After a short break, Leeds United had another league weekend.

In the UK, the December to January schedule is nicknamed the "Devil's Race". Mainly because the teams in England have one more cup than teams from other countries. At the same time, the absence of a winter break makes this period particularly intense.

Championship teams like Leeds United are fine, there are no continental competitions, and there is only one League Cup in the cup competition, so they can handle it.

The big teams in the Premier League, it is really tormenting in this period, the league, the FA Cup, the League Cup, the Champions League and the Europa League.

Therefore, in the Devil's schedule stage, the Premier League is the most likely to cause upsets.

Those big teams are also the most likely to lose points at this stage.

The most famous example is Liverpool, who won an unknown number of Christmas titles and ultimately failed to win the Premier League.

This is simply not possible in other leagues.

In this league game, Leeds United played away against Aston Villa.

Aston Villa are no longer one of the top teams in England and despite winning the Champions League, they are in a worrying situation.

They have not appeared in the Premier League since their relegation from the Premier League against Aston Villa.

Today's Aston Villa can only miss the team's eventful years, how many league titles they have won, and even the Champions League.

Now they are just regulars in the Championship, there is no hope of promotion, and there is no need to worry about relegation.

The same is true this season, Aston Villa still have no desire, two cup games were eliminated early, and the league is in the middle of the table.

In this game, almost all the media and prediction agencies are optimistic about Leeds United, and it is no wonder that the current Aston Villa team is indeed difficult to pose a threat to Leeds United, which is in good form.

In this game, Klopp put Lu Feng back in the forward line, mainly because Aston Villa's defenders are older, and using Lu Feng's impact and speed can give Leeds United an advantage.

Silva, on the other hand, is back in the midfield.

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Since Lu Feng joined Leeds United, he has scored six goals in four games and is in hot form, and many Leeds United fans are expecting Lu Feng to score again. They are full of confidence for the victory in this game.

In this game, Lu Feng's form is also very satisfying.

Lu Feng is very flexible in his position up front, and he does not have a fixed position, and he will often go to the two wings on his own, which annoys the players of Aston Villa.

In this game, Lu Feng used his speed to break through the Aston Villa backline on several occasions, leaving the Aston Villa backline embarrassed and exhausted.

Originally, Aston Villa's defensive team was too old, and in this game, there was only the ability to parry, and there was no way to fight back.

Lu Feng is not only fast, but also has good skills on his feet, and his body is also flexible. Such a player is really difficult to defend against. Aston Villa's defenders, there is little they can do with Land Breeze.

In the 37th minute of the game, Lu Feng staged a good show of passing the two defenders of Aston Villa alone.

After an Aston Villa defender was passed again, he turned around and wanted to chase Lu Feng, but his feet slipped and fell directly to the ground, he could only watch Lu Feng break through him, and then hit the penalty area, and then shoot with his feet!

The ball slipped under the armpit of the Aston Villa goalkeeper and rolled into the back of the net.

The Aston Villa goalkeeper fell to the ground, looked up at the ball rolling into the goal, and covered his eyes with his hand.

It's really depressing to lose this goal!

This goal was a microcosm of Land Breeze's game.

But it's not the epitome of Leeds United vs Aston Villa.

It seems that Lu Feng suppressed Aston Villa's backline in the game, allowing the opponent to focus on defending Lu Feng and not dare to press easily.

However, judging by the team's performances, Leeds United and Aston Villa are indistinguishable.

Lu Feng had a goal and an assist in this game. But it didn't help the team win the game.

The Leeds players were very excited, but you could still tell that they were a little too weak to run away.

Some of the balls would have been grabbed early if they had been in the first half of the season, but now they would have let Aston Villa steal them.

The main reason is the impact of the two games a week on the fitness of Leeds United players.

Even if Klopp made some rotations, there was no way to change the result.

Leeds United's players, fitness problems.

In offense, there is also Lu Feng, an activist, and in defense, the result of physical exhaustion is obvious.

Originally, Leeds United's backline was criticized by Leeds United fans, and now it is not physical enough, which has led to a result.

They scored a lot of goals, but they also conceded a lot of goals.

In the end, Leeds United and Aston Villa came up with a goal shootout.

Both sides scored three goals each, ending the matchup of the once down-and-out teams with a score of 3-3.

Land Breeze's performance was perfect, but Leeds United's performance against Aston Villa was not.

When the game was over, the players of Aston Villa and Leeds United were not very happy.

Aston Villa, who were playing at home, were looking to beat Leeds United and ended up with just one draw. For them, too, it is not too happy. After all, everyone can see how bad Leeds United's form is in this game.

And Leeds United have good reason to be upset. Because this draw has them caught up a little bit by Blackburn Rovers again.

Just yesterday, Blackburn Rovers beat Hull City 5-2 at home.

As a result, Leeds United's lead over Blackburn Rovers has been reduced from five points to three points.

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But the bad situation is not over yet.

In the next round of the league, Leeds United returned to their home stadium, but they did not win at home.

They were beaten 2-1 by Middlesbrough.

Everyone can see that Leeds are outstretched, they want to win, but they can't.

So in the end, you can only get one defeat, and you can't win two consecutive league games!

In his post-match press conference, Jurgen Klopp acknowledged that the team's fitness was not an issue, but he also said that neither the team nor he would give up.

"The Championship title this season can only be Leeds United, and Leeds United are only allowed to be promoted as champions."

Thankfully, a day later, Blackburn Rovers were unable to catch Leeds United with a 2-2 draw away at Wigan Athletic, but the gap between the two sides was just two points.

Two points, that's a game thing...

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Blackburn Rovers didn't start the season well, going five league games without a win. Blackburn's head coach is also rumored to be sacked, and the media is full of ridicule and ridicule for him, believing that his departure is a certainty.

However, as time went on, as Blackburn Rovers moved more and more points in the table and got closer to Leeds United, there were far fewer such voices.

Everyone admires Blackburn more. Few teams have been able to recover from a winless opening five games and a trail of more than 10 points at one point.

Maybe Blackburn Rovers will pull off an incredible comeback this season to win the Championship?

That's amazing!

Many fans of the Championship side were unhappy with Leeds United's strong performance this season. After all, when the team is beaten by Leeds United, it is like this.

They will be hoping for a team that can step up and end Leeds United's lead in the table.

And people don't just hope, to be honest, they're really optimistic about Blackburn doing it.

In their opinion, although Leeds United's performance this season has been wonderful, but the long-term fierce battle has caused them a lot of physical consumption, the players have shown a lack of fitness in the last two games, and if this continues, maybe Leeds United will collapse due to fitness.

Moreover, Leeds United are still playing on two fronts, compared to Blackburn, who have a better chance of focusing on the league.

Many Leeds United fans still hope that Leeds United can give up the FA Cup, after all, the Championship title is small, but this is a visible champion. Although the FA Cup is more weighty, it will also face the baptism of the Premier League team, and maybe it will also face the Premier League giants.

If you don't win the FA Cup, miss out on the Championship, or even lose promotion, it will be more than worth the loss.

Of course, this is only the thoughts of some Leeds United fans, others are still very optimistic about Leeds United.

After all, Leeds United are still leading the table, and even if they don't win the Championship in the end, promotion is a certainty.

In third place, there is still an 11-point gap to Leeds United, and such a gap is impossible unless Leeds United collapses in the real sense.

As for the FA Cup, it has always been known as a hotbed of underdogs, in case Leeds United win the title.

In that case, Leeds United can play in the Europa League.

Leeds United haven't played in Europe for many years, and the thought of this makes these Leeds United fans excited.

Compared to Leeds United fans, Klopp is much calmer.

He is well aware that the fitness problems in the squad are due to back-to-back tough games and FA Cup games.

The team's current form is pretty good.

As long as they recover a little fit, they are more than capable of competing for the Championship and FA Cup.

In the fourth round of the FA Cup, there are several teams in the Premier League that have given up strategically, and there are a few less giants, and Leeds United in the FA Cup is not impossible to compete.

In view of the lack of strong opponents in the next league game, Klopp also decided to give the players a little more time off so that the players can adjust their mentality and recover their fitness. The original one-day practice has also become a two-day practice.

For a week, the local Leeds United media hyped up the Championship title race. For promotion this season, it seems that Leeds United and Blackburn have secured two promotion places.

But who will win the real championship is something that everyone is talking about.

If Leeds didn't have these two winless games, the media wouldn't have discussed it at all, just look at Leeds United's previous record, which was a big win and even a win against a Premier League team.

However, because Leeds United has not won in two rounds, the media unexpectedly found that Leeds United seems to really have a problem, and their physical fitness will make them collapse?

So the media also regained their enthusiasm.

Of course, the vast majority of such discussions are currently negative for Leeds United and optimistic about Blackburn.

It's hard to believe, it's clear that Leeds United are leading the table, so why is everyone optimistic about Blackburn?

It starts with Leeds United's performances over the past few seasons.

Leeds have not been without their performances, but their biggest problem is that they are not consistent enough. Therefore, the previous Leeds United could only do spoilers at best, and could not really win the championship, and even, they could not even be promoted in the end.

In the eyes of many media, it is not clear that Leeds United will be like this this season, although they once occupied the first place in the league for a long time, but in the end they could not get rid of the fate of not being promoted.

Blackburn, as a team that was just relegated last season, although they were winless in five rounds at the beginning of the season, they quickly regained their form and chased the points again.

Blackburn Rovers were relegated and left behind as a key player in the squad, which is why they have been consistent this season.

Blackburn Rovers have more experience in promotion than Leeds United, which is why the media is bullish on them.

Two games in a row without a win have left many wondering whether Leeds will be able to maintain their lead in the table.

If Leeds United fail to win the next league game and Blackburn Rovers win, then Blackburn will overtake Leeds United to lead the table.

Leeds United have led the table for most of the season and are about to be handed over.

In the next round of the league, neither team will have a strong opponent.

However, Leeds United's form is a little worse than Blackburn's, and maybe Leeds United will really lose.

The most crucial thing is that Leeds United's opponents, Birmingham, still face the pressure of relegation.

Birmingham are not a strong team, at least this season, otherwise they wouldn't have fallen into the relegation zone.

However, that doesn't mean Leeds can easily win away from home. The season is drawing to a close and Birmingham are now third from bottom, just four points off the relegation zone. There is still a chance to successfully go ashore, but if you are not careful, there is a high chance that you will be downgraded.

So in this game, at their home turf, Birmingham will definitely give it their all.

They won't let Leeds beat them easily, instead, they're still looking to get all three points at home.

At the end of the season, this kind of relegation team is the most difficult to play, and many teams would rather meet a championship team than play a relegation team, let alone an away team.

Coupled with Leeds United's recent form, it is no surprise that everyone is not optimistic about them.

On the other hand, Blackburn Rover, although the opponent is a team with strong attacking power like Nottingham Forest, but it is Blackburn's home field, and they have been in good form recently, so there is no problem in beating Nottingham Forest.

As long as Blackburn Rovers overtake Leeds United on points, their morale will reach a peak. It would be the best reward for Blackburn Rovers to perform well in the second half of the season and let them know that they really still have a chance to win the title.

In the next game, they will be in a bang.

And the pressure that has been hanging over Leeds United will turn into a sword of Damocles and slash directly at their heads.

There will be a fundamental reversal of the situation.

Leeds United want to chase it back, but it will not be easy.

(End of chapter)