When Hu Lai ran to the corner flag area to make his signature celebration, what greeted him was not "HUUUUU!!!" from the fans in the audience, but intensive boos.
After all, this is not Leeds City’s Flanders Stadium, but Stan Park.
The noise made by the Leeds City fans who traveled with the team was simply not enough to compete with the Stan Park Rangers fans.
But Hu Lai didn’t care whether it was cheering or booing, he scored anyway!
He is still very happy.
After making his signature celebration move, he laughed heartily, and the boos did not affect his mood at all.
Hush, the fans' boos won't make him lose a hair, let alone boo the goal that has already been scored, so what should he care about?
He hugged his teammates who rushed forward, and everyone patted his shoulders and head.
Sam Landill on the sidelines was full of praise for Hulay's performance: "I scored a goal in eight minutes of playing! This efficiency is really terrible!"
"Haha!" Clark also laughed happily. "His grasp of opportunities in front of goal and his sense of smell are really top-notch in the world. That's why I must bring him to Liverpool. Even if we let him play as a substitute, he can give us
Creating surprises...The advantage of having Hu in the formation is that we can achieve our tactical goals at the lowest possible cost."
Brooks saw Clark smiling happily on the coaching bench next door, and gritted his teeth and said: "Damn it! They didn't really admit defeat in advance! We must adjust our tactics and not relax too much!"
Stephen Brown heard this and asked: "So you won't replace Harry?"
Before conceding the goal, Brooks discussed with him to replace the team's captain Harry Bernard and let him rest more to prepare for the next Champions League group match against Paris Eger.
After all, Bernard has not had much rest after undergoing meniscus removal surgery.
First, he made a comeback at the last moment in the league last season and competed with Leeds City for the league championship. Then he participated in the World Cup held in the United States and Canada in the summer and reached the knockout rounds. Now that he is back in the club, he is still playing a leading role.
He is the indispensable core of the team.
In the new season, four rounds of the league have been played. There is also a League Cup and two national team games. He has played in every game. He has behaved very professionally and can be called a "model worker".
So Brooks was planning to let this "tough guy" rest.
"Well, we won't replace him so that we can continue to keep the pressure on Leeds City. Otherwise, if we give up the midfield and let them drive straight in and face the defense directly, they might really lose another goal at the last moment.
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Although it is not worth being dragged down by Leeds City in the league before the start of the Champions League group stage.
But Brooks also has his own insistence.
That is, we must win this game, no matter what, we must win.
Only when you win can you be qualified to tell the team - take a long-term view and continue to move forward.
If the Stan Park Rangers, who are bent on revenge, are tied by the opponent at their home court, and the cooked duck can fly, then how can I encourage the players and make them believe that they can win back what they have lost this season?
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In fact, Bernard himself was unwilling to be replaced. When the game restarted, he led his teammates to continue fighting with Leeds City. The whole team became nervous again, suppressing Leeds City's counterattack and preventing them from
Threaten your own goal.
In the end, they managed to hold on to the score at their home court.
2:1.
Park Rangers won the game, beating Leeds City.
Symbolically speaking, revenge is completed.
However, judging from the expressions of Leeds City players after the game, they were not upset about this defeat.
This made those Stan Park Rangers fans who cheered for the team's successful revenge somewhat concerned, but they always felt that it was not a "perfect revenge".
Not to mention what Hu Lai said in an interview after the game:
“Stan Park Rangers’ revenge? Yes, they succeeded in revenge, congratulations. They played great in this game, and they deserved the victory...”
The understatement and smiling expression make it seem like he is commenting on the grievances between Stan Park Rangers and other teams.
Although in terms of content, Hu Lai's answer was blameless. As the losing side, he showed enough gentlemanly demeanor and congratulated the winner, without being so angry that he jumped over the wall like a sore loser.
But the more "generous" he is, the more it makes many Stan Park Rangers fans feel uncomfortable.
Some fans even ran to this news and roared: "You are our opponent, can you be serious?!"
The result was a roar of laughter from the Leeds City fans.
Stans Park Rangers fans who couldn't stand it taunted: "You are so happy after losing. Just reading the comments, I thought Leeds City had won..."
Some Leeds City fans immediately responded: "We won, we won the league championship! Hahahaha!"
Fans from both sides started to sneer at the news about Hu Lai.
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After finishing the league match against Stan Park Rangers, Leeds City entered the Champions League to prepare for the competition.
They only rested for half a day the day after the game, and all the players gathered for training on Monday afternoon.
After training on Tuesday, except for the players on the injured list, everyone on the team took a plane to Istanbul, Turkey to participate in the first Champions League game against Gulf Lighthouse.
The whole team went, but only eighteen people were able to make the final roster and were eligible to sit on the bench. The other players could only watch the game in a specially designated area in the stands, truly "watching from the sidelines."
This is different from the Premier League, where only players who are on the squad are eligible to go with the team to away games. In the Champions League, Clark insists on bringing all the players with him, naturally hoping to create a feeling of "we are a whole".
After all, this is the first time Leeds City has participated in the Champions League in history, and no one wants to be absent at this historic moment. So Clark is very considerate and brings all the players he can bring with him, so that they can also participate in history and enhance cohesion.
In addition, bringing all the players is not just symbolic, it also has practical effects.
That is to facilitate the team to conduct complete training in the away game, such as some group confrontation content and set-piece tactical training. If there are only 18 people, it will be difficult to carry out due to lack of manpower.
Champions League away games are not like league away games. In league away games, the team usually leaves for the away game the day before the game, simply adapts to the venue, and then waits for the game to start tomorrow.
The requirements for the richness of training content are not high.
But the Champions League is different. On the one hand, the journey is long, and on the other hand, the countries are different. Whether it is weather or food, there are too many things to adapt to. Therefore, the team cannot leave for the away game the day before the game, otherwise there may be no jet lag.
That's not enough - unless it's a match in a neighboring country that's close to you. For example, the French team goes to Italy...
This is still the group stage. If it is the knockout stage, the team will even leave three or four days in advance before an important game. Just after finishing the league, they will go directly to the away game to prepare for the Champions League game. Naturally, they will have to bring all the players with them.
superior.
Of course, bringing all the players will also have requirements on the team’s financial situation. After all, there are many more people, and the cost of air tickets, transportation, and hotel accommodation will increase a lot.
So this practice of the whole team traveling away from home is only done by wealthy teams.
This may be one of the reasons why wealthy teams perform better than ordinary teams in European competitions. After all, logistics capabilities are also an important part of combat effectiveness.
Economic pressure is no longer a problem for Leeds City today.
Ever since Hu Lai became a player of this team, Chinese companies have been coming to the door waving their checkbooks.
This situation intensified after Leeds City won the Premier League championship and Hulay won the Premier League Golden Boot.
This summer, Leeds City Club executives have been busy negotiating cooperation and signing contracts with Chinese companies.
They have no control over the courtside billboards at Flanders' home ground - all the courtside billboards in the Premier League are operated by William Daly, an advertising company. The club has no control over how much money they sell - but the training base
They can sell billboards.
So outside the training ground of Leeds City’s first team, a circle of billboards was set up, all with the logos of Chinese companies. In addition to billboards, signs of Chinese companies also appeared on various buildings in the training base.
In addition, there are advertisements in various places on the jerseys, front chest advertisements and back advertisements of the training uniforms... Even the naming rights of each box in Flanders, their home stadium, were sold to Chinese companies. So when the distinguished guests came to the Flanders Stadium
To watch football, they will enter the "× is the box", "China××Bank box", "Xx car box", "×Ning box", "×× box"...
These private rooms are not just named after the brand names of Chinese companies.
There will be a company LOGO on the door, and there will also be a company LOGO and promotional posters on the wall inside the box.
If you pay more, even the decoration style and color matching of the box can be customized according to the company's requirements...
In addition, the Flanders Stadium is also the first stadium in the Premier League to add Chinese characters to all text signs. This will facilitate the Chinese fans who come to the Flanders Stadium to watch the Hulay game to visit the stadium at the same time.
Regarding Leeds City's all-round surrender to Chinese capital, some British media ridiculed: "When I went to Leeds City's training base for interviews and to visit Flanders Stadium, I thought in a trance that I had traveled thousands of miles in time and space.
I was in China and visited a Chinese football club... The only thing that surprised me was that the staff there still spoke English. I suggested that Leeds City Club should strengthen staff training so that they can learn fluent Chinese as soon as possible. About this
A little bit, maybe they can learn from Hu, how he quickly mastered many foreign languages..."
Faced with such ridicule, Leeds City Club is "not ashamed, but proud" and continues to run wildly on the road of "Chineseization", never to return.
They even plan to open their own peripheral authorized store in China to facilitate those Chinese fans who want to own Leeds City jerseys and peripherals but cannot come to the UK.
Ignore the questions in the media about which country’s blood is flowing in their bodies.
There is no way, who made the Chinese give too much?
It is meaningless to debate the question of "whether to be a capitalist or a socialist". It is more beneficial to keep silent and make a fortune.
Leeds City, with its swollen wallet, also has the strength to send all first-team players to play away games in the Champions League.
Go to the distant but not romantic Türkiye.
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PS, I’m back. The plateau is really tough. I couldn’t sleep well the first two nights. I finally got used to the altitude and managed to sleep well, but then I got diarrhea again...
However, I still saw a lot of stunning scenery along the way, and it was a worthwhile trip.
I returned home with the sequelae of diarrhea and continued writing and writing. I will resume two updates on August 1st~
Thank you all for your understanding and support!
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