Chapter 726 The final word
"Leeds City, who equalized the score, continue to attack. Obviously coach Tony Clark is not willing to just get a point at home..."
Li Qingqing sat cross-legged on the sofa in the apartment with her furry doll in her arms.
There are only twelve teams in the French Ligue 1 Women's Football League, and there are only 22 rounds of the league. At this time, the new season of the French Ligue 1 Women's Football League has not yet started.
So even on the weekend, she stayed in her rented apartment and didn't go anywhere. She had plenty of free time to watch Hu Lai's game on TV.
When Hu Lai scored the first goal, she immediately jumped up from her seat and threw the doll in her arms into the sky, almost hitting the ceiling fan with light.
Now ten minutes have passed since Hu Lai's goal, and she is quietly sitting on the sofa watching the live broadcast.
Even if the French TV commentator didn't say it, she could tell that Leeds City's head coach was not willing to take a point at home.
So now the team is being asked to attack with all its strength, but there are also huge risks involved.
The French TV commentator was evaluating the pros and cons of Leeds City's head coach's approach:
"...If Leeds City can't score anymore, the situation will be very dangerous for them... This kind of offensive cannot continue forever. Don't look at Tramed's passive appearance now, but in fact they A counterattack is brewing. As long as Leeds City's offensive momentum weakens, they will launch the most violent counterattack... I think Coach Clark should consider slowing down and actively retracting the defense. This is better than launching an attack suddenly after the opponent steals the ball. Causing the team to fall into a passive position..."
Li Qingqing admitted that the French commentator was right. Leeds City does have great hidden dangers now.
But she can also relate to that head coach.
Because this is Leeds City's home court, and they are weaker than their opponents. If they don't take advantage of the momentum of the equalizer to score another goal, how else can they defeat Tramed?
Although being able to tie with a powerful team like Tramed, it should be a very cost-effective result for Leeds City.
But there will always be people who are unwilling to accept this result.
The head coach of Leeds City should be such a person.
Since Hu Lai joined Leeds City, Li Qingqing has watched almost every game as long as there is no conflict in time.
After watching so many Leeds City games, Li Qingqing is already familiar with the characteristics of this team.
I know that the head coach of this team is the kind of person who loves gambling. Whenever he gets a chance, he only wants to win and nothing else.
Although to outsiders, this seems a bit silly. After all, when you don't have the strength to match it, but you still have to win something that doesn't belong to you, to put it bluntly, it's called "ignorance."
Li Qingqing understood Clark very well, because she also wanted Leeds City to win.
After Hu Lai joins the team, he can't keep relegating every year, right?
What's the point of staying in a team like this that is relegated every year?
She hopes that the team will perform better so that Hu Lai can be recognized by more people.
At least I have to be able to participate in the European war!
So now even if the French TV commentator makes a clear analysis, Li Qingqing doesn't want to listen.
It makes sense, but if everything in this world had a logical and reasonable result... that would be so boring!
Li Qingqing, who was sitting on the sofa, frowned slightly and focused on the figure on the screen.
I know that you are the most dissatisfied with those principles... right, Hu Lai?
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"Is it time to slow down?" Assistant coach Sam Landill raised his wrist and glanced at the time displayed on the dial. "It's been seventy minutes, our physical fitness..."
"Our physical fitness can last for a while." Clark, who was looking at the court, interrupted him, "Wait a minute. We tortured them so hard in pre-season training just to make them withstand this kind of situation. It’s hard for us right now, but trust me, Sam, it’s hard for the people of Tramed as well.”
Generally speaking, when a football match lasts from seventy to seventy-five minutes, it enters the bottleneck period of the physical fitness of the players on the field. Most teams will encounter physical problems at this stage and their performance will decline. Some teams will actively choose to slow down the pace in order to avoid problems.
But Clark didn't do that, because of a very simple reason - when everyone can't stand it, if his team can be vigorous and vigorous during this period, can it gain an advantage that others don't have?
This is why Clark attaches so much importance to physical fitness.
Modern football's physical requirements for players are much higher than in the past, and he needs to be even higher on this basis.
He just hopes to use his team's abundant physical strength to wear down his opponents. When the opponent is exhausted, he will give the opponent a fatal blow at this time!
This idea is good, but Clark can't decide whether it can be realized.
He can still control the previous physical training, but football games are not like long-distance running. Whoever has better physical strength will definitely win.
After all, there has to be a fatal blow in the end.
This problem was difficult for Clark to solve before. But when he introduced Hu Lai, he found a solution.
Who is the best at delivering the fatal blow?
Of course Hu Lai!
With Hu Lai as an efficient killer, the final piece of Clark's tactical puzzle fell into place and he could try out his own ideas.
For the current Leeds City, Tramed is a good opponent, strong enough, but not as strong as the defending champion Stan Park Rangers and runner-up Manchester Athletic. At the same time, Leeds City is playing at home in this game and has the advantage of geographical location and people.
Using such an opponent to test your own ideas can not only ensure sufficient difficulty, but also truly have a testing effect. It is not because it is too difficult that no matter how you try it, it will not be successful. In the end, it will destroy the confidence of yourself and the team for no reason.
Now judging from the running of the players on both sides, Leeds City players have surpassed Tramed in terms of physical strength. His idea of using physical advantages to gain advantages at key time points on the field is feasible.
Next, it depends on whether Hu Lai, who has high hopes for him, can make the final decision!
He turned his attention to the figure on the field.
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The figure that everyone was watching just almost completed a shot. If Tramed's captain Connor Kirk hadn't recovered into the penalty area in time and cleared the football before Hu Lai...
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Tramed's goal is really dangerous!
So there was a huge gasp from the stands at Flanders Stadium, a collective cry from the regretful Leeds fans.
In fact, the problems seen by the French TV commentators can also be seen by ordinary fans like them. Everyone knows that Leeds City's offensive cannot be maintained forever. What if you can't hold on and your opponent makes a comeback?
Everyone is worried and naturally hopes that their team can score another goal.
Their thinking is also simple: as long as we score one more goal, we can take the lead. Then shrink back to defend and hold on to the victory.
Even if you are unlucky and the opponent scores a goal, you can still get a draw. It won't end in vain, and the one point won will turn into zero points.
The football cleared by Kirk finally fell outside the right sideline, and Leeds City received a foul ball.
When everyone was preparing for the throw-in, Hulay found Kamara and said to him: "When you get the ball on the wing later, pass it to the back of the penalty area. Try to make the pass as wide as possible, Ismail."
"Later point? Okay." Kamala nodded without asking in detail why.
Why are there so many?
Anyway, Hu Lai needs him to pass the ball, so he just passes it.
The throw-in was thrown by Leeds City right back Toby Isherwood and passed directly to Kamara.
Because of the previous assist, Kamara was still being marked by Tramed players even if he switched to the right wing.
Baria stood in front of him at this time, lowering his center of gravity and assuming a defensive stance.
After the opponent snatched the football away in front of him and then assisted a goal, Barea is now particularly concerned about No. 22 and will never let him go because of carelessness.
When Kamara got the ball and faced Barea, he didn't just cycle on the spot or do any fancy tricks.
Instead, he directly used the outside instep of his right foot to drive the football toward the baseline!
His start was so sudden that even Baria was stunned for half a second before he realized what he was doing and hurriedly followed.
This place was relatively close to the baseline and there was very little room for sprinting. He believed that he would have a chance to block this kid here.
But at this moment, he saw Leeds City's No. 22 taking a direct pass!
At first, he thought it was a fake move to disrupt his rhythm, but he never expected that the opponent would pass the ball so simply and crudely.
He quickly stretched out his foot to block it, but he only had time to rub the football with his toe!
Barea turned his head and watched the football leap high and fly towards the goal. He didn't know whether his kick was considered a successful defense...
"Kamara made a direct pass! The ball seemed to have been blocked by Barea, and there was a slight line change..."
Because Kamara passed the ball with great force, even if it was blocked by Barea, the football still ran to the back point.
But after being blocked by Barea, the flight trajectory of the football changed. It did not successfully turn back, but flew straight to the bottom line behind the goal. It seemed that it was going to fly directly out of bounds...
Seeing this, a smile appeared on Barea's face - I finally succeeded in destroying Leeds City's attack!
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Hu Lai, who was already ambushing at the back point, saw Kamara passing the ball, so he accelerated towards the back point, preparing to grab the point.
At the same time, Tramed's center back Joseva Iglesias also followed.
In the process, he looked back at the football and realized something was wrong.
This ball seems to be... going out of bounds?
He observed again and found that the football was indeed running out of bounds!
Seeing this, he slowed down and felt relieved.
But he was only halfway through breathing when he saw a foot suddenly appear in the air, with the toes pointed upward, reaching towards the flying football!
"It's Hu Lai!!" He Feng's voice and spirit were lifted.
Everyone thought that Leeds City's attack failed again, but they didn't expect that Hu Lai hadn't given up yet!
Seeing the football flying toward the baseline, he didn't slow down like Iglesias next to him. Instead, he struggled to lift his left foot, trying to save the ball that was about to fly out of the baseline!
Everyone turned their attention to the figure near the bottom line, and saw that he was supporting his body with his right foot and lifting his left foot upward. In order to increase the height, he also struggled to stand on tiptoe of his right foot and spread his arms to maintain balance...< br>
I don’t know why, but this obviously forced movement has a sense of relaxed and athletic beauty in the eyes of many people at this moment.
Under the gaze of everyone, it seemed as if the flow of time had slowed down many times!
Li Qingqing in front of the TV didn't know when she had straightened up and sat up, and the doll she was holding fell to the floor.
Seeing this scene reminded her of the distant high school days, the tryout that determined whether Hu Lai could enter the school team.
How similar was his third goal to this one?
He also struggled to stretch his feet to reach the ball in the air.
But at that time, Hu Lai had no way to stop the ball. In the end, he hooked the ball back and hit it hard in the face, causing his nose to bleed.
And now...
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No way, this guy can really...
Iglesias stared with wide eyes as he watched Hulay's feet approaching the football a little closer, or it could be said that the football and his feet were getting closer to each other.
Then he was really stopped by the instep of his left foot!
"Hu Lai! When the ball was about to fly out of the baseline, he successfully saved the football!"
At this time, Iglesias started to rush forward again, trying to destroy the ball.
The football was blocked by the instep of Hu Lai's left foot and flew back, just over his head and landed on the edge of the small penalty area behind him.
Connor Kirk rushed forward, intending to clear the football again.
Charlie Potter, who was originally beside Kirk, looked around and realized that he was unmarked!
So he shouted: "Hu!!"
At the same time, he opened his arms to signal Hu Lai to pass the ball to him.
Pete Williams is also shouting: "Watch out!"
He was reminding Hu Lai to pay attention to Kirk who was rushing towards him.
But it was as if Hu Lai didn't hear these sounds at all, or he couldn't care less.
He grabbed Iglesias's body with one hand to stop the inertia of his body rushing forward, and at the same time completed his turn, preparing to pounce back towards the football.
Iglesias' hand tugged on his arm as well, which was all he could do.
The two people were entangled in this way.
Some fans in the stands couldn't wait to boo. They thought Tramed's center back fouled.
Last season at Tramed's home court, the referee whistled a penalty kick for us. Now, referee, do you dare to give us a penalty kick back? !
The referee actually raised the whistle to his mouth, his eyes widened, as if he was ready to blow it at any time.
On the other side, Kirk finally arrived. He picked up his right foot and kicked the football!
Almost at the same time, Hu Lai grabbed Iglesias with both hands, and after using him to stabilize his body and center of gravity, he also raised his right leg!
The two legs are pumping towards the football from different directions, one left and one right!
Bang!
Hu Lai felt his instep touch the football as his leg was pushed back by an obvious reaction force.
On the other side, Kirk missed a kick!
What about football?
Everyone is looking.
Finally, they saw Tramed's goalkeeper Walker kneeling on one knee in the near corner of the goal, with both hands still in motion to catch the ball.
But the football is not in his hands, nor in his arms.
But...
In the next goal!
"Ahhhhh! Huh!!" Leeds radio commentator Ryan Haynes screamed, "Seventy-fifth minute! We are ahead! We are leading Tramed at home!!"
After a brief silence at Flanders Stadium, there was a violent sound wave explosion, and the sound waves rushed everything into the sky!
Even the roof of the stadium seems to be able to flip over!
The fans in the stands jumped from their seats and poured down, one layer after another. Separated from the LED billboards and police security, they stretched their arms towards the court, as if they wanted to get as close as possible to Hu Lai who scored the goal... Hu Lai was running towards them!
(End of chapter)