When Kamara equalized the score, Clark and Randall hugged each other and cheered in front of the visiting team's coaching bench.
“We still have to attack! We still have to attack!” After the celebration, Clark emphasized to Randall. “Offensive is the temperament of this team!”
Randhir also had to admit: "Indeed. When you talked about the offense in the second half, many players in the locker room's eyes lit up... And during the game, after changing the style of play, everyone played much better..."
When Clark first coached Leeds City, he was scolded a lot because of his defensive back.
The media is full of criticism about Leeds City's poor defense every day. Leeds City fans also complain that the team's defense is simply League One level and not even Championship level. This shows how bad it is.
Clark’s first season in charge of Leeds City indeed suffered from poor defense. They were almost relegated.
At that time, no one could have imagined that in his second season in charge of Leeds City, he would lead this relegation team to win the Premier League championship.
Now that I think about last season, it still feels like a dream, like a dream.
After that season, the criticism among the media and fans about Leeds City's poor defense has decreased a lot. It still exists, but it has not disappeared completely. After all, Leeds City's defense is indeed not good.
But there are fewer people criticizing and blaming it like before, and more people regard this as a "meme".
For example, Matthew Cox forwarded Clark's remarks at the post-match press conference. Is he really criticizing Leeds City's defensive stretch? Is he mocking Clark's football style? Maybe, but there is more
I'm afraid it's just a joke.
Everyone says that Leeds City’s defense is poor, and Leeds City’s defense is indeed poor, but their offense is strong!
No matter how bad your defense is and your offense is unparalleled, you can still make up for it.
How did Leeds City win the league title last season?
Relying on an impregnable line of defense?
of course not!
It is a sharp attack!
Clark's football philosophy is really implemented thoroughly. As long as we can score more goals than our opponents, we can win the game.
After Leeds City showed their powerful offensive firepower, naturally no one cared about their defense.
There are also people who are serious about writing articles analyzing the various benefits of Leeds City doing this, praising their offensive football for being pleasing to the eye...
But to put it bluntly, the reason why everyone’s attitude has changed so drastically is entirely because Leeds City won the league championship last season.
The football world is very realistic. If you have a championship, it can prove your strength.
Whatever you do is necessary to win the championship.
Since you won the championship, it means you did everything right.
As the old saying goes, “Offense wins fans, defense wins championships,” then Leeds City will tell you “Offense wins both fans and championships”!
Even within Leeds City there is this change in mentality.
At first, both players and coaches were worried about Clark's style of football.
Sam Landill is not a direct descendant of Clark, but has been a coach on this team before. Although he was promoted to assistant coach after Clark came, he still argued with Clark about defensive issues.
There are also people within the coaching staff who are worried that if the team continues to play like this, the team will definitely be relegated...
Now...
Of course no one cares about poor defense anymore.
They will say:
“Our defense is not bad, but it’s not as good as our offense.”
This is actually true. After all, Leeds City's defense has improved over the past two seasons, and is getting better every season. Although it conceded 42 goals last season, it ranked last among the top four.
One, but among the 20 teams in the entire league, this number of goals conceded is not an exaggeration. Only seven teams conceded fewer goals than them.
It’s just that compared to Leeds City’s offense, the defensive data are not that impressive, and the inherent impression left on people in the past is difficult to change.
But the Leeds City coaches who knew the inside story naturally didn't care about this matter.
This is especially true for the players. They have enjoyed all the benefits brought by the boss's offensive football and it is really difficult to go back.
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After Leeds City equalized, it seemed like a hornet's nest had been stung, with the home team fans at the Bay Stadium booing and roaring even louder.
The Bay Lighthouse team was also enraged and kept attacking the Leeds City goal, trying to take the lead again.
Generally speaking, the side that scores the goal will perform better and be more threatening.
But this game was reversed, and the Bay Lighthouse that lost the ball was even stronger.
Because in their original plan, beating Leeds City at home and getting three points was within the plan.
As the champion of the Turkish Super League and a team that often participates in the Champions League, Gulf Lighthouse is also ambitious.
Even if they are assigned to this group, it does not mean that they will give up the idea of qualifying to participate in the Champions League knockout rounds.
If they want to compete with Catalonia and Vesuvius for the right to qualify for the group, then facing Leeds City, the weakest seed team in this Champions League, Gulf Lighthouse must score all three points at home, otherwise there will be little hope.
The Bay Lighthouse team is actually very clear that although they are a local super giant, in fact, when facing the European giants, their biggest reliance is their home court advantage.
So they are bound to win these three points against Leeds City at home.
As a result, a fierce attack in the second half failed to expand the lead, but instead allowed Leeds City to steal a ball.
Bay Lighthouse fans are angry, and so are the Bay Lighthouse players.
This is our home ground!
When will it be your turn to act wild?!
Really thought that the "devil's home field" of the Bay Lighthouse was just a joke?!
“The Turks are coming...” Sam Landill reminded Clark.
Clark smiled: "That's good, so there is space behind them! Sam, go and let the team continue to attack."
Randhir glanced at him: "Do you want to win?"
“Now I see hope of winning.”
Landhir went to the sidelines, first whistled to attract everyone's attention, then raised his right hand high, curled up his ring finger and little finger, and raised his thumb, index finger and middle finger.
Tell all Leeds City players: "Keep attacking, the boss will win!"
So the city of Leeds hit the bay lighthouse.
The two sides are like the tides of the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara, crashing into each other on the Bosporus in Istanbul.
Generally speaking, Bay Lighthouse has the advantage of home field, and it does have an advantage on the scene.
But Leeds City is not helpless.
"Hu! Ahhh!!" Matthew Cox yelled. "Arslan made a wonderful save. He blocked Hu's header! But before it was over, the football fell.
In the little penalty area…Lasky!!”
Polish striker finally hit the football this time, but due to interference from Manteguru, his kick missed...
The football slides out.
Although he did not score a goal, Cox praised Leeds City's performance during this period: "This is how we should play! This is right! You are the Premier League champions! Even if you go to an away game, you shouldn't be timid! What are you doing?
Shrink your defense...Now this is the way you are best at playing football! You should use your best way to appear in the Champions League!"
Although Matthew Cox once mocked Leeds City's poor defense.
But at this time, he uncharacteristically supported Leeds City's attack.
This is a foreign war after all.
Facing foreign enemies, he hopes that Leeds City can show what they are best at, knowing that they are the Premier League champions and represent the image of the Premier League and English football.
As the Premier League champions, if others look down upon them, it is not the Leeds City family’s business...
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Kamara was extremely active after scoring the goal, and he felt like he could not stop him even if he was in good condition.
He successfully broke through twice from the left wing within five minutes. Once he was blocked by the Bay Lighthouse defender near the baseline. Once his pass was not passed well and flew directly to the other side.
Because of such an active performance and scoring goals, Kamara has become the focus of the Bay Lighthouse players.
Some Chinese fans may wonder that since Kamara has attracted so many defensive forces, does it mean that the pressure around Hulay has been reduced?
No, not really.
Gulf Lighthouse was well prepared for this game. Even so, they still did not relax their defense against Hulay. After all, their opponent scored three goals for the Brazilian team in the World Cup and became the striker for the World Cup Golden Boot.
As long as Leeds City attacks near their penalty area, there must be someone in the Bay Lighthouse formation following Hulay. Even if both central defenders dive out, someone will quickly come to fill the position.
Always put Hu Lai as the highest-level target for the team's defense.
Under such circumstances, it is really difficult for Hu Lai to get rid of the defense and get a chance.
“Damn! This is a fight with Hu Lai!” On the Internet and in front of the TV, I don’t know how many Chinese fans are worried about Hu Lai.
But Hu Lai himself did not have this consciousness.
He was still sighing in his heart: It deserves to be in the Champions League!
It is said that the Champions League is the most technologically advanced football tournament on the planet, even more powerful than the World Cup.
I had only heard such comments before, but now I have experienced it myself and realized that it is indeed awesome.
It stands to reason that the Premier League champions are very powerful, right? The level of the Premier League must be higher than that of the Turkish Super League, right?
Based on this comparison of strength, isn’t it a matter of course that the Premier League champion wins the Turkish Super League champion?
Only during the game did I realize that even the championship game against the Turkish Super League was completely different from the ordinary Premier League.
The pace of matches in the Premier League is relatively fast, and the pace of matches in the Champions League is even faster.
And this is still a relatively low-level group stage in the Champions League.
Going to the knockout round, the level is higher, the pace is faster, and the difficulty is higher.
Sure enough... we still have to play in the Champions League!
Although he was guarded and booed by the home fans, Hu Lai did not feel frustrated. On the contrary, he was excited.
Understand why so many players who are pursuing talent and ability will regard whether the new club can participate in the Champions League as an important reference when transferring.
After all...since he is an ambitious player, how can he not want to participate in the Champions League?
This is where you can compete with strong teams from all over Europe!
The level of the World Cup is actually not low, but it only happens once every four years. How can it be as enjoyable as participating in the Champions League every year?
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Kamara once again successfully penetrated the wing and passed the ball into the penalty area before the opponent's defender could block him.
This time he threw a ground ball, which was faster but also more difficult.
Hulai still ran towards the football under the close defense of Mantgurulu.
He could feel the collision from Mantegulu, constantly squeezing his body, trying to squeeze him out of the receiving route...
Hu Lai's strength was indeed not as good as the opponent's, but he still gritted his teeth and held on, not letting the opponent push him away.
But he spends almost all his strength on physical confrontation, and it is difficult to get a chance to shoot because once his feet leave the ground, he may be squeezed away by the opponent...
It is very difficult to do it under today's circumstances if you want to support your body with only one foot and then lift the other foot to shoot as normal.
Not to mention that Kamara passed the ball from the left. If Hulay wants to shoot, it is best to use his left foot, but he is not very good at it. It would be okay if there is no interference.
If the defender shoots with his left foot while fighting physically, the accuracy will plummet...
Obviously the Bay Lighthouse players also knew this, so they specifically attacked Hulay's weaknesses, forcing him to only use his left foot to handle the ball.
Just when Mantgulu was concentrating on wrestling with Hu Lai, he suddenly felt that the power blocking him disappeared!
He was stunned for a moment. Could it be that he had squeezed Hu Lai away?
Next, he was worried that this kid wouldn’t fall again, right?
Looking down again, I only had time to see Hu Lai's extended right foot... He used the outside instep of his right foot to poke the football towards the goal!
Mantguru had no time to stop him, and could only watch the football flash past his eyes, and then disappear from his field of vision.
"Hu Lai... Hu Lai! Beautiful!!"
Followed by He Feng's sudden loud roar, everyone saw Hu Lai suddenly withdrawing his strength when he was fighting with Mantegulu, and then instead of using his left foot, he stabbed with the outside instep of his right foot!
Mantguru didn’t expect that Bay Lighthouse goalkeeper Arslan didn’t expect Hulay to shoot such a thief kick!
He fell to the ground half a beat too late to save. When the football flew over the goal line, he made the save...
“The ball has been scored!! Seventy-ninth minute of the game! Leeds City has taken the lead!” Matthew Cox raised his arms and shouted.
"Beautiful!! Hu Lai! Beautiful!! The first goal in the Champions League! His first goal in the Champions League! The first goal of the Chinese player in the Champions League! Born in his first Champions League game!! Even if there is no good chance,
Hu Lai still caught it with a beautiful blow...just one blow...fatal!"
He Feng’s excited roar echoed in thousands of homes after four in the morning.
All of them once again witnessed the birth of history!
Hu Lai has taken a solid step and set a deep footprint in his career!
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PS, during the double monthly ticket period, use Hu Lai’s first goal in the Champions League to ask everyone for monthly tickets~!
