0047 Imperfect debut

Leeds United were more attacking after taking the lead, and they pressed harder in midfield.

Portsmouth only had a parry.

On 31 minutes, it was Glen Schal's in-cut shot again, which was blocked by a Portsmouth player.

On 34 minutes, Braten received a pass from Smith in the penalty area, but Portsmouth defender Stefanovic grabbed the ball before Braten could shoot.

On 38 minutes, Leeds made a comeback when Milner's cross from a 45-degree angle from the wing was headed just over the crossbar by Smith.

In the 41st minute, Smith successfully countered offside and scored the ball with a single knife, but was determined by the referee to have committed a foul and pushed the person first. The referee determined that Smith had pushed Portsmouth's Primes at the start and pushed the opponent to the ground to get a one-on-one chance. In the course of arguing with the referee, Smith and De Jong also received a yellow card.

De Jong can also be regarded as a vote for the captain, regardless of whether Smith is the captain or not, anyway, if you invite me to a nightclub, then you are bullied on the court, and I will help you get the field back. There is a feeling that no matter who is vigorously fighting Ping'an County, my 358th Regiment will help the field.

As a result, Smith was arguing with the referee for 3 minutes, and finally the referee on duty Walton couldn't bear to show Smith a yellow card, and then looked at the side, De Jong still kept scolding Primes there, and English De Jong such as soft eggs, girls, and cowards were also at their fingertips, and then they were also given a topaz card.

After that, the smell of gunpowder on both sides gradually became stronger, and the action began to become bigger.

It's just that Leeds United is fearless here, while Portsmouth is a little lacking in confidence here, and when he fouls, he runs quickly, and he doesn't dare to stay longer.

Just after the final stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the half.

The players at Portsmouth were also pardoned, and they could finally take a break and catch their breath.

Leeds gave them the feeling today that it wasn't just about big moves, lots of fouls. It's more of a sense of oppression, and the momentum on the pitch is a little breathless. Portsmouth's players, especially the midfielders, were instantly caught by at least two or three Leeds United players as soon as they got the ball.

Portsmouth's striker Yakubu is very depressed today, today is not that he is not in form, but the team's front and back are completely disjointed, the ball always does not come to his feet, sometimes he stands next to Leeds United's central defender Matteo, thinking that if his teammates can give him a ball behind him, he can use his speed to shake off the opponent, and then single-handedly score the ball, but the ball just can't pass, teammates can't even protect the football, let alone have time and space to find themselves.

In short, the Portsmouth players entered the tunnel with their heads bowed one by one, and although there were still 45 minutes left in the game, if they still couldn't find a solution in the second half, the game could be said to be over.

On the other hand, on the Leeds United side, the players are all smiling and walking to the dressing room in groups, especially the newcomer De Jong, who is surrounded by several people.

At the bar party that day to welcome De Jong, Van Persie, who was wearing a plaster cast at the time, told De Jong how to quickly integrate into this team, that is, if there is a conflict during the game, he must rush to help his teammates clear the siege and put pressure on the other party. To put it in layman's terms, you must be active in quarreling and making trouble, and you can't let your teammates suffer.

This is how the media now describe Leeds United, "the most gentlemanly coach leading the most brutal team".

The second half of the sentence has two meanings, one is that Leeds United's players are relatively big in the game and are easy to foul, according to statistics, Leeds United is now the team with the most yellow cards among all Premier League teams, of course, this is also related to George Lee's tactical requirements, after all, it is a high continuous pressure, so it will cause the team's offensive players to be more prone to fouls and cards. On the other hand, whenever there is a conflict or quarrel on the pitch, Leeds United players always flock to the team, and the ruthlessness often makes the other side frightened, if there is no ruthless character like Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira, it is estimated that they will not dare to clash with Leeds United head-on.

But it is such a group of ruthless people, they are all respectful when facing George Lee, of course, it is not appropriate to use this word, after all, George Lee is very young, and the oldest Edgar Davis in the team is half a month older than George Lee. In the past, those who liked to make trouble, such as Davis, Graveson, etc., were very obedient and conscientiously played every game according to the team's tactics. Like those young people who have no place to vent their energy, and like to go to bars and nightclubs, they all go home honestly at the end of the day, and they are never late or absent from training the next day.

"Brother, you are really positive, I think your worth of 2 million pounds is low, how can I say that it will be 20 million." Smith and De Jong have already started to hook up.

"Nigel, do you have any other hobbies, such as playing cards or something?" This is Graveson, and he is trying to draw De Jong into his small group.

"Go, go, my brother doesn't gamble, don't teach him bad, Thomas." Smith wanted to get Graveson away, and now it was as if two underworld societies were fooling the young man.

"It's not a good thing for you to drink and hook up with girls as a whole." Gravison retorted.

In this way, a group of people walked and walked to the door of the locker room, and saw that George Li was already standing at the door waiting for them.

Then I saw the corners of George Li's mouth rising and smiling evilly, so he quickly lowered his head and walked into the locker room quickly.

"If you can win three goals against Portsmouth today, I'll pay for the money you go to nightclubs."

As soon as a few people entered the locker room, they heard George Li's voice coming from behind.

"Wow~" "Okay, boss. "George, watch your wallet."

The crowd began to cheer, and Baines, who had been unhappy because he didn't start, danced with joy.

"Let's stop, and I'll talk about tactics briefly." George Lee interrupted their cheers.

'Not to mention that we haven't had a three-goal lead yet, and although I'm happy to spend the money, there are a couple of things we have to look out for in the second half.

George Lee knew that in the year when Leicester City won the championship in the 15/16 season, Leicester City coach Ranieri had a good set of team building, and after winning, he would fulfill his promise to invite the whole team to eat pizza, and the whole team of players got together, made noodles, prepared ingredients, baked, and had a pizza party to increase the cohesion of the team.

Then he began to lay out the tactics for the second half.

'We'll make a change in the first half and Leyton will come on for Daniel.

Just now, Braten and the team doctor reacted that his knee was a little uncomfortable, and then the team doctor suggested to George Li to replace Braten, because if the knee is injured, it is not a small problem, and now Leeds United has too many injuries, George Li no longer dares to be careless, so he decided to replace Braten.

Hearing that some were on the field, Bynes hurriedly sat upright, who would have thought that happiness would come so suddenly.

"When Leyton comes on, you're going to be the left wing-back, but I need you to be a little bit forward...... "George Lee paused, then added, "just a little bit ahead of the full-backs, a little bit behind the left midfielders, you know?" ”

Baines rolled his eyes, then nodded, after all, from the word, it is easy to understand, but the tactical requirements need to be listened to carefully.

'Don't worry about the back, you've got Younis in the back to watch, you're mainly helping the midfielders to press more.'

"This will liberate Glenshire."

"Jespe has a little more range up front, and you can use your speed to threaten when you get into space." Lee was ready to free up Glen Charles and have more energy to get involved in the attack.

"James, you're more on the right side." Lee George asked James Milner to be consistent on the right flank.

"Then let's talk about defense, when the opponent has the ball, our defenders should pay attention to the two strikers on the opposite side and keep a certain distance, although it is difficult for the opponent to come out, but we still have to be careful that they suddenly hit one behind."

George Lee actually didn't have too many specific arrangements, mainly because the team obviously took the initiative, and judging from the arrangement of the opposing coach Zajech at the end of the first half, there should be no way to take Leeds United for a while.

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As soon as the second half began, Leeds United fans and shouts almost toppled the roof of Elland Road.

In just three minutes, Leeds United scored by Frenkie de Jong, who had just joined.

Baines, who was happy to play in the second half, combined with Graveson and De Jong, forced Steve Stone near the touchline and grabbed the ball.

The ball was a hard grab, Stone raised his foot to get the ball, and suddenly three people surrounded him, and six more legs appeared near the football, and Stone even found that the leg he raised had nowhere to land.

Baines is not over excited, and he doesn't care about the two brothers when he gets the ball, one is to move forward.

Then he hit the opponent's half alone, and it happened that Portsmouth was switching from defense to attack, and suddenly the ball was robbed again, so there was no one on his right side.

Halfway through the way, Bynes realizes that something is wrong.

The head coach is watching below, he finally has the opportunity to play, if he is bored, he will waste the opportunity, and he will not mix in this area in the future.

It's better to be alone than to be happy, Baines glanced at his team-mate, Smith was running into the box with the opposite centre-back, and Glen Charles also took a defender.

As soon as Baines saw that Smith had a better chance, it was a cross from a 45-degree angle, and the ball went to the penalty area.

It stands to reason that no one interfered with the ball when Baines passed, so it must have been a good ball.

But as Smith was rushing forward, his jersey was pulled.

Smith saw that Stefanovic was a dog thing, secretly pulling his jersey, so that his jump height was affected and he didn't reach it, so that Stefanovic pushed the ball away.

But Stefanovic couldn't get far from the ball and touched the ball near the penalty line.

It just so happened that De Jong got the ball.

It just so happened that there was no one around De Jong.

Portsmouth's formation was all out of order, or the defenders were staring at Smith and Glen Charles in the box, too deep. Either the midfielders haven't come back yet, and they're still following Gravison and Barker into the box.

De Jong has too much time to prepare, and he has enough time to go and eat a bowl of instant noodles and come back and shoot again.

Step on the ball and stop steadily, pull your right foot, run, swing your arm, raise your leg, and shoot in one go.

Portsmouth goalkeeper Hislop didn't react and watched the ball fly into the goal.

After the goal, De Jong ran directly to the Leeds United coach's box and hugged George Lee.

This scene made the commentator Hinchcliffe sigh that the team atmosphere at Leeds United was really good, and the players who had just joined hugged the coach as soon as they scored.

"It's won, it's won, you're going to pay for it, coach." De Jong hugged George Li and said excitedly.

"Let go, let go, there's another one." George Lee finally drove the excited group of players away, and then told them to hurry up and get another one.

Who knows if God is going to be unable to get along with George Lee, although the second half is the same as the first half, it is all pressing Portsmouth to play, but it just can't score.

It wasn't until the 85th minute of the game that Leeds finally won the chance to extend the score, and it was De Jong who picked up the ball near the place where the previous goal had been scored, and then was brought down by the Portsmouth player, because this time it was in the box, so the referee decisively awarded a penalty.

Smith, who was supposed to take the penalty, carried forward the spirit of Leeds' hospitality and conceded the ball to Frenkie de Jong, who had played well in the game.

As a result, De Jong, who was too excited, knocked the ball away.

This is not the worst thing, just when the game was about to end, De Jong didn't know whether he had just kicked the penalty and not eased up, or thought that the team had not yet led by three goals, and fouled in a scramble, received a second yellow card, and was sent off with a red card.

"Otherwise, we should not go to the nightclub." George Lee came to the sidelines to comfort De Jong when De Jong was off.

"Because if you just don't go, the headlines of the sports section of the newspaper tomorrow will be you." George Lee continued to speak ill-intentionally to De Jong.

De Jong looked at his coach helplessly.

Then the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.