Fox in the Penalty Area

When China was still immersed in the great joy of breaking into the World Cup for the first time in history, Hu Lai had already returned to Leeds.

As a worker, he still has club games to play, and it is impossible for him to enjoy all kinds of happy times like his teammates who play in China.

On November 23rd, Leeds City's away game against Warship Harbor will start.

In fact, this game has nothing to do with Hu Lai - after he finished the game against Paraguay, he received a message from the head coach Tony Clark, telling him that the coaching staff would not include him in the away game against Warship Harbor big list. The meaning is naturally to let him have a good rest, so that he doesn't have to go back to England so early. Finally, congratulations to Hu Lai for successfully qualifying for the World Cup.

But Hu Lai still set foot on the way home on the second day of the game.

After all, he is a professional player.

Even if you can't catch up with this round of the league, if you go back one day earlier, you can beat the jet lag earlier, get enough rest, and get ready for the next round of the league.

After returning to Leeds, after simply reversing the jet lag, Hu Lai appeared on the training ground of Leeds City.

Here, he was welcomed and congratulated by his club-mates.

"Hey, congratulations, Hu Lai! You're going to play in the World Cup!" Charlie Potter warmly hugged Hu Lai and patted him on the back. "It's really enviable!"

It's perfectly fine for him to say that.

Don't look at Charlie Potter as an England player, but he is not eligible to be selected for the England team, and naturally he cannot participate in the World Cup-England has already qualified for the World Cup, and it is obviously impossible for Charlie Potter to be selected for the England team.

There are currently two players in Leeds City who are more likely to be selected for the England team to participate in the World Cup, but they are only a little bit hopeful.

One is the young midfielder Pete Williams. As the core of Leeds City's midfielder this season, Leeds City's outstanding performance is naturally inseparable from him. His outstanding performance has attracted England coach Jason Lai. Lee's attention, and has already been selected for the England team for the first time on this national team match day, and also got 15 minutes of playing opportunities.

The other is Jay Adams, a midfielder who was once selected for the England team. When he was still regarded as a genius, he was selected for the England team as a matter of course. Later, his performance was not as good as the previous year, and after his state plummeted, it was only natural for him to leave the national team. And now after transferring to Leeds City, Jay Adams has performed well in the midfielder position, and the people's calls for him to return to the England team are also getting louder.

But whether it is Williams or Adams, it is hard to say whether they can participate in the World Cup. Their problem is that there is too much competition in midfield and the opponents are too strong.

Stan Park Rangers' captain Harry Burgard, Trammed's captain Connor Kirk, and London Bridge captain James Montgomery, these three form the main midfield partner of the current England team. The three of them are not only the captains of their respective clubs, but also the captains of the national team, known as the "captain combination".

In addition to the three of them, there is no shortage of other good players in the English midfielder, and the midfielder can be said to be the most lacking place for the England team at present. On the contrary, the strength of the front line is still weak...

Hu Lai led the Chinese team to the World Cup and received such a courtesy when he returned to the club. It is by no means because the players in Leeds City know how difficult it is for Chinese football to enter the World Cup. It's because he is currently the only player in the Leeds City team who has confirmed that he can participate in the World Cup.

When the World Cup kicks off next year and the media make the "Premier League Club World Cup Contribution List", Leeds City will be able to make the list anyway, although it is likely to be the bottom one...

Leeds City teammates are congratulating Hu Lai, and some people have a fighting spirit because of this.

When Kamala saw Hu Lai being surrounded by people, and everyone congratulated him one after another, she couldn't help but swear inwardly:

One day, I will go to the World Cup too! I want to be surrounded by people like this!

In fact, Kamara has now entered the field of vision of the French media and fans,

After all, Leeds City is currently second in the Premier League, and he is the absolute main force of Leeds City. If this does not attract the attention of the French side, then it will be hell.

But attracting the attention of the French media and fans is still far from entering the French national team.

After all, France is not a country that lacks football talents like China. Their young talents in the country are like crucian carp crossing the river. I don’t know how many of them are at Camara’s level. It is not to say that performing well in the Premier League will definitely be selected for the national team.

The French national team currently has a surplus of talents. Before Kamara, there were many more famous, older and no less capable French players than him. Moreover, none of the French players who were still playing for the rich had not yet been selected for the national team.

So Kamara, who has just become a little famous, wants to become a French international and play in the World Cup, at least in the US-Canada World Cup next year, it is impossible...

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"How's the result of Hu's physical examination?" Tony Clark found the team's team medical chief Thom Middle.

On the first day Hou Lai returned to the club, the Leeds City Club conducted a detailed medical examination on him. There are two purposes for the physical examination. One is to worry about his injuries in the national team competition, but Hu Lai doesn't know it yet, which creates hidden dangers. The second is to look at his physical condition.

"There is no problem, and even the physical strength is very strong." Middler reported the physical examination to Clark.

Clark quickly looked through the results, and Middle continued to introduce: "Hu's physical recovery is really surprising. During the physical test, it was impossible to see that he played two high-intensity games within five days. ...Honestly, I don't think it will affect his participation in the next game against Battleship Harbor."

Clark shook his head and said, "Although the physical condition is fine, the mental condition may not be. And we didn't consider him when arranging the tactics of this game. It's better not to add him temporarily..."

"Of course, you have the final say, Tony." Middler did not insist on his opinion.

The head coach has to consider the issue as a whole, while he is only responsible for providing unilateral opinions.

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Leeds City, without Hou Lai, lost 2:3 to Warship Harbor in the away game. Although they were brave enough to score two goals, they still couldn't win the game.

They also only stayed in the second place in the league for one round before being overtaken by Manchester Athletic, who defeated London Bridge at home in this round, and became third again.

The Stan Park Rangers continued their unbeaten record this season, topping the list with 12 wins and 1 tie with 37 points. Already leading the league's second-placed Manchester Athletic by as many as eleven points.

Although the league is only a third of the way, being able to lead by so many points is enough to show the strength of the Stan Park Rangers.

The defending champions continue their run to defend their title, and it looks like no team can stop them from claiming the Premier League title for two seasons in a row.

Some English media believe that the Premier League is about to enter the "dynasty era" of Stan Park Rangers. Now the Stan Park Rangers need to make a breakthrough in the Champions League, win the championship, and dominate Europe.

Of course, none of this has anything to do with Leeds.

Even if they lose this game and drop to third place in the league, everyone is very satisfied.

At the post-match press conference, Tony Clark said to media reporters: "I can't say that we have succeeded in relegation ahead of schedule. But at least judging from the current situation, our relegation path this season is better than last season. It's a lot easier to walk, that's a fact."

The Leeds City fans who lost the game have a very good mentality. They don't care about the defeat at all. Instead, they pay more attention to the next round of the league, and Hu Lai will return to the team lineup.

And that happened to be a home game.

Perhaps everyone can hear the brainwashing "Hu Song" again at the Flanders Stadium.

Although Hu Lai only went back to participate in two World Cup qualifiers and missed a league game, everyone felt as if they hadn't seen Hu Lai for a long time and missed him very much.

"Ahh! I always feel like I haven't seen Hu for a year... Why do I have to wait a week for the next round of the league! Why doesn't the Premier League play twice a week!"

In the "White Rose" bar, Levin put his head in his hands and shouted to the sky.

"Hey, I said at the beginning that this song is the best for Hu, but you still don't agree. Now everyone can't wait..." David Miller said triumphantly after taking a sip of beer.

John heyed: "You got it wrong, David. People just can't wait to see Hu score, not can't wait to sing 'HUHUHU'."

David Miller spread his hands: "Isn't this a meaning? When Hu scored a goal, we sang 'HUHUHU'. If we can't wait to see Hu's goal, we can't wait to sing 'HUHUHU'."

John gave him a blank look: "I can't make sense with you..."

David Miller laughed out loud, not in a good mood.

Just looking at the performance of these fans, it is hard to believe that their team just lost an away game...

In this round, they won London Bridge at home and returned to the second place in the league. The fans of Manchester Athletic are all yelling at the team's performance online. They have already been left behind by the sworn rival Stan Park Rangers by as much as eleven points in the league standings, and their hopes of winning the championship are getting slimmer and slimmer.

This made Manchester Athletic fans very unhappy.