Southwest of Leeds city, near Elland Road, the lights are still bright, and there are many people exclaiming.
As the opening day of Westfield Shopping Center gets closer, the campaign becomes bigger and bigger.
Not only the whole of Leeds and the surrounding area, but even the whole of Yorkshire is watching.
May 12th.
This is the last round of the Premier League this season, with 10 Premier League games being played at the same time.
The game time is in the afternoon.
But the opening celebrations at Westfield Mall will last all day and into the early hours of midnight.
In the week before and after, a series of publicity and promotional activities will be held around the opening ceremony to attract more fans and customers to the most dreamy football commercial complex in the world.
Centering around football stadiums, commercial streets and shopping malls, Leeds United and Westfield Group have joined forces to try to create a new consumption and shopping experience.
In this regard, Westfield Group has always been a leader.
For example, London's Westfield Shopping Center received a cold reception when it acquired land and opened its doors. Everyone was even worried that Europe's largest shopping mall would suffer a disaster.
But a few years later, Westfield Shopping Center became a commercial giant in London.
Now, after many years, Westfield Group has joined forces with Leeds United to build a football business complex with great ambitions.
In the UK, there is no better publicity and momentum-building activity than football.
Before Leeds United went north to challenge Newcastle, Westfield Group erected a huge LCD screen in the square outside the commercial street to simultaneously broadcast the world-famous focus game, attracting countless Leeds United fans and customers.
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When the game entered the second half, shopping malls and commercial streets were full of people.
Many of the stores that were the first to open trial operations were also flooded with customers.
But most of them are in front of the big screen.
In front of the square, on the sky steps, in the floating island...
Countless fans are paying attention to the big screen and this focus battle.
The time was about to enter the 80th minute, but the score was still 2-2. Even on the scene, Leeds United was slightly in trouble, which no one could have imagined.
Martin Taylor, Sky TV's match commentator and one of Britain's leading football commentators, was at St. James' Park. He believed that Leeds United were in a dangerous situation because the team was a little too anxious.
"That's how young teams are, they tend to lose their composure at critical moments."
"Tonight's game is very crucial. If we win, Leeds United will win the championship. If we fail to win, we will have to fight Manchester City in the final round. This is definitely not a situation that Leeds United wants to see."
"They prefer that the team can easily win the championship at home in the final round, rather than worrying about gains and losses."
"But sometimes that's the way it is."
"As Benitez said before the game, Leeds United's youth is its biggest advantage, but it is also its biggest hidden danger."
"The experienced Benitez even did not hesitate to lower his body and deployed a five-back formation in this game. Both goals came from corner kicks, and they were both caused by Leeds United defensive players missing people."
"It's just a lack of concentration on the part of the players."
"Today's Leeds United still have to remain patient. Even if there is a draw, Leeds United can still win the championship."
"But we must not lose the ball again."
"Perhaps Pochettino should consider adopting a defensive strategy."
"Of course, this is not Leeds United's style."
"Look at this time, I still look for Mbappe, I still want to break into the penalty area and kick directly from the outside."
"This shot was of high quality, but it was still a little bit short."
"This is the subtlety of a player's mentality."
"We saw just now that Vardy hit the crossbar with a shot, but it was actually the same thing."
"The mentality is just a little bit different, maybe just as meticulous as a tightrope."
"Newcastle gathered three central defenders in the defense, plus two midfielders in the four midfielders. It can be said that Benitez's tactics tonight were very pragmatic. He just wanted to take advantage of Leeds United's eagerness to win the championship.
, seize the opportunity.”
"Many people said before the game that Newcastle had no desires and demands and it would be difficult to pose a threat to Leeds United, but I said at the time that no team in the Premier League is willing to let go at home."
"Benitez knows the Premier League very well, so he knows that he must do his best to win at St. James' Park."
"Newcastle are playing very well so far."
Taking advantage of the dead ball opportunity, Leeds United players were walking back, and the live broadcast camera also switched to the sidelines.
Everyone noticed that all the giants from Leeds United were traveling with the team.
Gao Shen, Su Qing, Lucas and Borrell all appeared in the Chairman's Stand of St. James' Park Stadium, while Leeds United fans were placed in a very remote high corner.
"Tonight, a lot of Leeds United fans gathered outside St. James Park. They didn't buy tickets and couldn't enter the stadium, but they chose to wait outside the stadium."
"Pochettino is going to make the last substitution of the match."
"Gao Shen has been standing in front of the chairman's stand, applauding vigorously and cheering for his team."
"We saw that Pochettino replaced veteran Vardy and replaced him with young center Erling Haaland."
When I heard Haaland's name and saw Haaland standing on the sidelines, the whole Elland Road was boiling.
Countless fans came one after another cheering and shouting Haaland's name.
He has scored goals in three consecutive games. He has dual nationality of Norway and the United Kingdom. He joined Leeds United's youth training at the age of nine. His father is also a famous player at Leeds United. He is completely his own child.
More importantly, he has scored in all three consecutive games he has played recently.
In the previous away game against Juventus, he was given a rest and did not travel with the team to Turin.
And now, the ogre who was ridiculed by Gao Shen as Majin Buu has finally appeared again.
But tonight, can he still show his bloody fangs?
"Harland, come on!"
I don’t know who shouted first.
Immediately afterwards, more and more Leeds United fans began to shout in front of the big screen.
"There are still ten minutes left, fuck him!"
"Bring back the championship!"
Countless fans were shouting at the top of their lungs, and many of them even looked ferocious with excitement.
…
"I'll leave the rest to you!"
When Vardy came off the field panting, he hugged Haaland, patted the Norwegian's back encouragingly, and sent him onto the pitch.
Harland, who is tall and has long legs, rushed into the court quickly and jumped into the frontcourt with a single lunge.
"The two sides are open."
Haaland ran into the frontcourt and gestured to the teammates around him, his hands spread as wide as possible.
"The midfield presses up, we don't have much time!"
After finishing speaking, Haaland applauded vigorously, "Everyone, we don't want a draw, we don't want a draw!"
The Leeds United players were also deeply inspired and shouted loudly in response.
…
Gao Shen stood in the chairman's stand and nodded slightly when he saw this scene.
"This guy is easy to win over and has a lot of fighting spirit."
Lucas and Borrell both nodded.
Many times, personality charm is really hard to say.
For example, some fans like to talk about charisma or leadership ability, which itself has no standard.
Even if some players are officially certified and given power, they just can't stand it.
And some players may have nothing, not even the starting qualification, but when he stands over there, he feels that the entire stadium and the entire locker room belong to him.
The most typical example is Ramos.
This kid is really that kind of born leader.
When Gao Shen coached Real Madrid for the first time, he was just starting out. When he first arrived at Real Madrid, he dared to talk to Ronaldo, Zidane and other superstars, accusing them of not celebrating with him when he scored.
This caused an uproar at the time.
Because in Real Madrid at that time, superstars were taboo!
But Ramos said it, and even alerted Florentino, but what was the result?
He got more teammates and more support from fans.
When Gao Shen coached Real Madrid for the second time, the captain was Casillas and the team's top player was Cristiano Ronaldo, but Ramos was the leader of the locker room. No one would question this.
This is the personality of the player.
Ramos has a very interesting ability, that is, he can win over people, and he can talk to and play with everyone.
Don't underestimate this ability, it is very crucial.
In fact, in today's Leeds United, although Mbappe is the number one, he does not have much weight in the dressing room.
On the contrary, it was Harland. This kid was laughing and joking all day long. He could get into trouble with anyone and have fun together.
More importantly, he has a very strong fighting spirit and a strong desire to win, which is very commendable.
"Sometimes, he is very positive and optimistic, very down-to-earth and frank, but sometimes, he is a determined and persistent young man, and he is always full of confidence." Borrell praised with a smile.
This is actually a very good character.
"I know, he often told people before that I asserted when he was 9 years old that he would become a world-class center." Gao Shen couldn't help laughing.
He did say such things back then, but it's hard to show them off, right?
But Haaland has always been showing off. The key is that he is not showing off in a very annoying way, but with a kind of confidence that comes from the heart.
It's like telling everyone: Gao Shen evaluated me so highly and thought so highly of me back then, I will definitely become the best center in the world!
Moreover, he is willing to make unremitting efforts for this purpose.
"This kid has great leadership. In time, he will be the leader of our team." Lucas also praised.
Gao Shen nodded, "Then he has to perform better."
Just relying on Leeds United's support and cultivation is not enough.
He also needs to be strong enough.
After the game restarted, Haaland was always at the forefront, shuttling between Newcastle's three central defenders and swimming inside and outside the offside line.
This makes his position somewhat erratic, always adjusting and changing.
On the court, the combination of Mbappe on the left, Dembele on the right, and Grealish and Bernardo Silva in the midfield allowed Leeds United to control the ball and pull patiently.
Suddenly, Newcastle stole the ball and launched a quick counterattack.
