When Ricardo Barea stepped onto the court, he glanced at the stadium's big screen.
The score is 0:1, with Tramed leading as a guest.
This goal was scored by him.
It was also his first goal in the Premier League.
For him, the goal came a little late...but it was better than never coming.
As a super talent who has attracted the attention of fans and media all over Portugal, Ballea has enjoyed the treatment of stars since he was a child.
When he was in Portugal, he played in the first team of the traditional giant Alvara in Portugal before he was 16 years old, setting a new record in the history of Portuguese football as the youngest person to play in the top domestic league.
He represented the Portuguese national team when he was less than 17 years old. He is only 21 years old now, but he has already played 36 games for the national team.
When the Portuguese national youth team won the U19 European Youth Championship, the team was hailed by the Portuguese media and fans as Portugal's new golden generation, shouldering the mission of re-emerging Portuguese football.
The top star and goalscorer of that team at that time, Barea, was a representative of this golden generation. Not only did he win the European Youth Championship, he also won the European Youth Championship's top scorer and best player.
Combining three of the most important honors.
Such a player has attracted much attention since his debut. After winning the European Youth Championship, everyone speculated that he would leave Alvara and go to a giant in the five major leagues. In fact, many wealthy teams did offer him an olive branch.
But Barea made a decision that surprised everyone - he renewed his contract with Alvara for three years and continued to play for two more seasons in this giant Portuguese team, helping Alvara.
Achieved three consecutive domestic league titles.
Then this year, he was transferred to the Premier League giant Tramed for a fee of 65 million pounds, which is no longer in its heyday.
Many people were surprised and puzzled by his choice.
There are obviously better options, such as Stan Park Rangers and Manchester United are pursuing him. In addition to the Premier League, the giants of the Bundesliga and La Liga also have options.
Why choose Tramed, who is somewhat different from what he used to be?
At the ceremony to join Tramed, Barea expressed his ambition: "I have been a fan of Tramed since I was a child. I chose Tramed because I hope I can help her get back on the right track.
In terms of position, I hope to have my name engraved on the outer wall of the red-top stadium forever."
Tramed has a tradition. There is an area on the outer wall of the red-top stadium. Only those legendary players who have played for Tramed and made important contributions to the club are eligible to have their names engraved on it for future generations.
People pay tribute and miss him. For every player who plays in Tramed, this is the highest honor and the goal they strive for.
At first, his words sounded ringing.
But now that I think about it, it inevitably makes Balia blush.
Because this Portuguese super genius, who had high hopes from everyone and made big talk at the joining ceremony, played the previous three Premier League games but failed to score a single goal.
Fortunately, he finally scored a goal in today's game against Leeds City, breaking the goal drought and allowing him to regain his confidence.
Although I deviated slightly, I finally got back on the right track.
In Barea's heart, Leeds City is indeed a very suitable opponent for him to demonstrate his abilities and ambitions.
He has done some research and knows that this team is not strong and has an aggressive style. Even when facing opponents who are far stronger than them, they don't seem to know what "shrinking defense" is. Instead, they will attack without hesitation and compete with their opponents.
Fight against each other.
Generally speaking, teams that do this will have a lot of space behind their defense, which is perfect for them to take advantage of their speed.
If Leeds City presses out and attacks Tramed in the second half, the game might turn into a massacre. I should be able to score a few more goals...
Thinking of this, Balia clenched his fists.
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After the start of the second half, as Barea expected, Leeds City, playing at home, was unwilling to lose to Tramed and began to press out and actively seek offense.
This left a gap behind them...
This is really...a big gift package delivered to your door!
When Leeds City advanced their attack along the right wing, Barea looked left and right.
Leeds City's right back Toby Isherwood has pressed forward to participate in the attack, leaving a huge gap behind him...
And if Leeds City's attack fails and their right back cannot return to defense in time...this is his own chance!
So he did not return to defense, but slowly moved from the center, waiting for his teammates to pass the ball to him. The reason why he did not directly raise his hand to ask for the ball was because he was afraid of alerting the enemy and causing Leeds City's defensive reaction in advance.
He believes that with the ability and vision of his teammates, if he sees himself in that place, he will definitely pass the football.
Sure enough, Leeds City's attack failed very quickly. Tramed's left back Joseph Rogers intercepted the ball and passed the ball sideways to captain Connor Kirk who retreated to meet him.
Kirk looked up and saw Barea standing on the front line, so he made a long pass and sent the football over.
But Barea did not get the quick counterattack he imagined, because when the football flew in front of him, it was pushed out of the sideline by a figure!
"Jay Adams!" Cox exclaimed, "He made a key defense! If Barea receives this ball, the Leeds City defense will be empty behind!"
Tony Clark on the sidelines shrugged to head coach Sam Landier: "This is the benefit of switching from an organizational midfielder to a defensive midfielder. Jay has an insight into Tramed's intention and route of this attack.
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As early as Barea sneaked closer to the sideline, Jay Adams, who was originally in the middle, noticed his movement and moved there in advance to shorten the distance between the two.
When Kirk made a long pass, he decisively accelerated and rushed forward, pushing the football out of the sideline before Barea. He defused Tramed's potentially threatening attack.
At this time, full-back Isherwood ran back and stretched out his palm to Adams.
Adams, who returned to the court from the sidelines, reached out and gave him a high-five, returning the defensive zone to his teammates.
Although he had just completed a successful defense and won applause from the Leeds City fans in the stands, Adams' face was calm, with no proud look or even a smile.
He calmly returned to his defensive position.
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Barea was a little annoyed that his attempted sneak attack failed, but he was soon relieved - the second half had just begun, and he had plenty of time and opportunities.
Besides, without the space to take advantage of his speed, couldn't he score a goal?
This time the clearance ball was thrown, Ballea and his teammates did a one-two against the wall. When he turned forward, he received a pass from his teammate and faced Leeds City defensive player Charlie Porter directly. Using a change in rhythm,
First poke the football away, shake the opponent away, and then take a long shot directly outside the penalty area.
This time he failed to hit the goal frame, and the football flew directly over the crossbar and out of the baseline.
Even so, commentator Cox also praised his performance: "After scoring the goal, Barea was in good condition and seemed very active at the beginning of the second half. The previous attack almost caused him to be beaten, and now he is far away
Shooting is also quite threatening!”
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Kamara received the ball on the wing. He did not have the conditions like Barea. Tramed recovered the ball very quickly this time. After receiving the ball, he actually did not give him the same conditions as Barea.
space.
If it were the old man, he wouldn't care what the situation was. He would be over if he went ahead recklessly. He fully believed in his own skills and tried to use his dazzling skills to get past everyone who stood in front of him.
But in fact... most of the time, he loses the ball and the opponent doesn't commit a foul.
Facing Tramed's players who were waiting hard this time, Kamara saw that he had no chance to use his strengths, so he passed the football horizontally to Jay Adams who came up to receive the ball.
Adams transitioned the football to Pete Williams to reorganize the offense.
Kamala moved forward, looking for opportunities.
In the end, Leeds City's attack did not pass the football back to his feet. Peter Williams distributed the football to the right, and Charlie Potter completed the cross.
Captain Lorenzo competed for a header in the penalty area. Although he got the ball, due to personal interference from Tramed center back Steko Wilson, the ball was pushed over the crossbar by Lorenzo.
Seeing the end of the attack, Kamara turned around and ran back, preparing to defend.
When he was playing in Flanders, he believed that he was the protagonist of the team and he had to participate in every attack. It was not because he liked to be in the limelight, but because his teammates were so useless. If he did not participate, it would not be possible at all.
Don't even try to create a threat.
But now in Leeds City, he knows very well that he is not the only one in this team who is good. He also has some equally good teammates. The offense cannot be played around him, and he is not the core of the team's tactics.
For example, in the last round of the league, he was replaced midway, and Leeds City finally defeated Abion, fifth in the league, 2:0.
Reality reminds him time and time again that he is far from being the protagonist on the stage of the Premier League...
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After Leeds City's attack was over, it was Tramed's turn.
The two teams just went back and forth, fighting each other.
The pace of the game is fast, and exciting scenes often appear, causing fans from both sides in the stands to cheer continuously.
But the score was still 1:0, with Tramed leading.
This scene has a bit of a "light thunder but no rain" meaning.
Kamara was tightly defended by Tramed on the left wing he was accustomed to - although he only played well in one game after the start of the league and did not perform much in the remaining two games, but Tramed
Germany's head coach Kevin Locke did not relax his vigilance against him. After he came on the field, he specifically asked Tramed defender Joseva Iglesias on the right to strengthen his defense against Camara.
In addition, Leeds City originally had Quinn who was good at assisting from behind, so before the game Locke asked the team to shift the focus of defense to this side. This came in handy at this time.
Off the court, Clark saw that Kamara had little room to perform after coming on the court, so he simply asked Kamara to change positions with Charlie Porter and go to the right.
Anyway, Kamara is a versatile player with both left and right feet. He can originally play on both left and right sides, so there is no discomfort in switching to the right side.
However, Charlie Potter, a pure right-footed general, will not be used to playing on the left side. However, at this time, Clark naturally does not expect him to provide any help in the offense. He only needs him to help other teammates maintain the formation and help defend.
, just give Quinn some support.
Barea glanced at Leeds City's No. 22 player who had switched over, and then looked away.
He didn't care who was here, no matter who he was, he couldn't stop him.
What he is more concerned about is that he has only scored one goal so far.
It was almost twenty minutes into the second half... He still only scored one goal.