In the 20th round of the league, Xu Yifei was suspended because of the accumulation of yellow cards. www.biquge.infoFortunately, Leeds United are playing at home, and the opponent is Wigan Athletic, which is relatively weak.

Austin replaced Xu Yifei as a defensive midfielder. The Jamaican is black and hard, and has been out of the main squad for a long time, and at first everyone was skeptical about his form. However, black and hard is black and hard, and the defense is very aggressive and the protection of the back line is well done.

The rest of Leeds are in good form because of their winning streak. Except for the first 20 minutes of the threat, Wigan only parried the rest of the time, but was unable to fight back.

In the 35th minute, Leeds United broke the deadlock. Murphy's free-kick in front of the court is headed out by a Wigan defender. Murphy won the ball again and moved into the box. Mowat, who was successfully countered offside, headed into the far corner from 12 yards on the left side of the box.

In the 43rd minute, Wigan suffered another blow. After Bayram broke through on the right flank, an inverted triangle was passed. Don shoots from the top of the arc in the penalty area. The ball was blocked by Wigan defender Barnett with his hands. The referee showed a red card and awarded a penalty. Michael. Don took the penalty himself, deceived the goalkeeper and hit into the middle.

In the second half, Wigan, who had 10 men, relented and removed a striker for a defender.

Leeds United had two goals in hand and were not in a hurry to expand the score, but controlled the tempo of the game through lateral transfers.

It wasn't until the 85th minute that Mowatt suddenly developed on the left flank, and after connecting the two of them, he played a nanny ball into the middle, and McCormack easily pushed it into the empty net.

Due to Leicester City's unexpected defeat to "Blackpool" Blackpool in this round, Leeds United narrowed the gap to 1 point.

With a three-goal win and just one point separating the top team, Leeds were full of joy and confidence and hope for the future.

When things are going well, people's minds inevitably come alive and Leeds United immediately put forward the goal of competing for the title.

Given that the next league opponent is the weaker Doncaster, McDermott began to rotate the starting line-up.

In the back position, Xu Yifei continued to be hidden in the snow, and he didn't even put it in the squad. At the back, Wooton and Bayram were put on the bench, while two long-lost veterans, Pertier and Warnock, started the game.

In midfield, the two major goalscorers McCormack and Mowatt were replaced by Hunt and Norris respectively.

As soon as the starting lineup was released, it caused widespread doubts.

The LeTV commentator exclaimed, "What is McDermott doing here?" Is the Championship a training ground? ”

Sky Sports commentators were also dumbfounded, quipping: "McDermott seems to have gotten one thing wrong, today is the Championship that will decide the fate of the team, but he treats him as a friendly game!" ”

Of course, there are also people who are happy about this, and the manager of Doncaster is secretly happy: "With such a large rotation lineup, do you think your Leeds United is Barcelona?" McDermott, since you kid doesn't take us seriously, you can't blame us for being rude! ”

There are also many friends who play football lottery who are running to tell each other: this time I made a lot of money!

The most angry is, of course, the major bookmakers, who offer Leeds United an average odds of 1 to 7 on the average!

The result of the game was not surprising, Leeds United swallowed three eggs in a row, losing 0-3. McDermott paid a terrible price for his stupid decision and watched as Leicester extended their lead to four points again.

Although Xu Yifei did not enter the squad, he also went to the scene to watch the game.

He can't say anything about the manager's decision, but he has to keep an eye on the team's form.

"Hey, why are you listless, your girlfriend is?" Sitting on the bus back, Xu Yifei opened the chatterbox.

No one spoke, only the old captain Perdière pouted at the front manager's seat, meaning that the boss was in a bad mood right now, and you had better not hit the muzzle.

Xu Yifei thought about it and decided to talk to the head coach first, so he sat next to McDermott.

"Boss, everyone's morale is very low now, won't you say a few words?" Xu Yifei leaned in towards the head coach and said softly, trying not to let others hear what they were talking about.

"There's nothing to say, it's just a loss, it's not a big deal, there's still a long way to go, we have time!" McDermott said with his eyes half-closed, a coldness and a hint of impatience in his voice.

“……”

Speechless for a while, Xu Yifei simply took out his iPod and listened to music.

In the next three rounds, as McDermott continued this rotation, the team also went three games without a win, falling from the standings to sixth.

The fans' dissatisfaction with McDermott finally couldn't help but explode.

That morning, the gates of Elland Road Stadium were surrounded by angry fans. Coaches, players and staff were all barricaded at the door.

Fans put up slogans and clearly express what they are thinking.

"Refuse to rotate!"

"We need a consistent squad!"

"We don't buy tickets to see lose!"

"Let Xu Yifei play!"

"Let Bairam play!"

"We need to win!"

Someone even wrote: "McDermott, get out of class!" ”

Simpson arrives at the scene with a squad of police officers to maintain order.

"Guys, listen to me!" Simpson shouted at the crowd with a bullhorn, "The team has a training session this morning, please get out of the way and let the players in, okay?" ”

David. Michelle, who was clearly the leader of the fans, said first: "The players can go in, but the coaches can't go in, especially the head coach McDermott, and he must not be allowed to go in without giving an explanation." ”

Xu Yifei's identity as the honorary leader of the Leeds United Service Gang is kept secret from the outside world, so most people don't know that this matter was planned by him and Michelle last night, in order to put pressure on McDermott not to go further and further down the wrong path.

McDermott squeezed through the crowd and said: "Fans, it's a game away to Leicester City in two days. Leicester are the top team at the moment, they are strong and they are very strong, so it's going to be a tough game for us. We have a tight schedule and we can't afford to delay training. What do you have to say after this game, how about it? ”

"It's because this game is so critical that we have to give an explanation, otherwise if you mess around again, how can we win?"

"I see that you just resign and let Xu Yifei act as the head coach!"

"Say! Do you want Xu Yifei to start? Let Bayram start? ”

"And McCormack, Mowat, will they be in the starting lineup?"

In the face of this group of passionate fans, McDermott would not dare to offend them, unless he really didn't want to do it.

For the club, all income is actually contributed by the fans. The club's top management offended no one and did not dare to offend the fans. If he really fell out with the fans today, then he McDermott would definitely suffer in the end.

He is not a fool, and he knows that if he doesn't make a promise today, he won't be able to pass the test.

"Okay, I assure you. Away to Leicester City, we will continue to use the starting line-up for the 19th round. ”

Away to Blackburn Rovers in the 19th round of the Championship, Leeds United's starting line-up is what fans believe is the strongest team they can field right now. With McDermott's promise, the fans were finally somewhat satisfied and gave up the stadium gates...... (To be continued.) )