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Chapter 227 Mister Xie's Performance

After several days of training, McAllister's unhappy mood gradually improved.

Maybe this time, I really picked up a treasure - after the third day of training, McAllister thought in his heart.

McAllister has probably guessed why Mister Xie was reduced to playing in the British-African Union game-he is not tall, only 1.7 meters [-], and his jumping ability is not bad, but his header competitiveness is not very good, but he predicts well, does not shoot easily, turns around quickly, and runs on the field very well-in the League One, which is used to playing high, his competitiveness is not too strong, but Leeds United now has a Huntington who can control high balls, what is worse is a stable one A central defender, or a sweeper.

Leeds United's recent goals are often not lost in frontal confrontation, most of them are lost on counterattacks. Huntington is responsible for fighting for the first spot, while Marcos, who is lagging behind, can't complete the replacement work well, and his speed has begun to slow down.

Maybe Mister Xie's strength is nothing in the League One, but he is very suitable for the current Leeds United - even if Bates gave McAllister enough budget at the time, he may not be able to find such a suitable central defender - because it is impossible for McAllister to go to the English and African teams to find players, and now Leeds United does not have so many scouts to provide information.

With such a stable and fast central defender to make up for it, Leeds United will not need to be afraid of the opponent's quick counterattack at least in the next game. Now Leeds United's main offensive method is Long Bisheng and Beckford who fly on both wings and find the middle. The last short board.

After lamenting his good luck, McAllister began to prepare for the No.20 fourth round of the league on January [-]. In this game, Leeds United played against Carlisle United at home. In the first round of the game, Leeds United had defeated their opponent [-]-[-] away.

When January [-]th came, McAllister did not send Mister Xie to play. After all, this opponent was not strong, and Mister Xie had only joined the team for a week, and there were still problems in coordination. McAllister did not want to take this risk.

However, McAllister still put Mister Xie on the bench. He planned to let Mister Xie gradually increase his playing time, but what he didn't expect was that after only 45 minutes, he had to let Mister Xie play in advance.

After the first half, the score was zero to two, with the home team ahead.

This team, which was once eliminated by Leeds United [-]-[-] at home, played at an extremely high level in the away game. In the first half, they scored two cities in a row through two beautiful and fast counterattacks.

"We have to strengthen our offense in the second half." McAllister looked around at the players. After losing the second goal in the first half, there was already some commotion in the stands of Elland Road Stadium. If this game gets a bad result, then the hearts of the fans who managed to win back through two consecutive victories may all be lost again.

"During the attack, the two full-backs boldly pressed forward. Mister Xie, you played instead of Marcos in the second half. You have only one task. When the opponent launches a counterattack, try to slow down the opponent's attack speed and wait for the teammates to retreat... Do you understand?" McAllister looked at Mister Xie.

"Understood." Mister Xie nodded. Although he will soon usher in his debut in Leeds United, he doesn't feel a little nervous-after all, he has been playing in League One for several years, and his experience is not bad at all.

"Fly with both wings, strengthen the attack, look for Long Bisheng for the first cross, and Beckford for the second. If the opponent's defense in the penalty area is tight, then let Delph organize it. At the same time, the striker and the midfielder pull back and forth to create a space. If they don't come out, we should strengthen the long shot...In any case, in the second half, we must at least equalize the score! Their defensive ability is not very strong, we must go first as soon as possible!"

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After the start of the second half, Carlisle United really made up their minds to carry out the defensive counterattack to the end. The two hearty counterattacks in the first half gave them a taste of the sweetness, not to mention their two-goal lead in the away game. Any team will do their best to defend in this situation.

Howson forcibly broke through between the two defensive players on the wing, and immediately passed the ball into the penalty area after finding a gap. Unfortunately, the quality of the hasty pass was not high.

Carlisle United's midfielder Wilkinson got the ball and immediately passed it to Graham, who was cruising in the frontcourt. It was this extremely fast striker who made two breakthroughs in the first half and brought two goals for Carlisle United!
The ball rolled past Douglas, who was desperately stretching his feet to intercept it, and then fell to Graham's feet. Graham dribbled the ball forward quickly, and Huntington, who rushed diagonally, chased after him closely, but Graham's speed was indeed quite fast, and he stepped into the Leeds United half in a few steps.

Graham was excited with the ball, and there was an open field in front of him, and he could rely on his own speed to gallop - it was a good feeling, and it was even better when he had the opportunity to score a hat-trick.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Huntington chasing after him, but after the first half of the contest, he already knew that the defender from Newcastle was not very good at sprinting speed. With his speed, it was difficult to catch up with himself.

There was a defender coming up from the front - not the defender who was embarrassed by his own speed in the first half, but a newly replaced guy.

But Graham didn't think this defender he didn't know could stop his breakthrough. Marcos of Leeds United was considered a well-known defender in League One, but under his sprinting speed in the first half, Marcos had almost no resistance.

Confident Graham forgot that he had the advantage against Marcos in the first half because he was bullying an old man in his 30s with his speed, but he is now facing a young defender with the same speed and quick response!

Seeing that he was about to get close to his opponent, Graham's left shoulder sank while running, and then he swung the ball to the right immediately, and was about to rush past Mister Xie - this move was quite simple and effective in a quick counterattack.

But Mister Xie was not disturbed by his fake action, he judged Graham's real intention almost immediately, moved a diagonal line, and abruptly stopped Graham in front of him—in order to keep his speed from slowing down, Graham slid the ball a lot when he broke through.

After stopping Graham, Mister Xie caught up with two steps, controlled the ball under his feet, then turned around protecting the ball, and passed the ball to Huntington who had already returned to defense.

There was applause from the stands, and McAllister breathed a sigh of relief off the court—it seemed that he made the right substitution this time. When the offense must be strengthened, leaving a faster guard in the backcourt with accurate positioning judgment can at least relieve the offensive players from worries.

After Leeds United started to organize the offense again, the players' confidence increased greatly. After seeing Mister Xie's beautiful interception, they did not feel uneasy and became more bold in offense.

The game is like this, one ebbs and another. Carlisle United's morale will inevitably be low after a counterattack that is sure to win is destroyed, but Leeds United has put down all the burdens. Delph made a beautiful forced breakthrough in the midfield to attract the defense of the opponent's two defenders, and then brilliantly distributed the ball to Long Bisheng at the front of the penalty area. Naturally, I will not be polite, and after taking the ball, I will face the goalkeeper in the penalty area overnight, one to two!Leeds United back a point!
After regaining one point, Leeds United’s morale was boosted even more. Two minutes after the game restarted, Long Bisheng actively grabbed the ball in the frontcourt and intercepted it, and then distributed it to Robinson who had just replaced him.
Conceding two goals in a row within 3 minutes made Carlisle United start to disagree. Some wanted to attack and some wanted to defend. Of course, this kind of half-hearted attack could not create too many threats to Leeds United. Leeds United also began to mobilize their patience through the midfield. The score has been equalized, and now is the time to attack safely.

The steady Leeds United did not give their opponents any more chances. Douglas scored the winning goal in the 706th minute, [-] to [-]. Leeds United completed a beautiful comeback at home, but after the game, the best player in the game was not the three goal scorers, nor Long Bisheng, who assisted twice, but Mist Xie, who only played halftime...

(End of this chapter)