The league has played twenty-one rounds, and the time has also entered 2026.
Leeds City is still ranked second, and is still nine points away from the league's first-place Stan Park Rangers. In the last round, when Leeds City drew 1:1 away from London Bridge, Stan Park Rangers was also defeated at home by Walder.
Hampton was tied.
So there is no change in the score difference between the two teams.
The third place is Manchester Athletic with 42 points, and the teams in fourth and fifth places have changed.
Tramed, who was originally fourth, lost to Warship Harbor 0:1 at home and was overtaken by Wiggeston, who won the round, and dropped to fifth place.
And Wiggerston became fourth with their victory against London Mars.
As for London Bridge and North London, the two teams have one draw and one loss, and both points and rankings remain unchanged.
Judging from the current league situation, except for Manchester Athletic, it is difficult for other teams to threaten Leeds City.
Halfway through the league, Leeds City can still stay in second place, which really surprised many people.
At the beginning of the season, when Leeds City performed well and gained great momentum, rushing into the top three in one breath. These people swore that as the schedule progressed, Leeds City's ranking would gradually decline and eventually return to a relatively normal level.
Get in position.
Especially the intensive schedule during the Christmas period, which will greatly affect the performance of the Leeds City team.
The intensive schedule increases the physical burden and increases the risk of injury to players.
Leeds City, whose bench is not thick enough, once attrition occurs and the lineup is not neat enough, the performance and results will plummet.
But what makes them very disappointed and surprised now is that Leeds City has been very lucky so far this season and has not suffered any large-scale injuries. Even if there are some minor injuries, they are not broken. The coaching staff
By adjusting the tactical settings and personnel mix, we can survive.
In addition, during the pre-season training, Tony Clark paid close attention to the physical training of the whole team, allowing the players to reserve sufficient physical strength.
So even though the game is now played until Christmas and New Year, the physical fitness of Leeds City players has not shown signs of collapse as some people imagined.
Physical fitness has indeed declined, and the team's performance in a single game is indeed not as good as in the early stages of the league. This can be seen from conceding goals in every game.
But these problems still did not affect Leeds City's final victory.
The players' physical fitness has declined, and their performance in a single game has also declined, but they can still win.
Those who won 3:0 before are now 3:1, or 3:2. Those who won 2:0 before are now 2:1...that's all.
As long as they can still win, Leeds City's ranking will not fall.
The reason is that the Leeds City team's physical reserves are too abundant. Even if there is some decline and loss, it is still better than other teams in the league.
Of course there is another very important reason, but it may be ignored.
That is, Leeds City’s offensive efficiency is very high.
Just like to score a goal, other teams may need ten shots or twenty shots, but Leeds City only uses eight shots. Then the physical energy they consume in the offense is naturally smaller than that of other teams.
many.
In this way, Leeds City consumes less physical energy in each game, and the physical advantage accumulated in each game will become very large and obvious.
As for why Leeds City’s offensive efficiency is so high...
That's because they have a shooter who is very good at catching opportunities.
Seventeen goals in the league were not obtained by accidental mistakes.
At the same opportunity, another person might have kicked the ball into the goalkeeper's arms, which is not bad. At any rate, it is within the goal frame in terms of technical statistics.
What's even worse is to be kicked straight into the sky.
But in fact, this is a very normal behavior, and no one can guarantee that they will not waste opportunities.
At best, it’s just a waste of money.
Hu Lai is better than others in seizing opportunities.
His efficiency is also one of the important reasons why Leeds City is currently ranked second.
Sometimes, the key to winning the game may be just one ball.
If you can score that goal in the game, you will be able to take the initiative, and the team's confidence and morale will soar, causing the balance of victory and defeat to tilt in your favor.
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Leeds City's performance and league ranking are both surprising. Tony Clark also relaxed at the post-match press conference against North London Wanderers and publicly admitted that Leeds City, which currently has 47 points, has actually finished
This season’s relegation task.
This is not surprising, but many people breathed a sigh of relief: You are finally willing to say that!
When they asked Clark before, the latter always said that the goal was to avoid relegation. The relegation had not been successful yet and the team still needed to work hard.
Sounds very much like showing off, very insincere.
Now, the hard facts are before Clark, and he cannot deny the reality that the team has successfully avoided relegation in advance.
In fact, going back ten seasons, in the past ten seasons, the minimum score for a Premier League team to successfully avoid relegation was 35 points, and Leeds City had already reached the mark in the seventeenth round of the league.
They had 42 points when they successfully avoided relegation last season.
But Tony Clark, who was extremely aggressive in the game, was particularly cautious in this matter.
It was not until Leeds City was 27 points ahead of Boscombe, which was ranked 18th, that it was officially announced that they had successfully avoided relegation in advance.
In fact, theoretically speaking, Leeds City still has the possibility of being relegated. After all, the gap of 27 points is only nine games.
But the calculation cannot be like this, otherwise, any team may be relegated, even Stan Park Rangers, who currently have 56 points, may be relegated.
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“This is how we’re going to avoid relegation?”
In the "White Rose" bar, Levin looked at the unfinished wine in the glass and said in an uncertain tone.
"Judging from the current points situation, we should have succeeded in relegation..." John said. "We cannot collapse in the second half of the season. Even if we lose nine games in a row, Boscombe has won nine games in a row. There are still
What about the other teams?"
"Since the beginning of the season, I have been looking forward to the moment when the team finally succeeds in relegation. I have imagined many ways to celebrate then... But in the end, when we really succeeded in relegation, why did I not want to celebrate at all, or even
There is also a sense of loss? Like...like what?" Levin frowned and murmured.
He was definitely not the only one who had this idea. Many other Leeds City fans in the "White Rose" bar nodded after hearing his words and agreed with his statement.
There were many people in the bar at this time. They were all Leeds City fans. They often came here to drink and they were all familiar with each other.
Of course, the atmosphere cannot be said to be cold. As usual, everyone gathers together, drinks and chats in small groups, occasionally watches the news on the TV, and then expresses some opinions on the current facts...
It is no different from any ordinary night.
Very normal.
But now that Leeds City has successfully avoided relegation ahead of schedule, this normality has become abnormal.
Because it stands to reason that successfully relegation is a very happy thing. As fans, they should be having a carnival and drinking in the bar at this moment. Everyone's face is filled with excited smiles, drinking one cup after another, talking and laughing loudly...
As a result, now it is no different from an ordinary day...
This makes people feel that there is no sense of achievement even if they successfully avoid relegation.
“Is it because we were relegated too early?” someone asked tentatively.
Everyone turned to look at him.
He was looked at in a daze: "What did I say wrong?"
David Miller slapped the table: "No, you are right! In fact, it was too easy to avoid relegation. We also succeeded in avoiding relegation after defeating North London Wanderers last season. How excited everyone was at that time to be able to avoid relegation two days ahead of schedule.
It’s not easy to successfully avoid relegation! This season, we still beat North London Wanderers to avoid relegation, but the result is this..."
John said: "I think we should change our minds, guys? Don't always think of yourself as fans of relegation teams. Leeds City are now second in the league! You think Stan Park Rangers fans will
Celebrating because the team won’t be relegated?”
Everyone looked at each other and understood what John meant.
To put it bluntly, if Leeds City performs well, relegation should no longer be a goal that everyone cares about.
“But the question is, if we don’t aim at relegation, what else can we aim at?” Someone asked him.
John didn’t answer him, and no one else said anything. There was a brief silence in the bar. Only the TV was still playing the game highlights, and the cheers from the Flanders Stadium were faintly heard.
Everyone is thinking about this issue.
Leeds City's mission this season has been completed, but instead of feeling happy, the fans feel a little empty.
After a group of people thought about it for a while, Levin suddenly said: "I thought of it!"
Everyone looked at him one after another: "Have you thought of the goal?"
"Target? Oh no, I mean, I think about what our current situation is like!" Levin said excitedly, "This kind of emptiness and boredom is simply like the moment after a young boy masturbates! Guys, you
Think about it carefully, is it just like what I said? Empty and boring, I feel that this world seems to have lost the value and meaning of existence... I just want to sit on the bed, let my brain empty, and not think about anything.
no matter what……"
“Damn it, Levin!” David Miller couldn’t help it and interrupted the dancing Levin. “What on earth are you thinking about?”
Others also booed him and raised their middle fingers:
“Fuck! Levin! We were discussing business, and you’re thinking about this!”
“I think Levin, you should drink less alcohol now, your brain has been damaged by alcohol!”
“Levin, you masturbated a lot when you were young, otherwise why would you feel it so deeply?” John teased him directly.
Levin was speechless, but he didn't expect to get himself involved.
Seeing him like this, a burst of laughter finally broke out in the bar, breaking the previous tranquility.
Now it finally looks a bit like what it should be like after the team successfully avoids relegation...