From the warm-up to the start of the game, reporters in the media gallery were discussing Jurgen Klopp's starting line-up.

Although everyone knows that when Leeds United's main players have fitness problems, it is indeed a good way to change them randomly, but with this young player to start, Klopp wants to win or not.

'I've heard that a lot of young players are playing for the first time in the first team, so what can Klopp do not be afraid of them not playing well?'

"Yes, young players will inevitably make nervous mistakes when they play for the first time, but now at the critical moment of Leeds United's battle for the league title, Klopp is so bold..."

These media reporters are all knowledgeable about the game, so they were so surprised when they saw the starting list.

"And it's inevitable that the young players and the old players don't work together, so it will be a serious injury to Leeds' attack, right?"

"Who's to say it isn't? Is Jurgen Klopp just too whimsical to count on a bunch of kids to save Leeds? ”

"No matter how you look at it, Klopp's arrangement is a failure, it depends on how the game is played."

"I'm afraid that Blackburn next door will smile crookedly when he hears the news."

......

When the game started, Derby County didn't press aggressively. They're away from home, and they're weak, and they know very well what Leeds have and there's no need to press on and leave the space behind them for the opposition to counter-attack.

They chose to shrink and hold on.

Anyway, they are still four points clear of the relegation zone, and the most important thing is not to take all three points, but not to lose, and to get a point is also a victory.

Guided by such tactical thinking, Derby County fielded six defenders in this game.

In addition to the four defenders, two defenders play in the midfield as a back. The aim is to contain Leeds United's attack.

This is a tactic that Derby County has been preparing for a long time.

When the game started, no matter how Leeds attacked, Derby County shrank into their own thirty or forty metre area.

Leeds United's reporters couldn't help but complain after seeing such a game: "Derby County don't even play football!" ”

However, the English commentator praised the Derby County manager.

"Jurgen Klopp fielded a lot of young players in this game, and although the likes of Silva and Land Breeze are still on the pitch, Leeds United's attack is bound to suffer due to the lack of familiarity between young players.

If Derby County can hold on to the first half, they may have a real chance to walk away a point at Elland Road.

Although Lu Feng and Silva are strong, football matches cannot be won by one or two people, and when their teammates are not strong, even if they play well, it is useless.

Perhaps, if Derby County can keep Leeds United players in a state of impatience for a long time, they can still rely on counter-attacks to score a goal. In that case, they could really take points away from Leeds United.

This season, the teams that dared to play with Leeds United in attack died miserably. ”

......

In the fifteenth minute, Lu Feng tried to shoot a long shot from outside the penalty area.

However, when he got up, he had been forced by the players who went to Derby County to about 40 meters from the goal, and the accuracy of the shot at this distance was almost zero.

Lu Feng's final shot was only a little above the crossbar, which was already a high-quality long-range shot.

On the other side, other Leeds attacking players are also in trouble.

As Derby County almost gave up attacking, Derby's half was full of people, and Leeds United's attacking players were each being caught by the opposition and could not organise an effective attack.

Twenty minutes into the game, Leeds United's attack was largely unable to threaten the Derby goal.

Colombo also got up from the dugout and walked to the sidelines.

Seeing Klopp get up, the British commentator shook his head and said.

"It looks like Jurgen Klopp is going to make adjustments. It's time to make adjustments. It is clear that Leeds United can't afford to play Derby County and maybe it's time to put a few key players on the pitch, and at half-time at the latest, they will have to make such adjustments. ”

However, on the television footage, there was no footage of any Leeds United players getting up from the bench to warm up.

When Klopp walked to the sidelines, he didn't make any adjustments or instructions, just stood there.

Everyone is puzzled, only Bouákko knows that Klopp is still full of confidence in the players on the field now.

......

Anthony received the ball and in front of him were two Derby County players.

Such a situation is not uncommon in this game, whether it is Anthony or Lu Feng, as long as they get the ball on the wing, it is the same situation.

Therefore, Leeds United's attack on the wing is not smooth, even if it is barely crossed from the side, it will fail because there is only one contact point in the middle.

This time, Anthony didn't break through or cross directly from the wing.

He took the ball to the middle.

Seeing him go to the middle, Derby's defensive focus shifted from the wing to the middle.

Especially when Torres also dropped back to pick up Elton.

Although Torres has not played much this season, Torres is also an experienced veteran, and he just broke the goal some time ago, and the Derby players are still a little nervous about Torres' state.

After all, once Torres was also one of the top scorers in the Championship.

So seeing Torres moving closer to Anthony, the Derby County defenders followed suit.

However, Anthony did not pass the football to Torres, but twisted his ankle and passed the football diagonally!

The ball rolls diagonally into the void behind the Derby County backline!

Because Derby County are shrinking defensively, there isn't much space behind the defensive line. So if you want to take advantage of this kind of space, you have to have enough speed.

If you run slowly, the ball will roll straight out of the baseline.

This ball was obviously passed to Lu Feng, who had been waiting for his chance.

"Land Breeze!" Wang Kai shouted.

With his voice, Lu Feng slashed in like lightning!

However, because of the small space, when Lu Feng received this ball, it was almost to the bottom line, and he almost lost the angle of shooting!

Lu Feng didn't hesitate at all, and after catching up with the football, he got up directly!

But not the shot, but, the cross!

He passed the football back!

The person who appeared in front of the goal at this time was not the center Torres, but Antony.

The youngster Antony, who made his first appearance for Leeds United.

Without any hesitation, Anthony shot at the ball that came from the wind, and the ball flew into the goal like a cannonball.

The Derby County goalkeeper was unresponsive to the goal.

He hadn't even moved over, he was still standing in front of the goal, turning around and watching the football fly into his goal.

"Lu Feng, he passed the football back! Anthony! Anthony shoots - the ball goes in! ”

Wang Kai shouted loudly in China.

"Leeds United take the lead at home!"

Anthony answered the cross and slotted the ball into the goal, but the Derby County goalkeeper did not react to it, and he also blocked Lu Feng's shot at the front post.

But the one who didn't react wasn't just a Derby County goalkeeper

Almost all of the other Derby County defenders were unfazed and dumbfounded by the goal.

Because they never thought that this ball turned out to be a cooperation between Anthony and Lu Feng.

Wasn't Antony making his first appearance for Leeds? How can you have such a tacit cooperation with Lu Feng, shouldn't this be? Isn't it possible for a young player to be nervous when he is playing for the first time?

When Anthony passed the ball, the Derby County defenders turned to chase back.

But Lu Feng's speed was so fast that they couldn't catch up at all.

Then Lu Feng passed the football back to Anthony, and they didn't even have a basic defensive reaction.

There are people who follow Torres, who is also forward, and Anthony doesn't have a Derby County defender in that position! Because, Anthony was playing for the first time and was ignored by the Derby County players.

Judging from the slow-motion replay of the goal, after Anthony passed the football to Lu Feng again, he did not pause, but inserted it directly into the goal, as if he knew that Lu Feng would definitely pass the football to him.

"The cooperation of Lu Feng and Anthony! It was a surprise to everyone! Before the game, a lot of people were saying that Klopp's young players were a failure.

These young players are like unstable bombs, but now they are indeed bombs, but it is the opponent who blows up, not themselves! ”

......

Antony looked very emotional after his goal – it was his first appearance for Leeds United, having played for youth teams before that.

I didn't expect to score a goal just after getting the start of the first team!

After the goal, he was even excited to strip to celebrate, but as soon as he lifted his clothes, he remembered that he would receive a yellow card for stripping to celebrate.

So he lifted his clothes halfway and put them down.

Then run wild with open arms in celebration.

He was the first to run to Lu Feng and hugged Lu Feng, who assisted him in scoring.

At the same time, the Leeds United players were very happy and came over to hug the two.

Captain Adiyak even took the initiative to touch Anthony's head and praise him, making the latter smile embarrassedly.

On the sidelines, Klopp also saw the scene.

He laughed.

He was not surprised at all why Anthony and Lu Feng had such a cooperation. You must know that in the additional training after daily training, Lu Feng and Anthony are among them, and it is really not a strange problem that there is cooperation between the two of them.

Seeing the goal, Klopp was relieved that the rotation could continue.

For the next game, Klopp is also full of confidence. It's a really dynamic team.

.....

While the Leeds United players celebrated their goals, the Derby County manager stood on the sidelines, stunned for a moment.

He's mentally prepared to concede a goal, anyway, it's Leeds United's home stadium, and with their attacking power, it's unlikely that they can't score at their own home stadium.

His tactics don't mean 100 per cent not conceding a goal.

What surprised him so much was the way he scored.

Youngster Anthony passed the football to Lu Feng, who then passed the football back to him and let him hit the ball into the goal.

What happened to Anthony, a young player who suddenly appeared, who didn't have the nervousness of a young player at all, but scored a goal?

After being stunned for a long time, he finally accepted this fact. That is, the young players sent by Klopp have two brushes.

But it didn't make him any better, on the contrary, he had more headaches now.

One land breeze is enough to give him a headache, and now if Leeds United's young players are all playing like Antony, how can Derby County win this game?

......

In fact, it is also true.

Anthony's goal was a huge morale boost for the young players who were making their first appearance.

When the game resumed, although there was no change in Derby's tactics, Leeds United's attack was much more active.

Leeds scored again near the end of the first half.

This time it was the Land Breeze that caught the attention of almost all of the Derby County defenders and ignored Torres.

As a result, Torres seized the opportunity to score a goal.

With a 2-0 lead over Derby County in the first half, there was no suspense in the game for Leeds United, who were playing at home.

Not long after the start of the second half, Klopp began to make substitutions.

Swap out players who play a lot of games to make sure they get more rest and get some time to recover.

Despite this, Leeds United's attack power has not dropped either.

In the 73rd minute, captain Adityak scored the third goal for his team with a long-range shot, which was also the goal that sealed the score.

In the end, Leeds United won 3-0 at home to Derby County to continue to lead the table.

After the game, Anthony and the young players were the focus of media commentary on their performances during the game.

In his post-match press conference, Klopp answered questions from journalists about the young players.

'The team needs to rotate, some players need to rest, all, I've got a lot of young players on the pitch. It's not just an encouragement to them, it's an affirmation of their quality, they're all great lads and they're perfectly capable of playing for the team, aren't they? ”

'As for Anthony, he did really well today and I'm looking forward to seeing what he does in the future.'

"No, no, no, who can start depends on the state of the players, and there is no absolute main force in my team."

"Why do Anthony and Landbreeze have a match? That's not what you should ask me, you should ask them. ”

“......”

Eventually, Klopp left a group of media reporters looking at each other at the press conference.

All the pre-match criticism of Jurgen Klopp's reuse of young players was like a resounding slap in the face.

Of course, this is not what media reporters think, after all, as media practitioners, their skin is probably thicker than the city wall.

What they are thinking about is why Leeds United's young players are doing so well, and when did Leeds United's academy emerge with such talent.

Moreover, why can they cooperate with Lu Feng tacitly, there must be a secret that no one knows.

(End of chapter)