v2 Chapter 96： Episode [096]: The first defeat of the league in the new season!

On September 23, 2006, Leeds United faced Manchester City away.

Di Matteo is leading the team to the away Manchester City Stadium to challenge Sun Jihai's team. This is a Chinese derby, which has been quarrelled by Chinese media a long time ago, and the English media is also frantically hyping it.

There are actually three Chinese in these two teams. This is simply the heyday of Chinese football.

Chinese fans and Chinese media have been looking forward to this game for a long time. They have already looked forward to this game long ago, reported this game, and warmed up for this game.

This game in China is really hot and everyone is looking forward to it.

However, at this time, Zhong Cheng was banned. This is undoubtedly a pot of cold water poured from overhead, and it poured a cold heart on the hearts of Chinese fans and Chinese media.

The FA is really not doing some facts, it is useless to get rid of them.

This Chinese Derby is naturally greatly discounted. Fortunately, Leeds United has introduced a Chinese player Shao Jiayu this season. Although there is no regret for Zhong Cheng, there are still Shao Jiayu and Sun Jihai. The Chinese Derby is still there.

Moreover, in the game in front of Leeds United, Shao Jiayu still got some opportunities. It can be seen that Zhong Cheng's positioning for Shao Jiayu is between the rotation of the main force and the substitutes.

This Chinese Derby is still promising.

Therefore, Chinese fans and the Chinese media are also more concerned and valued. They are still advertising for the Chinese Derby and reporting on this game.

The media in England are also reporting because the previous Chinese derby in England was a bit misleading. Sun Jihai and Manchester City performed very well and were an important player for the team. However, Li Tie has been suffering from injuries and has not had a chance to play. It is difficult for the Chinese Derby to have a chance to stage.

But now it's different. There are Zhong Cheng and Shao Jiayu in Leeds United. This Chinese Derby can be staged.

This game attracted a lot of people to watch, but Zhong Cheng did not go away.

This game was entirely coached by Di Matteo, who led the team to the road.

This game is very important for Leeds United, because in the previous games, Leeds United have already tied for two games. Although they have not lost in the new season, their results have also been greatly affected. Great influence, now Leeds United continue to have a victory to catch up with the previous Manchester United and other teams.

Di Matteo is also very valued for the game he coached. In this game, he will not consider any Chinese Derby or Derby. He is thinking of winning.

Therefore, in this game, Di Matteo did not include Shao Jiayu in the starting lineup, but let Shao Jiayu sit on the bench, waiting for an opportunity. This naturally made Chinese fans and Chinese media uncomfortable, and Shao Jiayu won the starter.

Even the media in England think so. The Chinese Derby should be the Chinese Derby. Why not start Shao Jiayu. Shao Jiayu's strength is still good. A direct free kick from the others has brought three points to Leeds United. He is strong.

It may be the pressured wife of Di Matteo. He did not choose Shao Jiayu or let Hua Jin rest, but let Hua Jin continue to start.

Of course, the opposite Manchester City team was discharged from Sun Jihai, who is the main player.

Sun Jihai's strength is very good, occupying a main position in the Manchester City club, he appeared in the right guard position today.

With a beep, the game officially started.

Di Matteo's Leeds United team seems to have continued Zhong Cheng's set, and it is still a defensive counterattack.

However, Di Matteo's tactics still have his shadow. What he requires is that the players are more like Italian chain defense when defending, so the players of Leeds United do not seem to be in the best state. .

In the 19th minute of the first half, Leeds United conceded the ball first.

The goal was scored by Manchester City's Chinese player Sun Jihai. Sun Jihai made a long shot from the right front of the penalty area and sent the football directly to the goal of Leeds United.

The goalkeeper of this game is Simon Mignole. The bell card is a little injured and he is training.

Di Matteo was about to vomit blood when he saw this. This defensive movement is obviously slow. How can it give Manchester City such a big space? This ball actually made Sun Jihai score, really.

Di Matteo couldn't sit still, immediately stood up and shouted at the court to let the players pay attention to the defense. After Di Matteo shouted, the Leeds players' defense was better, but also limited.

Manchester City's performance today is really very good, especially right-back Sun Jihai. Today, this guy is like a drug, and his presence in both offense and defense makes it difficult for Leeds United to parry.

Di Matteo shouted loudly to let the team limit Sun Jihai, but they were not very successful.

When the first half of the game was about to end, Sun Jihai made a cross on the right and assisted the Manchester City center center to score a goal 2-0.

The end of the first half of the game, Leeds United fell behind by zero to two, this game is very hanging.

The main thing is that the players of Leeds United did not play well in the first half of the game. Their status seems to be worse, so they performed very poorly.

At the beginning of the second half, Di Matteo made a substitution, but Edinson Cavani's performance was not good. The Manchester City fans at the scene shouted that Edinson Cavani parallel imports, Edinson Both Cavani and Tevez are big parallels.

These two people ruined the name of Zhong Cheng's magical vision.

In this game, Di Matteo really felt a sense of powerlessness. He feels that there is no problem with his tactics, but the players are in a very poor state and fail to meet his requirements. When he wants to shrink back defense, the team is already two goals behind.

Leeds United had only attacked.

Don't say that after the attack, Leeds United's performance is better, and the threat is also full.

Luca Tony and Joaquin both led the Leeds United offense. Luca Tony made multiple headers in the penalty area to threaten Manchester City's goal. But Manchester City's defense is good today, and coupled with good luck, Luca Tony has no better way.

At this point, Di Matteo was a little regretful. Why didn't he play like this at first? Had the kick started like this, would this match be won shortly?

Leeds United's offense came a bit late. Luka Tony's attack was very threatening, but Manchester City's defense was better. In the final game, Leeds United lost to Manchester City by zero or two. Usher in the first defeat of the season.

Of course, throughout the game, Shao Jiayu did not get a chance. He did a full 90 minutes on the bench. This made everyone look forward to the Chinese Derby also not coming. This game became a one-man show of Sun Jihai. His performance was very good, one goal and one assist, it was he who ended the unbeaten record of Leeds United!

After the match, Sun Jihai was naturally boasted. Di Matteo was sorrowful, devalued by countless people, claiming that Di Matteo is not suitable for the head coach, and he is suitable for an assistant coach in his life, which is a great blow to Di Matteo.

Fortunately, after this game, he has the opportunity to rest and adjust.

Because the next game is the English League Cup, there is also a Champions League game.

In this League Cup, Leeds United has a semi-main lineup. This game, Shao Jiayu, appeared in the starting list. In the face of Di Matteo, Shao Jiayu performed very well in this game, directly sent three assists, completed the assist hat trick, and helped the team beat Nanan United 3-0.

After this game, many media reporters and fans questioned Di Matteo. Shao Jiayu's condition is so good. Why didn't Shao Jiayu play in the last Premier League with Manchester City? If Shao Jiayu were to play, it would not be Sun Jihai's performance alone.

Di Matteo really has no way to explain at this time. Who is Shao Jiayu in such a good state?

To be honest, Di Matteo actually had some regrets. Why didn't he let Shao Jiayu play at the time? He still didn't believe in Chinese players, so he let Shao Jiayu sit on the bench for a whole game.

Fans of Leeds United were cheering for Shao Jiayu at this time.

After this game, Leeds United returned to their home court, waiting for the arrival of Porto, a UEFA Champions League group match. Zhong Cheng's suspension will not be reflected in the Champions League, so Zhong Cheng came to lead the game.

Zhong Cheng appeared on the sidelines, and the fans of Leeds United had super confidence. They firmly believed that Leeds United would win this game.

At this time, Di Matteo was standing beside Zhong Cheng, studying hard.

Now Leeds United are in the first place in this group, and only they won in the first round. Porto and CSKA Moscow had a zero-to-zero draw, scoring one point each.

As long as the Leeds United team wins this game, they will be able to consolidate their ranking in this group, which Zhong Cheng is happy to see.

Zhong Cheng naturally hopes that the team can ensure the right to qualify in the Champions League group stage as soon as possible, so that they can focus more on the league.

Porto is no longer the Porto team three or three years ago, and their glory period has passed. The strength of this Porto team has dropped a lot. Zhong Cheng feels that the victory over the Porto team should not be a problem.

At this time, Zhong Cheng played the main lineup to play this game.

In this game, the players of Leeds United were still not so good, but Zhong Cheng still let the team firmly control the rhythm of the game. This is what makes Di Matteo dumbfounded. Zhong Cheng is really very good. It's very powerful.

The Porto team wants to win away, and it is very aggressive when attacking, but the effect is not very satisfactory. The defense of Leeds United is very tight.

Shortly after the start of the second half, Leeds United seized a chance to fight back. A very good goal was scored by Modric from the frontcourt, leading by one goal.

After more than twenty minutes, Leeds United again broke the Porto goal.

This time the goal was Leeds United centre-back Kompany. Kompany received a corner kick from Modric and broke the header.

In this way, Leeds United defeated Porto 2-0 at their own home and won the second round of the UEFA Champions League group stage this season, ranking first in the group with a two-game victory record.