Chapter 23 Premier League must get used to this scene
"The game has reached the 80th minute, and the score is still tied at 1:1..."
Sky commentator Matthew Cox, as is customary, announced the score and time at half-time of the game.
After Hulay helped Leeds City equalize the score, the two sides started to attack and had some opportunities, but neither one could seize it, and the score was still tied at 1:1.
Considering the special nature of this game, Cox continued: "But audience friends, the last ten minutes of this game may be the climax. Please watch with your eyes wide open... From Lancashire and West
A clash between two Yorkshire teams!”
He guessed it.
Just after he said these words, Lancashire midfielder completed a high-quality shot in the Leeds City penalty area.
Similarly, Leeds City goalkeeper Mikael van der Ven also made a high-quality save.
Fan Dewen, who is 1.89 meters tall, jumped up and hit the football over the baseline with one punch!
“Beautiful, Vanderveen!” Cox praised loudly.
After saving the opponent's shot, Van der Ven rolled up from the ground, clapped his hands hard and shouted: "Don't let them shoot so easily! Push it out!"
Burley's corner kick was taken quickly, and it was Van de Ven again. He got ahead of the players on both sides, struck decisively, jumped high, stretched his arms lightly, and plucked the football out of the air.
After landing, he threw the football forward without waiting for all the players to be in position, and gave it to Charlie Porter who was advancing at high speed.
Potter caught up and went up with the ball.
“Leeds City’s quick counterattack! So fast!”
Potter is running with the ball, and all Leeds City players, except goalkeeper Van de Ven, are running forward hard, even the central defender is no exception.
Hu Lai was among them. He was not fast, but he jumped ahead and barely kept up with the pace.
This is what Tony Clark asks Leeds City players to do on the counter-attack.
Otherwise, why would his tactics emphasize running and physical fitness? Without physical fitness as a foundation, such a team sprint would simply not be possible.
Burley's players quickly returned to defense. Some pounced on Porter with the ball, while others recovered the penalty area.
Potter did not slow down, but followed the coach's tactical requirements before the game. When encountering this situation, he immediately passed the football to Pete Williams who came up to meet him.
The latter turned around just as quickly and passed the football to the other side, which was open before he caught the ball.
Tony Clark requires all players to increase their speed when counterattacking, and to move the ball quickly, and not to "look, slow, and pass".
In order to increase speed, all players must observe the surrounding situation in advance before catching the ball, and make a choice in their mind whether to break through directly with the ball, stop the ball and turn around, or pass the football.
In counterattack, speed is everything. He does not allow any player to slow down the team.
When he moved to the left wing, full-back Quinn had already come forward.
Although the 1.88-meter-tall Farek Quinn has the body to play as a central defender, he is very fast. He has the ability to hit the goal with long-range shots and can also send precise crosses, allowing him to play as a central defender.
It was obvious that he had given up his talents. So he only played as a central defender when he was very young. Once his speed and crossing advantages became apparent, he never returned to the central defender position.
Quinn received the ball on the left wing and pushed the football forward. He used his speed to overtake the Burley player and then made a cross.
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He was looking for captain Lorenzo who had already entered the penalty area.
High center forward Lorenzo jumped high during the sprint, used the momentum to press Burley's center back, and then hit the header with a header!
The football went over the crossbar…
“Lorenzo!! Oh! He missed an excellent opportunity! Leeds City’s counterattack was very threatening, and Burley escaped!”
Following Cox's shout, the Lancashire fans in the stands also let out a burst of exclamations.
However, the team was not frightened by Leeds City's attack. When it was their turn to attack, they continued to launch a fierce attack on Leeds City's goal.
There is a strong momentum of "fighting with Ya to death".
For the same reason, this is their home stadium, and the opponent is a West Yorkshire team. In front of the crazy fans, they must win.
They went up again.
Then the attack also ends with shooting the football out of the baseline.
Then Burley’s players quickly returned to defense, not giving Leeds City a chance to counterattack.
Seeing that Leeds City had no chance to counterattack, they pushed forward layer by layer and pressed forward steadily.
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Xie Lan, who was in front of the TV, glanced at the game time on the upper left side of the screen.
The whole game lasted eighty-four minutes.
In fact, after her son scored a goal, she had no expectations for the game. It would be nice to get a point in the away game.
But after listening to her husband’s analysis, since the two sides were fighting so openly, she naturally had some expectations that she didn’t have originally.
If this fight continues...will my son be able to steal another one?
She hid this idea in her heart and did not dare to speak it out for fear of being laughed at by her husband for being greedy and insufficient.
She just stared at the game going on on the TV screen.
The city of Leeds was attacked.
Her son Hu Lai was running, dropping back from the front to support his teammates.
A teammate passed the football to him, but he passed it right back to Williams.
"Williams gets the ball..." said He Feng, the commentator on the TV.
Xie Lan’s eyes were still fixed on his son.
She saw that Hu Lai did not run immediately after passing the ball, but turned around and looked at the situation behind him.
She didn’t know why, but she suddenly had a strong premonition.
So she leaned forward slightly, opened her mouth slightly, and her eyes gradually widened.
While she was watching, her son looked back twice in a row, and then suddenly thrust a diagonal line into the right rib of the penalty area!
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While Hulay turned back twice, Williams had already completed another pass with his teammates.
When the football was passed back to Williams' feet again, Hulay turned back for the second time. Seeing this, he retracted his sight and rushed into the penalty area without hesitation.
Pete Williams lowered his head and watched the football pass towards him, getting ready to catch the ball.
His right leg swings back to open up space for the ball.
But when the football rolled in front of him, his right foot did not stop the football. Instead, he directly picked up the ball and passed an overhead ball straight into the penalty area.
He passed the football to Hu Lai who was running diagonally!
“Overhead ball!”
William Patton cut across and rushed towards Hulay.
Hu Lai turned back for the third time and looked at the football flying from behind.
Then start to adjust the pace and raise your right foot.
Barton's whole body collided with him. With his strength advantage, even if he didn't need to use too much force, it was enough to make Hu Lai lose his balance while running at high speed.
And it’s not a foul.
Just a reasonable collision.
“Hu Lai has a chance!”
"Williams passed the ball to... Hu! Hu!"
The Chinese and British commentators shouted at the same time.
Patton ran into Hulay.
Hu Lai's body tilted to the right, but at the same time, he also raised his right foot to kick the falling football.
This all happened almost at the same time.
Between lightning and flint, contact is completed and contact is disengaged.
Hu Lai was knocked sideways by Barton, and the two bodies broke away from contact.
The toe of his right foot broke away from the ball, and he whipped the ball toward the back corner of the goal!
The core strength that Hulay has been practicing hard since joining Leeds City played a vital role at this moment!
The strength of his waist and abdomen allowed him to maintain his body balance in the air as much as possible, and he was not knocked away before he shot.
At the same time, the strength of his thigh muscles also allows him to shoot the ball with relative reluctance, with guaranteed speed and power.
The football flew towards the back corner of the goal in a tricky way. Burley's goalkeeper fell to the ground and jumped sideways, waving his hands from top to bottom. Although he touched the football, it was still knocked out of the way!
Xie Lan, who was in front of the TV, saw this scene and her eyes almost jumped out of her sockets, and her butt became dangling in the air unconsciously.
In her eyes, the live broadcast of the game seemed to have turned into a movie, with bullet time appearing at the most critical moment. She could clearly see the changes in the pattern of the football rolling around on the turf, and saw the Burley goalkeeper's gloves being washed away.
The subsequent shaking ripples, and even... the swaying of the grass in front of the door after it was run over.
But this feeling only lasted for a moment, and it returned to normal in an instant.
She saw the football crossing the white line and hitting the white net.
“Hu Lai!! Good goal!! Scored twice!!!”
"Yeah!!!" Xie Lan completely forgot that her mother was still sleeping in the back room. It was almost one o'clock in the morning. She screamed in despair, and ejected from the sofa, jumping up and waving her arms.
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"HUUUUUUUUUUUUU!! What a beautiful goal! Non-stop volley! He played so skillfully! This is his second Premier League game, and he scored two goals! Magic! So amazing!
Efficient! So efficient!”
Cox held his head in his hands in the back studio, staring at the TV screen with wide eyes and incredulous eyes.
“I have seen many new players in their first few games after joining the team. Some talents can show their talent in the first touch of the ball after they come on the field, making everyone feel that the club’s money is not in vain...
...But to be honest, I rarely see newcomers like Hu...I know he is a very efficient shooter in China, but I think there must be many people, including me, who think that there is still a big difference between the Chinese League and our Premier League.
The difference is that just because he can score so many goals in the Chinese League does not mean that he can do it in the Premier League... Then this young man gave us a slap in the face! He came on as a substitute in two games and scored three goals...
…OMG!"
Cox was speechless in the end and could only exclaim.
David Miller, sitting on the sofa, stared blankly at the screen, silent.
His eldest son, wife and daughter all have similar expressions to him.
Only his youngest son Matthew Miller cheered in front of the TV: "I said he was different! I said it!"
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At the game scene, in front of the visiting team’s coaching bench, Leeds City head coach Tony Clark turned to Randall and said: “Damn it! If I had known I should have told him to score ten goals before inviting him to dinner!”
He was cursing, but his face was filled with joy.
Sam Randill did not answer him because he was too frightened to speak.
On the court, Hu Lai, who was knocked to the ground by William Barton, stood up and first confirmed whether the football had really entered the goal. Then he spread his hands to Barton and raised his arms beside him to show that he had no extra hands.
Patton looked like he was surrendering...
After spreading his hands, Hu Lai turned around and ran towards the corner flag area.
Shen Lang, the commentator of Tengfei Video, chanted in a long voice: "Come on, come on! Hu Lai's celebration is here again! The Premier League will get used to this scene! This is the appearance of our Chinese player Hu Lai!"