The current Leeds United team is still quite good.
The main lineup of the team is basically all practical players from the Bundesliga, Serie A, and Eredivisie.
For example, center back Janson is from Turin, left back Anita is from Willem II, forward Lassoga is from Hamburg, and so on.
The right back Ayling from England and Calvin Phillips, a product of the team's youth training, are the core of the team - yes, the one who later moved to Manchester City.
Their head coach is Christianson from Denmark. The team also adheres to the simple and direct Nordic style of play and has a brave style.
In addition to the ferocity of the team, Leeds United fans are also known for their ferocity.
In fact, Leeds United are pretty much considered one of the two most hated teams in the UK (the other being Millwall).
According to a survey conducted by a British website "Love Hate League", among the most hated teams in England, Manchester United ranks first, followed by Leeds United, followed by Chelsea, Liverpool and Mills. Wall.
Manchester United almost dominated the Premier League during the Ferguson era. It is normal for them to be hated by others because they were the first to win.
Including Chelsea and Liverpool, the same is true. Even Tottenham, which everyone in London calls for beating, is not on this list, which shows the importance of results.
But what about Leeds United?
They have been wandering around in the English Championship, and they haven't had any impressive results in the cup competitions. Why are they annoying?
That's because of their unflattering style of play and what their fans do on and off the field.
Leeds United's tactical style is called "bielsaball". No matter which head coach they are, they always emphasize high intensity, high pressure and quick counterattacks, allowing the players to maintain extremely high vitality and flexibility during the game.
Although this tactical style is very interesting, it also puts a lot of pressure and trouble on other teams.
In order to achieve such tactical goals, coaches often require players to make more use of their bodies, maintain a high level of aggression, and often do not hesitate to commit fouls to achieve their goals.
Therefore, other teams feel that Leeds United's tactics are too aggressive and dangerous, and may even cause harm to them.
In the stands, Leeds United fans are considered to be some of the most aggressive and aggressive fans in England.
They often chant slogans during games, provoke opponents, and even attack visiting fans.
This behavior not only affects Leeds United's own image, but also brings great trouble and pressure to other teams.
Leeds United's football hooligan organization is called the "Leeds United Service Gang" and is one of the most notorious football hooligan organizations in England.
They once stormed Chelsea's home stadium at Stamford Bridge and destroyed the scoreboard. In the British Championship game, they also rushed directly into the pitch to attack players and threw fireworks at the opponent's fans. It can be said that half of Leeds United's stigma is the notorious "service gang" Given.
Now, York City, a team that they regard as a target, is coming to Elland Road as a guest, and these fans naturally have to give some color.
In fact, when the bus full of York City members turned into Beeston, located in Leeds, Yorkshire, and saw the parking lot of Elland Road Stadium at the corner at the end, everyone on the bus was a little surprised. Really experienced the power of Leeds United fans.
I saw that this narrow alley was lined with cars parked on both sides, and the cars were full of people.
All wore white Leeds United jerseys to identify themselves.
More importantly, they held various instruments in their hands, including beer bottles, baseball bats, and slender chains. They knocked gently on the car to create a kind of magic in the narrow alley. An atmosphere of intimidation and provocation.
"Are they fans?? Or...are they hooligans??" Leo, who only played in a professional league for the first time this year, was a little timid when he saw this kind of battle for the first time.
Football hooligans in England are quite famous, but they also vary by region.
Football hooligans like Leeds United, located in the northeastern region of England, are undoubtedly one of the more prominent ones.
Not to mention anything else, just the "temperament" they displayed while standing there was enough to scare people.
"Don't be afraid of them, they don't dare to do anything." Veteran captain Karlström seemed much calmer, "If they cause trouble now, the team will be severely punished, such as banning fans from entering, and maybe even being demoted. some type of."
Karlström played for Arsenal in his early years, and of course he also witnessed the popularity of the North London Derby, in which the conflict between fans is naturally an eternal topic.
So the old captain has seen this kind of thing a lot.
Fans often hope to use their performances to shock the visiting team players and make them fearful, and in this way the goal is achieved.
Do you really want to take action? That's not necessarily the case.
If every derby match like this was played, there would be no need to play all the games in England.
"I heard that their fans often rush into the stadium to cause chaos and even fight directly." Tonali also said something.
"That was against Manchester United. They are the real mortal enemies. Don't scare yourself, otherwise you will suffer from them!" Vice-captain Westerman also patted Tonali lightly on the shoulder. .
"Yes, don't worry, man, we can win this game! We are not afraid of dirty teams at all, because we have climbed up from the lowest level. What kind of scenes have we not seen?" Mark Baker laughed.
The 23-year-old Baker is still very young, but he has indeed been struggling in the lower leagues for many years.
In League One and League Two games, because the technical level of many teams cannot meet the passing and control requirements, they often use simpler and rougher styles of play, which also include more aggressive fouls and steals.
Therefore, he is not afraid.
At the same time, he can also tell these younger teammates about the difficulties the team has encountered along the way. He does not believe that today's Leeds United team can still be so fierce.
"We have technical and tactical advantages. As long as we focus on our performance on the court, we can beat them. Don't think too much!" Head coach Scaloni also encouraged.
In this game, Scaloni's starting lineup basically continued the previous main configuration. The center is Baker, the two wingers are Leo and Kulusevski, the attacking midfielder is De Jong, and the two defensive midfielders are Tuo. Nally and Rice, the defense from left to right are Alphonso Davies, Bastoni, De Ligt and Militao respectively, and the goalkeeper is Onana.
The formation he arranged today is 4-2-3-1, which can better utilize Frenkie de Jong's ball-holding and passing abilities in the midfield.
In fact, in the selection of the best player in the British Championship in August, De Jong, who is the core of the midfield, was also elected.
The best coach of the month is, of course, Scaloni who led the team to consecutive victories.
It is precisely because of York City's recent excellent form that Leeds United head coach Christianson said in an interview with the media before the game that York City's offense is very sharp and Leeds United will be based on defensive counterattacks and will also find ways to , trying their best to contain York City's four attacking players in the frontcourt.
And anyone can guess that the "containment" he mentioned is definitely not a good conventional method! ——
Leeds United's more commonly used formation this season is also a 4-2-3-1. The double midfielder in the midfield is composed of versatile players O'Kahn and Phillips from Ireland.
Although Phillips is not yet 22 years old this year, he already played for Leeds United when he was 19 years old and ushered in his career debut. He has played for the team for nearly three years.
In last season, Phillips began to become the team's regular main force, and gradually became one of the core members of the team.
Playing as a midfielder, he can play multiple positions in the Leeds United team. He has strong physical fitness, good passing vision, long-distance passes of medium and long distances are also of high quality, and he can also create a lot of threats from set pieces. , even called "Yorkshire Pirlo" by local fans.
And his playing style is also very strong. He often makes rough interceptions on the field. He often receives yellow cards or even red cards in the game. His style is quite tough.
In addition, he is a product of Leeds United's youth training, and his style is in line with the tradition of Leeds United. This "Yorkshire Pirlo" is quite popular among Leeds United fans.
After his outstanding performance last season, some teams actually wanted to poach him, but Phillips refused and expressed his hope to personally lead this Leeds United team to promotion.
Such loyalty has made the local community regard Calvin Phillips as a hero, "Leeds United's own child".
Today, Phillips also has to hold back his energy in this Yorkshire derby, wanting to prove that Leeds United is the talker of the entire Yorkshire!
At this time, Pan Yi was sitting in the stands, also staring at Phillips.
Among the current Leeds United team, it is indeed Phillips who he is most familiar with.
After all, this guy was later selected for the England national team, and then was poached by Manchester City at a high price. He is considered a relatively famous star - although he suffered a serious injury after arriving at Manchester City, and after recovering from the injury, he has not been able to reach his peak. In good condition, he seems to be dawdling...
As for the other players in the Leeds United team, most of them seemed familiar to Pan Yi, but it was difficult to call them by name at once.
The reason why Pan Yi felt familiar was simply because he had watched the Leeds United documentary "Take Us Home" in his previous life. In addition to Prince Phillips, the people who appeared more in the documentary were right back Ayling and several others. player.
Of course, in addition to looking at these Leeds United players in the stands today, Pan Yi would also glance at the Leeds United fans' stands on the other side from time to time.
Although there is a barbed wire fence between the visiting team's York City fans' stands and the home team's fans, this does not mean how safe it is.
Who knows what they would do if they got emotional!
As for why Pan Yi didn't stay in the box, but mixed with the more than 3,000 York City fans who came here?
On the one hand, because today's game is still very important, Pan Yi hopes to sit closer to the court so that he can observe the situation on the court;
On the other hand, it is the derby battle with Leeds United. As the boss, Pan Yi also wants to be with his fans and fight together! ——
The game begins.
"Beautiful!" today's commentator Lineker exclaimed just two minutes later.
"De Jong made a very beautiful and creative pass to Kulusevski at the front of the penalty area, which almost helped Kulusevski break the deadlock on the field!"
Lineker has unknowingly become a York City fan, and his voice can be heard in almost every York City game live broadcast.
Well, actually it's because he is Pan Yi's biggest fan.
This season he is not satisfied with just commentating on York City games in the FA Cup or League Cup. He has even commented on the more important games in the English Championship.
For someone as important as Lineker, both as a former player and as a commentator, it can be quite special to commentate on a Championship game.
And York City fans also like this famous football commentator.
Nothing else, just because he is also a York City fan, and even sometimes during the commentary process, he will intentionally or unintentionally bring some tendencies - of course he will be biased towards York City.
"Less than 3 minutes into the game, York City had a very good opportunity."
"De Jong suddenly came in from the middle. He was so fast that the Leeds United players couldn't stop him. The pass to Kulusevski was full of flashes of a talented star."
"It can be said that if the opponent's goalkeeper Widwald hadn't reacted quickly, Kulusevski would have scored!"
Lineker smiled broadly and it was clear that he enjoyed seeing York City's outstanding performance.
This team has performed really well this season, with solid defense, sharp and smooth offense, and very steady rhythm control.
Although they suffered two consecutive defeats against Wolves and Manchester City, York City quickly came out of it and immediately returned to their high level.
"York City got a corner kick opportunity. We can see that Tonali stood at the corner kick point, and the two central defenders of our side entered the penalty area, and Baker, and three big men suddenly poured into the middle. .”
Having said this, Lineker smiled again. York City's strong ability to score set pieces this season relies on Tonali's outstanding performance.
This "Pirlo" from Brescia, today is going to compete with the "Pirlo" of the opposite team Leeds United to see who has better footwork.
"Tonali kicked the ball out, and Baker grabbed the first point... He hit the header and reached the back point. De Jong! De Jong scored!"
Lineker roared with excitement.
"De Jong, who was inserted at the back point, raised his leg and touched the ball, and the ball went in! York City, one goal ahead of Leeds United in the away game!"
"It's so beautiful! This was premeditated. Baker has used set pieces more than once to help his teammates score."
"Leeds United are too careless. They must have thought that Bastoni, De Ligt and Baker would be the main attackers in the penalty area, but they should really look at York City's past set-piece tactics. Then they You will know that these three people are just feinting!"
Lineker laughed a little gloatingly, very unscrupulously.
"Leeds United made a very serious mistake. They shouldn't have let York City take the lead so quickly. It's only been more than 3 minutes. Everyone knows that York City, who are playing crazy, can even kill Arsenal and Chelsea. , let alone Leeds United!”
After the team scored, more than 3,000 York City fans in the stands stood up excitedly and cheered loudly.
At this time, De Jong, who had scored the goal, had already run to the stands of York City fans and accepted the cheers from the fans. De Jong's name suddenly resounded throughout the audience.
Even though there were more Leeds United fans staring coldly next to them, and even started to curse with international friendly gestures, they still selflessly celebrated the team's lead.
What could be better than scoring a quick goal in a derby?
As Lineker said, playing against York City who are crazy is terrible!
After returning to their own half to kick off again, York City players still firmly controlled the game.
They also understand that this game must be won!
As long as they win this game, York City can take first place in the English Championship and first place in Yorkshire!
No matter which "first" it is, it is important to York City.
And this spirit will infect and drive every player on the court, making them devote themselves selflessly to the game.
Everyone works together in unity, implements the tactics arranged by the head coach, and annexes the opponent step by step.
The Leeds United players were obviously a little dazed by this blitz. The tactics formulated by head coach Christianson before the game seemed to be useless at this moment. They could only shrink back to their own half. , all players participated in defense and set up an iron barrel formation.
However, the Iron Bucket Formation, which was very effective against other teams, was obviously not good enough against York City.
Because in addition to having a powerful center like Baker, York City also has a set-piece expert like Tonali, plus players with outstanding personal abilities such as De Jong, Leo and Kulusevski, the iron barrel formation is a match for York City was completely out of action.
Seeing that the team's defense was crumbling, the Leeds United players couldn't help but think of the head coach's arrangements before the game, and began to increase their actions in the confrontation, especially some small actions, specifically targeting York City's front four.
It's okay for Baker. After all, he has been playing in the lower leagues and is very accustomed to such small moves.
In addition, his body is relatively strong, and some small movements will hardly affect his actions.
And Leo was a bit unbearable. It was really difficult for him to adapt to the opponent's aggression, so he could only often complain to the referee and put pressure on him.
But today is Leeds United's home court, and their players' actions are just enough, just wandering between fouls and no fouls, and it is difficult for the referee to make any heavier penalties.
"We can see that Leeds United once again used their habitual weapons. They began to frequently violate York City players. At this time, the players must be calm and don't be fooled by them!" Lineker reminded .
It’s clear that York City’s coaching staff sees this too.
Scaloni also kept shouting to the players on the sidelines to signal them to calm down.
Then, he also asked Rice to give appropriate support to his teammates, press forward as much as possible, strive for set kicks in the frontcourt, and completely crush the opponent!
In the 15th minute, a Leeds United player who was obsessed with foul tactics committed another foul near the edge of the penalty area.
This time they tripped Leo, who was breaking through at high speed, and the referee whistled for a free kick.
Tonali walked over, stretched out his hand to pull Leo up from the ground, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will avenge you!"
Leo kicked his legs a few times, opened his shoes, socks and shin guards, shook his head and said with a smile: "Please, please kill them!"
The "Qinxiao Gong" really lived up to his reputation. Even when he was knocked to the ground, he still kept smiling.
These two teammates who both played for AC Milan in Pan Yi's previous life obviously have a good relationship with York City now.
After such a short exchange, Tonali gave Leo a reassuring gesture, then held the ball, placed it in his arms, and stepped back.
He had just made a few free throws near here, and the quality was pretty good. This gave him a strong feeling that he could score a goal today.
Then the whistle blew, Tonali took a few steps back, took a run, accelerated, swung his legs, and touched the ball!
The ball drew an arc in the air without any spin.
As if there was a force holding it up, the ball reached the goal, but suddenly dropped rapidly. By the time goalkeeper Wiedewald reacted, the ball had already entered the net from a place beyond his reach.
"0:2! York City scores again!!!"
"Tonali scored a very exciting direct free kick. It was a standard drop kick! He has scored 3 equally excellent direct free kicks this season!"
"This young guy from Brescia really has the shadow of Pirlo, even the way he takes free kicks is so similar!"
"There are rumors that Pan Yi will take over as the coach of the Italian national team in the near future. Then, Tonali is likely to become his capable player in the national team by then!"
"Ah, I haven't thought about it before. There are quite a lot of potential Italian players in York City's current team."
"It can't be that Pan Yi thought of his future early and made preparations early..."
"At present, whether it is Tonali, Bastoni, or Scamacca, Barrera, and DiMarco who are on the bench today, there is really no water... Well, Pan Yi is really a god. also!"
With this goal, York City fans once again burst into loud cheers.
Three thousand people, but they created a momentum at Elland Road that was no less than that of the home team. Especially affected by the team's morale on the court, the York City fans were even more fanatical.
Of course, the Leeds United fans were very unhappy after conceding the goal.
In the South Stand, where the fanatical fans are concentrated, there are already Leeds United fans who can't sit still.
"Look at those bastards, they are so arrogant after scoring two goals?"
"A bunch of country bumpkins who were still playing in England's second division two years ago are really a villain!"
"Hmph, we have to show some humility to these country bumpkins, otherwise they will think we are easy to bully!"
"Yes, that's right, let them have a taste of our power!"
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(End of chapter)
