Although Hulay's goal gave Leeds City fans hope of drawing with Tramed in the away game, or even winning their opponent.
But such a thing did not really happen.
Tramed received a penalty kick in the 89th minute of the game.
The VAR video assistant referee determined that Leeds City center back Luke Davies made a pushing movement while defending, so he alerted the referee.
After watching the video replay, the referee also awarded a penalty kick.
This penalty made the Leeds City players very dissatisfied, but it did not change anything.
In the end, Tramed's captain Connor Kirk took the penalty and rewritten the score to 3:2.
narrowly beat Leeds City at home with a one-goal advantage.
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the continuous cheers in the red-top stadium suddenly increased.
"...The hearts of Tramed fans can finally fall back into their stomachs." Matthew Cox said, "It's just that they probably didn't expect before the game that winning at home would be so difficult... Leeds City players
They showed great tenacity and their fighting spirit deserves to be respected! Even though they were defeated, they were honored!"
In the broadcast, the Leeds City players did not feel like they were "glorious in defeat".
After the final whistle, Farrak Quinn tried to go up and communicate with the referee. He believed that his teammate Davis’ push was not a foul. At least the force of the push was not so strong that Burnett was injured.
He fell to the ground like that and rolled around a few times...
The referee did not want to listen to his complaint, and treated Quinn as nothing with a smile. Captain Lorenzo quickly went up and pulled Quinn away, fearing that this straight-tempered man would be impulsive and insult the referee, which would not be the case for the opponent.
With a smile on his face, it was as easy as treating him like air...
Other Leeds City players also looked very disappointed and frustrated.
They tried their best in this game. After equalizing the score, they played proactively and had a 50-50 draw with Tramed who was playing at home.
In the end, we still lost.
This has hit many people hard and feels very unfair.
Hu Lai, who scored in the game, also put his hands on his hips and looked up at the sky. After playing for 90 minutes, he was also helpless with such a result.
"It's okay, Hu Lai. Your performance is good enough. If you didn't win this time, maybe you can do it next time?" Seeing this, He Feng consoled him.
"Yes, there was luck in losing the game. We cannot say that Leeds City's performance today was not as good as Tramed's." Yan Kang echoed from the side. "There is a huge gap in strength between the two sides, so it stands to reason that losing is reasonable. But this
The performance of this team still gives us hope. He Feng, I now feel that Leeds City can really avoid relegation..."
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Although during the game, Tony Clark kept asking the players to attack and attack Tramed, with a posture of "never accept defeat". But when he really lost the game, he was the first
A calm person.
He even turned around and walked towards Tramed's head coach Kevin Locke after the final whistle sounded.
"You played well and were very brave." Locke praised Clark after holding Clark's hand.
“Thank you, congratulations on winning.” Clark maintained enough grace and did not get into trouble with the opponent about the final penalty kick.
Then he turned around and walked into the tunnel, returning to the locker room first.
After waiting for a while, Leeds City players returned to the dressing room one after another.
Clark could still hear them continuing to discuss the penalty call outside.
“Bonet must have dived, he fell too exaggeratedly!”
“I don’t know what the use of VAR referees is. If correct decisions are not made, it will cause chaos! I feel that the existence of VAR has ruined football!”
"The least we can do is draw with Tramed in the away game and take away a point... what the hell!"
When these Leeds City players came in shouting, when they saw Clark, they immediately closed their mouths, lowered their heads and returned to their seats.
Then more Leeds City players returned to the dressing room, their heads lowered and looking very frustrated.
After the last player returned to the locker room, assistant coach Sam Landill closed the door, blocking out all the noise outside.
Looking at the players who were silent and with their heads lowered, Tony Clark spoke:
"Some people may feel sorry that we didn't get a draw, but to be honest, I don't. On the contrary, my mood now is happy, not regretful or angry. Believe it or not." Faced with the people who raised their heads to look at him.
Looking at it, Tony Clark spread his hands and shrugged.
"What's important is not one point or three points, what's important is our performance when we faced a team that was stronger than us. When we played in the 'Red Room', we didn't back down. Every one of you
We tried our best and showed our courage. I believe that on the road to relegation, having such courage is the most valuable thing. I am not trying to comfort you, but to tell the truth when we encounter those powerful people in the future.
If you think about your performance against Tramed at the Red Roof Stadium, you will know that no opponent can scare us. We can play our football without being intimidated by our opponents.
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Clark watched as everyone gradually sat up straight and raised their heads as he spoke.
He smiled and said: "That's all I want to say to everyone. Then pack up and prepare to leave. And I'm going to attend the post-match press conference. I will praise your performance there again, and I will let
Everyone knows that I am pleased with your performance."
After saying that, he turned and left, leaving assistant coach Sam clapped his hands and shouted: "Let's take action, boys! Take a shower and change clothes, and get ready to go home!"
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"...In the post-match press conference, Tony Clark refused to talk about the penalty call at the last minute. On the contrary, he praised his players' performance in the game, thinking that although they failed to draw with Tramed,
But he saw the courage of the players in this game, and he was proud of his team's performance..."
Yong Jun watched the news being played on the TV and said to Hu Lai, who had just returned home from the away game: "Hu Lai, your head coach is very good."
“Well, the boss is indeed very good. I heard that when he first came, everyone was not very convinced of him, but now they are quite convinced.”
“How does it feel to score a goal in the ‘Red House’?” Yong Jun asked again.
Hu Lai thought for a while: "It was really cool to pour cold water on them when they were at their strongest. But unfortunately they still didn't win. Looking at the way those Tramed fans cheered when they won the penalty kick,
I just want them to miss the penalty kick, and then we can counterattack and I can kill them. Wouldn’t it be great..."
"It doesn't matter, next time, I will definitely do it next time. I also agree with what Coach Clark said. With your current strength, it is not easy to force Tramed to be so busy in the away game. As long as you can successfully avoid relegation,
Having established a foothold in the Premier League, with his ability, he will definitely be able to transform Leeds City in the new season. You really made the right move by choosing to come to Leeds City."
Hu Lai turned around and grinned: "Matt told me at the beginning that the boss is a very serious and responsible head coach, but he is not that old-fashioned and is very good at listening to other people's opinions. Matt also said that I will definitely listen to the boss after I meet him.
I fell in love with him. I really like this boss now, and he even promised to invite me to have dinner at the Red Hot Chili Peppers when the season ends!"
“You like him because he invited you to dinner, right?”
“Uncle Yong, how can you say that? Even if he doesn’t invite me, I like it too!” Hu Lai said righteously.
Yong Jun looked at Hu Lai like this and shook his head with a smile.
Then he talked about another thing: "In the next round of the league, I will go to the away game with you. After playing West Herts, we will go directly to London and fly to the United Arab Emirates instead of going back to Leeds."
Hu Lai nodded when he heard this.
After the match against West Herts in the 30th round of the league, the Premier League was temporarily suspended. The next two games are national team games, and the top 12 matches will rekindle the war.
As a member of the Chinese national team, of course he has to go back and participate in the competition.
“Now it seems that the Football Association’s global coaching plan will most likely fail...” Yong Jun sighed. So far, the Football Association has not announced the results of their coaching selection.
“Isn’t that great? Our best results in the World Series were achieved by the Olympic team led by Director Shi. Why can’t we give Director Shi a chance?” Hu Lai curled his lips.
“It’s good for foreign monks to recite sutras. Anyway, the Football Association is still looking for him and has not decided to let Shi Wuyin lead the team.”
"What the heck are you looking for at this time... Even if you can find one, in the remaining top 12 games, the coach will be changed on the spot, and he will still be a foreign coach who knows nothing about Chinese football. How can we have time to get familiar with the team? How can we?
Do you have time to adapt to him? Unless...does the Football Association want to find Lehman from the South China Tigers?" Hu Lai asked.
Yong Jun shook his head: "No, Lehman has clearly refused to coach the national team. Even if the South China Tigers Club is willing, he is not willing. Otherwise, do you think changing the head coach can take so long?"
Friedrich Lechmann, who has coached the South China Tigers for more than four years, is indeed the most famous and top-level foreign coach in China, and he also knows the best about Chinese football. He almost perfectly meets the requirements of the Football Association. When Wilson was dismissed After the get out of class, the media and fans all hoped that Lehmann could take over the national team. Shi Wuyuan was really regarded as a transitional candidate, and they felt that he was just occupying the coaching position temporarily and would soon hand it over to Lehmann.
The attitude of the South China Tigers Club has always been very ambiguous. The feeling is that if the Football Association really wants it, they will not refuse.
But Lehman soon publicly stated that he came to China to work and had no intention of coaching the national team. He enjoyed his job with the South China Tigers and he just wanted to lead the club team. Due to personal health reasons and lack of energy, he was unable to take care of coaching the national team.
Work, so I won’t leave the South China Tiger Club.
Since people are not willing, the Football Association cannot force it.
Subsequently, the “Global Coach Selection” campaign, whose name sounds domineering but is actually used to brag Chinese fans, began.
The selection has gone on and on, and now, the second half of the top 12 tournament is about to begin, and the head coach candidate has not yet been decided... No, or it has not been decided at all.
Those famous and capable foreign coaches don’t have to take risks in China. Yes, the Chinese Football Association can offer high salaries, but people really look down on the Chinese team, and they are not happy to let them receive high salaries.
As for local head coaches, on the one hand, the Football Association looks down upon them, and on the other hand, they themselves feel that under the current situation, the position of head coach of the national team is a hot potato, and no one wants to get involved. After all, if they lead the national team and fail in the top 12,
The halberd fell into the sand and was scolded by the fans. It might even affect their ability to coach at the club in the future...
So now Shi Wuyin has made it clear that he is willing to continue coaching the Chinese team through the top 12.
"I think Director Shi is a coach who really cares about Chinese football and the Chinese team. At this juncture, everyone knows that if the Chinese team cannot participate in the World Cup, then who will be the head coach and who will take the blame? No credit will be given.
, he got a lot of infamy." Hu Lai curled his lips and said. "Director Shi is full of enthusiasm and wants to take the initiative to take the blame. For this reason, I also support Director Shi to continue coaching the national team."
Yong Jun sighed: "How can you say it is so easy? In the next two games with the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, if the results still show no improvement, it will be useless no matter how much enthusiasm Shi Wuyuan has, the get out of class will be dismissed."
Hu Lai also knows that Uncle Yong is right. In the world of competitive sports, performance is the foundation of everything. If the performance is not good, it is useless to say anything.
Based on the current situation of the Chinese team in this group, if there is another mistake in these two games, it is really possible that it will not even be third in the group. There is no need to wait for the top 12 to end, and the Chinese team can start preparing for the 2030 World Cup.
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The United Arab Emirates is not strong and has not won a single game in the top 12 matches. Although the Chinese team is away from home, if they work together, they may not be unable to win.
What about Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia is now ranked third in the group. If the Chinese team loses to Saudi Arabia again, it will be equivalent to losing to a direct competitor, allowing Saudi Arabia to score six points in one game. Saudi Arabia must also know this.
, so when the time comes, they will definitely try their best to compete with the Chinese team.
Hu Lai himself feels a headache just thinking about it, and I’m afraid Shi Guiding will have an even bigger headache...
