Chapter 44: Fear of not scoring goals

In addition to the transit time, after a 20-hour journey, Hu Lai finally arrived in London, where he met the Yong Army who took him home.
"Thank you, Hu Lai."
Yong Jun took the luggage cart from Hu Lai.
"Fortunately, Uncle Yong..." Hu Lai said from his mouth, but the fatigue on his face could not be covered. In fact, he is not sleepy now, but he still feels tired.
Mainly not physically tired, but mentally tired.
He can use [Physical Strength Medicine] to relieve physical fatigue, and mental fatigue, that stuff is useless.
The torture of the journey is far worse than the torture of the spirit.
Even if he was in first class, he couldn't get enough and consistent rest and sleep time like at home. Not to mention the psychological depression brought by the small and crowded space.
When going out, the human body will maintain a relatively excited and tense state from beginning to end due to the stress response of self-protection, which also makes it difficult to rest well.
"Your boss tells you when did you train?"
"He allowed me to return to the team this afternoon."
"Okay, then you can rest at home."
When Hu Lai arrived in London, England, it was already after 11 noon on Thursday local time.
Yong Jun and Hu Lai had a simple lunch in London and drove directly back to their home in Leeds.
On the way, he also took the time to make a video call to his mother, telling his parents that he had arrived in London, and his manager Uncle Yong came to pick him up, so they don't worry.
Then he started chatting with Li Qingqing on WeChat without a word.
"The national team performed well. Now that the coach is completely firmly seated as the head coach, you should rest assured?"
"Don't worry...but it's still a bit regrettable..."
"What regrets?"
"Women's football and men's football are not in the same place, otherwise we can go back on the way. Don't you know how uncomfortable it is to have a speaker on the plane..."
"Hey, it sounds like I haven't been on a plane back to Paris for more than ten hours..."
...
Yong Jun drove the car in front and saw Hu Lai looking down on his mobile phone through the rearview mirror. The light of the mobile phone screen was reflected on the corner of his mouth.
The corners of his mouth also curled up.
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In the thirty-second round of the league, Leeds challenged Abion away.
Although in the physical examination after returning to the team, Hu Lai's physical fitness was no problem. But taking into account the time difference and other factors, Tony Clark still did not put Hu Lai on the starting list for the sake of insurance.
Instead, he was allowed to come off the bench in the second half.
After playing, Hu Lai's performance in the game is indeed not good. It can be seen that he has indeed received the influence of tens of thousands of kilometers back and forth.
The whole person is not excited enough in the game.
Fortunately, Leeds defeated Abion 1-0 in the away game and scored a valuable three-pointer.
A week later, on Saturday, April 5th, Leeds City played against Wardhampton at home.
Hu Lai started in this game, played all the time, and also scored a goal.
His goal helped Leeds beat Wardhampton 3:1.
After winning two consecutive victories, Leeds rose to thirteenth in the standings, and it seems that they are far from the relegation zone.
But in fact this is not insurance.
Sure enough, in the 34th round of the league, Leeds lost 1:3 to the Highlanders away.
The league ranking dropped from 13th to 16th.
Fortunately, Glamorgan, the eighteenth place in this round of the league, lost to Burleigh 0:2 in this round, so Leeds was not caught up.
With four rounds left in the league, Leeds had 38 points, eight points ahead of eighteenth Glamorgan.
There is still hope for relegation.
As a result, in the thirty-fifth round of the league, Leeds City drew 3:3 at their home court with the twelfth-ranked Boscombe.
The two teams held high the flag of offense and fought against each other.
Leeds City had a 3:1 lead in the game, but in the last fifteen minutes Boscombe chased two goals in a row, setting the score at 3:3...
Leeds failed to win Boscombe at home, but Glamorgan won at home.
In this way, the point difference between the two teams has changed from eight points to six points.
Although there is still an Abian between the two teams, Leeds' relegation situation has become less optimistic than before.
With three rounds left in the league, only six points ahead of the eighteenth Glamorgan. This is indeed a point difference that cannot be reassuring.
After leading the team to two consecutive victories, there were some praises of Tony Clark in the media. In particular, Leeds beat Wardhampton 3:1 at home, with a beautiful score and a beautiful scene.
But now Clark’s good days in the media are over.
The Leeds local media criticized his tactics after the three-goal lead was too risky and not secure enough.
When Boscomb rewritten the score to 2:3, Leeds still led by one goal. It stands to reason that as long as the team adjusts the tactics in time and allows the team to shrink the defense, there is still a great opportunity to keep the 3:2 score in the middle. Field.
But Tony Clark didn't do that. Instead, he let the team continue to attack, trying to turn the lead into two goals again.
The result of this was that Boscombe scored another goal and eventually took away a point from the Flanders stadium.
At the press conference after the game, facing reporters’ questioning, Tony Clark explained: "...I think their defense is unstable when they score the second goal, because they all All of us are involved in the offense. Under such circumstances, if we strengthen our offense, we have a chance to regain our lead. From a strategic point of view, this is not a problem. It’s just that Boscom’s luck is better than us. , They scored the goal before us... it's that simple."
Having said that, Clark spread his hands and shook his head.
In his opinion, things are that simple. He doesn't think there is a problem with his tactics and strategic choices, it's just that he is not lucky enough.
And football is like this, and sometimes luck takes a big part.
You have the right tactics and the players are in excellent condition, but the opponent is luckier than you, so the end result may be that you lose the game.
This game is fine, at least Leeds hasn't lost yet...
"So Mr. Clark, do you think you have nothing to reflect on?" a reporter asked unceremoniously.
"Of course." Clark nodded and said sincerely. "Next time we should lead more goals to be safer."
The voice of low laughter and sigh sounded at the same time at the press conference.
The reporter who asked the question stood there and shook his head helplessly, not knowing what to say.
Tony Clark, the head coach they didn't know much about before, has repeatedly become the focus of media reports for this reason since coaching the Premier League team of Leeds.
It can not be said that he is rebellious, in fact he is amiable in dealing with people and things most of the time.
It can only be said that he has stubbornness and persistence beyond ordinary people in his own football style.
Someone has investigated his experience of coaching at Hammond Castle and found that he was fairly normal in the early stages of that team, but in the later stages, his "under-going phobia" performance became more obvious.
Leading a ball is the most dangerous score in the world.
Two goals ahead means that we are only one step away from the most dangerous score in the world.
Shouldn't you feel safe to lead three goals?
No, it depends on the specific situation.
If you lead by three goals in the first half, it may cause the players to relax in the second half and give the opponent a chance.
So how many goals is safe before?
No.
In Tony Clark's eyes, there is no "security" at all.
He always wonders when he will lose the ball, so he has to score more goals, and score more goals.
When is the head?
Until the final whistle was blown and his team finally won the game, his heart could be put down.
For this reason, his late coaching performance at Hammond Castle was fluctuating. When the team performed well, they could win a wave of five consecutive victories, as if no team in the world could stop them from moving forward. But once the state is in a downturn, it may not win five games and anyone can lose.
I originally thought that after he coached the Premier League team, he would converge, but I didn't expect it to be even worse...
Some people shook their heads more than just-with such a coach, the fans of Leeds City are really hard-working. This season is just like riding a roller coaster, and being thrown into the clouds for a while, just like the previous three consecutive victories. After a while, he was smashed from the clouds to the ground, just like now.
They can beat the seventh-ranked team in the league, and they can also make peace with a team ranked close to them.
To be honest, in the eyes of these media reporters, Leeds' performance is not like a relegation team at all. No relegation team can play so openly, unless they don’t want to relegation, but just want to be promoted to the Premier League and die of addiction...
Hu Lai also accepted an interview with a Chinese reporter after the game, asking him what he thought of the team's loss of success and the tactical arrangements of the head coach.
Hu Lai said: "It's a pity that we didn't win. Next time we will try to get the goal before they score."
Chinese reporters quickly said: "It's not Hu Lai...we are all our own here, and domestic reports will not reach the UK. You don't have to worry about letting the head coach know what you said..."
They thought that Hu Lai was worried about the trouble from the head coach and chose to maintain a consistent approach with the head coach in front of the media.
Unexpectedly, Hu Lai shook his head and said seriously: "I didn't say this for the sake of defending the boss. I think the dispute in the media is actually solved very simply-as long as we can score more goals, it is not a problem. Up."
Seeing that everyone was a little surprised, Hu Lai smiled and explained: "I am a forward. Of course, I support a head coach who is willing to do his best to attack! Otherwise, how could I get a chance under the boss so quickly? What?"
The reporters were lost in thought, because they thought what Hu Lai said was quite reasonable...If Tony Clark was a conservative head coach, or a head coach who emphasized defense, how could he give Hu Lai so much? More chances?
First of all, when signing in, he may not introduce a forward, but will choose a midfielder or a defender.
Secondly, without paying attention to offense, it is impossible for the team to invest more troops in the offense to support Hulai from the tactical level. In many cases, Hu Lai may have to be alone in a situation where his performance will be far behind compared to today, and maybe even the chances of playing are few.
Therefore, there is nothing wrong with Hulai's support for Tony Clark's tactical style.
Someone first reacted and asked: "But Hu Lai, with Clark's tactical thinking, the team's results have fluctuated. It is hard to say whether it can be relegated. What if I get downgraded?"
Hu Lai curled his lips: "We are six points ahead of Glamorgan, who is the 18th. As long as we win the next three league rounds, we can be relegated?"
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In the final round of the league, Leeds City will play at home against Hoods, who has been relegated in advance. This team is weak and Leeds is playing at home again. As long as they can win this opponent, even if Glamorgan wins three games, resulting in the same points of the two teams, Leeds City can still overwhelm the opponent with a goal difference and stay in the Premier League.
After all, Leeds City now has a goal difference of 18, while Glamorgan has a goal difference of 35. Such a huge difference in goal difference is really difficult to tie in three league rounds.
Ok. It is considered that Leeds City has successfully stayed in the Premier League this season, but if they do not change their style of play, the life in the Premier League next season will still be difficult.
In all likelihood, they still have to fight for relegation.
It’s hard to say whether it will be relegated for the third consecutive season.
Chinese reporters thought so in their hearts. They are not very concerned about the results of Leeds City, but hope that Hu Lai will not follow this team and this somewhat crazy head coach, all the way to the black.
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