Fox in the Penalty Area

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The fact that Zhang Qinghuan killed Catalonia with one meal continues to circulate on the Internet. I believe that in the future, whether it is Sarria who meets Catalonia again, or Leeds meets Catalonia again, or Hu Lai and If Catalonia fights again, this matter will be repeatedly mentioned by the major media.

Catalonia was nailed to the pillar of shame.

Whether they admit it or not, the hat of “losing to a meal” cannot be taken off.

But this is actually not the most annoying thing for Cathay United, or it is not what they are most concerned about right now.

What annoys them most is that after losing to Leeds, they may lose the first place in the group.

In another UEFA Champions League group game the next night, Vesuvius defeated the Bay Lighthouse 3:2 and scored a key three-pointer after a fierce battle.

With only the last round of the group stage left, the Catalan United scored 12 points and temporarily ranked first.

Vesuvius chased to ten points, only two points away.

In the last round of the group stage, they played against Catalonia at their home court. As long as they win, they will be able to overtake Catalonia by one point and become the first in the group. Make sure to draw a good draw in the next Champions League knockout group.

The victory of Vesuvius is not good news for Catalonia.

The same is true for Leeds.

Originally defeated Catalonia in an away game, so that they still have a glimmer of hope of qualifying in the group.

Now this last gleam of hope was shattered with the victory of Vesuvius.

With only six points, they are still four points away from the second Vesuvius in the group, so they bid farewell to the Champions League knockout round in advance.

However, it is precisely because of the Bay Lighthouse home loss that Leeds City locked in a round ahead of schedule to participate in the UEFA Europa League knockouts this season.

In the second half of the season, they will move to the Europa League as third in the Champions League group.

It’s just that for the current Leeds City, he can continue to stay in the European arena, and I don’t know if it is a good thing or a bad thing…

After all, everyone can tell that participating in the Champions League this season has consumed a lot of their energy and dispersed their investment in the league.

Although it has not fallen to the point of fighting for relegation so far, if this continues, who knows what will become in the end?

Such an example is not uncommon in European football, and it can even be said to be the norm for small and medium teams after qualifying for the European war.

In a sense, the qualification for the European War is more like a “hot potato” in their hands.

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“Although we can continue to stay in the European arena and participate in the Europa League. But I really don’t know if this is a good thing or a bad thing for us…”

In the tea room, Leeds city coaches talked while drinking tea.

The topic they discussed was of course the Europa League.

Everyone can speak and express their opinions.

“Will we fall into the British crown like Spain’s Sarria?”

“It’s an exaggeration to fall into the British Championship. Our strength is still stronger than that of Sarria. But we are very likely to be empty-handed this season and get nothing. Don’t count on the defending league champion. Not even qualifying for the Champions League next season…”

“I would also like to remind you that starting from December 17th, Hu will leave the club to train for the national team to prepare for the Asian Cup. But our league will not be suspended for the Asian Cup. And this China The team is considered to be the favorite to win the Asian Cup, which means that they are likely to play until the end, until the beginning of February… That means he will be absent from the nine rounds of the league! These nine rounds of the league happen to be ours. In the European war, you can concentrate on playing the league. When he comes back, it will not be long before the Europa League… So our prospects in the league this season are not optimistic! Not to mention the Champions League qualification, maybe even I can’t qualify for the Europa League!”

There was no sound in the tea room.

Before, everyone ignored the impact of the Asian Cup. After all, the Asian Cup is too far away for them, and they are simply out of touch in their daily lives.

Now being mentioned, it turns out that the Asian Cup has had a far greater impact on the team than they had previously imagined.

This is more than just three group matches.

From the start of the training camp to the end of the Asian Cup, Hu Lai will be absent for a month and a half, nearly forty-five days, nine league rounds!

During this time, Leeds City will lose their top scorer and important firepower point. When Huley returns to the club again, the ghost knows how many places Leeds will be in the Premier League…

“I know it’s not good to say that… but I do hope that the Chinese team will be eliminated after the group stage…” Someone in the coaching staff murmured, breaking the silence in the tea room.

Tony Clark laughed: “In fact, the situation is not as bad as everyone thinks. Hu is gone, we still have Laski. He scored a goal in the game against Catalonia, and I believe it will be great. To boost his confidence.”

Assistant coach Sam Landier shook his head and said: “Tony. So far this season, Laski has scored four goals in total, one in the League Cup, two in the League, and one in the Champions League. I want him to take over Hu. I’m afraid it’s not that easy…”

“Hey, don’t use Hu as a reference standard, otherwise you will not be able to find a few forwards that can replace Hu in the entire Premier League.” Clark waved his hand, “Laski is capable of scoring. It’s just that we haven’t given full play to him before. This ability, of course, is normal, because we have Hu. Any team with Hu, who would consider finding another scoring point? But starting today, we must activate Laski’s scoring point. ”

Matt Dawn saw that his friend was so confident and interjected: “Do you already have an idea in your heart, Tony?”

Clark smiled slightly at Matt: “Actually, I got the inspiration from Hu. Do you remember when I made a bet with Sam?”

Hearing what he said, everyone suddenly realized.

This has become a well-known joke inside the team.

In order to encourage Hu Lai, who had just joined the team, to perform well, Clark pretended to make a bet with assistant coach Sam Landier, betting on the number of goals Hu Lai scored in the season.

Clark ran to find Hu Lai, told him about this, and said that as long as Hu Lai can score five goals at the end of the season, he would invite Hu Lai to the Red Pepper for dinner.

At that time, he and the rest of the coaching staff thought that in his first Premier League season, he could score five goals, which is a great achievement for Hu Lai.

After all, Leeds’ offensive tactics had not yet taken shape at that time.

But I didn’t expect Hu Lai to complete the agreement with Clark in only the first three games.

In the end, he scored 11 goals in half a season and became the top scorer in the Leeds team that season.

You know he played half a season less than the others!

Randyl understood Clark’s meaning and asked, “Then how many goals do you plan to set this time? Like Hu, or five goals?”

Clark laughed: “Still five goals? Your requirements are too low, Sam. Hu was in a different situation then. At that time, our offensive lineup was not as strong as it is now, and Hu has just been on the team for a month. . But now Laski has adapted to the team for almost half a season, with five goals…it’s too easy. He has four goals now.”

“I mean goals in the league…”

“Then he has scored two league goals.” Clark said, “I plan to give him…ten goals, ten league goals. By the end of the season, as long as he can score ten goals, I will ask He goes to the red pepper.”

Randy has no problem, ten goals in the league is indeed a very pragmatic goal. If Lasky can really get better, it won’t be difficult in terms of his ability.

But he suddenly remembered something, and then smiled: “But I don’t think you will just invite him. In the end, if you really want to invite, you must be prepared to invite the whole team…”

When he said this, the coaches in the tea room burst into laughter.

In the previous two consecutive seasons, Clark said that he would only invite Hu Lai, but in the end all became the team. So much so that both the media and the fans now think that it is a tradition in Leeds for the whole team to go to a red pepper dinner after the end of each season…

Clark also laughed: “Actually, I just hope they all know about this.”

Randyll was a little surprised, but soon figured out: “To activate Lasky, the whole team needs to work together!”

“Yes.” Clark laughed. “In addition, regarding the qualifications for the Champions League, I have an immature opinion that I want to discuss with you…”

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When Laski returned to the team’s locker room from the head coach, his teammates crowded around curiously: “Dominic, what is the boss asking you for?”

As soon as the training was over, Lasky called to the head coach’s office on the training ground.

There is something that can’t be said on the training ground, and you have to go to the office specifically, which makes the other players in Leeds very curious.

Lasky first glanced at Hu Lai, then looked at his teammates: “Uh… the boss made an agreement with me.”

“Promise? What agreement?”

“He said… If I can score at least ten league goals at the end of the season, then… invite me to dinner with Red Pepper…” Lasky said hesitantly.

“Red chilli?!”

“Oh My God!”

“What did I hear?! What did I hear?! You are such an enviable bastard, Dominic!”

The locker room boiled after hearing the key words.

But Lasky still didn’t seem very excited.

Or was Pete Williams aware of Laski’s abnormality in the atmosphere of cheers, and he asked: “What concerns do you seem to have, Dominic?”

“Yes… Pete. I know that’Red Pepper’ is a very famous Chinese restaurant. But…” At this point, Lasky glanced at Hu Lai, and then said carefully, “I’m not targeting You, Hu. But I know Chinese food… It seems to be bad for professional players… Sorry, I still have to be honest: I don’t want the boss to ask me some red pepper… Uh, what’s wrong with you?”

Laski said that he didn’t see any dissatisfaction with Hu Lai, but found that the locker room that had boiled before cooled down quickly, and the teammates who raised their arms and shouted all stared at him, their faces… It’s hard to say.

As if looking at a fool.

Charlie Porter asked coldly: “So you rejected the boss?”

“Uh, that’s not the case, I’m not stupid enough to refuse the boss in person…” Lasky said.

Having said that, he could clearly feel the originally frozen air around him flowing again.

“But you are still stupid, Dominic!” Potter, who was obviously relieved, said still seriously.

“Why?” Lasky was confused. “It’s my responsibility to score goals for the team, but I don’t need him to invite me to Red Pepper…”

“It’s not to blame him, Charlie.” Williams stood up, and then explained to Laski, “Dominic, do you think the boss agreed with you… it’s just you?”

“Isn’t it?” Lasky asked rhetorically.

“Of course not.” Williams bluntly denied his answer. “You are a forward, do you think you can score ten goals in the league on your own?”

“Can’t…” Lasky is still very clear in this respect, otherwise he wouldn’t be well-known in the team. “Each of my goals is the result of everyone’s joint efforts. We are a collective…”

“That’s right. We are a team, Dominic. So if you can score ten goals, when the boss invites you to dinner, do you think… is it really good for you to go alone?”

Looking at the sincerely inquiring eyes of the team’s vice captain, Lasky was a little confused. He tried to ask: “Then I won’t go? After all, as a forward, goals should be scored…”

Before he finished speaking, he heard a sigh of groaning in the locker room, and the expressions of regret from his teammates who hated iron and steel.

“Think about it again, Dominic!” Potter remembered yelling.

“I…” As soon as Lasky spoke, he saw everyone staring at him with expectant eyes, and he was suddenly blessed to his heart, “I should call you up together, because we are a collective…”

“YES!!” Everyone cheered.

Williams also smiled and nodded at him: “Congratulations, the correct answer!”

Lasky stared at the excited teammates dumbfounded. It was really hard to understand: “But the boss said only to invite me…”

Potter laughed loudly: “The boss said to Hu Ye that he should be alone!”

“Huh?” Lasky turned his head to Hu Lai, who hadn’t said a word. Is there anything else in it?

Potter told Lasky about the two appointments between Hu Lai and the boss.

After listening to Laski’s mouth, he couldn’t close it. He didn’t expect that in Leeds, there would still be a tradition of the whole team going to a Chinese restaurant for dinner after the end of each season…Isn’t it all said that Chinese food is not good for professional players? ?

Seeing his expression, Potter knew what he was thinking, and put his arms around his shoulders: “It’s just one meal in a season, and the impact is not as great as you think, Dominic. And when training for the new season, Shimi Ms. Te will let us practice back… so don’t worry too much. Besides…”

Potter pointed to Hu Lai.

“Chinese athletes also eat Chinese food, but they did not win gold medals less at the Olympics! What does this show? This shows that Chinese food does not have such a big impact on athletes! If you don’t believe me, ask Hu~www.wuxiax.com~ being accused. Hulai nodded, and said seriously: “Charlie is right, Dominic. Our Olympic champions like to eat Chinese food the most. Every time the Olympic Games have a team of chefs who bring a variety of ingredients and seasonings from China to make Chinese food for the athletes! ”

Lasky was persuaded by this logically impeccable reason. He breathed a sigh of relief: “Fortunately, I didn’t reject the boss…”

“Of course, Dominic, otherwise you will immediately become a ‘sinner’ in the locker room!” Charlie Potter let go of him and raised his hands to face the teammates in the locker room and shouted:

“Guys! From now on, we will work hard to help Dominic score goals, and we must let him score ten…at least ten league goals before the end of the season! For the’Red Pepper’!!!”

“For’Red Pepper’!!!”

Everyone in the dressing room raised their arms and shouted.

(End of this chapter)