Chapter 215: When to show speed

"Rotation."

Klopp didn't look back.

"Anyway, the goal is the FA Cup, and Leeds United can only be promoted. Now, let these lads get a taste of what it's like to compete for the league title and prepare for the Premier League title in advance. โ€

Bouรกk shook his head helplessly, Premier League champions, this Leeds United? Klopp really dared to think about it.

However, why did Klopp's heart, which had not been excited for a long time, jump when he heard Klopp say this?

Bringing this Leeds United to the Premier League title sounds like a challenging and exciting thing to do.

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In the second half, everyone, whether it was the fans, managers and players here in Birmingham, or the fans of Leeds United, the reporters in the media box, the commentators in the commentary box, the spectators watching the live broadcast.

It's clear that Leeds United have adjusted their tactics.

They moved out of a stubborn posture on the road.

Almost all of the players retracted into their own half, even the 30-metre zone, and defended Birmingham's attack.

This makes a lot of people incomprehensible.

Isn't Leeds United's supposed to be in pursuit of victory?

But how can they still win?

All their energy is on defense, how can they attack?

How can you score without attacking?

Could it be that Klopp saw that his team's physical condition was really poor, so he abandoned the unrealistic idea and just wanted to be able to keep a draw away from home and not lose?

That's fine. The team now has one less person, and they must shrink their defense, otherwise they will press out and attack, which is to think that they are dying slowly.

However, as long as Blackburn win tomorrow, they will be level on points with Leeds United, although Leeds still have a goal difference at the top of the table.

But this is not the solution to the problem after all.

Is Jurgen Klopp planning to play Birmingham City in the penultimate round of the league and decide the title at Blackburn's home stadium?

But before that, won't his team collapse due to physical exhaustion?

......

Ten minutes before the start of the second half, Birmingham pressed Leeds United, and Lu Feng was basically not visible in the broadcast footage. So no one would have thought that Leeds United would still have an attack.

They were just speculating on how long Leeds could hold out like that.

'The Leeds players were given some fitness at half-time and they had a chance to breathe. But it didn't last long.

When they have fitness problems, their defensive moves will go out of shape and it may be Birmingham's chance! โ€

Leeds were able to shrink their defence with one man less, which would be a relatively safe thing for them to do

But Birmingham can't afford Leeds to do that, and if they do keep them in a ball, they can really stay through until the end of the game.

Draw?

The players at Birmingham don't want it now.

Just before the game, the Birmingham players thought a draw was an acceptable outcome.

But after a penalty and Leeds were one man less, their ambitions began to swell.

A draw is no longer satisfying them.

They want to win!

If they don't win this game, they will definitely be very, very disappointed, always feel pity and unwilling.

Leeds United are not willing to settle for that draw, and neither are they in Birmingham!

The Birmingham head coach also made changes at half-time.

He guessed that Leeds would definitely shrink the defence.

Because Leeds United had one less man on the pitch and couldn't press out to attack, he thought it would be good for Klopp to keep a draw, and he didn't dare to think about winning.

So in order not to let Leeds United shrink too hard, and at the same time, it is necessary to consume a lot of Leeds United's physical strength.

Birmingham City needed to run more aggressively in the second half, mobilizing Leeds United players with passes and putting more pressure on them, putting them under double pressure both physically and mentally.

As a result, Lehman believes that it will not be long before Leeds United's players will be under too much pressure and will eventually collapse due to excessive physical exertion.

At that time, it will be time for Birmingham to win the league at home and get three precious points on the way to relegation!

......

Birmingham relied on their fitness to be better than Leeds United and picked up the tempo of the game.

They also really mobilized Leeds United's defensive fatigue.

But Leeds United's goal wasn't dropped by that.

Ten minutes into the second half, the score was unchanged.

Five minutes later, Birmingham still couldn't find the back of the net against Leeds.

After another five minutes, Leeds' defence looked a little loose, but they still didn't concede a goal!

The Birmingham head coach frowned off the pitch.

I didn't expect this Leeds United to be really tenacious. He originally thought that Leeds United, who were physically exhausted and had one person less, should not last long.

But how long can Leeds last like this? Ten minutes, five minutes, or the next minute?

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'The Leeds players are already running out of energy, but now there are 25 minutes left before the end of the game โ€“ which is exactly the time when the players are most tired in a game. So can the Leeds players hold on? โ€

The British commentator also raised such a question.

"It was so dangerous! If it weren't for Ramiro's quick second reaction, perhaps the Birmingham striker would have made up for it. โ€

Wang Kai was also in China, and he sighed with palpitations.

Birmingham's barrage of attacks just now looked like they were really going to score.

In fact, they were only close to scoring. If it weren't for their lack of luck, Leeds would have conceded a goal with the attack just now.

"I'm afraid Leeds won't last long."

Wang Kai frowned and said regretfully.

The Chinese audience who was watching the live broadcast, although many Lu Feng fans were scolding Wang Kai for pouring cold water at a critical time, but they had to admit in their hearts that this game had reached the most critical moment, and if they didn't want to do anything, maybe Leeds United would concede the goal.

And they believe that if Leeds concede another goal, it may not be possible to get it back. What if it gets it back? A draw, a draw is about to be caught up by Blackburn. Once the momentum of the championship is lost, Leeds United will collapse.

After the collapse, maybe Leeds United will be the same as before, there is no way to upgrade.

What to do then, many fans are worried.

How they wish to see Lu Feng in the Premier League, the Championship is really not satisfied with Chinese fans.

But Lu Feng has a long contract with Leeds United, and Leeds United will definitely not let Lu Feng go easily.

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Lu Feng was very anxious when he saw his teammates so embarrassed in the front court. Looks like they're running out of it.

He wanted to run back and help defend.

Jurgen Klopp has already used up his second substitution, removing the physically exhausted Eisenmond and replacing him with a new force Gorlowski, who continues to strengthen the defence.

But it still doesn't seem to work.

The ball just now, he was going to defend back. But as soon as he ran back to the half, he was yelled back by Adiyak: "Go back!" Go back to the front! Are you coming back to make trouble? โ€

The tone is not good, and the attitude is vicious. But Lu Feng knew that it was because the situation was critical at that time, and Adiyak didn't have time to say more about himself.

Sure enough, when the attack was over, Adiyak found him.

"You've got to stay in front for our defense to make sense, you know?"

Adiyak walked up to Lu Feng and said to him.

"Otherwise, if you come back, we don't know who to pass the ball to, what if we have a chance to fight back?

Now that they're looking at us defensively, they're going to do it again. I think they're going to press higher and their full-backs won't be back in defence and that's our chance.

At that time, we need you in front, Lu Feng, and play your speed. โ€

Lu Feng nodded vigorously.

"I see, Captain!"

Adiyak laughed again when he saw him so serious.

"Take it easy, Lu Feng, even if you lose this game, it's not your responsibility, come on!"

With that, he turned and ran back and continued to participate in the defense.

......

As Adiyak said, Birmingham almost scored on this attack, which greatly stimulated them.

As if the travelers who were struggling to cross in the darkness finally saw the lights lit up in front of them, they suddenly burst out with huge energy, intending to finish their work and completely defeat Leeds United in the next attack!

Their back line as a whole pressed a little further, and the full-backs really became full-backs, and after attacking, they didn't go back, but waited in the front for the next chance to attack.

Birmingham are going to create a sense of continuity in the Leeds penalty area and make them mess up!

In the face of Birmingham's overwhelming attack, the Leeds United players are still holding on.

But what made them insist so much was definitely not the few words of Schaff during the break in the middle class.

The reason why they have persevered until now despite the rapid depletion of physical energy and almost exhaustion is only because they believe in the arrangement of manager Klopp and their teammate Lu Feng!

They believe that they are defending so desperately in the backfield, and Lu Feng in front of them will definitely have a chance to score a goal for them and completely reverse the situation!

Just like he did in the first half.

At that time, who would have thought that they would be able to equalize.

But Lu Feng actually did it.

Then now we have to believe in him and give him a chance to perform!

......

Birmingham City attacked again, this time opting for a wide cross. However, the ball that went in was snatched up by centre-back Ramiro in front of the Birmingham City striker.

Birmingham's attack was not over, they had the second landing point. The Birmingham midfielder lightly stopped the incoming ball with his chest and then shot with his foot!

With a bang, the football slammed into Hernandez's body!

Hernandez was fine, just startled, the ball almost hit him in the head, but fortunately he reacted too quickly.

The ball bounced off Hernandez after hitting him in the body.

Adiyak fought with the Birmingham attacking players, risking being kicked and injured by the opposition's kick to stab the ball out first, and then he collided with the opponent.

The ball that was poked out by Adiyak landed right in an empty space, surrounded by players from both sides.

So the players on both sides rushed to the football at the same time.

Gomez and Birmingham's attacking players are facing each other and it looks like each has a chance to steal the ball.

Both sides rushed quickly, and they both had the same idea, even if they couldn't grab the ball, they would destroy and interfere with each other.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the two of them collided together and fell to the ground.

However, the football was kicked away by Gomez first.

......

Lu Feng has been standing on the halfline, even if this position is still a little away from the opponent's central defender, he did not go any further to try to get closer.

Lu Feng knew the offside rules very well in his heart. As long as you don't cross the middle line, there is no offside, so this place is not offside. As a top striker, he remembers this knowledge very clearly.

Lu Feng didn't want to let his teammates' hard-earned chances go down the drain because he fell into Birmingham's offside trap.

He is not afraid of being far away from the other party, he has absolute confidence in his speed, even if he starts later than the other party and runs a longer distance, he is also confident that he will come first!

He just stood on the midline, watching closely what was happening in his own half of the place.

He then saw Gomez bump into the opposing attacking player.

But what about football? Lu Feng frowned and searched.

Instead of flying towards Leeds United's penalty area, the ball flew in the exact opposite direction, towards Birmingham's half!

Isn't this the opportunity I've been waiting for?

Although the path of the soccer flight seems to be far away from me, it doesn't matter, I'm fast.

When Lu Feng saw the football flying to the front court, he started on the spot, accelerated, crossed the field diagonally, and rushed to the landing point of the football!

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Gomez fell to the ground, and he slammed into the opponent, but at this time he didn't bother to see if he was injured somewhere, he propped up his upper body with both hands and looked up for the ball.

He wasn't sure if he had played the soccer ball first, as it seemed to be flying towards him first. But he knew very well that he was playing football.

So where does football end up?

He quickly found football. Right in front of him, the football flew in the air, and the direction of the flight was the Birmingham half!

He turned his head sharply and went to find Lu Feng again.

Does that kid have a chance to get this ball?

He then saw a figure in a white jersey running across the area in front of him, chasing the football!

It's Landbreeze!

Gomez smiled, this kid's speed was exactly the same as in training.

Next, I hope you don't disappoint.

Gomez slowly climbed up from the ground.

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'Birmingham shot was blocked, and the players on both sides fought fiercely.

Wang Kai continued to say passionately.

"Gomez, get ahead of the opposing attacking player and clear the ball with a big foot.

Football, flying to Birmingham's half!

Land Breeze!

Lu Feng got the ball! โ€

(End of chapter)