Chapter 85: Finding a Penalty

There was no repeat of the same mistakes as the previous one, and this time the Leeds players returned to the dressing room with a smile on their faces. Fifteen minutes into the break, head coach Wise praised the performance of the players, especially by naming Hughes, and then did not say anything after ordering some small details.

It always felt like time was passing quickly when one was relaxing, and the players were back on Elland Road Stadium, and with the referee's whistle blowing again, the second half officially began.

Ten minutes passed, but the ball was still rolling back and forth around the center circle. On the field, the Crewe midfield quartet did not hesitate to run and intercept on a large scale at all costs, which was the manager's new tactic at halftime, and in the face of such a situation, the Leeds United midfielder, who did not have much skill at his feet, could only fight hard, depending on who was tired first.

In the 60th minute, the Crewe team finally ran out of their chances. After a series of foot combinations in midfield, he suddenly laid a straight pass to striker Luca Rodgers.

"Beautiful! Brendan Rodgers won the ball and turned past Paul Huntington, who was close to the defender, and now that only the goalkeeper is left in front of him, let's see what choice he makes. Shot...... Oh! It's a pity," the narrator's impassioned voice suddenly stopped, as if someone had been strangled by someone.

It turned out that at the moment when Rogers got up and shot the goal, a figure had quickly crossed over from the lawn, and Rodgers was put to the ground with the ball, and such an accurate tackle was Tang Fei who stepped forward to make up for the defense! The ball was then confiscated by David Lucas.

In fact, Tang Fei has been paying attention to Rogers for a long time, the so-called knowing oneself and knowing the other side wins all battles, according to the pre-game game video, it can be seen that this Rogers is running very actively, and his sense of smell in front of the goal is also very sensitive. In previous games, many of Crewe's goals were scored by his goal-grabbing shots.

But some people are happy, and some people are angry. Unlike the Leeds United fans cheering, the Crewe fans on the other side let out a loud cry of regret, and then a huge boo rushed to Tang Fei, as if his block was a murder of the art of football.

After such a frightening moment, without the reminder of the angry roar of manager Wise on the sidelines, the Leeds United players on the field were more concentrated, so in the next ten minutes, the scene fell into a stalemate again.

The Crewe team remained solid defensively and didn't give Leeds too many chances; Leeds United's defense was not bad, so the Crewe team did not do anything in attack.

However, there are always unexpected situations in football that catch people off guard. In the 78th minute, the referee's whistle broke the calm.

Brendan Rodgers, who hadn't shown much in previous games, once again dribbled into the box and was blocked by Huntington. With the lesson of the last time, Rogers understands that even if he breaks through Huntington, he may be intercepted by Tang Fei, who is making up the defense. At this moment, Rodgers deeply understands the importance of this opportunity for the team, so this time he has to choose the safest way.

In the face of Huntington's defence, Rodgers showed his technical prowess, using a clever feint to trick Huntington and eat it raw. But the tall Huntington didn't have the mobility and agility of Tang Fei, and his movements couldn't keep up with his brain. So when he reacted and stretched out his leg to intercept, it was Rodgers' left leg that was deliberately half a beat slower.

Naturally, Rodgers collapsed into the Leeds penalty area and the referee's hand was directed to twelve yards. This ~ is Rodgers' safest way to score goals!

"Penalty! The referee on the pitch did not hesitate to award a penalty! Young defender Huntington made a huge mistake and with the game coming to an end, could Leeds repeat the same mistake as they did last one? The narrator shouted excitedly.

Wow! At this time, the Leeds United fans in the stands erupted in a loud boo, clearly unhappy with the decision just now.

On the field, with the yellow card shown to him by the referee, Huntington, who suffered a double blow, was completely stunned. The whole team put in a lot of effort, and as a result, they were buried by themselves!

However, now is not the time to care about teammates, Tang Fei and the captain of the field, Sean and other teammates have surrounded the referee. Although they knew that it was indeed a foul, Tang Fei and others, who still wanted to fight for it, still signaled that there was no foul on their side, and that it was the opposing player who faked the fall and constantly put pressure on the referee.

It's a pity that the referee's perspective just now is very clear, there is no doubt that it was a foul, and the place of the foul was in the penalty area. Therefore, for the defense of Tang Fei and others, the referee just pointed to his eyes, and then signaled his hands to spread out so as not to affect the continuation of the game.

As soon as they saw the referee's firm decision, the Leeds United players knew that they had no choice but to accept this outcome.

After scattering, Tang Fei ran back to Huntington's side, patted his ass lightly and said, "Paul, relax!" Relax, Paul! ”

"Don, I'm sorry everyone." At this time, Huntington lowered his head, obviously not coming out of the fatal mistake just now.

Looking at Huntington, Tang Fei couldn't help but think of the beginning of the season, when he had been like him a few times. However, I was able to figure it out at the time because I had nearly ten years of experience watching football in my previous life, and it was a common situation like Huntington. "What's the matter, Paul, do you think you're a world-class defender?"

"Of course not!" Huntington said, shaking his head.

"Then what are you struggling with, when Nesta makes mistakes, let alone you! So as long as you did your best just now, we can practice again if your strength is insufficient. Ignoring the issue of age, Tang Fei, who explained others at this time, was quite a leader.

"But ......" As a young player, Huntington's mental quality is obviously not enough.

"No but!" Tang Fei said categorically: "Don't think that a penalty kick is a big deal, this is just an ordinary League One game, even if you don't get three points, it won't have any impact, the League One championship has long been in our bag!" You just have to remember this mistake and make up for your own shortcomings is the greatest reward. ”

After listening to Tang Fei's words, Huntington immediately felt very reasonable. Then, having figured everything out, he nodded firmly.

After solving the psychological problems of his teammates, Tang Fei saw that Rodgers was already standing at 12 yards and was ready to handle it himself.

Run-up, right leg swing, push! Unfortunately, Lucas was deceived by his opponent's feints and the ball rolled into the bottom right corner of the net.

1:0, relying on Rodgers' cunning "cheating" penalty tactics, Crewe finally equalized.

As a League One powerhouse, Crewe's long celebration after scoring made every player in Leeds United feel dissatisfied, as if their dignity had been seriously challenged by the other side, and they all looked angry.

Taking advantage of the time to celebrate on the field, the coaches of the two teams on the sidelines made substitution adjustments at the same time, and they all used up their substitutions. The difference is that Crewe is all defensive players and Leeds United are all attacking players.

Standing in the center circle again, Leeds United directly launched the final attack, except for the goalkeeper and central defender, everyone else was thrown into the attacking tide; On the other side, after the only striker replaced Crewe, the eleven members of the team stood within 30 meters of the big penalty area.

With Leeds United's repeated attacks to no avail, time is slowly coming to an end. In the end, Leeds United, who were unable to recover, had to accept the result of a draw.

The number of shots on goal is 28:7, the number of shots on target is 10:2, and the possession rate is 62:38.