Chapter 61: The Opponent's Careful Preparation

On 13 January, the 27th round of League One matches will be played inside the Aston Gat Stadium. As the focus of the battle in League One, several highlights before the game clearly captured the hearts of fans, so much so that the stadium tickets were sold out two days ago.

Although the game started at 3 p.m., an hour before the start of the game, the fans of both teams had already arrived at the stadium early, and the entire stadium stands were instantly covered. Looking down from the air, the stands of the entire stadium seem to be evenly divided into two halves, with waves of people and singing one after another, and the fans are using their enthusiasm to send the best support to the team that has been performing bravely! And as the game approaches, the players in the dressing rooms of both teams are also making final preparations for the game.

In the away team's locker room at this time, Tang Fei was carefully sorting out his shoelaces, splints, etc., to ensure that everything was OK; And Hausen, who was sitting next to him, was tidying up his hair.

After the harsh lessons of the last time, Wise, who was clear about public and private, still started in Howson and was given a heavy responsibility in this battle of focus.

Sitting across from him, Wise glanced at everyone and was glad not to see the tension on the players' faces, but rather to be full of fighting spirit.

Obviously, with Leeds United winning game after game, the league table is firmly at the top of the league and proud of the League One, and the confidence of the players is also accumulating, so even against the second place in the league, they can play with high morale and win the opponent with confidence.

Do not be afraid in the face of strong enemies, and do not despise the weak. That's what a team is maturing in, and that's what Wise wants to see.

"Lads, I've already said pretty much everything I need to tell me before the game. You remember, tactics are always just a means, if you want to win, it is still up to you to play, I just want you to know that although we are away today, our fans have already filled half of the stadium, I hope you can perform today to be worthy of yourself, worthy of these fans who have come from afar with the team! Just before the players came out, Wise gave the players a final boost with the fans in attendance.

"Yes!" Hearing Wise's words, Tang Fei and his teammates shouted in unison. Then Yukan walked out of the locker room and prepared to play.

"Friends from the audience, now we can see that the players from both sides have followed the referee into the pitch. So let's take a look at the starting line-ups of both teams. With the words of the commentator of this game, the starting lineups of both sides appeared on the screen.

Bristol City starting line-up (4312): goalkeeper Chris Viller; defenders Bradley Orr, Liam Fontaine, James McCampey, James McAllister; midfielders Lee Johnson, Cole Scus, Joe Williams, Scott Brown; Forwards Phil Jewworth and Enoch Hunnmi.

"We can see that Bristol City have continued to play the same line that they have been in recent league games. In this line-up, manager Bukayo Swat has three players in midfield who can play both offensive and defensive, so they are very good at intercepting while maintaining speed on the counter-attack. I believe that today's Bristol City team will still focus on defensive counter-attacking tactics! ”

Leeds United starting line-up (442): goalkeeper Ankel Glenn; defenders Frazer Richardson, Tang Fei, Rui Marquis, Ben Parker; midfielders Johnny Howson, Sean Deley, Felipe da Costa, Alan Thompson; Forwards Flo and Jermaine Beckford.

"On Leeds United's side, manager Wise also fielded the strongest squad today. Obviously, even if they face second place in the league away from home, they are still full of confidence and intend to go all out to get the three points! ”

As the commentator briefly commented on the starting lineups of the two teams, the players of both teams had already returned to their respective positions after shaking hands before the game, waiting for the game to start. After choosing the ball and choosing sides, the big battle is about to start.

And just as the Aston Gat Stadium erupted in the first cheers of the game, with the referee's whistle, the game officially began! Bristol City, playing at home, kicked off first.

In the face of their old opponents who washed their blood last time, the whole Bristol City team vowed to be ashamed in this game, but shame does not equal impulsiveness, they did not launch a direct onslaught after sending the ball in the middle circle, but patiently looked for opportunities at the back. Obviously, after the last slap in the face, Swart has been very jealous of Leeds United, so the tactics of this game are to play steadily, and the performance of the team on the field is also very patient.

Standing near his own big forbidden area, Tang Fei faced Enoch-Xiuenmi, who ran all the way. According to the pre-match information, Xiunmi has scored 14 goals so far this season and is the top scorer in the Bristol City team, although he ranks low on the League One goal list, Tang Fei will still not relax in the slightest, no matter what the strength of the opponent, Tang Fei will do his best to mark.

However, Tang Fei did not have a careful understanding of Leeds United after the fall in his previous life, and what he didn't know was that this Enochi Shonmi would transfer from Bristol City to Leeds United in 08, and then play out of control, almost compared to Konstantin. I have to say that as long as the goalscorer king of other teams transfers to Leeds United, it will be like a curse to the end, which is really the grave of the striker.

Closer to home, after the opening minutes of trial, the hosts of Bristol City launched their first threatening attack in the 13th minute.

Lee Johnson, who was on the right side of the midfield, dribbled the ball down the right side after teammate Bradley Orr teamed up with Thompson, and faced Parker, the cunning Johnson first made a low-pitch feint and then suddenly cut inside, shaking off the inexperienced Parker in an instant.

Seeing that Sean, who was a midfielder, had already made up for the past, Johnson did not stick to the ball, and immediately passed the ball to Scott Brown in the middle. And looking at the incoming ball, Brown didn't stop the ball and rubbed the ball directly to the left!

Right-back Richardson and right-fed centre-back Marquis were both half a beat slow to react to a sudden pass.

And it was this moment of stunnedness, Joe Williams, who was on the left side of the third midfielder of the Bristol City team, had already inserted a gap in the high-speed run, and adjusted slightly after successfully stopping the ball, without giving Tang Fei any chance to make up for the defense, he directly came to a volley, and the ball flew straight away!

"Oh! Williams shoots straight at goal! The shot was so difficult that there wasn't much time to adjust, and the ball grazed the crossbar and flew off the line! The commentator sitting in the commentary seat stood up and shouted with a cry of surprise from the shot.

escaped the catastrophe, and the Leeds United fans in the stands gasped. The head coach on the sidelines, Wise, was even more shouting, obviously dissatisfied with the defense just now.

Because this offensive route is far away from Tang Fei's position, after his teammates suddenly revealed such a big flaw, he couldn't completely make up for it in the first time, and this shot really scared him, fortunately, the opponent was unlucky, otherwise he would have lost the ball at the beginning, but it would have been a bit troublesome.

It seems that they can be second only to Leeds United in the rankings, and the opponent still has two brushes. But the stronger the strength, the more energetic I will be, and I haven't encountered a challenge for a long time.

Turning around, Tang Fei once again told his teammates in the defense to concentrate and not to lose their position easily and leave a chance for the opponent.

After tasting the disadvantage of their opponents, Leeds also launched a couple of attacks afterwards. However, in the face of several attacks launched by Leeds United, Bristol City team was leaky defensively.

On this side, Liam Fontaine was close to Beckford defensively, and from time to time he used his physical strength to squeeze Beckford, causing him to be unable to balance his body and then suppress his starting speed.

On the other hand, James McCampie is in his prime, and he has enough experience to face the 34-year-old Flo is physically suppressed, which directly leads to Flo's technical deformation.

For a while, in front of the carefully prepared defence of Bristol City manager Saka Swat, neither Flo nor Beckford had a good solution.