Chapter 18: The Terror of Elland Road Stadium

On 16 February, Myburgh came to Leeds City to take on Leeds United. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Leeds United Football Club, or Leeds United for short, is the only professional football club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, based at Elland Road Stadium. Leeds United was founded in 1904 as Leeds City Football Club. Following the dissolution of Leeds City in 1919, Leeds United was officially formed. This season, Leeds United sit in the middle of the table, and manager Steve Lee? Evans is under a lot of pressure.

Leeds United's main rival is Manchester United, and the rivalry between the two teams is also known as the "Rose Hatred". The feud between the two teams began with a historical feud between Yorkshire and Lancashire. The hostile relationship between the two regions can be traced back to the "Wars of the Roses" in the 15th century. Although the cities of Leeds and Manchester are 40 miles (64 kilometres) apart, the hostile relationship between the two sides has not been resolved, and has even been preserved as a tradition for both clubs. Independent findings from the Fan Census show that Leeds United and Manchester United are hostile to a number of clubs in England, and both are among the top three clubs with the highest number of rivals.

Player transfers between the two teams often spark great outrage among fans, especially Leeds United players moving to Manchester United. Joe, a key player at Leeds United in the early years? Jordan and Gordon? McQueen's move to Manchester United, followed by Erik? Cantona, Leo? Ferdinand and Alain? Smith. The British newspaper The Telegraph has dubbed the rivalry between the two teams "the hottest and most incomprehensible hatred in English football".

But Manchester United's rise has been accompanied by the decline of Leeds United. Leeds United's financial crisis forced them to sell a large number of key players, and the team was relegated from the Premier League to the Championship, and Leeds have been in the lower leagues ever since.

Coach Karanka was not influenced by the media and still arranged for the fat man to start. This time partnering the fat man in the front line is the old acquaintance No. 18 Stuani. No.9 Rhodes was put on the bench after a mediocre performance in the last two games. Injured veteran No. 19 Downing returned to the starting line-up, and backup goalkeeper No. 13 Thomas was also given the chance to start? Messias, the old goalkeeper No. 1 Dimi? Constanto Paulus did not come to Leeds United with the squad due to an injury sustained during training. The substitute goalkeeper will be No. 25 Michael? Agatzi.

"James, coach Karanka didn't start Rhodes this time, Mr. £11 million sat on the bench" Smith quipped, "what do you think coach Karanka thinks?" ”

'Rhodes has struggled in the last two games and he's had a problem with his mentality. "He does need time to adjust his mentality, sit on the bench and see how his team-mates are playing and maybe help him figure out his problems......," Foster analyzed.

"Recently, the newspapers in the Myburgh area have reported that Pang and his agent had an affair, what do you think?" Smith smiled and said, "Pang won't be affected, right?" ”

"It's not surprising at all, Pang is very good, his economist is beautiful, it's not surprising that the two of them have sparked at all," Forster analyzed, "Coach Karanka arranged Pang to start, which shows that there is no problem with Pang's form. ”

"It's not easy to play this away game, Leeds United is a tough bone to gnaw" Smith was a little worried, "In recent years, although Leeds United has been mixed in the Championship, their home stadium is still very hot, and this is one of the hottest home stadiums in England......"

"Tom, that's right. Elland Road is a very scary home stadium," Forster was also worried, "The home fans are very hot-tempered, and there have been a lot of fights here lately......"

In the conversation between the two commentators, the game officially began. Leeds United, who are at home, did not attack aggressively at the start, opting for a solid defense first. In the last five rounds, Leeds United has only achieved 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, and its form is quite sluggish. And Myburgh has performed strongly since the start of the winter transfer, and in the last five rounds, three wins and two draws remain unbeaten!

However, in stark contrast to the sluggish Leeds United players, Leeds United fans. Leeds United's home stadium, Elland Road, is one of the most terrifying home stadiums in the Championship, and the loud noise created by the fans in the stadium is often a nightmare for the away team!

The fat man stood in the stadium, and there was a buzzing in his ears, which made the fat man a little upset. Sometimes, the fat man can't even hear the referee's whistle clearly. The fat man didn't feel like he was playing a football game, but listening to a singer concert. The fat man even sympathized with the Leeds United players at home, and every time he played at home, the noise in his ears was constant, how uncomfortable it was.

In fact, although the Elland Road Stadium in the past was terrifying, it was far from reaching the level it is today, and today is an exception. There are two reasons for this: one is because it is the Myburgh team that is visiting, and since the Myburgh team is now ranked first, the home fans very much hope that the team they support can beat the first-ranked Myburgh team, and the noise is extraordinarily loud; The second is because of the fat man, because the fat man said that he was a fan of Manchester United after the Arsenal game. Manchester United supporters appeared at Elland Road Stadium, and he was greeted by boos, who made Leeds United and Manchester United mortal enemies, and the fat man was shot while lying down.

37: The terrifying Elland Road Stadium

On the pitch, 15 minutes into the game, the deadlock was broken. It was not Myburgh who dominated the field that scored the goal, but Leeds United, who had been passively defending. Leeds United striker No.9 Wood broke through the Myburgh goal with a random shot on the counter-attack.

"Leeds United have scored!" Commentator Smith's voice was low, "The goal was scored by Leeds United striker No.9 Wood, and a random volley from the New Zealander caused Myburgh goalkeeper Messias to save the ball and the ball slowly rolled into the goal." ”

"It's a shame to have conceded this goal," Forster frustrated, "Myburgh goalkeeper Messias made a mistake in his pounce, and he was obviously affected by the atmosphere on the pitch......"

Looking at the chagrined Messias sitting on the ground depressed, the help sent by the fat man was only sympathetic. Messias, the No. 2 goalkeeper who replaced Konstanto Paulus in Myburgh, was already a little nervous when he started today, and the goal stands behind him constantly caused loud noises, mixed with a lot of abuse, which made him even more nervous. Messias's pounce this time was caused by the deformation of his movements due to nervousness.

In fact, the fat man also felt the same way, and the terrifying atmosphere created by Leeds United fans made the fat man feel like he was in an ancient gladiatorial arena, as if he was not participating in a football match, but fighting to the death with the enemy.

This goal made the already enthusiastic Elland Road Stadium even more popular, and the home fans made a louder noise.

"Garbage Rice Burgers, you guys die." A topless fan shouted.

"Go to hell, Myburgh, this is not the place you should be!" Another fan covered in tattoos yelled.

"Cry, Myburgh, I'm going to kill you!" A bald man fan is not far behind.

The invective from the home fans made Coach Karanka very unhappy and had to appeal to the fourth official, but to no avail. However, the security police on the side of the stadium have begun to maintain order, which makes Coach Karanka feel a lot more relieved. Winning or losing the game aside, he didn't want his players to get hurt.

On the field, after conceding the goal, the Myburgh team began to gradually adapt to the atmosphere of the stadium. The noise was loud, and it was really scary at first, but after a long time, I was not so scared. The Myburgh team began to gradually play its normal strength, and gradually played a wonderful match.

In the 30th minute of the game, in an attack, the fat man received a pass from Downing, and in the face of the pressing of two defenders of Leeds United, he directly passed the ball to the unguarded Stuani on the side, and Stuani took the ball and rushed to the opponent's bottom line. After the fat man passes the ball, he immediately moves forward to the middle of the opponent's goal. Stuani was near the opponent's baseline, before the defender blocked, hoisted the ball towards the goal, at this time the fat man inserted in the middle has already rushed to the horse, facing the interference of the opponent's central defender No. 4 Wharton, the fat man pushed the ball into the goal.

“…… Pang's pass, Stuani receives the ball, unguarded! Good chance......" Smith speaks faster, "Stuani dribbles down ......"

“…… Pang and Downing outflanked in the middle...... Stuani's pass ...... "Smith glued to the ball," ...... Pang and the defenders headed the ball together......"

“goal……! goal……! Pang equalized for Myburgh! Commentator Smith sounded the alarm for the first time, "A brilliant header on goal, this header was very powerful and fast, and the opposition goalkeeper No. 1 Silvestri did not react at all. ”

"Beautiful header!" Foster also shouted, "Pang and Leeds United centre-back No. 4 Wharton collided together, and Pang won this aerial battle......"

On the field, teammates ran over to celebrate the goal with the fat man. Although Myburgh goalkeeper Messias did not run over, he raised his hands and shouted to the sky, obviously the fat man's goal made him feel a lot less pressure.

"Pong, nice header, that's amazing!" Tang Ning touched the fat man's head and shouted loudly.

"Stuani, your passing is great too!" Downing patted Stuani on the shoulder.

"Come on, everyone! Team Myburgh must win! "Downing encourages his teammates.

"Come on! Win! Everyone responded.

The fat man's goal and Downing's encouragement restored everyone's confidence. Originally, the strength of the Myburgh team was stronger than the opponent, coupled with the opponent's recent sluggish form, it should have been a one-sided game, but I didn't expect the Myburgh players to be stunned by the atmosphere at Leeds United's home, and they couldn't even play at a normal level. The fat man's goal and Downing's encouragement undoubtedly brought everyone back.

Sure enough, after that, the Myburgh team cooperated more smoothly, 'Haha, all reactionaries are paper tigers!' The fat man's heart was happy. A return to normal Myburgh is clearly not something that a lagged Leeds United side can withstand.

Towards the end of the first half, Fatty, Downing and Stuani played a wonderful combination. Stuani took the ball on the right side and passed it directly to the left side of Downing, Downing did not adjust, directly knocked back to the middle, the fat man outflanked in the middle, and shot angrily near the line of the big penalty area in the middle of Leeds United, the opponent's central defender No. 3 Bamba was blocked and eye-catching, but still did not block the fat man's shot, the ball passed between his legs like a cannonball, Leeds United goalkeeper Silvestri was blocked by Bamba from view, and when he reacted, the ball had flown into the goal.

“…… Stuani picked up the ball on the right and the defenders were closing in...... Long pass...... "Smith's emotions have been raised," ...... Accurate long pass, the ball found Downing on the left wing......"

“…… The opponent's midfield ran over to defend Downing...... The middle lane is empty...... "Smith's mood is rising," ...... Downing's knockback...... Fantastic passing ......"

“…… Pang's chances...... The opposition centre-back pounced...... "Smith was in high spirits, "Pong's shot ......"

“goal……! goal……! Pang's long-range shot broke the goal, and the Myburgh team overtook 2:1! "It was a brilliant team goal, with Stuani and Downing on both flanks attracting the attention of the opposition, and Pang outflanking the middle and a brilliant shot. ”

"Coach Karanka's favourite way to score goals" Foster is very excited, "making the most of the two flanks to move the opposition and create chances for his teammates in the middle...... Brilliant teamwork goal, Pong's second goal ......"

At the end of the first half, Myburgh came back from behind to lead Leeds United 2-1.

At halftime, when the fat man who performed well in the first half passed through the players' tunnel, he naturally received "special care" from the home fans, and a middle finger floated in front of the fat man's eyes, and the sound of abuse came from his ears!

"Damn yellow-skinned monkeys, get out of Elland Road Stadium!" A strong man holds up his middle finger.

"Manchester United supporters are not welcome here, get out of Elland Road." Another strong man had a fierce look on his face.

"Manchester United supporters, I'm going to kill you!" The bald man gritted his teeth.

Although the fat man's face did not change at all, he already hated Leeds United in his heart. 'Grandma, forget about the black brother in the newspaper, you also scold the brother on the spot, is it really easy to bully the brother! In the second half, brother wants you to know what flowers are and why they are so red! The fat man gritted his teeth.

Seeing that some fans insulted the fat man, the commentators Smith and Foster were not happy.

"Oh, Pang was insulted by some of the home fans, which is so undeserved." Smith was dissatisfied, "I think the English Football Disciplinary Committee, Leeds United should be punished......"

Before Foster could speak, the Leeds United commentator next to him spoke: "He deserves it, Elland Road does not welcome any Manchester United supporters." Anything about Manchester United, people, things, words, etc., will be boycotted at Elland Road! I advise you to leave Leeds United as soon as possible after the game, otherwise it will not be good for the radical Leeds United fans to make some drastic moves! ”

"You ......," Smith exasperated. It's just that the home fans are arrogant, but I didn't expect the Leeds United commentator, who is a colleague, to be so unfriendly.

"Alright. Tom, say less! Foster persuaded, "I think Pang will avenge us in the second half......"

At the beginning of the second half, Leeds United, who were unwilling to lose at home, began to attack aggressively, and the back line became empty, which also gave the fat man more opportunities.

The fat man was full of energy to give Leeds United a downfall in the second half. The fat man is a typical donkey, the more you say good things to him, the better he will speak; You respect him a foot, and he respects you. If you fight him, he will surely get revenge.

With 60 minutes played, Myburgh had a chance to counter-attack. Downing made a direct pass to the fat man in the middle, and after the fat man got the ball, he did not give the ball to Stuani on the side, but chose to break through by himself, because Stuani was entangled by the opponent's defender.

When the fat man breaks through with the ball, he rarely uses the action of stepping on the bicycle, which is a simple buckle and burst, and the line is either straight or oblique, a bit like NBA basketball star James. Lao Tzu's body is strong, you don't need so many fancy moves to break through, and you can eat you directly by body and speed!

After the fat man broke through the defense of Leeds United's back No. 8 Murphy with his body, the opponent's central defender No. 4 Wharton pressed head-on. At the current level of the fat man, it is easy to break through one defender, but it is more difficult to break through two. The fat man did not continue to break through, but chose to shoot. The fat man did not choose to hit the goal vigorously this time, but chose to shoot rubbing, which was the first time the fat man tried this way of shooting.

The fat man followed Zizou to train during this time, and found that the more top stars he was, the fewer times he hit the goal vigorously, and the more he chose to shoot accurately. After all, the penalty area is densely populated, and a powerful shot is easy to be blocked. Unlike a powerful shot, a precise shot is more focused on angle and less power, but the ball is more threatening than a powerful shot. This is also the difference between regular artillery shells and rattlesnake shells, the former may be more powerful, but the latter is more accurate and causes more damage to the target. Like Messi, Neymar and others on the football field, there are few powerful shots, they are more interested in the angle of the shot, and the shooting effect is better.

It's like taking a free kick, but instead of it, the ball is stationary, the ball is moving, and of course the latter requires better eye-foot coordination.

After the fat man rubbed and ejaculated, it was as if time had stood still. Everyone looked back at the ball that flew along a special trajectory in the air, only Leeds United goalkeeper No. 1 Silvestri stretched his arms to pounce on the ball, but in the end the ball and fingers did not meet, and the ball flew into the goal after cutting a beautiful arc in the air.

“…… Downing's pass...... Pang got the ball...... Stuani was entangled by his opponent......" Smith began to rush again, "Pang has no passing lanes...... What should he do? ”

“…… Pang chose to break through...... Pretty! He forcibly ate Murphy...... "Smith was nervous," ...... Wharton steals ...... Pong's shot ......"

“goal……! goal……! Pang scored his third goal of the game, a hat-trick, a hat-trick! Smith's voice suddenly became high-pitched and powerful, "This is a beautiful banana ball, it's hard to believe that Pang can kick such a wonderful arc with such a tall body." Unbelievable! Unbelievable! ”

"It's the first time I've found Pang shooting in this way" Foster's eyes widened, surprised, "Wonderful arc, artistic goal, so wonderful, so wonderful!" ”

On the field, when the ball flew into the opponent's goal, the fat man even lost his mind for a moment, and the fat man closed his eyes, trying to seize the feeling of that moment! The moment the ball comes into contact with your foot, although it is short, it is really wonderful! The fat man tried to remember, as if he had caught something, as if he had not caught anything!

With the continuous improvement of the fat man's football level, the fat man also pays more and more attention to the dexterity in football. One force to ten will be powerful, but four or two thousand pounds are even more wonderful! Problems that cannot be solved by strength are solved with dexterity; If you can't solve the problem with dexterity, you can use strength to break it. It's like two sides of the same coin, to a player, they're equally important!