Chu Zhongtian estimated that it was good. Leeds United launched a very, very fierce offensive against Wimbledon Athletics goal in the second half, so fierce that all Wimbledon Athletics players could only retreat and could not come out to fight back. Without a counterattack, they would be passively beaten.

Leeds United's counterattack was of course within Russell's expectations, but he did not expect Leeds United's counterattack momentum to be so strong, and he did not expect the players on the court.

Therefore, they seemed a little inadequate in the face of Leeds United's counterattack.

Leeds United equalized the score in the 55th minute. After receiving a cross from their teammates, their chief scorer Iverson smashed the ball into the goal with his head. Wimbledon's central defender Jamal Laceres was helpless against the header.

Chu Zhongtian couldn't help but hug his head and sigh.

Russell's expression also became serious.

"Iverson! Iverson! He saved Leeds United! Now both sides are back on the same starting line!"

"A beautiful and powerful header!"

The entire Elland Road Stadium has been in a state of excitement since the second half. With every attack from Leeds United, fans in the stands would cheer greatly, but this time the team did not make them happy again.

They sent deafening cheers and shouts, cheering for the team, showing their power to the visiting team fans and teams - this is our home court! Bastards, don't be too rampant! Bastards of Wimbledon!

After equalizing the score, Leeds United's offensive became even stronger and they wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to overtake the score.

Russell quickly rushed from the sidelines and shouted: "Recycle! Defend! Retract and defend! Hold!"

Chu Zhongtian couldn't help but get up and walked to the sidelines, shouting to the field like a head coach: "Hold their attack! Pay attention to assisting defense, Kurt! Go and help the central defender!"

※※※Emily in front of the TV was a little nervous. When Leeds United equalized the score, she reflexed and wanted to swear, but when she thought that her daughter was still in her arms, she was afraid that it would have a bad impact on the child, so she held it in a hurry.

Now that she saw that her team's goal seemed to be broken at any time, she was worried, fearing that the opponent would score another goal. If she fell behind, it would be a devastating blow to the team's morale.

Originally, this team lacked confidence. Her husband was absent and they faced the top team in the league away game, which really made them lack confidence...※※※In the next game, everyone basically only saw Leeds United besieging Wimbledon Athletics at halftime, while Wimbledon Athletics had only the ability to parry and had no power to fight back.

"...This game has almost become a half-court offense and defense... The strength gap between the two teams is quite large. Now it seems that Wimbledon's previous goal was just a lucky draw. Donald must have said something to these players at the break, so Leeds United's performance will have such a fundamental change..."

Wimbledon Athletics team has retreated back to the 30-meter area to defend. Only at this distance can the opponent's ball space be reduced as much as possible, so that Leeds United can easily score the football into the penalty area.

But they worked very hard. There were constant dangers. If they hadn't been better today, they might have been behind... Wimbledon had bad luck in the last game and did not win the game that should have won. Today's game was lucky, but it was just a matter of perseverance and not losing for the time being... If Russell was asked to choose, he would rather let the game be bad and lose the game that should have lost. In the last round of the league, he would be more lucky and better than to win the game that should have won.

Chu Zhongtian frowned and looked at his teammates, both of whom were like Huang Jiguang, and they sacrificed themselves for the eye.

The spirit of his teammates touched him, but if he continues to play like this, he will not win this game... Not to mention winning, he may not even be able to keep the draw. As long as the opponent scores another goal, the game will be completely over - he falls behind with little time left. With Wimbledon's current morale and ability, it is very difficult to equalize the score, let alone win.

Chu Zhongtian walked towards Russell.

"Let me go to the field, Alai," he said to Russell.

Russell turned his head and looked at Chu Zhongtian standing beside him: "Your ankle..."

"Don't mention the fucking ankles. I know my body myself. It's only less than twenty minutes of the game. Can't I hold on? Even if you let me play for 90 minutes, I won't have any problems!" When I mentioned ankles, Chu Zhongtian was full of anger. A small problem, which was considered so important by them. Is it necessary?

"I can't take risks with your body, Chu." Russell insisted.

"Why can't it? I like adventure!"

"But this adventure may end your career!" Russell argued.

"Stop kidding, Alai! How is such a small injury possible? I'm not a glass man! Let me play, otherwise you will watch the game lose, and then you pack up and get out of here?" Chu Zhongtian pointed at the field and shouted at Russell.

"I believe my players, the eleven people on the court are all your teammates, and you should trust them too." Russell frowned.

"Of course I believe them, I believe they can stick to it until I come on the court and change the situation. But it will be difficult if you want them to stay until the end of the game. And will the draw help change our current situation? What we need is victory, defeating this damn league number one away! I am the captain, and at this time, I have to play!" Chu Zhongtian refused to give in and stared at Russell.

※※※The dispute between the two of them on the sidelines also attracted the attention of others. The TV broadcast quickly gave this one a shot. The host said with some gloating: "Oh! It seems that Chu and Russell had an argument. I was only about 100% because Chu insisted on playing, and Russell disagreed... I said that there must be something wrong with Chu being put on the roster but not starting!"

"It seems that these two people have conflicts because of this issue... For Wimbledon Athletics fans, this is definitely a scene they don't want to see - the team's head coach and the team's captain had a conflict. From then on, the Wimbledon Athletics locker room will probably not be calm..."

Leeds United head coach Donald didn't care about watching the field at this time. He also turned his head and stared at Russell and Chu Zhongtian with a happy smile on his face. If Chu Zhongtian really had a falling out with Russell, he would be able to reap the benefits of Leeds United. In this game, the Wimbledon Athletics players would definitely not be interested in the game, and a big victory was right in front of him!

※※※ "Alai, you said yesterday that I am old, I remember this sentence. Let me play now and I will prove it to you whether the age of thirty-four is really old for me!" Chu Zhongtian took a step forward and almost touched Russell's face.

Russell grinned. Thirty-four years old can be considered old for any professional player, but you don't think so... He turned his head to look at the situation on the court. The Wimbledon Athletics players are very tenacious, but amid the fierce offensive of the home team and the voices of home fans one after another, their defense line seems to have shown signs of collapse. At this time, it should be adjusted and cannot wait for death.

But if you want to change someone... it seems that only Chu Zhongtian can change himself... He nodded: "Okay, I'll let you play, but you must prove it to me, Chu. I want to win!"

After hearing him say this, Chu Zhongtian grinned: "I just like your words, Alai! Of course, I want to win, who plays football not to win but to lose? This is even more so for our 'crazy gang' football!"

"I'll give you five minutes to warm up, Chu, if you want to change the situation, you have to hurry up!"

Before Chu Zhongtian even finished listening to what he said, he turned around to warm up.

※※※ "Huh? Chu is going to warm up? Is he going to play?"

"Oh oh oh oh! After waiting for so long, Chu Zhongtian is finally going to play!"

The commentators were also excited. Everyone wanted to see the performances of big stars, and they were no exception.

Five minutes are very fast for people outside the court, but it is particularly long for people on the court, especially when they are still under huge defensive pressure... Wimbledon Athletic players also saw Chu Zhongtian warming up. They know what this means, which means their captain is about to play. This also means that they still hope to win away again. Now it is a draw. As long as Wimbledon Athletic scores a goal, the victory of this game will become them. So what they have to do is simple, that is, before the captain goes on the court, you must hold it, and you cannot score another goal by the opponent... Kevin Clark reminds everyone with a hoarse voice: "Pull up! Keep it for me! Keep it!"

The forwards have become defenders, and all the players of Wimbledon Athletic have shrunk within 30 meters, almost using their bodies to block Leeds United's offense.

Five minutes to come for them is particularly long.

Within these five minutes, they tried every means to stop Leeds United's offense.

Just when they felt that they could not hold on, Chu Zhongtian appeared next to the fourth official. Head coach Russell stood beside him, waiting for the chance to die, while reminding him: "Your task is to go up and relieve the pressure of defense... I don't think I need to say more, you know what to do..."

Russell looked at the field and said to Chu Zhongtian. He had just said the beginning and felt that he was wasting time.

With Chu Zhongtian’s experience, can he not know what to do?

It's better to replace him on the court earlier... Kevin Clark on the court also saw Chu Zhongtian. He knew that he had to create a chance to kill the ball and come up with Chu Zhongtian, but unfortunately, Leeds United is now in control of the ball, and it is difficult to kick the football out of the sideline or bottom line... Leeds United will definitely not give Wimbledon a chance to substitution. They also saw Chu Zhongtian standing on the sideline and knew what impact it would have if Chu Zhongtian played.

The only chance of the best dead ball remains...there is a foul.

Clark rushed towards the Leeds United player who was in possession without hesitation. Leeds United thought Kevin Clark was here to intercept the ball, so he pushed the football to the side, trying to dodge him.

I didn’t expect that someone was just fouling!

With a fierce collision, Kevin Clark knocked his opponent to the ground!

The referee's whistle sounded.

"foul!"

"This is a timely foul, for Wimbledon Athletic..."

Leeds United players surrounded the referee and put pressure on him. They thought Clark was deliberately fouled and the plot was bad. He should give him a red card to let him go so that he could completely break Wimbledon's substitution attempt... Russell saw this scene and was furious. He felt that Leeds United players were too despicable. Wimbledon's fans in the stands also booed dissatisfied, but their booed was quickly drowned in the booed by Leeds United fans. Leeds United fans booed not because they felt that their players were too despicable, but because Clark was booing. They were also using this method to pressure the referee, making Clark seem to have committed serious rules. Not being sent off by a red card was a huge grievance.

In fact, Clark just knocked down the opponent's player.

The referee knew very well that he did not satisfy the Leeds United players' ideas, but gave Clark a yellow card. With less than twenty minutes left before the end of the game, it didn't matter if a striker received a yellow card.

However, the game was interrupted, and Chu Zhongtian had a chance to play.

It was like an iron cage with a tiger locked up was slowly opened, and Chu Zhongtian could not wait on the sidelines.

Seeing the game interruption, the fourth official raised the substitution sign on the sidelines. No. 23 Tom Welbeck was substituted. In this game, he played as Chu Zhongtian's substitute and played as a midfielder with Cooter Hammons. In this game, he performed very hard, worked very hard in defense, and contributed to the team's defense. However, his contribution in offense was almost zero, and he couldn't do it when the team needed to score goals.

Since he is Chu Zhongtian's substitute, when Chu Zhongtian can play, he is of course the first candidate to be replaced.

Tom Welbeck knew that the team needed time now, so despite being tired, he still did not walk slowly. He trotted all the way to the sidelines, leaving Leeds United fans who were ready to boo him and delay the game.

※※※"Chu is about to appear!"

On the TV screen, Chu Zhongtian stood on the sidelines, waiting to hand over the high-fives with Velbeck.

Emily shook her daughter in her arms with some excitement. In fact, in front of such a noisy TV, Emily felt that her daughter must be unfamiliar with her. You can tell from the fact that she kept urging her arms.

Sure enough, her daughter was woken up by herself. She was obviously still losing her temper because she hadn't had a good sleep, so the first thing she did after waking up was to grin and cry loudly.

Emily hurriedly coaxed her child: "Baby, don't cry, come and see dad~ watch dad play football~~"

The mother-in-law and father-in-law who heard the child's cry also came down from the upper floor: "Ai Ai woke up?"

Emily turned her head and said to them, "Chu is on the stage, I want my daughter to see her father."

"Huh? Are you on the stage every day?" Chu Zuosheng didn't care about his granddaughter anymore, and quickly sat on the sofa, staring at the TV screen without blinking.

His approach aroused the dissatisfaction of his wife. She waited for her husband's glance, and then took the crying child from Emily's arms: "You have a rest, I'll coax it... Oh, good sister~ come and see my dad, which one is your dad?"

After Emily handed Ai Ai to her mother-in-law, she also sat on the sofa to continue watching the game.

On the screen, Chu Zhongtian had completed the handover with Velbeck, and he rushed to the court with one step, not at all like an ankle injury.

Chu Zuosheng looked at the game time. It was now 76 minutes, not even fifteen minutes. I don’t know what his son did if he was doing...※※※ "Chu stepped onto the court again. There were many rumors about whether he could be on the game before the game. In the end, he did not start. I think Russell came to him and helped the team defend. If he couldn’t win this game, it would mean that Russell would be dismissed. He had to win this game, so Wimbledon Athletics would launch a counterattack!"

"Oh! Chu is on the court! Wimbledon's hero is on the court! He may be the only person who is most worried about by Leeds United head coach Donald!"

Chu Zhongtian ran on the field and slapped Kiran Agad, who was closest to him: "Beautiful job, Kiran!"

Then he gave Kevin Clark a thumbs up, thanking him for the foul he was quick to make, and of course thanking him for everything he did as a captain who led the team - he didn't say it, but he felt that Clark should be able to understand.

Sure enough, Clark smiled at him, his face a little tired, and Nash felt relieved after he took off his burden.

Then Chu Zhongtian ran back to his position and shouted to everyone: "We want to attack! We must win this game! From now on, we will fight back if we have the chance!"

He did not avoid the Leeds United players next to him. Anyway, everyone speaks English and can understand. Even if the other party hears it, he doesn't feel anything. What if he knows it? Anyway, I have to score a goal and win this game... He finished calling and looked back at the game time on the big screen. It was less than 90 minutes and fourteen minutes left... This time is enough.

First of all, it is not to score a goal, but to give Leeds United a little color and kill their majesty so that they will continue to siege like this.

Only by solving the crisis on your defense line can you have the opportunity to pursue goals.

Leeds United made a free kick, and Kevin Clark paid great attention to the location when he was fouled, so he did not give the opponent a free kick in a dangerous area. If Leeds United wanted to shoot directly, it would be almost impossible to score, so they could only choose other methods.

Leeds United players hung the football into the penalty area, but this time their header Iverson was powerless, and the football was pushed out by Jamal Laceres. Chu Zhongtian's appearance inspired the players of the team. Now everyone is full of confidence and fighting spirit, intending to fight to the death with the most powerful opponent in the league, and by the way, they get back what they have lost in the past two seasons.
Chapter completed!