In the 15th round of the Premier League, Leeds United faced Burnley at home.
In order to better prepare for the devil's schedule, Pochettino had to rotate the team.
Only one minute into the game, Vinicius cut in with the ball from the left and sent a diagonal pass. Haaland rushed to the goal, kicked and shot, and sent the ball into Burnley's goal.
Opening the scoring for Leeds United.
One to zero!
In the 14th minute, a long pass from Ruben Dias in the backcourt was accurately sent to the left rib of the frontcourt.
When Burnley central defender Tarkovsky and Haaland went hand in hand, he tried to make a clearance first, but missed the ball. After Haaland got the ball, he drove straight in, rushed into the left side of the penalty area, and scored calmly with one shot.
Two to zero!
In the 30th minute, Nuno Mendes passed the ball diagonally from the left to the back point. After Foden stopped the ball on his chest, he volleyed with his left foot, giving Leeds United another victory, 3-0! 榺
After changing sides in the second half, Vinicius again broke through with the ball in the left rib and passed it diagonally to Haaland, who was unguarded on the right side of the top of the key. The Norwegian teenager stopped the ball with his left foot and moved to the left.
A curve ball hit the far corner of the goal.
Four to zero!
Haaland scored a hat-trick!
Then, Leeds United made substitutions and maintained the pressure on Burnley, but they were never able to score again.
In the end, the White Rose defeated Burnley 4-0 at home with Haaland's hat trick and Foden's goal.
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On December 29, in the 16th round of the Premier League, Leeds United challenged West Bromwich Albion away.
Only 8 minutes into the game, the Knickerbockers made a fatal return pass error under Leeds United's high pressure. Vardy caught up with the ball first and picked out the attacking goalkeeper, opening the scoring for Leeds United.
One to zero!
After that, the two sides entered into a stalemate for more than 20 minutes.
But starting from the 31st minute, Leeds United once again launched a wave of fierce offensive.
First, Alphonso Davies used a shocking left-footed shot to expand the score for Leeds United. Then Vardy assisted Rashford to score another goal, and then Sancho connected with Ashraf on the right rib.
A wonderful pass further expanded the score.
At the end of the first half, Leeds United already led 4-0.
Then in the second half, Leeds United made continuous substitutions and adjustments, but still in the 72nd minute, Alvarez scored another victory for Leeds United. This time it was a wonderful pass from Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernandez.
Both Rodrigo and Kvaratschlija performed very hard after coming on as substitutes, but they were too slow to follow up the ball and failed to further expand the score.
But Leeds United were still away from home, beating West Bromwich Albion 5-0.
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They beat Manchester United 9-0 away from home, defeated Burnley 4-0 at home, and beat West Bromwich Albion 5-0 away from home.
For three consecutive rounds, Leeds United played crazy offense and conceded zero goals on the defensive end.
This also makes the outside world feel incredible about Leeds United's crazy state.
The White Rose has won consecutive games and can be said to be the most eye-catching team in the Premier League.
Not only that, Leeds United players are basically included in the annual selections of major European media.
For example, Marca released the top 100 football stars in 2020, among which Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe ranked first. This is also undisputed.
In second place is Leeds United youngster Haaland, who has been doing everything in the Premier League this season, and Lewandowski, who plays for Bayern, is in third place.
Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian superstar Neymar ranked fourth.
Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo ranked fifth, while Barcelona superstar Messi fell to tenth place due to the team's overall performance. Many people even feel that Messi has basically begun to go downhill in his career.
Among these 100 players, Leeds United has 14 players, making it the club with the largest number of finalists among all European teams. This also allows everyone to once again recognize the influence of Leeds United.
But just when the team was making great progress, Leeds United encountered a blow at White Hart Lane in North London.
Entering the first game of 2021, Leeds United will visit White Hart Lane to challenge Tottenham Hotspur.
Leeds United once again made a large rotation and continued to fight, which made the White Rose players very tired.
Mourinho's team, after careful preparation, waited for work and at the same time used defensive counterattack tactics to face Leeds United.
The two sides fought hard for eighty minutes.
Leeds United had all the advantages, but they could not break through the defense line composed of Thiago Silva and Alderweireld. Haaland was also marked by Thiago Silva throughout the game.
Neither of them scored a goal.
The White Rose got 68% of the ball possession rate, but still couldn't score.
On the contrary, in the 81st minute, when Ramsdale received a return pass from his teammate, under the pressure of Abraham, he made a mistake in passing the ball. After the ball was intercepted by Hoibel, he transferred it to the right and handed it over.
Lucas Moura
Nuno Mendes made a misjudgment in defense and was easily thrown away by Lucas Moura. The Brazilian broke into the penalty area and Gvadiol fouled during the attack. The referee made a penalty through VAR and gave Tottenham a penalty.
A penalty kick.
Bruno Fernandez took the shot himself and calmly took the penalty.
This was also the only goal in the game.
Leeds United suffered a waterloo at White Hart Lane.
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"I have to say, Gao, your team is really strong!"
In the stands of the White Hart Lane Stadium, Sheikh Jassim, the head of the Qatari consortium, who flew over from the Middle East to watch the Tottenham game, expressed his admiration to Gao Shen sitting next to him.
Although they are both owned by the Qatari consortium and are inextricably linked behind it, Tottenham Hotspur is currently helmed by Sheikh Jassim, which is not the same thing as Paris Saint-Germain.
Of course, there is nothing to say about this kind of thing. Anyone with a discerning eye knows what is going on.
Sheikh Jassim claimed that he was a fan of Tottenham Hotspur when he was studying in the UK and had a soft spot for the North London team.
This is also an official statement.
If it were Manchester United that was acquired, he would probably say that he is a Manchester United fan.
"But I still lost to you." Gao Shen smiled helplessly.
Actually, Leeds United performed better, but that's how it is sometimes.榺
The best performing team does not mean that it will win.
What's more, Tottenham's defense was really good tonight, Thiago Silva successfully froze Haaland.
"But you are still the leader." Jassim said enviously.
Gao Shen smiled.
Losing this game may not be a bad thing for Leeds United.
The team's morale is very high after winning consecutive games this season, but it is not a good thing if it goes too smoothly. Instead, it has been given a blow by Tottenham, which has completely awakened the players. The players will learn some lessons.
For example, Haaland
This game was taught by Thiago Silva.
From a personal growth perspective, this is really not a bad thing, because Thiago Silva is the number one central defender in world football today, and it is not a shame to be frozen by him.
On the contrary, this can allow Haaland to learn some lessons.
In the past period of time, he relied more on his body, skills and speed to wreak havoc on European football. Although this is very outstanding, it is also somewhat arrogant.
With Harland's character, being taught by Thiago Silva will only further stimulate him and make him more self-disciplined, able to calm down and polish his skills carefully.
"Speaking of which, I really should thank you, Gao." Sheikh Jassim smiled at Gao Shen.
"When we failed to acquire Manchester United, the advice you gave us was very good. To be honest, we are very satisfied with everything so far."
That year, after the Qatari consortium failed to acquire Manchester United, Gao Shen proposed to change the target, targeting Tottenham Hotspur.
The reason is very simple. The purchase price of Tottenham is about 1 billion pounds. This is mainly because Tottenham's new stadium has not officially started construction, and the team's overall performance is not as good as before, so Levi's offer is higher than before.
Much cheaper than Gao Shen's previous life.
Gao Shen calculated an account for Sheikh Jassim at that time. If he spent 6 billion to acquire Manchester United, it would be better to spend 1 billion to acquire Tottenham and another 1 billion to build a new stadium. The remaining 4 billion
You can buy and buy all over the world.
If you invest 3.5 billion every summer, are you still worried that the team will not win the championship?
After saving for ten or eight years, are you still afraid that you can't compete with Manchester United?
At that time, Gao Shen confidently assured Sheikh Jassim that he could build a competitive team for the Qatari consortium.
What now?
Looking back, Gao Shen actually spent more than 200 million, but Tottenham Hotspur's results have been completely transformed.
Next, the team will make targeted signings and even introduce some superstars. By then, are you afraid that Tottenham will not be able to improve its performance?
Although Tottenham does not have the global brand effect of Manchester United, after all, it has accumulated many years in the Premier League and has worked hard to develop the global market in the past few years. Its popularity and brand influence still exist.
In this case, the sports business is fully entrusted to Gao Shen, and the people of the Qatar consortium only need to do their best to run the club and promote global marketing.
After all calculations, no matter how you look at it, it is more cost-effective than the huge investment to acquire Manchester United.
If we really want to fully acquire all the shares of Manchester United as envisaged by the Qatari consortium, plus prepare to build a new training base, or even renovate the Old Trafford stadium or build a new stadium, it will not cost 7 to 8 billion.
Can it be done?
After all, Sheikh Jassim is really grateful to Gao Shen.
Especially when he now sees Lord Ratcliffe trapped in the quagmire of Manchester United, unable to extricate himself, he can't help but secretly feel lucky.
It was only after listening to Gao Shen's words that he avoided the big pitfall of Manchester United.
As for Tottenham Hotspur, construction of the new stadium has begun. Once the progress is almost complete, the team will temporarily move to Wembley Stadium to play games.
When the new stadium is completed, Tottenham will also have the foundation of a giant.
By that time, with the strength of the Qatari consortium and the foundation of Tottenham, it will definitely be qualified to compete with strong Premier League teams such as Leeds United and Manchester City, and even compete in the Champions League.
