Chapter 993 Chinese teams in the Premier League
When Hulay ran to the corner flag area to make his signature celebration, what greeted him was not "HUUUUU!!!" from the fans in the audience, but intensive boos.
After all, this is not Leeds City’s Flanders Stadium, but Stan Park.
The noise made by the Leeds City fans who traveled with the team was simply not enough to compete with the Stan Park Rangers fans.
But Hu Lai doesn't care if it's cheering or booing, he scored anyway!
He is still happy.
After doing his signature celebration, he laughed, not letting the boos affect his mood at all.
Boo, the fans' boos won't make him lose a hair, let alone boo the goal that has already been scored, so what should he care about?
He hugged his teammates, who swarmed him and patted him on the shoulder and head.
Sam Landill was full of praise for Hulay's performance on the sidelines: "I scored a goal in eight minutes of playing! This efficiency is really terrible!"
"Haha!" Clark also laughed happily. "His grasp of opportunities in front of goal and his sense of smell are really top-notch in the world. That's why I must bring him to Liverpool. Even if we let him play as a substitute, he can surprise us... The advantage of having Hu in the team That is, we can achieve our tactical goals at the lowest possible cost.”
Brooks saw Clark smiling happily in the coaching bench next door, and gritted his teeth and said: "Damn it! They didn't really admit defeat in advance! We must adjust our tactics and not relax too much!"
Stephen Brown heard this and asked: "So you won't replace Harry?"
Before losing the ball, Brooks discussed with him to replace the team's captain Harry Bogard and let him rest more to prepare for the next Champions League group match against Paris Eger.
After all, Bogaard has not had much rest after undergoing meniscus removal surgery.
First, he made a comeback at the last moment of the league last season and competed with Leeds City for the league championship. Then he participated in the World Cup held in the United States and Canada in the summer and made it all the way to the knockout rounds. Now back in the club, he still plays the leading role and is the indispensable core of the team.
Four rounds of the league have been played in the new season, there is one League Cup, and two national team games, and he has played in every game. He behaved very professionally and could be called a "model worker".
So Brooks was going to let the "tough guy" rest.
"Well, we won't replace him so that we can continue to keep the pressure on Leeds City. Otherwise, if we give up the midfield and let them drive straight in and face the defense directly, they might really lose another goal at the last moment. ! ”
Although it is not worth being dragged down by Leeds City in the league before the start of the Champions League group stage.
But Brooks also has his own insistence.
That is, this game must be won, no matter what, we must win.
Only by winning can he be qualified to tell the team - take a long-term view and continue to move forward.
If the Stan Park Rangers, who are bent on revenge, are tied by the opponent at their home court, and the cooked duck can fly, then how can I encourage the players and make them believe that they can win back what they have lost this season? ?
In fact, Bogard himself is unwilling to be replaced. When the game restarted, he led his teammates to continue fighting with Leeds City. The whole team became nervous again, suppressing Leeds City's counterattack and preventing them from threatening their own goal.
In the end, they managed to hold on to the score at their home court.
2:1.
Stan Park Rangers win, beating Leeds City.
Symbolically, revenge was accomplished.
However, judging from the expressions of Leeds City players after the game, they were not upset about this defeat.
This made those Stan Park Rangers fans who cheered for the team's successful revenge somewhat concerned, and they always felt that it was not a "perfect revenge".
Not to mention what Hu Lai said in the post-match interview:
"Stan Park Rangers' revenge? Yes, they succeeded in revenge. Congratulations. They played great in this game and they deserved the victory..."
The understatement and smiling expression seemed to be commenting on the grievances between Stan Park Rangers and other teams.
Although in terms of content, Hu Lai's answer was blameless. As the loser of the game, he showed enough gentlemanly demeanor and congratulated the winner, without being so angry that he jumped over the wall like a sore loser.
But the more "generous" he is, the more it makes many Stan Park Rangers fans feel uncomfortable.
Some fans even ran to the news and roared: "You are our opponent, can you be serious?!"
The result was a roar of laughter from the Leeds City fans.
Stan Park Rangers fans who couldn't stand it taunted: "You are so happy after losing. Just reading the comments, I thought Leeds City had won..."
Immediately, some Leeds City fans hit back: "We won, we won the league championship! Hahahaha!"
Fans from both sides started shouting at Hu Lai's news.
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After finishing the league match against Stan Park Rangers, Leeds City entered the Champions League to prepare for the competition.
They only rested for half a day the day after the game, and all the players gathered for training on Monday afternoon.
After training on Tuesday, except for the players on the injured list, everyone on the team took a plane to Istanbul, Turkey to participate in the first Champions League game against Gulf Lighthouse.
The whole team went, but only eighteen people were able to make the final roster and were eligible to sit on the bench. The other players could only watch the game in a specially designated area in the stands, truly "watching from the sidelines."
This is different from the Premier League where only players who have made the roster are eligible to follow the team to away games. In the Champions League, Clark insists on bringing all the players with him, naturally hoping to create a feeling of "we are a whole".
After all, this is the first time Leeds City has participated in the Champions League in its history, and no one wants to miss this historic moment. Therefore, Clark was very considerate and brought along all the players he could, so that they could also participate in history and enhance cohesion.
In addition, bringing all the players is not just symbolic, it also has practical effects.
That is to facilitate the team to conduct complete training in the away game, such as some group confrontation content and set-piece tactical training. If there are only 18 people, it will be difficult to continue due to lack of manpower.
The away games in the Champions League are not like the away games in the league. When playing league away games, the team usually leaves for the away game the day before the game, simply adapts to the venue, and then waits for the game to start tomorrow.
The requirements for the richness of training content are not high.
But the Champions League is different. On the one hand, the journey is long, and on the other hand, the countries are different. Whether it is weather or diet, there are too many things to adapt to. Therefore, it is impossible for the team to leave for the away game the day before the game, otherwise the time difference may not be enough - unless it is to play in a neighboring country that is close to the game. For example, the French team goes to Italy...
This is still the group stage. If it is the knockout stage, the team will even leave three or four days in advance before important games - just after finishing the league, they will go directly to the away game to prepare for the Champions League game. Naturally, all players must be brought along.
Of course, bringing all the players also has requirements on the team's financial situation. After all, there are many more people, and the cost of air tickets, transportation, and hotel accommodation will increase a lot.
Therefore, this practice of the whole team traveling away from home is something only wealthy teams often do.
This may be one of the reasons why wealthy teams perform better than ordinary teams in European competitions. After all, logistical capabilities are also an important part of combat effectiveness.
Economic pressure is no longer a problem for Leeds City today.
Ever since Hu Lai became a player on this team, Chinese companies have been coming to the door waving their checkbooks.
After Leeds City won the Premier League championship and Hu Lai won the Premier League Golden Boot, this situation intensified.
In this summer, the executives of the Leeds City Club have been busy talking and signing with Chinese companies.
Frank's home sideline billboards can't control it -all the sidelines in the Premier League are operated by William Dali, which is operated by the advertising company. How much do they sell and the club cannot be controlled -but the training base They can sell billboards.
So outside the training ground of Leeds City's first team, a circle of billboards was formed, all with the logos of Chinese companies. In addition to billboards, signs of Chinese companies also appear on various buildings in the training base.
In addition, there are advertisements in various places on the jersey, front chest advertisements and back advertisements of the training uniforms... Even the naming rights of each box in Flanders, their home stadium, were sold to Chinese companies. So when VIPs come to the Flanders Stadium to watch football, they will enter the "× box", "China ×× bank box", "x car box", "×ning box", "× box"...
These boxes are not just named after the brand names of Chinese companies.
There will be a corporate LOGO on the door, and there will also be corporate LOGO and promotional posters on the walls inside the box.
If you pay more, even the decoration style and color matching in the box can be customized according to the company's requirements...
In addition, Flanders Stadium is also the first stadium in the Premier League to add Chinese characters to all text signs. This is to facilitate those Chinese fans who come to Flanders Stadium to watch Hulay's game to visit the stadium at the same time.
Regarding Leeds City's all-round surrender to Chinese capital, some British media ridiculed: "When I went to Leeds City's training base for interviews and to visit the Flanders Stadium, I thought in a trance that I had traveled thousands of miles in time and space. Being in China and visiting a Chinese football club...the only thing that makes What bothers me is that the staff there still speak English. I suggest that Leeds City Club should strengthen staff training so that they can learn to speak fluent Chinese as soon as possible. In this regard, they can maybe learn from Hu and how quickly he does it. Those who master multiple foreign languages..."
Faced with such ridicule, Leeds City Club is "not ashamed, but proud" and continues to run wildly on the road of "Chineseization", never to return.
They even plan to open their own peripheral authorized store in China to facilitate those Chinese fans who want to own Leeds City jerseys and peripherals but cannot come to the UK.
They ignored the media's questions about which country's blood was flowing in their bodies.
There is no way, who told the Chinese to give too much?
It is meaningless to debate the question of "surname capitalist or socialist". It is more cost-effective to make a fortune silently.
Leeds City, with its bulging wallet, also has the strength to send all first-team players to play away games in the Champions League.
Go to distant but not romantic Türkiye.
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PS, I’m back, the plateau is really annoying. I couldn't sleep well the first two nights. After finally adapting to the altitude and being able to sleep well, I got diarrhea again...
However, we still saw many stunning scenery along the way, which was a worthwhile trip.
I returned home with the sequelae of diarrhea and continued to write and write manuscripts. I will resume two updates on August 1st~
Thank you all for your understanding and support!
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