouth, Li Shiguang, having calmed down, stood up and patted Simeone on the shoulder. "They only have the Champions League left, Diego. For us, every game from now on will be a tough battle!"
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March 29th.
Leeds United travel to Fratton Park to face Portsmouth away from home.
Portsmouth are currently sixth in the standings and have a strong chance of qualifying for next season's Europa League.
They played very well in this match and posed a lot of threats to Neuer's goal.
However, the gap in ability cannot be bridged simply by playing well.
Ninety minutes later.
Leeds United secured a decisive 2-0 away victory, maintaining their lead at the top of the league table.
As March ends, Leeds United will temporarily bid farewell to the Premier League.
On April 3, they will travel to London for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final match against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
After their match against Arsenal, they will immediately travel to Wales to play the FA Cup semi-final against Championship side Cardiff City at Ninian Park. Interestingly, Cardiff City's current owner is Peter Ridsdale, the former owner of Leeds United.
The importance of these two matches is self-evident.
Although I haven't said it in the media.
But for Lee Shih-shih, Leeds United's goal this season is to win the treble.
Only by winning the triple crown can one achieve this.
Only then can Leeds United be definitively declared as one of the top football clubs in Europe, and the market value of Leeds United players will rise accordingly, allowing Li Shiguang to reap a substantial reward after the season ends!
Didn't I just say that Fiorentino said Alonso and Ibrahimovic together would sell him for 100 million euros?
But that's just the price under normal circumstances.
If Leeds United can win the treble this season.
As key players for the team, it wouldn't be unreasonable for their market value to increase by a third each!
Even if Florentino changes his mind, there will definitely be other suitors who want to buy him. For example, just a few days ago, Allen told Li Shiguang that Barcelona had already inquired with Leeds United about the possibility of buying Ibrahimovic!
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With the Champions League quarter-finals approaching.
From the outside world.
Discussions and predictions about the match are gradually gaining momentum.
Of course, most of the discussion focused on the Premier League derby between Arsenal and Leeds United.
Arsenal's form has been terrible in the last three league matches, managing only one draw and two losses, while Leeds United have won all three matches and are in excellent form.
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