Chapter 1132 Two Records
When Jay Adams took a shot, Mauro Albertazzi indeed deflected his center of gravity in the direction of the flight of the football and made a move to save it.
Under such circumstances, the football hit Ferenc defender Nicolo Serafini midway and then deflected, which was simply fatal.
Not to mention that there is still a Hu Lai guarding in the direction of this deflection!
This is doubly deadly!
At this moment, in the camera lens behind the goal, Albertazzi and the football changed direction at the same time!
He turned around very simply and kicked the ground, rushing back without hesitation!
It was precisely because he was so decisive that he rushed back when Hu Lai shot...
Then the football that Hu Lai touched was saved from the bottom line in a dangerous way!
The camera's close-up shot keenly captured Hulay's facial expression - he first looked at the goal with wide eyes, then turned his head following the football, and finally turned back, still looking at Albertazzi with wide eyes.
Although he didn't say a word, his expression betrayed all his inner thoughts.
The scene was frozen on Hulay's shocked face. The host and guests in the Italian TV Channel 5 studio laughed happily, and some even banged the table.
"Hahaha! Hu's expression seemed to say: 'No, buddy? You can save this ball?!'"
"Viewers, what you see now is the condensed essence of this game-all in Hu's big eyes!"
"Seeing Hu's expression reminded me of Eldrea's away game against Ferenc in the last round of the league. I remember Eldrea's Wang's header at the last moment of the game was missed by Al Betaci also had the same expression after he pounced..." a guest said.
The host immediately excitedly operated on the computer, called up a photo, and displayed it on the big screen for everyone to see: "Is this the one you are talking about?"
Wang Guangwei in the picture also had his eyes widened, with "shock" written all over his face.
The host placed these two photos together, and the two stunned faces were particularly happy.
Everyone in the studio laughed.
After the laughter, the host coughed, straightened his face and said in a serious tone: "Okay, no kidding. In fact, Ferenc was able to draw 0:0 away from home in this game, except for Albertazzi's heroic performance. In addition, the outstanding performance of Ferenc’s team is also one of the main reasons... In unity, In front of Ferenc, the offensive methods of Leeds City, which is good at attacking, seemed simple and crude, with no technical content... Hu did not get many opportunities in this game, so the victory of the game cannot be attributed to Alberta alone. Qi’s personal heroism..."
The guest next to him still smiled and said: "But anyway, the whole of Europe is now discussing Albertazzi's amazing record. Eighteen successful saves in a single game! It's incredible! I saw Agbo En talked about Albertazzi in an interview yesterday, and he congratulated Albertazzi on his achievements..."
The Agborn mentioned by this guest is the former Swedish national goalkeeper Merkin Agborn. He represented the Danish giant Haken in the Europa League in the 2017-2018 season ten years ago and played against the Premier League Tramed. In the quarter-finals, he set a Europa League record of thirteen saves in a single game.
Tramed had a total of forty shots in that game, fourteen of which hit the goal frame, and Agborn saved thirteen of them. Only one kick was missed - Tramed's penalty...
In the end, Tramed also eliminated Haken with this overtime penalty kick.
Although he lost the game, Agborn was named the best of the match after the game.
However, Argenborn's thirteen saves in that game were based on 120 minutes of playing - in the 90 minutes, Tramed and Haken tied 0:0, because the first round was also 0:0, so the game finally entered overtime.
Now, Albertazzi's eighteen saves are not only more than Agborn, but they also take less time. Counting the injury time in the first and second half, the total time is 96 minutes. This means that it takes Albertazzi an average of just over five minutes to make an effective save.
It's no wonder that the whole of Europe was in shock after this game.
In a normal ninety-minute game, if a goalkeeper can make ten saves, it is already a top-notch and rare performance.
Albertazzi suddenly raised this ceiling to 18 times in a single game, almost doubling it!
As the person whose record was broken by Albertazzi, Agborn certainly had to express his gratitude at this time. He was full of praise for Albertazzi’s performance:
"The English media always like to exaggerate. Under their boasts, Leeds City's offense seems to be unstoppable... But obviously, Mauro (Albertazzi) allowed them to see the ability of a top goalkeeper. I am proud of it. He is proud and proud. I think Mauro will grow into a great goalkeeper. . As for my record... it would be great to be broken by Mauro. Eighteen saves in a single game... My God, I don't know how to describe his performance in words... My record. It has been maintained for ten years. In my opinion, Mauro’s record may be maintained for twenty years or more!”
Agborn's words were very helpful to Italian fans and media, and they were very happy.
In turn, Leeds City became the object of their ridicule.
As Agborn said, the English media had often boasted about Leeds City's offensive firepower before this.
Before the first round, the English media believed that this game was a showdown between the strongest shield and the strongest spear. Of course, they were all optimistic that "spear" Leeds City would win.
This naturally made the Italian media and fans unhappy.
As a result, Leeds City was tied by Ferenc at home, and achieved Albertazzi's unprecedented record. Although they did not lose, they actually lost...
The Italian media and fans have been celebrating the Chinese New Year these days.
In addition to media such as TV 5, fans have also used their talents to create various memes and videos online.
For example, a video was specially produced of the duel between Hulay and Albertazzi in the game. Hulay shot again and again, and Albertazzi saved again and again. The last kick was followed by Hulay's stunned expression, and Albertazzi's response. Close-up of him getting up from the ground and glancing at him lightly. Then put a red light on Albertazzi’s eyes...
What this means is self-evident.
The Italian media also congratulated Leeds City for also setting a record:
"With forty-four shots in a single game, Leeds City also set a record for the most shots in a single game in the history of the Europa League since statistics are available. And what they broke was Tramed's forty shots. Record number of times, it seems that shooting forty shots in a game is really a 'tradition' of the English team... It's really gratifying. Like Albertazzi's record, Leeds City's record is unlikely to be easily broken for many years! This is the glorious record of the English team in the Europa League! The team with the strongest offensive firepower deserves this. record – only forty-four shots in a single game can demonstrate Leeds City’s offensive firepower!”
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"Those Italian bastards! I really want to chop them up!"
In the north stand of Flanders Stadium, Levin angrily cursed.
His companion and enemy John Falkinghan sarcastically said: "Forget it, Levin. You asked for it, you shouldn't read those messages online after the game... Look at me, I even Not even online! ”
"What's the difference between you and an ostrich? You can't solve the problem if you don't look at it." Levin snorted.
"Then if you look at it, can you solve the problem?" John retorted.
"Okay, okay, let's focus on this game!" Matthew Miller advised his two companions.
John shrugged: "What's there to be concerned about... We're going to lose."
Everyone fell silent upon hearing this.
John is right.
Leeds City is definitely losing this game - although the game is not over yet, Leeds City is now trailing Stan Park Rangers with a score of 0:3.
There are still thirteen minutes left in the game. In any case, it is impossible for Leeds City to complete such a reversal at their home court.
Morale aside, this Leeds team is not the main force.
Yes, Clark gave up on the league again.
Even though he was tied by Ferenc in the last Europa League game, Clark still chose to fight for the Europa League.
In order to conserve energy and recharge for the Europa League second leg match on Thursday, April 15, Clark used all his substitutes in the match against Stan Park Rangers...
Leeds City's schedule during this period is also not very good.
Before and after these two Europa League games, Leeds City will have to play against three strong teams: Manchester Athletic, Stan Park Rangers, and Tramed.
If the league is not abandoned, Leeds City will inevitably be involved in a lot of energy in the battle with these three teams, and there is also the risk of injuries to the main players.
In Clark's opinion, this is a normal choice.
But in the eyes of some people, Clark seems to be mentally unstable.
Before this round of the league, Leeds City ranked ninth with 46 points and Stan Park Rangers ranked sixth with 54 points. The score difference is eight points, which is not as big as expected.
In fact, if Leeds City had devoted all their energy to the league after being eliminated from the Champions League, their current ranking would not be so low.
Even if there is the impact of Hu Lai's participation in the Asian Cup, counting from the time he returns to the club after participating in the Asian Cup, if it were not for the Europa League, Leeds City would be able to get at least four more points, and these four points are in the current ranking. What they got from their opponents who were further ahead was one and the other, and this was not just four points.
If we sprint all out in the second half of the league and achieve the top six rankings in the league with Leeds City's strength, it may be a big deal to qualify for the Europa League next season.
As a result, Clark made the mistake of betting all his money on the Europa League.
This kind of persistence is simply incomprehensible - does he think that Leeds City, which is participating in the Europa League for the first time, can win this event?
After all, all the hard work is meaningful only if we win the Europa League. Otherwise, being runner-up in the Europa League means nothing.
There are neither honors nor trophies, nor qualifications to participate in next season's Champions League.
The question is, is it difficult to win the Europa League? Or is it difficult to get into the top six in the Premier League?
However, Leeds City fans will not settle this debt now. They are united with Clark and 100% support giving up the league and fighting for the Europa League.
It’s not that I’m competing for the championship, it’s that I can’t swallow that breath.
No matter what, the Italians must be killed!
Leeds can advance to the semi-finals and then be eliminated, or they can win nothing in the league this season.
But we just can’t be kicked out of the Europa League by Ferenc!
Otherwise, those Italian fans and media would not be able to go to heaven? !
"The game is over! Leeds City lost 0:3 to Stan Park Rangers at home... Clark quickly left the field after shaking hands with Brooks briefly... I believe that at this moment his mind is no longer on the league. , but flew to the distant Florence, Italy!”
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PS, two updates will be resumed tomorrow...Single updates will be ordered very quickly, I really can’t bear to part with them...[face covering]
(End of chapter)