Chapter 867 The ball was kicked back again
"Tony, I think we should ban players from watching Stan Park Rangers games before games... You saw after that game, the players looked nervous on the pitch..."
Sam Landill is advising Clark.
"That won't work, Sam. Doesn't it seem like we're afraid of Stan Park Rangers? Because as long as we watch their games, we won't know how to play..." Clark refused without thinking. "Besides, if you can't bear the pressure, how can you win the championship? I think we should organize the players and follow the Stan Park Rangers game before the game as long as the time is right. Tell them that we How powerful are the opponents to defeat, if we defeat them, then we are stronger!”
"Then you haven't considered what to do if you lose?"
"Losing means that we are not strong enough and we have to keep working hard!"
"Hey..."
The two people were talking on the sidelines when they saw an attack from Leeds City hitting the Woldhampton penalty area.
Then Hu Lai flashed in front of the door...
The ball went in!
Clark turned to look at Randall, whose assistant coach was staring at the court in stunned silence.
So he laughed, hugged Randhir hard, and shouted in his ear: "Ha! Sam! You can always trust Hu!"
After coming back to his senses, Randhir smiled bitterly. He felt that Hu Lai's goal was just to slap him in the face...
I was just worried about the team's performance, and you scored!
Hey!
But...well played!
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In fact, Hu Lai's goal itself is not beautiful at all.
Just like the goals that appear in countless football games.
The ball was passed to the position, the man ran to the position, stretched out his foot and kicked the ball, and the ball went in.
It has nothing to do with "world wave".
But there are only a few goals like the World Wave, and the vast majority of goals are still mediocre.
In this game, Hu Lai's mediocre goal is of great significance.
When other Leeds City players were a little nervous, he used this goal to stabilize their morale and make the Leeds City players relax instantly.
They played more and more smoothly and suppressed Woldhampton on the scene. It looked more like they were playing at home.
If the first half wasn't over and they continued to play like this and didn't give Woldhampton a chance to breathe, they might have conceded another goal...
During the halftime break, Stan Park Rangers coaches discussed the first half of the game. Assistant coach Stephen Brown frowned and said: "This is really... I thought Woldhampton could somewhat stop Leeds City. You know, they defeated their opponent at home in Leeds City in the first half of the season, so why do they look so miserable now?”
In the ninth round of the season, Leeds City faced Woldhampton at home and were defeated by their opponents 2:1.
And so far this season, Woldhampton have performed very well. They have reached fifth place in the league and have a chance to qualify for the Europa League next season.
Now at his home court, he is defeated by Leeds City and wants to maintain the fifth position in the league. No matter what, he should cause a lot of trouble for Leeds City.
After the start of the game, this was indeed the case. Woldhampton played well at their home court and restricted Leeds City's performance.
But after Hu Lai scored, everything changed. The current scene is that Woldhampton was suppressed by Leeds City in turn.
Brooks said: "Because you have overlooked one thing, Stephen - the last time Leeds City lost at home to Woldhampton, Hu was not on the field."
Stephen Brown was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses: It is indeed the case. At that time, Hu Lai seemed to have participated in the national team competition and was not selected for the squad at all.
"So Woldhampton's victory over Leeds City was based on Leeds City missing Hu." Brooks continued, "The biggest difference between having Hu and without Hu is that Leeds City is better able to seize scoring opportunities. If they are stronger, it will be easier for them to convert offensive opportunities into goals. In the game, when you can score more goals earlier than your opponent, it is a huge advantage.”
Hearing Brooks say that struck a chord with the other coaches in the room.
This is indeed an eternal truth. After all, football matches are about scoring goals in the end.
In their match against Leeds City, although they scored earlier than Leeds City, they did not score as many goals as Leeds City.
And Hu Lai can equalize the score every time they just take the lead, which is indeed very demoralizing.
It's okay once in a while, but every time it happens, the Stan Park Rangers players will have self-doubt.
After that game, the coaching staff reviewed and believed that the turning point of the game was actually after they led Leeds City for the second time, Hulay equalized the score in just three minutes.
This incident had the biggest impact on the team's morale and confidence.
It made Stan Park Rangers players impatient and ultimately paved the way for them to lose the game.
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In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. After a fifteen-minute intermission adjustment, Woldhampton cheered up and launched a fierce attack on the Leeds City goal.
But this offensive could not last long, because Leeds City's attack was stronger than theirs!
In the 67th minute, Leeds City scored again.
The goal this time was the team's right midfielder Charlie Porter.
He used a long-range shot with a very wide arc from outside the penalty area and penetrated Woldhampton's goal!
"Charlie Potter! This is his first league goal this season! It's really not easy! He didn't score until now! You know he already has nine assists in the league!"
After scoring the goal, Porter was so excited that he took off his shirt immediately!
Even though he knew it would get him a yellow card, he didn't care about that, yellow cards be damned!
I want to show off my tattoo with the mysterious oriental power!
Hu Lai had told him that he could take off his clothes to celebrate, but after receiving the yellow card, this plan was all he could think about. Paying the price of a yellow card to show off your special tattoo in front of the camera... this deal is really a bargain, right?
But who would have thought that his league goal would not come for a long time.
The number of assists is almost in double figures, but there are still zero goals!
Now that I have finally waited for such an opportunity, no one can stop me from showing off my tattoo!
Charlie Potter, shirtless, rushed in front of the camera and raised his arm, revealing the Chinese character tattoo on his side. At the same time, he pointed with another finger: "Look! Look! My Chinese spell!"
Hu Lai, who came up to celebrate the goal, saw this and rushed forward to block his tattoo.
Then he was pushed away by Charlie Potter: "Don't block me, Hu! This is my highlight moment!"
"..." Hu Lai was speechless and wanted to tell Porter that in fact, your kid's highlight moment will be after the game is over...
But he still pounced on again, this time working together with his teammates, and finally surrounded Charlie Potter, covering his body's tattoo of "organic hemp air conditioner open" on his body.
Hu Lai didn't know if the fans at home had seen these two lines of text before he blocked it, and whether they could see the specific content clearly...
But that was all he could do.
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After He Feng and Yan Kang saw the game on the big screen in front of them in the studio, they turned to look at each other with a tacit understanding.
He Feng asked his partner with his eyes: How do you explain this thing?
Yan Kang shook his head tacitly: Stop talking, just pretend you didn't see it!
It was indeed difficult for them to explain to the national audience why such a nonsensical tattoo appeared on Charlie Potter's body, and the most important thing was that the two of them speculated that the tattoo was probably related to Hu Lai, or maybe it was Hu Lai's prank?
How to say this?
It's hard to say it won't offend anyone!
So just don’t say anything and change the topic directly:
"Charlie Potter's goal almost sealed the victory! Leeds City took the lead from the scene to the score... After Stan Park Rangers kicked the ball over, Leeds City not only caught it steadily, but also played a beautiful goal World wave! ”
He Feng and Yan Kang described the competition between the two teams in a very vivid way, but the audience in front of the TV did not listen at all. There was only one picture in front of them:
Charlie Potter, with his upper body bare, pointed to the two lines of text under his ribs that read "The organic hemp air conditioner is open", and then shouted excitedly at the camera.
Any fool can tell that he seems very proud of this tattoo.
But every Chinese fan who can understand the tattoo text is embarrassed as if there is an excavator installed at his feet...
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Leeds City players celebrated a goal at their home ground in Woldhampton.
The cheers of the Leeds City fans who traveled with the team even overshadowed the cheers of the home team fans.
Brooks shook his head slightly and stood up: "Okay, no need to look any further, let's stop here. Everyone, go home and rest early."
Brown was a little surprised: "Huh? The game is not over yet, Scott."
"There's no need to wait until the end of the game. Leeds City will definitely win this game. Woldhampton can't stop them." Brooks said as he turned and walked towards the door.
In full view of everyone, he opened the door and walked out.
After the remaining people in the room looked at each other, they all turned their attention to assistant coach Brown.
Brown looked back at the TV screen. Leeds City players had finished celebrating and ran back to their own half.
The screen then cut to Woldhampton, and dejected faces appeared on the broadcast screen.
Brown also shook his head and made a decision: "Let's go home and rest."
Everyone left, Brown being the last to leave.
He stood at the door and turned to look at the TV that had been turned off. The screen was dark, but he always felt that the shouts from the game just now were still echoing in his ears...
The ball was kicked back to Stan Park Rangers by Leeds City, and they could only compete remotely in the next round of the league. (End of chapter)