Fox in the Penalty Area

After Luo Kai arrived in Manchester, he took away all the Chinese media in Leeds, making the outside of the Leeds City training base suddenly much quieter.

These media rushed to report the signing ceremony between Luo Kai and Tramed, just like they gathered at the Leeds City training base to report and record the signing of Hou Lai and Leeds City.

For Chinese football, these are the two footprints of the Long March.

It must be recorded.

It will be a precious historical material of Chinese football in the future.

Considering the enthusiasm of the Chinese media and the huge Chinese market, the Tramed Club specially arranged a joining ceremony for Luo Kai alone.

Luo Kai, who was wearing a Tramed jersey, was in the red-roofed stadium, holding a Tramed scarf, and showing it to the reporters present.

Smiling, he stood with Tramed first-team manager Kevin Locke.

People who don't know thought that Luo Kai would directly register with Tramed's first team...

In fact, he just came here to sign and show off, and soon he will go to the Dutch town of Wollendamm, where the team Veronica is his real foothold.

After the joining ceremony, Chinese journalists left Tramed one after another.

This day happens to be Christmas in the West. Lanterns are hung in the streets and alleys, and beautifully decorated Christmas trees can be seen everywhere. There are people coming and going in the shops on the street. When you open the door and go in and out, you can hear Christmas songs coming from inside.

Seeing the strong festive atmosphere on the street, the reporters couldn't help but twitch their mouths, and a warm current surged in their hearts:

Hu Lai has established a firm foothold in Leeds City, Luo Kai joined the giant Tramed as he wished, and our national team has entered the World Cup for the first time...

Chinese football will have a bright future!

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When everyone was concerned about Luo Kai's tight transfer, the Premier League played two more rounds within a week.

In the nineteenth round of the league, Leeds City defeated Sydenham 2:1 at home, winning six consecutive league victories.

This is Leeds City's longest winning streak in the Premier League.

In the twentieth round of the league, Leeds City drew 1:1 away at London Bridge.

Their six-game winning streak ended in this round of the league.

In these two rounds of the league, Hu Lai failed to score in the game. Counting the 18th round of the league, Leeds City defeated Holt 3:1 in the away game. This is his third consecutive game without scoring.

In fact, this is not a big deal. After all, it is too common for many players not to score in three consecutive games.

However, when the South Korean media reported the game after the game, they focused on this matter. It seems that apart from Hu Lai not scoring in three consecutive rounds, the game between Leeds City and London Bridge was lackluster, and there was nothing to say. that's it.

They deliberately highlighted the fact that Hu Lai didn't score a goal, and they hyped that this is already the case of Hu Lai's three consecutive rounds of misfiring in the league. It makes people think that Hu Lai has really encountered the biggest crisis in his career:

"...In the focus of this round of the Premier League game that ended yesterday, Leeds City drew 1:1 away at London Bridge. Although they did not lose, Leeds City's leading striker, Hu Lai, suffered a setback. He was delayed in the game. Scoring a goal, it's as if you can't find your shooting boots... In the end, because of Hu Lai's sluggish state, Leeds City failed to win the opponent in the away game..."

If there are those who don't pay attention to what happened in this game at all, and only rely on reports to understand Hu Lai's recent situation, then they will definitely think that Hu Lai's performance in the game is very bad, and they may even have lost the initiative. The trust of the coach, even the starting qualification is about to be lost...

But in fact, Hu Lai, who was said to be so serious by the Korean media, just failed to score in three consecutive games.

But after their interpretation, this very common thing seems to hide a very big hidden danger:

"This is the first time that Hu Lai has not scored in two consecutive rounds or more than two league rounds this season. He always scored consecutive goals before, and at most interrupted one game in the middle...Although this is the first time, it is important for the Hu Lai, who is soaring on the scorer list, may indicate that as the schedule is halfway through,

His physical fitness and state began to decline inevitably. The exaggerated state like the first half of the season will no longer exist... What's more frightening is that fans who are used to Hu Lai scoring consecutive goals will criticize Hu Lai's current sluggish state? Will it bring huge pressure to Hu Lai? Under such internal and external troubles, will Hu Lai's own mentality change? So don't underestimate the fact that you haven't scored in three consecutive rounds, this may be a harbinger of collapse..."

Listen, how stupid this is. But South Korean journalists wrote it in such a grandiose media.

It seems that Korean fans really believe these nonsense...

Well, there are indeed many Korean fans who really believe it.

They went to Hu Lai's official social media account to mock Hu Lai:

"I heard you're going to collapse?"

"Experts analyze that Hu Lai will fall into a complete collapse next week!"

It provoked many Chinese fans to climb over the wall and scold them:

"If you don't score in three consecutive rounds of the league, you will collapse? Then your family Pu Chuntai will be smashed?"

"I thought that such a mentally retarded statement would not be recognized by the fans of Bangzi, but now I find that I was wrong. I really can't overestimate the IQ of Bangzi..."

"To be honest, the Bangzi media publicized the fact that Hu Lai didn't score in three consecutive rounds. In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this statement is untenable. I still have to say it to them, just for the sake of disgusting people."

"Then why doesn't our media write an article about Park Chun-tae not scoring in five consecutive league rounds?"

"Hey, our media still needs to show some face..."

"What? Our media wants face?!"

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Every time Hu Lai and Park Chun-tae played against each other, there would be such a "war" between Chinese and Korean fans on the Internet.

Although it is said that Chinese fans and Korean fans have been unhappy with each other for a long time. Chinese fans are unhappy with South Korea mainly because of football, while Korean fans are unhappy with China because of China itself.

But it is still very rare to be able to be so intense.

This is mainly because the competition between Hu Lai and Park Chuntai means the replacement of old and new forces in Asia.

In this alternation between the old and the new, the old forces are often not willing to give up their status, and will always organize a counterattack in an attempt to kill the new forces in their cradle.

So every change of old and new has its cruel side.

The 30-year-old Park Chun-tae is in his prime. In the hearts of Korean fans and media, he can continue to dominate Asian football for a long time.

Unexpectedly, China's Hu Lai suddenly emerged, and soon caught up. This made Koreans feel great pressure.

And not only the rise of Hu Lai, Luo Kai's recent transfer to Tramed has also stimulated Korean fans.

Chinese young players have gone abroad one after another, what about our own young players?

That unlucky guy, Park Guixian, is still fooling around in China!

Shameful!

The younger generation of Japanese and Chinese players are in Europe, why can't the best of our young players go abroad? !

So for a while there were many criticisms against Park Guixian on the Internet, scolding him for not thinking ahead, scolding him for being arrogant, scolding him for being short-sighted...

There are all kinds of scolding, no matter how ugly the scolding is.

This made Pu Guixian, who was suddenly scolded, confused, not knowing which evil force he was offending...

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Although anyone with a discerning eye can see that the South Korean media hype that Hu Lai scored three consecutive rounds is for disgusting people, but it doesn't explain anything at all.

But I can't help but someone will think too much.

After all, it has never happened to Hu Lai this season that he failed to score in three consecutive league rounds.

Was it really guessed by the Koreans?

Is it true that the two-line battle between the national team and the club made him too tired, so he was in a sluggish state?

Will head coach Tony Clark really lose confidence in Hou Lai, who has not scored in three consecutive rounds?

You must know that the three league rounds of Hu Lai's goal happened to be the time when the schedule was the most intensive during the Christmas period. The eighteenth round of the league on December 21st, the nineteenth round of the league on the 27th, and the second round of the league on the 30th. ten rounds.

Playing three games in ten days, it is normal for Hu Lai to be physically exhausted...

Under such circumstances, on Friday, January 2, 2026, Leeds City ushered in their opponents in the 21st round of the league, the North London Rangers at home.

What reassures those fans who are worried about Hu Lai losing the trust of the head coach is that Hu Lai was not only selected for the big list in this game, but also selected for the starting list without any suspense.

At the pre-match press conference, Clark also specifically pointed out: "... Hu Lai is still an important member of the team. As long as he is not injured, I will let him play."

This answer can be regarded as a reassurance for those who like to think wildly.

But if you really want them to put their hearts back in their stomachs, it still depends on Hu Lai's performance in the game.

It is indeed normal to not score in three consecutive rounds, and it is not a big deal. But if there are more consecutive games without scoring, then maybe the situation predicted by the South Korean stick will really become a reality...

Absolutely can't let the stick succeed!

Every Chinese fan thinks so in his heart.

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