After the 26th round of the league, there will be half a month before the 27th round of the league, with no games to play. This is because it has to make way for the fifth round of the FA Cup and League Cup finals.
But this has nothing to do with Leeds City.
They were eliminated in the third round of the FA Cup by Wiggerston.
The League Cup was eliminated early.
In the League Cup final, London Bridge, where Asian player Park Soon-tae played, faced Tramed from Manchester. In the end, the two sides tied 0:0 during regular game time. In the penalty shootout, London Bridge defeated the opponent 4:3.
Lift the League Cup.
Park Soon-tae won a championship in his first season in the Premier League, and the "Light of Asia" became even brighter.
After the game, the Korean media exploded. Hu Lai's glory of scoring five goals in the previous three Premier League games was instantly suppressed. In fact, the Korean media and fans were indeed holding back their enthusiasm - in Hu Lai's three games
After five goals in the game, the Chinese media went crazy and publicized it. Naturally, some media compared Park Soon-tae with Hu Lai.
Park Soon-tae's first season at London Bridge, he has played 20 times so far and only scored three goals.
And Hu Lai scored five goals in three games, which is indeed better than Park Soon-tae. So when the Chinese media praised Hu Lai, they compared Park Soon-tae, which was actually stepping on Park Soon-tae's head and praising Hu Lai.
How can the Korean media and fans tolerate this?
Because of the East Asian Cup incident, they originally disliked Hu Lai. Now that they see that Hu Lai's popularity has surpassed that of the "Light of Asia", they are all holding their breath to get the place back.
Now the opportunity has come.
The photo of Park Soon-tae lifting the League Cup appeared in every media report in South Korea.
Korean fans are comparing the honors that Park Soon-tae and Hu Lai have won in Europe. Park Soon-tae, who has won the Europa League, the Spanish Cup and the English League Cup, is of course defeated by Hu Lai, who has zero European honors.
Use this way to vent your anger.
The Chinese media still have to pay attention to some "martial arts". Although they feel very sad, they still have to say "congratulations" and "Asia's best brother has won glory for Asian football" to avoid being caught by the Korean media and making accusations against them.
Too stingy and not at all like a big country.
Good Face or Holy Mother Chinese fans and the media congratulate Park Soon-tae for his achievements. After all, this is the glory of Asian football anyway, and they are also members of Asian football.
But the vast majority of Chinese fans don’t care about this. They also made a comparison chart regarding the behavior of Korean fans.
The real "Light of Asia": Five goals in three Premier League games.
False "Light of Asia": Three goals in 20 Premier League games.
Anyway, after catching Park Soon-tae going to London Bridge, he only scored three goals in twenty appearances in the Premier League. Focus on output. Ignore it completely. Although Park Soon-tae did not perform well in the Premier League, he did not perform well in the Champions League group stage.
The fact that three goals were scored...
Fans are irrational.
This overt and covert fight between Chinese and Korean fans and media has also affected Hu Lai as far away as the UK.
On the second day of the League Cup final, some Korean media went from London to Leeds to interview Hu Lai and asked him what he thought about Park Soon-tae winning the League Cup.
Hu Lai, who often surfs the Internet, certainly knows why the other person asked this question, but he has nothing else to say except the standard answer.
Of course, he congratulated Park Soon-tae for winning the championship and greatly praised Park Soon-tae's performance. He couldn't say, "It's none of my business as a Chinese player if a Korean player wins the championship? My attitude towards this matter is none of your Korean reporters' business," right?
“He has brought glory to Asian football and told European football that our Asian players can also perform the same as European players. I am happy for him and thank him for his contribution to Asian football.”
Hulai’s answer was very helpful to Korean reporters, who asked again: “So what are your expectations for your performance in the Premier League?”
"Me?" Hu Lai smiled slightly and shook his head. "I didn't think too much. I just want to help the team avoid relegation. After all, Leeds City is not London Bridge."
The Korean reporters wanted to ask questions, but were pushed away by the Chinese reporters. All of them stared at the Koreans with unkind expressions, thinking that when Hu Lai shows up, I will also go to London to find Park Suntae!
Damn, that’s so despicable! What does it have to do with our Hu Lai if your Park Soon-tae wins the championship? He comes to Leeds to ask him questions about Park Soon-tae, and then he slaps him in the face?
Hu Lai was smiling and couldn't tell that he was unhappy.
A Chinese reporter took his place and said in Chinese: "You can just ignore them, Hu Lai."
Hu Lai waved his hand: "Park Soon-tae's victory is indeed something worthy of congratulations. We should still be more generous."
One of the Chinese reporters was still unconvinced and wanted to say something, but was pulled away by his companion. Then his companion pointed him to look at the Korean reporter. Only then did he realize that one of the Korean reporters had been eavesdropping.
, obviously he understands Chinese...
If Hu Lai revealed any inappropriate words or attitudes in the conversation with them just now, the other party might be able to make a big fuss out of it.
Now that the other party saw that their attempt was seen through, they were not embarrassed and left with a smile under the glare of a group of Chinese reporters.
“Fuck, it’s so fucking yin!”
After they left, the Chinese reporters cursed at their backs.
“Regular operations, no need to get excited.”
"Be careful with your words and actions. Hu Lai did a good job just now, but he didn't leave any clues to the other party."
A Chinese reporter gave Hu Lai a thumbs up and praised him.
Hu Lai looked confused: "Ah? What are you talking about?"
Everyone saw Hu Lai's impeccable performance and admired him even more. He is so thoughtful at such a young age. It's amazing!
Everyone applauded Hu Lai's witty performance inwardly.
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The excitement of the League Cup really has nothing to do with Leeds City. No wonder the Chinese reporters were dissatisfied with the Korean reporter who came to Hu Lai to ask questions.
While the League Cup and FA Cup matches are ongoing, Hulay's Leeds City is preparing for the game at its own pace.
There were no official games for fifteen days, so the team arranged a game with the reserve team.
In this game, Johnny Clark mainly tested his new tactics, letting Lorenzo serve as the offensive bridgehead to cover Hulay to score.
Captain Lorenzo Esposito, who was originally the team's main scorer, is now tasked with attracting firepower, using his physical advantages to control the football inside and outside the penalty area, and then providing Hulay with the ball.
However, because the training time for the new tactics is still too short, there is currently no good effect.
Lorenzo will need to adapt to his new role, as will the rest of the team.
"Take your time..." Seeing this, the head coach Tony Clark sighed and said to Sam Landill. "In the next game against Warship Port, we will still use the old tactics."
To be honest, this new tactic is still very immature and was created on a whim by Tony Clark.
Although the main attacker was given to Hulay, the overall tactics were actually centered around Lorenzo, taking advantage of his physical advantage.
So it’s not actually a new tactic, it’s just a tinkering with the original tactic. If we really want to completely change the existing tactical system, then the player configuration will have to be changed.
This is obviously something Leeds City is currently unable to do.
Landier said: "As long as we can successfully avoid relegation this season, we will have the opportunity to try new tactics."
“Well, first of all, we must keep relegation as our highest goal.” Clark nodded in agreement.
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February 23rd, the twenty-seventh round of the league, Leeds City went south to London to challenge Warship Harbor away from home. Facing the fifth-ranked opponent in the league, the traditional strong team Warship Harbor, Leeds City was unable to fight back.
They finally lost the game with a score of 0:3 and came back defeated.
Hulai started the game in this game and did not score. He was replaced in the 74th minute.
After the game, Leeds City coach Tony Clark received some criticism. Public opinion believed that the tactics he chose in the away game were too risky. He even tried to attack the warship port, which had the third most goals in the league. As a result, they were defeated by the giant ship guarding the port.
The artillery harvested mercilessly, and after three salvos of naval guns, they were taken away...
Leeds City, which had won three consecutive games, originally rose to 13th place in the rankings, but after losing to Warship Harbor, it fell to 16th place.
But fortunately, their next opponent in the league is Helmer, who is ranked 19th, and it is a home game.
Tactically, Leeds City is still the same as when they lost to Battleship Port in the last game, focusing on offense. Facing an opponent who is weaker than themselves, and with the cheering of the home fans, Leeds City plays much better than when playing away games.
Already.
Hulai also started in this game and played the entire game for the first time.
Although he still didn't score a goal, he performed actively, created threats many times, and almost completed his first assist in the Premier League - if Lorenzo can seize the opportunity and send his pass into the goal.
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In the end, Leeds City defeated Helmer 2:0 at home and won the battle with another direct competitor in relegation.
These three minutes are crucial, because Leeds City will face two strong teams next, namely Stan Park Rangers, currently ranked first in the league, and veteran giant Tramed, ranked sixth.
It is very difficult to defeat such an opponent.
In the twenty-ninth round of the league, Leeds City faced Stan Park Rangers at home, although Luke Davies scored a goal for the team from a corner kick.
But it was still difficult to stop the powerful Stan Park Rangers, and they responded with three goals.