Fox in the Penalty Area

Although Hou Lai's goal made Leeds City fans see the hope of drawing with Tramed in the away game, or even winning the opponent.

But nothing like this really happened.

Tramed won a penalty in the 89th minute of the game.

The VAR video assistant referee determined that Leeds City central defender Luke Davies had a pushing action while defending, so he reminded the referee.

After watching the video replay, the referee also awarded a penalty kick.

This penalty made the players of Leeds City very dissatisfied, but it did not change anything.

In the end, Tramed's captain Connor Kirk made a penalty and rewritten the score to 3:2.

With a one-goal advantage, they narrowly defeated Zedzburg at home.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the continuous cheers at the Red Roof Stadium suddenly increased.

"...The hearts of Tramed fans can finally fall back into their stomachs." Matthew Cox said, "It's just that they didn't expect before the game that it would be so difficult to win at home... Leeds City players They are very tenacious, and their fighting spirit deserves to be respected! Although they are defeated, they are glorious!"

In the live broadcast, the players of Leeds City did not feel "a glorious defeat".

Farrek Quinn tried to communicate with the referee after the final whistle. He believed that his teammate Davis' push was not a foul. At least the force of the push would not be so great that Bonet would Falling to the ground like that, and rolling a few laps...

The referee didn't want to listen to his appeal, and with a smile on his face, he treated Quinn like air. Captain Lorenzo hurried up and pulled Quinn away. He was afraid that this straight-tempered person would insult the referee on the spur of the moment, and the other party would not simply treat him as air with a smile on his face...

The other Leeds City players also looked very disappointed and frustrated.

They tried their best in this game. After equalizing the score, they played proactively and played a 50-50 against Tramed, who was playing at home.

In the end, he still lost.

It hit a lot of people and felt unfair.

Hu Lai, who scored a goal in the game, also put his hands on his hips and looked up at the sky. Even after playing the full 90 minutes, he was also very helpless with such a result.

"It's okay, Hu Lai. Your performance is good enough. If you didn't win this time, maybe you can do it next time?" Seeing this, He Feng comforted him.

"Yes, there is an element of luck in losing the game. It cannot be said that Leeds City's performance today is not as good as Tramed's." Yan Kang echoed from the side. "There is a huge gap in strength between the two sides. It is reasonable to say that losing is reasonable. But the performance of this team still gives us hope. He Feng, I now think that Leeds City can really succeed in relegation..."

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Although in the game, Tony Clark kept letting the players attack and confront Tramed, with a posture of "never accept failure". But after losing the game, he was the first to calm down.

He even made the first turn and walked towards Tramed manager Kevin Locke after the final whistle.

"You played well and were brave." Locke praised Clark after holding Clark's hand.

"Thank you, congratulations on winning." Clark maintained enough demeanor and did not entangle the last penalty with the opponent.

Then he turned around and walked into the player tunnel, and went back to the locker room first.

After waiting for a while, the players of Leeds City returned to the locker room one after another.

Clarke could still hear them outside discussing the penalty.

"Bornett must have flopped, he fell so exaggeratedly!"

"I don't know what is the use of VAR referees. If the correct judgment is not made, it will add chaos! I feel that the existence of VAR has ruined football!"

"At least we can draw with Tramed in the away game and take away a point... What the hell!"

When these Leeds City players came in yelling, they shut their mouths when they saw Clark, lowered their heads and returned to their seats.

Then more Leeds players returned to the dressing room, their heads down, looking very frustrated.

When the last players returned to the locker room, assistant coach Sam Randle closed the door to silence the noise outside.

Looking at the players who were silent and bowed their heads, Tony Clark spoke:

"Some people may regret that we didn't get a draw, but to be honest, I didn't. On the contrary, I'm in a happy mood now, not regret or anger. Believe it or not." Faced with the people who looked up at him Gaze, Tony Clark spread his hands and shrugged.

"It's not about one or three points, it's about what we do against teams that are better than us. When we played at the 'Red House', we didn't back down, every one of you We all tried our best and showed our courage. I believe that on the road to relegation, having such courage is the most valuable. I am not trying to comfort you, but telling the truth—when we meet in the future Those big opponents, if you think about how you played against Tramed at the Red Roof, you will know that there is no opponent that can scare us. We can play our football and not be scared by opponents Be at a loss."

Clark watched everyone sit up straight and hold their heads up during his speech.

He laughed: "That's all I want to say to everyone. Then pack up and get ready to leave. And I'm going to the post-match press conference. I'll praise your performance there again, and I'll let the Everyone knows I'm happy with your performance."

After he finished speaking, he turned and left, leaving assistant coach Sam clapping his hands and shouting: "Move, lads! Shower and change, ready to go home!"

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"...In the post-match press conference, Tony Clark refused to talk about the late penalty. Instead, he praised the performance of his players in the game, saying that although they failed to draw with Tramed, But he saw the courage of the players in this game, he is proud and proud of his team's performance..."

Yong Jun watched the news being broadcast on the TV, and said to Hu Lai who had just returned home from the away game: "Hu Lai, your head coach is very good."

"Well, the boss is really nice. I heard that when he first came, everyone didn't admire him very much, but now they are quite convinced."

"How does it feel to score in the 'Red House'?" Yong Jun asked again.

Hu Lai thought for a while: "It's really cool to pour cold water on them when they are the most powerful. But unfortunately, they still didn't win. Looking at the way the Tramed fans cheered when they won the penalty, I just want them to miss this penalty kick, and then we take advantage of the situation to fight back and let me kill them, wouldn't it be cool..."

"It doesn't matter, next time, next time. I also agree with Coach Clark. With your current strength, it is not easy to force Tramed in such a hurry in the away game. As long as you can finally successfully avoid relegation, With a firm foothold in the Premier League, with his ability, Leeds City will definitely be reborn in the new season. You have chosen to come to Leeds City. This is really the right step.”

Hu Lai turned his head and grinned: "Matt told me at the beginning that the boss is a very serious and responsible head coach, but he is not that old and stubborn, and he is good at listening to other people's opinions. Matt also said that after I see the boss, I will definitely Liked him. I really like this owner now, and he promised to treat me to Chili Peppers for dinner when the season is over!"

"You boy like him because he invites you to dinner, right?"

"Uncle Yong, how can you say that? I like him even if he doesn't invite me!" Hu Lai said righteously.

Yong Jun looked at Hu Lai like this, smiled and shook his head.

Then he talked about another thing: "In the next round of the league, I will go away with you. After playing West Herts, we will go directly to London and fly to the United Arab Emirates. We will not return to Leeds."

Hu Lai nodded upon hearing this.

After the 31st round of the league against West Hertz, the Premier League is temporarily suspended. The next two games are national team games, and the top 12 will be rekindled.

As a member of the Chinese national team, of course he has to go back to participate in the competition.

"Now it seems that the Football Association's global coaching plan is likely to fail..." Yong Jun sighed. So far, the Football Association has not announced the results of their selection.

"Isn't that great? Our best result in the World Series was achieved by Director Shi leading the Olympic team. Why can't Director Shi be given a chance?" Hu Lai pouted.

"It's easy for foreign monks to chant scriptures. Anyway, the Football Association is still looking for it, and it hasn't been confirmed that Shi Wuyin will lead the team all the time."

"It's time to find a fart... Even if you can find it, there are a few remaining top 12 games, and a coaching change. He is still a foreign coach who doesn't know anything about Chinese football. How can we have time to familiarize ourselves with the team? Have time to adapt to him? Unless...does the Football Association want to find Lehman of the South China Tigers?" Hu Lai asked.

Yong Jun shook his head: "No, Lehman has clearly refused to coach the national team. Even if the South China Tigers Club is willing, he is not willing. Otherwise, do you think the matter of changing the head coach will last so long?"

Friedrich Lehmann, who has been coaching the South China Tigers for more than four years, is indeed the most famous and high-level foreign coach in China. He also knows Chinese football best. He almost perfectly meets the requirements of the Football Association. After Wilson dismissed get out of class, the media and fans hoped that Lehman could take over the national team. He really treats Shi Wuyin as a transitional candidate, thinking that he is temporarily occupying the position of coach and will soon be handed over to Lehman.

The attitude of the South China Tigers Club has also been very ambiguous. It feels that if the Football Association really wants it, they will not refuse it.

But Lehman soon publicly stated that he came to China to work and had no intention of coaching the national team. He enjoyed his work at the South China Tigers and he only wanted to lead the club team well. Due to personal physical reasons and lack of energy, he cannot take care of the coaching work of the national team, so he will not leave the South China Tigers Club.

Since people are unwilling, the Football Association can't force it.

Then began the "global selection of coaches" activity, which sounds domineering but is actually a bragging for Chinese fans.

Selections have been made, and up to now, the second half of the top 12 is about to start, and the head coach has not been decided yet... No, or there is no sign at all.

Those well-known and well-known foreign handsome men can't afford to take risks in China. That's right, the Chinese Football Association can offer high salaries, but people really look down on the Chinese team, and they are not happy to let them get high salaries.

As for the local head coaches, on the one hand, the Football Association looks down on them, and on the other hand, they themselves feel that the current situation of the national team coaching position is a hot potato, and no one wants to get it. After all, if the national team fails in the top 12 and is scolded bloody by the fans, it might affect their ability to coach at the club in the future...

So until now, Shi Wuyin has made it clear that he is willing to continue coaching the Chinese team to finish the top 12.

"I think Director Shi is a coach who really cares for Chinese football and considers the Chinese team. At this juncture, everyone knows that if the Chinese team can't participate in the World Cup, whoever is the head coach and who is responsible will have no credit. , a lot of infamy." Hu Lai pouted. "As far as Director Shi is enthusiastic, he wants to take the initiative to take the blame. For this, I also support Director Shi to continue coaching the national team."

Yong Jun sighed: "How can you say it so easily? In the next two games against the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, if the results still don't improve, it doesn't matter how much enthusiasm he has. Get out of class."

Hu Lai also knew that Uncle Yong was right. In the world of competitive sports, performance is the foundation of everything. Bad grades, nothing to say.

With the current situation of the Chinese team in this group, if there is another mistake in these two games, it is really afraid that they will not even be able to play third in the group. The Chinese team can start preparing for the 2030 World Cup without waiting for the top 12 to end.

The United Arab Emirates is not strong and has yet to win a game in the top 12. Although the Chinese team is away, if they work together, they may not be unable to fight.

But what about Saudi Arabia?

Now Saudi Arabia is ranked third in the group. If the Chinese team loses to Saudi Arabia again, it will be tantamount to losing to a direct competitor, allowing Saudi Arabia to score six points in a game. Saudi Arabia must also know this, so they will definitely do their best to fight the Chinese team.

Hu Lai himself felt a headache just thinking about it. I'm afraid Director Shi would have even more headaches...