Chapter 1096 Destined
"... Alvara launched a fierce attack into Leeds City's half at the beginning of the game. This is Leeds City's home court. They are likely to be seized by their opponents to score goals. After all, Leeds City is very good at attacking. of..."
"...But there is no way. Who made Alvara lose 1:3 in the first round? Now if we don't use all our attacks, we have to admit defeat in advance..."
On the TV, the Portuguese TV commentator was analyzing the current predicament that Alvara is facing with the commentator.
Xia Xiaoyu and Joao Valente were sitting in front of the TV, watching the live game on the screen.
Valente frowned and complained in a low mood: "Oh... I think we are wasting time, not only us, but also the first team... If I were the head coach, I would simply let the substitutes come in to train in this game... ”
He was very unfavorable about this second round game and felt that first-team coach Ricardo Moya was wasting his time.
But in fact, he had some selfish motives - since the team lost so miserably in the first round, the media was saying that they had been eliminated. So why can't more young players try it out in the second round that has been reduced to "garbage time"? It may be a garbage game for the first team players, but for the reserve team and substitute players, it is a precious training opportunity.
Not that Valente hoped he would have the chance to participate. He knew very well that he was not qualified to participate:
When players were registered for Europa League qualification, he was not among them. So even if Moya wants to rotate, it won't be his turn.
He was fighting for his friend Xia Xiaoyu - although Xia Xiaoyu has not played in a first-team game yet, when the player list was originally registered for the Europa League, Xia Xiaoyu was still included in the list.
Perhaps this can reveal the conflict between the club and the first team coach...
The club is optimistic about Xia Xiaoyu's talent, otherwise it would not have registered him in the squad that can participate in the Europa League. But head coach Moya didn't trust Xia Xiaoyu and didn't give him any chance to play. He didn't even make the squad for the game...
Xia Xiaoyu himself is quite open-minded, which may be related to the fact that he has already talked with Brother Hu and others in the group.
Regardless of whether Moya is out of class or not, he just needs to do his own thing with peace of mind and practice daily training and competition in a down-to-earth manner.
The dismissal of the head coach is not something he can decide. Thinking about those illusory things all day long may even affect his own performance, which is not worth the gain.
At this moment, the situation on the field suddenly changed.
Alvara launched a fierce attack on Leeds City's goal at the beginning of the game. Although it was a very brave act, it was indeed full of great risks.
After all, their opponent is Leeds City who is good at attacking, and there is also Hulay who is very good at seizing opportunities.
When the game reached the seventeenth minute, Leeds City made a pass from the wing.
Hulay grabbed a point in the middle, but his header was too high due to interference from the opponent's center back Bruno Pinto.
The football was pounced on by goalkeeper Ze Ferreira, but was not completely caught.
Hu Lai's second reaction was very quick.
He and Pinto landed at the same time, and everyone else ran out, but Pinto was still standing...
"Be careful!" the Portuguese commentator exclaimed when he saw Hulay stretching his foot to stab the football.
But his reminder in the commentary box was obviously of no use.
He could only watch as Hu Lai kicked the football into the goal!
"Oops——!" The Portuguese commentator first sighed, and then explained dutifully: "The ball has gone in! The ball has gone in! Leeds City leads Alvara 1:0 at home! The scorer... is Hu again. ! He scored in two consecutive Europa League games and opened the scoring for Leeds City in two consecutive games! ”
The commentator next to him sighed: "Hu Zhen is an efficient forward. He can always turn limited offensive opportunities into goals. This is the most amazing thing..."
There were other things he didn't say, after all, those were not what Alvara fans wanted to hear.
He thought Alvara was dead.
No matter how hard the players try and how head coach Moya adjusts, they will not change their fate of being eliminated.
Even if you don't look at the total score of 1:4, just look at the performance of the two teams, you will easily come to this conclusion.
Alvara had to attack because it was behind. And Leeds City happens to be the best at attacking. They may have trouble facing teams that stick to their defense, but facing opponents who dare to attack them, that's really... a dream!
If the two teams continue to fight like this, Alvara will definitely not be able to take advantage of the away game.
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It is exactly the same as the analysis in the mind of the commentator.
After Leeds City scored, Alvara could only bite the bullet and attack even though he knew that attacking Leeds City was a dead end.
Faced with such a cooperative opponent, Leeds City will certainly not let it go.
In the 35th minute, they scored another victory.
This time it was Jay Adams who scored the goal with a sudden shot from outside the penalty area. Although Alvara goalkeeper Ze Ferreira made a save, he still failed to reach the ball.
I can only watch the ball go into the net...
"2:0! The total score is 5:1! This game has completely lost its suspense! Leeds City advanced to the Europa League last 16 ahead of schedule!"
In the call of British commentator Matthew Cox, the entire Flanders Stadium became a sea of joy.
Although the team defeated Alvara 3:1 away from home in the first round, it has already given many Leeds City fans a good psychological construction.
But when this moment was really right in front of them, no one could remain calm.
So far this season, it is definitely impossible to defend the league title, and the FA Cup and League Cup have also been eliminated. The Champions League, which everyone was looking forward to, ended up returning home after the group stage... It can be said that from the cloud of happiness last season, it suddenly fell to the ground. There seemed to be no exciting expectations for the entire season.
Even if it's the Europa League... In fact, everyone doesn't know what kind of performance the team can perform and how far it can go in this competition.
As a result, in the first Europa League match, Leeds City defeated the Portuguese giants Alvara 3:1 away from home.
Although a goal was conceded, Leeds City fans didn't care at all.
They have long accepted the "personality" of Leeds City today, and it seems that they can no longer play without conceding a goal. As long as he scores more goals than he concedes, it doesn't matter how many goals he concedes!
Victory in the first leg would be enough to ensure Leeds City can move on to the Europa League.
Leeds City fans are also looking forward to this - how far can this team go in the Europa League?
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In the first half of the game, Leeds City once again led Alvara with a score of 2:0. This will be familiar to Alvara fans:
The score was also the same in the first half of the first round...
This moment is just like that moment.
After the fifteen-minute intermission, the two sides changed sides and fought again.
Alvara continued to attack, and Moya also made desperate substitutions, trying to turn the tide and create a miracle in the last 45 minutes.
But it is a pity that Leeds City did not give him such an opportunity.
In the 60th minute, Kamara made a cross in front of the goal. Hulay, who was originally in the middle to receive the ball, suddenly jumped up and missed the football from his feet, catching Alvara's center backs off guard.
Then Laski, who followed behind him, fell to the ground on his side and swept the football into the goal!
Leeds City leads the opponent 3:0!
The deafening cheers of the Leeds City fans in the stands perfectly matched the carnival celebrations of the Leeds City players on the pitch.
"Alas..." Joao Valente sighed. "I don't want to watch it, Xiaoyu. Should we still play "Black Myth: Wukong"?"
Xia Xiaoyu thought for a while, and it was really boring to continue watching this game. It was just to see how Leeds City massacred Alvara.
So he nodded.
Still enjoy playing games.
The game "Black Myth: Wukong" is really fun. He and Valente have already completed it once, and now they are playing it again, for the second time!
Seeing that Xia Xiaoyu agreed, Valente couldn't wait to switch the TV input signal to the game console, and soon the game screen appeared on the TV screen - they were still playing before watching the game.
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Just after Xia Xiaoyu and Valente picked up the controller again and continued playing the game, the game in Leeds, England also came to an end.
Leeds City, which had already been confirmed to advance to the top 16, made substitutions in the last twenty minutes.
Hulay, Kamara and Pete Williams were replaced one after another.
This also means that Leeds City will not continue to attack.
It stands to reason that this is an opportunity for Alvara to counterattack.
But they didn't say anything, because even counterattack was meaningless.
Moya stood motionless on the sidelines, like a sculpture. Even if he still has a substitution spot in his hand, he has no need to go out until the end of the game.
In this way, Alvara lost 0:3 in the away game and was eliminated with a total score of 1:6. (End of chapter)