In the locker room of the home team, there was an oppressive atmosphere, and Joey Barton sat in his seat with a serious face, and Andy Carroll and Gutierrez on either side of him did not dare to come out.

Head coach Hughes was in the center of the room giving a morale-boosting speech, "This is not the score I wanted, and I believe it is not the result you wanted!" So we have to deal with Leeds United's changing formation," Hughes said as he drew his response on the tactical board, and Barton at this time also changed from serious and depressed at the beginning to excited after watching the coach's arrangement.

Looking at the visiting team's dressing room, it was obvious that everyone was very happy with the score at half-time, but Michu knew that the second half of the game would not be so easy, after all, half-time was enough time for the opposing head coach Hughes to make a response.

You must know that in the first half, Leeds United temporarily adjusted Delph to the position of the back due to being too passive, but I didn't expect this guy to show a good state after changing formations.

However, as the position he plays is bound to be very demanding in terms of offensive organization and defence, fitness will inevitably be the main factor limiting his performance in the second half, and the team's change in Delph is imperative.

Faced with the gradually warm atmosphere in the locker room, Mi Chu had to clear his throat, and seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on his own place, Mi Chu spoke,

"First of all, I would like to thank you for your efforts! If it weren't for you, the magpies in the first half would have turned into eagles, but now they're just a flock of chickens" Someone let out a knowing laugh, but Michu didn't respond to the laughter, and continued,

"But in the second half, the opponent will definitely respond, especially Delph, you really exceeded Barton's expectations" Delph expressed humility, and seriously prepared to accept Michu's next instructions,

'I know everybody had a lot of movement in the first half, but to win this game away from home I need more effort from you. You know, we've been the underdogs in this game until now, but your performance gives me hope and your desire to win.

Although many people want us to lose and see us make a fool of ourselves, if everything is as the world says, then how can the weak defeat the strong, how can the few strikes more, and how can the heroes say!

So now all we have to do is give 200% and don't think about what it's going to be like after this game, all you have to do is put your heart and soul into it, no matter what the final result is, a game like this will be a huge help for you!

Finally, we must remember that it is up to people to make things happen, and I hope you will remember! After speaking, Michu motioned to Poyet to make arrangements for the second half of the team according to the results discussed by the two before.

Michu wants to see how the opponent reacts, after all, the opponent was a team that fought hard in the Premier League last season, and Michu now feels that no matter what the final result is, this game will be a rare opportunity for these players under his team to exercise.

After the start of the second half of the game, Michu found that whenever his team attacked, Barton no longer desperately grabbed as recklessly as in the first half, but firmly occupied the position in the middle of the midfield, and easily did not lose the defensive position, so Barton returned to the horror at the beginning of the game.

Newcastle's full-fledged defense when Leeds United attacked made Leeds United play extremely hard in the positional battle, although it showed that Michu's team had increased weight in the eyes of the opponent.

You must know that St James' Park is already long and narrow, and now the 14 or so players are all concentrated in Newcastle's half, and the passing space is also extremely narrow.

As the game progressed, Newcastle's defensive strategy in the second half began to show its strength, due to Muller's mistake in the combination with Richardson on the wing, resulting in Muller's possession was immediately grabbed by Nolan, and the opponent's style of play was unusually simple in the face of Leeds United's empty back.

At this time, Andy Carroll has retreated to near the halfway line, Nolan's long pass is not as accurate as Barton's foot, but it still accurately found Carroll, although Huntington has been close to the other party, and also stepped forward to interfere at this moment, but Carroll's header ferry still found Ameoby, due to Leeds United's back air defense, Koscielny did not choose to rush up to grab, which is very difficult in Michu's opinion.

Barton and Gutiérrez were already sprinting towards Leeds United's half the moment Nolan broke the ball, and Delph and Kilkenny were in front of the team to support the team's attack, so that Holson had only one midfielder to defend the entire half.

Facing these two at this time, Holsen did not hesitate to choose to make up for the defense to the right side.

Leeds' frontcourt players and Ben Parker, who assisted into the half, were also struggling to catch up, but Ameoby's timely distribution of the ball to Gutierrez, who was inserted on the right flank, caused Newcastle's counter-attack to pick up speed.

Michu only felt a black wall of flesh rushing towards Leeds United's penalty area, and Koscielny wanted to make up for it, but Holson waved his hand to him not to lose his position while following the opponent's Gutierrez.

Newcastle's counter-attack was so fast that the flames of war burned into Leeds United's half in an instant, and Michu also frowned nervously watching the opponent's attack from the sidelines.

Soon Gutierrez advanced to a position close to the baseline, and at this time a 4-on-3 situation was formed near the Leeds United penalty area, Gutiérrez looked at the two strikers who were outflanked in the middle, and did not choose the first cross.

This left Carroll displeased with his hands raised at the far end, and just as all eyes were on the pair, Barton stopped on the edge of the penalty area, and the player who rushed back to defend was still two metres away from his nearest Leeds.

Because it was facing the goal, Gutierrez saw all this, and Holson, who defended him, lost his center of gravity after a feint that the opponent forced inward, and took advantage of this moment to pass the ball to Barton on the edge of the penalty area!

Koscielny immediately stepped in to block the angle, but it was clear that Barton was ready to shoot and the ball headed straight for the top left corner.

At the moment when Michu felt lost, Pantilimon stretched his body to the maximum extent with an extremely stretched movement, because the distance was too far, Michu didn't know whether he had pounced on the ball, but the ball did not drill into the net but hit the left post with a "bell", which made Michu feel as if his heart was about to jump out!

The linesman signalled for a corner and Pantilimon made a world-class save to keep out Joey Barton's must-have goal!

Barton also roared in annoyance at this time! However, Barton really shot this ball beautifully, but Pantilimon also defended well, as fans, the two sides jointly dedicated a wonderful offensive and defensive practice!

Newcastle United's Nolan will take the penalty from Newcastle in what was their first corner of the second half" The on-site commentators were clearly happy to see this blood-pumping transition.

At this time, Michu really wanted to rush up and hug Pantilimon to show encouragement, but if it wasn't for the team's casual attack before, the team would not have fallen into such a big predicament just now, so Michu had to shout on the sidelines to tell the players to stay focused.

After the danger created by Newcastle shocked everyone in a cold sweat, Leeds United players obviously paid a lot more attention when attacking, and in order to avoid the danger caused by threatening passing mistakes, the passes of Delph, Reus and others obviously had much higher requirements for safety, and of course the scene was much duller.

After that brilliant save from Pantilimon, Newcastle's cross was largely unfaulted as long as it was within his control.

The players on both sides were so calm and focused that they saw a group of people fighting hard in midfield.

Newcastle's excellent under-down crosses and long-range shots from the middle were defused by Leeds United's efficient air defense and dense central defence, while Leeds United's short pass penetration around Giroud, Reuss and Muller was also greatly reduced by the overcrowding of both sides and the decline in Delph's fitness.

And after Michu replaced Delph with Plutton, he also conveyed the idea of stable harvest to the whole team, after all, the result of a one-point draw is also acceptable to him.

In the end, the opening game at St James' Stadium ended in a draw by many surprises, and Leeds United walked away with a jaw-dropping performance!

And the discussion around this game continues to ferment!