Chapter 98: Championship
2-0, the margin is not too big, but everyone who watched the game knows that Leeds United have just won away from home, and Millwall simply don't have any chances. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
The statistics after the game also showed that the shooting ratio of the two sides was 5:16, the shot on target ratio was 2:7, the possession rate was 36%:64%, the number of passes was 287:443, the corner kick was 3:8, and the free kick in front was 4:7, and Leeds United all had an overwhelming advantage.
Millwall have just one statistic ahead of Leeds United, and that is fouls, with a staggering 39 fouls in the game. In comparison, Leeds United's nine fouls were just a fraction of theirs.
The media once again focused on Xu Yifei, who was covered at length by a long story, but the fact that Leeds United had won and quietly climbed to second place in the table was only a passing touch.
Pro-Leeds United's chief sports correspondent for the Yorkshire Evening Post, Phil. Hay wrote: "The undisputed victory was more convincing than the 2-0 result. Leeds United's pass-and-possession style of play is beginning to pay off, and they dominate the game, which has not been common in previous seasons, and McDermott has been quite successful in building the team. The best of the game was none other than Xu Yifei, who had a wonderful performance at both offensive and defensive ends, and even won a standing ovation from the home fans. Not only did he open the scoring with a penalty, but he also instigated frequent counter-attacks at the back, and finally sealed the win with a precise pass. ”
After the game, Xu Yifei put this game behind him for the time being, he can't indulge in the victory of a certain game for a long time, he must clear psychologically in time, and always prepare for the next game.
Their next game is three days later at home to fourth-placed Queens Park Rangers.
This match is extremely important for both sides, as the winner can not only consolidate their leading position, but also deal a direct blow to the promoted opponent.
It can be said that this is completely a six-point game, and Xu Yifei can't ignore it.
It is said that these should be the job of the head coach, but there is no way, as the captain, Xu Yifei has already felt the pressure on his shoulders, and he has to take a long-term view, considering the whole long season.
Unlike the Premier League, the Championship has as many as 24 teams, each playing 46 league games, and the schedule is more intensive. In case of a final 3-6th place, they will have to play the play-offs.
There are a lot of people who don't know much about football who think that the Premier League is the most competitive league in the world. But in fact, the intensity of the Championship is even higher than that of the Premier League.
The reason is very simple, all 24 teams have a certain amount of quality, and all have a huge momentum to upgrade. Once promoted, they will get a piece of the Premier League's huge TV broadcast fees, and sponsorship fees will also rise.
However, there are only three promotion spots, of which there are only two direct promotion spots, and the third will be created through a brutal promotion play-off.
The current situation for Leeds United is not good. They are second in the table, but they are far behind Leicester City at the top of the table, with Burnley in third just one point ahead, and four to sixth places two points behind.
With just one slip-up, Leeds may be in the top five after the next round!
Standing. The most important thing for Leeds United is to grab points and open up the gap to the chasers in order to establish a clear advantage before the Christmas devil's schedule arrives.
Standing in Xu Yifei's training, it is mainly based on strength training, supplemented by dribbling training.
Although Xu Yifei's strength does not suffer against ordinary opponents, what if it is black and hard like Yaya Toure? Therefore, it is impossible to relax in strength training, after all, that is the foundation of Xu Yifei's foothold on the back waistline.
As for dribbling, it is Xu Yifei's shortcoming. In fact, in the review of the recent game, Xu Yifei has found that because his dribbling is not good enough, he has given the opponent a lot of opportunities to press closely, which greatly slows down the speed of counterattack.
Dribbling is a basic skill, it is impossible to make rapid progress in a short period of time, only slowly accumulate, fortunately, Xu Yifei is not in a hurry, he knows that his biggest advantage is youth.
Xu Yifei's training is step-by-step, combining work and rest, the load is not large, and his body is growing in the best state.
The British media is developed and keen on hype. The match between Leeds United and Queen's Rangers is the focus of this round of the Championship, and of course it has been hyped by the media.
"Can Leeds captain Xu Yifei and Rangers captain Simpson continue to score goals, after scoring in two consecutive games?"
"Leeds striker Diouf was injured late in the last game, who will replace him?"
These news are normal, just the usual weapons of the media, but the Sun broke a surprising gossip: "Leeds main striker McCormack will switch to Watford in the winter!" ”
The Sun chose to publish such sensitive news on the eve of the war, which undoubtedly had a huge impact on the morale of Leeds United.
As we all know, McCormack is the main player in Leeds United's forward line, and has contributed to 30% of the team's goals in the past two seasons, and if you count assists and instigations, then he has been involved in about half of the goals!
It's no secret that other teams salivate over McCormack. Watford have made three offers to McCormack this summer, but Leeds have rejected all of them.
But Leeds United's reputation for selling key players has long been widespread, and it is believed that selling McCormack is only a matter of time and price.
If such rhetoric is allowed to spread, it will be difficult for McCormack himself to remain unaffected. What's more, there will be more players who will find their next home in advance! The consequences are so serious that they are often worse than a loss, because it destroys the very essence of a team: cohesion!
Leeds United have to do something. Head coach McDermott was in a timely voice: "With a player as good as McCormack, it makes perfect sense for a club to be interested in him, and it's not normal if no one cares. But McCormack is not for sale and he just signed us this summer! If there is a team that wants him, then it is better to wait until next summer window to make an offer! ”
McCormack himself has publicly stated: "At the moment I haven't considered playing for any other team than Leeds United. At Leeds, I'm happy working and living and I enjoy the feeling of being together and working towards a goal. As for the future? I don't know, let's wait until this season is over! ”
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