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The fact that Zhang Qinghuan killed Catalan with a single meal is still circulating on the Internet. I believe that in the future, whether Saria meets Catalan again, Leeds City meets Catalan again, or Hu Lai and Catalan If the Catalan United fight again, this matter will be repeatedly mentioned by the major media.

The Catalan United was nailed to the pillar of shame.

Whether they admit it or not, the hat of "losing to a meal" cannot be taken off.

But this is actually not the most worrying thing for the Catalan United, or it is not what they are most concerned about at the moment.

What annoys them most is that after losing to Leeds City, they may lose their first place in the group.

In another UEFA Champions League group match on the second night, Vesuvius defeated the Bay Lighthouse 3:2 after a fierce battle in the away game and scored a crucial three points.

With only the last round of the group stage left, Cathay United has 12 points and temporarily ranks first.

Vesuvius chased to ten points, only two points away.

In the last round of the group match, they played against Catalan United at home. As long as they win, they will be able to overtake Catalan United by one point and become the first in the group. Make sure to draw a good draw in the next Champions League knockout group.

Vesuvius' victory is not good news for Catalan.

The same is true for Leeds City.

Originally, they defeated Catalan United in an away game, so that they still had a glimmer of hope of qualifying for the group stage.

Now this last hope was dashed with the victory of Vesuvius.

With only six points, they are still four points away from the second Vesuvius in the group, so they bid farewell to the Champions League knockout one round ahead of schedule.

However, because of the Bay Lighthouse's loss at home, Leeds City secured the qualification to participate in this season's Europa League knockout round one round in advance.

In the second half of the season, they will move to the Europa League as the third place in the Champions League group.

It's just that for the current Leeds City, it is still possible to stay in the European arena, and I don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing...

After all, everyone can see that participating in the Champions League this season,

It consumes a lot of their energy and distracts them from investing in the league.

Although it has not fallen to the point of fighting for relegation so far, but if it continues like this, who knows what will happen in the end?

Such examples are not uncommon in European football, and can even be said to be the norm for small and medium teams after qualifying for the European War.

In a sense, qualifying for the European War is more like a "hot potato" in their hands.

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"Although I can continue to stay in the European arena and participate in the Europa League. But I really don't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing for us..."

In the tea room, the coaches of Leeds City talked a lot while drinking tea.

The topic they discussed was of course the Europa League.

Everyone can speak and express their opinions.

"Are we going to end up in the Championship like Sarria in Spain?"

"Falling into the British Championship is a bit exaggerated. Our strength is still stronger than that of Sarria. But we are very likely to be empty-handed this season and get nothing. Don't count on defending the league championship. Even I can't even qualify for the Champions League next season..."

"I would also like to remind everyone that starting from December 17th, Hu will leave the club to go to the national team for training to prepare for the Asian Cup. But our league will not be suspended because of the Asian Cup. And this Chinese team The team is considered to be the favorite to win the Asian Cup this year, which means that they are likely to play until the end, until the beginning of February... That means he will miss nine rounds of the league! These nine rounds of the league happen to be our absence In the European competition, when you can concentrate on playing the league. When he comes back, it will not be long before the Europa League... So our prospects in the league this season are not optimistic! Don’t talk about qualifying for the Champions League. You can't even qualify for the Europa League!"

These words made the tea room suddenly silent.

Everyone ignored the impact of the Asian Cup before. After all, the Asian Cup is too far away for them, and they can't touch it in their daily life.

Now that it is mentioned, it turns out that the impact of the Asian Cup on the team is far greater than they thought before.

This is not as simple as just three group games.

From the beginning of the training camp to the end of the Asian Cup, Hu Lai will be absent for one and a half months, nearly forty-five days, and nine league rounds!

During this period, Leeds City will lose their leading scorer and important firepower. When Hu Lai returns to the club again, who knows how far Leeds City will rank in the Premier League...

"I know it's not very good to say this...but I really hope that the Chinese team will be eliminated after the group stage..." Someone in the coaching staff murmured, breaking the silence in the tea room.

Tony Clark laughed: "Actually, the situation is not as bad as everyone imagined. Huo is gone, we still have Lasky. He scored a goal against Catalan. I believe it will be a big deal." boosted his confidence."

Assistant coach Sam Landier shook his head and said: "Tony. So far this season, Laski has only scored four goals in total, one in the League Cup, two in the League, and one in the Champions League. I want him to take over Hu I'm afraid it's not that easy..."

"Hey, don't use Hu as a reference standard, otherwise you won't be able to find a few strikers who can replace Hu in the entire Premier League." Clark waved his hand, "Lasky has the ability to score. It's just that we didn't give full play to his ability before. This ability, of course, is normal, because we have Hu. Any team with Hu, who would consider finding another scoring point? But starting today, we must activate Lasky as a scoring point. "

Seeing that his friend was so confident, Matt Dawn interjected, "Have you already made up your mind, Tony?"

Clark smiled slightly at Matt: "Actually, I was inspired by Hu. Do you remember the bet I made with Sam?"

When everyone heard what he said, they suddenly realized.

This has become a well-known joke within the team.

In order to encourage Hou Lai, who had just joined the team, to perform well, Clark pretended to make a bet with assistant coach Sam Randyll on the number of goals that Hou Lai scored in the season.

Clark ran to Hou Lai, told him the incident, and said that as long as Hou Lai could score five goals at the end of the season, he would invite Hou Lai to have a meal with the Chili Peppers.

At that time, he and the rest of the coaching staff believed that scoring five goals in his first Premier League season was considered a remarkable achievement for Hu Lai.

After all, Leeds City's offensive tactics had not yet taken shape at that time.

But I didn't expect Hu Lai to complete the agreement with Clark in only the first three games.

In the end, he scored 11 goals in half a season and became Leeds City's top scorer in the team that season.

You must know that he has played half a season less than others!

Randyll understood what Clark meant, and asked, "So how much do you plan to set this time? Like Hu, or five goals?"

Clark laughed dumbfounded: "Still five goals? Your requirements are too low, Sam. Hu's situation at that time was different from what it is now. At that time, our offensive lineup was not as strong as it is now, and Hu also just joined the team for a month. But now Laski has been in the team for almost half a season, and it would be too easy to get five goals. He has already scored four goals now."

"I mean league goals..."

"Then he has already scored two goals in the league." Clark said, "I plan to give him... ten goals, ten goals in the league. Before the end of the season, as long as he can score ten goals, I will ask He goes to Chili Peppers."

Randall has no objection. Ten goals in the league is indeed a very pragmatic goal. If Lasky can really get better, considering his ability, it's not too difficult.

But he suddenly remembered one thing, and then said with a smile: "But I don't think you will invite him alone. In the end, if you really want to invite him, you must be prepared to invite the whole team..."

When he said this, the coaches in the tea room burst into laughter.

In the past two consecutive seasons, Clark said that he would only hire Hu Lai, but in the end it all turned into hiring the whole team. So much so that now both the media and the fans think that it is a Leeds tradition for the whole team to have a red pepper dinner after each season...

Clark also laughed: "Actually, I just hope they all know about it."

Randyll was a little surprised, but quickly figured it out: "To activate Laski, the whole team needs to work together!"

"Right." Clark smiled. "In addition, regarding the Champions League qualification, I have an immature opinion, and I want to discuss it with you..."

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When Laski returned to the team locker room from the head coach, his teammates surrounded him curiously: "Dominique, what does the boss want from you?"

As soon as practice was over, Laski called to the head coach's office on the practice field.

What can't be said on the training ground, and you have to go to the office specifically, which makes other Leeds players very curious.

Laski first cast a glance at Hu Lai, and then looked at his teammates: "Uh...the boss made an agreement with me."

"Agreement? What agreement?"

"He said...if I can score at least ten league goals at the end of the season, then...just treat me to the Chili Peppers..." Lasky said hesitantly.

"Red chilli?!"

"Oh my God!"

"What did I hear?! What did I hear?! You're an enviable bastard, Dominique!"

After hearing the key words, the locker room boiled up.

But Lasky still didn't look very excited.

Or Pete Williams noticed Lasky's abnormality in the cheering atmosphere, and he asked, "Do you seem to have any concerns, Dominic?"

"Yes... Pete. I know that 'Red Pepper' is a very famous Chinese restaurant. But..." At this point, Lasky glanced at Hu Lai again, and then said carefully, "I'm not targeting You, Hu. But I know Chinese food...seems to be bad for pro players...sorry, but I'm going to be honest: I don't want the boss to invite me to some chili...uh, what's wrong with you guys?"

When Lasky said this, he didn't see any dissatisfaction with Hu Lai. Instead, he noticed that the boiling locker room had cooled down quickly. The teammates who raised their arms and shouted were all staring at him. The expressions on their faces... It's hard to say.

As if looking at a fool.

Charlie Potter asked coldly: "So you rejected the boss?"

"Well, no, I'm not stupid enough to say no to my boss..." Lasky said.

Speaking of this, he could clearly feel the air that had been frozen around him flow again.

"But you're still stupid, Dominic!" Potter, who was obviously relieved, said still seriously.

"Why?" Lasky was confused. "It's my responsibility to score goals for the team, but I don't need him to ask me to go to the Chili Peppers..."

"It's not his fault, Charlie." Williams stood up, and then explained to Laski, "Dominic, do you think the boss made an agreement with you... just for you?"

"Isn't it?" Lasky asked back.

"Of course not." Williams bluntly denied his answer. "You're a striker, do you think you can score ten goals in the league on your own?"

"Can't..." Laski was very sensible about this, otherwise he wouldn't be popular in the team. "Every goal I score is the result of everyone's joint efforts, we are a collective..."

"That's right. We are a group, Dominic. So if you can score ten goals, when the boss treats you to dinner, do you think...is it really good for you to go alone?"

Looking at the sincere questioning eyes of the vice-captain of the team, Lasky was a little uncertain, and he tried to ask: "Then I won't go? After all, as a striker, scoring goals should be..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he heard a burst of moaning and sighing in the locker room, as well as the regretful expressions of his teammates who hated iron for being weak.

"Think again, Dominic!" Potter remembers shouting.

"I..." As soon as Lasky opened his mouth, he saw everyone staring at him expectantly. He suddenly felt blessed, "I should call you together, because we are a group..."

"YES!!" Everyone raised their arms and cheered.

Williams also smiled and nodded to him: "Congratulations, the correct answer!"

Lasky looked at the excited teammates dumbfounded, it was really hard to understand: "But the boss said that he only invited me..."

Potter laughed loudly: "The boss told Hu Ye that he should be alone!"

"Huh?" Laski turned his head to Hu Lai, who had been silent all this time. Is there anything else going on here?

Porter told Laski about the two agreements between Hu Lai and the boss.

After hearing Lasky's mouth, he couldn't keep his mouth shut. He didn't expect that in Leeds City, there is still a tradition of going to a Chinese restaurant for dinner with the whole team at the end of each season... Don't they all say that Chinese food is not good for professional players? ?

Porter knew what he was thinking by looking at his expression, so he put his arms around his shoulders: "It's just one meal a season, and the impact is not as big as you think, Dominic. And during the training camp for the new season, Schmidt Ms. Te will let us practice back...so don't worry too much. Besides..."

Potter pointed at Holly.

"Chinese athletes also eat Chinese food, but they won many gold medals in the Olympics! What does this mean? It means that Chinese food doesn't have that much influence on athletes! If you don't believe me, ask Hu."

Hu Lai, who was pointed at, nodded and said with a serious face: "Charlie is right, Dominic. Our Olympic champion loves Chinese food the most. Every Olympic Games has a team of chefs who bring various ingredients from China. Spices to make Chinese food for the athletes!"

Laski was persuaded by this logically impeccable reason, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "It's a good thing I didn't reject the boss..."

"Of course, Dominic, otherwise you will immediately become a 'sinner' in the locker room!" Charlie Potter let go of him, raised his hands and said loudly to the teammates in the locker room:

"Guys! From now on, we must work hard to help Dominic score goals, and we must let him score ten... at least ten league goals before the end of the season! For'Red Peppers'!!"

“For the ‘Chili peppers’!!!”

Everyone in the locker room raised their arms and shouted.