Fox in the Penalty Area

Just after the Premier League took the lead in kicking off, the major leagues in Europe also whistled to start the game.

The European football season has officially kicked off.

La Liga, Serie A, Portuguese Super League, Eredivisie and Eredivisie ignite the flames in the same week.

However, apart from Hu Lai, several other Chinese players who played in the top league have not been able to enter the squad for the competition.

Although the Chinese fans are looking forward to and anxious, they still need to know: Even if these people perform well in the World Cup, it does not mean that they can conquer the club only by virtue of their performance in the World Cup.

The national team competition and the club competition are two completely different systems.

In the intercontinental competition, there has never been a shortage of stories of those who performed mediocrely in the previous leagues, but in the intercontinental competition, they became national heroes with the help of gods.

In the same way, there are also players who made a big splash in the national team, became famous in the first battle, and were valued by the wealthy to buy at a high price, but ended up doing nothing in the club and were denounced as "parallel imports".

The vast majority of players are players who need to integrate into the system and have the support of the system to perform well. There are very few players who can adapt no matter which team they switch to or any tactics. So if the staffing and tactical design of the national team are different from those of the club, it is normal for the same player to perform very differently.

The problems that Zhang Qinghuan encountered in Sarria will also be encountered by other international players studying abroad. It's just that they haven't reached the point of worrying about this yet——Xia Xiaoyu, Chen Xingyi, and Wang Guangwei still need to start from a lower level.

Except for one person.

After Luo Kai's adaptation in Veronica last season, the first round of the Dutch second league in the new season started, and he has already started on behalf of Veronica.

Although there were no goals or assists, his performance was remarkable.

As his second season in Europe, and also his first full season, everyone doesn't expect him to be like Hu Lai, who will kill the Quartet as soon as he comes up.

After seeing what happened to him in Veronica last season, everyone recognized the reality.

It is enough to think that Luo Kai can make steady progress in Veronica, step by step, and walk steadily.

As for the statistics of goals and assists, it is natural to be able to gain a firm foothold, so don't worry. After all, as a striker, if Luo Kai can't score goals or assists, how can he gain a firm foothold in the team?

on the other hand,

As long as he really stands firm, he will have all the goals and assists he should have.

Those who think that Luo Kai has scored goals in the World Cup and has half a year of experience in the Eredivisie League should be tied for the Eredivisie League. Otherwise, even if the performance is poor, they are obviously not really supporting Luo Kai. They are more watching the fun and eating melons Just the masses.

Such people do not currently account for the majority, and their voices are also minimal.

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The new season has just started, and now it is actually no different from last season-Hu Lai is still the only person who can truly represent the image and face of Chinese football in European football.

Three days after the first round, the second round of the Premier League kicked off.

Leeds City is still sitting at home, facing the challenge of newly promoted Helmer.

In fact, Helmer was also a Premier League team before, and they were relegated from the Premier League in the 2024-2025 season. Hu Lai just arrived that season and only played for half a season, helping Leeds City succeed in relegation.

Helmer only accumulated 26 points after 38 league rounds and was relegated miserably. Of course, they are not the worst. The worst is Hudes, who ranked last in that season-only won three games, tied seven games, lost 28 games, and scored the fewest goals in the Premier League. With 16 points, they fell into the British Championship.

Hudes didn't come back after this fall, and Helmer was promoted again after a season of struggling in the British Championship.

So from this perspective, Helmer cannot be simply understood as an ordinary newly promoted.

Returning to the Premier League this time, Helmer shouted the slogan "Let us stay here". It shows that they are still very confident in the success of relegation.

It's just that in the first round of the league, they lost 0:3 against Warship Port at home. It seems that the road to relegation in the new season is not easy...

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Leeds are off to a good start.

Unlike the last game where Walderhampton's tough defense limited them to score, this time they took the lead in the opening five minutes.

It was captain Lorenzo who scored the goal.

He headed home after receiving a pass from Charlie Potter.

Although he is getting older, Lorenzo's header ability is still there.

Since the new aid Laski has not yet integrated into the team, in the first two rounds of the league, the old captain Lorenzo was still the starting partner with Hu Lai.

He also used this header to score his first Premier League goal of the new season.

Also use this goal to tell everyone that the club made the right decision to renew his contract. He is definitely not the kind of "mascot" who can only wave towels on the bench and cheer for his teammates.

As captain, he can still contribute to the team on the pitch.

Leeds City, which took the lead early, took the initiative in the game, and they launched offensives to Helmer's goal many times.

This is exactly what Leeds City is good at-use continuous offense to continuously put pressure on the opponent and force the opponent to make mistakes, so that Leeds City can get a chance.

Their offensive worked:

In the 35th minute, Helmer's Polish midfielder Hubert Tupay accidentally blocked Kamara's cross directly into his own goal.

Own goals!

Leeds City took a two-goal lead before the end of the first half!

The Flanders Stadium roared with cheers.

After leading by two goals, Leeds City also obviously relaxed.

They adjusted themselves, and their offense was not as violent as before. Even if they had the ball, they were not in a hurry to move forward, but fell in the midfield. After all, if you keep playing like this, your physical fitness will not last.

So it's normal to slow down the pace appropriately and adjust it a bit.

But they seem to have accidentally relaxed too much-in the 41st minute, Leeds City's defense also made a mistake.

Ben Grist accidentally slams the football into his own goal while defending.

Returned Heilmer an own goal!

Ben Grist, who scored an own goal, covered his face with his hands and looked in pain.

So at the end of the first half, the score was 2:1, and Leeds City took the lead at home.

But because of Ben Grist's own goal, it didn't feel as good as a 2-0 first-half finish.

Conceding the ball in this way is a blow to the morale of the Leeds City players.

Helmer, on the other hand, regained their morale.

During the intermission, facing Ben Grist who blamed himself, Clark did not blame him, but encouraged him.

Then make substitution adjustments, using the winger Jack Walsh, who had just transferred from Liverpool United in the summer, to come off the bench and replace the midfielder Jose Vieira.

Push Kamara to the front line and form a left-leaning striker combination with Hu Lai and Lorenzo.

At the same time, let Walsh play the left midfielder-Walsh is all-around with left and right feet, and can play on both sides, which is more comprehensive than Charlie Porter, who can only play on the right.

This substitution adjustment is to continue to strengthen the team's offense.

Obviously, in Tony Clark's view, the last goal in the first half sounded the alarm for him-even if it leads by two goals, it is not safe!

Therefore, in the second half, we must continue to strengthen our offense and strive to score more goals.

The purpose of replacing Walsh is to strengthen the wing attack and provide more crosses for Lorenzo in the center, whether he directly headers or ferry to others.

As for the defense... Vieira is replaced by the midfielder, and Jay Adams and Salif Seydoux are there, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

So in the second half, the Leeds City players took the coach's order to "keep attacking" and set foot on the pitch again.

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The effect of replacing Walsh was immediate.

After Kamara pushed to the front line, he used his speed and technique to directly threaten Helmer's goal.

At the same time, Walsh formed a three-person combination with Kamara and Quinn on the left flank, which can take turns attacking Helmer's defense on this side.

Finally, just five minutes after the start of the second half, Walsh and Quinn hit the wall and sent a cross near the baseline after a one-two.

Lorenzo drew the attention of Helmer's defenders in front of the goal, creating opportunities for Hou Lai to run open.

Walsh's ball was accurately passed into the space in front of the goal, and Hu Lai made a diagonal stab and stabbed the ball towards the goal with one kick!

Although Helmer's goalkeeper Clement Arnett fought hard to make a save, he was still powerless against Hou Lai's shot from the small penalty area line. He didn't even touch the ball, but just threw himself into a cloud of air...

The football has flown into his goal!

"Hu——!" Matthew Cox shouted, "The second goal of the season! He has scored in two consecutive games in the new season! It is also his ninth consecutive league game across the season! In addition, in the summer Walsh, who moved to Leeds City, also scored his first assist in his new team!"

After the goal, Hu Lai ran to the corner flag area to make his signature celebration, then hugged Walsh who came up, laughed and patted his shoulder and back.

Seeing this scene, He Feng smiled and said: "Walsh is lucky, and he is lucky to be teammates with Hu Lai. I think he must have assists this season, ha!"

Walsh felt the same way.

He and Hu Lai were still rivals last season. Hearing that Leeds City was interested in him this summer, he agreed to transfer without hesitation.

Quite simply, as an attacking midfielder who is good at creating chances on the wing, being able to cooperate with a striker who is superior in grasping opportunities must also be of great benefit to his career.

It can be said that the reason why he came to Leeds City is that the name of the Premier League champion is not so attractive to him.

After all, the Premier League championship was won by him before he came, and it does not belong to him. With the strength of Leeds City, it is also very difficult to win another league championship in the Premier League where there are so many strong players. So if it is for the honor of the Premier League, he should not come to Leeds City...

He chose Leeds City, a large part of the reason is Hu Lai.

Any offensive player would like to be teammates with a player like Hu Lai who does not occupy the ball, seizes opportunities super well, and can always convert your passes into goals.

Welsh fringe international Jack Walsh is no exception.

With his performance in Leeds City, maybe he can consolidate his position in the Welsh national team...