Fox in the Penalty Area

When Hu Lai sat in the car driven by Yong Jun and came to the gate of the Leeds City training base, the Leeds City fans who were waiting there shouted his name: "Hu! Hu!!"

Hu Lai lowered the car window and waved to the fans.

This scene was recorded in the photographer's camera.

This is Hou Lai's first training session after scoring a goal in the game.

Obviously, compared with when he didn't play and didn't score, his status in the eyes of Leeds City fans is changing now.

"That's the way football is..."

The Chinese reporters standing outside said with emotion at this scene.

"Winners and losers. If you can win and score goals, everyone will like you. If you can't..."

"Hu Lai's goal was really critical. He scored a goal in his first appearance, which really paved the way for him to continue. Anyway, his life in Leeds City is much better..."

"Yes, yes. He should still be able to play in the next away game against Lancai Chamboree, depending on whether he is a starter or a substitute..."

Hu Lai's car has already driven into the training base, and the Chinese reporters are still discussing Hu Lai's prospects.

The debut goal aroused a new climax of domestic attention to the Premier League, and these reporters shouldered the task of transmitting everything that happened here back to China.

Just the scene at the entrance of the training base just now is probably enough for them to write a report.

No matter big or small, Chinese fans care about it.

Soon, I believe that news like "Hu Lai's debut goal conquers Leeds City fans" will appear on the Chinese Internet...

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David Miller pushed away the White Rose Bar on the corner of the street, and there were already many people sitting inside.

He squeezed to the bar: "A glass of dark beer."

After the bartender handed him the beer, he left the money in his hands on the bar, picked up the glass and turned to his partners. Most of them were having a heated discussion. Someone saw David Miller , raised his hand to greet him.

"Hi David, here you come!"

"What are you guys talking about?" David Miller held a glass of wine and sat astride an empty chair that his partners gave him.

"What else can we talk about? Of course it's the game yesterday." The person who greeted him pouted to the side, and the heated discussion continued.

"...his luck is really good, when Pete passed the ball, he happened to run into the open space!"

"Tom, do you think that was just luck? I think he took that spot on purpose."

"Isn't it? Sydenham's defenders were taken away just as Pitt passed the ball..."

"Then why didn't someone else show up in the slot?"

David Miller couldn't listen anymore, he tapped the table lightly with his wine glass: "Okay, your argument is meaningless. It's just a game, a goal. No one can tell whether it's strength or luck. ..."

Others noticed David and laughed: "David, is your son going to watch the game again?"

"I can't control him..." David said angrily and helplessly.

Everyone knows that David Miller has a talented young son who is the main player of the Leeds City youth team. This youngest son is David's pride, and he will always show it off in front of the old guys.

What "My son scored a hat-trick in yesterday's game" "My son leapfrogged into Leeds City U16"...

Although everyone always teases David, they still envy David in their hearts, and hope that Matthew can play in the first team of Leeds City one day, which is the glory of their neighborhood.

But since that incident, the tense relationship between the father and son made David no longer take the initiative to bring up his former pride in front of others.

While the guys feel sorry for the two of them, they actually hope they can get back together.

But now it seems that it may be difficult to go back to the past.

Someone raised his hand: "I said... Guys, I have a question..."

After attracting everyone's attention, he continued: "How long are we going to continue like this? Are we...will never go back to the stands in Flanders again?"

His question silenced the crowd, and many fell silent.

In this embarrassing silence, David said: "How is it possible, John? As long as Hodge and the others bow their heads to us..."

Seeing this, the middle-aged man named John asked David: "Then David, how can Hodge and the others bow their heads to us?"

This time David Miller didn't know how to answer.

John continued: "Is it true that when the team is relegated, the club can know what they did wrong? They shouldn't fire 'Daddy', and they shouldn't sell Sean...But even if the club admits their mistakes, It can't change the reality that we have fallen back to the British Championship? So, by then, will we...do we win?"

He looked at David Miller, who didn't answer him.

He looked at other people again. Under his gaze, everyone lowered their heads, and some people picked up their glasses and pretended to drink, even though the glasses were already empty.

No one could answer his question.

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For Leeds City, the next two games are very critical.

As critical as the game that just ended.

Because their opponents in these three games are all direct competitors of relegation.

Sydenham have been pulled from 14th by them. After Leeds won the game, they had the same points as Sydenham, rising from the previous 18th to 16th, while Sydenham fell from 14th to 15th.

In the next round of the league, Leeds City will challenge Lancashire Chabury in an away game. This team ranks 17th, just below Leeds City, with exactly the same points as Leeds City.

In the next round of the league, Leeds City will host Glamorgan, who is currently ranked eighteenth in the league.

If Leeds City can't get rid of their competitors in these two rounds of the league, the relegation situation will become more confusing.

Chinese fans haven't recovered from the joy of Hu Lai's first goal in his first show. CCTV Sports Channel's documentary "Hu Lai's Journey" about Hu Lai's joining Leeds City has just finished broadcasting. Without retreating, Leeds City had already gone to play Lanca Chabury away.

Double match a week.

This time when Leeds City announced the squad for the game, Hu Lai was among them without any suspense.

The majority of fans are not as excited as when Hu Lai was selected for the first time in the squad. After all, Hu Lai scored a goal in his debut. Doesn't this performance allow him to occupy a place in the squad for the game?

The key is whether he can play, and if so, in what way.

Starter or substitute?

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Xie Lan sat on the sofa with his head down and swiped his phone. The TV in front of him was on, but the volume was turned down very low.

Her husband, Hu Lixin, was also smoking and swiping his cell phone on the balcony outside.

The couple are waiting for the game to start at eleven o'clock in the evening.

At this moment, there was a sound of pattering footsteps from the master bedroom, and then the bedroom door was opened.

Xie Lan looked up and saw his old father coming out wearing a cotton jacket at home.

She quickly put down her phone and got up to greet her, and at the same time said: "Dad, I just checked, and there is no Hu Lai in the starting list. Why don't you go back to sleep for a while? When he comes on stage, I will call you..."

Father waved his hand: "It's okay, the elderly do not sleep less, I'm already awake, and I won't be able to fall asleep again."

As he spoke, he moved to the sofa step by step with the support of his daughter, and waited with his daughter for the start of Leeds City's away game against Lancashire Chabury.

Hu Lixin on the balcony stood up when he saw this, but when he saw the father-in-law waving at him, he sat down again and continued smoking his unfinished cigarette.

On the TV in the living room, the picture has been cut to the front of the game. What is displayed in front of the audience is the player tunnel of Chabury, Lancashire's home stadium. Beside the little caddy, waiting to play.

It seems that there is indeed no Hu Lai.

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Hu Lai was on the bench, watching the game with his teammates.

Leeds City in the away game was suppressed by Lancashire Chabury.

The stands were full of shouts from Burleigh fans, which created tremendous psychological pressure for the visiting team.

Putting aside the relationship between mutual relegation competitors, this game is not easy for Leeds City.

It can be seen from the opponent's name that Burleigh is a team based in Lancashire, and their team emblem also has the identity symbol representing Lancashire - the red rose.

Leeds City is a West Yorkshire team.

Lancashire and York, a pair of sworn enemies in British history.

Any two teams from these two regions face each other and the scene will be very hot.

That was the case between Leeds City and Lancashire. Although the last confrontation between the two teams was eight years ago, in the long history, there will always be some passionate memories, so that fans of both sides will not forget each other's identity.

They greeted each other's eighteen generations of ancestors with swear words and opened up map guns.

"Lancashire bastard!"

"West Yorke ass!"

"I slept with your mother yesterday! It's so fucking exciting!"

"Kneel down and call Dad! You unworthy descendant!"

The fans of the two teams greeted each other in the stands, and on the court, the players of both teams also fought fiercely.

Burleigh, who played at home, took the lead. After taking a one-goal lead, they used their home court advantage to launch a fierce siege against Leeds City players. Anyway, they are already ahead, and they don't mind cutting the game to pieces.

Therefore, it is difficult for Leeds City players to continuously control the ball and launch an offensive.

The Burleigh fans in the stands were still laughing mercilessly at every goal they conceded.

Under the double blow, Leeds City played very difficult in this game.

Pete Williams, who performed well in the last game, was restricted by the opponent and had no room to play.

He fell to the ground again and again, losing possession of the ball.

Although sometimes the referee would call Burleigh players for fouls, Leeds City's offense was all interrupted because of this.

After adjustments at halftime, things didn't get any better either.

Clark has strengthened the hardness of the midfield to compete with the opponent, but he has been unable to score on the front line, so such a little enhancement of the midfield will not help at all.

Still have to score...

Thinking of this, Tony Clark sighed.

He didn't let Hu Lai start this game because he considered that his opponent would be very tough in physical confrontation. Even after special training, Hu Lai's core strength has been strengthened, but it is useless in such a game environment.

In order to prevent Hu Lai from exhausting his strength in endless physical confrontation, he was allowed to sit on the bench.

Now it seems that no matter what the situation is on the field, Hu Lai must be played.

Thinking of this, he asked assistant coach Sam Randyll to call Hou Lai to warm up.

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The TV broadcast of the game suddenly cut to the bench of Leeds City, and it was seen that Hu Lai, who was sitting and watching the game, had bowed up and ran out of the bench.

The commentator He Feng's voice lifted: "Hu Lai is coming off the bench!"

Xie Lan in front of the TV suppressed her inner excitement, and didn't dare to shout loudly for fear of disturbing her mother who was still sleeping in the back room, but just shook her fist.

The father sitting next to her also straightened up on the sofa, staring at the TV more intently.

In the 62nd minute of the game, Hou Lai came off the bench, this is his second Premier League game.

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