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Chapter 157 Greed for Victory
Alan Shearer put his hands on his hips, helplessly watching the Leeds United players celebrate their goals wildly. In his own home field, Leeds United equalized the score so quickly. This feeling is very bad, but, even Alan Shearer Shearer also had to admit that Li Rui's free kick was really wonderful.

The camera on the scene at St. James' Park also very interestingly switched the lens on Li Rui and Bowyer again. Bowyer's face was gloomy, like an angry fighting cock, and Li Rui's expression was very calm. , seems to have come out of the excitement of scoring.

"Ha, Lee's goal, Bowyer's provocation against Lee before the game, Bowyer fouled, Riley awarded a free kick, Lee took the penalty, the ball flew over Bowyer's head, and Ji Wen couldn't do anything about it. But it's a good script." Tabby said, succinctly.

"This free kick is impeccable. Even two Shays can't save it. Now, 15 minutes before the end of the first half, what will Robson choose? Continue to attack?" Lineker's commentary seat On the floor, the line of sight is very good, and you can just see Newcastle's coaching bench. Robson sat down on the seat, resting his chin, staring at the field, very much like the famous sculpture 'The Thinker'...

The old Robson stood up, on the sidelines, and made a gesture to continue attacking. Newcastle's strong offensive power is an advantage, so we can only rely on this advantage to continue attacking, defense? 1 point is unacceptable for Newcastle.

On the other side, Eddie Gray calmed down instead, with his hands in his trouser pockets, standing on the sidelines, chewing gum in his mouth, observing the situation on the field.

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The game restarts.

Newcastle suddenly increased their attacking power, and the pressure on Leeds United's defense increased sharply.

After getting the ball, Jenas faced Ian Hart's defense and stepped on several bicycles in a row, but Ian Hart was unmoved and got stuck, and Jenas couldn't help it , half turned around and passed the football to Robert not far behind him.

Robert started to take the ball, and after breaking through Richardson's defense beautifully from the wing, he suddenly distributed the football to the center. After the retreating Bellamy got the ball, he immediately split the side, hit the football to the wing, and then Returning to the center again, and splitting from the center, a series of passes made the Newcastle fans at St. James' Park excited. The cheers of the Newcastle fans became louder and louder, resounding through the night sky of the stadium.

Newcastle's continuous inversions made Leeds United's defense exhausted, revealing a small flaw.

"Empty! Newcastle's offense is very beautiful, continuous one pass, Leeds United can't handle it." Taibi shouted.

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The ball reached Jenas again. He dribbled the ball all the way from the wing, and suddenly passed the ball back near the baseline. The goal, Richardson rushed over in a hurry, but Alan Shearer just dunked, and then passed the football into the space.

There, Kluivert suddenly stepped in, the Dutchman received the ball, did not adjust at all, and did not give Radebe around him time to make up defenses, he just raised his foot and shot!

"Damn it!!" Eddie Gray was holding his head in frustration on the sidelines. At such a close range and unguarded, Kluivert's shot and conceded goals were already predictable.

"It's over." Li Rui also closed his eyes in despair, he was very unwilling, his goal finally helped the team equalize the score.

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However, a miracle happened.

The football hit the turf quickly towards Leeds United's goal.

At this moment, Leeds United goalkeeper Carson, like an extremely swift mole, flew towards the football, almost unbelievably flicking the football with his fingers, the football changed its trajectory slightly, but it was still heading towards the goal Flying, the sky over St. James' Park Stadium has already sounded the cheers of Newcastle fans.

A figure rushed to the goal, almost recklessly, stretched its legs against the turf, blocked the ball on the goal line, then quickly got up, and kicked the ball towards the stands with a big foot. After all this, Dubury slipped and fell on the turf. The few times just now, he was really too nervous, and he almost lost his strength after chasing desperately.

Carson got up from the turf at once, pulled Duberry up, and gave the veteran a grateful bear hug.

"Michael! Michael Dubury saved Leeds United. His desperate saves prevented Leeds United from entering the locker room with a lagging score. There is no doubt that his performance deserves the applause of the Leeds United fans. Perhaps, this save will only see his value at the end of the game." Lineker was not stingy with his praise.

Robson's complexion is very bad, such a close shot can be rescued, it seems that Leeds United's luck is too good.

"Damn it, why isn't luck on our side, we are the home court." The Newcastle fans gasped regretfully.

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Before the end of the first half, Leeds United even hoped to overtake the score.

Albertini made a long pass, Li Rui stopped the ball with his chest, unloaded the ball, swung his left foot on the ball, and pretended to pass the ball to the left, Bowyer immediately jumped up to block it, but Bowyer who jumped up saw Li Rui knew he was fooled when there was a playful smile on Li Rui's face.

Li Rui buckled the ball back and moved forward. Bernal immediately came up to grab the ball. Li Rui poked the ball to the other side, and Alan Smith volleyed it directly. This shot was powerful. Shen, but the ball hit the post and bounced back in front of the goal. The Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Second, who was in a cold sweat, reacted quickly and hugged the ball tightly.

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The players on the bench for Leeds United thought that the goal must be scored, and they all stood up, ready to celebrate. Gary Kelly was already waving a towel.

Hearing the sound of bang, everyone hugged their heads in frustration, and slowly sat back on their seats.

On Newcastle's bench, it was an expression of survival after disaster.

Robson rushed to the sidelines and shouted at Bowyer, "Be careful! Bowyer, don't be fooled! I don't want a next time, hell!"

"SHIT!" Bowyer spat on the turf with an unhappy face, ignored Robson at all, and just stared at Li Rui.

Alan Smith gave Li Rui a thumbs up, indicating that the pass was beautiful. This is the second threatening cooperation between Li Rui and Alan Smith in this game. Leeds United's new striker combination, It began to become more and more tacit.

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"It's a pity that the goal didn't go in. Alan Smith was a bit unlucky. Li passed the ball very well. Now Bowyer has nothing to do against the Chinese kid." Taibi said with a smile.

Eddie Gray applauded from the sidelines and said to Gustavo Poyet, "Beautiful, great."

"Unfortunately, no goal." Gustavo Poyet looked regretful.

"No, I mean this cooperation, that kid did a good job..." the head coach of Leeds United interrupted the assistant.

At the end of the first half, the score remained unchanged. On the electronic scoreboard at St. James' Park, Newcastle scored 1:1 to Leeds United. However, fans from both sides seemed dissatisfied. They all believed that they should be in the lead. party.

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The domestic fans seem to be celebrating the holidays. In the last game, everyone did not see Li Rui's wonderful performance with their own eyes. Now, they have seen Li Rui's performance in the game with their own eyes, and saw that wonderful direct free kick. I am very happy.

At this time, the CCTV Sports Channel finally did something to make the fans happy. They used the 15-minute intermission to replay the exciting moments of the first half of the game. .

In this way, domestic fans saw Li Rui's 'anti-scorpion wagging' shot. Although the goal was not scored, this shot was definitely the craziest moment in the first half.

Qiu Zuolin was also shocked by his disciple's shot. He didn't expect Li Rui to make such a move. After thinking about it, Qiu Zuolin shook his head, "...this kid surpassed me."

My wife gave Qiu Zuolin a contemptuous look, "Xiao Rui has been better than you for a long time, and you, a teacher, are ashamed to say so."

"Anyway, I'm always his teacher." Qiu Zuolin gave his wife a big look, "Bring me another bottle of cold beer, I can't take it anymore."

"Get it yourself."

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In the fan forum, there is also a lot of discussion about Li Rui's "anti-scorpion wagging tail", even more attention than that free kick.

"It's incredible, how did Li Rui do this?"

"Yeah, it's similar to Zlatan Ibrahimovic's shot."

"Unfortunately, if he goes in, Li Rui will definitely become famous in the first battle."

"Li Rui's last long-distance raid into Manchester United is already famous."

"Haha, that Bowyer, being played around by Li Rui, is so enjoyable."

Naturally, Li Rui didn't know that he had brought some joy to the fans in China. Right now, the atmosphere in the dressing room of the visiting team at St. James' Park was not right.

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The Leeds United players who returned to the locker room seemed to be in a good mood. Being able to return to the locker room with a score of 1:1 at St. James' Park at half time seemed to be a good result. You know, last time In the last season, Leeds United was bloodbathed by Newcastle 4:0 here.

Eddie Gray saw Gustavo Poyet slam the door of the locker room shut before he walked to the front, threw the tactical board on the table with a bang, and the bustling The locker room was harsh, and everyone stopped talking, looking at the displeased head coach.

No one knows what's wrong, is the head coach dissatisfied with the 1:1 score?Impossible, this is too much, you know, we are Leeds United, not Manchester United, nor Arsenal and Liverpool...

However, Eddie Gray's appearance, it seems that there is no doubt that three words are written on his face, 'very upset'...not satisfied!

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"What's the matter, it should be very satisfying to be able to draw with Newcastle at St. James' Park and almost overtake the score at the end of the first half?" Eddie Gray sniffled and said in a very Looking at his players with disdainful eyes, this kind of eyes annoyed the players, but no one dared to say anything, and no one wanted to get into trouble with this head coach who was always swearing.

"Nothing!" Seeing that no one spoke, the words popped out of Eddie Gray's teeth.

Everyone's face changed drastically. This was a blatant insult, and if they didn't make a sound, they would suffocate people to death.

"Boss, yes, the first half was tied, but it's not too bad." Albertini spoke. As the team captain, he had to speak. Eddie Gray looked at Alberti Ni's smile, knowing that the captain of his team had something to say, did not interrupt him.

"Isn't it just a victory over Newcastle? A draw in the first half, doesn't it count as a second half? We can take three points at Old Trafford, so we can do the same at St. James' Park!!" Albertini Shouting loudly, he saw the head coach's intentions, and as the captain of the team, he had to stand up and cooperate.

There was an imperceptible smile on the corner of Eddie Gray's mouth. To have such a captain is really the greatest luck for a team.

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Eddie Gray's meaning is obvious. For this Leeds United, fighting for relegation for several consecutive seasons has honed the spirit and competitiveness of this traditional team. Many Leeds players even think that Leeds United is also It is a relegation team, at most, as the head coach said, it is not bad to be able to go to the UEFA Cup and barely count as a mid-range level.

How can this work?In the past, Leeds United was the semi-finals of the Champions League and a traditional strong team in the Premier League. The slogan they chanted every year was still to hit the championship. Although the latest league championship dates back to the 1991 season, at least the pursuit of the championship The spirit is still there.

Therefore, what Eddie Gray has to do is to make such a team of old and young people able to ignite that spirit, that greedy heart, the greedy heart that yearns for victory and the championship.

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Alan Smith stood up: "Guys, that's right, what is Newcastle, we can definitely beat them, at their home court!"

The pressure on Alan Smith's shoulders is not small. It's the third round of the league and he hasn't scored yet. He watched Li Rui suddenly become the team's top scorer and almost firmly locked in a main position. , Alan Smith, as Leeds United's own top scorer, it is impossible not to be jealous and depressed.

Li Rui, who had been silent all this time, also said, "Yeah, in the second half, I still want to score a goal. I have to teach that bastard a lesson."

"That's right, Lee." Neil Gilckney yelled, "I'm going to show that guy a taste." In the first half of the game, Neil Gilckney and Dyer were defeated , he had already held his breath.

Seeing that the atmosphere was right, Eddie Gray tapped on the tactical board, and the room immediately became quiet.

"Your performance in the first half...I am barely satisfied." Eddie Gray's voice was eight times higher, "However, if you can leave this stadium with a proud victory at the end of the game , I will apologize to you for what I just said!"

"WOWOWWOWOWOWO..." Eddie Gray hadn't finished speaking, and the entire locker room was already boiling.

"Boss, just wait to apologize!"

"Haha, Newcastle boys, just wait!"

Eddie Gray's phrase 'not promising' obviously made the players of Leeds United very unacceptable. Being able to beat Newcastle and let the head coach personally apologize, just thinking about it makes the men of Leeds United excited.

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"Eddie, are you really going to apologize to these guys?" said Leeds United assistant coach Gustavo Poyet, "if they beat Newcastle."

"Why not." Eddie Gray smiled slyly, "A single apology can bring you more than one victory, what a bargain!"

Gustavo Poyet coughed twice. With such a head coach, it really... seems pretty good... He didn't notice that Eddie Gray said 'more than one game'...

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Li Rui took the ice pack from the team doctor and put it on his calf. In the first half of the game, Bowyer made too many small moves. There is no doubt that that guy is a complete villain, and Li Rui is sure of that.

"Li." Eddie Gray called out to Li Rui.

Li Rui raised his head and heard his head coach shaking his head helplessly, "That guy Bowyer didn't have a yellow card in half the game, tsk tsk..."

At this moment, Li Rui felt that the expression of his head coach was really fucking sinister... However, it seemed that he didn't reject such a boss, but liked it very much.

Li Rui understood what he should do in the second half.

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In Newcastle's locker room, it was relatively calm. Robson first praised the team's performance in the first half, and then emphasized that the team should pay attention to the defense and require the team to focus on offense. Stick to the style of play in the first half.

Sir Robson's performance in the dressing room seemed to be a polite gentleman, but now, at this time, what Newcastle needs is not a gentleman, nor a good old man, but a screaming boss.

At this time, strange shouts and roars came from the dressing room of the visiting team. The faces of the Newcastle players were not very good-looking. In their view, this was the wanton celebration of Leeds United, wanton cheering at St. James' Park Woolen cloth.

"A group of bumpkins, it's just a draw now, as for this?" Dyer said viciously.

Sir Robson was thoughtful. It seems that a draw has made Leeds United so satisfied. Will Newcastle make some changes in the second half of the game...

I believe that Mr. Eddie Gray knows that his aggressiveness towards the players has caused such a big misunderstanding by the opponent, he will die of laughter, and ridicule the opponent without any scruples.

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"Okay, boys, it's time to play, remember, you have to prove that you are not worthless shit... Go, men of Leeds United!" Eddie Gray slapped everyone at the door of the locker room. A player's butt, pushing them out the door like ducks.

"Oh, boss, don't." Li Rui let out a strange cry and ran towards the players' tunnel.

"Well, Li's butt feels good." The head coach of Leeds United patted his right hand and laughed.

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