Chapter 99: Smoke Bombs?

Leeds United's match against Queens Park Rangers was a replica of the away game against Millwall, and the result was exactly the same, still a 2-0 win for Leeds United. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Even the course of the game was much the same: Xu Yifei opened the scoring, and then he instigated the second goal with a pass.

However, it was new striker Hunt who replaced Diouf who scored the second goal this time, and it was teenager Mowatt who provided the assist.

QPR didn't make a couple of decent threats throughout the game, captain Simpson was less sharp in his assists on the left, and he struggled to even get the ball into the box against Leeds' overall defence. In the four heads-up with Xu Yifei, he also handed over a miserable answer sheet of four consecutive defeats.

After the game, the Yorkshire Evening Post offered to interview Xu Yifei, but the latter politely refused.

Playing football is not a show, it is necessary to minimize exposure in the media, this is the principle that Xu Yifei has set for himself.

At the end of the day, I don't have anything to show off right now.

Just kidding, there are more people who have scored goals in three consecutive games, and there are more young talents who have played the main role in big clubs at a young age, compared with them, Xu Yifei has not only not won any championships now, but also has not proven himself in the top arena, what is there to be proud of?

In fact, Xu Yifei is not only not proud, but has a strong sense of crisis.

The career of a football player is very short, from the debut at the age of sixteen or seventeen to the age of thirty-four or five, that is, a short period of seventeen or eighteen years, and there are very few more than twenty years.

It's fair to say that a player's career is shorter than some of the professions that eat youth!

In this short period of less than 20 years, if you want to achieve something and reach a certain height, every year is very important. But the platform of the English Championship is still a little lower than Xu Yifei's ideals. He needs to prove himself and make a name for himself in the top flight.

He knows that Messi and Ronaldo have been playing for the top giants in the top league when they were seventeen years old. Compared with them, Xu Yifei is still an inconspicuous small role.

Of course, Xu Yifei is not impatient, he is not a person who does not consider any consequences for the sake of becoming famous, he wants to be steady and steady, and there is progress that can be seen and touched every day.

Phil. The sea had no choice but to settle for a second-best interview with head coach McDermott.

"At the beginning of the season, when you handed over the captain's armband to Xu Yifei, what were your considerations?" Phil. Hai asked.

"It's Xu's attitude towards training, he is always meticulous in every training, the movements are very standard, he is a model for everyone on the training ground, and the professionalism he shows impresses everyone." McDermott thought for a moment and replied.

"A guy who does his duty is not necessarily a good captain. What else is the reason? ”

"Yes, there is also Xu Yifei's strong sense of responsibility. He values the team's glory above all else, always gives his best on the pitch and often takes the initiative to help his teammates. In short, he gives everything he can to the team! ”

'There are a lot of young players like him, Leeds United, like Bayram, Mowat. How did Leeds United discover them? ”

"This is thanks to the previous head coach, Neil. Mr Warnock, he takes the team's youth development very seriously and has promoted a lot of young players into the first team. ”

'But apart from Bayram, everyone else only got a foothold in the first team after you arrived. Is it fair to say that you trust young people more than your predecessor? ”

"Oh, Neil has laid a really good foundation for my work, he promoted a lot of young people. I think anyone in my current position would do that, thanks Neil! ”

"Leeds United have a record of selling key players in recent seasons, so will you let go of Xu Yifei, Bayram, Mowat?"

'No, no, no, my job is to get the team to the Premier League and I'm thinking about how to win the next game. As for the entry and exit of personnel, we will only talk about it until next summer. ”

'Speaking of the Premier League, we've been away for a long time, can you talk about how you hope for this year?

"The Championship is very competitive and about half of the teams are promotion-oriented. But after a long season, anything can happen. What we have to do is to play every game and do a good job of training every day as planned. ”

"Do you have anything else to say to Xu Yifei?"

'No, really not, his performance was seen by everybody and I couldn't have asked him to do more. He's a phenomenal player. ”

"What are you looking forward to for our next game away to Nottingham Forest?"

"Oh, Nottingham Forest are a very great club, they have a very illustrious history, they have won the Champions League for many years, and no one else can do it to this day! They are very strong and will not be afraid of any opponent, even against a big club like Real Madrid and Barcelona. Objectively speaking, they are really better than us, not to mention that they are playing at home, so this game will be very difficult for us. So we have to be extra careful and hopefully bring back a point. ”

"Are you setting off smoke bombs? We know that Nottingham Forest are twelfth in the table and Leeds are second! ”

"No, no, no, it's not a smoke bomb! Nottingham Forest have a good home record, winning five and drawing four of their last nine home games without defeat! As for away games, you know that football is round, anything can happen, and it is not entirely about strength that determines the outcome of the game. So, if we can take a point away from their home stadium, we are already very lucky! ”

"Tactically, is there anything you can reveal?"

"Actually, there is nothing to reveal, against a strong team like Nottingham Forest away, we will definitely put defense first, for example, playing 532."

"It's not your style to be so conservative!"

'No way, it's professional football and I have to be responsible for the result. I'd rather be 0-0 than 2-3 because the latter gets a point and the former doesn't have anything. ”

For Nottingham Forest, Xu Yifei has a good impression from the heart, if nothing else, just because he has read the famous football novel "The Godfather of the Champion".

Of course, when it comes to the arena, Xu Yifei will not show mercy, he still goes all out.

As it turned out, McDermott was indeed a smokescreen: instead of a back five, Leeds United started the game with a back-of-the-road, attacking the Forest from both flanks......