Fox in the Penalty Area

After the twenty-sixth round of the league, there will be half a month before the twenty-seventh round of the league, and there will be no games to play. This is because of the need to make way for the fifth round of the FA Cup and the League Cup final.

But that has nothing to do with Leeds.

They were knocked out by Wiggleston in the third round of the FA Cup.

The League Cup is out early.

In the League Cup final, London Bridge, played by Asian player Pu Chuntai, faced Tramed from Manchester. In the end, the two sides drew 0:0 in the regular game time. In the penalty shootout, London Bridge defeated the opponent 4:3. Lift the League Cup.

In the first season of playing for the Premier League, Park Chuntae won a championship, and the "Light of Asia" became even more radiant.

After the game, the Korean media exploded, and Hu Lai's glory of scoring five goals in the previous three Premier League games was instantly overwhelmed. In fact, the Korean media and fans are indeed holding back their enthusiasm-after Hu Lai's three games and five goals, the Chinese media crazily publicized it, and naturally some media brought Park Chuntai out to compare with Hu Lai.

In his first season at London Bridge, Park Chun-tae has made 20 appearances so far and only scored three goals.

And Hu Lai scored five goals in three games, which is indeed better than Park Chuntai. Therefore, when the Chinese media praised Hu Lai, they used Pu Chuntai as a comparison, in fact, they were stepping on Pu Chuntai's head to praise Hu Lai.

How can the Korean media and fans bear it?

Because of the East Asian Cup, they didn't like Hu Lai in the first place, but now seeing that Hu Lai's limelight surpassed that of "Light of Asia", they all took a deep breath and wanted to get the place back.

Now is your chance.

The photo of Park Chun Tae holding the League Cup appeared in every media report in South Korea.

South Korean fans compare the honors won by Park Chun-tae and Hu Lai in Europe. In this regard, Park Chun-tae, who has won the Europa League, the Spanish King's Cup and the English League Cup, is of course completely defeated by Hu Lai, who has zero European honors.

Use this method to vent your anger.

The Chinese media still have to pay attention to some "martial arts". Although the heart is sour, they still have to say "Congratulations" and "Asia's first brother wins glory for Asian football" to avoid being caught by the Korean media. Too stingy, not a bit of a big country demeanor.

Good face or notre Dame a little Chinese fans congratulate Park Chun-tae for his achievements as well as the media,

After all, this is the glory of Asian football anyway, and they are also a member of Asian football.

But the vast majority of Chinese fans don't care about this. They also made a comparison chart for Korean fans.

The real "Light of Asia": Five goals in three games in the Premier League.

False "Light of Asia": Three goals in 20 Premier League games.

Anyway, after catching Park Chun-tae to London Bridge, he only scored three goals in 20 Premier League appearances and kept on focusing on output. Don't care about the fact that although Park Chuntae did not perform well in the Premier League, he also scored three goals in the Champions League group stage...

Fans are irrational.

This open and secret battle between Chinese and Korean fans and the media has also spread to Hu Lai, who is far away in the UK.

On the second day of the League Cup final, some Korean media went from London to Leeds to interview Hu Lai and asked him what he thought of Park Suntae winning the League Cup.

Hu Lai, who often surfs the Internet, of course knows why the other party asked such a question, but he has nothing else to say besides the standard answer.

Of course, congratulations to Park Chun-tae for winning the championship, and greatly praised Park Chun-tae's performance. He can't say, "Korean players won the championship, it's none of my business as a Chinese player? My attitude towards this matter is none of your business for Korean journalists", right?

"He won glory for Asian football and told European football that our Asian players can also perform the same as European players. I am happy for him and thank him for his contribution to Asian football."

Hu Lai's answer was very useful to South Korean reporters, and they asked again: "So what do you expect from your performance in the Premier League?"

"Me?" Hu Lai smiled slightly and shook his head. "I didn't think about it that much. I just want to help the team avoid relegation. After all, Leeds City is not London Bridge."

The South Korean reporter wanted to ask questions, but was squeezed away by the Chinese reporter. All of them stared at the Koreans with unkind expressions, thinking that when Hu Lai performed well, I would also go to London to find Pu Chuntai!

Damn, what a scumbag! Your family Pu Chuntai won the championship, what does it matter to us Hu Lai? He came to Leeds to ask him about Pu Chuntai, and he still played the trick of slapping him in the face?

Hu Lai smiled and couldn't see any discomfort.

Some Chinese journalists did not deserve him, and said in Chinese: "You can ignore them, Hu Lai."

Hu Lai waved his hand: "Pu Chuntai's victory is indeed something worthy of congratulations. We should be more magnanimous."

Some of the Chinese reporters were still unconvinced, and when they wanted to say something, they were dragged away by their companions, who then motioned him to look at the Korean reporters with their eyes. Only then did he realize that someone among the South Korean reporters had been eavesdropping, and it was obvious that he could understand Chinese...

If Hu Lai revealed any inappropriate words or attitudes in the conversation with them just now, it might be used by the other party to make a big fuss.

Now that the other party saw that their attempt had been seen through, he was not embarrassed, and left with a smile under the glaring gaze of a group of Chinese reporters.

"Fuck, what a fucking cunt!"

After they left, the Chinese reporters cursed at their backs.

"Routine operation, don't get excited."

"Be cautious in your words and deeds. Hu Lai did a good job just now, but he didn't leave any excuses for the other party."

Some Chinese reporters gave Hu Lai a thumbs up and praised him.

Hu Lai looked blank: "Ah? What are you talking about?"

Seeing Hu Lai's impeccable performance, everyone admired him even more. It's amazing to be so thoughtful at such a young age!

Everyone applauded Hu Lai's wit in their hearts.

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The hustle and bustle of the League Cup really has nothing to do with Leeds City. No wonder the Chinese reporters were dissatisfied with the South Korean reporters who came to ask Hu Lai to ask questions.

When the League Cup and the FA Cup were in progress, Leeds City, where Hu Lai was located, prepared according to their own rhythm.

There was no official game for fifteen days, so the team arranged a game with the reserve team.

In this game, Tony Clark mainly tested his new tactics, allowing Lorenzo to serve as the offensive bridgehead and covering Hou Lai to score.

The captain Lorenzo Esposito, who was originally the team's main scorer, now has the task of attracting firepower, using his physical advantages, controlling the football inside and outside the penalty area, and then playing the ball for Hou Lai.

However, because the training time for the new tactics is still too short, there is no good effect so far.

Lorenzo will need to adapt to his new role, as will the rest of the squad.

"Take your time..." Tony Clark, the head coach on the sidelines, sighed and said to Sam Randyll. "The next game against Warship Harbor, we will continue to use the old tactics."

To be honest, this new tactic is still very immature, and it was developed on a whim by Tony Clark.

Although it is said that the main attacker was given up to Hu Lai, the overall tactics still revolve around Lorenzo, giving full play to his physical advantage.

So in fact, it can't be regarded as a new tactic, but just tinkering on the basis of the original tactic. If you really want to completely change the existing tactical system, then the player configuration has to be changed.

And this is obviously something that Leeds City is currently unable to do.

Randyer said: "As long as we can successfully avoid relegation this season, we will have the opportunity to experiment with new tactics."

"Well, first of all, relegation must be the highest goal." Clark nodded in agreement.

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On February 23, the twenty-seventh round of the league, Leeds City went south to London to challenge Warship Harbor in an away game. Facing the fifth-ranked opponent in the league, the traditional strong team Warship Harbor, Leeds City was beaten helplessly.

They finally lost the game with a score of 0:3 and came back in a big defeat.

Hou Lai started this game and failed to score. Substituted in the 74th minute.

After the game, Leeds City coach Tony Clark received some criticism. Public opinion believed that the tactics he chose in the away game were too risky. The cannons harvested mercilessly, three salvos of naval guns were fired, and they were taken away...

Leeds City, which had won three consecutive victories, had risen to thirteenth in the ranking, but after losing to Warship Harbor, it dropped to sixteenth.

But fortunately, their next opponent in the league is Helmer, who is ranked 19th, and they are still playing at home.

Tactically, Leeds City is still the same as losing to Warship Harbor in the previous game, focusing on offense. Facing an opponent whose strength is weaker than their own, and with the cheers and cheers from the home fans, Leeds City played much better than when they were away.

Hou Lai also started in this game and played a full game for the first time.

Still scoreless but positive, threatening on multiple occasions and coming close to registering his first assist in the Premier League - if Lorenzo can take his chances and put his pass in the net ...

In the end, Leeds City defeated Helmer 2:0 at home. Won the contest with another direct competitor in relegation.

These three minutes are crucial, because Leeds City will face two strong teams next, namely the Stan Park Rangers, who are currently ranked first in the league, and the veteran giant Tramed, who is ranked sixth.

It is very difficult to defeat such an opponent.

In the twenty-ninth round of the league, Leeds City played against Stan Park Rangers at home, although Luke Davies used a corner kick to score a goal for the team.

But it was still difficult to stop the powerful Stan Park Rangers, and they responded with three goals.

Leeds City lost 1:3 at home.