Chapter 995 Foreign Football Culture
Although Leeds City worked very hard on defense, they did not hesitate to temporarily sacrifice their offense.
But they still lost the ball towards the end of the first half.
In the 41st minute of the game, Bay Lighthouse continued to attack and finally broke through Leeds City's goal.
Turkish midfielder Ibrahim Tastan fired a low shot from the penalty area that penetrated the goal guarded by Van de Ven.
The biggest cheer of the game so far erupted from the Bayfront Stadium at Bayfront Beacon.
There were red fires in all directions in the stands, and the entire stadium was shrouded in thick smoke, as if the players on both sides were not in the stadium, but on the battlefield.
For safety reasons, such a fanatical atmosphere is no longer visible in today's Premier League stadiums.
So this makes Leeds City players from the Premier League seem uncomfortable.
Turkish fans create a stadium atmosphere that is different from English fans. They do not rely on singing, but a more primitive and wild way.
The Bay Lighthouse players are more adaptable to this way of playing.
Amid huge cheers, they ran to the sidelines to celebrate the goal with the most fanatical home team fans - the goal scorer Tastan led his teammates into the front row of fans.
Then he was quickly overwhelmed by fans pouring up from the back rows of the stands.
They accepted each other without reservation, and it was heart-stopping to watch - and they were not afraid of being injured while celebrating the goal...
This may be because the madness displayed by Turkish fans makes many people think that they are a group of irrational chaotic monsters.
But in fact, from the perspective of the Bay Lighthouse players, these fanatical fans are their most solid backing, their most reliable partners, and their comrades fighting side by side in the same trench.
That being the case, what else is there to be afraid of?
Only by embracing these fanatical fans wholeheartedly can you feel the power they bring!
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"Leeds City still conceded the goal...Although Clark acted uncharacteristically on the counter-attack, he still could not let his team hold on to the 0:0 score until the end of the first half. But this is normal...after all This is the home court of Bay Lighthouse, and in this stadium, even if the European giants come, they may not be able to win..." Matthew Cox said with a slightly helpless tone.
He was telling the truth and was not defending Leeds City.
Several Turkish teams are famous for their toughness. If they really go crazy, it will really kill the gods if they block them, and the Buddha will kill the Buddha if they stop them.
Therefore, European giants such as Kings Madrid, Catalonia United, Blue and White Munich, Turin Bulls, Stan Park Rangers, etc., may not be able to get a good deal if they come to the Turkish team's home game.
There is a Chinese saying that goes, "A strong dragon cannot overpower a local snake." Although Cox has never heard of this sentence, he understands its meaning.
Although Leeds City is the Premier League champion, it may be the weakest team among the recent Premier League champions. It is even more difficult to take advantage of the competition in Türkiye.
Clark chose conservative tactics, but failed to achieve better results.
The TV broadcast also showed a close-up shot of Clark after the team conceded the goal. The Leeds City head coach in the shot looked very calm, as if he had expected to concede the goal...
He also covered his mouth and tilted his head to say something to the assistant coach Sam Landill next to him.
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"I'm afraid it won't work if we continue to play like this in the second half. We have to make some changes..." Clark, covering his mouth, said to Randhir.
Randhir also covered his mouth and said: "But you have to consider one thing, Tony. If we attack, we may lose more. If we need to compare the goal difference at that time, we will not have the advantage..."
"Honestly, Sam. I don't want to think about qualifying for the group right now. Do you think based on the current situation, we can hold on to this 0:1 score in the end? Can you guarantee that our defense can not concede a goal in the second half? ?" Clark asked.
Randhir was silent. He didn't dare to make such a guarantee because he didn't know what the game would be like in the second half.
Thinking about it this way, Clark actually had no choice but to make changes. He thought that if he gave it a try, he might have a chance.
So he said: "Do as you wish, Tony."
He knew what Clark was going to do...
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"In the second half we no longer defended the penalty area."
In the visiting team's locker room, head coach Tony Clark was arranging tactics for his players for the second half.
The first half ended not long after Tastan's goal.
The score is 1:0, with Bay Lighthouse playing at home taking the lead.
"...They will definitely continue to attack in the second half, and we can take the opportunity to attack them and confront them in the way we are good at."
Clark's arrangement can be summed up in one sentence:
We still have to attack!
Offense is the soul of this team, and offense is the way this team is best at and most accustomed to playing.
So there’s nothing to say, attack!
After Clark adjusted his tactics, he still left some time for the players to make arrangements freely.
Hu Lai took the opportunity to enter the system space.
After the World Cup, he completed the World Cup mission and received the mission reward. But he didn't come here to use the mission rewards, because the rewards were all inappropriate.
In addition to the basic 300,000 points, the World Cup mission also rewards a bunch of various training scrolls, several [Stamina Potions] and a new prop.
Named [Sneakers that don't fit well]: After wearing them, the running speed of the wearer will be increased for a short period of time, lasting five seconds. Damaged after taking effect. Can only be equipped once per game.
There is also a line of small text below that explains: The sneakers worn by a legendary player known for his speed during the trial training did not fit properly, which affected his performance.
Seeing this explanation made Hu Lai want to complain: Wearing ill-fitting sneakers can increase the user's speed within five seconds, so how awesome would the effect be if they were exclusive sneakers for this legendary star?
However, Hu Lai has also figured out the habits of this system. It's either a broken leg guard or a worn jersey... Now there are sneakers that don't fit. Anyway, he will never give himself the genuine ones, because he is afraid of himself. Is cheating too unnatural, destroying the balance, and then being wiped out?
Hu Lai's speed is definitely not considered fast. He was indeed limited by his running speed during some quick counterattacks and was unable to reach the goal in time. For this reason, he had to start early, but this would greatly increase the unnecessary consumption of physical energy - for example, he ran up only to find that his teammates failed to push the football up smoothly. But he had to run, so his physical energy was consumed by sprinting and running back and forth again and again.
Fortunately, he also has [Stamina Potion], and Clark is a head coach who pays great attention to physical fitness. Daily training places special emphasis on physical reserves, so Hu Lai's physical condition has improved greatly than before, so that he will not play until the last ten minutes. Sometimes it becomes impossible to run.
Now with this sneaker, he can increase his running speed at critical moments, so that he will not miss the perfect opportunity, and he will not have to worry about not being able to keep up with the rhythm and running ahead of time to waste energy...
It can be said that even if this pair of sneakers is a prop that can only be used once per game, it is still very useful.
But not now.
Hu Lai doesn't need to improve his running speed now.
What he needs is something else.
So he didn't even look at the mission rewards placed in the system space, but went straight to the system mall.
Find something called [Powerful Charming Essence Lotion] on the shelf and choose to redeem a bottle with 50,000 points.
[Powerful Charming Essence Emulsion]: After applied on the face, it will greatly enhance the charm of the user, even your mortal enemies can be impressed by you. Lasts effective for two hours.
This is what he needs to use in this game.
Fans of Turkish teams like to claim that their home stadium is the devil's home stadium. Fans of the three Turkish Super League clubs have even caused conflicts over this, just to compete for whose home stadium is the most feared stadium in Turkey.
They worked hard to create a terrifying atmosphere in their home stadium, and over time, they formed the culture of Turkish football.
They have even extended this culture outside the football field. As mentioned earlier, harassing the visiting team outside their hotel and making them not have a good rest is also part of their "big devil's home court".
Leeds City did not enjoy the treatment of being harassed in the hotel. Obviously, the Bay Lighthouse fans did not take Leeds City seriously at first.
This trick is often used against the real European giants.
But just because they don't use off-field tactics doesn't mean they won't intimidate, threaten and insult opponent players on the pitch.
This is the football culture they are "proud of".
It was as if they, roaring and clamoring in the stands, could return to the glory of the Ottoman Empire.
They are so noisy that even Hulay, who has a big heart, feels a little annoyed - he once suffered similar treatment at the home stadium of the Qatar team, but Qatari fans are quite gentle compared to Turkish fans...
Hu Lai decided to let them be quiet for a while and thought of this prop in the system mall.
Fifty thousand points is not cheap, but considering the effect of this thing "even your mortal enemy can impress you", Hu Lai decided to buy it.
Even if he can't get Turkish fans to give him a standing ovation, at least he can make them less aggressive and less arrogant.
After exchanging points for goodies, Hu Lai reached into his sports bag, took the things out of the system space, and prepared to apply them on himself.
Why don't you go to the toilet?
Because the toilet is occupied now.
And there was not much time left for the intermission.
So Hu Lai decided to use it in the locker room. Anyway, this thing looked ordinary in appearance. It's normal for a player to wipe some things off, and it's not particularly eye-catching.
He just turned slightly sideways, blocking the view of most teammates with his body, unscrewed the lid, dug out the essence milk inside, and slapped it directly on his face.
This thing is not really an essence lotion. There is no need to consider the degree of skin absorption when using it. As long as it touches the face, it will be effective.
So Hu Lai painted it very perfunctorily.
He felt that his movements were very natural and would not attract anyone's attention. However, he forgot that he was a straight man who would never put anything on his face. When have your teammates ever seen him smearing something on his face in the locker room?
So this instead aroused one person's curiosity.
Charlie Potter sneaked up behind Hu Lai, and when he wasn't paying attention, he reached out and picked up the bottle Hu Lai put next to him: "When did you put this stuff on your face? Hehe. , I will try it too..."
After saying that, he put his hand into the bottle, trying to take advantage of it.
"What, that's it?" Potter looked at the thin layer of white lotion on his fingertips in surprise.
But he still put it on his face.
When Hu Lai was first robbed of something, he originally wanted to stop it, but he suddenly became curious. The system didn't say whether this thing could be used by others, so what would happen if someone else used it?
So he watched calmly as Potter took advantage of him.
After Potter put the stuff on himself, he felt nothing.
I wiped it off, but it seems like I didn’t wipe it off...
He frowned and wondered what was going on. In the end, he could only attribute it to too few things.
"What's enough for just such a small bottle..." He also complained to Hu Lai.
Hu Lai raised his middle finger at him: "I didn't let you use it, Charlie. You robbed my things and you think I don't have enough?"
"Ha...Hu, why do you suddenly want to use this kind of thing?" Potter changed the subject abruptly.
Hu Lai grabbed the empty bottle from his hand first, fearing that it would be thrown away by him and disappear, and he would not be able to explain it clearly.
"You can put so many chemicals on your face every day, but I can't?" Hu Lai stuffed the bottle into his backpack and found an excuse.
"Ha, that's right!" Unexpectedly, Charlie Potter easily accepted his explanation. Then he winked at Hu Lai and leaned towards him and whispered softly: "I heard Peter say that in Paris, that girl …”
"FUCK!" Hu Lai cursed, Pete has such a big mouth!
Now that Charlie knows it, it won’t be long before everyone in the team knows it...
"We are..." he tried to explain.
But Porter suddenly covered his ears: "I won't listen, I won't listen, I won't listen... Do you want me to introduce you to some skin care products, the effect is very good, really!"
Hu Lai stood up and pushed him aside: "You should keep those things for yourself, Charlie."
At the same time, captain Lorenzo clapped his hands loudly: "Here we go, guys!!"
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