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Chapter 256 Against Ipswich(1/2)

Because Blackburn also won this round, Leeds United are also very cautious.

Like Leeds United, Blackburn also had a brilliant past. They once won the Premier League championship but eventually fell into decline.

This season, if it weren't for Leeds United's sudden emergence, Blackburn's strong return to the Premier League would be unstoppable.

But unfortunately, this season, Leeds United's performance successfully suppressed Blackburn.

Coupled with the existence of high-priced signings like Land Wind, Leeds United has received more attention than Blackburn.

However, even though Leeds United performed so well this season, Blackburn was only one point away from Leeds United in terms of points, which is enough to illustrate the problem.

What's more, compared to Leeds United's lineup, Blackburn has no stars worth paying attention to. Their more are team strength, not Leeds United, relying on the performance of star players.

No wonder some media joked that this season's championship competition is not only a revival of two British down-and-out teams, but also a confrontation of football concepts.

One is overall football and the other is starism.

Which one is more important? It has been quarreling in the world football world for many years, but there has been no answer.

However, this is also relative.

Modern football, whether it is holism or superstarism, has many aspects in common.

Superstarism also emphasizes the overall cooperation of the team. A holistic team also has players with excellent personal skills.

Therefore, the so-called two-style team competition in the media, both Blackburn and Leeds United, are just a smile.

If there is a choice, why don’t Blackburn want to have a forward as powerful as Land Wind?

In the 43rd round of the league, Leeds United played against Sunderland at home.

Sunderland was once a regular Premier League player, but after being relegated, he once fell to the League One, which is the third-level league in the UK.

However, this scene did not last long. Last season, Sunderland finally returned to the Championship.

However, with Sunderland's current strength, it is probably still some time to return to the Premier League.

In this game, the weak Sunderland could not pose any threat to Leeds United at all. The odds of 1.3 to 5.2 before the game have fully demonstrated this.

Sure enough, in this game, Leeds United had an absolute advantage in the field. Sunderland not to mention threatening Leeds United's goal, even the number of shots was very few.

Leeds United didn't spend much effort and easily defeated Sunderland at home and easily scored three-pointers with a score of 4-0.

In this game, Robert still performed well, and while scoring twice, he also gave an assist.

As for Lu Feng, although he scored a goal, he was not as impressive as Robert's performance.

In another game played on the same day, Blackburn played against Coventry at home, successfully defeated his opponent with a score of 2-1 and continued his victory.

The gap between the points between the two sides is still only one point.

And after adding, Leeds United's game is not that easy.

In the next round of the league, the 44th round of the English Championship, Leeds United will challenge Ipswich away.

Compared with Leeds United, Ipswich's strength is naturally not comparable, but Ipswich is only two points away from the relegation zone and faces huge pressure to relegate.

As we all know, in the final stage of any league, the combat effectiveness of the relegation team is quite amazing. Although Ipswich's strength is not as strong as Leeds United, it is still very difficult for Leeds United to win easily because of relegation.

What's more, this is on the away game. If Ipswich wants to relegate, he can only try his best to score points on Leeds United.

In an interview before the game, Ipswich's head coach was a stadiumer. Although Leeds United is a strong team, Ipswich will never give up and strive for victory in the game.

"Leeds United is a strong opponent, but, no matter what, we, Ipswich, cannot lose in this game, because once we lose this game, Ipswich may be leaving the Championship.

We respect Leeds United, but if Leeds United underestimated us Ipswich, they would be shocked."

Klopp hasn't spoken yet, but Lu Feng has already stood up to respond.

"Ipswich is right, Leeds United is a strong team, so we will definitely win this game.

If we don't believe it, we can bet if I can still score in this game."

The good media reporter naturally brought these words to the ears of coach Ipswich and wanted to hear his views.

Ipswich coach naturally heard about the bet between Land Wind and Wolves, and he also knew that this was a kind of war of words.

He was not willing to be outdone for Lu Feng's words, otherwise it would be a huge blow to Ipswich's morale, so he replied.

"Lu Feng is a great player, but football is a team sport, not a personal single sport." Head coach Ipswich shrugged while talking.

"Lu Feng is excellent, and I am not surprised that he can score goals, but this season, after he scored goals, Leeds United lost a lot of games. Football is not a one-person game, I hope Lu Feng can understand this."

The meaning of the head coach Ipswich is very obvious. Although you are very strong and can score goals, it does not mean that you Leeds United can win this game.

Leeds United players and fans were very upset about the words of Ipswich head coach, but they also knew that the other party was telling the truth.

Although Lu Feng is very strong, it has not reached the point where a person can win the team. This season, Lu Feng has also scored goals in many games, but there are indeed many who have not been able to win.

However, even though I knew that the head coach Ipswich was telling the truth, the feeling of being exposed nakedly was still unhappy.

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Before the game, the battle between the two sides was extremely fierce, and in the game, it was even more gunpowder-like.

Since the start of the game, Ipswich has shown great fighting spirit and his tenacious pressing has made Leeds United players feel uncomfortable.

Just five minutes after the game, Ipswich scored the first goal, from their star, the team's top scorer, Diego!

Diego was the second-ranked team in the Championship scorer list last season. Ipswich successfully entered the upgrade play-off with his outstanding performance last season, but unfortunately he lost to Fulham and was unfortunately unable to upgrade.

This season, Diego was seriously injured for a long time at the beginning of the season, and after returning from injury, his condition has been poor.

This is also an important reason why Ipswich fell to relegation this season.

However, even though Diego did not perform much wonderfully this season and his goals cannot be compared with last season, his shooting skills and awareness are still at the top level in the English Championship.

This can be seen from his goal just now.

With a beautiful left-footed arc shot, the football broke through Reina's ten fingers and flew into the Leeds United goal.

It was a huge blow to Leeds United after falling behind by just five minutes.

Many players held their heads with their hands when Ipswich scored, showing an expression of disappointment.

Before the game, they didn't take the words of head coach Ipswich seriously. Unexpectedly, they actually scored a goal.

They felt pain and disappointment because of accidents, and did not expect Ipswich to score so early.

A weak team actually scored the first goal against them, Leeds United, which is simply unacceptable.

What's more, the cheers of Ipswich fans at home are more like mocking Leeds United players.

However, Lu Feng is not very strange about this.

The head coach Ipswich dares to speak like that, and the ones that Ipswich players show good economic status and fighting spirit to relegate.

However, Leeds United's fighting spirit and status are not bad at all.

You know, Leeds United still wants to win the championship.

It's actually okay to lose the ball early. At least Leeds United has a lot of time to equalize the score next. If the game is over with five minutes left, then we should cry.

It's still long, don't worry.

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Klopp was also a little surprised after conceding the ball. Although he expected Ipswich to cause trouble to Leeds United in this game, he did not expect that the opponent scored a goal so quickly.

Klopp is not worried about whether Leeds United can win. He is very clear about Leeds United's strength. The game is long enough, and Leeds United has opportunities.

Now, Ipswich cannot make continuous goals in a short period of time, which will be a devastating blow to Leeds United's morale and confidence.

So he quickly asked Bouvaco to pass his instructions on the court and told the players not to hurry and to retract their defense first. It was still early and everything was in time.

When the game started again, as Klopp expected, Ipswich, who was one goal ahead, launched a fierce attack on Leeds United's goal.

If Leeds United is still immersed in the frustration and annoyance after conceding the ball, it is inevitable that there will be inattention in the fierce game against the game.

It is easy to lose the ball at this time.

This is common in football games.

Ipswich also intends to use this opportunity to expand his lead.

But unexpectedly, Klopp had already prepared Leeds United players in mind, and at the same time, he had the advantage in strength, which also made them fearless.

Faced with Ipswich's aggressive offensive, they handled the ball very decisively. If they didn't work, just play in the frontcourt with a big foot net, as long as they don't let the football stay in the backcourt for too long.

Whether it is the live audience, the coaches on the coach's seat, the reporters on the media, the commentators on the commentators on the seat, or the audience in front of the TV, they can all see that in Ipswich's attack, the Leeds United's defense is shaking.

But, it was never lost the ball.

Sometimes he was sprinting, but most of the time he was jogging. Anyway, he didn't see him stopping and putting his hands on the hips to watch the show on the court.

Leeds United at this time also seemed very conservative.

If they can organize the offense, they will organize it, and they cannot organize it. Just a long pass will send the football directly to the front and harass Ipswich so that they will not suppress the offense unscrupulously.

Not to mention, this approach works quite well.

Faced with Ipswich's aggressive offensive, Leeds United's pass-and-control style is like a dense and tough net. After Ipswich's fist was swung up, it was trapped by the net. The soft net looked less solid than the wall, but it could dissolve the power of the fist. The person who swung the fist felt that his strength was like a rock sinking into the sea and could not come out at all.

As a forward player, Lu Feng is indeed not the kind of defensive player who can break the opponent's ball in one-on-one and make beautiful and accurate tackles in defense.
To be continued...
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