Because Blackburn Rovers also won this round, Leeds United was also extra cautious.

Like Leeds United, Blackburn have had a glorious past, having won the Premier League title only to sink.

This season, if it weren't for Leeds United's sudden rise, Blackburn's strong return to the Premier League would have been unstoppable.

However, it is a pity that this season, Leeds United's performance has successfully suppressed Blackburn.

Coupled with the existence of high-priced reinforcements like Land Breeze, Leeds United has received more attention than Blackburn.

However, even if Leeds United have been so impressive this season, Blackburn's difference of just one point to Leeds United in terms of points is enough to speak for itself.

What's more, compared to Leeds United's squad, Blackburn does not have any stars worth paying attention to, they are more concerned with team strength, rather than Leeds United, which relies on the performance of star players.

It is no wonder that some media joked that this season's Championship title competition is not only the revival of two British down-and-out teams, but also a clash of football concepts.

One is football as a whole and the other is starism.

Between the two, who is more important, has been arguing in world football for many years and there has been no answer.

However, this is also relative.

Modern football, whether it's holism or superstardomism, has a lot in common.

Superstarism also pays attention to the overall coordination of the team, and the team of the whole team also has players with excellent individual skills.

Therefore, the so-called battle between the two styles of teams in the media, whether it is Blackburn Rovers or Leeds United, is a laugh-off.

If given a choice, Blackburn wouldn't want to have a striker as strong as the Land Breeze.

In the 43rd round of the league, Leeds United played Sunderland at home.

Sunderland used to be a regular in the Premier League, but after being relegated, they fell to League One, the third tier of the English league.

However, this scene did not last long, and last season, Sunderland finally returned to the Championship.

It's just that, according to Sunderland's current strength, if you want to return to the Premier League, it is estimated that there will be some time.

In this game, the weak Sunderland is unlikely to pose any threat to Leeds United, and the odds of 1.3 to 5.2 before the game have fully illustrated this.

Sure enough, in this game, Leeds United had the absolute upper hand on the field, and Sunderland threatened Leeds United's goal, even the number of shots on goal was very few.

Leeds didn't take much effort to win comfortably at home to Sunderland, winning 4-0 and winning the three points comfortably.

In this game, Robert still performed well, completing a brace and making an assist.

As for Lu Feng, although there is a goal, it is not eye-catching compared to Robert's play.

In the other match on the same day, Blackburn Rovers hosted Coventry City and won 2-1 to continue their victory.

The difference in points between the two sides is still only one point.

And add it down, Leeds United's game is not so easy.

In the next round of the league, the 44th round of the Championship, Leeds United will travel to Ipswich Town.

Ipswich's strength is compared to Leeds United, naturally there is no way to compare, but Ipswich is only two points away from the relegation zone and is facing huge relegation pressure.

As we all know, in the final stages of any league, the fighting power of the relegation team, that is quite amazing. Although Ipswich is not as strong as Leeds United, because of relegation, it is still very difficult for Leeds United to win easily.

What's more, this is on the road, and Ipswich want to be relegated, and only by finding a way to get points on Leeds United's head can do so.

In an interview before the game, Ipswich Town's head coach said that although Leeds United is a strong team, Ipswich will not give up and strive for victory in the game.

"Leeds are a strong opponent but, no matter what, we in Ipswich can't lose this game because if we lose this game, Ipswich will probably leave the Championship.

We have a lot of respect for Leeds United, but if Leeds underestimate us at Ipswich Town, they will be surprised. ”

For this, Klopp has not yet spoken, but Lu Feng has already stood up and responded first.

'Ipswich is right, Leeds are a strong team, so we're going to win this game.

If not, we can bet on whether I'll still score in this game. ”

The media reporter of the good thing naturally brought these words to the ears of the head coach of Ipswich and wanted to hear his opinion.

Coach Ipswich naturally heard about the bet between Land Wind and Wolves, and he also knew that it was a kind of war of words.

For Lu Feng's words, he was not to be outdone, otherwise, it would be a huge blow to Ipsvich's morale, so he replied.

"Lu Feng is a very good player, but football is a team sport, not an individual sport." The Ipswich Town manager shrugged as he spoke.

'I'm not surprised that Lufeng is so good that he can score, but this season, Leeds have lost a lot of games since he scored. Football is not a one-man game, and I hope Lu Feng can understand this. ”

Coach Ipswich has an obvious meaning, although you are very strong and can score, it does not mean that you Leeds United can win this game.

Leeds players and fans were upset about the words of the Ipswich Town manager, but they also knew that what they were saying was the truth.

Although Lu Feng's strength is very strong, it has not reached the point where one person can carry the team to victory. This season, in many games, Lu Feng also scored, but there were indeed a lot of those who failed to win.

However, even if I know that Coach Ipswich is telling the truth, this feeling of being naked and scarred is still unpleasant.

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Before the game, the war of words between the two sides was extremely fierce, and when it came to the game, it was even more gunpowder.

From the beginning of the game, Ipswich showed great fighting spirit and tenacious pressing, which made the Leeds United players feel uncomfortable.

Just five minutes into the game, Ipswich scored first from their star of the game, the team's top scorer, Diego!

Diego was the second-highest scorer in the Championship last season, while Ipswich Town managed to reach the promotion play-offs last season with his excellent performances, but unfortunately lost to Fulham and unfortunately could not be promoted.

And this season, Diego was seriously injured for a long time at the beginning of the season, and after returning from injury, his form has not been good.

This is also an important reason why Ipswich fell to relegation this season.

However, even if Diego has not had many wonderful performances this season and the number of goals cannot be compared with last season, his shooting skills and awareness are still at the top level of the Championship.

You can see it in the goal he just scored.

A beautiful left-footed curling shot sent the ball past Reina's fingers and into the Leeds United goal.

Trailing by a goal after just five minutes was a huge blow for Leeds United.

Many players put their heads in their hands when Ipswich scored and showed expressions of disappointment.

Before the game, Coach Ipswich Town's words, they didn't take it seriously, but they didn't expect that they really let the opponent score.

They were bitter and disappointed because of an accident, they didn't expect Ipswich to score so early.

It is unacceptable for a weak team to score first against them Leeds United.

What's more, the cheers of the Ipswich fans at home were more like mocking the Leeds United players.

It's the land breeze, which is not very strange for this.

Coach Ipswich dared to speak like that, naturally he relied on it, and naturally relied on the good economic state and fighting spirit shown by the Ipswich players for relegation.

However, on Leeds United's side, the fighting spirit and state are not bad at all.

You know, Leeds United still have to win the championship.

It's actually okay to concede the goal early. At least Leeds have plenty of time to equalise next. If it's over with five minutes left, then it's time to cry.

It's still a long time, so there's no hurry.

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Jurgen Klopp was also a little surprised after conceding the goal, although he expected Ipswich to cause problems for Leeds United in this game, but he did not expect the opponent to score so quickly.

Klopp is not worried about whether Leeds United can win, Leeds United's quality, he knows very well that the game is long enough that Leeds United have opportunities.

The main thing now is not to allow Ipswich to score in a short period of time, which would be a devastating blow to Leeds' morale and confidence.

So, he hurriedly asked Bouco to pass on his instructions to the field, telling the players not to rush, to retreat to defend first, it was still early, everything was in time.

When the game resumed, as Klopp had expected, Ipswich headed for Leeds United, who had a one-goal lead.

If Leeds are still immersed in the frustration and frustration of conceding a goal. It is inevitable that there will be a lack of concentration in a fierce match.

It's easy to concede a goal at this point.

This is not uncommon in football.

Ipswich also intends to use such an opportunity to extend his lead.

It's just that Klopp has already prepared the Leeds United players mentally, and at the same time, the advantage in strength also makes them fearless.

In the face of Ipswich's aggressive attack, they handled the ball very decisively, and if they couldn't, they just kicked it in front of the net, as long as they didn't let the football stay in the backcourt for too long.

Whether it was the crowd, the coach in the dugout, the reporters in the media, the commentator in the commentary box, or the audience in front of the TV, they could all see that Leeds United's backline was crumbling in the onslaught of Ipswich.

However, they never conceded a goal.

Sometimes it's a sprint, most of the time it's a jog, and I didn't see him stop and watch the play on the pitch with his hands on his hips.

At this time, Leeds United also seemed very conservative.

If they can organize an attack, they will organize it, but they can't organize it. Just a long ball to send the ball straight to the front, harass Ipswich and let them not press the attack with impunity.

Not to mention, this approach still works.

In the face of Ipswich's aggressive offensive. Leeds United's pass-and-possession style of play is like a dense and resilient net, and Ipswich's fist is caught in the net, which looks not as solid as the wall, but can dissolve the power of the fist. Let the person who swings the fist feel that the strength of the body is like a stone sinking into the sea, and it does not come out at all.

As a striker, Lu Feng is indeed not the kind of defender who can cut the opponent's ball in one-on-one and make beautiful and accurate tackles in defense.

Lu Feng himself once thought that he would not be able to defend, because he had never been involved in defense before, which was his prerogative.

However, after coming to Leeds, defense is also a very important part of training, and Klopp still takes it seriously.

Although Lu Feng didn't need to defend, he began to learn to defend.

It's just that he always thinks that his defense is more of a show, in order to show his correct and positive attitude in front of the manager. It doesn't really play a defensive role.

But during this period of competition, Lu Feng had a different opinion on this.

Defense is not the same as before, simply thinking that defense is what defenders and midfielders do, and defense is tackles, tackles, hand-to-hand combat and positioning.

In fact, defense does not refer to a specific number of technical moves, but a tactical concept.

Grab the ball directly from the opponent's feet in a one-on-one. It's kind of defense. But also using the overall advantage to control football on the side of his own team, not giving the opponent more and better offensive opportunities, Zhou Yi believes that it is also a kind of defense.

Shrinking in your own 30-meter zone is naturally considered defense. And if the formation expands out, turning the football upside down and not letting the football fall to the opponent's feet, isn't it defense?

Lu Feng thinks the same is defense.

And this kind of defense is an active defense compared to being compressed by the opponent in a 30-meter area. The initiative is in their own hands, there is no chance. Or when the opportunity is bad, it is defense, and once a good opportunity appears, it can be immediately transformed into a lethal attack, directly killing the opponent, and completely ending this defensive situation.

However, the premise of this is that the team must have one or several core players who are clear-headed, and the whole team must have good passing and receiving skills.

Of course, at the moment the Leeds United are barely able to meet such demands.

Because both Land Breeze and Silva, as the absolute core of Leeds United, they all have a good passing technique and can pass the ball with threats.