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Insua is now under tremendous pressure and it is clear that the two Leeds City midfielders, Pete Williams and Jay Adams, are making a fuss about him.
In addition, Hu Lai often retreats here to seek cooperation with his two teammates.
Sometimes it's like three people besieging an Insua.
When other Catalan players come to help, Leeds City will quickly move the football to the wing. They are not fighting in the middle. It would be better if they can directly create a threat from the middle, but if not, they will immediately move
Go to the wing and mobilize Catalonia's defense.
Unlike Catalonia, which relies on delicate coordination in the midfield and frontcourt to launch attacks, Leeds City still plays in an English football style, playing a simpler and more direct game. Cross passes are generally used for transfers, rather than looking for opportunities.
Just back and forth.
In this game, Clark specifically asked them to make more direct passes and play behind Catalan United.
So whether it is Pete Williams or Jay Adams, when they get the ball in the midfield, they will pass the football behind the Catalan United defense whenever they have the opportunity.
Of course, the success rate of this kind of direct pass will be much lower, and there is a risk of being intercepted by the opponent for counterattack.
But the reason why Leeds City did this is because they have Hu Lai, a forward who is very good at finding opportunities behind defensive players, so this kind of risk Leeds City can afford and it is worth taking.
If you change to an ordinary forward, I'm afraid Leeds City would never dare to do this. Because they will most likely be scored by the opponent before they score. It's not that the opponent is more efficient than themselves, but their own score.
The efficiency is too average.
Hu Lai, a player who is only good at shooting and scoring, was once considered by experts and fans to be of little tactical use and did not help the team's tactics much.
After all, he can neither pull out to pass the ball, nor can he drop back to make a cameo in the midfield.
He can only and only be good at shooting.
It is increasingly difficult for a pure center to survive in today's football tactical system. Centers on other teams always have to wear multiple hats and have good comprehensive abilities. Shooting, passing, pulling...
Even defense is required. It does not require excellence in every ability. What is required is a balanced hexagonal warrior, so that it can have better adaptability in the team's various tactics.
If you are a shooter, you may not even be able to play, so how can you show your scoring ability?
According to common sense, Hu Lai should be this kind of unpopular "goal scorer".
But Leeds City manager Tony Clark's understanding of Hulay's tactical importance is different from those others.
He does not think that Hu Lai is unhelpful to the team's tactics. On the contrary, he feels that Hu Lai is indispensable in his own tactics.
It is no exaggeration to say that Hulay is the most important piece of the puzzle in his tactical map. Without Hulay, there would be no current Leeds City that attacks unscrupulously.
Because Hu Lai's super high efficiency in front of the goal ensures that the offensive tactics envisioned by Clark have a basis for realization, otherwise they will all be castles in the air in his mind and meaningless talks on paper.
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"Jay Adams got the ball in the midfield... He looked up and observed. Kamara came forward from the wing and asked for the ball... But he didn't give it to him. He sent a long pass to Hu who was advancing forward!"
Hugh Cox's voice is as clean and crisp as this Leeds City attack.
The moment Adams passed the ball, Hulay suddenly changed direction and went straight behind Jimenez!
Use your chest to stop Adams' pass.
It's a pity that Fortune, another central defender of Catalan United, used his speed to retreat in time and appeared in front of Hulay, and stretched his legs to block the latter's shot from the bottom line!
"Huh!" The voices of Catalan United fans cheering for Hulay sounded again in the stands.
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Having just experienced a dangerous situation on the back line, Catalonia United were not to be outdone and seized every opportunity to attack.
Salado, who was in excellent form in this game, became the leading figure in Catalonia's offense, and even Swedish forward Pettersson played support for him.
During the attack, he jumped up and headed the ball, passing the football to Salado.
Salado switched to the center and moved closer to Pettersson. After receiving the header from the latter, he used the outside instep of his right foot to move the football forward, and then took off directly from a distance of more than 20 meters.
shoot!
The football passed over the legs of Leeds City defender Teddy Bradford, who came up to intercept, and went straight to the right side of the goal!
Leeds City goalkeeper Van der Ven made a wonderful save. He dived horizontally, but did not dare to directly hold the ball.
Salado's shot was so powerful and heavy that if he held the ball directly, he would be afraid of losing it.
So he chose to punch out with both fists!
After a huge muffled sound, the football was blocked from the door.
Salado held his head in his hands, regretted for a moment, and quickly returned to the game. In the close-up shot, he accelerated towards the place where the football was.
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"Rosas was about to pass the ball... a fake move, he dunked it back, and then handed it to Campuzano who was closest to him! Campuzano dribbled the ball forward and pedaled his bicycle... Beautiful!!"
Campuzano took advantage of the continuous pedaling of his bicycle to knock Vieira, who was standing in front of him, to the ground.
But Leeds City's defense did not end there.
As soon as Vieira fell to the ground, Ben Grist quickly grabbed the ball, strode up, and stretched his foot to stab the football.
Campuzano wanted to continue passing Grist, but his short legs had no advantage over Grist's long legs, allowing the opponent to take the football away first.
Jay Adams, who was back on defense, just caught the ball from Grist.
He didn't stop the ball and let the football pass between his legs, while turning around to adjust the direction.
Turn around and pass the football forward.
As soon as the ball was released, Rosas' legs tackled it. If Adams had released the ball later, the ball would have returned to the Catalan United side.
Although there were no goals in the game during this period, the offensive and defensive transitions between the two teams made the several Chinese overseas players in front of the TV breathless and so nervous that they clenched their fists unconsciously.
This was not their first time watching a Champions League game, but they felt something they had never experienced watching a Champions League game before.
In the past, when they were in China, although they didn't watch much live broadcast of Champions League games, they would learn about them through post-match highlights or sports news.
But at that time, watching the Champions League was really just for fun.
Everyone knows that the Champions League is the most technically and tactically valuable football tournament on the planet today, but it is difficult to say exactly how high it is.
When they came to Europe and received training in Europe for nearly half a season, they had a reference point in their hearts. When they watched this Champions League game, the shock they received was huge.
When they first came to Europe, they were amazed at the level of European football. Even the intensity of daily training was no less intense than a Chinese Super League game. They were a little uncomfortable when they first came here. At the same time, they also understood the difference between Hu Lai and Leeds City.
In the documentary, why did he fall asleep directly after being massaged by Uncle Yong after training when he first arrived in Leeds City?
This was not something he acted out, but he was really tired.
In terms of pace alone, the training pace of European teams is faster than the pace of Chinese Super League games.
And now if you look at the Champions League games, you will find that the pace of the Champions League games is much faster than the pace of their respective teams and leagues.
So why is the Champions League the highest level competition in world football today?
It is reflected in these aspects.
While they are still struggling in their own teams, Hu Lai is already at home in such games and plays with ease.
This is the difference between these people and Hu Lai.
He came out a year and a half earlier than them, and his progress is astonishingly fast.
They have an obvious feeling that they are all still Chinese players, while Hu Lai already looks like a European player.
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The fierce battle between Leeds City and Catalonia continues. In this back-and-forth battle, the game time also flies by.
Before everyone could react, the game had already entered seventy-five minutes.
"...There are still fifteen minutes left before the end of the game, and the score is still 2:2. Leeds City performed very bravely, and what is even more commendable is that their bravery is not the courage of ordinary people... They successfully withstood it with their excellent offense.
The offensive of Catalan United made the opponent hesitate and fear their attack, and they were unable to give their best. This is why we say that 'the best defense is offense'..." He Feng commented.
"But there is also a question..." Yan Kang added, "At this point in the game, both sides will have physical problems, especially Leeds City, who are playing away from home. Can they still maintain their physical fitness when they are declining rapidly?
Such an offensive? If it doesn't work, will Catalonia counterattack, resulting in a failure?"
He Feng cannot give an answer to this question, only Leeds City on the field can.
Yan Kang's concerns are indeed justified. After all, at present, the reason why Leeds City can play evenly with Catalonia is entirely due to their crazy offense. But if such an offensive cannot continue, does it mean... a collapse?
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Xie Lan turned her head and cast a questioning glance at her husband.
Feeling her gaze, Hu Lixin nodded to his wife and told him that the two commentators were right. It is indeed very dangerous for Leeds City now.
After getting a positive reply from her husband, Xie Lan turned her worried eyes to the TV screen again.
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Hu Lai was running in the frontcourt. When he saw Jay Adams making a move to swing his leg to pass the ball, he immediately turned around and moved forward.
But after running a few meters, he turned around and saw that Adams hadn't passed the football.
He himself was caught in an offside situation, so he had to turn around and run back.
To be honest, such repeated back and forth runs are really draining on physical energy, but there is no way. As a forward, he must do it again and again, otherwise the opportunity will not come out.
Adams did see Hulay's advance and planned to pass the ball. However, at the critical moment, Jimenez took a step sideways and got stuck in his passing route. He was not sure that he would successfully pass the football to Hulay's feet.
Afraid of losing possession of the ball and giving the opponent a chance to counterattack.
So he chose a conservative approach, feinting a shot and then passing the football to Pete Williams who came up to receive the ball.
As for Hu Lai... I can only apologize for letting him run in vain. Anyway, for a forward like him, frequent sprint sprints are the norm.
When the football was passed to Williams, Hu Lai had already returned to the starting position, but he did not stop, but continued to run back, as if he was going to meet Williams.
Jimenez, who had blocked Adams' passing route at a critical moment, quickly stepped forward to cut off the connection between Williams and Hulay.
But just as he was running up with Hu Lai, Williams suddenly sent the ball at his feet.
A straight kick!
Hu Lai, who was originally running back, suddenly turned around and sprinted back!
The two pass and run together perfectly!
Jimenez quickly raised his hand. He remembered that his position was further forward than Hulay, which meant that Hulay was behind him. This ball... Hulay was offside!
But the referee's whistle did not sound, and the assistant referee did not stand still.
The referee team did not think Hu Lai was offside!
"Hu Lai! What a chance! Successful counter-offside!"
Amid He Feng's cheers, Hulay, who was sprinting back, received the ball from Williams behind the entire Catalan United defense!
At this time, others are already at the top of the free throw arc!
Catalan United goalkeeper Cordero decisively abandoned the goal almost as soon as Williams passed the ball. He wanted to block Hulay's shot. He seemed to have anticipated how Leeds City would attack this attack.
The Catalan United fans in the stands booed loudly, trying to interfere with Hulay at the most critical moment.
But these things have no effect on Hu Lai.
While receiving the ball, he looked up and observed Cordero's position, and then chose to shoot directly from outside the penalty area!
He raised his right leg, opened his arms, and made a strong volley.
But when the foot came down, it turned into a light kick!
Cordero, who went to the penalty spot, was helpless against this shot. He couldn't even jump up. He could only raise his head on the ground and watch the football pass over his head and fly towards the goal behind him.
w.
At the same time, I prayed to God in my heart, praying that this ball... would not go in!
But God can’t control Hu Lai!
Not every shot he takes will score, but this kind of unmarked shot with sufficient time to prepare is as easy for Hu Lai as completing the shot in training!
Amidst huge boos, the football passed over the head of the stunned Cordero, and then fell!
Jump briskly into the goal behind him!
Just like a fish jumping into the sea, splashing into the waves, and being caught in the net.
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P, today’s third update is completed, and there will be another third update tomorrow.
