Chapter 675 Thirteenth Minute
David Miller and his companions waved their banners desperately, causing the words on them to twist and dance, attracting television cameras.
"Welcome home, Shaun the Sheep!"
"'Little Lamb' is Sean's nickname. This nickname sounds very cute, and it was given to him by Leeds City fans. But the cute 'Little Lamb' is very fierce in the game..." CCTV commentator He Feng gave Domestic fans introduced interesting gossip about this game.
"Sean Barnett played for Leeds City for six seasons. Among them, he played the most important role in the season when Leeds City successfully promoted to the Premier League. He scored a total of 21 goals and completed six assists, helping Leeds City reach the third place in history. A successful promotion to the Super League... Such a player certainly has a very lofty position in the hearts of Leeds City fans. And before the start of this season, Leeds City because of this. Due to economic problems, Sean Barnett had to be sold, which is why the fans have been protesting against the club... But today the North Stand was packed, and these fans came to welcome Sean home... England's Football Culture Order People envy them, and this culture is also an important reason why their league is one of the best professional leagues in Europe..."
"He Feng, I believe that as Hu Lai's performance in this team gets better and better, his status in the hearts of Leeds City fans will become higher and higher. Sooner or later, he will also enjoy such treatment. …”
Matthew Miller didn't know how the commentator in distant China commented on the scene that took place in the North Stand.
But now he has a bad face and makes no secret of his dissatisfaction with his father.
When the fans just gave Sean Barnett warm applause for his appearance, he was like a wooden man, standing motionless without clapping or cheering.
Not that he has a problem with Sean Barnett. His opinion was directed at his own father.
He had no problem with welcoming Sean home. But you don’t usually come to watch football, and when Sean comes back, you return to the North Stand and cheer for him. What does this mean?
Don’t Leeds City players deserve your cheers?
In addition to Sean Barnett, we also have Pete Williams!
And Hu Lai is also a very good player!
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After the game started, just as Tony Clark expected, North London Wanderers, who aimed to retain their qualification for the Champions League next season, launched a fierce attack on Leeds City's goal from the beginning.
But Leeds City did not shrink its defense because of their fierce attack.
On the contrary, once the ball changed hands, Leeds City quickly launched an attack into the North London Wanderers penalty area.
They don't play back and forth, or pass the ball all the way from midfield to goalkeeper Mikael van de Veen.
After almost a season, Leeds City fans are basically getting used to it. This is Tony Clark's football style, and it is gradually becoming Leeds City's football style.
Anyway, they only need to cheer in the stands when the team attacks.
As for when the North London Wanderers attacked, the Leeds City fans in the stands did not boo. After all, he is just an ordinary opponent, not a mortal enemy, and has no regional hatred, so there is no need to boo.
Sean Barnett, who had received a warm welcome before the game, was not cheered when he took the ball.
Matthew Miller glanced at his father who was next to him and felt relieved - if his father and the others still cheered and cheered for Sean when he got the ball, then he would really have to watch the game somewhere else. He doesn't want to be with a group of people who don't distinguish between right and wrong.
Fortunately, his father and the "White Rose" fans were still clear-headed about this matter.
David Miller noticed the performance of his son around him, but he didn't care.
He glanced down at his watch. The game had already started seven minutes, and there were still six minutes left before the thirteenth minute.
Their "White Rose" had already discussed with several other fan organizations in the North Stand, and when the 13th minute came, they all booed in the direction of the rostrum in protest.
Why the thirteenth minute?
Because Lauren Galli coached Leeds City for thirteen seasons.
So when the boos came out at the thirteenth minute, no need to say anything else, everyone knew what they meant.
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Players on both sides of the pitch had no idea what was brewing among the Leeds fans, who were fighting for their respective goals.
It's a real fight.
Although the strength of North London Wanderers is higher than that of Leeds City, this is Leeds City's home ground.
Coupled with Leeds City's mad dog-like playing style, it makes the North London Wanderers players very uncomfortable - if they attack and don't end up winning, then they must quickly return to defense, otherwise they may be surging by Leeds City. overwhelmed by the offensive...
Offensively, Leeds City is really fast.
And it's not the kind of speed where one or two people rely on individual speed, but the speed of the whole team running up like madmen.
This speed brings far greater psychological pressure to the defender than individual combat.
So the game has been going on so far, the two teams are going back and forth, it's very lively, but it's not clear who will definitely score.
When ten minutes passed, David Miller began to look at his watch frequently. As the leader of the "White Rose" fan organization, he also shouldered the task of reminding everyone to boo when the allotted time was approaching.
This time cannot be different by the second.
The sense of ritual is very important.
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"Sean Barnett——! What a danger!" He Feng let out a long breath.
In the TV picture, Barnett held his head in his hands and looked very sorry.
His powerful shot from the penalty area just missed the goal and failed to score.
"After the game started, Sean was very active. This is the second time he has threatened Leeds City's goal!"
In front of the visiting team's coaching bench, North London Wanderers head coach Ludwig Aumann was chatting with his assistant Joseph Olsen about the latest situation on the field. Sean Barnett's positive performance naturally fell into their eyes.
"It seems that I have really returned home. I feel that Sean is very excited...perhaps it is just like what he said. He is very familiar with every inch of the turf here and does not need to adapt at all. He can enter the game directly. . He is the fastest person on our team to adapt to the rhythm of the game..." Assistant coach Olson said. "Ludwig, did you already expect this, so you arranged for Sean to be the main attacker in this game?"
Before the game, he and Allman had a debate about whether to let Sean be the main attacker. Olsen believes that Sean Barnett may not be able to go all out in the face of the warm reception of Leeds City fans when he returns to Flanders, so he is opposed to letting Barnett take on the main attacking task.
But in the end Orman stuck to his guns.
Now looking at Sean's performance on the court, Olson has nothing to say about Orman's arrangement and is convinced.
Aumann smiled slightly: "Sean is a player with very clear goals, and the warmth of the fans is absolutely impossible to affect him. He is extremely eager to participate in the Champions League. And didn't you listen to what he said before the game? After scoring the goal, he No celebration. Do you think he is showing favor to the Leeds fans? No, he is telling us that he is going to score in this game. Of course we have to take advantage of it."
Swede Ludwig Aumann, who once served as the head coach of the Swedish national team, led the not-so-strong Swedish team to the quarterfinals of the World Cup, creating the best performance of the Swedish national team in the World Cup in the past thirty years. score. After he resigned as the head coach of the Swedish national team, Swedish football could not even reach the World Cup finals.
The team coached by Aumann is good at taking advantage of the situation and using small things to make big gains.
He is confident of Sean Barnett's performance in his return to Flanders.
He even felt that he was very lucky to be able to play Leeds City away from home in the final sprint of the league.
This is three points that can be pocketed in advance.
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Levine was checking the banners they had tied to the railings in advance in the north stand. Above the banner "Welcome Home, Shaun the Sheep" was another banner, rolled up and tied to the railings with ropes.
Just wait for Sean Barnett to score before they untie the rope and let the banner hang down for all to see. Ask the club's senior management - when you see Sean Barnett's performance, will they regret their decision? !
After watching Sean's performance after the game started, Levin always felt that this thing might come in handy soon...
So he wants to make sure that when needed, he can't lose the chain here.
Not far away, David Miller raised his left wrist and stared at the second hand that was beating one by one.
There is less than half a minute until the thirteenth minute...
At this moment, he suddenly heard his son's scream coming from beside him: "Come on -!!"
Before he could react, louder cheers suddenly sounded from all directions of the Flanders Stadium. Due to the distance, they reached his ears one after another.
It's like the sound of ocean waves, one wave after another!
He ignored the countdown and looked up at the field.
I saw seven people from Leeds City pressing in front of the North London Wanderers penalty area, as if they were approaching the city.
Pete Williams received the ball at the front of the penalty area and raised his right foot to take a long shot.
North London Wanderers midfielder Andy Waterfield rushed up and threw his body weight out, intending to use his body to block the goal.
But Williams didn't shoot. He came down with his right foot and just dunked the football to the left, knocking the England international over.
Then Williams gestured to continue dribbling the ball into the penalty area. He lightly rubbed the football forward, which attracted North London Wanderers center back Ollie Battersby to come up and defend.
He poked the football out with his toes again and hit Hu Lai who was running diagonally in the penalty area!
Hu Lai ran diagonally behind Battersby and began to adjust his pace while running. When the football rolled to his feet, he didn't stop the ball and just shot!
"HUUUUUUUUUUUUU——!!"
Along with the roar of Sky TV commentator Cox, there were also the shouts of Leeds City fans.
Although Hu Lai lost his balance after finishing the shot, his supporting foot slipped and he fell to the ground.
However, the football he pulled out with his rounded thigh was so powerful that Julien Lame, the French national goalkeeper of the North London Wanderers, struggled to save it, but it was still a little late...
The football rushed into the goal like a cannonball and lifted the net hard!
"Houlai - beautiful!! Thirteen minutes into the game, he opened the scoring for Leeds City and broke through the fingers of the French national team's main goalkeeper Lame!! It seems that Houlai is in good condition today!"
David Miller stood in the Flanders Nord stand, and the people around him cheered, especially his son, who roared so loud that his voice was hoarse.
Even Levine was shaking his fists and yelling at the pitch.
Only David himself stood blankly among the reveling crowd.
He has not forgotten his mission: in the 13th minute, they collectively booed Lauren Galli.
But...
He looked around.
How could they boo right now?
Even if they were really booed, how could they compete with the cheers that echoed throughout the audience?
This is a storm sweeping across the entire Flanders Stadium. How can the north stand withstand it?
He set his sights on the court, and Hulay, who scored, ran towards the corner flag area and made his signature celebration.
Almost at the same time, his son Matthew, who was beside him, also jumped up in the stands, spread his hands and dropped them, making almost the same action... (End of Chapter)