Fox in the Penalty Area

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Insua is under a lot of pressure right now - it's clear that two Leeds midfielders, Pete Williams and Jay Adams, are targeting him.

In addition, Hu Lai often retreats here to seek cooperation with two teammates.

Sometimes it is equivalent to three people besieging an Insua.

And when other Catalan players came to help, Leeds City would quickly transfer the football to the wing. They don't love to fight in the middle. It would be better if they can directly create a threat from the middle, but if they can't, they will immediately move to the side to mobilize the Catalan defense.

Unlike the Catalan United, which rely on delicate cooperation in the midfield to instigate the attack, Leeds City still adopts the style of English football, playing simpler and more direct. Crosses are generally used for diversion, not for looking for opportunities Just back and forth.

In this game, Clark specifically asked them to make more through passes, playing behind Catalan.

So whether it is Pete Williams or Jay Adams, when they get the ball in the midfield, they will pass the football behind the Catalan defense whenever they have the opportunity.

Of course, the success rate of this kind of direct pass will be much lower, and there is a risk of being intercepted by the opponent and counterattacked.

But the reason Leeds City wants to do this is because they have Hu Lai, a striker who is very good at finding opportunities behind defensive players, so this risk Leeds City can afford and is worth taking.

Changing to an ordinary striker, I am afraid that Leeds City would never dare to do so. Because in all likelihood, they will be scored by the opponent before they score a goal - not because the opponent's efficiency is higher than their own, but because their own scoring efficiency is too average.

Hu Lai, a player who is only good at scoring goals, was once considered by expert fans to be a person with little tactical effect, and he was of little help to the team's tactics.

After all, he can neither pull out the pass, nor retreat the midfielder organization.

He can only and only be good at shooting.

It is becoming increasingly difficult for a pure center forward to survive in today's football tactical system. The centers of other teams always have to wear multiple roles and have very good comprehensive abilities. Shooting, passing, pulling... Even defense must be good. It does not require how good each ability is. What is required is a balanced hexagonal fighter, so that they can better adapt to the team's various tactics. Compatibility.

As a shooter,

I'm afraid I won't even be able to play, how can I show my scoring ability?

According to common sense, Hu Lai should be this kind of unpopular "shooter".

But Leeds City manager Tony Clarke has a different understanding of Houlay's tactical importance than those others.

He doesn't think that Hu Lai is not helpful to the team's tactics. On the contrary, he thinks that Hu Lai is indispensable in his own tactics.

It is even no exaggeration to say that Hu Lai is the most important piece of the puzzle in his tactical map. If there is no Hu Lai, there will be no Leeds City, which is now attacking unscrupulously.

Because Hu Lai's super high efficiency in front of the goal ensured that the offensive tactics Clark envisioned had a basis for realization, otherwise they would all be castles in the air in his mind, and they would be meaningless ideas on paper.

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"Jay Adams got the ball in midfield... He looked up and Kamara ran in front of the wing for the ball... But he didn't give it, he sent a long pass to Hu who went forward!" Ma Hugh Cox's voice is clean and crisp, just like this attack by Leeds City.

At the moment Adams passed the ball, Hou Lai suddenly changed his direction and went straight behind Jimenez!

Stop Adams pass with chest.

It's a pity that another central defender of the Catalan United, Fortune, retreated in time with his own speed and appeared in front of Hu Lai, and stretched his legs to block the latter's shot from the bottom line!

"Hoo-!" The voices of the Catalan fans cheering for Hu Lai sounded again from the stands.

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The defense line has just experienced a dangerous situation, and the Catalan United is not to be outdone, and seizes every opportunity to attack.

Salado, who was in good form in this game, became the arrow of Catalan's offense, and even Swedish striker Paterson assisted him.

In the attack he jumped up and headed the ferry and passed the football to Salado.

Salado switched to the center and moved closer to Paterson. After receiving the header from the latter, he used the outer instep of his right foot to move the football forward, and then directly kicked away at a distance of more than 20 meters. shoot!

The ball went over the legs of Leeds City defender Teddy Bradford, who came up to intercept him, and went straight to the right of the goal!

Leeds goalkeeper van der Ven made a brilliant save as he threw himself across the pitch but didn't dare to hold the ball directly.

Salado's shot was powerful and heavy, and if he held the ball directly, he was afraid that it would cause a shot.

So he chose to punch out with double fists!

After a loud muffled bang, the football was blocked outside the door.

Salado held his head in his hands, regretted for a while, and quickly got into the game again. In the close-up shot, he accelerated to chase where the football was.

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"Rosas wanted to pass the ball...a feint, he dunked it back, and handed it to Campsano who was closest to him! Campsano took the ball forward, pedaled a bicycle...beautiful!!"

Campsano used continuous cycling to shake Vieira, who was in front of him, to the ground.

But Leeds City's defense did not end there.

As soon as Vieira fell to the ground, Ben Grist quickly rushed up, strode up, and stretched out his foot to stab the football.

Campsano still wants to continue to pass Grist, but his short legs have no advantage in front of Grist's long legs, allowing the opponent to poke the football away first.

Jay Adams, back on defense, just caught the ball that was poked by Grist.

He didn't stop the ball and let the ball slip between his legs, while turning and reorienting.

Turn around and pass the football forward.

As soon as the football was kicked, Rosas's leg shoveled over - if Adams kicked the ball later, the ball would return to the Catalan United.

Although there were no goals in the game during this period of time, the two teams watched the transition between offense and defense. Several Chinese overseas players in front of the TV were short of breath, and they were so nervous that they clenched their fists unconsciously.

This is not the first time they watched the Champions League, but they felt something that they hadn't experienced before watching the Champions League.

When they were in China, although they didn’t watch the live broadcast of the UEFA Champions League, they would still learn about the UEFA Champions League through the post-match highlights or sports news.

But watching the Champions League at that time was really just a fun.

Everyone knows that the UEFA Champions League is the football match with the highest technical and tactical gold content on the planet today, but it is difficult to say exactly how high it is.

When they came to Europe, they received nearly half a season of training in Europe, and they had a reference in their hearts. Looking at this Champions League game again, the shock is huge.

When they first came to Europe, they were amazed at the level of European football. Even the intensity of daily training was no less than that of a Chinese Super League match. When they first came, they were still a little uncomfortable. At the same time, I also understand why in the documentary about Hu Lai joining Leeds City, why he finished training when he first arrived in Leeds City, and fell asleep directly when he was massaged by Uncle Yong.

This is not because of his performance, but because he is really tired.

In terms of rhythm alone, the training rhythm of European teams is faster than that of the Chinese Super League.

But now watching the Champions League games, you will find that the rhythm of the Champions League games is much faster than the rhythm of their respective teams and leagues.

So why is the Champions League the highest level of football in the world today?

It is reflected in these aspects.

When they were still struggling in their own team, Hu Lai was already at ease in such a game and played with ease.

This is the gap between them and Hu Lai.

It came out a year and a half earlier than them, and the progress was astonishingly fast.

They have a very obvious feeling-they are still Chinese players, but Hu Lai already looks like a European player.

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The fierce confrontation between Leeds City and Catalan United is still going on. In this kind of confrontation between you and me, the time of the game is also going fast.

By the time everyone realized it, the game had already entered 75 minutes.

"...there were still fifteen minutes before the end of the game, and the score was still 2:2. Leeds City performed very bravely, and what is even more commendable is that their bravery is not the bravery of ordinary people...they successfully withstood the Cathay-Thai United's offensive made the opponent hesitate and be afraid of their attack, so they couldn't do their best. That's why we say 'the best defense is offense'..." He Feng commented.

"But there is another problem..." Yan Kang added, "At this point in the game, both sides will have physical problems, especially Leeds City, who are playing away, will they be able to maintain their physical fitness despite the rapid decline in physical fitness? Such an offensive? If not, will the Cathay-Thai United counterattack, resulting in a fall short?"

He Feng couldn't answer this question, only Leeds City on the court could.

Yan Kang's worries are indeed justified. After all, from the current point of view, the reason why Leeds City can play evenly with Catalan United is entirely due to their crazy offense. But if this offensive can't continue, does it mean... a collapse?

Sheilan turned to cast a questioning glance at her husband.

Sensing her gaze, Hu Lixin nodded to his wife and told him that the two narrators were right. It is indeed dangerous for Leeds City now.

After receiving an affirmative answer from her husband, Xie Lan turned her worried eyes to the TV screen again.

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Hou Lai was running in the frontcourt, and when he saw Jay Adams about to swing his leg to pass the ball, he immediately turned around and pushed forward.

But when he ran a few meters away, he turned around and saw that Adams hadn't passed the football.

And he himself fell into an offside situation, so he had to turn around and run back.

To be honest, this kind of repeated back and forth running is really exhausting, but there is no way, as a forward, he must do this again and again, otherwise the opportunity will not come out.

Adams did see Hou Lai's forward drive and planned to pass the ball. But at the critical moment, Jimenez moved laterally and got stuck in his passing lane. He was not sure of successfully passing the football to Hu Lai's feet, for fear of losing possession and giving the opponent a chance to counterattack.

So he chose the conservative approach, feinted and passed the football across to Pete Williams who came up to meet him.

As for Hu Lai... I can only apologize for letting him run for nothing. Anyway, for a striker like him, frequent back and forth sprints are normal.

When the football was passed to Williams, Hu Lai had already returned to his starting position, but he did not stop, but continued to run back, as if to go up to meet Williams.

Jimenez, who was stuck in Adams' passing route at a critical moment, hurried forward to cut off the connection between Williams and Hou Lai.

But just as he was running up with Hu Lai, Williams suddenly sent the ball under his feet.

One foot straight!

And Hu Lai, who was running back, turned around suddenly and sprinted back!

The two pass and run perfectly!

Jimenez quickly raised his hand - he remembered that his position was higher than Hou Lai, which meant that Hou Lai was behind him, and this ball... Hou Lai was offside!

But the referee's whistle didn't sound, and the assistant referee didn't stand still.

The referee team did not think that Hu Lai was offside!

"Hu Lai! Opportunity! Successful anti-offside!"

Amidst He Feng's cheers, Hu Lai, who was running backwards, received the ball from Williams behind the entire Catalan defense line!

At this time, others are already at the top of the free throw arc!

Catalan goalkeeper Cordero decisively abandoned the goal almost at the moment Williams passed the ball, trying to block Hou Lai's shot-he seemed to have anticipated how Leeds City would play this offense.

The Catalan fans in the stands booed loudly, trying to interfere with Houlei at the most critical time.

But these things have no effect on Hu Lai.

While catching the ball, he looked up and observed Codelo's position, and then chose to shoot directly outside the penalty area!

He swung his right leg, opened his arms, and made a powerful volley.

But when the foot fell, it turned into a light kick!

Cordero, who hit the penalty spot, was helpless in the face of the lob shot. He couldn't even jump up. He could only raise his head on the ground and watched the football pass over his head and fly towards the goal behind him.

At the same time praying to God in my heart, praying that this ball...don't go in!

But God can't control Hu Lai!

He doesn't score with every shot, but for Hu Lai, this unmarked shot with sufficient time to prepare is as easy as shooting in training!

Amidst huge boos, the football flew over the stunned Cordero's head, and then fell!

Leaps briskly into the goal behind him!

Like a fish jumping into the sea, splashing the waves and being caught in the net.

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