Chapter 1152 Smecta
"Don't think about the goal conceded in the first half. We can't stop attacking just because we're afraid of their counterattack, right?"
London Bridge coach Stoddard was encouraging his players in English with a German accent.
Leeds City equalized in the 40th minute of the first half.
Five minutes later, the first half was over.
Because the time was too short, the London Bridge players obviously did not recover from the blow of losing the ball.
After the game restarted, they didn't dare to attack...for fear of Leeds City scoring another goal in the same way.
Stoddard wants to dispel this concern in the players' minds.
"Leeds City is a team that is good at attacking, and we didn't just know that today. In response to their attack on the wing, in the second half, Park and Dehli had to come back to participate in the defense while attacking to contain their wing attack. …”
Park Suntai nodded when he heard this.
Although he did not score in the first half, he created a lot of threats for Leeds City in front of the goal. The goal at London Bridge also came from Park Soon-tae's shot, which caused Leeds City goalkeeper Van de Ven to let go.
The head coach's arrangement in the second half, coupled with the decline in physical fitness, means that the 31-year-old Park Soon-tae may have fewer opportunities to perform on the offensive end.
But he had no complaints and didn't look unhappy at all.
Because he knows that it is natural to sacrifice individuals for the team's victory.
What he said to the Korean media was more than just words. He really intends to implement this point of view - it makes no sense whether he or Hu Lai is the "Light of Asia". His career has begun to enter the end of his career, and he has no ambition to compete with Hu Lai.
Now he just hopes that London Bridge can eliminate Leeds City and add another Europa League trophy to his career.
He still has some affection for this competition - his peak period in European football was marked by his winning the Europa League with Sevilla Navigators.
Now it seems that it is difficult to win the Champions League and achieve a breakthrough for Asian players.
It would also be nice to win another Europa League title.
Not far from Park Suntae, another London Bridge player with a young face also nodded vigorously and replied loudly: "Don't worry, sir!"
He is the talented new star that London Bridge introduced last summer from the traditional French giant Foss, the young Tunisian international Mohamed Deheli. The 23-year-old young player contributed seven goals and 11 assists in Ligue 1 last season and became one of the hottest players in the transfer market.
In the end, London Bridge defeated Lyon Lions, Paris Eger, Catalonia and many other strong teams to sign the new star for 48 million pounds.
Dehli's performance after arriving at London Bridge did not disappoint.
He currently has five goals and seven assists in the Premier League.
Taking into account the different difficulty levels of Ligue 1 and the Premier League, with such a performance it can be said that London Bridge's 48 million pounds have been wasted.
Deheli is fast and has good skills. He is a fast horse on the wing.
And he is young and has good physical strength. Even if he was asked to sprint back and forth to participate in offense and defense in the second half, it would not be difficult for him.
"Offensively, Aiken, you have to keep retreating to the midfield area to help get the ball, and then use your ability to take the ball and make plays to instigate the offense. It is difficult for their Japanese midfielder to deal with you and Feeney alone. Personally, so you must get closer to Feeney..."
Stodder said this sentence in German because the person he was speaking to was Rudolf Aiken, a fellow German. The 25-year-old German international worked with Julian Stodder at Sachsenstadt in the Bundesliga last season - yes, Aiken is Stodder's "old team".
The two helped Saxonstadt finish third in the Bundesliga last season. After qualifying for the Champions League, Stoodt was poached by London Bridge with a lot of money.
After becoming London Bridge manager, Stodder pushed the club to sign Rudolf Aiken, his favorite disciple in Saxonstadt.
Aiken is tall, but he is not a powerful center. He has excellent skills and good ball control and passing abilities. His ability to seize opportunities in front of the goal is slightly poor, but his presence can activate London Bridge's frontcourt offense.
Park Soon-tae, who moved to London Bridge and performed unsatisfactory in two seasons, also gained a new lease of life because of Aiken's arrival. This season he scored 13 goals in the Premier League and five goals in the Europa League, setting a single-season scoring record after his move to London Bridge. And you must know that Park Suntae was injured in the middle of this season and missed two months of competition.
Aiken nodded, indicating that he understood. The experience of working together in Saxonystad made him listen to Stood's words very much.
Robin Feeney is London Bridge's attacking midfielder. He is a Dutch international. He is not outstanding in stature, but he has outstanding long-range shots and passes, and he is also good at free kicks. However, due to his style and poor defensive ability, he was not very popular under Tavares. It was only after Stodd came that he became the main force at London Bridge again.
Stodt asked Aiken and Feeney to get closer, hoping that the two would strengthen their connection with each other and disrupt Junpei Morikawa's sweeping and interception interference in the midfield.
After the arrangements were almost made, Stodd delivered a speech to the players in the team in English with a German accent:
"Okay, guys. There are forty-five minutes left in the game. Remember this is our home court. We are confident that we can beat them here. The goal conceded in the first half was just a blip. Don't let them disturb you. The second half started like the first half, putting enough pressure on them to force their defense to make mistakes - although Leeds City's defense has Strengthened, but not too strong... If they shrink, we will strengthen the long-range shot; if they pull out, then hit them behind; if they pull wide, we will find space in their ribs... In short , the football game is actually very simple, our overall strength is better than theirs, as long as we don’t make mistakes, the victory should belong to us.”
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After the start of the second half, center Aiken retreated more to participate in the midfield. This resulted in a four-on-three numerical advantage at London Bridge in the midfield.
London Bridge thus gained the upper hand and continued to attack like Leeds City at the start of the second half.
Frequently threatening Leeds City's goal.
Both teams played 433, with exactly the same formation, but they played completely different games.
Leeds City's 433 emphasized active attack. The three forwards Hu Lai are in the middle, playing the center, and their task is to rush forward to grab points, with Kamara and Laski cooperating with him on the left and right to deliver cannonballs to him.
Leeds City's equalizer goal in the first half was like this - it was precisely because London Bridge center back George Birx knew the importance of Hulay in Leeds City's offense that he desperately followed Hulay, causing it to be missed. Laski behind.
The 433 at London Bridge emphasizes control.
Although Aiken is the center among the three forwards, his main task is not to score goals, but to control the ball and organize the frontcourt.
The retracement created a numerical advantage in the midfield. At the same time, Park Soon-tae and Dehli gathered from the side to the center, creating murderous opportunities.
Stoddard's arrangement worked.
Not long after the start of the second half, London Bridge took advantage of their home court advantage and strong overall strength to once again take the lead!
This time it was Aiken who retreated and formed a two-on-one situation with Feeney. Feeney passed the football to Aiken.
Morikawa Junpei finally gave up on one thing and was left behind by Aiken.
However, after attracting the attention of Leeds City's central defenders, Aiken did not continue to dribble forward, but sent a through ball.
The ball passed between the two Leeds City centre-backs Ben Grist and Teddy Bradford. At the same time, Park Soon-tae suddenly rushed into the penalty area from the right rib and hit Leeds City left-back Farek. ·Quinn was caught off guard!
When Park Soon-tae received the ball, he was already behind the Leeds City defense!
Single sword!
Facing the attacking goalkeeper Fan Dewen, Park Suntae very calmly pushed the shot into the near corner!
"Park Soon Tae——!!" the Korean TV commentator couldn't wait to roar, followed by a long hiss, "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! Park Soon Tae Smida!! He finally took the lead in breaking the deadlock in this Asian showdown. Smi Da! He helped London Bridge take the lead again!"
Although Park Soon-tae said in an interview with Korean media that he does not care about the competition for the title of "Asia's No. 1", not all Koreans have that kind of ideological consciousness. Many people still hope that Park Suntae can beat Hu Lai in the game and perform better.
So now that Park Soon-tae finally scored, the Korean commentator was particularly excited.
The same thing happened to the Chinese. Even if Hu Lai expressed the same attitude, the broad masses of the people would not be able to stop him from comparing him to Park Soon Tae.
Therefore, Park Suntae's goal made the Chinese fans particularly disappointed...
Shen Lang sighed: "Be careful...be careful! Hey! Alas—!"
When Aiken suddenly sent a through ball, he screamed, but it was obvious that his screams in distant China could not really remind the Leeds City players on the field.
So he could only watch as the football penetrated Leeds City's defense and gave Park Soon-tae an excellent one-on-one opportunity.
Helpless Shen Lang could only complain like this:
"...Should I say it, Leeds City's defensive level and their offensive level are really not on the same line... When the ball was being defended, the two central defenders Grist and Bradford stood there and watched. It’s as if Aiken didn’t expect that Aiken would pass the football from between them to behind him... Well now, Park Suntae scored... Good guy, I can already imagine how happy the fans in our neighboring countries must be now... "(End of Chapter)