Fox in the Penalty Area

The league has played 20 rounds, and the time has entered 2026.

Leeds City still ranks second, and is still nine points away from the league's first Stan Park Rangers-when Leeds City drew 1:1 away at London Bridge in the last round, Stan Park Rangers were also defeated by Wolves at home. De Hampton drew.

So the point difference between the two teams has not changed.

Third place is Manchester Athletic with 42 points, and the teams in fourth and fifth have changed.

Tramed, who was originally fourth, lost to Warship Harbor 0:1 at home, and was overtaken by Wiggerston, who won this round, and fell to fifth.

And Wiggerston, with his victory over the London Mars, was fourth.

As for the two teams, London Bridge and North London, with a draw and a loss, both points and rankings are stagnant.

Judging from the current league situation, apart from Athletic Manchester, it is difficult for other teams to threaten Leeds City.

Halfway through the league, Leeds City can still stay firmly in the second place, which really makes many people never expect it anyway.

At the beginning of the season, when Leeds City performed well and had a strong momentum, they rushed to the top three in one breath. These people vowed that as the schedule deepens, Leeds City's ranking will gradually decline, and eventually return to a relatively normal position.

Especially the intensive schedule during Christmas will greatly affect the performance of the Leeds City team.

The intensive schedule increases the physical burden and at the same time increases the risk of injury to players.

Once Leeds City, whose bench is not thick enough, has attrition and the lineup is not neat enough, its performance and results will plummet.

But what makes them very disappointed and surprised now is that Leeds City has had good luck so far this season, and there have been no major injuries. Even if there is a slight injury or illness, it will not hurt the bones. The coaching staff can also survive by adjusting the tactical settings and personnel mix.

In addition, during the pre-season training camp, Tony Clark paid close attention to the physical training of the whole team, allowing the players to reserve enough physical strength.

So even if it is Christmas and New Years now, the physical fitness of the Leeds City players has not shown signs of collapse as some people imagined.

The decline in physical fitness has indeed declined, and the team's performance in a single game is indeed not as good as in the early days of the league-this can be seen from the conceded goals in every game.

But these problems still did not affect Leeds City's final victory.

The physical fitness of the players has declined, and their performance in a single game has also declined, but they can still win.

It used to win 3:0, now it is 3:1, or 3:2. It used to win 2:0, but now it is 2:1... nothing more than that.

As long as they can still win, Leeds City's ranking will not drop.

The reason is that the physical reserve of the Leeds City team is too abundant. Even if there is a decline and loss, it is better than other teams in the league.

Of course there is another very important reason, but it may be overlooked.

That is, Leeds City's offensive efficiency is very high.

It's like scoring a goal. Other teams may need ten shots or twenty shots, but Leeds City only takes eight shots. Then the physical energy they consume in offense will naturally be much smaller than other teams.

In this way, Leeds City consumes less physical energy in each game, and the physical advantage accumulated from game to game will become very large and obvious.

As for why Leeds City's offensive efficiency is so high...

That's because they have a shooter who is good at taking chances.

The 17 goals in the league were not picked up by missing.

With the same opportunity, if someone else comes in, he may kick into the goalkeeper's arms-this is not bad, anyway, it can be regarded as hitting within the range of the goal frame in terms of technical statistics.

What's worse is kicking it and flying into the sky.

But in fact, these are very normal performances, and no one can guarantee that they will not waste opportunities.

At most it's just how much wasted.

In terms of seizing opportunities, Hu Lai is better than others.

His efficiency is also one of the important reasons why Leeds City is currently ranked second.

Sometimes, the key to winning a game may be a ball.

If you can score that goal in the game, you can take the initiative, and the team's confidence and morale will increase, which will cause the balance of victory and defeat to tilt in your favor.

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Leeds City's performance and league rankings were very surprising. Tony Clark also let go in the post-match press conference against the North London Rangers, publicly admitting that Leeds City, which currently has 47 points, has in fact completed The task of relegation this season.

This is not surprising, but many people breathed a sigh of relief: You are finally willing to say that!

When they asked Clark before, the latter always said that the goal is relegation, relegation has not been successful, and the team still needs to work hard.

It sounds especially like showing off, very insincere.

Well now, the hard facts are in front of Clark, and he cannot allow him to deny the reality of the team's success in relegation ahead of schedule.

In fact, going back ten seasons, in the past ten seasons, the minimum score for a Premier League team to successfully relegation is 35 points, and Leeds City has reached the standard in the seventeenth round of the league.

When they succeeded in relegation last season, they scored 42 points.

But Tony Clark, who had a particularly wild offense in the game, was particularly cautious in this matter.

It was not until Leeds City led the 18th-ranked Boscomb by 27 points that it officially announced the success of early relegation.

In fact, theoretically speaking, Leeds City still has the possibility of relegation. After all, the gap of 27 points is nine games.

But the account cannot be calculated like this, otherwise, any team may be relegated, even the Stan Park Rangers who currently have fifty-six points may also be relegated.

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"That's how we relegated?"

In the "White Rose" bar, Levin looked at the unfinished wine in the glass and said in an uncertain tone.

"Judging from the current points situation, it should be a success in relegation..." John said. "We can't collapse in the second half of the season. Even if we lose nine games in a row, Boscomb will win nine games in a row. There are other teams in the middle."

"From the beginning of the season, I began to look forward to the moment when the team finally succeeded in relegation. I imagined a lot of ways to celebrate at that time... But when we really succeeded in relegation, why didn't I want to celebrate at all, even There is still a sense of loss? It's like... like what?" Levin frowned and muttered.

He is definitely not the only one who has this idea. After hearing what he said, many other Leeds City fans in the "White Rose" bar nodded and agreed with him.

There were many people in the bar at this time. They were all fans of Leeds City. They often came here to drink and knew each other very well.

Of course, the atmosphere cannot be said to be cold, just as usual, everyone gathers together, drinks and chats in groups, occasionally watches the news broadcast on TV, and then expresses some opinions on the current facts...

It's no different than any normal evening.

It's normal.

But now that Leeds City has successfully relegated ahead of schedule, such normality has become abnormal.

Because it stands to reason that success in relegation is a very happy thing. As fans, they should be drinking revelry in the bar at this moment. Everyone has excited smiles on their faces, drinking one cup after another, talking and laughing loudly...

As a result, it is now no different from an ordinary day...

This makes people feel that there is no sense of accomplishment if the relegation is successful.

"Is it because we relegated too early?" Someone asked tentatively.

Everyone turned to look at him.

He was a little dazed: "What did I say wrong?"

David Miller patted the table: "No, you're right! In fact, it was too easy to avoid relegation. Last season, we also succeeded in relegation after beating the North London Wanderers. Everyone was so excited at that time. It's not easy to successfully relegation in rounds! This season, I still finished the North London Wanderers relegation, and the result is this..."

John said: "I think we should change our minds, guys? Don't always pretend to be a fan of a relegation team. Leeds City is now second in the league! You think Stan Park Rangers fans will Celebrating because the team won't be relegated?"

Everyone looked at each other and understood what John meant.

To put it bluntly, Leeds City performed well, and relegation should no longer be the goal that everyone cares about.

"But the problem is that if we don't aim at relegation, what can we aim at?" Someone asked him.

John didn't answer him, and the others didn't make a sound. There was a brief silence in the bar, only the TV was still playing the game highlights, and the cheers from the Flanders Stadium could be faintly heard.

Everyone is thinking about this question.

The task of Leeds City this season has been completed, but the fans are not only not happy, but also a little empty.

After a group of people thought about it for a while, Levin suddenly said, "I thought of it!"

Everyone cast their eyes on him one after another: "Have you thought of your target?"

"Target? Ah no, I mean I think what we're like now!" Levin said excitedly. Think about it carefully, is it like what I said! Empty and boring, I feel that this world seems to have lost the value and meaning of existence... I just want to sit on the bed, let my brain empty, and not think about anything, no matter what……"

"Damn, Levin!" David Miller couldn't bear it anymore, and interrupted Levin who was dancing. "What the hell is going on in your head?"

Others also booed him and raised their middle fingers:

"Go on! Levin! We were discussing business, and you're thinking about this!"

"I think Levin, you should drink less alcohol now, your brain is ruined by alcohol!"

"Levin, you had a lot of masturbation when you were young, otherwise why did you experience it so deeply?" John directly made fun of him.

Levin was tongue-tied, but he didn't expect to let himself in.

Seeing him like this, there was finally a burst of laughter in the bar, breaking the previous tranquility.

Now it is finally more or less like the scene after the team successfully relegation...