Fox in the Penalty Area

"FUCK!!" Clark couldn't help swearing after seeing the ball lost.

In fact, when his team was compressed by the Catalan United to the point where they couldn't even make it past halftime, he was very worried, because he was afraid of losing the ball!

But the facts have proved that what you are afraid of will come.

If you are afraid of losing the ball, you will lose the ball!

Leeds City is not a team that is good at defense, and will concede the ball under extreme pressure. This problem is not something he can solve.

He is very aware of his team's problems.

But he was still very upset when he saw the ball conceded.

They got off to a great start but couldn't continue the momentum.

"The Catalan United is too strong, Tony. There is no way..." Assistant coach Sam Randyll comforted him when he heard the swearing.

When the coaching staff discussed the tactics of this game before the game, although everyone agreed with Clark's "first start" tactical strategy, they would rush to attack from the beginning of the game and strive to take the lead.

But they didn't think in their hearts that they could defeat the Catalan United by relying on this kind of attack.

The reason why they have to do this is because Leeds City is only good at playing like this. Let them go to the home court of Cathay United to shrink their defense and play defensive counterattacks... I am afraid that they will lose the ball in the end, and they will still hold back their anger— —It was really aggrieved to play like that.

Since it is a loss anyway, why not choose a way of losing that makes everyone comfortable?

Using Leeds City's best football to play against the Catalan United, which is good at attacking, can win respect even if they lose, and can also test the quality of Leeds City's offense.

Look at the level of Leeds City's offense compared with the top offense in Europe.

"I know, Sam... I just feel a little pity. After being equalized, I thought we could keep this score until the end of the first half..." Clark shook his head helplessly. "Forget it... They are all behind anyway, so there is no need to think about other things except offense, just continue to attack, and use offense to push their offense back. It is impossible to defend."

Assistant manager Randyll nodded, then went to the sidelines and gestured to the Leeds players on the pitch.

In the extremely noisy Sagrada Família, it is useless to shout from the sidelines to the inside. At this time, a simple gesture can let everyone know what they are going to do next.

Not all Leeds City players in the pain of conceding a goal saw the gesture of assistant coach Randall.

But there are always people who will see, and these people will tell their teammates the latest instructions from the coach.

For example, Pete Williams, who is currently serving as the captain on the field, immediately noticed Randall on the sidelines after losing the ball and saw his gestures.

He turned around and slapped his teammates hard to remind them to pay attention, and then shouted:

"Attack! The boss told us to continue attacking!"

At the end, he added: "Cheer up! We have an offensive ability that is no less than theirs! You must know that we scored first in this game! Their offensive cannot continue forever, and there will always be a time to slow down. Then that's our chance!"

I have to say that Williams is indeed precocious enough. Wearing the captain's armband and saying these words to his teammates, it is completely unexpected that he is only 21 years old.

After Lorenzo gradually faded out of the team's starting lineup, the captain's armband was worn on the arm of Pete Williams. Now he is still the second captain in name, but he is already a veritable "captain" like Lorenzo.

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It's easy to say things like "keep attacking," but it's hard to put them into practice.

Catalan United, which had just overtaken the score, is now in high morale, and its physical fitness has not reached the point where it will be exhausted. Of course, taking advantage of the surge in morale, it continued to attack Leeds City's goal.

Just like before they scored.

At that time, Leeds City couldn't get any decent offensive opportunities, so how can they use offense to restrain Catalan United now?

This matter is indeed a big problem for ordinary teams.

But Leeds City have their own way:

They have a very efficient shooter.

He doesn't need too many opportunities, he can seize the few opportunities and create threats.

This is perfect for a team like Leeds City whose overall strength is not as good as their opponents.

The Catalan United's offensive is very fierce, and it does not mean that Leeds City has no chance to hit the frontcourt once.

Especially after reversing the score, the mentality of the players of the Catalan United team has more or less changed, which created conditions for Leeds City to attack the opponent's 30-meter area.

When advancing forward, Leeds City does not need to carry out very complicated passing and running cooperation in the midfield, and often directly finds Kamara and Laski with long and middle passes.

Then they transport the football to the 30-meter area.

The next step is to find a way to hand over football to Hu Lai.

Just like this.

When Lasky temporarily overwhelmed Catalan left-back Francisco Calderon on the wing by relying on his speed advantage, and barely exceeded half a body position, he did not continue to dribble, but chose to pass the football directly to the center.

He had already completed his task, and now it was up to Hu Lai.

Hou Lai, who scored a goal, has been under the key marking of the Catalan United in the game, but Hou Lai still perfectly demonstrated his excellent judgment of the football's placement and ghostly running position in this attack-he first Accelerates towards the goal, feints to receive the ball directly from the middle.

Then, after only one step, he stopped suddenly, bowed and ran forward to get rid of Paul Fortune who was following him back.

The French central defender, who only transferred from Paris Egerre this summer to replace Louis Payson who left, did not expect that Hou Lai turned out to be a fake move, and was thrown away in an instant. Even if he is fast, it will be difficult to catch him back.

Fortunately, Jimenez, another Catalan central defender, was always by the side. When he saw Hu Lai make an emergency stop, he immediately rushed forward.

When Hou Lai jumped up to head the ball, Jimenez also killed him, and then leaned his whole body up to interfere with Hou Lai's header.

"Hu Lai—!" He Feng roared excitedly, followed by a sigh of regret: "Oh!"

Under Jimenez's timely interference, Hu Lai's head was off.

Although he didn't enter, there was still a huge exclamation from the stands of the Holy Family Stadium. The voice sounded like cheering for Hu Lai:

"call--!"

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Leeds City's goalless offense initially achieved their tactical goals.

That is to use offense to push back the Cathay United's offensive, at least to make the Cathay United's offense less unscrupulous.

Let them know that behind them, there is a ghost that can wander in the Catalan penalty area at any time-followed by two central defenders, and Hou Lai almost let him score.

This kind of super efficient striker is indeed a headache for any team.

The head coach of Catalan United, José Bernal, also gave up as soon as he saw it. With not much time left in the first half, he did not let his team continue to besiege Leeds City.

He is also afraid that Leeds City will score a goal in a surprise attack, and then the hard-won lead will be gone...

Who should I ask for reason?

Facing last season's Premier League Golden Boot and World Cup Golden Boot, even Bernal dare not take it lightly.

So with five or six minutes left in the half, he signaled the team to slow down, step back to stabilize the defense, and avoid conceding the ball at the last minute.

Leeds City finally got the respite they wanted.

However, they were not in their own backcourt, but tried to attack, but they did not fully attack. After all, they still had to guard against being counterattacked by the Catalan United.

Today Mario Salado is in very good condition. He has the speed to break through and is the best candidate for defense.

Clark is also concerned that his home has been robbed.

Both sides were afraid of being attacked by the other side, and the remaining minutes of the first half passed in this "tacit understanding".

The two teams failed to create any more chances, and the only few attacks were of low quality.

Two minutes into stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to end the half.

"...The first half of the game is over. Although the guest Leeds City relied on Hu Lai to take the lead, but in the end they still failed to hold on to the victory by one goal..." There was a little regret in He Feng's voice, but more still Praise, "Although it is an away game, Leeds City's performance is also remarkable. In the face of Catalan's fierce offensive, it is only one goal behind. This is a good sign. I hope that after the adjustment at halftime, Leeds City We can do better in the second half..."

That last sentence was actually more of a consolation.

What could be a better performance?

It would be better if you lost a few goals...

On the other hand, the Spanish commentator was also satisfied with the performance of the Catalan United in the first half: "After conceding the goal, they quickly equalized the score and then surpassed the score... Catalan United exploded with amazing energy at their home court. As long as they can Keep up this momentum, Catalan United can score again in the second half!"

He said this with full confidence. The first half of the game has proved this point. If there is not much time left in the first half, Leeds City will definitely not be behind by only one goal!

In the live broadcast, players from both sides walked off the court and walked to their respective locker rooms through the corridor.

The expressions on their respective faces were calm as usual. The leading Catalan players did not smile much, and the lagging Leeds players did not seem very depressed.

It is impossible for people to guess their mentality through the details of these shots.

But in fact, everyone also wants to guess what.

This is an ordinary Champions League group match. Catalan United will win the game at their home court and secure the first place in the group one round ahead of schedule.

As for Leeds City, they showed their courage in the game and did not lose their hope of participating in the Europa League-compared with the deadlock with Catalan United here, it is the direct competition of defeating the Bay Lighthouse at home in the next round of group stage The opponent is more important.

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