Chapter two hundred and forty-eight already doomed
When the Stan Park Rangers players returned to the locker room after warming up, they learned a piece of bad news:
Leeds City already leads Boscombe 3:0 in the away game!
This news was proactively told to them by their head coach Brooks.
At the time, assistant coach Stephen Brown looked at Brooks in surprise and didn't understand why he took the initiative to inform him.
Don’t he know how much of an impact this news will have on the players?
Brooks certainly knows.
But he had no other option.
It is impossible for him to really hide the news from the players, nor is it possible for him to deliberately avoid talking about it.
Players can know the real-time score between Leeds City and Boscombe as long as they pick up their mobile phones.
Then their head coach acted as if none of this had happened and deliberately didn’t mention it...
What will the players think?
They will think their leader is scared!
So this may lead to a worse outcome.
Chasing the lesser of two evils, Brooks finally chose to generously and proactively tell the players the news about Leeds City to express his attitude: I don’t care what the score is at Leeds City!
"I don't care what the score is at Leeds, guys. It doesn't matter if they score 3-0 or 4-0. Because as long as we win the game, all their efforts will be in vain. What matters is
It’s not about how Leeds City is doing, what’s important is how we are doing here.” Brooks continued following the topic of Leeds City.
"When you step onto the pitch, just remember that our opponent is Manchester United, not Leeds City! If we win Manchester United, we will also win Leeds City! So it is very simple, focus on your opponent.
, let Manchester Athletic have a taste of what we can do!"
He waved his arms vigorously and kept saying hysterically, "Don't care about Leeds City! Don't care about Leeds City! Don't care about Leeds City!"
But as he emphasized over and over again, how could his players not care about Leeds City?
It was originally thought that Boscombe could successfully stop Leeds City in the 29th round of the League at their home stadium. Stan Park Rangers once faced Boscombe at home. In that game, Stan Park Rangers defeated Boscombe 2:1.
Coombe ended. Although he won the game, Boscombe's tenacity in the game still left a very deep impression on the Stan Park Rangers players.
You know, it was still at Stan Park Rangers' home court, and Boscombe was able to lose with a score of only 1:2.
Now back at home, it is a critical period for relegation. Can't Boscombe have to fight Leeds City?
But how come the result is completely opposite to what everyone expected?
0:3Ah!
This game is not over yet, and we have conceded three goals...Look at the game time, what can we do with the remaining time?
Do you really expect them to score three goals in a row in more than 20 minutes?
When playing time came and Stan Park Rangers players walked out of the dressing room to the cheers of the head coach and assistant coaches, many of them were still thinking about the game between Leeds City and Boscombe.
They still can’t figure out how Boscombe, which is fighting for relegation at home, can concede three goals?
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Boscombe fans also couldn’t understand why their team lost three goals in a row at home at the critical moment of relegation...
After the game restarted, the noise in the sky on the stadium was much quieter. Many Boscombe fans did not keep shouting and singing to cheer the team as before, but all looked at the stadium in silence.
I don’t understand why the score is 0:3.
Yes, the time when we entered the game was indeed a little slower...but that wouldn't make the score 0:3, right?
Everyone thought about it and felt that Leeds City’s first two goals were too fatal.
If it hadn't been for these two goals, Boscombe's players would have been much calmer now. They wouldn't have rushed and attacked at the beginning of the second half, which ultimately gave Kamara the chance to score a counterattack...
So in the final analysis, it’s still because of Hu Lai’s two goals!
It can even be said that the third goal has a lot to do with Hulay. After the video of Kamara's goal was posted online, many people on the Internet discovered the mystery of Hulay's running route.
Obviously, he ran towards Dyer and Wilmot on purpose in order to prevent the two men from returning to defense.
He succeeded, with Kamara getting one-on-one with Boscombe goalkeeper Thompson without any interference and scoring easily.
There is a saying on the Internet that Hu Lai scores far more goals than he assists. This shows that Hu Lai is an extremely selfish player. Apart from scoring goals, his contribution to the team's overall offense is almost zero. He needs the whole team to contribute.
He serves, but he cannot repay his teammates, so it can be said that he is a very cost-effective forward...
But Kamara’s goal proved that even if Hulay did not provide a direct assist, his contribution to the team’s offense was still considerable, and he would be deeply involved in almost every attack:
Without Hulay's two previous goals, how could Kamara have such a good chance to counterattack? If Hulay hadn't made a diagonal run and blocked the return of Boscom's two defenders, Kamara would have had such a good chance to counterattack.
How could La's counterattack go so smoothly?
So no matter what the noise on the Internet says, Hulay is still the player that many coaches dream of.
Clark said to Randall: "Sam, you go remind the players to stay focused and don't let up. We are only leading by three goals, we are not winning the game."
Randy wanted to complain, but he admitted that Clark was right, even if he said this, it was quite offensive...
So he walked to the sidelines, made a special gesture, and told the Leeds City players on the field not to be happy too early.
After doing this, he returned to Clark, covered his mouth with his hand, and teased Clark with a smile: "I'm afraid you are the only one in the world who thinks that leading by three goals with twenty minutes left in the game is not safe..."
"No." Clark glanced at his partner, "Hu can do it too."
"ah?"
“He also once said to me that a three-goal lead is not safe.”
Randhir really didn't expect this to happen. He stared at Hu Lai on the court with wide eyes: "He said this... because he hoped that you would not replace him early after taking a three-goal lead and wanted to continue.
Score a goal?"
“Whatever it is, I think he’s right.”
“You two are really...compatible!”
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No matter what time and space it is, there have indeed been games in which a three-goal lead was overturned.
However, this kind of thing is a very small number of cases and cannot be regarded as an inevitable rule.
But it cannot be said that Clark's concerns are unfounded.
Boscombe, who conceded three goals, did not give up after the initial frustration and confusion.
After all, now is the time to risk one's life. If one gives up in advance, what kind of "risking one's life" is?
Their life-threatening play finally led to a goal in the last ten minutes of the game.
It's just because the early disadvantage is so great that even if they get a goal back, it won't help.
In the end, Leeds City won Boscombe 3:1 away from home and gained valuable three points.
Now the pressure is on Stan Park Rangers!
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"Stones! Malvin Stones! Oh my God! This is his second goal of the game! His brace helped Manchester United lead Stan Park Rangers 2:0 at home!"
With the commentator's roar, Stones, who scored the goal, rushed to the sidelines and embraced his teammates and coaches passionately.
Manchester Athletic has no hope of competing for the league title, but their main striker Stones can still compete with Leeds City's Hu Lai for the Golden Boot.
In the last round of the match, Hulay scored a goal and Stones did not. The goal difference between the two was four goals.
It is not completely hopeless.
Hülei scored twice in this round of the league, and Stones immediately responded with a brace.
The gap is still four goals. With three rounds left in the league, it is not impossible to reverse Hu Lai and defend the Golden Boot!
The players of Manchester Athletic were celebrating wildly, and the only cheers above the shuttle field were the cheers of Manchester Athletic fans.
In the eyes of Stan Park Rangers fans, this scene is no different from hell...
"The players of Stan Park Rangers don't know if they were affected by the result of Leeds City's 3:1 defeat to Boscombe... They seemed out of form from the beginning of the game. The first half was not over yet, and they had already lost the game.
Two goals... If this continues, it will be almost impossible to beat Manchester United away from home!"
"Stan Park Rangers are in dire straits! If they lose to Manchester United away from home, they will be chased by Leeds City by just one point... There are still three rounds of the league left and they are only one point ahead. This is really
Too dangerous!"
In the TV broadcast footage, Stan Park Rangers head coach Brooks waved his fist angrily on the sidelines, as if he was fighting someone who did not exist in the air.
But his anger can only be vented into the air.
In fact, when the news that Leeds City led Boscombe by three goals reached the ears of Stan Park Rangers players, something was already doomed...