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Chapter 305 Stamford Bridge
I don’t know if it is affected by this curse, or St. James’ Park really has a strong restraint on every rising Premier League team. This time, Leeds United at St. James’ Park also failed Well, even under O'Reilly's command, they played their best.

The last time they played against Newcastle United, their top scorer, Shearer, made Leeds United suffer a lot, so this time Woodgate and Ferdinand are fully fired, and Leeds United is also concentrated and forcibly received two yellow cards. At the expense of stopping Shearer's two extremely dangerous attacks, but what everyone didn't expect was that as the saying goes, the east side is not bright, and the west side is bright. The old master's good show.

In the first half No. 307 minutes, Shearer received a pass from his teammate from the wing and advanced all the way to the penalty area of ​​Leeds United. Seeing this situation, the players of Leeds United will naturally not be soft-hearted. For the former top card in the Premier League , Duckett and the others tried their best.Pulling, shoveling, and blocking, Shearer was blocked, but Ferdinand also received a yellow card for this and gave Newcastle United a free kick in a very good position.

So the players of Leeds United did not dare to relax, lining up the wall, marking the man, and standing in front of the free kick was Newcastle defender Dabizas.The double defensive core of the Greek national team and Newcastle is a dedicated central defender, but whenever his side gets a set kick, he can exert his offensive power. He has a strong style and is a scorer. Strong defender.Faced with such a free kick master, the Leeds United players naturally did not dare to relax, but what they did not expect was that when the referee blew the whistle, Dabizas' seemingly shot turned into a tactical free kick. The ball, Dabizas actually passed the ball to Gary Speed ​​on the other side in the eyes of people astonished!
And this Welshman is also heavy and calm. After stopping the ball, he kicked the World Cup and left Leeds United's young goalkeeper Robinson in the dust.

Newcastle 1:0 Leeds United at home.

So the players of Leeds United could only enter the second half with the situation of conceding a goal first.

After the easy side battle, Kenny and Fowler set off a crazy attack. The two broke through Newcastle's players one after another, but they always had problems at the last moment, when they were trembling.Either a defender suddenly appeared to destroy the ball, or the ball was too hard to go above the crossbar, or Newcastle's goalkeeper Shay made various tricks to help the team save the day.In such a situation where Leeds United could not attack for a long time, Newcastle once again seized the opportunity to score a goal.

This time it was still Gary Speed.

The young man, who was born in a small village in Wales called Mancourt, started his career with Leeds United in 1988.He made his professional debut when he was 19 years old.In the 1991/92 season, when Leeds United won the last English Football League Championship (the highest level of competition in England at the time, and later changed to the current English Premier League), Speed ​​has become an indispensable part of the Leeds United team. core players.He was joined in midfield by Gordon Strachan, Gary McAllister and David Batty, who is still with the team to this day.In the League Cup of the 1995/96 season, Gary Speed ​​also once led Leeds United to Wembley Stadium, but unfortunately lost to Aston Villa Football Club in the championship match.

But just when everyone thought that Gary Speed ​​would stay and become a star of Leeds United, in 1996, Speed ​​switched to Everton at a price of 350 million pounds and served as the captain of the Everton team.

Two years later, in 1998, Speed ​​was transferred to Newcastle United for £550 million in a controversial situation.And in the 1997/98 and 1998/99 seasons, he helped Newcastle United reach the FA Cup final for two consecutive years, but unfortunately, Newcastle United fell at the feet of Arsenal Football Club and Manchester United respectively, and Coincidentally, both losses were 0-2.

At this time of the game, Speed, who was serving as a midfielder, rushed into the penalty area of ​​Leeds United in a fast break, and used a header to help Newcastle 2-0. Double over Leeds United.It is precisely because of this that Leeds United lost two consecutive games in the strong dialogue that should not be lost, and the No.3 position in the standings is at stake.

After the game, many reporters and media described Newcastle United as the sufferer of Leeds United. Leeds United did not comment on this, because only two days later in the No.20 round of the Premier League, they continued to play away games. This time they came to the Stamford Bridge is located near the River Thames in the Hammersmith Fulham district of London.Chelsea, this rising team has gradually become a spoiler in the Premier League football. They have drawn consecutive draws with Liverpool, Manchester United and other top teams in the standings, making it impossible for these clubs to widen the gap. , can only run a marathon exhausted.

Therefore, whether Leeds United can take away three points here will not only have a great impact on themselves, but also on the entire standings.

Chelsea's home stadium, Stamford Bridge, was officially opened on April 1877, 4.For the first 28 years it was used almost exclusively by the London Athletic Club, as a venue for games rather than as a football pitch. In 28, the stadium changed hands. HA Mills and his younger brother JT Mills got the ownership. Before that, they also got the land of a large market near the stadium. They planned to build a football team on this 1904-acre land.Originally the stadium was intended to be used by Fulham Football Club, but they rejected the opportunity.So Chelsea Football Club, a new football club born in 12.5, became the owner of Stamford Bridge Stadium.Stamford Bridge was designed by Archibald Leith.Originally, there was a 1905-yard stand on the east side of the stadium, which could accommodate 120 spectators.The stadium designed by Archibald Leith had a capacity of 5000, making it the second largest stadium in the UK at the time, after Crystal Palace, where the FA Cup final was held at the time.

However, when the Leeds United players set foot on the Stamford Bridge on this day, the long-awaited fans were surprised to find that Kenny and Ferdinand did not appear in the game. made a choice.

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