Chapter 243: Lady Luck is Smiling
"Hah! What a beautiful goal! ”
In front of Leeds United's dugout, assistant coach Bouko smiled at manager Jurgen Klopp.
He was happy to have scored less than 10 minutes into the game, which is exactly what the coaching staff had planned before the game and wanted to see.
"Yes, I didn't expect the Wolves to really use such tactics to defend Lu Feng." Klopp smiled and shook his head.
Of course, they knew that the lack of physical confrontation was a weakness of Lu Feng that everyone knew, and even after a lot of strength training, it still didn't bring about many changes.
Leeds United's rivalry team believes that this weakness of Land Breeze is unlikely to be addressed by Wolves manager Camaise.
He will definitely let his players keep a close eye on Lu Feng, and there will be a lot of physical contact in the process, and fouls will not be avoided.
As long as there is a foul in the right place, Leeds will be given a free-kick opportunity.
And the level of Land Breeze's free-kick is clear to everyone at Leeds.
This led to a natural thought for the coaching staff – since you Wolves are going to be targeting the Landwinds, why don't we take advantage of that?
If you foul Lu Feng, let Lu Feng take a free kick, as long as Lu Feng can score a goal, it can form a very strong deterrent to the Wolves players, so that they can weigh it well when defending Lu Feng next time.
Of course, if the coaching staff of the Wolves team had studied Lu Feng well, there was a high probability that they would not dare to carry out savage foul tactics against Lu Feng.
Now it seems that the Wolves manager's intelligence collection on Lu Feng is obviously not in place, or that Lu Feng's pre-game war of words successfully provoked the anger of the Wolves players, making them unable to control their strength in the defense of Lu Feng.
In the end, such a free-kick opportunity was created.
It's just that no one would have thought that Lu Feng scored the first free kick that seemed to be in a bad position.
It seems that in today's game, Lady Luck is on Leeds United's side.
After scoring so early, the initiative in this game is firmly in the hands of Leeds United.
In the past few days, Leeds United has practiced the most, but it is defensive counterattacks.
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Contrary to the elated Leeds United dugout, Wolves were frustrated by the goal conceded in front of the dugout.
"What the!" The Wolves assistant coach couldn't help but curse.
Wolves manager Camais was unhappy with the goal, but he still had to keep his composure and avoid affecting the players on the pitch.
As a manager, you always have to be more calm. If you can't hold back because you shout because you lose a goal, then it is estimated that the head coach will have a heart attack alive.
So, he said to his assistant.
"Relax, don't rush. Luckily, the goal was conceded early, so we still have time and a chance. It's not a bad thing for them to score first, it's also a good thing to make them realise that Leeds are not a weak team and that they need to give it their all.
It doesn't mean anything to concede a goal now, as long as we can win in the end. ”
"I'm worried that conceding so early will affect the morale of the team, but before the game, they were between the land breezes..."
"I believe they won't mess up because of this one goal. Besides, it is precisely because of those words that they will not be willing to lose the game.
The best way to regain your lost face is to beat your opponent on the pitch.
As long as they win this game, even if Lu Feng has scored, they can still have some face. ”
After Camais finished speaking, he looked confidently at the dejected Wolves players on the field.
"I believe in their strength."
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Carmais's confidence is justified and he knows his team very well.
When you are strong, you are strong, and when you are weak, you are weak, and it is not just a joke from the media and players. It's the real state of Wolves, it's what is happening.
The biggest reason is that the strength of this group of players in the Wolves team is indeed not weak, but the mentality of the players is indeed not very mature.
When they encounter a strong team, they will naturally work very hard, and their own strength is not weak, so it is not surprising to beat a strong team in an upset.
But when they encounter a weak team, they will underestimate the enemy in their hearts, which will lead to being upset by the weak team.
This has happened many times.
Camesian is well aware of the team's problem, and in response to this, he also tried to change the psychology of the players, but unfortunately, it had little effect.
These players are used to this way of playing, and besides, how can the psychological problems of the players be easily changed.
What's more, this is not a situation that has happened to a Wolves player, but a situation that is common throughout the team, and it is not easy to change.
Therefore, after many attempts to no avail, Camais instead developed a corresponding tactic for the hearts of Wolves players, and the effect was very good.
Wolves are currently sixth in the Premier League, and a big reason is that the Wolves manager has a good tactical arrangement.
Therefore, the Wolves manager did not think of the goal at all, but thought that it could arouse the fighting spirit of the players.
Sure enough, he was exactly right.
Although they conceded the goal early, considering that there was still a lot of time left, Wolves did not fall into the panic after conceding the goal, and after a brief stunned by Lu Feng's goal, they quickly returned to normal.
Moreover, they seem to be more motivated, in stark contrast to the morale drop that usually results in a goal, much to the satisfaction of the Wolves manager.
The Spanish coach in his forties is considered a young man among coaches, but his coaching career has been really good.
In the two seasons in charge of Wolves, Wolves have been much more stable than before, and this season, they are a strong contender for European qualification, of course, this is also related to Wolves' investment, but this cannot hide his coaching ability.
This season, he led Wolves to the semi-finals of the FA Cup, which has satisfied both the management and fans, and this is the best result in the FA Cup in recent seasons.
However, for Camaise, he will not be satisfied with either the semi-final or the final, and he only has the FA Cup in his heart.
This season is indeed the best chance for Wolves to win the FA Cup, and most of the traditional Premier League giants have been eliminated due to multi-front battles, leaving only Liverpool.
But Liverpool are now under pressure to fight on multiple fronts, having reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League and competing with Manchester United for the title in the league.
In this case, he asked himself with great certainty, defeating Liverpool in the final, the physical problem of multi-front combat is not so easy to solve, not to mention, the record of Wolves and Liverpool has always been a five-five situation.
However, these are still far away, and we will have to beat our current opponents - Leeds United first.
It seems that this former "Young Janissary" team is really going to be revived under the leadership of Klopp, but Wolves will definitely not be a stepping stone on the road to Leeds United's recovery.
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The calm look of the Wolves player and manager Camais surprised the commentators and media reporters.
When the game resumed, the British commentator of the game keenly noticed that the backward Wolves did not press hard and were eager to equalize, but still played steadily.
The English commentator was also full of praise for the performance of the Wolves players and manager.
'Wolves are behind but now Leeds are in high spirits and it was the right thing to do with the cold. Even if the strength is stronger than the opponent, it is indeed the best choice to choose to temporarily avoid the edge when the opponent is strong.
It seems that Wolves have matured a lot after Spanish manager Camais took over. This kind of handling is also worth learning from many teams. ”
It is indeed rare for a team like Wolves to be calm after conceding a goal.
There are many teams that lose in fact, they panic after conceding a goal, the players are confused, they don't know what to do, their minds are not on the game, and the result is that they make active mistakes one after another, giving the opponent scoring opportunities one after another, and conceding consecutive goals in a short period of time, which eventually leads to a collapse.
Even if he finally came back to his senses and regained his strength and wanted to get it back, because he was too far behind before, he lacked the skills to recover.
Before this game, Lu Feng and the Wolves had a very lively war of words, and the Wolves players really hated Lu Feng and couldn't wait to eat his flesh raw.
However, as the head coach of the team, Camais is very competent to take into account all kinds of situations, one of which is what if we accidentally concede a goal in the game?
This situation was also highlighted by Camais as a top priority for the team. Tell them that in such a situation, they must not lose their cool and not be carried away by anger. After conceding the ball, you must not press up desperately to attack, so that it is easy for the opponent to seize the opportunity to counterattack and then go to the next goal.
If you concede two goals in a row in a short period of time, then you will be in big trouble.
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Wolves continued to play so steadily, ready to wear down the morale that Leeds had been boosted by scoring first.
On Leeds United's side, because of the encouragement of Lu Feng's goal before, a wave of attacks on the Wolves goal was also futile.
However, they are not discouraged.
Before this game, Leeds United practiced defensive counterattacks, positional battles and attacking fortifications, which were never what Leeds United were good at.
Therefore, after this period of attacking ineffect, Leeds United also slowed down their attack, slowly regained their momentum, and prepared to play defensive counter-attack.
Anyway, it is Leeds United who are leading now, and it is not them who are in a hurry, but the players of Wolves.
They don't believe that the Wolves players can continue to go without attacking.
In that case, they would be happy to see a one-goal lead to the final.
Of course, everyone knows that this is not possible.
With the end of this wave of offensive after Leeds United scored, the situation on the field began to be gradually mastered by Wolves.
No matter how you say it, Wolves are also the top team in the Premier League, not Leeds United, which is still in the Championship. In terms of player quality alone, they are much better than Leeds United players.
Except for a few people in the Leeds United team, there is still a gap between the strength of others and Wolves.
With Leeds United's oppressive attacking slowdown, it was naturally Wolves' turn to perform.
Less than three minutes after Leeds scored from Leeds, Wolves' attack came close to equalising and it could have been a 1-1 draw if it weren't for Lady Luck's coveting.
It was a quick attack from Wolves after the ball broke off in midfield, and after a few passes, the football was called to the feet of Wolves' main striker Carlil.
Like Lu Feng, he is also a speed forward.
Carlile's speed was beyond the imagination of the Leeds United defenders, and in a hurry, Eisenmond, who rushed up to grab it, was passed by the opponent with his speed.
Then, Carlil faced only Leeds United goalkeeper - substitute goalkeeper Rios.
In the face of Carlil, Arrios opted to strike decisively, and in the process of Arrios's attack, Karil chose to shoot.
The ball went around Arrios' save and then... Hit the post and bounced out of bounds.
Goalpost, saved Leeds United.
Seeing that his shot hit the post, Carlil held his head in frustration, apparently regretting that he had missed the opportunity.
At the same time, the whole stadium, whether it was Leeds United or Wolves fans, set off to exclaim together, with varying meanings.
On the sidelines, Wolves coach Camais, who had always looked very calm, also kicked the mineral water bottle in annoyance, and couldn't help cursing.
"! Hell luck! ”
Carlil can't be blamed for not scoring the goal, in fact he did a very good job and there was no problem with this shot, after all, when the opposing goalkeeper attacked, the angle left for him to shoot was not much.
In other words, it was a shot of excellent quality, and even Leeds United goalkeeper Arrios couldn't stop it.
Unfortunately, Carlil, or Wolves, were a little bit unlucky, or Leeds were so lucky, that shot hit the post.
However, after cursing, Camais regained his composure.
In his opinion, the goal was completely Leeds United's luck not to score, and through this attack he saw that Wolves are playing normally now, and they are faintly suppressing the opponent on the field, and scoring goals is only a matter of time.
Leeds United's luck can't always be so good.
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The British narrator's voice was similarly trembling.
"Carlile's one-on-one chance! Carlil got up and shot - hit the post, oh! My God! The post denied Carlil's shot.
Leeds were very lucky, the post saved them, however, I guess Leeds United's good fortune will end here, Wolves seem to be in very good form at the moment, and the previous goal from Lu Feng not only did not break their fighting spirit, but made them perform better. ”
On the other side, Wang Kai, the Chinese commentator who commented on Carlil's shot, also said very worriedly. 'It's no secret that Leeds have a lot of problems at the back. Carlile's shot just now was Eisenmond's rash rush to give the opponent a chance.
In fact, he only had to follow Carlil closely just now to avoid such a situation.
If Leeds continue to defend like this, then conceding goals is inevitable. Wolves' attacking prowess is not comparable to those Championship teams and Southampton, where Leeds United have met before.
Leeds United can't always rely on the performance of attacking players such as Lufeng Silva to win this game, it's not realistic! ”
(End of chapter)