Fox in the Penalty Area

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After Junpei Morikawa came to Grist's side in succession to assist in the defense of De Heli, the London City manager confirmed one thing:

This is definitely not a decision made by Morikawa Junpei himself, but from the instruction of Leeds City coach Clark.

Apparently, this was Clarke's way of helping Grist deal with De Heli.

Something as simple as sending someone in to help...but admittedly it works.

Junpei Morikawa is very flexible. Although his speed is not fast, he can suddenly appear in the most critical place at the most critical time when Grist prevents De Heli from speeding up.

It made De Heli very uncomfortable.

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When London Bridge attacked, De Heli did not go to Grist, but went straight to Junpei Morikawa.

The latter was still in the midfielder position, and he saw De Heli bring the ball to trouble him.

But Junpei Morikawa was not panicked, he looked calm, staring at De Heli and the ball under his feet.

When De Heli approached Junpei Morikawa, he made a feint and then used the outside instep of his right foot to push the football away, trying to go directly around the opponent.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Morikawa Junpei suddenly cut across the card position.

In an instant, De Heli was separated from the football.

De Heli was unwilling to fall on the same person three times in a row, and he tried to counterattack from behind.

But the football was well protected by Junpei Morikawa. He turned around, held De Heli with his back, and raised his hands slightly to increase the defensive range, making it less easy for De Heli to go around.

In the end, de Heli had no choice but to use his hands and feet to push Morikawa Junpei to the ground from behind.

The harsh whistle sounded - De Heli fouled!

There was boos from the stands at the Flanders Stadium, which was given to De Hely. The Leeds City fans hoped in this way to put pressure on the referee so that he could give De Hely a card.

"De Heli is in a hurry..."

In the box, Jorge Renault, the assistant coach of the Sevilla Voyagers, said to the head coach Pier Brent.

Brent nodded: "If we meet Leeds City in the final, Becker must be mentally prepared. The Japanese is a very difficult opponent."

Thirty-year-old Argentine international Pablo Becker is the midfield playmaker and captain of the Sevilla Navigators.

According to the position, he happened to be facing Junpei Morikawa in the game.

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When De Heli faced Junpei Morikawa again, this time he didn't try to use any fake moves, but accelerated and rushed directly.

He wants to use his speed advantage to crush Morikawa Junping.

Although Morikawa's speed is not fast, it is not slow either. He doesn't need to be faster than De Heli, as long as he is always stuck in the position, it is difficult for De Heli with the ball to have any chance.

After all, near the penalty area, there is not much room for him to display his speed.

When De Heli speeded up, Junpei Morikawa also speeded up. He didn't make a move, but just ran along, and kept getting stuck inside.

De Heli never found a flaw, and in the end he simply took the football out of the bottom line-when he was close to the bottom line, he wanted to pass the football into the goal. When he hit the football, the ball had already crossed the line as a whole.

Besides, even if the ball does not go out of bounds, it is difficult to pass it to the goal, because the football was blocked by Junpei Morikawa.

London Bridge didn't even get a corner because the ball went out of bounds before the pass.

There was a burst of gloating laughter from the stands.

Amidst the laughter, De Heli seemed unable to accept the result. He turned around and ran to the linesman, wanting to argue with the opponent that the ball should never be a goal kick!

But his move to go to the linesman attracted the attention of the referee, who quickly ran up and gave de Heli a verbal warning.

In order to maintain the authority of the referee team, it is strictly forbidden for players to run to the line referee and yell at them.

Seeing this, London Bridge's assistant coach Thomas Hoon said to Stodd next to him: "De Heli's mentality is wrong..."

Todd nodded: "He was influenced by the other party."

"We have to make adjustments. Leeds City have obviously found a way to deal with De Hely," suggested Thomas Hoon.

"Let Park warm up," Stodd told him.

Thomas Hoon led the way.

Stroud continued to stand on the sidelines and watch the game.

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Sam Landier looked back at the warm-up area and said to Clark: "They called Park Chun-tae back...are they going to replace De Heli?"

Clark shook his head: "It should be back to 433. Let De Heli go back to the left and restrain our defense, so that we can no longer let Morikawa help defend Daben. Then let Park Chuntai attack Daben, After all, Da Ben has a yellow card, and it would be very troublesome to change someone to attack... We also changed people, replaced Da Ben, and let Davis replace him."

Luke Davis was originally the main central defender of Leeds City, and he made great contributions to the team's breakthrough.

After Ben Grist moved to the team, he continued to play the main force for a while. Later, as Grist successfully lost weight and his physical condition met the requirements of the coaching staff, Davis lost his main position. But he is still an important addition to Leeds City's back line.

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Pu Chuntai turned his head to look at Luke Davis standing beside him, who was also looking at him.

A little further away from them, London Bridge coach Stott looked at Leeds City coach Clark, who also looked over, and their eyes met in the air.

On the field, Houlai completed a shot in the penalty area and the ball was blocked by London Bridge centre-back Tim Martin with his leg extended.

The referee first awarded a corner kick to Leeds City, and then raised his hands to signal both teams to wait and make a substitution first.

Brent in the box couldn't help laughing when he saw this scene: "Ha, that's interesting! Todd replaced Park, obviously to attack Grist, but Clark directly replaced Grist... Haha !"

"Isn't Stott's punch empty?" Reynolds asked.

Brent shook his head: "Not necessarily. Luke Davis is not as good as Grist, so even if he is replaced, there will be a loophole on his side. London Bridge can continue to serve them. Make a fuss over there..."

"So there's still a chance at London Bridge?"

"Of course. With nearly half an hour to go, London Bridge just needs to score one more goal to equalize the total. If Leeds are dragged into extra time at their own home court, or even a penalty shootout, it will be bad for their morale. It is a heavy blow, and it may determine the final result of the game..." Brent analyzed.

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Park Chun-tae was replaced by London Bridge, attacking Luke Davies' defense zone.

It seems that the crisis in Leeds City has not been resolved.

However, few people have noticed the subsequent impact of this change.

That is, after Luke Davis replaced Ben Grist, who had a yellow card, Junpei Morikawa no longer needed to go there to help defend.

He can stay in his midfielder position and be responsible for midfield defense.

And so Pete Williams was set free.

He doesn't have to retreat frequently to participate in defense, so he can devote more energy to offense.

Leeds City's offensive... is up!

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"Hu—beautiful!!"

Accompanied by the exclamation from the stands, Hu Lai got up from the ground with his head in his hands.

He had just completed a very sudden dive to the summit at the back point.

London Bridge goalkeeper Alberto Bueno fought back, lifting the ball over the bar with one hand.

Leeds City win another corner.

The attack was instigated by Adams, who gave Laski the football.

Then Laski made a cross from the right.

The liberated Pete Williams went straight forward and attracted the attention of the London Bridge defenders.

Unexpectedly, Hu Lai suddenly appeared at the back point, like a torpedo, a low-altitude dive to the top.

It scared the London Bridge fans in the stands and in front of the TV into a cold sweat.

Fortunately, Bueno's concentration was very focused, and Hou Lai didn't make a sneak attack.

Although the goal was not scored, there was still a tsunami of cheers in the stands of the Flanders Stadium-Leeds City fans used this method to put pressure on the London Bridge players, making them feel as if the next Leeds City attack can score...

The corner kick was taken, Lasky grabbed the point in front of the goal and scored with a header!

slightly off...

Although they didn't score, the two consecutive attacks did make the London Bridge players feel tremendous pressure.

The Leeds City fans in the stands also became active, completely different from before.

Finally, in the 73rd minute, Leeds City once again attacked from the wing.

After the football passed to the back point, Hu Lai jumped up and made a header to attack the goal, which attracted most of the London Bridge defenders.

Especially the goalkeeper Bueno, who swooped in, trying to block the header again.

But this time, Hu Lai didn't shoot by himself. After he jumped up in the air, he clearly saw Laski who was following up in the middle, so he directly put the football back!

Bueno, who jumped up, missed nothing...

"Hu Lai! Header... Ferry!?"

Not to mention Bueno, even the commentator Shen Lang didn't expect that Hu Lai would choose to pass the ball...

Lasky, who followed up in the middle, did not disappoint Hou Lai's pass. He used his body to withstand another central defender, George Birquez, and then dived!

Hit the football into the goal with your forehead!

"Laski --!! Great goal! Leeds City leads London Bridge 2:1! The total score is 5:3! They are only half a step away from the Europa League final!"