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Chapter 222
After four consecutive defeats, Leeds United, which once competed with Leicester City, Millwall and other teams for the top spot, has slipped to eighth place. With only 34 points, they are 08 points behind Leicester City. Lan Road Stadium has put up a banner to fire McAllister...

Thirteen points—that is, the difference between four victories and one draw... Although the third to sixth place have the chance to participate in the play-offs, Leeds United, which fell short in the play-off final last year, no longer want to play in the play-offs.
The club's coach has always been a scapegoat when the team's record is unfavorable, and McAllister is no exception-although he has played for Leeds for six seasons, the chairman Betts will not think of any old feelings-McAllister was still the chairman of Chelsea when he played for Leeds.

On the day of the four-game losing streak, Bates gave McAllister an ultimatum on behalf of the club-if he did not win the remaining two rounds of the league before the end of 08, even if the two games were tied, he would immediately dismiss get out of class!
This task is very difficult-the next No.20 second round, Leeds United will face the leader Leicester City at home, and the last game in 08 will be an away game against Stockport, which is currently ranked fifth.
McAllister knew well that if it wasn't for Christmas, and if it wasn't for Bates not being able to find a suitable head coach right now, then he might have already been fired. If something went wrong in the next two games, he would definitely be fired. Leeds United have been eliminated in all cup competitions now, and the first game after the new year is on January [-]th. With this buffer period, it is enough for Bates to find a new coach.

The top teams in the top league are very cautious about changing coaches, but the low-level teams in the low-level leagues are different. There are few famous coaches in the world, but there are many ordinary coaches. With Leeds' current status as a League One team, the change of coaches is more to rebuild the confidence of the fans in the team and to regain their status.

The fans couldn't figure out why Leeds United, which had won seven games in a row in September, and won all at home in October, turned into a different team in November and December, losing four games in a row. No matter how you say it, Leeds United was once the semi-finals of the Champions League.

McAllister also couldn't figure it out, isn't it just that there is a missing dragon?Wasn't there no dragon to win last season?But now it seems that the absence of Long Bisheng has really had a great impact on the team.

In fact, every team has highs and lows. After the good form of September and October, the state of Leeds United players has basically begun to decline. It will not be a big problem to replace it with a mature team with a strong bench. There are various ways to adjust the state of the players. When the man's state began to decline, the substitute players couldn't quickly step up. Long Bisheng's absence was just the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Fortunately, Long Bisheng's physique was much better than ordinary people's. Originally, the doctor thought that he would need to recuperate for two months to recover, but with the nourishment of the supplements brought by Lu Dashan, Long Bisheng's wounds healed quickly, and the recuperation time was greatly shortened. Finally, it only took one and a half months for him to appear on the training ground.

Originally, McAllister did not intend to let Long Bisheng play so soon. After all, he was a newcomer, and the time for running-in was not too long. In addition, he had a rest for more than a month, so he could not put his treasure on such a player. However, the pressure from his results, the board of directors and the fans was too great, so one week after Long Bisheng resumed training, in the No.
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Standing in front of the coaching bench of the home team at Elland Road Stadium, McAllister looked around at the densely packed stands, with a wry smile on his lips inadvertently.

The capacity of the Elland Road Stadium is more than 3000 people. According to the statistics of the stadium management today, the number of people attending this game is more than 80.00, and the attendance rate exceeds [-]%.

Even during the period when Leeds United were in the Premier League, there were not too many games with an attendance rate of more than 80.00%, at least not every game. After consecutive relegations, generally speaking, more than 2 people entered the stadium to watch the game, which is already quite good. Now, more than 3000 fans have scored goals to watch the game!

In the recent sluggish performance, there are still so many fans watching the game. Apart from today's opponent being the leader, the bigger reason may be that the fans' dissatisfaction with the team's recent performance has reached the limit, which has extended to yourself. As long as there is an unfavorable situation in the game, probably all the blame will be pointed at yourself immediately, right?
The job of football coaches is not good. Even those world-renowned coaches basically walk on eggshells every day, not to mention those ordinary coaches who coach in low-level leagues and will be used as scapegoats at any time because of their record.

Originally, English clubs have a tradition of letting a coach coach for a long time-such as Ferguson, such as Wenger, but as the increasingly cruel nature of football professionalization is exposed, the desire for quick success and quick profit of the English team has become more and more obvious.

The head coach of Leeds United's "Young Guard" era, O'Neill, is the No.20 four coaches in the history of Leeds United. He stayed in the position of Leeds United's head coach for four years.McAllister is the No.79 coach after O'Neal. On average, he will change a coach in less than a year. Can he only stay in this position for the first half of the year?
In this game, I have no way out... But facing the aggressive leader, even if Leeds United is at their home court, can they really win this game and end their losing streak?

McAllister has dispatched all the main forces at hand, but facing such a strong enemy, he does not have the slightest confidence.

Leicester City was originally the same Premier League team as Leeds United, and became a relegation brother in the 03-04 season. The final points of that season were quite interesting. After the end of the season, the three relegated teams Leicester City, Leeds United and Wolves all had 33 points.

Like Leeds, Leicester City also failed to advance after being relegated to the English Championship. Leeds United were relegated to the League One last season, while Leicester City was relegated last season. Innings, leading No.21 Millwall by four points, ranking first in the standings.

After all, there is a level gap between the English Championship and the League One. As long as the team’s economy is not in trouble and most of the main players can be retained, it will not be too difficult for the relegated team to return to the English Championship next season. In the case of both leaving, it is logical that the situation in League One is far worse than that of Leicester City.

Although in the Premier League, Leicester's performance was far inferior to Leeds United, and they did not have the prestigious reputation of Leeds United's "Youth Guards", but from time to time, Feng Shui took turns. Now in the League One, Leicester City is a well-deserved super team!
Although it was an away game, Leicester City, which is basically composed of players at the Championship level, quickly began to gain the upper hand.

Returning to the court for the first time after more than a month, Long Bisheng is still a little unadapted to the rhythm of the game, and the morale of other teammates is also low due to consecutive losses. Although he still runs on the court without hesitation in physical fitness, he cannot create huge pressure on the opponent on both offensive and defensive ends as before.

Leicester's goal came quickly, and it came so logically - No. 206 minutes, England midfielder Matt Oakley organized a beautiful goal in the middle, Campbell, who was pulled to the wing, cleverly lobbed the ball into the penalty area, Jamaican striker Hayleys poked the ball into the goal ahead of Marcos!

One to zero, McAllister and his Leeds United have been cornered...

(End of this chapter)