Father Green

Chapter 70: The Breach
Feeling threatened, the left central defender Darren O'Brien winked at his fellow Irishman O'Brien, and then went to fill the position. If the opponent drove a "Ferrari" directly into his core defense line of the penalty area, the consequences would be disastrous of.

But after the opponent pulled it out, Al Ganassi, who had been burying his head in dribbling the ball, suddenly raised his head, and then swung his foot to pass the football.

"This is a very threatening attack from Southampton. The Belgian's dribble on the wing is simply wonderful. How will Al Ganassi choose when facing Darren Odia's cover defense?"

"Pass the ball!! The Belgian moved the ball widely, a high and long long pass to the left."

Left-back Danny Rose had already sprinted up and unloaded Al Ganassi's pass with his foot lifted.

Leeds United's right-back Ben Parker pounced on him immediately, and Danny Rose kept his eyes on the opponent's penalty area.Seeing the opponent rushing up, he made a pass feint and shook Ben Parker away.

"Danny Rose! A beautiful fake move. Ben Parker jumped a little fiercely and was easily swayed away by the opponent. In this confrontation, the 23-year-old Parker is not as calm and calm as the 21-year-old Rose."

After shaking Ben Parker away, an open area was formed in front of Danny Rose. At this time, he could have chosen to dribble the ball inside and hit Huanglong.But he didn't do that. He remembered the words of Boss Charlotte, "Danny, you have to remember. The ball always runs faster than people, and speed is one of the decisive factors in counterattacks!"

So even if there is space, Danny Rose chose to pass the ball at the first time. He trusts his "boss" and also trusts his teammates.

This is a ground ball against the grass, and the target is naturally in the middle!

Ricky Lambert immediately moved forward while pointing his finger near the penalty spot. O'Brien used his body to block the opponent, and at the same time, he was still making some small movements in the concealed place to prevent Ricky Lambert from throwing himself away.

When the football was passed, O'Brien's rich experience told him that the power of the pass was low and the speed of the ball was not fast. He had enough time for the opponent's center Lambert to catch the ball.

But at this moment, a red figure came out halfway, so fast that O'Brien couldn't even see the number on the opponent's body.

He rushed up in the middle of the line between Danny Rose and Ricky Lambert, and then swung his big foot and it was a blast.

Only at this time did O'Brien realize that he had been cheated. Danny Rose had no intention of passing the ball to the leading shooter Lambert at all, but the purpose from the beginning was to insert the red figure to create opportunities.

"Little" O'Brien wanted to remind his teammates, but obviously he couldn't speak fast enough to keep up with the speed of the explosive shot.

The football flew directly into the net, lifting the white net high.

The goalkeeper of Leeds United, Andrew Lonigang, stared wide-eyed. He didn't even have time to make a save, and the goal was scored.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOAL!! Beautiful goal!"

"Sturridge!!!! A pleasing explosive shot!!!"

"Southampton took the lead away, and Leeds United's reinforced concrete defense only lasted for 25 minutes!!!"

After seeing Sturridge's goal, Charlotte jumped up and made a 360-degree spin, and then waved her fist.

"Mr. Grayson, let's see what you can do now." Charlotte looked at Simon Grayson not far away.

Charlotte was celebrating passionately, while Gleason next door punched the back of the seat behind him angrily.He just wanted to make his players pay more attention to the opponent's wing, but before he could say it, the opponent relied on the attack from the wing to score.

And Gleason naturally has reasons to be angry. After all, before the game, he had told his team to erect barriers in the middle and pay more attention to the opponent's flanks. As a result, his players were doing well. After defending in the middle, he somewhat forgot about the opponent's side.

Looking at the time on the scoreboard, it was only 20 minutes, and Gleason resisted the idea of ​​substituting and adjusting.Doesn't the substitution at this time directly indicate that there is a problem with the deployment of troops, and at the same time it is easy to lower the morale of the team.

It already hurts when someone else slaps you in the face, so why bother to slap yourself in the face.

There was once a sincere opportunity to slap me in the face, but unfortunately I didn't cherish it. If I could give myself another chance, Gleason would definitely slap me in the face.

At the end of the first half, Gleason's Leeds United conceded the ball again, this time Southampton still went to the touchline.

Sturridge's breakthrough on the left disrupted the Los Blancos defense, and then the black swan knocked the football to Danny Rose who was behind him, and he cut inside to the middle, taking away a defender by the way players.

After Danny Rose took the ball, he kicked up and passed the ball at a 45-degree angle. Leeds United's central defense zone once again sounded the red alarm.

It's just that Danny Rose's pass didn't go to Lambert, Sturridge and Lallana in the middle. The football went to the far post of the goal.

Seeing that the football was about to fly out of the baseline along the goal post, at this time the Belgian winger Al Ganassi, who came in from behind, finally arrived pat on the horse.

The Belgian threw his entire body and then volleyed.The football hit the lower edge of the goal crossbar and bounced into the goal, and the Leeds United goalkeeper became a display again
Gleason was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother. Although this ball was different from the previous one, it still has the same effect. However, his players just don't have a long memory.

At the same time, Gleason himself is also reflecting on his own problems. Is he too careful, so he chooses a more conservative tactic when facing the hot Southampton recently? Deploy to attack the opponent, maybe Leeds United will also score at this moment?
But when the score has reached two to zero, changes are inevitable.

Simon Gleeson made a change at the start of the second half when he brought in Irish striker Andrew Kauf, playing a two-forward formation.The left back Ben Parker, who played poorly in this game, was replaced, and then midfielder Daniel Pugh was used to fill the left back position.Fortunately, Daniel Pugh is a jack-of-all-trades midfielder who can play multiple positions.

Simon Gleeson's substitution is still thoughtful. Now that he is two goals behind, if the team wants to make changes in offense.

But it's not an egg!
Southampton told Gleason with iron facts, I can score you two goals in the first half, and naturally I can score two goals in the second half.

At the No. 60 minute of the game, Ricky Lambert, the leading shooter, finally fired. He overwhelmed O'Brien to receive a pass from Lallana, and then scored with a header.

When this goal came, Charlotte began to make substitutions to save her strength for the next game.Al Ganassi, Sturridge and Jack Cork were replaced successively, and Sterling, Harry Kane and Pogba came into battle.

It's just that even Charlotte himself didn't expect that the replaced Pogba took advantage of the short emptiness of the opponent's midfield to take a long shot.The unprepared Leeds United goalkeeper Andrew Lonigan let go, and Harry Kane, who also came off the bench, was eager to make a contribution and followed up with a supplementary shot!

It's just that Harry Kane was a little nervous, and his body didn't move, so a supplementary shot hit the goal post with very low quality.

Harry Kane was very annoyed, but Lambert, as the pinnacle of the striker, was naturally calm and calm, and made another supplementary shot against the football that was refused to bounce back by the post. Out of his creaking hole and into the goal.

In the end, the score of this focus battle was locked at zero to four. The Elland Road Stadium was completely captured by the Saints. Angry Leeds United fans expressed their dissatisfaction with various national curses.

Of course, the fans are still sensible, and did not call for head coach Simon Gleason to dismiss get out of class to atone for his sins.

After all, winning or losing a game cannot determine the results of a season, and Southampton is not the enemy of Leeds United. In addition, Simon Gleeson brought good memories to Leeds United fans in the previous two seasons. .

As the winner, Charlotte was naturally not interested in knowing the feelings of the loser Leeds United fans. He took his team back to Southampton by bus on the same day.

The taste of three points is wonderful, so on the north-south highway in England, the singing on the Southampton bus almost never stopped.

There are currently eleven rounds in the league. The Southampton team led by Charlotte has achieved an impressive record of seven wins, three draws and one loss. Southampton, which currently has 24 points, ranks third in the league standings. Reading is one point away, and Nottingham Forest are two points away, while Southampton are Blackpool with 22 points and Middlesbrough with [-] points.

Charlotte's team has a wonderful beginning, but whether the final ending is also so wonderful, it will take the test of time.

There was a national team match day that lasted nearly two weeks before, and everyone took this opportunity to take a good rest, but good days always come to an end.

Just finished the contest with Leeds United of the Whites, and Charlotte's team will face the Welsh team Cardiff City at home on Tuesday afternoon.

Speaking of the Welsh team, Charlotte thought of a joke that will happen two years later.

At that time, Cardiff City was promoted to the Premier League, plus Swansea City, which was still strong in the Premier League and not relegated, suddenly had two Welsh teams in the Premier League.In the last season, Tottenham's Welsh winger Bell shined brilliantly, almost carrying the banner of the entire Tottenham Hotspur team by himself, and then some media exclaimed, "There are now three Welsh teams in the Premier League. Dive City, Swansea City and Tottenham Hotspur!"

The integrity of the media is sometimes broken, and sometimes it is humorous enough to perform comedy.

The current Cardiff City team has been bought by wealthy Malaysian businessman Chen Zhiyuan. If the history does not change, after Cardiff City is promoted to the Premier League a few years later, everyone will discuss the relationship between Andy Lau and Chen Zhiyuan after dinner.
Standing in front of the coach's bench at St. Mary's Stadium, looking at the blue jersey Cardiff City player Charlotte is still not used to it.Because in his memory, the Cardiff City team jersey is red, and then the team emblem is a fire-breathing four-clawed red flying dragon.

I remember that everyone was still talking about Malaysian Tan Zhiyuan changing the team logo from blue swallows to red flying dragons, and then changing the blue jerseys to red jerseys
You must know that jerseys and team badges have always been the symbols of the team. Although the team badges of major teams are changing with the changes of the times, these changes are small and subtle or even inseparable. As soon as it came up, it was changed beyond recognition.