Chapter 837 This is the undefeated home court
"What is the concept of being unbeaten in ninety home games? Is it difficult to achieve?"
Xie Lan heard the commentator He Feng repeatedly emphasize the unbeaten record of Stan Park Rangers at home, which meant that this record showed that Stan Park Stadium was very scary.
Hu Lixin nodded: "It's difficult, very difficult. It's the Premier League... no, it's the longest home unbeaten record in the history of England's top league. And not just the league, in the past four years and eight months , FA Cup, League Cup, Champions League...in all games, Stan Park Rangers have never lost at their home court. . So Stan Park is also known as the "Undefeated Home". As long as it is played at home, Stan Park Rangers perform very well, and all players are in better condition than in away games. This is a real home field advantage, not like before. The so-called 'more familiar with the venue' and 'the referee will be biased'..."
Xie Lan nodded after hearing this, because she also saw it. From the first minute of the game, Stan Park Rangers' attack was fierce. Even ten minutes into the game, Leeds City didn’t even have a shot, and only hit the opponent’s 30-meter area once...
After watching football for so many years, she could see what it meant.
In fact, just when Hu Lixin was introducing Sheeran in this way, Stan Park Rangers on the field was launching a fierce attack on Leeds City's goal. Coupled with the shouts of Stan Park Rangers fans on the scene, it made people feel as if It's as if the Rangers' attack can score a goal.
In fact, they are right to think so...
Stan Park Rangers left midfielder Ian Shepherd took the ball down the wing and suddenly sent a cross.
Leeds City center back Ben Grist got tangled up with Stan Park Rangers center Matty Palacio while returning to defense, but he still used his physical advantage to squeeze in Palacio. forward, and then kicked the football first, preparing to make a clearance.
At this time, he only had one foot to support his body, and Palacio's whole body was squeezing against him, interfering with his rescue...
So the football kicked by Grist flew directly towards the goal!
"Hey, be careful!" He Feng exclaimed.
Goalkeeper Fan Dewen quickly took two steps back and then jumped backwards, waving his arms with all his strength!
The Chinese fans in front of the TV took a deep breath, and Xie Lan widened his eyes and dared not speak.
Fortunately, in the end, Van Der Ven lifted the football over the crossbar with one palm!
"Wow, it was so dangerous! Almost... almost Grist got an own goal! He made a mistake under the pressure of Palacio..."
Grist, who made a mistake, quickly raised his hand to apologize to goalkeeper Van der Ven. When he saw the football flying towards the goal, he was almost chilled. Fortunately, his teammates finally pulled him out of the abyss.
After Van Der Ven stood up, his expression seemed a little nervous. He didn't even comfort Grist, who apologized to him, and his movements were slightly stiff.
"Under the continuous fierce attack of Stan Park Rangers, Leeds City players began to make some mistakes... This is not a good sign..." Yan Kang said worriedly next to He Feng.
"The pressure of playing in this stadium is really great," He Feng said. "When Grist almost scored an own goal just now, the Rangers fans in the stands made such a noise that I thought the ball was scored!"
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"Something's not good, Tony." In front of the visiting team's coaching bench, assistant coach Sam Landill said to Clark with a frown. "Our players seem a little too nervous..."
"It's not like that, Sam. They are just nervous." Clark said, "This is Stan Park after all, and it is normal for them to be nervous."
When the two were talking, the cheers of the Rangers fans could be heard in their ears.
The cheers started when Grist kicked the football toward the goal, and they show no sign of abating until now.
At first glance, one might have thought that Stan Park Rangers fans were celebrating a team goal.
"Although we didn't concede a goal this time, if we keep playing like this, we will still concede the goal sooner or later." Randhir said.
"We expected to concede the goal, Sam. The important thing is to score goals."
"But Tony, look at the performance of the players. Do you think they can score goals when they are so nervous?"
Clark looked at the court and kept silent.
Because he doesn't know the answer to this question either.
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In the visiting team's stands, David Miller held his head in his hands and looked at the court with a fearful expression on his face: "Fortunately, Van der Ven was focused enough, otherwise we would have conceded the goal now!"
"What happened to Ben today? He almost made a big mistake just after the game started! This shouldn't be his normal level..." Levin muttered beside him.
"How many people here can perform at a normal level?" John sneered, "This is Stan Park! Listen to the sound now, we have to shout when we talk face to face. Levin, do you think it was you on the court? Competition, hearing such a voice, how much of your ability can you perform at your normal level? ”
Levin grinned and stopped talking.
Not to mention playing football, even if he was watching the game in the stands and wanted to cheer for the team, he could not open his mouth amidst the roars of the Stan Park Rangers fans.
It was not because the voice was too small and was muffled, but because the heartbeat was too fast, the mouth was dry, and the body was so weak that I couldn't make a sound at all...
As a fan, watching the game in the stands, forget it if you really can't make a sound. This is an away game anyway, and it’s difficult to compete with home fans in a normal away game, let alone in Stan Park.
But as a player, after taking the field, in such an environment, if your legs and feet become weak, your heart beats too fast, and your whole body feels weak... then how can you still play?
Leeds City fans really can't ask for more from their players.
After all, in the past four years and eight months, too many teams have lost games in this stadium, and the best result is nothing more than a draw.
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Just three minutes after Grist almost scored an own goal, Stan Park Rangers got a free kick opportunity in the frontcourt.
The person responsible for taking this free kick was their midfielder, Swiss international Matthews Schneider.
Before Schneider took the free kick, Stan Park Rangers fans in the stands had already started to build momentum. They sang loudly and sang and danced in the stands as if they were celebrating a goal.
But in fact, at this time, Leeds City players are still setting up a human wall...
After the wall was set up, Schneider backed up and prepared for a run. A low and continuous buzz sounded from the stands: "WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO——"
The whistle sounded, Schneider ran up and kicked the ball!
The football bypassed the Leeds City wall and accurately penetrated into the goal guarded by Van der Ven!
"——OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHH!!"
The low roar in the stands instantly turned into a roar.
"Beautiful——!! Perfect arc! Schneider! In the 16th minute, he opened the scoring for the Rangers!"
The "accompaniment" for Cox's shout was the sudden explosion of cheers above Stan Park.
The rumble of thunder echoed over Stan Park!
All the Rangers fans in the stands jumped up, raised their arms and shouted!
The sound was so loud that people inside felt like they were about to have a heart attack.
Scott Brooks raised his arms and shouted in front of the home team's coach's bench on the sidelines, echoing the Rangers fans in the stands.
The whole stadium was in a frenzy.
It made the already terrifying atmosphere in the stadium even more terrifying!
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"Stan Park Rangers are in the lead! At their home court, this team is simply invincible!" He Feng in the studio saw this scene and could only praise him honestly. "This free kick is a manifestation of Schneider's personal ability, but getting this free kick is indeed the result of the Rangers team's continuous pressure on Leeds City... In the end, they got such a threatening free kick... It can even be said, Even if Stan Park Rangers does not get a free kick, maybe they will get a penalty later..."
"Tony Clark did not choose to let the team set up a bus when they faced the Rangers away from home, which was also the reason why their defense was under too much pressure..." Yan Kang analyzed from the side.
"In this game, Clark's defensive strategy for the team was very radical. He used man-to-man defense on both wings regardless of cost. The two full-backs even pressed into the frontcourt to defend... At the same time, because of this kind of man-to-man marking, , will lead to holes in the defense, so players in other positions must come over to fill in. . A lot of this type of defense is prone to mistakes in the game, focusing on one thing and losing the other... The free kick just now was because Jay Adams made a supplement while defending and lost his defensive position, resulting in a return to defense. Williams can only foul..."
"Of course, it cannot be said that there is anything wrong with Clark's defensive tactics. When playing Stan Park Rangers away from home, with Leeds City's defensive level, they can only use this tactic. After all, Leeds City's advantage is that the players are young and have plenty of physical strength. , has excellent running ability, so using this defensive tactic that requires a lot of running is the best choice. If you really want all Leeds City players to retreat to the 30-meter area, they will still lose the ball..."
He Feng echoed: "That's right. Leeds City has chosen the defensive tactics that best suit them, but the Rangers' players' personal abilities are too good. Facing the pressing of Leeds City players, they can also use their personal abilities to drive the ball." There is no way, although Leeds City's performance so far this season. Very good, and ranked second only to Rangers in the league, but there is still a huge gap in strength between the two teams, which can also be seen from their point difference - Rangers leads Leeds City by as many as 11 points. Putting this point difference in the second half of the league, it can almost end the suspense of the championship early..."
He was right. Based on Stan Park Rangers' stable performance, with fourteen rounds left in the league, the eleven-point difference has indeed greatly increased Stan Park Rangers' chances of winning the championship.
So although this game is a game between the first and second teams in the league, it definitely cannot be called a "championship game."
I can't hit it with eight poles.
In live TV footage, the Stan Park Rangers players finally ended their celebrations, but the shouts from the stands were still deafening.
To huge cheers, they ran back into their own half, past the stunned Leeds players, with confident and happy smiles on their faces.
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