After a normal day of holidays, Leeds United resumed their normal training. Preparations for the midweek FA Cup clash against Stoke City have officially begun.

Although the preparation time is a little shorter, but because Stoke City is also a team that has just been promoted to the Championship, it has only been promoted to the Premier League this season, and Leeds United has also played against Stoke City before, so it is very familiar and does not need to spend too much time to understand the opponent.

And there is no need to make any major adjustments, Klopp's tactical thinking has always been "self-oriented". It is that Leeds United insists on playing their own tactics, and does not need to make different adjustments because of different opponents, which will actually disrupt their pace and rhythm.

The training is still scheduled, and you may not see anything else from the training content alone.

Moreover, there is good news for Leeds United that Silva is officially back from injury and can be seen in the FA Cup in midweek.

That's not good news for Stoke City. Even without Silva, Leeds United can easily beat Stoke City, and with Silva, it will be difficult for Stoke City to win.

Although Stoke City is a Premier League team, the record of Stoke City, which has just been promoted from the Championship to the Premier League, is really not flattering.

In the past Premier League games, Stoke City have only picked up 17 points, sitting second from bottom.

In contrast, Leeds United are in a much better situation, making their way through the Championship and having come up against a hard beat.

The two teams that were familiar with each other before began to be mentioned because of the FA Cup.

Supporters on both sides are engaged in a war of words in the media in favor of their own teams.

Even the players from both teams are no exception.

As a Leeds United academy player, Hernandez was the first to speak out in the media, standing up and mocking his opponents.

"I heard that Stoke City even gave up the league in order to prepare for the game against us, is it possible that Stoke City thinks that they are still the previous Premier League powerhouses?

Wake up, Stoke City is just a quasi-Championship team that will be relegated immediately, and we are a quasi-Premier League team aiming for the title, and there is no suspense about the outcome of this game, and Leeds United will win easily. ”

In the game two days ago, Stoke City were slaughtered 5-0 at home by Manchester City, and after this game, it was reported that the Stoke City manager was about to step down.

As an upcoming opponent, Hernandez naturally wants to blow the morale of the opponent, and if the opponent has infighting because of this, it will be fine, after all, it is the FA Cup, and the Leeds United players also want to go further.

Hernandez is completely rubbing salt on Stoke City's wounds, and if he loses, the Stoke City players are very unhappy, and they will be ridiculed by the opponent in the next game, who can bear it.

Stoke City striker Eisen also stepped up to hit back at Hernandez.

'Hernandez had better pray that his team don't lose in the league and that they can keep winning and come back to the Premier League, otherwise it's unheard of for a Championship team to laugh at a Premier League team.'

The implication is that Leeds United had better be promoted this season, otherwise how much you Hernandez says now, you will be slapped in the face in the future.

The two sides just went back and forth and started a war of words.

As one of the cores of Leeds United, Lu Feng is the focus of everyone's attention, and naturally the topic of the FA Cup cannot be avoided.

However, Lu Feng didn't jump out to fight a war of words, Leeds United had already stood up, so he naturally didn't want to be in the limelight.

Things on the pitch, just solve them on the pitch, is it useful to say so much.

There is no deep enmity between Leeds United and Stoke City, and Lu Feng doesn't need to rush out to show his loyalty, so why bother.

In case any player who lacks a heart in Stoke City is concerned, it is still himself who suffers.

Lu Feng is not stupid.

In this way, with the war of words between the two sides, the FA Cup game was ushered in.

The match was played at Elland Road, the home of Leeds United, with Stoke City playing away.

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When Lu Feng and his teammates warmed up at Elland Road Stadium, the stadium was already full of people, and as far as the eye could see, the mountains were full of Leeds United fans.

And what about the Stoke City fans, almost invisible.

Lu Feng saw a small group of Stoke City fans in red and white jerseys in the visiting stands, and it seemed like a small wave in the sea of Leeds United fans.

Seeing this scene, Lu Feng couldn't help but laugh.

"What are you laughing at?"

Silva beside him asked curiously.

"Nothing."

Lu Feng shook his head and sighed softly.

"It's a good feeling to play at home."

"yes."

Silva nodded in agreement.

When they were warming up, Leeds United fans shouted the names of the Leeds United players over and over again, and among them, there was actually the name of Lu Feng.

Although Lu Feng has just joined Leeds United, his performance has already proved himself and conquered Leeds United fans.

From the warm-up of the players on both sides, Leeds United fans continued to use a variety of songs and cheers to declare their supremacy over the stadium.

The small group of Stoke City fans didn't make a sound at all. He even cowered, as if he was frightened by the Leeds United fans.

This is home field advantage.

Lu Feng couldn't help but clench his fists, in such a game, it's really good.

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Once the game began, Leeds United, playing at home, took advantage of their home advantage and launched a fierce attack on Stoke City's goal.

Judging from the field alone, it seems that this Leeds United team is really not something Stoke City can play against, and the players are more active and full of fighting spirit.

It's an FA Cup game, and the trophy is bigger than the Championship, so the Leeds players have to give it their all.

In such a situation, Leeds United fans are naturally not willing to be lonely, the team is good, they have to cheer for the team.

As a result, the whole stadium resounded with the cheers of Leeds United fans.

"You can see that the Leeds fans are very enthusiastic today."

Wang Kai, who was in charge of explaining the game, was very emotional.

"At the current state, Stoke City can't stop Leeds United at all."

Sure enough, Wang Kai hadn't finished speaking for long.

In the 11th minute, Silva assisted Lu Feng to open the scoring for Leeds United!

"Beautiful! Land Breeze, nice volley! ”

Wang Kai shouted excitedly.

"Since Lu Feng joined Leeds United, he has scored in five consecutive games, and his tally has reached seven. If it weren't for Lu Feng's late arrival, Lu Feng might still be able to compete for the Championship Golden Boot. ”

After the goal, Lu Feng ran to Silva, who passed the ball to him, and hugged the opponent, and the other Leeds United players also flocked to the two of them.

"Sure enough, the first goal was Leeds United! After the opening kick-off, Leeds United took advantage of the game and converted it into a goal.

Conceding a goal in the opening game is not easy for Stoke City. ”

The British commentator sighed and said that as a neutral commentator, he is not afraid of big things, so in fact, Leeds United can lead at home, which he does not want to see.

Because of this, it will be too difficult for Stoke City to win, after all, Stoke City's recent form is really poor.

But as a result, the rhythm of the next game was completely opposite to everyone's expectations.

Stoke City, who had fallen behind on the road, were clearly enraged and went on a fierce attack on Leeds United's goal.

Generally speaking, the team that has just scored will have high morale and then press the side that lost the goal to chase after it.

But in this FA Cup game, it's the opposite.

Stoke City made a pounce that made the leading Leeds unable to press down – they were afraid that the goal they had just scored would be equalised, which would be too demoralizing.

So Leeds had to recycle the defence.

The reason for this is because of the pre-match war of words, which made the players of Stoke City hold their anger in their hearts.

Stoke City are also a Premier League team no matter how bad they are at the moment, and Leeds United are only a Championship team no matter how good they are now.

Championship teams, when may they look down on Premier League teams.

Therefore, after the team fell behind, it aroused the fighting spirit of the Stoke City players, and they suddenly became like they could play.

It's as if Stoke City, who were invincible in the Championship last season, are back.

This is probably something that no one expected.

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However, although Leeds have shrunk their defence, they are still a bit of a mess in the face of the ferocious Stoke City attack.

Left wing-back Gomes was booked in the thirtieth minute, and less than a minute later, Adiyak was also booked for tackling a Stoke City player in defence.

In a short period of time, Leeds United have two yellow cards, which shows how dangerous the situation is in defence.

However, Leeds United fans felt it should be the referee's problem. Because the game has been played so far, Leeds United have two yellow cards, but Stoke City has not had a single yellow card.

"Black Whistle!"

In the stands, Leeds fans waved and shouted in dissatisfaction. Next to him, the Leeds United fans were shouting.

They felt the referee was too biased in favour of Stoke City.

As a result, the whole stadium was filled with the shouts and boos of Leeds United fans, and the referee heard it, and a little beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Leeds United fans think so is also justified, the start of the game is actually quite big action on both sides, after all, the pre-game war of words is so fierce, and it is a tense and exciting FA Cup knockout round, and players on both sides want to win.

It stands to reason that it doesn't matter if the movements of both sides are slightly bigger in this kind of game, and the referee generally won't blow it. This ensures the fluidity of the game while also guaranteeing the hot-fiery nature. Unless it goes too far, the referee will step in.

In fact, it doesn't matter, it's okay to be strict.

The most important thing is that a bowl of water is flat.

The same defensive action is relatively large, blowing the Leeds United players for fouls, but ignoring the Stoke City players, don't blame the Leeds United fans for being dissatisfied.

After the referee issued two yellow cards to Leeds United players in a row, Leeds United did have to be more cautious when defending.

That's exactly what gives Stoke City's players a chance.

They took the opportunity to launch a fierce attack on the Leeds United goal.

And in the 41st minute, Stoke City really scored a goal.

The goal came from a corner kick from Stoke City, and as a result, Stoke City's striker, who had a war of words with Leeds United before the game, grabbed the header before the Leeds United defender and hit the football, and the football flew into the goal.

After Eisen's goal, he also deliberately ran to the Leeds United fans' stands to celebrate.

At the moment of Eisen's goal, a huge boo erupted in this Elland Road stadium, which seemed to drown Eisen.

At the same time, Leeds United fans in the stands closest to Eisen threw various things at Eisen, such as paper towels, mineral water bottles and so on.

As a last resort, Eisen had to hurry out of the stands where Leeds United fans were to avoid injury.

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"Eisen is actually provoking Leeds United fans, doesn't he know how powerful Leeds United fans are?"

Wang Kai couldn't help but joke in the commentary.

"If the Leeds fans are angry, maybe Eisen won't be able to get out of Elland Road. However, the goal advantage that was finally achieved is gone, and I don't know what Lu Feng's mood will be. ”

Wang Kai said, and the broadcast camera cut to Lu Feng.

Lu Feng's face was calm, as if nothing had happened.

Wang Kai is no stranger to this expression, and he is very familiar with Lu Feng.

Often during the game, when your own team is behind or in an unfavorable situation, the other players will be more or less frowning and restless. But Lu Feng didn't, he just looked calm.

In fact, a calm face is a good way to say, and if it is not good, you can say "a sluggish face", "a face that has not woken up", and "a confused face".

But no matter how you describe it, Lu Feng won't have any expression on his face at this time anyway.

Seeing Lu Feng show such an expression again, Wang Kai smiled silently and shook his head.

I really don't know if this kid has a big heart or is used to being indifferent to Leeds United conceding goals, it's really funny.

What kind of performance will you show next?

Wang Kai looked forward to it in his heart.

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After Stark City's equaliser, they were demoralised and began to lay siege to the Leeds United penalty area.

And Leeds United, who are playing at home, can only be forced to shrink their defense.

In this way, there was a danger in front of their door for a while.

If it weren't for Leeds' defenders and goalkeepers. You could have conceded at the end of the first half.

However, Leeds fans are also unhappy with the situation, they believe that the referee is to blame, if it wasn't for the referee who gave Leeds players two yellow cards in a short period of time, how could Leeds United hold back when defending and dare not make moves?

Therefore, throughout the Elland Road stadium, there were constant boos, as if questioning the referee's decision.

Fortunately, Leeds United retreated across the board and finally kept the score 1-1 until the end of the first half.