Hu Lai's second goal occurred in the 86th minute of the game. Although it cannot be said to be a decisive victory, it is not an exaggeration to say "quasi-definitive".
This goal pushed Bury Lancashire to a dead end and silenced the Lancashire fans who had been noisy for 86 minutes in the stands.
In fact, after being equalized by Leeds City, Burley were right to choose to attack with all their strength. After all, they had to win at home.
Under normal circumstances, when they attack with all their strength, the possibility of winning Leeds City at home is still very high.
Because Leeds City manager Tony Clark went crazy again and actually played against Burley in an away game. He really felt that he died too slowly.
But this time, their wishful thinking was wrong.
Leeds City scored before they scored!
The "gambler" who lost nine out of ten bets actually hit the mark this time!
In front of the visiting team's coaching bench, assistant coach Sam Landill suddenly said to Tony Clark: "I know why you must bring him to the club. He and your tactical ideas are a perfect match... There is such a person in the frontcourt.
An efficient scorer, your tactics also come into play."
Clark smiled and waved his hand: "Actually, I didn't think much about it, Sam. I just think we need a forward who focuses on scoring, and Hu is just such a person."
Before Hulay, Leeds City had many forwards in the first team. In addition to captain Lorenzo Esposito, Lorraine Peretz and Sean Barnett are both very good forward players, otherwise the club would not
I will choose to sell both of them, because I can get more money back with just the two of them.
Lorraine Peretz has comprehensive skills, Sean Barnett is fast and has good combination of man and ball.
But in terms of scoring ability alone, they are not considered good.
There are many famous forwards in football today, but only a few are good at scoring goals.
This is of course the development trend of world football, but sometimes this scene also makes people feel regretful that those centers who are good at scoring goals, but can only score goals, are about to become a part of football history and be remembered.
Landhir looked at Hu Lai hugging his teammates and said with emotion: "He will become an alien."
Then he turned to Clark and said: "You are also an alien, Tony."
Clark laughed: "Leeds will be an outlier too, Sam!"
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In the remaining minutes of the game, Lancashire Bury failed to score Leeds City's goal.
With so little time left, Leeds City head coach Clark still asked the team to maintain the offensive and use offense to suppress Burley.
He won the bet.
Leeds City completed a comeback after falling behind by one goal, and finally defeated Lancashire Bury with a score of 2:1, gaining a very valuable three points on the road to relegation.
With the victory in this game, their league ranking rose again by one place, from 16th to 15th.
It is escaping from the relegation zone little by little.
At the post-match press conference, Hu Lai became the focus of everyone's attention.
This time, even many British local reporters frequently mentioned this name.
Tony Clark responded unanimously to reporters' questions about Hu Lai: "I once said that my team and I have been following him for more than two years. I didn't lie, nor was it to please the Chinese market. Everything I said was true.
To be honest. The club may have club considerations, but as a coach, I only chose Hu for competitive reasons. To me, Hu is a very good player and worthy of us spending so much money for him. Facts have also proved that we
Judgment on him. Three goals in two games? This is indeed a bit incredible, but I think if it happened to Hu, it would not be that exaggerated..."
At this time, he completely forgot about his initial expectations with Sam Landill about how many goals Hulay could score this season.
"Will he be there next game? He has always been part of the team. I'm also happy to see that he has some great chemistry on the pitch with his new teammates... Has he adapted to the Premier League? I can't yet
That said, but I think he is indeed improving... Will scoring goals in two consecutive games put pressure on him? Hu is a player with a big heart, and I believe he can handle the current situation well.
situation... In addition, I also want to remind everyone that Hu is not an unknown player. He is already a very successful star in China. When he played in China, he received no less attention than he does now. So I don’t think that at the moment
What kind of pressure will he have?"
Tony Clark’s words made Chinese journalists feel as comfortable as eating honey.
Ah, he is indeed the head coach who knows Hu Lai best!
That’s right!
In China, Hu Lai's attention is no less than it is now. Hu Lai is now a phenomenal professional player in China. Although his Weibo followers are only 30 million, in fact he has hundreds of millions of fans.
To put it bluntly, your entire population in the UK does not have as many Hu Lai fans!
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"Hu Lai won the man of the match award, received champagne and experienced the glory of the Premier League"
"... Hulay, who came on as a substitute, only had 30 minutes of performance time, but he was elected as the best player after the game with two goals. His two goals after coming on helped Leeds City win against Burley.
He survived without a hit. There is no doubt that he is the most dazzling star in today's game. Winning this award in just two games reflects his super adaptability..."
The photo of Hulay holding the champagne for the best player of the match in the locker room appears below this news report.
This is the first time he has won this award. Although he also scored in the last game, the best player was taken away by Pete Williams who had a goal and an assist.
This time, he scored all two goals for the team and helped the team score three points in the Lancashire and West Yorkshire derbies. No one can compete with Hulay for the man-of-the-match award.
He deserved the champagne.
"...'I am very happy to receive this award. It is recognition of my hard work in training and competition. But the most important thing is that we can get three points in the away game, so that we take another step towards the goal of relegation success..."
'Hu Lai was very humble when being interviewed by our reporter. In his eyes, the interests of the team are still greater than personal interests. When a reporter jokingly asked him what he planned to do with the bottle of wine, he said he would put it in his apartment.
I won’t drink it…”
Xie Lan put down her mobile phone and said to her husband: "Lao Hu, I think the guest room at our house needs to be vacated now..."
“What for?” Hu Lixin asked puzzledly.
“I just thought about my son’s room of honor, but I didn’t expect that the Premier League’s Man of the Match trophy would be wine... So I planned to use the guest room as a wine cellar specifically to store our son’s Man of the Match trophy.”
Hu Lixin was a bit confused: "They are all trophies. Just put them in the honor room. They are all honors..."
“I don’t think it can fit in the honor room.”
“Why can’t you let it go? He only has a few trophies now?”
"This champagne is given out one for each game. Soon there won't be enough space in the small room!" Xie Lan said, pointing to the photo of his son on the phone. "Or do you think our son won't be able to win the best prize in this game many times?
good?"
Xie Lan tilted her head and stared at her husband.
Hu Lixin stopped talking.
Seeing him like this, Xie Lan said happily: "Then it's decided. After the Chinese New Year, we will go home and vacate the guest room. Then we will go to the furniture store to see if there are any wine cabinets. We will buy two sets to put at home, specially for them.
Give our son the best of the match!"
"As long as you like it..." Hu Lixin said helplessly.
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David Miller was drinking beer and chatting with his old buddies in the bar.
The UK has a tradition of "afternoon tea", but for people like David, "afternoon tea" is actually "afternoon beer".
Gathered in the frequented "White Rose" bar, more than a dozen people sat at several tables and chatted.
Normally they would talk about things they encountered in their lives and work, but today they talked most about the Premier League game that ended yesterday.
“How nice to be able to shut up those Lancashire bastards!”
“Haha, yes! It’s so exciting to see all the Burley fans in the stands speechless on TV!”
“Burley’s level is not much higher than ours. They are relegated every year. They were promoted to the Premier League a few years earlier than us. I really don’t know what they have in front of us...”
Everyone took a sip of beer and cursed the enemies of Lancashire. The aroma of beer reverberated in their mouths, making them feel very happy.
In such a happy atmosphere, someone suddenly sighed: "Watching it in front of the TV is as enjoyable as watching it on the TV. I even want to go and greet Lancashire mothers..."
His words attracted the attention of others because he touched on a very sensitive issue.
Since the decision to protest to the club about not going to watch the game live, everyone has been careful not to mention watching the game live in their daily conversations.
“Tsk, John, how do you speak?”
Sure enough, some people in the crowd immediately expressed their dissatisfaction with such remarks.
John, who was called, did not speak immediately. In full view of everyone, he drank the remaining beer in his glass and wiped the wine stuck to his beard with the back of his hand.
After doing all this, he stood up and looked at everyone: "Sorry, guys. I thought about it for a long time, and I can't deceive myself or you... Actually, I didn't agree with everyone's approach at the beginning, but I think we
We are a group, we have to advance and retreat together... The result is that every Leeds City game is like a torture for me. I want to go to the scene to watch the game and I want to go crazy. I want to sing and cheer in the stands,
We should scold those enemies who provoke us...instead of just being an audience in front of the TV like we are now."
“John, what are you talking about?”
"I know I've let you down and I'm sorry again, guys. I just... I just came to say goodbye to you and I'll be in Flanders for our next home game against Glamorgan. My anger at the club
It cannot turn into my indifference to the team..."
“John! Calm down, no one here is indifferent to the team!” Someone stood up and spread his hands.
"We are fans. If we can't go to the stands to support our team, that's called 'indifference'!" John retorted, "In short, you can treat me as a traitor and you can call me whatever you want. But
I'm going back to the stands to support the team as they fight to avoid relegation. Goodbye, guys."
After saying this, the fan named "John" turned around and walked out of the bar.
Everyone watched him open the door of the bar, then duck out, and when the door closed, he disappeared.
Someone yelled angrily: "What are you doing? Why did he say that? It makes us look like a group of people who don't support the team!"
“That’s right! What a traitor! He betrayed our cause!”
"I really didn't expect John to be such a person... What was it that attracted him?"
“It’s because of bastards like John that the club tramples on our traditions and our passions so brazenly! Shameless! Despicable!”
Those who stayed behind angrily denounced their former companions who had left.
David Miller was among them, watching the scene in front of him. He did not participate in the attack on his former companions. He just picked up his glass and drank.