Chapter 759: Encounter with North London Wanderers
If they are fans who only pay attention to the Premier League standings occasionally, then when they suddenly remember to take a look at the standings after five rounds of Premier League games, they will definitely be shocked by the latest rankings on the standings.
First on the list is defending champion Stan Park Rangers.
There is no problem with this. With the strength of the defending champions, they deserve to be in this position.
But the next ranked second place is not the powerful Manchester Athletic, last season's runner-up, but... Leeds City!
The team that was barely able to avoid relegation until the final third-to-last round of the league last season performed like a chicken in the new season.
After five league games, they have four wins and one loss, with 12 points, only three points behind Stan Park Rangers, who have five wins from five games, and are ranked second.
Two points ahead of third-placed Manchester United.
Leading London Bridge, Tramed, North London Wanderers and Warships Harbor are all four points.
Leeds City's performance surprised many people.
Before the start of those seasons, various famous experts failed to successfully predict Leeds City's sudden rise in the new season.
As Leeds City performed well in the league, their title odds began to plummet.
From 5,000 to 1 before the start of the season, to 3,000 to 1 later, it has now dropped to 2,500 to 1.
But even so, this odds does not mean that Leeds City can win the championship.
In fact, let alone two thousand and five thousand for one loss, even one thousand for one loss means that Leeds City is "completely impossible to win the championship."
Everyone is just surprised by Leeds City's performance at the beginning of the new season, and they can even praise it without hesitation.
But that doesn't mean they think Leeds City will win the championship.
Those are two completely different concepts.
There are many teams that will be ranked high in the early stages of the league.
On the one hand, their lineup may be relatively stable, while most wealthy teams have introduced too many players in the summer transfer window, and their tactics have changed and they need to be readjusted and adapted.
On the other hand, there are many international players in the wealthy teams, and they are tired due to various national team competitions. The absence of the team's pre-season training also prevented them from entering the league rhythm smoothly.
For example, before the start of this season, there is the Confederations Cup, in which champion teams from all continents participate, as a preview of the World Cup. It starts in mid-June and ends in early July.
In early July, all Premier League teams have already started their training preparations, but the international players of the wealthy teams have just finished the Confederations Cup and are still enjoying extra vacations.
Under such comprehensive considerations, it is easier for small teams to explode with greater energy in the early stages of the league, and it is reasonable to rank higher.
The league itself has thirty-eight rounds, and the championship cannot be determined by explosive power. In the end, the competition is about the endurance of a team, that is, the thickness of the bench. In this regard, wealthy teams that can field three lineups obviously have an advantage over small teams.
Everyone feels incredible about Leeds City's wonderful performance at the beginning of the season, but they still think that they will eventually fall from this position and return to where their normal level should be.
Some media commented on the fact that Leeds City is currently ranked second in the league: "Leeds City fans can rest assured. With Leeds City's performance, they should not have to wait until there are two rounds left in the league this season. Relegation successful..."
In everyone's eyes, Leeds City's ability to successfully avoid relegation in advance is already a very good performance.
It seems to be to prove that everyone's judgment is correct.
In the sixth round of the league, Leeds City lost 0:1 at home to ninth-ranked Boscombe.
They fell one place in the league rankings and were caught up in points by a group of teams, only leading by one point.
No one is surprised by Leeds City's performance, and no one is dissatisfied.
It is a pity to lose to Boscombe at home, but considering Leeds City's current ranking, what else can Leeds City fans and media be dissatisfied with?
As the media said, Leeds City's performance is enough for them to avoid relegation.
If you can maintain your level, what kind of bike do you need?
Next, Leeds City lost to the Championship team with a score of 1:2 in the League Cup.
In this game, Clark not only made extensive adjustments to the lineup, but also experimented with some new tactical ideas.
As a result, the team's performance on the field was not satisfactory, so it was not surprising that they were eliminated by the English Championship team in the third round of the League Cup.
The local media in Leeds still gave enough tolerance and understanding to the team for losing this game.
They said that considering the team's relegation goal this season, giving up unnecessary events can help the team concentrate on the league.
In this way, we may not have to wait until the end to successfully avoid relegation.
It has to be said that compared with last season, the public opinion survival space of Tony Clark and the Leeds City team this season has really changed dramatically.
If it were last season, it would be really hard to imagine that Clark's team could still be understood and supported after losing two games in a row...
By that time, Lauren Galli might have been brought out by the media to talk about the problems currently facing Leeds City.
But now, not a single media company has gone to find Lauren Galli who is unemployed at home.
Ultimately, Leeds City's performance since the start of the season makes everyone more willing to give Tony Clark more patience.
In plain English, Tony Clark now has the right to breathe.
Of course, if he continues to lose like this, losing not only the League Cup, but also more leagues, then all the power given to Tony Clark by the media and fans will be taken back.
Last season, Tony Clark led the team to successfully avoid relegation two rounds in advance. It is still worthy of everyone's more patience and trust in him.
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"We have lost two games in a row, and there is not much criticism of us from the outside world. This really surprises me..." In the coffee room, Tony Clark expressed his disappointment to his coaching staff.
"You actually want the media to scold you to death, Tony?" Assistant coach Sam Landill was surprised.
"Because in that case, maybe our next league opponents can relax their vigilance against us a little bit," Clark said.
Everyone knew who his next opponent was.
Matt laughed from the side and said: "Tony, you are overthinking. No matter how much the media criticizes us, North London Wanderers will not let us go easily. They have not forgotten who knocked them out of the Champions League." Flying.”
Clark actually knows this, but isn't this because he is studying "Sun Tzu's Art of War" recently and always wants to show the enemy's weakness...
He tutted: "Isn't it Barnett who knocked them out of the Champions League? Speaking of which, will Barnett still start in this game?"
Matt Dawn, who was recently promoted from a simple video analyst to a scouting director, took out the summary report he got from the scouts and gave a very definite conclusion: "Will start. Barnett will start this season." The state is still good, with two goals and two assists, he is an indispensable figure in the main lineup of the North London Rangers.”
Although he experienced the disappointing scene of last season's final failure, this did not affect Sean Barnett's performance in the new season. He seems to have recovered from the failure and criticism from fans.
"Well... Barnett's skills are relatively comprehensive. He can score and assist, but it is a bit troublesome to defend. But in this game, I plan to play against North London Wanderers away from home. Let's compete with them to see who can score more goals, or To be precise, who can score better between us and them than the combination of Hu, Kamara, Williams or the attacking lineup of North London Wanderers?" Clark said lightly about a decision that sounded a bit scary.
No one present, whether it was Matt Dawn, assistant coach Sam Landill, or other colleagues on the coaching staff, were surprised by Clark's decision.
They have been working with Clark for a season and have a better understanding of the head coach's temper and character.
Although Leeds City's defensive performance this season has improved a lot compared to last season, he must still pursue offense in his heart.
After all, defense is a compromise made to avoid relegation, and offense is the genetic instinct flowing in his blood.
"We have this strength, and we can definitely surprise North London Wanderers. They must not have expected that we would play against them at their home court!"
When Clark said these words, what came to his mind was the original sentence from "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu:
Attack the unprepared and take them by surprise!
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"Dear we are now..."
The blonde slipped over from the side naked, put her arm around Sean Barnett who was sitting on the sofa looking at his mobile phone, and called him softly in a seductive tone.
But Barnett, who was entangled by her, pushed her aside impatiently: "Don't bother me, the game is the day after tomorrow!"
The blonde who was pushed away looked at Barnett in astonishment. She was stunned for a while. She got up and angrily put on the clothes she had just taken off one by one. She was still complaining incessantly, without the warmth and temptation at all: "Okay. , Barnett! Are you tired of me now?"
Barnett was a little surprised when he saw this and asked: "What are you talking about?"
"Don't think I don't know, Barnett, you secretly contacted that little bitch we met in the bar that day behind my back! Why don't you dare to let me see your phone?"
"Damn... I'm looking at our opponent's information for the next game!" Barnett looked down at his phone, feeling angry and funny at the same time.
"Don't be ridiculous, Barnett! You've never studied your opponent's information before a game. What are you pretending to be in front of me now? You're just tired of me, aren't you? OK! I'm tired of you too. Come on! I'm going to go find that little bitch! She has black hair that fascinates you, doesn't it?"
The blonde said that she had already put on all her clothes, then she picked up her crossbody bag, put on high heels at the door, turned around and raised her middle finger to Barnett, opened the door and left.
Barnett watched his girlfriend disappear behind the door, and before he could catch up, he spread his hands with a puzzled look on his face and yelled at the closed door: "Did you eat the wrong thing today?! WTF!"
But he did not get up to chase his girlfriend back. Instead, he continued to pick up his mobile phone and continued to study the relevant information about his opponent in the next game with a solemn expression.
Leeds City...his former club.
He wants to avenge his disgrace in this game!
He wants to prove to the fans of North London Wanderers that he is definitely not a damn Leeds City undercover!
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(End of chapter)