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"Klose, Klose!! The German striker headed past Leeds United. ”
"It was so unexpected. Before the game, everyone was generally optimistic about Sparta Prague, and everyone thought that Leeds United could easily enter the Champions League. But with only 30 minutes to play, they were already 2-0 up Leeds United. What a ......."
Mortensen himself was surprised. As Mortenson, who has been commentators for more than 20 years, he has seen a lot of upsets. He has personally explained many dragon slaying legends, so he has seen a lot of these unpopular. But today's upset surprised him the most. Because Leeds United, as the third place in the Premier League, faced a club in the Czech Republic, and it was unexpectedly defeated.
The second conceded goal, Sparta Prague's style of play was simple and not unstoppable. However, the Leeds defenders made a huge mistake and when Grigla crossed, Woodgate and Radbey were already in position. But maybe there was a huge change in mentality, so when the cross came, Klose jumped up, but the two of them hesitated. Let Klose score with an easy header.
This kind of ball playing in the Premier League is a simple problem for a young talented defender like Woodgate. However, they were unable to prevent it and allowed Klose to score instead. The score became 2-0.
"It's clear that they're not adjusting their mentality. They always thought that this match could be easily won, but unfortunately the game did not go as they expected. The young players have a lot of psychological fluctuations and it was completely reflected in this game. Look at their movements. It's completely different from usual. ”
Alan. Hansen was Liverpool's iron guard back then, and he was the main central defender in Liverpool's most glorious time. At his peak, he was the best centre-back in England and Europe. Therefore, the mentality of the players is quite clear.
Alan. Hansen sees it very clearly, and he also has a clear grasp of the form of the Leeds United players. Of course, it's not just Alain who can see the problem now. Hansen alone, as long as he has some professional ability, can see it. Of course, O'Reilly also saw it as the head coach, so he was very nervous walking around the sidelines. O'Reilly is very strong, and he was also a famous name for Arsenal when he was a player, and he has the number one figure in English football. He himself has strong ability and good psychological quality, but unfortunately the Leeds United players he brought are too young. If the Leeds players had the mental quality of O'Reilly, the problem would not have arisen.
Before the game, starting with O'Reilly and continuing to the players below, they were full of confidence. Sparta Prague. They don't know what team it is. A lot of Leeds players don't care about Sparta Prague at all. Think this game is just going through the motions. It should be able to defeat them easily. Unfortunately, the game was completely different, which made the Leeds United players visibly mad. This is actually a mistake by O'Reilly, he is a manager who looks down on his opponents, how can a player look down on his opponents.
O'Reilly didn't know how to adjust the player's condition at this time. This is O'Reilly's second season as head coach. He is still a rookie coach. So he was just as caught off guard as the players in the face of this situation.
Zeman on the opposite side is different. He's a crazy guy. Now it's a 2-0 lead. But he was not satisfied. The result is also a surprise for him, so he's excited. The fourth round of Champions League qualifying is a two-legged home and away tie, and Zeman's idea is simple. Away to Leeds United.
So Zeman didn't care. Still saying to the team to press up, press up.
This crazy style of play made it difficult for the Leeds players to adapt. They were also angry in their hearts, because they thought that Sparta Prague, a small team from the Czech countryside, should look down on them in this way. But the more angry they became, the more awkward their actions became. The self-confidence of geniuses is sometimes stubborn, which affects their performance.
"David. Barty, passed the ball to Bowyer...... Bowyer dribbled past Senna, oops, too much with the ball! ”
Bowyer was a genius in English football, although his later achievements were not high, far from what had been expected. But at the moment, he is far more famous than Frank Lampard and Gerrard, and as for Parker and Barry, these players are not at all comparable to Bowyer. At this time, Bowyer was a real midfield talent.
Therefore he was not convinced. There weren't any good chances from the start of the game, so he broke through with the ball after getting the ball this time. Tell these country players of Sparta Prague that they are the geniuses of English football.
Bowyer is very strong. But breaking through with the ball is definitely not his forte. It's not a problem to have one or two people, but it's not like a South American player or a Rosicky. But he was in a bad mood, so he insisted on putting on a show, but he didn't expect that after Senna, he wanted to continue the assault and was shoveled down by Rosicky's direct side tackle.
If Bowyer is concerned, as long as he plays normally, he is indeed a very good midfielder. It's a pity that he has a very problematic personality, he is easily irritated, and he is also easily hot-headed. That's it this time. It was too unreasonable to break through in the middle and was tackled by Rosicky.
"Rosicky, he shoveled the ball down...... Senna, Senna got the ball. Senna, straight stopper! ”
Senna is a midfielder. In the midfield position, he can attack and defend, and he has a set of control of the pace of the game. But it's not just that he's able to play at the back, he's also good at the midfield. Maybe not as good as the midfielders, but it's not bad at all. This time it was like that, because all of a sudden the ball was broken in the middle, so it was just in time for Leeds to counter-attack.
Senna's through ball broke through the Leeds back line and slotted past Woodgate and Radbey. It was a very simple half-time break and then a counter-attack. But a single knife was formed.
"Barosh, Baros was offside successfully. He was fast, and Martin came out...... Barosh, waded through. ”
Barosh's shooting ability is average, or rather he is not very calm in the game. But the whole Sparta Prague went crazy in this game, and Barosh did not rush to shoot after the offside position. Instead, in the face of the attacking Martin, he used his speed to pass the ball.
Barosh is an interesting player. He doesn't shoot well, sometimes it's hard to score. Let's say he's average, and the breakthroughs in some small spaces are outstanding. In addition, he is very explosive and fast, so he is still very deterrent in the front court. If there is a deficiency, it is that he is too alone. In the game, I like to break through with the ball, I like to shoot by myself, and I don't like to cooperate with people.
But this time the catch was different. He just had to run, and when he got Senna's call, he got up to speed and shook off Leeds' back line and then Martin again.
"Baros, this is an empty door. Zero to three, zero to three. What kind of game did Leeds play to make it 0-3 so easily. It looks like they're all sleepwalking. ”
Morteson sighed. It's 0-3, and although there is still the second leg left, Motensen is not optimistic that Leeds United will be able to come back. It seems that Leeds United will almost impossible to get into the Champions League. By this time, Mortensen was starting to look at Sparta Prague again.
Baros has had three one-on-one chances to face the goalkeeper in this game, including this one. But the first two were wasted by him, but fortunately he seized the opportunity this time. So he was so excited.
"Baros, Milan. Baroshe. This is a player who is not yet 18 years old and can score a goal in such an important game. This goal is likely to determine the place in the Champions League this time. Since the emergence of Nedved, Poboski, and Borg, Czech football has once again been full of talents. Sparta Prague's Jankulovski, Grigra, Ujfarusi, Rosicky and Baros are all very young players who will surely be the backbone of Czech football in the future. ”
Although Mortenson was very unhappy, Leeds United was so ruined. But Mortenson is still very objective in evaluating his opponents. What he sees is that Czech football is not out of gear, and there is no shortage of successors from the 96 golden generation onwards.
"Okay."
Thomas. Cherny just laughed and applauded, but Rist glanced at Rizdale not far away and shouted "yes". Rizdale, who was already angry, turned pale. In fact, Rist deliberately let him hear it, and before the game, Rist was angry, so he was also angry with Rizdale.
Before the game, he didn't even bother with the president of Sparta Prague, because Sparta Prague was a country team in Rizdale's mind. I thought that this game was very easy, and everyone would not have any contact in the future, so I deliberately neglected it. But the game made him very angry, and he invested so much money just to restore the glory of Leeds United. I never thought that the game was completely different from my own thinking.
If Leeds fail to qualify for the Champions League this season, the losses will be huge. It's a sure thing to have a few million dollars in a group stage, and even tens of millions is not out of the question. Rizdale, who was already angry, heard Rist's shout, and his eyes could burst into flames.
"Rist."
Thomas. Cherny was unhappy with Rizdale, but he still had to maintain his demeanor. So pulled Laliste and told Rister not to be so explicit.
"It's all right, father."
Rist smiled. Manners, what more manners do you need in front of a bastard like Rizdale.
The first half of the game was slowly coming to an end. Although there was no whistle yet, Rizdale had already stood up and walked out in a rage. If he could, he would have liked to go into the dressing room and scold his players.
Seeing Rizdale walk out angrily, Rist confronted Thomas. Cherny whispered, and then walked out with him. Then he walked to Rizdale's side and said with a smile: "Chairman Rizdale, I invite you to have a cup of coffee." (To be continued......)