As soon as he entered the locker room, Clark closed the door and couldn't wait to praise his players.
"Although we conceded two goals after taking the lead, it doesn't matter. Let us forget these two goals. In the second half, we will continue to play like we did at the beginning of the first half. Peter and Jay will continue to take turns attacking them.
of Insua…”
Williams and Adams both nodded.
"After the first half of the game, you should have such confidence - Catalonia is not so strong that it is invincible. Even in their home court, didn't we still score against them? And not only goals, we
Before the goal was scored, the situation was always dominant. Some people always say that Leeds City is the weakest seeded team in this Champions League, and some people say that we are the weakest Premier League champion in history... Do you like these statements? "Clark
Putting his hands on his hips, he leaned slightly and asked the team members sitting in front of him.
"No, we don't like it!" captains Lorenzo and Pete Williams expressed their stance on behalf of the team.
"That's right, I don't like that I have worked so hard to win the championship and qualify for the Champions League, but people think I was lucky!" Clark waved his fist. "This game is our last chance to prove! In
The Holy Family Stadium proved to the whole of Europe that we are not the weakest seeded team, nor are we the weakest Premier League champion. Our championship and Champions League qualification are all earned through hard work! And we... do have this.
Strength! Just like in the first half, we can completely suppress their midfield! In addition, Catalonia will continue to attack, so that there will be a lot of space behind them, and in the second half we will try more passes from behind.
, Hu, you also need to attack the blind spots behind the opponent’s central defender more often!”
Hu Lai patted his chest and assured head coach Clark: "Don't worry, boss, I'm very good at this!"
In the Catalan United dressing room, head coach Jose Bernal also praised the performance of his players and encouraged them to continue their high-pressure offensive against Leeds City's defense in the second half:
"...This is our home court. There are more than 80,000 fans supporting us in the stands. You don't need to think about anything else. You just need to think about how to defeat the opponent here. It still has to be like the first half.
We must continue to put pressure on the opponent. As long as we can score one more goal, we can completely take the initiative in the game. Wait until then to slow down the pace appropriately... But before scoring, we are not allowed to stop! And we are not allowed to slow down.
Come down!"
No team can attack non-stop and maintain a fast-paced offense.
Bernal said this because he firmly believed that it would not take long for his team to score Leeds City's goal again.
※※※
The coaches of both teams unanimously emphasized the importance of continuing to attack during the halftime break, and both wanted to use offense to overwhelm their opponents.
So when the second half of the game started, Leeds City and Catalan United collided without reservation.
"Campusano! He dribbled in front of Leeds City's penalty area...beautiful! He passed Vieira and then shot! Oops - slightly over the crossbar!"
This was Catalan United's offensive. In response, Camara quickly created a wave of threats from the wing. He successfully broke into the Catalan United penalty area. The ball was shoveled out of the baseline by Catalan United central defender Fortune, and others also
Fell to the ground.
This caused many Leeds City fans in front of the TV to shout excitedly: "Penalty kick!!"
Of course, judging from the slow motion, Fortune's tackle was considered clean and there was no foul. He tackled the ball first, but then couldn't hold back his feet due to inertia and brought Kamara down.
Kamala herself was not lying on the ground unable to get up.
Leeds City's corner kick came out. With people everywhere in the penalty area, Hu Lai grabbed the spot and hit the goal with a powerful swing.
He just straightened up a little and was hugged by Catalan United goalkeeper Cordero.
Cordero, who pounced on the ball, did not lie down on the ground to waste time. Instead, he bypassed several people in front of him and threw the football forward to Mario Salado, who was on the receiving end!
"Salado - Catalonia's counterattack opportunity!"
"Be careful, don't let him pick up the speed!"
Amid the exclamations of the commentators, Josh Lawler did not pounce directly to clear the football before Salado. Instead, he chose to retreat inside, always maintaining a posture inside, and not giving Salado a chance.
After defeating him, he fought and retreated, waiting for his teammates to return to defense.
When Salado saw this, he dribbled the ball towards him - if the mountain is not coming towards me, then I will walk towards the mountain.
Seeing Salado coming towards Lawler, the Catalan United fans in the stands let out a burst of excited cheers.
Obviously he was preparing to see what pleasing way Salado could defeat Lawler this time.
But Salado didn't do any fancy moves this time. He had already picked up the speed, so he changed direction and accelerated, throwing away Lawler!
Facing the absolute speed advantage, Josh Lawler was completely powerless and could only sigh in despair.
"Danger, danger!" He Feng exclaimed.
Fortunately, Salado's next shot went over the crossbar. After he finished shooting, he lost his balance and fell to the ground.
It should be that the previous continuous dribbling and breakthroughs consumed too much energy, which led to the last shot of the shot where the supporting foot was not stable enough and the body's center of gravity could not be maintained.
Salado, who fell to the ground, looked very regretful and covered his face with his hands.
The Catalan United fans in the stands gave him enthusiastic applause and encouraged him.
"Mario Salado is in really good condition today. He is also a talented player who was selected into the ten-man roster of the best young players in Europe this year. Speed and technique are his biggest advantages... The second half of the game has just begun.
For minutes, the two sides went back and forth in a very lively manner. Both teams created very threatening offensive opportunities. At present, Leeds City did not choose to shrink its defense because it was an away game, but instead acted like the first half.
They attacked like that at the beginning of the game. Catalonia United were also not to be outdone and took the offensive. If they keep playing like this, they will definitely score goals in the second half..."
"But He Feng, I just don't know which side scored the goal." Yan Kang said next to him, "It is very dangerous for Leeds City to play like this. If they lose the ball again, there will be no suspense in this game!"
"Yan Kang, you are right, but apart from this method, Leeds City actually has no better choice."
He Feng said so, and Yan Kang didn't say anything.
This is not the first time for them to commentate on a Leeds City game, and they know Leeds City's tone very well.
Don't expect this team to be very good defensively. Thank God if they can pass. Winning games and championships depends entirely on offense.
Originally, at the beginning of the season, they introduced defensive midfielder Salif Seydoux, who was once selected to the Bundesliga's best team of the season, hoping to strengthen the defense of the midfield.
As a result, this guy seemed acclimated to the Premier League after he came to the Premier League. His performance was up and down, and he was very unstable.
And stability is the most important requirement for a defensive player.
Clark removed Seydoux from the team's starting lineup a month ago, and was obviously disappointed with Leeds City's top transfer bidder this season.
Leeds City's poor performance in two-line combat this season is also related to their poor defense in the midfield.
Since it is difficult to improve the defense for a while, it is better to simply strengthen the offense and replace the defense with a more intense offensive.
There is no other way.
※※※
"After the start of the second half, both sides held high the banner of attack. However, judging from these few minutes of the game, Catalonia's offense is more threatening. There is no other way for Leeds City to choose to attack Catalonia in an away game.
.It is indeed brave to do this, but the result may not be much better..."
In the bar, Matthew Cox's voice played through the speakers.
Many Leeds City fans in front of the TV raised their middle fingers and shouted: "Bah!"
Then they continued to sing to the broadcast:
"Onward, Leeds! Leeds! Leeds!"
"We love you, Liz! Liz! Liz!"
"We go through it together, through the ups and downs!"
"We will walk together until the earth stops spinning!"
Their uniform movements coupled with their singing sounds like they are standing in the stands of a stadium.
As they sang, Leeds City went on the attack.
Goalkeeper Van der Ven did not kick the football forward, but passed it to the left back Quinn who was pulling wide.
Seeing Quinn catch the ball, Charlie Porter on the other side pulled to the sideline and raised his arms, signaling Quinn to move the football.
But the distance was too far, so Quinn didn't do that.
Because of Catalonia's high-pressing tactics, he couldn't pass the football to Camara or anyone else who was close to him. He chose to pass the football back to goalkeeper Van de Ven.
Van der Ven then transferred the ball to full-back Lawler on the other side.
Salado rushed forward and tried to counterattack directly in the frontcourt.
Lawler didn't bother with him and passed the football directly to Charlie Porter who was pulling over to meet him.
As soon as Charlie Porter received the ball, Catalan United's left back Francisco Calderon pressed forward, leaving him no time to adjust his observation. Porter had to pass the football across to Jay Adams who was closest to him.
.
Adams helped him move the ball to the left wing.
After the football kicked off from Van der Ven, it went around in a circle and finally came to Kamara.
But Camara was also followed by Catalan United's right back Osqui, who ran with Camara to prevent him from catching the ball.
Kamara was completely unable to hold the football under Osqui's close pressing, but this did not stop him. When he ran to the outside, he directly knocked the football behind him with his heel, where Pete Williams led
As Insua came up to catch the ball.
After passing the ball, Kamara accelerated around Osqui, overtook from the outside lane, and ran forward.
Under Insua's defense, Williams sent a through ball and passed the ball to Kamara who was advancing forward!
"Beautiful! Leeds City finally opened up a breakthrough through continuous passes! Kamara picked up the speed!"
From the moment Kamara passed the football to Williams with his heel, Hulay rushed forward in sync with him. Since he was not as fast as Kamara, he could only use this method to ensure that he could keep up with Kamara's rhythm.
Behind him at the far end, Polish forward Dominik Lasky was also running wildly.
Leeds City fired three arrows towards the Catalan United penalty area!
The Catalan United fans in the stands used huge boos to disturb them, but their boos were more like howling wind in front of Leeds United's attack that increased their speed.
This kind of news has no disturbing effect on the Leeds City players, it can only stimulate them to move forward!
Because Osqui was broken through by Kamara, Fortune, the faster of the two Catalan United central defenders, quickly rushed to the side to cover the defense.
Jimenez is left alone to guard the middle.
Hulay did not run diagonally towards the forward point, but ran behind Jimenez towards the penalty area. Following the request of head coach Clark, he attacked the opponent's blind area and inserted behind him.
Kamara did not interfere with Fortune on the wing. He ran directly to the 30-meter area and passed the ball.
The football was kicked high by him and flew towards the back of the goal.
And Hulay, who has been attacking the blind spot behind Jimenez, has also run to the back point at this time!
Because Jimenez was the only one in the middle, he had to pay attention to both football and Hulay, and he was a little overwhelmed. Although he knew that Hulay had gone to the back point, he did not follow him directly because Laski had already finished with Hulay.
He had crossed over and was rushing toward him. What if he went to follow Hu Lai but missed Lasky?
Jimenez chose to jump up and head the ball to save!
As long as the football can be pushed out before Hu Lai, wouldn't the crisis be solved?
But his judgment of where the football landed was slightly wrong. He didn't hit the ball!
"Falling out! Jimenez blowing up!"
Accompanied by the ecstatic roar of Chinese commentator He Feng, Hu Lai, who was behind Jimenez, jumped up and shook his head to attack the goal!
Yan Kang shouted: "Hu Lai!!"
Goalkeeper Cordero, who was following the football and pounced back, saw Hulay jumping up behind Jimenez. His whole body was like a spring that had been compressed to the limit, ready to eject at any time.
His eyes were fixed on Hu Lai.
Hu Lai also saw him.
Seeing him pounce backwards, Hu Lai didn't shake his head, but pushed the football back towards the far end of the goal!
An anti-angle!
"pretty--!"
Cordero still made a wonderful save while running back. He stopped the inertia of his body and rushed back!
His whole body was in the air, he stretched his body as far as possible, waved his left arm to drive his body back up a little, and then... the fingertips of his left hand touched the football!
While he was still in the air, Cordero's eyes were firmly fixed on the football. When he saw the football being poked by him, it changed its direction slightly and flew towards the bottom line outside the goal post.
If nothing unexpected happens, the ball should fly directly out of the baseline.
Although Leeds City was given a corner kick, it is better than conceding a goal, right?
Cordero felt relieved...
But at this moment, a figure wearing a yellow jersey and blue shorts suddenly broke into his field of vision, chasing the football!
"Lasky—!"
In a Leeds bar, Matthew Cox roars.
The Leeds City fans couldn't wait to raise their arms and cheer.
In the midst of the shouts, the Polish forward rushed forward and took the first step before Osqui returned to defend. He used the outside instep of his right foot to kick the football that was about to fly out of the baseline into the goal!
Only eight minutes into the second half, Leeds City scored another goal and they equalized the score!
※※※
PS, the third update is completed, there will be another three updates tomorrow, please give me your monthly vote!!!