Tramed's home game against Leeds City is the focus of the fourteenth round of the Premier League.
The two teams had just finished playing in the Champions League, and everyone began to look forward to them meeting in the league.
Originally, Leeds City did not have this kind of treatment, but because of the famous game last season, everyone was waiting to see how Tramed would succeed in revenge at home.
But in fact, even without that game, there is no shortage of stories between Leeds City and Tramed.
Not to mention the regional rivalry between York and Lancashire, this is an identity that they cannot get rid of. It was not very prominent before. That was because Leeds City was too weak to threaten Tramed, so the regional identity
Ignored by people intentionally or unintentionally.
In the past, Leeds City's regional enemies were teams of Burley's level.
Now that Leeds City won the Premier League championship last season, they are naturally qualified to be on an equal footing with the traditional giant Tramed, and their regional identity has only been mentioned.
Both teams can represent the football level of their respective regions, so their encounter will naturally be carried with them regional hatred.
On the other hand, it is because Leeds City did have some friction with Tramed after being promoted to the Premier League.
Apart from last season's championship game, the most famous one was Leeds City's 2:3 away game against Tramed when they were fighting for relegation last season.
There was a controversial penalty at the end of the game. Tramed relied on a penalty kick to defeat Leeds City at the last moment and get three points.
This controversial penalty has been discussed a lot after the game, and Leeds City does not seem to be very convinced.
The two teams, which had nothing to do with each other before, ended up at odds for the first time in the Premier League.
Then, when they met for the first time last season, Leeds City returned the favor at home, defeating Tramed 2:1, avenging the "controversial" penalty kick last season.
The two teams have officially entered the rhythm of "when will we retaliate?"
It can be said that even if there is no match in the thirty-seventh round of last season, if this momentum continues, the two teams will beat each other and I will beat you. Driven by regional hatred, sooner or later the situation will develop.
Become a feud.
That game only greatly accelerated the feud between the two teams.
Although Tramed did not shout the slogan of "revenge" before the game like Stan Park Rangers, no one doubted their determination to take revenge.
As the saying goes, "A dog that bites never barks."
A silent opponent like Tramed is even more terrifying.
Against this background, people began to discuss how Leeds City would respond.
"If I were Clark, I would make a big rotation in the team's lineup. We just played a tough game against Catalonia, and there is nothing wrong with rotating the lineup in the league. The most important thing is that if we lose the game, this is still
A very good reason…”
"Think about how they challenged Stan Park Rangers away from home before the first Champions League group match. As a result, nearly half of the main players did not come with the team. In the end, Leeds City lost 1:2 to Stan Park Rangers.
Successful revenge. But at the same time, Leeds City, who lost the game, did not receive any criticism. Both the media and the fans were quite tolerant of the team's failure... I think this is a good precedent. Leeds City is completely
We can learn from it..."
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"For the Tramed game, I don't plan to make rotation adjustments to the lineup." Tony Clark said to the players on the training ground. "Although the game is tomorrow, I can tell you now that the lineup will be
It is exactly the same as the away game we defeated Catalonia. Of course, if any of you feel tired or feel unwell, you can also mention it to me and I will make a rotation of personnel."
The players wearing training vests stood in front of him with their hands behind their backs. No one raised their hands, and no one spoke. They just looked at their head coach quietly.
"Very good, I believe you have the ability to perform well in continuous battles with strong teams. This is why I have arranged this... In the second half of the season, we will go to the Europa League. This time I hope we can win in the Europa League."
A good result in the Europa League. How good is it? Good enough for us to compete in the Champions League next season..."
As soon as this statement came out, there was finally a commotion among the team members.
Everyone turned around and started talking.
They all know what it takes to qualify for next season's Champions League:
Either become the top four in the Premier League, win the Champions League, or...
Participate as Europa League champions.
So what the boss means is that our goal this season is to win the Europa League?!
After Clark allowed the players to discuss it for a while, he asked: "Why such a big reaction? Are you intimidated by this goal?"
"Uh, no, no!" someone among the team members quickly defended.
Just kidding, even if I was really frightened, I wouldn’t be able to say that at this time!
"It's normal to be frightened. After all, it's the European championship! But... I hope you can also remember that we are the Premier League champions! Since we can win the Premier League championship, why can't we want to win the European championship? With Catalonia
In the game, you also saw that we are fully capable of defeating the European giants. And it is at their home court! Did Leeds City's Premier League championship rely on scoring points against the relegation team? No, of course not! In our case
In the process of winning the championship, we defeated giants like Stan Park Rangers and Tramed. Our championship is full of gold! So why can’t we win the Europa League?”
Clark's continuous rhetorical questions made the team members' emotions surge.
Yes, we ended Stan Park Rangers' 90-game unbeaten run at home in the away game. We also defeated Tramed in the away game. We even won every game in G6 last season.
These six teams are considered strong teams in Europe. Since we can beat them in the Premier League, why can't we beat other strong teams in Europe?
The 4:2 victory over Catalonia United proved that they are competitive throughout Europe.
If you think about it this way, it seems like... they can really compete for the Europa League championship!
Once they accept this setting, in the minds of Leeds City players, the initially unattainable goal does not seem so scary.
And they will attack themselves. When we were still struggling to avoid relegation, we never thought we would win the Premier League championship soon. But we finally became the champions!
So now I think the Europa League championship is incredible, but it doesn’t mean we can’t win it...
Seeing the change in everyone's eyes, Clark struck while the iron was hot: "This is why I insist on using the strongest lineup in the next game. Because a team that aims to win the Europa League will never be able to win the Europa League."
When you encounter a strong team, surrender in advance and find a good excuse for your failure! 'I just finished playing in the Champions League and I am exhausted'? Give this reason to Tramed who lost the game!
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When Leeds City returned to the red-roofed stadium, they were greeted by more than 60,000 red-eyed Tramed fans.
"Now, let us welcome..."
Before the broadcast at the red-top stadium finished speaking, boos could not wait to be heard from the venue.
So much so that in the end, the name "Leeds City" was directly drowned in boos.
Facing huge boos, the Leeds City eleven filed out of the tunnel and onto the pitch.
The TV cameras followed the Leeds City players, especially staying on Hulay's face for the longest time.
In the slightly serious lineup of players from both sides, Hu Lai with a smile on his face stood out.
The boos from Tramed's fans didn't seem to affect him, but instead made him laugh even happier.
It felt like he might wave to the Tramed fans in the stands at any moment.
Some people admire Hu Lai's calmness.
But in fact, the reason why Hu Lai couldn't hide his smile was because he thought of another time and space, the grudge between Leeds United, the team representing Yorkshire, and Manchester United, the team representing Lancashire. The two teams were mortal enemies and had great hatred.
After Manchester United suffered an air crash, Leeds United fans could still use the air crash in the stands to taunt their opponents.
So every time the two teams meet, no matter how disparate the strength is, the scene will always be fierce, and Manchester United fans will greet Leeds United with the harshest boos.
In this time and space, there are no two teams, Leeds United and Manchester United, but there are still teams representing their respective regions. Tramed represents Lancashire, and Leeds City represents York.
This scene at the Red Roof Stadium now makes Hu Lai couldn't help but think of the grievances between Manchester United and Leeds United. Unexpectedly, separated by different time and space, some things will eventually arrive at the same destination...
But in this time and space, the hatred between the two teams has deepened because of his winning goal last season.
When he thinks of this, Hu Lai feels a sense of accomplishment that he has created history.
So I couldn't help but laugh non-stop.
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"...There were many speculations before the game that Leeds City, which had just played a Champions League group match, would rotate in this game... But now the answer has been revealed. Clark did not make a major rotation of the lineup. Leeds City can
It is said that they fielded their strongest lineup away from home... This relieved those who were worried that Leeds City would make a substantial rotation of the lineup like they did when they challenged Stan Park Rangers away... The happiest thing is Trame
German fans, they think that in this way, after Tramed defeats Leeds City at home, the latter will have no excuse..." Matthew Cox told everyone about the two teams in the commentary box.
resentment.
"To be honest, Clark can indeed use the team's recent Champions League game as an excuse to rotate the lineup. This is a normal operation. No one can blame him on this point. But he still chose to let all the main players
The lineup is somewhat surprising..."
The telecast soon gave Tony Clark a close-up shot.
In the camera, the Leeds City coach is sitting calmly on the coaching bench, waiting for the game to start.
On the court, Ricardo Barea took a deep breath to cool down his eyes.
