The feud between Leeds United and Manchester United has a long history.

Levi had also heard about it in his previous life. The theory he heard at that time was that the hatred between the two teams originated from the War of the Roses (also known as the War of the Roses) more than 500 years ago.

The two sides of the war were two branches of the Plantagenet dynasty - the House of Lancaster and the House of York. The name of the War of the Roses comes from the emblems of the two families: the red rose of Lancaster and the red rose of York.

White Rose.

The predecessor of Greater Manchester is Lancashire, the home of the Lancaster family, and Leeds is the capital of Yorkshire.

Time has changed, and the tension between the two cities will naturally no longer exist, but this hatred that has lasted for more than a hundred years has infected their respective representative teams.

The team logo used by Manchester United when they participated in the FA Cup final for the first time added a red rose, and the Leeds United team logo has always featured the white rose.

The War of the Roses five hundred years ago was reborn in another form on the green field.

However, when Levi asked Milner and Lennon, both natives of Leeds, about this, they received two stunned faces.

"The War of the Roses? What does that have to do with us?"

"Isn't that why you and Manchester United have become mortal enemies?"

"Please! What era is this in? Even my grandfather can't be hostile to a team because of a war hundreds of years ago, right?" Milner shrugged and looked at Levi with an expression that looked like a fool.

"Then how did Leeds United become enemies with Manchester United?" Milner's answer subverted Levi's understanding, and he was a little confused.

"Actually, I don't know either. But I have been taught by adults since I was very young that Manchester United is our enemy. The first time I watched a game at Elland Road was when we played Manchester United."

"Can you imagine that scene? The whole stadium was divided into two parts, red and white, with clear lines. From the first minute to the last minute, everyone never stopped yelling. Everything we could bring in, lighters,

Keychains and water glasses have become our cannonballs, flying back and forth between red and white. It is simply a war!"

"I still remember that year we poached Gordon Strachan from Manchester United, and for several years we could laugh at the Mancunians: 'We have Gordon, he brings us championships,

And you have nothing!'"

"And we won the championship really quickly," Lennon added. "It was the last League One title. Manchester United people could only watch us reveling. Ferguson almost dismissed the class, just a little bit.

, what a pity!"

"But the next year, Manchester United poached Cantona..."

"Don't mention that traitor, that ****!" Milner interrupted Lennon rudely, "In short, we and Manchester United will fight to the death!"

Levi is not familiar with the history of Leeds United, but he also has some understanding of the most significant crisis in Ferguson's coaching career that Lennon mentioned.

It was the eve of the Premier League, and Manchester United's record was poor. Ferguson suffered a serious crisis of confidence and was on the verge of dismissal. Fortunately, they performed well in the League Cup that year, and their quarter-final opponent was the same-suffering Buenos Aires.

Ryan Clough and his Nottingham Forest.

The legendary manager in the history of Derby County and Nottingham Forest is also on the verge of dismissal. This League Cup is almost the last straw for Brian Clough and Ferguson.

In the end, Ferguson luckily won, won the final championship, and kept his coaching position. However, Clough's twenty-year coaching career gradually came to an end.

One legend ends and another begins.

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Levi had never known before that Leeds United played such an important role in the early days of Ferguson's coaching. They poached Manchester United's star Strachan and pressured Manchester United to win the last League One championship. However, they won the last League One championship the next year.

Poached by Manchester United, Cantona left for Manchester and became the king of Manchester United, marking the beginning of a twenty-year Manchester United dynasty.

He suddenly had some enlightenment. The research party members he met in his previous life always liked to dig out some ancient history from the pile of old papers, as if they wanted to use this to prove that football is the continuation of politics. But in fact, for most people,

For most real fans, they don't care at all.

What they care about is the influence of their ancestors. What they care about is that I poached your star player and you took away my championship. It is like the hatred between Manchester United and Liverpool. Perhaps you can say that it originated from the canals and freight during the Industrial Revolution.

But can those really keep them on edge more than a hundred years later?

After all, wasn't it because Liverpool knocked Manchester United off its throne in the post-Busby era in the 1970s, and Ferguson stepped on Liverpool's feet in the 1990s?

Isn’t that what Leeds United and Manchester United are like?

But it is a pity that this season's Leeds United first team is unable to pose a threat to Manchester United. They are already on the verge of relegation and just lost 1-2 away to Manchester United on Thursday.

Although Arsenal also defeated their opponents in that round, leaving Manchester United still ranked second in the standings with a difference of two points, the pressure on the top spot from Manchester United is undoubtedly increasing.

In fact, in the original history, Manchester United overtook Arsenal in the next round of the league and eventually won the Premier League championship that season.

This will undoubtedly make Leeds people feel even more sad about this defeat.

Of course, even now, Milner and Lennon, the two Leeds die-hards, have already held back their energy and are gritting their teeth to avenge this attack in Saturday's youth league.

Also holding this thought is their head coach Eddie Gray.

He hopes that a youth league victory against his arch-enemy can revive the Leeds people who have been sluggish in recent days, although this hope seems slim.

Fortunately, in the game against Manchester United, he did not need to boost morale at all. The young players all shared the same hatred and wanted to bite off a piece of flesh from their opponents.

Even Levi, who had only arrived for less than two months, seemed to be assimilated into a howling Leeds soldier under their influence.

Eddie is happy with this.

"Very good! It seems that you all know what this game means. I have nothing to say, just one sentence: kill those Manchester bastards!"

"Kill them!" Everyone shouted loudly.

The pre-war arrangement in the locker room turned into a meeting of bandits.

Of course, Eddie did this intentionally. You know, Manchester's away game is not that easy to play, especially when there are newcomers like Levi and Carlton Cole who have not experienced the baptism of the "War of the Roses".

He'd be so scared that he wet his pants when he got on the court. That's why Eddie deliberately incited the emotions of the young players.

After all, anger can always give birth to some courage, even if it is just blood courage.

And the effect is indeed good. If you don’t look at Levi and Cole’s desperate look, are they already the same as old players?

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In this game, Eddie and David formed a 433 formation, with Carlton Cole in the center, Lennon on the left, and Andy Walker on the right - as for James Milner? He has almost

He is a member of the first team.

The three midfielders are Ward, Prowse and Edgar. They are all traditional English midfielders with strong feet, good physical fitness, and the ability to run and grab. After all, they are England's youth team. Come up with a

It is still quite difficult to become a playmaker with outstanding skills, not to mention the personal abilities of Lennon and Cole in the frontcourt. They are used to solving problems by themselves. The midfielder only needs to give the ball to them, so Eddie can only

Three engineers were placed in the midfield.

Levi is still sitting on the bench. Although he performed amazingly as a substitute in the last game, in the eyes of professionals, he does not yet have the strength to become the main force.

The four defenders from left to right are Mark Adams, Raheem Johnson, Reddy Cook, and Kevin Cahill. None of them are outstanding in strength, but they generally have a brave style, which Eddie prefers.

That kind of traditional British defender.

And Scott Carson is naturally the main goalkeeper.

The course of the game was as Eddie expected. Leeds United's young players took the lead from the start and took the initiative on the court. The strikers led by Lennon and Carlton Cole took turns attacking Manchester United's defense.

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Although they have lost Milner, Leeds United's striker strength is still one of the best among the English Youth Super League teams, and such a performance is not surprising.

It's a pity that what they encountered was the strongest shield among all the youth teams in England.

In order to deal with Lennon, the sharpest striker on Leeds United's front line, Kieran Richardson, who was originally capable of playing various positions on the left, was specially placed at the right back position. Richardson was born in October 1984

, has already played twice for the Manchester United first team this season, and later scored twice on his debut for the England national team and became famous in one fell swoop.

Facing such a tough and equally fast opponent, Lennon completely lost his technical and speed advantages, and was actually suppressed in a somewhat embarrassed manner.

Central defender Ryan Shawcross is younger than Lennon and Cole, but he is already the core of the defense of Manchester United's youth team. He is tall and has a fierce style. He can be called an outstanding representative of the traditional British defender.

, and later grew into the legendary captain of Stoke City. The physical and strength advantages that Carlton Cole was originally proud of disappeared in front of him.

And even if Lennon and Cole can luckily break through the defense of Richardson or Shawcross, there is still the last iron gate in front of Manchester United-Tom Heaton. Compared with the low-key Scott Card

Sen, Tom Heaton, who was born in Dream Theater, is undoubtedly more famous and more capable at this time. He is definitely the best among young players.

In fact, relying on this defense line with three future England internationals, the Manchester United youth team defeated Middlesbrough in history and won the FA Youth Cup this season.

Faced with such a defensive line, although Leeds United's young players took the initiative on the scene, they were just louder than rain.

If you can't attack for a long time, you will definitely make mistakes.

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In the 71st minute of the game, Lennon tried to break through on the left, but Richardson saw through his intention. After stealing the ball, Richardson ran forty meters and then sent a precise diagonal pass. The ball passed from Leeds to Leeds.

He passed through the space between United's left back and center back.

Manchester United's center Denis Bolger successfully received the ball behind Leeds United's defense, almost a one-man goal!

Edgar, who was chasing after him with all his strength, started a step too late, and saw that he was already behind him. Before Bolger was about to enter the penalty area, he had no choice but to trip him from behind.

The location of the foul was only one centimeter away from the penalty area line, and it was impossible to tell with the naked eye whether it was outside or inside the penalty area...

Fortunately, the referee whistled the free kick.

But as the last person on the defense line except the goalkeeper, Edgar obviously could not escape the punishment of a red card.

"Damn it! Damn it!" A furious Eddie punched the back of the coaching bench, which disrupted his entire plan.

And he couldn't find a place to vent his anger. If Edgar didn't foul, he would almost definitely score. Being able to foul in front of the penalty area was already the best option. Lennon's conceding of the ball was nothing to blame. Who would have thought?
To be continued...