When Junpei Morikawa suddenly stepped forward and intercepted Moreno's ball, the commentator on Japanese TV suddenly became excited and he repeated Junpei Morikawa's name loudly.
Until Junpei Morikawa kicked the football towards the goal.
The Japanese commentator also prolonged his voice: "Sutaku Morikawa——! Junpei Morikawa——!! Junpei Morikawa——!! YATTAAAAAAAAA! Junpei Morikawa YATTAAAAAAA!! (Note 1)
"He scored his first official goal after joining Leeds City! The first goal was scored against the powerful rival Madrid Pirates in the Champions League! A wonderful long-range shot! Great, Morikawa
Junpei! Great! Although Morikawa is not a player who is good at scoring, he still shot at a very high level! Whether it was luck or not, his goal helped Leeds City equalize the score! Both sides reunited
Back to the same starting line!"
The Flanders Stadium erupted into huge cheers, and the rain and fog that had been falling seemed to be shattered by the cheers.
After scoring the goal, Junpei Morikawa himself was a little surprised, but he still happily ran to the sidelines to celebrate the goal.
It's just that he didn't know what to do in celebration, so he just ran with a smile on his face until he was pulled by Pete Williams and held in his arms.
More Leeds City players rushed up to celebrate with him.
They slapped Morikawa Junpei's back, shoulders and head vigorously to express their ecstasy.
Even the Leeds City players themselves did not expect that the person who scored in the second half and helped the team equalize the score would be Junpei Morikawa, a man of few words in the team but a humble man!
Because Morikawa Junpei is good at defense, but really not good at offense...
When they came up to celebrate the goal, they even made fun of Morikawa Junpei: "Ah, Morikawa! Are you deceived?"
"Oh God! What did I see? Morikawa actually scored! The end of the world must be coming!"
Morikawa Junpei didn't care at all about such jokes, with a happy smile on his face.
Hu Lai looked a little sad from a distance.
It seems that Junpei Morikawa is doing better and better in Leeds City. He doesn't have to worry about this guy with an abnormal brain circuit being squeezed out after he leaves.
He was happy for Morikawa Junpei, but he didn't smile.
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Zhou Zijing was also happy for Junpei Morikawa. He rushed out from the bench and, together with other substitute players, waved his fist towards the court and shouted loudly.
After being roommates with Junpei Morikawa for several months, Zhou Zijing also had a good impression of this pure Japanese.
"It was Junpei Morikawa who scored the goal, ha! Not to mention that the Pirates didn't expect it, we didn't expect it either!"
Assistant coach Sam Landill said to Clark happily while pumping his fist.
"That's good. They will be wary in the next game. I wonder if they should focus on defending Morikawa Junpei..." Clark suddenly paused here.
"What's the matter, Tony?"
"Go let Zhou warm up, Sam."
Randhir guessed that Clark was going to replace Zhou Zijing. He didn't ask why, but nodded and turned around and walked to the bench.
Zhou Zijing, who was celebrating the goal with his teammates, was overjoyed.
"Warm up? Okay! No problem! I'll be there right away, coach!"
After saying that, Zhou Zijing put on his vest and ran towards the warm-up area.
He was ecstatic inside.
Junpei Morikawa scored the goal in the 56th minute of the game. He could be substituted after a few minutes of warming up.
This means that he will get thirty minutes of playing time in this Champions League game!
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About six minutes later, Zhou Zijing was already standing on the sidelines, followed by a fourth official with an electronic number plate.
Anyone who sees this scene knows what it means.
He Feng became excited: "Zhou Zijing is about to appear! Audience friends, Zhou Zijing is about to appear! Our long-awaited 'Chinese Derby' in the Champions League is about to be staged!"
This game actually has another gimmick, that is, for the first time in the Champions League, two Chinese players represent different teams competing on the same field.
This is the so-called "Chinese Derby".
It's just that Zhou Zijing's position in Leeds City is not stable, and he has not been able to get the chance to start. So whether this "Chinese Derby" can be successfully staged, no one knew before.
With such an uncertain thing, how could Hu Lai's return to Leeds City be more eye-catching?
After all, only the Chinese care about the "Chinese Derby". The story of Hu Lai's return to Leeds City is not only concerned by the Chinese...
But now, the commentator He Feng is excited, and the Chinese fans in front of the TV are also excited.
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After Zhou Zijing came on the field, he was replaced not by Lasky, but by Soleberg.
But this does not mean that Zhou Zijing will play as a right winger.
Leeds City made adjustments to their formation, changing from the original 433 to 442, with Zhou Zijing and Laski playing forward together.
Kamara returns to midfield, still on the left.
And Pete Williams, who was restricted by Juan Ramirez in the middle, went to the right.
As a result, Leeds City's midfielder consists of Jay Adams and Junpei Morikawa.
If Ramirez goes to the wing to defend Peter, Joaquin Vela will be the only one in the middle.
Because of Junpei Morikawa's goal, it was impossible for Joaquin Vela to let Junpei Morikawa approach the penalty area. Defending one against two would cause problems sooner or later.
So it is impossible for Ramirez to go to the wing.
In this way, Pete Williams came to life.
Although he is not particularly good at moving on the wing like Kamara, he is also an offensive player who can take the ball, break through, and pass the ball. It is not a big problem to make a cameo occasionally.
Clark wants to take advantage of this scoring momentum to regain the lead.
By replacing Zhou Zijing, he hopes to use his physical advantages and ball-making ability to create scoring opportunities for Lasky, Kamara or others.
Previously, he had caught the Madrid Pirates off guard by shooting three arrows at a time, but Clark also knew that he could not keep going so fast.
Mainly because this Leeds City team does not have Hulay.
Without Hulay, the scoring ability plummeted, and Leeds City no longer had the ability to score before running out of energy. If they could not score first, Leeds City, which would enter a weak state at the end, would have no choice but to let their opponents take whatever they wanted.
At this time, it is necessary to replace Zhou Zijing, because Zhou Zijing has the ability to slow down the team. Although this ability is still mediocre now. But after he comes on the field, Leeds City's frontcourt offense will have an anchor point.
As for being able to only go fast, fast, fast, nothing but fast is still fast.
Even if the attack fails, the opponent will not be able to counterattack after being stopped.
Because Zhou Zijing can help Leeds City control the ball in the midfield and frontcourt.
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After Zhou Zijing ran onto the court, his eyes turned to Hu Lai on the opposite side from a distance.
There was a long distance between the two of them, so he couldn't actually see Hu Lai's expression clearly, and Hu Lai probably couldn't see his expression either, but he just showed a triumphant expression.
Even a little provocative.
It seemed like he was issuing a challenge to Hu Lai.
But this is just Zhou Zijing's performance after he became an actor...
He knew his mission very well.
Head coach Clark had told him before he was substituted.
His main task after coming on the field is not to score goals, but to create opportunities for his teammates. When Leeds City attacks, he tries to hold the ball in the frontcourt so that his teammates can press forward confidently and boldly.
Simply put, he is a tactical center.
Want to score goals to compete with Hu Lai?
Don't even think about it.
Although Zhou Zijing sometimes has a weak mind, he is not stupid.
Especially after starting two consecutive games but doing nothing, he also realized the cruelty of reality.
In the game against London Mars, his heroic performance with one goal and one assist after coming off the bench was, after all, just a "miracle" of overwhelming luck, not an everyday occurrence.
He knows that it is indeed difficult for him to directly compete with Hu Lai, so he can only accept the head coach's arrangement and start as an assistant honestly.
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After Zhou Zijing came on the field, he quickly created an opportunity for Leeds City.
After stopping the ball with his chest in the frontcourt, he used his body to lean on the Pirates center back Amantegui behind him, and then passed the ball to Kamara who was cutting inside.
Zhou Zijing's physical advantage allows him to not only serve as a fort for Kamara, but also provide cover and pick-and-roll for Kamara.
It will take some time for Amanteji to bypass Zhou Zijing and defend Kamara.
And this little time gave Kamala a chance to take off.
Although his shot was blocked by Pirates' Belgium national goalkeeper Hewel, it caused thunderous cheers from the Leeds City fans in the stands.
After finishing the shot, Kamara gave Zhou Zijing a thumbs up, indicating that he had done a great job just now.
He Feng also praised: "After Zhou Zijing came on the field, Leeds City finally had a real 'center'. His presence will make Kamara and Lasky's work much easier. And the most important thing is that
, this is Zhou Zijing’s first Champions League game, but he has no stage fright at all! Just look at his confrontation with Armantegui just now. Facing the former Spanish international who is 1.89 meters tall, Zhou Zijing is not at a disadvantage at all.
I think at least in terms of physical condition, Zhou Zijing is the closest to European standards among Chinese players!"
Off the field, in front of the home team's coaching bench, Sam Landill was very satisfied with Zhou Zijing's performance after coming on the field: "This kid is pretty good, he's not afraid at all!"
Clark smiled and said: "Think about it, Sam, he is someone who can say after coming to Leeds City, 'I will try hard to make Leeds City fans forget about Hu'. What else can he be afraid of? I don't know if he can be forgotten by people."
Hu, but as long as he continues to play like this, sooner or later we will see him on the outer wall of the house in Leeds."
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Note 1: YATTA is the Roman pronunciation of Japanese やだ, which means "too good" and its pronunciation is similar to "YATTA".
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