Chapter 650 The Premier League must get used to this scene
"The game has progressed to the 80th minute, and the score is still tied at 1:1..."
Sky commentator Matthew Cox, as is customary, announced the score and time at half-time.
After Hulay helped Leeds City equalize the score, the two sides started to attack and had some opportunities, but neither one could seize it, and the score was still tied at 1:1.
Considering the special nature of this game, Cox continued: "But audience friends, the last ten minutes of this game may be the climax. Please watch with your eyes wide open... From Lancashire and West A clash between two Yorkshire teams ”
He guessed it.
Just after he said these words, Lancashire midfielder completed a high-quality shot in the Leeds City penalty area.
Likewise, Leeds City goalkeeper Mikael van der Ven also made a high-quality save.
Fan Dewen, who is 1.89 meters tall, jumped up and hit the football over the baseline with one punch!
"Beautiful, Van der Ven!" Cox praised loudly.
After saving the opponent's shot, Van der Ven rolled up from the ground, then clapped his hands hard and shouted: "Don't let them shoot so easily! Push out!"
Burley's corner kick was taken quickly, and it was Van de Ven again. He got ahead of the players on both sides and struck decisively. He jumped high, stretched his arms and plucked the football directly from the air.
After landing, he threw the football forward without waiting for all the players to be in position, and gave it to Charlie Porter, who was advancing at high speed.
Porter caught up and went up with the ball.
"Leeds City's quick counterattack! So fast!"
Porter is running with the ball, and all Leeds City players, except goalkeeper Van der Ven, are running forward hard, even the central defender is no exception.
Hu Lai was among them. He wasn't fast, but he jumped the gun and barely kept up with the pace.
This is what Tony Clark demands from Leeds City players on the counter-attack.
Otherwise, why would his tactics emphasize running and physical fitness? Without physical fitness as a foundation, such a team sprint would simply not be possible.
Burley's players quickly returned to defense. Some pounced on Porter with the ball, while others recovered the penalty area.
Porter did not slow down, but followed the coach's tactical requirements before the game. When encountering this situation, he immediately passed the football to Pete Williams who came up to meet him.
The latter turned around just as quickly and passed the football to the other side of the space - a space that he had spotted before he caught the ball.
Tony Clark requires all players to increase their speed when counterattacking, and to move the ball quickly, and not to "look, slow, and pass".
In order to increase speed, all players must observe the surrounding situation in advance before catching the ball, and make a choice in their minds whether to directly break through with the ball, stop the ball and turn around, or pass the football.
On the counterattack, speed is everything. He doesn't allow any player to slow down the team.
When he moved to the left wing, full-back Quinn had already come forward.
Although the 1.88-meter-tall Farek Quinn has the body to play as a central defender, he is very fast. He has the ability to hit the goal with long-range shots and can also send precise crosses, allowing him to play as a central defender. It's obviously a waste of talent. So he only played as a central defender when he was very young. Once his speed and crossing advantages became apparent, he never returned to the central defender position.
While receiving the ball on the left wing, Quinn pushed the football forward, used his speed to forcefully overtake the Burley players, and then made a cross.
He was looking for captain Lorenzo who had already reached the penalty area.
High center Lorenzo jumped high during the sprint, used the momentum to overwhelm Burley's centre-back, and then hit the header with a header!
The football went over the crossbar...
"Lorenzo!! Oh! He missed a great opportunity! Leeds City's counterattack was very threatening, and Burley escaped!"
Along with Cox's shouts, the Lancashire fans in the stands also let out a burst of exclamations.
However, the team was not frightened by Leeds City's attack. When it was their turn to attack, they continued to launch a fierce attack on Leeds City's goal.
There is an aura of "fighting to death with Ya".
Again for the same reason - this is their home ground and the opponent is a West Yorkshire team. In front of crazy fans, they have to win.
They went up again.
Then the offense also ends with shooting the football out of the baseline.
Then Burley's players quickly returned to defense and did not give Leeds City a chance to counterattack.
Seeing that they had no chance to counterattack, Leeds City pushed forward layer by layer and pressed steadily.
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Xie Lan, who was in front of the TV, glanced at the game time on the upper left side of the screen.
The entire game lasted eighty-four minutes.
In fact, after her son scored a goal, she had no expectations for the game. It would be nice to get a point away from home.
But after listening to her husband's analysis, since the two sides were playing so openly, she naturally had some expectations that she didn't have originally.
If this fight continues...will my son be able to steal another one?
She hid this idea in her heart and did not dare to say it out for fear of being laughed at by her husband for being greedy.
She just stared at the game going on on the TV screen.
Leeds City attacked.
Her son Hu Lai was running and dropped back from the front to meet his teammates.
A teammate passed the football to him, but he passed it right back to Williams.
"Williams takes the ball..." said He Feng, the commentator on the TV.
Xie Lan's eyes were still fixed on his son.
She saw that Hu Lai did not run immediately after passing the ball, but turned around and looked at the situation behind him.
She didn't know why, but she suddenly had a strong premonition.
So she leaned forward slightly, opened her mouth slightly, and her eyes gradually widened.
As she watched, her son looked back twice in a row, and then suddenly inserted a diagonal line into the right rib of the penalty area!
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In the process of Hu Lai turning back twice, Williams had already completed another pass with his teammates.
When the football was passed back to Williams' feet again, Hu Lai turned back for the second time. Seeing this scene, he retracted his sight and rushed into the penalty area without hesitation.
Pete Williams lowered his head and watched the football coming toward him, getting ready to catch the ball.
His right leg swings back to create space for the ball.
But when the football rolled in front of him, his right foot did not stop the football. Instead, he directly picked up the ball and passed an overhead ball straight into the penalty area.
He passed the football to Hu Lai who was running diagonally!
"Overhead kick!"
William Patton cut across and charged at Hulay.
Hu Lai looked back for the third time and looked at the football flying from behind.
Then he began to adjust his pace and raised his right foot.
Barton's whole body collided with him. With his strength advantage, even if he didn't need to use too much force, it was enough to make Hu Lai lose his balance while running at high speed.
And it's not a foul.
Just a legitimate collision.
"Hu Lai has a chance!"
"Williams passed the ball to...Hu! Hu——!"
The Chinese and British commentators shouted at the same time.
Patton bumped into Hulay.
Hu Lai's body tilted to the right, but at the same time, he also raised his right foot and kicked the falling football.
This all happened almost simultaneously.
Between lightning and flint, contact is completed and contact is broken off.
Hu Lai was knocked sideways by Barton, and the two bodies broke away from contact.
The toe of his right foot broke away from the football, and he whipped the football towards the back corner of the goal!
The core strength that Hu Lai has been practicing hard since joining Leeds City played a vital role at this moment!
The strength of his waist and abdomen allowed him to maintain his body's balance in the air as much as possible without being knocked away before he shot.
At the same time, the strength of his thigh muscles also allows him to shoot the ball with relative reluctance, with guaranteed speed and power.
The football flew towards the back corner of the goal in a tricky way. Burley's goalkeeper fell to the ground and jumped sideways, waving his hand from top to bottom. Although it touched the football, it was still knocked out of the way!
Xie Lan, who was in front of the TV, saw this scene and her eyes almost jumped out of her sockets, and her butt became dangling unknowingly.
In her eyes, the live broadcast of the game seems to have turned into a movie, appearing in bullet time at the most critical moment. She could clearly see the changes in the pattern of the football as it rolled around on the turf, saw the ripples of the Burley goalkeeper's gloves after they were washed away, and even... saw the sway of the turf in front of the goal after it was run over.
But this feeling only lasted for a moment, and it returned to normal in an instant.
She saw the football cross the white line and hit the white net.
"Hu Lai——!! Good goal——!! Scored twice!!!"
"Yeah!!!" Xie Lan completely forgot that her mother was still sleeping in the back room. It was already almost one o'clock in the morning. She screamed with abandon and ejected from the sofa, jumping up and waving her arms.
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"HUUUUUUUUUUUUU!! What a beautiful goal! Non-stop volley! So tricky! This is his second Premier League game, and he scored two goals! Magic! So amazing! Efficient! So efficient!”
Cox held his head in his hands in the back studio, staring at the TV screen with wide eyes and disbelief.
“I have seen many new players in their first few games after joining the team. Some talents can show their talent in the first touch of the ball after they come on the field, making everyone feel that the club’s money is not in vain... …but to be honest, I rarely see a newcomer like Hu…I know he is a very efficient shooter in China, but I want to include Including me, there must be many people who think that there is a big difference between the Chinese League and our Premier League. Just because he can score so many goals in the Chinese League does not mean that he can do it in the Premier League... Then this young man gave A slap in the face for us! All came on as substitutes in two games and scored three goals... Oh my God!”
Cox was speechless by the end and could only exclaim.
David Miller, sitting on the sofa, stared blankly at the screen, silent.
His eldest son, wife and daughter all had similar expressions to him.
Only his youngest son Matthew Miller cheered in front of the TV: "I said he was different! I said it!"
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At the game, in front of the visiting team's coaching bench, Leeds City head coach Tony Clark turned to Randall and said: "Damn it! If I had known I should have told him to score ten goals before inviting him to dinner!"
He was cursing, but his face was full of joy.
Sam Randill didn't answer him because he was too frightened to speak.
On the court, Hu Lai, who was knocked to the ground by William Barton, stood up and first confirmed whether the football had really entered the goal. Then he spread his hands to Barton and raised his arms beside him to show that he had no extra hands. Patton looked like he was surrendering...
After spreading his hands, Hu Lai turned around and ran towards the corner flag area.
Shen Lang, the commentator of the Takeoff video, chanted in a long voice: "Come on - come on - Hu Lai's celebration is here again! The Premier League will get used to this scene! This is the appearance of our Chinese player Hu Lai!" ( End of chapter)