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Chapter 237
McAllister later found out that Beckford and Long Bisheng were going to compete in the number of goals, but he just laughed it off. As long as the competition within the team is benign, it will not be harmful, and as long as these two people have the desire to score goals, then the current Leeds United will not lack goals.

He also knew about Richardson's gamble, and McAllister had no opinion on this point. For these professional players, a bet of at most a few hundred pounds is simply a drizzle, not to mention that this small bet seems to be able to stimulate the fighting spirit of other players in the game. For the current Leeds United, there is nothing more important than the player's desire to win.

In the seventh round of No.30, Leeds United had another home game. Their opponent was Swindon, which was ranked fourth from the bottom. It was Long Bisheng's turn to show off.

Perhaps it was because of the excitement. In this game, Beckford was uncharacteristically fighting in the frontcourt. The goal he scored was a chance to counterattack in the frontcourt. However, this approach also caused him to receive a yellow card. Just 2 minutes after the goal, Beckford once again tackled the opponent's defender in the frontcourt. When he got up, the referee walked up to him with a serious face, first showed him a yellow card, and then showed him a red card—— Two yellows turned into one red, and he was sent off!

"Damn it!" Beckford patted his head remorsefully. He was too excited. This is a good time, and he won't be able to play in the next game!

"Long, the next game is your good chance." Beckford said to Long Bisheng with a bitter face when he was leaving the game, and Long Bisheng had a sympathetic look on his face.

Beckford's suspension is indeed a great opportunity for Long Bisheng to catch up with Beckford's goals. Now he has scored [-] goals in the league, breaking his own scoring record for the season, and with his current state, no one can say how many goals he will score in the rest of the league...

Since Leyton Orient, No.30's opponent in the eighth round, will participate in the FA Cup, Leeds United will have a day off this round. What they have to do is to watch the games of other teams in front of the TV, and at the same time pray that the two biggest opponents, Leicester City and Milton Keynes, will lose this round...

When the game started, all the players of Leeds United gathered in front of the TV in the locker room, including the head coach McAllister, and everyone was performing a curse ritual collectively. This ritual was brought by McAllister, and it is said that it was taught to him by a famous local witch.

Long Bisheng felt a little funny when he saw the seriousness of his teammates, but he didn't raise any objections. Although he grew up in a military family, he believed in materialism and was an absolute atheist. He also knew that his opponents should respect other people's customs.

Maybe this ceremony really had a magical effect-in this round of the league that Leeds United did not participate in, Leicester City lost [-]-[-] away to the mid-range team Canmel, and Milton Keynes also lost [-]-[-] at home to Millwall, who was originally ranked fifth-the fourth position was also replaced by Millwall and slipped to fifth!
The only thing that is not so perfect is probably that Peterborough, which lost in the last round of the league, won this round of the league. They played an extra game and are still only one point behind Leeds United.

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"What's our longest winning streak this season?"

Before the start of the No. 30 nine-round league, McAllister asked all the players in the locker room.

"Six games." Someone answered quickly. This season, Leeds United's six-game winning streak has appeared twice, but without exception, they all fell on the seventh game-naturally, some people will be impressed.

After someone answered, someone immediately remembered that before this game, Leeds United had already won six games in a row, and this was another away game—could Leeds United still fall on the seventh game?The faces of many players began to look ugly, especially when they remembered Beckford's suspension.

"We had two chances to match last season's seven-game winning streak, but we missed it. There is a Chinese saying that bad things don't happen three times in a row (no more than three), but whether we can do this depends on our efforts." McAllister waved his fists in the locker room: "Recently, our competitors are not in very good condition, and we are in a rising period, so this time will be the best time for us to make up for the mistakes we made in December and February! In addition to securing the No.2 position, we also want to attack the championship! We are fully capable of doing this, so why don't we go for it?"

The team currently ranked seventh is Scunthorpe. Their current score is 58 points, which is 73 points less than Leeds United's [-] points. With nine rounds left in the league, it can be said that Leeds United has basically secured at least the qualification to participate in the play-offs.

McAllister said that all the pride in the hearts of the Leeds players was aroused-yes, we are Leeds United, the young guards who once shocked Europe!What is Leicester, their performance in the Premier League is far worse than ours!Even if they retain most of the players who participated in the Championship last season, is the difference between League One players and Championship players that big?Among other things, Beckford and Long Bisheng, the forward pair, are no less than any other Championship team's forward line.

Win Crewe, break the curse that can only win six games in a row, and then launch an impact on the championship!

Even if it is only the League One champion, for these players who live at the bottom of professional football, it will be an honor on their professional resumes!

The high-spirited Leeds players rushed onto the pitch and began to attack the home team Crewe.

Facing this opponent who was once beaten [-]-[-] at home, Leeds United still used offense to make the opponent utterly defeated even in the away game!
Crewe's defense only lasted for 7 minutes before it began to crumble.

Long Bisheng relied on his running position to put himself in a very favorable position. Delphi's pass came in time at this time. After catching the ball and turning around, Long Bisheng only had to face one opponent. He relied on his physical fitness to forcibly squeeze away the opponent's defense, forming a one-handed situation!

The chasing defender had no choice but to tackle Long Bisheng from behind before Long Bisheng entered the penalty area - this bad foul was severely punished even at home. The referee directly showed him a red card. No. 17 minutes Leeds United gained the advantage of one more man!

Although Delphi shot the free kick high, it was only a matter of time before Leeds United scored!

Next, it's time for Long Bisheng to perform.

Because the French veteran Julian Bodet, who was sent off just now, is the only defender in Crewe's defense line whose height and weight can not be compared with Long Bisheng!

Without Bodai, the dragon must win is a tiger that has broken free from the shackles, and a dragon that has entered the sea!
No. 207 minutes, No. 30 two minutes, No. 305 minutes, Long Bisheng kicked his head and kicked, and won three cities in a row!
A powerful header in the penalty area, a powerful volley after turning around the penalty area line, and an easy push shot from the back point after receiving a ferry from his teammate, Long Bisheng completed his first hat-trick after joining Leeds United and the second hat-trick in his career within 8 minutes!

Leeds United sealed the victory in the first half!

After the start of the second half, Leeds United's offensive eased, but Snodgrass, who came on as a substitute for Beckford, still extended the score to 603-[-] in the [-]rd minute. The Crewe fans in the stands of Gresty Road Stadium saw their team being beaten by Leeds United in such a violent way, and there was no sound!

Seeing that the victory was decided, McAllister began to replace the main players on the field to save their energy. Delphi, Howson and Long Bisheng were all replaced.

If some players with weird tempers are replaced, they may be dissatisfied with this substitution—Long Bisheng wants to compete for the top scorer, and he can score more goals on such an opponent who has lost his fighting spirit. However, Long Bisheng is not angry because he knows that McAllister’s substitution is for the whole season. The final severe test of their physical fitness!Of course, Leeds United, which aims to directly upgrade and win the championship, cannot waste any extra energy to accumulate strength for the next game!
At the end of the field, facing the applause from the Leeds fans who came from afar, Long Bisheng responded by raising his hands and applauding with a smile, and then gave high fives to his teammates one by one.

"Long, you've already scored 23 goals!" Delphi, who came down a little earlier than him, shouted at him.

Long Bisheng counted with his fingers: "Twenty were scored before, and three were scored today. That's right, it's 23."

Delphi was about to be defeated by him: "God, you still have to count this with your fingers? Don't tell me you're only seven years old this year?"

"Just kidding." Long Bisheng put down his hands and said with a smile, he just wanted to tease Delphi, a teammate who was younger than him.

"Now you and Jermaine are tied for third place in the scorer list... Now our Leeds United team is amazing, half of the top four scorers list belongs to our team!" Delphi said proudly.

Long Bisheng chuckled, he was also very satisfied with his performance today.

What he didn't know was that just as he was laughing, Beckford, who was watching the game from the stands, also breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, Long was replaced, otherwise I would be overtaken by him in one game, and I would be so ashamed!"

(End of this chapter)